Du Zhongxiao stretched out his hand, took a snowflake from the sky, and turned to Fu Bi and said, "I heard that there is little rain in Gaochang, but it snowed when we arrived. It's really strange. The snow is not heavy, but the place is cold. I think I can stay for more days."

Fu Bi came out of the house and looked at the snowflakes falling from the world. After a while, nodded: "Yes, it's normal for Gaochang to have no rain and snow for a year. It's a good omen now that it's snowing. Jieshuai, Yanqi and Yangji Bali have descended, and now there is only one city in Gaochang left. Zhao Zi wrote a letter, is it that he would join forces to attack Beiting with all his strength? Taking Beiting, the entire Gaochang will be owned by our dynasty."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Let him leave 5,000 troops and horses in Yangji Bali to prepare for the black khan. The rest of the troops attack Beiting. Beiting is the capital of Gaochang and the city of the Tang Dynasty, with a large population. However, Pugu Huai'en came to Gaochang, and most of the troops were brought over, and there were not many remaining defenders. After ordering Zhao Zi, he left two thousand troops to guard Beiting, and he brought the rest from the north of Tianshan Mountain to Yizhou. Later, here in the Western Regions, Zhang Ji's troops guarded the areas south of the Tianshan Mountains such as Gaochang and Yanqi. Zhao Zi's troops stationed in Yizhou and guarded the areas from Hezhou to Yizhou."

Fu Bi smiled and said, "This arrangement makes Zhao Zi's place to guard is so big."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In fact, it is to guard the railway. Hezhou is thousands of miles from Yizhou, with a sparse population. It is more appropriate to guard the railway by one army. Also, I wrote to the court that the Western Regions have been pacified, so I asked the court to send a road construction army to build the road. Only when the railway is built can the Western Regions be truly stable."

Fu Bi said yes. Looking at the falling snowflakes, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's September now, and this year is about to pass. A few days ago, the court came to the court and asked me if I had arrived three years ago and whether it was appropriate to leave the Hequ Road Administration."

After hearing this, Fu Bi hurriedly asked, "What do you say to Jishuai?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "One term per year is the court's law. How can it be violated? After taking over the Beiting, Gaochang of the Western Regions will be owned by this dynasty, and there is no major event. There is only one thing. Now Zhang Ji's army is stationed in Yanqi and is facing Hei Khan. Hei Khan has increased his troops to Kucha, but he has no intention."

Fu Bi said: "Where can't the Black Khan King be clear when the demise of Gaochang? Their strength is vulnerable to the court's soldiers! If you don't submit to your sanctions as soon as possible, Zhang Ke might as well lead your troops westward and attack Kucha!"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Kucha was the Anxi Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty. It has a large city and a large population. I originally thought that after the army occupied Yanqi, it was already 1,200 miles away from Yizhou, and it was not easy to transport materials. This time the war was stopped. If the Black Khan Kingdom did not surrender, I was afraid that the Western Regions would be difficult to calm down. Then it would be better to let Zhang Kuk concentrate his troops and fight Hei Khan in Kucha. If a beautiful battle in Kucha would make the territory of Khan not difficult to restore! "

Fu Bi's eyes lit up: "Jingshuai means to eliminate Hei Khan's main force in the battle in Kucha?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes. Now the East and West Hei Swords are in a bad state. We will attack Dong Hei Swords with all our strength, and Xihei Swords should ignore it."

Fu Bi lowered his head and thought for a while, and said decisively: "This is feasible! Gaochang has nearly 30,000 surrendered troops. I didn't know how to use it. If you attack Kucha, let them transport grain. From Yizhou to Gaochang, and then from Gaochang to Yanqi, it is not much farther than 1,200 miles!"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "It's nothing to use the surrendered troops to transport grain. Just let them eat and sleep well and not be too tired. We came to the west because the above countries attacked small countries, and the imperial court had enough food, and it was nothing. Moreover, the people in the Western Regions were the most resistant to storage and were easy to make military rations."

It was nothing to eat baking cakes in Gaochang's surrendered soldiers, but the Song army could not do it. Zhao Zi, who was in front, had official documents, and ate it for a while, but many people fell ill. Later, the food was changed to the old one and mixed with baking cakes, which was considered to be calmed down. Gaochang's surrendered soldiers had no problem. They brought some baking cakes before, which saved a lot of trouble on the road. There was no shortage of food in this area, but it was difficult to find firewood in some places, especially when the army was transiting.

In Shule City, Hei Khan Aslan Khan Sulaiman and his younger brother Ilik sat opposite each other, with tea and pastries in front of him.

After using tea, Su Laiman said, "The Gaochang soldiers in Yanqi City, after the Song army captured Gaochang, they surrendered the city. Now, after the Song army entered Yanqi, they are facing the troops of Kucha. Judging from the situation when our envoys arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture a few years ago, the Song Dynasty must have regarded us as subordinates, which is an untolerable thing! Listening to the spies, the Song army had about 30,000 people in Yanqi, and there was no sign of coming from the west. However, according to Gaochang's affairs, if we do not send envoys to surrender as soon as possible, they might come."

Ilik said: "Be the first to take action, then the next to take action will be a disaster! Gaochang has the ending today, that is, after the Song army occupied Juyan and Yizhou, he was undecided. As a result, the Song army suddenly attacked and destroyed the country without waiting for King Gaochang to react. We should not repeat the same mistakes, and send troops to Kucha!"

Su Laiman said: "There are 40,000 soldiers now, so it is really not easy to send troops. Since this year, Muhammad has had a rift with me and will definitely refuse to send troops to help us. If I add troops to Kucha, I can only withdraw 20,000 people to support me. How many troops can you add there?"

Ilik thought for a while and said, "After the whole country is pouring out, I can also reinforce another 10,000 or 20,000 people. Together, 80,000 troops, against the 30,000 people of the Song army, this is a sure victory! I will go there to lead the leader and fight with the Song army!"

Su Laiman said: "Don't be careless. I heard that the Song army entered Gaochang and had a very strong combat power, and the Gaochang soldiers had no strength to fight back at all. Although the elite soldiers fighting us were Gaochang, their combat power would not be too strong. You should be careful of the Song army."

Ilik said: "I heard that the Song army used guns and cannons, so I don't know what it looks like. After today, I recruited troops and went to Kucha City. After Brother Wang returned, he would send troops as soon as possible. When the troops were ready, he would fight the Song army for two battles first."

At this time, the situation in the Western Hei Khanate was that the eldest brother Sulaiman, as the Aslan Khan, directly ruled the Balashagun and Kashgar areas, the second brother Bograhan Mohammed ruled Talas and Baishuicheng, and Shule and other places were ruled by the third brother Yilik. In recent years, Sulaiman had a bad relationship with Muhammad, and he had to fight against each other several times, but the third brother Yilik obeyed.

The Black Khan emerged in the area centered on Balashaguen, and the center of Tongyi that crossed the Tianshan Mountains was Shule. As for the Kingdom of Khotan further south, it did not directly govern after conquest, but continued the previous ruling system and collected taxes.

The population of Hei Khan was dense, with both agriculture and animal husbandry, and the impact was less than that of Gaochang. Even if there were only two elder brothers and three younger brothers, they could still recruit 100,000 troops and fight in Kucha. As for transportation, it was naturally due to the people of Tian.

After occupying Khotan, Hei Khan could pass through Qingtang to the Central Plains. Although the road was difficult to walk, he did not transport too much goods, which was profitable in the end. Compared with Gaochang, Hei Khan had a close relationship with the Song Dynasty and did not have much contact with the Khitan. However, this time, the Song Dynasty destroyed Gaochang and directly opposed Hei Khan. And it was also said that the Song Dynasty took in a descendant of the Khotan royal family, and might advance southward and rebuild the Khotan Kingdom.

Su Laiman and his third brother Yilik discussed a lot and decided to fight with the Song army in Kucha. The subsequent relationship between the two countries was decided according to the results of the battle. If they win, they would not say anything. The two countries would discuss peace and not invade each other. If they were defeated, the army would cross the Tianshan Mountains, retreat to the other side of the mountain, and give Khotan to the Song Dynasty. For the Black Khan, there were too many wars with Khotan at the beginning, and there would be a victory or defeat between them, so they would naturally have to destroy it. The Song Dynasty was too big for them and they often paid tribute to them. They could fight a war, but they would not be able to afford a long war.

The Song Dynasty ruled the south of Tianshan Mountains, mainly Khotan, and the conditions for crossing the Pamir Mountains were not met. The key point of the strategy should be to the north of Tianshan Mountains, which had many small tribes. There were too many forces in the northern part of the Tianshan Mountains and there were no powerful forces. With only one or two thousand soldiers, all forces could be surrendered and opened up trade routes.
Chapter completed!