Chapter 219: Conquering the Yue Family

July is the hottest season of the year in Tochar. The heat waves are like fire, scorching everything on the earth. But near the royal city of the Yuezhi Governor's Mansion, a devastating battle started on the vast Gobi Desert. Seven thousand Anxi cavalry of the Tang Dynasty waved their swords, the flags were flying, and the swords flashed. They chased the defeated Yuezhi army that had fled like rain. The arrows were like rain, covering the sky and chasing the defeated soldiers. Countless people screamed and fell off the horse. The screams of fear and the sound of begging for mercy were drowned by the sound of horse hooves. A Yuezhi soldier raised his hands and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. A Tang army captain rushed over and shouted like thunder. He slashed his sword and slashed the soldiers' shoulders. The sword ruthlessly cut off the head of the Yuezhi soldiers, tied the heads on the horse and roared past, and went to hunt the next target.

This was Gao Xianzhi's Tochari Battle. After returning from attacking the Imperial Army, Gao Xianzhi stationed troops in Shihanna to rest. Finally, in late June, he received the approval of the court's troops to send troops to Tochari. At the same time, he received news that he was appointed as the governor of Beiting. Gao Xianzhi was extremely excited and immediately ordered Feng Changqing to go to Beiting to receive the army and rectify it on the spot to consolidate the control of Beiting Army. Deputy General Li Siye suggested to transfer the Beiting army to defend Luoye, but Gao Xianzhi rejected it. He just got an army. The most urgent task was not to use it, but to first control it firmly. Only by turning this army into its own can we use it easily. Therefore, cleaning up Li Qing'an's direct lineage became the most important part of Gao Xianzhi's instructions to Feng Changqing.

Gao Xianzhi also made careful arrangements for the battle of Tochari, including the addition of Xiaobolu Tianbao's army, and at the same time, he left three thousand troops to guard the capital of the Imperial Army of the State, Baluobuluo, and sent three thousand troops to guard the eastern section of the Midao and to arrange heavy troops to prevent the Tubo army from attacking the Tang army from behind. While waiting for the orders of the court, he sent a large number of scouts to investigate the forces of the Tochari countries. He found that the Dashi Army had evacuated Tochari due to the civil war. Although the Tochari countries had a large number of troops, their combat effectiveness was far inferior to the Tang army. Although Gao Xianzhi only brought eight thousand Anxie Western Army, he did not care about these timid and incompetent Yuezhi people who were behind. In recent years, he swept through Tochari. In any battle, it was not a battle that would defeat the enemy's army. Gao Xianzhi was known as the king of mountains, how could he not win in a hundred battles?

Gao Xianzhi's only concern was the area south of Tochar, which the locals called Punjab and Xinde. As early as decades ago, the Dashi Army had already captured this place. If he attacked Tochar on a large scale, would the Dashi Army in these two places react? But with the news brought by several merchants, his concerns were eliminated. After the outbreak of the Dashi Civil War, most of the Dashi Army in Punjab and Xinde had been transferred back to the West. The only thousands of people left were to guard against the rebellion of the locals and were unable to go north to interfere with the Tang army's Battle of Tochar.

Gao Xianzhi was completely relieved. Tubo was locked on the plateau and could not move westward. The Great Food Civil War had no time to take care of the East, so Tochar was his Gao Xianzhi's world.

"Master General, Yuezhi Army was defeated in a crushing defeat, and there are less than a thousand defenders in Ayan City!" A scout captain brought the most exciting news.

"here you go!"

Gao Xianzhi stared at the dark Yuezhi capital in the distance and ordered: "Tell me my order, the soldiers will attack Ayan City and have three days off!"

When the news came out, the Tang army was cheering and their morale was greatly boosted. They all rushed towards Ayan City without hesitation. At this time, Deputy General Li Siye was shocked and hurriedly advised: "Master, no, there are many small countries in Tochar, most of them are the same clan of the Yuezhi. If we plunder the troops, it may arouse the Tocharian countries' shared hatred of the enemy, and will instead affect our army's progress."

Gao Xianzhi smiled proudly, "How can I not know this truth? But you only know one thing, not the other. If there is a support from the Great Food Army, they may be able to resist. However, the Great Food War has been out of time since ancient times, and the Tocharian countries have become frightened birds and will collapse in one battle. How can we talk about sharing the same hatred of the enemy? In the past, the Tang Dynasty was too appeased them, gave them money and rewards, and appointed them as high-ranking officials, but what happened? When the Great Food came, they abandoned their armor and surrendered them one after another, and regarded the Great Food as the new master. How could they still remember the kindness of the Tang Dynasty? This time I will kill them and make them dare not betray the Tang Dynasty again."

"But King Jumi also asked for help from the Tang Dynasty and begged the Tang Dynasty to send troops to rescue Tochara. Many small countries in Tochara were unable to fight against the Dashi, so they were forced to surrender. We are here to save them from water and fire. How can we do the opposite? General, please think twice!"

"Don't say it again!" Gao Xianzhi interrupted Li Siye's persuasion and said with a gloomy face: "I will treat you differently. Those who are in the Tang Dynasty will live, and those who are in the great food will destroy you!"

He pointed to the whip and ran away with excitement and said, "You have also seen that if you do not plunder the soldiers and do not give the soldiers good, how can you arouse their morale? I have led the troops for many years and know the way of using troops better than you. General Li, don't say much, just follow my orders."

Seeing Gao Xianzhi going his own way, Li Siye had to sigh inwardly and did not dare to say anything more. At noon, the Tang army captured Ayan City, and seven thousand Tang troops swarmed in and looted the city. The city was filled with fire and the residents cried out. King Napolu abandoned his wife and daughter and fled in panic. As the Tang army captured the palace, Ayan City fell into a tragic wind and rain.

In the evening, the Tang army's logistics troops escorting military supplies arrived. Gao Wu, who was wearing armor, was extremely excited. He asked Shule's military envoy Zhao Chongyi from time to time and said, "Uncle Zhao, I can't wait when I will meet the enemy."

Zhao Chongyan smiled bitterly in his heart. Because Li Qing'an was arrested, the general was afraid that this precious daughter would go to the capital to cause trouble, so he ordered him to bring her. In order to appease her, he specially appointed her as a lieutenant. How could she really let her go to war? Seeing Gao Wu serious, with swords and arrows in place, he looked like he was fighting at any time, he smiled and said, "Mum Wu Niang, even if the enemy passed by in front of you, if there was no command from the general, you would still not be allowed to take action. This is a military rule. If you disobey the military rule, you will be beheaded."

Gao Wu frowned and said, "Why? The enemy is not allowed to take action right in front of him?"

Zhao Chongyan explained to her with a smile: "Because if you don't know the Grandmaster's deployment, you may make a big mistake if you attack recklessly."

Gao Wu also decided that there was some reason in his heart, but he refused to admit it and muttered: "How can there be such a reason? The enemy will never take action when he comes to kill you?"

"Haha! That's another matter, Wu Niang, what I mean is that if you want to fight, your father must agree."

"He! He won't agree."

"That's right. The coach is not sure. How dare we agree?"

The soldiers around him laughed together, Gao Wu was unhappy and shot an arrow fifty steps away with a sudden arrow at a willow tree. The arrow was nailed to the willow tree accurately, and the soldiers suddenly became silent.

After walking for more than an hour, everyone finally arrived at the Tang army's camp. Various stolen things were piled up in the open space in the camp. Teams of prisoners of war and ordinary people were coming with their hands and feet. Dozens of human traffickers who heard the news were bargaining with the Tang army to buy some young men and women away.

Gao Wu's brows were frowning. How could this be like this? When did the Tang army become a robber? At this time, more than a hundred Tang soldiers came towards him, carrying a large group of elderly, weak and fleeing women and children. Tang Jun held a whip in his hand, galloping left and right, and whipped his head with a whip. The women and children were all dressed to pieces and cried. Gao Wu saw that many of the women and children were not covered in their bodies, and large areas of their skin were exposed, with blood marks on their skin, and many women and children even hugged their children.

Gao Wu was furious and urged him to come forward and shout, "Stop!"

Few soldiers of the Anxi Army didn't know Gao Wu, and a captain rushed forward to greet him, "Miss Wu, is there anything wrong?"

Gao Wu pointed to the women and children and scolded: "These are ordinary refugees. Do you need to deal with them so fiercely?"

The captain hurriedly explained: "Miss Wu, they are not ordinary refugees. They are all the wives and daughters of the King of Yuezhi. They changed into clothes of ordinary people and wanted to escape. They were caught by their brothers. Gao Shuai ordered us to escort them to the camp for strict supervision and will be taken to the capital to offer prisoners in the future."

"They are all women and children. Do you still have military discipline when you abuse women and children like this?"

At this time, Gao Wu suddenly found that many young women were even naked. She was extremely angry and pulled out her knife and pointed at the captain and said, "If you don't explain clearly today, I must kill you on the spot!"

The lieutenant's expression was quite awkward. The situation in Ah Yan City was much more tragic than this one. There were women stripped naked everywhere. What was this? He was stunned for a long time and said, "It was the Grand Marshal who ordered the brothers to take three days off and not discuss military discipline within three days. Miss Wu had misunderstood!"

Gao Wu couldn't believe her ears. It turned out that her father ordered her to put the knife in the sheath, and then said to the captain: "Set them up quickly, put them in clothes, don't abuse them anymore. Whoever dares to insult them again, I will kill whoever I will!"

She turned her horse's head and ran towards the central army's tent.

In the central army's tent, Gao Xianzhi was meeting Luo Quanjie, the king of Gudu, who had just arrived. Gudu Kingdom was also a country established by the Yuezhi people. However, unlike other small countries in Tocharo that surrendered to the Great Food, Gudu Kingdom has always been inclined to the Tang Dynasty. This time, Gao Xianzhi's decision to conquer Tocharo was largely due to the advice of Luo Quanjie, the Gudu Kingdom.

After the Great Yuezhi Kingdom moved west to the Tochari region, after nearly a thousand years of evolution, it has split into countless small countries. The larger countries among them gradually became stronger due to the large amount of wealth brought by the Silk Road. Gudu and Yuezhi Kingdom were one of them. However, in order to compete for the dominance of the Tochari region, the two countries had a long dispute. This time the Tang army destroyed the Yuezhi Kingdom. Luo Quanjie, the King of Gudu, saw the hope of unifying Tochari and came to discuss the matter with Gao Xianzhi.

Luo Quanjieneng spoke fluent Chinese. He stood with his hands down and said respectfully to Gao Xianzhi, who was sitting in the commander's position: "The combat power of the Tang army is highly respected by Xiao Wang. I dare to assert that the general can sweep Tocharo in less than a month. It is easy to defeat Tocharo, but I don't know how the general is going to cure the aftermath?"

As soon as he spoke, Gao Xianzhi understood his purpose and smiled and said, "If you are willing to come and cure me for the aftermath, it is not impossible, but you must ensure the supply of the military supplies of my Tang army and the property that my soldiers deserve."

Luo Quanjie didn't expect Gao Xianzhi to be so happy. He was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Master, please rest assured. There is no problem with military rewards. As long as I can unify Tocharo, I will definitely be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and help jointly resist the expansion of the Great Food in the east."

"No! It's against the westward advance of Tubo."

"Yes! Yes! As long as the Tang army supports me, I will definitely save Tochar for the Tang Dynasty."

At this moment, the voices of the guards suddenly came from the door: "Miss Wu, the general has important guests, you can't go in!"

"You guys go away!"
Chapter completed!