Tehamu picked up the ring, with some inexplicable emotions on his face, whether it was excitement or reluctance.
In the past, he was the person who was the loudest voice in attacking Dashang, but now, he is a little inactive and seems to have an unspeakable fear.
However, Jili Khan had given an order, and he had to obey it and had no choice but to go down and dispatch his troops.
The Turks can be called a huge empire to the north of Beihai Lake, bordering the Fusang Islands to the east, the sea to the north, and mountains stretching for thousands of miles to the west.
The vastness of the country even rivals that of the Great Shang Dynasty, especially its depth from east to west and its vastness.
Unfortunately, the entire Turkic land is sparsely populated, and the total population is less than 20% of Dashang.
Year-round ice and snow have left this place lacking in resources, forcing it to implement the national policy of supporting war with war.
Fortunately, the Turks did not know about the existence of Dashang before this, otherwise these guys would probably go south in advance.
On the shore of Beihai Lake, Zhao Rui led an army of 20,000 vanguards to set up camp here, and at the same time sent out more than a dozen waves of sentinels.
He still doesn't know the reality of the Turks, but can only vaguely distinguish their settlements from the map.
I don't know how long it took, but the first batch of spies sent out finally came back to report.
Just eighty miles away from here, there is a medium-sized city with less than eight thousand men and horses stationed in it. The weapons and equipment are extremely poor, and there is no support around it.
After receiving the news, Zhao Rui immediately became excited and immediately ordered his 20,000 troops to break camp.
"Brother Wang, can't we wait for General Li?"
Zhao Weirui was a little confused. According to the plan made before, all the merchant armies going north must be gathered together before they can move forward.
After all, this land is extremely unfamiliar to Dashang. Once he gets lost here, the consequences will be disastrous.
However, Zhao Rui did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and had to capture it with lightning speed as a foothold for Dashang's army.
"Don't worry, I will send out sentries from behind, and General Li will follow!"
Zhao Weirui didn't say anything more, her eyes were already full of fighting spirit.
The 20,000 vanguard troops led by Zhao Rui were all light cavalry, and their main purpose was exploration.
Therefore, they marched very fast and arrived under Gucheng in just two hours.
This city is indeed very weak, there is no defense around it, and the soldiers in the city look bored.
When the merchant army arrived here, they didn't even react at all. Even the soldiers at the door were in a daze, watching helplessly as the merchant army's cavalry entered the city.
In less than half an hour, Zhao Rui had the entire Gucheng in his hands, and all the officials in the city who were ranked high were pulled into the big tent.
"I am the King of Zhao of Dashang. Now I will ask you a few questions. If you answer them truthfully, you may be able to spare your life. If you dare to tell nonsense, I will chop off your heads."
Everyone present was shocked and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Although the Turks appear to be a powerful empire on the surface, most of the people in the country are still in an uncivilized and barbaric state, and many people do not even know the words.
Therefore, it is impossible to form a stable ideology such as a nation or a country. It is just to survive or simply make a living.
Zhao Rui stood up and looked at the people in front of him with cold eyes.