On June 18, the third year of Ruian's reign, the Western Expedition army set out from the west of Qiuci Kingdom.
Bai Kuli is still the king of Kucha Kingdom. Liu Mingzhi, who is an empty shell in his own right, did not find anyone else and directly handed over the power of Kucha Kingdom to Bai Kuli.
Liu Mingzhi's iron-blooded siege order resulted in the Kucha Kingdom being able to send only 10,000 troops to join the Western Expedition army.
Fortunately, the 10,000-strong army is all cavalry. Young Master Liu accepted it calmly. It was better than nothing. The 10,000-strong army was not a small number.
After replenishing food and grass from Qiuci Kingdom, the army went straight to the end of the country!
On the first day of July in the third year of Ruian, the Western Expedition army marched directly to the two countries, and the Weitou Kingdom at the end of the year was included in the territory of Dalong.
At the same time, the army led by the Song and Qing Dynasties captured the Khotan Kingdom on June 28th and pointed their swords at the Shanmi Kingdom, defeating the two countries!
Ning Chao and Feng Buer, who divided their forces in the southeast, also captured the Shache Kingdom and the Xiye Kingdom, which was pointing to the southernmost Zihe Kingdom.
As long as the victory unites the thirty-six countries in the Western Region, the entire eastern border will be included in the territory of Dalong as Liu Mingzhi expected, facing the big countries of Dawan from east to west.
Two-thirds of the territory of the thirty-six countries in the Western Region will be completely in the hands of the Western Expedition Army.
The more the army marched westward, the smaller the army under Liu Mingzhi's command became, while more and more armies from the countries in the Western Regions were gathered.
Liu Mingzhi was worried that if there were too many armies from the Western Regions, the power of the Dalong soldiers in the Western Expedition army would be weak, which would arouse the dissatisfaction of the Western Regions. Liu Mingzhi had to order the mobilization of the armies stationed in the royal cities of each country, leaving only a thousand auxiliary soldiers to guard them.
In each royal palace, the remaining dragon soldiers secretly gathered towards the army.
A thousand people guarding a country must be said to be a rather bold order from Liu Mingzhi. Fortunately, the puppet kings of those countries knew that he and Liu Mingzhi were on the same line and did not do anything evil.
Instead, he powerfully helped a thousand guardsmen to suppress dissenters in the country. They all knew that their glory and wealth shared weal and woe with the Western Expeditionary Army.
What Liu Mingzhi didn't expect the most was that Aiyiguli directly eliminated the old forces like Qiao Lou Shan, leaving only Qiao Lou Shan, the old king, under house arrest, and all the other forces had their heads removed.
After receiving the news, Liu Mingzhi was still stunned for a while. He didn't expect that the woman who had thrown herself into her arms at the beginning could be so determined and ruthless.
When the Western Expedition Army led by Liu Mingzhi attacked Xiuxunguo, the last small country in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, the news was inevitably leaked.
There is no airtight wall in the world, and Liu Mingzhi is extremely lucky to be able to conquer so many countries without making any noise.
On the sixth day of September in the third year of Ruian, almost all the thirty-six countries in the Western Region were included in Dalong's territory, leaving only one place for the armies to gather together.
At this time, the Western Region has already fallen into the cold. It is only September night and the soldiers have to prepare winter clothes to keep out the cold.
When the news leaked out, Dayuezhi, Dayuan, Anxi, Wusun, Kangju, and other major countries began to have close and constant messenger exchanges.
Liu Mingzhi has no way of knowing what the letter said.
Liu Mingzhi is staring at the map in deep thought in a sandcastle in the Xiyuan of King Xiuxun Palace.
"Commander, it's time to eat!"
Qi Yun walked into the sand castle with four bowls of rice and two plates of side dishes. Qi Yun's complexion had turned a little yellowish after having been with the army for so long, which was completely different from the previous state of beauty and joy.
Liu Mingzhi put down the bamboo pole in his hand and sat down, looking at Qi Yun's somewhat dark yellow complexion with heartache.
"Yun'er, why don't you and Shan'er live in Xiuxun Elementary School? How can you two still look like ladies? It's really too much for you to go out with the army and sleep in the open!"
Qi Yun put down the tray and shook her head stubbornly: "As long as my husband doesn't mind that I am a yellow-faced woman, I will follow you to the end of the world!"
"How can I be that kind of person? I am worried about the health of you two. The Gobi Desert is no better than the Jiangnan Water Village. The sky is full of yellow sand. You have suffered a lot!"
"I am not afraid!"
"This... is really hard on you. Let's eat first! Where is Shan'er?"
"Sister is feeling a little unwell and is resting in her room!"
"Are you okay? Is it because you are acclimatized?"
"It's okay, don't worry about the woman's sick husband!"
"I understand, husband, please take more care of her. With this disease, I can't help you much!"
"Yes, yes, I will pay attention!"
Liu Mingzhi was really very hungry, so he ate the rice in big gulps.
As soon as the rice entered his mouth, Liu Mingzhi frowned and spat it out.
"What's wrong, husband? Doesn't the rice taste good?"
"Not familiar!"
"It's impossible. I cooked the rice myself, and the water at the bottom of the pot boiled for a long time. How could it be that I took it out of the pot and it's not cooked?"
Qi Yun doubtfully put the rice into his mouth and chewed it for a few times. Emei frowned and spit out the rice.
"It's true that it's not cooked. It's impossible. I've obviously steamed it for a long time. How can it be that it's not cooked? Husband, please wait for a while, and I'll cook another pot for you!"
Liu Mingzhi frowned and stood up: "Why did you forget this!"
"What's wrong?"
Liu Mingzhi walked straight to the map and looked at it: "I almost forgot about the Pamir Plateau!"
"Husband, what about the Pamir Plateau? It's marked on the map as Congling!"
"Yun'er, don't steam the rice. If it's not cooked yet, remember to bake some pancakes over the fire to eat. My husband will go to the camp first..."
"Report! Commander, many of our brothers who are training for battle have suddenly become unwell. More than 100,000 people have diarrhea!"
Liu Mingzhi's face changed sharply, he grabbed his helmet and walked outside. He suffered from altitude sickness. The only place in the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Region where altitude sickness occurs is the Pamir Plateau area that is now Congling.
Liu Mingzhi's favorable conditions in the eastern part of the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions have already forgotten Congling, the only place in the Western Regions that suffers from altitude sickness, but Congling is located in the south-central area between the Xiuxun Kingdom and the Dawan Kingdom!
Liu Mingzhi looked at Zhou Baoyu who looked anxious and put on his helmet: "Brothers, are you dizzy, vomiting, or having difficulty breathing?"
"How do you know, Commander?"
"It's too late to elaborate. Let's go to the military camp first!"
Liu Mingzhi didn't bother to explain to Zhou Baoyu what altitude sickness was, so he hurriedly rode towards the military camp. Altitude sickness can kill people.
Zhou Baoyu also hurriedly followed, knowing that this matter could not be delayed!
"Ultimately... order the three armies to stop their drills, rest where they are, and try not to move as much as possible!"
"Got the order!"
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that all officers and soldiers of the three armies stop training!"
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly as he smelled the stench in the air. Altitude sickness can easily cause diarrhea. The strong smell in the air means that there will be many soldiers suffering from altitude sickness. This is not good news.
The biggest enemy of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions is not the powerful cavalry of Dayuan and other countries, but this irresistible force of nature.
"Instruct the military doctor to immediately prepare medicine for the brothers who have diarrhea!"
"Got the order!"
"Commander, what should we do? The situation of our brothers is very bad now!"
Cheng Kai hurried over, his face extremely anxious!
"Did the troops from the countries in the Western Regions have any uncomfortable reactions?"
"Yes, but not many. There are a lot of uncomfortable people accompanying the troops from the Gumo Kingdom, Qiemo Kingdom, and Qiuci Kingdom!"
Liu Mingzhi only knew a little about how to cure altitude sickness, but he was also very upset.