The city was not big and could not accommodate many soldiers and horses. Qin Huaidao chose key areas on the east and west sides and sent Luo Zhang and Xue Wanche to lead the troops. To the south was the river and the terrain was open, leaving Duan Zan and Duoji's Tibetan troops to garrison. To the north was the towering
In the mountains, the birds are sad, they are not afraid of sneak attacks, and there is no need to garrison troops.
After that, Qin Huaidao led Fang Yiai and Luo Wu into the city. Luo Wu led people to clear the way in front, strangulating the enemies who were not dead to prevent sneak attacks. Fang Yiai led people to protect the two wings and behind, with a mighty and murderous look.
steaming.
The city is full of adobe houses with domed columns and no tiles. The streets and alleys are quite neat. Directly in front is a larger building complex with layers upon layers. There are many erected columns in the top building. Looking at it,
Very novel.
"Uncle!" Luo Ying came in a hurry, covered in blood.
"Are you okay?" Qin Huaidao asked with concern.
"It's okay, they all belong to the enemy. The city has been cleared. That's their official office." Luo Ying said, pointing to the tallest and largest building complex in front, and added: "There are three floors in total. It's very complicated inside, like a maze.
It's like digging out a mountain, but it's very shady, has good lighting, and has a very strange architectural style."
"Let's go and have a look." Qin Huaidao strode forward.
The doors and windows of the houses along the way were closed, no common people could be seen, and no one came to disturb them. The soldiers gave way one after another.
Not long after, everyone came to the building complex. Below it was a square shape and some columns, all made of rammed earth. There was a gate to enter, and inside was a hall. The furnishings looked like a government office.
Past the hall are five corridors, radiating, with earthen buildings on both sides. Luo Ying explained: "Uncle, all the brothers have cleaned up all the houses. Those who resisted have been killed. All those who surrendered are concentrated in the backyard and guarded. There are still more people behind.
A large open-air square, past the square is a row of caves, with various materials piled inside."
"Let's go and have a look." Qin Huaidao became interested.
The army stayed behind, and the generals continued to move forward along a corridor. Soon they came to a larger circular square. The captured people knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. An army was guarding them. Everyone walked through the square and came.
We arrived at a cave with no door and bags piled inside.
Luo Ying explained: "Uncle, I checked and found that it is all wheat. There are also various dried fruits, meats and other food in several nearby caves, which is enough for our army to use for about ten days."
Along the way, the food carried by the army was basically exhausted, and it was in urgent need of replenishment. It would be good to relieve the situation for ten days. The last stone in Qin Huaidao's heart fell to the ground. After ten days, the army would be enough to recover, and then he would support the war with war.
Other caves store either food or weapons, as well as various daily necessities. One of them stores thousands of jars of oil. The quantity is not large, but it is not bad.
After some inspection, Qin Huaidao and others came to the second floor. There was a bed in the room, which looked like a living place. The third floor was a circular hall with a small hall next to it.
The hall looked like a meeting hall. There was a large round table made of wooden boards. It looked simple, but it was better than nothing. There was a map on the table, and Qin Huaidao quickly checked it.
The area depicted on the map is not large. It seems to be limited to the Tocharian Kingdom. The characters on it are incomprehensible. Qin Huaidao looked at it for a few times and said: "Luo Wu, bring the well-known merchants in the city and find some translators. We will start immediately.
go."
Traders travel far and wide and are well-informed, making them the best targets for information.
Luo Wu agreed knowingly and hurried away.
"Fang Yiai, go to each house and knock on the door, ask each household to help make food, anything will do, and then send it to the army, let the brothers have a good meal, remember to give enough money, in the cave before
It looks like a lot of currency, so save the seized grain."
"Follow the order!" Fang Yiai hurried away.
Qin Huaidao walked through an arch, and there was a small open-air platform outside. Standing on the platform, you could have a bird's-eye view of the entire city. A gust of wind blew, carrying a strong smell of blood, which made people uncomfortable. The streets and alleys in the city were full of troops doing the final cleanup.
Searches were conducted, houses were locked up, and people were not allowed to go out.
The atmosphere is tense, depressing, and chilling!
"Luo Ying, ask the brothers to carry all the enemy corpses out of the city and find a place to burn them. In addition, this will be the headquarters from now on. The special forces will be stationed in the outer room to protect the safety, and the security group will be in charge of the inside." Qin Huaidao frowned.
Thinking about it while arranging things.
Luo Ying agreed and asked someone to deliver the order.
Not long after, Luo Wu hurried over with six businessmen. The businessmen looked panicked and bowed when they came up. They were mumbling something, but they couldn't understand a word. Luo Wu stepped forward and explained: "After checking, these six people are the biggest in the city."
The leader of the caravan speaks the Tocharian language and can also speak Turkic. Zhega is one of our own, so don’t worry, so I asked someone to inform him to come over and help."
Qin Huaidao nodded, his eyes fell on Zhe's body not far away, and said with a smile: "Zhe's work is done."
"I don't dare. Being able to serve the King of Han is a blessing for the general." Zhega said quickly.
"I need to know the status of the Turkic war and the whereabouts of General Xue Rengui, the more detailed the better." Qin Huaidao warned.
Zhega nodded knowingly, stepped forward and chatted with the merchant. After asking for a while, Zhega looked at King Han and said quickly: "King Han, these people said that almost a year ago, a large army set out from Khotan and marched all the way.
We fought to Shule and then went east. The details are unknown. Half a year ago, the Turkic Khanate's Golden Horde mobilized troops from various kingdoms to gather in Suiye and surrounded an invading army in Yuegong City. It has not yet been captured."
Calculating the time, the army almost a year ago must have been Xue Rengui, and Shule was Kashgar in later generations. Going east from Shule was the direction to Tingzhou, which coincided with the information sent by Li Jing.
Apparently, Xue Rengui conquered the west and fought all the way to Yuegong City.
The question is where is Moonbow City?
Qin Huaidao was a little confused. When he saw a rough homespun cloth next to him, he asked him to find charcoal and draw it quickly. He first drew the Tarim Basin, then marked Khotan, Shule, Qiuci, Yanqi and other well-known place names, and then replaced them with
The general direction of Tianshan Mountain, Zhejia said: "May I ask, where is Yuegong City?"
Although Zhega is from the Turkic Kingdom of Khotan, he has no intuitive concept of the Turkic territory. He looked at the map and was shocked. It turned out that the Western Region was distributed like this. He was still too ignorant, but he resisted his curiosity and communicated with a few three people.
A businessman looked at the map and was also surprised. He pointed in a direction and said a few words.
Qin Huaidao looked at the place he pointed at. Isn't this the Huocheng of Ili Prefecture in later generations? To the west of Urumqi in later generations, it was considered the most frontier. The cities around the Tarim Basin plus the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains captured the entire Xinjiang in later generations.
Ah, he is indeed a military god, he can really fight.
As for Suiye City, Qin Huaidao only knew that it was called the "Four Anxi Towns" in the Tang Dynasty along with Qiuci, Shule, and Khotan. He didn't know where it was. After some inquiries, Qin Zhega marked a location on the map and made an estimate.
It is east of Bishkek, the later capital of Kyrgyzstan. There are many rivers here, the terrain is relatively flat, and there is a lake. It is suitable for human habitation and life. It is not far from Yuegong City. No wonder the Turks chose to gather their troops here.
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Next, Qin Huaidao asked Zhejia to translate and continued to inquire about the surrounding topography.
Rivers, mountains, lakes, trade routes, kingdoms and cities must all be of good standard.
Half an hour later, a brand new map of the Western Region appeared in front of everyone.
It's a pity that the few businessmen don't know much, they only know the approximate location. Some of them are just hearsay, but it's also very rare, so they won't be blinded by it.
ps: Thank you to my friends who have read this far. You will all make a fortune, and no one can stop you. Qin Huaidao said.