Hami was slaughtered, and the Zhou army and people in the Western Regions grieved. Governor Qi reacted, and Jia Huan reacted.

In Dunhuang, he organized a huge public opinion criticism, attacked the four ancient tribes of Baye, and sent Hu caravans to Beiting and Mobei to preach the killing of Hu and the abolition of the Han order.

However, these arrangements and arrangements take time to be effective. The first to have an effect was Jia Huan's previous arrangement: a hundred-man caravan from Lou Leng, Guo Guan, and Han Tang to Khotan.

A little comfort to the slaughtered Han people in the heavenly spirits!

The caravan of Lou Leng and others, after preaching the order to kill Hu and abolish the Han slave order in Putao City, continued to go to Jimo and Khotan. In Putao City, there are also caravans that cross the desert and cover the edge of the Tarim Basin to the north and go to Yanqi.

Go from Yanqi West to Qiuzi. To the east is the western end of the Turpan Basin: Gaochang.

In the month of La, the news that a head of the four tribes of Bayegu, Xue Yan, Hui and Tongluo was worth 10 silver dollars spread throughout the Gaochang area.

Since the collapse of the order in the Western Regions, there has been chaos, the terrain is complex, and several horse thieves have been active in the Gaochang area, which is located on the main transportation route.

Mo He, the general of the Xue Yan clan, took hundreds of remnants of his headquarters out of Hami in October, passed through Puchang City along the way, and arrived in Gaochang. And the news of the seizure of the turtle came at this time. And they stayed in the city of Gaochang.

At this time, Gaochang City has long become a city jointly controlled by local heroes. With Mo He's arrival, the local heroes of Gaochang did not immediately support his rule: the Battle of Beishan had already spread, and the nobles in the Tocharian region felt that it was only a matter of time before the Zhou army unified the Western Regions, not to mention Gaochang, which was located on the main road to Qiuzi?

After the order to kill Hu spread in December, Xue Yan's people continued to die in the city. The head was cut off. Kill Hu Lingzhong: Redeem silver with human heads.

When Mo He led dozens of his own soldiers out to chase the murderer, he was defeated by a horse thief in the desert, and he himself was captured.

The vast yellow sand, there are hillsides, there are flat land. On the hillside, horse thieves were scattered around, and their leaders supervised the executions on the hillside.

Mo He, a generation of generals of Xue Yanbu, once commanded tens of thousands of troops, experienced dozens of battles, and was quite famous in Mobei, a fierce general, and now he died here. He didn't even know what the leader of the horse thieves was called.

Very aggrieved!

However, this is only the beginning of killing Hu!

"Kill them. Sell the head to the merchant and let them go to Qiuzi to receive the silver. The leader of the horse thieves glanced at the head of Mohe who had landed on the ground, and commanded in a cold voice.

"Ahh The heads of these beards were taken off. The corpses were messy all over the floor. Blood soaked in yellow sand. Then, it was buried by the wind and sand!

Remember, this is just the beginning!

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The closer the New Year gets, the more urgent the wind and snow.

With the passage of time, the effects of Hami's slaughter diminished slightly in the air. The Spring Festival is approaching, and people's faces have returned to a little smile.

In the city of Guazhou, Jia Huan and Hu Chi came from Dunhuang and galloped together with the governor of the Western Regions, as well as the staff.

The Qin Tianjian in the capital has long announced that since the twentieth day of the lunar month, the yamen will be closed and the annual leave will begin. The situation here in the Western Regions is special, and it is only at this time that the government will begin to be closed: on the 28th day of the lunar month.

After the governor of Qi sealed the office, he invited his staff to eat and drink, which was equivalent to the annual meeting. He had already met with the generals in the army yesterday.

In a small courtyard behind the second hall of the Governor's Palace, Zeng Jigao, Jia Huan, Hu Chi, Yang Wei and others gathered. Drink and talk with the Governor of Qi.

The reason why Qi Chi is in Guazhou and does not return to Dunhuang comes from Zeng Jigao's suggestion: move forward! The governor of Qi carried the coffin and went out on the expedition, and there was absolutely no reason to retreat. If you regain a land, you will rule it until the whole of the Western Regions is restored.

After a few glasses of wine, Qi Chi smiled and said, "There is still good news that I haven't shared with you yet. Cheng Gongda's lobbying of the Khotanese Weichi family has been successful. The Wei Chi clan promised to rejoin the imperial court. We toast to Cheng Gongda, who is far away in the town of Khotan! ”

In the flower hall, nine staff members raised their glasses one after another, and the atmosphere was warm.

Jia Huan smiled and tasted the mild rice wine, happy for Cheng Yu in his heart. Strategist's demeanor! Single-handedly persuaded a military town to join the imperial court. That's a big deal! The four towns of Anxi, there are two in Zhou.

The Wei Chi clan is obedient, but it is definitely still a local hero. As for the in-depth governance of Khotanese towns, now is not the time to discuss this issue. Instead, it must first be taken back, officials and garrisons should be appointed to collect taxes, and the laws of the week should be enforced.

The noon banquet did not end until about two o'clock in the afternoon. Before the end, there is a New Year's ceremony. The staff of the Governor's Mansion were not officials, and the imperial court did not pay the salary, but the Governor of Qi paid the salary. After the annual meeting, of course, the year-end bonus will be issued.

Jia Huan signed at the account office at the entrance of the flower hall, received the red envelope, and went out in his pocket. He was a little drunk, held his forehead, sat in the side hall for a while, and then sent someone to the study to the governor of Qi. Zeng Jigao and Yang Wei were present.

Qi Chi was dressed in black civilian clothes, sipping tea, let Jia Huan sit first, nodded approvingly, and said: "Ziyu has managed well in Dunhuang in the past few months!" You said that Bahule went to Mobei, you talk to Ji Gao and Wen Qing. ”

A few days ago, Jia Huan summoned Bahule from the mining place and asked about Shi Yuhua's situation, and another news that the black-clothed crescent guard detective heard aroused his interest: Baye Gu Xiaode was favored by Princess Wanguo, the daughter of Yilin Khan, but married the noble daughter of Tongluo, Uniri. It is precisely because of the support of the Tongluo people that he has secured the position of commander of the coalition army.

Jia Huan said his idea, "Assuming that the princess of Wanguo no longer favors this person, the legitimacy of Baye Gu's filial piety and command will be greatly reduced." Plus, the arrival of reinforcements may be delayed! It is beneficial for our army to recover the North Court. ”

The ancient department of Baye is located in the north of the desert, with strong strength and hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings. It was generally believed within the Zhou army that after losing 100,000 troops, the Baye Ancient Department would compete with Chahar, Fugu and Khalkha in Mobei, and could still send about 50,000 troops to help. If the alliance of the four clans is entangled, there will be about 100,000 Hu cavalry.

The North Garden is no better than the terrain here in the North Mountain. Mostly plains. When the time comes, it will be a cavalry duel. The phalanx of firearms is difficult to achieve a decisive victory. Hu Qi can't rush off the firearm array, but he can run.

In the grassland, where there are aquatic grasses, they can survive. At that time, the famous general Xu Da led his troops on an expedition to Mobei, but was defeated by Wang Baobao because of the light enemy. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di made five expeditions to Mobei, but never found the main force of the Mongols, and had to die regrettably. If the Battle of Beiting was fought as a guerrilla war on the grassland, when would it be pacified?

Zeng Jigao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Ziyu, how sure are you that you can persuade Bahule to go to the grassland to stir up trouble?" ”

If the princess of Wanguo no longer favors Baye Gu Xiaode. Well, Ilyin Khan had two options. First, let it fend for itself and no longer ask questions. Second, send a large army to take over the command and take it down for questioning.

And it needs to be made clear whether or not the Bano Ancient Department wants to occupy the North Garden, and it is decided whether to send reinforcements or not. It is not necessarily without controversy within itself. Since ancient times, it is the tribes that unify Mobei that will attack the Central Plains!

For example, the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty and the Turks in the Tang Dynasty. Liaojin Mongolia in the Song Dynasty. Now the situation in Mobei is that there are still several ethnic groups competing.

But, no matter which one it is, it will definitely be beneficial to Zhou Jun to disrupt the situation.

Jia Huan pursed his lips, paused for a while, and then smiled: "I'll try." ”