A large army gathered, with Zhao Chun, Lin Shaozhang, and others personally leading 60,000 to 70,000 troops towards Xizhou and Tingzhou.
Just like before, Zhao Chun dispatched a large number of scouts to Xizhou, Tingzhou, and even further west to search for traces of the Samanid Khanate tribes.
Once they discovered the Samanid tribe, they pounced on it like hungry tigers, killing all who resisted and capturing all the tribe's livestock, people, and other resources.
The army marched on, amidst a bloody storm!
Not long after Puchang City was captured, the army was already approaching Xizhou!
Although Xizhou, like Yizhou, was a large city, after the retreat of Karhana Beile, General Tuli, and others, there were not many garrison troops left in the entire city of Xizhou.
After Zhao Chun's troops arrived, they issued the order to attack.
"kill!"
Roars echoed outside Xizhou City.
Led by the battalion and company commanders, a group of soldiers, carrying Yanning rifles, aimed at the city of Xizhou and pulled the triggers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense hail of bullets covered the entire city of Xizhou.
Under heavy artillery fire, soldiers stormed up Xizhou City.
The slaughter continues!
The Yanning rifle, with its bayonet fixed, thrust forward with force, killing the Saman soldier on the city wall instantly.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Blood splattered everywhere, flesh and blood were mangled!
One after another, the resisting Saman soldiers were stabbed to death on the spot, and the thick smell of blood permeated the entire city of Xizhou.
At this moment, screams, cries, and wails could be heard incessantly from the city wall!
However, the large number of soldiers did not stop.
"kill!"
Amidst roars of anger, more and more soldiers of the Da Gan Army climbed onto the city wall of Xizhou.
Huge banners of the Great Gan were erected above Xizhou City, fluttering and rustling in the wind!
The killing continues!
After more than half an hour of slaughter, all the Saman soldiers in Xizhou City who wanted to resist had been killed.
The remaining Samanid soldiers and the people of the city all knelt down and surrendered.
In less than an hour, the entire city of Xizhou had been completely occupied by the Da Gan army!
One division was left to garrison Xizhou City, guard the prisoners, and gather all the Samans captured from the surrounding tribes there.
Zhao Chun also reported the news to Han Dong's Western Region Reclamation Army in Yizhou City, instructing Han Dong's troops to send people to take over Xizhou.
Meanwhile, after dealing with the affairs of Xizhou, Zhao Chun continued to lead his army toward the heart of the Samanid Khanate!
After occupying Xizhou, Zhao Chun's troops continued their westward advance without stopping.
At the end of May, the western expeditionary army crossed the Khan Mountain and headed straight for Tingzhou and Kunling.
Khan Mountain is an east-west mountain range that runs through the central part of the Samanid Khanate, towering into the clouds.
Even in May or June, the temperature at the mouth of the valley is unusually cold.
However, Zhao Chun's soldiers were all determined.
Braving the bitter cold, they crossed the Khan Mountain and entered the territory of Tingzhou.
News of the successive falls of Yizhou and Xizhou, along with the arrival of the western expeditionary army, reached Tingzhou.
The garrison commander of Tingzhou was particularly terrified after learning of the disastrous defeat suffered by Khalhanabele, General Tuli, and others.
Moreover, while the Da Gan Army was capturing large numbers of Saman tribes, it also caused panic among some Saman tribes around Tingzhou.
For a time, the entire Tingzhou was filled with panic.
Some residents of the city even took their family property and left Tingzhou.
Even the garrison commander of Tingzhou, after glancing at the five or six thousand cavalrymen in the city, immediately commanded his troops to embark on the westward journey.
In early June, Zhao Chun's troops captured Tingzhou without bloodshed!
Tingzhou is an important town located on the northern foothills of the Khan Mountain!
It was also the last important city on the way to Saman, the capital of the Saman Khanate!
With Tingzhou fallen, the entire Samanid Khanate is within our grasp!
However, Zhao Chun was not too proud.
Along the way, they conquered cities and seized territory with great success!
However, the Samanid Khanate preserved a significant portion of its fighting force.
Most of the troops deserted.
In this way, not only will the city of Samantha become alert, but it will also concentrate the vast majority of its forces.
At that time, there will definitely be a fierce battle in Samantha City!
Just as Zhao Chun had predicted, after the Da Gan Army successively captured Yizhou, Xizhou, and Tingzhou, the news also reached Saman City and the ears of the Khan of the Saman Khanate!
"Bang!"
Saman Khan, his face ashen, overturned the table in front of him, shouting hysterically, "Khalhana! Turi! Where are they?"
"Damn it! They're all scum! Good-for-nothings! Stupid!"
"Wasn't it supposed to be that the trench defense system would be able to hold off the Da Gan army? How come they managed to capture Yizhou, Xizhou, and Tingzhou one after another? What were Karhana and his men doing?"
"Any news about them?"
He cursed several times, but still could not quell the anger in Saman Khan's heart.
At this moment, all the ministers and generals in the hall, including the Khan of the Urud Khanate of the steppe, were silent and dared not speak.
It's important to know that Karhana, who dug trenches and built fortifications in Yizhou City, was under the command of a steppe tribe. And now, because of Karhana's advice, the Samanid Khanate has suffered heavy losses.
If the Great Khan of Saman were to investigate, they probably wouldn't be able to stay here any longer!
I'm already living under someone else's roof, so am I really going to have to leave again?
Therefore, the Khan of Uruq remained silent.
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