Deng Yucheng, the garrison commander of Shule City, one of the Four Garrisons of Anxi, met such a tragic end, dying for the Great Xin Dynasty he served. It can be considered that he repaid the life-saving grace of Prince Zhao Gan at Hulao Pass with his life.
As early as when Deng Yucheng discovered that the reinforcements that had rushed to the aid of the four towns of Anxi and caused the Western Region barbarian army besieging Shule City to flee at the mere sight of them were actually the Longcheng troops under Chen Huai'an's command, he had already foreseen his own fate.
Although Deng Yucheng was blindly loyal, he was not stupid.
Chen Huai'an was ultimately a ruthless warlord who would gradually ascend to the throne. Deng Yucheng was loyal to the Daxin Dynasty and would rather die for Daxin than surrender to Chen Huai'an.
However, he could not selfishly demand that the soldiers of the Anxi Border Army under his command in Shule City also be loyal to the court and die for Emperor Jian'an, Zhao Gan, just like him.
Therefore, only if he dies can the soldiers of the Anxi border army in Shule City have a way out, and perhaps even a bright road to success.
Deng Yucheng's death saved the lives of the soldiers of the Anxi Border Army in Shule City.
The next day.
When Chen Huai'an personally led 30,000 Guan Ning cavalry to appear outside Shule City once again, the city gates had already been opened, and Tan Li was leading more than 6,000 Shule garrison troops to line up and respectfully welcome His Highness Prince Jin into the city.
"Welcome, Your Highness Prince Jin, to the city!"
Tan Li's expression was solemn, and he let out a roar.
"Welcome, Your Highness Prince Jin, to the city!"
More than 6,000 soldiers defending Shule roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Chen Huai'an, clad in golden armor and with the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword at his waist, rode his fine steed, the Yellow Horse, into the city with his head held high.
Behind him, the fierce general Lan Yu and the commander of the Golden Guard Xiao Po followed Prince Jin into the city, one on the left and one on the right.
Next, the well-ordered and disciplined Guan Ning cavalrymen passed through the city gate in an orderly formation and entered Shule City.
After the army entered the city, Tan Li finally had the opportunity to get close to Chen Huai'an and recount the events of the previous night to him in detail.
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Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an raised an eyebrow and said casually, "In that case, Deng Yucheng can be considered a real man!"
"Pass down the order: give Deng Yucheng a proper burial!"
After thinking for a moment, he added, "His family should be treated well according to the standards for the compensation of generals who died in battle!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
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At the same time.
When Chen Huai'an led the Guan Ning cavalry into Shule City to rest, the Western Region barbarian soldiers, who had been chased like ducks all the way from Yanqi City to Shule City by the Guan Ning cavalry, finally had a moment to catch their breath.
After rallying the Western Region coalition forces that were besieging Shule City, the Uyghur Khan Guli Peiluo, now commanding 50,000 troops, finally had the confidence to confront Chen Huai'an head-on.
In a remote town in the Gobi Desert, a hundred miles away from Shule City, it had become Gulipeiro's temporary camp.
A simple earthen courtyard served as Gulipeiro's temporary tent.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the Khan, our scouts have reported that the Han scoundrel Chen Huai'an's cavalry has already entered Shule City!"
Just then, the sound of a messenger reporting came from outside the tent.
Upon hearing this news, the Uyghur generals and Western Region commanders in the room finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The fierce Uyghur general, Azhar, said, "Khan, I expect that the Han dog Chen Huai'an will also rest briefly in Shule before launching his attack on Kucha!"
"After such a long march, Chen Huai'an and the Han cavalry are exhausted. They certainly cannot go out again without ten days or half a month of rest."
"If our Western Regions allied forces can seize this opportunity and rush to Kucha City without stopping, and join forces with the 100,000-strong allied army that is attacking Kucha City, we will definitely be able to take Kucha City before Chen Huai'an's cavalry arrives!"
After a pause, Hazard continued, "In this way, the army's expedition will not have been in vain!"
Hazar's proposal was quickly endorsed by the Uyghur generals.
The generals unanimously agreed that taking Kucha City to plunder money, grain, and women was far more cost-effective than fighting Chen Huai'an's elite cavalry.
The remnants of the Uyghur army besieging Yanqi had been chased all the way by Chen Huai'an's elite cavalry and had already witnessed the bravery and skill of the Han cavalry.
If their warhorses hadn't been stronger, they wouldn't have even reached Shule City before being annihilated by Chen Huai'an.
Even so, of the 30,000 Uyghur cavalry who fled from Yanqi to Shule, only a little over 10,000 remained when they arrived at Shule.
Even the young and ambitious Uyghur general, Azhar, lost the courage to fight against Chen Huai'an's iron cavalry, and thus proposed to continue the retreat to Kucha.
Actually, Hazard had a second part of his sentence that he didn't dare to say.
That is, if they fail to capture Kucha, they must flee back to Uyghur territory as soon as possible, lest they be caught by Chen Huai'an's cavalry and it will be too late to escape.
However, Azhar did not dare to bring these words up in front of Huai Ren Khan Guli Peiluo.
Because, upon hearing the suggestion of Hazard to withdraw his troops, Gulipeiro, who was sitting in the main seat, turned ashen-faced.
"Everyone, quiet!"
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With a low, angry roar from Guli Peiluo, the Uyghur generals in the room dared not utter a sound and all turned their gazes to Huai Ren Khan, whose face was gloomy.
snort!
Guli Peilu snorted coldly, turning his attention directly to Azhar, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "I never thought that the number one warrior of the Uyghurs would be such a coward!"
"Khan, I—"
Azalton blushed and immediately wanted to stand up and defend himself, but was rudely interrupted by Gulipe.
Isn't that so?
Gulipe Luo said sternly, "You're still attacking Kucha? I think you want to return to the Uyghur capital as soon as possible. Are you afraid of that Han dog Chen Huai'an!"
"This humble general, this humble general has no!"
Hazard hesitated, clearly lacking confidence.
Ignoring him, Gulipeiro continued to shout at the other generals in the room, "And you lot, you're all cowards too, trying to follow Azar and continue your westward escape!"
"At the foot of Yanqi City, the Han dog Chen Huai'an slaughtered more than 40,000 of my Uyghur warriors. As military commanders, instead of avenging the soldiers who died under your command, you actually thought of just lying down and running away home."
"You can go home now, but what about those soldiers from the Western Regions who died outside Yanqi City, those who were chased and killed by Han cavalry along the way and fell in the vast Gobi Desert?"
"Their remains are forever abandoned on the Gobi Desert; their souls will never find peace!"
At this point, Gulipeiro's tone suddenly became sharp, and he said, "How can you justify returning home like this?"
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – this has always been the principle followed by us Uyghurs and all the countries of the Western Regions!"
"If you don't fight face-to-face with Chen Huai'an's Han cavalry, how can you face the families of those fallen soldiers?"
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Guli Peiluo's words immediately made the generals, led by Azar, lower their heads in shame.
Gulipe Luo continued, "Right now, there are still 100,000 of my Western Region allied troops outside Kucha City, and another 50,000 of my Western Region allied troops inside Shama Town!"
"All together, that's a full 150,000 troops, 150,000 brave and skilled warriors from the Western Regions. Why would they be afraid of a mere Chen Huai'an and his 30,000 cavalrymen?"
"Even a single spit from each of them could drown Chen Huai'an's 30,000 troops!"
With that, Gulipe pointed and swept his hand over each of the generals present, starting with Azhar, before speaking again: "With such a numerical advantage, you still want to withdraw your troops?"
"Khan, this humble general was blinded by lard! This humble general was wrong!"
"Khan, I was wrong!"
In an instant, the military generals, led by Azar, made a complete 180-degree turn in attitude and unanimously apologized to Guli Peiluo.
Then, Azhar knelt on one knee and volunteered, saying, "Khan, please give me a chance to redeem myself. I am willing to be the vanguard and fight to the death against the Han bastard Chen Huai'an!"
"We humbly request the Khan's permission!"
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