With Azhar, the leader of the Uyghur generals, taking the lead, the other Western Region generals, who were already opportunistic, all stood up and declared that they would fight Chen Huai'an to the death to avenge the fallen soldiers of the Western Regions.
This was exactly the scene that the Uyghur Khan, Guli Peiluo, was happy to see.
This expedition to the Four Garrisons of Anxi was a gamble for Gulipeiro, who staked everything, even the fate of the Uyghur Khanate.
If they win, the Uyghur Khanate will firmly hold the top position among the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, and Guli Peiluo will become a historically renowned overlord of the Western Regions.
We lost...
Guli Peilu never thought she would lose!
If the 300,000-strong Western Regions allied army is truly defeated, Guli Peiluo will never live on.
Of course, if he were to truly lose, Guli Peiluo would likely not survive, and the kings of the other thirty-five kingdoms of the Western Regions would surely devour him alive.
But he absolutely refused to believe that the 300,000-strong Western Regions allied army could be defeated by Chen Huai'an's mere 30,000 Han cavalry.
Although, during the war to launch a fierce attack on the four towns of Anxi, the 300,000 troops under Guli Peiluo's command had been reduced by one-third.
However, he still did not believe that his 150,000 troops could be defeated by Chen Huai'an's 30,000 cavalry.
He must fight this battle, and he must win it.
Seeing that he had roused the morale and fighting spirit of his generals, Guli Peiluo immediately announced the order: "All generals, listen to my command!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
The generals replied in unison.
Gulipe Luo said, "Immediately dispatch an 800-li express courier to Kucha City, ordering the Western Regions allied forces that are attacking Kucha City to abandon the siege and arrive at Shama Town within ten days to join forces with this Khan!"
"The 50,000 soldiers of the Western Regions Allied Army stationed in Shama Town have all dispersed to the surrounding Gobi Desert to hide their tracks. We must not let Chen Huai'an's scouts discover that the army is lying in ambush here!"
"Once we join forces with the reinforcements from Kucha, the entire army will encircle and annihilate the Han cavalry under Chen Huai'an's command at Shama Town!"
"The first battle is the decisive battle; one battle will decide the fate of the world!"
"Do you all understand?"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
......
Shule City, the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry Camp.
Inside the central command tent, Chen Huai'an was deep in thought, staring at a huge marching map, his mind filled with plans for the upcoming march and battle.
"Report—"
"Your Highness Prince Jin, there is an urgent military situation reported by the scouts at the front!"
Just then, the sound of a messenger's announcement rang out outside the tent.
"read!"
Chen Huai'an said without turning his head.
"The scouts reported that the Western Region barbarian soldiers who had fled in panic from Shule City joined forces with the Western Region barbarian soldiers who had fled from Yanqi City. After the army fled west to the area of Shama Town, they disappeared without a trace."
"The scouts searched hundreds of miles toward the city of Kucha, but still could not find any trace of the Western Region barbarian army."
Inside the tent, Chen Huai'an frowned slightly, immediately marked the location of Shama Town on the map, and muttered to himself, "Shama Town, Shama Town!"
"That old bastard, Guli Peiluo, is exactly as I predicted!"
Then, he loudly ordered, "Summon General Lan Yu!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Soon, General Lan Yu, clad in armor and carrying a sword, entered the main tent.
After kneeling and bowing to Chen Huai'an, he finally spoke, "Your Highness, did you summon me here because the army is about to continue its westward march?"
Lan Yu rubbed his hands together, eager to try.
Since their arrival in Yanqi, the Guan Ning cavalry had been chasing and cutting down the routed soldiers from the Western Regions, much to the frustration of Lan Yu, who was eager to fight a major battle and win a victory.
Lan Yu finally spotted a well-organized Western Region barbarian army outside Shule City, and he was looking forward to finally wreaking havoc on the battlefield, but his plans were dashed.
Lan Yu, whose abundant combat power had nowhere to go, even considered launching a strong attack on the Anxi border army in Shule City a few days ago.
Therefore, when Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin summoned him to an audience, his first reaction was that the army was about to embark on a westward expedition. The vast Western Regions were the stage for him, General Lan, to display his military talents.
Chen Huai'an laughed and said, "Lan Yu, don't be impatient. The Guan Ning Iron Cavalry is going to conquer the Western Regions this time. You'll have plenty of battles to fight. When I need you to lead your troops to meet the enemy, if you can't win—"
Before he could finish speaking, Lan Yu immediately patted his chest and declared, "Your Highness, if we can't win, you can cut off Lan Yu's head and use it as a chamber pot!"
Ha ha!
Chen Huai'an was immediately amused by Lan Yu's words, and waved his hand, saying, "Lan Yu, I can't use such a big chamber pot, so I'll keep this head for you for now!"
"Come and see!"
As he spoke, Chen Huai'an's finger landed on the location marked Shama Town on the map.
He continued, "The scouts reported that the old bastard Gulipe Luo led 50,000 Western Region barbarian soldiers and disappeared after reaching this place."
"I am certain that this old codger, Gulipeiro, is unwilling to accept defeat and plans to ambush the Longcheng army on the only route that I and the Longcheng army will take to reinforce Kucha!"
With his hands behind his back, Chen Huai'an paced back and forth in the tent, saying, "I have already inquired with the locals. The Gobi Desert around Shama Town is vast and the terrain is extremely complex, making it suitable for ambushing troops."
"Moreover, this Shama Town is the only way for the army to reinforce Kucha City and conquer the Western Regions."
"so--"
Before Chen Huai'an could finish speaking, Lan Yu eagerly interrupted, saying, "So, Your Highness wishes for me to personally go to Shama Town to investigate the enemy's ambush situation, so that the army can make targeted deployments!"
Chen Huai'an nodded and smiled meaningfully at Lan Yu.
This guy is undeniably skilled at leading troops into battle, but he's also undeniably self-important.
Later, after I quell the rebellion of Zhuge Liang in the Western Regions, I will definitely send Lan Yu to Chang Yuchun's camp so that my brother-in-law, who is the deputy marshal of the Longcheng army, can keep an eye on this arrogant and domineering brother-in-law.
Chen Huai'an said, "That's right, that's exactly what I was thinking."
"Not only that, I want you to find out the enemy's ambush situation, and then personally lead the Dragon City army to form another encirclement behind the enemy."
"In this battle at Shama Town, I will achieve a complete victory, utterly crush Gulipe Luo, shatter the illusions of the Western Regions, and make them willingly submit to me!"
Bluetooth cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured that the task of investigating the enemy's military situation in Shama Town will be entrusted to this humble general. However—"
Lan Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, the Guan Ning cavalry and the Anxi border army combined in Shule City only number around 40,000. How can they possibly form an encirclement behind the Western Region barbarian army?"
"This humble general is worried that if the troops are dispersed, what will happen—"
snort!
Chen Huai'an snorted coldly, his expression and tone turning icy.
He said sternly, "Lan Yu, this is not a matter for you, the vanguard of an army, to consider. Go and carry out my orders!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
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