In the northwest of Yarkand City, there are two important cities, Kashgar and Yingjishar. Once these two cities are captured, the Jiuzhou army will arrive at Yarkand City and overthrow this century-old Western Khanate.

At this time, the Kashgar general was so panicked that he was walking back and forth anxiously in the Kashgar government. Every moment, bad news came.

"General... the Central Plains army has broken through two cities, Aksu and Ushi, and is crossing the Tarim River and will soon reach our Kashgar City!" A breathless spy Baili sent the information back urgently.

"I am familiar with the generals of Aksu and Wushi. They are the kind of hard bones that are absolutely unwilling to surrender. If they hadn't been blocking the northeast, we, Kashgar, might have fallen long ago." The Kashgar guard sighed.

"But... Aksu, Wushi's guards caused a large number of casualties to the Central Plains army."

They caused a large number of casualties to the Central Plains army. After the city fell, the main generals and adults who defended the city were hanged and executed on the street. It is said that the people of Wushi and Aksu were frightened and dared not resist.

"..." The Kashgar general was silent when he heard this. He knew the determination of the Jiuzhou Army. If he resisted, his fate would be the same as that of Aksu and Wushi's colleagues.

"The Central Plains army has occupied more than half of our Khanate territory and continues to move south without leaving any effort. It seems that we will not give up until we capture Khan City. The general must think about whether we should defend to the death. If we defend to the death, we must be prepared to be defeated and die." The aide said to him.

"Let me think about it carefully." The Kashgar guard held his forehead with a headache.

In a section extending northward of the Tarim River, more than 10,000 Jiuzhou troops crossed the Tarim River in batches. In addition to the combat soldiers, there were also logistics soldiers recruited from Suzhou, northern Shaanxi, and from the Yarkand Khanate, which spread for more than ten miles.

Because there were still a large number of slaves in the Yarkand Khanate, the Jiuzhou Army announced their freedom after the arrival of the Jiuzhou Army and provided food. So these slaves temporarily helped the Jiuzhou Army to work hard. They didn't expect them to go to the battlefield to fight, just sell some strength.

"I didn't expect that the Yarkand Khanate was not as easy as expected to conquer. The two cities of Aksu and Ushi caused us losses to thousands of people and consumed a lot of ammunition. If we still encounter such resistance in the next attack on Kashgar, Balchuk and Yingjishar, we may not have enough materials to capture the Yarkand city." Xu Shi rode on the camel and looked at the vast Gobi Desert, feeling that it was difficult.

"Yes, as we deepened into the Western Regions, we knew nothing about terrain and hydrology, and could only rely on the local people we captured. Fortunately, when the Yarkand Khanate clashed with other Khanates and tribes, they regarded the captured prisoners as slaves, and these slaves who had resentment towards them could be used by us. The information they provided was often the most real and worthy of our trust." Sun Chuanting followed Xu Shi.

"Slaves, haha, there are many domestic slaves outside the Central Plains. However, it is too much to call slaves as livestock in the Western Regions. The so-called people cannot stand without virtue. This is probably the retribution of the Yarkand Khanate." Xu Shi saw the tragic situation of the slaves here, and couldn't help but feel that he should come to conquer here and spread education.

"The military lord has summoned all officials to discuss the establishment of the Western Regions Administration and selected suitable officials to take office. At the same time, we asked us to take the opportunity to eliminate the rebellious and evil nobles when attacking the Yarkand Khanate. It is probably similar to the previous measures to distribute the land of these big landlords to civilians and slaves." Sun Chuanting said.

"Although it is not uncommon to attack landlords and equalize the land, the intensity of this is so great that it is a feat in history and can win the hearts of the people. The people are not very resistant to the change of dynasty in the Yarkand Khanate." Xu Shi said.

The two led more than 10,000 soldiers and a huge logistics convoy across the Tarim River, but no Yarkand troops dared to come and attack halfway while the Jiuzhou army crossed the river, and the crossing of the river was so steady.

The huge southern expedition army advanced ten miles southwest. At this time, two groups of envoys from the Yarkand Khanate came to find the commanders here, Xu Shi and Wu Keshan. One of these two envoys came from Kashgar and the other from Barchuk, two cities that were about to face the spearhead of the Jiuzhou Army. Seeing that the situation was not good, the guards of these two cities sent envoys early before the Jiuzhou Army began to attack.

"You two teams of envoys, one from Kashgar City in the southwest, and the other from Barchuk City in the southeast, right?" Wu Keshan asked the envoys of the two teams.

"Yes." The two envoys were a little embarrassed. They could not have thought that the two cities would send envoys at the same time, and the time they came to visit the Jiuzhou Army happened to be together.

"Now the two countries are at war, we are enemies, not friends, why are we visiting us at this time?" Wu Keshan waved the horse whip into the air and made a whip.

"This..." The two envoys looked at me, and I looked at you, and always felt it was difficult to speak in front of our own people.

"Our army travels thousands of miles a day and will soon be in Kashgar City and Barchuk City. If you are fine, don't delay our time here." Wu Keshan saw the envoys sent by the other party hesitate and showed a look of resentment.

"General from the Central Plains, please listen to me. Our general from Kashgar wants to ask you to negotiate in Kashgar City. Can we let us go? We are willing to pay some of the conditions proposed by the Central Plains army." The envoy from Kashgar City hesitated for a moment, but still said it with a thorn in the teeth.

"Our general of Balchuk also had the same idea..." The envoys of Balchuk also explained their purpose.

The envoys of the two cities lowered their heads in shame. Both teams of envoys guessed the purpose of each other, but in this way, they bowed their heads to the Central Plains army in front of each other, and they lost all their dignity.

"Xu Shi, what did you hear them say? Their generals are going to negotiate with us in Kashgar City and Barchuk City respectively." Wu Keshan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that two cities that might cause considerable casualties to the Jiuzhou Army would actually ask for a conversation. If there was no need to attack Kashgar City and Barchuk City, then the Jiuzhou Army would have sufficient ammunition to attack the Yarkand Royal City.
Chapter completed!