The Western Regions are extremely hot in early summer, and the sun burns the earth without any obscurity.

Occasionally, some merchants can be seen walking from the west with a large number of camel caravans.

They were hauling goods shipped back from the West, such as grape wine, luminous cups, sharp scimitars, jade, gems, etc.

These merchants were panicked when they saw a large number of troops appearing in front of them, but they felt relieved when they found out that it was the Song army.

They were all merchants from the Song Dynasty and had trade with the Dashi Kingdom in the west.

However, because the road system in the Western Regions is very primitive and simple, these merchants are driving very slowly.

They did not dare to go forward to disrupt the speed of the Song army's march, but they thought that if the imperial court won this Western Expedition, the journey to the Western Regions would be much smoother in the future.

Zhao Huan squinted his eyes and looked at the endless plain in front of him. The sky was like a dark blue mirror.

After crossing this area, you will enter the Qihe River Basin.

Since ancient times, civilizations have been born in places with water. The Qihe Basin is scattered here, with green spaces and landscapes, and rich natural resources, so it has become a place that military strategists must fight for.

But after all, there is no danger to defend, which has led to years of melee, and the regime here has changed wave after wave.

At present, the Qihe River Basin has been incorporated into Yelu Dashi, including the Hezhong area, and the newly born Liao Kingdom is still expanding to the west.

Yelu Dashi's firearms have developed to a certain scale.

This is what Zhao Huan is most worried about.

Yelu Dashi, who mastered the firearm, would inevitably go westward, so that the firearm would definitely spread to the Arab world and then arrive in Europe with the great wars of this era.

In this way, history may repeat itself.

Now, the only way to ensure that history does not repeat itself is to push it all the way west and establish a set of rules for the Song Dynasty across the continent.

Yelu Dashi was the first one to be fucked down.

The Song army marched very fast, and they rushed to the road overnight without stopping.

Zhao Huan was wearing armor, a red cloak, and an imperial sword.

From time to time, he rode his horse, walked from the front to the back, and patrolled the team behind him.

When the soldiers saw the emperor coming to inspect in person, they all cheered up.

Duan Zhijie on the side was almost exhausted, but Zhao Huan was still energetic.

In order to keep the soldiers in high spirits, the emperor would often chat with the soldiers during the rest.

In just three days, the army entered the Qihe River Basin from Gaochang City.

The spies ahead collected all the information overnight.

The 50,000 elite Liao troops at the Chuhe Ferry have been stationed, and 30,000 iron cavalry have been deployed to the west.

Yelu Dashi cried and shouted that he was willing to be a minister, but he sharpened his knife and was ready to start a war at any time.

He is worthy of being Yelu Dashi, extremely cunning.

Two days later, the Imperial Guard began to advance towards Chuhe.

It has penetrated deep into the territory of Liao.

Along the way, Zhao Huan also saw some small cities, but it was empty inside.

There are no herders on the grassland, and there are not even a single cattle and sheep.

Obviously, Yelu Dashi has prepared to strengthen the walls and clear the fields in advance.

According to the spies in front, Erbusi, another powerful general under Yelu Dashi, was not in the capital at this moment, but went west to the Huatshumo.

After Yelu Dashi defeated the Western Regions overlord Seljuk in the Battle of Carvante, he won unprecedented prestige in the Western Regions countries.

Now, all countries in the Western Regions are afraid of the Khitans in the Liao Kingdom.

Of course, they also knew that the Song Dynasty in the East had invaded.

But they did not think that the Song Dynasty was an opponent of the Khitans.

For example, Jamaru Abu, the king of the Gassini Dynasty, heard that the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the Liao Kingdom, and laughed: "Even Sanjar, the ruler of the Kingdom of God, is not a match for the Khitans. Why is the Song Dynasty coming from the East?"

"Do they think it's the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago?"

"That era has long gone forever!"

"In the next few hundred years, the Khitans will sweep across the seven rivers, and the flower thorn model in the west has been the first to be sentenced to Sanjar."

This is the current attitude of the countries in the Western Regions towards the Liao Kingdom.

With Erbus' unprecedented military victory at Huashuzimo, the Liao Kingdom's prestige in the Western Regions became stronger and stronger.

Xue Donglai, who had just entered the Hezhong area, met the nobleman of Hua Tsauzimo who escaped from the front.

I heard that Hua Tsarkomo had surrendered to the Khitan of the Liao Kingdom.

Why is it said that the flower thorn model is crucial to Yelu Dashi's strategy in the Western Regions?

Because the thorn mould was previously affiliated to the Seljuk Empire.

Now they stand on the side of the Khitan of the Liao Kingdom, which means that Seljuk's overlordship has been strongly impacted.

In this way, more countries will choose to retake the team.

These countries did not know the power of the Song Dynasty, but they truly felt the power of the Liao Kingdom and Yelu Dashi's will.

Therefore, Xue Donglai even had reason to suspect that soon Yelu Dashi would be able to recruit countless coalition forces here to fight against the Song Dynasty.

The situation in the Western Regions is more serious than imagined.

The logistical pressure on this expedition of the Song Dynasty will inevitably be huge.

If you are not careful, you may be in a dilemma.

Xue Donglai couldn't help but have a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

This time, when he was heading to the Seljuk, he had to meet Sanjar, the king of the kings, and he wanted to persuade Sanjar to send troops to use troops on the Khitan's western front.

Only in this way can the emperor's military pressure be relieved a lot.

Huatshuzimo's territory had been occupied by the Khitan army, and the Han people from the east were strictly searched in front.

Xue Donglai and his accomplices were unfortunately arrested and detained in prison.

If he hadn't had friends here and had redeem himself through money, he would have become a Khitan army's sword in a few days.

Xue Donglai, who came out of the prison, rushed to Seljuk to the west overnight.

The cold moon hangs above the deep blue sky, and the stars are scattered on earth. The layers of ancient castles in front of them emit glazed light of glass under the moonlight in the middle of the night.

After a few days of crazily escaping, Xue Donglai finally entered the territory of Seljuk.

It was heard that in the Battle of Carterwan, after the defeat of the kings, Sanjar, had his personal prestige, and Seljuk fell into the power struggle of the palace, and internal chaos began to arise.

This is also the reason why the vassal state Huashuzimo was easily occupied by the Khitans.

Sanjar had no time to look east at this time.

But after all, Sanjar still has an army in his hands, and he can barely support Seljuk.

Xue Donglai thought this was an excellent opportunity. If you encourage Sanjar to launch an attack on the Liao Kingdom from the Western Front, you would ensure that the Song army would definitely win.

Sanjar also hopes to avenge his previous shame and maintain his stability again.

Sanjar didn't know that next, he would make the decision he would regret the most in his life.
Chapter completed!