The artillery fired a full six hundred rounds before it stopped.
The catapult commanded by Duan Buhuan had to throw more than 3,000 stones in three rounds before it stopped firing. The eight-niu crossbows broke off more than 300 crossbow strings before exiting the battlefield.
Liu Mingzhi didn't even look at the Kucha defenders who were nailed to the city gate with eight oxen crossbows: "The cavalry charges, the infantry covers, attack the city!"
"Commander, the defenders of Yancheng have surrendered!"
"The siege battle is not over until we break into the city gate and collect the weapons. My command is not to rush into Yancheng, but to attack Yancheng!"
"With the order, attack Yancheng!"
"Report, all the enemy cavalry at the south gate and north gate have been captured. What should the commander do with them?"
"All the traps..." Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath: "Collect the weapons and put them in custody!"
"Got the order!"
The sun was setting on the Western Mountains, and the bright red flag of the Western Region Protectorate of Dalonglong Banner was planted on the city of Yancheng.
Liu Mingzhi handed the Heavenly Sword to Qi Yun and walked slowly toward Yancheng: "Invite the head of the Deng family!"
"yes!"
Hearing the cheers of the dragon soldiers on the city wall, Liu Mingzhi did not climb towards the city wall to check the results for the first time, but instead walked straight towards the Kucha King's Palace!
The generals had no choice but to order their soldiers to clean up the battlefield and hurriedly followed.
Although Yancheng has been taken, if some lawless people sneak attack the commander, something big will happen. In the eyes of the generals, Young Master Liu is not an eighth-level martial arts master, but the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition. soul.
It is no exaggeration to say that there was a lot of excitement outside the palace of King Qiuci. The guards guarding the palace gate were nowhere to be seen, and only various cries could be heard from the palace.
"No one is allowed to leave the city without my order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Got the order!"
Liu Mingzhi walked slowly towards the palace, and a group of personal guards rushed in to clear the way for Young Master Liu to check for potential threats!
Liu Mingzhi didn't pay attention to the appearance of the palace guards and maids running away with their bundles in their hands and walked directly into the main hall and looked around.
There was no one in the main hall, and the king of Qiuci Kingdom, Bai Kuli, was also missing.
Liu Mingzhi waved his robe to fan the turbid air and said, "Take care of it, I look upset!"
"yes!"
As night fell, Liu Mingzhi looked at the battle results reported by Sima and his face recovered a little. The casualties were not too great and were within the range of Liu Mingzhi's heart.
Liu Mingzhi took a pen to write down the list of fallen soldiers and sighed: "Did Bai Kuli find it?"
"He hasn't been found yet, but I'm sure he hasn't left the city yet, and he must be in a secret corner of Yancheng!"
"The common man Deng Kun meets the commander-in-chief!"
"Mr. Deng, there is no need to be polite, have you noticed the executioners who massacred the civilians of my Dalong caravan?"
Deng Kun nodded with scarlet eyes: "Seventeen people have been discovered, and there are eight more people who have not been seen. Old man, I will never forget their faces in my life. More than 2,000 people were tortured and killed by them. Please, Marshal Let the old man and others make the decision!"
"Deng Lao Anxin, when I find everyone, I will give you an explanation so that the people who died tragically can smile with a smile!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Zhou Baoyu walked into the hall in full armor and said: "Commander, no one left Yancheng until the city gate was closed. The news of the fall of Qiuci Kingdom was completely blocked!"
"Thank you for your hard work. You lead a team of people to help Cheng Kai and others search for the traces of King Bai Kuli of Kucha. He can't run far!"
"Got the order!"
"Commander, have a cup of tea and rest your mind!"
Qi Yun and Murong Shan came together without any gaps, which made Liu Mingzhi completely relieved.
Qi Yun handed the poured tea to Liu Mingzhi: "Commander, try to see if it's hot!"
"It's been a long time since I had the tea you brewed. I really miss it!"
Liu Mingzhi took a cup of tea and nodded lightly: "The craftsmanship is still the same. It's the first time you have been exposed to such a bloody scene today. Are you okay? If you don't feel well, let the military doctor prescribe some medicine for you!"
"It's okay to be in a humble position. Commander, don't forget that the humble position is also a person who has been in the world, so he is not so weak!"
"That's good. Unlike Qinglian Xiaojin, this is your first time seeing a scene like a city siege. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to bear it. I'm just relieved that it's okay!"
Qi Yun looked around at the soldiers standing far away in the palace and whispered in Young Master Liu's ear: "Husband, you can't even touch such a beautiful lady like Sister Shan'er by your side. Touch, it won’t really be useless, right?”
"Uh-huh... don't talk nonsense, be careful of military law!"
"Yes, I understand!"
Murong Shan looked at Qi Yun with a bright red face and complained in her eyes. The secret secrets of the boudoir that they had just talked about were immediately leaked to Qi Yun. It was strange that Murong Shan was not embarrassed.
"Report! Commander-in-Chief, General Zhou Baoyu discovered King Bai Kuli of Kucha from a secret passage, and his identity has been confirmed!"
"Bring it up!"
"yes!"
After a while, Zhou Baoyu and others tied a richly dressed middle-aged man with a rope and walked towards the main hall.
"Commander, this old guy is very cunning. He is hiding in a secret passage outside the palace wall and is dormant. If the soldiers hadn't accidentally discovered something was wrong, they might have let this old guy sneak away!"
"Congratulations to the soldiers who discovered Bai Kuli!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi circled around Bai Kuli twice and frowned at Bai Kuli's fighting appearance. To be fair, Bai Kuli is the most spineless king who has conquered so many countries! Even Qiao Loushan, the king of Loulan, was not so cowardly as he abandoned the palace and ran away regardless of the situation.
"Xiao Wang Bai Kuli met with Commander Da Long. Commander Da Long Mingjian, Da Long's caravan was not killed under Xiao Wang's order, and the messenger was not killed under Xiao Wang's order! They were all ordered by Bai Gefei!"
Liu Mingzhi was startled. He didn't expect Bai Kuli to speak Chinese so well that he was no different from a Han Chinese.
Aunt Mo Rongrong leaned into Liu Mingzhi's ear and whispered. Liu Dashao nodded slightly, and Bai Kuli was just a puppet who had been emptied out.
Qi Yun pursed her lips and looked at Gumo Rongrong, who was less than a fist away from Young Master Liu, and felt sour in her heart. She was full of hostility towards this Gumo Rongrong, who was wearing leather armor and showing off her slender waist and had no sense of shame!
Qi Yun doesn't care what the customs of the Western Regions are. Dressing so slutty is just to seduce this girl's husband!
"Commander, the old man has found all the murderers of the Qiuci Kingdom who killed my caravan. They were the ones who wanted to instruct their men to commit murders when they saw their wealth!"
"Cheng Kai!"
"The general is here!"
"You accompany Mr. Deng to deal with this matter. Once it is verified that it is correct, everyone except Bai Quale will force them to drink hot silver juice. Since they like silver, they will not hesitate to kill two thousand of my Dalong people for gold, silver and jewels." Then let them die without money!"
"Got the order!"
"slow!"
"Commander, please give me your orders!"
"Hang them on the flagpole and let them dry before putting them down. I don't want those two thousand Dalong people who died innocently and tragically to haunt me every day and tell me that they have lingering resentments in their hearts!"
Cheng Kai swallowed his saliva and nodded slowly: "Yes!"
"Zhou Baoyu!"
"The general is here!"
"Bring Bai Guoqie!"
"Got the order!"
"Old man Deng Kun thanks the commander-in-chief for avenging the lives of the two young and old in heaven. Please accept my three obeisances!"
"Commander, please accept my three obeisances!"
PS: Clean up typos and overhaul the chapter, four updates
