The army set off again the next day and continued to approach Loulan Kingdom.
Two days later, they entered the territory of Loulan Kingdom.
Most of the Loulan Kingdom is a desert area where it is impossible to farm and survive. Compared with the Hami Kingdom and the Luobu Kingdom, its land is small and barren.
Only the area near the capital has some water sources and cultivated land suitable for human survival.
Because of the land, Loulan Country has always been poor and its population is small. After all, only so much food is grown every year. A larger population will only make more people hungry.
It is a pity that Loulan Kingdom, which was already sparsely populated, lost 150,000 young and strong people due to the king's stupid move, causing the number of available people in Loulan Kingdom to drop sharply.
If Talmu hadn't come back with 50,000 people, there would probably be no more available people in Loulan.
The army marched for more than half a month, and finally arrived at the oasis area of Loulan Kingdom, where many people of Loulan Kingdom lived.
After entering these territories, the army launched a bloody massacre on everyone they saw.
The most active among them is the Zhenbei Army.
The Yue Family Army and the auxiliary soldiers marched towards Loulan City in an orderly manner, while the Zhenbei Army relied on their own speed to spread out and massacre all the villages in their path.
Kill all Loulan people you meet.
Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!
All the things the Loulan people did to the people of Dachuan should be repaid in full.
Two days later, when the army arrived outside the capital of Loulan Kingdom, it was already evening.
Looking at the temporarily reinforced city wall in front of him and the soldiers who were ready, Zhao Long directly ordered to set up camp and attack the city tomorrow.
Zhao Long and Xie Xing strolled outside Loulan City and looked at the city head.
Zhao Long smiled and said,
"The Loulan Kingdom is on guard. It seems that the news of our elimination of the Luo Bu Kingdom and the Hami Kingdom has reached here.
Look at this city defense. It's very well done. Rolling logs and stones, kerosene, bows and arrows are all ready.
If our army attacks by force, it will definitely pay a heavy price.
This Talmu is also quite capable. He didn't surrender and planned to fight our army to the death. "
Xie Xing also said,
"Yes, Talmu is a man of many tricks, tricks, and ruthlessness.
Before, he was able to trick Ganbul into leading Hami's 100,000 troops to die, and then personally sacrificed hundreds of thousands of troops to attract our army, just to take these 50,000 elites back to Loulan.
He has country in his heart.
Now that our army is approaching the city, how could he not resist and defend his country to the death? "
"No, no, no, I don't think so. I think Talmu knows that he will definitely die, and he also knows that after we break the city, we will definitely massacre all the Loulan people.
After all, he knows best what he did to us. He knows that no matter what we do, we will never let him go, nor will we let the Loulan people go.
That's why he had to fight tooth and nail.
If nothing else, he has told all Loulan people that if our army breaks the city, the whole country will surely die, in order to stimulate the soldiers' fighting spirit and will to die.
Even if the country is really destroyed and the family is destroyed, it will bite us hard.
This battle is not easy to fight. "
"It doesn't matter, if the soldiers come and cover up the water and the earth, there will always be a way to break his city.
This is our last battle, and when it's over, we can go home. "
"Let's go, go back and rest."
Inside Loulan City.
Zhang Mansion.
This is a mansion that occupies a large area. It is not magnificent inside, but it can be considered as everything. In this small town, there is such a large courtyard, which shows the noble status of the owner of the mansion.
It gets dark late in the Western Region, but the lobby is still a little dark. At this time, the lights are brightly lit and the candlelight is flickering.
The tables and chairs on both sides of the lobby are full of people. These people include old people and middle-aged people.
Wearing official robes.
But in front of the main seat in the middle was a young man in his mid-twenties.
The young man stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes sweeping over the crowd majestically. The crowd's eyes were anxious and eager, and they couldn't help but look at the young man.
From the looks of it, this young man is the one in charge in this room.
"Everyone, do you know why I am calling you here?"
The young man said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, an old man said,
"Master Zhang, all of us here are not outsiders, we are all Sichuan people. If you have any questions, just tell us."
Zhang Xiaoyu nodded and said,
"I do need your help with something."
"Master Zhang, please give me your orders. We Central Plains officials were all promoted by you. Without you, we talented and learned people would still be hungry slaves.
Your kindness to us for rebuilding is as great as a mountain. As long as you say a word, I will go through fire and water without hesitation. "
"Yes, people like Mr. Zhang have rescued and protected too many Central Plains slaves, so that they would no longer be bullied and freeze to death in the wilderness. This is a great kindness that cannot be repaid even if they die."
Everyone wanted to say more, but Zhang Xiaoyu waved his hand, interrupted everyone, and said directly,
"I just received news that Master Wang has arrived outside Loulan City."
"Ah? What? Master Wang is here?"
"The heavenly soldiers have arrived? So soon? This..."
"How many of the heavenly soldiers have come? Can they capture Loulan City?"
"We are all looking forward to the day when we can return to our motherland."
"This is a bit unprepared. Mr. Zhang, just tell us what you need us to do."
The officials were talking a lot, and Zhang Xiaoyu was not anxious at all when he listened to what they said.
After they were all shocked and accepted the news, Zhang Xiaoyu slowly said,
"Everyone, before I came, you all lived a life inferior to that of a pig or a dog. After I came, you first gained the trust of Lord Loulan and climbed to a high position step by step.
Then, I made suggestions to the monarch and bribed other ministers. Only then did the monarch relax and agreed to allow people from the Central Plains to serve as officials. This greatly improved the status of the people from the Central Plains in Loulan Kingdom.
Now, all of you are in high positions, well clothed and well fed, enjoying the glory and wealth.
So, I dare to ask you, do you still have Dachuan in your hearts? But do you still remember who you are? But can you still clearly see your appearance, your hairstyle, and your skin color?
But are you still willing to go back to Dachuan and continue to be an ordinary citizen? "
Zhang Xiaoyu's words made everyone look at each other in confusion. For a moment, they didn't understand what he meant. They couldn't figure out what he meant, and it was difficult for everyone to answer.
"say!"
Zhang Xiaoyu suddenly shouted loudly.
"Of course I think about my homeland all the time, and I dare not forget it for a moment."
"Xiaguan has no thoughts about food and tea every day. He only hopes that one day he can return to his hometown."
"The same is true for lower officials. Every time I wake up from my dream at midnight, I think I have returned to my hometown again, but it is just a dream in vain."
