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Chapter 346 Qiuci

The capital of the King of Kucha, Yancheng, is a city full of Western Regions. Even in the scorching sun, the streets are still bustling.

Unlike the cities of the Tang Dynasty, Yancheng streets are mostly people of different ethnic groups, including cannibals, Persians, Indians, and Turks. Of course, there are also yellow-skinned and dark-eyed Han people!

Unlike the past, although the people who are commuting on the streets today are still doing the same thing, they are less laughter and joy from the past, and they all seem to be full of worries!

On both sides of the street, you can see the people gathered together from time to time, speaking the dialect of their respective ethnic groups and communicating with thoughts on their faces!

"Have you heard it? The Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains is coming!"

"Of course I know, who doesn't know the news now? And I also heard that the Tang Dynasty sent an army of 300,000 this time!"

"Haha, your news is inaccurate. I heard that the Tang Dynasty sent at least 500,000 troops! It's hard to think about how there were so many troops in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Five hundred thousand? I got accurate news that the Tang Dynasty's army had a total of millions!"

"Millions? How is it possible? There are not so many people in Kucha, right?"

"How is it impossible? If there were no millions of troops, how could it be possible to conquer Gaochang and Yanqi in just half a month?"

"Uh... it makes sense. Although Yanqi Country is weak, Gaochang Country is very powerful, just a little worse than our Kucha!"

"You still have the heart to discuss this? Let's pack up and prepare to escape! The latest news is that the Tang Dynasty's army has arrived at the eastern border of Kucha. With our military strength, it is impossible to withstand the Tang Dynasty's attack. It will be too late to run away by then!"

"Run? Where to run? Haven't you read that letter of compatriots? This time the Tang Dynasty is preparing to defeat the entire Western Regions!"

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The facts often change completely after continuous spread. The huge number of 200,000 troops shocked the entire Western Regions and felt incredible. The record of capturing Gaochang and Yanqi in just over ten days once again shocked the entire Western Regions, and everyone couldn't help but tremble slightly!

The people on the street were talking about whether to escape here before the war broke out, while the Kucha royal palace, the Kucha king Helibu, Prime Minister Nali, General Jie Lie and others gathered together, discussing with a heavy face how to deal with the fierce Tang army!

"It's been three days, it's been three days. Do you still have no way to deal with it?" Helibushibi glanced at the ministers with a gloomy face.

It has been three days since I received the so-called "letter to compatriots in the Western Regions", and it has been more than a month since the Tang Dynasty sent troops to the Western Regions, but I have not discussed any feasible solutions!

It is impossible to surrender directly like a Dragon Tuk Knight! Kucha is not Yanqi, and there is only a royal city left. Moreover, Kucha's strength is really much stronger than Gaochangdu.

But... so what? Even if Kucha has the best strength and power in the Western Regions, what can it be against the 200,000 army of the Tang Dynasty? If Gaochang is a wild wolf, and although Kucha is stronger than Gaochang, it is at most a tiger... how can it be better than the giant dragon of the Tang Dynasty?

Looking at the ministers who were silent again, Holibushi felt bitter in his heart. He also knew that these people were not dedicated or unfaithful to Kucha, but it was just that a good wife could not cook without rice!

After a long time, Nali finally spoke: "King, the only way now is to unite other countries and gather all forces to jointly deal with the threat from the Tang Dynasty!"

"Is it useful? Those short-sighted idiots will only gloat at the destruction of Kucha, how could they unite with me?" Holibushibi smiled coldly. He had already thought of this method and had sent envoys to contact other countries. As a result, no one responded to his call, and they all looked like they were not in their own way. While he made him angry, he felt even more helpless!

This is the case with the countries in the Western Regions. They seem to be adjacent to each other and have quite similarities, but the contradictions between them are also very great! Without taking all the damage, they are already under the power of the Tang Dynasty. How could they help Kucha resist the Tang Dynasty?

Even if they all knew that the Tang Dynasty would not be satisfied with a Kucha, their goals were revealed from the beginning - the entire Western Regions! But, after all, hasn't it been defeated yet? At the last resort, there is nothing to do with surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, and it's not that it has never surrendered?

Nali shook his head slightly and said, "What the old minister said is not to join the countries of the Western Regions, but to... Turks!"

"Huh? Are you talking about...Yugushi?" Holibushibi was slightly stunned and frowned, "But his conditions..."

"Is there any other way for the king?" Nali said with a wry smile, "The two evils are the least. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the only thing that I want is to kneel down completely. At least it can guarantee the reign of the country of Kucha! But the Tang Dynasty... what they want is not a simple return, but to make Kucha a state or county of theirs!"

"The king, I will finally think what the prime minister said is reasonable! The only way out at present is to accept the conditions set up by Yugu and join forces with the Turks to resist the Tang Dynasty! Other countries... can't count on it!"

This time it was Helibushi's turn to fall into silence. In his heart, he was unwilling to give up any of his existing rights. This is why he did not respond after receiving the letter from Yugushe!

"Stop, stop, stop!" After a long time, Holibushibi said helplessly, "Send someone to contact Yugushua. I accept his conditions and ask him to send troops to support him as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, besides this, the old minister thinks we can't sit still and wait for death. After all, it will take some time for the Turks to support them. Therefore, before that, we must let the Tang Dynasty know that Kucha is not Gaochang, nor Yanqi. If we want to take down my Kucha, the Tang Dynasty will have to pay the corresponding price!" Nali's dim eyes were filled with light, and his tone was full of ruthlessness!

Helibushibi narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and his fist hit the armrest of the chair with a fierce blow, and said hatefully: "That's right! If the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer my Kucha, how can they get their wishes easily? I want the Tang Dynasty to understand that I Kucha is not that easy to mess with. If he doesn't lose a piece of meat, he will not succeed in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Master, I will fight last time!" Jie Lie stepped out of his arms and clasped his fists and said loudly!
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