Kucha is one of the four Anxi towns of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, Kucha was filled with joy and a festive atmosphere.

"Do you know? The prince led his army into the Western Regions! The prince has entered the Western Regions!"

"The prince brought 200,000 elite troops this time! 200,000! We didn't dare to think about it before."

"The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and the goods are not abundant, so it is difficult to supply a large army. The Tang Dynasty then garrisoned a small number of troops in the Western Regions. This time, the prince conquered Tianzhu and opened the road from Tianzhu to the Western Regions. The food and grass from Tianzhu will be continuously transported, and our strength in the Western Regions will soar."

"That's right! That's right! In the past, we were worried about not having food and grass, and in the future, we would worry about not having enough troops."

"The prince is really amazing! He is wise and decisive!"

Kucha is a military town located in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. In modern terms, it is a fortress. The military town not only has troops stationed, but also the families of the Tang army.

Whether it was the Tang army or the family, after learning that Li Longji led the Tang army to enter the Western Regions, they were overjoyed and rushed to tell each other.

This time, Li Longji led his army to enter the Western Regions in large numbers, rewriting the history of the Western Regions, which will bring about earth-shaking changes.

In the past, because the Western Regions were vast and sparsely populated and the resources were not abundant, the Tang Dynasty could not garrison a large number of troops in the Western Regions and could only send a small number of troops. This situation has been like this since Zhang Qian opened the Western Regions. It has not changed for thousands of years. This change will have extremely important historical significance.

Because the food and grass from India will be transported continuously to the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty could send a large number of troops in the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty's strength in the Western Regions will soar.

In the past, the Tang Dynasty had insufficient troops in the Western Regions. It was always a waste of attention and was reluctant to retract one and another. Even the small Shi Kingdom had to win over and could not conquer it directly. In the future, the Tang Dynasty's strength in the Western Regions increased greatly, so there was no need to worry about it anymore. Just let go of the big moves and do whatever he did not accept, which was so satisfying.

When you think of this beautiful prospect, who can’t be happy?

"Let's go! Let's welcome the prince!" The Tang generals stationed in Kucha reached an agreement without any extra words. Then, they took action collectively and rushed to see Li Longji.

Li Longji was leading his army forward. When he learned the news of the arrival of these generals, he asked them to come and meet.

"I've seen the prince." These Western Region generals looked at Li Longji with red eyes, as if they had seen their ancestors.

Li Longji's performance is really eye-catching. They always think about meeting Li Longji. Now that their dreams come true, they can't be able to be unhappy.

"Forget it." Li Longji looked at the generals. They were so proud, proud, and very satisfied. He encouraged him, "You have worked hard for the country to guard the border and lie on the open."

"Not working hard! No working hard!" Being encouraged by Li Longji made the generals very excited and busy.

They held their heads and chests up, and looked at them like they were as if they were in supreme glory to guard the bitter and cold Western Regions.

Then, Li Longji asked about the situation in the Western Regions for a while.

The generals stationed here are the most clear about the situation in the Western Regions and are busy talking about it one by one.

"The prince should take advantage of this great opportunity to advance westward to get rid of the small countries at both ends of the rats such as Xiao Bolu and Da Bolu." The generals of the Western Regions said hatefully.

They had long wanted to get rid of these two small countries at both ends of the rat, but because they lacked enough troops to do so. Now that Li Longji has led a large army, they are keen.

"I think it won't take much time for their envoys to surrender to arrive." Li Longji nodded and said.

"Report to the prince, Xiao Bolu, and Da Bolu, please come and report." As soon as Li Longji finished speaking, the elite Gao Lishi came in to report.

"The prince is wise." The generals were convinced.

"They must beg for surrender." Li Longji's eyes flashed and he pondered: "The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food is imminent, and the backyard must not catch fire. The Western Regions must be stable. Therefore, there is no need for Dabolu and Xiaobolu to exist again. They will be destroyed directly and set up counties. As for Xiaobolu and Dabolu, King Nian, who are still cognitive, let them spare their lives. Let them go to Chang'an to support their elderly care."

King Xiao Bolu and King Da Bolu did not dare to have any objection to this matter and agreed immediately.

Moreover, they were full of joy because they could finally go to the legendary Tang capital Chang'an.

They also know that Chang'an is famous outside. They know that it is a paradise on earth. If they can see the appearance of Chang'an in their lifetime, it will be worth it even if they die.

"Crown Prince, the envoy of Shi Kingdom asked for a visit." Gao Lishi came in and reported.

"Shi Country? Damn Shi Country." The generals of the Western Regions shouted in unison, all of them were very angry.

They were extremely angry about the two ends of the first rat in the Shi Kingdom.

"Shiguo? No see." Li Longji said coldly: "The two ends of the Shiguo's head and rats are trying to get along with each other between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi. In the past, we had insufficient troops in the Western Regions and had to win over the Shiguo. Now, I led a large army into the Western Regions, which is a good opportunity to stabilize the Western Regions."

Speaking of this, his tone turned higher and he said, "If you want to be stable in the Western Regions, you must establish your authority. Just use Shi Guo to take action!"

"Telection: Slaughter the Stone Kingdom!" Li Longji's eyes flashed and he ordered loudly.

"Affect the order." The generals took the order in unison and were greatly excited.

Although the Tang Dynasty had been in charge of the Western Regions for many years, it was because of insufficient troops and limited deterrence in the Western Regions, which was the reason why the Western Regions were always turbulent.

Now, Li Longji led a large army into the Western Regions, which is a good opportunity to stabilize the Western Regions. If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you must be kind and powerful.

The best target for establishing authority is the small country with the two ends of the rat.

Slaughtering the Shi Kingdom can intimidate the Western Regions. The Western Regions will definitely be shocked and will never dare to cause chaos again.

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to fight the Arab Empire, it would first have to stabilize the Western Regions. Because the Western Regions were the strategic base for the Tang Dynasty to advance westward, it must be stable and must be firmly controlled, and no future troubles should be left behind.

All the generals happily agreed with this order.

The Tang army came to Shiguo and slaughtered Shiguo.

The news spread, and the countries in the Western Regions were frightened and asked to surrender. Anyone who came to surrender, Li Longji gave them the condition to offer their land and go to Chang'an to retire. The Tang Dynasty allowed them to live a good life of glory and wealth for the rest of their lives. If they were loyal, even their descendants could enjoy glory and wealth.

If you dare to say something, you will slaughter it.

These small countries expressed their willingness to offer land and then went to Chang'an to retire.

For these newly obtained places, Li Longji adopted county and county governments and included these lands under the direct control of the Tang Dynasty.

Suiye City was an important military town in the westernmost part of the Tang Dynasty. Pei Xingjian, a famous general, escorted Balus back to his country that year. He stopped here.

Li Longji set up the commander here. Looking at the huge map, he saw that the land occupied by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions expanded rapidly and soon occupied thousands of miles of land.

"Zhang said, what do we do next?" Li Longji asked Zhang next to him.

"Prince, I think we should stop moving forward." Zhang Shi raised his eyebrows.

"Stop moving forward? Zhang said, are you crazy?"

"That's right. You have always been wise, how could you be so confused? We are in a good situation. We should expand in a large way. If this continues, it won't take long. We will be able to fight against Dashi."

"Yes. You must never stop moving forward."

As soon as Zhang finished speaking, a voice of objection sounded, and the generals thought Zhang was crazy.

The Tang army made extremely smooth progress in the Western Regions. Wherever the Tang army went, they all surrendered. This was a good opportunity for large-scale expansion. Zhang Shuo actually advocated stop moving forward. How could the generals not think that Zhang Shuo was crazy?

"Tell me, why should I stop moving forward?" Li Longji asked without comment.

"Stop moving forward, this is a top priority, and there are many reasons, mainly: First, we have been fighting for a long time, and the soldiers are a little homesick, so we have to worry about this."

Since the conquest of Tubo, the army has been fighting abroad. Almost three years have passed in a blink of an eye. Three years of long wars, far away in a foreign land, who can not miss home?

Although the soldiers have not shown too much homesickness yet, they must not ignore it.

Homesickness can sometimes be fatal. For example, the famous Alexander the Great fought very smoothly in the east. The reason why he stopped advancing east was that his subordinates were homesick and did not want to fight anymore. Although he wanted to fight, he could not resist and had to retreat.

"Second, our newly obtained land is too wide, and it is still time to be completely stable. Even Tubo and Tianzhu cannot be completely stable." Zhang said, "The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi must be a life-and-death battle. There must be no fire in the backyard. These places must be completely stable, which takes time."

Tubo, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia were all included in the Tang Dynasty's territory. However, because the time was too short, these places were not stable. If they continued to fight, then it would appear to be extremely smooth on the surface, but in fact it would leave hidden dangers. Once the war with the Arab Empire and the backyard caught fire, it would be a big problem.

You should know that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire must be a life-and-death battle and must not leave any hidden dangers.

"Further west, it is the territory of Dashi. However, we are not ready to go to war with Dashi. This is the third one." Zhang Shuo continued to analyze.

The Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire will sooner or later have a war. However, the Tang Dynasty is far from ready to go to war with the Arab Empire. Li Longji's promotion of troops this time was to prepare for the future war. The more he prepared, the higher his chances of defeating the future war.

A war with the Arab Empire required more troops and more money and food. These were not prepared and had not been transferred to the Western Regions. If a war with the Arab Empire rashly started at this time, it might not be possible to suffer losses, but it would be a difficult battle.

The reason why they may not lose is that the Arab Empire is also not prepared to fight against the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps the Tang Dynasty can still have the power to fight.

If the Tang Dynasty was ready, then there was no fear.

"The battle with the Great Food must be a battle to devote all the national strength. There are also many problems in the country, and there are too many problems that have not been eliminated. This is the fourth one." Zhang Shuo said again.

There were still many accumulated problems in the Tang Dynasty, mainly because Emperor Gaozong of Tang was a soft emperor and left too many problems. Wu Zetian wanted to replace the Tang Dynasty. He knew that some things could not be done and would leave hidden dangers, but in order to replace the Tang Dynasty, she had to do so. For example, she killed the heroes and allowed some people who had no talent but were loyal to her to the throne, etc.
Chapter completed!