At this time, Baihu's voice came from outside, and he said, "What military newspaper is so urgent? Can't you say it later? The prince is busy now."

Li You smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Ashin Qing said embarrassedly: "Prince, official business matters, you can go and read the military newspaper first."

Li You said, "Baihu, let him come in."

The visitor was a messenger sent by Asunasmo. Asunasmo's letter said that they had captured Yanqi and Yuli.

Li You smiled and said, "General Ashinasmo is indeed powerful. He completed the mission so quickly."

Yanqi's capital is called Sifang City, which is a stone city. It is extremely strong and siege is not the strength of the grassland cavalry. Therefore, Li You specially sent them some of the giant siege cars and some of the fire attack teams.

That's it, Li You also expects that it will take them a long time to fight.

The messenger introduced the situation.

It turned out that Yanqi was very close to Gaochang, only more than 600 miles. Ashinasmo's men were originally stationed on the border of Yanqi, only one day away. Therefore, they were the first men to reach their goals.

After they arrived in Yanqi, they found that there were only more than 1,000 defenders inside, and the main force had been disobeded by Yuli and went to participate in the civil war. Therefore, after they besieged the city, they sent merchants in Yanqi in Gaochang to the city to tell their stories in Gaochang. Soon, the people inside opened the city and surrendered. As a result, they didn't even use the siege car.

Asunasmo still had the old method, so he surrounded Yuli and sent the people who were found in Yanqi to the city to persuade them to surrender, but they also surrendered.

All these people surrendered so easily not only because of the powerful means of the coalition forces siege the city, but also because of the policies formulated by Li You.

The policy formulated by Li You to treat these Western Regions is to severely punish those who do not surrender.

As long as they surrender to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the residents of the country, all officials will remain in office. The king of the country will be crowned with titles by the Tang Dynasty to preserve their glory and wealth, and only send them to Chang'an.

Under this policy, except for the king, the lives of others were basically not affected at all. Therefore, the king wanted to resist and did not support them. When they saw the powerful coalition outside the city and they could not get reinforcements, someone came in to tell the Tang Dynasty's policies, most of them wisely chose to surrender.

In just 48 days, the first phase of the coalition forces was completed.

The coalition forces captured Gaochang, Yanqi, Yuli, Yiwumilan, Ruoqiang, Qiemo, Jingjue, Ronglu and Mi Kingdoms. What is interesting is that Xiaowan, there was a riot in their country, and the people killed the king and took the initiative to join the Tang army.

At this point, the coalition forces conquered 10 countries in the Western Regions, and the population of the Tang Dynasty increased by 470,000.

Li You lived in the Western Regions very freely. He enjoyed the special food from all over the place with the company of beautiful women all day long. He was a little overjoyed.

Unfortunately, at the end of May, he received the will of Li Shimin to suspend the expansion in the Western Regions, asking him to hand over the affairs of the Western Regions to Gao Yong and return to Chang'an with Hou Junji.

The Marshal's Mansion.

Hou Junji asked: "Your Highness, after the war, the Western Turks are currently very weak. I have formulated a combat plan that can defeat the Western Turks in one fell swoop and incorporate the entire Western Region into the Tang Dynasty.

Let's go back now, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Gao Yong and others also suggested attacking the Western Turks. He said: "Your Highness, the coalition forces are now strong and the morale is high. It is a great opportunity to conquer the Western Regions. If you miss this opportunity, it would be a pity. It would be too difficult to attack the Western Regions again in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness, you can't withdraw your troops." Xue Rengui and others also said one after another.

They are right. At present, the coalition forces have rich experience in combating in the Western Regions and have formed 16 regiments of Western Regions cavalry. In addition to Hamid's men, the total force has reached more than 80,000.

After capturing Yanqi, they found an oil field there and built a turbulent oil refining workshop. The craftsmen also mastered the methods of processing and making various siege equipment in the Western Regions. This was a powerful force that had been run-in.

If the Western Regions are not attacked, this force will collapse.

First of all, the 16 regiments of Western Region cavalry were not used to keep them, and they could not afford to support them, so they had to disband. The coalition must also be disbanded, the Tuyuhun people, the Turks and others must also go back, and the craftsmen must return to their original positions.

If you attack the Western Regions in the future, you will have another 200,000 people. They have no experience and do not have the unique environment of the Western Regions. They will waste the people and cause money. They may not be able to conquer the Western Regions.

At this time, Wang Xuance had already heard news that Yugushua and Yulihu were tired of fighting, and there was a tendency to shake hands and make peace with the Yili River as the boundary.

Faced with the situation in front of him, Li You thought about it for a long time last night. He thought that Li Shimin was wise and powerful. Since he asked Li You and Hou Junji to go back, something must have happened in the court and they must be asked to go back to help solve it. There may also be something involved in them and they need to go back and explain.

Now is a dilemma. The coalition forces are currently making great achievements. When they go back, they will make great contributions, which is very beneficial to them personally. But if they go back, the court will miss a great opportunity to recapture the Western Regions.

If you don’t go back, there will be a problem of opposing the order. If some people add fuel to the fire, they may end up badly.

The imperial court is very complicated. It is not that you can be recognized by working hard for the country outside. Yue Fei has won countless victories but cannot save his life. There are countless examples of this.

He thought about writing a memorial to explain the situation in the Western Regions in detail, but this round and time took a long time, and the fighter had already missed it.

What should I do?

After careful consideration, Li You has now made up his mind.

He said, "Your opinions are correct, and you can't miss this opportunity no matter what. My opinion is that you will continue to call here and I will go back to Chang'an to protect you."

"Prince, don't go back. We are not at ease when you leave." Xue Rengui said.

"Yes, you can't leave, your lord." Hou Cheng, Qualcomm and others said.

Young people like Xue Rengui still couldn't recognize the dangers. Hou Junji, Gao Yong and Sima Jiong knew the traps in the officialdom. When they heard Li You say this, they felt relieved.

Li You is the nemesis who specializes in impeachment! If you are conspiring with him, you are just looking for a blow!

Finally, Li You said: "You fight here with confidence. The better you fight, the easier things will be. Even if you don't worry, your contribution will be indispensable."

On June 22, Chang'an City, Fanglin Gate.

The sun is shining brightly and the early summer wind is warm. The soldiers guarding the gate perform monotonous tasks all day long, one by one, one by one.

At this moment, they looked at a few fast horses coming from afar, and the horse's knights were covered in red.

"The red flag rewards the victory!" The soldiers suddenly became energetic.

Everyone in Chang'an City knew that His Highness King Qi led his troops to the Western Regions. Later, he heard that Gaochang State was captured and cotton seeds were brought back. Then there was no news for a long time.

Li You has always been very low-key. Before completing the first phase of the task, he did not report the victory to the court. After conquering the 10 countries in the Western Regions, he did not expect to report the victory with a red flag. Because he would fight the Western Turks next, he didn't want to be so arrogant yet.

However, Li Shimin suddenly asked him and Hou Jun to come back, and something must have happened to the court. For the benefit of the coalition soldiers, Li You had to take the lead before returning to Chang'an.

Soon, the messenger came to Fanglin Gate and they shouted: "The great victory in the Western Regions, the Tang army conquered 10 countries in the Western Regions!"

After entering Chang'an City, the messenger continued to shout loudly and headed straight to the Ministry of War.

Soon, Chang'an City became lively.
Chapter completed!