The grass in the factory should be plucked

Muhaner stood up and clapped his hands. Several musicians came in one after another and bowed deeply to everyone.

Melodious music sounded, and amid the jingling of bells and pendants, a team of dancers from the Western Regions, surrounded by five young girls with their faces covered with tulle, came slowly and gracefully with enchanting dance steps.

The silver bells on her ankles trembled slightly, and the tiny sounds mixed with the rhythm of the erhu and jie drum, weaving into a flowing rhythm; the snow-white slender waist was adorned with a jewel waist chain, swaying with the music, exuding a fatal temptation.

At the end of the song, the five young girls took off their veils together, revealing their beautiful faces and affectionate eyes.

They bowed gracefully, chirping, "Greetings to General Wei, greetings to General Xie."

Although they saluted the two people sitting on the seat, the five pairs of amber eyes all looked shyly at the young general among them, expressing their affection with their eyes and glances.

The legendary God of War of Great Chu is a hundred times more handsome than in the portrait!

Xie Changan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Wei Zhuang held back his laughter and asked, "What does Prime Minister Mu mean by this?"

Mu Haner glanced at Xie Changan's dark face, his heart beating fast, and he said cautiously: "The five princesses are the pearls in the Khan's palm, beautiful and charming, and are known as the rare treasures of the Western Regions..."

"To show our sincerity, the Khan is willing to give the five princesses as gifts to Duke Dingguo!"

Xie Changan had no expression on his face. He slowly took out a gleaming dagger, rolled it up, and then straightened it...

Muhaner and the five princesses were all horrified when they saw that the dagger made of fine steel was like dough in his hands, being rolled and flattened and changing into various shapes.

He just said coldly: "I have promised my wife that if anyone tries to get in her way or upset her, I will kill him with my sword!"

As he spoke, he tore the dagger into five pieces. As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand lightly, and five cold lights suddenly flew out. There was only the sound of wind, and the five princesses all felt a chill on their heads.

Everyone screamed in shock. Xie Changan casually threw the five blades and actually cut off a large piece of the beautiful hair of the five princesses!

"A small punishment, a big warning, and this won't happen again." Xie Changan said calmly

"what--"

The five princesses finally reacted and felt a bald spot on their heads. They were shocked and frightened and rushed out of the tent crying.

Muhaner was trembling with fear. He was indeed an evil star who could turn hostile at any time!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down!" He bowed repeatedly.

"A few foreign women are trying to offset a large area of ​​land?" Xie Changan snorted coldly, "Is your country trying to humiliate the Great Chu?"

Wei Zhuang also sneered and said, "Your country really has no sincerity. I think there is no need to discuss the peace talks!"

Muhaner's face turned pale: "Da Chu must have the Turpan Basin and the Tarim Basin?"

Xie Changan laughed and said, "That was the price before. Now, it has to go up a bit."

"What Da Chu wants is the entire Turpan Khanate!"

Mu Haner was furious: "Duke Dingguo, please don't go too far!"

"Too much bullying?" Xie Changan smiled slightly, "Prime Minister Mu, don't forget that it was your country that invaded Great Chu first, and now Great Chu is just retaliating."

Wei Zhuang stood up and sneered: "Go back and tell your Khan that there are only two options before him, either surrender or die!"

Muhaner collapsed to the ground dejectedly.

The Khan was shocked to see Muhaner, who looked as pale as death, and the crying princesses, and asked, "Can the peace talks fail?"

He was willing to give away even five beautiful princesses, but he couldn't impress the Duke Dingguo?

Mu Haner trembled with fear: "I heard that Duke Dingguo is henpecked..."

The Khan was stunned.

What kind of celestial being is the Prince of Jing'an, who could make the Emperor of Great Chu and the God of War of Great Chu bow down to him?

The next day, Wei Zhuang and Xie Chang'an led the army and advanced into the heart of Turpan.

Of the 500,000 troops in Turpan, some died and some fled, leaving less than 100,000 men. How could they be a match for the Western Expedition Army?

Upon hearing that the Chu army had arrived, the defenders abandoned the city and fled. Some who did not have time to escape simply surrendered without a fight.

We can't win the battle anyway, and the Chu Kingdom won't kill surrendered prisoners, so why should we die in vain?

Soon, the Western Expedition Army occupied the Lop Nur area.

This is a large saltwater lake, about a thousand miles away from Yumen Pass and only five hundred miles away from Gaochang, the capital of the Turpan Khanate.

Xie Changan then discussed with Wei Zhuang that the army should temporarily station here and rest for a few days.

At this time, it was only five days away from the Ghost Festival on July 15th. He had to teleport the Dragon Palace over as soon as possible so that he could accompany Jiang Li to Longhu Mountain.

In any case, the Turpan army no longer had the power to resist, and allowing the Turpan Khan to linger for a few more days would not affect the overall situation.

Wei Zhuang readily agreed.

Although there are rivers and lakes in Turpan, the entire country is dominated by deserts and Gobi. As the saying goes, this place is "wearing cotton jackets in the morning and gauze in the afternoon, and eating watermelon while holding a stove". It is hot during the day and cold at night, and the temperature difference between day and night is huge.

The Pingxi Army had been stationed on the border for a long time and had adapted well to this climate. However, it was different for the Dingguo Army. They had just arrived and many soldiers showed symptoms of acclimatization.

The army stayed here for a few days to rest and allow the soldiers to adapt to the environment.

Xie Changan also arranged for the soldiers to build the Dragon King Temple and the Dragon Lord Temple.

Wei Zhuang was surprised and asked, "Why is that?"

Xie Changan couldn't bring himself to talk about the Dragon Palace, so he made up a reason: "Your Majesty is the true Son of Heaven. Building the Dragon King Temple and the Dragon Lord Temple here is to demonstrate the power of the Great Chu Empire and to pray for the protection of the Dragon God."

He whispered, "This place will be included in the Dragon King's jurisdiction. If necessary, we can ask the Dragon King for help."

Wei Zhuang suddenly realized that he had certainly heard about it. When there was a drought in the north, it was Prince Jing'an who brought a dragon to make rain fall from the sky, which resolved the drought and saved the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of victims.

This means that Prince Jing'an can command dragons!

If the Dragon King could come here and a dragon appeared, wouldn't the people of Turpan be scared to death?

"Great!"

Wei Zhuang clapped his hands in approval and personally urged the soldiers to build the two temples as soon as possible.

In less than two days, two simple Dragon King Temples and Dragon Lord Temples stood by the lake.

At the moment, it was impossible to carve the statue, so Xie Changan found two flat stones and carved the altars on them. One was inscribed with "The altar dedicated to the Dragon King of the East China Sea" and the other was inscribed with "The altar dedicated to the Dragon Kings of the Four Rivers".

Led by Wei Zhuang and Xie Chang'an, the soldiers respectfully brought the two tablets into the temple, burned incense and prayed, reporting to heaven and earth, asking the Dragon King and the Dragon Lord to protect this place and bring peace to the people.

After the shrine was placed, everyone saw a flash of golden light before their eyes, and faintly heard a dragon's roar coming from the sky.

At this time, Xie Changan heard Jiang Li's joyful voice, which rang in his mind: "Brother Changan, it's done! Dragon Palace can come over now!"

Xie Changan asked happily: "When can you arrive?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Brother Yin first, and then I'll come with Brother Jiao and Dandan tonight."

"it is good."

Xie Changan was filled with infinite joy as he could see his beloved wife again!

At this time, in Gaochang City, the Khan of Turpan was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.

Seeing the Chu army getting closer and closer, he thought about escaping. However, when he packed up his gold, silver, and jewelry and prepared to flee with the queen, princess, princes and princesses, he found that he could not get out of the palace!

It was the same palace and the same road, but it was like walking on a maze and I ended up back at the starting point!

The same is true for the entire royal city, you can only enter but not leave.

Once you enter the city, it's like entering an invisible barrier. No matter how you walk, you can't get out of the gate of Gaochang City!

From kings to common people, everyone was trembling in fear and in despair.

"The gods are furious! The Emperor of Great Chu is the true dragon emperor. Our Khan invaded Great Chu for no reason and angered the gods. They will punish us soon!"

"God, please open your eyes. We ordinary people are innocent!"

"It's all the Khan's fault. Everyone in the royal city will be buried with him!"

Complaints were everywhere, and the anger of the people in Gaochang City grew more and more intense. They wished they could kidnap the Khan's entire family and hand them over to the Chu army!

If they were also unable to break into the palace, there would have been a coup long ago.

The Khan hid in the palace, feeling completely hopeless. It was God's will that he be killed!

This was naturally Bai Xian's method. According to Xie Changan's plan, she first made Yesen's army lose its combat capability, and then came to Gaochang City and set up magic arrays outside the palace and the royal city.

This kind of illusion array actually has no lethality. It will only make people lose their way, just like being trapped in a wall of ghosts, and they can't get out of the range of the array.