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Gulimiza nodded: "Father, I understand! I will definitely give it a try."

The princes standing nearby spoke up one after another, saying, "Father...isn't this too lowly of us! Are we letting them defecate and urinate on our necks?"

Bairdar listened to the princes' words and sneered, "Do you think no one is defecating or pissing on our necks right now? Do you want to live or save face?"

The princes fell into a deathly silence.

Baird said to Gulimiza, "You should leave here immediately and stop listening to their nonsense."

Gulimiza nodded and said to Baird, "Father, I understand... I will definitely not let you down... Please be careful."

After Gulimiza finished speaking, she rode away on a fast horse.

Although they used camels for their long journeys, they used horses for actual battles...

Baird said to the gods, "God, you must save us."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Kingdom of Uzbekistan occupied a city.

Wuwei and Linbang listened as their men began to report on the battle situation.

After hearing his subordinates' report, especially after learning that the people of Shanshan had taken advantage of the situation to occupy twelve cities, Wuwei was greatly impressed.

Wuwei and Linbang exchanged a smile, and then fell silent.

After listening to his subordinate's report, one of his generals asked, "Generals, Bairdar is currently leading over ten thousand men and is not far from us... Do you think we should attack and give this dog a good beating while it's down?"

Wu Wei shook his head: "No need. Byrdah and his men are now completely driven to the brink of desperation... There's no need to chase them anymore... Keeping them alive is more useful than killing them!"

The general listened and nodded: "Do we need to attack and take back the country that Shanshan took advantage of the situation to occupy? We still have casualties. It is said that Nanxi of Shanshan occupied this city without losing a single soldier... which is obviously taking advantage of us!"

Lin Bang shook his head: "Let's reorganize first, there's no need to rush! Let's see how things go..."

Wu Wei nodded: "And send a message to the kings of those three countries, telling them not to take in Bairdar, otherwise they will be regarded as rebels and enemies of our Uzbekistan!"

The general under his command nodded: "Your Highness, your worries are unnecessary. Those countries wouldn't dare challenge us, would they? Are they crazy?"

Wu Wei smiled and said, "I dare not speak of others, but the people of Shanshan dare."

The general under his command wore a puzzled expression.

Wuwei waved his hand, telling him to just do as he was told.

After his subordinate general left, Wuwei asked Lin Bang, "Do you think His Highness the King of Mobei might have noticed something?"

Lin Bang gave a wry smile and said, "Of course... He must have sensed something! He's the King of the Northern Desert, what can be hidden from him... The fact that he hasn't contacted us is enough to prove it!"

Wu Wei nodded: "Is the current actions of Shanshan Kingdom orchestrated by the King of Mobei?"

Lin Bang nodded very firmly: "Isn't that a given? ... How could Nan Xi, a mere woman, have that kind of ability and courage?"

Wuwei asked, "So what do we do next?"

Lin Bang's expression was stern, and with a hint of bitterness, he said to Wu Wei, "Do we even have a choice?"

Wu Wei's gaze was icy: "That's indeed the case..."

Lin Bang asked with equal concern, "Do you think we can be his match?"

Wu Wei laughed and said, "Even if he has extraordinary abilities, this is the Western Regions... We have the support of the Kingdom of Uz, the Kingdom of Shule, and the Kingdom of Khotan... No matter what, we are in the dominant position!"

Lin Bang added, "Besides, we don't necessarily have to be on the opposite side, right?"

Wuwei smiled and nodded, saying, "Indeed. Let's rest for a while, then report back on the battle situation here. After that, we'll wait for news!"

"And while you're at it, go and call Hanati and Dawuleti over!" Lin Bang said.

Wuwei nodded, and then went to call for help.

...

At this time, General Dan of Shanshan led his troops to set up numerous sentry posts three miles outside the city.

So when Gulimiza arrived at their post, she was spotted by the sentries.

However, Gulimiza came to seek peace.

After being discovered, they immediately surrendered.

General Dan was somewhat surprised to see that the person who came was Gulimiza.

After all, they had all met before.

After Gulimiza was brought before General Dan, she smiled brightly upon seeing him.

I wasn't scared at all.

"General Dan, we meet again!"

General Dan wasn't too serious, after all, when he went to support Gaochang Kingdom, Baird hadn't seen General Dan and his men.

However, Gulimiza still went to see General Dan and the others alone.

"Did your father send you here?" General Dan asked Gulimiza directly.

Gulimiza nodded: "That's right, General Dan! It was my father who wanted to plead for the lives of our more than ten thousand soldiers."

General Dan asked, "Then why doesn't he come himself?"

Gulimiza gave an awkward smile.

General Dan pointed at Gulimiza and said, "You're stupid! That's why we brought you here. Otherwise, whether you went to Shule or Khotan, they would probably chop off your head to claim credit."

Gulimiza listened to General Dan's slightly reproachful words and nodded with a smile: "General Dan, I know... I know you will protect me, that's why I dared to come. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to come... I'm not stupid."

General Dan stuck out his tongue at Gulimiza and said with a smile, "Alright, come with me now."

Seeing that General Dan was about to take him inside, Gulimiza asked with some surprise, "Are you taking me to see the Empress just like that?"

General Dan nodded: "That's right... Actually, we've been waiting all along..."

Now it was Gulimiza's turn to be surprised.

Did you all know we were coming?

General Dan nodded: "That's right, we expected you to come, but we didn't expect it to be you!"

Gulimiza said with a smile, "It seems that I won't have made a wasted trip this time."

General Dan said with a smile, "Whether your trip was a waste or not depends on your attitude."

...

General Dan said he didn't need to report, but while he was chatting with Gulimiza...

One of his soldiers has already gone to inform Nan Xi.

Nanxi was also somewhat surprised to hear that it was Gulimiza who had come.

He went to find Xiao Ce again.

Xiao Ce arrived immediately.

After all, he had been waiting for the people of Gaochang to come, according to Xiao Ce's plan.

He did not want to antagonize the Kingdom of Gaochang.

After all, Xiao Ce still needed to use someone else's strength against him.

Seeing Xiao Ce come over, Nan Xi told him about Gulimiza.

After listening, Xiao Ce said, "That's good. Baird sent him here because he wanted to have a proper talk..."

Nan Xi said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, King of the Northern Desert, let's begin our negotiations..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Nan Xi and said, "Next, I'll go and negotiate!"

Nan Xi was somewhat surprised, after all, Xiao Ce had always been in the shadows.

It's quite surprising that he suddenly wants to step into the spotlight.

However, Nanxi naturally nodded in agreement, as he didn't know why Xiao Ce had such a change in attitude.

Nanxi didn't know that Xiao Ce's change of heart was entirely due to the fact that his weapons had arrived in large quantities.

What surprised him was the speed at which the northern desert region produced these weapons.

Now that he has these weapons, there's no need for him to keep a low profile.

He could even speed things up, after all, he'd already been in this place for over half a year...

It's time to achieve some results.

Just then, General Dan arrived with Gulimiza.

It must be said that Gulimiza is quite beautiful.

Compared to Ling Chang, Gulimiza embodies the typical characteristics of a beauty from the Western Regions.

Because, although Ling Chang is beautiful, she is not the kind of purebred Western Region beauty.

Because he is of mixed race, and Ling Chang's grandmother was from the Xiao Kingdom, her beauty also has some characteristics of people from the Xiao Kingdom.

Compared to Nanxi, Gulimiza is young enough.

After Gulimiza arrived, she bowed to Nanxi.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."

Nanxi waved his hand and said, "Gulimiza, no need for formalities... Let me introduce you, this is His Highness the King of the Northern Desert of Xiao Kingdom."

When Gulimiza saw Nan Xi introduce her like this, she was taken aback at first, but then she very politely bowed to Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce nodded.

Nanxi continued, "Gulimiza, do you know? You're the one I'm most worried about... Are you alright?"

Gulimiza nodded, her face full of gratitude: "Your Majesty, thank you for your concern... I am fine."

Nan Xi nodded: "And what about your father?"

Gulimiza nodded: "Your Majesty, my father is doing well... Actually, I came here on my father's orders!"

Nanxi nodded: "I know that! After seeing your Gaochang Kingdom and Uz Kingdom fighting, we thought that we are interdependent... If your Gaochang Kingdom is conquered, our Shanshan Kingdom will also find it difficult to remain unscathed... So, that's why we came to help you defend your country. Your father won't misunderstand, will he?"

Gulimiza shook her head repeatedly: "No... My father is very grateful... He said, 'A friend in need is a friend indeed!' I used to think that Hanati and Dawuleti were true friends. But when something really happened, they ran away faster than anyone else."

"But Your Majesty the Empress is very righteous! You were willing to help us defend our country and saved our Gaochang Kingdom from destruction!"

Hearing Gulimiza's words, Nanxi smiled and said, "That's good... I was just afraid you'd misunderstand. As long as you haven't misunderstood, that's great!"

Gulimiza nodded: "Your Majesty, well, time is of the essence. I won't beat around the bush..."

Before she could finish speaking, Nan Xi said with a smile, "Of course! Let's just get straight to the point..."

Gulimiza said to Nanxi, "Your Majesty, my father is leading over ten thousand remnants of our Gaochang Kingdom outside... We are truly trapped with nowhere else to go... Therefore, we request permission to stay here..."

Nan Xi subconsciously looked at Xiao Ce and asked him a question.

Xiao Ce nodded slightly and cleared his throat: "Let's talk about this."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce speak, Gulimiza looked at him with a puzzled expression.

He glanced at Nanxi again.

Gulimiza had heard some things about Xiao Ce, such as being a hostage in the Xiao Kingdom, a deposed crown prince...

None of these titles are good...

So, when Nanxi first introduced Xiao Ce, she was somewhat surprised.

Now that Xiao Ce has come out again to talk to him about this matter, Gulimiza is even more puzzled.

Seeing this, Nanxi said to Gulimiza, "His Highness the King of Mobei is a benefactor of our Shanshan Kingdom. He can fully represent me."

Nan Xi's words surprised Gulimiza even more, but he didn't say anything more.

Instead, he nodded repeatedly.

"Your Highness, no problem... Then, I wonder, is it permissible?"

Xiao Ce smiled slightly at Gulimiza: "Of course! However, we have one condition: after you come in, you must temporarily hand over the military power to us."

"And then there are these cities. Although we're here to help you defend them... we won't return them to you until you've recovered your homeland... because I simply can't accept your army. I'm afraid that if we return them to you, it won't be long before they occupy them again!"

As soon as Xiao Ce finished speaking, Gulimiza agreed almost without thinking, "Of course...no problem!"

Xiao Ce noticed that Gulimiza hesitated, or rather, she wanted to talk to her, or at the very least, negotiate...

However, her quick agreement was still beyond Xiao Ce's expectations.

Xiao Ce asked Gulimiza, "Can you make that decision?"

Gulimiza looked at Xiao Ce and said, "If you can make the decision, then I can make the decision too."

Seeing this, Nan Xi quickly spoke up for Xiao Ce, saying, "Your Highness, the King of Mobei, of course has the authority to make that decision!"

Gulimiza repeated what her father, Bairda, had told her before he arrived.

After listening, Xiao Ce and Nan Xi smiled faintly: "You're quite clever, even though it's all at the last minute! But it's not too late to repent before you're in dire straits!"

"Go tell your father that as long as he obeys me, I guarantee your Gaochang Kingdom will not perish!"

Gulimiza looked on with a hint of doubt as she listened to Xiao Ce's arrogant words.

Nanxi added from the side, "Gulimiza, hurry up and thank His Highness the King of the Northern Desert. His words mean your Gaochang Kingdom is saved!"