Chapter 359 Attacking the Heart Is the Best, Attacking the City Is the Worst

Speaking of which, Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, did not have a very good reputation in the Western Regions.

Ever since Lan Yu insulted the princess of Wusun in court, causing the latter to commit suicide by hitting the beam in the palace hall, the king of the fallen Wusun, Tibes, sent people to spread the news in the Western Regions, sparing no effort to expose Lan Yu's true face;

He even used this to slander the Tang Dynasty and the Khan Chen Huaian.

Especially after the end of the Battle of Talas, the Arab Empire's army invaded the Western Regions in a large scale, allowing Tibes, the king of the fallen country, to regain power. He even posted Lan Yu's "crimes" in the Western Regions.

As a result, the image of Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, among the nobles of the Western Regions has already plummeted.

Even in the Huihe Khanate, which refused to surrender to the Arab Empire, there were many princes and nobles who had complaints about Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty.

If it were not for the pressure from the Arab Empire, the Huihe Khanate would be facing the risk of extinction. The princes and nobles in the Huihe Khanate would never agree to open the city gates and let Lan Yu and the 10,000 Tang Anxi Iron Army enter the city, fearing that they would let the wolf into the house.

But now, Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, actually took the initiative to take the task of defending the Princess City. This trip is a life-and-death struggle!

In this way, the princes and nobles of the Huihe Khanate looked at Lan Yu with a new eye.

Even the heroic Khan of the Huihe Khanate, Mo Yanchuo, was quite surprised by Lan Yu's initiative to volunteer to defend the Princess City.

Originally, when Lan Yu led his troops to reinforce the Uighur Khanate, Mo Yanchuo thought that he would only help guard the Uighur capital until the arrival of the Tang Dynasty reinforcements.

But he never thought that Lan Yu would take the initiative to ask for his troops to go to the Princess City to fight against the Arab Empire's army on the eastward expedition before the war. He had already put his life and death aside!

Yingwu Khan Mo Yanchuo was deeply moved by Lan Yu's righteous act.

However, as the monarch of a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, when faced with the request of the marquis and governor of the suzerain state to defend the city, he naturally did not agree to it at the first time, and a round of greetings and refusals were inevitable.

Who knew that Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, was "determined to go to the Princess City and face the Arab Empire's army on the eastward expedition head-on, no matter what Mo Yanchuo said.

It is not difficult to see that the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Talas has always been a source of resentment for this Tang Dynasty Marquis, and he can only avenge himself by defeating the enemy on the front battlefield.

In the end, Moyanchuo was unable to overcome Lan Yu's insistence, and could only say with great emotion: "My Lord, in this case, I will thank you for your righteous act on behalf of millions of people in the Uighur Khanate;"

"The task of guarding the Princess City and resisting the Arab army will be handed over to you by me!"

As he said, Moyanchuo waved his hand and ordered: "Come here, draft a handwritten order for me, and transfer the full authority of the defense of the Princess City to Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty from now on;"

"The former Uighur commander Mawulani and the Uighur garrison soldiers in the Princess City will obey the dispatch of Lan Yu, the Marquis of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, from the moment they receive my handwritten order;"

"Those who violate the order will be executed without mercy!"

"Yes, Khan!"

Then, Moyanchuo called his nephew over and said: "General Ababekli——"

"I am here!"

"I order you to lead the three thousand under your command. The royal guards will go to Princess City with the Tang Anxi Marquis to reinforce. All actions will be commanded by the Anxi Marquis and no mistakes can be made! "

"I have received your order!"

After doing all this, Mo Yanchuo turned his attention to Lan Yu again and said sincerely: "My Lord, I will hand over the Princess City and the hope of the entire Huihe Khanate to you!"

Lan Yu bowed and replied solemnly: "Please rest assured, Khan, the people are here and the city is here!"

"My Lord, thank you for your trouble!"

"My Lord, goodbye!"

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In this way, Lan Yu, the Tang Anxi Marquis, became the chief general guarding the Princess City of the Huihe Khanate. After receiving the handwritten order of Mo Yanchuo, the Yingwu Khan, from the palace hall, he led his 10,000 Tang Anxi Iron Army and the 3,000 royal guards of the Huihe Khanate to the Princess City a hundred miles away overnight.

The next day

Yingwu Khan Moyanchuo, who had no sleep due to his left eyelid twitching all night, forced himself to go to the palace hall to hold the daily routine court meeting.

However, as soon as he entered the palace hall, Yingwu Khan noticed that the atmosphere in the hall was not right. All the ministers hung their heads and looked at Yingwu Khan who walked through the hall and ascended the throne step by step with despair.

"What happened to you?"

On the throne, Yingwu Khan Moyanchuo was confused and asked puzzledly: "Who can tell me what happened that made you all look like your father has died?"

"Report to the Khan, this, the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty are only a thousand cavalry!"

"What did you say?"