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Chapter 581 Unconditional Surrender

In the northwest of Yarkand City, there are two important cities, Kashi and Yingjisar. Once these two cities are captured, the Kyushu Army will arrive at Yarkand City and overthrow the centuries-old Western Region Khanate.

At this time, the Kashgar guard was in a panic, pacing back and forth anxiously in the Kashgar government building, and bad news came every moment.

"General... the Central Plains army has broken through the two cities of Aksu and Wushi one after another, and is crossing the Tarim River, and will soon hit our city of Kashgar!" A panting spy Baili hurriedly sent back the information.

"I am familiar with the generals in Aksu and Wushi. They are the kind of tough people who are absolutely unwilling to surrender. If they hadn't blocked them in the northeast, our Kashgar might have fallen long ago." The Kashgar guard said with emotion.

"But...the defenders of Aksu and Wushi caused a lot of casualties to the Central Plains army."

They caused a large number of casualties to the Central Plains army. After the fall of the city, the main generals and adults who defended the city were hanged and executed in the street.It is said that the people in Wushi and Aksu were terrified and did not dare to resist.

"..." The guard of Kashgar was silent.He is well aware of the determination of the Kyushu Army. If he resists, he may end up in the same fate as Aksu and Wushi's colleagues.

"The Central Plains army has occupied more than half of the territory of our Khanate, and they still continue to go south without sparing any effort. It seems that they will not give up if they don't capture the Khan City. The general must think about whether we should stick to it. If we stick to it, we must prepare for defeat. Prepare to die," the aide said to him.

"Let me think about it." Kashgar guarded his forehead with a headache.

In the northward section of the Tarim River, more than 1 Kyushu troops crossed the Tarim River in batches.In addition to the combat soldiers, there were also logistics soldiers recruited from Suzhou, northern Shaanxi, and the Yarkand Khanate, spreading for more than ten miles.

Because there are still a large number of slaves in the Yarkand Khanate, the Kyushu Army announced their freedom and provided them with food when they arrived, so these slaves temporarily helped the Kyushu Army.I don't expect them to be able to fight on the battlefield, as long as they work hard.

"I didn't expect that the Yarkand Khanate was not easy to conquer as expected. The two cities of Aksu and Wushi caused us the loss of thousands of people and consumed a lot of ammunition. If we attack Kashgar, Balchuk and Yingjisha If the three cities of Erqiang still encounter this level of resistance, we probably don’t have enough materials to take the city of Yarkand.” Riding on a camel, Xu Shi looked at the vast Gobi, feeling uncomfortable.

"Yes, as we go deeper into the Western Regions, we don't know anything about the topography and hydrology, and we can only rely on the captured natives to guide us. Fortunately, the Yarkand Khanate will capture them when they conflict with other khanates and tribes. The captives are used as slaves, and these slaves who have resentment against them can be used by us. The information they provide is often the most authentic and worthy of our trust." Sun Chuanting followed Xu Shi.

"Slaves, heh, we also have many domestic slaves in the Central Plains and outside the customs. However, it is too much to use slaves as livestock in the Western Regions. The so-called people without morals and standing, this is probably the retribution of the Yarkand Khanate." After seeing the miserable conditions of the slaves here, Xu Shi couldn't help but feel that he should come to conquer this place and spread enlightenment.

"The military lord has already summoned hundreds of officials to discuss the establishment of the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions overnight, and selected suitable officials to take up the post. At the same time, he asked us to take the opportunity to eradicate the rebellious and evil nobles when we attacked the Yarkand Khanate. It is estimated that Similar to the previous measures, the land of these big landlords will be distributed to civilians and slaves." Sun Chuanting said.

"Although measures such as beating landlords and equalizing land are not uncommon, such measures are a feat in history and can win the hearts of the people. The people are not very opposed to the change of the Yarkand Khanate." Xu Shi said .

The two led more than [-] soldiers and a huge logistics convoy across the Tarim River, but none of the Yarkand troops dared to attack halfway when the Kyushu Army was crossing the river, and the crossing operation was not stable.

The huge Southern Expedition Army advanced another ten miles to the southwest. At this time, two groups of envoys from the Yarkand Khanate came to find the commanders here, Xu Shi and Wu Keshan.One of these two groups of envoys came from Kashgar, and the other came from Balchuk. They were the two cities that were about to face the spearhead of the Kyushu Army.Seeing that the situation was not good, the defenders of these two cities sent envoys long before the Kyushu Army began to attack.

"You two teams of envoys, one is from the city of Kashgar in the southwest, and the other is from the city of Balchuk in the southeast, right?" Wu Keshan asked the two teams of envoys.

"Yes." The envoys of the two teams were a little embarrassed. They never thought that the two cities would send envoys at the same time, and the time to visit the Kyushu Army happened to coincide.

"Now that the two countries are at war, we are enemies and not friends. Why are you visiting us at this time?" Wu Keshan waved his horsewhip into the air, making a snort.

"This..." The envoys of the two teams looked at me and I looked at you, always feeling that it was difficult to speak in front of their own people.

"Our army travels thousands of miles a day, and will soon arrive at Kashgar City and Balchuk City. If you have nothing to do, don't delay our time here." Seeing the envoys sent by the other side faltering, Wu Keshan showed dismay color.

"General of the Central Plains, please listen to me. Our Kashgar general wants to invite you to negotiate in Kashgar City. Can we let Kashgar City go? We are willing to pay some conditions proposed by the Central Plains Army." The envoy from Kashgar City hesitated , or bite the bullet and say it.

"Our general Balchuk thinks the same way..." The envoys of Balchuk City also explained their intentions.

The envoys of the two cities bowed their heads in shame. Both teams of envoys guessed the intention of the other party's visit, but they just bowed their heads to the Central Plains army in front of each other, losing all dignity.

"Xu Shi, did you hear what they said? Their generals want to negotiate with us in Kashgar City and Balchuk City." Wu Keshan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the two cities might cause a lot of casualties to the Kyushu Army. The city would even take the initiative to ask for a conversation.If there is no need to attack Kashgar City and Balchuk City, then the Kyushu Army will have sufficient ammunition to attack the Yarkand King City.

"I heard it, but negotiation is impossible. We led the army here not to take a look at the flowers, but to conquer the city, so there is no need to negotiate." Xu Shi suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and put on a face With a cold face, "Go back and tell your lords that you two cities have only one choice, and that is to surrender unconditionally. Otherwise, if you capture the city, no one will be left behind."

(End of this chapter)