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Chapter 282 The power of the whole country
There is no such thing as good fortune without a reason.

They are just the ones who support their families, bearing the burden for those who enjoy the good life!

Luo harbored a slight resentment towards the guerrilla general's mansion.

She felt that her son was like a son-in-law who had married into a wealthy family, and that this general's mansion clearly belonged to the Gan family!

But she only dared to mutter a few words in front of her son.

She wouldn't be willing to move to another residence, even one with a courtyard several times more luxurious than her current one.

This is the guerrilla general's residence!

The residence of a fifth-rank military officer.

The Zuo family's direct line has never produced such a high-ranking official in five generations!
Furthermore, given the daughter-in-law's abilities, there is still considerable room for advancement in her official position.

Who knows, maybe one day she'll become the matriarch of that General's Mansion!

Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

He hurriedly glanced at his nephew, who was not far away, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the nephew was not paying attention to them.

Gan Mingfu was still somewhat dazed after entering the courtyard.

The words "Guerrilla General" on the gate tower finally made him truly realize that his sister had become an official.

Guangzong Yaozu.

May your family bring glory!

It's also a way to show off the Gan family's reputation.

If I were to write to my parents and younger brother in the border town to tell them this news, they would be overjoyed.

Before leaving the border town, Gan Weixian brought all the money his parents had earned over the past few months with him.

The original words were, "Have him help me set up a new home for my sister."

But look at what's in front of us now.

They even have a general's mansion!

The main rooms in the courtyard also come with a set of smooth and shiny huanghuali furniture!

It's clear that the previous owner of this house was either very rich or very powerful!
He wanted to add something to the general's mansion, but after looking around for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what was missing.

Leaving aside the joy that the guerrilla general's mansion brought to his newly arrived husband's family and his own family.

Take Gan Minglan's vanguard battalion, for example. They marched at a speed of two hundred li per day, and on the fifth night, they discovered the first batch of Hu scouts.

The Hu people have really arrived!
They are already on their way to within a thousand miles of the Seven Guards of Kansai.

Speaking of which, it was already half a month ago.

The Kashgar Khanate received news that the Seven Guards of Guanzhong had been captured, and that King Zhongshun of Hami, along with dozens of nobles and their families, had been captured alive by the Bei army.

The news came like a bolt from the blue.

The royal court was filled with the voices of various factions and nobles denouncing the State of Bei.

They never considered using ransom to redeem people!

Before a concrete retaliation plan could be formulated for this round of campaigns, the devastating news of the annihilation of the Fire State archer cavalry arrived once again.

It hit him right on the seven-inch mark!
Multiple groups of people were completely enraged!

Although the Kashgar Khanate has passed its peak, its territory has been slowly expanding over the years.

Even though the holy war last year resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of cavalry, the final result was still gratifying!
They have a strong and well-equipped army!

Their old general can still wield a halberd!

The Khanate of Kashgar is a country where the entire population practices Islam.

There are two main religious forces in the country. One group's followers prefer to wear black leather hats, while the other group wears white hats and white robes.

The two Khoja factions (religious leaders) wielded immense influence among nomadic peoples and city-state nobles. Each appointment of the Khan's successor was, in effect, the result of competition between the two factions.

When the king, representing the Black Hat faction, proposed to mobilize the entire nation to launch a campaign against the Bei Kingdom.

White Hat Khoja (sect leader) immediately voiced his objection:
"According to reliable sources, the old emperor of Bei has been buried, and the one who has now inherited the throne is a child who is less than one year old!"

The young emperor had barely ascended the throne when he issued an imperial edict ordering the border generals to lead their troops to the capital to protect him. Unfortunately, none of the nine key border towns of Bei responded.

The regent, who was assisting the young emperor, issued the same decree to the leaders who had rebelled, and even promised them the thrones of kings of different surnames!
Now their rebel leaders are incredibly powerful in their struggle for the throne! I've heard that even the Jianghu people, who usually ignore the imperial court, have become interested and are flocking to the capital.

At this time, if the Khanate were to launch a full-scale attack on the Bei state, it would not only provoke strong resistance from the northwestern border troops, but might also lead these border troop leaders to unite against the Khanate.

Those in the White Hat and Cho (factional leaders) interest groups have expressed their opinions.

"The time is not yet right to attack the State of Bei! Let's wait a little longer!"

"How can we mobilize the entire nation's resources? The amount of food needed to send hundreds of thousands of people to war is enormous; it's far too wasteful and exhausting!"

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Black Hat Khoja (the sect leader) had also heard about the internal strife in Bei.

However, in last year's holy war, their faction of paladins suffered the greatest losses.

This proposal to mobilize the entire nation to attack Bei may well have been intended to weaken the power of the White Hat Khoja (religious leader).

But ultimately, their goal was to strengthen the Khanate.

The ambitions of these two factions cannot be contained within the entire Western Regions!
They hope to spread God's blessings to a wider land.

Black Hat Khoja (the sect leader) and his followers, after further discussion, revised their previous plan:
"The Seven Guards of Guanzhong, as the Han people call them, have been part of the Khanate's territory for over a hundred years. No matter how useless they are, they cannot be taken away from us."

Otherwise, other tribes and local leaders annexed by the Khanate would follow suit!
The garrisons and houses built by the Han people hundreds of years ago had long been burned down, leaving the Bei army nowhere to hide, and there were no natural barriers to defend in the desert.

With such a favorable situation for us, are the paladins still unable to take down the enemy's tens of thousands of troops?

Kill them, then just wait there!
Once the scouts report back to the key border towns of Bei, where they are fighting amongst themselves and exhausting their forces, the holy warriors beyond the Peace Pass can then march unimpeded into the Central Plains!

White Hat Khoja (Sect Leader):

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy to completely wipe out these Bei soldiers. The Bei army operates under a military household system, and their families might be on their way to the Seven Guards of Guanzhong."

Black Hat Khoja (Sect Leader):

"Good timing! Military dependents are either elderly or children. Let the slave-catching team come along, and then we can capture all those boys and bring them back as slaves."

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Recapture of the Seven Guards of Guanzhong would crush the arrogance of the Bei army.

The terrain of the Seven Guards of Kansai is flat and open.

For the vast majority of horse archers, this meant they could either advance and storm the Peace Pass, or retreat back into the desert.

There is no safer solution than this!

after that.

It took the nobles of each city-state about half a month to gather enough food to feed the army for a year.

If it weren't for the recent bumper wheat harvest, it would have been quite difficult to keep so many people waiting at the border for a year with the full support of the nation.

This delay caused a lot of trouble.

More than a month had passed since the Bei army recovered its lost territory before the army set off.

As night falls, everything is silent.

The movements of enemy scouts marching through the desert were particularly noticeable.

Unfortunately, they encountered the Jade-Faced Rakshasa.

The opponent's strategy is like throwing a meat bun to a dog—it's gone and there's no return!
(End of this chapter)