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The whole country of Gaochang was already waiting for the battle a month ago.

The king ordered that all counties and counties should strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and all people outside the city would be expelled into the city, and all adult men would be distributed to the army.

Outside the city, the livestock and all the property that can be taken away were taken away, and no grain was left to the people outside the city.

But even so, some people in Gaochang are still worried.

You should know that the Tang Dynasty had defeated the Turks, and now... its strength has reached its peak. It is obvious that the land of Gaochang and the four counties cannot be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty.

The only lucky thing now is, as the Lord Gaochang said, Gaochang is located in a remote place, with a strong wall and clear field, and the Tang army mobilized many troops to come, and they would not be able to defeat it.

This actually makes sense. The distance between Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty was the continuous Gobi Desert. Once the vast army came here, the front line would have to be extremely long, and what was terrible was the issue of food and supplies.

As long as Gaochang persists, the Tang army will be exhausted after mobilizing the troops. At that time, if we strike again and fight again, there will be great hope for victory.

Among the Gaochang Kingdom, most of the Han people were surnamed names such as Cao, He, Shi, Kang, An, Shi, and Mi.

The county close to Hexi is Jincheng County, which is known as the Iron City.

In such a place, Gaochang has already stationed a large number of troops. If the Tang army comes to attack, it will welcome the first wave of the Tang army.

This place has always been lived by the Cao family for generations, so Sima here is Cao Duan.

Cao Duan has sent a large number of people to build the city these days, and stocked up a large amount of food and grass. He prepared countless arrows in the arsenal. He was a little panicked, but now he has settled a lot.

In the past few days... some cavalry began to appear outside the city.

There are not many people...it makes people feel like scouts...

This aroused Cao Duan's alertness.

So he sent a team of scouts out of the city and soon, the news came.

"He is a Turkic man, but he is wearing the armor of the Tang army."

After hearing this, Cao Duan frowned, why did he send those Turkic cavalry slaves?

After the demise of the Turks, a large number of Turks were enslaved by the Chen family in Hexi. Cao Duan knew this very well. He thought... at this time, the Tang army would definitely send elite troops here.

But...what happened when sending a cavalry slave?

“How many people are there.”

"Not only a few hundred people."

"How is that possible? Maybe... this is a strategy to lure the enemy. There must be a large army lying in the vicinity."

The scout shook his head and replied: "If there are hundreds of miles in a radius, if there are large troops stationed, they will definitely not be able to hide it. There are only these hundreds of people and no other troops."

The scout dared to insist because the surrounding Jincheng was indeed a flat mountain, and it was easy to hide hundreds of people, but it was simply a dream to hide thousands of people.
Chapter completed!