"I hope there will be good news. Otherwise, there will be heavy snow all over the place soon. At that time, we will have to go back. Once we go back, it will not be so easy to arrest Abrun again."

Man Gui looked expectantly at the dozen or so soldiers coming towards him.

With the sound of hoofbeats, smoke and dust, and the neighing of war horses, the dozen or so soldiers stopped in front of Mangui.

Before the smoke and dust dispersed, the dozen or so soldiers jumped off their horses and came to Man Gui.

"Commander, we have found traces of Abrun." The leading soldier shouted loudly to Man Gui with an excited look on his face.

When Mangui heard this, he became excited instantly.

Mangui leaned forward, looked at the soldier, and asked excitedly: "Did you really find their traces? Where are they now?"

"Commander, Abrun is currently located in Jimsar.

According to our investigation, Abrun is currently resting in Jimsar.

There are about five thousand soldiers in Abrun at this time. Although there are so many, most of them are new recruits." The soldier explained to Man Gui in detail.

Jimsar is a very important stronghold in the Yilibari region.

As far back as the Han and Tang Dynasties, this was a place that the Central Plains Dynasty must control.

In the 17th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court sent Wu Wei Geng Gong to lead hundreds of people to farm in Jimsar.

During the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty established Tingzhou in present-day Jimusar County.

During Wu Zetian's period, in order to enhance the military defense power, Ting Prefecture was promoted to Beiting Protectorate. It was not only a military command authority, but also an administrative agency. It was the political, military center and transportation hub at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

In the second year of Jingyun's reign, the Beiting Protectorate was upgraded to the Beiting Grand Protectorate, becoming the highest military command authority of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, with more than 100,000 troops under its control.

Jimusar is a very important place. If the Hami Guard is the last barrier against the Western Regions, then Jimusar is the bridgehead for sending troops to the Western Regions.

But such an important place has been gradually abandoned since the Tang Dynasty.

After the Song Dynasty, which was inherently lacking in military force, unified the Central Plains, it made several Northern Expeditions, but there were problems with its own strength, so the Northern Expeditions were always unsuccessful.

There was no way the Northern Expedition could succeed, let alone Jimsar in the Western Region. The Song Dynasty's area of ​​control was limited to the Central Plains and other places. As for the further north and west, it was really beyond the reach.

During the Ming Dynasty, although the Ming army was strong in the early days of the founding of the country, the national conditions at this time were too different from those of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Coupled with various reasons, the Ming army did not have substantial control over Jimusar.

After losing substantial control over Jimusar, the Ming army retreated to the Hami Guard, and at this time the Hami Guard became the last barrier against the Western Regions. Fortunately, the Western Regions did not have many powerful forces at this time.

But when the country's power weakened, the Hami Guard gradually lost control, and the entire Western Region could be said to have nothing to do with the Central Plains Dynasty.

It was not until the Qianlong period that substantial control over Jimusar and other places was restored.

Because it has been out of control for too long and due to various reasons, Mangui currently does not have substantial control over Jimusar.

"Jimusar, are you sure? Are you sure Abrun and the others are in Jimusar?" Man Gui looked at Ye Buzai standing in front of him with some disbelief.

Jimusar is not very far from Hamiwei, and now Mangui is not far from Jimusar. If we drive day and night, we can reach Jimusar within two days.

Mangui couldn't believe that Abrun would rest so close to him.

"Commander, everything I said is true. If there is any deception, I am willing to engage in military law!" Ye Buhuan said to Man Gui with a solemn face.

It's not that Mangui didn't believe what Ye Bushou said, but Mangui didn't believe that Abrun would rest in Jimusar.

You must know that I chased them all the way, and Jimusar was not far away from me. If Abrun was really repairing in Jimusar, it meant that Abrun did not take Mangui seriously at all.

"Haha, you are so brave, you dare to jump right in front of my eyes.

Pass my order and the whole army will attack. We must arrive at Jimsar in two days. I want to see what Abrun is capable of."

As Man Gui spoke, he waved the whip in his hand, controlled the horse under his crotch, and rushed forward.

"Ah lulu!"

Amid the neighing of war horses, Man Gui led his troops galloping on the Gobi Desert.

The shaking smoke and dust rose from under the horse's hooves and shot straight into the sky with an awe-inspiring momentum.

Mangui did not let his men drive a car. Although the speed of the car was not inferior to that of a war horse, and its carrying capacity was much stronger than that of a war horse, in the Gobi Desert in the northwest, there are no current cars at all.

The method is comparable to war horses.

Nowadays, the technology of these wood-burning cars is very mature, but if you want to drive in the Gobi Desert, they are still not ready.

"Drive, drive, drive!"

The riding crop in Man Gui's hand kept whipping towards the horse's butt.

Mangui put a black gauze scarf on his chin, covering his mouth and nose.

At the same time, he also wore a pair of goggles made of glass.

When galloping on the Gobi Desert, the most fearful thing is the sand and dust kicked up by the horse's running. Once the sand and dust get into your eyes, your speed will definitely slow down.

In order to solve this problem, Zhao Wen issued special goggles to Mangui and the others a long time ago.

Xuanzhen is now very mature in glass manufacturing, and goggles can still be made. The quality may not be as good as that of later generations, but it is completely adequate for today.

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Although Jimsar was a very important stronghold of the Central Plains Dynasty during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is now just a gathering place with a relatively large population.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jimusar had a large number of buildings, various military facilities, and civilian facilities. It was a typical military city.

But now Jimusar is full of ruins. Although the shadows of the Han and Tang Dynasties can be seen in these ruins, it is now just a dilapidated ruin in the yellow sand.

Although some buildings can still be inhabited, they look like dilapidated buildings, crumbling under the influence of strong winds.

There are many yurts in Jimusar, and these yurts are used to live in. In Jimusar, the local residents basically live in these yurts.

It's not that local residents are unwilling to build houses, but the cost of building houses is too high, and they may be buried by wind and sand one day, making them worse than yurts.

Among these yurts, there is a very tall yurt, and there are various decorations on the yurt, and a shining gemstone is placed on the top of the yurt.

Around the yurt stood guards with swords hanging from their waists.

There are all kinds of things that highlight the extraordinaryness of this yurt and its extraordinary status.

This yurt is really the yurt of Abrun, the Great Khan of the Yarkand Kingdom.

Abrun is fully qualified and has the ability to live in such a yurt.

Abrun sat in the center of the yurt, with a low table in front of him filled with various kinds of beef and mutton.

Abrun ate the meat on the table without any image, holding a leg of lamb in one hand and a huge piece of beef in the other, gnawing on his face unscrupulously, and his mouth was full of oil.

The sand blown by the strong wind slapped on the yurt, and the gravel rubbed on the yurt, making a squeaking sound.

Abrun didn't feel anything about these sounds. His main task now was to get rid of the food in front of him.

Abrun's plan is not to stay here too long. He will leave here in two days and head further west.

Although Abrun did not know the exact location of Man Gui, he clearly understood that Man Gui would not let him go easily and would definitely keep chasing him.

Abrun put down the meat in his hand and wiped his mouth randomly.

"Hmph, Mangui, you beast, you starved me so badly in the Hami Guard that I almost starved to death. Are the meals you gave me meant for humans? You gave me something that even a dog wouldn't eat.

Eat, it’s really disgusting!”

When Abrun thought of the meals Mangui had given him, he instantly became angry.
Chapter completed!