No one had imagined that this war would end so quickly.
From White Mountain raising his army to his death in battle, not even two months had passed.
White Mountain, hailed as the strongest king in Sha Province, had met his end in an extraordinarily dramatic fashion.
By killing him, Long Hui had easily secured his army's surrender, then stormed cities and strongholds along the way, swiftly destroying the Kingdom of Kucha and occupying every one of its cities.
Yet Long Hui could not rejoice, for while he had been away campaigning, his father had died.
Long Hui became the new King of Yanqi, and this new king's domain encompassed both the former Kingdom of Karasahr and the Kingdom of Kucha. For a time, his name resounded throughout Sha Province, and no one could rival his prominence.
Liu Shi and Deng Zhong both looked utterly bewildered.
Both had considered the possibility of White Mountain's defeat, but neither had expected him to lose in this manner, or so completely.
Before they even had a chance to prepare to send out troops, Long Hui had killed White Mountain.
Were people with Hui in their names all so impatient these days??
Liu Shi and Deng Zhong's plan had instantly fallen apart.
They had originally intended to send out troops after one side won a costly victory, forcing the victor to go to Luoyang.
But now Long Hui had won too decisively, and too easily.
He had secured the surrender of White Mountain's entire army and taken over his power base. Long Hui had now replaced White Mountain as the foremost power in Sha Province.
It was not that the imperial court had no way of dealing with him. If they truly wanted to campaign against him, they could muster two thousand cavalry in