Chapter 89 Falling short of success

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 89 Falling short of success

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Weitai immediately ordered the people to retreat, hoping to use the various buildings in the mountain to offset the Huns' cavalry advantage.

It's a pity that he ignored the most important point. The Shanguo people are not a well-trained army.

The reason why I have been able to persist until now is entirely due to my bloody courage in fighting.

Without this bloody courage, they would not be able to compete with the Huns.

When the king of the Shan Kingdom ordered a retreat, the momentum of the Shan Kingdom people suddenly disappeared.

The disaster came so quickly. When Sweetachi ordered to retreat, the entire battlefield collapsed.

The Shanguo people, who had been fighting with the Huns just now, collapsed in an instant.

Itachi's retreat order was directly misunderstood by people as an escape.

Countless people dropped their weapons and fled behind them.

How could King Outo let go of such a good opportunity and immediately order a charge to kill?

Under the charge of the Huns, the Shanguo people collapsed faster and became more chaotic.

"Oops!"

After realizing it, Sumatra immediately ordered a counterattack.

I hope to be able to stop the Huns from charging, but unfortunately at this time, except for a few guards around me, I can no longer call anyone else.

He looked around dejectedly. He saw a famous mountain man who wished he had two more legs.

He saw with his own eyes that a Shanguo soldier slashed his companion with a knife in order to escape. Just because his companion blocked his way.

The battlefield soon turned into a massacre, and the Shanguo people fell to the cold ground one by one.

Itachi knew that his mountain kingdom was over. Because of his own stupidity, the mountain kingdom that had been established for nearly a hundred years would perish on this day.

At the last moment, the king of Shanguo neither chose to escape nor surrender.

Instead, he rushed towards King Outo's main formation alone.

"call out"

An arrow flew towards him and hit him right in the face. The huge inertia knocked him off his horse.

The death of Itachi meant the official demise of the Shan Kingdom.

Shanguo also became the first country among the countries in the Western Regions to be subjugated due to the Han-Hungarian War.

After Sumatra was shot and killed, King Oto immediately issued an order to withdraw his troops.

Di Gu, who knew he had made a big mistake, had no choice but to accept the order, although he was unwilling to do so.

However, some Huns soldiers, who were fascinated by the wealth, were still robbing crazily.

King Outo decisively ordered the soldiers who disobeyed the order to be shot.

After some reorganization, King Outo finally succeeded in gathering all his troops.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him, King Outo was on the verge of tears. Such a small mountain country actually cost him more than 200 soldiers, and nearly 300 others were injured.

King Otuo now wants to kill Di Gu directly. If it weren't for him, there would never be such a big loss.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him, King Outuo, who originally wanted to fight with the Han army, had no choice but to order the withdrawal of his troops.

…

Outside the capital of Shan Kingdom, Zhang Yue and Li Si's troops finally joined forces victoriously.

The soldiers were happily looking for their acquaintances and friends.

The joy of victory filled the hearts of every soldier.

As commanders, Zhang Yue and Li Si felt quite regretful.

Especially Li Si, when he arrived with his army, the Huns just withdrew.

Although he immediately launched a pursuit of the Huns, he only shot and killed a dozen or so Huns who were behind him.

"My lord, this battle was all Si's fault. If Si had acted more decisively and quickly, the Huns would never have been able to escape!"

Zhang Yue consoled him: "Don't worry, the Huns ran away this time, but it won't be so easy next time. Besides, we are outnumbered because we are outnumbered, so we need to be cautious!"

"It's great that we were able to take over all the Shan Kingdom this time. With such a large population and such a good territory, we will soon be able to grow stronger!"

Li Si said with shame: "Si is really far from my lord!"

Zhang Yue said: "Li Gong is so humble. He makes suggestions and organizes plans. I am far better than Gongzhao!"

"Let's not talk about this now. Does Li Gong have any ideas about Shanguo?"

Li Si pondered and said: "Although the cultivated land in this mountain country is small, it must not be abandoned."

"The iron ore here is extremely rare, and the quality of the iron produced is quite high. If we can manage it properly, we can not only meet our needs in the Western Region, but also supply Hexi!"

"When I occupied the iron mine, I had carefully investigated it. It is very easy to mine the iron mine. The people of Shanguo are really wasting their natural resources!"

Zhang Yue said happily: "This is an unexpected surprise. I was planning to send people to search for iron ore after this battle. I didn't expect that there would be one here."

Li Si said: "Not only does this place have iron mines, but it is also an important place to control the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountains."

At this time, Li Si asked the guard to get a map, "My lord, please look at this, this is a newly drawn map when I was marching."

"We are here now. Through this valley, we can directly cross the Tianshan Mountains and attack the right side of the Xiongnu at any time."

"Not only that, there is a huge basin to the west. Although it is dry and rainless, the ice and snow in the Tianshan Mountains melt every year, enough water is available for farming."

Zhang Yue looked at the map carefully and suddenly realized that this valley was actually the Turpan Basin in later generations.

This is because the Western Regions of this era were wetter than those of later generations, which resulted in the appearance being very different from that of later generations.

Although the Turpan Basin in later generations was the driest and driest place in China, it relied on snowmelt from the Tianshan Mountains and irrigation from karez wells, and eventually developed into a famous land of melons and fruits.

Zhang Yue still remembers that when he was in elementary school in later generations, he learned about the ripe grapes of Turpan.

Turpan in later generations was much drier than it is now, and under such conditions it was possible to develop into a land of melons and fruits. This era is no exception.

Zhang Yue thought of this, put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, after this battle I will write to the general of the second division, requesting to farm here!"

Zhang Yue rubbed his hands and was already planning in his mind how to do something big here.

Unfortunately, Li Si immediately poured cold water on him. "Lord, I'm afraid I won't be able to do what I want!"

Zhang Yue was stunned, and then said: "What Li Gong said is true. After this battle, we will all return to Luntai. Even if we have to station troops here again, it will not be our turn!"

Li Si shook his head: "That's not what I said, but that Duke Ming is probably going back to Chang'an!"

"Back to Chang'an, how could I be transferred back to Chang'an when I was just a small Sima from another department?" Zhang Yue said with a frown.

Li Si said: "After this battle, my lord will no longer be a commander in another department. If my prediction is correct, my lord will be granted the title of Marquis!"

"Become a Marquis!" Zhang Yue suddenly stood up. He had never thought about this at all. In his mind, being granted the title of Marquis was still very far away.

"Mr. Li, are you kidding me?" Zhang Yue shook his head.

"My lord is not joking. If you destroy the Han family system and kill the king, you can become a marquis. My lord now has the heads of the Loulan King and the Mountain King!"

Zhang Yue smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid Mr. Li has forgotten that King Loulan has a close relationship with one of our Highnesses..."
Chapter completed!