On October 3, 626 in the Chinese calendar, Xue Sha led an army of 100,000 people to Tulouhun. In order to ensure the supply of food and grass for the army, Xin Ke led an army to attack Anchi. There were less than 10,000 defenders in Anchi City, and they could not stop dismounting.
The footsteps of the 100,000 soldiers who attacked the Hetao. In just two hours, Anchicheng fell into the hands of Xinke. All the more than 50,000 people in the city were massacred under Xinke's order. While massacring and looting, Xinke did not forget his own
Another mission was to loot all the exquisite cultural relics and rare treasures in the city.
In order to frighten the Western Region Allied Forces, Xinke specially sent the head of Mazang, the prince who Ma Chujia had stayed behind in the country, to Gaofeng City with a note on it: This is the fate of betraying our country and killing our people.
"This is completely slander. We have been independent for three hundred years and have never belonged to China, so how can we betray it? Besides, we have never killed Chinese people." Ma Chujia cried angrily at the time.
Everyone was silent. They had never killed the people of China. The main reason was that they had no chance and they could not break through Jiayuguan. However, since they fell out with China, all the caravans that came out of Jiayuguan and passed through the Sea of Death were killed by them.
No one was left alive. As for betrayal, it might seem far-fetched to them, but it would not lead to the annihilation of the clan.
"We now have three options. First, our army can force a breakout to the west, and then gather all our forces in Kuqa City to fight to the death with the opponent. Second, our 100,000-strong army goes south to Sashan. Although we can save our lives, our
The country is over. Third, negotiate peace with the Hetao." Diga still had a somewhat heroic demeanor, and he still managed to remain calm.
Lord Fengrun Qin Bianmian said quickly: "Peace talks, of course they are peace talks, but will Hetao accept our peace talks?"
At the beginning, he still hoped that the army could break through the defense line of the Qinglong Army, but when the Hetao army arrived, he no longer had hope. But to the west of Anchi was his Fengrun City, and thinking that his hometown would soon become the Hetao operation
The object made him shudder.
Huan Cuida shrugged his head and said weakly: "Peace talks? Do we still have this chance now? We should never do it. Why did we get so dizzy and think about attacking Jiayuguan in the first place? Taking Jiayuguan will have the advantage of Sashan.
, he will never let us take control of China. If we cannot win, we will be their scapegoats outside the city."
Dijia said displeasedly: "Lord of Huancui Kingdom, you agreed to the alliance with Sashan. Besides, we were not trying to carve up the territory of China, but the territory of the Six Kingdoms of Loulan."
Huan Cui remained silent. However, Ting Feng boldly said: "If we are willing to be like the Six Kingdoms of Loulan and be the loyal lackeys of the Hetao, do you think the Hetao will forgive us?"
"Hetao already has the Six Kingdoms of Loulan, do they still need us?" Diga shouted angrily.
Everyone looked at each other. They were in a very dangerous situation now. They had been abandoned by Sa Shan, and their elite army was blocked by the opponent. When the opponent's White Tiger Legion, which is best at attacking cities, arrives, their home base will be breached.
"We must make a decision immediately, otherwise we will really be doomed as soon as the White Tiger Army from Hetao arrives." Diga said in a deep voice, looking at Huan Cui and others with uncertain faces, Diga said slowly: "
Everyone, I must first remind you that what the Hetao is best at is massacres. Think about Mandan Baijing and Jinhua Mitsukoshi. What did the Hetao do here? If you want to surrender, I have no objection, but Jinhua
Mitsukoshi, they also surrendered when Hetao troops approached the city, but Hetao did not accept their demands, and they were finally completely exterminated."
Everyone's expressions changed again. They didn't know the horror of the Loop, but before they were completely desperate, they would inevitably have a glimmer of hope. But when they thought of Jinhua Mitsukoshi's fate, they all shuddered.
"Are we really trying our best to break through to the west? But in this case, we may not have much left of our 100,000-strong army." Bourbudon said worriedly.
A hint of ferocity appeared on Diga's face: "To the west? Faced with the interception of 200,000 cavalry in the Hetao, do you think we have a chance? Of course we are going south. Sashan wants us to bear the pressure of the Hetao alone, we
Just bring the war to their country and see how they sit on the mountain and watch the fire. Everyone, try your best to order all the people in your country to move south. In this way, you may be able to escape the massacre of the butchers in Hetao."
If the interruption continues, chaos will inevitably follow. After making up his mind, Dijia led the 100,000 Western Region Allied Forces to take away all the food and sufficient water in Gaofeng City, plus more than 10,000 Gaofeng citizens, before the Hetao army encircled them.
Start heading south.
When Xinke received the news, the Western Region Allied Forces had already entered the vast desert of the Sea of Death. Xinke did not have a guide who was familiar with the terrain, nor did he have the latest map, so he did not dare to pursue, and only sent a team
The cavalry slowly followed the opponent to prevent the opponent from cheating.
The Sea of Death is small in area, about the same size as Anxi Road, and has a total population of about three million people. These people mainly live in the oases dotted around the Sea of Death. Since the distribution of oases is relatively scattered, each oases also has its own unique characteristics.
It formed a system and formed an extremely unique small city-state. This is somewhat similar to those small principalities in the Western Continent.
Food in the Sea of Death can only be barely self-sufficient, and their economy mainly relies on commerce. The eternal trade route passes through here and extends to the distant Western Continent. In peacetime, there is an endless stream of caravans passing by, every moment
You can hear the melodious sound of camel bells. In order to ensure the smooth flow of this golden trade route, the Chinese dynasty would station heavy troops here in every dynasty to intimidate others.
The surrounding countries, especially the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate, firmly controlled the Western Region in the hands of the Shenzhou Dynasty. However, as time passed, the Qingfeng Empire did not take back the sovereignty of the Western Region in the end. But it doesn't matter now, because
The more powerful Haotian Empire, their army finally set foot on this ancient land. Here again they showed their sovereignty that has not been forgotten for more than a thousand years.
Uncle Dugu led the 100,000 soldiers of the White Tiger Army to Tuhunlou desperately. When he heard that the 100,000 Western Region Allied Forces led by Dijia had slipped away quietly, Dugu was furious: "Uncle, I worked so hard to let you go."
The soldiers are rushing along as hard as they can, just to join in the fun, but who would have thought that they would be so disrespectful to me? Blood Commander, Xin Commander, what do you think we should do?"
Xin Ke was amused in his heart. All idiots knew that as long as Dugu's army reached the Sea of Death, there would be no chance for Tiga's Western Region Alliance Army. If others didn't run away, would they still be waiting here to stretch their necks and get stabbed?
However, Xin Ke said: "Commander Du has come all the way, why don't you take a rest?"
"Where did that skill come from? The soldiers are all waiting to fight." Dugu said impatiently.
Xue Sha winked and said with a smile: "Commander Du, the total strength of the Western Region Alliance Army does not exceed 250,000. The 100,000 soldiers that Diga took away are their elite. Now all the soldiers in the country are old, weak, sick and disabled. Moreover,
, they are hiding in a city with low defenses like gray grandsons. What do we do now?"
Dugu pinched his chin, with a habitual obscene smile on his face: "In that case, let's clean their den first. Haha, since they don't want their own kennel, I don't mind cleaning it for them.
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Xue Sha and Xin Ke looked at each other and said with a smile: "The Commander-in-Chief has his own intentions, how can we stand idly by?"
"So, together?"
In one sentence, just such a sentence, the Sea of Death suddenly piled up with corpses. In seven days, the Hetao army easily wiped out Kuqa and other countries without any effort. Except for a slight delay in attacking the capital of Kuqa, the rest of the army
The whole country is invincible.
Under the butcher's knife of Hetao, nearly two million people of the Western Region fell into the sea of death forever and became part of the long yellow sand. Originally, Dugu wanted to drive everyone together to build a city, but the long yellow sand made walking very inconvenient.
, in order to save trouble, I simply cut them off one by one.
Green oases, golden sand dunes, and blue lakes are all dyed red with blood. Residents in northern Sashan, when the sandstorms hit from the north every day, even feel that the dust in the sky is showing a little bit of red, and it seems that there are
It exudes a faint smell of blood.
"The Hetao army attacked Fengrun and massacred the city!"
"The Hetao army broke through Wujiang and massacred the city."
"The Hetao army attacked Guizi and massacred the city!"
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One bad news after another continued to reach the ears of Dijia and others. Although they had known that this would be the result, they were still holding on to a bit of luck. They just didn't expect that the movements of the Loop were so fast.
There is no time to digest it.
Six days later, news came from Jihas, the westernmost country of the twelve countries in the Western Region, that 50,000 infantry and cavalrymen from Hetao broke through the city. However, before that, the remaining members of the Jihas royal family had fled to the Kingdom of Constantine.
Ask Constantine for protection.
"Did the Kingdom of Constantine agree?" Bulbudon, the leader of Jihas Kingdom, asked anxiously.
"Their general Nieto officially accepted the royal family's request for asylum. However, the 50,000-strong army in the Hetao River approached westward and asked Constantine to hand over the royal personnel. General Nieto did not agree.
There was a collision." Han Qingjia Mo said.
When Diga and others fled, Altietong and Hanqingjiamo immediately received them warmly. Both of them knew very well that the Hetao army would move south immediately, so having more strength also meant more security. In these days,
, Han Qingjia Mo is responsible for conveying the situation of various countries in the Western Regions to everyone.
Bourbudon breathed a sigh of relief: "General Nito has 100,000 elite troops under his command. Hetao only dispatched 50,000 infantry. They came from a long way, so there must be no chance of victory." He was very happy in his heart. Among the twelve countries in the Western Region,
, except that Gao Fengguo brought out all the people and family members, only his own clan members were able to escape. At least, he was not alone.
Hanqingjiamo glanced at Burbudon sympathetically: "Master of the country, unfortunately, General Nito dispatched 40,000 elite infantry, but they were killed by the 10,000 cavalry led by Xin Ke himself. Only less than
Three thousand cavalry escaped smoothly. Less than 500 soldiers died in the Hetao battle, while the Kingdom of Constantine alone had more than 12,000 casualties, and 25,000 soldiers were captured. Now the Kingdom of Constantine is fighting with the Hetao
Negotiate the price of the captives.”
"Ah!" Everyone's faces were extremely pale, and Bourbouton sat down on the ground, his eyes dull and distracted. Constantine's defeat meant that his family would also be in danger.
Han Qingjia Mo also sighed in his heart. Although Constantine is not a powerful country, it is at least a big country in the Western Continent, with a total military strength of nearly 300,000. Nito is Constantine's famous general.
However, the 40,000 soldiers were actually killed by the opponent's 10,000 cavalry, and almost all of them were wiped out. From this, we can imagine how powerful the Hetao army was in combat.
Everyone was meditating silently, Qin Bianjian said inexplicably: "It's strange."
Everyone raised their heads and looked at him intently.
"You said that Hetao killed millions and destroyed the country for more than ten years, but they all just killed people and never raped women. Are the soldiers in Hetao all intersex?" Qin Bianjian asked doubtfully.
Han Qingjia Mo slapped his forehead. Unexpectedly, at this time, he still had the mind to think about this problem. No wonder mediocrity and idiots are the same.
The news of Hetao's annihilation of the country and the city reached Loulan. While Mo Xing and others were excited, they also felt extremely lucky. When everyone looked at Zheshan Songbang, their eyes were filled with gratitude. If it hadn't been for Zheshan Songbang,
If they insist on surrendering to the Hetao, they may have fallen out with the Hetao. Of course, this means that their country's name will be added to the list of people killed in the Hetao.
"Master, you are really resourceful and far-sighted," Aliusu said cheerfully.
Ban Mu's mouth was grinning widely, like the mouth of a fish that had just been lifted out of the water. He looked extremely funny. He just waited stupidly for Zheshan Songbang to giggle, not knowing what he was thinking.
Mo Xing was also thankful in his heart that they had finally survived the two most difficult years. The Five Kingdoms of the Meat Caravan gave up their cities and territories, and he also worked as a coward in Loulan City for two full years, but his efforts were not enough.
It’s not that there is no reward, although this reward has not been received yet.
Mo Xing asked cautiously: "National Master, the Hetao military clan destroyed Kuqa and other countries. Do you think they will hand over a territory as big as the Sea of Death to us?" Although he is the leader of a country, and in the
The Western Region is also known for its calmness and prudence, but faced with such a huge temptation, Mo Xing could not help but gasp slightly with excitement.
Ah Liushu and Ban Mu also had their eyes shining, as if Zheshan Songbang in front of them was a peerless beauty.
"Impossible!" Zheshan Songbang poured cold water on them without hesitation: "Everyone, do you still remember what His Majesty Haotian said to us back then? If they want to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions, they must transfer their old lands to the Western Regions.
Take it back. If we still miss the land of the Sea of Death, we can only become little princes under the Protectorate of the Western Regions."
Ah Liushu and Ban Mu showed deep disappointment on their faces, but Mo Xing noticed Zheshan Songbang's words, thought for a moment and asked, "What other place?"
Zheshan Songbang smiled: "Don't take credit, don't be proud."
Mo Xing understood and laughed along with Zheshan Songbang.
At the end of the oasis, countless black spots have appeared, and a huge flag is constantly fluttering in the wind. The scarlet blood seems to dye the entire sky red.
"Ji'er, how have you considered the matter that my aunt asked you about?" Xin Jiao asked while holding Ying Ji'er's little hand on the carriage.
Yingji'er's pretty face turned red and she glanced at Haotian and the others. Haotian and Zhang Yuewan quickly turned their heads and pretended to be serious about playing horse-cracking. However, Yingji'er could clearly feel that Zhang Yuewan and the others were doing their exercises.
Eavesdropping. Luo Xiang was sitting happily at the window on the other side, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
"Auntie, the Huns have not been destroyed, why do we call this home? Ji'er's great revenge has not been avenged, and the period of filial piety has not passed yet. I don't want to think about these things for the time being." Ying Ji'er said coyly.
Xin Jiao said nonchalantly: "I'm not asking you to get married right away. How old is Jin'er? We just want to know what you think and see if it's possible for you." When a mother mourns, it is a custom in China to observe mourning for three years.
.God's will regarded the fifth young man as his own son and daughter during his lifetime, so after she left, the five of them also swore to be filial.
Yingji'er's pretty face was flushed, but she just lowered her head and held her clothes. In her current appearance, how could she look like the heroine galloping across the Great Wall?
Xian Lianchen suddenly pushed the horse crane in his hand and walked straight over and said: "Ji'er, we are your elders now. We naturally have to help you worry about your life-long events. If you have any ideas, just tell us.
Come out, my aunt will help you refer to it."
When Zhang Yuewan and Qiu Mu saw this, they also put down their cards with a sly smile and walked over. Only Haotian sat there with a depressed look. He finally got a big hand, but he didn't know that several young wives were cheating one after another, which made him feel so embarrassed.
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Seeing the four aunts gathered around her, Yingji'er's pretty face suddenly turned redder. She hesitated and said: "Auntie, I just think that my brother is really well-behaved and cute, and I am very happy to be with him.
"." Raising her head and looking at the four pairs of shining eyes, Yingjier quickly lowered her head and whispered: "I don't know what this feels like."
Qiu Mu said with a smile: "Then, what do you think if we propose marriage to you on Jin'er's behalf?" But her smile was too ulterior, and she could compete with Grandma Wolf.
Zhang Yuewan didn't wait for Ying Ji'er's answer, and said in a very elderlike manner: "Well, marriage matters are naturally decided by the elders, but none of us have any opinions."
Xin Jiao rolled her eyes at Zhang Yuewan, did anyone talk like that?
Yingji'er lowered her head and said shyly: "But I am more than ten years older than my brother."
Xin Jiao was overjoyed and quickly comforted her and said, "What does it matter? I'm not much older than your godfather, either?"
"Ah?" Yingji'er looked up at Xin Jiao in disbelief.
Xin Jiao also realized that he had let something slip, and quickly made up for it: "This is not important. If you think it's okay, then the matter will be settled like this. What do you think?"
Ying Ji'er thought for a moment and nodded shyly. The four Xin Jiao girls suddenly cheered, and Luo Xiang and Haotian also walked over with smiles.
A kind smile appeared on Luo Xiang's thin face. He rubbed Ying Ji'er's little head and said with a smile: "Ji'er is smart, sensible and thoughtful. My lord, I will definitely be Jin'er in the future."
A good wife. There is someone who will succeed the empire."
Haotian was also smiling from ear to ear, took out a pair of jade earrings from his arms, put them on Yingji'er carefully, and kept saying: "My mother specially left these for me and Tianyi back then.
She said it was her family heirloom. Now I will transfer it to you and Jin'er, haha, after all, you are also the eldest daughter-in-law of our Hao family."
"Lord, Loulan has arrived. Mo Xing, the leader of Loulan Kingdom, Zheshan Songbang, the national teacher, Ban Mu, the leader of Rouzhi Kingdom, and Aliushu, the leader of Hotan Kingdom, came to greet him in person."