On July 29, Dong Zhuo persuaded the King of Dayuan for the last time to abandon Kangju State, join the Han Empire, and become Liu Bei's good son.
However, the King of Dayuan did not hear the slightest hint of "dian" in Dong Zhuo's words, so he still did not make up his mind.
On the first day of August, Zhang Fei got the news and informed the whole army to prepare for battle.
He decided that he would lead the Han army on the north route, and Zhao Yun would lead the Han army on the south route. The two armies would march forward together to wipe out the resistance of the Dawan Kingdom. The final destination of the rendezvous was set at Guishan City, the capital of the Dawan Kingdom.
They will meet up in Guishan City, and then completely wipe out everything in the Dayuan Kingdom, turning the Dayuan Kingdom into the [Dawan County] of the Third Empire of the Han Dynasty.
On the third day of August, the multinational coalition forces went out and launched two raids on the Dawan and Kangju forces that had assembled on the front line. Two Han army cavalry took the lead in attacking as the vanguard, defeating the front army of the Dawan and Kangju coalition forces in one fell swoop.
It triggered their collapse, which then affected the main force of the Chinese army of the Dawan Kangju coalition.
On the fourth day of August, the 30,000 main force of the Dayuan Kangju Allied Forces on the front line collapsed and were completely wiped out by the multinational coalition forces, leaving the door open to the Dayuan Kingdom.
On the sixth day of August, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun officially divided their forces and attacked in two directions. They swept through many cities in Dayuan Kingdom along the way, effortlessly quelling their weak resistance, and attacked and demolished the cities along the way, making rapid progress.
Dawan State claims to have a population of 300,000, an army of 60,000, and more than 70 cities. However, most of these so-called 70 cities are similar to some larger settlements and villages in the eyes of the Han army, and they do not count at all.
It's not a serious city, and even Guishan City, the capital of Dawan Kingdom, is just a slightly larger county town.
However, because the capital was built on a mountain, it was somewhat easy to defend but difficult to attack. The failure of Li Guangli's first attack on the Dawan Congress was also related to the geographical location of this city.
But it was the Han army's turn to deal with these larger village "cities" by burning them directly with oil tanks. Under a round of bombardment, almost no "cities" were left unconquered.
The Han army advanced at a speed far beyond the imagination of Dayuan and Kangju.
They did not expect that the main force of 30,000 people on the front line would collapse so quickly, nor did they expect that the Han army would attack the city and advance so fast, even when the Han army was only five days away from Guishan City.
, Kang Ju's second support army had just set off from the mainland and rushed to Dawan Kingdom for reinforcements.
On August 29, the fourth year of Zhenguan, the vanguard of Zhang Fei's Han army arrived at Guishan City first, reconnoitred the terrain, and after defeating the reconnaissance force of Dayuan Kingdom, reported the news to Zhang Fei. At that time, Guishan City
They were even hurriedly preparing to defend the city.
From top to bottom, the ruling group of the Dawan Kingdom expressed great doubts about the rapid progress of the multinational coalition. They were very incomprehensible and could not imagine how they could penetrate their country so quickly and leave them in such a mess.
Is their national defense, their army, papery?
Why can't it stop the enemy's advance at all?
With so many cities, so many obstacles, and so many defenders, can't they even stop them for a day?
So when it came time to defend Guishan City, everyone in the Dawan Kingdom was in a state of confusion, unable to react at all. The multinational coalition forces began to attack the city, and it rained fire from the sky. Only then did they realize what was going on, as if they were waking up from a dream.
Not good.
But at this time, it is meaningless to seek peace. They have missed too many opportunities.
Although the troops guarding Guishan City were elite and loyal enough, and wanted to hold on until Kangju's reinforcements arrived, they only lasted four days before they could no longer hold on.
The attack of fierce oil tanks and the attack of a large number of long-range weapons made the defense of Guishan City crumbling. Four days later, the defense of Guishan City was broken. The first army to rush in was the Han army, and the second army to rush in was the Kucha army.
country's army.
The multinational coalition forces broke into the city, Guishan city defenses collapsed, and the entire important ruling group of Dawan Kingdom were wiped out in the city. Their retreat had long been cut off by the Han army, and there was no possibility of escape, so the city was broken
The street fighting that followed continued to be fierce.
The troops of the Qiuci Kingdom did not have good equipment and were heavily killed by the palace guards of the Dawan Kingdom during the street fighting. The Shanshan Kingdom's army also charged forward in order to show off, but was surrounded by the Dawan Kingdom's army and killed more than a hundred people.
, actually retreated for a time.
In the end, the Han army came forward, put an end to the palace guards of the Dawan Kingdom, captured the inner city of Guishan City, and captured all the Dawan gentlemen.
It is worth mentioning that there are some tough-minded people in this group. When the city was broken, they led their family members or guards to fight with the elites of the Han army with swords, and they were quite indomitable.
Then they were all killed by the Han army.
Most of the remaining people were weak and did not even have the courage to hold a sword. After the Han army entered the palace, all men, women and children from the King of Dayuan on down knelt down and begged for surrender and begged for their lives.
Of course, whether they surrender or die in battle, the result is the same anyway. According to the Han Empire's regulations of annihilation, their ending is destined and there will be no difference.
What?
Do you think you were wronged?
What did you do early?
The Kingdom of Dawan no longer exists, but the war continues.
Kang Juguo's reinforcements were coming towards Guishan City, so Zhang Fei sent Zhao Yun to lead the army to the northwest to attack Kang Juguo's 20,000 troops. He stayed behind to take care of Guishan City, straighten out order, clean the battlefield, and collect some very important things. Then,
Report the good news to Liu Bei.
More than ten days later, in early September of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Zhao Yun defeated Kang Ju's reinforcements and led the Han army's cavalry to defeat Kang Ju's cavalry, annihilating them and winning a complete victory.
Originally, based on the advice of the Wusun people, the Han army thought that Kangju's army should be a very capable type. It should be similar to the situation of the previous Huns, Xianbei, etc. in their heyday, and they should be treated with caution.
But during the Wusun battle, the Han army found that Kangju's army was not that strong. It felt more like the Huns and Xianbei they had faced before, and it felt like it was no big deal.
Although there were many cavalry, the cavalry lacked horse equipment such as high bridge saddles. Therefore, in combat, they were not as able as the Han army to completely free their hands to make many difficult tactical actions, and it was difficult to operate many excellent horse weapons for hand-to-hand combat.
In terms of quantity and quality of weapons and equipment, the Kang army also lagged behind the Han army.
The crossbows they used were inferior to the Han army in terms of range and power, and the quality and quantity of their armor were also inferior.
The Han army mostly used iron armor, while the Kangju people mostly used light leather armor, which had good defense against some horse-mounted soft bows, but had little defense against the Han army's special horse-mounted hand crossbows. In the first round of confrontation, the Han army was defeated by the Han army.
The army cavalry shot down a large area.
However, the soft bows on their horses could not cause the same damage to the Han army. The Han army's armor and helmets protected the cavalry very well, so in the subsequent hand-to-hand combat, the Han army also had the advantage in numbers and equipment.
The advantages.
In that battle led by Zhang Fei, Kang Ju's army faced the Han army's excellent combat qualities and equipment, and was severely defeated. Almost the entire army was wiped out. Naliduo, who was always known as a famous general, was also killed by Zhang Fei. Kang Ju
Domestic shock.
Because the entire army was wiped out and there was a lack of escapees, Kang Ju's country always lacked understanding of the Han army's equipment, combat methods and capabilities. He only knew some sporadic information. For example, the Han army's cavalry was very brave and could do many difficult things.
Immediate tactical actions, etc., other than that, little is known about it.
In this battle, the nobles in the eastern part of the Kangju Kingdom tried their best to organize more than 20,000 troops to support the Dawan Kingdom. I hope they can resist for a while. It is best to use the advantages of the mountains to defeat the Han army. If this is not possible, we must persist until the end.
Their reinforcements arrived and a protracted battle ensued.
As long as they can stabilize the battle line, the eastern nobles can argue with the western nobles and engage in some exchange of interests in exchange for their support. But if the battle line cannot be stabilized, the western nobles will definitely not agree to send troops.
No matter how much King Kangju persuaded him, it was impossible.
Therefore, the eastern nobles are actually very concerned about the results of this supporting army.
But unfortunately, their expectations were doomed to fail.
Zhao Yun led 20,000 Han troops to attack Kang Ju's reinforcements, and the battle began soon after the encounter.
During the battle, Zhao Yun discovered that Zhang Fei's experience was true. The Kangju people indeed looked powerful, but in fact their combat skills were very poor. They were almost on the same level as the original Xianbei and Qiang people, and were slightly stronger than the Southern Huns.
It can be said that they have a relatively stable logistics and equipment system, but the level of political power is not very high, and the technical strength is not strong. The manufacturing level of iron weapons is equivalent to that of the Han army before it carried out technological innovation, so against the sixth generation
After technological innovation, the Han army's weapons seemed inferior.
The Han army has stronger crossbows, stronger swords, stronger armor, and more importantly, better horse gear. The existence of these things makes the Han army have strong combat effectiveness and defensive power, which is good at both offense and defense.
A monster-level player with full technical points, if they really fight, Kangju people will know how powerful they are.
The Kangju cavalry had the kind of heavy cavalry that charged into battle, but more of them were nomadic light cavalry. Against the light cavalry and heavy cavalry supported by the high technology of the Han army, they were completely crushed.
After one round of confrontation and two rounds of impact, he was almost dead.
The only thing worthy of praise is that their fighting will is not bad. Compared with those small countries in the Western Region, they can obviously persist for a longer time instead of being taken away by a wave.
Zhao Yun quickly understood the level of Kang Ju's army and sighed, feeling that the state of being alone and seeking defeat was so complicated...
Are there any opponents of the Han army in this world?
Then he waved his hand, and the whole army pressed forward. They defeated Kangju's reinforcements in the valley and pursued them for more than ten miles.
Kangju's reinforcements were all dead and surrendered. Few generals at all levels below the commander-in-chief escaped, and most of them were captured.
Zhao Yun didn't have much feeling for these strange guys with "yellow beards and hair" and "different colored pupils", so he cleaned up the battlefield and took these strange-looking guys away.
What awaits them is the end of becoming official slaves. A series of civil projects of the Han Empire in the Western Regions require their "enthusiastic joining."
The Han army currently has no plans to launch an attack on Kangju's homeland. Instead, it plans to fully annex the Dawan Kingdom and bring the Dawan Kingdom into its control. Then it will slowly manage the Western Regions, straighten them out, and then further aspire to dominate Central Asia.
hegemony.
Although Liu Bei has plans to manage hegemony in Central Asia, in every sense, he has to make space and time for managing the Western Regions. The development of the Western Regions takes time, and the Han army's war achievements also need time to consolidate.
So in October of the fourth year of Zhenguan, when he learned that the Han army had successfully conquered the Kingdom of Dayuan, Liu Bei knew that this first round of pioneering and enterprising had achieved a staged victory, and what followed was several years of internal management.
period.
In the next three to five years, he will focus mainly on domestic operations, manage the existing territory, lay a solid foundation, and then seek external breakthroughs.
The strategy of returning to the Western Regions was successful too quickly, to the point where Luoyang's strategists were not prepared. In more than a year, they regained control of this vast land.
Of course, their control is not a castle in the air.
In this battle against Dayuan, out of the importance of logistics, Liu Bei sent Xun You to lead the Privy Council elite team to the Western Regions to help organize logistics, and contacted logistics officials from various countries in the Western Regions, striving to improve every aspect of logistics.
A link.
Xun You and others are obviously very capable. Not only did they organize the logistics affairs, but they also became familiar with the royal families and officials of the small countries in the Western Regions, deepening their understanding of each other. They also issued orders and conducted experiments on them.
command in a certain sense.
The two sides deepened their understanding in this logistical matter. The small countries in the Western Regions learned about the strong national strength and executive power of the Han Empire, and the Han Empire also basically understood the internal conditions of the small countries in the Western Regions.
So in October of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Liu Bei issued a simultaneous order to invite the monarchs of the small countries in the Western Regions to come to Luoyang to meet him, discuss with him, establish the relationship between the suzerain and the vassal countries, and decide on the distinction between monarch and minister.
More than a dozen countries in the Western Region that still exist, such as the Zihe Kingdom, the Wushu Kingdom, and the Mumi Kingdom, were all invited to Luoyang to participate in the grand meeting.
At the same time, Liu Bei also announced the formal establishment of the Western Region Protectorate, announced the positions of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and announced the formal establishment of four counties: Yuli County, Shule County, Dayuan County and Yusha County.
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These four counties represent the many countries that were destroyed due to arrogance and unclear understanding of the current situation in the Han Empire's strategy of returning to the Western Regions.
Cheshi Hou Kingdom, Yanqi Kingdom, Wusun Xiaokunmi tribe, Shule Kingdom, Dayuan Kingdom, Khotan Kingdom, and Shache Kingdom.
Because these seven large and small countries did not accept the "favor" that the Emperor of Han had extended to the Western Regions and insisted on resisting, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was furious and decided to eliminate them, reshaping the political situation of the Western Regions and affecting the entire political situation of the Western Regions.
The status quo was rearranged and completely controlled the Western Region.