There must be "brave" men under the heavy reward. In addition to those who had died in the rebellion, nearly a hundred bandit leaders, large and small, were quickly identified. There were also a few of them who were originally gangsters, but now they were falsely accused.
He was accused of being the bandit leader, but dozens of people cried out for injustice in unison. How could Liu Xin find the time to identify them one by one and kill them all with one blow? What Liu Xin wanted was just to deter the horse bandits in the Western Regions. As long as the goal was achieved, he would not
Consider fairness and justice for them.
The gangsters who were "brave" enough to identify the bandit leader received the bounty promised by Liu Xin on the spot, but Liu Xin did not carry so much cash. All they were given were Dahan Bank banknotes with a face value of one hundred taels. Take these
The colorful and beautiful pieces of paper made the gangsters dumbfounded, but no one dared to show any dissatisfaction.
Liu Xin said that these banknotes are more useful than cash in Dahan. If they don’t believe it, they can take these banknotes to the Dahan Bank located in Yumen Pass to exchange them. Of course, if they find it inconvenient, they can also use
The banknotes were exchanged for goods from the Han caravan. The gangsters left here dejectedly. No one dared to go to Yumen Pass. As for the Han caravan, they didn't know that they would only come to the Western Regions in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
It is said that after the gangsters who identified the gang leader returned, they all felt that they had been deceived by Liu Xin and cursed him thousands of times in their hearts. Many of them tore the colorful banknotes into pieces or burned them into pieces.
Ashes. It was not until a month later, when more and more Han caravans entered the Western Regions, that a gangster tried to take a silver note to the caravan in exchange for items, and it turned out to be worth one hundred and five taels of cash. The news spread
After going out, there are many people who regret their green intestines. This is just a postscript, so let’s not mention it for now.
After beheading the heads, the next step was to clean the battlefield. This was also part of the daily training of the Han army. In just half an hour, they had been cleaned up. The corpses of the horse bandits were shot to death by random arrows.
Those who were burned to death by fire or chopped into pieces by sabers, as well as the dead and injured horses and camels, were also buried. Anyway, this is a desert, and it is not very difficult to dig a shallow pit.[
There are now 8,000 cavalry gathered in front of Liu Xin. In addition to the 5,000 cavalry accompanying him, another 3,000 cavalry came overnight to join the ambush after receiving the news. Liu Xin must lead these 8,000 cavalry as soon as possible.
to Pishan. Because, if his estimate was correct, the three-nation coalition forces of Dayuan, Shule and Yarkand would also appear in the Pishan area in the next few days. Since Saadin, the king of Pishan, was so proactive, Liu Xin naturally wanted to ensure that Pishan
To ensure the safety of Shanshan, he will defeat the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces in one fell swoop with thunderous momentum.
Liu Xin selected one hundred elites from the team. These one hundred people will stay and escort Baguli and the women pretending to be his family members back to the West City. Now that Sa'adin is in the team, there is no need to specialize.
However, Ba Guli is still a competent guide, and he also needs to take the large group of people led by Wei Yan to Pishan. Although Banbian Yun's gang has been eliminated, there is still no guarantee that some small gangs are still ready to take action. Liu Xin naturally wants to ensure that Ba Gu
However, on the way back, Baguli decided when to set off and when to rest, and no one made it difficult for him anymore.
This was not the broad and flat avenues Liu Xin built in the Central Plains, but a desert with raging wind and sand and unbearable heat. They walked for less than half of the journey ahead for three days, although Liu Xin deliberately slowed down.
It's inside, but the remaining half of the way has to be reached in one day, which is an arduous task.
Although Sa'adin has lived in the desert all year round, he also felt that this was an almost impossible task. He was about to say something to dissuade him, but when he saw Liu Xin's determined eyes, he opened his mouth and held back.
The soldiers began to get busy and made various preparations. These soldiers had been stationed in Liangzhou for nearly a year. Liangzhou also has a desert. They often go to the desert to practice long-distance marches and know what they should do.
All the horses' hooves were wrapped with cloth strips. This was not done to prevent them from making noise, because even if they were running in the sand, the noise would be extremely limited. Even though it was not bright yet, there was still a hint of coolness all around.
But when the sun comes out, especially at noon, the gravel on the ground will often be scalding hot. In this case, the Han army's war horses with iron shod are more likely to burn their hoofs than ordinary horses, so the hoofs must be wrapped first.
Many unnecessary equipment were also abandoned on the roadside. All the soldiers only carried bows and arrows, sabers and three days of dry food. After all, Pishan was only a small country. Even if they could get there on time, Liu Xin could not guarantee that they would be able to afford it.
If you can afford the supplies for 8,000 people, and bring an extra day of dry food, you may be able to sustain it until the arrival of Wei Yan's army.
But there is one thing that no one abandons, and that is water. Not only that, everyone insists on carrying even the empty water bladder with them. Even if they throw away their money in order to reduce the burden,
A person gives up his water bag. Because everyone knows that when marching in the desert, the most important thing is water. Not only people need water, but even their good partners, war horses, cannot do without water.
After a cup of tea, the cavalry regrouped. Liu Xin waved his hand, and a cloud of dust and smoke rolled up on the sand, heading straight towards Pishan. At this time, the dark cloud that covered the moon had disappeared, and under the bright moonlight
, a group of knights silently ran westward. The night in the desert was extremely cold, and the soldiers threw away their extra clothes. Some of their faces had been blown purple by the wind, but no one spoke or complained.
, even the horses didn't bother to neigh. Finally, a ray of dawn rose in the east, and everyone felt a little warm.
The team rested for a while behind a sand dune, ate something, fed the horses for a while, and then continued on the road. Although it was daybreak, they were still busy talking about marching in the desert. The surrounding scenery was exactly the same, except for the occasional sight.
Several dead poplar trees were still standing, and the eyes were full of yellow sand. As we walked, the day became hotter. The knights on the horses were dizzy from the heat, and the horses under their crotches were panting heavily.
gas.
Because it was a rapid march, it was harder to walk slowly than usual, and both people and horses were much more tired. After running for an hour, an oasis appeared in front of them, which was a small village in the desert. Liu Xin immediately ordered a rest. In fact, he couldn't
It was considered a rest. Although they stopped advancing, the soldiers could not take time off. Although they were all exhausted and sweating profusely, they had to seize the time to replenish the water source and fill the water bags they carried with them. After feeding the war horses, they also
It is necessary to remove the cloth wrapped around the horse's hooves and take the horse to the lake to take a bath, which is not only to clean but also to cool down, so as to ensure that the horse has sufficient physical strength.
In this way, they ran from early morning to dusk and arrived at a small village. The sky also darkened again. The entire team was exhausted and still failed to reach Pishan. Sa'adin drove his horse to Liu Xin
Next to him, he said: "Sir, this place already belongs to the boundary of Pishan. Xiao Wang asked the villagers just now that they have not heard of any foreign invasion in Pishan City. A normal march from here to Pishan is only half a day's journey, so why not first
Let’s rest in the village for one night, and it won’t be too late to continue our journey tomorrow.”
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "This village is too small to accommodate so many people, and all our tents were burned down last night. We can't let the soldiers sleep in the open and suffer from the cold. Since there is only half a day left to get to Pishan from here
distance, then let’s work harder and try to reach Pishan within two hours!”
Ignoring Sa'adin's dissuasion, the large group of people left the small village and continued to gallop towards Pishan City. Finally, they arrived at Pishan City in the middle of the night. At this time, the gates of Pishan City were already closed. However, there was King Pishan.
With Saadidin here, there is no need to worry about not being able to open the city gate.
After entering Pishan City, Sa'adin felt that he was about to collapse, but when he saw that the young Han soldiers still maintained a neat formation and a tall posture, he had no choice but to hold on to himself, but he felt sad in his heart.
He already admired this army so much. But he didn't know that the reason why the Han soldiers were able to survive without anyone falling behind was due to their usually arduous and almost harsh training. As for Liu Xin, because of his persistence every day
When it comes to practicing martial arts, his physique is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Sa'adin briefly asked about the situation in the city, then hurriedly walked to Liu Xin and told Liu Xin that during the few days he left, nothing unusual was found in Pishan City. Then Sa'adin warmly invited
Liu Xin will sleep in his palace tonight.
When he was in Xicheng, Sa'adin had seen with his own eyes that King Xianxiang of Khotan gave up his palace to Liu Xin for temporary residence. Khotan was much more powerful than his Pishan, and since Xianxiang was willing to give up his palace,
Then what else did he have to hesitate? Therefore, when he invited Liu Xin to live in the palace, he looked sincere.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "No need. You have suffered a lot along the way. Go back and rest quickly. I live with my soldiers. By the way, you can ask someone to find something to keep out the cold.
Just bring the clothes and quilt."
This is a privileged era, and no one would ask for equality between officers and soldiers. If Liu Xin lived in a warm palace, or even held a few beauties in her arms, it would be normal in the eyes of others. But Liu Xin
But he doesn't see it that way. He wants to share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers. There will be a big war waiting for these young soldiers soon. The biggest factor that determines the outcome of the war is people, and morale plays a vital role here.
plays an important role.[
Sure enough, when they learned that Liu Xin would stay with them tonight, the whole team was excited, and the fatigue caused by running around the desert for a day and night seemed to disappear all of a sudden.
Sa'adin couldn't persuade Liu Xin, so he had to drag his tired body back to the palace. He was so tired today that even the princess who had been away for a few days wanted to make out with him, but he couldn't cheer up and was hit in the head.
He put on the pillow and snored.
During this sleep, Sa'adin slept deeply. He had never slept so sweetly before. Suddenly, he was woken up from his sleep. Sa'adin opened his eyes with difficulty and saw his princess looking anxious.
The ground said: "Your Majesty, wake up quickly, there are many troops and horses coming outside the city."