The robbers moved very quickly and only stayed in the small village for more than half an hour. Then they carried the property they had stolen from the noble man's house and roared all the way to the next village. The same scene was still in Patiado.
performed simultaneously.
In fact, if a careful person checks carefully, he will find that most of what these bandits plundered from the nobles' homes was just grain, and gold, silver and other property were basically distributed to the villagers, and they only took away a very small part.
It is said that there were as many as four or five groups of bandits appearing in Parthia, under the banners of Black Whirlwind and Half Cloud respectively. Some groups had tens of thousands of people, while some groups had as few as four to five thousand.
Parthia's trade is developed, and caravans traveling from north to south will also bring news from various places. Many people here have heard of the reputation of Black Whirlwind and Half Cloud, and know that they are the two fierce bandits that are rampant in the Western Region. Originally, early
There are rumors that these two gangs, which had been completely destroyed under the suppression of the Han army, suddenly appeared here.
For a time, everyone in Parthia was frightened and frightened. The villagers were also at a loss when facing the property and women they had received.[
At this moment, another group of cavalry rushed into the village. These cavalry were dressed in black and black armor, the same outfit as the Han army stationed in the adjacent concession. Many villagers had seen them. Seeing these Han army cavalry, the villagers
They are even more nervous. Because they all know that the Han and Parthia are friendly neighbors, and their capital was recaptured with the help of the Han army. Now, the villagers are still carrying the property of the nobles, and the Han people must be with the nobles.
How can we not be afraid when we stand together?
However, what the villagers did not expect was that instead of blaming them for colluding with the bandits, the Han army comforted them with kind words and asked them to nominate a trustworthy person to temporarily serve as the person in charge of the village. With the support of the Han army, they had just
The villagers who had turned from slaves to free people suddenly became bolder. Even if Vorogis inquired about it, they didn't have to worry. At worst, they could just escape to the concession. They had known that the life of the compatriots in the concession was better than that in Parthia.
many.
The Han army did not stay in the village for long, and immediately followed the direction in which the robbers fled. Not far away, they caught up with the robbers. The robbers left behind the food and some of their belongings and took advantage of the Han soldiers to gather them.
Kung Fu fled with the spoils of war. The Han army was busy for a while before continuing to pursue them.
The real Black Whirlwind has now become the Queen Mother of Kangju Kingdom, and Banbian Yunze has long become a pile of withered bones in the desert. These bandits are actually the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes on the grassland pretending to be one.
Because Caracalla and Ardaban had secretly colluded, and Arshaq failed to contact him, Liu Xin had to take this strategy.
This war is extremely important and dangerous. If defeated, the Han Dynasty will probably be in ruins. But as long as it wins, not only will the Han Dynasty be able to establish its status as the world's hegemon, but it will also unite the hearts of the people and make everyone in the world think that they are the people of the Han Dynasty.
Rong. Therefore, for Liu Xin, this battle can only be won but not defeated!
Liu Xin was confident that with the good training and high fighting spirit of the Han army, it would not be difficult to defeat the Qin Dynasty. The difficulty was that the Han Dynasty was thousands of miles away from here, and logistical supplies were already very difficult. If Parthia were here again,
At some point, he defected in the middle of battle, stabbed the Han army in the back and cut off the Han army's food route, which could cause a fatal blow to the Han army.
For this reason, Liu Xin must firmly control the grain road in his own hands, and in order to ensure safety, one grain road is not enough, and more than two grain roads must be controlled. The grain road Liu Xin chose is located in Ecbatana
With Ctesiphon, the city of Susa should be bypassed at the same time, so as to avoid direct conflict with the father and son Vorogis, Arshak and Artaban. Moreover, Parthia's troops are mainly concentrated in these three.
It is impossible for "robbers" to go there to fight head-on.
The "robbers" looted all the way, and the Han army followed closely to pursue them until they reached the border between Parthia and Qin. Wherever they passed, no matter whether they were villages or towns, there were nobles, rich people, officials, and slave owners.
They all suffered a disaster, their family property was looted, all the men were killed, the land, property, and women were all divided up, the slaves were liberated, and there was a power vacuum in these towns and villages.
The nobles, rich people, officials and slave owners who originally held great power are gone. Most of the freedmen and slaves who have been oppressed for a long time have no ambitions and are in a muddle-through situation. Even if a few people are ambitious, they do not have such great influence.
, it is impossible to cause trouble in a short period of time. The current principals are all selected under the auspices of the Han army. Some are free people, and some are even slaves. Of course, they have regarded the Han army as their backer.
Those who would not go against the Han army would naturally not disrupt the Han army's food, grass and baggage transportation.
The grain and grass supplies are extremely important, and of course heavy guards will be arranged during the transportation process. Therefore, what Liu Xin is most worried about is the secret obstruction and destruction by the local people, rather than the open fire interception and plundering by the Parthian army. Now, in this vacuum zone,
The formed grain road was completely in the hands of the Han army, which solved Liu Xin's worries. Moreover, the grain and grass collected from the nobles, rich people, officials and slave owners were enough to support the army for a month.
It can reduce many transportation burdens.
After arriving at the border of Daqin, four or five "bandit" teams quickly merged into one, with about 40,000 people. Their leader was the Xianbei leader Tuoba Jun.
According to Liu Xin's order, after these 40,000 prairie cavalry arrived at the border, they should first find a place to hide and wait for the subsequent Han army group. However, Tuoba Jun was eager to make a contribution. The most important thing is that these cavalrymen composed of herdsmen all the way
Burning, killing and looting were so satisfying that I regained my confidence and wildness. I had long forgotten Liu Xin's orders. Tuoba Jun whipped his horse and led 40,000 prairie cavalry across the border, killing
Entered the Asia Minor province of the Qin Empire.
Caracalla adopted Yi's suggestion and waited for work at leisure, attracting the Han army to go on an expedition. Naturally, he would always pay attention to the movements of the Han Dynasty.
But Liu Xin was also very cautious in his actions. After he decided to lead the expedition in person, he closed all channels from the Han concession to Da Qin. All caravans from the Han were only allowed to reach the concession as far as possible, not even within Parthia.
Allowed to enter, caravans from other countries are not allowed to enter Parthia through Kangju and concessions. In this way, the movements of the Han army can be prevented to the greatest extent.
Therefore, when large numbers of Han troops arrived in the city of Petit one after another, Caracalla did not know about it. However, he made some preparations and stationed four legions in the province of Asia Minor adjacent to Parthia, setting up a trap.
Waiting for the Han army to be fooled.
Although it is difficult for Da Qin's meticulous work to penetrate into the concessions and Kangju, Caracalla and Geta's spies have been densely packed in Parthia. When those "bandits" entered Parthia, Caracalla and Geta almost
At the same time, they received the news, and also learned that the Han army would actually cross the border to pursue the enemy. The brothers Caracalla and Geta immediately made completely different reactions.
Naturally, Caracalla kept a close eye on the movements of the Han troops entering Parthia, and soon found out that they were originally Han troops stationed in the Concession and Kangju, not from distant Chang'an. This was not Liu Xin's intention.
He concealed his strength simply because the Han troops stationed in these two places were mainly cavalry. Liu Xin replaced them with infantry from the third legion, which could enhance the offensiveness and mobility of the troops.
After learning of this situation, Caracalla dispatched three legions, quietly crossed the border into Parthia, and chose to pass through the city of Susa, hoping to sneak attack the Han Dynasty Concession, which was empty of troops, and deal a heavy blow to the Han army.[
Geta also sent people into Parthia. His purpose was not to attack the concession, but to find those tough "horse thieves" and try to form an alliance with them. These "horse thieves" could flee thousands of miles under the pursuit of the Han army
, is by no means an idle person. If operated properly, it can be a great help to him. Moreover, these "horse thieves" have been fighting with the Han army for many years, so they may know a good way to deal with the Han army.
Just when Caracalla and Geta were making their own plans, the group of "horse thieves" suddenly gathered together and appeared in Asia Minor. The "horse thieves" moved very quickly, sweeping through without killing anyone, which was completely different from what they saw in Asia Minor.
They robbed the rich and gave to the poor like in Parthia. It was not enough to kill people, they even set fire to everything they passed and burned it to scorched earth.
The sudden change completely disrupted the deployment of Caracalla and Geta. Caracalla immediately adjusted and asked the three legions that had just entered Parthia to return immediately. At the same time, two more legions were added to Asia Minor, with six legions.
To deal with these "horse thieves", Geta did not want to see all these "horse thieves" fall into the hands of Caracalla, so he also sent two legions into Asia Minor, hoping to get a share of the pie.
Tuoba Jun was completely unaware of the dangers ahead. He was still immersed in the several victories he had achieved in the past few days, looking forward to heading straight to Rome and then receiving Liu Xin's praise and awards. Suddenly, a tower appeared in front of the team.
In the dark military formation, Da Qin soldiers wearing heavy armor lined up in a neat square formation and pushed forward step by step. Rows of spears flashed with a cold light.
"Kill!" Tuoba Jun didn't pay attention to these infantry at all. He drew out his scimitar, shouted loudly, and rushed forward on his horse. Behind him, the nomadic cavalry of the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes also screamed and rushed to kill.
In the past, when the two sides were separated by a hundred steps, the nomadic cavalry had already begun to show off their superb riding and shooting skills, and a hail of arrows rained down on the Qin army's formation.
Although some people fell down from time to time, the Daqin soldiers did not panic at all. They stepped on the corpses of their comrades and stepped forward to meet them. The spears in their hands mechanically thrust out, retracted, thrust out again, and retracted again.
A group of cavalry at the front slammed into the Da Qin army's formation. Suddenly, people fell on their backs and screamed. The cavalry were stabbed into pieces on the spot, and many Da Qin soldiers could not withstand the power brought by the galloping war horses.
The impact shattered the internal organs and caused blood to spurt out wildly.
However, after a lag, the momentum of the cavalry attack gradually weakened, and the advantages of the tight Qin military formation began to be exerted. Groups of nomadic cavalry fell under the spears one after another, while the casualties of the Qin infantry became less and less.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Tuoba Jun whistled, reined in his horse and left. In addition to impact power, the cavalry also had a weapon, which was super mobility. He wanted to use this to drag down the heavily armored Daqin infantry.
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At this moment, shouts came out from all directions at the same time, and several more Qin phalanxes came over. Only then did Tuoba Jun realize that he was surrounded. Facing an enemy ten times his own, the prairie warrior had no choice but to look up to the sky.
He sighed and said: "I regret not listening to your majesty. Today I will die!"