Chapter 1040: The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass
That extremely beautiful woman was wearing armor and looked like a woman.
Princess Yuesha, the daughter of King Shuzhe of Shanshan, was known as the Pearl of Loulan due to her outstanding martial arts skills and extraordinary beauty.
Seeing her daughter being so abrupt, the plowman's expression changed, and he hurriedly scolded her with a sullen face: "Yuesha, what are you shouting about? You have no right to speak here."
Yuesha raised her little face and said seriously: "The Chu people invaded our Western Region. This is a crisis for the entire Western Region. Everyone in the Western Region should stand up and fight to defend the Western Region. As the Princess of Shanshan, my daughter should be
To protect our Shanshan country and protect the entire Western Region, how can my father say that my daughter is not qualified?"
His own daughter contradicted him in front of everyone. The plowman looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.
At this time, Sima Lang's eyes lit up: "What Princess Yuesha said is not unreasonable. The soldiers of the Chu army are all surrounded in the Gaochang Wall, but there are not many troops stationed in Yumen Pass. If we can take it by surprise, we can use the cavalry to
If you enter the border and conduct raids, you will definitely gain something."
Hearing that Sima Lang also agreed with Yuesha's request for a fight, the plowman suddenly stopped in embarrassment, and then felt that his daughter's proposal seemed to make some sense.
"Since Princess Yuesha has asked for a fight, and Sima Zuo has said that it is feasible, let's do it this way. I, Yuesha, will lead five thousand light cavalry, break into Yumen Pass, sweep Liangzhou, and give Yan Liang a blow first." Pijia waved his hand.
, and a decision was made.
Yuesha's spirit was greatly boosted, she cupped her hands in excitement and said, "Don't worry, Alliance Leader, if Yuesha goes, she will definitely kill the people of Chu who will be frightened by the news."
Seeing the situation, the plow-thrower could no longer object. He had no choice but to leave his daughter alone.
Na Yuesha got the general and led 5,000 cavalry from the Western Regions. They left Gaochangbi that day and rushed toward the east of Yumen Pass.
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Wuwei County, Guzang City.
The journey from Jicheng to Guzang was only a few hundred miles, but the cavalry army commanded by Yan Liang took seven days to travel.
During these seven days, the Jin Yiwei worked carefully and continuously sent the intelligence of the armies of the Western Regions to Gaochangbi to the imperial court.
Watching the Western Region Army marching all the way to join the besieging army at Gaochangbi, Yan Liang was like watching rats one after another, constantly diving into the traps set.
"Come on, come on. It's best if all the people from the Western Regions come here. I'll just kill them all." Yan Liang threw the information on the case. His words were cold and solemn, full of murderous intent.
"Ahem." Guo Jia coughed a few times, "I wonder what your Majesty plans to do with those people from the Western Regions after they pacify them?"
"Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. How I treat other barbarians is how I treat people from the Western Regions." Yan Liang answered simply and coldly.
"Non-my family, its heart must be different……"
Guo Jia recited these eight words, his eyes flashing with strange light, as if he was deep in thought.
Yan Liang suddenly remembered something, smiled slightly and said: "Fengxiao, I am a little surprised. You were a die-hard loyal to Cao Mengde back then, but now you are so loyal to me and provide me with suggestions. Could it be that you are just repaying my kindness to you?"
It’s a life-saving grace.”
Guo Jia was shocked, as if he did not expect that Yan Liang would suddenly ask about these things.
After a pause, Guo Jia said calmly: "Your Majesty is wrong. I am not loyal to Duke Cao. My ambition is just to assist a true master, clear out the evil, and restore peace to the world."
I see.
"That's true. When you first fell in love with Yuan Shao, but then turned to Cao Cao, it seems that you have determined that Cao Cao is the real master." Yan Liang said thoughtfully.
"However, I saw it wrong. I didn't expect that Duke Cao was not the one who could pacify the world. The real master of the world turned out to be His Majesty." Guo Jia said with emotion.
After receiving Guo Jia's heartfelt praise, Yan Liang smiled slightly, with a relieved smile on his face.
Now, he finally saw Guo Jia's thoughts clearly.
In fact, wise and resourceful people like Guo Jia are not the kind of foolish and loyal people. What they are loyal to is not a certain person, but a certain general trend.
As Guo Jia just said, he defected to Cao Cao not because he was die-hardly loyal to Cao Cao, but because he took a fancy to Cao Cao's qualifications and believed that Cao Cao was the true master. He could help Cao Cao, conquer the world, and achieve unparalleled achievements.
Guo Jia's vision was originally correct, but unfortunately, he did not expect that he, a time traveler, would appear in this era and disrupt the overall situation.
Not only Guo Jia made a mistake, but many wise and resourceful people also made a mistake because of Yan Liang's appearance.
The most miserable one among them is naturally Zhuge Liang.
"Very good, I like your way of telling the truth, Guo Fengxiao, I really didn't save you in vain." Yan Liang laughed, very happily.
The king and his ministers looked at each other and smiled.
After laughing for a while, Guo Jia suddenly remembered something, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although the people from the Western Regions have fallen into the trap and gathered all their troops under the Gaochang Wall, I am worried that the people from the Western Regions will bypass the Gaochang Wall and break in."
Your Majesty must be on guard against the Yumen Pass plundering our Dunhuang County."
"Do people from the Western Regions have such courage?" Yan Liang said with disdain.
Guo Jia added: "People from the Western Regions are not good at ingenuity, but the Zoroastrian Cult behind them has Chinese origins. I am afraid that there will be resourceful people in this Zoroastrian Cult, and it is not impossible to give advice to those Western Regions people."
Mentioning the Zoroastrian Cult, Yan Liang's eyebrows narrowed slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said: "The words of filial piety are reasonable. I haven't launched a conquest yet, how can I allow the people of the Western Regions to be rampant?"
Yan Liang immediately issued an order and ordered Ma Dai to lead three thousand light cavalry to rush to Yumen Pass to increase defenses to prevent the Westerners from breaking into Dunhuang.
Ma Dai received the order and led three thousand Chu cavalry that day, leaving Guzang City and galloping along the westward galloping road toward Yumen Pass.
Without the restriction of a slow march, Ma Dai's army ran on the galloping road for several days, passing through the three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye and Jiuquan, and entered Dunhuang County.
Dunhuang County is the westernmost county of Dachu, and is truly an important border town. Yumen Pass is at the westernmost end of the county.
When Ma Dai's army arrived at Dunhuang County to govern Dunhuang City, they received an urgent report from Yumen Pass:
Five thousand people from the Western Regions crossed the Gobi and suddenly arrived at the Yumen Pass. They were attacking crazily and asked for reinforcements to be sent quickly.
"Your Majesty, you really know what's going on. The people from the Western Regions are really brave. They dare to invade our border first." Ma Dai sneered.
"General Ma, although Yumen Pass is a powerful force in Dunhuang, the city was built on the Gobi Desert and is not very dangerous. Moreover, there are only less than a thousand defenders on the city. Now that the Western Region Army is attacking in large numbers, General Ma please hurry up.
Send troops quickly to rescue." Wei Zhi, the governor of Dunhuang, urged anxiously.
Although Dunhuang is an important border area of Xiliang, Yan Liang did not pay attention to the people from the Western Regions at all, so after destroying the Qiang Hu and Cao Pi, he did not deploy many troops in Dunhuang County.
The prefect Wei Zhi had never seen so many troops from the Western Regions attack in large numbers. He was frightened and frightened, and of course he was afraid that Yumen Pass would be lost. The Western Regions people went straight to Dunhuang City.
"Everything is under your Majesty's control. Don't panic or get in trouble." Ma Dai said calmly, and then asked for the map.
Maps inside and outside Guancheng were hung high, and Ma Dai stood with his hands behind his hands, carefully examining the situation on the map.
Gradually, Ma Dai's eyes moved from the Jade Gate to the Yang Gate in the south.
Yumen Pass and Yangguan are two great passes that stand side by side in the west of Dunhuang County. They are less than tens of miles apart in the north and south. They are both important passes connecting Liangzhou and the Western Regions.
However, the road heading west out of Yumenguan is relatively flat, and after passing Gaochangbi, it can be divided into two roads, the north and the south.
The road to Yangguan is more difficult to walk. After leaving the pass, you can only go to the South Road of the Western Regions, so the importance of its pass is less than that of Yumen Pass.
Ma Dai was born in Xiliang, so he was quite familiar with the importance of these two gates and the local terrain and environment.
After thinking for a long time, Ma Dai raised a sneer on his lips: "There is no need to save Yumen Pass, I will lead the army straight to Yang Pass."
"Yangguan?" Wei Zhi was shocked when he heard this, "But the people from the Western Regions are attacking Yumen Pass. What is General Ma doing at Yangguan?"
"You don't need to ask any more questions. You just need to guard your city and wait for His Majesty's army to arrive. I have a clever plan of my own."
Ma Dai did not tell him in detail, but stayed in Dunhuang City for half a day. After nightfall, he left the city under the cover of darkness and headed to Yangguan in the south.
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Two days later, Yumen Pass.
On the front line of Guancheng, the sound of killing shook the sky and the sound of drums shook the ground.
Five thousand soldiers from the Western Regions are frantically attacking the Yumen City Gate, which is made of sand and stones. Arrows are flying like rain from above the city, and the momentum is extremely huge.
In front of the city, Yuesha stood on horseback holding a silver sword in her hand, her watery eyes coldly watching the fierce battle at Yumen Pass, her red lips slightly raised, filled with a confident sneer.
The resistance of the Chu army was tenacious. Unfortunately, although the Yumen Pass was famous, the city was not built very well. The Western Region Army under her command continued to attack fiercely. Looking at the situation, they should be able to capture it today.
In the past hundreds of years, only the armies of the Middle Kingdom have come out of the Western Regions to rule them and conquer them. This is the first time in hundreds of years that people from the Western Regions have attacked Yumen Pass.
"I must fight my way into the Middle Earth and show off my majesty in the Western Region. I, Yuesha, will be the number one hero in the Western Region for hundreds of years."
Looking at the enemy city that was about to be destroyed, Yue Sha's heart was surging. She was already constructing a grand blueprint in her mind, and a trace of pride gradually appeared between her brows.
Just here, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Princess, look quickly, there is a lot of sand and dust in the south, it seems that there are soldiers and horses coming to kill."
Yuesha's figure was shaken, her thoughts suddenly froze, and she turned her head to look south hastily.
As far as the eye could see, I saw sand and dust covering the sky on the Gobi Desert, rolling towards this side.
Yuesha grew up in the Western Regions and knew everything about the Gobi Desert. She could tell at a glance that the desert was not natural, but a group of cavalry approaching.
"Could it be that my father and the others are increasing their troops?" Yuesha was suspicious, but she denied the speculation, "The south is in the direction of Yangguan. Even if my father increases his troops, they won't come from that way."
Could it be!
An ominous thought suddenly rushed into my mind.
Just when Yue Sha was frightened, in the sandstorm, a Chu army's cavalry showed its ferocious face.
At the forefront, Ma Dai jumped on his horse and drew his sword, wielding three thousand fine cavalry, and came towards the panicked Western Region army, killing them wildly. (To be continued...)