Liu Zhang nodded, "Leave your horses where they are and continue your raid on Pu Lei."
"yes."
Although Liu Zhang was not his direct superior, since the Di people were attached to the Sichuan Army, Liu Zhang could be regarded as his superior. Ako agreed and returned.
After the Di people's army left, Liu Zhang led his army to receive the Di people's horses.
Because the horses in the Central Plains are basically crossbred, although they look taller and faster than the grassland horses, their endurance is very poor. Liu Zhang knew that he was going to fight in the Western Regions, and endurance was very important. If he couldn't get the camel team, Liu Zhang would
I'm planning on using camels.
From Chang'an to the Great Wall, Liu Zhang had been using Central Plains horses to gallop very fast. Only Su Lan's thousand men were Mongolian horses, because all the archers established at the time were all selected high-quality Mongolian horses.
Moreover, the appearance of horses from the Central Plains in the Western Regions can easily arouse alarm and fail to achieve the effect of a sneak attack, so Zhe Lanying's horses are used. This joint is not only to receive the horses, but also to hide the traces. Then the Di people attack Pu Lei, and the Sichuan army officially attacks
Western Region.
The Tengjia Army and the White Pole Soldiers did not know how to ride horses, but they both brought simple stirrups and saddles. The horseshoes were not installed in time, but the saddle and stirrups were installed quickly. The Tengjia Army held the reins tightly and clamped the horse's belly, but it was still possible.
It's like a sandbag being carried away.
When everyone got on their horses, Liu Zhang shouted loudly: "From now on, we are the Wusun army, galloping a hundred miles and flying the Wusun flag."
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Ten thousand people galloped quickly, and when they reached a hundred miles away, they unfurled the stone flag of the Wusun Kingdom. There was a white stone printed on the black flag. It looked extremely heavy. I don't know why the Wusun Kingdom liked this flag.
The reason why the Wusun Kingdom is flying the flag is because until now, it is the only big country that has not used troops.
Wusun Kingdom is one of the top powers in the Western Region. Loulan is considered a large city-state in the Western Region. There are dozens of small towns, which are said to be cities but are actually villages. City walls were built to avoid wind and sand. Dayuan Kingdom is at the same level as Loulan.
Yarkand and other large countries are the second largest, and can muster several thousand regular troops and tens of thousands of civilian troops. Even larger than Yarkand and other countries are countries such as Kucha, which can muster 10,000 regular troops and more than 50,000 civilian troops.
The Wusun Kingdom is a super-state larger than Kucha, with a regular army of 20,000. Its population is twice that of Kucha, and its area is larger than Kucha.
But this time, the Yarkand State established its power by killing people in Kucha City. After offering sacrifices to heaven, the Wusun Kingdom had no response. Later, many major powers in the Western Regions jointly attacked Yarkand, and the Wusun Kingdom did not join the alliance because the Wusun Kingdom was in the northwest of the Western Regions.
Fang can be said to be a corner of peace, which does not hinder the rise of the Shache Kingdom.
The Shache Kingdom and other countries all believed that the Wusun Kingdom did not take action because its national power was weak. Liu Zhang also believed this, because the Wusun Kingdom was indeed weakening.
As the top power in the Western Region, Wusun Kingdom is far away from the Han Dynasty to the west of the Tianshan Mountains, but its civilization is very high, second only to Loulan. Of course, like the Han Dynasty, corruption came once the country reached a period of stability.
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It can be said that the Wusun Kingdom has been getting weaker and weaker in the past hundred years because of the corruption of the Wusun Kingdom and the corruption of the royal family.
This also explains why the Wusun Kingdom did not respond to Yarkand. It is a corrupt country and will not respond to anything. This is also the reason why Yarkand did not take action against Wusun.
If a war breaks out, although the Wusun Kingdom has more troops, the 5,000 cavalry of the Shache Kingdom all come from the cavalry and archery soldiers of Xiliang. Moreover, they are equipped with thousand-mile horses and full defensive armor. The 20,000 regular troops of the Wusun Kingdom will not be Shache at all.
The opponent of Che Kingdom's five thousand soldiers and horses.
Latiya knew that her five thousand men were invincible, so she dared to be so arrogant, but now she wanted to be arrogant too much. Under the threat of the Kushan Empire, she even went on an expedition to Loulan to offend the big man.
Liu Zhang did not want the Kushan Empire to take advantage, so he wanted to cut off the Yarkand's return route and force the Yarkand to surrender. Liu Zhang raised the banner of the Wusun Kingdom, at least before cutting off the Yarkand expeditionary army's retreat, so that the whereabouts of the Han army could not be exposed.
Because of the Tengjia army and the white pole soldiers, Liu Zhang's army was much slower than Ake's army. Liu Zhang took out the map of the north of Tianshan Mountain. He was still on Zhe Lanying's territory, but Zhe Lanying had already moved
All the troops in this area have withdrawn, which means there are no people here at all.
Liu Zhang planned to bypass the Pulei Qian Kingdom, thirty miles north of the Pulei Qian Kingdom, and penetrate directly into the hinterland of the Che Division by the Gobi Desert. At that time, no one would doubt the authenticity of this Wusun army.
The Wusun Kingdom is to the west of Cheshi, close to what is now Kazakhstan. If people from the Western Regions discover this army now, even if the Wusun flag is raised, others will wonder why the Wusun Kingdom appears quietly in this place.
Another reason that cannot be discovered is that Liu Zhang has long decided to use war to support war. If the civilians transport food to support this army, even if it is only 10,000 people, the food consumed for such a long transportation distance will be a huge number, and
It is not safe to transport food on the grassland, it is simply impossible.
In other words, the Sichuan army must occupy a city and obtain the first batch of food and grass in the first battle, otherwise it can only be destroyed.
Liu Zhang took out the map and looked at it. Fifty miles ahead was the former country of Pulei, and another hundred miles away was the rear country of Pulei. Liu Zhang felt that it could be captured, but it was not 100%, only 90%, but the Sichuan army brought grain
Not much, Liu Zhang didn't want to take the 10% risk.
There are many small countries split off from Cheshi in the south of Pulei Front Kingdom and Pulei Hou Kingdom, but the terrain is steep and difficult to capture.
The Cheshihou Kingdom is located in the southwest of the Puleihou Kingdom and is even more vulnerable than the Pulei Kingdom. According to a survey of the Western Region, there are thousands of defenders. If the Sichuan army attacks the city, they will definitely be able to organize strong men to guard it. It is estimated that there will be more than 5,000 guards.
city.
If it were an army of five thousand from the Central Plains, Liu Zhang would still have to weigh it, but with an army of only a thousand that has not fought all year round and a few thousand civilians at home, it is possible to capture it.
But once the attack fails for a long time, even for a few days, other countries will inevitably provide assistance. If the Sichuan army is delayed here and falls into the quagmire of war, the consequences will be disastrous.
Fortunately, there is a very small country in front of Che Shihou's country, Beilu Country. According to the feedback information, there are only a few hundred people guarding this country, and the total population is only a few thousand people.
The Beilu Kingdom is sandwiched between the Cheshihou Kingdom and the Puleihou Kingdom. It is obviously a buffer for a big country. However, the position of the Beilu Kingdom is just right to block the other Cheshihou Kingdom. If the Sichuan army attacks the Cheshihou Kingdom, even if
If the streets are not lowered, as long as Beilu is occupied, the Sichuan army will have enough time to maneuver.
Taking over Beilu Country is simply not a challenge.
Liu Zhang put down the map and decided to bypass the Pulei front country, insert diagonally between the Pulei front country and the Pulei back country to the southwest, directly occupy the Beilu country, and then attack the Cheshi back country with a large army.
Liu Zhang led his army to conceal their whereabouts and rushed towards the Gobi Desert in the former country of Pulei. However, they had only traveled more than ten miles when a ranger came over and said: "My lord..."
"Call me Third Prince."
"Yes, Your Highness, the Third Prince, discovered an ambush on a mountain in the southwest."
"What? An ambush?" Liu Zhang frowned. According to the intelligence, the Che division brothers divided the country. They used to fight each other, but later things became peaceful. Now all the countries are in peace.
Otherwise, the Cheshi Hou Kingdom and Pulei Hou Kingdom would not have found Beilu Country as a buffer, and Pulei Front Country would not have been able to persuade other Che Shi Hou Kingdoms to attack Di.
Who are these soldiers ambushing? Moreover, this place is still facing the east. Even if Pulei Qianguo goes to war with other Cheshi countries, the ambush will be in the west of Pulei.
Liu Zhang frowned and immediately thought that something was wrong. This army must be ambushing Ake's army, but Ake was so fast. How could Pu Lei get the news in advance? Unless Di people gave this order and someone immediately reported the news.
"There is a traitor in Zhelan's army." Liu Zhang immediately thought of this result, and since the hanging troops have not moved yet, Ake's army has obviously gone straight to Pulei's former country, and Pulei must have a conspiracy.
"Husband, what should we do?" Xiao Furong asked.
"Let's go see Tushan first."
Liu Zhang, escorted by Hao Kei and Qu Lingchen, took several Sichuan army generals to sneak near Tushan to observe. There were two masters guarding Hao Kei and Qu Lingchen. One could sweep through thousands of armies, and the other had superb swordsmanship. Liu Zhang really felt that he was better than the other.
Thousands of soldiers are still safe.
"It's strange. There are only more than 2,000 people ambushing more than 2,000 people. More than 2,000 people are ambushing more than 5,000 people?"
Liu Zhang looked at the earth mountains in confusion. There was not just one earth mountain, but two earth mountains. There was a wide passage between the two earth mountains, and the ambush was on the two earth mountains. Akko's cavalry had obviously passed through the passage and rushed in front of Pu Lei.
The country has gone.
Liu Zhang observed for a long time, but still only found more than 2,000 people, and a mountain of more than 1,000 people. This mountain was not a dangerous place, not to mention the passage was very wide. As long as Akko forced his way through the passage and took a detour,
On the mountain, wasn’t that a one-sided massacre?
Ako made such a fast raid. He probably didn't expect that there was a traitor in the Di People's Army and had tipped off the enemy. But Liu Zhang couldn't figure it out. Even if Ako didn't notice it, even if he was ambushed, the loss wouldn't be too great, right?
Puzzled, Liu Zhang carefully inspected the two thousand ambush troops to see if they were elite soldiers. Generally, one could equal ten elite soldiers, and that kind of eliteness could be observed. Although Liu Zhang did not believe that there were still elite soldiers in a place like Che Division, but now Di
The People's Army belongs to Zhe Lanying, and what belongs to Zhe Lanying belongs to us, and we cannot let the Di People's Army suffer.
Sure enough, Liu Zhang didn't see any elite soldiers. These soldiers should be regular troops of the Che Division at best. They can dispatch two thousand regular troops. Obviously, it is not something that the former Pulei Kingdom can do. In this way, the former Pulei Kingdom has united some countries.
, and also knew in advance that the Di Renjun was going to sneak attack them.
Just when Liu Zhang was disapproving of the two thousand soldiers, he saw something strange.