"Let's just say that Yanqi was plotting hegemony in the eastern section of the Tianshan Mountains and trying to confront Yarkand to avenge the original war. Queen Yarkand would definitely not allow a powerful country to emerge in the eastern section of the Tianshan Mountains.
Yanqi fought with that powerful army, and his strength was bound to be greatly damaged. In the past three months, there were intense sandstorms at Bailongdui, and the Han army could not attack Loulan. Yarkand could put pressure on Yanqi. As long as Yarkand put pressure, Yanqi would definitely
No good results.
When the time comes, we will attack Dongye again and replace our captured soldiers, and we will become the strongest country here. It will be easy for us to return the army that captured Prince Aogan to the commander and dispose of it. We can also use
Yarkand became the overlord of the eastern section of the Tianshan Mountains."
"Gao, as expected, military advisors are extremely resourceful and can kill people without using swords." Ye Long's plan did not even require chariots to send troops to the country. Aufeng suddenly became enlightened and immediately sent people to Yanqi and Loulan respectively, while asking Yanqi for help.
He asked for help and complained to Queen Latia of Yarkand.
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Liu Zhang led his army to Gaochang. Although Gaochang now exists as a country in the Western Regions, that is why the Han's control over the Western Regions has become increasingly weak. At least in name, Gaochang still belongs to the Han and is not a vassal state.
, but a place directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government.
But this was only in name. Liu Zhang would not naively think that Captain Wuji was awarded by the Han Dynasty. Now that he was going there as a Han army, they would be able to capture him easily. He might have heard the news of his arrival and set up a trap on the way.
ambush.
Therefore, Liu Zhang was still cautious along the way, but with King Mulu's flying eagle exploring the road, the work of traveling and exploring was much less, and the marching speed was not slow, on the contrary, it was very fast.
But the more Liu Zhang marched, the more he felt something was wrong, so he asked the guide on the side: "How far is it from Gaochang Kingdom?"
"About thirty miles." Many people in Dongye Kingdom can speak Chinese, and so can this guide.
"Thirty miles." Liu Zhang was silent. This distance was already very short. When fighting in the Central Plains of Han Dynasty, this distance was already a warning range. Even if the distance in the Western Region was shorter, it was not a comprehensive surveillance range, but at least there would be soldiers from Gaochang.
.
What's more, Gaochang is still a Han power, and as the only country among the three major countries that is not attached to Yarkand, is it possible that Gaochang is not wary of attacks from Cheshiqian State and Yanqi State?
Now Liu Zhang was a little suspicious of the flying eagle in front of him exploring the way, and he was worried about this beast. If there was any omission, he was a lone army, so if he was defeated, it would not be a joke. It is estimated that no one would know if the entire army died here.
I didn't get the black wood vine, and I risked my life in it.
Although Liu Zhang had made his funeral arrangements very clear, and even if he disappeared suddenly, there would be no big problem with the Sichuan army's excessive force, but Liu Zhang did not want to die so inexplicably, in a small place in Gaochang, and feel aggrieved.
After marching for another ten miles, the silence was still the same. Liu Zhang finally did not believe the eagle flying in the sky in front of him, so he sent a large number of scouts to march, and also sent scouts to the places where he passed behind to prevent others from taking the back route.
At this time, the two forces were at war with each other in Gaochang City.
"Zhang Kuo, what are you going to do? Do you want to betray the big man?" An elderly general who was in his fifties to sixty years old pointed at the person opposite and yelled angrily, his white beard fluttering in the wind. Although he was old,
But he looked energetic, and the knife in his hand was dripping with blood.
Behind the old general were hundreds of soldiers, everyone looking around with caution.
Surrounded by people, there were about 2,000 people. Unlike other countries in the Western Region, bows and arrows were rarely used because arrows were expensive. There were more than 1,000 archers among these 2,000 people. All the bows and arrows were aimed at General Whitebeard and several others.
Hundreds of followers.
Opposite General Whitebeard was an old general who was about the same age as him. He also couldn't tell that he was aging. Instead, he had a majestic air between his broad and thick face. He had a broad-edged sword at his waist and looked at him coldly.
Looking at the white-bearded general opposite.
Two soldiers beside the broad-faced general were escorting a young man. The young man looked very strong, but he looked at the broad-faced general with red eyes, obviously very angry.
This is the Wuji Lieutenant Department of the Han Dynasty. The white-bearded general is Jixiaowei Dewei, the broad-faced general is Wujiaowei Zhang Kuo, and the young man in custody is Du Yuan, the son of Jixiao Lieutenant Dewey.
"Betrayed the Han? How did General Du start talking about it?" Zhang Kuo said loudly and disdainfully: "It was the Han who abandoned me, Zhang Kuo, but I, Zhang Kuo, did not betray the Han.
We are Wuji Xiaowei sent by the late Emperor Ling, but since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court has allocated half a tael of silver to us? After Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, the Han Dynasty even forgot that there was a Wuji Xiaowei.
For so many years, Wuji Xiaowei's troops have all been stationed in fields, raising troops, and using Gaochang Barrier (Gaochang is the Western Region defense base established by the Han Dynasty, called Gaochang Barrier, Gaochang Kingdom is the name of other Western Region countries, and later du Li called himself Gaochang Kingdom).
Car master Yanqi penetrates, which one is not our self-reliance?
Is it easy for us to work hard in such a desert area? What does the big man have to do with us? If the big man is a little worthy of me, Zhang Kuo, why should I, Zhang Kuo, resist? Otherwise, why should I, Zhang Kuo, repay evil with kindness? Why should we be here?
You work so hard to maintain your status as a school captain, but let those people in the middle of the Han Dynasty get an advantage?"
Zhang Kuo said to Dewey: "Brother Du, we have been brothers for many years. As I said before, as long as you support me, Zhang Kuo, to become king, you will be the second king, one person below ten thousand people, otherwise, you
Know the consequences."
"Zhang Kuo, you can't cover up your ambition with your clever words. By using such despicable methods, don't you just want me to conquer my people and follow you to rebel against the Han? Don't even think about it. You want to betray the Han. You want to
Are you dreaming that you are attached to the Shache Kingdom and still expect me, Dewey, to cooperate with you?"
Dewey looked at Zhang Kuo angrily. After the rise of Yarkand, Qiuchi, Cheshiqianguo, Yanqi, and other big countries Shule and Shanshan successively attached themselves to Yarkand.
As the only force that barely managed to get on the stage but did not rely on Yarkand, Gaochang's living space was shrinking. It was even conceivable that once Yarkand destroyed Loulan, Gaochang would be the next to perish.
The reason why Gaochang has not attached itself to Yarkand until now is of course because most of the people living here are Han people, and when Zhang Kuo asked for his opinions on Yarkand, Dewey was determined not to attach to Yarkand, and even openly wanted to fight against Yarkand.
, so that Gaochang is unique south of the Tianshan Mountains.
It became the only big country besides Loulan that was not attached to Yarkand.
However, this kind of persistence became more and more difficult under the pressure of Cheshiqian State, Yanqi State and other countries, and finally Zhang Kuo couldn't bear it anymore.
Wu Xiaowei Zhang Kuo felt that there was no hope of relying on the Han Dynasty, so he sought to convert Gaochang into a state and then defected to Yarkand.
Zhang Kuo knew that his captain Dewey would never be willing to commit suicide, let alone join Yarkand, but Dewey had great strength. Although he was weaker than himself, he still had more than 2,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 people.
And Zhang Kuo himself only had more than 3,000 soldiers.
If the war started normally, even if Zhang Kuo defeated Dewey, he might not even be able to rely on Yarkand in the end, and would be annexed by Che Shiqian State and Yanqi State, so he set up a conspiracy.
Zhang Kuo invited Dewey to a banquet and went to the mansion. He secretly mobilized all his soldiers. He originally wanted to control Dewey at the banquet, but he didn't expect that Dewey rushed out of the mansion. In the end, the whole army besieged Dewey's soldiers.
horse.
Dewey had many loyal soldiers under his command. As a last resort, Zhang Kuo did not want to kill Dewey, so he could only threaten him.
"Dewey, you don't want your own life, don't you want your son's life too?" Zhang Kuo glanced at the general beside him, and two soldiers immediately pushed Du Yuan to his knees on the ground.
Dewey looked at Du Yuan with a somewhat moved expression, but Du Yuan suddenly struggled hard and shouted loudly: "Bah, old man, my Du family has been loyal to you for generations, how can I collude with you? Father, please don't agree to this thief.
, I, Du Yuan, will die when I die, even if I die in a foreign land, I will still be the ghost of a man."
"Well said." Dewey said loudly, finally making up his mind that even if everyone died in the battle, he would never compromise. At worst, father and son would sacrifice their loyalty together.
"You're not even hairy, and you're rude to me. What do you know about loyalty? It's just stupid loyalty." Zhang Kuo glanced at Du Yuan, and then a group of soldiers came over with a big cloth bag, "General, Dewey sent out to ask for help.
We have hunted down people, but only nine of them were killed."
The big cloth bag was opened, and it was full of human heads. The bloody skin on the face was fresh. Zhang Kuo said coldly: "Why are there only nine people and one more?" He remembered that Dewey sent ten warriors out.
Although Dewey's strength is not as good as his own, it will be very troublesome if reinforcements really come.
"General, don't worry, that man's horse has been shot down by us, and the cavalry has chased him out. There is absolutely no physical signs."
Zhang Kuo nodded, threw the cloth bag in front of Dewey, and several heads rolled out, and said to Dewey in a cold voice: "Brother Du, your reinforcements will not come. I will give you one last chance. If you don't agree,
, you, your sons and these soldiers, not only must they all be killed, you also have a wife and a daughter, I will take good care of you."
A sinister smile appeared on Zhang Kuo's face.
"You are shameless." Dewey's face turned red. He never expected that this person who had worked with him for decades could be so despicable.
"You just need to answer me, whether you agree or not." Zhang Kuo bit out his words and said, obviously his patience has reached its limit.
"Father, don't promise him. Both men and women in our Du family are loyal. My mother and sister will definitely commit suicide before being insulted, and they will not lose the face of our Du family."
Du Yuan said and looked at Zhang Kuo with disdain, "Old man, please don't take advantage of the women of my Du family. You turned your back on a big man and wanted to take refuge in a small Yarkand. It is said that the Queen of Yarkand is less than two years old."
Ten years old, I, Du Yuan, really want to see you kneeling at the feet of a twenty-year-old girl, hahahaha." (To be continued.)