A small jungle country with a long history disappeared in an hour. // High-speed update // (Baidu search "Your Highness, the war is over." A Wusun general reported to Mitian.
Mi Tian had a frosty look on his face, nodded slightly, and asked: "How far is it from Jingjue Country? Is there any news from Yuezhi?"
Mitian has been planning for the rise of Wusun for several years. It can be said that he has been waiting for this moment, so he used all the available resources. He not only cultivated and trained his own army, but also won over the generals of the Wusun border army, and also established a relationship with Gui
Frost Empire.
Mitian had already agreed with the Kushan Empire before sending troops, and the two armies jointly attacked Yarkand. After taking Yarkand, the Wusun and Yuezhi divided the hegemony of the Western Region with the Congling River as the boundary. The west of the Congling River was directly controlled by the Yuezhi Empire.
To the east of the Congling River is Wusun's sphere of influence.
Mitian wants to build Wusun into the celestial kingdom of the Western Regions.
A civil servant stood up. The civil servant was originally an imperial doctor, but he also acted as a great diplomat in private. He had formed a secret alliance with the Kushan Empire, and he was the one who sent the envoy. The civil servant replied: "The Yuezhi Empire still has
There is no news, but this is just because we are marching, and their messenger cannot find us at all.
But rest assured, Your Highness, the Yuezhi Empire will definitely send troops. Although the Yuezhi Empire has gradually become corrupted like our Wusun upper class in recent times, there are still a group of generals who are dedicated to the country and they hope that the Yuezhi Empire will rise again.
There are many forces in the Yuezhi Empire that do not want to fight, and there are also a large number of people who advocate placing the main force in the west to defend against the Parthian Empire. However, the loyal generals of the Yuezhi did not compromise with these people this time because they knew that this was the last time for their Yuezhi.
Opportunities to rise.
If the Yuezhi does not have another military expansion, the Yuezhi Empire will only be destroyed, so the Yuezhi will definitely send troops this time.
As for time, even if the Yuezhi Empire sends out troops at the same time as us, they will have to cross the Congling Mountains and cross the desert, which will be farther than us.
But this should not matter. We are two hundred miles south of Jingjue Kingdom. If the Yarkand Army attacking Loulan wants to return to reinforcements, they must take the route from Loulan to Qiemo, Qiemo to Jingjue, and Jingjue to Yarkand.
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We have 30,000 people here, and it is really easy to stop the Yarkand Army. When the Kushan Army arrives and joins forces with our army, Yarkand will be unable to recover."
Prince Mitian nodded: "Very good, let's ask the rear troops to clean up the country and call Xiangguo, and the front troops will march quickly."
"yes."
The Wusun soldiers marched quickly in the jungle and headed straight for the Jingjue Kingdom in the south.
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Liu Zhang led his army to march south, and as it went south, it became hotter and hotter. Not only did the climate enter summer, but the area also became drier. There is a general climate pattern in the Western Regions. To the north of the Tianshan Mountains, the desert becomes more and more deserted as you go north. To the south of the Tianshan Mountains,
The further south you go, the more desert you get.
Although this is not an iron rule, it does make sense. At least this is the path Liu Zhang is taking now. Soil erosion in the Western Regions has not yet reached a very serious level. Many places are not deserts, but semi-desert areas. But even so. Liu Zhang feels
Still can't stand it.
The Tengjia Army is better. The Tengjia Army's rattan armor is thick. However, the Tengjia Army is from the south. They are afraid of the cold rather than the heat. The cavalry led by Su Lan will not be able to bear it. These cavalry are elites, but they basically come from the bitter cold.
Xiliang in Xiliang has experienced such heat.
The soldiers of the Xiliang Army consumed a lot of water and fed horses. Fortunately, they were hardy Mongolian ponies, and fortunately the place they walked through was not a complete desert, otherwise the cavalry would definitely not be able to get through.
Liu Zhang now finally knows why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dawan for a BMW and finally defeated Dawan. After Dawan offered the BMW, four-fifths of them died. Even though the bloody BMW ran faster than a pony,
, is strong, but its endurance is far inferior to that of a pony.
Liu Zhang had been marching with his army for almost half a month. Just when the cavalry was about to collapse, news came from spies ahead.
"Reporting to my lord, we asked the natives in front and found that the distance from here to Qiemo is already less than a hundred miles."
Everyone looked happy, and Liu Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief. If he continued, all of Su Lan's cavalry would definitely fall ill. In such a place, it is not easy to cure the acclimatization. The cavalry may wait until the Yarkand Army returns to reinforce them.
The fighting strength has not yet been restored.
But at this moment, a voice appeared on a desolate hill behind where the Sichuan army passed. A man rode a camel and galloped towards this side.
A camel soldier certainly did not pose a threat to the army. Everyone looked at the camel rider from a distance with curiosity. Liu Zhang frowned. There must be something wrong. Otherwise, no one would infiltrate an army inexplicably in this place.
This rider came from behind. For some reason, Liu Zhang had a bad premonition. When the rider approached, Liu Zhang's bad premonition became reality. Liu Zhang saw the face of the camel rider clearly. This rider turned out to be
The elder of Dongye Kingdom is the same elder who served as the captain together with Huanyao.
"Something happened in the rear." Liu Zhang had to come up with this idea.
"General Liu, General Liu, I finally found... you..."
The elder had just galloped within ten meters when he suddenly fell down from the camel's hump. The camel had obviously been galloping for a long time. As soon as the knight fell, he immediately knelt down on his front hooves and gasped for air.
The elder rolled to the ground and fainted. Several people from the Sichuan Army rushed forward. The military doctor used acupuncture and drank several large gulps of water. Finally, the elder opened his eyes and shouted in a weak and urgent voice: "General, it's not good.
The Che Division's former Yelong traitor Gao rebelled, Princess Yao was captured, and Colonel Duwei was killed. Now the Che Division Army is attacking Gaochang. General, please come back quickly... to provide reinforcements..."
"Ye Long rebelled? How could he rebel with only a few soldiers in his hands?" Liu Zhang asked in disbelief. But after the elder finished speaking, he was no longer exhausted and closed his eyes. The military doctor stood up and said: "Master, he has already
Died of dehydration."
Liu Zhang clenched his fists. Although Ye Long's performance was very realistic, Liu Zhang didn't think that Ye Long might be acting, but he was not sure. When he appointed Ye Long as the king of Cheshi Kingdom, Ye Long only had 200 palace guards.
Team, and the crime of betraying Ao Feng. If he wants to rebel, what can he use to rebel?
But it is obviously useless to think about it now. There must be a loophole in what he thought was foolproof. Liu Zhang even admired Ye Long's acting ability. When Ye Lai reported to him the rebellion of Aofeng, he first said that he still remembered the kindness of Aofeng, and then
He said that he had never wanted to betray Ao Feng.
He also said that he felt guilty after his betrayal and was unwilling to become an official.
This series of words and deeds really don’t look like a villain.
But Liu Zhang didn't expect Ye Long to be so able to grasp people's psychology. He must have seen that Liu Zhang didn't like people who betrayed their superiors, so he deliberately said that he was still grateful to Aofeng, which dispelled his doubts.
It's very thoughtful.
I'm afraid that at that time, Ye Long was already preparing to rebel later, and also thought about how to rebel.
As a Han, he was appointed to an important position, but he betrayed the Han at this juncture. Liu Zhang vowed to cut Ye Long into pieces.
"Husband, what should we do?" Xiao Furong asked.
"Return aid." Liu Zhang said in a deep voice. This is not only related to the Wuji School and Wei Department, but also to the continuity of his own policies. If the Wuji School and Wei Department is established, it will be destroyed by Ye Long's rebellion. Then the Western Region policy he has set
It's just in name only.
This will affect the Tianshui Protectorate in the north, and will also be seriously detrimental to the establishment of other Protectorate in the future. Ye Long is simply provoking the majesty of the Han Dynasty.
Wuji's military headquarters, policy continuity, and the dark wood forest were all enough for Liu Zhang to return reinforcements.
"Ah." Su Lan was the first to speak. She could already understand Chinese, with a bitter look on her face. She was fine. The climate in Anxi was not much different from that in the Western Regions. She also often fought in the semi-desert.
The long march was bearable.
But what to do with the Xiliang cavalry under my command? When did each one of them suffer such a crime? If these powerful Xiliang soldiers were given a choice, they would rather kill one thousand against five thousand enemies than go to this arid area.
The current Xiliang Xiaoqi is worse than a sheep. It is difficult to fight on the spot, let alone travel a long distance back to the military chariot division.
The same goes for other armies. In fact, any army that has traveled a long distance for more than ten days and the weather is still so hot cannot return for more than ten days. No army can have this endurance.
Liu Zhang had already planned to rest and recuperate in Qiemo after capturing Qiemo. It was estimated that the Sichuan army's combat strength would be almost restored by the time the Yarkand Shache Army came back for reinforcements. In this way, the Shache Army could be defeated in a flanking attack.
How can the military strength at this time be able to attack the chariot division?
"This is Ye Long's plan." Liu Zhang said, this man's resourcefulness is indeed not ordinary, he actually guessed the time and his own situation exactly. It seems that there are experts in the Western Regions, but it is a pity that this expert actually
Standing on the opposite side of the big man.
"Husband, no matter what, we can't march any more. If we continue to march, our entire army will be wiped out. We'd better capture Qiemo."
Xiao Furong didn't know much about strategic issues, but she only knew that her husband wanted to return to attack the chariot division, but Xiao Furong had not been leading the army for a day or two. The soldiers were not robots, so they could not be driven at will.
"Junior sister is right, and we don't have much food." Qu Lingchen stepped forward and said, frowning slightly. It is impossible to rely on logistical supplies when marching in the Western Regions, so Liu Zhang's army all brought their own rations, and the soldiers carried some.
, camels and horses carried some.
However, these grains were calculated based on time. Liu Zhang estimated the time it would take to capture Qiemo, which was also the amount of rations. He originally planned to resupply at Qiemo, but if he returned to attack the chariot division now, let alone the soldiers' physical exhaustion.
, where does the food come from?
Liu Zhang let out a sigh of relief, feeling unwilling to be plotted. Now Liu Zhang thought of Huang Yueying. Although he had led troops for many years, he had matured many common sense in leading troops and observing and employing people, but when he encountered people like Ye
Long, a real master of resourcefulness, is still no match for him.