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- Chapter 463: Soldiers Enter Kang State
Zhang Xuan did not kill He Naye, the eldest prince of Qiuci, but instead issued an edict to exile He Naye to Qinghai. Of course, the cannibals stationed in the land of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu did not have many troops, but the main force. It was placed in the state of Kang, with more than 10,000 people.
On the Congling Ridge, the total military strength of the Great Cannibals totaled nearly 50,000.
News that the Emperor of China was launching a large army to conquer the lands of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu reached Congling. Meng Bai, the cannibal military commander, reported to the country and retreated on his own initiative, withdrawing half of his troops to guard Talas City. Half of them stayed in the royal city of Kang. Assist and coerce the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu to mobilize troops and horses to fight against the invading Chinese army.
The nine kingdoms of Zhaowu are all small countries and do not have many soldiers and horses. The total number of them is only 60,000 or 70,000, and the total of Dachi's soldiers and horses is less than 100,000.
With 100,000 people facing China's so-called 300,000-strong army, the confidence of the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu was seriously lacking. Many nobles even advocated that the whole country evacuate the land of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu. He retreated to the territory of Dashi to avoid the sharp edge of the Chinese army.
?????????????? However, how could it be possible for the great cannibals to make these small countries retreat to the great cannibals and hand over the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu to the Chinese court. In this way, it is equivalent to opening the frontier defense door of Dashi, which may allow the Chinese army to march straight in.
Under the mobilization and coercion of the big cannibals, the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu joined forces and bravely assumed a decisive battle with the Chinese army on the front line of Kangguo. But in fact, the morale of the military is unstable and morale is low.
From Shule on the edge of the Tarim Basin to the Congling Plateau, you have to go up the river along the canyon on the eastern edge of the plateau, then cross several mountains on the plateau, and pass through mountain passes covered with ice and snow all year round. The road is very difficult and dangerous. Fortunately, the Anxi Protectorate has been in operation for more than a hundred years, and the military plank road from Shule to Kang State has been relatively smooth.
The Western Expeditionary Army slowly advanced westward. After trekking for more than half a month, we crossed the plateau and went straight to the plain area above the plateau, entering the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
Hundreds of thousands of troops are moving with great momentum and flags are waving. Every time the scouts of the Zhaowu Nine-Nation Alliance return news, the top leaders of the coalition become more and more nervous.
The soldiers and horses of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu have no experience in fighting against big countries and armies. It was difficult for them to stop the iron hoof of Gao Xianzhi's Anxi Gaojia Army, let alone this army that destroyed Tubo and Tuqishi and pacified the entire Western Region and was almost invincible. The Chinese army is invincible.
After destroying Tubo and Tuqishi, Zhang Xuan's reputation as emperor and the might of his army had spread far and wide. For the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, this was an armed force that was too powerful. , it is simply not something small countries like them can resist.
Even with the support of the Great Cannibal, they felt they had no chance of winning.
Zhang Xuan's army marched slowly. Because it was on a plateau, Zhang Xuan was worried that his soldiers would not be accustomed to the altitude sickness, so he slowed down his march. The army marched for dozens of miles every day, and wherever it went, it was like a torrent of steel, uprooting the forts set up by the Cannibals and the Kang people and the barracks and bases to protect the trade routes.
On the side of Kang State, the leader of the coalition forces was King Shi Laihe of Kang State. Yisli, the general under the command of the Great Food Governor Meng Bai, also led 20,000 large food cavalry to garrison on the grassland to the west of King Kang's city, fighting with the allied forces of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. Form a mutual support trend.
The King's City of Kang.
Shi Laihe stood on the wall of the royal city. Next to him were the generals of the various armies, the upper echelons of the coalition forces. In fact, these people are also the royal families of various countries.
The smoke and dust from the north is rolling in, covering the sky and the sun. Although the flags of the Chinese army cannot be seen yet, the supreme power of this army's actions is enough to make people's hearts tremble.
Shi Laihe's face was very gloomy. He raised the scimitar in his hand and sighed, "Everyone, the Chinese Emperor's army is less than a hundred miles away from the royal city. Only 60,000 of us can go out of the city to fight the Chinese army. We may be seeking death. Our only chance of winning is to guard the city tightly and wait for the rescue of the cannibal."
Although Shi Laihe said so, he had no idea in his heart.
King Kang¡¯s City is already the largest and strongest city among the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, but such city defenses are still not enough to stop the Chinese army. And Shi Laihe knew very well that siege warfare was originally the strength of the Central Plains dynasty's troops.
As for whether the cannibal soldiers can come to rescue them, how many they can come, and whether they will be a match for the Chinese emperor if they come, there is no guarantee at all.
Everyone¡¯s thoughts were basically similar to Shi Laihe¡¯s. Therefore, when Shi Laihe said this, no one responded at all. They all looked at the city wall with gloomy expressions to see where the Chinese army was coming from.
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Shi Laihe went down from the city tower in a very low mood and entered his palace.
His princes and seven or eightThe daughters gathered in the main hall. When they saw him walking in, the eldest prince Kecha hurriedly came to greet him and bowed down, "Father, my sons and ministers have something to talk to the father!"
Shi Laihe waved his hand impatiently and said, "Say!"
"Father, the Chinese Emperor's army is simply not something we, the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, can withstand. The Great Cannibals are simply using us as a shield and are prepared to sacrifice our Nine Kingdoms to buy time for them to deploy troops on the border."
Ke Cha gritted his teeth and said, "Father, we cannot be fooled by the cannibals. The cannibals are not reliable. They only use us and will not really send troops to protect our land."
Shi Laihe let out a long sigh and thought, do you even need to say this? No one in the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu is clear about this current situation. But knowing that Dashi is unreliable, he still can only rely on Dashi, because only Dashi can compete with the strength of the Chinese dynasty.
"Father, since the cannibals are unreliable, why don't we surrender to the Chinese Dynasty? Our Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu have always been vassals of the Tang Dynasty. It was only because Gao Xianzhi defeated the Talas and the cannibals invaded that we had to surrender. Da Shi. Now the Emperor of China has invaded with a large number of troops. It is obvious that he wants to regain the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu and even attack Da Shi."
"There must be a battle between the Chinese dynasty and Dashi. From the child's point of view, the Chinese emperor has a great chance of winning. The child heard that the Chinese army is brave and invincible, and the army is also equipped with mysterious firearms. Whether it is Tubo or Tuqishi, they will all die. In the hands of this magical weapon."
The corners of Shi Laihe's mouth twitched slightly.
It is not that he has never thought of surrendering to the Chinese dynasty, and it is not that the kings of other countries have never thought of surrendering.
¡°It¡¯s just that they betrayed the Central Plains Dynasty, and no one is sure whether they will be accepted by the Chinese Emperor again. Moreover, the big cannibal was watching eagerly from the side, and no one dared to think of this idea again under threats and inducements.
"The great cannibals are not reliable, and the people of the Central Plains may not be reliable either. Stop talking and go back to guard the palace. The Chinese army is coming, and I will lead the troops to fight the enemy!" Shi Laihe waved his hand. , frowned.
"Father! At this moment, the Chinese army has not arrived, and the two armies have not started fighting. There is still room for us to surrender. If we wait for the army to approach the city, even if we surrender, others may not accept it. Father, don't miss this opportunity!"
But I checked it out.
Shi Laihe pushed Kecha angrily and strode over.
Ke Cha's expression changed, he stamped his feet, and suddenly said loudly, "If the father doesn't listen to the child's advice and insists on seeking death, the child and others will have no choice but to lead their troops out of the city to surrender to the Chinese Emperor and seek a way out!"
Shi Laihe was furious, suddenly turned around and glared at Kecha fiercely, and roared, "You bastard, how dare you!"
But he was prepared to check the situation. He smiled coldly, put his finger to his mouth and whistled.
In an instant, more than a hundred soldiers poured out from the back hall and surrounded Shi Laihe. (To be continued
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