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Chapter 269: Zuo Xiangmu and Cai defected

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    As night falls, Yucheng City is heavily guarded.

    Groups of Han troops quietly began to assemble. Not only did these soldiers walk carefully, but their horses also had their hooves wrapped in cloth and their muzzles bound.

    ??In an attic in Yucheng City, the lights are brightly lit at the moment, and a person is writing at a desk.  This person is the current Taishi Ling Sima Qian. Since he came to the Western Regions, he has traveled all over the hometowns of various countries in the Western Regions. Later, it coincided with Bai Zheng's attack on Dayuan. Sima Qian followed Bai Zheng all the way but did not return to Chang'an.

    As the Taishi of the Han Dynasty, he is very irresponsible, but as a historian who faithfully records historical facts, he has never been so responsible.

    In the Western Regions, Sima Qian realized for the first time that the world is so big and there are so many brilliant civilizations under the sky.  Now he doesn't want to go back to Chang'an. In Chang'an, all he can record is the history of the Han Dynasty, but here he can record the entire world, and even witness these splendid civilizations with his own eyes.

    Now is Sima Qian's best age. He feels that this is also the best era in history, an era where countless civilizations gather and collide.

    Although the intersection and collision of civilizations will inevitably bring about bloody wars, Sima Qian is a pure person, a person who exists purely to record historical facts.  The war is not what he cares about, and it is not something that he, a historian, can control. He just wants to record these things in their original form and leave them to future generations!

    The army in Yucheng waited silently. It was not until the third watch that Yucheng's city gate quietly opened, and then these cavalrymen with their horseshoes wrapped in cloth quietly left Yucheng.

    Although Huo Guang did not have a direct solution to the Parthian armored cavalry, he also discovered many weaknesses of these armored cavalry.  For example, these cavalry can only exert their full strength by charging in large groups and with the cooperation of the servant army.  Moreover, these armored cavalry have extremely demanding requirements on the terrain. At the same time, their combat effectiveness is mainly reflected in charging. If it involves siege warfare, these armored cavalry are useless. This is why they can only besiege Yu Cheng but not attack the city.  s reason.

    Of course, Huo Guang felt that the biggest weakness of these cavalry was that the preparation time was too long, and what Huo Guang had to do was to attack the camp in the dead of night when these armored cavalry took off their armor and slept.

    Attacking enemy camps at night is a very simple and ancient strategy, but sometimes these strategies are so simple and effective.  Now the Parthian Army and Dayuan Army have been besieging Yucheng for half a month. After the Han army suffered successive defeats, the Parthian-Dawan Allied Army was already complacent, and its defense against the Han Army was also at its most relaxed at this time.

    ¡°And I don¡¯t know what the commanders of Anxi and Dawan were thinking, but they actually directly placed the camp no more than five miles away from Yucheng.  At this distance, the two armies could almost see each other at a glance. Although it put a lot of pressure on Yu Cheng, it also shortened the distance between the two armies. With a charge at the speed of the cavalry, they could quickly reach the opponent's range.

    The Kingdom of Dayuan has 60,000 to 70,000 troops. This time, 40,000 Dayuan troops besieged Yucheng. Their commander was Jian Mi, the most powerful general in Dayuan.  However, since King Wuwu of Dayuan surrendered to Parthia and became a vassal state of Parthia, the command of the coalition forces that besieged Yu Cheng this time was actually in the hands of the Parthia nobles.

    Jian Mi tossed and turned in the camp and couldn't sleep for a long time. He always felt a little uneasy today. Although the Han army had been suppressed and beaten for half a month, except for the charge of the Parthian armored cavalry, which could cause effective casualties to the Han army, other  On the one hand, the Han army still has the advantage, and neither the Dawan army nor the Parthian army are good at siege. If Jianmi continues to be dragged out for such a long time, there will always be problems.

    Just when Jian Mi was feeling sleepy, he suddenly heard shouts of killing outside. His heart tightened and he quickly stood up. At this time, several soldiers also ran into the tent in panic and began to put on armor for Jian Mi.  .

    "What's going on?" Jian Mi asked gloomily while putting on his armor.  Although he was in the big tent at this moment, he could already faintly feel the fire rising outside.

    "General, the Han army has attacked the campand now it has broken through the front camp" The soldier also said in a panic, cursing the Han people for being despicable and cunning.

    "No" Just as Jian Mi was about to be fully dressed, he suddenly shouted loudly. Regardless of the untidy armor, he picked up the long knife beside him and pointed the blade outside the tent.

    Just when Jian Mi picked up the long knife, several Han soldiers on horseback had already tied the tent with iron hooks and ropes. Then the horses exerted force at the same time, and the tent collapsed.  Then several torches were thrown directly onto the collapsed tent.

    Jian Mi struggled to get out of the collapsed tent, but before he could see the situation clearly, he was pierced by several spears.  And a scene like this was taking place in the entire camp at the moment. Not only the Dawan people's camps, but also the Parthian people's camps were taken care of by the Han army.

     In the panic, the Parthian nobles could not put on their iron armor at all, and the people who attacked their camp were led by Bai Zheng himself.  Since Bai Zheng was named Wu'an Lord, he has seldom gone into battle to kill the enemy in person, but tonight he took the lead and killed as much as he wanted in the Parthian camp. The depression in his heart for the past few days was vented.

    This attack on the camp lasted until the morning of the second day. With the numbers of both sides being equal, one was well prepared and the other was in panic. The result is self-evident.  That night, more than 10,000 people died under the swords of the Han army and Wusun army, and more than 10,000 people surrendered. In the end, only more than 20,000 people fled back to Guishan City.

    "While the enemy is in retreat, send troops to Guishan. This battle must take down Guishan City in one fell swoop." Huo Guang stood at the top of Yucheng City and ordered.  Then the Han-Ukrainian coalition forces, which had just gone through a big battle and were still very excited, after a simple repair, once again mounted their horses and headed towards Guishan, the capital of Dawan.

    When the Dawan army collapsed and fled back to Guishan City, everyone in the Dawan Kingdom panicked.  Wu Wu hastily mobilized the nobles and civilians of Guishan City to prepare to defend the city, but those nobles had already begun to have their own agenda.  When Wu Widow turned to An'xi and became a vassal, some Dawan nobles already had differences. Now that the Dawan army and the An'xi army were defeated, this part of the nobles was even more dissatisfied with Wu Widow.

    A year ago, both Dahan and Anxi were too far away for Dayuan.  However, due to the rise of the Silk Road, Dawan State has a special admiration for Han culture. The products of the Han Dynasty are regarded as synonymous with nobility and luxury in Dawan. Under this subtle influence, some Dawan nobles have begun to gravitate towards the Han Dynasty from their hearts.  .  When the country had to make a decision to surrender to a certain large empire, this part of the nobles naturally hoped to lean towards the Han Dynasty, but in the end their king chose Anxi!

    Wu Widow led his guards and important officials to patrol the city of Guishan. He could only hope that Guishan City was strong and strong and could hold off the Han army for some time.  He has received news that the main Parthian army led by Parthian Prime Minister Eurobazo is about to wipe out the Great Yueshi. As long as the Great Yuezhi is opened up, the main Parthian army will soon reach Guishan.  The siege can be broken, and the Han army can be completely defeated.

    While Wu Wu was inspecting the city's defenses, Dawan's left prime minister Mocai was also summoning his confidants and some pro-Han Dawan nobles.  The King of Dayuan has two prime ministers, the left and the right, who have always been held by the largest aristocratic families in Dayuan. It is said that Mo Cai visited the Longxi area of ??the Han Dynasty when he was young. He has always admired the culture of the Han Dynasty and can even say a few simple words.  Chinese.  In Dawan, Mocai was a full-blooded pro-Han aristocrat.

    "Now that Dawan is at a critical stage of life and death, we have called you here today precisely for the future of our Dawan. Dawan belongs to all nobles, not just one." Mocai said to the dozen or so nobles in the room.

    "I have long disliked those Parthian people. These people are greedy and do not regard us as their own. In their eyes, we are just slaves. The king's insistence is to bring us into a situation that will never be restored. As long as the left prime minister raises his arms and shouts  , we must respond to the left prime minister." A Dawan noble said angrily.

    Since Wu Widow returned to Anxi, the Parthian nobles who came to Dawan first have been asking for everything in this country, which has long made these Dawan nobles complain.

    "What do you mean?" Mo Cai glanced at the other people in the room and asked in a low voice.

    "We are willing to advance and retreat together with the left prime minister." Mo Cai is looking for dissatisfied people, and these people are naturally willing to give it a try.

    "Okay, I will send someone to contact the Grand Governor. Once the matter is completed, your families will only become more prosperous!" Mo Cai stood up, naturally unable to avoid making a promise to these followers.

    Wuwu didn¡¯t know that while he was fighting the Han army outside the city with all his strength, traitors had already appeared within his own ranks. These people were waiting to give him a fatal blow when he was exhausted.

    When Huo Guang's army began to attack Guishan City, a letter of surrender from Dawan Zuo Mocai had already appeared in Huo Guang's hand.

    Looking at this letter of surrender, Huo Guang realized for the first time what it was like to break a strong fortress from the inside.  At the same time, he also discovered the horror of cultural invasion, because Mocai's letter of surrender clearly expressed his admiration for Han culture. It can be said that Mocai's active surrender was the result of a cultural invasion.

    "Send the order to continue to increase the intensity of the siege." Huo Guang ordered to continue the siege. He wanted to create more opportunities for Mo Cai from the outside.

    Wu Wu personally went into battle and stood at the top of the city to command the defense.  However, the morale of the Han army and the Wusun army was now strong, and soon the Dawan defenders showed signs of weakness.

    "Your Majesty, the northeastern city wall has been lost, and the Han army has come up" A Dawan officer covered in blood ran to Wu Widow and said eagerly.

    "Order to give upIn the outer city, everyone immediately retreated to the inner city.  "Wuwudai made a decisive decision and gave up the outer city without any hesitation.

    Guishan City has two layers of inner and outer walls. The perimeter of the outer city is too large, so there are many places that need to be defended. Not many people see that the outer city cannot be defended, so they shrink their troops and plan to defend the inner city.  There are a lot of grain and equipment stored in the inner city, and the city walls are taller and stronger. In addition, the area is much smaller than that of the outer city, so it is more advantageous to concentrate troops for defense.

    Wuwu led the soldiers to the inner city. From a distance, he saw that the inner city was already covered with a large number of soldiers, and many nobles in the city also climbed up the city wall. Among the crowd, Wuwu saw the leader.  It seems that the leftist is ignorant of Cai.

    "Prime Minister Zuo, hurry up and open the city. We have no choice but to defend the inner city." Wuwu thought that Mo Cai was here to help defend the city. Seeing the soldiers walking on the wall, he felt a little more confident in holding on.

    "Your Majesty, please be patient and don't be impatient. I will open the city gate and send your Majesty on his way." Meicai stretched out his head and shouted to Wuwu at the bottom of the city.

    "You" Before Wu Widow could react, he saw the city gate slowly opening in front of him, and then countless soldiers rushed out with sharp weapons in hand.

    Wu Wei's expression changed drastically. How could he not see that Mo Cai had turned against him at this time?  This is not opening the door to welcome yourself, but opening the door to kill yourself!

    Guishan City was under attack from both inside and outside, and the fighting quickly subsided.  When Huo Guang sat on the throne of King Wuwu of Dayuan, Wuwi's head was already placed at his feet.

    Just when Huo Guang entered Guishan City, there were still two hundred miles away from Guishan City. Dozens of war horses were galloping in front of them, and two or three miles behind them, a group of Parthian light cavalry with thousands of people followed closely.  Don't let go.

    It was Su Wu and his party who were running away with dozens of riders. The team of four hundred people originally left Rome, but now there were less than thirty people left.  Su Wu lay prone on the horse, holding the reins tightly with both hands. An arrow from his back was deeply inserted into his shoulder. Now they didn't even have time to find a place to pull out the arrow and do simple processing.
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