Zhao Xun officially accepted the worship of King Heli of Kucha at the King's Palace of Kucha. In other words, from the moment Zhao Xun entered the royal capital, Heli was no longer the same person who controlled the political power of the country. A king, but a special king with the title of king.
What made He Li a little relieved was that Zhao Xun did not settle his accounts after his fall. Although he lost a lot, he was extremely lucky compared to the kings of Yanqi and Qiuci.
Zhao Xun did not immediately take over the Qiuci Kingdom, nor did he immediately carry out reorganization and restructuring, nor did he gather soldiers from various cities. Of course, the personal guards under Zhao Xun also controlled half of the royal capital. With the cooperation of He Li, Zhao Xun sent groups of troops to various places and began to integrate into various cities.
After stabilizing the Qiuci Kingdom, Zhao Xun immediately secretly mobilized his cavalry to the north. Of course, with Zhao Jun soldiers being mobilized throughout the Qiuci Kingdom, it is normal for several groups of two to three thousand soldiers to be mobilized. In the eyes of others, this was just Zhao Jun's attempt to control the Kingdom of Kucha. But no one noticed that the several armies mobilized north slowly gathered in one direction.
In Langcheng, Zhao Jun faced off against the forefront of the Wusun Army. Li Chenfeng, Xu Ye and others are stationed here. At this moment, even Wei Zilin, who had been at the rear, appeared here.
"General Li, General Xu, the Kucha Kingdom has reported that the Lord has successfully stabilized the Kucha Kingdom. If nothing happens, the Kucha Kingdom will be ours. Now, preparations have been made over there. Next, it's up to you to take action to cover the west," Wei Zilin said with a smile. He came to Langcheng this time mainly to start counting, gathering and reorganizing the more than 17,000 remaining troops of the Qiuci Kingdom.
Of course, taking over the Kingdom of Kucha requires full authority, and the remaining 17,000 soldiers of the Kingdom of Kucha can not only control the Kingdom of Kucha faster, but also prevent unnecessary turmoil and changes in the Kingdom of Kucha. . The Qiuci soldiers acted as the vanguard, which was much better than having Zhao Jun dispatch directly.
Li Chenfeng said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Mr. Wei, we here are just using our strength to suppress others, and we are not really going to fight against the Wusun Kingdom. These damn Wusun people really think that our great Zhao can do nothing to them, I am so proud that I will definitely make them look good this time.¡±
Wei Zilin smiled and said: "When Feicheng to the west is defeated and Wusun's army is in chaos, the two generals can ride their horses. By then, the thirteen cities in the west of Qiuci Kingdom will depend on the two generals. Right."
When Xiang Li, the commander-in-chief of the Wusun Kingdom, and the generals in Xisha City secretly cursed King Gaochang as a softie, the Zhao army in Langcheng, opposite, sent an ultimatum to their own side, asking the Wusun army to withdraw from the territory of Gaochang Kingdom. Zhao Jun's reason was that neither the King of Zhao nor the King of Gaochang recognized the Gaoya credentials of the previous king of Gaochang.
Of course, Zhao Jun and Gao Changguo did not reject the legitimacy and legitimacy of the former king Gao Ya. In any case, Gao Ya was also the former king of Gao Changguo. After the Zhao army broke through Gaochang State, countless ministers died. These people naturally had to pay for it. King Qiuci directly declared that the so-called certificate of credence in the hands of the Wusun Kingdom was just a secret work by a villain who was bribed by the Wusun Kingdom and took advantage of the war to seal it privately. Therefore, it will never be recognized.
Wusun Kingdom will naturally not give any response to this, completely ignoring the existence of Zhao Jun and Gaochang Kingdom. However, the coalition troops stationed in Langcheng had to move extremely quickly and immediately began to divide their troops into several groups and move toward the west.
"Could it be that their so-called King Zhao has stabilized the Kucha Kingdom, so they think they can defeat us?" In Xisha City, these Wusun Army generals were also a little surprised when the coalition forces on the opposite side entered the territory occupied by their own side.
Coach Xiang Li said coldly: "No matter what the reason is, what I need is to make the so-called coalition forces on the opposite side go back in despair. Now that we have 80,000 soldiers here, are we still afraid of them? Send an order to all cities , all enemy troops entering the country will be killed!¡±
"In addition, all generals near the east are ordered to strictly guard their respective areas and not allow enemy troops to enter." Xiang Li knew very well that the Wusun Army occupied thirteen cities in the west of Gaochang Kingdom, but the focus of defense was still centered on Xisha City, close to Several towns in the east. If the enemy troops on the opposite side are allowed to advance into the hinterland and bring along the local residents of Gaochang Kingdom, it will cause a lot of trouble.
¡°Hell, why didn¡¯t the Zhao army encounter strong resistance from local residents when they destroyed Yanqi, Gaochang and dozens of other countries? Xiang Li couldn't help but curse secretly when he thought of the increasing number of horse thieves in the hinterland and the Gaochang people who refused to cooperate.
They only saw the effect, but did not pay attention to how much Zhao Jun had paid to achieve his current goal. If he had simply captured these areas, Zhao Jun would have completed his mission long ago. It is easy to capture a foreign land, but it is not easy to firmly occupy it and completely annex it.
In order to occupy Yanqi State, Gaochang State and surrounding areasCountries large and small immediately stabilized, and Zhao Jun didn't know how much he had to pay. The various materials transported from the rear alone are countless. Of course, after paying so much, Zhao Jun stabilized these areas in the shortest time. Coupled with the various gold and silver utensils seized, Zhao Jun obtained a lot of supplements from money. If the Zhao army in the Central Plains had not been immersed in development and had not fought with other princes, I am afraid that this land in the Western Region alone would have made it difficult for the Zhao army to continue.
A few days later, the Xisha City held by the Wusun Army did not encounter a fierce attack by the Zhao Army. However, the various residential areas to the west of Xisha City and outside the Thirteen Western Cities, the herdsmen grazing livestock in the wild, and the small towns were all attacked. It was attacked by the coalition forces on the opposite side.
"Trash, a bunch of trash! In just five days, more than 5,000 warriors were lost in various places. Also, more than 20,000 of our war horses were robbed by the enemy!" At this moment, the Wusun Army commander said Li was furious and scolded all the generals under his command.
"Didn't I send you a warning, telling you to be careful, be careful! But what about you? You were suddenly surprised by an enemy force far smaller than yours."
The reason why Xiang Li is so angry is not because of anything else. But in these few days, except for the larger Thirteen Cities, which were not directly attacked by the enemy, the garrison troops stationed in various places and the soldiers responsible for collecting grain and grass from towns and residential areas were all attacked by that group. A small group of enemy troops attacked. Even several teams transporting grain and grass for Xisha City were attacked by the enemy 130 miles west of Xisha City.
By the time Xiang Li heard the news and arrived, thousands of grain and grass had been burned, and three thousand guards and soldiers were killed. The Gaochang people who were accompanying them had disappeared without a trace. Presumably, they were rescued by the coalition forces.
"General, it's not that we are disadvantaged in the battle, but that the enemy is very familiar with the terrain of this western land. They have dispersed into small teams, which are no different from local horse thieves. We are entrenched in the city and cannot pursue them. In addition, Because our act of confiscating grain and grass made the residents of the Gaochang Kingdom in the west extremely dissatisfied, so they cooperated with the coalition forces to launch a surprise attack on us," a general said in a low voice.
"General, I believe that there are not many enemy troops crossing the border. Most of them are facing each other in Langcheng opposite us. They are also afraid of us and go straight to Langcheng. Therefore, there is no need for us to keep most of our troops behind. Instead, all the cities must work together to find these groups of enemy troops and destroy them." Another strong general said, "When our country has the logistics ready and the food and grass supplies arrive, we can do it. Send your troops to the east and defeat them."
"Although it seems that the Zhao army has submitted to the Qiuci Kingdom, this not only does not add help to the Zhao army, but also adds pressure to it. The Zhao army does not have many troops stationed west of Liangzhou in Zhao's territory. This time, another 30,000 troops were stationed. To the Kucha Kingdom, this is a great opportunity for us. Therefore, the general believes that Zhao Jun's action is deliberately provocative to make us nervous and make our logistics appear. question."
Xiang Li was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "That's good. A certain number of troops will be stationed in each city to defend the city, and the rest of the soldiers will go out of the city to pursue. These enemy teams must be wiped out. In addition, in the thirteen cities in the west, Anyone who goes against our army or contacts Zhao Jun will be killed. Anyone who reports the traces of Zhao Jun to us will be heavily rewarded!"
To the west and north of Xisha City, outside Langu City, a large city, and fifty miles to the north is Langu Grassland. The water and grass here are abundant and it is the largest grassland suitable for grazing livestock in the seven cities north of the Thirteen Cities in the West. At the same time, it is also the most suitable grassland for grazing war horses in the western region of Gaochang Kingdom. The terrain here is flat and surrounded by rivers. In the past, this place provided almost all the war horses in the western part of Gaochang Kingdom.
Now, after the Wusun Army takes control of the western part of Gaochang Kingdom, it has become a place where the Wusun Army keeps their livestock. Among them, the most important are more than 30,000 fine war horses. They are all the spare war horses of the Wusun Army and the mounts of the defenders stationed in the city.
Because this place is located behind Xisha City and beside Langu City, the defense here is not very tight. After all, except for the Wusun Army, there are no other major armies approaching here. As for the small group of horse thieves, it is impossible for them to rush here and take action. After all, war horses are kept here for the army, and there are still four thousand defenders in the camp. Coupled with the unwilling Lan Gucheng, they are not afraid of any horse thieves.
This time, the Wusun Army here paid the price for their carelessness. Zhao Jun's understanding of the terrain occupied by the Wusun Army may be far inferior to that of the current Wusun Army, but the Wusun Army is also inferior to the residents of Gaochang State who grew up here.
For Zhao Jun, there are not only 3,000 enemy troops here, but more importantly, there are more than 30,000 war horses. Zhao Jun has never had enough demand for war horses. In the Zhao region of the Central Plains, Zhao Xun had already made every state a suitable land for raising horses, and all of them were raising horses. Even, Zhao XunThe order encourages horse breeding in the Ming Dynasty. In order for horses to flourish in the Central Plains states, a large number of horses entered the country, which lowered the price of horses and was also an important means to popularize horses.
Xu Ye reined in his horse and looked over, saying to himself: "I don't believe that if we attack here and take away your 30,000 horses, you can still have the energy to pay attention to the southwest." The Western Regions attacked here personally to take all the troops away. The Wusun Army's attention was drawn to the various teams heading into the west. And provide convenience for the Zhao army in Qiuci Kingdom in the southwest.
Gently raising his hand, the five thousand Zhao Jun cavalry behind him all drew out their horizontal knives.
Looking at the camp with smoke rising directly in front and the herdsmen still driving horses in the distance, Xu Ye narrowed his eyes. He suddenly shouted: "Kill!"
Suddenly, Xu Ye was in front, taking the lead, and then Zhao Jun's cavalry charged, following closely behind. Five thousand cavalry surged forward like huge angry waves, rushing towards the Wusun camp with the force of overturning waves.
When the Zhao army approached, the Wusun army who was preparing dinner in the camp finally noticed something unusual. In their opinion, the rumble of thousands of horses galloping at the beginning should be the sound of their own herdsmen preparing to gather the horses and drive them out. They did not expect that a large enemy army would appear here.
"Woooooooo" As the long horn sounded, thousands of Wusun troops finally fought their way out of the camp. The leader is the guard here, a fierce man with a yellow beard covering his face. At this moment, he was riding a tall horse, charging at the front with a knife, and he was still cursing.
Because although there were many incoming knights, they did not raise any flags, nor did they reorganize into orderly formation. Therefore, the commander of the Wusun army thought that the other party was a gathering of horse thieves who wanted to fight horses.
"Where does the thief come from and dares to hit me"
When twenty steps away, the general of the Wusun Army saw the enemy general, he immediately roared and asked questions, and was ready to use his identity as the Wusun Army to frighten the opponent. After all, there were four to five thousand knights coming from the opposite side, which was much more than what we had here.
"Seeking death!" Xu Ye shouted coldly, raised his arms and threw his gun. There was only a sharp and piercing roar, like a ghost crying and a wolf howling, and a flash of black light suddenly appeared, piercing the chest of the Wusun Army general, and lifting his body off the horse, slamming him to the ground.
Countless war horses rushed past, and General Wusun turned into a pile of rotten meat in the blink of an eye. The commander-in-chief of the Wusun Army is also considered a fierce general among the Wusun Army, otherwise he would not be allowed to be responsible for the daily care of these war horses. But because he underestimated the incoming cavalry, he was killed by Xu Ye with one blow before he could take action!
The leader of the Wusun Army was beheaded by the attacking enemy before he even went into battle. The entire Wusun Army was shocked and their morale dropped. At this moment, these Wusun Army officers also discovered that the attacking knights were definitely not horse thieves, but standard troops, and they were elite troops.
However, at this moment, these Wusun troops no longer need to know whether the incoming attack is an army or a horse bandit, whether it is a person from Zhao Jun or a person from Gaochang State. Because as soon as the two sides fought, the Wusun army suffered a heavy loss and was far from being a match for the other side. The weapons in the hands of the incoming knights are extremely sharp and diverse. Throwing spears, crossbow arrows, and horizontal knives are all of high quality.
And after Xu Ye killed the enemy general, how could he not seize this opportunity and immediately order the entire army to attack. Zhao Jun's cavalry waved their swords and fired their crossbows, causing blood and flesh to fly wherever they passed.
In just half an hour, the Wusun army in Languyuan was completely wiped out. Regarding Wusun's soldiers, Xu Ye killed them all without leaving any prisoners. The herdsmen of Gaochang Kingdom who were captured by the Wusun Army were recruited to drive the horses themselves.
In order to retain these war horses, Xu Ye also planned this operation for many days. Thirty thousand war horses were divided into multiple groups and quietly hidden in the surrounding mountains, forests and valleys. Furthermore, Xu Ye has also gathered many horse thieves strongholds in the surrounding areas, which will become areas where Xu Ye stores supplies and temporarily repairs.
After killing all the Wusun troops, some soldiers and horses were asked to take the lead and leave at the predetermined destination. And he, with most of the remaining troops, ran in the other direction with great momentum. You know, there are tens of thousands of Wusun troops stationed in Langu City, fifty miles away.
The only thing that reassured Xu Ye was that the Wusun Army never sent a signal until the end of this operation. The spies arranged around did not notice any Wusun troops escaping. The sooner the Wusun Army can discover it, the better. Even if they were discovered, the Wusun Army in Langu City would follow the trail of most of Xu Ye's men and horses leaving and ignore the few teams driving the horses. This is also the reason why Xu Ye went there when night was approaching. When night fell, even the Wusun Army would not continue to deliberately patrol the movements outside the city.
Xu Ye knew very well how much Zhao Jun had paid for this land in the Western Regions. In Zhao Xun's words, this war with the countries in the Western Regions will bring some benefits.Just get a little benefit and let the enemy pay for our efforts. These war horses were ridden by the Wusun Army from the Wusun Kingdom. Now that they are in our own hands, they will not only add 30,000 war horses to our own side, but also reduce the Wusun Army's cavalry by 10,000 or 20,000.
?? And Langu City received a military order from the commander Xiang Li to strictly investigate the horse thieves and foreign cavalry in the territory. When they were preparing to retrieve the horses from Languyuan, they discovered that the place had already turned into ruins. At this time, it had been two days since Zhao Jun attacked here. The guard of Langu City was almost frightened to death. He immediately sent people to investigate and reported the news to the commander.
And Xiang Li, who is located in Xisha City, is going crazy at this time. Apart from Languyuan, in the past ten days, dozens of places under his control have been attacked, including grain requisition teams, teams transporting grain and grass supplies, and patrol teams. From dozens to hundreds to as many as thousands of soldiers were killed.
When receiving the news from Lan Gu City, Xiang Li didn't say anything, and directly sent back the military order, asking the Lan Gu City garrison to die to apologize. But the generals around Xiang Li all knew that Xiang Li was on the verge of breaking out at this moment.
After sending back a military order to execute a guard general, Xiang Li felt that he had vented some of his anger, and immediately roared loudly: "Send an order to the guards in each city to immediately increase patrols and be sure to track down the traces of these enemy troops. If there is another If someone has a situation like this in Xianglan Ancient City, don¡¯t report it to me, the general, and apologize with death!¡±
"The traces of the enemy troops are all between several cities in the east. Let the cities in the east cooperate to clean up. If these bastards are not cleared away, sooner or later the Zhao army will disperse them under our rule. This will be of great benefit to the future. This action is extremely detrimental and must not allow us to lose our advantage.¡±