Ankang City.
The largest city in the Western Region was reduced to ruins, and the Xia people were looking for their homes in the ruins.
Zhao Jun and the Yunzhou coalition forces were too lazy to care about them and were counting the rescued supplies.
"Your Majesty, the fire burned a lot of supplies in the city last night, and most of the items that were easy to carry had been moved away by the Kushan monarchs and ministers. The brothers searched all night and only found 500 shi of food that had not been burned. The rest was nothing.
According to the investigation, all the gold and silver in Ankang City had been transported to the north by Qiu Yezi three days ago. Apart from the people left behind, there was not much left in the waves. "
Ding Hongguang was reporting the report with a frown on his face.
Zhao Jun sighed and then said: "How much supplies do we have?"
Ding Hongguang replied: "There are still a lot of military supplies such as artillery shells, explosives and weapons, which is enough for the army to fight two major wars involving hundreds of thousands of people.
But we don’t have much food. We can feed our 650,000 people for ten days at most. But this place is far away from our Yunzhou County. The fastest supply of materials will not be until fifteen days later, which is a full five times. There is no way to resolve the difference. "
Hearing this, Zhao Jun rubbed his brows with a headache, and then said: "Where are the nearby villages? Is there still food?"
Ding Hongguang shook his head and said: "No more, not even the people. Before the Kushan army left, they raided all the villages in the countryside. Not to mention food, even the Xia people in the countryside were killed by them.
The brothers went down for a day and found dozens of kilograms of grain that may have been hidden by villagers in some corners. "
"Damn it Qiu Yeque!"
Zhao Jun punched the table hard, making a loud bang.
Then he said: "Order all armies to reduce their food supply by one-third and wait until the next batch of food arrives."
"But……"
Ding Hongguang hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Jun asked.
Ding Hongguang said: "If the food supply is reduced and the soldiers are not strong enough, the marching speed will be greatly slowed down. By then we may not be able to catch up with the Kushan army.
Didn't you say before that the countries in the Western Regions would block the retreat of the Kushan army?
If we waste time, we will eventually worry that they will not be able to hold on. "
Zhao Jundang shook his head and sneered: "Don't worry about this, I'm not stupid. The coalition forces of various countries dispersed yesterday, and no one can stop the Kushan coalition forces. Ban Chao is working hard, but I think I am a little hung up."
Follow our pace and ensure the army's food supply first. If we really can't catch up..."
Zhao Jun sighed: "Then I have no choice but to give up.
We don’t have a stronghold here, and the logistics are too long, so we can’t supply them at all. "
Ding Hongguang could only nod his head, and he understood that what his prince said was right.
This place is really far away from Pontus.
Whenever he thinks about this, Zhao Jun can't help but think of the railway. If the railway can be repaired, then he doesn't have to worry about it at all.
It seems that the railway process will be accelerated!
Due to food reasons, the coalition forces had to slow down. However, in the northern territory of Guishang, due to the withdrawal of the coalition forces from various countries, Qiu Ye led the Guishang army of 200,000 people all the way unimpeded and directly reached the northern territory of Kushan. border.
The 200,000-strong army plunged directly into the countries of the Western Regions, facing Gaochang Kingdom!
The leader of the Gaochang Kingdom, who had just led his army back to the country, was stunned when he heard the news of the attack of 200,000 Guishan cavalry, and what followed was full of regret!
If he had known that Gaochang would be the first to suffer, he would not have remained silent. However, it was already too late now.
He had to face the incoming 200,000 Kuishang cavalry alone, and his Gaochang Kingdom only had less than 20,000 troops in total, and they were scattered to guard the domestic cities. They were no match for the Kushans!
"Kill! Kill them all! Burn them all! Steal them all! These damn traitors actually dare to stab us in the back, so we have to pay the price!
kill! "
The Da Yuezhi general waved the scimitar in his hand and ordered his soldiers to implement the three-guang policy wherever he passed. On the one hand, it was to retaliate against Gaochang for joining the coalition forces of various countries to rebel against them. On the other hand, it was to collect supplies, and more importantly, Use the massacre of Gaochang State to restore the self-confidence of these soldiers under his command.
In addition to the 100,000 troops who have been staying in the north, the other 100,000 are composed of the surviving defeated generals of various units. Their morale has long fallen to the bottom in the face of the Yunzhou Allied Forces' defeat.
And their trip is to open up a new habitat. If they keep their morale low, there will be problems. It is just right to use Gaochang Kingdom to restore their morale.
Facts have proved that this is indeed useful. The Kushan army, which had lost all confidence after being beaten by the Yunzhou coalition forces, gradually regained its morale as it slaughtered Gaochang Kingdom again and again, and the soldiers began to gain confidence.
Although the fear of the Yunzhou Allied Forces is still deep in their hearts, they are still confident that they can boost the morale of others.
In this way, they were slaughtered all the way. As the two hundred thousand troops continued to advance, the entire Gaochang Kingdom was filled with mourning.
The leader of the Gaochang Kingdom organized several large armies to try to stop them, but they were all defeated in one blow. He was no match for the Kushan army. He asked for help from the surrounding countries, but all of them sat on the sidelines.
His calls for help were ignored.
The Lord of Gaochang really regretted it, really regretted it, but everything was of no avail.
They could only watch helplessly as the 200,000 troops of the Kushan army wreaked havoc in the country, but there was nothing they could do.
By the time the Kushan army passed through the Gaochang Kingdom and entered the next kingdom, Gaochang had become a hell on earth.
There were corpses everywhere.
Burning, killing, looting, the Kushan army did all kinds of evil!
Burnt ruins are everywhere.
Even Gaochang State's army nearly half were killed when they resisted the Kushan army twice, and the rest escaped quickly, otherwise not even half of them would be retained.
Looking at the ruined land, the Lord of Gaochang fell to the ground.
I am ashamed of my ancestors!
I don’t know how many years it will take to recover, and the surrounding countries are not easy to deal with. If they have any bad intentions, it is not certain whether Gaochang can continue to exist.
…
On the Yunzhou Allied Forces side, the army finally received the latest supplies, and Zhao Jun decided to speed up the march. However, just as he was about to speed up the army, someone suddenly came to report that a minister from the former Kushan Empire was asking for a meeting.
Zhao Jun heard this and asked in confusion: "Why did the ministers of the Kushan Empire stay here instead of running away with the Kushan army?"
The guard who reported the report immediately replied: "Go back to your lord, this man is a Xia man!"
Zhao Jun suddenly realized, no wonder.
Regarding the situation of the Xia people in Guishang, Zhao Jun has also learned a little bit about the situation of the Xia people in Guishang these days. He is not regarded as a person by the Dayue clan at all. It is no wonder that those who were once ministers still stay here and should be left behind.
After thinking about it, Zhao Jun decided to meet the former Kushan minister. He wanted to hear what the former minister wanted from him? What else are you going to say to him?
"Bring it here!"
Zhao Jun nodded.
The guard immediately agreed and left.
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(End of chapter)
