On April 18, Han Xin captured Wei Xu. Instead of continuing to attack Shanbei and Cheshi to the north, they turned to attack Yanqi.
On April 19, Han Xin had already crossed Shacheng, a subsidiary city of Yanqi, without stopping because the Wusun had massacred them there, and except for the rotting corpses all over the city, no living person could be found.
When they arrived at Yanqi City, the defenders of Yanqi City were beyond Han Xin's expectation. There were more than 700 people. Moreover, Yanqi and Wusun had been fighting for many years, and the city wall was more than two feet high and extremely strong. Han Xin was not afraid, but ordered the Qin merchants he met on the road to lead the disguised Qin army to pretend to surrender to Wusun. During the negotiation at the city gate, he suddenly drew his sword and killed Yanqi's defenders, then occupied the city gate and took the place. Wusun's defenders were slaughtered.
During this period, there was a translator, and the Wusun defenders wanted to surrender. Before Han Xin could stop him, he was killed by Fan Kuai, his subordinate. In Fan Kuai's words, he couldn't understand the birdsong, so he just thought they were provoking! Han Xin thought about it for a while, but it would be easy to get into trouble if he kept prisoners.
On April 21st, Han used the same method to capture Qiuci.
Travel to four countries and five cities in five consecutive days! The news finally reached the ears of King Wusun, and King Nandoumi of Wusun immediately sent an order for Congling's army to return for reinforcements.
What also exceeded Han Xin's expectation was that there were nearly 30,000 troops in Wusun Kingdom!
Han Xin knew that he had to defeat them quickly, otherwise once the troops from other parts of the Wusun Kingdom came to help and gathered together with the 30,000 troops, he might not be able to win so easily.
Anyone else would have thought of quitting, but Han Xin was still thinking about Ying!
After planning in detail, Han Xin immediately led four thousand people straight to Chigu City, the capital of the Wusun Kingdom, which was close to the Tianshan Mountains and not far from Qiuci. As for where the other two thousand people came from, in the name of revenge for the countries in the Western Regions, Han Xin actually subdued people from Yanqi, Qiuci and other countries and incorporated them into the Qin army. He was really a genius when he used his tongue to convey orders!
With the locals leading the way, they were able to reach the area around Chigu City in just two days. Nan Dou Mi had just assembled an army of 30,000 men and was intercepted by Han Xin on the way out of Chigu City. The swords of the Wusun army clashed with the swords of the Qin Dynasty, and they were cut off in an instant. With the light crossbows and short knives everyone was equipped with, compared to the Wusun army, the nearly two thousand Qin army was like a special force!
At this time, the Qin army was already red-eyed and did not feel tired at all, because they had already seen the title waving to them! In just half a day, Wusun's 30,000-strong army was completely defeated. After more than 10,000 were killed, they simply threw down their flags and fled in all directions with their weapons.
On the other hand, Han Xin only lost a hundred or ten men, truly one against a hundred!
Not daring to stop for a moment, he conquered Chigu City on the same day, captured alive Nandoumi, Prince Xunye, Prince Tuoke and other members of the Wusun royal family, and then took Nandoumi non-stop to fight in other Wusun cities. The Qin army was brave, coupled with the hard-to-get BUFF bonus, it was like entering an uninhabited country, and it only took seven days to capture the entire territory of Wusun.
When Wang Li received Han Xin's military report, he was greatly surprised. Regardless of his suspicions, he immediately divided his troops into ten thousand troops and ordered General Ding Chuan to lead the army to help capture the city. After Han Xin captured Wusun, Ding Chuan had already led his army to the border of Wusun.
Han Xin rested for a day and told Ding Chuan to immediately occupy Wusun and guard against Hujie, then attack Shanbei and Cheshi Twelve Kingdoms, and escort the Wusun royal family back to the army camp.
When Ding Chuan asked Han Xin why he didn't attack the twelve countries, Han Xin answered truthfully: "The total area of the twelve countries is only a thousand miles, and it is not worth the trip for Han Xin."
Along the way, Ding Chuan has been completely impressed by Han Xin, and he was even more impressed by Han Xin's words. As a result, a partial general actually listened to the strategy of a military prince and quickly acted according to Han Xin's instructions.
After resting, Han Xin continued to attack Weitou, Wensu, and Gumo, and went down the Jishi River (Tarimu River) to collect Quli and Weili. Amid the panic on the faces of Wusun garrison of Loulan Kingdom, he attacked from behind. Nan penetrated the Loulan Kingdom.
When Wang Li, who was camping south of Youze, heard that a Qin army suddenly appeared in Loulan Kingdom, he thought there was something wrong with his ears. Didn't Han Xin just arrive in Wusun? They immediately sent people to investigate, and it was confirmed that nearly 4,000 people from Han Xin were passing by.
Han Xin was only 160 miles away from Wang Li when he was closest, but Han Xin passed him by and did not return to the army. He just sent someone to report to Wang Li and continued southward.
In the central military tent, Wang Li was stunned when he saw the military report sent by Han Xin and the report from the scouts. He rarely cursed: "In twenty-one days, eleven countries were destroyed and twenty-four cities were destroyed. If you can recruit people from the Western Regions into the army for your own use, who the hell are you human beings?"
The news that Han Xin led 2,000 men to attack the north of Tianshan Mountain had long spread throughout the Qin army. Everyone laughed at him for not overestimating his own capabilities and actually wanting to capture such a vast land with 2,000 men. He was crazy for thinking about military achievements!
But now that I heard about Han Xin's incredible military exploits and his broken thigh, I secretly regretted that the one who went with him was not me...
Han Xin didn't know what Wang Li was thinking. Regardless of anything else, he led his army upstream along the Cheerchen River. After successively capturing Ruoqiang, Shanshan, Qiemo, and Xiaowan, he turned west to conquer Jingjue and Shumi, and finally He led more than 1,000 Qin troops and more than 3,000 Western Region troops, a total of more than 5,000 people, and stopped at Shumi City east of the Khotan River.
Because further west is Congling, and Han Xing's soldiers are like gods, so it is naturally impossible to kill the 30,000 Wusun, Hujie cavalry and 20,000 Wusun infantry there.
However, there was no need for Han Xin to go find them. Wusun and Hujie's troops in Congling had already received the unforgettable order to return and were about to cross the Khotan River to return to Wusun's aid.
Fortunately, Wang Li finally came to his senses and immediately ordered his army to set off after Han Xin captured Xiaowan. Some of them helped defend the captured country, and some followed Han Xin to the west.
On the ninth day of May, Dach's 30,000 cavalry arrived at Shumi first and brought Wang Li's general order: Grant Han Xin the authority to act with the camera!
Wang Li finally became smart for once!
After Wusun's army arrived at Shumi, they couldn't wait to attack the city. While Han Xin ordered people to defend the city, he spread the news that Wusun had been defeated and that all the Wusun royal family had been captured.
The Wusun army was instantly in chaos. While hesitating to advance or retreat, they were attacked from behind by Dahe, and the entire Wusun army of 50,000 was wiped out!
As for Hu Jie's 20,000 cavalry, seeing that the situation was not good, they abandoned Wusun's army and fled to Congling in panic.
Han Xin did not hesitate and discussed with Dahe. Dahe would lead the cavalry across the Khotan River to pursue the Hujie cavalry, and he would follow closely with the infantry.
Because the Congling countries are all nomadic peoples, the role of infantry is limited and can only be used for occupation. Han Xin originally wanted to go with Dahe to pursue the Hujie cavalry, but he was worried that Li Wei and Fan Kuai could not control the troops mixed with people from the Western Regions, so he had to stay and lead the army himself.
Twelve days later, all eleven countries including Yarkand, Puli, Yinai, and Dawan were captured.
Dahe's cavalry stopped chasing them at the border area of Guishang and Kangju, while Hujie's cavalry had already fled all the way north back to the Hujie grassland.
