The Western Expedition army had to stay and adapt to the climate here due to altitude sickness.
As expected by Liu Mingzhi, the sky in Xiuxun Country was ushered in heavy snow as soon as it entered October, and the entire Xiuxun country at home and abroad was suddenly covered in snow.
However, the soldiers no longer had the confidence to run wildly on the snow. They could only train themselves day after day to overcome the bad feelings caused by altitude sickness according to the work and rest patterns of the people of Xiuxun Kingdom.
When Liu Mingzhi led the 400,000-strong Western Expedition Army out of Yumen Pass, there were only 300,000 to 460,000 left.
Even though the countries in the Western Regions sent troops to help, more than 50,000 soldiers still did not escape the disaster brought by the war. It was their comrades who carried their ashes and jerseys to complete the final journey.
They were willing to follow Liu Mingzhi in the Western Expedition just because they wanted to see the Western Regions return to the embrace of the Han family. Although the people passed away, the soul of the Han Dynasty would remain forever.
Liu Mingzhi ordered the three armies to carry the ashes and shirts of their comrades at all times throughout the last leg of the Western Expedition.
Let them witness with their own eyes the feat of the Western Expeditionary Army in regaining the Western Regions, and live up to the expectations of the world.
Although 50,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, the 29 countries in the Western Regions that were captured totaled more than 480,000 troops. Including the Western Expedition Army under Liu Mingzhi, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a million-strong army.
Liu Mingzhi never thought that one day he would command millions of troops and command operations. This also strengthened Liu Mingzhi's determination to regain the Western Regions.
Only by capturing all the thirty-six countries in the Western Region can Dalong remain invincible when facing the Jin Kingdom and the Turks in the future, and even provide a steady stream of soldiers for the voyages to the West.
Nearly a million soldiers under his command gathered in Xiuxunguo, but the food and fodder consumed was not much more than the original army of 400,000.
The soldiers couldn't eat much because of altitude sickness, and they stopped training and saved a lot of energy.
The continuous supply of grain and grass from the twenty-nine countries piled up like a mountain, which became Liu Mingzhi's biggest problem. He could only order to stop the transportation of grain and grass, and wait until the Western Expedition army moved to continue supplying grain and grass.
Gumo Kingdom, the first to surrender, got what it wanted and got the twenty-nine cities belonging to Gumo Kingdom. Gumo Rongrong was so excited when she got the document stamped by Liu Mingzhi with the seal of command.
Although Gumo Kingdom became a vassal state of Dalong, it had the largest place in the Western Region.
But Gumo Rongrong didn't know that having an empty city but no one to garrison it would become the biggest problem for Gumo Kingdom.
"According to the secret investigation of the scouts, there is now close correspondence between the five countries of Dayuan, Dayuezhi, An'an, Kangju, and Wusun. These five countries all claim to have millions of people, especially the habits of the Wusun country are almost the same as those of the Turks. Belonging to the nomadic people, all the people of the Wusun Kingdom are the kind of beings who can serve as soldiers on horseback, which is much more difficult to deal with than a settled country like Dawan!"
Song Qing straightened his body from the map: "Commander, you are right. The nomadic people's fighting methods are destined to prevent us from annihilating them in one fell swoop. If we can defeat them, we will escape if we can't. This is their way of fighting. However, Our war horses can’t catch up with their war horses, which is indeed a big problem!”
Feng Buer pondered for a while: "The commander-in-chief means to capture the Dayuan Kingdom first and seize the Dayuan horses to deal with the Wusun Kingdom's war horses?"
Cheng Kai shook his head directly: "The commander-in-chief probably didn't mean this. First of all, these five countries are now closely connected, and they must have plans to join forces. They must know that they are not our opponents if they fight alone!"
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and shook the bamboo pole slightly in his hand: "You are all right. The most important thing now is to find out how many people there will be when the five countries join forces. The news I got from Princess Gumo is that Wusun The country has a population of more than 1.2 million. For a nomadic country with a population of more than 1.2 million, it has at least 300,000 soldiers, mostly cavalry. It is still unknown how many troops can be sent to deal with us. Even if it’s two hundred thousand, it’s an existence that shouldn’t be underestimated.”
"According to the theory I drew from the results of the battle in Ganzhou City, more than 10,000 of the 40,000 people who encountered Longwuwei outside Ganzhou City were the cavalry of the Wusun Kingdom. Their riding skills are so superb that I don't need them. Tell me more about Cheng Kai, you know it in your heart, you were there that day, you can say that you are more powerful than the Loulan Cavalry led by Shan Erhe, they will be a strong enemy!"
Cheng Kai nodded cautiously: "Of course I know it, I can remember it vividly. If our armor hadn't blocked the damage, our brothers' losses would have been even more severe. Secondly, although Dawan is not a nomadic country, Dawan horses But it is famous all over the world, especially the blood-stained horse that everyone yearns for among the soldiers. It is from the Dawan Kingdom. It is still unknown what the Dawan Kingdom’s war horses look like today!"
"Commander, do you want them to fight alone or jointly?"
"I prefer joint operations, which can save time for the Western Expedition. However, no one knows how many soldiers and horses the five countries will have once they unite. What if we really have a tough battle with soldiers of equal strength! Especially if they belong to the mainland. In combat, we have many more advantages than we can take advantage of. I believe in the abilities of our brothers, but we cannot underestimate the abilities of our opponents. An arrogant soldier will be defeated!"
"So I can't watch them join forces. I must find a way to divide them and defeat them one by one."
Song Qing took a picture of the map: "Commander, brothers, please take a look. The territories of these countries are in the form of a semicircle, looking at the entire eastern front of the Western Region. From my point of view, the five countries will never send troops to attack us alone. To launch an attack or resist us, firstly, we do not have the advantage in numbers, and secondly, the power of us taking down the twenty-nine countries in the Western Region will make them fearful. In this way, these five countries will definitely join forces to fight with us. The final battle!”
"Zhou Baoyu, Duan Buren, Feng Buer, Ning Chao, Ye Baotong!"
"The general is here!"
"The five of you are divided into five groups, each with fifty highly skilled scouts, disguised and sneaked into the five countries to find out the truth. As of now, I can't believe all the words of the people from the Western Regions. I want you to see with your own eyes the strength of these five countries. , the five of you are all seventh-grade masters, plus the fifty fifth-grade master scouts, it should not be difficult to enter and exit the cities of these five countries as long as they do not commit suicide. Only by knowing their details can I formulate combat strategies with greater confidence. !”
"The general will get the order!"
"Commander, several brothers have something to do. What will the general do?"
Cheng Kai finally couldn't help asking his question.
"Cheng Kai obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"You will lead your brothers who are not very sensitive to the plateau to implement the One Belt and Five Roads plan, so that all 480,000 coalition soldiers from the Western Regions can speak more than 30 sentences of Chinese. Your task is heavier than theirs. , if these coalition officers and soldiers do not speak Chinese, we will be in disarray when facing Dawan and other countries, and if the commander-in-chief cannot be implemented immediately, it will be a disaster for us!"
"The general will get the order!"
"Brothers, we will not be able to continue the war in response to the climate change in the Western Regions. We will not be able to mobilize troops for three months after the new year. We only have five months to prepare for a war with the Dawan countries. A decisive battle that determines the outcome!"
"If we win, we will pass away in triumph; if we lose, we will be buried in a foreign land! Once the decisive battle begins, we will have no retreat. We will fight far away from our homeland, with no relatives or friends in front of us, and no support behind us. We must either return to our hometown with honor and honor our ancestors; or... "
"Death on the battlefield, blood spilled in the sky!"
"Got the order!"
