Turpan City.
The Han army rested in the city for two days, and the soldiers' energy and spirit were restored. I also changed out the dirty clothes and washed them.
Traveling day and night and all that, it really stinks.
In a large house in the city. Wu Min is holding a walking spear and practicing martial arts. The moves are wide open and close, very powerful.
Now that the weather has turned warm, the young man has strong firepower, and coupled with the heat generated by practicing martial arts, he is still sweating profusely even if he is wearing thin clothes.
"Your Highness. Your Majesty has sent someone here." A soldier walked in from outside and bent down to report.
"Please come in." Wu Min immediately put away the spear, held it with his right hand and stood upright by his side, raised his head and said energetically.
"Yes." The soldier responded, turned around and went down. Not long after, the civil servant who delivered the message came in from the outside and bent down to report: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi. His Majesty has issued an oral order to order His Highness and General Feng to bypass Urumqi immediately to block the reinforcements of the Turkic Khan."
Wu Min squinted his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he immediately understood Wu Nian's intention, nodded and said, "Okay."
He braced himself, turned to the soldiers beside him and said, "Inform General Feng to raise troops."
"yes."
The soldier responded loudly, turned around and went down.
Soon after, the Han army became excited. No matter what they were doing, all the soldiers put down their hands and carried supplies to their horses. It only took half an hour for the Han army to be ready.
Feng Chong and Wu Min led the Han army's 20,000 cavalry troops and headed straight for the Urumqi Basin.
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Urumqi city.
The entire Zuoduwang tribe, which numbered more than 100,000 people, crowded into the city of Urumqi. Even though Urumqi is a big city, it has become overcrowded.
What's more, there are countless cattle, sheep and horses, and the taste is hard to describe.
It has become a real "stinky city".
Although Pingbashan, the king of Zuodu, was huddled in the city, he did not let himself become blind. He sent a large number of scout horses to listen for movements outside the city.
The Han army's two cavalrymen with ten thousand households bypassed Urumqi and headed to the west. Naturally, they could not hide it from him.
Zuodu Palace is still magnificent. But it has lost its comfort and comfort, and there are Turkic soldiers on guard and patrol everywhere, full of a murderous atmosphere.
In the hall.
It is no longer a luminous cup of wine and a singer singing and dancing. It was a serious military meeting.
Ping Bashan, the king of Zuodu, was sitting on the main seat, his expression extremely solemn. Underneath the solemnity, there was still some panic.
Attending the meeting were nobles from King Zuodu's tribe, as well as famous Turkic kings who had escaped from the clutches of the Han army.
Everyone's expression is similar to that of King Ping Bashan of Zuodu.
"What should we do?" Wang Pingbashan of Zuodu couldn't hold his breath. He stood up and put his hands on his waist, pacing back and forth.
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
The Han army's intention was very obvious.
But knowing the intentions of the Han army, they were unable to do anything.
King Zuo Du Ping Bashan looked around at the crowd, feeling sad in his heart. He looked up to the sky and yelled: "Am I going to die in Urumqi because I, the dignified King of Zuodu, with 150,000 soldiers and horses under his command, are trapped in Urumqi?"
Now he regrets it a bit.
If I had known earlier, I would not have stayed in Urumqi. He simply gave up all his territory, retreated to the royal court, met with the Great Khan, and fought to the death with the Han army.
It is really necessary to be constantly interrupted, but to suffer from chaos.
Reluctant to give up the territory, I finally found myself in the current predicament.
He has a population of 150,000, so it is not a problem to raise 30,000 to 50,000 cavalry.
But facing the Han army's 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, he did not dare to go out of the city to fight.
What a humiliation.
Damn it, damn it.
Faced with Wu Nian's conspiracy, the ruling class of the Zuodu royal family had nothing to do. They could only sit in sleepy city and watch the Han army advance.
This morning.
The sun is shining, bringing warmth to spring.
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty led the emperor's palace, generals Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng, and 20,000 household guards, and arrived at the gate of Urumqi, carrying countless cattle, sheep, horses and supplies.
King Pingbashan of Zuodu learned the news and led the tribal nobles to climb the city wall to watch the Han army.
They were a little excited at first sight.
The formation of the Han army was very loose and seemingly unprepared. There were many times more cattle, sheep and horses than there were people.
The battle at Yumen Pass.
They were defeated by thousands of Han cavalry because of their loose formation and lack of defense. Now, in turn, the Han army's formation was loose and unprepared.
Can they also go out of the city to attack the Han army?
But soon, everyone put an end to this unrealistic idea.
What a person the Emperor of Han was. He himself was at Yumen Pass and defeated the Turks in this way.
How could I have made such a mistake myself?
This was most likely a strategy of the Han army to deliberately lure them out of the city for a fierce battle. If you fall into the trap, you will lose everything.
Ping Bashan, the king of Zuodu, clenched his hands into fists, looking at the groups of cattle and sheep in front of him, his eyes could not help but spit fire. Although these cattle and sheep belong to the Mingwang tribe, they are not his.
But now, he was heartbroken.
"These cattle and sheep are all the property of my Turkic herdsmen, but now they have become the food of the Han army. Ahhhhh."
outside the city.
In the Han army's formation.
Wu Nian, wearing heavy armor, led Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, close ministers, eunuchs, etc. on horseback and looked up at the city of Urumqi ahead.
His heart was full of emotion. This was the first time he came to Urumqi in two lifetimes.
And still in this way.
He looked back at his military formation and shook his head slightly.
The Turks were all wrong. Wu Nian had no plan to lure the enemy. There are so many cattle, sheep and horses that it is really uncontrollable.
There is nothing that can be done about the loose formation of the Han army.
However, the Han army did not underestimate the enemy. If the Turks dare to go out of the city to fight. The Han army was able to quickly abandon their cattle, sheep, and horses and assemble to defeat the Turks.
Just get the cattle and sheep back after you're done.
Wu Nian thought for a moment, then turned to the Hojo clan and said: "Find a guide who is not afraid of death and go into the city to persuade him to surrender. Tell King Ping Bashan of Zuodu. As long as he is willing to surrender, I swear to the sky. Keep his property and send it to him. Fuso life.”
Although it's unlikely, you can try.
What if it succeeds?
"Yes." Hojo Umasa responded and rode off.
Not long after, a strong man galloped out of the Han army formation. The man shouted at Urumqi: "People in the city, please don't shoot arrows. I am the envoy of the Han Emperor."
Ping Bashan, the king of Zuodu, wanted to shoot this man into a hedgehog, but he thought about it and held back. Shooting such an envoy now is of no consequence.
"Bring it up." He waved his hand and said.
"Yes." One of the guards responded. Soon after, the strong man entered a basket and was pulled up to the top of the city. He was not polite and explained the emperor of Han's intention to Ping Bashan, the king of Zuodu.
Hearing what he said, some Turkic nobles were very moved.
Ping Bashan, the king of Zuodu, showed a serious look and said righteously to the strong man: "Go back and tell the Han Emperor. I, the king of Zuodu, am not an ordinary famous king."
"There are only Zuodu kings who died in battle, but no Zuodu kings who surrendered."
