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Lu Yu replied calmly: "General Duan, don't be surprised. I just see that Zhuomaimaiti is a loyal man. He has been hardworking and uncomplaining since he joined the army. He is also more diligent and familiar with Chinese characters than other barbarians. In line with my tolerant attitude as a big man, I want to give him a promotion." The opportunity to become a regular employee is just that.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yichao grabbed what Duan Jiong was about to say: "More importantly, this Dolma Maiti was kidnapped by the Kushan people and went to the territory of Kushan. He is familiar with the landforms and customs there. This time he went to Guishan, and he must understand the terrain. People lead the way.”
Duan Juan shook his head: "At the end of the day, I feel that it is completely unnecessary. The map drawn by the Intelligence Department is very detailed. As long as you are not blind,
If we march according to the map, we will be able to successfully enter the territory of Guishang. As for those barbarians, please forgive me for being presumptuous and do not trust them too much. "
Bai Qi said: "General Duan, your situation is a bit small. The Hu people cannot be trusted, but don't forget that these Hu people are also Han people now.
The land under our feet is also Han territory, and those who are disobedient will be killed. However, those barbarians who sincerely yearn for the power of our great Han Dynasty should be treated with a lenient attitude. "
Duan Yan sighed and said: "After working for a long time, we still managed to find a talent. Forget it, the general also knows what this means.
It's just that for so many years, I have no good impression of the Hu people at all. Since you said so, I will try my best to cooperate. "
Duan Jiong has a deep grudge against the Hu people, due to his experience under the rule of the Qiang people in Liangzhou, who were really worse than pigs and dogs.
Therefore, in the battle against the remnant Qiang, Duan Jiong's performance was extremely brutal, and he did not give the Qiang people even the slightest chance to turn back.
Bai Qi did not try to persuade Duan Yan anymore. After all, everyone has their own personality, and it is not possible to explain it in just a few words, especially to capable people.
Not long after, Dolma Maiti walked into the hall and respectfully performed the Han army's military salute: "In this humble position, I have seen Governor Bai and all the generals!"
Bai Qi nodded, picked up the cigarette case and asked, "Do you know how to smoke?"
Zhuomaimaiti nodded dullly, then stepped forward to carefully take a cloud cigarette. However, he did not light it immediately and smoke it. Instead, he stepped back respectfully and waited for Bai Qi's next instruction.
Bai Qi didn't talk nonsense and asked directly: "I heard that you have been to Guishang territory?"
Zhuomaimaiti immediately replied: "Yes, I met the Kushan cavalry when I was herding cattle for the chieftain. I was kidnapped by them and imprisoned for half a year before escaping back to the Yuezhi Kingdom."
Bai Qi: "So, you have a certain understanding of the geography and features of Kushan. Tell me, what kind of country is it? Don't worry, sit down and take a cigarette and talk slowly."
After finishing speaking, two soldiers brought a chair for Dolma Maiti to sit down.
After Zhuomaimaiti thanked him, he took out the fire stick, lit the cloud and smoke, took a deep breath, and suddenly his whole body became ecstatic.
This was the first time in his life that he had smoked such a good cigarette. It was a real pleasure.
After he blew out a long puff of smoke, he said truthfully: "In the six months I spent in Kushan, I got a rough understanding of the domestic situation.
Kushan has a population of four million. It has its own cities and horse farms. Its standing army is said to be one million, but in fact it is about half a million.
It has diplomatic relations with Dashi, Sasanian Zhongzhou and other countries, and has also defeated the Crusade Expeditionary Army from the Western Pillar State, and has a very strong combat effectiveness..."
"Wait, what did you say? The Crusade Expedition? And Zhuzhou? What is that?" Bai Qi interrupted Dolma Maiti as if he had heard something interesting.
Dolma Maiti explained: "Reporting to General Bai, in the far west, there is a place where the Western Yi live. We call it Zhuzhou.
The people there look completely different from us, with yellow hair and blue eyes, and they are very greedy. In order to obtain the gold and spices from the East, they
They did not hesitate to launch thousands of miles of expeditions many times. Because they all believed in the Cross Lotus Religion, they were called Crusaders by us.
They are a group of guys who are ten times more greedy and ferocious than the Kushan people. Unfortunately, I have never seen what those Xiyi people look like! "
When Bai Qi heard this, his pupils flickered, and he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty is right, the world is so big, beyond our understanding. If there is a chance, I really want to meet those Western Yi people." ,
Let's see who is better than their cross lotus and my big man's golden horse! "
Duan Juan coughed lightly: "Okay, Governor Bai, we'll talk about Xiyi later. Now that we know the general situation of Guishuang, we can quickly formulate a battle plan. Four million people is not a small number. What do you think of this battle?" beat?"
Bai Qi replied lightly: "How to fight? Massacre the city and exterminate the clan. You can kill them with a snap of your fingers. How many four million people are there? It only takes a little more effort to kill them."
When everyone heard these words, they all felt the cool breeze blowing on their backs, making them extremely uncomfortable.
Duan Yan then remembered that the person sitting in the main seat was Rentu, a murderer who had committed many crimes, and he immediately wiped his forehead to relieve his embarrassment!
Bai Qi then said to Dolma Maiti: "Later, you go to the side hall and mark the route to Kushan City for me. I will carefully consider your conversion to a full-time soldier."
"Thank you, General Bai, for the promotion!" Dolma Maiti knelt down on one knee in front of Bai Qi excitedly.
After Dolma Maiti left, Bai Qi straightened his clothes and immediately gave the order: "Generals, listen to the order! Five hundred troops from each department gathered outside the Governor's Mansion. Two days later, the troops will march towards the Che Division!"
"Here!"
The generals stood up and saluted, and went to prepare for the battle.
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December 12, Cheshi City Palace...
The forty-three-year-old Cheshi King, Na Buliduo, sat on the throne with an angry look on his face, looking around at the courtiers, and tightened his hold on the scepter.
"Speak, why are you all mute? Aren't you usually very good at speaking? Why don't any of you open your mouth now?"
Faced with the constant roar, the ministers lowered their heads one after another.
On the eighth day of December, Bai Qi led four thousand troops and launched an offensive against Cheshi Kingdom.
On the first day, the army of 30,000 chariot divisions collapsed under the attack of Bai Qi's 4,000 cavalry.
On the second day, the seven divisions of the Che Division joined forces with the remaining 50,000 troops to launch a counterattack. The result was a sudden collapse, and all the people of the seven divisions, men, women, old and young, totaling 130,000 people, were wiped out.
On the third day, 20,000 soldiers from the Che Division King's Army fought fiercely with Bai Qi's army for half a day, and the entire army was wiped out.
On the fourth day, Bai Qi captured the city-state of Bule, the barrier to the royal city, which was only less than fifty miles away from the royal city.
In just four days, Bai Qi's four thousand cavalry wiped out all the supporting forces outside the chariot king's city, and at the same time cut off the connection between the king's city and the outside world.
What’s even more terrifying is that in four days of fighting, Bai Qi’s Northwest Iron Army lost only thirty-nine people...
This horrific proportion of injuries is depressing to hear.
In fact, at the beginning of the war, when Na Buliduo learned that Bai Qi only led four thousand cavalry, he didn't take it seriously at all.
After all, in his understanding, even if his army consisted of tens of thousands of pigs, he should kill these four thousand people.
But the result was a slap in the face. My own army was really worse than a pig!
