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December 18th, the border oasis between Yuezhi and Kuishang...
In the cold winter, the cold wind blows in other places, but this oasis is unusually warm due to geographical factors, attracting countless passing merchants to do business here.
"Plop, puff~"
With a few soft sounds, several young girls from the Western Region looked at the clear lake. They couldn't help but take off their fur shirts, jumped naked into the lake, played and played to their heart's content, and washed away the fatigue along the way.
Not far from the shore, groups of Hu merchants were selling various goods, and shouts came and went, making it very lively.
"Sheep, just out of the cage, sell them cheap!"
A young man from the Western Region led two sheep and shouted loudly to the passers-by. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the lake, where his younger sister was playing happily.
Since the Yuezhi Kingdom became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, due to the loyalty of Queen Anedori and her active cooperation in the establishment of the Western Region Protectorate, the Yuezhi Kingdom has received economic and military assistance from the Han Dynasty, and the country has ushered in a new period of development.
Even on the border far away from the Yuezhi center, life gradually changed because of the friendly relationship between the Yuezhi and the Han people.
However, after all, this kind of change only lasts for just one or two years. If you want to see the results, you must see the proof of time.
"Half a piece of silk, would you like to exchange it for two sheep?"
Just when the young man was lost in thought, a passing Hu businessman, holding half a piece of silk in his hand, proposed a transaction request to the young man.
This is definitely a good deal. A piece of silk from the Central Plains can be sold for as low as 10 taels of gold in the Western Regions. This half piece is 5 taels, which is a full 100 silver dollars. It can be sold for more than 20 sheep. .
The young man checked the silk and made sure it was genuine, and then he concluded the business with Hu Shang.
Looking at the delicate silk in his hand, the young man grinned. As long as he brought this half piece of silk back to Yuezhi City and sold it to a silk buyer, not only would the two sheep's money be repaid, but he and his sister would also be able to live a better life. A prosperous life.
The surrounding businessmen looked at the beautiful silk in the young man's hands and couldn't help but look envious.
Just when the young man left, a big food merchant came to the stall where the young man was before carrying a package. After scanning the crowd, he unwrapped the package and revealed a shining cold knife.
"Come, come, take a look, they are selling knives. The steel knives are made of Damascus iron. They are extremely sharp. If you are knowledgeable, come and take a look!"
His shouts quickly attracted everyone to watch. The Damascus sword was a precious sword. It was made of solid iron and was priceless.
"Xu~"
"Hululu~"
Suddenly, all the horses in the oasis began to stir uneasily.
The next moment, a violent sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance.
Several Hu merchants suddenly felt bad and hurriedly came to the outside of the oasis to look out. All they saw was a cloud of sand and dust...
One of the Hu merchants suddenly shrank his pupils: "Guishang... Kushan people are here!"
This shout immediately caused chaos in the originally harmonious oasis.
Hu Shang's screams, the girl's cries, and the trampling of horses all mixed together in a chaotic mess, and everyone was scrambling to escape.
However, they were still one step late. Hundreds of Kushan cavalry arrived in an instant. Their bronze-brown faces were like devils descending on the world. Looking at the chaotic scene in front of them, they revealed extremely ferocious faces.
"Yo~"
Following a strange roar from the leader of the Kushan cavalry, more than 300 cavalrymen rushed into the oasis, raised their shining weapons, and began to plunder and massacre.
A Hu merchant dropped the goods on his horse and eagerly reined in his horse to escape the pursuit of the Kushan army behind him.
However, the moment he got on the horse, a galloping Kushan cavalry rushed forward. He lost his body for a moment, and the scimitar cut open the back of his neck.
Hu Shang suddenly fell down from his horse, dripping with blood, with an expression full of fear until his death.
There was also a Hu merchant who was so panicked that he ran around in panic without even riding a horse. As a result, his internal organs were smashed by the oncoming cavalry, and he vomited blood and died.
Seeing that he could not escape, another Hu Shang immediately took out a self-defense arc knife from the package and rushed towards the horse galloping from the opposite side.
"Pfft..."
As a result, before he even took two steps, he felt a chill on his neck. The next moment, blood splattered, but he was killed by the big food merchant who sold Damascus knives.
The entire oasis was filled with the smell of blood, and the ferocious Kushan cavalry unleashed their bestiality on these innocent businessmen.
"Hey~"
"Hahaha~"
A group of Kushan soldiers discovered the women hiding on the lake. They all showed lustful smiles, dismounted their horses, jumped into the lake and swam towards them. The scared girls were at a loss what to do.
"Stop! Don't hurt my sister!"
At this moment, the foreign boy selling the sheep rushed towards the Kushan cavalry with a wooden stick.
However, before he reached the lake, he was pinned to the ground by two rough Kushan soldiers and could not move. He watched helplessly as the beasts carried the struggling sister on their shoulders and walked towards the shore laughing.
"Pa~"
"Ah~"
"a ha ha ha……"
A Kushan soldier smiled lewdly and slapped the girl's plump buttocks on his shoulder. Listening to the girl's touching cry, his companions all around burst into laughter.
"Ah~~"
Seeing this scene, the young man struggled desperately to get up and save his sister.
But the next moment...
"Pfft~"
A sharp knife pierced the back of his heart. As the Kushan soldier behind him twisted the blade with ferocious expressions, the boy vomited a mouthful of blood and stopped his heartbeat.
The blood dyed the beach on the shore red, and the originally white silk in the boy's arms was instantly dyed red...
"Brother~"
Seeing the tragic death of her brother, the girl on the shoulder of one of the Kushan soldiers let out a painful roar.
But soon, she was thrown to the ground, and a group of wolf-like Kushan people immediately surrounded her. She covered her shoulders in fear, shook her head and cried, as if begging them to let her go...
Immediately afterwards, the woman's heart-rending shouts echoed over the oasis...
In less than half an hour, the entire oasis was littered with corpses, and except for the Kushan army, there was no trace of life left.
The big food merchant looked at everything in front of him indifferently, and then used the Damascus knife to carve a string of big food characters on the entrance to the oasis.
The general idea is: This is the territory of the Kushan Empire, the Central Plains people should get out of the Western Regions!
"walk home!"
"Ouch~~"
After leaving a provocative message, the Dashi businessman tore off his disguise, jumped on a war horse, and brought three hundred Kuishang cavalry with him, laden with plundered property. He turned back to the direction in which he came, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
This is the current situation of the countries in the Western Region. No matter Dashi, Kushan, or even Parthia, they can oppress the countries in the Western Region that are like a piece of scattered sand. This has always been the case year after year. Even when the Menglu people were there, there was still not much change. .
By the time the Yuezhi patrol discovered the situation in the oasis, three days had passed.
This incident shocked the whole Yuezhi Kingdom. Queen Anedoli wrote a book about the people who had committed the Oasis Massacre and sent it to the Western Region Protectorate immediately. At the same time, she also wrote a letter in person and sent it to Chang'an to Liu Ce.
