In the desert in early winter, the fine sand has wiped out the vitality of the green grass.
In the desolate Gobi, the originally inaccessible land was covered with corpses.
The blood has long since dried up, perhaps because the soil lacks water.
The hovering vulture seems to be confirming the location where it can bite.
After a great war, all the people were withered, bones withered, and the ground was devastated.
Meng Tian's calf was scratched, and he was standing on tiptoes looking for the body of King Kushan with Li Xin.
The Great Elder of Xiqiang accompanied him from a distance. Meng Tian stopped and combed his messy hair.
"You are really fooling around. Why are you rushing to the front?" King Xiqiang complained, "If King Qin knows about this, you can't blame me."
The Great Elder of Xiqiang also said: "Yes, it made us worry all the way. Is the injury serious?"
"Hahaha..." Meng Tian laughed and stamped his feet, "No problem, the arrow scratched the edge a little. I rushed in front, wasn't it to boost the morale of the soldiers?"
King Xiqiang was still frightened and said: "It's okay to boost morale, but if you make any mistakes, your morale will not be gone all at once."
Meng Tian still smiled and said: "People trained by the Tiger and Ben Army are not that easy to die. If Qiang Yu were here, he would probably be braver than me. He would definitely scare you."
King Xiqiang's heart really jumped again. It would be really thrilling if his son ran rampant on the battlefield like this.
"When chasing the enemy, you won't make too many mistakes if you rush in front." The Great Elder smoothed things over, "But don't be so reckless next time."
"Hey, I got it." Meng Tian said, "By the way, has King Guishuang's body been found?"
King Xiqiang shook his head: "This guy seems to have changed into the clothes of an ordinary soldier and ran away with the remaining troops."
"If I had changed into ordinary clothes, would I have died in the crowd, unable to tell the difference?" Meng Tian asked doubtfully.
"Probably not." The great elder said, "Those who were captured alive said that they had not received any news that the Kushan King had died in battle. Moreover, it can be seen from the rout of the remaining soldiers that the commander is still alive."
Indeed, if the commander dies in battle, the remaining soldiers will be in chaos, and it will be difficult to retreat in an orderly manner.
"What a pity." Meng Tian sighed, "I wonder if the king has received the news. If he can block the Kushan King in the west, he can also deal with them all."
King Xiqiang said: "I have sent people to deliver the message. I don't know if I can get ahead of the remaining Yuezhi army."
The Great Elder said: "Even if we can't kill the Kushan King, the Yuezhi will still be severely weakened. Now that the Huns have occupied the Yuezhi's palace, it is only a matter of time before they can take over their entire territory."
Mentioning the Xiongnu, Meng Tian asked: "After King Zuo Xian separated from us, I don't know if he has caught up with other troops of the Yuezhi. Now he has found Touman Shanyu."
"It is estimated that it is not far from us." King Xiqiang said, "The news I received before was that Touman Chanyu was intercepting not far from the northwest, so King Kushan changed the direction and left part of the army with us. Decisive battle. If Loulan’s army hadn’t charged ahead for a while, we might not have been able to win this tough battle.”
"Did Loulan's army suffer heavy losses?"
The great elder shook his head: "It's not clear yet. Let's follow them quickly. It's better to join them quickly."
King Xiqiang and Meng Tian nodded, rearranged their troops slightly, and left in search of Loulan's army.
At this time, Touman Shanyu was standing on a hilltop, looking down at the dense figures as thin as sesame seeds in the distance.
"I've finally waited for you." He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "With this step-by-step encroachment, the Yuezhi army has finally become a defeated force. Today I will see where you, King of Kushan, can go."
King Zuo Xian looked at him and whispered: "I ran here to find you non-stop, just to see you kill King Guishang with my own eyes. If you missed him, even if we captured the Yuezhi, he would definitely be killed." Comeback.”
Touman smiled and said: "Even if I can't capture him, there is King Qin in front of me. Besides, the Yuezhi army is at the end of its strength. If we still can't take him, then we should quickly go back to the grassland and breastfeed the women instead."
"Don't be careless." King Zuo Xian reminded, "If he really gets into the hands of Ying Zheng, then the favor we have finally earned will be in vain. Don't forget, King Kushan is the one you occupy. Yuezhi’s bargaining chip!”
Touman said confidently: "Don't worry, Third Uncle, you have been tired all the way, just watch me put on a good show for you here!"
After saying that, he waved his hand to the guards and urged his horse down the hill.
King Zuo Xian did not move, still looking at the Yuezhi army's fleeing figures, his eyes extremely cold.
For a moment, countless torches suddenly lit up as far as the eye could see, and at the same time, accompanied by the roar of the Hun warriors, the already dark night sky was suddenly reflected into day.
The horns of attack were blown in all directions amidst the roars, and the war horses seemed to sense it. They neighed and rushed towards the remaining Yuezhi army.
The King of Kushan is scolding you, are you done yet?
Even if they occupy the palace, they still pursue and intercept them all the way. This is a relentless attitude.
Although they really wanted to inspire the warriors around them to reorganize and break out, these Yuezhi sergeants who fled all the way had no confidence, no strength, and no courage to fight for their lives in the face of desperate situations.
Because these have been eaten away by failure again and again.
Their only belief is that they must protect their king, even if they cannot break out of these layers of cages.
The trapped beasts still fought, and the dogs jumped over the wall in a hurry. The Yuezhi army squeezed out the last bit of their strength and collided with the menacing Huns.
Suddenly, wild sand was flying, the wind was howling, horses were neighing and swords were clanking, and mourning was everywhere.
This was a battle worthy of being recorded in history, and it was also a battle that changed the entire Western Region.
From then on, the territory of the Yuezhi was completely merged into the Xiongnu's sphere of influence, and the remnants of the Yuezhi were forced to move westward, but they did not expect to create a magical empire.
After noon the next day, Ying Zheng and Wu Chan, who received the news, led an elite army and came to this tragic battlefield together with King Loulan.
"It seems we don't have to take action anymore," Ying Zheng said.
King Loulan said: "Fortunately, we rushed in front of Yuezhi to intercept them. We waited for a long time, but our wait was in vain."
Wu Chan said with a smile: "The Huns have settled everything and saved your army from any losses. Why are you still so nagging?"
Ying Zheng also spoke up: "Isn't it true? If we really fight with us and you lose men and horses, you should feel bad again."
King Loulan laughed: "You two are of the same mind. I won't quarrel with you. Let's go find Touman as soon as possible."
The three men led the army to Touman's camp and saw that Touman's army was undergoing repairs.
Upon learning that the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms had arrived, Touman welcomed the distinguished guests with a smile.
"Congratulations to Dashanyu on your great victory!" Ying Zheng celebrated with his hands raised.
"Hahaha, I should share this achievement with you all." Touman seemed to be in a good mood, "Without the joint efforts of several countries, it would have been impossible to defeat the Yueshi so easily."
"Where is King Xiqiang now?" Ying Zheng asked with concern.
Touman pointed to the southeast direction and said: "They should not be far from here. They and my former army had a battle with the Yuezhi Army before, and then they drove the Yuezhi Army here, otherwise I would It won’t be so easy to win.”
"Do you have any battle reports about them?" King Loulan asked.
"Currently we only have information from prisoners of war, but it may not be accurate." Touman said, "I have already sent people to inquire."
Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Yong behind him and ordered: "Send more people to find King Xiqiang and then bring him here."
Zhang Yong took the order and went to arrange it.
Wu Chan looked at Touman and asked, "Did King Guishang capture him?"
"The head is already missing." Tou Man said, "I have chopped off his head, just enough for King Loulan to recognize him, so don't make any mistakes."
Among the few people, only King Loulan had seen King Guishang.
After that, he waved to the left and right, and not long after, the guard brought a wooden tray with a head on it, covered with a rag.
Wu Chan turned around unconsciously.
King Loulan took courage and carefully picked up the rag, and it turned out that it was really the head of King Kushan.
"It's him, yes." King Loulan said with certainty.
"Hahaha..." Touman laughed, "That makes me feel at ease. It's just that his prince took the harem and ran away to Wusun, but he couldn't get rid of the root cause."
Ying Zheng asked: "Now that the Xiongnu have destroyed the Yueshi, I wonder what the Great Chanyu will do next?"
He specifically emphasized that it was the Xiongnu who destroyed the Yuezhi, and he changed his direction and recognized the Xiongnu's right to dispose of the Yuezhi.
Touman pretended to think for a moment and said, "I want to incorporate the Yuezhi into the Huns' territory to ensure the safety of your three major passes. Is it possible?"
King Loulan was so angry that he clearly wanted to monopolize the territory, but he said so in an upright manner.
The reason why Ying Zheng brought up this topic was because he wanted to put the matter on the negotiation table. After all, it involved the interests of five or six countries. If it was not handled well, there would be war.
"I don't have any problem," Ying Zheng said, "I just don't know if Loulan, who borders the Yuezhi, agrees."
All eyes in the big tent were focused on King Loulan.
King Loulan, who had always taken advantage, smiled and said: "This time the Xiongnu mobilized the whole country to destroy the Yueshi. There is nothing wrong with annexing them. However, Loulan also contributed a lot this time. If there is a conflict with the Xiongnu due to territorial issues in the future, It’s not good to create friction.”
Touman pointed to the map on the table and said, "King Loulan might as well tell you Loulan's suggestions."
King Loulan drew a line on the map and said, "I heard that when the Xiongnu and the King of Qin signed the alliance, a buffer zone was drawn. How about our two families also draw such a line, so that they will not invade each other from now on."
"Moreover, the middle areas of these three major passes must also be assigned ownership. Only in this way can the Silk Road be completely unobstructed."
The middle area of the three passes was originally a place that no one cares about. It was a buffer area for Loulan, Yuezhi, Xiqiang, and the Xiongnu. Now there is another Daqin.
Touman thought about it for a moment, and then said: "What King Loulan said is extremely reasonable. I have expanded my territory this time, which is what the Yuezhi should do, but I don't want to have any conflicts with you again."
He paused, looked at Ying Zheng and said, "I wonder what your brother's intentions are?"
As early as in Yinshan, he was comparable to the Ying Zheng brothers, and this is still the case today.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "If the Xiongnu and the Western Regions can live in peace in the future, then I will be happy to be a witness. As for the middle area of the three passes, I think it should also be determined."
Touman also laughed and said: "Then it's settled, I will draw a buffer zone at the junction of the Yuezhi and the Western Regions, so that we will not interfere with each other from then on. And those three pass areas, I think. Give it to Da Qin, after all, the Western Region is to do some trade with Da Qin, so it is most appropriate to merge it into Da Qin."
King Loulan said: "Then it's settled, everything east of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass belongs to Great Qin."
The men had already discussed it, so naturally Wu Chan wouldn't have any objections, not to mention that she now listened to Ying Zheng in everything.
After discussing the future division of the territory, Touman said: "Now that the matter has been decided, I will set off tomorrow. When Wusun takes over the Yuezhi harem, I will go and fight with them."
Ying Zheng: "..."
This Huns is really not easy to mess with.
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