With Murong Shijie's entire army annihilated, there was no longer a decent army in the heart of Shanshan to resist the "Shanshan Army" with its large number of people and strong soldiers and horses. In the next few days, the "Shanshan Army" moved with lightning speed. The force of the ear swept through the prosperous east and south, pushing the troops and war to Qiemo in the south. Sixty-seven thousand young and strong boys from Tuyuhun became the dead souls of Shanshan's sword, and more than two hundred thousand old, weak, women and children were killed with empty hands and feet. It was driven to Sansha City in the north, and perhaps to the Tuyuhun army stationed at Dangjin Mountain Pass.
Only a dozen tribes of various sizes in the northeast managed to escape because they were close to the heavily guarded Sansha City and Dangjinshan Pass where the army was stationed.
After a battle, Tuyuhun's rule in Shanshan was completely annihilated by the Shanshan army, and the remaining old, weak, women and children were mainly women. Although women were no different from cattle, sheep and horses on the grassland, no matter what their status was, Low, any race that needs to reproduce and grow cannot do without them. When men die to a certain extent, the importance of women will be highlighted. If Tuyuhun wants to continue to exist and grow, it must raise these women who do not have a grain of rice. .
If Marshal Murong Zhao of Shanshan and Marshal Murong Tieren of Dangjin had obtained so many women and people out of thin air before, they would have laughed out loud in their dreams, but at this moment, the hundreds of thousands of mouths pouring into their station, but This has put tremendous pressure on their logistical supplies.
If you don't care, you won't want to let these women who already belong to your property starve to death.
For a moment, I was in a dilemma.
"Brother, if this continues, our army rations will be eaten up by these women sooner or later. If the rations are exhausted, we will not even be qualified to confront the Sui army." Murong Zhao's younger brother Murong Dagan anxiously came to San The Shacheng city guard saw his brother discussing the military situation with counselor Yu Wen Qiancong and said loudly.
"Your worries are also my worries." Murong Zhao put down the military information in his hand, looked up at his brother, and said slowly: "I also know that we have lost the logistics center of Shanshan. If all the food is eaten up, the whole army will definitely collapse without a fight. But what can I do? Should I just ignore them and watch these people starve to death?"
Murong Dagan was stunned for a long time and said dejectedly: "Of course we can't ignore it, but we can't just wait for the food to run out, right?"
"Then what do you think we should do now?" Murong Zhao looked at his brother with a wry smile.
"Recapture Shanshan and annihilate these horse thieves who claim to be the Shanshan Army." Murong Dagan clenched his fist tightly and waved heavily: "Brother, please give me 10,000 elite soldiers. I will kill them all and recapture Shanshan." The control of goodness.”
"No!" Murong Zhao shook his head. His younger brother was a fierce general who charged into battle. He was indeed very good at fighting, but his brain was a little hard to use. His commanding ability was far inferior to Murong Shijie's, and he was not even qualified to compare with him. None; Murong Shijie and his more than 25,000 troops were completely wiped out. If he really gave his brother 10,000 elite soldiers to fight south, it would be a waste of lives.
Murong Dagan suddenly became anxious and said loudly: "Brother, I am very good at fighting. If you give me a chance, I will definitely be better than a loser like Murong Shijie."
Murong Zhao didn't want to dampen his brother's enthusiasm, so he had to say: "Sansha City is surrounded by endless, flat grasslands and sand moraine. The Sui army can attack us from any side. If I give you 10,000 elite soldiers, how can I defend it?" The Sui army in Yangguan?" He looked into his brother's eyes full of unwillingness and said seriously: "We are ordered to sit in Sansha City, and our responsibilities are as heavy as mountains. This is where our responsibilities lie."
Murong Dagan said: "Even if we can't kill all the horse thieves, we should drive them back to Dashaqi. If we let a bunch of horse thieves continue to cause trouble like this, where will our Tuyuhun Murong family's face be?"
"Face? The face of Tuyuhun Murong's family in Shanshan was killed along with Shijie." Murong Zhao smiled bitterly and said patiently: "And the Shanshan horse thieves are not as simple as you think. They have a lot of background."
Murong Dagan said doubtfully: "Isn't he the descendant of Han Ba, King of Shanshan? What else is there?"
"Sui Dynasty." It was Yuwen Qiancong who spoke. Yuwen Qiancong was the youngest son of Yuwen Zhi, the assassin king of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yu Wenzhi was originally named the King of Wei for assisting Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong to eradicate the powerful minister Yu Wen Hu. However, Yu Wenzhi was dissatisfied because his half-brother Yu Wen Xian was reused. When he failed to replace him, he moved to Nu Yuwenyong, and later attacked Chang'an City (Han Chang'an City). After being defeated by the then general Wei Chiyun, he fled to Jingzhou and was captured. Yuwenyong spared him the death penalty and only demoted him. Although he was a commoner, Yu Wenzhi was unwilling to fail. His rebellion increased instead of decreasing, and he continued to plot rebellion. Yuwen Yong, who could not bear it, not only killed him, but also gave him the posthumous title of La, so he was called King Wei La.
Yuwen Zhi's adult son was also executed by Yuwen Yong. Only Yuwen Qiancong was pardoned because of his youth. When he grew up, he came to Tuyuhun, seeking a force that would allow him to use his talents and become a master.
In a snowstorm, he met Murong Zhao, who was just a minor king at the time. With his help, Murong Zhao seized the opportunity of Murong Fuyun's coup and became the "Conglong Minister" who assisted Murong Fuyun in his rise to power. , Murong Zhao, who gained the trust of Murong Fuyun, also grew stronger. His current status and strength are all inseparable from Yuwen Qiancong's planning.
Murong Zhao did not treat Yu Wen Qiancong badly and allowed him to get what he wanted. If his status in Murong Zhao's tribe was only lower than Murong Zhao, even Murong Dagan would be far inferior. At this time, he saw that Murong Zhao had no desire to speak, so he faintly said the word "Sui Dynasty".
"Sir, do you mean the Sui Dynasty?" Murong Dagan looked at Yuwen Qiancong and asked with a frown.
"It was the Sui Dynasty." Yuwen Qiancong nodded and said: "Before this, the Korean wave could not even defeat the ordinary garrison. They lived a life of poverty, hiding in Tibet, and precarious life. But recently, if there is divine help, what is the reason? ? Your Majesty and I believe that the Sui Dynasty played a role behind the scenes. Even if the Sui Dynasty sent troops to enter the country, they would at least send wise men to help Han Liu with their plans. Otherwise, how could he suddenly become so powerful?"
Murong Dagan asked: "How can you prove that the Sui Dynasty was behind this?"
"The answer is very simple!" Yuwen Qiancong said: "Since Chang Sun Sheng proposed the strategic policy of 'diplomating far away and attacking close, leaving the strong and joining the weak', Yang Jian has implemented the technique of using barbarians to control barbarians, dividing the Turks, and weakening the powerful Turkic Khanate with continuous civil strife. Now the Sui Dynasty intends to start a war with Tuyuhun. On the one hand, it is using its army to confront us at the border and consuming our national power through confrontation. We now have to spend a lot of money and food every day. If things go on like this, we will surely fall into poverty and have no food to eat. The dilemma, but we cannot avoid it. This is what the Central Plains people call a conspiracy. Now they are expelling the old, weak, women and children to consume our food. This is also an inevitable conspiracy; on the other hand, the Sui Dynasty Since we have started a war with Tuyuhun, all the forces that oppose Tuyuhun's rule are friends of the Sui Dynasty. Shanshan only has a relatively powerful group of horse thieves called Hanliu, so it is reasonable for the Sui Dynasty to support him to fight against Tuyuhun."
Yu Wen Qiancong sighed, and then said: "To put it bluntly, the Sui Dynasty was bullying others. They first restrained our army at the border, and then used their strong influence to support the forces that opposed us. This is a thief's idea like the Korean Wave. When our army is unable to take action, and with the Sui Dynasty as its backer, it is natural to act without any worries. Even if they all failed in the end, they are still meritorious officials of the Sui Dynasty. If they can no longer survive here, they can completely escape. Enter the territory of the Sui Dynasty and receive the reward from the Sui Dynasty."
Murong Dagan was silent for a while and then asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
"It's not what we should do, but what the Great Khan should do!" Yu Wen Qiancong sighed secretly. Murong Fuyun, who came to power through a conspiracy and coup, was after all a robber with a difficult climate, and his family spirit was too strong. Today's Sui Dynasty is very powerful. Even before the defeat of Bujia Khan, it was an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty. However, Murong Fuyun did not make friends or take advantage of the power of the Sui Dynasty. Instead, he acted with luck and acted like a bandit. Ordinary people went to challenge the limits of the Sui Dynasty and made the most stinky move; as the saying goes, there are three thousand avenues, but Murong Fuyun chose a dead end with no future.
"What you said is absolutely true!" Murong Zhao said with a bitter smile: "We can't do anything right now. We can only do our part and firmly defend Sansha City. As for the food problem in the city, it is also a big problem. Something for Khan to consider.”
"Brother, if it were the Great Khan, what would he do?" At this moment, Murong Dagan seemed to have a hundred thousand children who didn't know why. When he saw his brother say this, he asked again.
Murong Zhao sighed: "Since the confrontation, the various dangers of our Tuyuhun have been exposed. If the people cannot survive, there will be more serious consequences. For us now, the most important thing is to end this damn thing Confront each other, free the soldiers, and then let them graze with peace of mind. The way is to sue for peace, and suing for peace is the only best way out."
"What if the Sui Dynasty disagrees?" Murong Dagan frowned upon hearing this.
"Don't agree?" Murong Zhao looked at the sky outside the tent and said in a solemn voice: "If the Sui Dynasty does not agree, I will have to abandon Sansha City and lead the tribe to move south. As for Tuyuhun, let's leave it to the Great Khan! "
"Moving south?" Murong Dagan's eyes flashed with shock and anger, and he said sternly: "Brother, do you know how many people will die if we move south? If so, I would rather go and fight the Korean Wave to solve our problem I don’t want to worry about my future, even if I die in battle, I don’t want to live in humiliation!”
Murong Zhao was furious when he heard this. He slapped the case and roared: "If you want to go, you can go alone. Don't bring my son to die with you!"
"Humph!" Murong Dagan snorted, turned around and left the city guard's mansion.
"Alas..." Looking at the direction his brother was leaving, Murong Zhao sighed helplessly and said to Yu Wen Qiancong on the side: "In order to prevent the rebel army from stealing our retreat, I plan to guard the Jinshan Pass in Sansha City and Jinshan Pass. What do you think, sir, to build a strong camp in the south so that the three parties can form horns with each other?"
Yu Wen Qiancong nodded: "This is what I was about to say. At the same time, I would like to ask Marshal Jin to put the overall situation first and move his army from the South Valley to the North Valley. This will shorten the distance between the three parties. If If something happens to one party, the other two parties can provide timely assistance.”
"It's feasible." Murong Zhao agreed with this suggestion, thought for a while, and then said, "Sir, please write a letter to the Great Khan in my name, inform him of our situation, and ask him to transport some food and grass."
"Here!" Yuwen Qiancong stood up, bowed and left.
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Nuzhi City is located in the southeast of Shanshan City. The east city is close to the Altyn Mountains. It and Shanshan City in the west line up a straight line diagonally pointing to the southwest. These two cities also divide Shanshan into two parts. The north is mainly desert and the south is fertile land. Another world.
Xue Shixiong now uses Nuzhi City as his command center. On the one hand, he sends troops to search for the Tuyuhun tribe that may still exist. On the other hand, he also guards against the Tuyuhun army in Sansha City in the north and Dangjin Pass in the northeast.
Although he wanted to fight happily, they could not attack Sansha City or Jinshankou Camp, because these two garrison areas not only had a large number of troops, but also acted as horns to each other. No matter which one they attacked, You can poke them in the butt anywhere.
If the current 25,000 soldiers were all Sui troops who were good at fighting, Xue Shixiong and Mai Tiezhang would not be afraid at all. But the real problem is that half of their troops are horse thieves who have not yet been integrated into an army, and some of them are soldiers who are not yet integrated into the army. If an army composed of slaves recruits rashly to attack the two heavily guarded military areas, it is simply asking for trouble, and it is not the behavior of a wise man. For the current plan, they can only wait for Yang Jixin's combat order while strengthening military training. If the new order does not arrive for a long time, they will have no choice but to go south to Qiemo and massacre all the Tuyuhun soldiers and nobles in Qiemo.
Of course, he has another choice, but he still has to wait for news from Xue Wanjun, who is inquiring about the news.
At this moment, Xue Wanjun hurried over and saluted: "Aye, the child is back."
"How's the investigation going?" Xue Shixiong glanced at him and couldn't even tell that Xue Wanjun was a young man in his twenties. His handsome face was already covered by hair that was as messy as dead grass. Even he, a father, almost didn't recognize him. Not coming out.
This was Xue Shixiong's "other choice". This choice was to cross the Altun Mountains and attack the core areas of Tuyuhun, but the prerequisite was that they had to have a road that could provide a marching route for the army. And he learned from the older generation of Shanshan people: "There used to be an ancient Silk Road in Nuzhi City, but because of the discovery of Jinshan Pass, this road has long been abandoned. It is not clear whether it even existed."
Xue Shixiong asked many old people in Shanshan, but since there are no local records here to check, no one can say whether there is such a road. The reason why it is said that there is is just word of mouth from generation to generation. So far, it has been It became an unsolved legend.
Despite this, Xue Shixiong did not give up on this legend, so he sent Xue Wanjun to investigate. Now that he saw his son returning, he couldn't wait to ask.
"Fortunately, my son has lived up to his mission and has discovered this ancient Silk Road." Xue Wanjun handed a roll of silk to his father.
Xue Shixiong opened it and took a look, but it was a map drawn by his son. If Yang Ji saw it, he would definitely be surprised, because the lines and highlighted places on the map formed part of the "Geku Railway".
Among them, the Mangya area with alternating mountain basins is the top priority. It is located in the south of the Altun Mountains and northeast of the Akha Qimantage Mountains. It is not only the transportation throat between Shanshan and Qinghai, but also the ancient Silk Road. Before the Western Jin Dynasty, this auxiliary road often flourished when the Hexi Corridor was not flowing smoothly, and was in an intermittent state. It was not until the Chenghe period of the Western Jin Dynasty that the Xianbei people who entered through Dangjin Pass unified the Qiang in Haixi and established the Tuyuhun Khanate. People then focused on the flatter, more convenient and safer Dangjin Pass, thus completely interrupting this auxiliary road. . Because it had been abandoned for so long, people in Shanshan thought it was a legendary existence.
"From here, you can go north along the Altyn Mountains and reach the south valley of Dangjin Pass, where Murong Tieren's garrison camp is located." Xue Wanjun pointed to the "Mangya" area where a large circle was drawn, and said to his father Got a piece of good news.
Xue Shixiong stood up excitedly and asked, "Can the horses walk?"
Xue Wanjun nodded and said: "Although there are some sections of the road that are extremely difficult to navigate, as long as people are sent to smooth the road in advance and remove the fallen stones, the horses can travel without any obstruction; however, after people get to the top, breathing will be difficult. It became very difficult, and several brothers who were in poor health died while sleeping.”
"I understand!" At this moment, Xue Shixiong became energetic.
What's the point of attacking Shanshan? If you want to do it, make it the base camp of Tuyuhun. Only then will it be enjoyable and interesting.
Xue Shixiong tried to calm down the excitement in his heart and said to his son: "You and your men will go down and have a good rest for a day. I will give you a group of slaves tomorrow to smooth out the difficult road first."
"Here, kid, please leave." Xue Wanjun cupped his fists and saluted, then exited the Chinese army's tent.
"General Xue!" When Xue Shixiong walked out of the tent, Han Liu, with a dozen cavalrymen, galloped from a distance, and loudly shouted from a distance: "There are Tuyuhun troops coming from the north, and they seem to be preparing to fight with our army. "
"Oh?" Xue Shixiong took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "How many people did they send here? And where did they come from?"
"There are quite a few people, it looks like nearly 10,000." Hanliu Surong replied: "This army comes from the direction of Sansha City, and it is obviously Murong Zhao's army."
"You dare to come even if you have ten thousand? Well done!" Xue Shixiong smiled coldly and immediately asked people to beat drums to gather the generals.
He got on the horse at the entrance of the tent, took off the horse's tail, and said to the military lieutenants and generals who had gathered: "Generals, there are ten thousand bandit troops coming from the north. Let's go there." Go ahead and fight them while they wait for work, and annihilate this miscellaneous army."
"Here!" Hearing this, a group of generals waved their weapons excitedly, almost roaring, and a strong sense of heroism soared into the sky.
"Soldiers, prepare for war!" Xue Shixiong rode a war horse and held a horse spear, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Although he did not dare to attack the heavily defended Sansha City and Dangjinshankou Camp, the enemy did not take advantage of their strength and instead sent 10,000 people over. This was in line with his plan to eat away at the enemy's vitality. Strategic objectives.
If they come here like this every time, then they can just sit back and wait for the enemy to come and die, and there is no need to risk crossing the Altyn Mountains. However, he also knew that this possibility was extremely rare, but Xue Shixiong could not help but have such expectations.
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