For Nanzhong Funan, the battle ahead seems to be a bad start.
However, for the young Mangmanshi, all these seemed to be obstacles arranged by the God of Light in order to make his upcoming victory even greater.
"Kill all these disgrace to the empire!"
Mang Manshi looked at the defeated Lin Yi Nanmo soldiers with cold eyes and made the wisest decision.
As soon as these words came out, the group of Lin Yinanmo in the camp were completely defeated by fear.
However, no matter how much they cried and begged, they could not change Mangmanshi's decision.
As the palace guards poured in, their swords fell in their hands, and more than a dozen Lin Yi Nanmo's defeated soldiers were completely reduced to dead souls under the sword.
"Tighten the security of the military camp, and we must not let the enemy take advantage of it again!"
Mang Manshi ignored these tragic corpses and said to his military minister.
"I obey your will, my lord!"
The military minister immediately ordered him to leave.
Because the small commotion caused by a series of wailings quickly subsided, the entire Nanzhong Funan military camp returned to its previous quiet state.
Mangmanshi soon fell asleep again.
After killing the defeated soldiers of Lin Yi Nanmo, he slept particularly soundly.
By the early morning of the next day, when the morning light shone on the Nanzhong Funan military camp, Mangmanshi had already regained his previous strong confidence.
A large number of cavalry were sent to the front as forward scouts to guard against enemy ambush.
This wise decision was soon verified to be correct.
A group of Nanzhong cavalry quickly returned in a hurry and brought extremely important information.
"Your Majesty, we encountered a large number of cavalry ahead, at least two to three thousand people!"
The leading cavalry general reported to Mangman Shihui.
"Great, these stupid Easterners, do you still think that our powerful army in Nanzhong Funan is as stupid as those Linyi Nanmo slaves?"
Mangmanshi was very happy to hear the enemy's traces.
However, his cavalry generals did not have such confidence.
"Your Majesty, those Eastern cavalry are extremely powerful and are the most refined warriors. If we don't destroy them first, they may threaten our supply lines in the rear."
"There is no time to waste. As long as their main force is defeated, there will be no need for supplies from the rear. The wealth and food of Bactria City are enough."
Obviously, Mangmanshi didn't pay attention to the enemy in front.
The defeated soldiers of Lin Yi Nanmo last night let Mang Manshi know that the number of enemies he faced was at least 30,000.
A mere two thousand cavalrymen were simply flies used to delay the advance of his own army.
The purpose was obviously to allow the Easterners to loot Bactria and then run away.
"Yes, His Majesty's wise decision has been inspired by the God of Light. If these cavalry are driven away, I am afraid that the enemy's main force will have retreated calmly."
The Minister of Military Affairs himself echoed from the side.
The cavalry generals and others did not frown upon hearing this.
They were already deeply disgusted with the flattering military minister.
Everyone felt that if it hadn't been for the instigation of this Beluzhi sycophant, Mangmanshi would not be so anxious to use military merit to get rid of the auxiliary government of the Queen Mother and others.
"As the King of Kings, I will lead you today to welcome the great victory given by the God of Light!"
Amidst the high and pious slogans of the Mangmanshi, the Nanzhong Funan army approached in an almost spread-out manner.
The smoke from the march of tens of thousands of people was like billowing yellow smoke, which could be clearly seen even from more than ten miles away.
"My master, the interrogation has been completed. The Nanzhong army in front is led by Nanzhong King Mangman!"
A few dozen miles in front of Funan's army, a Bactrian nobleman who had just surrendered from Lan's City was kneeling at Huan Wen's feet and said.
"Oh, so the front is the most elite army of Nanzhong Funan?" Huan Wen said with excitement.
"In a sense, that's true," Bactenor said, kneeling.
"What do you mean? Isn't King Nanzhong's army the most elite?" Huan Wen said with some surprise.
The Bacteno in front of him was the leader of the city defense who had previously called on many Battrian people to hold on.
Under the stone and fire attacks from dozens of giant trebuchets under Huan Wen, Lanshi City's defense quickly collapsed.
The leader Bactenor and others were quickly captured. Huan Wen did not really kill these repeaters, but gave them another chance to atone for their sins.
The destruction of the Linyi Nanmo army included the participation of these Bactrians.
"My master, Nanzhong Funan Kingdom not only has the king, but also the queen mother who assists the government, as well as the great nobles and military lords behind her. Each of them has a lot of elite troops in their hands, even with the king of Nanzhong If you want to compare with our own soldiers, they are definitely not weak." Bacteno said.
"No matter who they are, it's absolutely impossible if I don't test them myself today." Huan Wen said very confidently.
Since entering the Western Regions, Huan Wen has heard how the armies of various countries are brave and good at fighting. Each of them is either powerful in the world or has dominated the world for hundreds of years.
But when it came to the real battle, the armies of these large and small countries turned out to be weak shrimps with diarrhea.
In fact, Huan Wen felt that the strongest troops in the entire Western Region combined were not as good as the Qiang in Longxi.
"Pass my military order and all units should be prepared for war. When the Nanzhong people show up, I will give them a head-on blow!"
Huan Wen ordered loudly.
Because he had just captured Lanshi City, in order to consolidate the results, Huan Wen left most of his troops in Lanshi City to rest and recuperate, and only brought 3,000 direct Han cavalry with him.
These three thousand direct cavalry are all the most sophisticated soldiers and horses. Even if they face ten times the enemy, they are still confident enough to retreat.
Therefore, Huan Wen wanted to give the invading enemy a head-on blow, and then retreat with the victory into Lan's City for defense.
At that time, the angry Nanzhong people will definitely attack the city with all their strength.
And the large number of defensive artifacts in Huan Wen's hands can kill everyone.
By the time the Nanzhong people had reached the end of their offensive, Huan Wen's troops had already rested and reorganized. With just one more powerful attack, Huan Wen was confident that he could completely crush the enemy's attack.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
When the sun rose to its highest point, there were waves of approaching horn horns coming from the front.
Huan Wen immediately got on his horse and looked ahead.
"Here we come, the thief has arrived!"
Huan Wen rubbed his hands excitedly.
According to his advance exploration, the location not far ahead is the most suitable location for the battle.
The capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang City.
It's another bumper harvest in autumn. Not only the harvests in various prefectures and counties, but also the vassal states far away in the Western Regions are already full of harvests.
"Your Majesty, Pingnan County Duke Huan Wen reported that he defeated the Nanzhong Funan army outside Lanshi City. Not only did he annihilate and capture tens of thousands of enemy troops, but he also captured their king, Mangman!"
Xi Jian reported to Liu Yuhui calmly.
"What, what? Huan Wen actually defeated and captured the King of Nanzhong Funan?" Liu Yu couldn't stop when he heard the news.
Because for many Hu people from the Western Regions, just being born in Funan, Nanzhong, is already very, very noble.
This kind of dignity is almost the absolute capital of its location.
It can be imagined how important Nanzhong Funan is to a large group of countries in the Western Regions.
But the current situation is that Huan Wen led a not-so-large army and not only occupied the land of Nanzhong Funan, but also captured the king of Nanzhong Funan.
For Nanzhong Funan, it can be described as a great shame.
The prestige accumulated over hundreds of years was trampled under the feet of Huan Wen overnight.
"With great prestige thousands of miles away, Huan Wen's achievements this time will probably have an impact for hundreds of years!"
Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Xi Jian and others next to him heard this, but they all secretly disagreed.
In their understanding, even if they win a war thousands of miles away, it is just a victory for a foreign vassal country. For the Central Plains dynasty that is too far away, it is just a little thing in terms of face and has no value at all. What a great benefit.
"Your Majesty, this battle is thousands of miles away, so I'm afraid it's a bit overrated." Xi Jian said in confusion.
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately shook his head.
"No, no, no, you all don't know that Nanzhong Funan is nothing to the Central Plains. It is at most a mysterious country in a legendary place. But to the Hezhong area in the Western Region, it is like the overlord of Jin and Chu. exist."
As Liu Yu spoke, he showed the screen with a huge map behind him.
He pointed to the approximate location of Funan in the guide, and then continued.
"In this battle, we defeated Nanzhong Funan and captured its lord. In a broad sense, the entire Western Region can be regarded as a servant of my great Han."
Liu Yu knew the best about the virtues of those countries in the Western Regions.
These forces in the Western Regions have always wavered between various strong ones. Whether they are the nomadic tribes of the grasslands, the Parthian Southlanders, or the Han Dynasty in the East, they are all potential targets of allegiance.
Of course, the premise is that they show their strength.
"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Gongsun Sheng on the side asked tentatively.
Recently, Liu Yu's series of major military and political affairs have been implemented one after another. Not only have large numbers of troops been mobilized frequently, but powerful and wealthy households from all over the country have also been severely mobilized.
Even people like Gongsun Sheng, who advocated suppressing the powerful, were a little afraid of Liu Yu's aggressive campaign.
His biggest wish now is to hope that Liu Yu will reduce his campaign in all directions and work hard to calm down various unrest elements in the country.
"A big reward, it must be a big reward!"
"Huan Wen will naturally be greatly rewarded. However, transporting him thousands of miles away is really a waste. Let's give Huan Wen the official position of Protector of Funan, so that he can have the reputation of specializing in conquering Nanzhong Funan."
In fact, Liu Yu's so-called reward was simply a blank check.
The army led by Huan Wen had already captured the king of Nanzhong Funan, and almost completely put Nanzhong Funan into a position of fighting to the death. There was absolutely no need to use the name of protecting Funan as a captain, and it had absolutely no impact. .
However, for Huan Wen, Liu Yu's next decision was the real support.
"Send someone to tell Huan Wen again that I will allow him to continue to recruit warriors from the tribes in Monan and Mobei. Whether they are strong men joining the army or moving their troops, as long as the tribes in Monan and Mobei are willing to go, the two capitals in the Western Regions will be protected. It’s a release!”
Liu Yu could not wait to implement this decision.
It's just that I've just convinced the grassland tribes to deploy troops across thousands of miles to rob, which is really unconvincing.
The warriors of all the grassland tribes are not born murderers.
They were willing to risk their lives and invade the Han territory with swords, guns, bows and arrows in order to survive.
Once the risks they need to bear outweigh the benefits, it will be difficult for these prairie warriors to become fierce.
But now with Huan Wen's great victory, Liu Yu could do his best to mobilize the grassland warriors.
Prairie warriors, everyone has taken good care of it. The Nanzhong Funan people, who have the largest military strength in the Western Regions, were defeated by the partial division led by Huan Wen.
Fertile land, humble subjects, tempting wealth.
All of this exists in the Western Regions, and the people there are weakly armed and far from comparable to the ferocious Han army in Monan.
Prairie warriors only need to pick up bows, arrows, swords and guns, and wander around with Huan Wen, the emperor's loyal minister, to get land slaves and beauties at their fingertips.
Liu Yu was obsessed with diverting the energetic and troubled young adults on the grasslands to the Western Regions, so as to reduce border troubles for himself in the future.
Therefore, Liu Yu urgently wanted Huan Wen to send the captured Nanzhong Funan King Mang Manshi to the Central Plains.
This is seeing is believing. When the time comes, let all the grassland tribes witness it with their own eyes, and they will be able to arouse their bloodshed.
The mission with Liu Yu's ardent hopes soon left Luoyang and embarked on a journey thousands of miles away.
At this time, the vast area located in the central area of the Western Region, starting from Hezhong Linyi and Nanmo in the north to Khorasan in the south, was completely ravaged by war.
The Linyi Nanmo people in the north are being invaded by the Huns and Hujie people, and the Khorasan area in the south is about to be attacked by the terrifying oriental thugs.
"Your Majesty, the two roads ahead are leading to Buhanla to the north and Mulu City to the west."
On a plain in Marchiana, Huan Wen, who had just won a great victory, was leading his army to pursue the victory in the Khorasan area of Funan in the south.
"Buhanla is close to Suyi. If we capture Buhanla, we can defend each other with Lan City. If we capture Mulu City, we can control the northeastern gateway of the Nanzhong people and threaten their capital. If you retreat, you can go back to defend Lanshi City or Buhanla."
A Khorasan noble who had just surrendered explained the situation to his new master Huan Wen.
After successive fierce battles, the army in Huan Wen's hands was gradually becoming exhausted.
The war he can launch, whether it is Bhanla or Mulu City, can only be a choice between the two.
Otherwise, the army without rotation will be unable to fight.
