The Dayue clan, which once operated in the north of the Qilian Mountains and was very prosperous for a while, had one hundred thousand elites, but they were defeated by annihilation in three days.
The shock brought by this news is unprecedented.
You must know that Da Yueshi is by no means a small country. With one hundred thousand elite soldiers, they are qualified to compete with any powerful country for a short period of time.
It has five branches under its jurisdiction, and they have not all surrendered yet. However, the leader of the country has died, the royal capital has been destroyed, and the Dayue clan has actually destroyed the country and fallen apart.
As the news spread, the counties in the Western Region could no longer change, and they did not dare to change. At this time, Huo Qubing mobilized troops and horses, entered the territory of the Dayue clan, wiped out the territories of the other four branches outside the royal city, and further took over the territory of the Dayue clan.
After the situation was initially determined, Huo Qubing himself returned to Guishan City, the former capital of Dawan, to rest and recuperate.
During this period, he returned to Longxi County again, with the purpose of delivering the coffin of Prefect Zhang Jun back to his hometown.
Zhang Jun's wife came from a prominent family and was the daughter of the Li clan in Longxi.
The relationship between husband and wife is very deep.
When she first heard the bad news about Zhang Jun, Li fainted for a while.
Longxi County.
Many people also spontaneously came to the streets and outside the city to pick up Zhang's military coffins and return them to their hometown for burial.
During Zhang Jun's tenure as prefect, many people benefited from him repeatedly, and his official reputation was always good.
At the main entrance of his mansion, Mrs. Li bowed down to Huo Qubing and knelt down to salute him.
What she worshiped was that Huo Qubing was furious because of Zhang Jun's death. He chased the enemy for thousands of miles and destroyed the country in order to bury him.
"If your husband has a spirit, you can go on in peace... The Zhang family will never forget what Lang Zhongling did."
Before Li could finish her words, she broke down in tears and cried loudly in her coffin.
Zhang Jun has two sons and two daughters, all grown up.
Being born into a noble family, he doesn't need any extra care.
The two sons and two daughters also knelt down with Li, crying.
Zhang Jun was buried in mourning, but Huo Qubing stayed in Longxi for one more day.
And the news that he massacred the Dayue clan continued to spread, driven by the Han Dynasty, and Kang Ju was the first to bear the brunt.
According to the plan, the next attack target is Kangju.
"How is the king doing?"
Minister Kangju Xiye is tall and thin, in his early fifties, with a thin face, long eyebrows and a short beard.
He is a civil servant, he is timid to begin with, and he is even more frightened these days.
Bad news comes one after another.
Da Yueshi was defeated within a few days.
All the men in Lan's city who could raise troops were beheaded, and those who were alive were sent to dig canals in the Han Dynasty and served as hard labor.
According to this trend, if the Han army hits Kangju, the best outcome for his tin industry will be to spend the rest of his life digging canals in the Han Dynasty, digging until he dies of old age, or even lose his life if he is not careful.
It is said that the big man's god-killing champion has a black head, a black face, a ferocious look, black energy all over his body, and six arms. He is the first-class ferocious devil in the world.
In recent days, many wealthy and powerful families in Kangju have been packing their bags and moving away.
Da Yuezhi could not survive three or four days, let alone Kangju.
As long as the Han army came over, Kang Ju was about to lose his country.
I really regretted it. The champion had destroyed dozens of countries in the Western Region before. It showed how ferocious he was, but Condotti and others did not believe it, and caused this disaster of country destruction... What should we do?
Xiye regarded himself as a loyal minister, so he did not run away and stayed at his post.
But in the past few days, the anxiety and fear have increased day by day.
At this time, he walked into the palace, ready to report the information he had found to the king.
Lord Kangju has been sleeping on his bed for several days.
The current head of the country inherited the throne from his father.
He was born a prince, and everything went smoothly. However, seeing that the country was about to collapse in his own hands, he had been ill for several days.
Xiye walked into the bedroom of Kangju Palace from the outside and saw the king lying on the couch with a pale face.
The concubine serving next to her was twenty-four or five years old. She was as beautiful as a flower, but her face was also pale.
"Has the message been sent to the big men? Do they allow me to surrender?"
When King Kangju saw Xiye coming in, he put his hand on his forehead and asked, "I am willing to cancel my country's title and reduce it to a county. What does the Emperor of Han say?"
"Returning to the emperor, the news was sent to the Han army's military camp in Dawan. They had the method of sending messages thousands of miles away, so they reported it to the Han emperor on the same day.
The reply given by the Han Emperor was that matters concerning the northwest had been left to the full authority of the Champion. Let us go and ask the champion by ourselves. If he agrees, the Han Emperor will agree. "
King Kangju recently couldn't hear Huo Qubing's name. He had a headache when he heard it, his face turned pale with horror, and he groaned softly:
"How can that fierce champion, the Champion, spare me?
It is said that he eats human flesh, and his favorite thing is to eat the leader of a country. This king... I'm afraid this time is in danger! "
Xiye's face was sad, and the concubine next to him was also scared and pale: she even eats human flesh...
It's not that people in Kangju spread rumors and believed rumors easily. It was a message sent before the body poisoning, saying that the Han general Champion Hou was a worldly demon, with black energy all over his body, and he liked to eat people's souls, essence and blood in order to strengthen himself.
King Kangju propped up his upper body on the couch and asked with a dead face: "Can you find out what other hobbies the champion has besides cannibalizing human essence, flesh and blood?"
“If he likes anything, I will give him whatever we have in the country.
Does he like beautiful women? If so, I can give pear... as a gift. "
Li'er was his beloved concubine, the most beautiful woman in Kangju, and she was especially good at dancing.
Kangju's world-famous Hu Xuan Dance was later introduced to the Tang Dynasty and became very popular.
She flies as fast as a whirlwind, as light as if there is nothing, and the beauty of her dance is rarely seen in the world. This concubine Li'er's Hu Xuan dance ranks first in Kangju.
Lord Kangju was willing to transfer his love to others, and he spent a lot of money on it.
When the concubine heard that she was going to be given to the World Destroyer, she was shocked: The king wants to give me to that evil man to eat...
"Just as I was about to inform the Lord of the Kingdom, I found out some good news. We had trade relations with Qiuci before, and the Holy Master of the Western Regions Roshna, whom Concubine Li knew, knew the champion and was able to talk to him," Xiye said.
Lord Kangju sighed, thinking that the king of his own country was forced to have no choice but to ask people everywhere to beg for mercy. He looked at the concubines beside him and shed tears in the palace.
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Weiyang Palace.
"... We should defeat Da Yueshi first, rather than Kangju, because of geographical reasons."
Wei Qing analyzed Huo Qubing's strategic intentions to the emperor and said:
"Shendu, Da Yuezhi, and Kangju are connected on the border. With Da Yuezhi in the middle, if Da Yuezhi is conquered, Kangju and Shendu will be cut off, making it difficult to cooperate. Kangju is isolated and helpless, and is threatened everywhere. If he wants to attack again The country will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.”
The emperor said: "The news from the northwest said that King Kangju was bent on seeking peace and said that he would never dare to raise an army with the Han Dynasty. He also provided evidence many times that not only did he not participate in the attack on Zhang Jun, but he also tried his best to stop it.
I have investigated this matter and what he said is true.
In Kang State, Kang Duoti, the younger brother of the king, has more than half of the military power. He is obviously disobedient to the king and has close ties with the Da Yueshi secretly.
To cure the disease and use troops, the Da Yuezhi were attacked first. Obviously, the situation of Kang State was also taken into consideration. "
Wei Qing smiled and said: "Kang Ju's defeat has been decided, and how to deal with it is up to your majesty.
I heard that the old prime minister and Master Dong both asked for orders to go to the northwest for a visit? "
The emperor nodded and said: "Now everyone in the world is paying attention to the follow-up of Northwest. The old prime minister and Master Dong also have this intention, and I have agreed."
At the city gate of Chang'an.
Dong Zhongshu was riding out of the city when he met the Prime Minister Gongsun Hong halfway.
Gongsun Hongnian was seventy-eight years old, but he was riding on a tall horse, accompanied by three or four attendants, and was also preparing to leave the city.
"Where are you going, Prime Minister?" Dong Zhongshu asked as he opened the curtain.
"It's the same place you went to." Gongsun Hong said with a smile.
Dong Zhongshu smiled: "How does the Prime Minister know where I am going?"
"After the champion marquis defeats the Dayue clan, Kangju will surely surrender; if he does not surrender, the country will be destroyed.
Next, our Han army is going to attack Shendu. I heard that Shendu is a big country and I want to see it. If necessary, I will assist the champion, so that the body poison will know that there are many people who can fight with me. Anyone who wants to bully my big man, we will make his life miserable. "Gongsun Hong is getting stronger with age.
He is a representative of the Spring and Autumn Gongyang School, and is somewhat different from other Confucians.
Gongsun Hong was proficient in civil and military affairs. He knew that the fighting in the northwest was lively, and he wanted to join in the fight.
Dong Zhongshu also had the same idea. Going to the northwest, you can also take a look at the construction progress of Dunhuang, Zhangye and other counties. Understanding the customs and customs of the Western Regions is also beneficial to political management.
"The Prime Minister is busy with state affairs and doesn't need to be dealt with?"
Gongsun Hong said openly: "I am old. Even if I am in Chang'an, Li Cai will do most of the things for the prime minister.
The big man lacks a lot of me, and I don’t have much if he has more. "
Dong Zhongshu said dumbly: "Since we are going the same way, how about you come in and ride with me?"
Gongsun Hong shook his head: "I want to ride a horse for a while, but no matter how old I get, I'm afraid I won't be able to ride for a few days."
The two of them walked together, and the person driving Dong Zhongshu was his close disciple Huo Guang.
Halfway to the northwest, they encountered Roshna's carriage again. The group of people joined together and tried their best to promote the practice. It still took nearly half a month to arrive at Kucha at sunset.
When they arrived, they found out that Huo Qubing had gone south to Puli, planning to use all his troops against Shendu.
The situation in the northwest also changed again in more than ten days.
The leader of Kangju State requested surrender many times, and also took the initiative to bind and hand over the Kangju tribe members who participated in the attack on Jiyan City and Kangduoti's accomplices, to be dealt with by the Han Dynasty, and was willing to cancel the state title and be demoted to a county.
Standing at attention after being beaten, the desire to survive is full.
However, Huo Qubing never replied, and he had to get rid of the poison and deal with it.
The king of Kangju was still in panic all day long.
Although Dayue clan's royal city was captured, the Sifang branch refused to surrender because surrender would mean death. Huo Qubing had already said that he would not surrender.
The remnant Kushan tribe in the southeast of the Dayue clan and the remnant Xiumi tribe in the southwest all relied on the body poison and tried their best to compete with the Han.
The other two branches are adjacent to Dawan, and together with Lan's City, they have been successively captured.
The old prime minister Gongsun Hong, Dong Zhongshu, Luo Shina, Huo Guang and others rushed to the Puli military camp in the afternoon of the next day.
Huo Qubing was about to leave the camp when he saw Huo Guang, Dong Zhongshu, Luo Shina and others coming over, and was slightly surprised.
"Huo Hou is leaving the camp?" Gongsun Hong asked after everyone greeted him.
"Get rid of the poison and see the terrain with your own eyes. Only then will the domestic style be easy to use with troops." Huo Qubing said.
"That's right, how about we go together?" Gongsun Hong said.
Huo Qubing shook his head: "Shendu is different from Da Yueshi. It cannot be achieved overnight. The old prime minister can come and watch the battle if he wants.
However, it may be dangerous to go to Shendu territory, so Prime Minister, Master Dong, it is best not to go. "
After a while, Huo Qubing took care of himself and took King Hunxie, who was also at the Puli military camp, to return to Luzhi and Zhao Anji went with him.
Roshna, who is well versed in body poison words, also goes with her.
A few people were slightly dressed up, and the embroidery personnel accompanying the army were responsible for giving them a makeover.
He practices the art of miscellaneous painting, painting on the skin, outlining incantations, and using clever techniques.
In the blink of an eye, several people turned into poisonous figures, with dark skin, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and put on floor-length reddish-brown skirts and robes.
They went south from Puli, passed through the small country of Wujuan, and continued southward, which was the place where Huo Qubing killed the Liuzuo division and threw his spear at Shendu Qianli.
He launched his marching strategy and led everyone all the way into the body poison like lightning and lightning.
Roshna knew something about Shendu and said as she walked: "Shendu is also called Xindu. Their civilization is very ancient and its origin is not weaker than that of the Han Dynasty.
There are four major castes in the country: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Sudras, who are called the ancestors of all races.
About four hundred years ago, in the Kapilavastu Kingdom in the north of Shendu, a saint named Siddhartha emerged. "
The body poison has a caste system so early, no wonder it will be hard to get rid of in later generations and bad habits will appear everywhere... Huo Qubing thought.
Roshna continued: "Siddhartha is the prince of Kapilavastu and belongs to the Kshatriya caste.
According to ancient scriptures, when he was twenty-nine years old, he gave up his royal life and became a monk.
At the age of thirty-five, he realized the past and present life, founded Buddhism, and preached in the holy river basin in the north of Shendu and in the central part of the body. He died in the city of Kushinagar at the age of eighty. Some people say that he left our world and left to open up the world. "
"Currently, Shendu is divided into different countries internally, but they have unified beliefs and all worship Buddha.
Their domestic divine authority is higher than royal authority. The most respected ones are the sutras and sects handed down by the Buddha, which are named after the sutras and are divided into the Four Noble Truths, Samadhi of Emptiness, Twelve Causes and Conditions, the Eightfold Path, etc.
Among them, the Four Noble Truths and Emptiness Samadhi are the first of the seven branches of the "Tripitaka" consisting of Sutra, Vinaya and Commentary. "
"Going further, we will reach the head of the emptiness samadhi, the prayer site of Sutra Karani."
Huo Qubing said calmly: "The head of Kongsamadhi is about to operate on him."
Soon after, a large city appeared ahead.
The architectural shapes in the city are mostly circular domes and column structures, which are grand and gorgeous.
As soon as they entered the city, three or four poisonous people approached.
Roshna's eyes flashed under the scarf, and she thought that Huo Hou had already made arrangements here and arranged for people to come over to investigate first, and it was not a temporary poison.
Bai Nanyu, who was also dressed up, and the person who embroidered the clothes came over: "There is a sutra meeting held in this city, and it seems to be related to the Marquis."
Ps: Come on, fellow college entrance examination students
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