The Kushan Empire to the west of the Western Region Chang Shi's Mansion was in complete chaos.
During the Banchao era, the Kushan Empire was an extremely powerful united country.
The territory extends to Dayuan, Khorasan, Khwarezm, etc. in the north, and extends to India.
The population has reached an astonishing more than 13 million!
Just as the Han Dynasty would decline even if it was so powerful, the Kushan Empire had developed to this point and it was time to fall apart.
This has to mention the origin of the Kushan Empire.
The predecessor of the Kushan Empire was the Dayue clan.
In 176 BC, the Dayue clan was originally located in the area from Zhangye to Dunhuang in the west of the Hexi Corridor. They were powerful and were a powerful enemy of the Xiongnu.
Unfortunately, Dayuezhi was no match for the Xiongnu after all. After Maodun Shanyu succeeded to the throne, he severely attacked Dayuezhi, forcing Dayue King to migrate to the west to gain living space.
Around 130 BC, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Dayue clan, who had been beaten by the Xiongnu and fled in embarrassment, went south in Central Asia and conquered the Kingdom of Bactria, also known as Bactria in history.
The Huns who were beaten into dogs by the Han Dynasty beat Da Yueshi into dogs. As a result, this dog among dogs destroyed Daxia in Central Asia!
This was the predecessor of the Kushan Empire.
With such a shameful founding history, one can imagine the capabilities of the Kushan Empire.
Return to after Da Yuezhi destroyed Da Xia.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains had already implemented an imperial system. As a result, King Dayuezhi either did not understand it or was interested in the enfeoffment system of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, so he divided the land he conquered among the five princes!
Among the five Xihous, one is Guishuang Xihou.
It is similar to the three adults set up in Xianbei before.
As soon as Tan Shihuai died, Xianbei immediately fell into pieces.
Once the king of Dayuezhi died, Dayuezhi slowly fell apart.
As time went by, the strength of each tribe's lords varied.
As a result, more than a hundred years later, around AD 24, the Marquis of Guishan destroyed the other four Marquis of Xi, proclaimed himself king, and officially established Kushan.
I don’t know if it’s because his opponent is too weak, or because Kushan’s strength is really amazing.
For a time, a bloody storm broke out in Central Asia!
Kushan conquered everywhere, annexed land crazily, and finally formed a powerful empire.
Everything is due to one person, that is Qiu Juque, the king of Kushan.
It was during Qiu Jique's reign that Kushan's power reached its peak, and it was known as the Kushan Empire in history.
Qiu Juque and Tan Shihuai are very similar, both are so stunning to the world.
But history is always surprisingly similar.
The development of the Kushan Empire is also surprisingly similar to that of Xianbei.
After Qiu Juque's death, for unknown reasons, the Kushan Empire was left without an owner for two years!
If there is no owner, it will be fought over, and Guishang will fall into serious civil strife.
However, the sky will not destroy Kushan, and it didn't take long for Kushan to return to the command of Sauter Magas.
Sauter Magas was friendly with the Han Dynasty and once helped Ban Chao pacify the Western Regions.
Coincidentally, the King of Kushan, who was friendly with the Han Dynasty, requested a marriage but was rejected by Ban Chao.
In anger, he sent 70,000 troops to attack Banchao.
The result can be imagined, it can only end in a disastrous failure!
Since then it has developed to this day, and Kuishang is getting worse day by day.
Although it is still a unified country in name, it has long since fallen apart internally.
Even a small country like Dawan doesn't take him seriously.
Dayuan is a small country sandwiched between Kangju and Guishang. Because it is rich in Dayuan horses, it is a favorite in the eyes of any force.
Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty coveted Dayuan horses at that time and sent large armies to attack Dayuan several times.
The name of Dayuan as a small country is relative, only for big countries such as Han, Kushan, and Kangju.
In fact, looking at the Western Region alone, its strength is actually superior.
Dawan has a population of 300,000 and an army of 60,000.
Thanks to its strong military strength, the Kingdom of Dayuan can survive under the covetousness of all parties.
But with five soldiers and one, there is no doubt that they are resorting to militarism and bringing about their own destruction.
Historically, the Shu Han Dynasty had 100,000 soldiers and horses when it fell, and the total population was 900,000.
This situation of nine soldiers and one led to the collapse of Shu Han.
Unexpectedly, Dawan Kingdom could still maintain its strength with five soldiers and one.
Perhaps it was the developed agriculture and animal husbandry in the country that prevented Dawan's economy from collapsing.
Come back to the present moment.
Due to the internal disintegration of Kushan, the Dayuan Kingdom has completely severed its affiliation with the Kushan Empire.
However, the Kushan Empire, which was on the verge of disintegration, was also a lean camel, and its energy was far beyond that of the little mule of Dawan.
When Dayuan announced its separation from Kushan, it colluded with Kangju in the north.
I thought I would live a happy life from then on, but unexpectedly, the arrival of Ma Chao and Fazheng cast a shadow on the king of Dawan Kingdom.
Kucha, Wusun, and Kangju were closely connected, and they had long wanted to completely overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty.
However, with the strategic depth of Yumen Pass and the Hexi Corridor, they were helpless to deal with the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty.
Although the Changshi's Mansion of the Western Regions was within the attack range of the Three Kingdoms, Ban Chao left a deep impression on the Western Regions.
Thirty-six people pacified the Western Region. This is such a shocking thing.
A hundred years of time were completely unable to eliminate the deep-seated fear of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.
This time Ma Chao and Fazheng led their troops to attack, which just gave the Three Kingdoms an excuse.
It was you who came to beat me, not me who came to beat you. Even if I wiped you out, you couldn't say anything, right?
The Three Kingdoms hit it off immediately, and immediately coerced Dayuan, asking him to send out men, horses, and food to cooperate with the Three Kingdoms in attacking the invading Ma Chao and Fa Zheng.
In this way, the 60,000-strong army of the four countries ambushed outside Yancheng, the capital of Qiuci.
Ma Chao and Fazheng could not defeat the enemy with a small number without any preparation, so they had to flee to the hinterland of the desert.
It can be said that the root cause of all this is caused by Qin Gong Liu Zhang's misjudgment of the situation in the Western Regions.
It was precisely because of Ban Chao's reputation that Liu Zhang mistakenly believed that 10,000 cavalry were enough to sweep this place!
After hearing the general situation in the Western Region, Fazheng suddenly fell into deep thought.
Even Ma Chao, who has always been fearless of heaven and earth, seemed extremely depressed.
Qiuci, Wusun, Kangju, and Dawan, these four countries unite, I am afraid that the total number of soldiers and horses will be no less than three or four hundred thousand!
Now that they have joined forces, they have already exceeded everyone's expectations.
According to Fazheng's estimation, the 60,000 troops outside Yancheng are just the vanguard. The actual situation may be much worse!
Even after they thought that after destroying the Han cavalry, they were likely to take advantage of the situation and march eastward to threaten Yumen Pass!
Now that the food and water sources have been replenished, there is no danger of destruction, but it has become a difficult situation.
After a long silence, Ma Chao had to raise the reality to Fa Zheng.
"Military advisor, if it doesn't work out, let's find a way to return to Guanzhong..."
