Half a month later, an army numbering 50,000 set out from Chigu City, the capital of Wusun Kingdom, and headed straight for Kangju Kingdom.
The leader of this 50,000-strong army was Wu Sunzi, the king of Wusun Kingdom.
This grandson Wu admired Sun Wuzi from the Spring and Autumn Period.
In order to show his longing for him, he deliberately took Guo as his surname and Sunzi as his name, and named him Wu Sunzi.
I have to say that sometimes names can really change luck!
Since changing its name to Wusunzi, the strength of the Wusun Kingdom has skyrocketed, and its conquests have rarely failed!
This time, he defeated the main cavalry of the Han army and shocked the Western Regions in one fell swoop!
Wu Sunzi's name seems to be somewhat well-deserved.
Regarding Kangju and Dawan's joint request for help, Wu Sunzi once again saw an opportunity to become famous.
Moreover, the envoys from both sides said that as long as Wu Sunzi did not come to help, they would immediately retrieve the troops that penetrated into the hinterland of the Western Regions.
Wu Sun Tzu had no choice at all, and immediately decided to raise an army of 50,000 people and appointed the commander himself to go to the rescue.
"I didn't expect that Guishang would send troops to attack you at this time..."
Looking at the two messengers asking for help on both sides, Wu Sunzi also showed sympathy.
"Your Majesty, the Guishang Kingdom must have noticed that we are using troops against the Western Region, so they took advantage of it and entered!"
The envoy from Kang Juguo complained endlessly, with a sad look on his face.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this Guishang Kingdom is really bullying others!"
The same was true for the Dawan envoy, his eyes full of resentment.
Wu Sunzi had no doubts about what the two said. After all, the two came in tandem and came from two directions to ask for help.
"Are you sure Guishan City can sustain it?"
Facing Wu Sunzi's inquiry, the Dawan envoy nodded with a very solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, Guishan only has 20,000 troops left to stare at Guishan City. There is currently no crisis of breaking the city."
"On the contrary, it's the city of Petit..."
Ambassador Kangju nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, his eyes full of expectation.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the city of Beitian is in danger!"
"The King of Guishuang sent an army of 60,000 to surround the city, and I ran out desperately trying to get help!"
Wu Sunsun asked him no less than ten times along the way. If he was not annoyed, the two envoys would be.
Both envoys were sent by Fa Zheng, King Dawan and King Kangju.
Naturally, it was planned in advance and the purpose was exactly the same.
If it weren't for the heavy responsibility, they wouldn't dare to ask more questions to make Wu Sunzi suspicious, so neither of them bothered to talk to Wu Sunzi.
If you are asked to save Beitian City, you can go and save it. Even the envoy from Dawan has no objections and doesn't ask any questions!
Wu Sun Tzu thought he was like a god in using soldiers. He thought about everything and asked more questions, thinking he could see some clues.
In fact, he had never even learned Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he didn't even know the writing of the Han Dynasty.
The most appropriate way to describe him is in vain.
If the Wusun Kingdom was not so powerful, it would be surrounded by small countries with extremely different strengths.
Wu Sunzi can't even gain a reputation!
Pretending at this moment, deliberately assuming a posture of thoughtfulness, can only make people laugh.
But Wu Sunzi didn't think so. He also pointed out that this battle would completely make him famous in the Western Regions!
The reputation of the Kushan Empire is second only to that of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.
The word "Guishuang" can firmly suppress the word "Wusun".
Therefore, King Wusun had the idea of replacing him a hundred years ago, and when it came to Wusun's generation, he was even more eager to do so!
Once the Kushans are defeated, who in this small country in the Western Region would dare not to surrender?
As for why I have been struggling with who to rescue first, the main reason is that I haven't reached the fork in the road to Dawan and Kangju yet.
The three kingdoms of Kangju, Wusun, and Dawan are actually connected, and the centers of the three sides are blocked by mountains.
Starting from Chigu Castle and heading west, you can reach the dividing point of the mountains.
Going northwest is to Beitian City, the capital of Kangju State, and going southwest is to Guishan City, the capital of Dawan State.
Both need to rely on the same mountain range, but there are still big differences in traveling to the two countries.
If you go to Dawan Country, you need to pass through a long mountain gap, which is also called a canyon.
But although it is called a canyon, it is actually very wide, enough for normal marching.
The only drawback is that the distance is too long.
It is easier to get to Kangju Country. You can go around the mountains and pass through a large section of grassland.
However, the end of the grassland does not allow you to enter Kangju. You still need to go through a very narrow mountain road.
The only comforting thing is that this steep mountain road is not long, only a few miles.
The reason why Wu Sunzi was wavering was actually because he had not decided which way to enter.
Unfortunately, the army marched too fast and soon reached the dividing line.
The military situation was urgent, and Wu Sunzi no longer had time to make a choice.
After confirming with the two envoys, we could only go to rescue Kang Ju who was in critical condition.
Kushan only has an army of 50,000 people. If the inside and outside cooperate, they have a great chance of defeating them in one battle!
After determining the marching route, Wu Sunzi was no longer indecisive, and the whole army marched at an extremely fast speed.
It took Wu Sunzi three days to set off from Chigu City to the dividing line.
As a result, it only took one day to get from the boundary to the mountain road entering Kangju Country!
The distance between these two places is almost the same. From this, we can also know how procrastinating Wu Sunzi is.
Fortunately, everything developed according to normal expectations, which made the two envoys relax a little.
But an accident still occurred. Wu Sunzi stopped his army in front of the mountain road for no reason.
"Your Majesty, the city of Beitian is in danger, so why not delay?"
The family members of the Kang Juguo envoy were all controlled by Fa Zheng. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak to Wu Sunzi.
"Yes, Your Majesty, after solving the crisis in Beitian City, we still have to rescue our Guishan City!"
The envoy from Dayuan also spoke quickly, fearing that Wu Sunzi would regret it.
He was even more unlucky than the Kangju envoy. He was directly threatened by the King of Dayuan.
If you fail to complete the task, your whole family will become slaves!
Wu Sunzi ignored their appeals and just stared blankly at the road ahead.
For some reason, Wu Sunzi gave the order to stop.
Or rather, it was just a sudden thought!
After a long time, Wu Sunzi suddenly turned his head and looked at the Dawan envoy.
"By the way, why didn't you return to Guishan City before and what were you doing with me?"
The Dawan envoy was shocked. In order not to discover the problem, he forced himself to calm down.
"Your Majesty, our King of Dayuan asked me to follow you at all times so that I can rescue our Dayuan as soon as possible..."
After another moment of silence, Wu Sunzi finally suppressed his panic and uncertainty.
The mountain road ahead is the intersection of two mountain ranges. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, which is very unfavorable for cavalry to walk.
If the distance were longer, Wu Sunzi would have to take a detour through Dawan no matter what.
Now that we have come this far, there is absolutely no reason to turn back.
Wu Sunzi waved his hand and issued the military order again.
"March!"
