People who have never been to the Gobi desert will never know what it feels like. Looking around, they are all exactly the same scene. It is abnormal not to lose your way here.
Especially when the strong wind blows and the wind and sand disperse, many signs will be buried by the wind and sand, and the footprints will disappear. This is an extremely scary thing.
The soldiers in Luo Wuji's army were all talking in low voices, "Brother, can you still tell the direction?"
The soldier who was questioned by him said: "I can't tell the difference a long time ago. Now I don't even know which direction it is from south to south."
Luo Wuji was also being questioned by the people around him. He pointed towards the front and said: "My intuition tells me that we are here and our goal is here. As long as we march a thousand miles further, we can find the final destination." The best and safest route is to turn back to the south, I hope brothers can stick to it."
Since ancient times, there has been no undead person in long-distance marches. All surprise attacks in history have left many corpses on the road. The principle of loving the army is reflected in all aspects. Excellent generals can reduce the death rate to a minimum, and like Er Division General Li Guangli, who had half of his troops die before they even reached the local area during the conquest of Dawan, can only be described as a fool.
The march for days has made the morale of the army a little low. These people are elites and are not afraid of fighting with real swords and guns. However, facing the current situation, it feels very scary. There is endless yellow sand and Gobi all day long. It is the luckiest time to see an oasis. This situation does not end until we cross the desert and finally encounter the Huns tribe and have a lot of supplies.
Luo Wuji led the Han army to attack and destroy the small country in Hexi that had surrendered to the Xiongnu, and finally reached the place where he could launch a surprise attack on King Xiutu. The military judge came over and reported to Luo Wuji the situation after the march, "General, you are willing to join the army. The reduction was almost 30%, and the Han army’s reduction was almost 10%. The losses are really not small.”
Luo Wuji sighed slightly when he heard the words, then drew out his sharp sword and said fiercely: "Write down the names of all the soldiers, report them to the superiors according to their death in battle, notify them, take a good rest, and prepare for the battle."
Xiu slaughtered the royal court.
Several captains and Wan Chang came to report, "Your Majesty, we did not see any trace of the Han army at Yanzhi Mountain, and we also saw no trace of the Han army after crossing Yanzhi Mountain. After they defeated King Hunxie's headquarters, they should be There was no further march.”
When King Xiutu heard this, he turned to King Hunxie and asked strangely: "King Hunxie, where are the tens of thousands of Han troops you mentioned? I deployed a large army behind Yanzhi Mountain, but I haven't heard anything for so many days. Is it still possible?" Is it possible to fly directly to Qilian Mountain?"
King Hunxie was even more surprised, "The Han army has sent so many troops. It is impossible to just attack and destroy my royal court and then give up. Could it be that they really retreated?"
King Xiutu laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "My royal court is nearly two thousand miles away from the Han Dynasty. At such a long distance, the Han army has no baggage, how can it fight with me?
Behind this Yanzhi mountain iron wall is my tens of thousands of troops. If he dares to come, he will definitely be defeated! "
King Xiutu laughed loudly as he spoke. Suddenly, a figure covered in blood rushed in. He knelt on the ground and cried in pain: "Your Majesty, the cavalry of the Han army raided the royal court from the northwest!"
King Xiutu was laughing loudly and suddenly stopped and asked in disbelief: "The Han army raided the royal court? Did they fly over?"
While he was speaking, there were loud shouts and sounds of killing outside. King Xiutu’s army was scattered across the vast land from Yanzhi Mountain to Qilian Mountain. However, the Royal Court at the rear did not have many troops. Who would have thought that Will the Han army suddenly come around behind them?
Before King Xiutu could react, the royal tent was torn apart. Five spiritual soldiers walked directly into the royal tent, followed by Luo Wuji, who was riding a tall horse behind him. He took off his helmet and raised his eyebrows. Stigma instantly appeared in the eyes of King Xiutu and King Hunxie.
The two instantly screamed: "Shaman!"
Luo Wuji held a sharp sword and said loudly: "King Xiutu? King Hunxie? I am Luo Wuji, the Wushuang Hou of the Han Dynasty. On the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I will capture you two Xiongnu kings and bring them to Chang'an. If you are willing to surrender, I will not kill you." You guys, if you don’t want to, I’ll let you try to see if the sword in my hand is sharp!”
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"Your Majesty, what a great victory! Wushuang Hou Luo Wuji defeated the Xiongnu kingdoms, captured the nobles of the kingdoms, killed King Zhelan, killed King Luhu, killed King Juyan, King Qitu, and captured all the kings' clans and princes. One hundred and fifty-seven people, including generals, captains, and householders, then crossed three hundred miles of Gobi and raided King Xiutu's court at night, capturing King Xiutu and King Hunxie alive, plus the entire royal court. noble.
Marquis Wushuang then moved his army eastward and swept across the leaderless Xiutu King's tribe. They attacked and fought fiercely for several days, captured more than 30,000 heads, and surrendered 30,000 Huns. From then on, all the Huns tribes in the Hexi Corridor were wiped out. Marquis Wushuang was recuperating at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, waiting for His Majesty's order to decide whether to attack the Western Regions directly, or to cross the desert and encircle King Youxian's tribe with Champion Marquis. "
Even though he was used to the battle reports of victory, Liu Che was still overjoyed when he heard this. He started pacing again, and then suddenly asked: "Isn't there support from King Youxian's Ministry in the battle report?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Wushuang did not mention that there is no support from the Xiongnu Youxian King's tribe!"
"No support..."
Liu Che looked at the terrain on the map and said, "King Youxian has no support. That means there is a breakthrough in the direction of the champion. He informed Marquis Wushuang to send King Hunxie, King Xiutu and other Hun nobles to Chang'an to prevent the Huns from rebelling." , leading Wushuanghou to take the Western Region directly, cutting off King Youxian's retreat."
The officials of the imperial court hurried to the Qilian Mountains with the decree. Even though the Huns were wiped out and they were rushing on their way, the speed of conveying the decree from Chang'an to the Qilian Mountains was extremely fast.
The messenger left Chang'an, and the battle report from Huo Qubing's troops also arrived in Chang'an. As Liu Che expected, Huo Qubing fought fiercely with King Youxian's troops several times. Although he was injured a lot, King Youxian's troops suffered even greater losses. Huo Qubing beheaded nearly five men. Wan, King Youxian and his tribe were fleeing to the Western Regions, with Huo Qubing hot on his heels.
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Luo Wuji received the order from Chang'an at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. During this time, he organized a lot of servants and repaired the horses to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Han army. After receiving the order, Luo Wuji He led the army straight to the Western Region.
When Luo Zhongkan entered the Western Regions, he went to the south of the Tianshan Mountains, but this time he went to the north of the Tianshan Mountains. Because the environment south of the Tianshan Mountains was relatively harsh, the army may not be able to provide what it needed. Only the more prosperous north of the Tianshan Mountains could provide it. Provide military supplies for an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people.
This was the road Luo Zhongkan took when he returned to the Central Plains. Walking on this road, Luo Wuji seemed to see his father whom he had never seen before, which gave him a sense of inheritance.
This is the first time that the Han army has set foot on this land, but Luo Wuji is so familiar with it that he doesn't even need to look at the map, because the customs of the Western Regions, as well as the mountains and rivers everywhere, have long been in his I copied it countless times in my mind.
The sudden appearance of the Han army was a shock to the countries in the Western Regions along the way. This was the second time besides the Huns that they had seen such a powerful army, and they were filled with fear.
Because many people have remembered that among the Xiongnu population, there seems to be a powerful country named "Han", which is just to the south of the Xiongnu. It is a country with a vast territory and a large population.
Decades ago, it was said that there was an envoy with only a few hundred people, which turned the entire Western Region upside down. In the Western Region now, there are still many descendants of those people who believe in "suwangshanghuang". This is a very The strange pronunciation is said to be the god of the Han people.
In the legends of these people, the Han people who left told them, "You are not from the Western Regions, but the people of Zhuxia. The people of Zhuxia all believe in the supreme, holy and noble King Su. As long as you sing, ' With the holy name of suwang', you can go to the kingdom of King Su after death. Never forget your identity and cannot sink into the darkness. One day, King Su's envoy will lead the armies of Zhu Xia to this land. Land, at that time, you can go home.”
This was originally just to give them some hope, but I don’t know if it was because of the different cultures in this land. These people really believed in the existence of King Su. Maybe they had seen miracles. Many people had seen Luo in those days. The mausoleum spans thousands of miles and summons wind and rain. No one can forget these things.
Stigma!
When Luo Wuji appeared in the Western Region, the shock to these people was unimaginable. After decades, they once again saw the man with the sacred mark carved between his eyebrows, just like the man who came from the Central Plains.
“O supreme and holy King Su, have you sent a god to pick us up?”
"General, we are all subjects of Zhuxia."
These people knelt at first, and then, as if they had remembered something, they lowered their heads and crossed their hands. In this foreign land, a familiar chant sounded from the mouths of a group of people who looked different from those in the Central Plains.
"The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and the glory of Zhuxia will last for tens of thousands of years!"
Luo Wuji looked at the figures kneeling on the ground, his expression softening slightly.
Of course he knew that there were many such people in the Western Region, and many of them were of Luo's bloodline who stayed here, but he didn't expect that he would still remember them after so many years.
Luo Wuji said loudly: "I am Luo Jun's son!"
Luo Jun, also known as Luo Zhongkan, was his honorific title in the Western Regions.
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The Han army entered the Western Regions, which was a grand event in the history of the Xia Dynasty that was not inferior to the early pioneering of the Zhou Dynasty. From then on, the unified dynasty had a new standard, that is, control of the Western Regions. If you own the Western Regions, you will have control over the Western Regions. Due to the absolute advantage of the nomads, the author can say that the war between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu Empire ended the moment the Han Empire controlled the Western Regions, and the failure of the Xiongnu Empire was doomed.
Luo Wuji, the pioneer of the Western Regions, is known as the Blade of King Su. He is a great figure destined to be engraved in the history of civilization. "The first achievement in pioneering the Western Regions" is the best annotation for him. During his years as a general of the Han Empire, Among them, he made outstanding contributions to the prosperity of this dynasty. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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