Both armies were fast horses and barracks. Not only the servants were all Qiangrong tribes that were used to fighting in the grassland deserts. After several years of war, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty also began to get used to this fast grassland rushing battle method. In addition, they were equipped with full stirrup saddles and sharp sabers and crossbows. Therefore, the army attacked like wind swept away the remaining clouds. In ten days, Li Xin conquered Yiwu, and King Loulan surrendered directly.

Facing the powerful Qin soldiers swept through the Yuezhi and Wusun, the powerful King Tunan dared not dare to escape like a wolf and a pig. Loulan, who had been severely injured by the King Tunan twice, was unable to resist at all. After learning that the Qin army was coming, King Loulan directly took his tribe, wives, concubines and children out of the city to welcome him and surrender.

Loulan is different from Wusun. It is a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic tribe. It should be considered a branch of the Qiang people. It occupies an oasis of abundant water and grass on the edge of the desert. It not only has lakes and rivers, but also a large number of grasslands and forests made of tamarica. At this time, in April, in a vast desert, this Western Region country suddenly appeared with red flowers, grass and green trees. The scenery was very different from the Central Plains, which made the Qin army fighting felt very surprised.

However, looking at the mud walls that were only meter tall and the Loulan King and tribe who were not much better than ordinary people in the Central Plains, Jiang Hu and the generals of the chiefs were all thrust.

There were less than 3,000 soldiers kneeling on the ground and begging for surrender, each in ragged clothes, and there were no two of them that were exactly the same. The bones, sticks, sharpened wooden sticks, bows and arrows were also extremely shabby, just like children's toys.

"General, is this a king too?" a captain asked with confusion.

"That's right, the Western Regions' grains are not small in number. It's a bit of skill to build such a large mud yard!" Jiang Hu said lightly.

"General, the loulan king is so slandered. The wives look pretty pretty, more iconic than the young lady of Yuezhi!" A captain licked his mouth and drooled.

"Remember the latest military law proposed by the Hou Qinghe, you must not rob people's wealth without reason, humiliate women without reason, nor kill surrendered tribe leaders without reason, nor occupy their wives, concubines and daughters!" Jiang Hu turned over and said.

"It's so boring. I've traveled thousands of miles apart and can't even make a girl!" a captain muttered depressedly.

"Don't worry, this Loulan King will definitely arrange a few women for you to wait for the night, but remember, you must not force bullying. The general once said, "I will be able to surrender with my might and win with virtue, hehe..."

"Hehe, General, don't worry, just be able to win!" A group of lieutenants couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, let's get some repairs when entering the city for a few days. It is said that King Liang has arranged for officials to come and accept Loulan!" Jiang Hu stepped forward and helped King Luolan up and entered the city together.

After entering the city, King Loulan held a lively welcome banquet at the palace, and opened the palace treasure house and presented the collected gold and jade and some fur goods of snow leopards, lions and tigers that were invisible to Jiang Hu. These things were all considered spoils. After counting the military commanders and military officials, they were registered and recorded. Most of them were transported back to the Qin Dynasty to offer to the emperor, and some were considered rewards from the army and distributed according to military merits.

Although these gold and jade and various specialties made Jiang Hu and a group of generals very happy, what everyone was most interested in was the mounts of Loulan civilians and military soldiers, which were all camels, which were very suitable for long journeys in the desert. Therefore, Jiang Hu ordered the King of Loulan to collect a large number of camels and start equipping the army, and at the same time reorganized the Loulan servant army of two thousand people to further strengthen the strength of the Qin army.

When we arrived in Loulan, King Ying Gao of Liang was basically out of reach, but he appointed some ministers and staff to assist in the management. The main focus was on the territory of Yuezhi and Wusun to help the Emperor of Qin guard the Hexi Corridor.

At the end of April, Jiang Hu led his troops to attack west again, and soon conquered Ruoqiang again. Qiemo, Xiaowan, Jingjue, Ronglu, and Yutian and other five or six tribes with only tens of thousands of people, and the remaining ten tribes all surrendered. The army arrived directly to a country called Daxia at the western end of the desert. The army led by Li Xin also conquered more than ten small countries including Yiwu, Shache, Xinli, Yanqi, Kucha, Shule and others, and then approached Dayuan.

When the two armies attacked here, basically all the Western Regions were settled. From the end of February to the end of April, they conquered more than 40 countries in just two months. The total population was more than one million. The gold, jade and various specialties offered by the tribes could no longer be counted. However, because it was more than 8,000 miles from Xianyang, most of the things could not be transported back. In addition, the troops began to be scattered and stationed. After Li Xin and Jiang Hu contacted each other, they temporarily set up their own military camps and ordered the conquered and surrendered Western Regions to provide food and grass to start reorganizing their troops again. The total number of the two armies had expanded to nearly 50,000.

If you continue to attack westward, you will have to conquer Dayuan and Daxia. According to the information you have inquired, through a narrow area in the snow-capped mountains on the plateau, you will face a Western country called Kangju. Kangju, also known as Qiangqu, is a nomadic tribe migrated from ancient Qiang tribes. According to the information provided by the countries in the Western Regions, Kangju is powerful, with a population of hundreds of thousands and more than 100,000 soldiers.

"General Jiang, according to the order of the general, we have completed the task of conquering the countries of the Western Regions. Now we are far away from the Central Plains and continue to attack westward. If we continue to attack westward, we will not be able to keep up. Once we are in a stalemate with Kangju, it may be very unfavorable. Moreover, the terrain will continue to rise to the west. Snow mountains and deserts are snowing all seasons. Legend has it that there are snow ghosts that devour everything and the ghost that captures people's souls..."

In the military camp, Jiang Hu and Li Xin convened their respective commanders, the commanders of the army, and some vassal leaders to discuss the next military deployment.

"Didao Hou said it right. After more than two months of long-distance raid, our army is now in a state of being trapped and horse-ridden. It is indeed difficult to continue attacking westward. The messenger has not come back yet. It is better for me to wait until the general's order arrives before taking action!" A chief spoke.

"Also, the deserts everywhere in the Western Regions are dry, and many soldiers are sick due to the local conditions. If they continue to fight, they may suffer huge casualties..."

"And the weapons are seriously damaged and the arrows are almost exhausted. The Western Regions lacks coal stone and iron ore, and the accompanying craftsmen have no time to make them. If the countries in the Western Regions rebelled, they may cut off their retreat..."

A group of military officers and commanders also spoke out loud, saying that continuing to fight was not good for the army.

"This Daxia has a population of millions and covers a vast area. I heard that there are more than 100,000 soldiers. I must have discovered the trends of our army and prepared for it. It will definitely not be able to conquer it in a short time. If it falls into a stalemate, it will be very unfavorable to our army..." Jiang Hu frowned and said, looking at the Western Regions map spread out on the ground.

The maps of the Western Regions were naturally produced by the emperor and sent to Meng Tian’s military camp by the Emperor, and the origin of these maps was naturally Chen Xu’s masterpiece. Otherwise, people of this era would not know the geographical situation of the Western Regions anyway.

However, even though Chen Xu knew a lot about some of the place names in the Western Regions in China, he could only roughly mark simple terrain structures such as Kunlun Mountain, Himalayas, Tianshan Mountain, Tarim Basin, etc. As for which countries and their locations were occupied, they could only be explored after the army arrived.

However, it is precisely because of this simple map that is not clear and clear that Li Xin and Jiang Hu did not spend time and detours, but instead divided their troops along both sides of the Tarim Basin to attack, and swept away the countries in the Western Regions in a short time.

The Daxia in front of us is actually the Dayuezhi of later generations. However, on this time and space line, the Dayuezhi no longer has the chance to appear, because the Dayuezhi was actually attacked by the Huns and moved westward and conquered the country established by the Yuezhi after the Daxia. Now the Huns were gently crushed to death by the Daqin before they even became popular. The Yuezhi was even short-lived. Before it was the turn of the Huns to bully him, he was pressed to kneel down by several rogue generals of the Daqin with lightning speed.

The control of Daxia no longer belongs to the Chinese territory of later generations. It is already Central Asian areas such as Afghanistan and Tugumanstein. It is a huge agricultural civilization and has very developed commerce.

According to the inquiry, Daxia is adjacent to a Western power called Zhendu. Because Zhendu people like to raise peacocks, this country may be what Qinghehou mentioned. The Mauryan Dynasty is very strong. I heard that their soldiers were all riding on elephant beasts and were almost incapable of enemies.

The elephant beast Li Xin and Jiang Hu are not unfamiliar with it. There are many places in the south of China. They are huge in size. Even the tallest and strong horses are like strong men and children compared to elephants. Especially the elephant beasts have thick noses that can roll up more than a thousand pounds of heavy objects at a time. Moreover, the thick skin and rough flesh are not harmful. If they encounter hundreds or thousands of enemies riding elephants, they will probably collapse directly...

After discussing, Jiang Hu and Li Xin had to accept the reality in front of him. Before they could thoroughly figure out the details of Western countries such as Daxia and Kangju Sin Poison, they would not act rashly. Now they have already entered the Western Regions alone and are close to tens of thousands of miles. Once they cause major casualties, all the results will be in vain.

As an excellent general, naturally, I would not take risks easily.
Chapter completed!