Xihai City.
Former military camp.
Western Regions Allied Forces Camp.
On this autumn night, the cold seems to be particularly long.
The soldiers who were patrolling the patrol seemed to have frost condensed on their leather armor and iron clothes. They held their hands in the leather robe and followed the queue tremblingly. The soldiers who could only serve on duty on the spot wanted to carry the bonfire into their arms, sitting in a place without any thought of talking and talking. In everyone's eyes, even when they looked at the jumping flames, they no longer had the fanaticism of the past.
Taxa, the general of the Western Regions coalition, has a new plan.
Now most people can see that Taxa is not very good.
Although Taxas seemed to be full of emotion for the Western Regions, they also picked up words that the Western Regions people wanted to hear when they appeared in person, such as the glory of the Buddha, the glory of the Western Regions, and also the freedom, what cooking, what rid of it, and what independence, in fact, Taxas did not care about the lives of the Western Regions.
In the past two days, the cold currents hit and the temperature suddenly dropped.
The herders in the Western Regions who could not find a shelter for a while could only suffer in the night wind. Because the herders were often surrounded by cattle, sheep and various utensils, and they could not raise fire at will. Even if they could use fire, there was not so much wood for burning fire.
We must first ensure the cost of the noble people...
How can nobles lead the herders to victory if they don’t have enough food and clothing?
Therefore, it is better to suffer the hardships of the herdsmen for the time being and let them bear it.
The herdsmen of the Western Regions curled up numbly, leaning against cattle and sheep, and even dared not cry. Because of the military order of Taxa, anyone who cried and clamored at night would be regarded as malicious disturbances and hindering the morale of the army, and then were caught out and killed by the inspected Kushan soldiers.
The Kushan soldiers claimed to be the best, while the inferior Western Regions people cut down dozens of them, which was no big deal in the minds of these Kushan soldiers.
Of course, occasionally there will be some laughter and painful shouts, which are the Kushan men looking for some fun.
No matter how hard or tired you are, you can't get the Kushan men.
Woman, wine, beef and mutton.
Singing, playing, and endless joy.
Taxas didn't know about this, but he didn't give up a single thing about this. What is his core strength? Taxas's heart is as clear as a mirror. Since he can use the flesh and blood of the Western Region herders to feed his dogs, what's wrong with it?
It’s not that there were no herders in the Western Regions resisting, but those who resisted soon died.
Not no one escaped, but those who escaped were quickly caught back, and then their chests and abdomen were dug on the rocks and allowed to die by vultures.
The bloody ones died, and the ones who refused to accept their fate also died.
The remaining Western Region herders were obedient, hanging their heads deep, waiting for the long cold night to pass early.
If you can live for a moment, it will be a moment.
No one knows how long this life can be kept, and he is even too numb to care.
Although winter has not come yet, the coldness is already in my heart.
In an area of ​​the Western Regions Alliance, by the bonfire, the Shanshan people gathered together.
Shanshan originally had a name that might be more familiar to future generations, Loulan.
Originally, Loulan connected to Dunhuang in the east, Qiemo in the west, Jingjue, Kumi, Khotan, Tengshi in the northeast, Yanqi in the northwest, and tied to Yanqi in the northwest, and strangled the key points of the Silk Road, producing jade, horses, donkeys, camels, etc. Loulan is a small country on the Silk Road in the easternmost part of the Western Regions. The Han and the Hungarians wanted to control Loulan in order to compete for the Western Regions. Loulan was "no two dependents, and there was no way to be at peace."
In 77 BC, Fu Jiezi of the Western Han Dynasty killed the King of Loulan and his country was named Shanshan, and the king's capital moved south from Loulan.
Because of the relationship between Shanshan and the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have always been constant disputes in Shanshan, some of whom are close to Han and some are against each other. Of course, they are more fighting for power and profit, and decide whether to be close or alienated based on their own.
Shanshan is now divided into two parts, one part headed by a young prince, with only one name and nothing else. He was eager to ask the Han people for help, and the other side was Prince Shanshan's uncle, who had real power. After knowing that the little prince had defected to the Han people, he naturally chose to stand on the side of the Western Regions Alliance.
Some Shanshan warriors were staring at the periphery and did not allow anyone to approach. In the inner circle of the bonfire, the current Shanshan king, Tong Groga, was quietly discussing with several relatives and generals.
Another shrill scream from a female voice came from the night sky, followed by a few wild laughter.
Tonggeroga looked up and his face was gloomy, "It's the guys Kushan are doing things again..."
There were indeed many reasons why it was impossible to capture the military camp at first.
But now Tonggeroga understood that one very important reason was that the commanders of other Western countries might have understood what Tonggeroga thought, and they all understood what Taxas was.
Shanshan was unstable, and Tong Geroga originally wanted to follow the Western Regions Alliance to transfer the contradictions to the outside world, but now it seems that not only can't be transferred, but it may even lead to more problems.
"Every time I say there is a plan, there is a nonsense plan!" A commander of Shanshan whispered, "I have beaten the military camp for so many days, but I can't catch it. I still have the face to say something new plan! What a joke!"
"That's it! What kind of Han reinforcements are there? If there were really Han reinforcements, they would have come long ago!"
"He couldn't bear to let his troops go to death! He just wanted to let us die! If we die, he could take over our herdsmen naturally! Even if they couldn't defeat the Han people, they could still eat all over their mouths!"
"What's wrong with Master Bu Sen? Why can't you even see through this?"
"God knows!"
"Wang, what do we do now?"
Several people focused their attention on Tonggeroga.
Tonggeroga pondered for a while, then patrolled around, "Now... these guys are actually dissipated... You can all see this, right?"
In fact, it’s not that I just scattered my heart now, but that I have never worked together since the beginning!
Tonggeroga continued: "So we must first consider our own interests! Think about it, where is our interests?"
Everyone started to chatter again. Some said it was famous, some said it was cattle and sheep, but some said it was soldiers and horses...
Tonggeroga shook his head one by one to deny it, and finally he said: "It's not these... Think about it, we are talking about here, will people from other countries also secretly discuss something? Why can't we capture the military camp? No one says anything? There is not even much accusation of Taxa? This is not to say that everyone obeys him more, but..."
『This is an opportunity...If Taxas can beat the Han people... Well, it seems a bit difficult now," Tonggeroga said, 『Then if he can't win, it doesn't matter, because we have joined forces once, and there will be a second...Master Busen may think so...』
Everyone looked at each other and asked, "King, then now..."
Tonggeroga laughed, "No matter what, we must preserve our strength as much as possible... Only with strength can we have the opportunity to speak, and there will be tomorrow! I am going to find Taxa and transfer our people to the east in case of the Han people's sneak attacks! The Han people in the military camp are almost out of reach, but you know, the injured beasts are the craziest... we don't need to take this risk..."
Everyone praised Tong Groga for his foresight, but some people also asked whether the area to the east would be really attacked by the Han people.
Regarding this issue, Tong Groga laughed and said that Taxa had sent some people to ambush the reinforcements of the Han people before. Even if the Han people came, they would fight with the ambush of these Western Regions coalition forces first, so there was no need to worry about it...
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Only when standing outside the battlefield can one have a perspective of God, and people in the battlefield often fight against the black fog of war. Just like if the Wusun people knew that there were not many Han Guo soldiers and Taxa knew that Fei Qian had arrived at Yumen Pass, perhaps the strategy they adopted would be completely different.
In comparison, the Han people's investigation was much better.
At least the Han people had more elite scouts, who could hide better and travel farther.
When Han Guo gave the Wusun people a blow, Zhang Liao also led his troops to attack the Western Regions Alliance.
Zhang Liao waved to the messenger behind him, "Tell them that we are here."
A dozen war drums were stood up and beaten at the same time.
The low roar suddenly resounded through the world, swept across the Gobi Desert, crossing countless swords and guns, and hitting the flags.
The Han soldiers in the military camp cheered at the same time, while the Western Regions coalition forces seemed panicked.
Zhang Liao from the small earth slope looked at the Western Regions coalition forces in the distance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He looked back and ordered his subordinates, his voice was steady, "Let's array and prepare to attack."
Among the Western Regions coalition, there were sounds of horns one after another. Long, short, rapid, melodious, and all kinds of intertwined, showing the tension and panic before the war.
The generals of the Western Regions shouted and greeted Taxa's family.
Because Taxa had previously vowed to say that they would surround the points and attack the aid, on the one hand, they would capture the military camp, and on the other hand, they would set up ambush on the road to encircle and annihilate the Han troops coming to aid...
These words of advocacy seem to be echoing in my ears, but now?!
Where did these Han soldiers emerge now?!
The Western Regions coalition forces were puzzled and even thought that these Han soldiers had used some magic tricks? Otherwise, Master Bu Sen would not have held rituals again and again to disperse the magic tricks of the Han people...
Perhaps for the Western Regions Alliance, Zhang Liao appeared here with his men and horses, which was really like a magic trick. In fact, Zhang Liao just discovered the ambush troops sent by the Western Regions Alliance in advance with his more elite and powerful scouts.
To be honest, these troops sent from the Western Regions to ambush the Han army are denied any professionalism.
If you want to ambush, the first thing you can't be discovered by the other party, but these Western Regions coalition teams are like squatting in the grass and revealing their butts outside, just tying their heads inside the grass and treating them as if they have already hidden them.
In fact, it is very rare to ambush in the Gobi desert area.
Just like the Mayi scheme in the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han mobilized the whole country to destroy the Huns in one fell swoop, spending a lot of money and food to ambush elite soldiers in Mayi, trying to defeat the Huns in one fell swoop. Moreover, the Huns were already attracted at that time and were about to fall into the encirclement. As a result, a small flaw of the Han army was found by the Huns. The captured Han soldiers told their military information, which eventually led to the Huns discovering the Han army's ambush, and the Mayi scheme also went bankrupt.
Even if the news can be blocked and the ambush is successful, it does not mean that you will definitely win, because a strong army will also need to complete the ambush smoothly. Otherwise, even if you surround the opponent, you may not be able to win. Instead, you will give the opponent meat to eat for nothing.
During the Wanli Korean War in history, the Japanese pirates once ambushed the Ming army and sent thousands of cavalry as bait. As a result, the Ming army really plunged into the Japanese pirates' encirclement, but the subsequent siege battle made the Japanese pirates miserable. The surrounded Ming cavalry was extremely powerful, and the siege of tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were beaten backwards. In the end, the Ming army even organized a counter-charge, defeating the Japanese pirates to suffer heavy casualties, and had to take the initiative to move forward and give up the siege...
So Taxas wanted to use the Western Regions coalition forces to ambush Zhang Liao, but on the one hand, the Western Regions coalition forces could not completely hide their traces and block the news, and on the other hand, they did not have enough combat power. Even if they really took a step back, Zhang Liao might not be able to surround him if he was ambushed.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But now, the Western Regions Alliance doesn’t have to consider the issue of ambushing, because Zhang Liao’s spear is almost stabbed under their noses!
The gorgeous three-colored cavalry flag and the fiery red battle flag representing the Han Dynasty flutter high.
And beneath these colorful flags is an array of neatly arranged Han cavalry.
Taxa, Bu Sen, and other generals and leaders of other Western countries looked at the inconspicuous hill in different locations at the same time, and at the sudden appearance of the Han army.
They could not imagine how the Han people came here, and they had not discovered it yet. Perhaps they had neglected, perhaps their scouts were careless, or perhaps they had relaxed somewhere...
People will make mistakes.
The scouts in the Western Regions were also ordinary soldiers, even ordinary herdsmen. They did not understand what battlefield command was, and they were even more impossible to reconnaise one by one in detail, and had a clairvoyance and a smooth wind.
Especially when they feel that there are many people, they will subconsciously feel that the people around them are all their own people, especially in the so-called "safe area", which is even more impossible to investigate in detail, which may lead to catastrophic consequences...
However, before the disaster came, many people still disagreed. Just like Taxa, she was still trying to calm herself down, saying that everything was in his plan.
"Good come! Haha, the Han people are here!" Taxa smiled a little, but he didn't know how calm or forced his smile. He shouted to the messenger, "Notify the commanders of various countries as quickly as possible! Assemble on the spot! Then immediately send the messenger to my general to gather! Report the location and number of people! We are going to fight here, destroy the Han army, and completely defeat them!"
More than a dozen messengers saluted and beat horses, leaving.
After a while, Taxa sent another order: "Please stare at the military camp! Gather two teams of thousands of people on the side of the military camp. If the Han people rushed out of the military camp, remember to let the Han people rush halfway before attacking!"
The messenger left hurriedly again.
After a while, Taxa looked around on the horse's back and shouted, "Persist! As long as you persist! Victory is ours! We have many people! Victory must be ours!"
Bu Sen stood behind the battlefield, watching the smoke and dust rolling from afar, and the people jumped, and couldn't help but close their eyes, put their hands together, and prayed silently. He didn't know whether the Buddha in heaven or where he was concerned about his prayers or whether he would respond to his piety...
Taxa's response is in a proper manner and indeed demonstrates his strength as a Kushan veteran to some levels.
But that's all.
Taxa had no experience in commanding such a huge army before, so many problems he had never solved. These problems had been there from the beginning, but he had no good solutions, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb to some extent, as if he could not see or hear...
As long as no one reports it, or pretends not to see it or hear it, it is not a problem.
What about it in fact?
Logistics problems are the most obvious. When there are too many people, there will inevitably be various food shortages, and even some local areas will cause people who are not allowed to eat, while others on the other side have already eaten.
Although this problem seems to be nothing, isn’t it just eating early and late? But in fact, people are not worried about being inequality without worrying about being inequality. With all kinds of fun, such as cheering, ridicule, insulting, accusing, not hungry after eating, and standing up straight, not soreness when there are slight distribution problems, they will inevitably quarrel and conflict with each other.
Think about the situation in later generations that in some special circumstances, even if there is a dedicated person who provides full-time supply, there is a slight difference between morning and evening, or if someone is missing, they will first scream in a letter, and then immediately develop towards the direction of real person PK, which is not difficult to understand.
In addition to the logistics issue, there is another serious problem, which is the communication issue.
The soldiers led by Taxa were naturally Kushan dialect, which was generally considered early Xiongnu. After the evolution of the Great Yuezhi, there were also Sei people, Qiang people, and some other variant languages ​​in the Western Regions. These languages ​​may have some common features, but they are more of different accents, and even serious strangeness.
Just like in some dialects in later generations, the word "coming and going" will appear at the same time. So does this mean coming or means going?
When you have time, whether it is Taxa's messengers or states in the Western Regions, you can still slowly gesture and communicate with each other with gestures. However, when Zhang Liao suddenly appears in the vision of the Western Regions coalition forces and is about to come into contact with the next moment, how much time can these countries with different languages ​​be able to clarify instructions and communicate smoothly?
Taxa had realized this problem before, but he didn't care.
Now Taxa's attention is all focused on Zhang Liao's side. Although he issued instructions quickly and made arrangements based on the corresponding situation, when his messenger ran out and communicated with the generals of the Western Regions, troubles inevitably arise.
However, the above problems are not the most serious.
Chapter completed!