Chapter 156 Zhang Yue’s Wrath

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 156 Zhang Yue’s Wrath

In July of the second year of Taishi, General Li Guangli of the Second Division wrote to the emperor requesting to go out to attack Hu.

The son of Prime Minister Gongsun He, the Grand Servant Gongsun Jingsheng reported to the Imperial Servant that there are less than 50,000 horses left in the Imperial Servant, so please postpone the attack on Hu.

In the same month, the Huns' child servant captain led King Otuo, King Aoqian and his charioteers to the left, and soldiers from the Pulei kingdoms attacked Loulan City.

After three days of siege, the Han army's farm in Loulan was completely destroyed, and Li Si, the captain of the Loulan farm, was seriously injured.

When the news came, everyone on and off the stage was filled with righteous indignation and requested to send troops for revenge.

Zhang Yue also wrote to the emperor requesting to send troops to attack Hu, and at the same time prepared to go to Loulan to visit Li Si in person.

Hearing that Li Si was seriously injured, General Li Guangli of the Second Division was furious and asked again to go out to attack Hu, and the Emperor Buddha agreed.

In August of the second year of Taishi, Lieutenant Li Si of Loulan Yingtian died of his injuries. Li Guangli once again submitted a letter to attack Hu, but the emperor once again rejected his request.

Li Guangli had no choice but to go to Loulan in person to hold funeral arrangements for Li Si.

The death of Li Si also made Zhang Yue extremely sad. He stayed alone in the house for three days before leaving.

In the past three days, he carefully recalled every moment since he met Li Si.

Originally, he thought that he and Li Si could make great achievements in the Western Regions together. Unexpectedly, just when Luntai was flourishing, Li Si died inexplicably in a raid by the Huns.

In front of Li Si's spirit, Zhang Yue cut his face with a knife and vowed to sacrifice the heads of the Hun servant captain, the charioteer, Ou Tuo and Ao Qian to Li Si.

However, after actually seeing Li Si's body, Zhang Yue still had doubts about the matter.

Therefore, while he was preparing to send troops to attack the Xiongnu, he also sent Qianniu Guards to secretly investigate the real cause of Li Si's death.

On August 17, the second year of Taishi, the emperor ordered Wei Yue, the commander of the camps in the Western Regions, to attack Luntai and the troops of other countries in the Western Regions.

After receiving the emperor's edict, Luntai and others quickly entered into intense preparations for war.

Regarding this battle, all Han soldiers in the Western Regions wanted to fight.

Every song and village is vying for a place to compete. On the one hand, they are all familiar with Li Si and want to avenge him.

On the other hand, there are those who also want to gain military exploits and travel thousands of miles to the Western Regions. Who is not thinking of traveling thousands of miles to find a title?

Even Guo Kai, who was far away in Gumo, sent a letter asking for war.

The invitation to compete in each song made Zhang Yue feel happy and troubled at the same time.

Zhang Yue currently has six troops of the Han army at his disposal, including four for cavalry and two for officers. In addition to the siege, baggage, and scouts, the total number is about 4,200.

In addition, there are no less than five thousand reserve field soldiers who can be mobilized at any time.

Compared with when we first arrived in the Western Regions, we can be considered to have well-equipped soldiers and adequate food supplies.

However, the autumn harvest is coming soon, and this is the top priority, so Zhang Yue does not intend to mobilize the reserve soldiers.

Likewise, it is impossible for all the true soldiers to follow Zhang Yue into battle.

Luntai is the base camp of the Han army, and enough sergeants must be left to guard it.

In this way, the number of Han troops that could be mobilized by Luntai for this battle was less than 2,000.

Jiaohe City, where Che Division is located, can be said to be the most dangerous and solid fortress in the Western Regions. Zhang Yueshu was unsure of attacking Jiaohe City with such a force.

In the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, Kailing Marquis Cheng You and Changshui Colonel Ren An led 3,000 troops to besiege Che Division.

Not only was it not captured, but the entire army was almost annihilated, Zhang Yueke still vividly remembered the lesson.

How to defeat Jiaohe City? Frontal attack is the best strategy.

After studying the map for two days, Zhang Yue finally came up with a solution.

In fact, this method was not entirely his own.

He just borrowed the tactics used by the Qing soldiers to besiege Tianjing of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom.

On August 24, the second year of Taishi, Zhang Yue ordered to recruit three thousand righteous followers from the countries in the Western Regions.

After the order was issued, it instantly caused a sensation in the countries of Yuli, Weixu, Qiuci, and Gumo.

There are a large number of people in various countries who want to become Han people. These people have long been looking forward to recruiting loyal followers from the Han army. After hearing this news, they rushed to Luntai one after another.

In just one month, three thousand volunteers were recruited.

Even the Nuoqiang people who happened to be transporting war horses to Luntai, dozens of people joined Yicong.

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In October of the second year of Taishi, Zhang Yue formally dispatched 5,000 infantry and cavalry troops and chariot divisions after a military parade at the Luntai New City University Ground.

It's just that this time God didn't seem to be on the side of the Han army.

As soon as the army passed the critical moment, heavy snow began to fall in the sky.

On the first night of Luntai City, the trumpet was blown, and the north pole of Luntai City fell.

Yu Shu passed by Quli last night, and Chanyu was already in Jinshanxi.

Looking to the west of the garrison, the smoke and dust are black, and the Han army is stationed in Luntaibei.

The general led the army to march west, and the flute-playing army marched in Pingming.

The snow and sea surged from all sides, and the three armies shouted loudly that the Yinshan Mountains were in turmoil.

The soldiers are so strong that they can't gather in the clouds, and the bones on the battlefield are entangled with the grass roots.

The wind blows fiercely along the Jianhe River, and the snowflakes are wide, and the horseshoes fall off due to the frozen rocks at the mouth of the river.

King Yaxiang Qin worked hard and swore to repay his lord and calm the world around him.

Who has not seen the ancients and the Qing Dynasty, but today we see the achievements and fame of the ancients.

While marching in the snow, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of this poem from later generations.

But in the past, it was always viewed from the perspective of a bystander.

Now that I have really become the person in the poem, I understand the difficulties and hardships of the winter expedition.

It was already mid-November of the second year of Taishi when Zhang Yue led his army to Che Division.

In Jiaohe City, in addition to the troops of the Cheshi Kingdom, there were more than 400 cavalry led by the Xiongnu Tongfu Captain, 200 people from the Dongqiemi Kingdom, and more than a hundred soldiers from the Pulei Kingdom.

The total number of troops in each department was nearly 3,000, so they were not panicked by the arrival of the Han army.

In Jiaohe City, the Tongfu Captain was holding a military meeting.

"King of Chariot Masters, please tell me first..." The boy servant Captain looked up and down at Dao of Chariot Masters.

As the master of Jiaohe City, Cheshi Wang refused to give in. He smiled and said, "Jiaohe is the city chosen by heaven. As long as the earth lasts forever, Jiaohe City will not fall... The Han army dares to attack the city.

I told him that he would never come back... I was afraid that the Han army would not dare to attack and would run away with its tail between its legs in a few days..."

"Hahaha!"

All the generals sitting there laughed when they heard this.

Captain Tong Pu also laughed when he heard this, "Okay, this time the Han army Zhang Yue's troops dared to attack Jiaohe with only five thousand men. It is simply overestimating their own capabilities..."

Having said this, the face of the boy servant captain suddenly became serious.

"However, we must not underestimate the enemy. The Han army is unparalleled in the field. We, the people who lead the bow, cannot stop the Han army's cavalry in the field... We must not make the mistake of Naxu Itachi..."

On the side, Captain Zuo of Dongqie Mi Kingdom said, "Captain, please don't worry. We know how powerful we are, and we will stick to Jiaohe this time and never leave the city to fight with you!"

"Captain Zuo is right. The Han people are unparalleled in field battles. As long as we hold on to Jiaohe City, the Han army will freeze to death outside the city in such horrible weather..."

After some deliberation, Cheshi Kingdom chose to fortify its walls and clear the country this time, just like in the second year of Tianhan Dynasty. They all retreated to Jiaohe City and waited for the Han army to attack the city.

It is a pity that the Han army did not follow the previous script this time.

After Zhang Yue led his army to reach Jiaohe City, he did not attack the city.

Instead, strong barriers began to be built on the north and south sides of Jiaohe City.

At first, Cheshi people didn't take it seriously, but as the barriers were improved day by day, Cheshi people gradually couldn't sit still...

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