The storm is coming

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The storm is coming

"Your Majesty, when I was in Dawan, I heard that someone in Kangju seemed to be doing something strange?"

Zhang Yue was surprised and said, "But what happened in Shache?"

Then I denied it in my heart.

The Kangju people had ambitions for Yarkand, which was known to everyone in the Han army.

If this is the case, there is no need for Pan Hong to bring it up specifically.

Pan Hong shook his head and said, "No, when I was in Dawan, I heard that the Huns envoys came to Kangju!"

"The Huns colluded with Kang Ju?"

Pan Hong said, "Yes, I heard that King Youxian of the Xiongnu wants to join forces with Kang Ju to attack our great Han!"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he was first surprised, then happy, and finally calmed down.

He thought in his mind, "It seems that my actions in the Western Regions have finally begun to affect the general trend of history..."

Zhang Yue's guess was good. The development of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions in recent years had attracted the attention of the Huns.

Especially after King Youxian returned to the right side and learned about the true development of Luntai, the Huns' targets had begun to turn to Luntai.

"Next year, I will surely step on the platform!"

In the royal court of King Youxian, King Youxian said to the little kings around him.

"Your Majesty, Luntai's strength is not small. I might not be able to succeed with just my right hand?" It was King Yili who spoke.

King Ri Zhu was also unwilling to fight another war with the Han army. If he fought with the Han army in the Western Regions, he would be the first to bear the brunt.

He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, what King Yi Li said is true. The Han army in Luntai seems to have only more than 5,000 horses, but is it not?"

King Youxian naturally understood what King Ri Zhu was thinking, but he was still willing to listen to what he had to say.

Of course, among the Huns, the one who knew the most about the Han army in the Western Regions was King Ri Zhu.

"Your Majesty, the Han army in the Western Regions has actually controlled 15 of the fifty-six countries in the Western Regions..."

"The Han people themselves are also encamping in Luntai, Yanqi, Dongqimi, Wulei, Loulan, Yuli, Cheshi... on a large scale!"

"My team's cavalry expedition found that the number of Han people in the Western Regions must be no less than one hundred thousand..."

"Since the launch of Luntai Official School this year, all the kings and nobles in the Western Regions have flocked to it..."

"The Han Yunyang Marquis Zhang Yue actually controls a population of no less than 300,000..."

"The Western Region is vast and it is difficult for our army to make a surprise attack. Once a war breaks out, the Han army in the Western Region should be able to mobilize no less than 30,000 infantry and cavalry..."

"The new city of Luntai is now built. With only one hundred thousand cavalry on my right, I may not be able to break it..."

"It's better to defeat Wusun first and cut off an arm of the Han army, and then attack Luntai..."

King Youxian listened to him patiently and nodded repeatedly.

"What King Ri Zhui said is not unreasonable, but Zhang Yue is a talented person. If he is allowed to develop like this, I am afraid that one day, our great Huns will die at his hands..."

Just as King Ri Zhui finished speaking, King Ou Tuo jumped out immediately.

Compared with the Ri Zhu Wang, the Ou Tuo Department is more aware of the threat of the Han army in the Western Regions. After all, nearly half of the Ou Tuo Department's pastures have been harassed by the Han army.

After King Sun Chaser spoke to King Otuo, the other little kings also spoke one after another.

Some little kings support the Sun Chaser King, while some little kings support the Ouite King.

Generally speaking, the tribes living in the west are more interested in Wusun.

The land of Seven Rivers occupied by Wusun can be said to be the best pasture in Central Asia.

Moreover, although the Wusun are numerous, their combat effectiveness and equipment are far inferior to those of the Xiongnu. After all, it is better to find the weak ones.

However, it was difficult for the eastern tribes to get a share of the Wusun attack, and the development of the Han in the Western Regions was noticed by them.

In just over ten years, the Huns had almost lost all of the Western Region.

All the countries in the Western Regions were originally targets for them to take and seize, and it was their wealth that came to support them.

After losing the countries in the Western Region, the tribes have felt that life is getting more and more difficult.

Therefore, they preferred to attack the Han army first. Even if they could not capture Luntai, it would be good if they could capture Yanqi, Cheshi, A'ai, and Pulei.

The two sides couldn't argue, and they had a big quarrel in front of King Youxian.

King Youxian didn't pay attention to it at first. He just drank wine, ate meat, and smiled while watching the quarrels among the young kings.

When both sides became more and more agitated and were about to take action, King Youxian stepped forward to stop them.

"Everyone, if the Huns attack Wusun, how will the Han people react?" King Youxian asked calmly.

King Otuo's eyes lit up when he heard this. He already knew King Youxian's tendency.

Therefore, he immediately jumped up and said, "If the Huns attack Wusun, the Han people will come to rescue them with all their strength..."

King Youxian smiled and nodded, "What if I attack the Han people?"

While King Youxian was speaking, his eyes were fixed on King Sun Zhu, obviously wanting King Sun Zhu to answer.

King Sun Zhu cursed in his heart, but said with a smile on his face, "Nine times out of ten, Wusun people will just sit back and watch..."

King Youxian laughed when he heard this, "In that case, who should the Huns attack first?"

Although King Sun Zhu wanted to refute, he finally sighed silently and stopped talking.

King Youxian glanced at King Sun Zhu and said.

"Use the power of my right wing to attack the Han people in the Western Region. The Han armies from Dunhuang and Juyan will definitely come to rescue them."

"My right side will naturally be unstoppable by then, but I, the Great Hun, will not only have my right side..."

"The Great Chanyu has already decided that once I send troops from the right, Chanyu Ting and the left will also send troops... This time I, the Great Xiongnu, will cut off the left arm of the Han army..."

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Zhang Yue and Pan Hong from Luntai, after reviewing various intelligence sent by Qian Niuwei, also unanimously concluded that the Huns had gradually turned their attention to the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty, we should make plans early!" Pan Hong said with a serious face.

Zhang Yue lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "What do you think we should do?"

Pan Hong said, "The plan the king made the day before yesterday was very good, but the officials thought he could add one more!"

Zhang Yue said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Pan Hongdao, "The soldiers of the Western Regions, if used properly, can also be a great help..."

Zhang Yue suddenly became enlightened after hearing this.

He praised, "What you said is true, but this is even more negligent..."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yue asked, "What do you think of letting soldiers from all countries come forward?"

The so-called military system of various countries is actually similar to the military system of the mainland.

A typical example is that the Confederate army was recruited from people serving in the military in each county and rotated every year.

Zhang Yue, inspired by Pan Hong, also planned to do the same. It was just that the rotating army became soldiers from various countries in the Western Regions.

After some simple calculations, if one-fifth of the armies of each country are deployed every year, the number of troops that Luntai can directly command can be increased by at least 8,000.

The countries in the Western Regions are actually classical militaristic countries.

The quality of their soldiers is not bad, but their training and equipment cannot keep up.

After a little training and additional equipment, you can definitely fight the Huns.

Not only that, with these troops at hand, the Han's control over the countries will be further strengthened.

When Zhang Yue and Pan Hong proposed at the formal military meeting that the troops of various countries should be mobilized.

"Cai, good luck..."

Everyone was in agreement!
Chapter completed!