Showing Prestige in the Snowy Land

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Showing Prestige in the Snowy Land

Although the food provided by King Xiuxun was simple, Liu Yi was very satisfied with this meal.

At the dinner, Liu Yi used thirty iron pots and fifty pairs of cotton armor to successfully obtain the authority to garrison troops in Bird Fei Valley.

King Xiu Xun was also very satisfied. In his view, with the protection of the Han army, Xiu Xun's country no longer had to worry about its own safety.

It should be said that this was a transaction that satisfied both parties, and both parties felt that they had taken advantage of it.

After reaching an agreement with King Xiu Xun, Liu Yi led the Han army and entered the Niao Fei Valley to rest and regroup.

The arrival of the Han army suddenly made Niao Fei Valley a lot more lively.

It also brought many new things to the closed-minded people.

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The Han army retreated to Niao Fei Valley to rest and recuperate, but the Western Tianzhu allied forces mistakenly thought that the Han army was timid.

The morale of the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces, which was still frightened by the day's battle, suddenly increased.

"General, this Han army must be scared!"

The deputy general of the coalition forces, Mahavira, said firmly to the chief general, Rao.

Rao looked in the direction of Bird Flying Valley with great satisfaction.

"Don't take it lightly, Han Gouzi is still quite strong..."

"What the general said is true. These bastards are indeed much stronger than other armies..."

Mahavira thought about the losses during the day and felt quite distressed in his heart.

"General, will we attack or defend tomorrow?"

Mahavira asked again.

Rao looked in the direction of Bird Fei Valley, with a proud look on his face.

"Tell the warriors to attack Bird Fei Valley tomorrow!"

…

In Niao Fei Valley, Yuchijia was still worried about whether the people from Western Tianzhu would escape.

"Liu Hou, our army won a great victory in today's battle... I am afraid that the people from Western Tianzhu will escape..."

Liu Yi smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, the people of Western Tianzhu will not escape..."

"Not only will they not escape, I'm afraid they will continue to attack Bird Flying Valley!"

Yuchijia was surprised when he heard this: "The people from Western Tianzhu actually dare to attack Niao Fei Valley?"

Liu Yi did not directly tell the reason, but asked:

"Does General Yuchi know who the commander of this Western Tianzhu coalition is?"

Yuchijia said: "It is said to be Rao of Gandhara!"

Liu Yidao: "Yes, it is this Lao. He is always arrogant... If our army does not retreat, this person may still be worried. Now that our army has retreated into Bird Fei Valley, this person can only think that someone is afraid of him...

"

Yuchi Jia suddenly said, "Liu Hou ordered the entire army to retreat into Niao Fei Valley, which actually lured the enemy deeper..."

Liu Yi said with a smile: "That's one thing...the other thing is that the soldiers have traveled a long distance and experienced a battle during the day, and they are in urgent need of rest!"

Yuchijia admired him and said: "Liu Hou is worthy of being a famous general of our Han Dynasty!"

Liu Yi waved his hand: "It's still far from being called a famous general... It would be good to learn half of the skills of a prince..."

Yuchi Jia heard this and agreed: "Junhou is indeed a famous general through the ages...but Liuhou is also a famous general in the world..."

Liu Yi smiled when he heard this and did not continue talking.

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On the second day, as Liu Yi expected, the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces launched a massive attack on Niao Fei Valley.

Liu Yi was worried that he would scare away the enemy troops, so he did not launch a large-scale counterattack against the enemy troops that day.

They just ordered everyone to defend closely, but despite this, the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces still left a large number of corpses outside Niao Fei Valley.

However, Rao and Mahavira did not care about this.

In the eyes of the two of them, as long as they could break through the Bird Flying Valley, it would be worth it no matter how many casualties they suffered.

The battle continued until sunset, when Rao gave the order to retreat.

After the people of Western Tianzhu retreated, the Han army also began to take action.

"General Yuchi, you immediately lead a thousand troops and take a detour to occupy this place!"

Liu Yi pointed to a place on the map and issued an order to Yuchijia.

King Xiu Xun was also nearby at this time. He looked at the map with a surprised expression on his face.

"Is Liu Hou trying to annihilate all the people of Western Tianzhu?"

Liu Yi shook his head and sighed: "Our army does not have enough troops. It will be too difficult to completely annihilate this enemy army!"

"As long as I can completely defeat this enemy army, I will be satisfied!"

When King Xiuxun heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The Western Tianzhu Allied Forces were twice as strong as the Han Army. In King Xiuxun's opinion, it would be good to be able to defend the Bird Flying Valley.

Liu Yi didn't care what King Xiuxun was thinking, he asked directly:

"Perhaps King Xiuxun can provide some guidance to General Yuchi?"

When King Xiuxun heard this, he stopped the chaotic thoughts in his heart.

He looked at the map again, "No problem, I can also provide two hundred warriors to cooperate with General Yuchi!"

Liu Yi heard this and said with a smile: "Good!"

Yuchi Jia also bowed his hands to King Xiuxun and said, "Thank you for your help, Your Highness!"

King Xiu Xun quickly stood up and bowed back: "Don't you dare, this is a matter of Xiu Xun's classification!"

Before the sun set, Yuchijia led a thousand Han troops and two hundred Xiuxun soldiers and detoured towards their destination.

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The next day, before the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces left camp, the Han Army and the Xiuxun Allied Forces took the lead in launching an attack on the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces.

"These bastards are finally out!"

Mahavira looked at the attacking Han army with a happy smile on his face.

Rao ordered the entire army to defend, planning to wait until the Han army retreated and then take advantage of the situation to counterattack.

It should be said that Rao is still qualified as a general, and the camp and army layout of the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces are remarkable.

Relying on the favorable terrain, the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces repelled two consecutive attacks by the Han Army.

However, although the coalition forces repelled the Han army's attack, they did not cause too many casualties to the Han army.

Therefore, Rao never found a chance to counterattack.

"General, the equipment of this Han army is so luxurious, even ordinary soldiers are wearing double layers of armor!"

In the eyes of the people of Western Tianzhu, the silk blouses worn by the Han troops were also regarded as cloth armor.

Mahavira's words were full of envy and jealousy.

With the prosperity of the Silk Road trade, although silk is no longer as expensive as it was twenty years ago, it is still a luxury product in Western countries.

Although Western Tianzhu is close to the Western Regions, silk is still not available to ordinary small nobles.

Even the lowest-ranking soldiers of the Han army owned more than one piece of silk clothing.

This is really too luxurious in the eyes of the coalition forces.

Alongside the coalition soldiers, every Han soldier was a rich man.

"Command down, and after a good meal, continue the attack!"

After the two tentative attacks were over, Liu Yi issued new orders.

Seeing that the Han army began to eat, Silao also gave the same order.

After the meal, after a short rest, the Han army came out of the camp again, preparing to continue their attack on the Western Tianzhu people.

At this moment, Yuchijia's messenger returned to Niao Fei Valley.

"Informing Marquis Liu, General Yuchi has occupied the reserved location!"

When Liu Yi received the news, he high-fived and shouted: "Great kindness!"
To be continued...