Chapter 924 Countries

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Western Region Protectorate was established to command the countries east of Dawan and supervise the nomadic countries such as Wusun and Kangju.

Over the next two hundred years, the Western Regions had three connections and three unique features, and the Protectorate was established and banned. In the second year of Emperor Yanguang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Yong was appointed as the Chief Historian of the Western Regions, and the Western Regions were pacified. After that, the Western Regions were replaced by the Chief Historian's Office.

Protectorate.

It can be seen from the names of the two that the Duhufu focuses on military affairs, and most military generals serve as Duhufu, aiming to occupy and actual control by force.

The Changshi Mansion, on the other hand, focuses on political affairs and actually only controls Haitou City and Gaochang in Loulan. The north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are actually out of control.

In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, even Liangzhou was ready to give up, so naturally it had no interest in the Western Regions.

However, the countries in the Western Regions were also frightened by the attacks, so they still recognized the Central Plains as the suzerain.

The Qin Dynasty restored the Protectorate, which greatly shocked the countries in the Western Regions.

It is equivalent to no longer hiding his ambitions, and the name has been changed from the Western Region Protectorate to the Anxi Protectorate. But where the "protector" will go depends on how big the appetite of the Qin Dynasty is.

Du Yu issued an order, and the countries in the Western Regions finally came, and not many of them dared to betray the Qin Dynasty.

Most small countries just want to be on the sidelines, not stand out.

Normally, most people would think that they still win this time.

Besides, if you annex them, you still have to control what they eat, drink, and drink... Rule requires costs, and you can't do things where the investment and benefits are not proportional.

Five hundred heavy cavalry in the Sasanian army lay in front of the formation, wearing thick scale armor or mail armor, and shiny steel waistbands. They held a spear in one hand and a short hammer or long sword hanging from their waist.

The situation in the Western Region seems to be developing in a direction unfavorable to the Qin army.

More than ten thousand Wusun tribesmen under Yang Yi dispersed, and the remaining Wusun people were also panicked.

In fact, Yang Zheng has no interest in some remote small countries in the Western Regions.

The military law is also very simple. If you hear the drum but don't advance, behead him. If you hear the gold but don't retreat, behead him.

Most of them occupied one or two oases, had two or three cities, tens of thousands of people, and four to five thousand soldiers.

Of course, not all of the twenty-seven countries in the Western Region were against the Qin Dynasty, and some people still tried to dig out their wealth.

This alliance was originally just for them to express their stance.

Dawan's cavalry was mainly used to gallop around Gumo City, laughing and insulting loudly.

Yin Chun's face didn't look good either. In the battle in the middle of the river, the imperial soldiers and the Sasanian army fought back and forth. They once had the upper hand, but this kind of cavalry suddenly appeared on the battlefield, causing the Qin army to be defeated in the end.

"That's not necessarily true. There are still some usable soldiers." Du Yu said tepidly, "It's okay if we don't have those who are at the head of the army and the two sides of the army, lest they disperse when they encounter the enemy and drag down our army."

Their infantry is also quite distinctive, mainly using longbows. One heavy infantry plus nine archers form a column, and one row of heavy infantry guards the nine rows of archers.

Sassanid Persia had just risen for forty or fifty years. It conquered east and west, felled one powerful country after another, and finally became one of the most powerful empires in the world. It was at its peak.

There is no heavy cavalry in the local government troops.

"Sasanian heavy cavalry!" The faces of the officers from the Western Regions changed dramatically.

Especially Khotan, Loulan, Shule and other countries.

Naturally, deserters continued to appear along the way. They were captured by the Qin army's scouts, and their heads were directly beheaded in public display. Their heads were hung on flagpoles and marched with the army.

Today's Great Qin would not do such a thankless thing.

With so many advantages, it would be impossible for the Sasanians not to have them.

Yin Chun said angrily: "Last time, the soldiers were still somewhat human-like, but now they are all old, weak, sick and disabled!"

After only training for more than ten days in Gaochang, they began to march towards Shule.

Under Gumo City, the Sassanians and Dawan people were showing off their power.

Shule Elementary School was caught off guard and was attacked in an instant.

The Qin army was so powerful that it was impossible for Dayuan, Kangju and Sasan not to know about it.

At this time, Du Yu's 40,000 troops had just arrived at Gumo and had not had time to join forces with Khotan's 20,000 troops.

The Qin army may not be able to defeat the Sasanians, but there is still no problem in destroying them.

Seeing the blood, the army immediately became extremely obedient.

Even if they don't know, someone will tip them off.

Many countries have noticed it, but many countries have not. Just like people, there is an intellectual gap.

Like the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty's national policy has always been to control some core areas to maintain trade routes.

One is because of the disastrous defeat last time, and the other is because Da Qin only has 7,000 soldiers marching west this time. Including Gaochang and Yiwu's soldiers, the total is less than 20,000.

Moreover, Khotan is located in the southwest corner of southern Xinjiang, and has always maintained the trade route from Tianzhu to the Central Plains, and has common interests with Da Qin.

By occupying the trade routes, the goal will be achieved.

The other side had been waiting for this day for a long time. In line with the principle of striking first and gaining the upper hand, the Dawan and Sasanian coalition forces of 70,000 troops suddenly attacked Shule.

Du Yu's eyes fell on the hundreds of heavy cavalry. Next to him, a clerk who knew the affairs of the Western Regions explained, "The Sasanian heavy cavalry are all high-caste children. They have practiced martial arts since childhood and are called undead or immortals."

Du Yu had already predicted that the countries in the Western Regions did not dare to resist openly, but always resorted to some tricks secretly, which showed that they were not optimistic about this war at all.

From the perspective of the Central Plains, there are so many forces in the Western Regions, but not many can truly be called superiors.

The house leaked and it rained all night. The remaining forces of the former Wusun Kingdom in the Xia Kingdom took the opportunity to attack, intending to use the power of Sassanid and Kangju to restore the country. Two cities in the country rebelled and responded to the Sassanid people.

"Insert the mark to sell the ear!" Tian Zhang next to him sneered.

King Shule cried and begged Du Yu to help him restore his kingdom.

Khotan was the first to see it, so he has been very active.

The enemy commander is not a mediocre person. He strikes first and takes the initiative, and the leading party secretly provides intelligence. The Qin army not only has to deal with external enemies, but also deals with complex internal situations.

Regardless of whether they are obedient and disobeying, or whether they are ready to take action, as long as they still abide by the edicts of the Qin Dynasty, they are still the losers of the Central Plains.

But this is reasonable, after all, they won the last time, and there are war dividends.

In fact, it is more appropriate to call them city-states. A single country simply did not have the strength to resist the Qin Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty was so powerful and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had such a great desire for land, but he didn't do this.

Du Yu directly broke up the soldiers and reorganized them. He appointed the sons of the Qin army's good family as officers, appointed people who were proficient in Han dialect as adjutants, and established two battalions on the left and right.

There were many countries with a combined population of tens of thousands of people, and they were too scattered. Da Qin did not have the energy to annex them all.

To the north of the Tianshan Mountains, 20,000 Kangju cavalry and 10,000 Sasanian cavalry attacked the Xia Kingdom aggressively. Yang Yi mobilized 40,000 domestic infantry and cavalry to meet the enemy.

They have their own civilization and heritage, which is comparable to that of ordinary nomadic countries. They are one of the traditional conquerors of this continent and are known as the king of kings!

Of the four ancient civilizations, three of them, except China, were destroyed by them.

After some picking and choosing, a barely usable army of fifteen thousand was gathered, and the others were asked to follow their king back.

After a meeting, just like last time, all the countries gathered another 40,000 troops.

"As the folk proverb goes, there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings. If the Sasanians only have this kind of strength, they will definitely be defeated!" Gou Xi's eyes fell on their cavalry, and he keenly discovered their weaknesses.

Gou Xi was not the only one to see the weakness. Li Te patted his chest and said: "The general will lead three hundred old soldiers to attack him. If he is defeated, he will come and see you!"

The surrounding Western Region officers all looked surprised when they heard this.

Du Yu looked at the poisonous sun above his head and said, "Send orders to the left and right to defend the city, the old soldiers to rest, and the war horses to maintain their strength."
Chapter completed!