3. The image of the first side is very important (below)
For Yi Wu, apart from the fact that this fortress-like city has some value, there are basically no people or things worthy of praise in the city, even the city lord who made this fortress belonging to the Han people stand tall in the Western Regions.
Even though this city lord is already one of the most talented people here.
However, his limit was limited to this. Even today, when the countries in the Western Regions broke away from the control of the Han Dynasty and began to fight and annex each other, he himself felt quite powerless. He hoped to stick to this place according to his father's last wish, but this was not possible.
Clinging to hopelessness can make even the most optimistic person feel confused and uneasy.
Therefore, Li Shushi left Ren Du and three hundred Dunhuang powerful private soldiers behind, and then left here and continued to the west.
Yes, you read that right, those powerful Dunhuang family heads who also carried their family’s belief in returning to the Western Regions were also among those who followed Li Shushi. However, they were different from their sons who followed Li Shushi.
They basically sneaked in anonymously as soldiers. After all, compared to their younger sons, these people are in the best stage of combining physical and mental strength in their lives. It can even be said that they are not as good as their official career.
He desires them even more than his own son.
But precisely because of this, they all chose to remain anonymous. Although this move seemed a bit too cautious to Li Shushi, these people still hoped to add some weight to their success.
After all, facing a group of young people and a group of young and powerful middle-aged people will make the enemy have a different sense of vigilance. If you use it well, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger at night, even if it is successful only once, is likely to become a turning point in victory or defeat.
Unable to defeat them, Li Shushi finally had to agree with these stubborn middle-aged people.
It was precisely because of this that Li Shushi had enough manpower to start operating a strategically important place like Yiwu before he had a grasp of the situation in the Western Regions.
After Li Shushi's observation, Li Shushi found that although Ren Du was not necessarily very resourceful, he was a bold and careful guy. Although his acting style was a little unsteady, he was not the kind of person who would act impulsively.
A character who finds himself and his subordinates in danger.
The most important thing is that this person's political ability is very good. In fact, when Zhang Gong resigned from the post of Dunhuang County Magistrate, he recommended Ren Du to the prefect Ma Ai, but Ren Du's desire for the Western Regions was not much less than Zhang Gong's.
Ma Ai could only find another county magistrate.
Ren Du did some preparatory work in Yiwu, such as collecting intelligence on surrounding forces and training the militia here in Yiwu. Of course, if conditions permit, Li Shushi wouldn't mind if Ren Du went to the surrounding area to do something. Because he heard that the north of Yiwu
The Pulei Kingdom and the Yizhi Kingdom are fighting fiercely for Puleihai, the largest and strategic lake in the north of Yiwu. With these three hundred private soldiers, they will also attack the combatable people who originally belonged here.
With a lot of training, there are still a lot of things Ren Du can do.
Well, this may be one of Li Shushi’s few gains from Yiwu.
As for another harvest, it is naturally also very interesting news.
In other words, it confirmed the news that Li Shushi had received from Ban Fu before.
The Six Kingdoms of Cheshi, or now it should be called the Seven Kingdoms of Cheshi. These are the only "survivors" of the large and small countries originally located in the northeastern part of the Western Region after nearly a hundred years of conquest and annexation, including the front of Cheshi,
At the rear of Cheshi, there are Qiemi, Pulei, Yizhi and Beilu. Among them, Qiemi is divided into two parts, the east and the west. Sometimes they are combined into one and sometimes they are divided into two parts, so for the time being they can be regarded as two countries.
The most powerful among the remaining countries is the Cheshi rear group, and the reason why they are strong is not because they have obtained more resources from the Han people who rule here, but because they have more than a hundred people in the Western Regions ruled by the Han Dynasty.
Mid-year is the country with the most rebellions here. Every time there is a rebellion, as long as the Han Dynasty cannot put down the rebellion in time, they can always annex some small countries or tribes. When the Han Dynasty puts down their rebellion, the most they will lose is some soldiers and horses.
Just a king.
Even if the king is smart enough to borrow forces such as the Northern Huns, perhaps his country's soldiers and horses will not lose much; and if their king is lucky enough to escape the arrest and pursuit of the Han people, he can return to China after a few years.
After returning, they might be able to use their local influence to regain the throne, but the Han guards had nothing to do with them.
On the other hand, the Cheshi front group was originally a group of people from the Cheshi country who were attracted by the Han people. Not only did they have much fewer records of rebellion, but they also often tried their best to provide men, horses and supplies whenever the Han took action in the Western Regions.
The result after many years
, when the Han people finally evacuated from the land of the Western Regions, they suddenly found that their compatriots in the north were so powerful that they could not breathe. Even according to the intelligence provided by Yiwu, the rear of the chariot division could often attack the front of the chariot division.
Jiaohe City, the capital of the country.
How should you face such a situation?
Anyway, neither Li Shushi nor Ban Fu can even smile.
Of course, getting such news is not entirely a bad thing. At least Li Shushi could imagine that when their troops passed through the territory in front of the Che Division, the exhausted defenders at the front of the Che Division who had been tortured by their kin would have absolutely no interest in looking for passers-by like them.
Trouble - unless they want to have their royal capital sacked before their kin.
Anyway, they don't have nuclear weapons in their hands, and they can't cover the rear of the car division or the core area under Li Shushi's jurisdiction with their weapons, so Li Shushi doesn't mind learning from a certain iron lady if he's not afraid of his opponent's counterattack.
By the way, Li Shushi and his party changed into Huns' costumes from the time they left Yiwu.
After all, the influence of the Xiongnu has never been eliminated here, and Xiongnu soldiers often participate in the disputes here, so the appearance of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers is not too sudden. Although I want to openly and openly use the banner of the Han people, it is obviously to confuse Xianbei
People's attention, covering it up like this should have some effect.
After all, just putting a leather jacket on the outside of the armor and adding a little Hun-style decoration is still a bit too fake.
"This is the place where our ancestors once fought and lived!"
With such emotion, Li Shushi and his party passed a place called Liuzhong, which was very similar to Yiwu. It also looked very dilapidated, and compared with the vast majority of Han people in Yiwu, the race here was...
It seems much more complicated.
"Oh? Is there some allusion here? Did Marquis Dingyuan fight any battles here?"
Li Shushi was quite interested in these things. Seeing that Ban Fu seemed to have plans to pay homage to his ancestors, Li Shushi didn't mind delaying such a short period of time and regarded it as a rest for the entire army.
"No, General, you have misunderstood. This is not the hometown of Dingyuan Marquis, but the place where our ancestor Ban Yonggong was stationed in the fields. Starting from the second year of Yanguang reign of Emperor An, our ancestor led 500 people to garrison in Liuzhong under His Majesty's orders.
He recruited Shanshan, Gumo, Qiuci, and Wensu to surrender, and led his troops and troops from the vassal country to defeat Pan.
King Guli of the Northern Huns, who was sitting in front of the Che Division, then attacked the rear of the Che Division, cutting off the king's army at the rear, and finally defeated the Northern Huns. Within a few years, the situation in the Western Region, which was originally somewhat corrupt, was stabilized.
We even used this place as a base to reestablish the Western Region Changshi's Mansion, and monitor the other countries while working on the fields. It's a pity..."
It's a pity that the dispute between Ban Yong and Zhang Lang happened not long after, which led to Ban Yong being wrongly imprisoned. In the end, although he did not receive much jail time, he was dismissed as a commoner and finally died in depression, becoming Ban Yong.
The hearts of the descendants of the family.
"Since this is the case, then we should all pay our respects and hope that the heroic spirits of the Ban family can bless our trip smoothly."
Seeing Zhang Gong's hesitant look not far away, Li Shushi walked over and patted his shoulder gently, then turned and said to Ban Yong.
I hope that the ancestors of the Ban family can bless us and our trip to the Western Regions to be successful. I hope that the Western Regions can always become a sacred and inseparable part of the Chinese nation. I hope that the troubled times can end soon so that my Han people will suffer less...
Looking at the desolate land in front of him, Li Shushi closed his eyes piously...
"Ah~it seems to be very lively in front~"
Beyond Gaochangbi, which has existed since the time of Emperor Wu and was named because of its "high open terrain and prosperous people" and became the residence of Captain Wuji in the Western Regions, the royal capital Jiaohe City in front of the Che Division is already in front of us.
Although it seemed that it was not impossible to rush over directly, for the sake of safety, Li Shushi still ordered the entire team to rest in hiding and sent scouts to investigate the situation in Jiaohe City. Being too strong was not the best way to interact with a weak country. Besides, Li Shushi was more or less useless.
It is hoped that the relatively weak front of the car division can be brought together to fight against the increasingly stronger rear division of the north line.
However, the scouts who were originally sent out just out of caution brought back quite surprising news.
Both Luo He and the scouts reported to Li Shushi that a large number of troops appeared outside Jiaohe City. Although they could not get close to investigate, judging from the way the troops were deployed facing Jiaohe City, it was obvious that they were enemies at the front of the Che division, not friends.
"It should be the people at the rear of the driver. Although I don't know what those people want to do, I think it must be related to the actions of the Xianbei people this time. You must know that the rear of the driver has always had the habit of interacting with grassland forces, and
The Xianbei people are the largest overlords on the grasslands who have inherited the status of the Huns, so it is not surprising that the two have joined forces to get what they need."
After hearing the scout's introduction, Ban Fu thought for a moment and gave the answer, which also proved that the information provided by Yi Wu was indeed true.
"Hmph! Anyway, there are obstacles blocking the way forward. For us, we just need to smash all the obstacles."
"But according to the scouts' reports, the opponent should have more than 6,000 men, which is more than twice our number. And if we lose our precious troops in such a place, it will be detrimental to our next trip.
Influence."
Soon, Li Shushi was divided into two camps. The one led by Lu Bu naturally wanted Li Shushi to push through, while the one led by Zhang Gong hoped that Li Shushi would act with caution and take a detour if necessary.
"Wen He, what do you think?" Well, I asked Wen He when I was not sure about foreign affairs. Sure enough, the little bully had endless fun~
"Hasn't my lord already made a decision in his heart? Then, let this be our first appearance in the Western Region."
"Haha, as expected, Wen He knows me! So everyone, are you ready? Don't mess up the performance!"
"Oh!" "My Fang Tian Hua Ji has been thirsty for a long time!"
By the way, Xiaoqiang’s children’s shoes are always so unique.
PS: Today is the day when the famous geologist Li Siguang passed away. His achievements in geology are unparalleled by few in China, especially his contribution to oil field exploration which was foundational.
PS2: If it weren’t for the news, we wouldn’t know that the May Day holiday starts today, so we haven’t prepared double updates or anything. There will be an extra chapter on May Day.
PS3: I finished reading "Arcane Throne" by Squid Who Loves Diving in one sitting today. Of course, for the sake of future considerations, I will never admit that this is a book promotion...
