Soon, Zhao Jun captured Yu Chengcheng without any effort.
When General Yu Chengcheng saw that even the commander-in-chief Wolf was captured, and there were only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the city, he decisively gave up resistance and surrendered to Kaicheng.
Five days later, Zhao Jun arrived at Guishan City, the capital of Dawan.
At this time, the King of Dayuan had already learned the news of the defeat on the front line, scolded Wolf for his incompetence, personally led an army of 100,000 to fight, and sent envoys to ask for help from Kang Ju and Daxia, which had just become independent from the Seleucid Empire.
"Sirs, the Zhao army invaded our Dawan territory, massacred our Dawan soldiers, and plundered our Dawan wealth. The time has come for our Dawan to live and die. I, the king, will be with you in this battle. If you win, Dawan will survive.
My parents, wife, and children are still here. If Dawan is defeated, Dawan will be destroyed, this king will die, and your parents, wives, and children will become slaves of Zhao. What do you think we should do at this time?"
The King of Dayuan, wearing armor and a sword at his waist, stood under a huge canopy, faced all the soldiers of Dayuan, and said loudly.
kill!
kill!
kill!
One hundred thousand soldiers waved their weapons and roared with all their strength, their sound shook the world, and their momentum broke through the sky.
"I didn't expect that the King of Dayuan would dare to go out of the city to fight." Touman wiped his sword and looked at King Dayuan with admiration.
"The King of Dayuan probably planned to take advantage of our Zhao army's long-distance attack to defeat our army while our foothold was not stable." Mao Sui said with a smile, "But this move is exactly what our army wants, and our army does not want to delay it."
"The King of Dayuan still knows how to mobilize the morale of his soldiers." Meng Wu said.
While several people were talking, King Dayuan had already commanded the two wings to attack the Zhao army.
The King of Dayuan hates the State of Zhao very much. You sent an envoy to sleep with my wife, and then you came to beat me. But no man can bear this, let alone the king of a country.
There is no such thing as bullying.
Perhaps it was hatred that stimulated the potential deep in the body, bringing strength to King Dayuan. Suddenly, King Dayuan felt a stream of heat flowing backwards from his limbs and bones towards his brain. After a few breaths, the terrifying
The mental power suddenly burst out and swept across the entire battlefield.
King Dayuan's eyes lit up, and he was extremely excited. He felt that he had gained a new kind of power.
He became the first king in the history of Dawan to be gifted.
Soon, King Dayuan understood the effect of his talent. By arousing the hatred deep in his heart, he stimulated the power deep in his body.
Although it doesn't look so good, as long as it can bring strength, it is good.
At least under the influence of his talent, the morale of the Dawan army began to rise rapidly.
"King Dayuan actually broke through before the battle." Mao Sui looked in the direction of King Dayuan with some surprise, but that was all. He didn't think that a talent could help King Dayuan turn things around.
Zhao Junzhong added four of his talents, although his talents cannot be added to the army.
"Fire the arrow!" Meng Wu's cold voice sounded on the battlefield as the Dawan army got closer and closer.
The crossbow arrows, as thick as a child's arm, shot out from the crossbow on the bed, drawing beautiful arcs in the sky. They shot through the Dawan army in an instant, and at a terrifying speed, the Dawan army flew away from their horses until
He shot through several enemies before landing.
The Dawan army was nailed to the ground like candied haws. Some soldiers were nailed to their horses. Their bodies were still moving and they could not break free no matter what. Blood gurgled from their wounds.
A chill came from the hearts of the Dawan army. When they went to the battlefield, they were ready to die in battle, but when they saw that their comrades were shot by a huge arrow without even touching the corners of the enemy's clothes, they almost
Individually nailed together, I still feel a sense of fear in my heart.
"Keep shooting, don't stop!" Meng Wu said loudly. Zhao Jun brought enough crossbow arrows, which are definitely enough for them. Moreover, most of these crossbow arrows can be recycled and reused after the war, so not much is wasted.
The King of Dayuan quickly mobilized his sword and shield soldiers to block the front, but these ordinary sword and shield soldiers could not stop Zhao Jun's bed crossbow at all. The crackling explosions and metal strikes continued to sound, and the large wooden shield immediately brought the soldiers behind with it.
Shattered by a steel crossbow.
Although Dawan's productivity level is a little stronger than that of nomads like Wusun, it is only so strong. It is impossible for them to equip all their soldiers with armor. Even with large shields, only a few are made of metal, and most of them are made of wood.
In front of Zhao Guo's bed crossbow, there is no difference between it and paper.
The only thing that can give hope to the Dayuan Army is that the number of Zhao Jun's crossbows is not large, only a hundred, and the time between reloading and firing is very long. As long as they can rush in front of Zhao Jun, they can destroy these crossbows.
crossbow.
At this time, the two wings of Zhao Jun and Dawan Army also collided.
Touman unleashed his ultimate strength, cutting the Dawan general in half with one sword, and led the Zhao army behind him to smash the left wing of the Dawan army into pieces.
Qiang Xu's speed was much slower. The camels he led fought in this terrain, and their combat effectiveness was not as good as the elite cavalry. Moreover, he met Dawan's last extraordinary general.
Perhaps the hatred deep in his heart was aroused, this general suppressed Qiang Fu for a short time, and Meng Wu immediately asked Lian An and Yue Qi to support Qiang Fu.
Under this situation, Dawan actually sent only one transcendent general. There is only one possibility: Dawan no longer has top military generals!
In this case, there is no need for Zhao Jun to retain it.
Let’s deal with the last strong man in Dawan first.
Under the pressure of the Zhao army, the Dayuan army retreated steadily, and the King of Dayuan could only continue to send troops to maintain the balance on the battlefield.
"That's almost it." Meng Wu stood on the high platform, looking at the King of Dayuan in the distance. There were only 20,000 to 30,000 troops left around him. He turned back and said to Yan Ju, "I will attract about 10,000 more enemy troops, and the rest will
Leave it to the general."
"Okay." Yan Ju nodded.
Then, Meng Wu led the last four thousand cavalry, except Zhao Feiqi, to rush towards the Dawan front army.
"Kill!" Meng Wu rushed into the Dawan army, and Ma Shan swept left and right. His terrifying strength directly tore the Dawan front army from the middle. The former army general was even thrown more than ten meters high by Meng Wu, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead.
.
Zhao Jun followed closely behind Meng Wu, and kept slashing diagonally forward with the scimitar in his hand, frantically expanding Zhao Jun's gains.
"Fire the arrows! Shoot all the Zhao troops off their horses!" King Dayuan quickly ordered.
hehe!
Looking at the rain of arrows pouring down, a sneer appeared at the corner of Meng Wu's mouth. He didn't originally intend to use his talent. In this case, there was no need to hide it.
An inexplicable force bloomed from Meng Wu, shrouding the Zhao army behind him.
The arrow that was originally shot at Zhao Jun was deflected at a very small angle when it was about to touch Zhao Jun. However, this insignificant change caused the arrow that could have hit Zhao Jun to miss.
It could have hit the vital point, but only caused minor injuries.
"Kill!" Meng Wu roared, and a phantom of a fire phoenix rushed out from his body, sending all the enemy soldiers flying away. He suddenly clamped the horse's belly and rushed towards King Dayuan.
"Quickly, stop the Zhao army!" King Dawan was worried that one legion would not be a match for Meng Wu. After thinking about it, he decided to send two legions.
Yan Ju saw that King Dayuan had less than 20,000 troops left, and realized that the opportunity had come.
Leading Zhao Feiqi to charge, huge wings of light spread out from both sides, flying over the battlefield like butterflies, and reached the King of Dayuan. The overwhelming rain of arrows covered the sky above the King of Dayuan.
"Raise your shields!" the guard chief roared, and all the guards raised their shields high to protect the King of Dayuan in the middle.
Rumble!
Arrows fell and explosions continued to sound, knocking the guards of the King of Dayuan to the ground.
"It's over!" Yan Ju said coldly. The bow and arrow in his hand had been replaced by a scimitar, and the entire legion turned into golden rays of light and pierced into the Dawan army.
Wherever he passed, there were only corpses everywhere.
"Epic Legion!" King Dayuan looked at Zhao Feiqi, who was approaching him, and suddenly thought of a legend about Alexander that had been passed down hundreds of years ago.
Only the legendary epic legion could be so unreasonably powerful, crossing the entire battlefield and killing them in front of them!
"Why do you still send troops to attack my country, Dawan, when it is clear that your Zhao State is in the wrong?" King Dawan couldn't help but ask as he pushed away the soldiers in front of him.
"The empire is never wrong!" Yan Ju glanced at King Dawan and replied seriously.
The translator quickly translated Yan Ju's words to King Dayuan.
"The empire can never make mistakes! Haha, so the only one who is wrong is me? The Zhao State is really overbearing." King Dawan laughed and rushed towards Yan Ju with his sword.
Yan Ju flipped the sword over with one strike, and chopped off King Dayuan's head with another strike. Then he held King Dayuan's head high and said loudly: "The leader of the thief is dead. Surrender without killing him!"
With the death of the King of Dayuan in the battle, the hatred aroused in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Dayuan Army quickly receded and was replaced by the fear of Zhao Jun. When they heard Zhao Jun shouting to surrender and not kill, the Dayuan army hesitated for a moment, then put down their weapons and knelt down.
surrender.
A quarter of an hour later, the gates of Guishan City were opened wide, and all the civil and military officials in the city came out to ask for surrender.
Mengwu sent people to collect the surrendered soldiers, and at the same time sent troops to control the entire Guishan City. At the same time, he ordered Mao Sui to discuss the matter of the sweat-blooded horse with the minister of Dawan.
The minister of Dawan State quickly said that all the horse farms in Dawan were open to Zhao State. Zhao State could take as many war horses as they wanted without consulting them, and they would not have any objections.
They only asked Zhao Guo to let Dawan go.
Mao Sui said that our Zhao State is peace-loving and will not launch wars casually. We are attacking you just because your king killed our Zhao prisoners. In the future, as long as Dawan is obedient, our Zhao State will not attack you.
Dawan quickly nodded in agreement, we are obedient, whatever you say will be whatever it is, and we will never refute it.
If you can withdraw your troops, we will kneel on the ground and call you uncle.
Dawan just wants to send away these plague gods now. These plague gods are so terrible. If they stay in Dawan for one more day, they will be afraid for one more day.
However, the Zhao army had no immediate plans to retreat. If they withdrew at this time, Zhao would only be able to get a few thousand bloody horses. Compared with the price paid along the way, these horses would not even be enough.
What Zhao wants is the entire Western Region!
Only when the income from the entire war exceeds the expenditure can the State of Zhao have enough money to issue rewards to the soldiers, rewards to the ministers of the court, and small taxes to the people of the country, then the whole Zhao State will support foreign wars.
If all wars are made at a loss, no matter how rich the Zhao State is, it will not be able to sustain it for a few days. By then, everyone in the Zhao State will oppose the war.
Half a month later, Meng Wu and Mao Sui appointed General Hongfu of the Dayuan Army as the new King of Dayuan, signed a letter of credence on behalf of Dayuan, and became a vassal state of Zhao.
Although the ministers of the Dawan Kingdom felt as if they had eaten flies, they could only hold their noses and agree when they saw Zhao Jun controlling the inside and outside of the palace.
The reason why Hongfu was chosen as the King of Dayuan was mainly because the other party could speak Zhao Guohua, and the communication between the two parties did not require an interpreter. Moreover, after Mao Sui's investigation, it was found that Hongfu did not have much power in Dawan. He was only chosen because he was proficient in Zhao Guohua.
Appointed to join the army.
Another reason is that the name Hongfu is more festive, looks blessed, and is more in line with the tastes of Mengwu and Mao Sui.
Reinforcements sent by Daxia and Kangju rushed to the border of Dawan. They heard that Dawan had been defeated by the Zhao army and returned with their troops.
Another half month later, Zhao Jun left Guishan City, but did not return home. Instead, he set off westward and arrived at the border of Dawan Kingdom, which was later the outlet of the Fergana Basin, Gafurov District in Kyrgyzstan.
, began to build the city.
Mao Sui named this city Hanhai City as Zhao's bridgehead in the Western Regions and the base of Zhao's army.
Tens of thousands of Dawan troops were brought to Hanhai City to help Zhao Jun build the city and official roads.
Mao Sui planned to build two official roads first, one leading to the Hexi Corridor and the other to Wusun, to connect Zhao State with the Western Regions.
After learning that Zhao State planned to garrison troops in the Western Regions, Zhao State merchants throughout the Western Regions were overjoyed and led their caravans one after another towards Hanhai City, donating money and food to Zhao's army, and even donated people to help Zhao State build roads.
With Zhao Jun here, they have a foundation in the Western Regions and are no longer a soft persimmon for everyone.
Meng Wu also said on behalf of Zhao Jun that if any country or bandits dare to rob Zhao's caravan in the future, they should tell Zhao Jun directly. Zhao Jun cannot guarantee that all the goods can be recovered, but every bandit who robs will count.
, no one can escape.
In the entire Western Region, it is impossible to have a stronger backing than Zhao Jun.
Then, Mengwu submitted letters of credence to the surrounding countries, announcing that the Zhao State would establish a Western Region Protectorate here. You are all vassal states of the Zhao State. You must pay tribute to the Zhao State every year, and the Zhao State will protect you.
After receiving their letters of credence, Dawan and Wusun immediately declared Zhao as their suzerainty. As for other countries, they were not so quick.
They are not cheap people, and no one likes to have an uncle weighing on them.
If they had not known that Zhao had defeated the two great powers of Dayuan and Wusun, they could not afford to offend them and would have torn up their credentials and kicked out the envoys long ago.
Mengwu and Mao Sui were not in a hurry. With the support of Dawan and Wusun, it was enough to feed the Zhao army.
Dawan and Wusun occupy two of the best lands in Central Asia: the Fergana Basin and the Ili Valley, both of which are good places for farming and grazing.
In comparison, the places occupied by other countries do not appear to be so good.
After Zhao Jun stabilizes, there will be plenty of time to slowly sort things out.