The first thousand five hundred and fifty-ninth section of the westward migration of the Huns (2)
The return of Juli Lake dropped a heavy bomb on the entire Western Region.
After hearing the news, countless kings of the Western Regions immediately took their nobles to pay homage to Khotanchi.
Among them, the kingdoms of Yarkand, Qiuci, and Shule were the most diligent.
King Shule even took all his wives, concubines, and children with him. He also carefully selected dozens of noble and beautiful women from the country and took them to Khotan Lake, intending to present them to Guli Lake to show his loyalty.
Although other countries such as Qiemo and Weixu were not as assiduous as Shule and other countries, they were quite active in bringing a large number of women with money and silk to express their sincerity.
Only Loulan, Pulei and other countries were hesitant and delayed for several days before making a decision.
King Loulan was even more worried and uneasy.
"Last year, Juli Lake went on an expedition to the west. Shule, Qiuci, Yarkand and other countries followed them with their nobles and troops..." King Loulan worriedly said to his prime minister: "Now, Juli Lake has won. Returning, Shule and other countries will surely rise with the tide, and their status will become increasingly prosperous..."
The countries in the Western Region have always been weak.
When the Wusun Kingdom existed in the past, the Wusun people were tyrannical in various countries in the Western Regions and frequently embezzled the territory and wealth of small countries.
But at that time, the Huns would still restrain and control the Wusun people.
We won't let the Wusun people go too far.
But now...
With the Xiongnu from Daxia, Kangju and other countries in the west, I am afraid that the Western Regions may no longer be considered forbidden.
What’s even more terrifying is that the Huns might encourage the countries in the Western Regions to attack each other and annex them.
The reason is simple, the Huns are in urgent need of thugs and human shields.
In this way, the peaceful time in the Western Regions will come to an end.
And a small country like Loulan, which was completely dependent on the nourishment of Puchang Sea, immediately fell into the crisis of national annihilation.
Regarding this point, the Loulan nobles have a completely clear understanding.
Although Loulan is small, its population is only tens of thousands.
However, as a kingdom that straddles the Silk Road, Loulan people have a lot of knowledge and wisdom.
Especially the wise men in his country had already understood that the era of great struggle in the Western Regions had arrived when Wusun was destroyed a few years ago.
It's very simple - the Huns even destroyed Wusun, their ally that they had personally supported and cultivated, at their will. It can be seen that in the hearts of the Huns, all the countries in the Western Region are just chess pieces, and they can all be sacrificed at any time!
"What the King said is absolutely true..." Loulan Prime Minister nodded. He is a typical Loulan person. He has fair skin, brown eyes, a hooked nose, and wears a traditional felt hat. He looks very energetic.
The Loulan people are an extremely ancient race with a long history.
Their ancestors came from the Mesopotamia, one of the earliest birthplaces of human civilization, and belonged to the Guti people, a branch of the Semitic ethnic group who once dominated the Babylonian Empire for hundreds of years.
More than a thousand years ago, the Sumerians overthrew the ancient Babylonian Empire, and a group of Guti people wandered to the east, migrated here, and settled down. These are the ancestors of the Loulan people.
Today's Loulan Kingdom has long forgotten its origins and the stories of its ancestors.
But their ancestors still left them enough rich heritage.
The most important of these is the text!
Loulan people have a complete alphabetic writing system.
Therefore, in terms of culture and civilization level alone, Loulan Kingdom is considered top-notch among the countries in the Western Regions.
Unfortunately, due to their small population and weak military force, the Loulan people actually have no say at all among the countries in the Western Regions.
The Huns looked down upon the Loulan people, but they simply liked the women and wealth of Loulan.
Faced with such a situation, even the most famous wise man in Loulan Kingdom, Prime Minister Loulan, could not come up with any good countermeasures.
He sighed and said to his king: "However, we, Loulan, are just a small country. We have no ability or strength to compete with a powerful country like the Xiongnu... Even if we gather the power of all the countries in the Western Region, we are not the Huns."
The opponent..."
Four or five years ago, the war between the Huns and Wusun shocked the entire Western Region countries.
Wusun - was once an extremely powerful kingdom, with tens of thousands of cavalry, and a majestic country.
But in front of the Huns cavalry, they were suppressed as easily as a child.
The heads of the defeated Wusun nobles were torn off by the Huns cavalry and inserted into the capitals of various countries in the Western Regions.
Those godless heads shocked every Western Kingdom and told them the truth of the world.
But King Loulan has hope...
His hope lies in the glorious and powerful empire in the east, beyond the distant mountains and deserts, south of the mountains and rivers.
King Loulan will never forget that a Han Dynasty envoy passed through his kingdom that year.
The envoy of the Han Dynasty once told him that the great and holy Emperor Han was kind and generous. Once the powerful Han army arrived in the Western Regions, it would surely liberate the countries in the Western Regions and spread the gospel from the Han Dynasty throughout the world.
But now, the Han Dynasty's army is still thousands of miles away.
King Loulan sent envoys to the East many times in an attempt to contact the Han Dynasty, but there was no reply.
All the messengers disappeared between the vast desert and Gobi.
Thinking of this, King Loulan couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little melancholy.
He didn't know how long he would have to wait until the "illustrious king's master" mentioned by the Han envoy at the beginning would come to solve the problem for him and his kingdom.
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Khotan Pond.
Hu Lushe and Yang Ye walked through this huge military camp.
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war and slaves captured from the Western Regions were all well-behaved and shivering in their domes, already accepting their fate.
A large number of beauties were gathered together and supervised by dedicated personnel.
They will become an important resource for the Huns to win over and unite the country in the future.
Piles of gold and wealth filled the camp like rubbish.
"The Great Chan's Western Expedition has taken an important step in the revival of our Great Huns..." Hu Lushe said to Yang Geng: "Now, our Great Huns have established a city in the Kangju Kingdom in the west, named
As the 'City of Chanyu', Chanyu ordered General Lanshe of the Left to garrison there. From then on, our Xiongnu army's westward expedition will be completely safe..."
Yang Ming listened and firmly remembered Shanyu City and its location in his heart.
This is vital information!
But there was a smile on his face and he said: "Congratulations to Tushe..."
Hu Lushe also smiled very happily. According to the information he received, the entire Yangzhu family had been executed by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty on the charge of "collaborating with the enemy".
In other words, this precious high-level intellectual who had received a systematic and complete education from the Han Dynasty could only follow him wholeheartedly from now on.
Of course, he had to find an opportunity to 'pretend' to be careless and let Yang Gang know this fact.
But there is no rush, you can wait.
Hu Lushe needs a loyal minister who can be completely used by him, just like the allusions about the meeting of wise kings and wise ministers that he has read in the history books of the Han Dynasty.
Only such a minister can plan wholeheartedly for him and his empire.
"Kings from all the countries in the Western Regions will also come to Khotan Lake in the near future..." Hu Lushe suddenly changed the topic and asked Yang Ming, "Sir, last time, you discussed with me the solutions to the countries in the Western Regions. I heard that
The master's plan is very clever. He has already conveyed the master's suggestion to Shan Yu. The Shan Yu was very happy and wanted to consult the master in person. He also asked the master to give a detailed explanation and plan for the Western Region for my great Huns for the sake of my king.
Countries’ solutions…”
The Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions are the most precious wealth left to the Huns by the old Shanyu.
In the past few decades, the Huns have been so powerful thanks to the wealth and food of the countries in the Western Regions.
Even if the Xiongnu Empire can still retain its heritage and strength after successive defeats, it must all be attributed to the world created by the old Shanyu.
There is a weak kingdom here and rich products.
The Huns could easily harvest a large amount of wealth without much interference or exploitation.
And this time the Western Expedition was also thanks to the support of the countries in the Western Regions.
In particular, more than ten countries including Qiuci, Yarkand and Shule sent troops to accompany them.
Although the armies of these kingdoms were useless, they could not even defeat the Western Daxia army.
But they helped escort prisoners of war and transport supplies along the way, and they made great efforts.
Both Juli Lake and Hulushe are very satisfied.
The original strategy that suggested that the Xiongnu mobilize the armies of various countries in the Western Regions to accompany them was proposed by Yang Ye.
The reason Yang Yi gave at the beginning was also very simple - although the armies of various countries in the Western Region were weak, they were suitable for use as cannon fodder.
As expected, the more than 10,000 troops gathered from various countries in the Western Region did not help much during the war.
However, they diligently helped the Huns escort and manage various prisoners of war and transport supplies, making the Huns army's journey smooth.
Yang Ming, who offered suggestions, was naturally highly regarded by Hu Lushe and Gulihu.
I think this person is indeed a talent!
As soon as he came back this time, Yang Ye came up with another plan.
This strategy made the Huns even happier.
After hearing what Hu Lushe said, Julihu even clapped his thigh happily, and couldn't wait to order Hulushe to bring Yanggong immediately. Julihu even said to his left and right: "This must be the ovary of my Huns!"
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The prestige of Zhang Zifang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, is now widely known as the Hanization of the upper class of the Xiongnu aristocracy deepened.
The image of "staying for a while" is even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
It is almost comparable to the image of Zhuge Liang in the minds of the Mongolian and Jiannu slaves when "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" became popular all over the world in later generations.
To be able to receive such high praise and evaluation from the Huns, the strategy proposed by Yang Ming is naturally relatively clever.
At least that's how it seemed to the Huns.
It can even be called the Xiongnu’s ‘plan to end the problem in the Western Regions’.
Yang Ye looked at Hu Lushe. Although his face was full of smiles, his heart was full of emotions and he was filled with emotion.
When he first proposed the idea of letting the Huns recruit soldiers and horses from various countries in the Western Regions to accompany them, he actually had evil intentions.
Because he knew that the countries in the Western Regions were actually at odds with the Huns. The Huns' brutal rule had already ruined their reputation among the countries in the Western Regions.
Therefore, once the Huns' war in the west is frustrated, these soldiers from the Western Regions, who have their own agendas and hatred for the Huns, might be able to stab the Huns in the back.
But Yang Yi never calculated that even the Xiongnu army, which suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yanji and suffered a serious decline in strength, would look down upon them as if gods and demons descended to earth when they arrived in the west.
Almost invincible.
Attack Daxia, and Daxia will surrender; attack Kangju, and Kangju will surrender.
Even the Yuezhi people could only flee a few hundred miles west.
Along the way, the Huns army moved from one victory to another.
And these soldiers and horses from the Western Regions who followed the Huns' soldiers also benefited enough from this, and they were devoted to the Huns and even worshiped them.
The script he originally designed was completely changed.
Affected by this, the Huns' prestige and cohesion among the countries in the Western Regions greatly increased.
If this continues, the countries in the Western Regions may become a community of interests with the Xiongnu.
This is something Yang Ye is unwilling to face.
There was no way, if the first plan failed, he could only try another one.
After careful consideration, Yang Ye proposed a plan to Hu Lushe in the name of unifying the forces of the countries in the Western Regions and allowing the Xiongnu to strengthen their control over the countries in the Western Regions.
Once this strategy came out, the Huns really felt like they were hearing the sounds of nature!
In the eyes of the Xiongnu, the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions have always been just a blood bag.
It was difficult for the docile and weak people of the Western Regions to arouse the murderous intentions of the Huns.
After all, how could a normal person be willing to kill the hen that laid the golden eggs?
However, with the intention of alienating the Western Regions from the Xiongnu, Yang Ming used the greed and ambition of the Huns to lobby Hu Lushe.
This made Hu Lushe agree with Yang Wang's theory and then lobby Guli Lake.
Now it seems that even Julihu has agreed with his strategy.
only……
In Yang Ye's heart, he felt something was not good.
Because, although the strategy he proposed contained evil intentions, it was intended to alienate the Huns from the countries in the Western Regions and cause chaos in the Western Regions.
But, just in case, the Huns succeed in this plan.
Then, the power of the Huns will increase dramatically, and they can even completely control the entire thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
After the last failure, Yang Ye was a little less confident.
However, at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Since I have Tu She's trust, I will do my best to plan for Tu She..."
"Good!" Hu Lushe laughed very happily. In his eyes, Yang Zheng, a senior civil servant of the Han Dynasty, was gradually being regained by him.
This feeling made Hu Lushe happier than winning the battle.
"I heard that some nobles gave advice to the Great Chanyu and suggested that the Xiongnu move westward?" Yang Ye suddenly asked, "I wonder if this is the case?"
This is the thing that Yang Ye is most concerned about these days.
If this is true, then it means that what the emperor was most worried about at the beginning may be about to happen - the Huns are preparing to abandon Mubei and move to the west to avoid the Han army.
Once this comes true, it can be said to be a disaster for the Han Dynasty!
After moving thousands of miles westward, the Huns will have more time to recuperate.
The Han Empire may be entangled in Mubei, Hexi, and the Western Regions, and this time may be measured in ten years.
Once this happens, the Huns are very likely to take the lead and occupy the rich and vast Shendu.
Then……
Even if the last poisonous person is killed, the Great Huns will never give in!
