The former king of Qiuci and the current governor was named Wu Kaiti. Xie Chan was very familiar with this person... he was a well-known old cunning and old fox.
Here, we should mention the history of Qiuci.
The ancient kingdom of Qiuci was the Kuqa area in later generations. The country connected to Yanqi in the east, Gumo in the west, Wusu in the north, and Loulan in the south. In fact, Qiuci's geographical location in the Western Region was more central than Loulan. It was connected in all directions.
A place where economies meet. In the past, the collision of various cultures created the glory of the Kucha civilization. Once, Kucha was the most powerful country in the Western Regions. It was once extremely prosperous. The Guanglun of the Kucha city wall even
Chang'an City is comparable, five or six miles away. However, this unique geographical location makes all major forces and kingdoms eye Qiuci.
It is said that after Xie Xuan entered the Western Regions, he borrowed troops from the Xiongnu to capture Kucha first! This laid a solid foundation for his unification of the Northern Western Regions. After that, Xie Xuan began to isolate himself from the country, and Kucha's once central position in the Western Regions began to wither.
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Therefore...
I would like to mention that the Governor of Qiuci actually had resentment towards Xie Xuan.
It's just that Xie Xuan's Dawan Kingdom is too powerful, so he has been holding back.
"Did he finally take it anymore?"
Xie Chan shouted coldly.
The geographical location of Qiuci is very subtle in the Western Region. He can even bypass Yanqi and reach Cheshi directly. This means...
The Qiuci army did not need to pass through Yanqi at all.
Moreover, it is faster for chariot troops to arrive from Kucha than from Dawan. Therefore, there is no need to pass through Yanqi first when sending troops from Kucha.
so......
This resulted in the fact that at this time, it was impossible to tell whether the Kucha army was an enemy or a friend.
However, in this case, most people want to come over and seek to recover their lost ground.
I'll kill you while you're sick!
This has been the case with wars since ancient times.
"How many soldiers are there?"
Xie Chan asked.
The visitor shook his head, indicating that he was not very clear.
Xie Chan's eyes flashed, and soon she found Ling Chen, Feng Zhen, Xiong Ao and others to discuss the matter together.
Ling Chen said calmly: "I didn't expect that the first one to attack was the Kucha army! Loulan is now powerful and is eyeing Kucha. Kucha only has 100,000 troops, so he can send up to 30,000 troops!"
Everyone nodded, deeply agreeing.
At this time, Loulan's 100,000 troops are coveting the Kucha border in the name of "military exercises". Kucha must leave at least 70,000 people for defense. Therefore, it will not be too much to admit defeat this time by sending troops and chariot divisions.
Are you here to fish in troubled waters?
When Xiong Ao heard this, he laughed loudly: "Sir Ling, how scared are you of these three barbarians from the Western Regions? Give me 20,000 elite soldiers, Old Xiong, to prevent these barbarians from getting within a hundred miles of the chariot division!"
When Xie Chan heard "Barbarian", she almost wanted to hit someone.
Doesn't this mean that she has been included in the calculation? She glared at Xiong Ao and said: "General Xiong, the chariot division has suffered serious losses this time. There are already 100,000 withered bones. We can no longer withstand another battle."
Ling Chen also frowned: "Ignore the victory or defeat for the time being, I'm afraid the people in the city will not be stable..."
Everyone looked at each other.
Is this a fight or no fight?
indeed.
As soon as the Northern Army left, the Kucha Army came, which indeed made people easily tired and even despaired.
If we retreat from the enemy in this situation, I am afraid that people's hearts will be scattered... Just a dream cannot support the faith of hundreds of thousands of people.
Dilemma.
No one has a good solution.
Xie Chan thought for a moment and finally took a deep breath: "Leave this matter to me. I need 20,000 elite soldiers!"
Everyone was shocked.
Did you just say that Qiuci is invincible, so you want elite troops? Xiong Ao rolled his eyes and asked the general, isn't this his method?
Who would have thought that Xie Chan smiled bitterly: "Everyone, who can guarantee that there will not be another Cui Gong in Cheshi City at this time? There are not a few people from the Western Regions who have connections with Qiuci!"
Only then did everyone's expressions change.
Careful work!
That’s right!
The Qiuci army must have known about the weak situation in Cheshi's city, so they sent troops over.