Nijala roared loudly, and the soldiers around him evaded in fear, "Whoosh!", and saw feather arrows shooting towards them like raindrops, and many people were directly penetrated through the body.
Under the protection of his personal guards, Nijala managed to save his life. In such a wind and snow, the power of bows and arrows was actually not great, and it was difficult to hit or injure him.
However, his enemies, that is, the extremely cunning Han army, did not intend to shoot accurately and injure many of them. They just continued to harass them from the flanks, galloped over, and rode together to shoot.
After a few rounds, see if they pursue you. If they pursue you, run away immediately. If they don't pursue you, continue to bend your bow and shoot arrows.
Having lived for more than forty years, Nijala has never seen such an army. Such an army is simply a disgrace. It never engages in direct combat. If it is pursued, it will escape. If it is not pursued, it will fight. He has also set up countless
I want to ambush them, but they are more timid than rabbits. As long as there is the slightest mistake, they will run away immediately and will never be greedy for military glory.
He even thought of a way to fake surrender, letting the soldiers tie him up, throwing away the bows and arrows in their hands, and went to surrender. The general on the opposite side did not even get off his horse, but shot a round of arrows at him, and then ran away.
disappeared....
And this damn weather was also against them. General Nijala and most of his soldiers were soldiers of the original King of Marakanda. After the King of Marakanda was captured, in order to survive,
They had no choice but to escape from Maracanda and Kushan. Some of them were still holding on to Maracanda. Thinking about it, they wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Fleeing from Kushan, they had only one direction to escape, towards the east. To the northeast was Kangju State. Kangju was one of the most powerful vassal states of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions. The Protectorate often used their soldiers.
In order to maintain affairs in the Western Regions, General Nijiala fled to the Western Regions with only more than 20,000 people. Naturally, he did not want to provoke Kang Ju. He heard that everyone in Kang Ju was a soldier, and the people could ride horses and shoot.
And in the due east, that is the Congling area. There is the Liule Kingdom here. Compared with Kangju, Liule is easier to deal with. So, in order to survive, he fled into the Congling, intending to conquer Liule.
, but they did not expect that the people here are fierce and unafraid of death. When the Lule people saw the Kushan people coming, not only were they not afraid, they even fought against Nijala head-on.
Nijala used 20,000 elite soldiers to fight against 3,000 people from the Liule Kingdom.
This battle completely changed Nijiala's view of the Han people. He met Han merchants and arrested many people. These people all looked like the wise men in Kushan. They were full of knowledge, but they looked like
They are not fierce. The Han people here are different. The Han people here are not only different in appearance from the Han people in the business trip, but also in character. When the battle breaks out, they wave their scimitars and roar before launching a charge.
Nijala was almost killed by the formation. Fortunately, although these people were fierce, they didn't know much about battle formations. They just kept charging. Nijala mobilized his troops to surround them and fought for nearly three hours.
, Nijala had just won, but it was also a tragic victory. Once the gate of Lule City was closed, he had no way to attack the city, and there were still people in the city defending the city.
He could only cut off Liule's connection with the interior of the Western Region, as well as Kangju and other countries, and start plundering in the Congling area. The first target of plundering was naturally the businessmen traveling in foreign trade.
Unexpectedly, the gods did not help them this time. There was a heavy snowfall suddenly. Snow would fall in Malakanda, but the king of Malakanda of this generation was the cousin of the King of Kushan, and his territory was in Uhayana. Because he was dissatisfied with King Kushan, he was seized of territory and sealed in Malakanda. Therefore, the soldiers who followed him to Malakanda had never seen the wind and snow.
They came wearing short clothes and cloth armor. As a result, they were helpless in such a blizzard. They had never suffered such cold. Nearly a hundred people had frozen to death, and they were wearing the same clothes as them. The Han army was able to gallop with their horses in such wind and snow. The Kushan soldiers were shivering with cold and could no longer lift their swords.
Coupled with the pursuit of the Han troops in the rear.
These people, at first, only made Nijiala feel a little bored. Their harassment did not have much effect. However, as time passed, the blow they brought to Nijiala became more and more serious. Heavy, the soldiers marched shivering in the ice and snow, and had to face their endless harassment and attacks.
As long as any soldiers are left alone and fall to the rear, they will be immediately besieged and killed.
They often harassed them from the flanks, trying to cut off their formation and tear them apart, and they did. After the Kushan soldiers tore apart their formation, the entire army became four or five branches, and the front and rear could not be connected. The order was terminated and could no longer be transmitted to the entire army.
Under such difficult circumstances, the Kushan people slowly set off towards Malakanda, and Nijala was also annoyed by his hasty decision. How could he have imagined that the environment here was so bad. Previously, They pursued the business travelers and when they reached the desert, they were frightened and fled quickly, with no intention of crossing the desert and marching further north in the Western Region.
And the snow and wind all over the sky made it impossible for them to stay in the south.
I don’t know how long I walked. Seeing that the number of soldiers around me was gradually decreasing and their condition was getting worse and worse. Nijala became increasingly anxious. At this speed, they had no chance of escaping from the Western Region. They had no chance of winning. If they kept driving like this, Sooner or later, he will die on the road... We can't continue marching, we must find a way...
Nijala turned his head and looked behind him.
In the distance, in the snow and wind, you can vaguely see a group of people, holding horses, looking at them with eager eyes. You have already reached this situation. Are they still waiting, or are they not ready to attack?
Nijala lamented and shouted: "Stop!"
His roar could not be heard in the wind and snow. The soldiers reminded and informed one by one, and then stopped. Nijala looked at the soldiers around him. He rushed to the Western Region with more than 20,000 brothers. , I was still dreaming of a king in my heart, but now I am fine. Haha, at a glance, I wonder if there are still five thousand people under my command.
He looked at the army in the distance and slowly knelt down in the wind and snow. He took off the long sword from his waist and threw it to the front. Seeing his appearance, the Kushan soldiers knelt down one after another. , no one asked Nijiala why he wanted to surrender, and no one was unyielding.
From a distance, Gongsun Zan looked at them and saw that they were all motionless. He was confused and moved a little closer. Only then did he see that all the soldiers were kneeling on the ground, facing him. At every turn, Gongsun Zan stared at them, laughed, and said: "They surrendered!"
"Captain! They may be pretending to surrender. Let's take a look again!"
"That's fine."
Nijala knelt on the ground, and there was no feeling in both knees. He raised his head and looked at the army in the distance with grief and anger. Isn't surrender even allowed??!
When Nijala couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to ask the surrounding soldiers to help him up, the Han general riding a horse walked up to them. The general lowered his head and looked down at him. Nijala was speechless. He did not understand their words. All he could do was slowly lower his head and stop resisting. Gongsun Zan waved his hand and asked the soldiers to tie them up and return to the original route.
When Dong Zhuo's army had just walked out of the desert and was in a state of disarray, they saw Gongsun Zan head on.
Gongsun Zan led a dozen soldiers and rode horses, waiting in front.
The first person to see Gongsun Zan was Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong led him to visit Dong Zhuo. When Gongsun Zan arrived at the central army, he saw a tired-looking Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was reprimanding the two captains. I don't know what happened to the two men. This angered him, so Gongsun Zan came and paid homage: "I pay my respects to Duke Dong!"
Dong Zhuo was startled and turned his head.
"Bo Gui?" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and quickly got off his horse and ordered the whole army to repair. He took Gongsun Zan and sat down. Another soldier handed him strong wine. Dong Zhuo took a big sip and felt that his body was a little warm. After giving it to Gongsun Zan, who also took a bite, Dong Zhuo quickly asked: "Have those thieves not fled the Western Regions yet?"
"Dong Gong, I have led my troops to defeat them and captured nearly 7,000 people alive. No one can escape. Their generals are now imprisoned in the Liule Kingdom by me..." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
For some reason, Dong Zhuo was not overjoyed when he heard the good news of this victory. He was surprised at first, and then frowned and was silent for a long time. The soldiers around him were also the same, with some depression on their faces. Gongsun Zan did not react. , asked with some confusion: "Dong Gong, what's wrong??"
"Hey, what else can happen? You have robbed Dong Gong of his military glory. He can no longer become a lieutenant. You are just a scout in the army. If you don't find out the news, what kind of war are you going to fight?"
"Shut up!" Dong Zhuo turned his head suddenly, and Hua Xiong quickly closed his mouth, coughed, and his eyes wandered.
Dong Zhuo looked at Gongsun Zan in front of him and said with a smile: "Bogui, this guy has such a temper. Don't blame..." Gongsun Zan shook his head and said: "Dong Gong, I know your ambition. As a general who conquered the west, the success of the victory must belong to Dong Gong. He is among the three Dukes, so I think it is worry-free!"
There was a trace of hesitation on Dong Zhuo's face, but just a moment later, he laughed and said: "You can kill enemy generals, that's your ability, what does it have to do with me, I want to be a captain, but I also Disdainful and robbing the military glory of my subordinates! Let's go to Liule!" Dong Zhuo raised his army again and set off towards Liule. Gongsun Zan followed Dong Zhuo, and the two chatted cordially.
"Where are the merchants? Have you found them all?"
"No, there are more than 4,000 people in total. Now, I have only found more than 2,000 people. The rest of them, as well as their goods, are missing. I think they are still in Kushan. The business travelers have not left Kushan yet. They were attacked, and half of the people fled to the Western Regions..."
"Well...if they are in Guishang, it's hard to say. We have to fight. However, it depends on the emperor... If I rashly go to war with Guishang for some merchants and affect trade, it's hard for the emperor to say If you still blame me, I won't have any Taiwei!" Dong Zhuo said with a smile, Gongsun Zan nodded and said: "However, according to the emperor's character, he will probably send us to ask for merchants..."
"Well..." Dong Zhuo nodded and narrowed his eyes.
"That's good. When we receive the emperor's order, we will go to Kushan. When the time comes, no matter whether he hands over the merchants or not, we will directly beat him and bring back thousands of prisoners. Don't you get your military exploits, Mr. Dong?" ?”
"Here comes someone! Pull this guy down and chop him down!!!"