"Comrades of the brave camp, this guy is a villain who was captured by Duke Dong himself. You should not stay here... If he escapes, he will inevitably hurt you..." Xu Huang said,
The surrounding soldiers of the Heroic Battalion looked at each other. Soon, the place was deserted. Xu Huang found the best place, sat down, and began to eat the leg of lamb in his hand carelessly.
"Hey, this is really delicious!"
Dong Zhuo rested for a day, and the next day, he and Gongsun Zan went to see the Kushan general. The general was locked in a prison alone, guarded by several soldiers from the Heroic Battalion. Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan walked in, and the soldiers
They quickly bowed to each other and got out of the way. The two walked to the cell. Nijala was forcibly stripped of his armor. Gongsun Zan was afraid that he would freeze to death, so he threw him a woolen felt coat.
At this time, he was huddled in his felt clothes, shivering, and his face was ashen. Obviously, he still couldn't adapt to the cold here. Seeing him like this, Dong Zhuo smiled disdainfully, waved his hand, and called a
The merchant, this merchant knew the Kushan language, so Dong Zhuo asked him to help him interrogate him. When the Kushan general heard that someone could communicate with him in the Kushan language, he looked particularly excited and said hurriedly
What are you wearing?
"what did he say?"
"He said he hoped the general would forgive him and let him go. His family was very rich and could redeem him."
Dong Zhuo laughed and said: "Then let him talk about the current war situation in Guishuang..."
Dong Zhuo interrogated for a long time and then left with Gongsun Zan. He ignored Nijiala's cry and walked out of the prison. Gongsun Zan then said: "Dong Gong, King Liule means to execute him..."
"oh?"
"The late King Liule died in the battle..."
"Well, I understand..." Dong Zhuo nodded, and then said: "Bogui, we can't stay here for too long... Find those merchants who have been to Kushan and let them lead the way...
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"Dong Gong is going to attack Guishuang?"
"I can't go to war rashly without the emperor's order. I'm just preparing to station in the border area. In this way, as soon as the emperor's order comes, we can quickly send troops... Moreover, we also need to understand the situation on the Kushan side.
The situation... After all, the prisoner has been away for several months. No one knows what the situation is there now... Therefore, we must rely on you..."
"Here you go!"
On that day, Dong Zhuo led his army to set off. The army gathered in front of the city gate. Gongsun Zan led the brave camp and took several rescued young merchants to open the way ahead. Dong Zhuo waited for a long time and looked at the empty seats on the side. He was a little unhappy.
He asked: "Where is Cao Mengde? Why doesn't he come??" He waited for a while and then saw Cao Cao hurriedly coming.
"I'm late for something, Mr. Dong, please forgive me."
"Huh!" Dong Zhuo snorted coldly. This guy didn't come to the banquet yesterday. He couldn't be seen all day long, and he didn't know what he was doing. If it weren't for the emperor's order, he would have dealt with this guy long ago.
, Dong Zhuo ignored him and ordered the army to move forward. Cao Cao mounted his horse and followed behind. As he was walking, a soldier carrying a flag came to Cao Cao's side.
When Cao Cao saw it, he couldn't help being shocked and asked: "Hua Xiaowei? How did you..."
"No problem, ahem, this is Dong Gong's order. He saw that I was strong and handsome, so he asked me to carry the flag... By the way, I haven't seen Cao Gong these days. Why is this?
Busy?"
"I went to see the prisoners of war, those Kushan soldiers..."
"What's so good about them? They can be defeated by the brave camp... As soon as my army arrives, all the strength of his country will be useless!" Hua Xiong said with a smile. Cao Cao shook his head and said: "The captain can't speak like that, they are so powerful
They were defeated because of the cold weather. They are not suitable for this climate. If we are fighting in Kushan, we must not underestimate the enemy. Those who underestimate the enemy will be easily defeated."
"Then what did you see, Mr. Cao?"
"They are very docile and have no intention of resisting... I can't tell. In short, they are very different from us. Even if they are defeated, they should not look like this. They are all imprisoned in the west of the city, surrounded by soldiers.
There was no hostility in their eyes. After I passed by, they even respected me and obeyed my orders..."
"I slept alone in the prisoner of war camp for one night, but nothing happened... It was so docile and scary..."
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I really can't understand this."
"Perhaps, they are timid? Just like the brave camp??"
"No, it's not timid..." Cao Cao really couldn't say it and could only shake his head.
............
In Luoyang, Taiwei Jia Xu was walking in the north of the city. Under the guidance of a Taixue scholar, he walked towards the residence of the Kushan prince. He just made some inquiries about the Kushan prince.
After a while, someone proposed himself and wanted to take the Taiwei to look for him. This Prince of Kushan was quite famous in the Imperial Academy. He even served as a wine sacrificer and taught Confucian classics.
This is really incredible. After arriving in Luoyang, a prince of Guishang actually became the priest of Taixue, the highest university. However, he had profound attainments in Confucian classics and could indeed be regarded as a great scholar. Just because he was still a great scholar.
He has no works handed down from generation to generation, so he cannot be called a great master. Despite this, students in Taixue respected him.
Under the leadership of his students, Jia Xu rushed to the door of his mansion.
Although his mansion was built in the north of the city, it was neither luxurious nor too big. When the student resigned, Jia Xu walked up and knocked on the door.
After waiting for a while, a servant came forward and opened the door.
"Excuse me, I'd like to announce that Taiwei Jia Xu is coming to visit."
After hearing this, the servant did not dare to be rude, opened the door, stood aside respectfully, and ordered another person to go and inform the master of the family. Jia Xu only waited for a moment, and then he saw the Kushan prince Nishejia.
Wearing the robe of a Confucian scholar, but with a full beard and a pair of deep eyes, the gangsterism on his body was hidden. He bowed to Jia Xu and said, "Meet the Taiwei."
"There's no need to be polite. I hope you won't be surprised by the sudden disturbance."
Nisejia led Jia Xu into the house, and the two of them sat down on their knees facing each other.
The two of them chatted for a while as usual. From his words, Jia Xu discovered that he was a moral man with a great Confucian mentality, quite like Kang Chenggong. In his words, he was modest and courteous, quoted from classics, and was neither humble nor overbearing.
Jia Xu talked about Kushan in a calm manner, and Nisejia frowned. Although he still did not say it directly, Jia Xu could still feel that this person did not seem to want to talk about Kushan.
"This time, I came to disturb you because I have something important to tell you..."
"Oh, I am from the countryside. I don't know what is important. Do you need to tell me?"
"I know your identity. Nowadays, there is civil strife in Guishang and wars are raging. The war has spread to our western region..."
"Mr. Taiwei... Such important matters should be discussed and dealt with by the important ministers of the country. I don't know why you want to talk to me?" Nishekjia interrupted Jia Xu's words. Jia Xu was not angry. He shook his head. The leader said: "The people have suffered from wars, countless casualties, it is difficult to make a living, and mourning is everywhere. Don't you just ignore it?"
Nisejia hesitated for a moment and said: "In that case, Taiwei Gong should send someone to assist Guishang to quell the civil strife and stabilize the situation. What do you want from me?"
"It's just because of you!" Jia Xu stood up, looked at Nisejia, and said angrily: "There was civil strife in Guishan. Many princes opposed the King of Kushan in the name of supporting you. The king, your nephew, is extremely stupid, harms the people, and has many evil behaviors. The great legacy left by brother Jun will be destroyed by him. This is not a problem for me as a big man. However, there is civil strife in Guishang, and rebels invade the Western Regions. , harming my Han people!!"
"I heard that you are a well-educated scholar and a talented person, so I came here thinking that I could help you. Unexpectedly, you have such an attitude. In this case, I no longer have any sympathy, so I ordered the soldiers Go to Guishuang, wipe out the rebels and the King of Guishuang in one fell swoop, kill him and leave no one alive!!" After Jia Xu finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the gate.
Nisejia looked at Jia Xu in confusion as he walked out of the door. When he saw him coming to the door, he suddenly stood up and shouted: "Jia Gong!" Jia Xu turned his back to him, smiled, turned around, and looked at He asked: "What else is there?"
"I... would like to help, but I don't know how to help?"
Walking out of Nisejia's mansion, Jia Xu was thinking in his mind that he should go to the Western Regions. Only by staying there could he complete his inner plan. In Luoyang, he could command Dong Zhuo through letters. That reckless I will definitely mess up the matter. In addition, almost all of Kushan's current military strength is concentrated in Marakanda, and Dong Zhuo only has 30,000 men under his command.
It is easy to make mistakes, so it is best to let Sun Jian go together. The northern and southern armies can be combined into one place, with a total of 60,000 people. There should be no problem. In addition, a group of students must be brought with them to establish an army in Guishang. As a springboard, the Western Regions need a large number of talents. At least, every country should have a talented prime minister.
Jia Xu never delays in doing anything. The next day, he took everyone to the Western Regions. He only reported these things to the emperor. The emperor did not think much and directly gave Jia Xu full responsibility for these important military matters. , as the Taiwei, Jia Xu could handle it alone without informing the officials. In the temple, even Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi did not know what Jia Xu was planning.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo's army gathered at the border between Han Dynasty and Guishang. There were no people settled here, only some wild livestock. In the north, there was Kangju, a great country in the Western Regions. In the east, there was Congling, and in the south there were snow mountains. , endless as far as the eye can see, after Dong Zhuo gathered here, King Kangju sent someone to ask if he needed Kangju's help.
In the Western Regions, whenever the Protectorate takes action, it will summon soldiers from the Western Regions countries to act together. Therefore, Kang Ju asked, but Dong Zhuo still rejected their good intentions. The Western Regions countries, if Dong Zhuo wanted to, could also gather them. A strong force of 30,000 to 40,000 troops was sent out, but this would bring a lot of trouble to the commander, not to mention that there was a language barrier between these countries and there were still conflicts.
After the army was stationed, Dong Zhuo called Gongsun Zan that night.
"Bogui, without the emperor's order, I can't enter Kushan territory rashly, but you can enter in the name of searching for business travelers. You take those merchants and go to the bird's place to explore and see if there is any
The battle is still going on. Have the rebels been eliminated? In addition, you also need to take note of the surrounding terrain, troop distribution... and the distribution of surrounding villages... These are very important, and you must complete..."
"If you are pursued by thieves, you will lure them here..."
"Never engage in battle with the enemy!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Dong, I, the brave camp, will never fight the enemy!"