Subati was still getting older, but after chatting with Niseka for a while, he felt a little sleepy. Niseka quickly took him to rest.
After they left, Zhang Da truthfully told Jia Xu and Dong Zhuo what Subati said. Dong Zhuo heard this and almost jumped up with excitement. He widened his eyes and looked at Jia Xu beside him. There was no need to say more.
He said that Jia Xu knew what he was thinking in his heart. Jia Xu frowned and said: "Although he speaks like this, we can't completely trust him...Maybe he was sent by the King of Kushan to deliberately confuse us.
..."
"Whether it's the river or the mountain passes in the north, we can't let down our guard..." Jia Xu said, Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "However, if the north is really providing food and supplies for the army, then now it is time to attack Huazizimo
This is the best time. As long as their food and fodder are destroyed, no matter how many armies he gathers, he will not be able to enter Sogdia."
Jia Xu thought for a moment and said: "It is better to be cautious. Guan Xiaowei once sent a letter that there is only a narrow mountain pass in the northern valley, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we enter rashly, the enemy will block the exit.
, I am afraid that we will suffer a catastrophe. Before we are sure of this matter, we must not rush to send soldiers into Huazizimo..."
Since Jia Xu spoke like this, Dong Zhuo couldn't say anything more and nodded in agreement.
Subati rested for a day. When he got up the next day, there were no soldiers around. There was only a slave, a Kushan, who came to serve him. He did not stay long before he went to see Nisaka.
, the two of them entered the study room, and there was no one else there. Subati was still a little surprised by this situation. He did not expect that the Han generals could have such trust in Niseka.
"Prince, tell me the truth. Did the Han generals kidnap you?"
Niseka shook his head and said: "I also have some reputation in the Han Dynasty. They can't hold me hostage. I came here voluntarily..."
"Why?!" Subati couldn't understand.
"I don't want to see the people here in ruins. The original rebellion affected the merchants of the Han Dynasty. This made the emperor particularly angry and sent elites from the north and south to attack. If I didn't come, I'm afraid this place would have become ruins. The rebels killed the merchants. That
The skinny general was the military commander of the Han Dynasty, called Jia Xu, and he ruled... Forget it, you don't understand, he is a very vengeful person..."
"Alas, I wrote a lot of letters to the king's nephew, but I couldn't send them to him. In fact, as long as he can admit his mistake to Jia Xu, the war can be avoided, and the people on both sides will not suffer this disaster.
...It's just that I don't know how to convince him..." Nisekya said seriously, he sighed, and then said: "The ministers in the Han Dynasty are also unwilling to go to war..."
Subati listened, nodded, and said: "You are right, since the new king came to the throne, he has not implemented any good governance... In fact, several small princes wanted to rebel, and he directly ordered these places to be abandoned
, thinking that these places will only drag down the empire and be of no benefit to the empire. The money spent by the empire to raise soldiers there can be used to build a new palace...or a pure gold statue..."
Subati smiled bitterly and said: "We veterans have warned us many times, but it has no effect. It would be great if you could succeed him and become the king of Kushan..."
"The king of Kushan...has no virtue and does not hold a high position. I don't have that kind of virtue..." Nisekya said, and then asked: "Yesterday you said that the Kushan army gathered to prepare to cross the river to fight. Is that true?
Really?"
"Of course it is true. The general of the Han Dynasty wrote a letter to him and humiliated him, which made him extremely angry. He vowed to wash away the shame. He mobilized an army of more than 40,000 people from the south.
There are many troops, I can’t count how many there are, and the ships almost fill the entire Daxia River... If you intend to ask the Han army to help you seize the king’s power, just tell the Han army this news and let them
be prepared."
Nishejia frowned and said, "They already knew it, why do I need to tell them again? I don't want to see this war..." He closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking in his heart, and he stood there
He got up and asked Subati to rest here temporarily, then went to find Jia Xu.
When Jia Xu saw him coming in, he was not surprised at all and sat facing him.
"Jia Gong, I want to go to the other side of the river..." Niseka said.
Jia Xu was stunned and asked: "Are you going to return to Guishang?"
"That's not the case, Kushan, the one who gave birth to me, the big man, who raised me. I can't sit back and watch the war between the two countries. There will be casualties and casualties in the battle. I can't bear it. I am willing to go to Kushan and make the King of Kushan apologize for the story.
, avoid the war..." Niseka said solemnly.
"Oh? Apologize? Can you convince your nephew to give up the war?"
"I don't know...but, compared to the general, I am his biggest worry. If I use myself as a threat to make him give up the war, even to kill me, he will give up the war. Although my nephew, although
He is irritable and ignorant, but he has been trustworthy since he was a child...I am willing to trust him..." Nisekja said, looking at the hesitation on Jia Xu's face, he added:
"If I can protect millions of people from war with my own life, I will have nothing to fear."
"Well...Okay, I need to report this to Mr. Dong, so you can go back..." Jia Xu said, Nishekia stood up, bowed to him again, and then left the place. Jia Xu
Xu frowned and thought to himself, having Nisejia in his hands would have two benefits. One was that he could appease the people here, and the other was that he could be the successor to the Kushan royal power.
If it is sent to King Kushan, there is no doubt that King Kushan will kill this powerful contender.
Next, he will either withdraw his troops or continue his crusade.
If he withdraws his troops, Sogdia will have a chance to recover. Now through the hard work of these slaves, as long as Sogdia is given a year or two, Sogdia will be able to develop rapidly, and it will not be too difficult to be self-sufficient.
, if he does not withdraw his troops and continues to attack, his prestige in Kushan will definitely be greatly reduced, and the Han Dynasty will be able to continue the war against Kushan in the name of revenge for him.
Jia Xu thought carefully, and in the end, he still felt that something was wrong. The successor to the throne might play a better role in his own hands.
Later, in order to verify whether the news transmitted by Subati was correct, Jia Xu made some arrangements. The first was to monitor Subati. It seemed that no one was monitoring Subati. In fact, he was secretly monitoring
There were quite a few of his people, just wanting to see if he would reveal any clues. On the other hand, even Nishejia was the same and was under close surveillance by Jia Xu.
Sun Jian in the distance, including Guan Yu in the north, also received orders to conduct another reconnaissance of the enemy.
Gongsun Zan inspected the enemy's situation at the mountain pass in the north, and hurriedly returned to the garrison to inform Guan Yu that the situation in the north had changed. Standing at the mountain pass, he could hear the enemy's troop drills, and looking from the mountain wall, he could see many flags.
There were sounds, including many birds circling on the other side of the mountain, as if there was a large group of enemies on the other side. At night, you could still see billowing black smoke from when they lit fires for cooking.
In the south, there were no changes, and no ships were seen, as usual. However, Cao Cao, who was careful, discovered that the river had a tendency to rise, and according to the locals, there should not be any at this time.
Such a situation usually occurs during heavy rains in spring. After learning about this, Sun Jian quickly reported it to Dong Zhuo's camp.
When the river rises, it is very likely that enemy ships are gathering on this river, and too many ships are piled up on the river.
Dong Zhuo was already sure in his heart that the Kushan people were preparing to attack from the water. They had gathered many ships on the river, and the north was just their bluff. If they really wanted to attack from the north, they would not make such a move to let them go.
The Han army was well prepared. In other words, they were just pretending to attack the north so that they could allocate their forces to the north and then attack from the south!
He couldn't wait any longer and wanted to send an elite group of soldiers to the north to cut off the opponent's supply of food, grass and baggage.
Jia Xu still refused, but Dong Zhuo could hold on to his desire to make great achievements. After all, he was not a young man. He had been in the army for decades, starting from the time of Emperor Huan, and had gone through three generations of kings and fought countless battles. He knew that the most important battle was the most important thing.
He avoids eagerness for quick success, so he can stabilize his mind. However, most of the captains under his command are a little restless. They are still young, and they are more eager to obtain more military exploits!
Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu discussed for a long time, and finally decided not to rush to send troops to the north. If they send troops rashly, they may put the army at a disadvantage. It is best to send a scout into the north to explore the reality. In addition, it is necessary to send troops to the north.
Let the elite soldiers guard the outside and respond at any time. If anything goes wrong, fight immediately.
For this matter, Dong Zhuo asked Huang Zhong to stay in the camp while he and Jia Xu headed north to where Guan Yu was guarding.
When Dong Zhuo arrived with his army, Gongsun Zan, Guan Yu, and Hua Xiong came to greet him. Seeing Hua Xiong's honest smile, Dong Zhuo had a headache. Everyone entered the camp together.
After telling what happened and the plan he and Jia Xu had made, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan met everyone's gaze, stepped forward, bowed to Dong Zhuo, and said: "We are willing to explore the whereabouts of the enemy. However, if something unexpected happens, we hope that Dong Gong can provide quick support..."
"Don't worry, Bogui!"
The next day, Dong Zhuo's army arrived at the mountain pass, stopped and cut down the surrounding dense forests. These dense forests not only blocked everyone's sight, they even made it impossible for Dong Zhuo to camp here. After two or three days, most of the dense forests here were
After being cleared, Dong Zhuo set up camp here, and Gongsun Zan led the soldiers of the heroic camp, fully armed, across the mountain pass and entered Huacizimo.
Gongsun Zan was sitting at the front. The mountain pass here was narrow. He had no way to ride the horses. He could only let the horses go in front and drive the horses behind him. The group of people crossed the mountain pass like this. The more they walked forward, the more the mountain pass became.
It was open and Gongsun Zan then mounted his horse. However, he still moved forward one by one. Gongsun Zan was afraid that there would be a jam when he fled.
Gongsun Zan held a strong bow, looked around, and moved forward cautiously, feeling a little nervous.