In the 23rd year of Yankang, the war between the Han Dynasty and the Kushans entered a stalemate. Perhaps the Han Dynasty underestimated the Kushan commander before the war. More likely, the Han soldiers were not used to the soil and water here. Therefore, the Han generals
He also gradually calmed down. Before the war started, Sun Ce had arrogantly said that he would capture the King of Kushan within twenty days, but now, the war has continued for a year.
Zhang Liao led his soldiers to successfully outflank the northeastern part of Kushan and occupy it all the way. As a result, the main force of Kushan and the royal family were trapped in Fulousha City and Shiluotuo City. The King of Kushan lost the right to command external affairs, and the northern and southern armies
Cutting off their contact with the outside world was also a result of a series of arrangements made by the Han Dynasty in Kushan in the past. When Zhuge Liang's messenger rushed to Kushan and asked the King of Kushan to hand over the assassin, the King of Kushan was still lucky.
The Kushan King, also known as Vesutiva II, was called a greedy and untrustworthy king by the Kushan people at that time. His greatest achievement was that he forced his own uncle to death and killed himself.
Seven brothers and sisters. When he inherited the throne, he promised not to pursue any nobles who participated in the fight for the crown prince. However, when he came to the throne, he dealt with all these people one by one.
The reasons are also very strange. For example, the chief of the palace guard was hated by King Kushan because he supported the return of the prince from the Han Dynasty and allowed him to inherit the throne. This man was also a very loyal person. For generations, he had sworn to
To be loyal to King Kushan, you must not violate any of King Kushan's orders. King Kushan said he wanted to see how loyal he was, so he gave him an order.
He was asked to kill his two sons and give their hearts to him.
The captain of the guard killed his son and dedicated it to him.
The King of Kushan was still not satisfied and asked him to kill his wife, kill his beloved horse, and cut off his right arm.
The captain of the guard also did the same.
Finally, King Kushan smiled and gave an order. The last order was to kill his father. The captain of the guard committed suicide because he could not continue to complete the order. After he committed suicide, King Kushan angrily buried his body.
Hanging on the city wall, he believed that the captain of the guard was a disloyal guy and had violated his oath. What was even more annoying was that the captain of the guard had saved him many times.
The captain of the guard was called Nurpa, and his father was called Nusha.
It was such a madman who turned Kushan, a country with a population of tens of millions and a main force of 200,000, into what it is today. The nobles defected everywhere, and the soldiers' rations were deducted by him to build a huge palace.
, he asked an envoy who had been to the Han Dynasty to build him a Han Dynasty Luoyang City in Fulousha as his daily residence.
After he took charge of Kushan, there would be hundreds of uprisings every year. However, at this time, King Kushan was not stupid. He went to Nuxia, the general he deposed, in tears and told him that everything before was in the palace.
The chamberlain deceived him unintentionally, he hoped to save Kuishang for the sake of his friendship with the old king.
Under Vesudeva II's pleading, this old general who once served as the chief of the palace guard of Kanishaka I would still go to various places in Kushan again and again to put down the rebellion. Most of the time, the rebel soldiers and people,
After knowing that he was coming, he would throw away the weapons in his hands and surrender directly. You must know that Kanishaka I was a wise king of Kushan and the great-grandfather of Vesudev II.
This Kanishaka I was the founder and pioneer of the Kushan Empire, and he was also the greatest king of Kushan. When he was in power, he loved his people and valued talented people. That was the period when Kushan was most powerful.
In order to compete with Parthia for the benefits of the silk trade, in addition to vigorously developing sea routes to the Han Dynasty and land routes to the Han Dynasty via Daxia and Dawan, they also operated new trade routes that passed through Kangju and Khorezm and crossed the Caspian Sea to the west.
At that time, Kushan not only monopolized almost all the spice trade, but also occupied an important position in the silk trade. The economy was extremely developed and it monopolized the entire exchange and economic exchanges between the East and the West.
At the same time, he was also a king on horseback. He went on many foreign campaigns and brought the Kushan territory to its peak. He conquered the northern Kushan and defeated Parthia in the west. He even led the army to try to
The conquest of the Western Regions caused many small countries in the Western Regions to rush to recognize Guishang's suzerainty for fear of being destroyed by him. When he was in power, the strength of Guishang far exceeded that of Anxi. In terms of military strength, it had reached a point where it could compete with the Han Dynasty.
And Nuxia was his palace guard chief. It is said that Kanishaka I saw that this young man had different qualifications very early and promoted Nuxia, who was very stupid and not very bright at the time, to the palace guard.
In the position of chief, Nuxia also formally swore an oath to be loyal to the royal family for life. His children and grandchildren would all be loyal to the royal family and would not disobey the royal family's orders.
Nuxia fought with Kanishaka I all his life, but he did not show much strong qualifications. However, after the old king passed away and Vasishka succeeded to the throne, he showed his bravery and fought for another forty years.
Many years later, after Hubisaka, during the battle between Kushan and the Han Dynasty, the king felt that Nuxia's prestige was too high, so he stayed in the south.
In Kushan, the status of Kanishega I was roughly equivalent to that of Emperor Xiaokang in the Han Dynasty.
Nu Xia's status is roughly equivalent to that of Xing Zi'ang who lived into the Yankang period.
He has witnessed the glory of Kushan, and he is experiencing the destruction of Kushan.
Vesudeva II's oath was almost equivalent to nothing. Every time he begged the old general to quell the rebellion for him, but every time the old general's success always made him very afraid, he also thought about killing Nu.
Xia, but Nuxia had too many supporters, so he did not dare to act like this. No matter what kind of rebellion, the other party would surrender immediately when they saw Nuxia, hoping that the old general would kill him personally, which shows how much prestige he has.
And this old man has become the most powerful enemy that the Han Dynasty has faced at this moment. He is like a turtle, clinging to the city of Shiluosuo, resisting the attacks of the Han army again and again. The main force of the Han Dynasty
They were all dragged here. For a year, the Northern Army was unable to capture it, which made Guan Yu so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Shiluotuo City is like a purgatory, with corpses everywhere and blood everywhere. The old general has a smile on his face and always looks calm. Standing at the top of the city, many generals stand behind him. These people
, they were all his confidants, and they were the rebels he saved. It is ridiculous to say that in the end, those who defended Kushan against powerful enemies were actually some Kushan rebels and the veteran generals who made King Kushan most uneasy.
The old general squinted his eyes and looked at the Han army's camp. The number of the Han army seemed to be increasing continuously, but the materials and the number of soldiers in the city were unable to withstand such an intense siege. Nu Xia suddenly laughed.
, he said: "Great, look, the Han thieves have transferred a lot of farmers. This means that they don't have many soldiers anymore. They are just bluffing. They have come a long way, and their food supplies are gradually running out."
, we will win soon!"
Hearing his words, a glimmer of hope rose in the hearts of the Kushan soldiers again. They widened their eyes and looked at the old general. The old general was very confident, waved his hand and said: "After the war, I will definitely
I will personally give you a vast land. I will be the big lord there, and you will be the little lord! We can raise some black sheep..."
In the Han army camp opposite, Guan Yu and many Northern army generals were also discussing the war.
"We can't delay it any longer...Zhang Liao has already reported to Zhuge Linggong, hoping to concentrate the main force to attack Fulousha from the south. Zhuge Linggong has also gone to the Southern Army, saying that he will attack the southern territories of Guishang separately.
The occupation, in fact, is to examine whether Fulousha can be captured from the south..." Guan Yu said seriously. Among the many generals, Cao Zhang hesitated for a moment and then said:
"We have been unable to capture this place for a long time. It is inevitable to attack from the south..."
Guan Yu was not angry, he nodded, and just said: "If the person on the other side is not that old man, this is certainly possible, but in the current situation, if we concentrate our main force to the south, this old man will definitely cut off our food supply.
Tao, it is even possible to counterattack Gaofu City, imprison us in Kushan, and devour us..."
Hearing Guan Yu's words, Cao Zhang was immediately frightened. When he thought about it carefully, he realized that this was really the case. He quickly said: "The general must dissuade Duke Ling from issuing such an order!"
"Why are you panicking? Have I ever told you what is the most important thing about being a general?"
"Calm..."
"I don't believe Zhuge Linggong can't understand this. As for Zhang Liao, he has never dealt with this old man Nu Xia for such a long time, and he has crushed him all the way in the south, so he underestimated him.
..Your Majesty will not do this." Guan Yu said, stroking his beard, and said seriously: "In my opinion, the downfall of Guishang did not lie with Furousha, but with Nuxia. He was the only one.
If it dies, Kushan will truly perish."
"Then..." Everyone started thinking about it, but for a while there was no good solution.
"He is just like Lian Po from the pre-Qin period. Do you know how Lian Po was defeated?"
"He? He was replaced... Oh? What does General Guan mean??" Cao Zhang reacted immediately.
Guan Yu said with a smile: "Didn't Zhuge Linggong always have a voice in the Kushan royal family? In this case, it is better to do a small favor and spread rumors in Furousha. Nu Xia has been unable to defend himself.
The Han army was very happy that a large area of Kushan territory was captured. The Han army was not afraid of him, but the young people in the Kushan court..."
"I understand!" Cao Zhang said with a smile.
"We can't destroy the Great Wall of Kushan, so we have to let the King of Kushan destroy it himself..."