The King of Kushan, Vesudeva II, is sitting in the palace at the moment, listening to Jin Chong telling him some remarks in the palace. Vesudeva is thin and has no imperial demeanor. Of course, he was not like this before.
, a year ago, he was still a tall and handsome king with extraordinary appearance. It was this good appearance that allowed him to stand out among the royal children and became the King of Kushan.
However, a year ago, he could no longer maintain such an imperial demeanor. The Han army invaded because an assassin went to assassinate the commander-in-chief of the Han army. At first, he still liked this assassin better and talked about it everywhere.
, this assassin did something that the Kushan people thought of but did not dare to do. He was very afraid of the Han army, but did not feel much of a threat.
The biggest threat still comes from Nuxia, he thinks so.
However, the development of the matter was unexpected. It took only a few days for the Han army to break through Gaofu City, which Vesuthiva thought was indestructible. This suddenly shattered all Vesutheva's illusions and wanted to conquer the city.
You know, before the war started, he also fantasized about defeating the Han army to enhance his prestige and get rid of Nuxia, but before he could finish all of this, Gaofu had already become the headquarters of the Han army.
Vesutiva immediately panicked. On the one hand, he hurriedly ordered soldiers from all over the country to be sent to Fulusa to protect the king. On the other hand, he cursed Nuxia vigorously. The Han army captured Gaofu so easily. All of this...
It was his fault, and Nuxia deserved death. However, he still did not order Nuxia to commit suicide because there was only such a general in the empire.
He was very nervous, and the Han army still sent an envoy, giving him three months to hand over the assassin, so that this war could be avoided. Of course, many people told him not to believe this. The Han army was like this
How could the army retreat after a large-scale expedition? The best way is to stabilize the Han army, then entangle the country's military, and drive the Han army out together with Nu Xia as the commander.
If Nusha had not been mentioned, Vesudev might have agreed to these memorials.
But since the petitioner mentioned Nusha, Vesudeva had to think about it and hand over all the soldiers in the country to Nuxia? Vesudeva felt that he was not crazy yet, so he decisively rejected these petitions.
, began to search for this assassin everywhere, and denounced this assassin all day long. The assassin brought disaster to Kuishang!
However, just when he was looking for assassins, the Han army raided Gandhara, Shekara and other areas, and continued to attack, approaching Fulusa. At this time, Vesutiva realized that the Han army
They just wanted to stabilize themselves. Their purpose was to destroy Kushan. Only then did he remember to recruit all the people in Kushan to participate in the war. Kushan had tens of millions of people, so he was still afraid of these 100,000 or so people.
The Han army?
However, when he gave the order, Fulousha's connection with the south had been cut off. He had previously mobilized a large number of troops to enter Fulousha. As a result, many important places were left empty without defenders. The Han army was
Like a broken bamboo, the connection between the royal city and the local area was directly cut off. Vesudeva's orders could no longer be transmitted, and she could only maintain contact with Nusha.
During this year, he did not know the situation outside. Only some fleeing people came from outside to inform them of the situation outside. The Han army had occupied all the areas in Kushan. Only he and Nuxia were still there.
Resistance, this is what he heard now. The commander-in-chief of the Han army was too cunning. He relied on false reports of the surrender of the royal city and the demise of Kushan, and occupied a large area of Kishang without any losses.
The outcome seems to be somewhat clear.
Under such circumstances, Vesudev, who became increasingly uneasy, heard new news, including that Nu Xia had proclaimed himself king or was about to surrender to the Han army. In short, all these news came from Nu Xia.
In Xia, a large number of refugees and fleeing nobles said that Nuxia had proclaimed himself the king of Kushan and even announced that he was dead.
This made Vesutiva very panicked. Now that he is hiding in his palace all day long, the situation in Fulusa is gradually becoming chaotic. Various rumors are flying everywhere, even though Nusha has already sent someone to explain the situation.
Don't believe these rumors easily, Kushan will definitely win, but this cannot drive away the haze that has been covering Fulousha.
"What should we do next...send someone to replace Nuxia?" King Guishang asked with some uneasiness. His favorite minister stood aside and could not give any decent suggestions. His favorite of the pre-Qin Dynasty
His ministers had already been executed by him. In these days, the more uneasy the King of Kushan became, the faster his favored ministers changed. He killed them at will, so that no one was willing to serve as his bodyguard or close attendant.
Sometimes, he would even lead his guards to carry out some massacres in the royal city at will to vent his anger and uneasiness. Such actions made Fulousha increasingly chaotic, and the Kushan empire gradually declined.
On the verge of destruction, the favored minister did not dare to say anything more. King Kushan was becoming more and more cruel these days, and he did not know whether his words would bring death to him.
King Kushan looked at him coldly and said: "My most beloved minister, he actually asked me to replace Nu Xia and let Mo Ren Se Ni take over. Hahaha, does he really think I am stupid? He
He was a spy sent by the Han army, so I killed him. After him, I also killed many people because they always talked nonsense, either against Nuxia or something else, and could not give anything.
A good suggestion comes..."
"They all accepted money from the Han army... This is betrayal!" King Kushan shouted angrily.
Favorite minister, no, we can no longer call him a favorite minister. This position is a close minister, similar to the Han Dynasty's Shizhongling. He serves the king all day long and serves as the king's adviser, because most of this position is occupied by the king's confidants.
He came to serve as a favored minister and was also called a favored minister. However, now he is no longer a favored minister trusted by the king. In these three months alone, he has become the fourteenth minister who has taken office.
"Today, you must also give me a suggestion. If you say it well, I will spare your life. If you say it badly..." King Kushan sneered, and the ministers were horrified.
Looking at him, I was thinking about how to say it. Among the previous ministers, some took money from the Han army to persuade the King of Kushan to replace Nuxia, and some persuaded the king to delegate power to Nuxia and send the soldiers of the royal city to
Also handed over to him.
But no matter how much they tried to persuade them, they could not avoid death.
So, how should he answer to avoid ending up like his predecessors? Sweat broke out on the forehead of the near minister. Seeing his delay in speaking, the Kushan King gradually became angry and was about to speak and execute him. The minister was about to kill him.
He quickly came to his senses and said hastily: "King, there is only one way now."
"Oh? What else can you say?" Sure enough, when he said this, the king immediately became interested, with hope in his eyes, and pulled him to his side and asked him to sit down.
However, he could only give it a try. No matter how he said it or not, he would inevitably die. The minister said seriously: "Does the king think that the current army can compare with the Han army?"
"This..." King Kushan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "The soldiers I summoned to the royal city have been saying they want to go home all day long. They have no morale, and they complain every day, and even can only
Send soldiers from the royal city to supervise them. Nuxia's place is full of rebels. They stay behind closed doors and have no fighting ability..."
King Kushan still saw it very clearly.
"Then what do you think, Your Majesty, are our chances of winning in the war with the Han?"
At this moment, the King of Guishuang seemed unhappy. He frowned and asked, "Do I want to ask you, or do you want to ask me? Do you have any suggestions?" The ministers did not dare to continue.
Asked, stood up and said loudly: "In my opinion, there is no chance of winning the war between Kushan and Dahan. Kushan will be destroyed not far away!"
"You!! Presumptuous!!" King Guishuang was furious. He pointed at the minister in front of him and almost broke his teeth. He said angrily: "Could it be that you also want to insult your king before you die? I will
It will make your life worse than death!" Seeing the appearance of King Kushan, the minister seemed to understand something. He shook his head quickly and said: "Your Majesty, I don't mean to insult you, nor do I want to blame you for the defeat.
on the body."
"The defeat was only because the Han Dynasty was too powerful...it's not our fault."
"The best way now is to surrender to the Han Dynasty. I think that instead of waiting for the Han Dynasty to break through the city wall and capture us, it is better to surrender earlier. I heard that the kings who surrendered to the Han Dynasty in the past are now
After the war, if you continue to hold your position, you can still eat and drink, and will not be killed. However, they will not harm anyone who has contributed to the Han Dynasty..."
After hearing the words of his close minister, King Guishang was not as angry as before. He hesitated for a long time and then asked: "The sin of the war is not mine, right?"
"Yes, if Guishang hadn't lost northern Guishang before, and watched the Han army stationed in the north of Guishang, how could we have today's defeat?" The minister asked, in fact, in his heart,
, but you are extremely contemptuous of this king. How is this not your fault? As long as you let Nuxia be the commander-in-chief of the country, the Han army would not be able to occupy so many areas in one year!
Even they can't even enter Gaofu!
However, the ministers did not dare to express these thoughts in their hearts. They kept persuading the Kushan King to surrender, and said that the outcome of the war was a dead end. The reason for the defeat was definitely not with them. The Kushan King had been worried for a whole year.
, as if he had found his backbone at this moment, he grabbed the arm of the close minister and said: "You go to see the commander-in-chief of the Han army for me. If he can guarantee my future glory and wealth, I am willing to surrender!"