In the Hannan Army camp south of Fulousha, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Liao were looking at the map in front of them. The war during this period had completely demonstrated the style of the Southern Army. Lieutenant Lu led a group of troops and captured all the way.
Arriving at the southernmost coastal area of Kushan, he declared that Kushan was dead along the way, wooed the local nobles and powerful men, and marched at the fastest speed.
Sun Ce led an army to attack the southeast. It was said that he had connected with the Yangzhou Navy. Zhou Yu of the Overseas Prefecture also led the Yangzhou Navy to fight with the Kushan Navy and successfully landed from the south. As for Ma Chao,
These generals were chasing the troops of the fiercely opposing nobles in the south. The entire Guishan, except for the Fulousha area of the royal city, had been occupied and pacified by the Han monarch.
Originally, Zhang Liao thought that this was a bit risky, because many generals were sent out to capture the city. If the royal city went out to attack at this time, it might ruin the current good situation. However, Zhuge Liang swore to him that the royal city would never attack.
Out of his trust in Zhuge Liang, Zhang Liao boldly carried out this risky move.
Sure enough, as Zhuge Liang said, Guishang had no intention of leaving the city to attack. Even after Zhuge Liang deliberately made the other party aware that the number of soldiers on his side had decreased, the other party became more cautious and even refused to attack the refugees.
Accepted, perhaps because the blow Zhuge Liang gave them during this period was too great. Under Zhuge Liang's various plans, the Kushan parties were full of loopholes and were no match for them at all.
But at this moment, they are facing the most difficult moment. Most areas in Guishan have been pacified, but the Han army has also spent a lot of money. In this damn place, the Han army's supplies can't keep up. Here
The roads in the Han Dynasty were too bad. The roads in the countryside of the Han Dynasty were much smoother than the so-called main roads here. The national treasury was also in urgent need. Liu Ba's letters were full of pleas, hoping that Zhuge Liang could end the war as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty... this royal city is really solidly built and has a lot of troops. If we attack rashly, we will probably have to mobilize the troops from the south, which will cause the already pacified south to fall into turmoil again. Moreover, there is Nuxia
The old thief failed to kill him... he may counterattack at any time... Your Majesty, what should we do?" Zhang Liao asked with a frown.
He didn't even realize that he was now really dependent on Zhuge Liang, just because in this war, Zhuge Liang told everyone what the art of war was, from the initial collection of information to the subsequent reasons for starting the war.
, to instigate rebellion against the nobles in Gaofu City, to stabilize King Kushan, and unexpectedly cut off the connection between the royal city and the rest of the region, and then to force the south to surrender by publicizing the news that King Kushan was dead.
Even now, he continues to let some refugees into the royal city, announcing that Nuxia is king and the Kushans are completely destroyed, etc., to undermine the morale of the royal city. Zhuge Liang has made several plans, one after another, and the poor Kushan people themselves
I didn’t even understand how it could happen so fast. Even if I was traveling on a regular basis, it would still take more than a year to walk from Gaofu City to Windya Mountain!!
Zhuge Liang was extremely sensitive to the war situation, and at the same time he had a long-term vision. The marching strategy he set was truly extraordinary, and convinced generals like Zhang Liao and Guan Yu. At the same time, he was still responsible for the logistics work of the Han army.
It can be said that in the past, all the affairs of Xiao He, Han Xin and Zhang Liang were handled by him alone.
Therefore, after realizing the difficulty of conquering the royal city, the first thing Zhang Liao thought of was whether Zhuge Linggong had any good strategies to solve the current situation. Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and then said: "General Guan previously proposed a plan to let
The King of Kushan replaced Nuxia, but this King of Kushan was not that stupid. He actually killed the spy we arranged..."
"It is unlikely that he will replace Nuxia. However, we can also find flaws in the defenders of the royal city. These people were forcibly recruited to defend the royal city a year ago. Their hometowns have been destroyed.
To break through, we can call some people from the south, find their families, and persuade them to surrender. If they can be persuaded, the royal city will be broken without attacking. If they can't be persuaded, the King of Guishang will definitely be afraid of these foreign soldiers. When the time comes, they will
Conflict broke out..."
"This is the best time for us to attack the city..." Zhuge Liang said slowly. Zhang Liao was overjoyed, slapping his thighs and shouting with a smile: "That's how it should be!" Zhang Liao hurriedly walked out and was about to go.
After sending people to the south to bring back some people, Zhuge Liang sat in the camp and continued to look at the map in front of him. Now that Guishan had been almost pacified, only the royal city remained.
And he also personally looked at the situation in Guishang. Indeed, it is very suitable for farming. However, these Kushan people do not understand farming technology, and the farming technology is very backward. This land is now in the hands of the Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang
I feel that this can increase the Han's food income tenfold. In this way, this war will be worthwhile.
There are a lot of people here. The main problem is how to maintain the stability here after the war. Zhuge Liang feels that the original nobles here must migrate to the Han Dynasty, leaving the lowest common people behind, and then pass through
Xizhou also carried out relocation here and firmly controlled it from the bottom up. In this way, there will basically not be too much unrest in Guishang.
What's more, the people here are different from the people of the Han Dynasty. They are more or less resigned, especially those who are called untouchables. There are tens of thousands of people. Facing three or four Han soldiers, they don't even think about it.
They had no intention of resisting at all, and they did not even have the so-called righteousness of their family and country in their minds. Whether it was the King of Kushan or the Han army, it seemed that they were all the same.
The war is not over yet, but Zhuge Liang has already begun to think about the future establishment here, as well as the issues of counties and counties, as well as the issue of language and writing. Many issues still need Zhuge Liang to think about. While he was busy, soldiers suddenly entered.
After leaving the camp, he said: "Your Majesty! An envoy from Guishang has arrived!"
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang was stunned. This was the first time that Guishan sent an envoy. "Let him come in." Zhuge Liang said. After a while, a young Kushan man walked in, followed by a group of people.
As a translator, Zhuge Liang asked with a smile: "Dear guest, how are you doing?" The messenger was shocked because Zhuge Liang asked this question in Kushan language.
The envoy's eyes widened, and even the translator behind him was also startled. The envoy respectfully bowed to Zhuge Liang, and then said: "Greetings, Your Excellency!"
"Get up...you don't have to be so polite..." Zhuge Liang smiled and spoke very gently. He pulled the person to sit down. Afterwards, they chatted for a while and asked about the situation in the city. The envoy also took it seriously.
Zhuge Liang answered sincerely and had no secrets. Then he asked, "Did your Excellency bring any request from the King of Kushan when you came here?"
The messenger shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You don't know, I no longer regard him as a king. He is a crazy and untrustworthy liar. I came here to surrender. He intends to surrender.
He was also afraid that he would be executed if he surrendered, so he asked me to come..." The envoy informed Zhuge Liang of everything in the palace.
Zhuge Liang was overjoyed, but did not show it. He shook his head and said, "He is the king of a country, how could he surrender?"
"Heh... Your Majesty, I don't know... Sigh...", he sighed and said nothing more.
Zhuge Liang squinted his eyes and said: "My big Han never kills those who surrender. Of course, as long as he is willing to surrender, everything is easy..." The envoy then said: "No matter how the Han army plans to deal with him in the future, I just hope
You... please don't kill the people in the royal city. They are all under coercion and do not intend to resist the heavenly soldiers... If you can forgive them, I am willing to persuade the King of Kushan to surrender..."
"We have already captured other areas of Guishan, but we have never massacred the people in any area. Even those who were organized by the nobles to resist us, after capturing them, we sent them back to their hometowns. How could we kill them?
Where are the people in the royal city?" After a conversation, Zhuge Liang ordered his envoys to take a look at the prisoners.
The envoy saw many captured soldiers and talked with them for a long time. Sure enough, the Han army did not kill them or even abuse them. Their lives now are better than when they were soldiers in Guishang, and they are not willing to leave.
went.
The messenger left very happily. He was confident that he could persuade the King of Kushan.
Zhuge Liang was also very happy, but he still did not relax his vigilance.
In Shiluotuo City, the veteran general looked at the young man who came to report the news, his eyes full of confusion, "What did you say?"
"The king is going to surrender? How...how can he..."
The young man worked as an errand in the palace. In the past wars, he had been saved by an old general. Therefore, after learning about what happened in the palace, he took his people and ran here privately, and was pursued by the Han army.
More than twenty people died in the killing. In the end, only he entered the city with two soldiers. When he informed the old general about the affairs in the palace, he could clearly see the light in the old general's eyes.
disappear.
"Why is this..." Nuxia lowered her head.
"The king also wants to dedicate your head to the Han army. As a gift, he sent someone to bring poisoned wine and present it to the general... The Han army will not stop this army..." The young man lowered his head.
said.
The old general stood up slowly and took off his helmet, revealing his messy white hair. His whole body was scarred, with almost no intact parts. Even his left ear had been cut off in half. He looked into the distance dully.
His eyes gradually became moist, "Why, I have never done a bad thing in my life... Why do gods always treat me like this..."
"Guishuang is gone...I'm sorry for the late king..."
"sorry..."
The veteran couldn't bear it anymore and cried softly.