Although the Yuezhi had a new king at this time, many generals still missed the past when the Yuezhi were powerful, so when they heard that the Yuezhi king was injured by one of their own, they were all filled with indignation.
Gui Lu sighed again. He did not answer directly, but only said:
"Who led the troops and the king's cattle and sheep to escape from Shazhou at that time?"
Now all the soldiers understood:
"What the Captain said is..."
"Xi Dun Xihou?"
Gui Lu replied:
"Who else could it be if he wasn't him?"
"After that battle, Ji Dun waited for all the king's cattle and sheep and fled with them."
"Do you know where this person fled to?"
"It's Lan's City which is not far from me!"
At this time, all the soldiers were unwilling to give up. They immediately called for battle to capture the rebel and hold him accountable.
Then Guilu led a group of soldiers and horses to the gate of Lan's city and yelled at them.
This trick really works.
It can even be said that the effect is surprisingly good. Not only others believe in the Qin army... at least the Yuezhi army came to capture the regicide Zhidun Xihou. Even many people in the Lan family believe that Zhidun Xihou
Killed the Yuezhi King.
Because Hou Dun Xihou indeed had the motive to kill King Yuezhi.
One: The war was in turmoil at that time, and whoever killed the Yuezhi King could be blamed on the Qin army.
Second: If the Yuezhi King is not killed and the Yuezhi King escapes with the Houdun Xihou and others, then the one who is the king in Lanshi City now is the Yuezhi King instead of the Yuedun Xihou.
Third: The cattle and sheep of King Yuezhi were indeed owned by Jedun Xihou. It can be said that Jidun Xihou was the biggest beneficiary after the death of King Yuezhi.
For a moment, people in Lan's City were panicked. Although they didn't say anything on the surface, they were talking privately.
Hou Dun didn't know whether this was Shen Bing's trick, or whether Guilu had been deceived by Shen Bing and had a misunderstanding. In addition, he had not seen the Yue clan for a long time outside, so he immediately led his troops out of the city to confront Guilu.
Explain, hoping to tell the truth and persuade Guilu to leave the Qin army and join the Lan clan.
How could Zhidun Xihou have thought that Guilu was a sensible person from beginning to end, he was just pretending to be confused.
For a sensible person who is pretending to be confused, how can he possibly succeed in persuading him?
Guilu and Zhidun Xihou were far away from each other. Without saying a few words, they ordered the soldiers to attack.
At the same time, Guilu drew out his scimitar and rushed towards Gui Dun to wait.
Ji Dun was unprepared, and he did not expect that the Yuezhi cavalry at this time would have such fighting power... This was because the Yuezhi cavalry had also put on saddles and stirrups.
Jedun Xihou was frightened and turned his horse around to escape. At the same time, two clever guards came up to the front and back, one on the left and one on the right.
But how could a bodyguard without a harness be Guilu's opponent? As soon as Guilu pulled his horse's head, he turned sideways to avoid a person... He could also control the direction of the horse when charging, which was almost impossible before.
It's possible.
Then there was a "cang" sound, the two swords met, and one of the guards was knocked off his horse by Gui Lu.
There is almost no suspense about this. Guilu, who is wearing a harness, can transfer the strength of his hands to the saddle and stirrups, and can maintain balance, while his opponent is completely walking on a tightrope, and will tilt to the side and fall off the horse as soon as his hands are exerted.
Gui Lu kept charging, and in the blink of an eye he rushed behind Zhidun Xihou, and with one stroke of his sword, he killed Zhidun Xihou, who had just started and had no time to speed up, and killed him off his horse.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Yuezhi couldn't help but feel greatly boosted in morale, and charged forward with shouts.
None of the Lan's cavalry were equipped with horse gear. They were no match for the Yue's cavalry in close combat. As soon as Bu entered the battle, they were killed and their troops were so routed that they fled into the city.
As a result, he was chased by the Yuezhi army and entered the city... so Lan's city was captured.
This was something Shen Bing didn't expect.
Originally, he sent Guilu and the Yuezhi cavalry to lead the battle just to make the division famous and do propaganda work.
Just now Shen Bing was still calculating:
Although the Lan clan's internal cavalry army was not large, there were only more than 6,000 men led by Gu Dun Xihou.
But the original infantry of Daxia had more than 30,000 people... The tribes of Daxia were unified by Zhidun Xihou. After that, they actually managed to be prosperous and their military strength gradually became abundant.
In this way, it would take a few days to attack the Lan clan with more than 30,000 Qin troops with more than 50,000 people.
Unexpectedly, while Shen Bing was thinking about how to besiege the Lan family, he heard Ren Jin report from the tent:
"General, Lan's city has been attacked."
"Captain Guilu asks the general to come and receive it!"
Shen Bing was stunned:
"What? Lan's City has been conquered?"
Ren said:
"Yes, Hou Dunxi has been beheaded by Gui Lu, the captain of ten thousand men!"
Shen Bing was speechless for a moment.
What was the purpose of this person who had worked so hard to escape from Shazhou to Lan's family and stayed in Lan's family for such a long time?
Is it just to give the Lan family to Shen Bing?
This is too unfair.
But of course Shen Bing would not be polite. He gave the order and marched towards Lan's City with his army.
The houses of the Lan family are somewhat similar to those in the Western Regions. They are all mud houses, but they prefer to paint the walls with white, which is quite dazzling when the sun shines on them.
When Shen Bing led his troops into the city, the Lan people with black or white headscarves on their heads knelt down in rows to greet him.
Shen Bing was used to conquering so many cities, so he just rode his horse and walked in the middle, all the way to the palace used by Guidun Xihou... which was actually just a few mud houses.
This shows that Gui Dun Xihou was not extravagant and devoted himself to the construction of the Lan family. He probably never expected that he would eventually make a wedding dress for Shen Bing.
Then he counted the people and troops in Lan's city...
There are 50,000 households, 200,000 people, and an army of 30,000 people. There are still more than 4,000 Yuezhi cavalry brought by Houdun Xihou.
This also shows that the Lan clan did not recruit many soldiers. They only recruited 30,000 soldiers out of 200,000, which is almost 1 out of 7, which is much less than the ratio of 2 out of 5 among the nomads.
Therefore, the government should still focus on people’s livelihood.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing felt a little pity. If this person was still alive, he could be allowed to continue running Lan's business.
But think about it, Jidun Xihou was loyal to the former Yuezhi King. He was afraid that he would eventually oppose the Qin Dynasty, so it was better to die.
Shen Bing felt that he could use this Lan prisoner with confidence.
The first is the four thousand Yuezhi cavalry. They are actually in confusion and do not know the truth.
The so-called "unknown truth" here means that they don't know and are not sure whether Gu Dun Xihou really killed the former Yuezhi King.
If so, then they become rebels.
if not……
In fact, the latter has no meaning anymore, so what else can it do?
Can we still avenge the Yuezhi King and Jidun Xihou?
So he had no choice but to surrender to Da Qin and obey Gui Lu's command.
As for the 30,000 Daxia soldiers...that's no problem.
The Yuezhi people in Gui Dun Xihou are not from the same clan, Guilu is not from the same clan, and Shen Bing is not from the same clan.
Anyway, they are not from the same clan, so what difference does it make whether they should be their king, the Marquis of Gui Dun or Gui Lu or Shen Bing...
So Shen Bing not only captured Lan's city, but also had tens of thousands more troops, although the quality of these soldiers was not very good.