The lieutenant couldn't help but have a headache, so he had to say, "Look at these people first, I'll go and ask the official!" ”

So he hurriedly went down to the city, came to the temporary military camp under the city, and found Fan Mingyou, the general of Huliao, who was preparing supplies, and reported: "General Fan, there is a Qiang Hu under the city to carry a head to offer, how to deal with the general?" ”

When Fan Mingyou heard this, he immediately laughed, he knew that the moment he had been waiting for a long time to break the situation had finally come, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty has already had an edict, and since it is an edict, it should be accepted!" ”

"The last general knows!"

So, in full view of everyone, the closed gate of Lingju City opened, and a group of cavalry went out of the city and came to those Qiang people.

These Qiang people immediately lay on the ground, held the head in their hands high, and the leader even held a sheepskin in his hand, kowtowed and bowed: "Slaves and maids are invited to offer, may the heavenly soldiers smile!" ”

The officers of the cavalry jumped off their horses and examined the heads they had brought, and made sure that they were all freshly dead and not dead bodies that had been picked up on the battlefield.

However, the duty of the soldiers made them a good collector of curiosity, and without asking too much, they escorted these people into the city.

Half an hour later, these Qiang people, carrying two large bags of corn, a bag of salt and a dozen catties of iron, came out of the gate of Lingju City tremblingly, and then disappeared into the wilderness.

Two hours later, the men were brought to Menghu, along with the corn, salt, iron, and cloth they had brought back.

Looking at the yellow, orange and orange corn and white salt in front of me.

Meng Hu suddenly burst into tears.

And the others in the room even cried!

They squatted on the ground, hugged their heads and cried!

If you knew it was like this, why should you suffer this sin?

I already knew that the heads of the other Qiang and Yueshi people could be exchanged for grain and even salt, iron, cloth, and officials, so why should they take the risk?

After taking a deep breath, Meng Hu stood up and gave a categorical order: "Pass my order, beat the drum and order the troops!" ”

His eyes showed a fierce light, like a vicious wolf, and his green eyes looked at other places, especially the camp of the Qiang and Yue people.

"Fire slave!"

"These!"

"It's time to settle accounts with them!"

The other Hao chiefs raised their heads one after another, looking up to the sky and roaring: "The god of the tiger is above, we will tear them apart!" ”

At night in Hehuang, the frost has risen and the temperature has dropped below zero.

In the Yueshi camp, countless people could only huddle together shivering, warming themselves by the embers of a few fires.

"The Great Age of Genes"

There was less than a mouthful of food, even the insects in the camp had been caught, and the fish and shrimp in the stream had been eaten.

Even the grass roots in the field were dug up and gnawed.

As for the livestock brought?

It has already been eaten up, and even the horses of the Yue clan have been almost eaten.

And that's not the worst, it's nothing worse than low morale and a gradual descent into despair and madness.

These days, people have started to commit suicide.

In the beginning, it was only sporadic appearances.

But gradually it became more and more intense.

Even the nobles, too, joined in and committed suicide with them!

Needless to say, that's the most shocking!

Ji Si looked at a corpse in front of him with red eyes, this person was one of his right-hand men before his death, and even more so a member of the Yue clan

He is also the leader of a medium-sized tribe in the group.

However, he is now dead.

The cause of death was suicide!

After killing his wife, he drew his sword and killed himself.

The reason, needless to say—because of despair, the incomparable despair of the prospect of war!

He knows, what are the consequences of defeat?

All are going to die!

Because the Han never forgive the betrayer!

Especially the leader of the betrayers, the first evil will be punished, once it falls into the hands of the Han people, the whole family will die, and the whole clan will become slaves, and they will never be able to turn over!

"Carry it down, let's bury it......" Jisi sighed weakly, and then looked into the distance.

At this time, he suddenly saw that in the dark and cold night, there seemed to be a sparkling fire, which was coming towards him.

"What's the situation?" He was about to take someone to investigate, when he heard shouts of killing all over the mountains, sounding from all directions.

Countless Qiang people, armed with stones, wooden sticks, bronze and even arrows picked up from the battlefield, shouted and rushed over.

With a spirit that was a hundred times more fanatical than when they attacked Ling Jucheng at the beginning, everyone rushed into the unsuspecting Yueshi camp like a wolf.

Then, like wild beasts, they slaughtered wantonly, venting all the anger and resentment that they had held back for countless days on the Yueshi people.

The north wind began to howl in the fields, and the rivers began to dry up.

Even the once surging Shuinan River can now be crossed by wading in some sections of the river.

Zhang Anshi's army, about six hundred miles away from the Loulan Kingdom, began to cross the river, preparing to enter the heart of the Western Regions, the range of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain.

In order to make everything go smoothly, Zhang Anshi personally led his personal guard cavalry and commanded from the front.

At this time, he stood on a small hill on the south bank of Jixian Water, overlooking the situation on the other side of the river, and in his sight, the foot soldiers of the Han family, one by one, were crossing the river one by one, and they would act as an advance force to establish a camp on the other side of the river and provide cover for the follow-up army.

So far, everything has gone well, and the three captains of the Han family have crossed the Jixian water one after another.

Now, they are only less than 300 miles away from Luntaisai.

At a normal marching pace, the Han army would have seen the outline of the walls of Luntai four days later.

And this also means that the Han army is very likely to usher in the first battle with the Xiongnu.

Zhang Anshi was not very happy, his brows were tightly locked, his face was sad, and the pressure in his heart became more and more with the passage of time!

Because, the situation of scout reconnaissance is not very optimistic.

The main force of the Xiongnu has withdrawn from the Luntai area, withdrawn into the territory of Yuli and Qiuzi, and may withdraw from the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains into the hinterland of the Western Regions at any time.

If this is the case, then Zhang Anshi's plan to annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu will fail.

Although, it may be possible to occupy and control the entire northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in Yuli and Qiuzi without much effort, and connect this area with Loulan, so that the Han dynasty can gain a stable and reliable depth in the Western Regions.

But this is in direct conflict with Zhang Anshi's own interests!

Especially yesterday, he had already learned the news that the matter over there was over.

The two Qiang people rebelled, killed the Yueshi and other Qiang people, and then took the captives and cut off the heads, and happily went to Lingju to exchange for rewards.

He stayed in Lingju's general, Pham Minh Huu, and established a great achievement.

In the face of the clear instructions of the Son of Heaven, it can only be

In this way, after the end of the war, the Qiang people were being dealt with, so that the war of Juju came to an end.

But the war in Lingju subsided, so that Zhang Anshi no longer had any worries.

However, if Luntai's side cannot achieve results, then his status in the military world will definitely plummet from now on.

And in the Han Dynasty, the veteran who was replaced by a newcomer wanted to rise again, and the chances were no less than starting all over again.

And the trouble is, no one will give him a chance!

Newcomers won't, and neither will others!

This world is so realistic, everyone will be the icing on the cake, and no one will be able to send charcoal in the snow.

It is human nature to hold high and step low!

Thinking of this, Zhang Anshi's brows tightened even more.

He was afraid that the Huns would run away, so he abandoned the entire northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, left Qiuzi and Weili, and ran to the basin in the hinterland of the Western Regions, curling up, just as they had done in the past.

If he can't beat it, he shrinks his head and curls up like a turtle in the protection of mountains and deserts.

Even if the Han army has three heads and six arms, it is helpless.

Although, in theory, the probability of the current Huns making such a choice is extremely low.

Because, the Western Regions is not Mobei.

Mobei is full of deserts, Gobi, plateaus, and frozen soil, and the Han army occupies it in vain, and sooner or later it will have to be returned to the Huns.

But the Western Regions is different.

The countries of Loulan, Cheshi, and Pu are all semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic areas.

The Kingdom of Loulan gradually transformed into an agricultural city-state kingdom.

And like Qiuzi, Weili, and Yanluxe, they are the traditional farming areas of the Western Regions.

If the Xiongnu gave up these territories, the Han family would take root in these places, and then build cities, fortresses, post roads, and side walls according to the direction of mountains and rivers.

In this way, the Xiongnu's abandonment is equivalent to sending a piece of fat meat into the mouth of the Han family.

It is no less than giving up the entire northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains!

If in the past, if Zhang Anshi could see such an opportunity, he would have already laughed so much that his teeth would have fallen out.

But now, he can't be happy!

Among the general's military exploits, it is important to expand the territory, but more important is the number of beheadings!

This is the most intuitive and objective criterion!

is like the twin stars of the previous generation, Wei Qing Huo Qu's disease, why does the world have a higher evaluation of Huo Qu's disease?

Isn't it Huo Quai's beheadings that crushed Wei Qing?

Now it's also average.

Although, dealing with the Wuhuan people in Liangzhou let the government and the opposition know their military exploits, but after all, the Wuhuan people are the five scum of war, and if you want to convince the world, you still have to find military merits in the Huns.

To stabilize the position, there is only a comparable number of beheadings.

At the very least, you have to behead and capture more than 20,000 prisoners to be able to compete with it!

Therefore, Zhang Anshi couldn't help but be in a hurry, he even couldn't wait to rush to Luntai immediately, and then block the escape of the main force of the Huns.

It's a pity that he can't!

Because, beside him, it is Zheng Ji, the capital of the Western Regions.

Zheng Ji watched the speed and distance of his army every day.

This makes Zhang Anshi really helpless, and he is very irritable, but there is no way to deal with it!

In the Han Dynasty, no one dared to disobey the edict of the Son of Heaven, let alone disobey the majesty of the Son of Heaven's envoy.

As a result, the army could only move forward little by little.