Speaking of the Kushan Empire, I have to mention the Otsuki Clan.? Eight? One Chinese? ≤≤≤.≤8=1≈Z≈≠.≥COM From the 5th century BC to the beginning of the 2nd century BC, the Yueshi people were nomadic in the western part of the Hexi Corridor, that is, from Zhangye to Dunhuang, and were regarded as fierce enemies by the Xiongnu. The king of the Dayue clan divided the five marquis of Xiumi, Shuangmi, Guishuang, Fatton, and Dumi to help him govern. Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions, and his contacts with the Han Empire gradually became closer. In 177 B.C., the Da Yue clan defeated Wusun, killed the king of Wusun, and seized his land, and his son Hunt Jiaomi was just born, protected by his tribe's subordinates, and fled to the Xiongnu. Around 17o BC, the Da Yue clan was defeated by the Xiongnu and then moved west to the Amu Darya River valley in Central Asia. Later, the hunting arrogant Zhang became an adult, and the Huns helped him restore the country, and Wusun's power increased greatly.

In 125 BC, the Dayue people, who migrated westward, conquered Bactria and ruled the entire Amu Darya and Syr Darya valleys. By the middle of the 1st century AD, the Kushan Ministry's Marquis Qiu stood out, unified the five tribes, established the Kushan Empire, and was the first emperor of the Kushan. After ascending the throne, Qiu was ambitious, and went south to attack the Kabul River valley and the present-day Kashmir region, and established the capital of Gaofu (today's Kabul, Afghanistan), laying the initial foundation of the empire.

By the 6o years of the 1st century AD, the Kushan Empire had expanded westward to Herat, to the east to Patna, to the south to the Nabada River, and to the north by the Aral Sea, and the capital was moved to Vrusha (Peshawar).

Around 183-199 A.D., during the reign of Hubisega II, his control over Central Asia gradually weakened, Kangju and Dawan got rid of the shackles of the Kushan Empire, and Khorasan and Huathornzimo also broke away from the rule of the Kushan, and the defeat of the Kushan Empire was revealed.

Unwilling to accept the decline of the glory of his ancestors, the last emperor of the Kushan Empire, Vesudeva I, he began to regain control of Khoazm and allied himself with Armenia and Kusnois against the rising Sassanid Empire.

Now Dawan and Kangju have gotten rid of the fetters of Guishan, and have strengthened their ties with the Han Empire in the east, and trade has been endless. Seeing that the two countries were hugging each other, and that the Han army was proudly displaying the border, Hu Bisega dispelled the idea of regaining control of the two countries, and turned back to concentrate on dealing with the Sassanid Empire, a great power to the west. (i.e. the Arab region, formerly the region of ancient Persia.) ）

The Sassanid Dynasty was also unstable, and the remnants of the Parthian Dynasty continued to fight back against it, but the rise of the Sassanid Dynasty was irreversible, and the wheel of history was tilting towards the Sassanid Dynasty.

Liu Ye continued to plunder the wealth of the Kushan Empire and the Sassanid Empire through Dawan and Kangju, and Vesudeva I and Ardashir I of the Sassanid Dynasty were busy with war, and they were unaware of the secret plundering of the Han Empire.

Dawan and Kangju, as the original thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, were still relatively close to the Han Empire in the minds of the common people. In order to fight against the Kushan Empire, King Dawan and King Kangju asked Liu Ye for help, and Liu Ye showed the equipment of the Han army eliminated by the Han army, which made the kings of the two countries happy, so he asked Liu Ye to make a price.

Liu Ye said: "There is no need for money, as long as the Han army conquers the Kushan Empire, the two countries will help each other." ”

The two kings muttered for a long time, feeling that the equipment of the Han army was a hot potato, and it was not easy to take, so they used their own soldiers as spearheads, and their faces were brought out.

Liu Ye is a person, although the language barrier, when encountering things, the expression on his face is not the same, Liu Ye is good at figuring out people's hearts, and said with a smile at the moment: "The two lords are too worried, the Han army is conscripted against Guishuang, of course, the Han army is the mainstay, and the soldiers of your country are just responsible for cleaning up the place and transporting the baggage." ”

As soon as they said this, the two of them put their hearts in their stomachs and decided to accept Liu Ye's conditions. King Dawan said: "Long history, my country is willing to follow the Han Dynasty to conquer Guishan, I don't know what the benefits are after sending troops?" ”

Liu Ye sneered: "Guishan has bullied Dawan for many years, and the lord of the country does not want to take revenge, but now my Han is willing to send troops to attack Guishuang, and the lord of the country is just sending troops to help, and he is talking about any interests." If this is the case, I will suggest that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty destroy Dawan first, and then conquer Guishuang. ”

When King Dawan heard Liu Ye's words, cold sweat came down his back, and he hurriedly said: "Changshi, my country's soldiers go on an expedition, they don't want land, they just want to get some of their goods." ”

Liu Ye's face softened, and he said slowly: "Guishuang is rich, and some wealth is not a problem." ”

King Dawan wiped a handful of cold sweat, and said with a look of joy on his face: "So very good, so very good." ”

Liu Ye turned his head to look at King Kangju, and said with a smile: "I don't know what the Lord of Kangju wants?" ”

King Kangju saw that King Dawan had touched the nail, and he laughed in his heart and he was also a little anxious, the Kushan area is vast, and the Han army will definitely not be able to take care of it, and when the time comes, his army will occupy the place, and the goods will not be exhausted by himself. Thinking of this, King Kangju said: "Kangju and the Han are dependent on each other, each other is a brotherly state, but it is a pity that the Kangju army is not strong, and has been enslaved by Guishan for many years, and now the Han Dynasty is conquest of Guishan, which is a good opportunity for our country to avenge the shame, Kangju is willing to attach to the tail of the Han Dynasty and do not ask for anything in return." ”

King Kangju's words were beautiful, Liu Ye couldn't help but look at King Kangju a few more times, and said with a smile: "King Kangju understands righteousness, and the people are fortunate. In that case, I wonder how much equipment the two lords need? ”

King Kangju pressed King Dawan, and was proud in his heart, and without waiting to discuss with King Dawan, he said: "Long history, Kangju has 100,000 soldiers, I don't know if I can provide them all?" ”

Liu Ye didn't care about King Kangju, and said to King Dawan: "I don't know how much Dawan needs?" ”

Dawan's territory is next to Shule, and it is most convenient to trade with Shule, but the area is too poor, and the population is not as large as others, so he thought about it and said: "Dawan's army is less than 50,000, although the more equipment, the better, of course, it still depends on the long history." ”

Liu Ye said: "The combined strength of the two countries is only 150,000 people, and of course the Han will provide all this equipment." Don't hide it, I said that the equipment of 150,000 people is what millions of people need, and it is also a matter of arrogance. ”

As soon as Liu Ye's words fell, the two kings were dumbfounded, and the millions of equipment seemed to be drizzle, and they secretly regretted it, why didn't they open their mouths wide.

Liu Ye continued: "Today's deliberations will be announced in my mouth and in your ears, don't leak it out, I hope the two lords are tight-lipped." ”

The two kings were not fools, and hurriedly made a statement.

In Shule City, Liu Zhen walked around every day, and saw that the wealth of Shule City was no less than any city in the mainland, and he was happy in his heart, and secretly praised Liu Ye for his good management. After three days, Deng Ai accompanied him every day, feeling a little bitter in his heart, this prince is unreliable, what he said with red mouth and white teeth will not be forgotten, right?

Yang Fu must report on the sales of goods every evening, Liu Zhen was impatient, and said with a wave of his hand: "You just have to sell with confidence, you don't have to report every day." I stayed in Shule for three days, and it was time to go to Chigu City to meet Guo Fengxiao and Liu Ziyang. ”

Yang Fu said: "You are the big shopkeeper, if I don't report it, wouldn't I be derelict in my duty?" ”

Liu Zhen said with a smile: "My big shopkeeper has an empty name, and when it comes to the way of doing business, I can't catch up with you on horseback." Okay, it's up to you to decide everything, and tomorrow morning, I'll leave for Akaya Castle. By the way, Shizai, Lord Liu Ziyang is in Chigu City? ”

Deng Ai said: "Shule City is where Ma Mengqi's army is stationed, and Lord Liu travels back and forth between Chigu City and Shule City. ”

Liu Zhen said with a smile: "Shi Zai must have been very anxious in the past few days. If it is a day for the general, it must not be so, the so-called Mount Tai collapsed in front and was not surprised, the elk walked on the left and the eyes were not instantaneous, and the way to be calm is to be calm. I see that although you have not brought it out on your face these days, your heart is very anxious. ”

Deng Ai was taken aback, he didn't expect the prince to be young and his eyes were so vicious, so he bowed down and said: "The prince's eyes are like torches, it is indeed me who is anxious." ”

Liu Zhen smiled and said, "Shizai prepare well, let's go to Chigu City tomorrow." ”

Shule is more than 800 miles away from Chigu City, and it will be there in two days. Liu Zhen took Xu Yi and Deng Ai, a group of more than 500 people, galloped in the reckless yellow sand, ran until dusk, the weather gradually cooled down, and Liu Zhen ordered to choose a place to rest on the side of the road.

In the middle of the night, there was a burst of fighting, Liu Zhen woke up suddenly, called the guards on duty all night and asked, "Where did the fighting come from?" ”

The guard replied, "It seems to be from the north." ”

Liu Zhen said: "Tell the brothers, pay attention to vigilance. ”

Xu Yi and Deng Ai then woke up and came to Liu Zhen's tent, Liu Zhen said: "The sound of fighting in the middle of the night is strange. In this vast desert, there are more than 200,000 troops stationed in my Han Dynasty, who is so bold? ”

Deng Ai said: "Prince, just now my subordinates listened to the ground, and the two sides don't seem to have many people, about 100 people. ”

Liu Zhen said: "Xu Yi, you choose a hundred brothers to go with me, and Deng Ai stays in the camp." ”

Xu Yi turned around, and Deng Ai said: "Why should the prince risk his life, or the prince should stay in the camp and let his subordinates go to check." ”

Liu Zhen said: "Fighting in the middle of the night must not be without cause. I am afraid that it will be difficult to see the situation on both sides, so it is better for me to go in person. ”

Deng Ai didn't dare to say much, and said in his heart, if you leave, I will send another hundred people to respond.

Liu Zhen didn't ride a horse, but led a hundred people, and by the moonlight, ran towards the place of the fight. The sound of the fight became clearer and clearer, Liu Zhen made a gesture to the back, everyone was short, rushed forward, there was a sand dune in front of him, Liu Zhen took an arrow step, leaped to the top of the sand dune, and opened his eyes to look. I saw that not far ahead, there were about seventy or eighty people, surrounded by a group of people, the sound of weapons in their hands was constantly fighting, and the middle person, with a slender figure and a white dress, was particularly dazzling in the dark night. Liu Zhen's heart sank, could it be her?

Liu Zhen moved his body, crossed the sand dunes, and came to a close place, although the moonlight was unknown, but the sound of the fight was so familiar, a tall man outside the battle circle was riding on a horse, and kept shouting, seeing that he had an advantage, he laughed and said loudly: "The little queen, don't be a fearless struggle, this prince takes a fancy to you, it is your blessing, quickly put down your arms, from this prince, better than you in the rivers and lakes." ”

The woman in white reprimanded: "Pei Hu, you rely on a lot of people, what kind of ability are you?" Those who have the courage to fight me alone. ”

Liu Zhen didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a while, this person is not Ma Tiantian, who is it?