Fa Zheng teased him, "General Wenyuan, you have long wanted to do it, I see that this matter is urgent, and it is too late to ask Your Majesty, let's do it first, it is reasonable and reasonable, we all occupy the name of justice." ”

"That's it, since it was the Guishan people who did it first, then we didn't discuss it, it's a big deal that we will send a letter to the lord with you asking for war, you are the protector of the Western Regions, and you have the right to cut first and then play, not to mention that Lord Fazheng is here!"

Ma Chao, a militant, is even more gearing up and vigorously agitating.

"Okay, since you all agree to start a war against Guishan, then I will take the responsibility of cutting first and then playing, I don't know how the battle of the Haotian Army is now, if there is a war with the Guishan people, how much can the Haotian Army dispatch?"

Ma Chao motioned to Sima Yi to answer, after all, the usual troop movements are handled by Sima Yi, so Sima Yi knows this question best.

Sima Yi tapped his fingers on the table twice, and calculated slightly, "It should be able to dispatch three divisions plus four field artillery battalions, and the newly formed Fifth Division is still training in Chigu City, and a lot of Wusun and Qiang people have been recruited." ”

"Zhang Yan's fourth division is on the border between Xiancai and Kangju, preparing to respond to the routine attack of the Kangju and Wusun coalition forces on Xiancai, and it cannot be mobilized, and the other first, second, and third divisions can all participate in the battle."

Zhang Liao nodded, "There are three divisions of the Haotian Army, I can also dispatch two divisions, the strength of the first wave of counterattack is enough, but I have to ask Your Majesty to send more troops, this time we must beat the Kushan Empire, it is best to fight down." ”

"Lord Fazheng and I are sitting in Guishan City, dispatching troops, horses and material supplies for you, and my two divisions will be handed over to you, Meng Qi, you and Zhongda will lead the army to the battle!"

Ma Chao and Sima Yi stood up and saluted a military salute, Zhang Liao and Fa Zheng were about to be one level higher than them in terms of rank, "General Wenyuan, you can rest assured, Zhong Da and I will definitely teach the Guishan people who don't have a long memory a good lesson." ”

Fa Zheng instructed: "It is necessary to have the determination to win, but do not underestimate the enemy, the Kushan people have fully changed their flintlock muskets, and the reliable intelligence of the intelligence department shows that they may bring their own field artillery this time." ”

"The Kushans' firearms have advanced so fast, the flintlock pistols have fully reached our level, and the artillery must not be far behind. The Kushans have six divisions, and they still have a slight upper hand in terms of troops, so you must make good use of the army in Khorasan. ”

Ma Chao and Sima Yi nodded yes, although Ma Chao is more proud and brave in battle, it doesn't mean that he has no brains, he still knows the priorities.

The two divisions of the National Defense Army assigned to Ma Chao are the Third Infantry Division and the Sixth Cavalry Division, and the two division commanders are also old acquaintances, Wei Xu and Huo Jun.

Wei Xu is the oldest among the divisions of the National Defense Army, although he is the division commander, but he is the title of a first-class marquis, the same as Ma Chao and others, which is still a little low.

At the beginning of the new dynasty of the Han Empire, Lu Buke rewarded ten princes, including Jia Xu, Gao Shun, Fu Zhu, Li Su, Cheng Lian, Song Xian, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Ma Jun.

Lu Bu did not canonize any of the princes and kings, according to Lu Bu's meaning, even if they are the descendants of the Lu family, unless they are princes and have particularly great merits, they will not canonize the princes and kings, let alone the princes and kings with different surnames.

And whether it is a prince, a king, a duke, or a marquis, there is only food, no fiefdom, all land is state, all are the court, and will not be divided into feuds to anyone.

At that time, twelve first-class marquis and thirty second-class marquis were also awarded, which was equivalent to the county and township lords of the Han Dynasty.

The first-class marquis were Dian Wei, Wei Xu, Fa Zheng, Ma Chao, Sima Yi, Yu Ban, Guan Hai, Hua Xin, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Zhang He, and Xu Rong.

The second-class marquis included Xu Sheng, Man Chong, Jin Riyan, Fang Yue, Tai Shici, Zhu Ling, Jin Rigang, Wang Quan, Hao Zhao, Pang De, Zhang Yang, Zhang Xiu, Gan Ning, Lu Su, Tian Yu, Zhao Zhao, Chen Dao, Zhang Yan, Huang Zhong, Wen Ping, Chen Qun, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Hou Cheng, Tian Chou, Lu Dai, Cao Xing, Ma Xiu, Huo Jun, and Ma Tie.

Ma Teng and Ma Dai are at least marquises if they don't die.

According to Sima Yi's plan, the Han army took advantage of the night in batches to quietly set off from Guishan City, because there was also Guishuang's eyeliner here, and they would definitely keep a firm eye on them.

In the territory of the Han Dynasty, many sections of the road were built into highways, which greatly improved the marching speed of the troops, especially the army like the Han Army, which used horses as a substitute for walking, in the words of later generations, to realize the animalization of the whole army.

On the fifth day of Khorasan's request for help from the Han Dynasty, the first small Han army from the city of Guishan reached the border between Khorasan and Khorezm.

Prior to this, a brigade of the 3rd Garrison Division of the Han Army's Western Regions Protectorate, stationed in Khorezm, had already entered Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan.

At the same time, Khorezm's reinforcements also gathered on the border between the two countries in accordance with the Covenant, and Khorezm sent 30,000 cavalry, including 10,000 musketeers.

The Kushan Empire's army had also advanced to a distance of only thirty miles from Mashhad, and the Han Army's Third Division of the Western Regions had already exchanged fire with the Kushan army.

The garrisons of the Western Regions Protectorate were still using flintlock muskets, but they were front-loading rifled guns, which were comparable to the firepower of the Kushan Empire's army, and the two sides exchanged fire, killing and wounding each other.

In November 210, the main force of the Han army reached Mashhad, and at the same time, the main force of the Kushan army also reached a place twenty miles south of Mashhad.

The two sides began to engage in war around Mashhad and the surrounding area, and the Han army, together with the armies of Khorasan and Khorezm, was even slightly outnumbered by the Kushan army.

The task of Sauter and Osidmos is actually very simple, they are just responsible for testing the attitude and current strength of the Great Han, and successfully provoke a war between the two sides.

Therefore, although they advanced to the city of Mashhad, they were not in a hurry to attack the city, and through the dealings with the Han army over the years, the Han army's ability to defend the city has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Kushan people.

In addition to constantly inquiring about the intelligence of the Han army, they continued to launch small-scale attacks to test the current equipment level of the Han army, and at the same time sent reinforcements to the Guishan country.

They also learned from the Han Dynasty and established a carrier pigeon communication system, which greatly improved the efficiency of intelligence and information transmission.

The Han army is not in a hurry, since they have all made up their minds to fight a big battle, it is just a warm-up before the arrival of the main army, plus the three garrison divisions of the Western Regions, the Han army is actually six divisions.

Sima Yi sent Zhang Xiu's first division to make a detour behind enemy lines, wanting to sneak attack Akcha, the logistics supply hub of the Kushan people, and the current Kushan army is also a firearms army, which also relies on logistics ammunition supply.

However, Sauter attached great importance to Akchako, and he even sent his deputy Osidmos with his Bactrian division to defend it.