In the Western Regions, near the mountain country, a cavalry army of 5,000 people was encamped under the guidance of Dong Zhuo, the general of Pingxi Zhonglang, in the best terrain he chose.

Although Dong Zhuo, who was once the captain of Wuji in the Western Regions, has not set foot in the Western Regions for many years, it does not mean that his impression of the Western Regions has completely disappeared.

Dong Zhuo, who has been on the battlefield for half his life, can no longer become the man in power and the powerful minister who has lost his ambitions, at this moment, he still has the ambition to regain what he has lost, and even has the ambition to go to a higher level than before. Therefore, as early as after Fuquan arranged a strategy and secretly met with Dong Zhuo in advance to inform him that he would have the opportunity to lead the division alone, Dong Zhuo began to study the Western Regions, and with his previous years of experience in the Western Regions, it can be said that the Western Regions are very familiar to Dong Zhuo today.

The sound of leather boots stepping on the sand came closer and closer, Dong Zhuo turned his head to look, but saw Cao Cao, the captain of Wuji who had been sent by him to scatter scouts to explore the news of the twenty miles around the camp, was walking with several of his clan relatives and cronies.

"I've seen Nakaro!"

"Meng De, the Western Regions are dusty, so you don't need to be polite!" As Cao Cao saluted, Dong Zhuo hurriedly helped him up and said, "Is there an abnormality in the camp for twenty miles?" ”

"Back to Zhonglang, the last general led his troops to search everywhere, and there was no abnormality!"

"Huh? No anomalies? Listening to Cao Cao's words, Dong Zhuo was puzzled: "There is no movement in the south?" ”

"Not really!"

"Weird!" Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, he looked at the west and said, "Explore again!" Tell him to wait for the news within fifty miles, and if there is any change, report to the camp quickly! ”

"No!" Cao Cao saluted, then glanced at Dong Zhuo, and still put forward his own thoughts: "Zhonglang, this place is far away from the west of the ambush, if there is chaos in our department or the west, I am afraid that the two armies will not be able to save you quickly!" ”

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo glanced at Cao Cao and said with a smile: "Meng De is too worried, Han Sui, this thief may be able to fight against Fu Zhengxi for a few days, but he can't defeat the Han. ”

"South?" Cao Cao was surprised, and then looked south, puzzled, why Dong Zhuo said so.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo's eyes were sharp, and he pointed to the south and said, "That's where Shanshanguo is located!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked, and he didn't understand why Han Sui and the Han army were fighting, and Shanshanguo, Han Sui's enemy, would help Han Sui.

After thinking about it for a while, after Dong Zhuo's detailed explanation, Cao Cao understood Dong Zhuo's meaning, because Dong Zhuo had already decided that Han Sui would be defeated, so there was no need to rescue at all, and if there was an accident in this battle, it was obvious that only external factors might occur.

As for this external reason, it is obvious that Han Sui has a lot of reinforcements that he did not have at all, and he killed the expeditionary force of the Great Han Westward Expedition to the sea of people.

And Shanshan State will really unite with Han Sui, in Cao Cao's view, this is obvious, after all, Shanshan State was the first Western Regions country to cut off the Silk Road on the Han Road, it can be said that the Han lost the Western Regions, and the reason is very large, once Han Sui was wiped out by the Han army, the Han army occupied a good place, no need to think about it, Shanshan State must be the Han Dynasty army in the Western Regions, the first big country to crusade.

Thinking that he couldn't even understand this small situation, Cao Cao blamed himself, and secretly thought that he would definitely have to work the military in the future.

When he was a teenager, Cao Cao read all the military books, and was known as a soldier in Beijing, and when he pacified the Taiping Rebellion, he also participated in the general battle of more than 100,000 people, but this military experience was undoubtedly insufficient.

Now he is not the Emperor Wu of Wei who was tempered in all the wars, and he lacks military experience, otherwise, there is no need for Dong Zhuo to say more, Cao Cao can understand it himself.

Of course, Cao Cao's military talent cannot be denied, after all, although Dong Zhuo was appointed as the chief general of this partial division, but under his hands, there is not a single cronie general, and I don't know how the court distributes it, Dong Zhuo's subordinates are mostly Central Plains and Youzhou people, and fundamentally he does not have a general who has a good relationship with him to stay under his name.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo handed over many things to Cao Cao to do, and although Cao Cao lacked military experience, these basic things were actually done well.

Looking at the relatives and cronies around Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo felt a burst of envy in his heart, Fu Quan gave him the opportunity to re-enter the Western Regions this time, but did not give him his right-hand men.

Although Dong Zhuo repeatedly wanted Fu Quan to transfer his old subordinates Zhang Ji, Li Dao and others to him, they were all rejected by Fu Quan on the grounds that they had other important responsibilities, or that they had to conquer the Western Regions this time and sharpen the young generals, how could this make Dong Zhuo happy?

It is precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo looked at Cao Cao's cronies and was very envious, after all, there were no real cronies on his side, even if Dong Zhuo was the main general, it would be difficult for him to fully control this partial division, so that they would be loyal to themselves, not to the Han.

Thinking of Cao Cao's cronies, Dong Zhuo is also envious of his performance these days, these Cao Cao's cronies such as Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and other relatives. Although they are young at the moment and their reputation is not obvious, Dong Zhuo, who has seen countless generals, knows that these people will definitely have great achievements in the future.

And he, Dong Zhuo, the soldier who was brought up step by step from Liangzhou in the past, was eaten up by Fuquan after he pacified Taiping Dao and went to prison, and after he took charge of Liangzhou, he completely annexed his old department. As a result, now there are only Dong Min, Dong Huang, Dong Cheng, Dong Yue and other relatives under his command, although there are many people, but these people still make Dong Zhuo a little dissatisfied in terms of ability.

Of course, Dong Zhuo didn't know that Cao Cao also had Le Jin, Shi Lian, etc., after he received the edict, he was moved by his personality charm in the Central Plains, and in real history, he followed his generals in the south and north in the future.

Perhaps, this is fate, even though Cao Cao has not yet gained momentum, but these cornerstones of his beginnings still gather around him. If it weren't for the fact that they never abandoned him in real history, even if he was defeated, looked up to people, and swept thousands of armies, they finally built a huge empire for him.

Of course, all this, with the variable of Fuquan, everything will be different, not only him, but also Dong Zhuo, and even everyone else, including Sima Liu Bei, who was transferred to Dong Zhuo's command this time.

Just when Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao were still discussing how to deal with the changes in the situation, a soldier came to report that there were more than 100 soldiers outside the camp, transporting dozens of vehicles, claiming to be envoys from the mountain country, and came to see Dong Zhuo.

After listening to the report, Dong Zhuo didn't pay attention to the doubts of Cao Cao and the others around him, but immediately laughed and ordered: "Someone!" Open the camp gate, and Ben will welcome the envoy of the mountain country! ”

"No!"

Although everyone didn't understand what Dong Zhuo meant, since he used his identity as the main general to give orders, he could only answer the order, and in their hearts, they were also wondering why Dong Zhuo wanted to be involved with the Western Regions countries that the Han army had already ordered the hussar general Fu Quan to occupy.

The mountain country is a small country in the Western Regions, and its capital is Moshan City, and there are auxiliary marquis, left and right generals, left and right captains, and translators from the king of the mountains.

Don't look at the mountain country founded in the Western Regions, but in fact, its strength may even be inferior to some wealthy counties in the Han Dynasty. Its country has hundreds of families located in the mountains, less than 10,000 people, and there are about 1,000 warriors in the country.

Therefore, the mountain country is also a well-known wall grass in the Western Regions, and whoever is powerful will bow down to whomever he is. Of course, it is precisely because of the interest of this country, and the fact that although its strength is weak, it is located on a mountain, and even if it wins, it is not beneficial, so it has become one of the few weak countries in the Western Regions that often changes camps, but is still safe.

In the final analysis, in addition to the doomed strength of the mountain country itself, there is also the excellent political wisdom of the ruler of the mountain country, who knows how to grasp the situation, protect himself, and do not take the initiative or easily offend other countries.

Just like a few years ago, Han Sui, who had just escaped from Liangzhou, entered the Western Regions with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and tens of thousands of his family, and when other countries in the Western Regions did not take Han Sui's ministry to heart, this mountain country was the first to take the initiative to send someone to contact Han Sui's department, and even sent some generous gifts and food and clothing that Han Sui's ministry urgently needed, in order to fear that Han Sui's ministry would rise one day.

After all, when Han Sui first came to the Western Regions, there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses with a lot of military experience under his hands, and this kind of strength was simply a behemoth for the mountain country with all the soldiers and horses in his own country, not to mention that there were still many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the mountain country, even if Han Suijun first came, they did not dare to offend each other easily.

The later results also proved the importance of the decision of the mountain country, and after Han Sui began to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, on the one hand, because he did not look down on the weak strength of the mountain country, on the other hand, he also took into account the old feelings, even if he knew that the mountain country was in harmony with the two-faced and other hostile countries in the Western Regions, but he did not do anything against the mountain country at all.

Of course, Shanguo did have private contacts with other countries after Han Sui gained a firm foothold, but it was still the same old method of easing relations, telling the other party that he was forced to do so.

That's just it, there is no other action, and once other countries ask them to send troops to help, the mountain country will definitely refuse on the grounds that there are no troops in the country.

It is precisely because the mountain country does not substantially help the enemy, even if they know that they have collusion with other countries in the Western Regions, as long as the mountain country takes the initiative to bow down after gaining power, there is generally no country to go back to trouble them, which is also the way for the small country of the mountain country to survive.

Just like this time, when the army went out from Yangguan and marched thousands of miles all the way, it finally arrived at the Han army near the mountain country, and just found a place to camp, and got the news that the auxiliary marquis of the mountain country took more than 100 soldiers and transported nearly 100 carts and small carts loaded with goods to reward the army.

Dong Zhuo cordially and enthusiastically as the commander of the Han country, received the envoy of the mountain country, and the two parties had a tacit understanding to explain their verbal agreement that the well water would not violate the river water, this scene made the Han generals present quite puzzled, and many people who knew the national conditions of the mountain country did not understand why Dong Zhuo would be so polite to this small country.

The verbal agreement was made, and the Han army commander promised not to invade the mountain country, and the envoy of the mountain country soon informed Dong Zhuo of an important news, and their people in Shanshan reported that Shanshan country had mobilized troops and horses a few days ago, and borrowed troops from neighboring countries such as Jingjie, Jimo, and Xiaowan, and combined 30,000 troops, threatening to kill the Han army, and according to the distance, it should be near the mountain country in two days.

In addition to the words, the envoy of the mountain country reminded Dong Zhuo to pay attention to safety, and left, leaving the Han army generals in the camp who heard the news and looked at each other.

After that, Dong Zhuo signaled everyone to be quiet, explaining the reason why he was so courteous to the mountain country, but it was because he had dealt with the mountain country when he was the captain of Wuji in the Western Regions in the past, and knew that this country was used to currying favor with various forces, so he intended to receive it, but he didn't expect to get an important news.

At that moment, Dong Zhuo ordered the whole army to rest and recuperate, and with the help of dozens of vehicles full of wine, meat and fruits sent by the mountain country, they had a good rest for a day, and then fought against the coalition forces of the Western Regions.

All the generals were ordered to leave, and the generals who were present or had left the Western Regions for the first time, or had already been to the Western Regions, were all excited in their hearts.

After all, they were originally the partial teachers who responded to the strategy, but they were disappointed in their hearts, after all, this means that they may not have much credit, I didn't expect the countries of the Western Regions to give such a big gift, if they can completely annihilate the enemy, then their merit is not higher than the main force?

Of course, the generals under his command will be excited, but Dong Zhuo, as the main general, is not excited, although knowing the strength and news of the alliance forces of the Western Regions in advance is very beneficial to the Han army, but this does not mean that the alliance forces of the Western Regions will not know the strength and news of his Han army.

Dong Zhuo doesn't believe it, the mountain country that has always been two-faced and three-sworded, will really sell it to himself, instead of selling it well with the alliance forces of the Western Regions, I'm afraid that the Han army under his command will be investigated by the people of the mountain country after entering the jurisdiction of the mountain country!

Although the elite Han army dealt with the cavalry of the Western Regions, in Dong Zhuo's view, it was almost the same as one enemy and three enemies, which was still the result of those countries getting information about stirrups and horseshoes, but there were 30,000 horses in the Western Regions, which had to make Dong Zhuo cautious.

After all, Dong Zhuo is different from those middle and low-level generals who only want to make meritorious contributions, as the main general, he has to consider how to minimize casualties, and perfectly complete the task of pinning down the enemy army and buying time for the main force to defeat Han Sui's army.

Therefore, knowing that the alliance forces of the Western Regions would definitely deal with their own side seriously, Dong Zhuo had to think about how to delay, in short, Dong Zhuo would never be like most of the generals under his command, thinking that the Han army was invincible in the world, so he thought about fighting a myth of defeating the enemy army with 5,000 soldiers.

has been in the Western Regions for several years, and the wind and sand in these years are not for nothing for Dong Zhuo, and the overall strength of Shanshanguo's army is not as good as that of the Han Dynasty, but it is not too different.

Otherwise, how could the Western Regions, which the Han Dynasty worked so hard to operate, be cut off by the people of this country first, and cause the Han to completely lose the Western Regions!

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