Since 318 A.D., after the Wusun Kingdom was severely damaged by Tuoba Yulu, the country's situation has collapsed, otherwise it would not be even possible to deal with Yue. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When he learned that Gao Chang and Yue were about to join forces, King Wusun hurriedly summoned the Chinese military forces of the state to discuss countermeasures.

King Wusun looked around, and said with a worried face: "It is said that in the spring of next year, Gaochang wants to unite and attack my Wusun, and my country will face the danger of destroying the country, so let's talk about what to do?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the prime minister of the country spoke first: "King, over the years, I have been pressing step by step, first swallowing my Xiaokunmi hometown, and now I want to unite with Gaochang to seek my Dakunmi territory, this is the last foundation of my Wusun, and there is no way to retreat." If this place is lost again, where is our foothold? ”

"Now that the Wusun tribes have been recuperating and resting at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains for many years, the people are strong and the horses are strong, so why are they afraid of the enemy attacking?"

"If Lu Guangqin leads a large army to come, we should retreat and send tribute to ask him to retreat."

"However, as far as the minister knows, the captain of Gaochang is only a yellow-mouthed child, and there are no more than 10,000 soldiers in total, and even if you add Yue's people, there are only 40,000 or 50,000 horses. What's more, he sent troops jointly for the two sides, and he was not able to unite as one like our army. ”

"Therefore, the enemy seems to be menacing, but in fact there is nothing to worry about!"

"As long as the king leads all the tribes of Wusun, concentrates his men and horses, and outnumbered the enemy, he will be able to inflict heavy losses. When the enemy coalition retreated in fear, the king took advantage of the situation and used cavalry to cover the killing, if he could destroy the main force of the coalition army in one fell swoop, the enemy would not have the courage to attack for at least ten years. ”

At this time, a tribal leader located in the east of Wusun stood up and echoed the prime minister, "Great king, the words of the prime minister are the old man seeking the country." Our unit is the Gaochang army in person, and it has fought many battles with our tribe, and I have killed and injured many people. If the king can allocate some of my troops, horses, grain and grass, I am willing to be the vanguard and fight to the death with the Gaochang army. ”。

As soon as the words of these two people came out, everyone here was furious, and they were all the words of the main battle.

King Wusun waved his hand, and everyone stopped.

"Well, this king is determined to personally lead his army to fight the enemy to the death! Considering that the Gaochang army was small and weak, there was no need to worry, and the widow would personally lead the main army to deal with the invading Yueban people first, and then join forces with the eastern tribes to meet the Gaochang people in the city of Silai (now Urumqi). ”

"You need to remember that before this king returns to the army, you must not take the initiative to fight with the soldiers and horses of Gaochang, but only guard the city of Silai and deal with it. After the king finishes cleaning up the people, he will join forces to attack Gaochang. ”

Everyone stood up and agreed in unison.

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Soon the news that Gaochang would send troops to attack Wusun spread throughout the Western Regions, and for a time the countries were terrified, fearing that the tragedy of the fall of the countries would be repeated a few years earlier.

After hearing the news, the lord of Yanqi, which was close to Gaochang, hurriedly sent envoys to Gaochang to repeatedly express his surrender, and only begged Gaochang not to send troops to attack Yanqi.

Yang Han said good words to appease Yan Qi, but he did not forget to take the opportunity to extort some grain and grass.

Although Yan Qi was quite angry about this, he could only swallow this breath because of Gaochang's military might, but it also laid the groundwork for rebelling against Gaochang in the future.

Among the lords of the Western Regions, only Bai Zhen, the lord of the Guizi Kingdom, welcomed this battle.

Bai Zhen can be said to be the most wise king since the founding of the Qiuzi Kingdom, not only scheming and scheming, but also ambitious, and has a good reputation among the people.

In the three years since his accession to the throne, although the country has not fully recovered to its peak, the changes can be described as earth-shaking.

This is not unrelated to Bai Zhen's efforts over the years, as soon as he ascended the throne, he did three major things: first, he recovered military power from the thirty-one Bai royal family and other nobles, and strengthened the military power of the kingdom; the second is to rectify and purge the increasingly corrupt officialdom in Qiuzi; Third, it has strengthened the development of mining, iron smelting and other industries, prospered the economy of Qiuzi, and improved the living conditions of the people.

These three measures allowed the country to get rid of the crisis caused by the destruction of the country in the shortest possible time, and at the same time, the national strength is also thriving. But even so, Bai Zhen still showed a deferential look to Lu Guang, and did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

It is even said that it is easy to destroy the small country in the east with the strength of the Qiuzi country - Yanqi is simply effortless, but why has Bai Zhen always stood still? Without him! It is because Yanqi is too close to Gaochang that he wants to use Yanqi as a buffer between him and Gaochang.

It can be seen from this how shrewd Bai Zhen is.

Now Bai Zhen's strategy is to try to hide his ambitions before Qiuzi becomes stronger.

If Wei Shuo knew Bai Zhen's thoughts, he would definitely give him a thumbs up and say: High, really high!

This is a typical pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, which shows that Bai Zhen is very good at hiding his strength.

In addition, Bai Zhen has not relaxed his surveillance of Gaochang's garrison, so as soon as he received that Gaochang intended to conquer Wusun, he showed a smug smile.

To be honest, Bai Zhen was not afraid of Gaochang sending troops to fight everywhere, because he knew that only in this way could he consume the strength of Gaochang's garrison little by little.

At this moment, Bai Zhen was in the palace hall, discussing the change of Wusun with all the civil and military forces.

Compared with the worried minister, Bai Zhen did not have the slightest sense of urgency, but said with a relaxed face: "Zhongqing, Wei Shuo, the commander of Gaochang under Lu Guang, wants to send troops to recruit Wusun, and he is now ready to send troops. And the king of Wusun also sent an envoy to our country, do you think that I should rescue Wusun? ”

As soon as Bai Zhen's words fell, His Royal Highness flashed out a military general, who walked to the middle of the hall and said loudly: "King, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the last general thinks that he should send troops to support." Now our country has strong national strength, and there are more than 50,000 soldiers who can fight, which is far more powerful than the 10,000 Gaochang soldiers. ”

"Wei Shuo's little hair has not grown, and he dares to offend friends for no reason, which is really rampant. If you don't teach the other party a lesson, won't the countries of the Western Regions let them be enslaved in the future? Hmph, in the opinion of the last general, it is best to take this opportunity to take Gaochang and Yanqi to expand the territory of my Qiuzi country. ”

"It's best to grab Gaochang's secret skills in making cotton cloth, and then Qiuzi will have both the benefits of iron and cotton, so that the king can succeed."

Although the general's words caused many people to respond, in Bai Zhen's heart, he has been listed as a brainless martial artist, if the important ministers in the country are such figures, how can we talk about restoring the hegemony of the ancestors in the future?

Is Gaochang so easy to extinguish? What if we attract Lu Guang's army? Bai Zhen secretly discussed.

At this time, the Prime Minister seemed to see through Bai Zhen's thoughts, and he got up and said: "King, in the opinion of the old minister, Qiuzi should also sit and watch it become better!" Although the king's efforts have restored our country's national strength, it is still inferior to its heyday, how can we have the ability to help Wusun? ”

"As for the fear that Gaochang will enslave the Qiuzi Kingdoms? The old minister thought that there was no need to worry too much about this. ”

At this time, Bai Zhen finally became a little interested, and asked with great interest: "Oh? Why did the Minister of State say this? ”

"Your Majesty, Gaochang's strength is limited, otherwise it would not have sent troops at the same time. In this way, it can be seen that the victory or defeat between Gaochang and Wusun in this battle should be five or five, even if Gaochang wins in the end, it will definitely lose its strength, where is there a chance to invade other countries again? ”

"At present, Qiuzi should continue to cultivate his glory, secretly accumulate strength, and wait for Gaochang and Wusun to lose in the future, and then make plans according to the situation."

"Ladies and gentlemen, the prime minister of the country is the real old man who seeks the country, you only know that Gaochang is weak, but you don't know that there is still a tiger like Lu Guang standing behind Gaochang. The rescue of Wusun is stopped, and those who speak out will not be spared. ”

"Obey your orders!"