In the cold wind, a team of dozens of horses was marching northwest in the wind and snow, and their destination was the Yueban tribe northwest of Wusun. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It is said that the Yueban people are the descendants of the Northern Xiongnu, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu were broken by the Han Empire, forced to move westward, and the old, weak, sick and disabled people in their tribes stayed in the Bayinbrook grassland area north of Yanqi, and then assimilated and integrated with some of the Wusun people and Gaoche people, and gradually became a country of its own.

Originally, Yue's power was weak, so he could only rely on Wusun.

Later, the powerful Wusun Kingdom was hit hard twice by the Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai and the Tuoba leader Tuoba Yulu, and the power was greatly weakened.

During this period, Yueban miraculously grew stronger, and in the early years of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a new state was established in the territory of the former Wusun Xiao Kunmi, while the original Wusun State could only retreat to the place ruled by the Great Kunmi.

After occupying and digesting the territory of Xiao Kunmi, Yue did not stop expanding, but continued to move south, attempting to annex the entire Wusun Kingdom.

However, Wusun has a profound background after all, and it is by no means something that can be easily conquered by a sudden and powerful Yue.

The arrival of the Gaochang envoy made the whole country of Yueban ecstatic, and they thought that this was a golden opportunity.

Song Miao was warmly welcomed by the Yueban people, and successfully signed an alliance with the king of Yueban, and the two sides agreed to jointly send troops to conquer Wusun in the spring of next year, and the land, goods, population and other materials obtained were divided equally between the two sides.

After Song Miao left, the people of Yue were excited, and they were all clamoring for the destruction of Wusun in the coming year. Among them, a few people were not angry about dividing Wusun with Gao Chang, and instigated the king to find an opportunity to tear up the covenant and annex the Wusun kingdom alone.

Fortunately, King Yueban was not dizzy, and sternly refused the encouragement of his subordinates. It's not that King Yueban doesn't want to monopolize Wusun, but he understands that Gaochang is not weak and can be bullied, and there is a famous Governor Lü standing behind him.

"King, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Yueban and Gaochang join forces, Wusun is definitely not an opponent. At that time, I will swallow most of the Wusun Kingdom and gain a firm foothold in the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. ”

"In the future, we will find an opportunity to cross the Tianshan Mountains and go south, defeat Yanqi, Qiuzi, Shule, Khotan and other countries, and realize Yue's dream of dominating the Western Regions."

This remark can be regarded as talking about Yue Ban Wang's heart, he has always been ambitious, and it can be seen from his decisive destruction of Xiao Kun Mike, so he will never let go of any opportunity to expand Yue Ban's strength.

Many tribal generals and nobles in the big tent have been attracted by the wonderful prospects, if they can really dominate the rich Western Regions, I believe that no one present will object, after all, compared with the rich Western Regions, no one wants to stay in the cold land in the north.

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In addition to sending people to unite with Yue, Gaochang began to prepare for war in November, a large amount of ordnance, grain and grass were hoarded, and the soldiers were also braving the bitter cold to carry out the final pre-war drills.

"My lord, thanks to the padded jacket, otherwise the soldiers would not have been able to go out in this hellish weather, ah...... Ahh ”

Xu Zhao, the envoy of the prison army, wore a thick cotton jacket and followed Wei Shuo to inspect the military camps.

While introducing various situations in the army to Wei Shuo, he did not forget to complain about the cold winter.

"Are the soldiers at all levels emotionally stable? Have any complaints about training in the winter? ”

"The mood is still stable, as for complaining......" Speaking of this, Xu Zhao glanced at Wei Shuo cautiously and stopped talking.

"Say? Why don't you continue? ”

Seeing Wei Shuo's urging, Xu Zhaoyi gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, the weather is very cold, although the Joint Logistics Division has issued cotton clothes and cotton jackets, there are still soldiers who complain in private, saying that they shouldn't toss everyone in winter. ”

"It's normal for the soldiers to complain and complain. As long as it does not interfere with the training and affect the morale of the military officers, there is no need to make a big fuss about the military supervision at all levels. ”

"I know that it is very difficult for you to do as a military supervisor, first, there is no precedent for reference: second, the affairs that the military supervisor needs to be responsible for are too cumbersome and complicated, and it is impossible to do the prison without a little patience and energy. But no matter how difficult it is, you must do your duty as a military supervisor and live up to my expectations of you. ”

"My subordinates understand!"

As he spoke, Wei Shuo and the two walked into the camp, and the generals at all levels, led by Li Wei and Kang Long, hurriedly greeted them.

He smiled and patted Li Wei on the shoulder, and encouraged: "Xuan Sheng has worked hard, how is the synthetic training of the new army?" ”

Somehow, every time he faced Wei Shuo, Li Wei would always involuntarily feel afraid from the bottom of his heart, and he would unconsciously lower a few points when he spoke, for fear of annoying Wei Shuo.

"Captain Huidu, after several exercises, now the officers and men of the new army have mastered the tactics of longbowmen, sword and shield soldiers and spear phalanx for attack and defense, as long as the materials are sufficient and the tactics are appropriate, Huly has the confidence to rely on this battle formation to snipe several times his own cavalry impact on the battlefield."

"It's good to have faith, but don't be arrogant either. The infantry is naturally inferior to the cavalry head-on, and the formation of the new army is only theoretically feasible, and as for the actual situation, it depends on the performance on the battlefield. ”

At this time, Wei Shuo saw the huge Kang Long in the crowd again, and now he was appointed by Wei Shuo as the commander of the pro-guard battalion, responsible for mastering the only heavy infantry - the Modao battalion.

The Modao Battalion is the elite of the new army, with a total of 300 people in the battalion, and everyone is as tall and powerful as Kanglong. Each person is equipped with a twenty-pound Mo knife made of Uzi steel, plus a pair of step armor weighing about forty pounds.

The heavily armed Mo Dao Hands, like a mechanical monster made of steel, not only have super resistance to blows, but also have a strong ability to attack fortifications, and are the supreme weapon for perseverance on the battlefield in the future.

"Kang Long, are you used to staying in the army?"

"Back to ...... Back to my lord, the end ...... The last general is happy...... Loved it. ”

Even though he has been in Gaochang for half a year, Kang Long's Chinese is not very fluent, but fortunately, he can understand most of the Chinese and master the daily language, which basically does not hinder daily communication.

"If you like it, hahaha." Kang Long's humble words caused Wei Shuo and the generals to laugh.

After everyone finished laughing, Wei Shuo said solemnly: "Everyone, there must be a lot of questions in everyone's minds, why are we still training hard in winter?" Today, I will tell you the truth, that is because Gaochang is going to war. ”

"What? Gaochang is going to war? ”

"Fight with whom? I haven't heard that the enemy has invaded Gaochang? ”

"Could it be that the countries of the Western Regions are rebelling again?"

Among the people present, except for Wei Shuo, Xu Zhao, Li Wei and a few others, the rest of the generals suddenly heard that the war was coming, which immediately caused an uproar, and they exchanged words with each other.

"Ahem, ahem!" With Xu Zhao coughing lightly, everyone quickly quieted down. Since the establishment of the Supervision Administration, the Supervision Army represented by Xu Zhao has become the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the generals. No one wants to be targeted by the Prison and Military Administration, because that would mean you could have made a serious mistake.

"It's not that someone has violated Gaochang, but that it has to expand outward for the development of Gaochang! Now the development of Gaochang has come to a crossroads, either stagnation, let the good situation go down the drain, and everything that everyone has in front of us will disappear with the passage of time. ”

"Or, like now, take the initiative to expand outward, and achieve the goal of strengthening yourself by plundering the surrounding barbarians."

"It may seem cruel to say that, but I'm going to say that this is the reality: the survival of the fittest!"

"Think about the compatriots in the Central Plains who are wailing and struggling under the iron hooves of Hulu, if we don't rise up, we will end up with the same fate as them in the future."

"Now please tell me out loud, would you like to?"

"I don't want to!" With a roar, the original soldiers were left in their hearts and could not bear to disappear without a trace.

To put it bluntly, people are selfish, for the sake of a better life for themselves, who blames others for living or dying?

"Good! Ben will officially announce that he will officially go to Wusun in the spring of next year! Use the knife in your hand to grab more wealth and land for your family and the people of Gaochang. ”

"Expedition! Let's go! A roar instantly spread throughout the camp, and at this point, Gaochang was completely prepared for the war.