Chapter 442: Western Regions

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Requisitioning the resources of a huge empire with an area of thousands of miles is a delicate task, however, in just over three months, hundreds of thousands of troops have gathered in Xianyang.

200,000 Lingnan Army, 100,000 Beidi Cavalry, and more than 300,000 Guanzhong Old Qin Army.

With such a large number of people, patches of black military camps can be seen almost everywhere outside Xianyang City.

"With so many people, I'm afraid the consumption of military rations will be a huge number. It seems that Brother Xiao is busy again! In a wine shop, Liu Bang and others looked at Xiao He on the side with envy and said.

A few months ago, a group of them were just a minor official in Xichu, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao He was appreciated by Yingzheng.

not only met Xiao He in person, but also arranged a heavy position for him in the Shaofu. Now, hundreds of thousands of people's grain and grass have also been delivered to him.

It can be said that Xiao He almost soared into the sky and became a blockbuster.

"Liu Ji, everything I have is given by His Majesty the First Emperor, brothers want to make a merit, now is the right time. I can help you, but don't do anything dangerous! ”

Xiao He looked at Liu Bang with an extremely solemn expression. The two have known each other for decades, so they are naturally very familiar.

Liu Bang's eyes lit up, he drank all the wine in his hand, and said with a smile: "Hehe, there is a great future, how can my old Liu take risks?" ”

"So much the best!"

In the midst of busyness, time always flies. Only two months later, the 150,000 pioneers of the Qin army had already started. And as the vanguard commander this time, it is Wang Qian.

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As far as the eye can see, the vast desert is a desolate place.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Wang Qian, as the main general, couldn't help frowning slightly.

"My lord, if you pass through the wasteland in front of you, you will enter the Western Regions." A guide who looked like a Hun spoke fluent Guanzhong dialect and spoke eloquently to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian directly interrupted the guide's next words, and instead asked, "Among these countries in the Western Regions, which is the closest and strongest country to us?" ”

The guide was stunned for a moment, then licked his face again and said with a smile: "The strongest ones are naturally Wusun and Yue, but the closest to us is Shanshanguo." ”

"Then attack this Shanshan first, knock the mountain and shake the tiger. There are too many countries in the Western Regions, and Ben Jiang will not have much time to break them one by one! Wang Jian waved his hand, and he didn't even ask what Shanshan's strength was.

Although the military emphasizes knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, this is also based on a situation in which the enemy and the enemy are basically evenly matched.

Now, the vanguard army of the Qin State is 150,000, and for a country with only one city, if he can't win in a battle, then he Wang Jian is enough to commit suicide in shame.

A few days later, as one of the largest cities in the Western Regions, the pedestrians in Shanshan City came and went, and it was very lively.

In the past few years, the Huns have disappeared without a trace for some reason. And the most powerful Wusun people are also inseparable from the Yue people.

In this way, the rest of the countries of the Western Regions enjoyed a rare peace. Even, the Yueshi and the Wusun people, in order to win them over, can also get a lot of benefits.

Above the city, there were only dozens of guards, hiding in shady corners, half-squinting, looking at the crowd coming and going, looking high.

It was not yet afternoon, and the sun was not too hot. The occasional warm breeze made the guards drowsy.

However, just as they were about to fall asleep, there was a noise of human voices under the city gates.

"Those hillbillies in small towns are really boring!" The captain of the guard rolled over with some impatience, cursed, and closed his eyes again.

I thought that such a noisy sound would soon pass. However, as the hour passed, the voices under the gates grew louder and louder, rather than quieter. Among these voices, there are even many sounds of horror.

The captain of the guard, who finally sensed that something was wrong, quickly turned over and looked under the city wall.

However, under the city walls, people dressed in various costumes were desperately squeezing towards the city as if they had seen a flood of fierce beasts.

"What's wrong?" The captain frowned, then turned his head to look at the other side of the wall.

However, the next scene was unforgettable for him.

Rows of ants-like crowds, staring at the dazzling sunlight from the east, are slowly coming towards Shanshan City.

"When! While! While! ”

The city of Shanshan City was very large, and the walls were very high and strong, but the captain did not think that this tall city wall could help them block those unknown people outside the city.

The captain of the guard swore that he had never seen so many people. Even when he fought with the general in Wusun, there were never so many people.

I'm afraid that the men, women, and children in the entire Shanshan City combined, are estimated to be about the same as the people in front of them.

"Step! Trample! Trample! ”

The sound of neat steps is getting closer and closer, and the Qin army in exquisite armor and holding a cold blade is also getting closer.

On the wall of Shanshan City, the lord of Shanshan looked at the elite army below with a pale face, and said tremblingly: "This, which country is this?" ”

However, no one was able to answer him. At the moment, the nobles in the city are no longer thinking about defending against the enemy, but about how to save their lives.

Just kidding, among Shanshanguo, in the most cases, there are only more than 10,000 people wearing armor, not to mention, in this hurry, they can only barely make up 2,000 people.

In the distance, above the position of the Qin army, the drumbeats sounded one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the originally neat Qin army also began to gradually divide into several siege formations.

"Squeak!"

However, just when the Qin army was about to take the city in front of them in one fell swoop. The gates of the city slowly opened.

It was not the guards of the lord of Shanshan who opened the city gate, but a group of noble private soldiers.

In front of the army of Qin, they did not have the slightest confidence and sacrificed Shanshan City.

The lord of Shanshan sighed lightly, but he did not accuse those nobles.

As long as it is a normal person, it can be seen that the unknown army in front of him is ready to attack. There is not even a plan to persuade him to surrender.

By doing so, the nobles saved him from sweeping away his majesty.

Soon, a group of Shanshan nobles who bent over and licked their faces all appeared at the gate of the city. Towards Wang Jian on horseback, saluted.

Wang Jian looked at the group of people in front of him who looked slightly different from the Qin people, and there was a slight look of regret in his eyes.

Shanshan City, don't worry. However, if all the forces in Shanshan City can be wiped out in a single battle, then the Qin army will definitely be strong in the Western Regions.

At that time, the countries of the Western Regions will come up with enough strength to jointly resist the Qin army. In that way, Wang Jian could achieve his goal of annihilating the Western Regions countries in one battle.

However, since they surrendered, Wang Jian did not plan to attack. After all, what Ying Zheng wanted was a stable Western Regions, not the Western Regions, which had a strong sense of rejection towards the Qin State.

The news that Shanshan City was defeated by more than 100,000 unknown troops was brought back by those pedestrians from various countries in the Western Regions.

And in the Western Regions, where the news is closed, even the origin of the Qin army is not clear.

Fear began to spread among the countries of the Western Regions.