Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Gao Yangan sat in the middle position. He raised his chin to look at Cao Cao and asked in a loud voice, "Are things ready?" ”

"Back to the captain." Cao Cao hurriedly bowed down and responded, "The army has already sent troops to Dawan last month, and when it encounters water, it builds bridges and opens roads in the mountains." At this moment, the soldiers have already arrived at the capital of Dawan Kingdom. ”

"It's fast." Gao Yang smiled, took a sip of the ice water handed by the guards on the side. Forcefully unbuttoned the style and discipline button of the military uniform, frowned and said, "Why is it so hot here?" It can't be the Flaming Mountain, right? ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao looked at Gao Yang with a puzzled expression, not understanding what he meant by the Flame Mountain.

Gao Yang shook his head and drank the ice water in his hand. After letting out a heavy sigh, he said loudly, "After the Great Wan Kingdom, it is the territory of the Yue people, do you know them?" If we attack Dawan, will they send troops to the rescue? ”

"This," Cao Cao rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment, "that Da Yue clan was originally a feud of the Huns. Hundreds of years ago, he was defeated in a battle with the Xiongnu, and fled all the way west to settle in the west of Dawan. In the past few hundred years, there has been very little news of them. As for whether they will send troops to rescue Dawan, this subordinate is not clear. ”

"You, the Governor of the Western Regions, are incompetent." Gao Yang raised his hand and nodded at Cao Cao, and said with a smile.

These words were a bit heavy, especially when they came out of the mouth of Gao Yang, who was powerful in the world, and immediately made Cao Cao's back sweat.

"The subordinate is incompetent, please punish the captain." Cao Cao hurriedly pleaded guilty. But he was very dissatisfied in his heart. This Western Regions is a large and small country with such a large area and such a large population. How long has he been here? It's already remarkable to be able to roughly calm down. Where else can we take care of those countries further afield? I can't understand the words, okay?

"Forget it." Gao Yang waved his hand and said, "I can't blame you." Anyway, no matter who the enemy is, it's good to destroy it directly. That's what we're doing on this expedition. ”

After a pause, he continued, "You hand over the matter of the Western Regions Protectorate with Lu Zhi as soon as possible, and go out with the army." ”

Lu Zhi was a well-known general in the world during the period of Emperor Ling, and many generals were from his subordinates. When the Yellow Turban was conquered, he was imprisoned because of the unfavorable battle situation. Later, although he was rescued, he was disheartened and lived in seclusion in the military capital of Shanggu.

After Gao Yang took power, he re-recruited Lu Zhi, and also sent doctors to save Lu Zhi, who was already terminally ill. His allegiance was immediately obtained.

In fact, Lu Zhi's illness is not a big deal in Gao Yang's eyes. It's just that in this era, it is a terminal illness. Gao Yang's rescue of him was just a gesture. This time the western expedition to Gaoyang was ready to take Cao Cao with him, and it was Lu Zhi who succeeded Cao Cao as the governor of the Western Regions.

"Is there a lot of wealth in this city?" Three days later. The army set off for the kingdom of Dawan. When passing by the ruins of the royal capital of the Wusun people, Gao Yang pointed to the ruins and asked Cao Cao.

"Back to Lord Taiwei." Cao Cao, who couldn't figure out what Gao Yang meant, could only choose to tell the truth at this time: "The Wusun people are stuck in the only way to travel to and from business, and they are rich and oily." ”

"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded slightly, and did not comment much on the things Cao Cao did in the Western Regions.

After a while. Gao Yang turned sideways and said to Cao Cao, who was following behind, "Do you remember Sun Wentai?" ”

"Yes." Cao Cao was slightly stunned, thinking of the brave and invincible Jiangdong Tiger, and hurriedly responded.

Gao Yang smiled and said, "He has swept away all the lands in the south, and he has also found islands full of spices. Now the popularity of eating spices in the empire has reached the point of madness. ”

"Yes. Xia Guan also heard about it. Cao Cao knew through the letters in his hometown that there was a large supply of spices in Han at this time, but he didn't expect that it was actually discovered by the Jiangdong Tiger.

Gao Yang curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a chuckle, "In order to commend his merits, I gave him the right to sell spices exclusively for three years." All the spices and goods sold during these three years were used by him and his sailors as a reward for expanding the territory of the empire. ”

"Hiss~" Not only Cao Cao, but the generals around Gao Yang who listened with their ears pricked up all gasped. What a fortune that must be! These generals knew that spices were extremely expensive, but they were still hard to come by. Then Sun Jian can be sold for three years, isn't he rich enough to rival the country?

"Hahaha~" Gao Yang laughed out loud and said, "That's how I use people." As long as you have the ability to get things done, the benefits are indispensable. Whether it is Sun Jian's sweep of the South Seas. It occupies the fertile and wealthy islands of the South Seas. I gave him the full strength of the monopoly. Or do you recover the Western Regions, slaughter cities and destroy countries, and plunder countless times. I don't care at all. The more capable you are, the greater I will reward you! Do you understand? ”

"Xia Guan understands!" Cao Cao was overjoyed and nodded heavily. He had always been worried that all the things he had done in the Western Regions would be settled by the Autumn Queen. But after listening to Gao Yang's words today, I finally put my heart back in my stomach.

"I have ordered Sun Jian to continue his journey south, and there is a huge island to the south. It's even bigger than all of Middle-earth! And there's a lot of wilderness except for a few savages. After Sun Jian fully controls it, it is not impossible for their Sun family to occupy a piece of land there as a subject country. Gao Yang looked at Cao Cao with a smile, and the meaning in his words was naturally very clear.

"The last general must do his best to serve the country!" Gao Yang's words are so clear. If Cao Cao still can't hear it, he won't be Cao Cao.

Gao Yang looked at Cao Cao and said with a smile, "Do it well, I'm optimistic about you." ”

The area of Dawan is not small, and the population is also quite large. It was also a great power on the Silk Road. However, they are most famous for the Dawan horse in the country, that is, the sweat and blood BMW.

Piff is not guilty. Guilty of guilt.

Dawan has such a heavy treasure in the era of cold weapons, which will naturally attract countless peeping eyes. Ordinary power is good to say, Dawan people can resist it themselves. But once it provokes the prying eyes of a mountain-level force like the Han Empire, it will not be able to hold it.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in his time, he once ordered Dawan to pay tribute to Dawan horses, but the Dawan people refused without hesitation. The Dawan people naively thought that their country was thousands of miles away from the Han Empire, and they couldn't get to this side even if they were tired of those Han people. I didn't take the words of the Han Emperor to heart at all.

Then, tragedy began.

The powerful Han Empire forcibly sent a large army to spend several years and thousands of miles to expedition to the Great Wan Kingdom. Not only did he steal the Dawan horse, but he also killed the king, routed the army, burned the city, and plundered the people.

The tragic war hundreds of years ago left a cruel shadow on the Dawan people. Until now, they still heard the word Han army, and they would be terrified!

Hundreds of years have passed, and the Dawan people, who are silently licking their wounds, suddenly find out in surprise that they don't know when, the legendary Han army actually appeared in front of their house again!

Looking at the huge steel army, the Dawan people suddenly lost the courage to resist, and obediently sent Dawan horses to invite these fierce Han soldiers to leave early.

Who would have thought that the horses were accepted, but the Han army had no intention of leaving. Not only did he not leave, but he set up camp in the territory of Dawan Kingdom, building bridges and paving roads as if he was going to stay here for a long time.

No country will allow another team to exist on its own soil. Unless it's defeated. Just like the countries of the Western Regions now, and the Japanese invaders thousands of years later.

The anxious Dawan people's repeated urgings were to no avail, and the enraged king immediately ordered to start recruiting troops to prepare for resistance. At the same time, an envoy was sent to the Otsutsuki clan to ask for reinforcements. The Da Yue clan is the overlord of this area, and Da Wan Guo is his little brother. The younger brother is in trouble, and the eldest brother naturally orders all the soldiers and horses to help.

After receiving an affirmative reply from the Da Yue clan, King Dawan enthusiastically gathered the men of the whole country to prepare to resist the invasion of the Han army. It's just that when he went to battle with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. However, on the battlefield, he found that the Han army on the opposite side was boundless, with continuous military camps and flags. Hundreds of thousands, to say the least!

King Dawan was directly scared.

Hundreds of years ago, the prestige of the Han army suddenly appeared in his mind. At this time, in the face of so many elite Han troops, he was completely overwhelmed.

As for how he saw that the Han army was all elite. That's because almost all of those Han soldiers are wearing metal armor! Some even have heavy armor on their horses!

In the age of cold weapons, the production of steel was very scarce. Metal armor, which can protect lives, has become an extremely important and scarce resource, usually equipped for noble people or elite samurai. Ordinary sergeants don't think about it.

And the huge Han army of hundreds of thousands that King Dawan saw was almost all wearing rare and precious metal armor. Just being scared to pee is already remarkable.

When the soldiers and horses of the Otsuki clan arrived, they saw that their little brother only had thousands of soldiers and horses left around him at the moment.

The commander of the Otsuki clan who led the army was surprised and asked about your troops? King Dawan responded with a bitter face: "It's all gone." Don't listen to the battle, they all ran away without greeting after seeing the Han army. ”

The confused Dayue clan army will take their own soldiers and horses to explore the Han army that has long been known for a long time. But he was also frightened and his liver trembled. That quantity, that equipment. Just this little bit of men and horses under his command is not enough to stuff people's teeth.

The generals of the Dayue clan finally knew why the army of the Great Wan Kingdom had fled. Not to mention them, even he himself now has the urge to run away!

"How did so many Han troops come here?" The generals of the Dayue clan and the king of Dawan were completely unable to understand this kind of thing.

Such a distance, such an army. How did the Han army manage to supply men and horses? With so many mouths, every day people eat and chew an astronomical amount! Where did the Han army get its grain and grass from?

Gao Yang naturally wouldn't explain to his enemies that everything he ate was in the storage space. There are not only grain and grass, but also cigarettes to smoke.

After a few days of rest, Gao Yang commanded the army and began to attack! (To be continued.) )