The rejection of Buddhism's proposal to strike the army marked a formal break with Buddhism, and the two would be endless. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Originally, Buddhism maintained a neutral attitude towards the Western Jin Dynasty of the Yan Kingdom, but with the expansion of the extermination of Buddhism, coupled with Wei Shuo's insistence on seizing the land of the Western Regions, the Western Regions Buddhism had to intervene in this war.

The kings of the Western Regions chose to temporarily abandon their disputes with the help of Buddhism, and first aimed to defeat the Yan army and expel the Yan Kingdom from the Western Regions.

According to the report of the Military Intelligence Agency, the kings of the Western Regions have gathered in the city of Qiuzi King to discuss the plan to defeat the enemy. With the help of the Yan King Wulei to destroy the Buddha, under the instigation of Buddhism, the kings of Qiuci, Wusun, Khotan, Shanshan and other kings all had the same hatred for the enemy, and the cohesion of the alliance increased greatly for a while.

When the generals of the Yan army learned of this information, they finally understood why King Yan, who was standing under Wulei City, was worried, it turned out that Buddhism was really a hornet's nest in the Western Regions - it couldn't be stabbed.

In the face of the Western Regions, which is now full of anger, Wei Shuo did not flinch, but after stabilizing the situation in Wulei City, he planned to continue to move westward, and he would never give up until he achieved his goal.

In the second year of Taining, at the beginning of April, Yan Wang Weishuo convened his subordinates to hold the last military meeting before the expedition in Wulei City.

At the beginning, Guo Yu, the secretary and superintendent, was responsible for introducing the current military situation to everyone, he got up and bowed to Wei Shuo first, and then said loudly: "Since ancient times, there have been many small countries in the Western Regions, and since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been claimed that there are thirty-six countries. ”

"Due to the successive division of some countries, at most there were more than 60 countries, most of which were small and built on oases, with the royal city as the center and the oases as the borders. By the time of our army's westward expedition, most of the small countries no longer existed because countries often annexed each other in order to compete for resources, and now 36 countries have coincidentally survived. ”

"Although the countries of the Western Regions have a tradition of paying tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty, since the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the drastic changes in the situation in the Central Plains, the countries of the Western Regions have also rebelled and gradually become the local overlords of the Western Regions."

"Among them, a powerful country like Qiuzi will not take Yan Country in his eyes at all. Even if there was no extinction of the Buddha, it would be impossible for King Qiuzi to surrender to the Yan Kingdom. ”

Since learning that the Yan army was advancing westward, he immediately ordered strict soldiers to guard the city gate, and led 120,000 allied infantry from Khotan, Yanqi, Shule, Shanshan and other countries to camp in the south of Quci City, preparing to fight to the death with the Yan army. In addition, in addition to the 120,000 infantry, there were also 70,000 cavalry of Wusun and Yueban. ”

"In other words, in this battle, our army is about to face 190,000 enemy troops, which is almost more than three times the strength of our army!"

Although Guo Yu repeatedly emphasized that the coalition army had a large number of soldiers and horses, Wei Shuo still saw a trace of contempt on the faces of the generals, obviously in the eyes of the generals, there was no difference between the coalition army and the local chickens and dogs.

This can't be blamed on the generals, it is true that even strong captives such as Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qianhu fell at the feet of the Yan army.

In order to attract everyone's attention, he got up and reminded: "Everyone, don't despise the coalition army, I don't deny that the quality of the Yan army is definitely above the coalition army, but this does not mean that the coalition army's combat strength is vulnerable. ”

"Many countries in the Western Regions are nomadic people, and all of their soldiers are masters of horseback archery. In addition, the local iron production in the Western Regions has an extremely rich supply of weapons and armor. Unlike the northern Hulu, if there is no input of iron weapons from the Central Plains, even the weapons will hardly be able to get together. ”

"More importantly, due to the destruction of Buddhism by the Yan Kingdom, the people of the Western Regions who believe in Buddhism are full of bitter hatred for the Yan army. An army that is fully armed and full of hatred in its heart must not be underestimated in combat. ”

"The Western Regions still produce ironware?" Except for Suobao, a native of Liangzhou, who knows something about the Western Regions, the rest of the generals almost don't know anything about the Western Regions, and most of the people's impressions are still stuck in the historical records, so they can't help but be surprised to learn that the Western Regions actually produce iron tools.

"Of course, the Western Regions produce iron, and the former king of the chariot division knows best!"

Hearing Wei Shuo's words, the former king of the chariot division hurriedly got up and replied: "Generals, it is true that as King Yan said, there are indeed iron tools produced in the Western Regions. Among them, the Qiuzi iron smelting industry is the crown of the countries in the Western Regions and is a famous place for producing iron tools. ”

"The iron tools produced by Qiuci alone are enough for the use of the entire thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and the reason why Qiuci is currently the hegemon is not unrelated to the rich iron ore in its territory."

The former king of the Cheshi sighed when he said this, "Alas, you don't know, if anyone in the surrounding countries dares to be dissatisfied with Qiuzi, they will immediately stop the supply of iron. Restricted by this, coupled with the fact that the troops of the surrounding countries were beaten by them and had no power to fight back, they could only rely on Qiuzi in the end. ”

Wei Shuo has no interest in the internal filthiness of the Western Regions, and at the moment he only cares about how to eliminate the main force of the coalition as much as possible in the next big war.

After thinking for a while, he first looked at Wen Qiao beside him and asked, "Taizhen thinks that this is a battle, how should our army deal with it?" ”

"Great King, the Western Regions Alliance wants to 'lure' our army to the city of Quci step by step, obviously trying to surround and annihilate our army in one fell swoop while the veterans of our army are tired!"

"Ruochen's expectation is good, I'm afraid that the alliance has already laid a net waiting for our army to crash into it!"

"Your Majesty, what Lord Wen said is true nine times out of ten! In this case, it is not advisable for the army to continue westward and penetrate deep into the hinterland, lest it fall into the enemy's tricks! ”

As the lord of a small country that had just annexed the Yan Kingdom, he definitely did not want the Yan army to be defeated in the Western Regions, otherwise his former Cheshi would never end well.

Wei Shuo waved his hand to stop the former king of the Che Division, who was still going to advise, and said proudly: "All the countries in the Western Regions think that our army is tired and vulnerable after a long journey, but they don't know that they all underestimate our Yan army!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as we plan properly, we will definitely be able to completely annihilate the main force of the Western Regions Alliance! ”

"The king is wise, and the art of war is cloudy: the real is virtual, and the virtual is real! After departure, the army should slowly move westward to ensure the combat strength of the army. After arriving at the city of Quci, the army pretended to be 'tired' and presented to the Alliance, believing that when the battle began, our army would definitely surprise the enemy. ”

"Other than that......"

Wen Qiao glanced at Wei Shuo and continued: "Great King, right now, the main forces of the Western Regions Alliance are gathering in Qiuzi, do you need to mobilize General Liu Yao, who is operating in the southern province, to lead the army to support the next big battle?" ”

Wei Shuo thought for a moment, shook his head and categorically rejected Wen Qiao's suggestion, "Zhengchang himself only has 30,000 people, but he has to deal with the entire Southern Dao countries, how can he still have the strength to support us and others?" Well, take 10,000 steps back, even if you have the strength to spare, I'm afraid it won't be easy to help us. ”

"It must be known that there are hundreds of miles of desert between the southern and central roads of the Western Regions, and it may not be easy for the army to cross the desert."

"This is also true, it is the minister who is not thoughtful. But then again, with or without reinforcements, only 70,000 Yan army and tiger Ben can deal with a mere 100,000 coalition troops. ”

In the second year of Taining, at the beginning of April, Yan Wang Weishuo left 3,000 infantry to garrison Wulei City, and the rest of the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army had a total of 70,000 cavalry, and drove westward again, aiming directly at the city of King Qiuzi - Quci City.

As soon as the order was given, the army immediately went into action, and the first to set off was naturally the forward of the whole army.

"Hehe, Captain Yao, take the striker first, and the widow will rush to join you as soon as possible."

After receiving the order of the king of Yan, Yao Yi's business was in high spirits, and he immediately ordered 6,000 cavalry to roar westward. Soon after the departure of the forward army, the main force of the entire Western Expeditionary Army soon took action, and it was expected to arrive at the foot of Qiuzi City in three days.

At the same time, the high-level of the alliance in Quci City also received the news that the main force of the Yan army was gradually approaching the royal city, and the coalition army soon took action. First, the king of Wusun and the king of Yuban left the city of Quci with 60,000 cavalry, crossed the Tianshan Mountains to the north, and then marched eastward, intending to use the Tianshan Mountains as a cover to go around to the rear of the Yan army.

Immediately afterwards, King Qiuzi sent 10,000 camel cavalry to advance eastward, acting as an important task to lure the Yan army to continue to advance westward, but he did not expect to run headlong into the oncoming Yao Yisheng.

The remaining 120,000 allied soldiers all stayed in Quci City to recuperate, waiting for the Yan army to send them to the door. At the same time, in order to support the coalition forces against the Yan army, the hosts of the temples specially donated a lot of food and money. (To be continued.) )