Chapter 63: Sweeping the Western Regions (Part II)
The Qin army, led by Qin Yiren, marched all the way west and swept through the Western Regions without encountering decent resistance.
Along the way, he also encountered a few fearless kings like the Emperor of the Late Kingdom, who led their armies to invite them to war, hoping to make a windfall. However, when they saw the overwhelming Qin army, they were frightened on the spot, so many people far exceeded the total population of their country, and they couldn't do it if they weren't stupid.
Seeing the opportunity quickly, he immediately saw the wind and turned the rudder and wanted to surrender. Qin Yiren did not accept it, and beheaded him for his crimes.
This is the first time in the history of Huaxia that the troops have come to the Western Regions, and they must use thunderous means to deter the countries, and let them know the military power of Great Qin, so that they can no longer betray, and those who have the slightest misdeeds will be eliminated, and Qin Yiren will naturally not be soft.
Seeing that the opportunity was slow, before he could understand it, he was trampled to death by the hooves of the Qin army, and finally turned into meat puree, stained on the hooves of the horse, and I don't know where it was taken.
In more than 20 days, the Qin army destroyed nearly 20 countries, almost one country a day, and the speed of this destruction is shocking. If this news spreads to the Central Plains, the people who don't know the truth will be shocked beyond measure. If people who know the inside of the Western Regions are not surprised, who is called the country of the Western Regions so small?
Of the 20 or so countries that were destroyed, the largest was the largest one, with a total population of only 3,000 and no more than 5 or 600 soldiers. The smallest, only three or four hundred people, and there were no more than a few dozen soldiers. With such a small country, it is difficult to encounter the Qin army without being destroyed.
Twenty days later, the Qin army finally arrived at the Cheshi.
Cheshi is a large country in the Western Regions, with a total population of seven or eight thousand and two thousand soldiers. Among the countries of the Western Regions. Its status is second only to the two largest countries, Dawan and Wusun.
"Childe. This is the first great country we have encountered, and we will definitely play the prestige of Great Qin to deter all countries. Huang Shigong rode side by side with Qin Yiren and came up with an idea.
"I'm for it!" Wei Yi, Wang Qian, Li Si, Han Fei, Meng Fu and Meng Wu agreed in unison.
"The Che Master is a big country in the Western Regions, so it's time to take them under the knife. You don't have to keep your hands in this battle, you just have to kill. Qin Yiren nodded slightly. I know the correctness of what Huang Shigong said.
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The capital of the Cheshi, the city of Jiaohe, the palace of the Cheshi.
Although Jiaohe City is the capital of Cheshi, it is not big, and its size is only as big as a small county town in the Central Plains. Moreover, its city walls are very rough and not strong enough, and if it is placed in the Central Plains, it is not even a third-rate city.
But this is in the Western Regions, but it is the capital of the big country of Cheshi.
Its royal palace consisted of only thirty or forty houses. It's very low, and it's the same roughness. There is nothing decorative with artistic beauty.
Che Shiwang is an old man in his fifties, with a slender figure, bright eyes, and a capable atmosphere, and he knows that he is a shrewd person at a glance.
The difference between the king of the chariot and the king of the last kingdom is that this man is quite talented and good at management, and under his rule, the chariot master has lived in peace, and there has been no famine or anything like that.
This is already a rare and commendable situation in the extremely poor and backward Western Regions.
After finishing the government affairs, the king stood up, stretched his waist, and was about to rest for a while, when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. I saw a group of ministers, under the leadership of the prime minister, come in quickly and salute the king of the coach: "I have seen the king." ”
"Is there something wrong with you?" The Che Master King waved his hand and asked the ministers.
"The king, the ministers have important things to do. According to the report of the spies, an army from the Central Plains came out of the east, all the way to the west, and the country was destroyed for nearly twenty years, and now it is approaching the border of the Cheshi......" The prime minister's words were not finished when he was interrupted by the Cheshi King.
"What? Central Plains Army? The King of Drivers looked shocked, his eyes widened, his mouth wide open, and he could stuff an ostrich egg.
"Yes, King." The prime minister was quite disdainful in his heart, and said: "The ministers will start the king, and immediately raise troops to annihilate this Central Plains army and avenge the destroyed country in the Western Regions." In this way, the chariot master will surely increase his prestige and become the leader of the Western Regions, comparable to Dawan and Wusun. ”
If he can defeat the Qin army and avenge the destroyed twenty or so countries, the prestige of the Che Shi will inevitably rise, and he will be respected by the countries of the Western Regions, and his strength will inevitably swell, and it is not a problem to compete with the two great powers of Dawan and Wusun.
"Yes, King." Thinking of this bright future, the ministers echoed in unison.
"No!" The Cheshi King finally came to his senses, shook his hands vigorously, and screamed loudly, "No, never!" ”
"King, what is there to be afraid of with a mere Central Plains army?"
"The Central Plains army can destroy more than 20 countries, but what can we do? The Central Plains people are rampant, that is because they have not met our car master, if they had met our car master earlier, they would have been beaten by us a long time ago. ”
The ministers talked about it, but they didn't take the Central Plains seriously at all.
"Shut up!" The face of the king of the chariot was solemn, and he let out a deep sigh, like thunder, which suppressed the discussion of the ministers.
"If you don't say anything more about this calamity, it will bring disaster to the driver." With a look of horror on his face, the King of Cheshi scolded the ministers and said, "You are arrogant. Do you know how big the Central Plains is? Do you know how many people there are in the Central Plains? ”
How big is the Central Plains and how many people there are, but the ministers are not very clear about these questions, and they all opened their mouths wide and were speechless.
"I tell you, the Central Plains is very big, vast and boundless, much bigger and bigger than our Western Regions. I don't know how many people in the Central Plains, or tens of millions. "The roar of the Driver King was high-pitched, shrill and piercing.
"King, these are all the boastful words of the Central Plains businessmen, and they are not credible." The prime minister shook his head vigorously, secretly thinking that the Cheshi King was frightened by the merchants of the Central Plains, which was really speechless.
"yes." The ministers echoed in unison.
A large country in the Western Regions like Cheshi, naturally there will be Central Plains businessmen to patronize, and the ministers have heard the Central Plains businessmen talk about the Central Plains, but they won't believe it, because it is far beyond their imagination.
"You think the Central Plains businessmen are talking nonsense, right? If you think so, you're wrong, you're wrong. The king of the chariot master was extremely angry, and he wanted to slap them, and shouted: "You don't want to think about it, one businessman may be boasting when he says this, and two businessmen may be boasting when he says this, if three, five, ten, and dozens of them say this, can it still be bragging?" ”
This is very reasonable, and the ministers are stopped.
"Also, do you know how many merchants from the Central Plains come to the Western Regions in a year? Let me tell you, there are not 10,000 merchants from the Central Plains who come to the Western Regions every year, and they are not too much, but 7,000 or 8,000 are indispensable. The shrewdness of the King of the Driver was undoubtedly revealed, and he said: "The Central Plains merchants who went to the Western Regions alone are seven or eight thousand, which is almost the same as what our Coach thinks, is this not enough to make them wake up?" ”
"Ugh." The ministers made a grinding sound of teeth, speechless.
There are as many as seven or eight thousand merchants from the Central Plains who go to the Western Regions every year, which is about the same as the total population of the Cheshi, which is very revealing, and shows that the Central Plains is extremely powerful.
"What should I do, my lord?" The cold sweat on the forehead of the prime minister of the car master was rising, and he was very glad that there was such a shrewd person as the king of the car master, otherwise, according to what they did, it would inevitably cause endless troubles for the car master.
"Send an envoy to the Central Plains to ask for surrender." The Che Master King bit his lip, groaned for a while, gritted his teeth, and made a decision.
Asking the Central Plains to surrender to the minister, although it will cause a lot of losses to the charioteer, it is much better than being destroyed, and he has to do so.
"Please descend?" The ministers were extremely reluctant.
"What better way do you have it?" The Coach King asked.
The ministers pursed their lips and were speechless.
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"Rumble!" The Qin army, under the leadership of Qin Yiren, marched quickly and went straight to Jiaohe City, the capital of the Cheshi.
Qin Yiren looked forward, only to see a small black dot appear in front of him, and said: "Jiaohe City, the capital of the Cheshi, has arrived, brothers, work hard to destroy the Cheshi." ”
"Destroyer!" The soldiers burst out with a shocking roar, and they were all overjoyed.
All the way to the west, without encountering a little decent resistance, where is the war, it is purely tourism, which makes the soldiers of the Qin army who are happy when they hear the war extremely uncomfortable. When he heard that he was going to kill the driver, everyone was as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and he was excited.
Soon, you will be able to see Jiaohe City clearly.
"This is the capital of the Driver?"
"This is also worthy of being the capital? Compared with Xianyang, the capital of Great Qin, it is too far away, it can't be compared, it can't be compared. ”
"Such a dilapidated city, if it is not even a third-rate city in the Central Plains."
Although the Qin army's orders were extremely strict, after taking a clear look at Jiaohe City, the soldiers still couldn't help but have some discussions, who called Jiaohe City so shabby.
"We can take down such a ruined city with one blow. Childe, hurry up and give the order. The generals shouted for their lives, and their eyes lit up.
Look at their eagerness to try, and they want to kill the head of the city at once and destroy the charioteer.
"Rumble!"
At this moment, the gate of Jiaohe City opened, and a group of people came quickly from the city gate.
"That's the Driver King." Shao Yun looked at the group and recognized the king of the driver.
He was a little surprised, and said, "What did the king of the car master do when he went out of the city?" Could it be that he wants to surrender? ”
"Looks like this battle can't be fought." Qin Yiren shook his head and said, "Please surrender is inevitable. ”
"Even if the King of the Che Master had the intention of not surrendering before, now that he sees that we have so many soldiers and horses, far more than the mouth of the Che Master, he does not dare not surrender!" Huang Shigong nodded in agreement.
"Childe, don't worry about him, kill him first." All the way to the west, there was no decent fighting, and the hands of the soldiers were a little itchy.
"No." Qin Yiren waved his right hand to stop the generals from talking further, and said, "Conquering the Western Regions is just the beginning, and we must also govern the Western Regions well." In order to govern the Western Regions well, it is necessary to combine grace and power, and use both soft and hard. For those countries that don't take Daqin in their eyes, don't be soft, killing is. For those who ask for surrender, they must accept it, so that the Western Regions can be owned by Great Qin. ”
Conquering the Western Regions is not the goal, but governing the Western Regions is the goal. If you want to govern the Western Regions, you must combine grace and power, both soft and hard, kill those who dare to rebel against Qin, and treat those who surrender kindly, so that Qin can have the Western Regions. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )