"General, the king is in danger, we have to hurry back to help!" Vanne said urgently. Mu Zhen frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the Han army is already waiting for us halfway!" Vanne was taken aback, thinking of the scene of being raided by the Han cavalry not long ago, and said a little overwhelmed: "What should I do?" ”

Mu Zhen thought for a while, turned his head and waited for Vane: "Order all the armies to prepare to set off, and the scouts will all be spilled!" The armies are on alert and alternately cover the advance! "The people will promise.

On the side of the Han army.

Zhang Lang immediately stood on the hill, followed by the tiger guards led by Yang Kun. In the distance, thousands of mountains and rivers, the clouds are steaming and changing, just like a freehand landscape painting.

Zhang Liao rode the horse to the front of Zhang Lang, reined in the horse, hugged his fists and said: "General, the enemy army has moved!" Zhang Lang nodded and looked at Zhang Liao, "Is there a chance?" Zhang Liao shook his head, "More than 200,000 troops alternately cover the advance, and all the scouts have spilled out!" If we attack by force, our army should be able to win, but it will suffer heavy losses! How to choose, it's all up to the general! ”

Zhang Lang fell silent.

His gaze turned to the side of the Otsutsuki army.

"General Qiyu, in the southwest, southeast, due south, and east, the figure of the Han army scout has been found!" The scout galloped to Mu Zhen to report.

Mu Zhen and the generals immediately became nervous, and in order to prevent mistakes, Mu Zhen ordered the army to stop advancing immediately, form a formation on the spot, and all the scouts expanded the search area!

Time passed minute by minute in a tense atmosphere. A day passed, and the scouts came to report, but no trace of the Han army was found, which made Mu Zhen and the others very puzzled. After thinking for a moment, Mu Zhen decided to continue on his way, but the speed was slower than before, and all the scouts nervously searched a radius of tens of miles in all directions. The army marched in a dull way, everyone was nervous, and a flock of jackdaws abandoned from the woods could cause a horrific shock to the army!

However, the feared raid never materialized. Ten days later, news came from the scouts in the rear that the Han army had occupied the Tianshan fortress and then controlled the entire territory of Wusun. At this time, Mu Zhen was sure that the Han army had no intention of attacking him, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, but depression followed! Immediately for almost a year, countless money and food were lost, and hundreds of thousands of casualties were paid, but in the end nothing was gained! Thinking of the charge of the Han cavalry, I couldn't help but feel palpitations in my heart! Then, Mu Zhen felt very puzzled, wondering why the Han army did not attack his retreating army? Although their own vigilance has been raised, if the Han army goes all out, I am afraid that our own army will be in a catastrophe! Annihilated his own army, isn't Wusun also in the bag of the Han people? Moreover, the annihilation of your own army can also avoid the threat of your own side to the Western Regions in the future! But why don't the Han people do this?

In fact, the reason is very simple, although Zhang Lang is sure to completely defeat them, his own losses will also be extremely heavy! And the battle for the Central Plains is about to enter the most critical time, Zhang Lang doesn't want to consume the most elite troops in this place!

Mu Zhen led the army back to the Great Moon Clan, but when he arrived at the royal capital, the cavalry of the Han army that had besieged the city had already disappeared.

The Otsuki clan breathed a sigh of relief up and down, and then depression and frustration came to his heart!

"Majesty!" Mu Zhen knelt at the feet of the Queen of the Otsuki Clan, a look of shame. The queen lifted him up, "The general has worked hard! Mu Zhen was ashamed, "The last general is incompetent, and the lost soldiers will return with a feather!" ”

The queen shook her head, "You can't be blamed entirely for this!" Walked to the female wall, looked at the mountains and rivers outside the city, and asked, "What do you think of the Han army?" Mu Zhen didn't dare to hide: "The Han army has strict discipline and stubborn fighting!" Their cavalry, in particular, came and went without a trace, like ghosts and ghosts! The main reason why our army suffered such a big loss was because of the cavalry of the Han army! ”

The queen frowned and nodded, and muttered: "The 60,000 army of the right captain and the 40,000 army of the prime minister were defeated by the Han cavalry!" They're like a bunch of devils! ”

Mu Zhen said worriedly: "The last general is worried that after the Han army recovers Wusun, it will attack our Dayue clan!" ”

The queen shook her head, "You don't have to worry about that! Turning around, "I just got the internal information of the Han people from the merchant!" The Han people are very large, and the princes are fighting endlessly for Zheng Duo's hegemony! This Han general must be in a hurry to return to China and compete with the princes! He will never attack our Otsuki Clan, at least not yet! ”

Mu Zhen suddenly thought of the situation that the Han army did not intercept and kill halfway, and muttered: "I said, why didn't they attack us?" Eighty percent is worried that his own losses will be too big and affect his Central Plains hegemony! ”

The queen pondered: "Immediately strengthen the defenses of the cities in the east!" It's up to you to do that. Although it is unlikely that the Han people will attack our country at this time! But you can't be unguarded! Mu Zhen replied and retreated.

As soon as Mu Zhen left, an old man like Michelangelo hurried up to the queen and pressed it to his chest.

The queen asked: "How is the recruitment of new recruits going?" ”

"Recruits have been recruited from the various lords as ordered by the Queen! Get a total of 100,000 horses! ”

The Queen nodded in satisfaction.

The prime minister said with some concern: "Your Majesty, the Eastern Expedition was defeated, and not long ago, the Han army's iron hooves ravaged the Wa Kingdom, the people in the country were unstable, and many lords and people complained!" I'm worried about ......"

The queen smiled coldly, "The reason why they are dissatisfied is nothing more than because their own interests have been damaged!" It won't be long before I'll have them smiling! The prime minister looked puzzled.

……

Look back.

Zhang Lang led the army to recover Wusun in one fell swoop, and then set up a young boy of the Wusun royal family as the king of Wusun, reorganized the 60,000 Wusun army, and used the Huben guards and Longtao army officers as officers at all levels of the Wusun army, so that Zhang Jian was protected by the Western Regions and served as the prime minister of Wusun, so that Wusun was actually firmly controlled by Zhang Lang.

At noon that day, Zhang Lang, accompanied by Zhang Jian, Pang De and Tiger Ben Guards, galloped up a majestic mountain in the Green Mountains. Raise your eyes and look into the distance, the vast land is in full view, boundless. Zhang Lang nodded, "This place is very important!" The Green Ridge Fortress must be rebuilt and expanded as soon as possible! Turning his head and glancing at Pang De, "Ling Ming, you have to be familiar with this place, this place is very important to our army!" Pound clenched his fists in agreement.

In the following month, Zhang Lang traveled to various countries in the Western Regions and talked with the vassal kings of various countries. In this process, Zhang Lang made some explanations and arrangements for Pang De and Zhang Jian.

A month later, Zhang Lang led the Tiger Wing Legion and the Longtao Legion on the return journey. The Western Regions Legion is stepping up its reconstruction, and Ma Chao's Blue Wolf Army will stay here for the time being, and will not return to Guannai until the Western Regions Legion is formed.