Chapter 968 - Siege and Killing
If it weren't for what Zhang Xing did in the Great Moon Clan, the situation in the Western Regions would not have changed greatly; If it weren't for Zhang Chao's proximity, the Great Moon Clan's Great Xia and other four kingdoms would continue to be arrogant; If it weren't for the Black Cavalry led by Ma Chao and the sudden change of banners led by Bode, it would not have been possible to defeat the four powerful countries of the Western Regions; If there is no defeat of the four powers, the Cheshi Kingdom is still besieged, and the Western Regions Alliance is still a powerful existence.
It's just that there aren't so many ifs in the world, and the situation in the Western Regions has changed abruptly, so fast that even the news hasn't reached Cao Ang's ears.
Originally, he rebelled against Gao Rou and attacked Zhang He and Li Kan, which was indeed a surprise attack by the Celestial Empire, but because the overall situation had changed, what Cao Ang did was just to delay his downfall for a longer period of time.
Cao Ang is still arranging for people to inquire about what is going on in the Western Regions, outside the city of Jiaohe, the capital of Cheshiguo, a large number of Celestial Empire troops have poured out, under the leadership of the crown prince Zhang Tian, with the commander of the Sixth Army Dian Wei as the left vanguard, and the first legion Changbu Qi as the right vanguard, the 200,000 Celestial Dynasty army is coming in the direction of Bailongdui.
The two legion commanders were the left and right vanguards, and this kind of battle had not happened since the Celestial Empire became the lord of the Central Plains. Today's scene did appear, which is enough to show Zhang Tian's determination to take revenge, he used all his strength to attack, this is not that he neglected to defend, but that the current Celestial Empire is in the overall situation of the Western Regions, and there is no need to focus on defense.
The movements of the Celestial Empire's army naturally can't be concealed from the countries of the Western Regions who want to die down. Seeing them come out of Jiaohe City so blatantly, many Western Regions Lords were a little frightened, they were really afraid that this Celestial Empire army would suddenly attack their own country, if that was the case, what would they do?
Although they had handed over a certain amount of grain and grass as gifts before, after all, the crown prince of the Celestial Dynasty had not made any promises from beginning to end, and they thought that the other party should not act without permission, but it was just the words of their own family, or wishful thinking.
And when many countries were paying close attention to the actions of the prince of the Celestial Empire, when they saw that they did not act out of the ordinary even if they passed through some countries in the Western Regions, but instead accelerated their march and went straight to Bailongdui, they finally understood that they should be heading for the four countries of Wuqiang, Loulan, Heye, and Qiuzi.
Thinking that these four countries have not yet made a decision, and they are still besieging the army of the Celestial Empire, it is no wonder that the prince of the Celestial Empire would do this.
In line with the mentality of not caring about themselves and hanging high, the countries in the Western Regions along the way did not come forward to stop Zhang Tian's approach, on the contrary, they gave enough convenience to them, and expressed their sincerity that they did not want to provoke the other party.
This time it also scared the four countries of Wuqiang and Loulan.
Originally, after the grain army sent out was killed by the Black Cavalry and Mi Guo, they hated it so much, and they thought that once they dealt with the enemies of the Celestial Empire who were surrounded, they would turn back and clean them up to show their dignity.
But who would have thought that the situation in the Western Regions would suddenly change. The Great Moon Clan was destroyed, Great Xia and other powerful countries retreated separately, and the other Western Regions Coalition troops withdrew one after another, and everything returned to its previous state.
The powerful Western Regions Alliance seems to have collapsed overnight, so he
Where do we go from here?
One chopstick is gently broken, and ten chopsticks can't be broken, which is exactly the power of unity. Now after turning back into a chopstick, Tu, the chief lieutenant of Loulan Kingdom, quickly made a choice, that is, to withdraw the army, and retreat immediately while the prince of the Celestial Dynasty has not arrived, and does not give the other party a reason to attack him.
When he said it, he didn't even inform anyone, Loulan Kingdom retreated very unjustifiably, waiting for Mu Kui, the lord of the Qiang Kingdom, to know the news early the next morning, but he still didn't leave as soon as possible, because he knew that he had done too many things that were enemies of the Celestial Empire, like he had helped Xishu deal with the Celestial Empire before, and these things would not be diluted because time had passed, on the contrary, the other party was likely to have thought about taking advantage of himself.
Mu Kui is also a smart person, and under his leadership, the Qiang Kingdom has achieved today's achievements and has become one of the well-deserved powers in the Western Regions. It is precisely because of his intelligence that he does not think that the Celestial Empire will settle things.
Before they grasped the initiative, maybe the Celestial Empire would still have a scruple or two, but now, they would still worry so much? Rather than being defeated by him in the future, it is better to fight with him now, at least there are two small countries to help him.
And when Mu Kui called the lords of the two small countries and said his thoughts, especially the ambitions of the Celestial Empire, he exaggerated the ambitions of the Celestial Empire and borrowed the words of the Emperor Zhang Chao of the Celestial Empire more than once to say that if it is not my race, its heart must be different, the lords of the two small countries showed embarrassed expressions on their faces.
From the bottom of their hearts, they certainly didn't want to be enemies of the powerful Celestial Empire, especially in an environment where the Western Regions Alliance seemed to have been dissolved.
But they know that if they don't agree to come down, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out of Mu Kui's royal tent now.
The situation is stronger than people, and the two small country lords had to pinch their noses and say that they would support Mu Kui.
"Very good, if the two of you are so well aware of the righteousness, it is better to stay here with the lord of the country, and we can discuss things together in the future, speaking of which, this is also for your good, and this is also to prevent the Celestial Empire from sending killers to attack you." When Mu Kui saw that they agreed, he said with a pleasant face, and as for whether the two of them were going to be hostages, only his psychology was the clearest.
The Qiang Kingdom did not withdraw with Loulan, on the contrary, it also began to strengthen the defensive position, and at the same time sent troops to tentatively begin to attack the besieged Guo Jia's army, this scene blinded everyone's eyes, and the lords of the Western Regions sighed at Mu Kui's audacity at the same time, in their hearts they also hoped that he could win the battle, at least kill the arrogance of the Celestial Empire's army.
In today's words, it is I who support you in my heart.
Loulan fled, but the Qiang State was still holding on, and had already sent troops to attack Guo Jia's army, as if he really wanted to cooperate with Cao Ang. This angered Zhang Tian, the crown prince of the Celestial Empire, even more.
Originally, he thought that as soon as he appeared, the countries of the Western Regions would become honest, and if this was the case, it would be really difficult for him to attack anyone in a short period of time. After all, there is no reason to go to war, which may lead to the re-emergence of the Western Regions Alliance, although the possibility of such a situation is very small, but it is not impossible.
Fortunately, the Qiang Kingdom did not withdraw
, Even the two small countries of Heye and Qiuzi have not withdrawn, so it is good, then he does not have to be polite, the army continues to accelerate, and they want to scatter all the anger of the siege on the three countries of the Western Regions.
At the same time, Zhang Chao also came to the white dragon pile.
He has destroyed more than a dozen important cities in the Western Regions in a row, and robbed a lot of good things. But then the Western Regions Alliance was dissolved, and the countries began to bring their troops back to their divisions, and if they wanted to continue to snatch it, it would inevitably be an enemy of the armies of some Western Regions countries.
It's not that he's afraid, but that Zhang Chao, who thinks that the heat can't be waited, immediately decided to lead the troops back, and now while all the countries in the Western Regions have become honest, solving the problem of Bailongdui is the key.
Of course, there was another important reason for him to rush back quickly, that is, the news that Zhang He, the commander of the Fourth Army Corps, was killed by poisoned arrows had already been reported.
After hearing the news, Zhang Chaoda let out a loud sigh, that is, the whole person fainted.
Speaking of which, Zhang He has been with Zhang Chao for a long time, and he has always been very important, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with the important position of the commander of the legion. But seeing that the Celestial Empire was becoming stronger step by step, and the old people who followed him were about to live a happy and peaceful life, Zhang He actually took the first step. How does this not make Zhang Chao angry.
This anger, after Zhang Chao woke up, he immediately issued an order to wave back the white dragon pile, he wanted to avenge Zhang He.
Zhang Chao seems to be too aggressive, especially the character of flaws that must be reported is a little too obvious. But it is precisely because of this that Ma Chao, Guan Yu, Xu Chu, Huang Xu, Lu Yong and other generals who followed him admired their emperor even more, thinking that they would have no regrets in their lives with such a master, because they had reason to believe that even if something happened to them one day, the emperor would definitely avenge them.
The two Celestial Empire armies were rushing towards the outside of the White Dragon Pile, and when the news reached the ears of Mu Kui, the Lord of the Qiang Country, he couldn't help but be a little scared.
"Are all the lords of the country rubbish? Can't they see that once the Celestial Empire army destroys them, they will be the next step to deal with? Mu Kui roared and roared in his royal tent, and also smashed some valuable vessels in front of him.
Originally, Mu Kui had secretly communicated with Cao Ang, and they decided to join forces to attack the besieged Guo Jiasuo, and as long as they could be eaten first, they would rejoin at that time, and then Cao Ang would do his best to persuade the countries of the Western Regions, and then occupy Bailongdui, and come to a closed door and fight the dogs to eliminate Zhang Chao, Zhang Tian, Zhang Xing, father and son in the Western Regions, in this way, the Celestial Empire will be chaotic, at that time, in order to seize the imperial power, who else will come to them for trouble?
And as the hero who killed the biggest enemy in the Western Regions, the status of the Wuqiang Kingdom will rise at that time, and it will be difficult for others to stop themselves from taking the opportunity to improve their power.
The plan was good, but everything hadn't had time to be realized, and he didn't even have much time, so Zhang Chao and his son led the army behind him, and the speed was still very fast.
How much does the Lord of Mukui hope that someone can stand up now and block Zhang Chao's troops, as long as he delays, he will have a greater certainty that he can destroy Guo Jia and join Cao Ang.
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