Chapter 446: Wusun Great Xia
In the eighth year of Shenwu in the Qin calendar, that is, in 195 BC, April.
The north wind from Siberia gradually weakened its momentum, and under the sunlight of Hexi, the spring mountain flowers bloomed all over the hills of Qinling Pass, and the rich minerals brought by the thick loess gave this land full of vitality.
Along the galloping road from Chang'an to Dunhuang, a group of Guanzhong people who spontaneously came to see them off brought their own bowls and pots, filled with all kinds of dry food to eat.
"Old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains, the blood will not be drained, and there will be no truce to die-!"
"There is Great Qin in the east, like the sun rising, a hundred years of national hatred, and the sea is difficult to peace-!"
"The world is in turmoil, how can Kangning, Qin has a sharp soldier, who competes with him." The sound of majestic and powerful war songs and shouts rose and fell in the middle of the team, no matter which county or place the soldiers came from, they were all familiar with this majestic war song that accompanied the Qin army all the way to the battle.
The unified weapon, the same battle armor, the same war song, and the different accent are the north and south.
"Bixia has an order, all departments must rush to the area of Gaizang City before sunset, and those who delay time will be killed." A cavalry herald in charge of liaison overtook the front, shouting loudly along the way.
"Jiangdong children, speed up, don't let people underestimate us." A general of the Qin army, who was about thirty years old and wearing a standard armor coat, shouted hurriedly, constantly urging his soldiers to speed up, if it were not for the original accent of Chu Di in his accent, no one would think that they were actually soldiers from the far easternmost Jiangdong area.
In the huge army of conquering the west, 7,000 Jiangdong children are only a very small part, after years of war, the men in Jiangdong have been lost, and even the follow-up human reserves have been greatly reduced, led by Huan Chu The 7,000 children from Jiangdong are all the elite troops that Jiangdong can dispatch.
The Jiangdong Army is located in the middle of the team, and most of the Jiangdong disciples are good at boats. There are very few who are good at riding horses, but in terms of foot combat and close combat, these Jiangdong disciples are not afraid of death, and they have a bit of the charm of the invincible division under the overlord Xiang Yu back then.
Time flies, and everything is gone.
The vast land south of the Yangtze River has given birth to countless heroes, and the names of Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, and Yingbu have resounded throughout time and space, and now, the young Huan Chu will take on the heavy responsibility. The newly-born Jiangdong Army will go to the west, and they will use their blood and bravery to win new honors for the land of Jiangdong.
If you want to win dignity and glory in the war to the west, it is natural that there will not only be Huan Chu's army, but also the iron cavalry from Youyan, and the soldiers of Lingnan and Bashu also have their own beliefs.
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The mighty army of Qin's western expedition set out from Chang'an, singing war songs all the way, and stepping on neat and powerful steps. Heading towards the vast expanse west of the Western Regions.
Emperor Li Yuan of Shenwu led his troops to personally conscript, and the soldiers and horses directly under the command reached 100,000 people, and Han Xin, the king of Yan, was the deputy commander of the Northern Route Army, leading about 60,000 people of the Qin army on the northern line to attack along the Hannan River, the Altai Mountains, and the Beihai line. At the same time, on the side of the allied army, Li Zhongxiang, who had been firmly in the position of commander-in-chief of the allied forces for nine years, was the deputy commander of the Southern Route Army, with about 50,000 people under his jurisdiction. The countries of the Western Regions no longer hesitated this time, and sent their elite soldiers one after another.
The total strength of the Qin army combined. That's a staggering 210,000, a real number, not a million as it has been bragged about in history.
Within the Qin State.
The crown prince Li Ye supervised the country, and Prime Minister Chen Ping and Yushi Jidian assisted him with his left and right hands.
After Li Zheng was deposed, Ji Di, who had been a flash in the pan in the political arena of the Qin State, was unexpectedly recalled by Li Yuan from Jiangdong, and after a short adaptation period, Li Yuan handed over the affairs of the Imperial Historical Observatory to Ji Di. In addition to these two important officials, a group of more energetic and energetic young officials have also been promoted, and perhaps in the near future, they will play a more important role in the political map of the Qin state.
At the military level, the generals who stayed in the country were mainly older and respected generals, although Zhong Liwu, Wang Shang, Su Jiao and others were not enterprising, but they were experienced, and they should preside over the overall situation, and there should be no big problem in dealing with conflicts in small border areas such as Fusang and Yizhou, as for who will guard the future border of Qin after the death of Su Jiao and others, Li Yuan has not yet thought about it.
The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a new generation replaces the old.
After completing the great cause of reunification, Li Yuan felt that most of the task of his journey through the time was completed, and what was left was to fight wildly according to his own mind.
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Green Ridge West.
The Aral Sea basin, within the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom.
The wolf smoke is everywhere, the life that has been quiet for many years has been broken because of the sudden attack of the Huns, the Daxia people who belong to a branch of the Sai people have always been low-key, they have lived in the Aral Sea between the leaf water and the medicine to kill the water since ancient times, and lived a primitive life of farming and grazing, this kind of slash-and-burn life is extremely hard, and it is impossible to accumulate any wealth.
Everything changed after the Silk Road flourished.
The caravans coming and going on the Silk Road not only brought advanced production jishu and rich products to the Daxia people, but also brought a steady stream of wealth, as long as the Silk Road continued, the Daxia people could never stop drawing nutrients from this artery, so, from the bottom of my heart, the Daxia people did not want war, especially not to have a war in their own territory.
However, all this did not change with the wishes of the Bactrian people. Helianbi, who has long regarded the fat of Great Xia in his eyes, invaded on a large scale and chose Great Xia as a breakthrough to enter Central Asia, I have to say that Helianbi's strategic vision is not bad, as long as he can occupy Great Xia, the Xiongnu tribe can not only gain a foothold in Central Asia, but also cut off the Silk Road, and disgust Li Yuan fiercely.
For the powerful opponent of the Qin State, Helian Bi did not dare to fight on the one hand, but on the other hand, he was resentful, and under such a distorted mentality, Helian Bi burned, killed and robbed in the territory of the Great Xia State, and did almost no evil.
The arrival of the Huns shattered the peaceful life of this small country on the shore of the Aral Sea, and the king of Daxia hurriedly asked the ally Wusun for help.
In the southeast of Great Xia, it is the territory of Wusun Kingdom, the king of Wusun is located in the Ili Valley, where the grass and trees are abundant, cattle and sheep are herds, which is very suitable for grazing, and the sweat and blood famous horses produced by Wusun can also travel thousands of miles a day, which can be said to be the most valuable strategic resources in the Western Regions. And more importantly, after the Wusun King Hunting Jiaomi united with the Qin State to defeat the Dayue Clan, his prestige reached its peak in the western region, and the Wusun Kingdom, which was originally in danger of extinction, was also stabilized because of this great victory.
The sixth day of the fifth month.
The Wusun and Daxia coalition forces fought a decisive battle with the Xiongnu army of Helianbi in the Yeshui area of the southern part of the Xianhai Sea, and the Wuxia coalition army mobilized an army of about 100,000 people, and the strength of the Xiongnu side was almost equal to it.
However, the outcome of the war was a big surprise.
Helian Bi used a strange soldier as a bait, and introduced the loss of vigilance and arrogance into the ambush circle preset by the Huns, in the face of this elaborate ambush, the Great Xia army that had been absent from the battle array for a long time was panicked, and it collapsed after only three hours, and the king of Great Xia was also beheaded by Helian Bi's own soldiers.
Dragged down by the Great Xia army, the morale of the arrogant Wusun army plummeted, and they had to deal with the attack of the Huns independently, and after four days of hard support, the Wusun army was finally defeated.
From the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty to the Ili Valley, on the road of more than 300 miles, the Wusun soldiers ambushed the corpses all the way, and the nearly 40,000 Wusun troops who went out to fight finally escaped less than 6,000 people, and what is more serious is that the Wusun King Hunting Jiaomi was seriously injured in this battle, and died of injuries shortly after finally supporting the return to the Ili Valley.
In the Aral Sea area, Wusun and Bactria are allies, of which Wusun is regarded as the identity of the suzerain, and looking at the entire Western Regions, Wusun is just a little brother who follows in front of the Qin State.
Before he died, he finally came to his senses, and on the one hand, he instructed the minister of state and the young prince to entrust the affairs of the state to the prime minister, and on the other hand, he instructed the minister of state to quickly send someone to the eastern power for help.
No matter how tough the Huns are.
It's just a mullet in the mudflats, as long as there is a giant dragon of the Qin State, it can't make any big waves. (To be continued......)