Gao Xianzhi said: "That's right, I went to the Kushan Empire alone, and with the help of local troops, I fought to the death with Ogedei. ”

"Borrowing from other kingdoms is certainly a common way...... I'm afraid that King Guishan will not be satisfied. ”

Ban Chao knew that the Protectorate of the Western Regions often recruited soldiers and horses from various vassals, so it was not impossible to use the forces of the Kushan Empire to resist Wokotai.

"Believe me, you can beat Ogedei."

After a brief discussion between Gao Xianzhi and Ban Chao, Ban Chao acquiesced to Gao Xianzhi's idea.

If only Gao Xianzhi went to the Kushan Empire alone and did not take away the troops left behind in the Dawan Kingdom, then the Western Regions Protectorate was completely acceptable.

Gao Xianzhi found the envoys of the King of Kushan.

When the envoy of the King of Kushan heard this, his brows furrowed.

The Western Regions Protectorate actually only planned to send Gao Xianzhi alone.

This is a far cry from the 200,000 reinforcements requested by the King of Kushan.

Gao Xianzhi didn't care, because this was his best chance to make a contribution: "Take me to see King Guishan, as long as he dares to lend me troops, he may not be able to win." ”

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"I ordered you to borrow 200,000 elite soldiers from the Western Regions Protectorate, and that's the result?"

King Kushan sat on the throne and looked down at the envoys who came back below, as well as Gao Xianzhi, the military general of the Western Regions Protectorate.

The envoy couldn't help but sweat: "This ...... It is said that most of the Western Regions were protected by the pass and participated in the great war within the Han Empire, so there were not many troops to help us. This General Gao Xianzhi, he claimed that he could use our forces to resist Ogedei. ”

"Is there a war within the Han Empire......

The white-haired King of Kushan looked at the arriving Gao Xianzhi, a military general of the Western Regions Protectorate, who led the main force of the Western Regions Protectorate over the Pamir Plateau and came to Central Asia.

Gao Xianzhi's ability lies in mountain marching and head-on decisive battles, which may not be good at it.

"Since you are here on behalf of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, I hope you will not be disappointed, I can lend you 50,000 troops, and then increase the number of troops according to the situation."

King Guishan didn't know if Gao Xianzhi was reliable, so he only dared to lend 50,000 troops to Gao Xianzhi's command.

"Excuse me, how many soldiers does the Kushan Empire have?"

"At least three million."

The Kushan King spoke of his strength with pride.

"Three million?"

Gao Xianzhi quickly saw the reality of King Guishan.

If the three million soldiers and horses that King Kushan said were true, then it would be impossible for the Kushan Empire to be in such an unfavorable situation, being pressed and beaten by hundreds of thousands of people in Ogedai.

"The population of the Kushan Empire is less than 10,000,000, how can it feed 3 million elites? It is a matter of life and death for the Kushan Empire, and there is no need to deceive me. ”

King Kushan hesitated for a while, and finally replied: "If it is an elite, there may be seven or eight hundred thousand ......."

"Seven or eight hundred thousand veterans, I'm afraid there are only two or three hundred thousand high-level soldiers."

Gao Xianzhi knew that if the Guishan Empire wanted to maintain three million soldiers, it basically needed to carry out a general mobilization, most of them were new soldiers, and what the King of Guishan said was probably true.

"King, Subutai defeated Prince Taktu, and 100,000 troops were slaughtered by Subutai!"

"How can this ......!"

When the King of Kushan heard that the front was defeated again, and 100,000 troops died under the butcher's knife of Subutai, the entire Kushan Empire was terrified, and the people were panicked.

A defeat of this magnitude is a major blow to the entire empire, not only the loss of troops, but also the blow to morale.

Guishan Wangqiu's tone trembled: "Is the prince still alive?" ”

"Prince Tucktu commanded a cavalry and escaped in time."

King Kushan was relieved.

An army of 100,000 can be re-recruited, but if his son dies, it will be difficult to raise an heir.

When Gao Xianzhi heard about Su Butai's record, his expression was cautious.

Aside from a few small defeats, Subutai has always performed well, fighting from the East to the West, and trying to conquer Central and South Asia.

The slaughter of 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Kushan Empire in World War I caused a major earthquake in the Kushan Empire, and the people were terrified and feared by the Mongol and Turkic cavalry.

Gao Xianzhi was still a little proud and had confidence in repelling Wokotai, but the current first commander of the Mongol Empire, Subutai, fought against the Kushan Empire, and Gao Xianzhi was stunned when he thought that his opponent was Subutai.

Gao Xianzhi can be ranked among the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, but he is far from being the first commander of the Tang Empire. Many generals of the Tang Empire are above Gao Xianzhi, and it will be quite tricky to fight with Subutai.

On the battlefield between the Mongol Empire and the Kushan Empire, Subutai joined forces with Jebe to defeat the 300,000 army of the Kushan Empire and annihilate 100,000.

Wokotai delegated power and trusted the veteran generals left by Temujin very much.

Wokotai also knew that his military ability was average, far inferior to Subutai and Jebe.

As a result, Ögedei only provided the characteristics of a monarch, allowing the elders and generals of the Mongol Empire to drive straight into the Kushan Empire.

The effect is also obvious, the Kushan Empire does not have many commanders who can restrain the old generals of the Mongol Empire who are like blue wolves.

The fact that Subutai and others can't defeat the legions of the great princes of the Han Empire doesn't mean that they can't bully the generals of the Kushan Empire.

"Conquering the Kushan Empire is easier than defeating the Western Regions Protectorate."

When Wokotai saw the battlefield full of corpses, he couldn't help but sigh.

If you had attacked the Kushan Empire with the pomp and circumstance of attacking the Western Regions Protectorate, you might have taken the entire Kushan Empire long ago.

Yelu Dashi said: "Timur is conquering the Mughal in India, the Delhi people have submitted to Timur, and the situation is very good for us. If the Kushan Empire and the Mughal Empire of India were defeated, and then intervened in the civil war of the Han Empire, a great empire would be established from West Asia to East Asia. ”

"My father Khan unified the Mongolian tribes, and my merits will surpass my father Khan and regain the title of Genghis Khan."

Ogedei's ambition was no less than that of Temujin.

In fact, the farthest distance of the Mongol expedition was during the period when Ögedei served as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

"It is said that the Kushan Empire has asked for reinforcements from the Protectorate of the Western Regions."

Batu reminds Wokotai.

Wo Kotai said: "The main force of the Western Regions Protectorate entered the customs to participate in the civil war of the Han Empire, and the people who stayed in the Dawan Kingdom were Ban Chao and Gao Xianzhi. If Gao Xianzhi aided the Kushan Empire, then there was nothing to fear, Gao Xianzhi was so happy and extremely eager to make meritorious contributions. If it's a class super, then it's a little trickier. Yelu Dashi, do you think that it was Ban Chao or Gao Xianzhi who sent the Western Regions Protectorate to support the Kushan Empire? ”

Yelu Dashi replied: "The Western Regions Protectorate is more concerned about the interests of the Great Wan Kingdom, and it is easy to ignore the interests of the Kushan Empire, so Ban Chao will defend the Great Wan Kingdom to prevent us from attacking the Great Wan Kingdom with a partial division." Most of the generals who supported the Kushan Empire were Gao Xianzhi, and this time they were nine out of ten. ”