After a while, Hammer and Sharihun came in, and the four of them sat around the table. Ban Chao said that Fanjia had different aspirations, and asked everyone to express their opinions. Iron Hammer said: "I'll wait for tomorrow to send troops to attack Gumo, if Shule is in turmoil and cut off my back road, I'm afraid it will affect the morale of the army." Sharihong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought for a while, and his eyes opened and said: "Tomorrow, the troops will not attack Gumo, and they will rush to Artush to take Fanga first to prevent future troubles." Ban Chao said: "Rushing to the east and rushing to the west, Artush to take Fanjia is a clever plan in the local area." However, the purpose of subduing the Western Regions and treating people with sincerity is not in line. Now that the Bunga has not yet been revealed, if I raise an army to attack it, it will inevitably make the subjects of Shule suspicious. We must rely on the people of all countries in the Western Regions to run the Western Regions, and we must not lose our integrity and compromise the overall situation by taking into account our immediate interests. Sharihong smiled and said, "Thank you for the teachings of Changshi." It seems that military affairs are still different from doing business, and it is more important to take into account the overall situation. Iron Hammer and Kunlun laughed and felt that Ban Chao was far-sighted and strategic.

Kunlun said with a smile: "I'll wait for tomorrow to send troops to Gumo, if Fanjia has different aspirations, he will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, and when its reverse form is revealed, I will wait for the army to attack it, and it will be justified." Hammer said, "Very good." But I think there are other factors besides the struggle for power? Ban Chao smiled: "It's really the same as the hero's view, late at night, please discuss this issue." I would like to ask General Sha to take advantage of the large number of friends and acquaintances in the business community to try to understand the situation in Fanga. It is necessary to send someone to disguise himself and sneak to Artush to get close to Fanga, to see who he is associating with, so as to find out the bottom of it, and know that he knows that he can control the enemy's first opportunity, and he can achieve it with one blow. ”

Kunlun said with a smile: "The leopard's head is a very good plan, if you start with who Fanjia comes into contact with, you will definitely be able to find out his details." Hammer nodded in agreement. Sharihong said: "I will go to Artush tomorrow with Sha Xue in disguise as a turtle artist." Ban Chao said: "Be careful, if you have something urgent, you can ask Cheng Guoxiang for help." Sharihons nodded. The crowd dispersed.

The next morning, the king of Shule, the general Hu Tou, and the minister of state, Cheng Tatar, led the officials to see off Ban Chao and others. Dou Ti said: "I wish the general a victory and success in this trip." Ban Chao said: "Thank you to the king for making a special trip to see him off, and I hope that the king and General Hu Tou will guard the royal city in case of accidents." Douti said: "Changshi rest assured, Artush is garrisoned by General Fan, Wangcheng is guarded by General Hu, Shule is like a rock, don't worry." Hu Tou also clasped his fists and saluted: "Changshi rest assured, I will hold on to the royal city to wait for Changshi to triumph." "After that, everyone broke up. Ban Chao led the army from the north gate. Along the way, the people saw that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were neat, the swords and guns were bright, and the military might was majestic.

Cheng Tatar said to the king of Shule: "The long history governs the army well, the Han army is strictly organized, and the elite soldiers are really elite divisions." Dou Ti glanced at him and said meaningfully: "The elite is the elite, but there are 3,000 ears, Gumo has an army of 20,000, and there is an army of Qiuzi as the backing, and it is difficult to determine the outcome in the long history." "Hmph! With a sound, Le Ma returned to the palace. Cheng Tartar listened and his eyebrows tightened thoughtfully.

However, it was said that Ban Chao's army only traveled more than 80 miles a day, and after stopping to rest, every time he stopped, he used ten crossbow carts made by Niu Duwei to protect all sides. These ten ballistas have two kinds of large and small, the big one is four-wheeled, with a canopy cover, and the front is covered with cowhide thick wooden planks, which can prevent the impact of bows and arrows and cavalry, and can be camped to defend against the enemy's night attack. The small one has two rounds, the front blade is sharp, it can be pulled and pushed, the weight is pulled, and the impact of the enemy cavalry is pushed. This car is Niu Mutian's imitation of the ten-ballista car used by the former general Wei Qing, and the axle is changed from wood to iron, which is more durable and durable.

On this day, when the army was stationed, Gan Ying came to see Ban Chao and said: "The last time the leopard head led the army to rescue Geng Gong, he moved quickly and traveled 300 miles a day, and this time why did the soldiers and generals slowly soar, why not speed up and capture Gumo in one fell swoop." Ban Chao asked patiently and said: "This time, that time." The previous rescue of Geng Gong was urgent, and there were enemy troops behind, so he had to attack him unprepared by surprise to succeed. And this attack on Gumo, the news has already reached Gumo, it has been prepared for battle, our army is galloping tired, and the enemy is waiting for work to take the initiative to attack, and our army is in danger. Therefore, the art of war: the magic of use is in one mind, and I can win only when the times change. Gan Ying nodded and said, "The leopard head is wise." Kunlun smiled and patted Gan Ying on the shoulder and said; Now our army is divided into six brigades, you are the captain of a large brigade, and the elite soldiers led by you are the main force of our army. Gan Ying smiled at Ban Chao and Kunlun and said, "Don't worry! In front of the two armies, I will fight bravely to block ten and live up to the high expectations of my two brothers. ”

One day after the army arrived in Gumo, Ban Chao ordered the army to go down to the village twenty miles away from the royal city, and Ling Hegong led 500 people to garrison on the high slope on the left, and led the army to block the road and camp. Just after the arrangement was stopped, the spies came to report that about 10,000 people from Gumo's army were coming to attack. Ban Chao said with a smile: "This enemy knows the art of war, and he really attacked me with ease and waiting, and ordered all battalions not to fight, and the enemy approached and shot him with arrows." "Anyway, lead the hammer, Kunlun smiled and climbed the temporary enemy tower to observe the enemy situation. The enemy army was about 10,000 people, and the cavalry was less than 2,000. The foot soldiers rushed to the camp and were killed by the defenders with arrows, so the enemy retreated 500 paces away and waved their flags and cursed. Ban Chao and the others saw that the enemy had many infantry, few cavalry, and an untidy army, so he said: "Destroy the enemy tomorrow and conquer the Gumo King City in one fell swoop."