Chapter 230: The Huns Suddenly Appeared
The 36 countries of the Western Regions are dotted between the three mountains and two plates in the Western Regions, and the southern foothills of the Altai Mountains are inhabited by the inhabitants of the Huhu Kingdom. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Mugor was an ordinary herdsman in this small and leisurely country, and it was a sunny day with blue skies and white clouds, and he drove his sheep to the foot of the mountain to graze slowly, as usual, to see if there were any beautiful wild flowers to weave a beautiful wreath for Miss Niya next door.
But there seems to be a little situation today, the meadow where I usually shepherd my sheep seems to have come to a group of strangers today. Confused, Mugor couldn't help but shout, "Friends over there, if you want to feed the horses, please go to the steppe in the east, where the sheep are grazing." The group gathered around and didn't know what to talk about, and then they really rode away.
When Mugor saw that they had gone away like this, he took care of his sheep and weaved his own wreaths. Lying comfortably on the boulder, Mugor was trying to get some sleep. Suddenly, I felt a tremor on the ground.
"What's going on?" Mugor sat up and looked around, a group of cavalry was roaring towards him. At first glance, it was a scene of two things that were not good, and Mugol's first reaction was to turn over and flee back to the city to escape for his life.
The riders drew their bows and arrows, and drew their bows and arrows and shot at Mugor, who was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse, and the riders did not want to stop, and any horse stepped over Mugor and went to the city of Huhu.
That night, the city of Huhu was in a sea of fire, the men were slaves, the women were prostitutes, the simple palace was breached, and the thieves pressed the king of the Huhu country to their leader.
The king looked up at the people who had broken through their country, none other than the disappeared Huns, and then said viciously, "You Huns, how dare you kill my people!"
"Kill it, kill it, your treasures, cattle and sheep, women, are all our Huns," the leader laughed
"Lord Zuo Xian, it's ready!" said one of the attendants as he ran up to the leader's door, clasping his right hand over his chest.
"Okay! set fire!" King Zuo Xian waved his hand, hundreds of people put down the torches in their hands, and the entire Huhu City Palace was ablaze. "We, the Huns, are back"
Then a group of Hun horsemen left the city, accompanied by slaves and treasures they had captured, and of course grain and grass. The country of Huhu has officially become history.
In fact, not only Huhu City, but also several countries at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains were also wiped out by the Xiongnu overnight, and the ferocity of the means made people look sideways. For a time, the people of the countries in the Western Regions were panicked, and they wrote to their suzerain, and the Han asked for help.
Pei Shan State of the Western Regions, as the first vassal state after the Han Dynasty passed through the Gobi Desert, has always been friendly with the Han Dynasty, and it is also the bull ear of the countries in the Western Regions. Naturally, the king immediately summoned his ministers to discuss. In fact, they have nothing to discuss, because they only have one choice! Ask for help from the Han Dynasty!
On the same day, in the palace of King Pei Shan, the king urgently made an appointment to meet with the Lord of the Imperial Protectorate of the Western Regions
"Ouyang Duhu, what should be done with this situation now?" the king asked nervously
Ouyang Duhu has passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, but this time the Huns' coming is extremely dangerous, he can only shake his head, "I have sent people to Yumen Pass eight hundred miles to rush to Yumen Pass, let them send troops to support as soon as possible, at the moment we only have two thousand people, if we rush to Shanbei, it is just a drop in the bucket."
"I hope that the Great Han Xiongshi will come soon, what is going on with this Huns? disappeared for several months, and suddenly appeared in the Altai Mountains, and Allah bless this group of demons to destroy as soon as possible," the king said nervously
In fact, the Xiongnu took the 30,000 stone grain and grass given to them by the king of the city, crossed the plateau, and suddenly killed the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, maybe 30,000 stones were not enough for them to survive the winter, but it was certainly enough for them to migrate to another place before the winter. Originally, they lived on water and grass, and it was impossible for them to have such a large amount of food to provide them with to migrate. However, this time, the 30,000 stones of the king of the city, no more, no less, were enough, so the ferocious Huns carried out a murderous slaughter in the foothills of the Altai Mountains like a tiger entering a flock.
The news flew to Yumen Pass, and the Yumen Pass guard immediately marked the envelope in red and sent it to Luoyang overnight with an expedited 800-mile contract.
Even much earlier than Shaoyuan, they had already arrived in Luoyang.
The head was marked red, allowing the heralds to at least enter the city and run all the way to the palace. The emperor, who received the letter, immediately convened hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.
Xiao Huangmen read aloud the eight-hundred-mile urgent letter from the Western Regions, and after the ministers heard it, they began to discuss one after another. Zhang Situ was also the first to speak as usual, "Your Majesty, in the eyes of the old minister, this matter is just a small moss disease, and you only need to mobilize the Northwest Army to go, and you will definitely be able to cure the disease." Moreover, the Central Plains has just transferred grain for disaster relief, and it is a critical time when it is necessary to restore production with all its might.
In fact, this is also true, the purpose of the Northwest Army is to deal with the Huns, since it is an accident in the Western Regions, it is naturally the action of the Northwest Army. Everyone didn't have any opinions, and suddenly Gao Zheng gave up his hand to "have something to do"
Zhang Situ frowned, could it be that Gao Zheng was going to do something bad again? The emperor wanted to hear what his senior brother had to say, so he "started playing"
Gao Zheng said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, this matter can be big or small, the Xiongnu disappeared for several months, why did they suddenly act in such a high-profile manner? I am afraid that there is something else behind the scenes, the Northwest Army is scattered and stationed in the four counties of Xiliang to guard against the Xiongnu, and here the order is issued, and then the people are recruited and assembled, so it will take a while, if the situation in the Western Regions changes, I am afraid that the best opportunity has been missed." For the sake of prudence, the minister suggested that in addition to the Northwest Army, another brigade should be sent to the Western Regions Peishan Kingdom to complete the book."
Zhang Situ's brows loosened slightly, at least Gao Zheng did not plan to recruit other domestic forces at this time, but where did this brigade be drawn from?
The emperor was also puzzled, "Gao Dingyuan, then, how should that brigade be disposed of?"
Gao Zheng arched his hand, "The emperor has not forgotten, the dragon guards and tiger wings who escorted the prince back?"
The emperor suddenly realized, "Oh, how can I forget about this, then act according to what Gao Dingyuan and Zhang Situ said, Zhang Situ must supervise the affairs of the Central Plains, Gao Dingyuan and go to the imperial study to discuss the matter of a brigade of partial divisions, if nothing else, retreat from the court"
In the imperial study, the emperor looked at Gao Zheng with a cautious face, "Senior brother, do you really think they are ready?"
Gao Zheng nodded, "Your Majesty, Wechen has confidence in this, and although this matter has not shaken the foundation of the Western Regions at the moment, Wechen is still not at ease, so it is just right to send them."
The emperor thought for a while, and suddenly seemed to think of something, so he smiled and said, "So I will do it according to the will of the senior brother, senior brother, I will repair a book now, you see that I do this, it is appropriate or not"
Gao Zheng arched his hand, "Dare to disobey?"