Hanbo

Chapter 331 One's Home Field (4.2K)

"Come on, let's take a look. Chigu City has already fallen. Li Guangli asked me what to do with the prisoners in the city?"

Everyone was not surprised by the news, but after seeing the battle report, everyone was still surprised.

Liu Ju couldn't believe it:

"In a city with [-] defenders, Li Guangli managed to take it down without killing any of them, but injured seven of them. Two of them fell off their horses because they were too excited."

Huo Shan nodded with a smile on his face, and the discomfort caused by Li Guangli's previous mistakes eased a little.

"That Zihou, what are you going to do with Wusun's [-] troops?"

Huo Shan looked at Liu Ju, and an idea came to his mind:
"What does cousin think?"

Liu Ju frowned and thought for a while, then tentatively said:

"Or all..."

Huo Shan immediately widened his eyes and killed them all. Are you still that unusually gentle Liu Zheng?
Seeing Huo Shan's expression, Liu Ju immediately talked about the reason why he thought so:

"It would be a waste of food and grass if they are closed, and soldiers and horses will be sent to guard them, and they can't be released. What else can we do if we don't kill them?"

Sima Qian, who was watching the battle report next to him, said:

"In this Chigu City, isn't there enough food and grass for a [-]-strong army for a year? By the way, why is there so much food and grass?"

Huo Shan and the others looked at Liu Ju, while our Crown Prince looked at Sima Qian and retorted:

"Since Chigu City has been captured by my big man, everything in the city belongs to my big man. Why should I spend my big man's food and grass to feed these Wusun captives?"

Liu Ju is right.

"As for the latter..."

Liu Ju turned his head to look at Huo Shan, he really didn't understand this, and the others also looked at Huo Shan.

"Chigu is the capital of Wusun, so it's not surprising that there is food, but a [-] army is normal for four to five months. As for why there are so many in a year, don't forget that winter is coming.

Every winter, the lord of Wusun will bring the nobles of the country to spend the winter here. They must have just been transported here!
Chigu City is a large city in the Western Regions, and it is also a military city. There are not many people in the city, and it can accommodate a population of 6.

Roads are closed every winter, and the population of 6 is only three months.

Now that it is in the hands of our army, no matter what, this food and grass can last for a month, right? "

Everyone nodded in a sudden realization, and then everyone fell silent, because Huo Shan's decision time was next.

Originally, Huo Shan wanted to hear Liu Shi's plan, so he decided to follow his advice no matter what he said.

Because it doesn't matter if you let him go, but Liu Ju was uncharacteristically suggesting to kill him instead, which is not very good.

As for why this decision was made, there was no reason, just a whim.

Of course, Huo Shan was a little surprised by this answer. He took Liu Ju to the battlefield twice, and his painstaking efforts were finally not in vain.

But the problem is that Huo Shan didn't want to kill them, he didn't intend to kill Wusun, just a big defeat would do.

Killing captives is still [-], not that he dare not kill, but that it is easy to form a death feud.

"Biaoshu means to kill, what do the generals think?"

After Huo Shan finished speaking, he winked at Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi felt helpless, but he still stood up:
"Go back to the governor, I think it's impossible."

"Oh?"

Zhang Anshi bowed to Huo Shan and Liu Ju, then stepped forward and said:
"I believe that killing prisoners, especially [-] prisoners, will easily form a death feud with Wusun. Even if they are tolerant on the surface, they will have a lot of grudges in their hearts.

Even if I, a big man, don't care about this, as long as this battle starts, I will be offended no matter what, but it is not necessary, and it is always unknown to kill prisoners.

It is impossible to release them. As for the consumption of food and grass, we can ask Wusun for it.

And how to arrange the [-] soldiers and horses..."

Zhang Anshi looked at Huo Shan, and Huo Shan vaguely pointed to the west, Zhang Anshi's mind was spinning, and he immediately thought of a solution:
"As for the arrangement of [-] soldiers and horses, my big man's goal is Dawan, and it is impossible to continue to entangle Wusun. After grabbing enough food and grass, Wusun surrenders, and after Wusun is angry that he is standing idly by, we have to stop the army.

And the [-] soldiers and horses can be taken by Zhengxi to the west. After this battle, let Wusun send people to lead the army, bring food and grass to attack Dawan with us.

Just like the small countries we passed along the way, Wusun has nearly 20 soldiers and horses, and [-] soldiers and horses accompany the army, which is not a lot. "

After Zhang Anshi finished speaking, he bowed to the two of them again, and then looked at Liu Shi with consulting eyes.

Liu Ju returned a smile and raised his thumb.

His father Gan Gang is arbitrary and can listen to suggestions, let alone Liu Ju himself.

"How does cousin feel?"

"color!"

Huo Shan clapped his hands:

"Okay, let's arrange it like this."

"Tian Qianqiu, draft an order to order Li Guangli to leave [-] troops behind to guard Chigu City, and ask him to return to Wensu with the rest of the [-] troops, food, grass, gold and silver, and then order Li Ling to go Collision.

Then you draw up a war letter to Wusun, saying that Wusun violated the covenant between the two countries, and the Xiongnu came to attack and did not want to support him. You say that I am a big man who wants to attack Wusun and ask Li Ling to send people there.

Then inform the Han envoys to let them tell all the countries what happened, and let them know about the situation.

And let them know that betrayal is not tolerated in my big man's eyes. "

"The minister takes orders!"

.........

On the afternoon of the [-]th, Huo Shan led the army to Wensu.

The weather is getting colder and colder, but it's not too obvious. The temperature difference between day and night in the Western Regions is a bit large.

In Huo Shan's big tent, the generals gathered together, ready to discuss matters for this battle.

There is no time to delay, the army will have to march into Wusun tomorrow, but it is said to be a negotiation, basically it is Huo Shan's arrangement, and they will execute it.

"Let's talk about Zhengxi Army first, Zhong Gan, Cao Zong."

"The minister/final general is here."

"Li Guangli hasn't come back yet, when Li Guangli returns with the [-] troops and provisions, he will gather the army here for three days.

Then [-] troops were sent to escort [-] Wusun captives, and [-] troops were enough food and grass for March to go all the way.

Stopped at the Tulugart Pass, joined my uncle, and waited for the arrival of the army. "

"The minister/last general takes orders."

Huo Shan had done some calculations these days, and thought carefully about the subsequent attack on Dawan. As for Wusun, he didn't think much about it, and watched while fighting.

The 20 troops attacking Dawan sounded like a big name, but when he thought about it carefully, Huo Shan felt that the gains outweighed the gains, and that it was too wasteful.

Waste of food, waste of manpower, waste of time, waste of horses.

Moreover, there are Da Yuezhi and Kangju two countries, as well as soldiers and horses from the countries of the Western Regions, so Huo Shan felt that there was no need to bring 20 troops.

He felt that it would be enough to bring [-] soldiers from Yulin Tiger Ben, [-] Guan Yujun, [-] from the town area, and his uncle's [-] Huangzhong, a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses.

The remaining soldiers and horses will stay here, stay in Chigu, and return to Kucha.

For example, in Chigu, Zhenxi will stay here, and Zhengxi will return to Kucha before winter.

This arrangement was made after the Battle of Wusun, which is why the soldiers and horses were not left in Kucha directly, but brought over.

Moreover, Huo Shan's arrangements contained many schemes.

First of all, the [-] soldiers and horses brought, the Yulin Tiger Ben, the Guanyu Army, and the [-] Huangzhong are all Chinese troops, which must be brought.

As for why he brought Zhenyu instead of Zhenxi, there were two reasons.

One is of course because of Zhao Chongguo and Li Ling. Although Zhao Chongguo accepted the surrender of King Youguli, the number of enemies he killed was far less than that of Li Ling.

Huo Shan needs to help him get the credit, because Huo Shan will have a very important arrangement for him in the future, that is, the position of the governor of the Western Regions.

Not to mention looking at the entire Huo Shan's subordinates, but looking at the entire big man, Huo Shan felt that no one was more suitable than him.

This is also the reason why Huo Shan didn't arrange him in the Qiang land. The Qiang land is more suitable for him than the Western Regions, but the plate is too small, and Huo Shan has high expectations for him.

As for the reason for receiving it, it was Zhao Chongguo's soldiers and horses. Except for the Zhenyu Department, the rest of his troops were tribal soldiers and horses under King Youguli's command.

Huo Shan intentionally arranged them to Dawan, but did not intend to bring them back.

The only ones who could be arranged in Dawan were the tribes under King Youguli and his own tribe.

It is impossible for his own tribe, Huo Shan, to arrange them so far away, and it is correct to look at them up close.

First of all, King Youguli was restless, this is irrelevant, Huo Shan will take him back to the Han Dynasty, the main reason is that King Youguli's troops are too powerful.

That's why it was put in Chigu. As for Chigu, he never thought of returning it.

Dawan is a subordinate tribe, and Qiuci has a subordinate tribe, and the Youguli King's tribe is sandwiched in the middle, and the two sides have enmity, which is safer.

Moreover, the Youguli King's Department is powerful, and it can also intimidate Wusun.

As for why they didn't put the tribes under their command in one place, it was because there were too many people and they were weak in strength.

As for the issue of migration, it's simple. The Xiongnu's nomads are different from military households. They can move slowly while grazing.

Therefore, in addition to the reasons mentioned before, there is another reason for arranging military households in the east.

This situation may change slightly in the future, but the basic situation is the same.

Yiwu is a military household.

Che Shi is a military household.

Dongqiemi is a military household mixed with nomadic Huo Shan's old Huns.

Kucha is a mixture of military households and tribes under the command of King Youguli, and the people of Kucha original estimate that there will not be many left after this winter.

Chigu is the part of King Youguli, the west of the town in the future.

Dawan is a tribe under the command of King Youguli, and will be the township department in the future.

As for why Huo Shan wanted to divide them up so widely, across the entire Western Region, wouldn't it be very powerful if they were brought together?
On the one hand, spread the influence, so that the entire Western Regions can feel the existence of the big man, on the other hand, they dare not join together, and accidents will easily happen after decades.

Scattering and dispersing have benefits, and all parties can check and balance in the future.

And even if Huo Shan scattered them, which one is not the strength of a big country in the Western Regions?
With a combined population of 130 million and more than 30 soldiers and horses, if the countries in the Western Regions do not want to be plowed, they dare not provoke them.

Slow down like this, the big man will not weaken, and the entire Western Region will be under the control of the big man in more than ten years.

And the big man will not weaken again within a hundred years, even if it is weakened, as long as the loyalty of these people in the Western Regions is not a problem, there will be no problems in the Western Regions.

As for the future, Huo Shan is not so optimistic, problems are inevitable.

But at that time, it doesn't matter anymore, as long as the people of later generations are a little more uplifting, even if the entire Western Region is rotten, it will be rotten in their own pot.

These 80 military households are the seeds. Except for Wusun, Kangju, Da Yuezhi, and Dawan, the population of the entire Western Region is only about 30.

The Han people are twice as large as the Hu people. Even if the Huns are counted as Hu people, the number is the same. What's more, there is no ethnic group in the world that can match the assimilation strength of the Han people.

As long as they can live on, if they lose the Western Regions again, it is time and fate, there is no way!
.........

Huo Shan beckoned, and Xiao Lizi pulled out the map.

"Tell me how to beat Wusun.

Let's talk about our army first, except for Zhengxi, our army has a total of more than 14 soldiers and horses, and 15 soldiers and horses.

Besides Wusun, nearly 20 soldiers and horses, 12 were captured by our army, [-] have been surrendered to our army, leaving [-].

So, how to fight this battle, I don't need to talk about it, right? "

Huo Shan looked at the generals with a full smile, and the generals were all fools, no matter if they were Han generals or Xiongnu generals.

They all knew what Huo Shan meant, let's go all the way!
To be honest, this battle was really simple, it was not about underestimating the enemy, Huo Shan's generals never underestimated the enemy, it was really simple.

Quantity advantage, strength advantage, after the past, the goal is a large tribe, all located on the great plain of Yimapingchuan, so it is really reckless to go all the way.

"Great governor, the general will understand later."

After hearing Zhao Ponu's words and seeing everyone nodding, Huo Shan continued:
"The purpose of this battle is not to kill the enemy, but to defeat the enemy army so that they cannot gather for a short time.

The purpose of our army is cattle, sheep, horses, food and supplies. To put it simply, it is to rob things in the past. Do you understand? "

All the generals hurriedly clasped their fists in salute:

"I will wait until I understand."

After hearing this, Huo Shan changed his expression, his whole body was extremely serious, and he scanned the generals with eagle-like eyes:

"Let's talk about the ugly things first. It's almost late October now. If anyone gets up and gets entangled, causing me to miss the time to attack Dawan, I will cut off your head before the whole army. .”

Huo Shan watched Zhao Ponu and others look at the Xiongnu generals from time to time, and immediately reprimanded:
"Whatever you look at, I'm talking about you, grabbing things, they know more than you."

Zhao Puonu and the others shrank their necks, and then thought about it, really, they have never led an army of tens of thousands to rob things.

And the Xiongnu, for generations, have been fighting grass valleys, and the goal is the big man.

"Okay, let me tell you about the marching route, I will lead the Chinese army to attack northward along Chigu City, and reach the middle side of Tianchi.

Zhao Puonu led the Qiang army and headed north from the west side of Chigu City to the southwest side of Tianchi Lake.

Zhao Chongguo's territory, from the east side of Chigu City to the north, goes directly to the northeast side of Tianchi.

Li Ling, you lead the west of the town, head north from the east side of Chigu, and after passing the Tianshan Mountains, go eastward along the Tianshan Mountains, sweeping across this oasis.

How to arrange the soldiers and horses under your command, you can think about it yourself, see the tribe with the champion flag, let them send two thousand troops to follow, and they can't attack, do you understand? "

"The last general takes orders."

The great noble tribes of Wusun basically gather around Tianchi Lake and this large oasis at the foot of the northern side of Tianshan Mountain.

If you want to say whose task is the most difficult, it is Li Ling, because the territory is the largest and the number of troops is the least.

But to say who is the easiest, it is Li Ling, because a flat river is really flat, and there are many surrenders in this area.

As for why Huo Shan arranged troops so simply, because this place is his home field, Chigu is probably the only large-scale city.

Wusun has a vast and flat land without city walls, and follows the livestock and chases water and grass, just like the Xiongnu.

(End of this chapter)