Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 675 Plan

The place with the largest number of Plains people in the Western Regions is Gaochang, which is also the seat of Wuji Xiaowei.

In the second year of Shenjue (60 BC), Cheshi territory was officially included in the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty divided Cheshi into the front and back kingdoms, and appointed Wuji Xiaowei to be in charge of the farming, thus creating Gaochangbi.

Most of the people here are the descendants of the Han army soldiers who colonized the land. They firmly occupied this place in a vast sea of ​​barbarians. After hundreds of years of reproduction and hard work, Gaochang became one of the richest lands in the Western Regions.

There is another place where people from the Central Plains live together, which is Haitou City in the south, in Shanshan Kingdom.

Gaochang City is the country of the carmakers, and Haitou City is holding the Shanshan Kingdom hostage.

Therefore, all the countries in the Western Regions rebelled this time, and only Cheshi and Shanshan "firmly" stood on the side of Daliang.

But now outside Gaochang City, Hu cavalry were flying back and forth, shooting one or two arrows towards the top of the city from time to time, and making incomprehensible roars.

On the city tower, Murong Chui, Gao Bi, Zhao Qiu, Qi Mu Teng, Murong Nong and other generals looked at the enemy at the top of the city.

Only a few thousand cavalry could be seen, but there were countless ambushes hidden behind the hills and valleys.

Every time they attack, the black Hu Qi are like a tide, coming from all directions, as if they will never be able to kill them all.

Moreover, there are also elites among the Hu people, who are wearing chainmail, carrying spears, and are very good at riding and shooting. They hide among the troops and suddenly attack out of the chaos.

Liang Jun's real combat strength was only more than 7,700 Heiyun Cavalry. He fought with the Kucha Army several times and suffered more than 200 or 300 casualties from the Heiyun Army.

Tuyuhun could not bear the bitter fighting, Cheshi Qianguo's and Shanshan's troops were disheartened, and Murong Chui chose to retreat to Gaochang temporarily.

"The chaos in Liangzhou has always originated from the Western Regions. The Western Regions have been separated from China for nearly a hundred years and have become barbarians. We must not show mercy. Where are Murong Nong and Qi Mu Teng?"

The barbarians below the city became more and more rampant, laughing, cursing, and pointing. Some even unbuttoned their trousers and poured water on the city wall.

Murong Chui has been around for so many years and has never seen such arrogant and rude people. If they are allowed to continue to be arrogant, it will damage the morale of the defenders.

"The general is here!" Murong Nong and Qi Mu Teng came out with their hands in hand.

"Lead 3,000 cavalry to drive away the enemy."

"Take your orders." The two of them walked down to the city with high spirits.

As soon as the three thousand fine cavalry left the city, the Hu cavalry turned around and ran away. The two armies fired at each other on horseback.

Liang Jun was well-armored, but Hu Qi was equipped with a round shield. For a while, neither side could do anything to the other.

After chasing for a while, the two of them retreated, fearing an ambush.

However, this group of barbarians went away and came back again, shouting and cursing outside the city again.

Murong Chui took a strong bow and aimed at a Hu general one hundred and thirty steps away.

At such a long distance and affected by wind speed, it is difficult to hit. Even if the arrow is accurate enough, the arrow loses its power.

General Hu seemed to have seen someone bending a bow and setting an arrow at the top of the city. Instead of retreating, he arrogantly drove his horse forward a few steps, opened his arms and laughed wantonly.

With a "whoosh" sound, the bowstring in Murong Chui's hand rang, and the arrow flew as fast as lightning, drawing an arc in the air. Its force was much stronger than ordinary arrows, and it accurately penetrated into the mouth of the Hu general.

The laughter and curses stopped suddenly. Hu tilted his body and fell from the horse. One foot was still hanging in the stirrup and was dragged away by the frightened horse.

The other barbarians were frightened and retreated one after another.

"General's Divine Arrow!" Everyone cheered in unison.

"It's a pity that there are no heavy crossbows in Gaochang City, otherwise how could they be allowed to be so rampant?" Gao Bi said with a smile.

Murong Chui handed over his strong bow to his personal guards and left in the high summer. At this time of year, people in the Western Regions could not bear the heat during the day and the cold at night.

"Why is there a need for a heavy crossbow? A barbarian's chainmail can block the slashing of a sword, but cannot block the thrust of a spear. It is easy to break!" Murong Chui asked someone to get a piece of captured chainmail and handed it to everyone for inspection. Chainmail is made up of iron wires or iron rings. Each ring is interlocked with four other rings, shaped like a net lock.

It has certain protection against bows and swords, but it cannot stop the impact of cavalry's long spears.

During the Cao Wei Dynasty, some countries in the Western Regions paid tribute to this object, and it was later awarded to Cao Zhi by Emperor Wu of Wei, together with the Black Light Armor and Mingguang Armor.

Cao Zhi also specially wrote an article "The First Emperor Granted His Ministers Armor Tables" to record this matter.

Since the Central Plains dynasty does not use it, it means that the protective power of chain armor is not as good as the traditional Zha armor in the Central Plains. Otherwise, with the manufacturing capabilities of the Central Plains, it would have been equipped on a large scale long ago.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Murong Chui has been spying on his opponent, waiting for an opportunity, and now he has a good grasp of the enemy's strength.

"The Hu people do not know the art of war and have fallen into the trap of my arrogant soldiers. I know their true and false intentions. Send an order to the soldiers to eat half full immediately, prepare water bags for three days, and attack in an hour!" Murong Chui became excited.

Not only was it a arrogant strategy, but the Hu army was also lured to Gaochang.

Of course, the effect of a war fought in Qiuci is different from that fought under Gaochang City.

The yellow sands of the Western Regions are long, and Murong Chui is new to the place. He is unfamiliar with the place, so he is naturally cautious. Now he still knows the enemy's path. In essence, he is no different from the grassland tribes. He is better equipped and the soldiers are braver.

But these days, bravery is only the basic requirement for any army.

"Attack?" Gao Bi was surprised.

It's not that Liang Jun couldn't defeat them, but that there were too many Hu people, most of whom were cavalry, and they came and went like the wind.

It's not like setting up a camp like the war in the Central Plains, and there is no camp.

"Today the scouts came to report that your majesty's 30,000 elite cavalry have passed through Guanzhong, entered Longshang, and are about to arrive in Liangzhou. They will arrive in Gaochang in another ten days and a half." Zhao Qiu, the general, said with a cupped hand.

"Your Majesty has ordered me to supervise all the military forces in Guanyou and march into the Western Region. Now that the enemy is so close, how can we miss this opportunity?" Murong Chui was like a skilled hunter who knew when to attack so that his prey would be least alert.

The timing and psychology were all perfect, and even the sun exposure was taken into consideration.

An hour later, the sun would be less intense, but the Hu ambush soldiers were wearing armor and had been exposed to the sun for at least two hours.

A gust of wind blew up, fluttering Murong Chui's cloak, and his majestic aura was beyond words.

All the generals were infected by this momentum, "I am willing to follow the general to defeat the enemy!"

Even Gao Bi, who had always been weak, wore armor and held a sword.

Murong Chui laughed loudly: "With this success in pacifying the Western Regions, all of you can achieve great success!"

The more than 7,000 Heiyun troops in the city immediately became busy, eating, preparing drinking water and dry food, inspecting weapons, feeding the war horses... everything was in order.

They inferred from Murong Chui's tone that this was a big battle.

The other Tuyuhun, Cheshi and other troops were all extremely surprised, and after being surprised, they looked fearful of fighting.

The servant army can only follow and fight with the wind, and it is basically impossible for them to fight with death.

But Murong Chui didn't want to take them with him in the first place.

An hour later, 7,723 Heiyun soldiers mounted their war horses, holding long spears in their hands. They all had two horses, and behind them there was a 5,000 camel team prepared by Jia Jun, the governor of Gaochang.

Murong Chui was wearing bright light armor, riding a fiery red war horse, carrying a long spear, and went out of the city with the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)