A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 379 The opening of the Hexi Corridor Silk Road

Compared with Mobei, the eastern grassland environment is better, but the eastern grassland is closer to Daqian.

Wei Qing's [-] elite cavalry left the fortress and went straight to King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu.At this time, the sky is full of wind and snow, and the grassland is endless, making it very easy to get lost.

Fortunately, the Qian army was well prepared and the army was progressing smoothly.The army marched northward and wiped out all the small tribes that passed by.Finally arrived at the location where they could launch a surprise attack on King Zuo Xian.

"General, our army suffered thousands of casualties during this march." Although the army was well prepared before setting off, the grasslands were cold in winter, and many people still died during the march.

Wei Qing sighed slightly when he heard this, and then calmed down and said: "Write down the names of all the soldiers. After this battle, they will be reported as dead on the battlefield. I will be responsible for everything. Notify them, let the brothers have a good rest and make contributions." Today!"

The royal court of Zuoxianwang.

King Zuo Xian was discussing the dispatch of troops with several captains and captains of ten thousand men. "Your Majesty, the Great Chanyu has given an order. This time we are responsible for plundering the east of Yunzhong."

"These places are much poorer than Shuofang and other places, and the soldiers are elite and not so easy to chew!" said a person next to him.

"By the way, two or three people from other tribes have come to report in the past two days, saying that their tribe has been attacked by the Gan people. The King of Gan people seems to be planning to break out of the fortress, and we have to guard against it!"

"Hahaha, Ganren is out of the way. Did you drink too much, brother? Even we have to be careful in this weather, let alone Ganren? What those tribes encountered should be small groups of border troops who came out to retaliate." Another person didn't care. said.

"But I heard from that person that a thousand people dispatched at least five thousand cavalry. How could it be possible that they were just attacking a small tribe?"

"Five thousand cavalry? This is even more impossible. How much food and grass do 5000 people need? Are they not afraid of getting lost when they go out of the country at this time?" the Prime Minister next to him said with a smile.

King Zuo Xian laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "My royal court is more than 1000 miles away from Ganren. At such a long distance, Ganren's army does not know the roads and the climate of the grassland. How can they dare to come? Even if they are lucky enough to come here, they will definitely be exhausted. There are tens of thousands of people. The army is on the side, let's see how I lead the army to capture him!"

After saying that, King Zuo Xian laughed loudly. At this moment, a figure covered in blood rushed into the tent and crawled into the tent. He lay on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Qianjun cavalry raided the royal court from the northwest. !”

King Zuo Xian, who was laughing, was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face froze. He quickly asked: "Qianjun raid? How did they come from the northwest?"

At this moment, a cry of killing came from afar. King Zuo Xian's expression changed drastically, and he rushed out with his men without caring about anything else.

As soon as I rushed out of the camp, I saw smoke and dust rising from a distance, and the dull sound of horse hooves also sounded, as countless Qianguo cavalry charged towards them.Arrows rained down from the sky, and a large number of Huns cavalry were directly killed by arrows.

"What a great victory for your majesty. Changping Bo Weiqing led his army to attack the palace of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, captured the thirteen little kings of the Xiongnu, captains, 31 people from ten thousand households, and captured King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu alive. The army marched thousands of miles, beheaded 3000 people, and captured the Xiongnu. There are [-] people and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep.”

"Hahaha, God bless you, the Xiongnu must be destroyed!" Wang Jing was very happy, and then asked: "Has Marquis Wu An come back with a message?"

"Your Majesty, not yet!"

Wang Jing looked at the map of Kanyu in front of him and said, "The distance between the Xiongnu and Youxian King will be longer, and it will take longer."

When the battle report was received in Luoyang, the Cavalry General Li Xiao had just defeated King Xiutu. Thirty thousand soldiers fought against King Xiutu. Most of the Huns had leather armor, and only a few had iron armor. When they encountered [-] armored cavalry, How to stop it?
Tens of thousands of troops were defeated in one battle, and King Xiutu fled in embarrassment with the remaining troops.Li Xiao captured tens of thousands of prisoners and [-] cattle and sheep in one battle.

Next, Li Xiao didn't stop at all, chasing him all the way. King Xiutu, who was on the run, tried to reorganize his troops several times, but was overwhelmed by Li Xiao's troops. In the end, he could only run away all the way.

The army pursued them for three hundred miles before temporarily withdrawing their troops.King Xiutu's horses carry less weight and are easier to raise. Although their explosive power is worse than Shuofang's horses, they have greater endurance for long-distance running.

Not catching King Xiutu made Li Xiao very unhappy, which meant that the battle was not successful.He immediately sent people to Luoyang to report the victory, and at the same time continued to organize manpower to continue the pursuit.

King Xiutu was defeated in this battle and fled westward with only a few soldiers. Li Xiao guessed that he was fleeing to the court of King Hunxie. King Hunxie and King Xiutu had a good relationship, so there was a high possibility that he would seek help from Hunxie. Wang asked for help.

After Li Xiao attacked and destroyed King Xiutu, a gap was opened in the Hexi Corridor.Li Xiao continued westward along the Hexi Corridor.

Li Xiao captured many Huns prisoners and asked about the situation. During this period, he even captured a small Yuezhi tribe. The Xiao Yuezhi tribe and the Xiongnu tribe were feuding.

At that time, the Yuezhi tribe fought with the Huns and was defeated by the Huns. Even the Yuezhi king was killed by the Huns, and the Huns made his head into a wine vessel. They had such deep hatred and hatred. When they heard that Daqian wanted to attack the Huns, Xiao Yuezhi asked to join without Li Xiao's invitation at all.

Xiao Yueshi brought her own dry food and troops to join, which Li Xiao wanted very much. In addition, Xiao Yueshi was familiar with the environment and geography here, so Li Xiao just needed this.

There was no need for Li Xiao to urge them, these people were brave enough to fight without fear of death every time.

"General, King Hunxie is more than 1000 miles away from here, and in front of him is the vast desert. If the distance around the grassland is even further, and King Xiutu leads his people to escape, I'm afraid King Hunxie will already be on guard." Xiao Yuezhi's head The man said respectfully.

"Then let's go to the Hanhai Desert. The soldiers are very quick and we can get there first!" Li Xiao said.

"General, the desert is difficult to travel, and water sources are scarce. It is difficult for a large army to travel. If it is discovered, the entire army is likely to be annihilated!" said the leader of the Xiaoyueshi.

Li Xiao thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of an edict given to him by His Majesty when he went on the expedition. He quickly found it. After briefly reading it, he was overjoyed. He quickly wrote a letter and then rushed outside. "Somebody come!"

"My subordinates are here!" A messenger came and bowed.

"You take ten people, each with three horses, and half a month's worth of rations, cross the vast sea to get here, and hand these two letters to the Lord of Tianci City!"

"Wei!" The man took the letter, then selected ten elites and left the camp on horseback to the northwest.

After seeing the messenger leave, Li Xiao did not delay and said immediately: "The army will prepare supplies, cross the Hanhai Desert, and then raid the court of King Hunxie."

"Wei!" All the generals shouted in unison.

Marching in the desert is extremely difficult. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent General Li Guangli of the Second Division to expedition to the Western Regions. As a result, half of the [-] troops were reduced before they arrived, and they were later defeated and surrendered.

The elite Han army who fought hundreds of thousands of battles was ruined like this. This kind of incompetence of one general exhausted the three armies, which can be said to be a crime worthy of death.

Although Li Xiao acted boldly, he was not ignorant.At the same time, he was bold and careful, dividing the soldiers into several parts and passing through the Hanhai Desert in batches.

Each batch is led by someone who is familiar with the road, and is also equipped with a marching sinan.

The army moved forward all the way, because the weather was cold and it was not hot in the desert, but every night it was bitingly cold.If you don't keep warm well, you can easily suffer from frostbite and freeze to death.

Xiao Yueshi and the secret guard were responsible for leading the way. Fortunately, the map in Li Xiao's hand was accurate. The secret guard had also traveled on this road many times. Every oasis was marked, allowing the army to pass smoothly.

But even so, people still died during the march.The armies of past dynasties have gone on expeditions and raids, and there have been casualties along the way. Therefore, choosing a thousand-mile raid is not only a test of the soldiers' will, but also a squeeze on their bodies.My body is not strong enough and I can't hold on.

Daqian's troops were all elite this time. In addition, they had just defeated King Xiutu, and their morale was high. This gave Li Xiao the confidence to lead his army across the vast sea desert for a surprise attack thousands of miles away.

Li Xiao led his army forward and attacked and destroyed all the small Hexi countries that had surrendered to the Xiongnu along the way.Collect its supplies for the army.This time he not only wanted to defeat King Hunxie, but also completely opened up the Hexi Corridor.

The army marched very quickly, crossing thousands of miles of vast sea, and arrived near the court of King Hunxie.At the same time, three thousand Qingqi came from the northwest.

Since Wang Zhuo established Tianci City, Tianci City has continued to grow and develop, and has been fighting against the Huns over the years. When he learned that Daqian's army was approaching, he immediately sent his son to command three thousand cavalry.

In the royal court of King Hunxie, King Xiutu led his remnant army to ask for help. King Hunxie was also shocked when he learned that the [-] cavalrymen of Qian's army had come out of seclusion.However, King Xiutu's request to lead an army to attack was directly rejected.

"King Xiutu, my royal tent is more than 1000 miles away from yours. If we attack with all our troops now, after more than 1000 miles, the army will be exhausted, and the soldiers can recharge their batteries. What will happen then? Kill your opponent?"

"Those gangsters should be allowed to lead their troops across more than 1000 miles. After they are exhausted, I will lead my troops to attack again. I will definitely destroy them in one battle!"

After hearing this, King Xiutu thought this method was better, and immediately had a banquet with King Hunxie, waiting for the gangsters to arrive slowly.

But King Hunxie and King Xiutu didn't know at all that Ganren did not come from the grassland, but ventured across the desert and went around to the other side of King Hunxie's tent.

Li Xiao looked at the holy mark between Wang Bo's eyebrows and said respectfully, "Li Xiao has met the crown prince."

"General Li, no courtesy!" Wang Bo quickly stepped forward to support him, and then said: "In this expedition, the general led his army across thousands of miles of sea. We admire him. This battle is at the general's disposal!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xiao said happily.

After a brief discussion between the two, the army rested for a day. Before dawn the next day, the army directly launched a sneak attack and attacked the royal court of the Hunxie King dozens of miles away.

Most of the people in King Hunxie's court were sleeping. The deafening shouts of killing rang out, and no one had time to react. King Hunxie could not even imagine how Qian Jun would attack from behind.

Qian's army was as strong as a broken bamboo, and the army seemed to be entering an uninhabited land. The Huns were killed like chopping melons and vegetables. King Xiutu and King Hunxie were captured by the army before they could even escape.

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In the 14th year of Daqian's destiny, Li Xiao's troops marched out of Longyou, first defeated King Xiutu, and then destroyed King Hunxie, crossed thousands of miles of vast seas, and completely opened up the Hexi Corridor. From then on, Daqian began to control the Western Regions, and the Western Regions became an integral part of the Chinese nation.

After the Daqian dynasty entered the Western Regions, the Xiongnu Empire inevitably declined. After controlling the Western Regions, Daqian could attack the Xiongnu from east to west, and the countdown to the demise of the Xiongnu Empire began.

The opening of the Hexi Corridor marked the opening of the Silk Road. From then on, silk from Daqian came to the distant Mediterranean along with camel bells.From this day on, humankind began to communicate between the East and the West. ——"Exchange of Eastern and Western Culture·Silk Road"

(End of this chapter)