The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 411: Exercise, Shocking Sixteen Countries
By the end of July, it started to rain in Chang'an.

War disputes in the Western Regions at this time must have been very cruel.

Generally speaking, ancient wars would avoid summer. The reason is very simple. It is too hot to wear armor and it is easy for people to suffer from heatstroke.

The dispute between Loulan and Dawan at this time clearly shows the extent of the hatred between the two parties.

On the outskirts of Chang'an East City, Huo Qubing was conducting a military parade at this time.

This time when he went to the Western Regions, Huo Qubing needed to bring a group of troops with him, also to let the new recruits witness the cruelty of war with their own eyes.

The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are being replaced. Many of the soldiers have never experienced war, so this time Huo Qubing plans to take a group of new soldiers to the Western Regions for training.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Ning were riding on war horses, with ministers from three provinces and six ministries behind them.

Everyone was looking into the distance in the rain, observing Huo Qubing's troops in the distance.

Huo Qubing was riding on the horse, restoring the style of the battlefield in the past, raising his arms and shouting, "Sons!"

The soldiers shouted loudly and vigorously.

Although these new recruits have not experienced war, repeated training has made them excellent soldiers.

The Qingqi phalanx stood quietly in the rain, and the bright Hanlong flag fluttered in the wind and rain.

The heavy cavalry phalanx was wrapped in thick armor from beginning to end, and the armor shone in the rain.

The infantrymen held long guns in their hands and stood resolutely in the wind and rain.

Wei Ning, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and others quietly observed the proud soldiers of the Han Dynasty from a distance.

In addition to traditional soldiers, the Han Dynasty also established a special group of soldiers, firearms soldiers.

Each of them had a military slingshot strapped to his waist.

These slingshots are used to launch thunder.

Initially, Thunderbolts were used on the battlefield by soldiers throwing them by hand. However, with the invention of the times, the traditional hand-throwing method has been transformed into a slingshot-throwing method.

The thunder that is fired like this will have a greater distance!

Moreover, after these years of day and night training, the thunderbolts in the hands of this group of soldiers can be accurately launched into the designated target range with great accuracy!

After Huo Qubing inspected the troops, he raised his arms and shouted: "Follow me on a forced march! Go to the Western Regions! Let's go!"

Boom boom boom!
Suddenly the earth trembled. Huo Qubing charged forward, followed by light cavalry, heavy cavalry, firearms, and infantry.

The group of recruits that Huo Qubing brought over was about 3,000 strong, and they charged forward with fearless momentum.

Wang Hui couldn't help but sigh, times have changed.

If the time had gone forward a few decades, he would have had firearms at that time, and he might have wiped out the Huns long ago. Where would it be Weining's turn?
But then again, if Weining hadn't invented gunpowder, this group of troops wouldn't be equipped with thunder.

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In the first year of Yuanding, at the beginning of August, in the Western Regions.

The dispute between Dawan and Loulan is getting bigger and bigger, and now thousands of people have been involved in the confrontation.

If no one resolves this dispute, the two countries will immediately go to war.

Now the powder keg in the Western Region is almost ready to explode.

The most terrifying thing is that if the two countries really turn into a full-scale war, it will not be a matter of the two countries. All the Sixteenth National Congress of the Western Regions will participate. At that time, the Western Regions will become a meat grinder and will be completely corrupted.

In fact, other countries want the Han to mediate. The reason why they want to take sides is because they are their neighbors. If they want to survive in the Western Regions in the future, they must take sides.

But this does not mean that they really want to watch the two countries start a war.

Once the war starts, the people of their country and their economy will completely collapse.

But if they choose to sit back and watch, the intricate chain of interests will be broken.

At a time when the Western Region is in dire straits.

The Han border army suddenly sent several envoys, asking both sides to stop the dispute first, and the Han Dynasty was going to conduct military exercises in the northwest.

After hearing this, both Loulan and Dawan were stunned for a moment, not knowing what the military exercise was.

But when they learned that the Han Dynasty was going to conduct military exercises in the northwest, they understood what the other party meant.

But it was just an exercise, and it had nothing to do with him. The two countries did not stop their disputes because of the big man's warning, and the two sides continued to engage in friction at the border.

However, by that day in mid-August, the entire Western Region began to fall into absolute silence.

Because the Han Dynasty sent 10,000 soldiers to create a military zone in the northwest and began high-intensity exercises.

The first day is heavy cavalry charge, the second day is light cavalry, the third day is infantry coordination, and the fourth day is firearms.

Huo Qubing looked proudly at the Han soldiers roaming on the battlefield, and at the group of arrogant soldiers under his command. He couldn't believe what the enemy would think if they saw this scene.

Especially the moment when the firearms were accurately dropped on the target and exploded, all the sixteen countries sent to watch were shocked by this scene.

Now, they finally saw how strong the Han's military strength was.

If everyone was in the cold weapon era before, the competition would still be armor defense and the armor-breaking ability of swords.

How do you compare now?
As long as people drop that group of gunpowder from a distance, your entire army will be annihilated. This is basically an absolute crushing of military strength.

The most terrifying thing is that the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions now know clearly that although the Han Dynasty is said to be an exercise, it is so close to them. They can turn this exercise force into an actual combat force at any time and attack the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions at any time. Launch a comprehensive attack.

On the fifth day, Zhang Qian came out from the northwest gate with several envoys and hung the dragon flag of the Han Dynasty. The convoy arrived directly at Loulan and Dawan City.

Zhang Qian invited representatives from Loulan and Dawan to visit the border towns of Dahan. Dahan was responsible for ensuring their safety and allowing them to have a good talk at the negotiation table.

It's nothing more than a dispute over border territory, and the two sides are still arguing.

Finally, Zhang Qian gave a suggestion. No one was farming or living in that territorial area, so the occupation was put aside and turned into a restricted area, and no one was allowed to enter.

This suggestion will naturally not satisfy Loulan and Dawan. After all, both parties believe that this is their own country's territory.

Zhang Qian looked at the endless quarrel between the two sides and said calmly: "Since you are refusing to give up an inch of territory, then it is better for us big men to occupy this territory."

"In order to ensure that your two countries will not endanger their people due to war, and in order to save the people of your two countries, we big men naturally have to shoulder the responsibilities of a big country."

Zhang Qian doesn't care so much. Since mediation can't be done, we will send troops out to occupy it directly.

After the two countries heard what the big man said, they immediately did not dare to quarrel.

No one wanted this territory to be occupied by the Han Dynasty, because once the Han Dynasty occupied it, there would be no possibility of returning this territory.

It’s better to put it on hold for now and let no one get involved in this area!
(End of this chapter)