Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 1014 The Battle of Khotan (two chapters in one)

During the Western Han Dynasty, all countries in the Western Regions were under the protection of the Han Dynasty, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions was used to protect and manage the Western Regions.Later, there were constant civil strife in the Central Plains, and a lot of control over the Western Regions was missing. Until now, Shu State lacks understanding of the countries in the Western Regions, and has almost no connection with the Western Regions.

When dealing with these small border countries, Wu Shun's idea is to show the tyranny of Shu and let them automatically submit to them!

Cao Cao's actions in the Western Regions really made the Western Regions feel that the Central Plains is once again strong, and it is difficult for them to unite to fight against it. It's just that Cao Cao's practice of destroying people's countries at every turn has angered them!

With the help of the Shache Kingdom, the situation in the Western Regions has stabilized, and Cao Cao's army has no way to move forward, which gives the opponent time to gather strength.

Half of the soldiers of the White Tiger Legion of the Shu Army went to the Western Regions with Zhang Xiong, the protector of the country.This will take time. Although the White Tiger Legion has increased cavalry units, the cavalry cannot advance lightly and go deep alone.You can only walk in front of the pawns to explore the way.

At this time, the countries in the Western Regions had reached an alliance agreement. With the powerful countries of Loulan and Wusun in the Western Regions as the main players, soldiers from various countries gathered together to form a coalition army of more than [-] people, preparing to counterattack Cao Cao's army stationed in Khotan.

The Western Regions are full of small countries, with standing armies ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands.They formed a coalition this time, which shows the resistance of the Western Regions to the Central Plains.

From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Kingdom of Shu, the Western Regions had tasted the sweetness of self-reliance and self-government. Although there would be friction within them, none of them wanted to bow their heads to the Central Plains again.

Fifty thousand troops from the Western Regions marched to Khotan, this is the power of the entire Western Regions!
These days, Cao Cao's western expedition army was attacked and harassed by poisonous insects. They dared not leave the city and could not sleep well.

Fighting head-on, the Western Regions army is nothing to worry about, but Cao Cao dare not fight easily!
There is no way to break the strange art of the Western Regions, and going to battle will only damage people in vain.

Cao Cao once ordered Xu Chu to lead his army to fight out. The people from the Western Regions retreated when they saw it, and Xu Chu fell down when he chased him!With the experience of being ambushed several times, Xu Chu dared not fight lightly even with his temper.

In the royal palace in Khotan, Cao Cao was fascinated by the battle map. The Allied Forces of the Western Regions cut off the supply line, and the supply of food and grass for the Western Expeditionary Army could no longer keep up.

"My lord, there is not much food and grass in the city. The last general asks for orders to lead the troops out of the city to open up the rear supply line." Xu Huang stepped out.

The army marched west, and the supply line was long. After being cut off, they had no supplies to help, and there were not many supplies left in Khotan.

If there is a lack of food, the soldiers will not have enough to eat, and if they do not have enough to eat, they will not be able to fight!
"Gongming, there are poisonous insects everywhere outside the city, and you can't break through!" Cao Cao said.

The coalition forces of the Western Regions have already surrounded this place, but they are afraid of the combat power of the Central Plains army, so they dare not launch an attack.

But Cao Cao knew that the day they ran out of food was the time when the Allied Forces of the Western Regions launched an attack.

"My lord, we can't sit still and wait for death. How can the dignified Central Plains soldiers be afraid of poisonous insects!" Xu Huang shouted.

If you don't want to find a way to break this situation, the Zhengxi army will be in danger.Now there are soldiers who are bitten by poisonous insects and die every day.

"My lord, what Gongming said is right, we are going out of the city to fight with the people from the Western Regions!" Xiahou Dun also came out and said.

A group of people couldn't think of an effective way to deal with the poisonous insects. Cao Cao missed the days when the counselor was by his side very much.

If Xun You or Xun Yu were there, there would be a way to deal with the poisonous insects.It's a pity that Wu Shun was given to Cao Cao as a general, but he was not assigned a counselor.

The reason for this was well known to Cao Cao himself, and he didn't feel that Wu Shun's actions were inappropriate.If Cao Cao had won the battle, he would not necessarily let Wu Shun go.

"My lord, the people of the Western Regions are not strong enough to fight, and they rely on those poisonous insects to support them. I really want to burn them all."

Xu Chu said bitterly.

"Burn? Haha, Zhongkang is right, we should burn all those bugs. Yuan Rang, how much fire oil and wine are there in the army?"

Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, have you figured out a way?" Xiahou Dun said in surprise, "I still have some kerosene, and more than 100 jars of wine!"

"Okay, go out of the city tomorrow and fight a good battle with the Allied Forces of the Western Regions!" Cao Cao ordered.

"Yes, my lord!" the generals responded.

Being blocked in Khotan, the generals have long been filled with anger!Cao Cao has a way, and they are happy to go out and fight.

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Wu Shun, who was far away in the capital, naturally didn't know that there would be a battle in Khotan, and he didn't know that Cao Cao, the great general who conquered the west, would be blocked in Khotan.

Although Cao Cao asked for help, he did not say that he was blocked.

In Wu Shun's mind, Cao Cao is a hero and a capable man, and it is only a matter of time before the Western Regions are pacified.For this, Wu Shun firmly believed.

Zhang Xiong, who was still on his way, did not know the news ahead.He only knew that the supplies of the Western Conqueror Army had been cut off by the people from the Western Regions, and the logistics troops were now following him.

Zhang Xiong doesn't think about what will happen to Cao Cao, because he has a bad impression of Cao Cao.When Wu Shun wanted to go west, he didn't ask for anything. In the end, Cao Cao got the chance to go west.

If Cao Cao fights with the Western Regions, Zhang Xiong will still help Cao Cao to vent his anger. After all, everyone is now from the Central Plains Shu.

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At night, the city of Khotan was pitch black, and teams of soldiers rushed out, carrying buckets of kerosene and bundles of dry firewood, and stumbled towards the designated location.

Cao Cao has already formulated a battle plan, and now the Allied Forces of the Western Regions dare not fight with the army conquering the West. Cao Cao needs to find an opportunity to show the enemy's weakness, so that the Allied Forces of the Western Regions dare to pursue and attack the city, so the soldiers went out of the city in the dark to arrange scene.

The city of Khotan was in a state of darkness, and the poisonous insects from the Shache Kingdom retreated after investigating around.Now the purpose of the coalition forces in the Western Regions is to besiege with poisonous insects, and they have no plans to fight head-on.

Knowing that there was no movement in the city, the Allied Army of the Western Regions stood still and quietly became their hunters.That's right, in their eyes, the current Zhengxi army is just an overly ferocious prey.

As hunters, they warned themselves that they must have sufficient patience.

In the early morning, Cao Cao appeared in the barracks, and his soldiers lined up neatly, ready to go out to fight.

"Soldiers, the people of the Western Regions have no other skills, but heretic methods. This general has found a way to deal with the poison. Today, we will defeat the Western Regions allied forces and show the momentum of the Central Plains. Do you have the determination to win? "Cao Cao faced the soldiers and began to boost morale.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Very good, all generals, let's go out of the city according to the established plan!" Seeing that the soldiers were angry and fighting, Cao Cao said.

"Xu Huang, you lead five thousand elites to find the main force of the coalition forces in the Western Regions. You may lose but you may not win!"

"The last will obey!"

"Xiahoudun, lead [-] elites and go to the designated place. If you don't receive the signal, don't show up!"

"The last will obey!"

"The rest of the generals will follow this general to defend the city and face the Allied Forces of the Western Regions!"

"As ordered!"

After the generals were arranged, the army to conquer the west was divided into three parts. Xu Huang led 5000 people directly out of the city, heading towards the direction of the coalition forces of the Western Regions.

Half an hour later, Xiahou Dun led 1 people out of the city, quickly disappeared and disappeared on the Gobi Desert.

Cao Cao personally led 5000 people, and stood on the city wall with their heads held high, ready to stick to it.

Perhaps people in the Western Regions never dreamed that Cao Cao would take the risk of sending troops out to fight with them in such a situation.So their camp was easy to find. Xu Huang led the army for more than ten miles, but encountered a Western Region army with hundreds of people!
"Soldiers, kill these barbarians! Take their camels! Kill!"

Xu Huang yelled, and rushed out in the lead.

The 5000-strong army came out with a mighty momentum. The hundreds of Western Region troops were bitten and couldn't get rid of it. In just a moment, Xu Huang captured more than 100 camels.

"Hahaha, a little bit of barbarism is not enough for my soldiers to grit their teeth. Continue to look for the Western Region Alliance Army! Grab camels!"

Xu Huang rode on the camel and ordered the army to move forward again.

A small group of enemies with hundreds of people, the soldiers did not enjoy the killing. After being blocked for several days, a small killing aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers.

Five thousand troops roared forward, searching for the troops from the Western Regions.

Along the way, Xu Huang killed people from the Western Regions whenever he saw them. He did this for the sake of Xiahou Dun who was behind him.

"Report to General, the main force of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions is found ahead!"

A team of scouts rushed back and reported good news to Xu Huang.

"Okay, finally found them, soldiers, kill the enemy as much as you want!" Xu Huang shouted.

"Go! Kill the enemy! Kill the barbarians!" shouted the soldiers and rushed forward, almost forgetting that their mission was to win without winning.

Before encountering a few small groups of enemy troops, Xu Huang killed them all in order to anger the Western Regions. He retreated after a while, and the Western Regions had to chase them down. Otherwise, Cao Cao's arrangement would have been wasted.

The Allied Forces of the Western Regions already knew the movements of Xu Huang's army. There were only 5000 Xu Huang, and the main force of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions was not afraid.

King Wusun and Queen Shache discussed to deal a heavy blow to the five thousand Central Plains people, to let the Central Plains people know that they are not easy to bully, and at the same time let the soldiers of the Western Regions know that the soldiers of the Central Plains people are not invincible. Will die and flee.

"Warriors from the Western Regions, the Central Plains invaded our homeland and wiped out more than a dozen of our countries. Now five thousand Central Plains warriors are about to arrive here. Tell me, what should we do?"

As the temporary commander-in-chief of the generals of the Western Regions, King Wusun shouted there to boost morale.

"Vengeance! Revenge!"

The sentiment of revenge for the destroyed country was aroused, and the momentum of the Allied Forces in the Western Regions was not bad.

Xu Huang heard the roar of revenge from far away.

"Hmph! Revenge?" Xu Huang sneered.

"Soldiers, the main forces of the Western Regions are ahead, kill them!"

Five thousand elites faced the [-]-strong army of the Western Regions, and they rushed in without hesitation!
Xu Huang led the army to charge, and the enemies who blocked him directly cut down one by one with a single knife!Seeing Xu Huang's fierceness, the generals of the Allied Forces in the Western Regions did not dare to approach him.

"A madman!"

Queen Shache gritted her teeth angrily when she saw Xu Huang fighting back and forth among the crowd, as if entering a deserted place.

"Release the scorpion to assist in the battle!"

Queen Shache gave an order, and the people behind him who were covered in black cloaks opened the boxes in their hands one after another, and a scorpion crawled out.

Queen Shache took out an emerald jade flute from her bosom and played it.

With the sound of the flute, the scorpions trembled violently, and then rushed towards Xu Huang's army at an extremely fast speed.

"Be careful, general, there are poisons..."

Before a soldier died, he tried his best to remind Xu Huang.

Seeing the bleeding from the mouth and nose of the soldier who reminded him, Xu Huang knew that the people from the Western Regions had released poison again.

"Soldiers, be careful of poison, the people of the Western Regions have no courage, let's retreat!" Xu Huang shouted.

"Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!!"

The generals at all levels were urging frantically. As the sound of the flute continued, all kinds of poisonous insects ran wildly on the battlefield. The strange thing was that these poisonous insects would go around when they encountered people from the Western Regions, and bite to death when they encountered generals under Xu Huang's command.

At this time, Xu Huang wanted to retreat, but the people of the Western Regions were not willing!Wasn't it great just now?Kind of don't run!

Under the frenzied interception of the people from the Western Regions, Xu Huang's soldiers fell in pieces. Most of them were bitten by poisonous insects and paralyzed, and then killed.

Seeing this scene, Xu Huang's eyes were tearing apart. Cao Cao told him to promise defeat but not victory. He thought he could bring out the soldiers, because usually, against the people from the Western Regions, it is barely enough for soldiers to fight ten against one.

Now being chased by poisonous insects, Xu Huang is suffering beyond words!He also wanted to feign defeat, but now it has become a real defeat!

If the poison in the Western Regions is not dealt with, there is no way to fight this battle!

After more than an hour, Xu Huang broke out with the remaining 2000 people and fled in the direction of Khotan King City.The remaining 3000 people either died in battle or were bitten by poison and became prisoners!
"Hahaha, the Central Plains people have escaped, and the Central Plains people are nothing more than that!"

"The Central Plains people lost, we won!"

As Xu Huang fled, the Allied Forces of the Western Regions cheered and celebrated with forgetfulness.

"King Wusun, it seems that the people of the Central Plains are strong outsiders but capable in the middle. This king thinks that we can pursue them and wipe them out completely." Queen Shache said.

"Queen, thanks to the worms of Shache Kingdom, since the Central Plains people are so vulnerable, we will overwhelm them and help King Khotan fight back the city." King Wusun said.

"On behalf of the people of Khotan, I would like to thank you two!" King Khotan said happily.

Because of the existence of poisonous insects, the number of enemies killed by Xu Huang's troops was not many, and the coalition forces in the Western Regions only killed or injured more than 2000 people.

At the cost of 2000 people, [-] people from the Central Plains were beaten away, which immediately returned the confidence of the people from the Western Regions.

The countries that were destroyed before must be because the countries did not support each other, and the weak and small forces did not defeat each other.

Both the brake queen and the Wusun king agreed to pursue, and the [-] Western Region coalition troops began to move forward. In order to catch up with Xu Huang, the Wusun king specially sent [-] Wusun Jingqi to pursue.

These [-] camel soldiers are the treasures of Wusun Kingdom, and they are usually used to suppress all parties.Don't take it out easily.

"King Wusun, it seems that you have made up your mind?" Queen Shache said.

"The queen can guess!"

King Wusun felt his throat dry when he saw the graceful figure of Queen Shache. If he hadn't been afraid of those poisonous insects, he would have torn off the veil from Queen Shache's face without hesitation.

If it weren't for Cao Cao's sudden invasion of the Western Regions, King Wusun would have already begun to unify the Western Regions.

When he drives the Central Plains people out of the Western Regions, sooner or later, Queen Shache will be crushed by him!

(End of this chapter)