Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 1022 The Intention of the Rest of the Kingdom
In the palace, everyone took their seats, Cao Cao didn't act pretentious, and started talking directly: "Everyone, I believe everyone knows a major incident that happened recently. Our caravan was hijacked. According to the investigation of the palace guards, it was the Anxi Kingdom. I don't know what you think, you might as well say it out and discuss it together, Your Majesty is furious."

"King of the Western Regions, since you know that the Anxi Kingdom did it, what are you waiting for? Let them release the people and return the goods."

King Wusun said.

"It's just that, wouldn't Anziguo think that I, a Central Plains person, are easy to bully?" Zhang Xiong was unhappy and choked.

Seeing that it was Zhang Xiong who was choking him, King Wusun didn't dare to talk too much, and sat with his eyes closed to rest his mind.

"How does Zhang Guogong think we should solve this matter?" Cao Cao asked.

He had also heard about Zhang Xiong's violent temper, and seeing him today, it was indeed worthy of the name.

"The people have to be released, the goods have to be returned, and the loss of the caravan has to be compensated!" Zhang Xiong said.

"compensation?"

After hearing Zhang Xiong's words, the kings of the Western Regions were shocked. Isn't this blackmail?

Besides, the Anxi Kingdom is not weak, so they may not be afraid of it, aren't they?What if others insist that they have never done it, and there is no evidence to prove it?
But they didn't dare to express their doubts.

"Zhang Guogong, if Anxi doesn't follow suit, what should we do?" Cao Cao asked.

"Then still be polite to him? Just order the soldiers and horses, kill them, and teach them how to behave!" Zhang Xiong let out his domineering air.

"Uh... this is a great move." Cao Cao was speechless, Zhang Xiong really only knows how to fight and kill, how did he survive all these years.

"Have you ever thought that the hijacking of the caravan might be done on purpose by the Anxi Kingdom?" Gao Shun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, startled everyone when he spoke.

"Intentional? There is indeed such a possibility! Governor General, please continue." Cao Cao seemed to be awakened, and his spirit was instantly lifted.All the kings of the Western Regions also listened attentively!
"This is just Gao's speculation. If it is wrong, please correct me. The countries in the Western Regions have just accepted the control of the Central Plains. As a neighbor of the Western Regions, Anxi Kingdom must have received this news. Perhaps the Anxi Kingdom also intentionally annexed the Western Regions, so they hijacked our business. Team, the purpose is to test our reaction. If we calm down, they will think we are cowardly and may have new actions.”

Gao Shun's words made everyone present think deeply!
The hijacking of the caravan may seem like a trivial matter, but at the national level, it is not a trivial matter. Gao Shunruo's guess is very likely to be right.

"It is still uncertain whether this is Anxi's national will. We cannot make a decision arbitrarily. This king means to send envoys to Anxi's dignitaries." Cao Cha said.

The caravan was hijacked in the territory of Anxi, and the country of Anxi has the responsibility to find them out.Cao Cao's arrangement couldn't be better.

"It's a very good move by the king of the Western Regions!" Queen Shache said.This is the first sentence she said in a long time.

"Hey, it's not better to just hit them with all these twists and turns." Zhang Xiong complained.

But his words were automatically filtered by everyone, so they pretended not to hear them.

"King of the Western Regions, who is going to deal with this matter?" Gao Shun asked.

Now the government affairs belong to Cao Cao, and Gao Shun really doesn't want to get involved.

"Naturally, the imperial city of the Western Regions sent an envoy, but a guide who understands the Parthian language is needed," Cao Cao said.

"It's not difficult to be a guide. This king can send a guide to rest with the envoys of the royal city." Queen Shache said.

"So, thank you Shache for your help." Cao Cao and Gao Shun thanked each other, making Queen Shache so flattered that she didn't dare.

Seeing this posture, King Wusun regretted it to death. He wanted to say that he had appointed a guide just now, but he let the woman take the lead.

After everything was agreed upon, Cao Cao immediately sent an envoy, and none of the people left. They all stayed in Wangcheng and waited for the news brought by the envoy.

Now all over the Western Regions, due to the existence of the Protectorate, the conflicts are much less, and no one dares to take the lead, so it is no big deal for King Wusun, Queen Shache, King Cheshi, and King Qiuci to stay in Cao Cao's royal city for a few days. hinder.

People from other countries knew that they were guests of the King of the Western Regions, so they didn't dare to act wildly even if they had the guts of an ambitious leopard.

The King of the Western Regions was furious, but now no one can bear it.

In five days, the mission came back. They failed to pick up the hijacked caravan, but suffered humiliation instead.

The Anxi people claimed that the Western Regions were not affiliated with the Central Plains, that the Emperor of the Central Plains was an ambitious man, and threatened not to allow caravans from the Central Plains to pass through Anxi.

Received this kind of response, Cao Cao was also angry, and he dared to talk nonsense as long as he didn't make friends with others.

On the second day after hearing the news, Cao Cao called on all the countries in the Western Regions to send troops to discuss the explanation.The Governor's Mansion started to send troops, and the King City of the Western Regions called, and the countries did not dare to send troops. In this way, a Western Region coalition army was formed, led by Gao Shun, the Governor of the Western Regions, and stationed in the Dawan Kingdom, ready to attack the Anxi Kingdom at any time.

Cao Cao, the king of the Western Regions, sent two letters of divorce. One was sent back to Kyoto as soon as possible, and the other was sent to the Guishuang Empire, the deadly rival of the Anxi Kingdom.

Although there are many frictions between the Guishuang Empire and the Anxi Kingdom, the Guishuang Empire is not stupid, and will not make peace with Cao Cao and attack Anxi with a letter from Cao Cao.

In fact, when the allied forces of the Western Regions arrived in Dawan Kingdom, the Guishuang Empire was also invited by the Anxi Kingdom to attack the Western Regions together, and the Western Regions would be divided equally after the incident.

However, Guishuang Empire seems to want to be an oriole, and adopts an attitude of not helping each other. If you hit yours, don't hit me!

Anxi will certainly not be weak in organizing coalition forces in the Western Regions.They are used to fighting in this harsh environment, so they have the confidence to defeat the army from the Central Plains.Although there are rumors that the army in the Central Plains is very powerful, they have not experienced it personally, and they are not very afraid.

Tensions formed, and Cao Cao's letter also arrived in the capital. Wu Shun was noncommittal about Cao Cao's arrangement, and adopted an attitude of letting it go.

If the Kingdom of Shu wants to subdue the barbarians, Anxi Kingdom is a good helper, and Wu Shun does not want to influence Cao Cao's judgment.He wanted to pass this matter first to reduce the military power of the Western Regions.

If the Allied Forces of the Western Regions are defeated, the elites of the Kingdom of Shu are ready to conquer the West at any time!
The three-year rest and recuperation, although consumed by the Western Expeditionary Army, is like a drop in the bucket for the Shu Kingdom, which is vast and rich in resources.

In the four years of Huaxia, a war broke out in the Western Regions, and the opposing sides finally wiped out their guns and went to war.

At first, the generals of the Western Regions were as powerful as a broken bamboo, directly entering the territory of the Anxi Kingdom, attacking the city and pulling out the village, as if entering an uninhabited territory.

It's a pity that Anxi's land is still vast, and the army is pursuing it deeply, and gradually feels powerless.Gao Shun intends to lock up the battle formation and plan slowly, but because of a storm, the army had to retreat back to Dawan Kingdom.

It took less than a month from the start to the end of an anticlimactic battle!

Through this battle, the countries in the Western Regions felt the strength of the Central Plains army, while the formerly powerful Parthian army was very weak in front of the Central Plains army.

If it weren't for the heavy armor of the Central Plains army, which was not suitable for long-distance combat, the Anxi army would have lost many lives.

(End of this chapter)