Great Han Empire

Chapter 391 A Certain Ending
"The Journey to the West"

Author: Scarlet Coral
Chapter 26 a certain ending
"Big Han Tianwei, with me there is no barbarian!" Salo, the commander of the Northern Army of the Great Han, the leader of the water battalion vanguard, raised his saber high, with tears in his eyes, and shouted with his comrades.

Salo is a young man in Kucha. Like many people of his age, he has only heard of the powerful dynasty in the East from the stories of old people. He admired the beautiful silk robes worn by dignitaries from afar to imagine the richness of that country.Salo was born in an ordinary merchant family. His parents are both devout Buddhists. He has seven brothers and sisters. The whole family works hard to run the grain store business. Life is busy and boring.But young people also have their own lofty ambitions. He dreams of traveling to far away places to see the legendary endless blue waters, rolling mountains and exotic buildings -- or more realistic goals, Put on exquisite armor and join the personal guard of His Royal Highness the Great Prince.

Suddenly one day, a huge chaos broke out in his city, which had been at peace for a long time.There was chaos on the street, shouts of killing everywhere, common people blocked the doors with heavy objects one after another, the whole family huddled together, and kept begging the Buddha for safety.When the situation calmed down, the Kucha officials who used to manage the streets held the imperial edict, accompanied by an officer wearing a dignified armor, and read out the will of His Royal Highness: From now on, the royal Bai family will completely rule Kucha. Handed over to the Han Dynasty, all the subjects of Kucha will be loyal to the great Han emperor Xia Yunyun from now on.

The rhetoric of this edict is gorgeous, and the common people listened to it for a long time but couldn't understand it.A few days later, the common people were summoned to the square, and watched many high-ranking officials and dignitaries lined up in a row, beheaded on charges of rebellion, and their noble heads fell all over the ground.It was only then that everyone realized that after the turmoil that day, Kucha had changed!But the common people were not dissatisfied with this change. Although the royal Bai clan was kind to the subjects in the past, they did not control the country enough. Those nobles relied on their power and never did less to oppress the common people.As long as the distant and mysterious Emperor Han doesn't oppress us Kucha people too much in the future, what does it matter if we change masters?Life is not the same.After watching the execution, each household was given a large bag of miscellaneous grains, which made everyone very grateful.

A few days later, the officials came again with the imperial edict, and announced to everyone the big Han’s conscription order: All adult Kucha men between the ages of 30 and [-], except those who are disabled, have only sons or have no children after marriage, must participate The selection of the Han army, the offenders will be punished as rebellion.If you are selected to become an official soldier of the Han army, you can get generous treatment: in addition to the good salary of the soldier, his family can enjoy tax exemption for more than ten years. Acquire a small piece of land in Kucha.This slightly rough conscription order caused some complaints from the Kucha people who were used to a stable life, but their habit of obedience made them gather outside the barracks on time and obediently accept the screening by the officers of the Han army.

Unlike everyone else, Salo almost laughed out loud after hearing the conscription order.Years of heavy physical labor and a good appetite have allowed the young man to develop a strong body and have endless energy.The young man secretly thought, if he was selected to join the army, wouldn't he be able to go out and see the world?The family got the treatment that he was in the army, so he could live a more relaxed life in the future, right?So he ignored the tears of his parents' reluctance, excitedly ran to run for the election, and even secretly begged Buddha to bless him to seize this opportunity to change his life.

Salo was successfully selected due to his tall height and ability to understand some simple Chinese.What made the boy even more excited was that he did not enter the city defense auxiliary force named "Kuicha Camp" like most of his compatriots, but directly joined the regular combat force of the Han Dynasty.

After two hundred strong recruits from Kucha entered the camp, they put on the military standard light armor for the first time in their lives, lined up, and received the instruction from the chief commander, Captain Zhao Guang.

Zhao Guang rode a tall horse, wearing heavy armor and a black cloak, holding a gun in his left hand and holding a sword in his right hand. He was as mighty as the statue of Bishamonten (Buddhist God of War, also known as Duowen Tianwang) in the temple, making Salo Almost had the urge to worship.

"Gentlemen, from now on, you are no longer ordinary people, but the most elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty! You must train your body into a sharp weapon and destroy all enemies! Defend His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty! Defend your homeland!" said the handsome general Here, there was a slight smile, "So in the days to come, please be prepared to die!"

The days that followed were like hell: the daily training almost exhausted the boy's physical strength, and the veterans in the battalion were all iron faces like gold and stone, which made people unable to relax.But the young man gradually got used to such a difficult collective life. For the first time, he had a clear goal in his heart - to become a majestic general like Master Zhao!The ignorant Kucha boy, after experiencing arduous training, thousands of miles of raids and cruel battlefields, gradually transformed into a firm warrior.

Countless youths from the Western Regions like Salo had sacrificed their lives for the Great Han in the war, and gradually grew up. They would later become the backbone of the Great Han's Western Frontier Army—the Heavenly Army.

October 28, Gumo City.

In the bleakness of late autumn, Pang De led the army to join the troops of Gao Shun and Guan Ping, and surrounded Gumo City heavily.

The months-long Western Expedition finally came to the final moment, and all the generals were gearing up, wanting to go to the city first and take the last credit.But the coach Pound had no intention of taking advantage of this high morale, and categorically suppressed the generals' desire to fight.The battle dragged on for too long, and too many soldiers had been sacrificed. He didn't want to cause unnecessary losses due to the siege of the city, so he was determined to deal with the enemies in the city without bloodshed.

Outside the small Gumo City, there was an army of [-] men surrounding the big man, and in the Guishuang Army inside the city, there were also undercurrents surging.

Due to historical factors, the army of the Guishuang Empire was already filled with the forces of various wealthy families, nobles, and large tribes in the country, which can be described as diverse.In the past, these forces did not dare to stand out under Jipu Nada's prestige, but now that the defeat is certain, all aspects are ready to move.

The [-] Guishuang army was overcrowded in Gumo City, without three meals, and their morale had dropped to the lowest level.In the past few days, seeing more and more Han troops gathering under the city, the voice of surrender is getting louder and louder, and even the chief general Jipu Nada vaguely nodded his head.Those officers from the aristocratic faction were very dissatisfied with the general's weakness, and they joined together to discuss a solution: "One hundred thousand troops vowed to march eastward, if all of them surrender now, how will our family gain a foothold in the country in the future?" "Yeah, even if the whole army is wiped out, we can't just admit defeat!" "The number of the Han army is not very large. As long as we take advantage of the night to charge out in several ways, some people will always be able to escape. When the time comes, we will be able to escape." Go back to the country and mobilize more troops to come back for revenge!" "That old guy in Kipunada is afraid of death and wants to surrender, so let's let him apologize with death!" , was destroyed by Guishuang), how can you trust it? Guishuang’s army should really be completely in the hands of our Da Yuezhi people!" These noble officers were excited, and immediately planned a mutiny in an attempt to kill Ji Puna After arriving, he took advantage of the situation to seize the military power in the city.

The mutiny was launched very suddenly. Nearly a hundred nobles sent officers to hide their weapons. They managed to get into the general's camp under the guise of seeing him.But it is a pity that the main general Jipu Nada was not in the camp at that time, so these people were quickly wiped out by the surrounding guards.

Although Jipinada escaped unharmed, the continuous blows completely destroyed the veteran's health.But at this time, he had to pull himself together to calm down the chaos and save some seeds for this army.Holding on to his sick body, he arranged for his cronies to purge the entire army, brutally killed a group of people, and quickly stabilized the situation.He knew that the situation in the city could not be delayed any longer, so he wrote a letter to Pound: the letter was sincere and promised that the whole army of Guishuang would immediately lay down their weapons and surrender to the Han army in Kaesong.My own life is at my disposal, and I only ask to forgive the lives of more than 2 Guishuang soldiers in the city, waiting for the domestic to redeem.

Pound quickly wrote back and agreed to his conditions, and magnanimously stated that as long as he put down his arms, the big man can guarantee the lives of the generals and soldiers.Three days later, a grand surrender ceremony was held in Gumo City. Jipu Nada prostrated himself and tremblingly presented the sword to Pound, announcing the end of the entire Western Expedition.

The Western Regions were pacified, and Emperor Liu Shuo of the Great Han Dynasty was very happy, and issued a decree to reward all the soldiers of the Western Army.The imperial court's arrangements for the future of the Western Regions were also issued along with the rewards.

The Western Regions were renamed "Tianzhou" after that, taking the meaning of "Yihan and Yitian" and "North and South of the Tianshan Mountains", and no longer set up the Protectorate.Its land is temporarily divided into five prefectures and one country, namely Cheshi County (government Gaochang), Qiuci County (government Tagan), Shanshan County, Khotan County, Shule County and Wusun State (government Chigu), Each set up a prefect.The state government is in Qiuci, and the state shepherd is set up. The first state shepherd was held by Sima Yi, the general of Zhengxi (Sima Yi served as the state shepherd for five years. Prince Bai Hechou took over).

Most of the Western Expeditionary Forces, including the backup Ma Chao and other troops, stayed in the Western Regions temporarily.The Changshui and Yueqi Second Battalions of the Northern Army returned east after a rest to replace the remaining schools that participated in the Southern Expedition to defend the capital.

Wusun Guoda Kunmi was born after the princess of the Han Dynasty, and was specially given the surname Liu, which was included in the clan name.The head of Wusun Kingdom is crowned king, and the country follows the system of the Han Kingdom. There are one Fu, one Minister, one Lieutenant, one Lang Zhongling, and one servant.Princess Haiya was granted the title of Princess Dayi and ordered her to supervise the country.

Zhao Guang made outstanding military exploits and reached the sky. After the war, he was appointed as the Captain of Wusun, commanding the military forces of Shule County, Wusun Kingdom, Congling, and the north and south of Congling. the road.Since then, Zhao Guang's deeds of rejecting Guishuang, entering the rest, and resisting Rome have nothing to do with this article, so we will not list them for the time being.The romantic love story between him and Princess Haiya of Wusun has also been translated into many languages ​​for hundreds of years, and has been sung endlessly, attracting the fascination of countless young men and women in later generations.

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Epilogue:
Hello everyone, under Xiao Chong's repeated delays, this story of the Western Expedition finally failed to catch up with the end of the big man. This is also what I expected. Looking up at the sky, the hero is lonely!
(The poor little insect was knocked off the stage by a group of book friends in the big man, and struggled to climb up again)
Fortunately, when Mengda's new book is released, Xizhengji can finally have an ending, and there is an explanation!When writing this article, Xiaochong was often fearful, fearing that he would disappoint the fierce expectations, but now he has retreated completely, and he is finally relieved.Thank you Mengda and fellow fellows for your support!
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