At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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Therefore, under the current circumstances, the military supplies that Wei Jun can carry can last for about half a month. If he brings more food that can fill his stomach, as long as he can replenish water along the way, it will not be a problem to last for a month.

Therefore, the speed of soldiers is very important. According to Cao Ren's suggestion, after announcing the dispatch of troops, Guo Jin ordered the vanguards of the two armies to lead the cavalry to attack first.

"Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan, let the two of you rush forward and lead the strike, and catch the countries of the Western Regions by surprise, and let them know what the Shang Kingdom is!"

"As ordered!"

Xia Houyuan and Zhang Fei knelt on the ground to accept Guo Jin's edict, which made Guo Jin experience the pleasure of giving orders for the first time.

Wei Jun began to act.

Xia Houyuan led an attack with [-] elite cavalry in the northern route, and Zhang Fei in the southern route led an attack with [-] cavalry, followed by Cao Ren and Guan Yu in a full-scale attack.

This attack is not just as simple as a lesson.

In name, it is a lesson, but this time it will not leave after it is occupied, and the Western Regions will be turned into Wei soil, so when the time comes to send officials, immigrants, etc., there will be a lot of work to do.

However, the bureaucratic system of the Wei State has no worries about this kind of thing. It conquers the territory here, and it can send people to manage it and provide one-stop service.

Many people who want to be officials and don't care where they are are looking forward to these official positions.

There is no problem in the administrative aspect, let alone in the military aspect.

The strength and sharpness of the Wei army is far from being comparable to the armies of the Western Regions. Hundreds of thousands of troops are not enough for the Wei army to hold with one hand. Unless they are all united, there may be such a possibility.

But can they do it?

Can't do it.

So whether this battle can be won is not a problem at all.

Chapter 1252 One Thousand 160 Two Wei Jun Swords Pointing at the Western Regions

Many people have seen the essence of Guo Jin's expedition this time.

Lu Yi could see it.

"Your Majesty knows that this battle must be won, that's why he asked you to come to Liangzhou to find General Zi Xiao. In order to let you accumulate prestige and make things easier in the future, your majesty, your majesty has worked so hard."

Lu Yi said so.

These words made Guo Jin very happy.

But at the same time, it also made Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang, and Xia Houheng feel incredible.

When they first learned that Guo Jin was going to lead the army as the commander of the army, they completely thought that they had heard it wrong, and they didn't think it was possible at all.

Guo Jin was obviously a little friend who grew up with them, why did he suddenly become the commander of the army?

They felt that the distance between each other was pulled apart in an instant.

This feeling is very strange, very strange, very uncomfortable.

Lu Yi did not shy away from this.

Because from the very beginning, the clever Lu Yi treated Guo Jin as a gentleman, so he would not be surprised by anything, but could adjust his mentality to deal with it as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Guo Jin likes Lu Yi very much.

Since Lu Yu was treated coldly by Guo Jin before, it seems that he has begun to reflect on the relationship between himself and Guo Jin.

Afterwards, he didn't know who guided him, and he also began to pay attention to putting a distance away from his friend who grew up with his bare bottom, and began to be more cautious in his words and deeds.

I will never object to any of Guo Jin's opinions, and I will never put my own ideas above Guo Jin's, and he will take the lead in everything.

So, he gradually felt that Guo Jin was a lot kinder to him.

While he felt rejoicing, he also felt an inexplicable sense of sadness.

He knows that the past is the past, and it is impossible to come back. He just occasionally thinks about the past and misses it a little bit.

Even so, Guo Jin will not have any nostalgia.

After realizing this, he really confirmed that he is a minister and Guo Jin is a king, so he can't completely accept the sudden distance.

Cao Tai was told by Cao Ren before, and he started to face the reality, so he didn't seem too strange about this matter.

Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang and Xia Houheng couldn't accept this matter for a while.

But obviously, it is a matter of time for them to accept this matter.

Childhood is over, adolescence is over, now is youth, now is the age of divergence.

The difference between monarch and minister has drawn an insurmountable gap between them, and Guo Jin has no idea of ​​building a bridge of friendship for them to pass through.

When the army goes out, it is also when the future of the young people begins to turn.

Wei Jun is tough and good at fighting.

With the support of strong national power, the Wei army is very strong, so strong that it is not on the same level as the rest of the opponents.

In the army of the same era, perhaps only the elite of the Roman Legion can compete with the Wei army and try their standards.

However, the distance makes this possibility close to zero.

Of course, maybe at some point in the future, who knows?

Only armies supported by the same national strength can confront. To put it bluntly, the possibility of a counterattack is not great for armies supported by different national strengths.

So when Guo Jin led the North Route Army from Yumen Pass as the commander-in-chief of the army, Xia Houyuan had already led the army to attack Yizhi and Pulei.

These two are small countries in the Western Regions, miniature countries, they can't even be called countries, small tribes are almost the same.

There are more than 1000 households and more than 3000 people. It is like a nomadic tribe. They do not engage in agricultural production and live on herding. When the army passes by, it will be wiped out.

Xia Houyuan was good at leading the cavalry on long-distance raids, and his marching speed was very fast. The Wei army had one man and two horses, and with the help of three cavalry artifacts, the marching speed and efficiency were particularly high.

Therefore, those who almost didn't react in the front and back of the car division have already reached the gate of the country.

The front and rear of Che Shi have never dealt with each other, but when facing Wei Guo, they are equally respectful. Before that, they helped Wei Guo send troops to attack Wusun, which is considered a meritorious service.

So this time, I never expected that Wei Jun would come to attack.

They couldn't even beg for mercy in a hurry, and the cavalry of the Wei army roared past under Xia Houyuan's order, crushing them to pieces in one go.

Many people were scattered by the Wei army before they could take out their weapons to resist, or mount their horses to resist.

The speed of the cavalry of the Wei army was too fast and the attack was too fierce. With one charge, the rear of the chariot division fell first, and the leader of the rear was beheaded by Xia Houyuan, and the Wei army won a complete victory.

It was only more than a day after that, before the front of the car division got the news, the Wei army came again, destroying the front of the car division like a charge.

Che Shiguo has thus become a piece of history.

Xia Houyuan knew very well the importance of speed, so he left a small number of troops to guard the captives, searched them for anything they could eat, and continued on the road.

Xia Houyuan's next goal is to Qiemi the eastern and western parts of the country.

This is also a small nomadic country with thousands of people and hundreds of soldiers. It is vulnerable to the attack of the Wei army. The whole army is wiped out in one face-to-face. The leader died in battle, and everything of the tribe was taken by the Wei army.

In this way, the two parts of Kemi disappeared in the long river of history.

Then Xia Houyuan turned to the southwest and launched a sudden attack on the slightly larger Yanqi Kingdom.

The Yanqi Kingdom is slightly larger, with a population of more than 3. The country has more than 6000 people who can fight, and the usual standing army is less than [-].

Without knowing that the Wei army launched an attack, they cannot form an effective defense, so their destruction is also expected.

At the same moment, Zhang Fei, who was eager to fight and was about to go crazy, was like a mad dog running free. The sky was high enough for birds to fly, and the sea was wide for fish to leap.

He laughed and led the army to charge directly along the Shannan Road. The speed of the charge was very fast, as if he couldn't wait to start a war with the enemy, and he was quite fanatical.

His primary goal is the Shanshan Kingdom, which guards the hub of the Silk Road.

The Shanshan Kingdom was called Loulan in the Western Han Dynasty. After being taught a lesson by the Western Han Dynasty, the capital was moved and the country’s name was changed to Shanshan.

It has a population of more than 1, and more than 2000 young and strong people who can fight. They guard the city and farm for business. Compared with the many small nomadic countries close to the grasslands on Shanbei Road, Shanshan has been completely agriculturalized.

Farming is good. Farming means that there will be more food to supplement the military supplies of the army, and you can eat delicious food without even consuming the rations and jerky you carry.

Moreover, people still settle down and will not run around, so they are easy to eliminate.

Zhang Fei ran wildly with his army, and when Shanshan was unprepared, he raided the capital of Shanshan, Tanni City, without giving them any chance to defend and counterattack. The king of Shanshan was killed, and all the officials were killed by Zhang Fei. If caught, the whole country will be destroyed in an instant.

Therefore, a small country is really not enough to look at in front of a big country, and it will be wiped out after a little effort.

Zhang Fei killed a lot of people, but he still didn't feel satisfied. After adding some food and fodder, he quickly led his army to continue westward, aiming at Qiemo Kingdom.

When the two armies of Zhang Fei and Xia Houyuan were attacking rapidly, the main forces led by Guo Jin and Guan Yu also rushed forward one after another. They didn't want to get caught behind Xia Houyuan and Zhang Fei, but they would get nothing.

The main force marched quite quickly, and considering that the countries in the Western Regions had enough food and fodder to replenish, they didn't pay too much attention to logistics and fodder, and kept on going.

However, Guo Jin and Cao Ren still underestimated the strength of Wei Jun.

From mid-September to early October, Xia Houyuan had already pacified the Yanqi Kingdom.

Chapter 1253 One thousand 160 three Cao Xiu has always been so yin and yang

King Yanqi led the army to resist bravely and fought to the last moment, but he was still defeated.

Xia Houyuan led his army to kill all the royal family of Yanqi and flatten the Yanqi Kingdom, leaving them no chance of returning to the country.

Then, Xia Houyuan pointed his sword at Qiuci.

Zhang Fei also easily wiped out the Qiemo Kingdom and Xiaowan Kingdom, and his sword pointed at the Jingjue Kingdom.

Unlike the Jingjue country that Zhang Fei will deal with, the Kucha country is a real big country in the Western Regions.

It has a population of more than [-], and there are more than [-] soldiers who can fight at once. It is the strongest among the countries in the Western Regions and North Mountains—if Wusun is not considered.

There are slightly more cities in Kucha, but just conquering one city cannot destroy the country of Kucha.

It is necessary to settle everything in order to break through Kucha, to occupy Kucha, and to obtain the abundant grain, armaments, wealth, population and land of Kucha.

Xia Houyuan salivated at the Kucha Kingdom, and estimated that he had [-] cavalry in his hands, and felt that it was unlikely that he would attack the Kucha Kingdom alone.

But before Cao Xiu said that he would find a way to seize Yancheng, the capital of Kucha.

Xia Houyuan thought, if Yancheng was captured by Cao Xiu, and the dragons in the Kucha Kingdom had no leader, wouldn't it still be the situation of delivering food?

It was also he who sent the vanguard team to investigate the reality of the Kucha Kingdom.

Needless to say, Xia Houyuan was really too fast. He dispatched troops for so long and destroyed so many tribes. He traveled more than half of the Shanbei Road and was about to arrive at the Kingdom of Kucha. The news of the shameless sending troops to crusade against the countries.

The Wei people can no longer be satisfied with being the suzerain, what the Wei people want now is everything.

The suzerain state or something is just pretending to be nice, but if it is really beneficial, it still needs to be truly occupied and set up counties to rule.

It's a pity that the Kucha country doesn't know yet.

Because Cao Xiu was bold and careful, he knew that it would be troublesome if the country of Qiuci really wanted to resist. In order to end the resistance of the country of Qiuci more quickly, Cao Xiu decided to do it himself.

He secretly summoned two thousand Wei troops that he could mobilize, asked them to put on the clothes of ordinary people as a cover, and entered Yancheng, the capital of Kucha, in batches. Go to King Kucha and ask him for an explanation.

Cao Xiu was not afraid of anything, and came to Yancheng swaggeringly, entered the palace of Qiuci, and asked the king of Qiuci to come to see him.

King Qiuci has always been afraid of the mighty Cao Xiu, and has never dared to resist Cao Xiu's demands, but because this time he really hit a sore foot, it is really hard for him to accept, and he has touched the bottom line, and he really can't compromise.

Therefore, he also chose to simply burn all the account books with a fire.

It's okay to trouble yourself, but you can't let the evidence be discovered by the Wei people, otherwise who knows what Cao Xiu will do again.

Cao Xiu knew this well. He came here to question the king of Kucha on the surface, but in fact he came to attract the attention of the king and ministers of Kucha and prevent them from discovering Wei Jun's movements prematurely.

And once Wei Jun's movements are transmitted, it's time for Cao Xiu to act.

Cao Xiu was still the same as before. He called King Qiuci to him and reprimanded him righteously.

"The account books were burned? What a coincidence? The account books of all your countries were burned? All of them caught fire? And it happened that only the account books were burned. Why didn't you burn the king's palace as well?"

Cao Xiu has always been so eccentric.

Listening to Cao Xiu's swearing and saying that the king didn't take him seriously, King Kucha dared not speak out.

"Cao Duhu, this incident did happen suddenly. We don't know what happened, but it was burned suddenly. This...it's all turned into ashes, and we can't come back."

King Kucha carefully accompanied the smiling face.