Three Kingdoms

Loulan's earliest royal city had already declined in the flames of war.

Like most ancient capitals, they rose due to prosperity, but were soon over-concentrated, causing the surrounding resources to be destructively exploited, wars breaking out, and ultimately leading to a sharp decline in living conditions and the capital had to be moved.

Especially for an oasis-shaped city-state like Loulan in the Western Regions, once the oasis is completely destroyed and cannot be restored, death is not far away.

The Muni Royal City was the second royal city after Loulan evolved into Shanshan in the early days.

Historically, Shanshan later moved its capital again, and then quickly declined completely. Therefore, the third royal city of Shanshan did not even have a new name, and was called Shanshan Royal City.

Now Shanshan King City is the second one...

As for whether there will be a third one in the future, it’s hard to say.

In the mud city.

Tong Geluojia roared angrily, brandishing a cowhide whip, and whipped the people on the ground until they rolled all over the ground. Some of the Shanshan leaders in the surrounding area remained silent and lowered their heads on the ground, while the soldiers outside the hall did not even dare to show their anger. They just glanced at them secretly and quickly lowered their heads.

The previously vowed plan to harass the horse thieves and delay Feiqian's advance had obviously failed completely.

Not only did he lose his troops, but he also provided Fei Qian with a lot of current information in Shanshan...

Of course, recruiting horse thieves is not free, especially when the war is more chaotic, the price will naturally become more outrageous. All the wealth accumulated over the years was squandered like this, and no good results were achieved at all. No wonder Tong Geluojia was so angry.

Can you get your lost money back by hitting someone?

Can Fei Qian be defeated by cracking a whip?

It was just to let Tong Geluojia vent his incompetent rage.

Tong Geluojia finally got tired of beating and stopped.

Tong Geluojia stared at the bloodshot eyes and glanced at the several Shanshan leaders in the hall fiercely, breathing heavily, "Who wants to plead for him?" You can stand up! 』

No one said a word.

"I know what you are thinking about?" Tong Geluojia sneered, "Do you think that when the Han people come, you can surrender at the worst possible time?" Because that little beast didn't kill old Al? So you feel there is hope again? Yes or no? ! 』

Tong Geluojia shouted loudly, and everyone lowered their heads.

"You would rather believe the lies of the Han people!" Tong Geluojia stretched out his bloody whip and pointed at the sky, "Think of your ancestors!" Think about why we moved here from Salt Spring City! The Han people give you a grain of wheat in order to take away tens of thousands of grains of wheat from your hands! 』

"The Han people came to the Western Regions and said they wanted to do good business with us. Their words were sweeter than the honey of the sweetest Tengsang'er flower!" It sounds better than a lark in spring! ” Tong Geluojia waved his blood-stained whip, “Actually? ! The Han people treat us like cattle and sheep! Kill at will! Kill at will! 』

"The Han people said that they are good friends and brothers with Loulan!" Loulan will be more beautiful, richer and happier in the future! ” Tong Geluojia laughed loudly, the veins on his neck exposed, “Then what? ! Have you all forgotten? ! Loulan is gone! brother? ! When you gnaw our flesh and suck our blood, call us brothers! Say we are friends! You can chop off our heads just by turning your back! Kill us just to make us happier? ! ah? ! You actually still fantasize about having peace talks with the Han people? ! You are making a deal with the devil! 』

The more Tong Geluojia talked, the angrier he became. He walked up to the Shanshan leaders lying on the ground and kicked them over one by one. These Shanshan leaders did not dare to resist. After getting up in a muffled voice, they knelt down again.

Tong Geluojia did not dare to kill all these Shanshan leaders, because he could not get past these Shanshan leaders, but controlled the people at the bottom, so after kicking these guys down, he could not help but feel a little embarrassed.

It's okay to hit and scold, but it's not okay to kill, especially when the enemy is at hand. If he really kills them all, is it possible that Tong Grojia will fight Fei Qian alone?

After breathing for a moment, Tong Geluojia threw down the whip and asked someone to carry the half-dead unlucky guy for treatment, which temporarily put the matter behind him. That's right, Tong Geluojia couldn't even execute his subordinates who failed, because Shanshan's feudal system was not fully centralized, and the king's authority was more like that of the leader of a large tribe.

"Stop pretending! ” Tong Geluojia walked to the middle and sat down, “Everyone, get up and tell us what to do? ! 』

There was another unspeakable silence.

A moment later, when Tong Geluojia's anger could not be suppressed again, someone suddenly whispered: "My king... there seem to be some Han people in our city..."

Tong Geluojia frowned and said, "You mean...the Han people who do business with us?" You want... This is not good, after all, they are also good men and they are doing business with us..."

"My king...has reached this situation..." The man said softly, "If we can survive, are we still afraid that there will be no Han people to do business?" If anything happens... then keep these Han people..."

Tong Geluojia was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, that's it!" 』

……(╯\u003eд\u003c)╯……

Fei Qian received a "gift" from Tong Geluojia.

This "gift" was sent by a Han man who had one ear cut off.

A Han style lacquered wooden box.

There is a layer of yellow sand inside the box, and ten ears are neatly placed on it.

Both are left ears.

"They... the Shanshan people captured all the Han people in the city, saying... they said that if the general... continued to attack the city, all the Han people would be buried with him..." The Han man whose left ear had been cut off had blood flowing on his face. , mixed with sweat and tears, stained with yellow dust and dirt, with disheveled hair, crying sadly, "General, be merciful... They are all innocent... Please show mercy, General... Save them..."

The injured people are pitiful.

He looked miserable and cried sadly.

But sometimes Fei Qian doesn't understand the thinking of these people, "What do you think?" Why did you agree to come back to see me? 』

"ah? ! ” The Han man was confused, “General...general, what do you mean?” 』

Fei Qian frowned and said, "Is it because you and I are both Han people, so we can only threaten the Han people to put down their swords and guns?" What did you think when you went to Shanshan Kingdom before? The most interesting thing is, if people from Shanshan cut off your ears, you let them do it? 』

The Han man hesitated, "No...but...they don't understand what I say...they still have swords and guns..."

"Then you think we Han people don't have swords and guns?" Fei Qian nodded, "It seems that not only the barbarians in the Western Regions have forgotten the traditions of the Han people... but you have also forgotten them... Do you still remember the traditions of the Han people?" 』

"The tradition of the Han people?" ” The Han man’s eyes widened, “It’s... what is it?” 』

Fei Qian, however, had lost the desire to communicate with this Han man and waved his hand to ask someone to take him down.

Fei Qian looked at the figure of the Han man and suddenly smiled, "I really have to thank King Shanshan... He taught us a lesson... Ziyi, what do you think?" 』

Taishi Ci sneered and said, "These guys are really stupid to the extreme!" If the arrow is on the string, it has to be fired. Is there any reason to retreat halfway because of these losses? However... my subordinates are a little strange, why do Shanshan people think this method is useful? 』

Threaten with hostages?

If you don't agree to the request, you will vote?

Is it because you have been hanging out with horse thieves for too long that you turned into a horse thieves?

still……

Taishi Ci was silent for a while and said, "My lord, when you attack the city, let your subordinates go first." 』

Fei Qian smiled, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter." But this matter... In the Western Regions, there are brave people and cowardly people... Han people and barbarians are all like this... As Han people, but they don't do anything for the Han family, there are many people in the world. . Therefore, you should be careful when employing people in the Western Regions. 』

Taishi Ci nodded seriously.

Fei Qian and Tai Shici both thought that this was a showy operation, but they never thought that not long after, some elderly Han people were released. Their ears were not cut off, or their bodies were chopped, but The gray-haired man cried and asked Fei Qian to show mercy, because his children and grandchildren were taken hostage by the Shanshan people. If Fei Qian continued to march, he would be killed.

Fei Qian was dumbfounded.

Fei Qian roughly guessed some of Shanshan King Tong Grojia's thoughts...

Simply put, it's like a fool's test for later generations.

Text message scams, trolling speeches, etc. are all of the same type. Once for some reason, you feel that the liar is cheating, or someone else's remarks are reasonable, and then you don't go through personal thinking and rational judgment, then you can't blame it. Fall into a pit.

King Shanshan played this trick for almost three purposes. The first was to express a meaning similar to "blood for blood", showing that the people of Shanshan would never give in and would continue to fight against Fei Qian. If Fei Qian kills the Shanshan people, the Shanshan people will turn into horse thieves and kill ordinary Han people. Then it is naturally impossible for Fei Qian to end the war in the Western Regions as soon as possible.

The second purpose is to confuse and confuse people's hearts. It not only confuses and confuses the hearts of the Han people in Fei Qian, but also anchors the hearts of Shanshan people. When Fei Qian came to the Western Regions, and when Lu Bu and others came to the Western Regions before, they claimed to protect the Han people in the Western Regions, but now they have not protected the Han people in Shanshan...

In this way, some people who are not clear-headed will jump to accuse Fei Qian as if they believe the words of liars and gangsters.

At the same time, it is also a warning to the Shanshan people who want to surrender to Fei Qian. See if the Han people don't even care about their own Han people, will they really take care of the Shanshan people who surrender?

The third aspect is relatively hidden.

Fei Qian just vaguely felt that it should be related to Buddhism.

Because Buddhism is all about saving all sentient beings, and Fei Qian’s current behavior is neither merciful nor universal. It can be an attack point for most Buddhist believers in the Western Regions...

However, no matter how hard King Shanshan struggled, he still could not avoid the fate of troops approaching the city.

In Shanshan King's City, under the Silt City, the hussar cavalry roared back and forth, occupying the main traffic position on the battlefield.

Even though most people knew that the Shanshan people were unlikely to have any reinforcements, they still had enough precautions. The cavalry scouts spread out to control every aspect of the battlefield.

In the mud city, Tong Geluojia led a large number of Shanshan leaders and ordinary soldiers. They seemed to be talking about something. They shouted loudly, as if to embolden themselves. There were also many people running back and forth, carrying a large number of defensive equipment onto the city wall.

At the battlement, some people were tied up.

Apparently they were Han Chinese who were captured in Shanshan Kingdom.

Fei Qian looked at it in silence.

If we simply compare Wuni City with other small towns or gathering points in the Western Regions that we saw along the way, Wani City is obviously more majestic, or at least very similar.

The outer city is very high and has a unique kind of rough beauty.

Because it is made from local materials, it is similar to the rammed earth city walls of the Han Dynasty. However, because the rain here in the Western Regions is relatively scarce, there is not much processing on the outer wall. It is not even covered with green bricks, exposing the yellow earth. layer. There are masonry-like structures at the city gate and some corners.

There are also crenellations above the city gate.

The city wall is also relatively wide, and there seems to be no shortage of braziers, weapon racks, hammers, etc.

If we attack the city in a serious way...well, no, we attack the city according to the old model. In areas such as the Western Regions where there is a relative lack of large timber, it will undoubtedly be difficult to temporarily construct siege equipment. And it is too stupid to carry siege equipment with the army that is not easy to move.

So, this gives Tong Geluojia the confidence to resist?

He looked up.

Looking up from Juni City...

The sky is still very blue.

The clouds are still very white.

But times have changed.

The Han people need to change, expand, and break the original pattern.

Then start from here and now.

Up and down the city wall, countless eyes are staring at this place.

In the distance of the battlefield, there may be some eyes staring at this place.

Because there are cavalry blocking the battlefield, these eyes must not be close enough to see clearly, but Fei Qian can block the sight, but cannot block the sound...

Fei Qian turned his gaze back to the artillery displayed in front of the formation.

In order to transport these artillery all the way here, not only did it consume manpower and material resources, but it also took a considerable amount of time. Even during the journey, soldiers were killed or injured due to reasons such as broken axles and hubs. However, when these artillery roared in the Western Region, in this outer vassal territory belonging to the Han family, everything was worth it.

Some craftsmen were busy deploying positions with the artillery. The craftsmen were responsible for command and inspection. The soldiers were busy digging some holes in the ground to fix the gun mounts, and also placed some wood chips and stones under the wheels of the sports cars.

Others are checking the artillery, and someone is twisting some gunpowder to check the dryness...

Today's protagonists are these artillery pieces.

There were also some small officials holding small notebooks or small pieces of wood. While watching the craftsmen and soldiers busy with their eyes wide open, they licked the tip of the brush excitedly, as if they were preparing to prepare some articles and songs. Some even accidentally I didn't care if half of my face was stained with ink.

The master craftsman led his apprentice and held a special aiming device. Starting from the first cannon, he checked the condition of the artillery, the structural stability of the gun carriage, the placement of the gunpowder, and even used the instrument to double-check the aiming position. angle and direction.

After all, this time it’s not about competing with who can hit louder, but also competing with who can hit more accurately.

In fact, Fei Qian didn't understand how to aim a new thing like artillery. He just sketched a parabola and then threw it to the Huang family's craftsmen. As for whether it would make these craftsmen's already scarce hair even more It’s hard to say how rare it is...

Tong Geluojia and others on the top of the city obviously didn't know what Fei Qian was doing below the city. They all looked at it with wide eyes. They just felt inexplicably a little scared and uneasy, but they didn't know what the reason for these fears and uneasiness was. Where did it come from.

Not long after, a soldier quickly ran up to Fei Qian, indicating that he was ready and asking for instructions.

Fei Qian nodded, and then said to Tai Shi Ci: "This battle is led by Ziyi, so I won't add any unnecessary extravagance." No need to shout or discuss. 』

Will the Han people on the city be injured?

definitely will.

Therefore, there is no need to negotiate at all.

Taishi Ci bowed his hands and said, "I accept your order!" My lord, rest assured here, waiting for someone to take the city and present it to you! 』

As the Chinese army gave an order and the golden drums sounded together, the general flag with the character Fei, which represented Fei Qian, moved back, while the flag with the surname Taishi Ci moved forward, juxtaposed with the large banner of the commander of the three armies.

As the flags of the generals with the surname of Taishi nodded to the three flags with the character of Fei, the drums stopped and the gold rang. Amidst the sound of the horns, the troops in each square formation and flanks marched towards the generals of Taishi Ci in order from the inside to the outside. flag greetings...

The form is a bit like clicking the mouse on the troops in Total War, the battle flag floats up and down, and there is a sound of shouting.

Of course, it is different from the game. For example, this kind of general replacement, the whole army responds, mostly before the war begins, and the replacement general is not bad, otherwise the morale will not collapse immediately?

After Taishi Ci took over the command, he started to test-fire the artillery without any further nonsense.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, and an artillery under the city of Wani was pushed back violently. A large amount of fire and smoke spewed out from the muzzle. A cannon shell drew a black line in the air at a speed that was almost difficult to catch with the naked eye. Then it hit the Duni city wall with its head, causing a large cloud of smoke and dust.

From the wall came the Shanshan people's loud and uncontrollable screams.

Among the regular soldiers, Li Long was explaining the key points of the attack to the soldiers newly assigned to him. He was also attracted by the sound of the artillery. He couldn't help but turn his head to look, and said, "This is really... taking down the thunderbolts from the sky." Yeah..."

Yes, he was promoted because of his military exploits, and now he has the team and soldiers under his command.

After admiring for a moment, he saw that he was surrounded by people stretching their heads, so he laughed and said, "Okay, stop looking, it's not the first time I've seen it..."

"But every time I see it, I feel it's amazing..."

"Yes, yes, how do you think this thing is made?" 』

"If I had known, I wouldn't be standing here!" 』

Li Long coughed and said, "Okay, okay!" Please pay attention! Don't forget the mission when the city is destroyed! Military law is merciless! 』

When it came to military law, everyone's expressions became serious and they focused their attention on Li Long again.

"Our mission is to rush forward along the dilapidated streets of the city!" We have to rush to the south gate and capture the south gate! The first team is the vanguard. They don't have to worry about anything. They are responsible for capturing the city gate! The second team is responsible for covering the flanks, don't let the enemies in the streets block the way! After the first team captures the city gate, the second team takes over the first team's duty and then rotates after six hours! 』

『

Li Long looked serious, "I'm not sure whether the city gate broke down first or the city wall collapsed first. Anyway, as long as there is a gap, we will be in the third queue, so when the first queue moves forward, we have to go down to the city." sports! After the second group enters the city, we must follow them in immediately! Otherwise, if we fail to grasp the gap between the first and second queues, we will be killed not only ourselves, but also the comrades behind us! 』

"Did you hear everything clearly? ! 』

The soldiers under him responded in unison, "It's clear!" 』

Li Long nodded, "Check the weapons and equipment for the last time. If there are any problems, report them immediately!" Everyone is ready! Whoever holds you back, even if he's not dead, I'll send him to the baggage camp to move groceries! Whoever has the first achievement, did you see that this sword was made one hundred and twenty times? I'll give him the award! 』

"oh oh! 』

"That sword must be mine!" 』

"roll! That'smine! 』