Three Kingdoms

In Shanshan, it is not that there are no bloody and brave people. After all, those who can establish a country in the Western Region must have some people who have to pay the price of blood and have the courage to fight. However, most countries in the Western Region cannot escape a cruel fact. , after the blood hero paid his life, the cunning person behind stole the fruit.

Generations of bloody brave men died, but the cunning ones remained.

The Blood Brave will only receive verbal praise, but cannot receive practical care in life. As a result, there are naturally fewer and fewer blood warriors remaining in Shanshan.

The mud city was destroyed.

The spirit of Shanshan Kingdom was like this city, with holes everywhere.

Almost all the cunning Shanshan people realized a fact almost at the same time...

Shanshan is dead!

There's no way around it!

When Shanshan Royal City fell, the people in the royal city took various forms.

Originally, he looked like a Shanshan person and claimed to be a Shanshan person, but when the crisis comes, who would really remember that he is a Shanshan person?

Escape and avoidance are the choices of most Shanshan people.

In the chaos, this part of the Shanshan people had already suffered a mental breakdown. Many people subconsciously chose to avoid and escape. Although they did not know where they were going to escape, and they did not know what their future life in exile in the Western Region would be like. But now these fleeing Shanshan people no longer care, they just want to escape from this battlefield and escape the disaster of blood and fire.

If you can't escape, you have to quickly close the door, block it behind the door with something, and then the whole family hugs each other and trembles. And in their chaotic thinking, they didn't even realize that even the city gates and walls couldn't withstand the hussars' soldiers, and that their own thin wooden doors alone could really give them safe shelter?

For these Shanshan people who are running away and hiding, the Shanshan Kingdom and their future...

They knew it was all gone, but they didn't know what to do or what they should do.

So they subconsciously shrink their heads, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand. The real world is too scary. Run away if you can, hide if you can. If you can't, just close your eyes and wait for death...

Of course, some Shanshan people rose up to fight and even committed suicide to die for their country.

But what is very interesting is that among these Shanshan people who committed suicide and died for their country, some of them first killed some of their own people, and then attacked the fleeing Shanshan people, cursing and slashing, and finally collapsed, or Either self-immolation or suicide.

It's like if you don't kill some people to support you, you won't be able to die safely.

Those who were unwilling to commit suicide and attacked the hussar soldiers basically failed to cause much damage to the hussar soldiers. Many Shanshan people shouted something from a distance, and then rushed up with swords and guns. Then he was shot dead before he got halfway. Even if he occasionally reached the hussar soldiers, because there was no organizer, most of them fought alone and were quickly hacked to death.

That's right.

After the Shanshan Royal City was breached, there was no organizer. Most of the officials who were responsible for maintaining order and representing the people of Shanshan chose to surrender...

The surrendered officials almost pulled out the last igniting spark of Shanshan Kingdom and broke the last supporting bone. Then the energy and spirit of the entire Shanshan King City was in the chrysanthemums of these officials rising high. With a puff, it disappeared without a trace.

So at the end, even those Shanshan people who fought hard lost their fighting spirit. Even their officials are like this, so what value does this country have in working hard for it?

Not all Shanshan officials are willing to surrender, but they cannot restore Tian Qing, let alone the changed hearts of those who surrendered. At the beginning, these people were still shouting to fight and resist, but soon they were surrounded by the officials around them and beat them randomly, and even stabbed them in the back.

We can't let these "black sheep" ruin the great situation of unity and integration, right?

As the city gate opened, under the leadership of Tai Shici, the cavalry rumbled into the city. If they saw some Shanshan people fleeing in panic or walking around in despair on the streets, as long as they did not hinder the progress, these hussars would The soldiers didn't even bother to chase him. They just whizzed past these Shanshan people, not even bothering to shout for them to surrender.

Because almost everyone knows that under such a situation, these people in Shanshan Kingdom can no longer be called an effective organization, just like a thousand sheep, even if the number of shepherds is crushed dozens of times Dog, but as long as the shepherd dog barks, the sheep will be obedient...

In the King's City of Shanshan, people with various accents were crying and howling in confusion.

The exquisite embroidery and inlay workmanship, representing the king's flag, was now trampled underfoot and torn to pieces.

The statue of the God and Buddha that originally stood on the corner of the street fell to the ground at some point and broke into dozens of pieces, stained with blood. However, the Buddha's head was still smiling and seemed to be extremely happy.

The hussars have begun to rotate in sequence, and the hussars that were previously charged are now withdrawn to the second line for repairs. These hussars soldiers, whose armor was stained with blood, either had their face shields lifted, or had their bags folded between them, or were sitting or standing. Some people laughed loudly and said it, not caring whether others were listening. Some people turned their bloody palms over to look at them. Some people groaned under the doctor's treatment...

But no matter who it was, he didn't even bother to look at those lost Shanshan people. Even if he cast his gaze occasionally, he would naturally have a look of disdain.

This is the way a winner looks at a loser, or a king looks at bronze.

You weaklings...

As for the behavior of the people in the royal city of Shanshan, the Shanshan officials who surrendered said that they could not see it at all and had no time to look at it. For them now, the key is to take a closer look at the faces of Fei Qian, Tai Shici, and the officials on the Hussar side.

When Taishi Ci entered the city, these Shanshan officials, under the surveillance of the Hussar soldiers, respectfully knelt down on both sides of the street with their buttocks sticking out to show their submission to the Hussar and Taishi Ci.

These "parent officials" who used to be the people of Shanshan Kingdom are full of thoughts on how to please the new rulers who have come to Shanshan Kingdom. Who has time to care whether the people of Shanshan Kingdom laugh or cry?

In order to show his determination to sever all ties with Shanshan, he even deliberately abandoned the traditional leather robe of Shanshan and wore a Han robe instead. Judging from the fit of the Han robe and the material of the robe, he must have It's not something that can be done temporarily...

Taishi Ci clicked his tongue and was noncommittal.

For a Shanshan person, wearing Han robes is fine.

Or fancy clothes? Sometimes when Taishi Ci is free, he will wear leather robes to keep out the cold in winter. This is nothing, but if it is a formal occasion, Taishi Ci will definitely wear Hanfu.

Now, these "parent officials" who are worshiped by the people of Shanshan on weekdays and live by sucking the blood of the people of Shanshan, not only did not resist or feel sad because of the capture of Shanshan City, but they happily wore Han robes , cited as fashion...

This made Tai Shici feel a little disgusted.

So Taishi Ci didn't bother to say anything to these people. After glancing at them with a little disgust, he ordered these guys in a deep voice to wait aside and stay out of the way.

Rather than meeting these guys, Taishi Ci paid more attention to the situation in the warehouses in the city. When he rushed to the Canglin area with his soldiers, he found that there was no one guarding the place and the door was open. There are some scattered items and utensils scattered on the ground. He also blocked several thieves who were stealing in the warehouse. When they saw the hussars coming, they ran hurriedly and tried to escape over the wall, but were shot down one by one with arrows.

Taishi Ci inspected the area and frowned.

Most of the warehouses in a royal city are empty...

Of course, it is not completely empty. There are still some items of low value piled up in the warehouse.

"Someone is coming!" " Tai Shici ordered, "Immediately count the items in the warehouse and register them in a book! 』

……(` Pan)……

Fei Qian calmly looked at the smoke-filled Juni City in the distance.

The capture of Juni City was not a surprising thing.

The accuracy of artillery is still a big problem, but perhaps there is no way to completely improve it during the entire development process of smoothbore cannons. And if you want to climb the branches of the rifled technology tree, there are still many obstacles that need to be overcome bit by bit.

Even so, the suppressive effect of artillery on the city wall is enough to be reflected.

In the past, if you wanted to attack this kind of city, it would cost human lives.

Now that we have artillery, it costs money.

This is almost an earth-shaking change. From piling up population to piling up money, maybe China will move towards greed and corruption faster, but maybe it is better to disregard human life than to ignore the bottom?

Corruption, corruption, decay.

Perhaps even changing dynasties cannot avoid such a path.

Fei Qian doesn't know if he has opened a magic box by doing this, but for China, if it wants to break through the blockade of the small-scale peasant economy and move towards the path of outward expansion, there must be a strong and powerful stimulus...

The artillery broke not only the city of Muni, but also the turtle shells of those who wanted their own generation to shrink their heads and hide, and also wanted all their descendants to shrink their heads!

Otherwise, those Shandong gangsters will always just want to hide in their own turtle shells. As long as they can keep their turtle shells, they don't care whether the hat on their head is black, red, or green. Because these gangsters only see the color of the hats on other people's heads, and they also like to put hats on others. As for the colors on their own heads, naturally they cannot see it...

Even if Confucius was a bit pedantic, he still knew the principle of repaying grievances directly. However, in the later period of Confucianism, he was all talking about foolish loyalty and foolish filial piety, trying to cut off all the hands and feet of his people who resisted. Later, he lamented why the people didn't Obtaining Xueyong became an excuse for being cruel at home and flattering to others. As a result, many people still feel weak in the knees when they see foreigners until later generations.

Fei Qian looked back and saw a small group of people at the far end of the queue.

The little prince of Shanshan.

Old monk Busen.

There are also those Han people who came to Shanshan to either plead with or threaten Fei Qian...

Hum.

Fei Qian turned around and said to Xu Chu beside him: "Is there anything going on with the old monk?" 』

Xu Chu reported back: "Not yet, but someone reported that when we were in the small town before, someone seemed to want to contact the old monk, but when he saw our soldiers were on guard, he ran away again... There will be another time... Definitely I can catch him..."

Fei Qian nodded. He originally thought that someone would kill Busen, or cause something to happen, and use the name of the Buddha's descendants to make trouble, but he didn't expect these people to dare? Is it because the current Buddhists in the Western Regions are not that capable? Or is it because of the influence of certain aspects in later generations that Fei Qian made a wrong judgment?

Fei Qian thought for a while, then put Bu Sen's matter aside for the time being, and said to Xu Chu: "Send someone to give an order to General Taishi... The palace can be surrounded but not attacked, and the chaos in the city must be settled first... As for the elder of Shanshan Kingdom, King, please save his life first... don’t rush to kill him... just say you can buy his life with money..."

Of course, if King Shanshan wanted to self-immolate or commit suicide, Fei Qian would not stop him, but the living King Shanshan would obviously be more valuable than the dead one.

"redemption? "Xu Chu didn't understand, and then couldn't help but glance in the direction of the little prince Shanshan, "Then this little prince Shanshan..."

Fei Qian waved his hand, "For us, who should be the King of Shanshan... the criterion is not who is closer to us, but who can bring more benefits to the big man..."

It's okay for people to talk about their feelings, but it's silly to talk about their feelings between countries, right?

Xu Chu thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "What the Lord said is true!" Someone is reckless! 』

Fei Qian waved his hand, "It doesn't matter." Let's go and deliver the order. 』

The news was quickly passed to the Shanshan City Palace.

Tong Grojia's eyes widened, and his bloodshot eyes made him look more like a beast than a human being.

"What? ” Tong Geluojia held the knife and wondered if he had heard wrongly, “Redemption? What redemption? What's the meaning? 』

When Tong Grojia bombed the city wall in the first round of artillery, he could no longer stand on the city wall and returned to the palace in despair. He knew very well what a defeated king would face, but it was imposed on others back then, and now it might befall him.

In order to prevent himself and his wives and daughters from being humiliated, he decided that when the palace was breached, not only would he commit suicide himself, but he would also prepare to take his wife and children with him.

Self-immolation is obviously a good choice.

Carrying the knife was not for the final bloody battle, but to embolden himself in the end.

It's just that this determination to die, after hearing the word "redemption", was like a snowman under the scorching sun, melting and collapsing in an instant.

It turns out that I can still survive?

Is there any chance of a comeback?

Whether Shanshan Kingdom has Dongshan or not is not the point. The point is that when Tong Geluojia has hope of living, his thoughts of death will naturally become less determined.

The culture of Shanshan State is not very good, which can be seen from the fact that the characters it uses are all given by others.

From Loulan to Shanshan, the environment has actually changed. In Shanshan, there are also more official positions such as "Qiao Ren", or "Qiao Ren", who are responsible for water conservancy facilities and water and soil management matters. But neither the upper echelons of Shanshan Kingdom nor the middle-level aristocratic system had any reaction to the changes in the surrounding environment...

Just like the landlord class at the end of China's small peasant economy.

As long as you can still be an emperor, if the external environment changes and the world develops, what does it matter whether a native or a foreigner becomes the emperor?

Judging from the articles about Shanshan that Fei Qian has read, Shanshan's financial revenue actually comes from many aspects. In addition to regular head taxes, property taxes, etc., there are various other taxes of varying amounts in Shanshan, such as contributions. , fines, tolls, loans, etc.

Although the overall strength of Shanshan State, whether in terms of population or economy, may not be ranked among the countries in the Western Region, Shanshan State has no financial awareness from top to bottom. All expenditure items are very random and there is no budget. Arrange, if you have money, spend it, if you don’t have money, find a way to make money. As for the so-called pre-plan for the next year, don’t even think about it.

So can such a country not perish?

The city of Goni is now basically under the control of the Hussars, and there are law enforcement soldiers patrolling the streets to maintain law and order.

Anti-horses were set up on the streets, and soldiers were on duty at street corners and key points.

Before there were artillery, who could have imagined that it would only take half a day to capture such a royal city?

Of course, the King City of Goni is indeed a bit inferior. Even the facades of the city walls are mostly not covered with harder bricks and stones, but only rammed earth. The lack of structural strength is also part of the factor, but even this kind of rammed earth city wall is In the past, siege battles also required a lot of lives, especially in the tug-of-war of attrition in the early stages.

Now……

It is certainly a good general who can lead his soldiers to fight, fight together in blood and iron, and finally win the victory, but if he can make the soldiers safer and more easily win, he will also be welcomed by the soldiers. Many soldiers still felt a little unbelievable even after they had basically occupied King Muni City.

Taishi Ci led his troops to surround the Shanshan Palace.

Like most palaces, they like to be built on high ground to demonstrate their authority.

The same is true for the imperial palace in Shanshan. It may have been originally a piece of rock, but later it was added with rammed earth, making the foundation of the palace higher than the city. Walls and palaces were built above it, with domes common among nomadic peoples. , seems to be inlaid with golden tiles, shining brightly under the setting sun. Therefore, in the ancient city of Loulan in later generations, only traces of the city wall remain. For example, none of the houses in the city are complete. In addition to natural wind and sand erosion, may these golden tiles be part of the reason?

Taishi Ci looked up and said, "Send a message to that guy. He hasn't been able to think about his price before sunset, so don't think about it!" 』