"Let's go! Take me to see it! Xun You couldn't help but get excited. He didn't expect that just 500 people could burn all the trebuchets of the Han army, but if he could destroy some of them, it would be a blow to the morale of the Han army outside the city, and it would also be an encouragement to the soldiers and civilians in the city.

When Xun You arrived in Beicheng, the fire in the Han army camp had been extinguished, and a few wisps of light smoke could be faintly seen through the light in the Han army camp. Although he didn't see the fire in the enemy camp with his own eyes, he finally gave Xun You a glimmer of hope, maybe the blow to the north gate tomorrow will be smaller.

The Cao army team sent out carried out Xun You's intentions well, they were encircled, and they did not set fire indiscriminately, and they were looking for the trebuchet of the Han army until they died. The fire outside the north gate did burn down the Han army's trebuchet, but it was only one.

Originally, according to the operating procedures of the Han army, the soldiers of the Cao army, who did not know the inside story, could not find where the trebuchet was anyway.

Most of the trebuchet operators in the Han army were recently recruited, because the trebuchet operators basically fought in the rear of the army, and unless the whole army was wiped out, it was relatively safe.

Outside the north gate, there is a team of trebuchet operators who were recruits who joined the army last year and have never been on the battlefield despite countless trainings. This afternoon was the first battle they had participated in, and the stone bullets were thrown out as if they didn't want money, and all the newcomers were extremely excited. After dinner, they dismantled the trebuchet in accordance with the regulations, carried out the necessary maintenance, and did everything in an orderly manner.

At this time, they should have set up camp and rested. But the excitement of participating in the battle for the first time made them unable to sleep. The recruits couldn't help but get up, and in the middle of the night they began to assemble the trebuchet, striving to be the first to pull it to the city the next day. As a result, as soon as their "big spoon" was erected, it was discovered by the Cao soldiers who broke into the camp.

When the Cao soldiers rushed over, these young soldiers met them fearlessly in order to protect their weapons. But after all, they are only foot soldiers, and they are not direct combat troops, how can they stop the Cao army warriors who are bent on death.

By the time the other Han soldiers arrived, the group of operators had all fallen in a pool of blood, and the trebuchet had already been ignited by the Cao soldiers. Although the fire was quickly extinguished after all-out fighting, it did not affect the rest of the camps. But all the wooden parts of the trebuchet had been burned, and some of the metal parts had been burned out of shape, and they were completely scrapped.

The destruction of the trebuchet can be said to be a major accident, and those responsible must be severely dealt with by military discipline. But this team of trebuchet operators had all donated their lives, and their original intention was not to be lazy, and Huang Zhong did not want them to not even have the status of martyrs after their deaths, so he pardoned them, but took a letter of his own and asked for punishment.

After dawn, the Han army restarted the siege posture. Although the sneak attack of the Cao army last night also caused a short period of chaos and lost some men and horses, it did not have much impact on the entire Fifth Legion, and countless trebuchets appeared around Puyang City again, and after a round of stone rain, the defenders on the head of the city were already colorless.

Liu Xin, who was far away in the Uzberi fortress, didn't know the situation here, he walked out of the room and stretched happily. Because there were 3,000 cavalry responsible for escorting Serika back to Chang'an, there were only 17,000 cavalry of the Western Regions Legion and 500 Flying Tiger guards left by his side. Not far away, the team has been assembled and ready to set off at any time.

Sisters Liya and Clea are also in the ranks. When you leave the fortress, you don't just have to march, but you have to be ready to fight at any time, and now even Liu Xin has changed into a black armor. Needless to say, the two female gladiators had not had their lives on their own since the day they were trained. And Liya is not an ordinary weak woman, especially after hearing that it is very likely that she will see the black whirlwind when she goes to Kangju, the whole person is refreshed, as if the injury on her leg has been completely healed.

Just as the procession was about to set off, a soldier suddenly ran up from the bottom of the mountain and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy sent by the King of Dawan Mozhiti has come to welcome Your Majesty into the country." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "This Mozhiti is really interesting, with his people leading the way, it will be much faster to go to Guishan City." ”

In fact, Mozhiti also had his own considerations for sending people to welcome Liu Xin into the country, after all, so many Han cavalry passing by were likely to bring a lot of commotion to the people in Dawan. In order to avoid causing panic among the local people, Mozhiti decided that it would be better for his own people to lead from the front.

What Liu Xin wanted was that someone with Mozhiti would lead the way, and they could go faster. Liu Xin is now eager to fly to the city of Khotan, to determine the news of the black whirlwind as soon as possible, to quell the civil strife in Kangju country, and he can also return to Chang'an one day earlier and personally command that three-way war. , the envoy of the Dawan Kingdom is still an old acquaintance Yansai. Because he has dealt with Liu Xin many times, he is extremely familiar with the situation of Dahan. And today's Han Dynasty is extremely important to Dawan, because the opening of the Silk Road has also brought countless wealth to Dawan, and even with the status of Yansai, it is also soaring, and there is a great possibility of becoming the next prime minister.

As soon as he saw Liu Xin, Yan Sai hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the king of my family has prepared a grand banquet in Guishan City to welcome your arrival. Please your majesty bow down, and the small people will lead the way for your majesty in front. ”

"Yansai, I haven't seen you for a few days, your mouth is getting better and better at talking." Liu Xin laughed, suddenly turned pale, and said, "It's not too early, hurry up and lead the way." If you can't make it to Guishan City tonight, I am the only one who asks! ”

The distance between Guishan City and here is about 800 li, and with the marching speed of the Han army, it is not difficult to arrive in one day. But there is the territory of Dawan, the place is not familiar, if the horse gallops, often cause unnecessary misunderstandings, with the lead of Yansai, these problems do not exist.

Of course, Dawan is a predominantly agricultural country, and the passage of a large group of cavalry will inevitably destroy the crops in the field. Liu Xin had stated to Yansai in advance that all the losses caused by the crossing of the army would be borne by the Han army, and not a penny would be lost to them. It's not that Liu Xin is flustered because he has too much money, but because he has deep considerations.

In order for the Han Dynasty to make great progress, it is naturally inseparable from the support of commerce, especially the support of foreign trade. If the countries around the Han Dynasty were wary of or even negative attitudes towards the Han Dynasty, it would also be detrimental to the development of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xin needs to convey a sense of goodwill to the people of the surrounding countries, at least to show that they will not act as bullies. Therefore, even when he knew that Mozhiti was willing to bear these losses by the Dawan Kingdom, Liu Xin still insisted that they themselves come forward to compensate the Dawan peasants for the losses suffered.

Along the way, there were Han troops who stayed behind to negotiate compensation with the local people, but the march of the brigade was not delayed. After getting the compensation, no matter how many war horses trampled on the ground, the people of Dawan had no opinion. It's just that this has made Yansai and their entourage miserable.

Yan Sai and the entourage were all peasants, although they could also ride horses because Dawan was rich in good horses, but their riding skills were only rough, and they were not even as good as Princess Liya of Shanshan. Coupled with Liu Xin's constant urging, Yansai and the others had to grit their teeth and insist, exhausted and panting, and as a result, they all bruised their thighs without exception.

When it was getting late, Liu Xin and his entourage finally rushed to the outside of Guishan City. Located on the northwest border, the capital city of Dawan was much stronger than other cities in the Western Regions, and the Han army had failed to conquer the city for several months. However, now the gates of Guishan City are wide open, and Mozhiti led the ministers to wait outside the city to welcome Liu Xin.

Liu Xin was obviously much more cautious in this imperial expedition, he was stationed outside the city of Guishan, stared for a long time, and put forward a condition, that is, he must lead all the men and horses into the city, otherwise he would rather camp outside the city with the soldiers.

This request immediately made Dawan Junchen nervous.

After all, there was only a major battle between the two countries last year, and the captured Dawan soldiers were not released until a few months ago. If the Han people come to a false way, it will be too late for them to cry.

With the reopening of the Silk Road, Liu Xin also hinted intentionally or unconsciously that some Confucian scholars came to the Western Regions to preach the culture of the Han people, and many famous allusions were also circulated, including the story of the destruction of the false way.

But Liu Xin didn't ask them to agree, if they really didn't agree, Liu Xin would just stay outside the city, and from this point of view, it didn't look like there was malicious intent, so Mo Zhiti and they would be extremely entangled. However, the Dawan monarchs and ministers knew very well that the opening of the Han trade route was also beneficial to them. The Han people can choose to pass through Dawan or cross the border from Wusun, no matter which one they choose, the meaning is the same for the Han Dynasty, but for Dawan there is a world of difference.

In order to welcome Liu Xin's arrival, Mozhiti made careful preparations, if Liu Xin did not enter the city, all this would be in vain. What's more critical is that Mozhiti just sat on the throne of King Dawan last year, and he very much needs the support of the Han, and the support of the Han, to put it bluntly, is Liu Xin's support. How could Mo Zhiti offend Liu Xin for no reason because he allowed the Han army to enter the city?

After some urgent discussion, Mozhiti and the ministers of Dawan finally agreed to the request of the Han army to enter the city, and after three hundred years, the Han army finally drove into Guishan City in a big way.

Guishan City is divided into an inner city and an outer city, and the welcome banquet of Mozhiti and Liu Xin's accommodation are arranged in the inner city, and the same problem arises again.