Chapter 615: Chaos in the Western Regions
Jiang Hao went to see other injuries, the injuries of these injuries were not too serious, some were pierced by arrows in the arms, thighs or something, it is easy to say, just bandage them directly.
The guy who was pierced through the thigh saw that Jiang Hao didn't use the talisman seal for him, and asked curiously, "Junhou, why don't you use a talisman for me too." ”
"The talisman seal is a secret method to ask the immortals to treat the dying, it is extremely draining and powerful, and it should not be used lightly, you can't use this injury yet, just take care of it." Jiang Hao said.
When the guy heard this, he immediately nodded and grinned: "Then next time, I will definitely be seriously injured, and I will try to use the talisman seal when I go back." ”
Jiang Hao really wanted to kick him,
You're a fucking masochist.
If the treatment is not timely, you bastard will be cold.
After finishing his injuries, Jiang Hao went to the river to wash his hands, looking at the camp, he decided to live here tonight, the tents were all set up, and it saved a lot of things.
Kill your people, eat your dry food, sleep in your tent, ride your war horse, use your weapons and armor, this is not a super version of the dove and magpie's nest.
For killing these dozens of Hun soldiers, Jiang Hao did not have a little wave in his heart, this is the case in this desert, the weak eat the strong, the two sides are enemies, it is already the norm to meet and fight, and hatred is integrated into the bones.
If they were found by the Huns when they were camping, they would do the same, attacking the camp to kill people and steal supplies.
At this moment, suddenly there were several scoldings in the distance.
"Come out, don't come out and stab you to death!"
Jiang Hao turned his head to look, and saw several soldiers holding knives and guns at a tent, Jiang Hao strode over,
"What's wrong?"
"Wait, there are people in the tent."
Jiang Hao's eyes froze, and he shouted, "Come out, if you don't come out, I will immediately order someone to kill you." ”
"Don't, don't kill, I'll come out." A voice came from the tent, speaking in Chinese, but it was very awkward.
I saw two people emerge from the tent, and these two people were obviously not dressed as Hun soldiers, the one with a big beard and a turban on his head, looking about forty years old, and the other young, almost in his twenties.
Jiang Hao looked at the two of them and shouted, "Who are you?" ”
The bearded man looked at Jiang Hao, stroked his chest with his right hand and bent down to salute, "You should be the Han army, I am Yuli's envoy Mirhan Lesh, our Yuli has always been under the command of the Protectorate, please don't kill us." ”
Yuli is a country on the Silk Road in the Western Regions, with a population of seven or eight thousand, which is considered a medium-sized country.
Jiang Hao frowned and asked, "How could you be with the Huns." ”
The bearded man just wanted to speak, but Jiang Hao suddenly said again: "You'd better not lie, you know the consequences of lying, it may be more painful than death." ”
The bearded man was stunned, his face showed a tangled look, he glanced at the serious Jiang Hao, and had to say honestly: "Respected General Han, I went to see the Huns on the order of King Yuli. ”
"I met Lord Gule, the right virtuous king of the Huns, and got the order of the right virtuous king, and these Huns followed me back to Weili to see my king."
Jiang Hao nodded and said to the others, "You continue to clean up the battlefield," and then pointed to the beard and said, "You, come with me, I have a lot to ask you." ”
Although Jiang Hao has a lot of historical events in his mind, he is not very clear about the specific situation in the Western Regions now, so he just sent one, and Jiang Hao wanted to ask clearly.
Sitting down on a big stone by the river, beside the bearded man, Jiang Hao asked, "Where is the court of the Xiongnu Right Xian now?" ”
"General Hui, the Youxian Royal Court is on the grassland near Cheshi Country."
Cheshi country, that is, the Chechi country through which Tang monks passed, has a population of about eight or nine thousand, 3,000 soldiers, the Huns are nomadic people, and they are generally on the prairie in the royal court, and they are also divided into left and right Xianwang, the left Xianwang is usually in the east, and the right Xianwang is usually in the west, that is, the Western Regions.
"How many Huns are there?" Jiang Hao asked.
"I don't know, but their tents are all over the mountains, and it is estimated that there are 20,000 or 30,000 people." The bearded man said.
Twenty or thirty thousand, this number is already very staggering.
Don't think that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in ancient wars, this is the Western Regions, except for a few countries such as Wusun Kingdom, Qiuzi Kingdom, Yanqi Kingdom, Gumo Kingdom, etc., the population of the whole country is not as many as the soldiers in the hands of King Youxian, not to mention the military comparison.
"What did you say about going to see the Right Virtuous King of the Huns, and how did the Right Virtuous King command?" Jiang Hao looked at the bearded man and asked.
"This..."
The bearded man hesitated.
Jiang Hao's eyes suddenly froze, two sharp rays shot out of his eyes, the bearded man's heart trembled at Jiang Hao's glance, his body was a little weak, and he hurriedly said: "This general, it's not that we want to betray the Han Court, now the Han Court doesn't care about us, the Huns are here again, they are riding war horses and playing with knives, our small country really can't resist it." ”
"King Youxian has issued an order to let the countries of the Western Regions rejoin the Xiongnu Dadan for management, pay taxes and offerings, the conditions are harsh, and our small countries are overwhelmed, but if we don't agree, the end is to meet the Huns' iron hooves and sharp blades, we can only grit our teeth and agree."
"Che Shiguo did not agree before, the Huns tens of thousands of troops captured the capital of Chechi overnight, beheaded the king of Chechi, and made the younger brother of the king of Chechi the new king, Chechi is not obedient to pay tribute now, our king heard it, and immediately sent me there."
Jiang Hao knew in his heart that the widows of a small country were like this, always in a state of precariousness.
In the whole Journey to the West, almost all of the most exciting parts of the story are in the Western Regions, such as collecting sand monks, Che Chi Kingdom, Daughter Country, Flaming Mountain, etc.
Whenever Tang Seng went to a place, he always said that I came from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Territory, and why the kings of those countries respectfully called him a senior monk from the Heavenly Empire, it was not because the Tang Dynasty was at the peak of the country at that time, and the Western Regions countries were subjugated.
"Tell me everything you know about the current situation in the Western Regions." Jiang Hao said in a deep voice.
The bearded man looked at Jiang Hao and began to tell what he knew.
"The 30,000 army of the Huns pressed the border, the countries of the Western Regions were panicked all day long, and the king of the Cheshi country was killed, we all know that it was done for us to see, but I heard that the king of Yanqi is still struggling and has the heart to resist the Huns."
"King Youxian suppressed the small countries in the Western Regions, I heard that the Xiongnu Shan was using troops against the Wusun State at this moment, intending to annex Wusun, in order to avenge the revenge of Wusun and the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu, as for the specific situation, I don't know much."
"There is another major event, that is, not long ago, the Shache Kingdom traveled thousands of miles to attack the Qiuci Kingdom, and actually killed the King of Qiuci and occupied the Qiuci Kingdom, and the Shache King gave Qiuci to one of his sons."
Jiang Hao was stunned for a moment, "Shache Kingdom has captured Qiuzi, how is it possible?" The brake is only about 40,000 people, even if the strength of the whole country is raised, the most available soldiers are only 8,000 people, the population of Qiuci is 60,000 or 70,000, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers, how can it be possible to destroy Qiuci. ”
The bearded man said: "The country of Qiuci is defenseless, no one would have thought that the country of Shache would run to supply Qiuci across the vast desert, and there seems to be the participation of the Huns behind this, after the king of Shache occupied Qiuci, he divided his son and became the king of Qiuci, and the current king of Qiuci immediately declared his allegiance to the Huns, and sent a large amount of gold, silver and livestock. ”
Jiang Hao nodded, if this is the case, then it can be explained.
"You go on."
"Gumo, Humi, Khotan, Ruoqiang, Loulan, Shule and other countries are also using troops to annex small surrounding countries in order to strengthen themselves, and now more than a dozen small countries have been completely wiped out."
Jiang Hao knew that in fact, the so-called thirty-six countries of the Western Regions were not really only thirty-six countries, but a general term, and this number was constantly changing, at most, there were more than fifty recorded countries, and more than twenty when it was few.
The rebellion in the Western Regions is also a perennial constant conquest, devouring, and fighting, and too many civilizations suddenly shine and suddenly disappear here.
For example, the ancient country of Loulan, the most important first stop of the Silk Road, was also a big country back then, with many soldiers and rich countries, and it was also an important trade distribution center.
"And what about your lieutenants, are you also annexing other countries?" Jiang Hao asked.
The bearded man smiled awkwardly and said: "The Xiongnu taxes are too heavy, how can we pay the taxes if we don't occupy a little more place, we are now using troops against the mountain country." ”
The mountain country is only a small country, east of Yuli, with a population of about four or five thousand and seven or eight hundred soldiers.
Well
Yu Li is stronger than the mountain country, and the distance is close, it is still certain, it seems that these guys are persimmons picked up soft pinch.
Now Jiang Hao has a general understanding of the situation in the Western Regions today,
One word,
Disorderly!
It's a mess.
Those small countries are not enough, as the second largest country in the Western Regions, the Qiuzi Kingdom, was destroyed by the Shache Kingdom, which is what surprised Jiang Hao.
At that time, the Western Regions were guarded by the Han Dynasty, and all ethnic groups were in a relatively peaceful period and could develop, but with the war, I don't know how many people will die, and how many years will it take for the fragile Western Regions to return to its previous state.
When the Han people came, they brought peace, prosperity, and development.
As soon as the Huns came, the way to implement it was to provoke, attack, suppress, persecut, and forcibly extort high taxes, and it is no wonder that after the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, which had suffered decades of war, actually took the initiative to send people to the Han Dynasty, asking to drive the Huns away, and then build the Western Regions Protectorate.
In fact, the kings of the Central Plains attached great importance to the Western Regions, mainly because of its important geographical location.
As for the population, the entire Western Regions is only a little more than a million people, which is not enough for the population of a large county in the Central Plains, let alone a state.
Jiang Hao asked some more questions, waved his hand and asked the soldier to take this lieutenant plough envoy back to take a good look, sitting by the river, looking at the quietly flowing river, Jiang Hao fell into deep thought.
Next, what do you want to do?
I don't know how long it took, the sun hung in the west and became red, the Gobi in the distance, the rivers and oases in the near distance, formed a beautiful picture, this is the gorgeous and colorful Western Regions.
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