Jiang Hao went to see other injuries. These injuries were not too serious. Some of them were pierced by arrows in the arms, thighs, etc. It is easy to say that they could just be bandaged.

The guy whose thigh was pierced saw that Jiang Hao didn't use a talisman on him, so he asked out of curiosity: "Marquis, why don't you use a talisman on me too?"

"The Talisman is a secret method for asking immortals to heal a dying person. It consumes a lot of energy and should not be used lightly. You are not going to need it for this little injury, just nourish it." Jiang Hao said.

When the guy heard this, he immediately nodded and said with a grin: "Then next time, I will definitely be more seriously injured, and I will try to use the talisman later."

Jiang Hao really wanted to kick him.

You fucking masochist.

If you don't get treatment in time, you bastard will die.

After taking care of his injuries, Jiang Hao went to the river to wash his hands. Looking at the camp, he decided to stay here tonight. The tents were all set up, which would save a lot of trouble.

Those who kill you eat your dry food, sleep in your tent, ride your war horse, and use your weapons and armor. Is this a super version of the dove occupying the magpie nest?

Regarding the killing of dozens of Xiongnu soldiers, Jiang Hao didn't have any trouble in his heart. This was the case in this desert, where the weak and the strong preyed on each other. Both sides were enemies. Fighting when they met was the norm, and hatred was woven into his bones.

If they were discovered by the Huns while they were camping, they would do the same thing and attack the camp to kill people and steal supplies.

At this moment, a few scoldings suddenly came from a distance.

"Come out, or I'll stab you to death if you don't come out!"

Jiang Hao turned around and saw several soldiers pointing their swords and guns at a tent. Jiang Hao strode over.

"What's wrong?"

"Marquis, there is someone in the tent."

Jiang Hao's eyes narrowed and he shouted, "Come out. If you don't come out, I will immediately order someone to kill you."

"No, don't kill, I'm coming out." A voice came from the tent, speaking Chinese, but it was very difficult to pronounce.

I saw two people emerging from the tent, and the two people were obviously not dressed like Hun soldiers. The first one had a big beard and a turban on his head. He looked about forty years old, and the other was younger, almost twenty.

Looks like many years old.

Jiang Hao looked at the two of them and shouted: "Who are you?"

The bearded man looked at Jiang Hao, put his right hand on his chest and bent down to salute, "You must be the Han army. I am Mirhan Lesh, the envoy of Yuli. We in Yuli have always respected the jurisdiction of the Duhufu. Please don't kill us."

Yuli is a country on the Silk Road in the Western Regions. It has a population of seven to eight thousand people and is considered a medium-sized country.

Jiang Hao frowned and asked, "Why are you with the Huns?"

Just when the bearded man was about to speak, Jiang Hao suddenly said: "You'd better not lie. You know the consequences of lying may be more painful than death."

The bearded man paused, with a tangled look on his face. He glanced at the serious Jiang Hao and said honestly: "Dear General of the Han Dynasty, I went to see the Huns on the order of King Yuli."

"I met Mr. Gule, King Youxian of the Xiongnu, and received the order from King Youxian. These Huns followed me back to Yuli to see my king."

Jiang Hao nodded and said to the others, "You continue to clean the battlefield," and then pointed at the beard and said: "You, come with me, I have many things to ask you."

Although Jiang Hao has many major historical events in his mind, he is not very clear about the current specific situation in the Western Regions. One happened to be sent to him, and Jiang Hao wanted to ask clearly.

Sitting down on a big rock by the river, with the bearded man standing aside, Jiang Hao asked: "Where is the court of the Xiongnu Youxian King now?"

"Back to the general, the royal court of Youxian is on the grassland near Cheshi Kingdom."

The Cheshi Kingdom, which is also the Chechi Kingdom that Tang Monk passed through, has a population of about eight or nine thousand and 3,000 soldiers. The Huns are nomadic people. The king of Shan Yu generally lives on the prairie. They are also divided into left and right kings, left and right kings.

The king's residence is usually in the east, and the residence of King Youxian is usually in the west, that is, this side of the Western Region.

"How many Huns are there?" Jiang Hao asked.

"I don't know, but their tents are scattered all over the mountains and plains. I guess there are twenty to thirty thousand people." The bearded man said.

Twenty to thirty thousand people, this number is already astonishing.

Don't think that ancient wars only involved hundreds of thousands of troops. This is the Western Region. Except for a few countries such as Wusun, Qiuci, Yanqi, Gumo, etc., the population of the entire country is not as large as the number of soldiers in the hands of King Youxian.

, not to mention military comparison.

"What did you say when you went to see King Youxian of the Xiongnu? What did King Youxian give you?" Jiang Hao asked, looking at the bearded man.

"this..."

The bearded man hesitated.

Jiang Hao's eyes suddenly condensed, and two bright lights shot out from his eyes. The bearded man trembled at Jiang Hao's sight, and his body became a little weak. He quickly said: "General, it's not that we want to betray Han Ting.

Now that the Han Dynasty has left us alone, the Huns are here again. They are riding horses and playing with swords. Our small country really cannot resist them."

"King Youxian has issued an order for the countries in the Western Region to return to the administration of the Xiongnu Great Chanyu and pay taxes and offerings. The conditions are harsh. Small countries like us are overwhelmed, but if we don't agree, we will end up facing the iron hoof of the Huns.

Sharp blade, we can only grit our teeth and agree."

"The Chechi Kingdom did not agree before. The Huns' tens of thousands of troops captured the capital of the Chechi Kingdom overnight, beheaded King Chechi, and made the King of Chechi's younger brother the new king. The Chechi Kingdom is not obedient yet.

Gong, our king heard this and sent me immediately."

Jiang Hao understood in his heart that this is how a small country with a few people is always in a precarious state.

In the entire Journey to the West, the most exciting parts of the story are almost all in the Western Regions, such as Sha Monk, Chechi Country, Daughter Country, Flame Mountain, etc.

Everywhere Monk Tang went, he always said that I came from the Tang Dynasty in the East. Why did the kings of those countries respectfully call him the eminent monk from the Heavenly Kingdom? It was not because the Tang Dynasty was at its peak and the countries in the Western Regions were surrendering.

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"Tell me everything you know about the current situation in the Western Region." Jiang Hao said in a deep voice.

The bearded man looked at Jiang Hao and began to tell what he knew.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The Huns' 30,000 troops pressed into the territory, and the countries in the Western Regions were in panic all day long. The king of the Cheshi Kingdom was killed. We all know that it was done for us, but

I heard that King Yanqi is still struggling and is determined to resist the Huns."

"King Youxian suppressed the small countries in the Western Region. I heard that the Xiongnu Chanyu is currently using troops against Wusun, intending to annex Wusun in order to avenge the Wusun and the Han who jointly attacked the Xiongnu. As for the specific situation, I don't know much about it."

"Another major event is that not long ago, the Yarkand Kingdom sent troops thousands of miles away to attack the Kucha Kingdom. They actually killed the King of Kucha and occupied the Kucha Kingdom. The Yarkand King enfeoffed Kucha to one of his own

son."

Jiang Hao was stunned, "How is it possible that Yarkand captured Kucha? The brake force only had about 40,000 people. Even if the entire country was mobilized, the number of available soldiers would be only 8,000. Kucha has a population of 60,000 to 70,000 and more than 10,000 soldiers.

, how could it be possible to destroy Kucha."

Big Beard said: "Qiuci Kingdom was unprepared. No one could have imagined that Yarkand Kingdom would run across the vast desert to supply Kucha. Also, there seemed to be Huns involved behind this. After the Yarkand King occupied Kucha,

He enfeoffed his son and became the king of Kucha. The current king of Kucha immediately declared his allegiance to the Huns and sent a large amount of gold, silver and livestock."

Jiang Hao nodded, if that's the case, then it can be explained.

"You keep talking."

"Gumo, Mumi, Khotan, Ruoqiang, Loulan, Shule and other countries are also using their troops to annex small neighboring countries in an attempt to strengthen themselves. Now more than a dozen small countries have been completely destroyed."

Jiang Hao knows that in fact, the so-called thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are not really only thirty-six countries, but a collective name. This number is constantly changing. At the most, it was recorded to have reached more than fifty.

When I was young, there were more than twenty.

The chaos in the Western Region also involves constant battles, devouring, and killings all year round. Too many civilizations suddenly shined here and then suddenly disappeared.

For example, the ancient country of Loulan, the most important first stop on the Silk Road, was a big country at that time, with many soldiers and a wealthy country, and it was also an important trade distribution center. However, it was over as soon as it was over, and finally disappeared completely in the long river of history.

"What about you Yuli, are you also annexing other countries?" Jiang Hao asked.

The bearded man smiled awkwardly and said: "The Huns' taxes are too heavy. How can we pay the taxes without occupying more places? We are now using troops to attack the mountain country."

Shanguo is just a small country, east of Yuli, with a population of about four to five thousand and seven to eight hundred soldiers.

Um,

Yuli is stronger than Shanguo, and the distance is close, so he is still sure of it. It seems that these guys are picking on the weak.

Now Jiang Hao has a general understanding of the current situation in the Western Regions.

one word,

chaos!

What a fucking mess.

Those small countries were nothing more than the Qiuci Kingdom, the second largest country after Wusun in the Western Region, was actually destroyed by the Yarkand Kingdom. This was what surprised Jiang Hao.

At that time, the Western Regions were protected by the Han Dynasty, and all ethnic groups were in a relatively peaceful period and could develop. However, when wars broke out, it was unknown how many people would die, and how many years would it take for the fragile Western Regions to return to its previous state.

The arrival of the Han people brought peace, prosperity and development.

When the Huns came, they used provocation, attack, suppression, persecution, and extortion of high taxes. It is no wonder that after the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, which had suffered from decades of war, took the initiative to send people to the Han Dynasty to request for expulsion.

The Huns are building the Protectorate of the Western Regions again.

In fact, the importance that the kings of the Central Plains paid to the Western Regions in the past dynasties was mainly due to its important geographical location.

As for the population, there are only over a million people in the entire Western Region, which is less than the population of a large county in the Central Plains, let alone a state.

Jiang Hao asked some more questions and waved to the soldiers to take the Yuli envoy back to take a look. Sitting by the river, looking at the quietly flowing river, Jiang Hao fell into deep thought.

Next, how should I go?
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