Chapter 176(1/2)
The yellow sand all over the sky enveloped the earth like a tall mountain, and the entire desert was dark. More than 10,000 Han soldiers marched forward in such a terrible sandstorm.
Three hours later, when the sandstorm dissipated, ten thousand Han soldiers thought they had walked out of a terrible storm disaster, but the land ahead was rolling up again, and more than ten thousand Bedouin Desert barbarians wearing gray turbans attacked the Han army.
"Prepare for battle." Han general Zhang Ling shouted and directed.
"Kill it——————————————————”
The Bedouin desert barbarians charged towards the Han army with a shout, and countless arrows flew over, and blood suddenly flew everywhere.
A Han soldier was knocked down by the Bedouin with a bow and arrow, and then rushed towards the desert barbarians like a mad dog.
When the Bedouin saw the corpse lying on the ground, they burst into laughter and then continued to charge towards the Han army.
The Han army resisted bravely and fought fiercely with the Bedouin people. For a time, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the Han army gradually became at a disadvantage.
Suddenly, a sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and a cavalry came quickly.
"The reinforcements from the Han people are here! Kill them all."
The reinforcements of the Han army came? Zhang Ling was shocked and hurriedly ordered all the troops to turn around to meet the enemy. When the Bedouin people heard the arrival of the Han army reinforcements, they immediately accelerated the attack rhythm, and the situation of the Han army became more and more dangerous.
Finally, the Han army retreated back to the camp after paying a huge price.
The battle just now had exhausted the last little food and water source of the Han army, and also lost a batch of war horses. The Han army now could not organize a counterattack, so they had to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
However, the reinforcements that arrived this time were not the Han army, but the Hun cavalry.
"Haha... we are so lucky. We actually encountered the Huns' cavalry!" The Bedouin leader laughed.
"Kill... Kill all these Xiongnu barbarians." The Bedouin shouted and took the lead in killing the Hun cavalry.
Although the Bedouin people did not know the Huns, they knew that the Huns were all cunning and cruel.
"Damn, how did the Bedouin people know that we were the Huns?" the Han general said in surprise.
"General, what should we do now?" asked an adjutant.
"Don't worry, fight!"
The Huns and the Bedouin fought each other, and the war lasted overnight until the East was wavy.
The Bedouin people were killed and injured, and the fleeing people fled, and the battle died, and thousands of the Huns were captured. After gathering the remaining troops and food, the Han army brought these Hun cavalry back to the Qin Dynasty and reported to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to be unfair. I have captured fifteen Hun BMWs. Please check it out." Zhang Ling knelt on the ground and said respectfully.
"Yeah, okay, I'm very satisfied." Liu Xin said calmly. Zhang Ling breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Then Liu Xin ordered people to lead the fifteen BMWs to the school ground.
All fifteen horses were BMWs, three of which were snow-white all over, red patterns on their foreheads, shiny hair all over their bodies, and clear eyes, as if they were carved with gems. This is the best BMW, the sweat-blooded BMW, also known as the Jade Dragon Horse.
The rest of the BMWs are maroon or cyan, which is slightly inferior to the sweat-blooded BMW.
"Your Majesty is a heroic and powerful horse! Is this a sweat-blooded horse? It's indeed extremely powerful and I admire you very much." The minister on the side said enviously and jealously.
Liu Xin smiled slightly: "This is nature. My love for horses is not an ordinary treasure."
Liu Xin looked at it and found that these fifteen BMWs were all top-notch. "This sweat-blooded BMW is a treasure of the royal family of Dayuan. It is not allowed to be leaked out in normal times. I also occasionally get one. But now that I have met all my dear friends, I will give it to you."
When the ministers heard this, they all thanked them. This was a rare good seed. If they were given to others, it would probably cause a stir in the court. Unexpectedly, His Majesty was willing to reward them.
"Your Majesty's wise!"
"This sweat-blooded horse is hard to find. It is a great honor and favor to be given to us by Your Majesty. We will remember it in our hearts and will serve our country with loyalty." The ministers said with gratitude.
"I believe in your loyalty and hope that you can abide by your duties." Liu Xin said with a smile.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The ministers agreed in unison.
Liu Xin was very happy to see this scene. "Let me stay in the palace tonight."
"Thank you for your kindness!" the ministers said in unison.
Liu Xin waved his hand to signal the ministers to leave. "Okay, you guys go down and prepare."
The ministers bowed and left the palace.
"Your Majesty, this time the credit is too great. I really don't dare to take credit." Zhang Ling stood in front of Liu Xin and said modestly.
"This sweat-blooded BMW is indeed rare, not just because it is rare, but the most important reason is that I need them to train my cavalry, and I want to make my son stronger." Liu Xin's speech was strong and powerful.
"Your Majesty is so talented and powerful, we admire you." Zhang Ling said with an inspiration.
"General Zhang, you have been following me for a long time. I hope you can be loyal to me for the rest of your life and devote yourself to me forever until you die." Liu Xin said.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Ling knelt on one knee and agreed firmly.
"Okay, General Zhang please get up." Liu Xin smiled and helped Zhang Ling up.
"General Zhang, I know that you have always served as General Cavalry, but I hope you can take off your armor and return to your fields and concentrate on training a newly built army for me. I hope this army can become the ace army of the Qin Dynasty." Liu Xin said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, I obey the order!" Zhang Ling said with relief.
Zhang Ling is a very ambitious person. He hopes to establish the Qin Empire and become the emperor of the ages. Unfortunately, he is a civil servant. Both military generals and civil servants have their own ambitions and desire power. However, they are also a weak person, so they are always defeated in political struggles.
But Liu Xin is different. His goal is very simple, which is to be an emperor who enriches the country and strengthens the army. This is his greatest pursuit in his life.
"General Zhang, I believe in you, I believe that you will be competent for General Cavalry." Liu Xin said affirmatively.
"I am obeying Your Majesty's will." Zhang Ling said.
"General Zhang, this time you wiped out the Bedouin people, beheaded at 800 levels, and have made great achievements in combat. I have already appointed you as General of the Western Expedition." Liu Xin said with a smile.
"I will thank Your Majesty for your holy grace." Zhang Ling was ecstatic and hurriedly kowtowed to thank you for your grace.
"Well, this is what you deserve, you can go down." Liu Xin said.
"I will leave at the end." Zhang Ling withdrew from the hall and then took his men back to arrange the army's aftermath work.
On the other side, in the Xiongnu royal court, a bearded general sat in his tent with a gloomy face.
"My father, what should we do now? Now that the Bedouin people are dead, their troops have been destroyed by us. Where should we go now."
At this time, a young man walked in. "Father, we should take this opportunity to take over the entire Usumi Shi Khan Kingdom." The young man was the eldest son of the Xiongnu Khan, Ashina Tuoba Gui.
The Hun Khan had a son and four daughters. Ashina Tuoba Gui was the best, and his brothers were all brave and warlike warriors. However, Tuoba Gui did not inherit the style of his father and brothers at all. He did not like martial arts, but liked to recite poems and paintings, and even learned Han culture.
Tuoba Gui always felt that the Han people had profound culture and had a set of their own theories. However, his cultural level was too low, so he didn't learn much, but he only knew some basic knowledge. But even so, it gave him a high status among the people.
Tuoba Jiefen, the Xiongnu Chanyu, saw that his son was a little dissatisfied. He was a very wise child. Unfortunately, he did not like martial arts, but preferred the Han culture, which made Tuoba Jiefen feel a little uncomfortable.
"Asina Tuoba, do you know that our situation is not good now. The Bedouin and the Han people united to deal with us. Our situation is not good. Now we must leave here and return to the grassland, so as to ensure that the traditional culture of our Huns will not be cut off. This is the culture passed down by our ancestors and must not be discarded." Tuoba Jiefen said seriously.
"But father, have we just given up on this land?" Tuoba Gui asked unwillingly.
"Of course not, but we will be patient for the time being. As long as we have enough food and enough money, we can restore the glory of our Huns." Tuoba Jiefen said calmly.
When the Huns were in Donghu, they were nomadic peoples, and they had been relying on hunting to make a living. Their ancestors made a living by eating mutton, so these Huns all used beef as a delicacy.
Although the Donghu was later destroyed, they still ate beef and lived. They believed that this would strengthen their own strength. Therefore, their ethnic group became larger and larger, and gradually formed the current Xiongnu. However, their culture had long declined, which was also something that Tuoba Jiefen was unwilling to accept. Their ethnic group had declined and was not worthy of being a member of the Donghu.
"Yes." Tuoba Gui said.
"Okay, go and arrange it quickly. We will leave immediately. The current situation here is impossible to resist the attack of the Han people. We cannot let our Hun civilization be destroyed." Zhang Ling looked at his son and said with pain.
"My father, I know your difficulties. We are sorry for our ancestors and ancestors when we do this." Tuoba Gui said.
"Don't worry about the ancestors. We are considering the future of the Huns. You are the hope of the Huns, so you must live well." Zhang Ling persuaded.
After Zhang Ling finished speaking, Tuoba Gui took the order and left. Zhang Ling looked at Tuoba Gui's back and shook his head. He knew that his son was actually very proud at heart. Perhaps such an approach would hurt their ancestors, but for the sake of the continuation of the entire race, he had to make up his mind.
After Liu Xin disposes of the Bedouin corpses, he handed over the remaining prisoners to Liu Zhe and asked Liu Zhe to deal with them.
At this time, Liu Zhe was dealing with these prisoners. These prisoners were both men and women, as well as old and young. All of them hid in the corner in panic, and they didn't know what was waiting for them.
Liu Zhe asked those prisoners to gather together and shouted to them: "Don't be nervous, we don't kill prisoners. We Han people pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and etiquette. If we don't kill surrendered people, we can surrender no matter who they are."
After Liu Zhe said that, these prisoners were relieved. They were really afraid that they would be massacred by the Han people. After all, they are all prisoners now, and it would be very easy for the Han people to kill them.
"My name is Liu Zhe. You can call me the general. We are officials of the Tang Dynasty and do not kill prisoners. Now we need everyone to help us repair the city walls and rebuild fortifications. We want to prevent the Bedouin from making a comeback. This is related to the safety of the entire Central Plains. Are you willing?" Liu Zhe asked.
"We do." The prisoners expressed their willingness to stay and work, after all, they were relatively safe here.
"Okay, since you are willing, then from today on, you will join our tribe. The people here are all people of the Tang Dynasty and all compatriots. We do not allow the enemy to trample on the dignity of our compatriots, and at the same time we will not abandon our compatriots. Therefore, we will live and die with you." Liu Zhe said loudly.
"Long live the general!" After hearing Liu Zhe's words, the prisoners knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly.
"Okay, let's stand up. We Tang people never have the habit of kneeling down. In the future, we just need to respect each other. You can go to work. Remember, we have a common enemy, that is, the Romans. You must work hard to build your home and protect your wives and children." Liu Zhe said.
"Yes! General." Everyone replied.
After dealing with the prisoner, Liu Zhe was preparing to return to Chang'an. Now he can finally return to Chang'an. He missed Chang'an very much. After all, he made a lot of contributions this time.
Liu Zhe rode his war horses to Beijing. Now they have occupied the western part of the Wusun Kingdom and now they have controlled the western grasslands.
"Your Majesty, we have won a great victory." A scout ran to Han Xie excitedly to report.
"Oh, it's victory, hahaha, it's great, summon Liu Xin to me quickly." Han Xie was very happy when he heard about the victory, and hurriedly asked the palace guards to find Liu Xin.
"I am Liu Xin, paying homage to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." Liu Xin walked in and said respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work in Liu Qing, get up quickly, you have made great achievements this time." Han Xie said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I dare not take credit. This is the Emperor of the Great Qin. His Majesty sent me to come. Your Majesty, we have defeated the Bedouin tribe in the past few days, and now we almost take down the Wusun Kingdom. As long as we hold on for a few days, we can completely annihilate Wusun." Liu Xin said.
To be continued...