Chapter 611: Chaos in the Western Regions

Jiang Hao went to see other injuries. The injuries of these injuries were not too serious. Some of them were pierced by arrows through their arms and thighs. In other words, just bandage them.

The guy whose thigh was pierced saw that Jiang Hao didn't use a talisman for him, and asked curiously, "Mr. Jun, why don't you use a talisman for me too."

"The talisman is a secret method for asking immortals to save and heal the dying. It is extremely exhausting and should not be used lightly. You can't use it for this injury, just take care of it." Jiang Hao said.

Hearing that, the guy immediately nodded and said with a grin: "Then next time, I will definitely be injured more severely, and I will try to use the talisman later."

Jiang Hao really wanted to kick him,

You fucking masochist.

If the treatment is not timely, you bastard will be cold.

After finishing his work on 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, saving a lot of work.

Killing your people, eating your dry food, sleeping in your tent, riding your war horse, using your weapons and armor, is this the super version of the dove occupying the magpie's nest?

Regarding the killing of these dozens of Xiongnu soldiers, Jiang Hao didn't have any troubles in his heart. This is how it is in this desert.

If they were discovered by the Huns when they were camping with others, they would do the same, raiding the camp, killing people and looting supplies.

At this moment, a few shouts came from a distance.

"Come out, don't come out and stab you to death!"

Jiang Hao turned his head to look, and saw several soldiers pointing at a tent with swords and guns, Jiang Hao strode over,

"What's wrong?"

"Master, there are people in the tent."

Jiang Hao fixed his eyes and shouted, "Come out, if you don't come out, I will order someone to kill you immediately."

"Don't, don't kill, I'll come out." A voice came from the tent, speaking Chinese, but it was very awkward.

I saw two people coming out of 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 looked about forty years old, and the other was younger, about twenty The appearance of many years old.

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

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

Yuli is a country on the Silk Road in the Western Regions, with a population of seven to eight thousand people, which is considered a medium-sized country.

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

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

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

"I met Lord Youxian King Gu Le of the Huns, and received the order of Youxian King. These Huns followed me back to Yuli to see my king."

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

Although Jiang Hao has many historical events in his mind, he is not very clear about the current situation in the Western Regions. He just sent one, and Jiang Hao wants to ask clearly.

Sitting down on a big rock by the river, with a bearded man respecting Li, Jiang Hao asked, "Where is the Court of Youxian King of the Huns now?"

"Return to the general, Youxian Wangting is on the grassland near Che Shiguo."

The country of Cheshi, which is also the country of Chechi that Tang Seng passed by, has a population of about 8,000 or 9,000, and 3,000 soldiers. The Huns are nomadic people. The Shanyu royal court is usually on the prairie. They are divided into left and right wise kings and left wise men The king's residence is usually in the east, and the Youxian king's residence 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 plains, and there are probably 20,000 to 30,000 people." The bearded man said.

20,000 to 30,000 people, this number is already very astonishing.

Don't think that there were hundreds of thousands of troops in ancient wars. This is the Western Regions. Except for Wusun Kingdom, Qiuci Kingdom, Yanqi Kingdom, Gumo and other few countries, the population of the whole country is less than that of Youxian King. , not to mention the military comparison.

"What did you say when you went to see King Youxian of the Huns, and what did King Youxian order?" Jiang Hao asked, looking at the bearded man.

"This"

The bearded man hesitated.

Jiang Hao's eyes froze suddenly, and two sharp lights shot out from his eyes. The bearded man's heart trembled when Jiang Hao saw it, and his body became a little weak, and he said quickly: "This general, it's not that we want to betray the Han court. Now the Han court doesn't care about us, and the Huns are coming again, they are riding on horses and carrying swords, our small country really can't resist it."

"King Youxian has issued an order to let the countries in the Western Regions return to the Xiongnu Dachanyu's management, pay taxes and sacrifices, and the conditions are harsh. We and other small countries are overwhelmed, but if we don't agree, the end will be to meet the Xiongnu's iron hooves Sharp blade, we can only grit our teeth and agree."

"Che Shi Kingdom didn't agree before, the Huns captured the capital of Che Chi Kingdom overnight with an army of tens of thousands, beheaded King Che Chi, and made the younger brother of the King of Che Chi Kingdom the new king. Gong, our king has heard this and sent me immediately."

Jiang Hao knew in his heart that a small country with few people is like this, and it 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 the Drifting Monk, Che Chi Country, Daughter Country, Flame Mountain and so on.

Every time Tang Seng went to a place, he always said that I was from the Great Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Land. Why did the kings of those countries respectfully call him an eminent monk from the Kingdom of Heaven? Wasn’t it because the Tang Dynasty was at its peak and the Western Regions surrendered? .

"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 Xiongnu's 30,000-strong army suppressed the border, and the countries in the Western Regions were in panic all day long. The king of the Cheshi Kingdom was killed. We all knew that it was for us to see, but I heard that King Yanqi was still struggling and wanted to resist the Xiongnu."

"Youxian King is suppressing the small countries in the Western Regions. I heard that the Xiongnu Shanyu is using troops against Wusun at this moment, intending to annex Wusun to avenge Wusun and the big Han to attack the Xiongnu. I don't know much about the specific situation."

"There is another big event. Not long ago, the Shache Kingdom traveled thousands of miles and sent troops to attack the Kucha Kingdom. They actually killed the King of Kucha and occupied the Kucha Kingdom. The Shache King entrusted Kucha to one of his own. son."

Jiang Hao was taken aback, "How is it possible that the Shache Kingdom captured Qiuci? The brakes are only about 40,000 people. Even with the power of the whole country, the available soldiers are no more than 8,000. The population of Qiuci is 60,000 to 70,000, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers." , how could it be possible to destroy Kucha."

The bearded man said: "The country of Kucha was unprepared. No one would have imagined that the country of Shache would go to supply Kucha across the vast desert. What's more, it seems that the Huns were involved behind this. After King Shache occupied Kucha, He enfeoffed his son as King of Kucha, and 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 this is the case, then it can be explained.

"Go on."

"Countries such as Gumo, Tangmi, Khotan, Ruoqiang, Loulan, and Shule are also using troops to annex small neighboring countries in order to strengthen themselves. Now more than a dozen small countries have been completely destroyed."

Jiang Hao knows that the so-called thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are not really only thirty-six countries, but a collective term. This number is constantly changing. At most, there are more than fifty recorded countries. More than 20 when less.

The chaos in the Western Regions also continued to fight, devour, and kill all year round. Too many civilizations suddenly shone here and then suddenly disappeared.

For example, the ancient country of Loulan, the most important first stop on the Silk Road, was also a big country with many soldiers and wealth, and it was also an important trade distribution center.

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

The bearded man smiled awkwardly, and said, "The Huns pay too much tax. How can they pay the tax if they don't occupy more land? Now we are using troops against the mountain country."

Shan Guo is just a small country, east of Yuli, with a population of about 4,000 to 5,000, and seven to eight hundred soldiers.

Ok,

Yuli is stronger than Shan Guo, and the distance is close, so he is sure. It seems that these guys are all soft persimmons.

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 fine. As the second largest country in the Western Regions after Wusun, the Kucha Kingdom was actually destroyed by the Shache Kingdom. This surprised Jiang Hao.

Back then, the Western Regions were protected by the Han Dynasty, and all ethnic groups were in a relatively peaceful period, and they could develop. However, when wars broke out, I don’t know how many people would die, and how many years it would take for the fragile Western Regions to return to their previous state.

When the Han people came, what they brought was peace, prosperity, and development.

When the Xiongnu came, they implemented methods of instigating, attacking, suppressing, persecuting, and extorting high taxes. It is no wonder that after the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, which had suffered decades of war, even took the initiative to send people to the Han Dynasty to ask for expulsion. The Huns, let's build the Protectorate of the Western Regions again.

In fact, the central plains kings of all dynasties attached great importance to the Western Regions, mainly because of its important geographical location.

As for the population, the entire Western Region has only over a million people, which is not as large as a large county in the Central Plains, let alone a state.

Jiang Hao asked some more questions, and waved his hand to ask the soldiers to take the Yuli envoy back to look after him. Sitting by the river, watching the quietly flowing river, Jiang Hao fell into deep thought.

Next, how do you go.

I don't know how long it has passed, the sun hangs down on the horizon, and it turns red. The Gobi in the distance, the river and the oasis nearby form a beautiful picture. This is the gorgeous Western Region.