Chapter 645 The Great Magician Shows Off His Power, so Beautiful!

A month later, Her Majesty the Queen of Kucha and the Prince Regent got married.

On the day of the wedding, the entire city of Kucha was decorated with lanterns and festoons. Almost all the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions came to Kucha to congratulate them. Some sent envoys, and some came directly, which shows the importance they attach to Jiang Hao.

The wedding procession drove out of the palace. There was a band of hundreds of people in front, followed by a guard of honor. Jiang Hao and Queen Dina sat in the car in the middle and drove up. Both of them smiled and waved frequently to the people on both sides of the road.

The people of Kucha saluted one after another and sent their own blessings, wishing the king health and longevity, and wishing the country peace and stability.

After earning an entire hour, the motorcade returned to the palace. A grand banquet was held in the palace. Jiang Hao and Princess Dina sat at the main seat together to entertain the kings and envoys of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

King Yanqi stood up, raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "The chief protector who defeated the Huns was a warrior in the desert, and Queen Dina is my golden flower in the desert. The golden flower and the warrior are a perfect match in heaven and earth."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was created in heaven." King Yuli echoed with a smile.

Listening to the words of blessing, the lively and lively wedding ended. During this month, Jiang Hao basically sorted out the affairs of Kucha and Shache. It is still winter, and Jiang Hao suddenly took a break.

Since I traveled to this time, I have been busy, and now I finally have time to take a break. I spend a sweet life with my bride every day, and my life is boundless.

But every time he thinks about his mission, Jiang Hao looks at the Central Plains again. At this time, the Western Regions have almost lost contact with the Central Plains, but Jiang Hao can also see from the history books that the Central Plains should be in chaos at this time.

In February, the Western Regions were still extremely cold, but Jiang Hao's heart had already moved. His messengers traveled to several countries, sent his own letter, and summoned the coalition forces.

In the palace, Jiang Hao was taking stock of his family fortune.

In the battle with the Huns, he got 13,000 Shache soldiers, 16,000 Kucha soldiers, and 5,000 Huns surrendered. Including his original family background, there were a total of 35,000 soldiers. Maybe take them all away, and decided to leave 5,000 Kucha soldiers for Dina.

They robbed more than 100,000 livestock from the Huns, and countless food and grass, which are enough for a large army to use for half a year.

On this day, Jiang Hao and the Queen came to the school grounds, looked at the cavalry team whizzing by below, and said, "Dina, I'm going to the Central Plains."

Her Majesty looked at Jiang Hao, "I knew that you would not be satisfied with the Western Regions. Your eyes are always on the sky, just like your two golden eagles."

After receiving Jiang Hao's handwritten letter, countries in the Western Regions borrowed troops one after another. Half a month later, another 10,000 soldiers were gathered. They did not come to Kucha, but rushed directly to Loulan.

A total of 40,000 troops were stationed directly outside Loulan City. King Loulan and Jiang Hao stood at the top of the city, looking at the stretch of tents, and they were extremely shocked. "I heard that the current chaos in the Central Plains, the general guard also wants to participate in it."

Jiang Hao looked at the army below, and said lightly: "Oh~ I was also forced to do nothing."

Jiang Hao originally planned to become a king in the Western Regions, but he didn't expect the system to deny it. He really didn't want to participate in the Central Plains War. This sentence of being forced and helpless really came from his heart.

After the food and grass were prepared, the army set out again, and finally arrived outside Yumen Pass two days later.

"The bright moon rises from the Tianshan Mountains, amidst the vast sea of ​​clouds. The wind blows for tens of thousands of miles, blowing across the Yumen Pass."

Jiang Hao looked at the tall city wall in front of him, and ordered Pang Xiong: "Send someone to send a letter to the general of Yumen Gate, saying that the soldiers and horses of the guards of the Western Regions are passing through the border, and let them open the city gate. I don't want my brothers to be killed or injured."

They are all Han Chinese, Jiang Hao really doesn't want to meet each other.

The general of Yumen Gate looked at the endless army in the distance, and felt chills in his heart. There must be tens of thousands of troops, how could he hold back with only more than 3,000 people.

Suddenly, a fast horse galloped from the opponent's team, quickly passed under the city, shot an arrow with a bow, a carved feather arrow was accurately nailed to the pillar of the city gate, and then ran back.

"General, there is a letter on the arrow." A soldier said.

"Bring it to me."

After receiving the letter and opening it, the guard gasped. Jiang Hao, the governor of the Western Regions and regent of Qiuci, Jiang Hao's name is not only spread in the Western Regions, but they, the Northwest defenders, have naturally heard of his name.

He borrowed tens of thousands of soldiers to destroy the Youxian King of the Huns in one battle, and established the queens of the two countries. From a small military marquis, he became the regent of Kucha in less than a year, and became a legendary figure admired by everyone in the Western Regions.

Do you want to let go?

The duty of Yumen Pass is to defend against the invasion of the countries of the Western Regions. This is his duty. The guard looked at the army in the distance and ordered: "Order everyone to climb to the top of the city to prevent the enemy from attacking the city. Never let the people of the Western Regions invade. Central Plains."

"promise!"

The generals of the Han army all agreed.

When Jiang Hao saw the other party's arrangement, he knew that the guard of Yumen Gate had made up his mind, and he felt helpless, so he immediately ordered to attack the city.

Tens of thousands of troops rushed towards Yumen Pass together. Countless ladders were erected on the top of the city.

This was a brutal fight that lasted for half an hour.

The moment the city gate was breached, the entire battle was coming to an end. Countless cavalry rushed into the city and took control of all places.

Jiang Hao had already formulated strict military orders, no indiscriminate killing, no robbery, no adultery, so no human tragedy occurred in the city.

The Yumen gate was broken, Jiang Hao didn't stay too long, he simply dealt with the situation here, leaving a thousand people to guard the fortress, and led the army and the captured Han army to attack Dunhuang together.

The governor of Dunhuang didn't know anything about it at this time. Jiang Hao arrived only a few dozen miles away from Dunhuang City with an army of tens of thousands. He didn't know that the army from the Western Regions had broken through the Yumen Pass and was about to reach Dunhuang.

The governor of Dunhuang, Zhang Songfeng, looked panic-stricken and didn't know what to do. At this moment, he naturally knew that the situation in the country was rotten. Even if there was nothing wrong, he would have no time to ask for help. After thinking for a few minutes, the governor of Dunhuang made a decision to run away!

Yes, this guy brought gold and silver, a son who came to Dunhuang, and two beautiful concubines from the Western Regions. Under the protection of dozens of personal guards, he drove out of the city at the fastest speed, heading towards Jiayuguan. direction to run.

Jiang Hao's army besieged the city, and before they were ready to attack the city, the defenders in the city led more than 2,000 men out of the city and surrendered.

The prefects have all run away, and these people's hearts are cold. Besides, Jiang Hao is also a Han Chinese, and it is impossible to kill them for no reason, so the guard and captain chose to surrender.

In this way, Jiang Hao easily won Dunhuang, the largest city in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty.

Dunhuang can be said to be the most important city in the Hexi Corridor of the Han Dynasty. It manages the economy, culture, and politics of the Western Regions. It has a population of tens of thousands. Protect the government's political importance.

Jiang Hao stayed here for three days, gathered the army, and left a thousand Kucha soldiers to maintain the law and order. At the same time, he appointed a subordinate to be responsible for the normal operation of the place. Jiang Hao's idea is very simple. Be sure to be prepared.

In this way, Jiang Hao broke through Jiayuguan all the way, occupying Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei City, and Jincheng.

Jincheng is the later Lanzhou.

It can be said that Jiang Hao has already occupied the borders of Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Lanzhou. If Dong Zhuo is alive, he will definitely shout, this is my Xiliang Army territory.

Jiang Hao was able to go so smoothly all the way to Lanzhou, which is inseparable from the situation in the Han Dynasty. At this time, rebels from all over the country have risen one after another, uprisings are everywhere, rebellions are everywhere, Wang Mang is powerless to suppress, and the new dynasty has shown a feeling of exhaustion. .

In Lanzhou, Jiang Hao stopped.

Taking stock of his family property again, Jiang Hao brought 40,000 soldiers and horses, 80,000 horses, and more than 100,000 head of livestock when he came, which was enough food for 40,000 troops to feed for half a year. The preparations were sufficient.

Although there were losses in the previous battles, they were not large. On the contrary, some Han soldiers were gathered, and the number increased instead of decreasing. Now it has reached 46,000.

Jiang Hao had a piece of information in front of him, which was detected by the scouts he released before, and it recorded the current situation of the various forces in the entire Han Dynasty.

The Red Eyebrow Army in the South, the Green Forest Army in Hebei, Kaixiao in Gansu and Shanxi, Liu Xuan in Luoyang, Gongsunshu in Sichuan and Shu, Li Xian in Nanhuai, Yancen in Hanzhong, Liu Yong, Zhang Bu, Peng Chong, Wang Lang, and Lu Fang , Dong Xian, Tian Rong.

These people all rule the roost on their own, such as Liu Xuan, who has established himself as the emperor at this moment, and his capital is Luoyang, which is far away from Chang'an.

Jiang Hao came here with tens of thousands of troops at this time, and it can be said that he suddenly stirred up this chaos. In comparison, Jiang Hao's troops are not the largest, at most they are only in the middle ranks, but his soldiers are all The cavalry, and they are real soldiers, unlike other rebels, most of them are farmers who have just put down their hoes.

After reading the information, Jiang Hao looked up at the dim candlelight and fell into thought.

There are two directions in front of him, one is to establish himself as a king, like Liu Xuan. The second is to go to Wang Mang for a try. Jiang Hao will take the lead and abandon the idea of ​​becoming a king himself. The king of the Western Regions is not good. It is estimated that in the land of the Han Dynasty, it is probably useless to direct and act on his own.

Then call Chang'an and talk to Wang Mang first.

What Jiang Hao will face next is not Wang Mang, but one of the rebel army, Kai Xiao who occupies Ganshan.

Kai Xiao was born in a wealthy family in Longyou. When he was young, he was an official in the prefectures and counties. When he saw the flames of war in the country, he moved his mind. He first recruited a group of people, and then captured Yongzhou, killed Yongzhou Mu Chenqing, and established himself as a general. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses.

When Jiang Hao was going to Chang'an, he had to kill this guy first. Just as Jiang Hao was preparing to take action, he suddenly received a message. When he saw the news, he had a wonderful expression on his face.

"Wang Mang appointed Wang Xun and Wang Yi as commanders-in-chief, and led an army of one million to attack Kunyang. The Green Forest Army was terrified, so Liu Xiu came out to preside over the overall situation, and fought against 400,000 with 8,000."

"That night, a meteor fell into Wang Mang's camp, and most of the imperial army was killed or injured. When the imperial army was in a panic, the Green Forest Army killed and beheaded countless people."

"Suddenly there was a strong wind and heavy rain. The imperial army couldn't stand still. Liu Xiu led the army and drove straight in. He beheaded the enemy's deputy commander Wang Xun on the spot. The imperial army collapsed. Tens of thousands of people jumped into the river in panic and drowned."

Jiang Hao put the letterhead on the table and let out a soft breath.

The great magician is showing off his power, meteorites are falling from the sky, storms are raging, you are really a showman!

This battle can be said to be the moment of Liu Xiu's real rise, and since then he has embarked on a road of no return.

Jiang Haoxin said that when he met this guy, he didn't know what the result would be.