Hanbo

Chapter 305 Huo Guang Leads His Troops to the South Road (4.2K)

August 24.

Huo Shan wore a straw hat and rode a horse, and walked in the center of the army against the sun. After looking at the surrounding environment, Huo Shan asked Zhang Anshi:

"Where are we?"

Zhang Anshi licked his dry lips, took out the map, looked at it, and said:

"Going back to the governor, there is still 130 miles away from Weixu, and I will arrive tomorrow."

Huo Shan nodded, sighing in his heart that it was finally coming.

He was going to climb over the mountain to the south side of Beishan, but after walking for a while, just after arriving at the foot of the mountain range, Huo Shan found that this road was really not for people.

The roads in the mountains are all earthworm trails where only one person can stand. From time to time, there are still gravels and icicles on the roads, and some places in the back of the sun are still covered with snow.

It is really not easy to march with a large army, and small-scale soldiers and horses can still try, so Huo Shan immediately decided to change routes.

So he led the soldiers back the same way, went east from Cheshi main road, and then went around from the east.

Originally, if you climbed the mountain, it would take about three or four hundred miles to go from Dongqimi to Weixu, but after a detour, the distance immediately soared to more than 900 miles.

They also walked some wrong roads, so they have traveled more than 200 miles every day in the past few days, otherwise they would not be able to arrive tomorrow.

"What happened to the Huns?"

"Back to the governor, the Xiongnu have not acted since they entered Dongqiemi the day before yesterday.

However, according to a report from Zhenxi, which is relatively close to the Xiongnu, they scattered their rangers and went to various places in the Dongqiemi area. They should be investigating the situation of our army and the countries of Dongqiemi. "

"normal circumstances.

After Huo Shan finished speaking, his expression turned bitter, and he continued:
"My liver hurts from the rush. Even if the Huns are in Dongqiemi, it is not easy to contact the countries in the Western Regions. Fortunately, I still value Dongqiemi so much."

Zhang Anshi quickly retorted after listening:
"Uh, forgive me, the governor, you can't say that, Dongqiemi is still extremely important to the Xiongnu, and this place is a strategic place.

Although we have abandoned this place, we still have to block the connection between the Xiongnu and the countries in the Western Regions, and we must not slack off. "

Huo Shan laughed dumbfoundedly:

"Ha, well, listen to you!"

Huo Shan's own meaning is actually different from Zhang Anshi's understanding.

During the battle with the Huns, he still attached great importance to the place of Dongqiemi in his heart, and his attitude on this matter has not changed.

It's just that he was talking about other things, the establishment of the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions.

He originally thought that Dongqiemi was a good place, and establishing the governor of the Western Regions here could block the connection between the Xiongnu and the Western Regions.

The specific situation is indeed the same, this place still needs to be controlled in the end, and then military households will be stationed here to thrive.

But the governor of the Western Regions can no longer be built here, the distance is too far away.

The countries of the Western Regions and other big countries, except those countries in the far west, such as Dawan, Kangju, and Da Yuezhi.

Most of the other countries in the Western Regions that are closer to the east, or 90.00%, are located on the south side.

Therefore, if the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions is established in Dongqiemi, it is really not easy to control the countries in the Western Regions, and it is not too high to control the situation in the Western Regions.

Huo Shan didn't know where the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions was established in history, otherwise he would just copy it, so there would be no such trouble!

"Has there been any news from Shan Country?"

Hearing Huo Shan ask about Mountain Country, Zhang Anshi smiled:
"Going back to the governor, Cao Zong came with the news yesterday that Shanshan has been destroyed!"

"Okay, that's good, Tian Qianqiu, you go to draft an order to let the soldiers and horses of the mountain country wait in place, Cao Zong's estimate has already returned, right?"

"Back to the governor, yes!"

"Okay, let them stay where they are."

After Huo Shan finished speaking, he glanced at everyone:
"Who wants to go to the South Road?"

Although Huo Shan's words meant to ask questions, his eyes drifted to Huo Guang from time to time.

Huo Guang laughed, Huo Shan's action made him very happy:

"Let me go!"

Huo Shan immediately beamed with joy:

"Okay, uncle, there must be no problem on the South Road."

Huo Shan also had no other choice. Among the people present, only Huo Guang had the ability to execute his task perfectly.

In fact, Huo Shan was unwilling to let Huo Guang go, it was too dangerous, but there was no way.

Huo Guang waved his hand:
"Don't rush to put a high hat on me, talk about what you want me to do."

Huo Shan straightened his face, and then said:

"Bong Che Duwei, Doctor Guanglu Huo Guang listens to the order."

"The minister is here."

"I order you to lead the six thousand crowned Li army, and immediately set off to the South Road to join forces with the soldiers and horses of the Mountain Kingdom, and then go all the way from east to west, and 'please' the countries on the South Road to send troops to help."

After listening to Huo Shan's words, Huo Guang frowned deeply. This is really a difficult task, but he still saluted and bowed:
"The minister takes orders!"

He also knew that no one else could go now except him.

As for the South Road, as mentioned earlier, the two main roads after the Han people entered the Western Regions were the South Road and the North Road.

In terms of terrain, the North Road is an oasis road between the Beishan and Tianshan Mountains in the north and the desert in the south.

The desert in the south is the Tarim Basin of later generations.

The South Road is an oasis road between the Tarim Basin in the north and the plateau in the south.

And since there are two oasis roads, there must be many countries on these two roads, and it is true that most of the countries in the Western Regions are on these two roads.

However, there is a certain difference in the distribution of forces on these two roads.

In the North Road, there are many big countries, such as Gumo and Qiuci, while in the South Road, there are densely packed small countries. It is roughly estimated that there are at least twenty or thirty countries, but there are also several countries with a population of over [-].

If Huo Shan wants to make troubles along the North Road, the countries in the South Road will naturally not let them watch. It is good to walk around without doing anything.

And if you can really get soldiers and horses in the South Road, there is a saying called people say what you say, you pull three or five small countries, and the others will send soldiers and horses when they see it.

The Western Regions are like this. If a country sends out a few soldiers, it can pull in [-] to [-] soldiers.

Although there is no fighting power.But to be able to build momentum, the general trend is very important.

However, the Han people usually follow the northern road when they walk the business road, so the Han people do not have deep contacts with the countries of the southern road.

It is also because of this that the Xiongnu did not have deep contacts with them.

So they only know that there is a powerful empire in the far east, suppressing the former overlord the Huns.

The news has a certain occlusion, so there needs to be a strong person to do this.

And Huo Shan looked around, everyone present, only Huo Guang was such a character in his eyes, and he probably was stronger than he imagined.

Zhang Anshi is still a little immature, so I won't say anything else.

As for the reason for doing this, in fact, no matter what, this road must be walked again, which is beneficial to the future rule.

And if the goal is really achieved, it will be of great benefit to fight the Xiongnu and Dawan.

So even if there was no influence of the Huns on this matter, Huo Shan would definitely do it.

But now the matter fell on Huo Guang's head, he was going to be in trouble, just a problem of distance, it was a big problem.

.........

"Uncle brought all five thousand Huangzhong with him, the south is higher and the climate is more suitable for Huangzhong.

Uncle walked all the way from the east to the south, asking all the countries to send troops to help, pass Qiemo, Ronglu, Khotan, Shache, then go north to Shule, turn to the west, and we meet at Gumo. "

Huo Guang rubbed his forehead:
"You really gave me a problem."

Huo Shan smiled and said nothing, Huo Guang asked again:
"Is there a time limit?"

Huo Shan shook his head, then nodded again:

"Uncle on the Xiongnu's side doesn't need to worry about it, so time is not tight. Uncle only needs to arrive in Shule before October."

Huo Guang breathed a sigh of relief after listening, that's all right, that's all right.

From Weixu to Gumo, if you take the North Road, go straight all the way, the distance is about [-] miles.

And if you take the south road, you need to go around a big circle, and the distance is at least three times that of taking the north road.

For this distance, if the time set by Huo Shan is too fast, he really has no choice but to fly over with wings.

But now, there are still 37 days before the end of October, and the journey to Shule has been shortened. Huo Guang thinks there is no problem.

Huo Shan reined in the horse's head and stopped:

"Stop the whole army, don't leave, Gongsun Jingsheng."

"The minister is here."

"You go to count the food and grass, save enough food and grass for ten days for the remaining [-] troops, and bring the rest to my uncle."

"The minister takes orders!"

After Huo Shan finished giving his orders, Sun Shang and Gongsun Jingsheng went to make arrangements, and Huo Shan turned his head to look at Huo Guang again:
"It's probably enough for half a month, and the rest has to be figured out by uncle himself."

"Ok!"

Huo Guang said that there is no problem. Including the soldiers and horses of the mountain country, there are about [-] people. Now it is summer and autumn, and there is no shortage of grass along the way. There are still many ways to get food and grass.

You can borrow it, but if you don’t borrow it, the big deal is to destroy two small countries.

.........

Early the next morning, the two armies parted ways. Huo Guang prepared early, so they set off immediately.

Huo Shan is still preparing for this meeting, but in fact there is nothing to prepare, so he puts away the tent, feeds the horses and drinks water.

Huo Shan took this time to deal with things routinely, sitting on the horseback bumping, Huo Shan didn't like it very much.

Huo Shan first asked Tian Qianqiu to write an order to the six departments of the two armies to maintain the state during this period, and to raise vigilance from today.

According to Huo Shan's estimate, the Xiongnu might become restless in the next few days. Huo Shan could delay with them, but they couldn't delay by themselves.

The grain and grass on Huo Shan's side is still enough for ten days, but Huo Shan keeps more grain and grass on the side of the Sixth Division of the two armies, and there are also captured grain and grass, so it will not be a problem to use twenty days.

Coupled with the seized cattle, sheep and horses from several countries, there will be no major problems for a month.

As for the seized gold and silver treasures, Huo Shan did not let them take them with him. He found a place in the wilderness of Dongqiemi, dug a pit and buried them.

It is too heavy to carry them, if they are found by the Huns if they stay, then they will be found, and the gold and silver treasures cannot be eaten.

And Huo Shan felt that he would get it back sooner or later.

However, the food and grass situation of the Xiongnu could not last for [-] days, let alone January.

Unless they kill cattle, sheep and horses on a large scale, or let people eat grass (ˉˉ)!
Therefore, Huo Shan estimated that after the Xiongnu entered Dongqiemi, they had to take action within five days at most.

The most appropriate time is three days, and today is the three days when the Huns entered Dongqiemi.

It won't be long before the soldiers of the two armies are about to start a battle, and Huo Shan is about to start his journey of remote command.

It was also thanks to Xiao Hei that he could do this.

In strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, he can't do this by himself, let alone the enemy is the mighty Huns.

But with Xiao Hei, the difficulty is greatly reduced!

Speaking of Xiao Hei, he has a son, and he has two sons and a daughter, just a few days ago!
Huo Shan took the time to look at it, and then walked back with a disgusted face, he had no choice but to be really ugly.

With Xiaobai and Huo Shan taking care of the children, Xiao Hei said he was very relieved, so he worked hard for Huo Shan during this time.

Just because of the big white and tender bug in Huo Shan's hand.

After arranging the six divisions of the two armies, Huo Shan wrote another letter to Cao Zong, saying the same thing as the six divisions of the two armies.

Let Cao Zong be vigilant to avoid the Xiongnu changing targets unexpectedly, and prepare to rush out of the car division and go straight to the military household.

This move is the best choice for the Huns, and it is also the most likely choice for the Huns next.

If they really broke through the car division and went straight to the military households, then it's actually nothing. Even if you have an army of 20, it is impossible to break through the military households in a few months.

The military households have enough food and grass, and there is no shortage of water sources. Even if you cut off the river, it doesn't matter. The many wells you drilled are not left in vain.

And Huo Shan could just seize this opportunity in the Western Regions, win over other countries, and then set up an army to drive the Xiongnu back.

But it is better not to affect the military households, so Cao Zong must defend it.

Next, let's look at the news that Xiao Hei brought back after he passed by.

Huo Shan's next arrangement is related to the information brought back by Xiao Hei.

If the Xiongnu attacked Cao Zong, the six tribes would have to attack the Xiongnu to prevent them from attacking Cao Zong with all their strength.

If it's attacking the six divisions, that's fine, but Cao Zong won't support him. He has only one task, to defend the Cheshi well.

After dealing with the affairs of the six divisions of the two armies and Cao Zong, Huo Shan dealt with the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions.

In fact, there is nothing to deal with. Those who should write have come, and those who haven't come still haven't come, such as Wusun, Gumo, and Qiuci.

These three countries, until today, have not heard from them, not only from them, but also from the German envoys in China. These countries in the Western Regions are really impressive.

What else can I do, wait, if you can't wait, then go and see for yourself.

After dealing with the general matters, it happened that the soldiers were all ready, and the army began to set off.

But within fifty miles, the scouts ahead came running.

"Reporting to the governor, soldiers and horses were found [-] miles ahead. There are about [-] soldiers and horses flying the flag of Kucha."

Huo Shan frowned, did not speak, but waited.

After waiting for about half an hour, Xiao Hei came back. Huo Shan looked at the letter he brought back, and then directly ordered:
"Order Yu Lin Huben to march immediately, to kill these 3000 troops for this Marquis, and bring the enemy's leader back to his command!"

Huo Shan read the letters from the six departments of the two armies, but they didn't come across any letters from Kucha.

And if these three thousand soldiers and horses came to support him, there would definitely be a letter.

But Qiuci Huoshan asked them to go to Dawan, so combining these two points, there is a problem, a big problem.

So what is this problem? There is only one possibility, the Huns.

So Huo Shan didn't say anything else, let's talk about it after destroying it first!
(End of this chapter)