Hanbo

Chapter 343 Take a Step and See a Step (4K)

In the afternoon of the next day, the Dawan and Kangju camps were filled with smoke.

Looking at the scorched earth in front of him, Huo Shan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally brought the fire under control.

Sun Shang and the generals stood aside, looking at the scorched earth in front of them with lingering fear. The fire this morning really scared them terribly, and they almost ran away.

"Clean up the battlefield, call a thousand tigers, go to the lake to fetch water, and pour water on the land covered by open fire and smoke.

There are [-] tigers left, and [-] will go to clean the battlefield. Those who survived by chance, but have serious burns, let them know directly.

With one thousand remaining, lead the captives to transport food and grass, and move the food and grass to the opening fifty miles south of this place, where the army camp will be placed.

Three thousand feather forests, apart from the personal guard battalion, were divided into four sides, and the scattered enemy troops, cattle, sheep and horses were collected, and it was unknown how many could be preserved. "

The soldiers rested for half a day, and they recovered some vitality. This time, the horses were damaged too much, and more than 3000 horses were lost.

But it's okay, Yubayashi Huben has two war horses and a pack horse, so Yulin Huben has no shortage of horses at this stage, and Dawan has no shortage of horses, and it will be added later.

All the soldiers began to be busy, and they had been busy for half a day. The battlefield hadn't been cleaned yet, and the faces of all the soldiers were ugly. After the fire, it was too tragic.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Puonu and Shangguan Jie hurried over with Wusun who was [-] Huangzhong and [-].

The remaining five thousand Wusun were left by Zhao Puonu at the foot of the mountain to clean up the battlefield.

Seeing this piece of scorched earth, Zhao Puonu and Shangguan Jie smacked their tongues, what a great deal!
And Jun Xumi's eyes were full of fear and sympathy for Dawan, luckily this scene didn't happen in Wusun.

"I'll leave this to you. I'll go to the front to set up camp first. Shangguan Jie will lead Huangzhong to help deliver food and grass."

"The last general takes orders!"

The food and grass for the 1000 army, [-] people can't be transported in half a day.

Huo Shan didn't want to stay in this place anymore. Fortunately, Huo Shan organized the fire on the plain properly, otherwise it would spread and cause serious trouble.

Therefore, although there will not be a shadow in the hearts of the soldiers, there is still some sympathy, and it is enough to leave Wusun soldiers and horses here to clean the battlefield.

Huo Shan made some arrangements again, and then took Yu Lin Hu Ben and Huang Zhong, and the spare horses to carry grain and grass, and drove the cattle and sheep to the front.

.........

In the blink of an eye, November [-]th came.

An army of 14 gathered at the southern end of the lake and had stayed here for two days.

In Huo Shan's big tent, the generals under his command and the generals of various countries gathered to discuss the next offensive arrangement and announce the results of the previous battle.

"The governor of Dadu led 6000 troops from Habayashi Huben, attacked [-] enemies, beheaded more than [-] people, and captured more than [-] people.

Grain, grass, cattle and sheep were seized, enough for my 14 army for half a month, and more than [-] horses. "

Huo Shan's generals held their heads high and held their chests high, and there was a joyful atmosphere. Although the generals of the Western Regions had some general ideas in their minds, they were also shocked when the specific figures came out, and their backs dropped a little unconsciously.

Huo Shan nodded calmly after listening to Tian Qianqiu's report, and then said:

"Write it down, count it as one after Dawan is destroyed, and send it to Chang'an together with the Wusun battle report."

"promise."

After finishing speaking, Huo Shan stood up:

"Today is November [-]th, and the weather has entered severe cold, the upcoming battle of Dawan must be resolved quickly.

There is no time to clean up the country anymore, this matter can be postponed to the beginning of next spring.

The three major cities and the fertile land along the river were captured before the year, so that the soldiers could have enough food, grass, resources and cities to withstand the severe cold and survive the winter safely. "

Zhao Ponu bowed and saluted:
"I ask the Commander-in-Chief to order."

The rest of the generals also bowed and saluted together:
"I ask the Commander-in-Chief to order."

Huo Shan stepped around the desk, went to the sand table and picked up the stick, and the generals surrounded him.

After Huo Shan looked at it, he opened his mouth and gave an order:
"Su Xian obeys orders."

"The end is here."

"I order you to lead the second and third divisions of the town, walk south to 150 miles, [-] miles west of Niaofei Valley, turn to the west, and sweep west along the river.

If you encounter resistance on the road, destroy it, if you do not encounter resistance, ignore it.

Li Guangli led the third part to set off ahead of schedule, arrived at Ershi City one step ahead, and captured Ershi City before the second part arrived.

Afterwards, some of the 2 people in the two departments stayed behind to watch the prisoners cut firewood and prepare supplies for the winter.

If on December [-], they fail to reach the place where the tributaries flow into the river, they will also stop marching, return to Ershi City, and garrison troops in Ershi City for the winter. "

Su Xian and Li Guangli stood up:

"The last general takes orders!"

"Zhang Anshi, go with the army and lead some logistics officers to handle logistics affairs."

"The minister takes orders!"

"Zhao Chongguo listens to the order."

"The end is here."

"You lead one or four divisions of the town, and [-] soldiers and horses from the countries of the Western Regions, travel south and north, then turn west, and march west along another branch.

If you encounter resistance on the road, destroy it. If you don't encounter resistance, don't pay attention.

Then captured Yucheng City, leaving [-] soldiers and horses from the Western Regions, a part of the town, and enough food and grass to spend the winter here.

You lead four troops of [-] troops and continue westward. When you reach the branch where the river flows into the river, you don’t have to turn back. You march southwest and cross the narrow part of the river. Benhou will wait for you there. "

"The last general takes orders!"

"Huo Guang joined the army together, and then stayed in Yu Chengcheng to take charge of the winter affairs of the [-] troops in the Western Regions."

"The minister takes orders!"

"The Marquis personally led 6 Yulin Tigers, [-] Huangzhong, [-] Wusun, and [-] Crown Yujun, a total of [-] troops, and went straight to Guishan City.

Afterwards, the Marquis joined forces with the four divisions of Zhenyu, and more than [-] troops attacked Guishan City together. This will be the case for this year, and other affairs will be discussed after the war. "

Huo Shan's arrangement also had his own plan.

There are [-] soldiers and horses left in Ershi City on the south side, one is to guard against the Da Yuezhi, and the south of Dawan is the Da Yuezhi.

The other is to keep [-] soldiers and horses here, which is conducive to the cleaning work after the spring of next year.

After Huo Shan made such arrangements, most of the territory in the north, east and west of Dawan was conquered, and these places were the important towns of Dawan.

But the area bordering Da Yuezhi in the southwest is densely covered with rivers and is also very rich.

But for this year, the time is a bit late and the distance is far away, so it is not suitable to clean it again.

When cleaning up next year, Guishan City in the north of this area and Ershi City in the northeast can attack from both sides.

This is also to guard against the Da Yue Clan. This area borders the Da Yue Clan, and the Dawan nobles in this land are deeply involved with the Da Yue Clan.

It is impossible to keep them, they may fall to Da Yuezhi later.

However, the Da Yue Clan did not pay, and it was impossible for Huo Shan to give them this fertile land, even if they paid for it, it was impossible for Huo Shan to give it to them.

Judging from the previous battle, one problem that Huo Shan knew clearly was that the Da Yue Clan did not have the same heart as the Da Han.

It is impossible for Da Yuezhi not to know about Dawan and Kangju's coalition forces, but why didn't they inform Dahan?

So just be obedient, if you are not obedient, I will clean up with you next year.

As for the destruction of Kangju and Dayue Clan, Huo Shan didn't have this idea. Even if they were destroyed, they would be revived in the future, and their land could not be controlled by the tycoons.

And they are relatively familiar with the big guys. If they are destroyed, other forces may come from the west.

For the big men, let them resist the forces in the west, and the acquaintances will get along better.

So the [-] soldiers and horses in Ershi City have such a role.

As for the north, where Huo Shan put the soldiers and horses of the countries of the Western Regions also had his own purpose.

First of all, we need to make it clear that from the beginning to the end, Huo Shan never thought of letting the soldiers and horses of the countries of the Western Regions with uneven combat power participate in the war. If he really participated, Huo Shan was afraid of their bad things.

Take them, you don't arrange them, look at the waste, you arrange them, can they fulfill Huo Shan's order?
What Huo Shan wanted was just a general trend. Dawan went against the sky, which was not tolerated by the Western Regions, so the Han Dynasty ruled over all the countries in the Western Regions to attack Dawan together.

So arrange them in the north, and Yu Cheng stays quietly in the city, just wave the flag behind and shout.

As for the remaining part of the elite town, it was only to protect Huo Guang.

Now under his command, only Huo Guang is suitable to be in charge of the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions.

The general is about to go to the battlefield, Zhang Anshi is going to the south, Tian Qianqiu is going to follow Huo Shan to record, Gongsun Jingsheng and Huo Shan are in charge of logistics, Sima Qian has no skills, so we can't let Liu Ju go, right?

And Huo Guang has been in charge of the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions, so he is the most suitable.

But although the countries in the Western Regions are very good now, Huo Shan is still worried about Huo Guang's safety. He only has such a direct relative.

So leave [-] elites to protect him.

And Huo Shan led all the remaining soldiers and horses to Guishan City, not because of how powerful Guishan City is, how tall the city wall is, and how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack.

In fact, Guishan City is not much different from the other two big cities. In terms of prosperity, Guishan City is actually not as good as Ershi City.

One of the reasons why Huo Shan brought so many soldiers and horses there was because Guishan City was the capital of the country Dawan.

One is because after the spring of next year, the big man will clean up the area in the southwest and resist the big Yuezhi.

Huo Shan reckoned that the Da Yue Clan would definitely not be able to resist the temptation of this region, and whether to fight or not, it is only possible to negotiate with soldiers and horses.

Next, is the last and most important reason.

Let's live in this country. Although the area is not as large as Dawan, the place of Da Yuezhi is rich, but their territory is large.

Although the land is not as big as Wusun, it is much better compared to Wusun. Although the land in Wusun is vast, most of it is desert.

So precisely because of the large territory of Kangju, there are many places where Dawan borders Kangju.

On the north side of Dawan, the east side borders Wusun, but the west side borders Kangju.

But because of the isolation of the mountains, Wusun did not have a deep contact with these countries.

On the east side of Dawan is the mountain range, on the south side and to the east is Congling, which is the Pamir Plateau in later generations, and on the south and west side is Da Yuezhi.

The entire west side of Dawan, including part of the north side, is all bordered by Kangju.

Although Dawan is located between Kangju and Da Yuezhi, the lands of Kangju and Da Yuezhi also partly border each other.

Moreover, these countries, because they are nomadic, the division of the country does not have a prescribed boundary.

The tribes at the border of several countries sometimes belong to Dawan today, Da Yuezhi tomorrow, and Kangju tribes the next day.

And Guishan City is located in the west of Dawan, starting from Guishan City, walking westward for less than [-] miles, you will reach the territory of Dawan.

Therefore, it will be more convenient to dispatch soldiers and horses directly this year, and it will be more convenient when they attack Kangju next year.

And there are [-] Kangju soldiers and horses at the foot of the mountains in the east. Who knows if there are any Kangju soldiers and horses near Guishan City!
Therefore, judging from these circumstances, it is natural to transfer all the soldiers and horses there.

Moreover, Huo Shan also has his own plans for the battle of Kangju next year.

First of all, what is certain is that Kang Ju did have his own little thoughts. This battle must be fought, but in Huo Shan's view, it cannot be fought on a large scale.

Just let them see the strength of the big man. It should be okay if you span thousands of miles and beat your whole Western Regions screaming.

Once a large-scale fight is fought, the two sides start a real fire, and the entanglement is not worth the loss. Even if they are all wiped out, such a large area cannot be controlled if the distance is too far.

So Huo Shan's idea was to make a quick decision, and make Kang Ju terrified with a direct thunderous blow, then his goal would be achieved.

Kangju is a country with a population of 60 and about [-] soldiers and horses, which is simple.

.........

After all the generals left, several civil servants still stayed.

"Zihou, there has been no news from the Dayue Clan so far. In the current situation, I don't know what their attitude is!"

Hearing Liu Ju's words, Huo Shan scratched his head:
“The current situation is really not good.

My original plan was to attack Dawan together with Da Yueshi Kangju. After Dawan is destroyed, the three families will share Dawan.

Then my big man used some means to make Da Yueshi and Kangju hostile, and sat on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. In this way, my big man's power here will be much safer, and it will not easily cause hostility between the two countries.

Who knew that Kang Ju suddenly changed his mind, and suddenly turned to support Da Wan, and even brought Da Yueshi to take another look.

And our army is too strong, if we destroy Dawan by ourselves, it will definitely cause common hostility between the two countries. "

After capturing so many captives, although no big shots were caught, some of them died and escaped, but even ordinary soldiers could get some information from their mouths.

According to them, they came here to deal with the army from the far east, and they didn't wrong him at all.

"Now we have no choice but to take one step at a time. At worst, we can destroy Dawan directly, and then take everything in Dawan with us. We can just go back to the east and the Western Regions."

"But in this way, I'm afraid Kang Ju won't be able to stay for long."

Hearing Huo Guang's words, Huo Shan snorted coldly:
"If it really goes on like this, then Kang Ju will naturally make him unable to fall!"

(End of this chapter)