The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 484: Fear in the Western Regions

Moreover, seeing that the Qiang people who defected to the Qin Dynasty were living a happy life, more Qiang people defected to the Qin Dynasty in comparison.

After all, not to mention the hardships of life, the many tribal forces are scattered and fighting with each other. There is a complete difference between having the protection of a big daddy and being left to fend for themselves without anyone to take care of them.

A harsh environment is bearable, but no one wants the threat of war that could happen at any time.

As for the Huns in the north, their influence had previously extended to Henan and Xituo, including some scattered Huns in the Hexi Corridor. When the news spread, they were so scared that they fled from the Hexi Corridor. Even the Huns in Henan and Xituo, which were relatively close to the Qin forces, fled northward.

As for the Xiongnu tribes, which had already had some contact with the Qin Dynasty, they were now even more respectful.

As for the Western Regions, the first stop after leaving the Hexi Corridor is Loulan.

The Wusun had already fled. The fall of the Great Yuezhi almost frightened them to death. They felt that the Ili River Basin was no longer safe and was too close to the Qin people! They fled nearly a thousand miles to the northwest, even taking advantage of the situation and looting, and fought several battles with the Yuezhi people.

The Wusun were originally driven away by the Dayuezhi. Now they have a chance to take revenge. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of the situation to rob?
However, the Wusun forces were not very strong yet. They were scattered and busy escaping, so they did not achieve any major achievements. They ran all the way to the Tekes River Basin, where they destroyed a small country in the Western Regions and settled down.

Faced with the harassment of Wusun, Dayuezhi had no chance to fight back. Having lost everything, they had no time to deal with these hyenas on the grassland. They urgently needed a place to stand.

But now that they have become helpless, it would not be easy for them to conquer the small countries in the Western Regions even if they wanted to. What's more, there are knowledgeable people in the tribe who can see that the Qin Dynasty wants to conquer the Western Regions. They dare not stay in the Western Regions and have to rush westward.

Ying Zheng also sincerely hoped that they could conquer a piece of territory and recover their strength.

This way you can grab it again next time. Such an excellent resource package from the Yuezhi people is not easy to find.

As for the more than 60 small countries in the Western Regions, they are all in panic now. Before, Dayuezhi was the big daddy in their eyes, and Wusun was the little daddy. They bullied them when they had nothing to do, and all the countries had to pay tribute to Dayuezhi.

But now there is a big daddy who is stronger than Dayuezhi! And it is obvious that he is not just a little bit stronger. He destroyed Dayuezhi in just a few months, and scared Dayuezhi so much that they ran thousands of miles without stopping.

As for the Wusun, their situation was even worse. They didn't even dare to fight and were simply scared away. Now they have reached the northwesternmost part of the Western Regions.

How terrifying is this opponent!

Now this big daddy named Da Qin is obviously going to bring the Western Regions under its rule. How to deal with Da Qin has become their primary problem.

Although the Western Regions are large, they are sparsely populated. Although there are many small countries, these so-called countries are nothing more than small city-states. One city is considered a country, similar to the countries in the early Spring and Autumn Period.

A big country has no more than tens of thousands of people, a small country has only tens of thousands of people, or even thousands of people, and the worst off has only a few hundred people.

There are no more than three or five major countries.

Excluding the Wusun people, the entire population of the Western Regions would not exceed 800,000 at most.

With a population of only 700,000 or 800,000 people, divided into so many countries and tribes, it can be said that they have no combat effectiveness at all.

Normally, they had been submissive to the Wusun and Dayuezhi and paid tribute every year. Now, facing the Qin Dynasty, which was even more powerful than the Dayuezhi, they undoubtedly wanted to pay tribute as well. It was impossible for them to resist and they had absolutely no intention of resisting.

Now the leaders of various countries have put aside their past grudges and gathered in the most powerful Kingdom of Kucha to discuss what to do.

The King of Kucha now had a frown on his face, which he couldn't open at all.

He also made every effort to promote this meeting and talks. He invited all the forces in the Western Regions, no matter how big or small, to come.

Everything that happened this year was bad news for him.

A powerful country that came from nowhere completely destroyed the peace of the entire Western Region. The overlord Dayuezhi was completely destroyed and now no one knows where they have gone. And no one knows what attitude the other party has towards this new powerful country.

The other party's methods are so terrifying that I can't sleep well.

What’s worse is that the Wusun ran to their neighborhood!

Originally, they were a small tyrant in the Western Regions, quite far away from Dayuezhi and Wusun. But now, Wusun was scared and ran to the northwest of their territory.

As soon as Wusun arrived, they destroyed the small country next to them, occupied their territory, and expanded it greatly. How can this be justified?

However, Wusun is now scared enough and has sent people to participate in the meeting to deal with Daqin. At least for a while, there should be no trouble.

This was a rare occasion for leaders from all over the Western Regions to gather together, with more than 200 people bustling around and making a lot of noise.

After the news spread, it took more than two months for all the talents to arrive, and this was achieved with maximum efficiency under tremendous pressure.

In the past month or so, the whole Kingdom of Qiuci has been very lively. Even the chief priest of Loulan Kingdom has rarely left the country and come to Qiuci.

The host, the King of Kucha, sat on the stone platform in the square, knocked the scepter in his hand, and shouted: "Dear guests, dear guests, please be quiet for a moment, please be quiet for a moment."

The King of Kucha spoke Sogdian. Although the countries in the Western Regions did not have an official unified language, because the Sogdians were good at business, Sogdian was widely used in areas such as commercial exchanges. For the needs of trade, it served as a common language to a certain extent.

Of course, due to the trade with the Qin caravans in recent years, the Qin language has gradually spread among the countries and has had a certain influence, but it has not yet become a common language.

The King of Kucha shouted twice, and everyone gave him face and fell silent.

After everyone quieted down, the King of Kucha continued, "Dear guests, we are all gathered here today for one thing, that is, how should we deal with the current changing situation and the powerful countries in the East."

The King of Kucha was in no mood to be polite, nor was there any need to be polite, so he went straight to the point and stated the current problem.

Everyone present looked at each other in silence.

At this time, someone spoke up: "Does anyone know the specific situation of that powerful country? We don't know anything about it now. We only know that it is very powerful, but we don't know where it is powerful? How powerful is it? How should we deal with it?"

Many ignorant people nodded in agreement.

The King of Qiuci also nodded and said, "That makes sense. The people who know the Eastern country best are the Wusun people who are closest to it. Wusun has also sent an envoy. Please ask the Wusun envoy to tell us."

After all, Wusun was closer before, and had interactions with the Qiang and Yuezhi peoples, and even traded with the Qin State, so they had some understanding of the Qin State.

The leader of a large Wusun tribe who came this time was quite knowledgeable and highly respected among many Wusun tribes, so he came to attend the meeting on behalf of Wusun.

Although Wusun did not think highly of these small countries, they had just arrived. Secondly, they wanted to use them as cannon fodder if something really happened. Thirdly, they also wanted to understand the specific situation of Daqin, so they came to attend the meeting.

The Wusun leader walked onto the stone platform, and everyone looked at him, feeling uneasy.

This person said loudly: "Everyone, the great country in the East is called Qin, Daqin."

"It is a superpower in the East. Even in the entire East, it is the most powerful country. Their country has a population of 10 million!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone below was instantly in an uproar, with noise rising everywhere.

Those who were knowledgeable and understood that this was true fell silent.

Those who didn't know much about it before were all in a panic and simply couldn't believe it.

In their world, numbers above ten thousand are rarely used.

Some small countries even have only a few hundred people, and there are many small countries with only one or two thousand people. The number of ten million people is something they cannot imagine, and they dare not imagine. They cannot even understand what this concept is.

Although they knew that the country was very strong, otherwise it would not have been possible to easily destroy the overlord Dayuezhi, but its strength was still beyond their imagination.

It's beyond their imagination.

My God, how many people are there in the entire Western Region? The people of all the countries combined are not even a million, right?

The leader of Wusun shouted for silence again and again. After a long time, everyone finally quieted down. However, everyone was either silent with an ugly look on their face, or in a trance. Some even had a dead look on their faces full of despair.

The Wusun leader continued, "Everyone, you should have seen the goods from the East. Those exquisite and precious silks, various swords, ironware, bronzeware, porcelain, tea and fine wine are all goods from the great Eastern country."

"That country called Daqin is powerful and prosperous. Their king is said to be blessed by the gods and is the son of heaven. It is a country that cannot be attacked by enemies."

"Everyone knows that the Great Yuezhi is very powerful, but we don't know how the Great Yuezhi offended the Great Qin. In less than a hundred days and nights, we will never see the Great Yuezhi again."

"I hope you don't think of becoming enemies with the Qin Dynasty. Don't offend the Qin people. They are very strict with their rules. If they don't go their way, they will destroy something. You must learn from the Dayue clan. Otherwise, we will be unable to resist and will only be destroyed!"

Everyone was silent. Everyone understood this truth, and no one disbelieved his words. After all, facts spoke louder than words. Everyone saw clearly the fate of the Dayuezhi, so naturally no one wanted to offend the Qin Dynasty.

The problem is, if we don't offend him, what if he doesn't like us?
so what should I do now?
Did he sweep us away?
Isn't it because of this reason that you, Wusun, ran so far?
If you don't run, won't you be swept away by the Qin Dynasty?

Compared to such a powerful country, these small countries are too fragile. They can be swept away at will if they are not pleased.

(End of this chapter)