Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 100 A great harvest
Although everyone likes to live a comfortable life, Huo Xian and others did not forget to prepare for war in the past few days.

When the messenger reported, the army began to march out in time, preparing for another battle before returning to Chang'an.

"General, the Kangju cavalry is coming!" The scout said excitedly, "About 5,000 cavalry, most of them are wearing leather or cloth armor."

We still overestimated the smelting level of Dayuan and Kangju. The so-called Hellenistic city-states do not mean that these places now have very high production levels.

In essence, both Dayuan and Kangju had long been cut off from the empire founded by Alexander.

"I'm afraid this is the main force that Kangju can send." Gongsun Ao said, "General, we don't need to be polite, just annihilate this army."

The Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, these two powerful countries, could easily organize an army of tens of thousands, and it was not difficult for them to form a cavalry unit of tens of thousands.

However, even for powerful countries in the Western Regions such as Dayuan, Wusun, and Kangju, they could claim to have 60,000 armored soldiers, but this number itself was somewhat inflated.

The most important thing is that it is impossible to gather all the troops in one place. If they send out several thousand troops and lose ten thousand soldiers, it will be enough to cause them heavy losses.

"Zhao Anguo, lead the Yulin Army and Qimen Army to bypass them from the flank." Huo Xian gave the order directly, "Cut off the retreat route, and do not let these people escape."

Zhao Anguo was quite excited. It seemed that the most dangerous task was given to him, but it was also an opportunity for him to make meritorious service.

"Let one or two Dayuan nobles lead their troops to confuse the enemy. Our Han army only needs to set up a formation to resist the enemy." Huo Xian continued to give orders, saying, "Since they are here, we have to fight anyway, so let them stay!"

Or we should follow the planned tactics and give Kangju's reinforcements a little surprise to let them know that their allies are unreliable.

According to the tactics used by King Wu Gua of Dayuan when he asked for help, he would hold on to Guishan City and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Kangju, and then join forces with the Han army from both inside and outside to completely defeat the Han army.

Now the reinforcements from Kangju have arrived, but they may not know that Wugua has surrendered, or that the royal city of Dayuan has been cleared out by the Han army, and even the king has been replaced under the instructions of the Han army.

The Kangju people wanted to cooperate internally and externally, but no one could guarantee what would happen next.

Zhao Anguo had led two thousand cavalrymen to quietly break away from the left wing of the army. They needed to go around behind the Kangju cavalry.

The leader of the Wusun cavalry also came and said, "General, we have traveled thousands of miles with you, and you are allowed to go to battle."

The Wusun people took the initiative to ask for war in order to further consolidate bilateral relations. If they did not show their own value, it would be difficult for the Han Dynasty to look up to them.

Huo Xian thought about it carefully and said, "You should rest well first. After we defeat the enemy, it will be up to you to finish the job of killing the defeated army!"

After the Wusun people left, Gongsun Ao asked, "General, why should we give them benefits? The defeat of the Kangju people is a good opportunity for us to collect military merits!"

"Marquis Yiqiu, Wusun is different after all." Huo Xian could only say, "In the future, when we fight the Xiongnu, it would be best if Wusun can unite with them. If they cannot unite, we cannot allow them to interact with the Xiongnu."

The Wusun must be won over. Even if they cannot be tied to the same warship, they must never be pushed to the Xiongnu.

Under such circumstances, Huo Xian could only share some of the benefits. Even though he was unhappy with the Wusun people's behavior of jumping at the chance of gain, he could not just think about his own preferences.

Gongsun Ao also understood Huo Xian's helplessness, and even though he felt a little resentful in his heart, he had no choice but to accept it at this time.

After we solve the Xiongnu problem, we will see what will happen to the Wusun who are hesitant and betting on both sides. For now, let them have the best of both worlds!
It would be a good idea to be able to sweep away everything, but it is obviously just a thought.

The Han army began to prepare, and Dayuan also began to prepare, both preparing a huge surprise for Kangju who had come from afar.

The Han army began to slowly move towards the south of Guishan City, but it was obvious that this army had some reservations. They seemed to be on guard against the Dayuan army in Guishan City.

Being attacked from both sides seems to be the most likely situation for the Han army now. This is probably what the Kangju cavalry wants to see.

The Wugang chariots formed a battle formation, and the infantrymen were armed with spears and lances, ready to deal with the charge of the Kangju cavalry. The cavalry on both wings seemed to be less than four thousand in total. This was completely infantry fighting against cavalry.

Especially in the eyes of the Kangju people, the Han army's current formation has a huge problem. It seems that there are more than 10,000 people in front of them. However, the Han army's formation is divided into two parts, and the larger cavalry is dealing with Guishan City.

Suddenly, a large group of soldiers rushed out of Guishan City and rushed towards the Han army.

The Kangju people were not given any chance to think. They were about to prepare for an attack and attack the small part of the Han army.

"We've been fooled!" Huo Xian laughed and said, "We just need to wait for the Dayuan people to bypass us and then come back to attack us!"

The messenger immediately conveyed the military order. Huo Xian led the main force to guard against the Dayuan army. Gongsun Ao was dealing with the Kangju people. The army was now divided into two parts, which had some responsibilities. The Kangju cavalry quickly rushed towards the Han army's formation, but suddenly they were horrified to find that something was wrong.

The Dayuan army did not attack the Han army at all, they bypassed the Han army's formation. What's more terrifying is that the Han army did not attack the Dayuan people at all, allowing them to bypass them from both wings.

It was too late to escape. The Dayuan people who rushed out from Guishan City were very fierce at this moment. They bit the two wings of the Dayuan cavalry and tried to surround them. The Han army in front of them used spears and long guns to block the enemy, and used bows and arrows to greet the Kangju cavalry.

The Kangju people were horrified to find that they had been betrayed. This was not a joint attack from the Han army with the Dayuan people, it was simply an ambush set by the Han army and Dayuan!

By the time the Kangju people wanted to evacuate in anger and panic, it was too late. Most of the troops were unable to leave and suffered heavy casualties.

What was even more terrifying was that when they finally started to escape, a team of Wusun cavalrymen skilled in archery and horse riding came chasing them. Those people seemed even more brutal than the Han army.

The retreat route was also cut off by a Han army. This well-equipped Han army continued to maintain pressure and continued to shoot and kill the fleeing Kangju people.

This war came quickly, but seemed to end even faster. It really only took a moment, and the head-on killing of the enemy turned into chasing after the fleeing defeated Kangju army.

"This battle was not pleasant." Chen Ju said somewhat uninterested, "Be it Dayuan or Kangju, it's nothing more than this!"

Huo Xian smiled and said, "After all, it is a small country in the Western Regions, just like Minyue and Yelang."

This statement was a bit arrogant, but Chen Ju and others felt that the problem was not that big of a problem. After all, the Han Dynasty was now extremely powerful, and everyone had long been accustomed to the Han Dynasty constantly destroying small countries.

It is true that Dayuan and Kangju are too far away, otherwise they would have been incorporated into the Han territory long ago.

Huo Xian gave the order, "The army is preparing to return. There is still a lot to do in the Western Regions."

The expedition to Dayuan is basically over. Now the Han army needs to start returning, and they also need to end this thousand-mile expedition.

The Wusun people were still chasing the Kangju cavalry, and the 5,000 Kangju reinforcements were wiped out in less than an afternoon.

Under the city of Yucheng, Li Guangli led his army into the city at night, and Dayuan opened the city gate. King Yucheng was horrified to find that he had been captured by others. After cursing, he became a gift for his compatriots to surrender to the Han army.

Li Guangli was granted the title of marquis and appointed as a general. This time he really made progress. His military achievements were now enough to earn him the title of marquis.

After destroying Luntai and taking Yuchengcheng, he finally avenged his previous humiliation. His military achievements were enough to make him a new noble of the Han Dynasty.

Just thinking about it carefully, Li Guangli also felt a little depressed. This year's expedition went incredibly smoothly, which was completely different from his expedition to Dayuan last year.

Although he now has the opportunity to be granted a title of nobility, everyone will only see him as the deputy general of the General of Cavalry. Especially the comparison of the process and results of the two expeditions will make Li Guangli's face even more embarrassed.

He could only achieve meritorious service by following the General of Cavalry. If he led the army alone, he would suffer heavy casualties. But if he followed the General of Cavalry, he could be granted a title of nobility and become a general. The difference was too great!

Li Guangli had no time to think too much at this moment. Destroying King Yu Cheng would naturally be the best thing to do.

But the most important thing now is to pack up quickly, collect the spoils, and make arrangements to return to the army as soon as possible.

As the vanguard of the army, there are still many things that need to be prepared on the return journey.

The expedition to Dayuan seemed to be a large-scale expedition, but it ended very suddenly.

However, Huo Xian did not find it strange at all. He had fought steadily and steadily, and it was not surprising to have achieved such a result. The victory this time was not due to his outstanding ability to lead troops, but simply due to the overwhelming national strength.

In terms of the results of the battle, Huo Xian was also very satisfied.

Not to mention the baggage, food and so on, after taking Yucheng City, the total number of Ferghana horses obtained exceeded 7,000. This has achieved the most important strategic goal and obtained enough high-quality war horses to improve the Han Dynasty's military horses.

Weakening Kangju and controlling Dayuan were results that somewhat exceeded initial expectations.

So what we need to do next is to continue to expand our influence in the Western Regions.

It may be a little difficult to set up the Protectorate of the Western Regions right now, but expanding the influence in the Western Regions and laying a solid foundation for setting up the Protectorate of the Western Regions in the future can be put on the agenda. This is the focus of Huo Xian's next trip back.

Attacking Dayuan was something that had to be done. But controlling the Western Regions was a strategic issue for the Han Dynasty, and it was something that had to be done!

(End of this chapter)