Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 24: The Northern Huns fled westwards, and a battle was won in the Western Regions
Yanqi Kingdom.

The sounds of fighting between the two armies rang out.

Although Gu Sheng's actions did serve to confuse the enemy.

But after several attempts, King Zuoluli was still unwilling to miss this opportunity to fight, and he personally led the army straight to Yanqi!

This battle is destined to be extremely bloody.

Although Gu Sheng had already ordered the army to be deployed and on high alert.

However, the disparity in military strength between the two sides was too great, and the Han army was at a clear disadvantage in terms of numbers.

The most important thing is that Che Shi also rebelled!
The impact on the entire battle situation was extremely fatal. The rebellion of Cheshi completely blocked Gu Sheng's retreat.

As a result, the entire Han army was trapped in an encirclement with attacks from both front and back.

With Liu Zhuang's death from illness, the entire Western Regions gradually developed in an uncontrollable direction.

But for the soldiers in the city, there was only one choice.

That is a fight to the death!
surrender?

Who can afford to lose that person?

Who could do something that would bring shame to their family and ancestors?
Under such circumstances, the command capabilities of the commanders on both sides were fully demonstrated.

Gu Sheng is indeed a natural commander.

He is always so calm and handles various problems.

Sometimes they launched feints to make the enemy think the Han army was going to fight back; sometimes they launched small-scale surprise attacks;
Various tactics made the Northern Xiongnu and Cheshi Army very uncomfortable.

This is a natural guarantee for the morale of the army under the current circumstances.

The key is--

The soldiers all believed in Gu Sheng.

I believe the court will send reinforcements.

As soon as the reinforcements arrive, they will be able to tear apart the encirclement between the division and the rear. At that time, the so-called siege will be completely reversed!

Gu Yi has been watching everything.

Compared to the original history he knew, great changes have taken place now.

Whether Gu Sheng can hold on until reinforcements arrive.

He wasn't actually sure.

But Gu Yi would not dwell on something that could not be changed. What he really thought about was the other side.

In the past, he always felt that as long as he could retain enough achievement points for manipulation, he could solve all the problems.

But now Gu Yi suddenly woke up.

Now that history has completely changed, he may not be able to solve all crises!

For the entire Gu family's ten-thousand-year plan, the help of props is indispensable.

It's impossible for the family to always be so successful.

Without his control, the fact that this generation of the family could achieve such development was actually beyond Gu Yi's expectations.

But the reason is simply because Gu Kang and Gu Sheng are so talented.

And in this.

A big part of the reason was his initial education and the fact that he met a wise ruler like Liu Zhuang.

Gu Yi had carefully observed Gu Liang and other third-generation members of the family.

Although Gu Kang also attached great importance to their education, he even imitated the methods that Gu Yi used to educate them.

But no matter how amazing Gu Kang's talent is.

Faced with the limitations of the times, it was impossible for him to completely provide cross-era education like Gu Yi did in the past.

Moreover, the difference in attributes also means that each person will comprehend something different.

At least in Gu Yi's observation.

Among the third generation of the family, there is no one who can carry the banner like Gu Kang and Gu Sheng.

Now it is Gu Sheng’s battle against foreign enemies.

What if one day in the future, the family encounters such a butcher knife?
Since history has changed, it is impossible for Gu Yi to always be a prophet.

Liu Zhuang's death several years earlier explains everything.

Many dangers are hidden in the invisible.

Whether it's a tyrant or a chaotic world
Considering the current influence of the Gu family, can they still stay out of it?
The only item Gu Yi currently knows about is the god-level astronomical card, and he has no idea what uses other levels of items have.

But he was sure that if all preparations in reality failed.

If you want to solve the family crisis, you only need props.

"It seems that the importance of achievement points is going to increase again. Not only do I need to leave enough achievement points for me to control, but I also need to ensure a certain reserve of props."

"To prevent the family from facing an unsolvable crisis!"

Gu Yi sighed secretly, feeling under tremendous pressure.

Gu Kang's political level is indeed very reassuring.

Just after Liu Lun had completely decided on this matter, Gu Kang made a series of arrangements.

The Han army, which had been ready for a long time, finally moved!
The 20,000 troops from the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang, who had already been fully equipped, headed straight for the Western Regions.

All of this was arranged by Liu Zhuang before he died.

Moreover, this is just an advance force, which is only there to rescue the Han army in the Western Regions. There will be more troops to follow.

But in this era, neither the transmission of imperial edicts nor the marching speed of the army could be accomplished overnight.

Neither Gu Sheng nor Ban Chao can escape from danger in a short time!
In Yanqi.

The war became more brutal.

Although the Cheshi and Northern Xiongnu had never been able to break into the city, the situation of the entire Han army was becoming increasingly dangerous.

Casualties are one thing.

The most important thing is that they are running out of food!
The Western Regions are vast, and the supply of food and grass is one of the problems faced by the Han army.

Moreover, their purpose was to pacify the Western Regions, not to exploit them like the Northern Huns, so they would not harm the people excessively.

Now, as the siege lasts longer and longer, this problem naturally arises.

Moreover, under this severe situation, it was impossible for Gu Sheng to restrict the food supply of the soldiers.

After all, how can you have the strength to fight if you don’t have enough food to eat?
Under such circumstances, Gu Sheng tried every possible means.

In the end, they ended up in a situation where they had to "boil their armor and crossbows and eat their tendons and leather."

But even so, the morale of the entire Han army was not at all disturbed.

Because no matter what, Gu Sheng always led his generals to lead by example and always shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

Plus the hundreds of central troops who have followed Gu Sheng for many years.

They were like a magic needle that stabilized the basic morale of the entire Han army.

Everyone was holding back their anger, just waiting for reinforcements to arrive so they could vent their anger!
During this period, the Northern Huns were naturally thinking of various solutions.

After their attempts to persuade them to surrender failed, they directly cut off the Han army's water supply in an attempt to cause chaos from within the Han army.

But they underestimated Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng followed Gu Kang for many years. Although he was not as good as Gu Kang in water conservancy, he was far superior to most of his contemporaries.

He quickly identified several locations.

Let people start digging down.

When the clear springs gushed out from the ground, shouts like thunder rang out in the city, as if representing their determination!
Han army, never take a step back!
Under such circumstances, the Northern Huns became increasingly anxious.

The news of the Han army's mobilization has arrived!
How could they not panic?

Faced with the iron hoof of the Han Dynasty, not to mention the Cheshi, even the Northern Huns did not dare to confront them head-on.

But let them withdraw their troops directly.

How is this possible?

Needless to say, the Cheshi people had no way out from the moment they chose to rebel.

But for the Northern Huns, this withdrawal would be equivalent to handing over the entire Western Regions to the Han army.

This is a piece of fat meat!

For the Northern Huns today, the key to whether they can repeat the glory of their ancestors lies in the Western Regions!
As long as they can capture the city, they can defend it to the death like Gu Sheng did and wear down the incoming Han army.

Even if we can't take it down.

It was the Cheshi who were directly facing the Han army. They had every opportunity to take advantage of this time to retreat and rely on the deployment behind them to stretch the supply lines of the Han army and consume the Han army.

For a moment, their attacks became more and more frantic.

Gu Sheng noticed this keenly.

He knew that reinforcements were coming!
When the three armies heard this news from Gu Sheng, they were shocked!

Gu Sheng quickly made tactical arrangements.

On the basis of ensuring that they would not be attacked, they were always ready to cooperate with reinforcements to directly break through the encirclement of the Northern Huns.

It's in this tug of war.

Finally, the Han reinforcements arrived!

When he discovered that the Cheshi army was in complete chaos, Gu Sheng led his troops to attack without any hesitation!
The situation changed immediately!
The one who led the reinforcements this time was Geng Bing.

Obviously, he had fully absorbed the lessons of the failure of the last Northern Expedition and made very careful deployment in advance.

He divided the entire reinforcement force into three columns.

The central army charged head-on, blocking the Northern Huns' reinforcements from the left and right.

He has great faith in Gu Sheng's talents.

The goal is to wipe out all the resistance forces of the Che Division here.

From the moment the Cheshi army was completely in chaos.

The momentum of attacking from both front and back has been fully formed.

I won’t say much about the Han army in the city.

Although they are very tired physically and mentally, this is the time for them to vent their resentment!
When are humans most courageous?
——When I go crazy!
This is what the Han army is like today.

Even Gu Sheng's eyes turned red.

These days, he is under more pressure than anyone else!

He was afraid that any accident would happen, which would lead to the death of those who followed and believed in him.

Now is the time for him to vent the pressure in his heart!

The sound of horse hooves and wailing was heard everywhere.

Faced with the high-spirited Han army, the entire Cheshi army was like a piece of paper and was quickly broken through. The chaos that followed even brought disaster to the three armies.

The overall situation is decided!

When Geng Bing saw Gu Sheng covered in blood, he was completely stunned.

Gu Sheng has changed so much that he feels unfamiliar with him.

He looked much thinner, his temperament had completely changed, and his eyes were full of fatigue.

But the murderous aura was particularly shocking.

"Meet the General!"

Geng Bing instinctively lowered his head and saluted, "Your Majesty orders that the general take command of all the troops!"

Hearing this, Gu Sheng nodded directly, with a gleam in his eyes: "Okay!"

"Pass my orders immediately."

"Army, prepare yourselves, and follow me immediately to pursue the Northern Huns!"

Gu Sheng seemed to have thought of everything long ago, and his expression was very serious.

Hearing this, Geng Bing was stunned for a moment.

Direct pursuit?

Now?

He swallowed hard and said quickly, "General, our army is exhausted. Why not take this opportunity to rest and plan for the future?"

Although he also wanted to make a contribution, he really felt that Gu Sheng was a little too impatient.

This was a forced march.

In addition, the Han army was already exhausted after this battle. Wouldn't it be an advantage for the enemy to pursue them at this time?
But Gu Sheng was very determined. He shook his head and said, "This opportunity cannot be missed. Time waits for no one."

"The Northern Huns thought they could take advantage of our army's weakness and annihilate us all."

"That's why they attacked me and Zhong Sheng at the same time."

"Now that the Cheshi division is out of control, we can no longer supply them with food and grass."

"The Northern Huns' supply lines are their biggest flaw."

"Don't let them rest."

"We must seize this opportunity to completely sweep the Northern Huns out of the Western Regions with lightning speed!"

As he spoke, he looked at the soldiers behind him and said, "The Cheshi tribe submitted to the Han Dynasty several times and then rebelled again."

"This time, it has put our army in danger."

"I order you to lead the brothers, kill the two kings of Cheshi, and slaughter all those who oppose the Han Dynasty in Cheshi. Completely control Cheshi and prepare food and fodder for my army!"

"Tell the entire Western Regions that disloyalty to the Han Dynasty will be punished!"

Gu Sheng did not hide his murderous intent at all.

"Yes!" The soldiers took the order and left.

Geng Bing swallowed silently.

Gu Sheng's feeling, which was completely different from the one he had in Luoyang, put him under great pressure.

But looking at Gu Sheng's current state, he couldn't help but say, "General, why don't you take a good rest and let me pursue them?"

"No need!"

Gu Sheng simply waved his hand.

It wasn't because he wanted the credit, but because he realized how rare this opportunity was.

He doesn't feel safe leaving it to others!
Although Geng Bing was still helpless, he could only bow and agree.

The three armies are ready!

Gu Sheng did not rest during this period. Based on the intelligence obtained by the scouts, he stood in front of the map with a frown, as if he was thinking about various possibilities.

Finally, Geng Bing came again.

Gu Sheng had already thought of everything.

He divided the entire army into three groups.

All the way:

——Pursuit Army.

This army must kill the Northern Huns and leave them no time to take care of other things.

The second route is the reserve team.

This pursuit was different from the previous ones. The Northern Huns' army was not a remnant. Although their morale was low, they had not collapsed.

It is necessary to ensure a certain level of combat effectiveness for the Han soldiers.

The third route was the interception force led by him personally.

This journey is the most important.

The purpose is to predict the next step in advance based on the route of the Northern Huns, so as to set up an ambush and interception.

In fact, it would be best if this army was mainly composed of the troops that have always followed Gu Sheng.

But Gu Sheng didn't plan to take them with him this time.

The army is exhausted, and these people must have a good rest now. At the same time, it is also crucial to completely settle the entire Che Division. These plans must ensure that there are no problems in the rear.

He even didn't plan to bring along Gu Sheng, the generals who had always followed him.

But this time, the generals refused.

"General, I wasted an opportunity before. Although I am exhausted now, even the general still has to lead the army to kill the enemy, let alone us?"

This is what Dou Gu said.

Now he is completely convinced of Gu Sheng.

Whether in terms of courage or ability, he felt the gap between himself and Gu Sheng.

"Indeed! How can we allow the general to go on alone at this moment? A man should die when he must, what is there to fear?"

Geng Gong also spoke.

"That's right! We are willing to follow the general to kill the enemy and would rather die than retreat!!"

Shouts rang out in the military camp.

Geng Bing looked at Geng Gong in surprise.

what happened?

Isn't my cousin always arrogant? How did he become like this?
Having never experienced a siege, he naturally could not understand the feelings of these generals towards Gu Sheng.

For them.

Gu Sheng has completely conquered them.

"it is good!"

Looking at the people in front of him, Gu Sheng took a deep breath, his eyes becoming sharper, "In that case, let's go together."

"If we win this battle, we will achieve a feat that will be engraved in stone for eternity!"

“If you lose;”

"We will all return home wrapped in our horsehides!"

The three armies are in chaos!

Gu Sheng settled everything in a short while.

Immediately reorganize the troops and pursue directly!

The only direction for the Northern Huns to retreat was Kucha.

The Kingdom of Kucha was an important route on the Silk Road. Whoever controlled it could be said to have completely controlled the initiative of the Silk Road.

Today's Kucha has long been controlled by the Northern Huns.

It radiated to all directions through Qiuci, including the Shule Kingdom where Ban Chao was now.

Before Ban Chao went to Shule State.

The king of Shule State, Douti, was a Kucha person arranged by the Northern Xiongnu.

Gu Sheng has profound attainments in the tactics of infiltration and encirclement.

He planned to move westward along the Peacock River Valley, cross the edge of the Kuche Oasis, and head straight for the city of Qiuci.

The intention was to completely trap the entire Xiongnu army on the edge of the Kingdom of Kucha.

The risks of doing so are indeed great.

After all, the Northern Xiongnu also had influence in Kucha.

But Gu Sheng did this naturally based on his own judgment.

——Ban Chao is still in Shule!
The State of Shule was definitely never lost.

Otherwise, the Northern Huns would have already arrived with a large army, and they would not have been able to hold on!

This is Gu Sheng’s judgment on the overall battle situation!
Now that the Northern Huns have retreated, the army is heading straight for Qiuci, and the Northern Huns besieging Shule will certainly retreat as well.

Ban Chao just needs to seize this opportunity.

Once the troops are mobilized, the people of Kucha will have no time to take care of other things!

This is the best opportunity!

As for whether Ban Chao will counterattack?
Since we are brothers, how can we not understand each other?
Things turned out just as Gu Sheng had predicted.

Ban Chao's military ability was not bad to begin with. After realizing that the Northern Hun army intended to retreat, he immediately guessed that the situation on the battlefield had changed.

Prepare for a counterattack immediately!
The disadvantages of the Northern Huns' two-way war were fully demonstrated at this moment.

Ban Chao now has more than just thirty-six riders.

Instead, there were troops from the Shule and Khotan kingdoms.

Although compared with a big country like the Han Dynasty, the military strength of these two countries is naturally not worth mentioning.

But don’t forget, this is in the Western Regions!

Ban Chao rode non-stop and directly entangled the Northern Xiongnu army that was preparing to retreat to Qiuci.

It is precisely because of this.

The entire Kingdom of Kucha was in chaos.

Gu Sheng took this opportunity to actually stop the Northern Hun army from retreating.

Attack from both front and back!

It was another brutal battle.

The Northern Hun army was in complete chaos, as the turn of events was beyond their imagination.

They never thought that the Han army would risk pursuing them despite being exhausted.

It is even more puzzling why the generals on the two fronts made the same judgment at the same time without any communication!
The moment the army's morale began to waver, the outcome of the battle was already determined!

After leaving behind more than 3,000 people.

King Zuoluli had no choice but to turn northwest and flee again towards the Kingdom of Gumo.

But how could Gu Sheng leave such a gap?
From the moment he intercepted the Northern Hun army, the outcome of the battle was already determined.

He pursued without stopping.

At the same time, the army led by Geng Bing did not stop at all.

The two armies attacked Gumo together.

When Gu Sheng won a great victory, Ban Chao was no longer hindered. He quickly broke through the eastern border of Qiuci and at the same time marched forward to attack Gumo.

All three armies move together!

King Zuoluli abandoned the city and fled at night.

Gu Sheng personally led the army in pursuit, killing more than 10,000 enemies and seizing countless spoils of war.

The Northern Xiongnu completely collapsed in the Western Regions.

Boyu Chanyu was greatly frightened and abandoned all plans to flee westward.

One battle and the Western Regions will be conquered!
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In August of the first year of Jianchu, the Protector General of the Western Regions, Sheng, defended Yanqi, and the enemy could not conquer it.

He then sent his son-in-law, Commandant Geng Bing, with 20,000 elite soldiers to rush to Yanqi. Sheng then opened the city and joined forces with Bing, attacking from both sides. They defeated the Cheshi army, causing the enemy to flee to Qiuci, abandoning their armor.

Sheng then commanded all the troops and divided them into three groups to attack:

Geng Bing, the son-in-law of the emperor, was appointed commander of the central army, leading over 10,000 infantry and cavalry to attack from the south of the desert.

He led 5,000 light cavalrymen, sneaked through the Gobi Desert, and bypassed the northern pass of Qiuci.

At that time, the military commander Ban Chao was in Shule State. He gathered more than 10,000 soldiers from Khotan and Shule, and attacked the flank of Qiuci from the east of Pamir Mountains to shock Qiuci.

Sheng personally charged into the enemy's formation, braving arrows and stones, and beheaded six famous kings under the command of Zuoluli King. The enemy troops were routed, leaving behind more than 3,000 corpses, and the remaining troops fled to Gumo in panic.

At that time, Chao had already broken through the eastern border of Qiuci, cut off its food supply, and then attacked Gumo,

Sheng climbed a high place and swore to the crowd, "In the past, Chen Tang killed Zhizhi. Now we should follow his example!"

They used battering rams to destroy the walls and fired crossbows and cannons. The Xiongnu, exhausted, abandoned the city and fled at night. The Han army pursued and killed over 10,000 of them, captured 100,000 cattle and sheep, soaked the quicksand with blood, and the sound of the Hujia music died down.

The Northern Chanyu was horrified and moved westward with his entire clan, never daring to peek into the Han border again.

From Pule Lake to Pamir Mountains, merchants and travelers are free from worries and the sound of camel bells can be heard melodiously.

Upon hearing of the victory, Emperor Zhang issued an edict saying, "Let the thunder roar and the might of heaven spread far and wide." He ordered the carving of a stone in Chigu City, with the words: "At the beginning of Jianchu, the three armies worked together to wipe out the bandits. The barbarian invasion was forever pacified and the mountains and rivers were intact." More than fifty countries in the Western Regions sent their sons to serve the emperor, offering camels, horses and precious treasures, and bowing their heads in respect, saying, "Heaven will never abandon us."

——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Gu Sheng"

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