Eighty thousand enemy troops came? Li Kuang wrote official documents in accordance with the procedures and sent them to Chang'an and the emperor on his patrol. At the same time, he mobilized certain areas of his jurisdiction.

Fortunately for the new system of the Han Empire, the Protectorate had the right to mobilize the people in its jurisdiction in the face of military threats. If it was still in the previous dynasty, the local generals had no right to send troops and mobilize at all. Anxi Protectorate had only one army. Might be worse this time?

However, Li Kuang's mobilization was only a "routine business," and he really didn't take the Hunets' active attack too seriously.

Some small parts of them may have failed, but on the whole they have been going from one victory to another. To put it bluntly, they are really proud.

According to the thinking of the Han army, if there is an attack by an enemy army, it has nothing to say, it is directly ashamed!

Under his habitual thinking, Li Kuang had no idea of ​​fighting a defensive war. He handed over the internal affairs of Anxi Prefecture to Chang Zhao. He himself ordered troops in the morning and led the assembled troops to Penchihe in the afternoon. Open.

When I heard that there were soldiers from the Anzai Protectorate who could fight in war, instead of repelling them at all, they were all excited and excited.

For them, the absence of war is the most terrifying and sad thing. Once they hear that there is war to participate in, one after another will be happier than anyone else.

There is no way, the system of the Han Empire is there, what status and treatment you want to get, all depends on the title.

So how did the title come from? There are many ways to obtain the title, but nothing is more direct and efficient than using the enemy's head to obtain the title.

Want money? Go to the battlefield to take the enemy's first level!

Want land? Go to the battlefield to take the enemy's first level!

Want beauty? Go to the battlefield to take the enemy's first level!

Want status? Go to the battlefield to take the enemy's first level!

Want to..., go to the battlefield to take the enemy's head!

For the Han people, the first level of the enemy is everything they want to obtain, especially for people with white bodies. The first step for people who want to leap from a white body to a nobleman, the enemy's head is a necessity for stepping!

"There are 80,000 enemy troops coming this time?"

"I heard it is more than 80,000."

"That's really good!"

"Of course it's okay. There are more enemy troops, and the brothers are enough."

Not all of the Han army's pawns are lords. Some of them have been unlucky and have not had the opportunity to personally kill the enemy after joining the army for so long; some have just made up for it from the county military system. Have not had time to participate in the war.

Some soldiers who were still in white needed the heads of the enemy army to make themselves a knight. They were more eager to break out of war than anyone else, so that a hundred acres of land could be added to their homes, and signs of knighthood could also be hung on the door panels of their homes.

The group of soldiers who originally had the title, they are eager to participate in more wars, relying on the accumulated number of victories to raise their title, obtain higher social treatment, and obtain more practical benefits.

A pursuing army never lacks the desire for war. They enter the battlefield with a desire to kill the enemy and exchange their heads for everything they want!

When the Han army in Gumo moved out, they would walk along the route of Beihe, passing through Shule, donating drugs, restoring, and then turning to the southeast to reach Penchi River.

Walking along the North River is a reasonable arrangement. The Western Regions rely on oasis and rivers to have enough water. If they are dissatisfied with the Gobi and deserts, it is difficult for small groups of people to get water. The scale of thousands of people wants to be guaranteed. Water is even more difficult.

Li Kuang ordered his troops in Gumo. The first group of troops taken away was the 3,000 troops stationed at the shogunate. Later, there will be garrisons and auxiliary troops mobilized from the rear.

The Anxi Prefecture currently has only one army establishment, that is, no more than 15,000. These 5,000 people were divided into more than 30 garrisons, large and small. Except for the garrison troops that had no less than 3,000 people in the vicinity of Hunite on the Western Front, they belonged to the shogunate of the Togo Prefecture. A little more, and then there is a white dragon pile.

The strategic value of Bailongdui has always been not low. In addition to the large salt-producing fields on the other side, it is also the main trade center of the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions. It is also the back of the Han army stationed in the Western Regions.

This time Li Kuang not only ordered the conscription of the Han Chinese from the Western Regions, but also sent people to Wusun. The order given to Wusun was for them to gather at least fifty thousand cavalry.

Wusun is a country with a long history. When the Huns were still there, the Wusun people swayed from side to side between the Xiongnu and the Han clan. After the destruction of the Han clan, Wusun set himself free.

During the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wusun, who had released himself, happened to be trapped in the internal affairs.

Waiting for the Sima family to re-dominate the world and march into the Western Regions again, the Wusun people once again chose to obey the Western Jin Dynasty with their "inertia", and made some contributions to the Western Jin Dynasty's re-control of the Western Regions.

It's a pity that the good scene of the Western Jin Dynasty did not last long. First, the Central Plains broke out in the Central Plains, followed by a "southern crossing". The Western Jin troops stationed in the Western Regions lost their rear, except that very few Jin troops were able to withdraw to the Central Plains. , Most of the Shanxi army was detected by the Western Regions countries to unite and wipe out.

During the eradication of the Western Jin troops stationed in the Western Regions by the countries of the Western Regions, some tribes in the southern part of Wusun provided shelter to the Jin forces.

In view of the fact that Wusun did the things that can be seen in the past, and the Han Empire has no time to merge, although Wusun is still divided, he still retains Guozuo.

The current Wusun has dozens of big and small leaders. No matter what their attitude toward the inside, they still maintain the greatest respect and obedientness to the Han Empire, which is in full swing.

Although there is only one standing army in Anxi Prefecture, and within half a month it can recruit and reorganize the Han auxiliary troops with a number of not less than 30,000, but there has been a long-term force of 5,000 Usun cavalry for Anxi capital. Guardian service.

This Wusun cavalry, serving the Han Empire, usually does some dirty work, such as going to eliminate the Western Regions who dared to resist, and being told where to eliminate a horse thief.

As the Han Empire is in a state of flux, the Wusun people are proud of being able to serve the Han Empire. Not only do they feel that there is nothing wrong with running around and doing dirty work for the Han people, on the contrary they are deeply proud. That's because other people are not qualified to do dirty work for the Han people.

The Persian Sassan wanted to form an anti-Han axis this time, not without considering Rausun together. After some observations, they concluded that the Wusun people were not only happy when they were dogs for the Han Empire, but they also felt proud of being a dog. They believed that the greatest possibility of contact was being sold by the Wusun people. After that, Rausun did not enter the Anti-Han Axis Alliance.

It can be said that the Persians’ view is correct. If the Wusun people know that there is such an anti-Han axis, they may struggle in their hearts for a while, and then tell the Han Empire that the Persians are anti-Han.

Wusun is a divided status quo, not a whole, and under the premise that his power cannot be concentrated, following the anti-Han is pure death. They don't know how the Han people will treat Wusun in the future. Those tribes who appear to follow the Han people will live and be more moisturized. Life is better.

Anxi Duhu’s orders for the transfer of troops were sent to Wusun’s ministries. Most Wusun leaders started to assemble their troops without even thinking about them and proceeded according to the route set by Anxi Duhu. A few Wusun leaders would think about it. It's not hesitating to follow the orders of the Anxi Metropolitan Government, but wondering if he can bring more people.

Based on the experience of the previous few years, the Wusun people firmly believed that fighting with the Han army would never fail. They enjoyed the feeling of winning on the battlefield, and even liked the ability to share some of the spoils after the war.

As a result, Li Kuang only asked Wusun's various tribes to send 30,000 troops, but the number of Wusun cavalry who assembled in the back was much more than 30,000, reaching a scale of 60,000. It's just that these 60,000 horses are a little bit careless, some are too young and too big, and women are not rare.

When Li Kuang led his army to the west, a fortress located more than 80 miles away on the west bank of the Penchi River had entered a state of war.

The fortress was built on the top of a mountain, and there must be constructions along the way from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

There are more than 500 soldiers of the Han army stationed in the fortress. In addition to the pawns, there is also a heavy group of civilians that has just transported knives, guns, swords, halberds, and arrows.

"Coming soon!" Wu Zhou is the highest commander of this fortress. He has already ordered war preparations before, but he didn't expect the enemy to advance so fast, which caused the heavy team to arrive at the front foot and the enemy kicked back. Just arrived: "The enemy army only left about three thousand, and the rest of the enemy army bypassed."

Looking to the northeast from where Wu Zhou was located, a few black shadows could be seen moving. He has participated in military training, and knows how to visually measure the number. It doesn't look like the size of an enemy army of only 80,000.

Not only are there enemy troops in the northeast of the fortress, but the enemy troops can be seen from the west and southwest, and the size of the enemy is definitely more than 150,000.

"Born smoke!" Wu Zhou already knew the seriousness of the situation: "Notify the rear of the size of the enemy!"

Hunni [m.] There are so many special talents, and the intact Hunni could not organize an army of more than 150,000. The last time it suffered such a tragic blow, it organized 150,000 in less than a year. The above army, isn't this a joke?

Their fortress is not in the Western Regions. It is considered to be within the borders of the Hunets. It is only because the last time a buffer zone of more than three hundred li was hit, the Huns evacuated cleanly, but they were Han Chinese. With the influx of Hoguiyi Hus, Anxi Duhu Mansion also took advantage of the trend and built some military buildings.

"The enemy is about to attack!"

The **** of the mountain is very high, and at the foot of the mountain, only a stair-like road leading to the fort has been built.

About three hundred enemy troops were not crowded toward the road, but scattered about a hundred meters, scattered and pushed toward the fortress on the top of the mountain.

The inclination is really high. People have to use both hands and feet to ensure climbing. They did not encounter the fortress Han army’s long-range weapon attack at the first time. After climbing more than 30 meters, the Han army finally got it. The response.

"Let's release the arrow!"

There are about 120 Chinese archers and crossbowmen standing on the wall of the fortress. They have chosen their targets long ago, either by loosening the bowstring and shooting arrows, or pulling the trigger to stimulate the crossbow arrows. .

The anti-Han soldier who was climbing upwards had at least thirty people hitting arrows in an instant. When he was hit, he groaned or screamed, and his body rolled down uncontrollably. In addition, most of the anti-Han soldiers who were not in the Han army were lying on the ground, and only a few were still struggling to climb up.

"It's just that these enemy troops are all over. As long as we don't lack arrows, they will never be able to attack." Wu Zhou has deep confidence in this, and they chose this position to take advantage of the location: "The only thing that needs to be worried is Water source."

The fortress was built on the highest position of the mountain. Anyone with common sense would understand that there is no water source at the top of most mountains. Only a few mountains with springs in the mountains have water sources. People eat it every day.

"As long as it can last for a month is enough." Yue Shan didn't worry at all, and said: "Although something is wrong, it's the same."

What Yue Shan meant was that it took a month for the friendly forces in the rear to come over.

Wu Zhou considered more things. In many cases, wars were always full of variables. If their guards chose to wipe out the invading enemy forces, they would inevitably deliberately lure the enemy forces further east. No matter how smooth the war is, it is almost impossible to finish it in a month.

"We still have to make the most severe preparations." Wu Zhou didn't have any thoughts of breaking through: "Planning for water, starting today, except for necessary ~lightnovelpub.net~, don't waste water."

Yue Shan only had the promise of promise, and he couldn't be too cautious about the war.

At the foot of the mountain, Smilax frowned constantly looking at the fortress on the top of the mountain. He is from Persia and is the commander of this force.

"Explore the surroundings!" Smilax sent manpower to test, mainly to see how many long-range weapons the Han army in the fortress had: "There were at least a hundred arrows just now, maybe there are about one hundred? With about two hundred bows and crossbows, no matter how many of us die, we can't attack them, let alone we only have less than three thousand people."

Their greatest hope now is to find a better offensive route, but there is almost no possibility of that, otherwise the Han Empire would not choose such a place to build a fortress.

"Along the way, there are as many as six fortresses like this, and the number of fortresses and beacons is even greater." Smilachius smiled bitterly: "Only one fortress can divide at least three thousand soldiers, and fortresses can involve a thousand. People, before we formally contacted the field troops of the Han Empire, we have divided our troops out to four to five thousand people."

So in other words, not all the enemy forces Wu Zhou saw? The number of this anti-Han coalition force exceeds 200,000?