Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 351 interests
Dongfang Shuo became a man of the hour in Kucha.

When he was sent to Wusun and passed through Qiuci, he attracted the attention of many people with his flamboyant style, and the wind even reached the ears of the king of Qiuci.Now that I am in Kucha, there is a whirlwind immediately, and everyone is proud to see this giant from a big man.

Height is only an external feature of Dongfang Shuo, erudition and versatility are the real characteristics of Dongfang Shuo. Unlike those old masters, Dongfang Shuo is not only knowledgeable, but also eloquent, humorous, and definitely the center of the party.Wherever he appears, there will never be a cold silence.

King Qiuci liked Dongfang Shuo very much. He invited Dongfang Shuo to a banquet every three days and listened to his bragging.

Kucha is rich and rich, and there is a strong tradition of banquets among the nobles.When winter came, they had nothing to do and spent most of their time holding banquets.The music, singing and dancing in Kucha is famous far and wide, which is inseparable from Kucha people's enthusiasm for drinking and feasting.

Dongfang Shuo is like a fish in water.Taking advantage of the opportunity of drinking with King Qiuci, he kept instilling a concept in King Qiuci: the Han Dynasty was not only powerful, but also rich.An alliance with the Huns can only be exploited by the Huns as slaves, but an alliance with the Han Dynasty will not cause such a situation, which is more beneficial to Kucha.

However, the effect is not very ideal.

King Qiuci had heard about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty for a long time. The most powerful merchants were either from Dawan and Anxi in the west of Congling, or the Han people from the east.But he didn't quite believe in the power of the Han Dynasty.In King Qiuci's view, the Han Dynasty, like them, was under the rule of the Huns, even if it was strong, it was not very strong.

What's more, not long ago, Liang Xiao borrowed 1000 people from Qiuci in order to attack Daban.If Li Danghu and others, who had just captured Daban, were not there, reminding King Qiuci of the legendary Liang Xiao from time to time, King Qiuci might have regarded Dongfang Shuo as a liar and kicked him out.

Dongfang Shuo felt helpless.At this time, he received a reply from Liang Xiao.

After reading Liang Xiao's letter, Dongfang Shuo thought about it for a long time, and sent someone to invite Li Danghu over.

"Lieutenant Liang decided to stick to Daban and wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy. King Youxian has already reached the south of Tianshan Mountain, with about 6000 troops. He left about [-] people in Daban, and more than [-] people went south. According to the time According to calculations, we should be approaching the area of ​​Weixu and Yuli now."

Li Danghu frowned. "Weixu and Yuli are both small countries, and they can't stop the Huns."

"Yes, they are all small countries, so their national strength is not enough to support the Huns to besiege Daban for a long time." Dongfang Shuo kneaded his fingers. "Weixu and Yuli are both relatively close to Daban, but Kucha is farther away. I guess that King Youxian will not go west easily unless it is absolutely necessary. He hopes that the people of Kucha will surrender without a fight and take the initiative. Send all kinds of supplies he needs, and even send troops to help."

"It's not impossible." Li Danghu became more worried. "The Kucha people were originally subject to the Xiongnu, and they indulged in pleasure and did not use force. The boy servant Duwei sent an envoy to get what he wanted. King Youxian's tens of thousands of troops came to the city, and they could not resist at all. will."

Dongfang Shuo gave a wry smile.He knew all about what Li Danghu said.Kucha is indeed powerful, but they don't want to fight, and would rather spend money to buy peace.In front of the army led by King Youxian, expecting them to muster up the courage to fight the Huns is simply wishful thinking.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to scold Liang Xiao, but in front of Li Danghu, he had to defend Liang Xiao with all his strength.

"This is also the reason why Captain Liang wants to fight a battle. Only by defeating the Huns in front of the eyes of the Kucha people can the Kucha people realize who is the real strong man, and only then can the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains be separated from the Huns. Grab it in your hand."

Dongfang Shuo looked at Li Danghu, and said again: "Dawan and Yuezhi are big countries, they can be allies, but it is difficult to become a vassal state. Lie Jiaomi and Aliusu are heroes, and they cannot submit to the captain. The strength of small countries is limited, and they are not enough to control the situation south of the Tianshan Mountains. Only Kucha has strength but is weak. If it can control Kucha, it will be enough to stand on a par with Liejiaomi and Aliusu."

Li Danghu nodded silently.He understood Dongfang Shuo's meaning, but this could not solve the problem in front of him.How to cheer up the people of Qiuci, fight the Huns, and create opportunities for Liang Xiao, this is the biggest difficulty he has encountered so far.

"Jose has the heart to fight, but his strength is limited, not enough to influence the King of Kucha." Li Danghu recounted Jose's situation.Jose is one of the main fighting factions in the King of Kucha, but they are in a weak position and have limited right to speak.Moreover, it is also a very real situation that Qiuci is not as powerful as the Xiongnu. In this case, even Jose has no confidence.

Liang Xiao sent Li Danghu back to the country with Jose, hoping that he could help Jose train soldiers and stick to Kucha.But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is possible to train soldiers, but it is difficult to prompt King Kucha to declare war on the Huns.

"No matter what, we have to buy as much time as possible. If we can delay for a day, we will have one more chance." Dongfang Shuo waved his hand. "You arrange it, I want to meet with Jose."

Li Danghu agreed.

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Dongfang Shuo told Jose the news that the Huns had arrived in the south of the Tianshan Mountains.Jose's face turned pale.

"really?"

"This is the news sent by Lieutenant Liang, it is absolutely true." Dongfang Shuo laughed, his face full of relief. "There is no need to worry, the general. The Huns are seeking their own death, and they want to give the general a chance to make meritorious service."

Jose was suspicious. "Sir, why do you say that?"

Dongfang Shuo was not in a hurry and raised his glass. "Let me offer a toast to the general first, and wish the general the honor of becoming a nobleman."

Jose blinked and picked up his glass.Dongfang Shuo made a gesture and drank it down in one gulp.Jose took a sip, put down his glass, and stared at Dongfang Shuo intently.Dongfang Shuo raised his eyelids, and said with a smile: "The general has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is one of the few famous generals in Kucha. I have a question to ask the general."

Jose didn't even dare to say that, but a smile appeared on his face.Dongfang Shuo is currently the most popular celebrity in Kucha, and he is very proud to be able to praise Dongfang Shuo as a famous player.

"The Huns have been preparing to march westward since the beginning of the year. One hundred thousand troops went to Dawan. It is already November. How much cattle and sheep do they need to consume?"

Jose thought for a moment, and suddenly understood what Dongfang Shuo meant, and his face couldn't help but change.It seems that the Huns came for Daban.Actually, even if Liang Xiao didn't occupy Daban, the Huns would still come.Because they have lost a lot this year and their vitality has been greatly injured. If they don't come to rob and blackmail the countries south of Tianshan Mountain, it will be difficult for them to recover quickly.

Dongfang Shuo saw the change in Jose's face, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and added fuel to the fire. "If Kucha raises the power of a country, how long can it support the Huns?"

Jose's face became even uglier.He hesitated for a moment: "However, the Huns are coming fiercely, and we really can't handle it. If the Huns are angered, they are likely to massacre the city."

Dongfang Shuo smiled. "Little Daban, even if they can't take it, they can still take Qiucha? General, let me settle the score for you."

Dongfang Shuo snapped his fingers and settled a debt for Jose.The total number of Youxian King's troops is about 6000. In order to prevent Liang Duwei from attacking his rear supplies, he left 3 people to monitor Liang Duwei.As a result, there are only [-] people around him, which is only [-] more than the total strength of Kucha. The advantage is not obvious, and it is not enough to attack the city.

It is about two thousand miles from Cheshi to Kucha, and it takes more than 20 days just to march.All kinds of siege equipment are needed to siege the city, and it takes more than ten days.Before conquering Kucha, they could only replenish supplies by plundering the countries along the way.Apart from Kucha, there are no big countries in this area, and they still need to transfer from Cheshi.

There are tribes bullied by them along the supply line of [-] miles. How many troops does King Youxian need to send to maintain the normal operation of this supply line instead of sending food to those tribes for the winter?

In this way, how many people are left who can attack the city?
The combat effectiveness of the Huns is indeed very strong, but what they are good at is riding and shooting, not city attack and defense.Kucha has a strong city, and it is enough to defend it according to the city.Combining various factors, it will not be easy for the Huns to capture Kucha.They only look powerful, but they are actually strong on the outside and can only frighten those timid people.

Once the Huns cannot attack the city, they will face a dilemma.

If the siege continues, they will have to endure a lot of consumption.How many cattle and sheep will the [-] army eat every day?This is a very heavy price. It is really not optimistic how long the Huns can support it.

If they retreat, the prestige of the Huns will be wiped out, and if they want to be domineering in the future, the days when they set up some boy servants and captains here, one person and one rider, and the countries will pay tribute to them with a piece of wood will never return.At that time, how can countries not remember the kindness of Kucha?

"General, you must understand the advantages and disadvantages of this, right? I guess the Huns will not ignore this issue. They are unlikely to send troops here, and they will only send people to intimidate. Before that, the general There should be another two to three days to make a decision."

Jose's eyes flashed.He was completely seduced by the prospect drawn by Dongfang Shuo.Since the Huns are strong outside but have a high chance of winning this battle, why doesn't he take this opportunity to make a contribution?
"Sir, I understand." Jose suppressed the excitement in his heart. "I will give sir an answer as soon as possible."

"Then I'll wait for the good news from the general." Dongfang Shuo laughed.

After seeing Jose off, Dongfang Shuo immediately called Li Danghu and asked him to arrange for several officials to leave the city immediately.Don't do anything else, just attack the Huns' envoys, delay the time as much as possible, and stimulate Youxian King.In order to achieve Liang Xiao's desired goal, King You Xian must be sent to the city of Kucha.The longer the siege lasted, the greater the Huns' losses.

Li Danghu understood and took the order to leave.

Soon, the seven officials quietly left the city.
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(End of this chapter)