Chapter 279: The Han soldiers have arrived, why don’t you dismount and accept the surrender! !

Chapter 278: The Han soldiers have arrived, why don’t you dismount and accept the surrender? !
"What can I do? My father, brothers and three generations of the Sun family only occupied the six counties of Jiangdong. My little sister is going to occupy the whole world if she gives birth to a baby boy!"

Looking at the baby in his arms, Sun Quan couldn't help but stretch out his fingers to tease it.

After all, this child was born to the daughter of the Sun family and has Sun's blood.

In ancient times, it was still a matriarchal society. People knew their mother but not their father.

In a matriarchal society, the biggest role played by women is actually to maintain the bloodline of the ethnic group, commonly known as giving birth to children.

All the people in the entire tribe were born from the same woman.

It is enough for every woman to ensure that her child is her own.

In addition, whether it is gathering, hunting, or foreign wars, the people in charge are never women, but men. Of course, this man is not the father who came from nowhere and went somewhere unknown.

But my mother's brother, my uncle.

My father couldn't be sure if it was true, but my uncle had no doubt about it.

In fact, many concepts still remain even after two thousand years and are reflected in many activities. The status of uncles is so high that it even exceeds the scope of understanding of the patriarchal society.

Perhaps it was because it was his first time as an uncle, Sun Zhongmou felt that this little nephew was really likable and looked much more pleasing to the eye than his own uncles.

"My little sister, although you are Zilie's blood, in my opinion, you look more like me, Sun."

"There's a faint resemblance to our father in his eyebrows and eyes..."

Sun Jian...

Apparently, Sun Zhongmou was very happy today: "Little sister, what name did Zilie give to my nephew?"

Seeing how much Sun Zhongmou loved her child, Sun Shangxiang was very pleased: "We haven't named him yet."

"Zi Lie told me before he left that if the baby is a girl, he would let Lu Boyan name her, and then he would become a relative of the Lu family."

"If it's a boy, since he's born to a daughter of the Jiangdong Sun family, the head of the Jiangdong Sun family will name him..."

Speaking of which,
Sun Quan was already overjoyed.

This Liu Zilie is really good at handling things. With the birth of this child, he has completely trapped Jiangdong!
Then Sun Zhongmou began to ponder.

After a long time, he considered it over and over again before deciding: "His father is brave and has unparalleled military strategy. The world will eventually be conquered by Zilie."

"To conquer the world you can use force, but to rule the world you must use culture."

"Little sister, can I name this child Liu Wen?"

"Just like a brother." Sun Shangxiang naturally had no objection. Even if she had an objection, she couldn't show it at this time...

Liu Wen was held by Sun Zhongmou for a long time before being put down.

Looking at the baby being taken away by the midwife, Sun Zhongmou couldn't help but sigh: "The Western Regions are so far away and so vast. I wonder where Liu Wu is now..."

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Wulei City!
The location of the old Western Regions Protectorate of the Han Dynasty!
It has been deserted for decades...

There are only broken walls and ruins, and no human habitation is to be seen.

And now, not far away, a huge army is crossing the yellow sand and slowly approaching here, with their flags flying with huge Chinese characters.

"My lord, the city ahead is Wulei, where the former Protectorate was located."

Hearing the sound, the figure under the king's flag raised his head and looked into the distance. He could vaguely see a low town, which was Wulei.

The Western Regions are divided into the North Route (Northern Xinjiang) and the South Route (Southern Xinjiang).

Liu Wu led his troops from the north, divided them into three routes, swept westward, and then joined forces at Yanqi. After conquering Yanqi, he continued to advance westward. By then, he had regathered more than ten small countries within a thousand miles from Yumen to Wulei.

Taking Wulei as the boundary, going further west is the great country in the Western Regions.

Bordering Wulei City is Qiuci.

Qiuci, with its capital in Yancheng (near present-day Kuche, Xinjiang), connected to Yanqi in the east, Gumo in the west, and Wusun in the north. It had a population of over 80,000 and over 20,000 mercenaries.

Gumo State, the king governed the southern city. It was 8,150 miles away from Chang'an, with 3,500 households, 24,500 people, and 4,500 soldiers. It was a vassal state of Qiuci. Bordering Gumo was the second most powerful country in the Western Regions, Dayuan, which was rich in thousand-mile horses and was once massacred by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!

Dayuan, the king governs the city of Guishan, 12,550 li from Chang'an. There are 60,000 households, 300,000 people, and 60,000 victorious soldiers!
North of Qiuci is the strongest country in the Western Regions, with no less than 100,000 soldiers under its command. During the Han Dynasty, it was a powerful ally of the Central Plains in attacking the Xiongnu in the Western Regions and the largest country in the Western Regions.

Later, after the Huns surrendered, the goal towards Wusun was no longer to form an alliance but to control it. When Princess Jieyou was alive, the Han Dynasty controlled the great country of Wusun for a long time.

Wusun,

It can be said that this is the biggest obstacle for Liu Wu to recover the entire Western Regions.

If Wusun obeys, Liu Wu will give them some face. If Wusun does not appreciate his kindness, Liu Wu will complete the mission even if it means going through danger!
Why did Liu Wu go on an expedition to the Western Regions?

The long-term goal is to expand China's living space. With the Western Regions as a springboard, it will be much more convenient to go further west.

The mid-term goal is to open up the trade route in advance and make the Silk Road prosperous again.

The short-term goal is also the most urgent. Liu Wu wants to use the Western Regions to gain merit, and then return to inherit the throne of the Han Emperor with full legitimacy!

With the territory and military strength he has in China now, he is more than capable of confronting Cao Mengde and has a good chance of winning.

But if Liu Wu took over the forty-odd countries in the Western Regions and returned, it would be completely different...

The whole nation will be united, and Cao Cao will have neither the qualifications nor the ability to stop me from ascending to the throne!
"Once upon a time, the long winds were filled with Han songs, and there were only a few hundred Han soldiers stationed there, but they were able to control the forty-eight countries in the Western Regions and a hundred thousand troops." Liu Wu spoke, sighing.

At that time, the Northern Huns still existed, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions mobilized troops from various countries, launched a continuous siege, and eventually beheaded the Huns' king.

The Han Dynasty only provided a thousand-odd soldiers, not to mention food and military supplies. This is the advantage of having a large group of vassal states!

In this way, the Huns can

Isn't it possible to do the same further west across the Pamir Mountains?

It's just that no one has thought about it, and no one has tried it. After all, the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains...

But Liu Wu knew that after passing the Western Regions, the land would no longer be barren and there would be enough resources. Otherwise, how could one empire after another continue to rise?

The army marched forward in a mighty force.
There are sixty thousand in all.
Among them, 40,000 soldiers were the Wu-Chu coalition forces led by Liu Wu, that is, the Han army.

Ten thousand surrendered vassal troops from the northern countries,
Another 10,000 are civilians who transport supplies to the northern countries...

As the sun is about to set,

The army finally entered the city of Ulei.

Liu Wu rode his horse inside and witnessed the desolate scene. Generals including Zhou Yu and Gao Shun were all sighing.

Since Emperor Huan, due to the decline of Eastern Han national strength, its ability to control the Western Regions became increasingly weak. In the second year of Yuanjia, Zheng Jing, the Chief Clerk of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, was killed by Khotan.

In the first year of Yongxing, A Luoduo, the king of the rear part of Cheshi, rose up against the Han Dynasty.

By the end of Emperor Ling's reign, with the outbreak of the Yellow Turban peasant uprising, the Eastern Han forces completely withdrew from the Western Regions.

"Report! Dozens of Hu cavalry are approaching from the northwest!"

somebody is coming.

Maybe he is an envoy from some country.

Liu Wu: "Ziyi, take someone to take a look."

"Yes!" Taishi Ci took the order, quickly mounted his horse, and left the city with more than ten riders.

In a moment,

Then they met more than ten cavalrymen wearing Hu clothing and robes.

When the dozen or so people saw the army approaching, they showed no fear or intention of retreating at all.

"The Han soldiers are here, why don't you dismount and surrender!!" Taishi Ci was already ready to draw his bow, wanting to teach these Hu people a lesson. It should be remembered that since the Western Expedition, Taishi Ci had defeated several countries in succession and killed countless people.

"We are Han soldiers!"

"We are Han soldiers!!"

Taishi Ci was stunned. What he heard was actually the Guanzhong accent...

(End of this chapter)