The affairs of the Kingdom of Khotan were almost settled, and Liu Chenggong handed over these affairs to the Governor of the Western Regions, who were responsible for training officials and arranging government affairs for these people.
In response to the situation that Anguo, the former Khotan king, fled to the territory of Shule, Liu Cheng sent people to bring in Shifu and Zhang Yan, the chief strategists of the Western Regions, for discussion and asked: "Zhan Gong and Shi Fujun think how this matter should be handled."
The two looked at each other, and Zhang Yan cupped his hands and said: "General, in my opinion, you should first send an envoy to King Shule's well pan and order him to hand over Anguo."
Liu Cheng nodded and asked, "What if he doesn't pay?"
Zhang Yan said: "More than twenty years ago, I sent troops to join forces with more than 30,000 people from Kucha, Yanqi, Cheshi and other countries to attack Shule Kingdom.
The army besieged Shule City for more than a month.
The armies from all countries were willing to leave.
Fortunately, At the critical moment, Shule Kingdom could not withstand it, so it surrendered.
I heard that the current king Jingpan was more violent than his father, and it was not easy to make him surrender, so I suggested that war should be avoided as much as possible, or war should be avoided as much as possible."
Liu Cheng looked at Shi Fu again: "Master Shifu, what do you think?"
Shi Fu thought for a moment, then held up his hands and said: "If the general can stay in the Western Regions longer, he can handle this matter slowly, but if the general cannot stay in the Western Regions for a long time, this matter cannot be solved in a too gentle way. " Liu Cheng nodded and immediately ordered: "Okay, Shi Fujun, I order you to send someone in the name of the Western Region Chief Shifu and in the name of this general to jointly give orders to the three kingdoms of Qiuci, Yanqi, and Cheshi, asking them to send troops first. in turtle We are here to assemble, and then march together to Shule State.
We must arrive outside Shule City within a month to join our army.
We must send envoys to Shule State at the same time and order them to hand over Anguo.
If they fail to do so, there will be consequences. conceited" "The Chang'an court still has a lot of affairs waiting for me to go back and deal with.
I don't have much time to spend here.
If anyone from the countries in the Western Regions is dissatisfied, then we will beat him until he does, especially those who are thorny.
Kill those who deserve to be killed.
Whoever comes forward will be killed."
The two of them felt Liu Cheng's murderous tone and dared not speak out.
Shi Fu agreed: "I obey."
A few days later, Liu Cheng left Shi Fu in the Western Region Chang Shi's Mansion to assist in handling Khotan affairs.
He led the army to continue westward, and after four days of marching, they arrived at Pishan City, the original capital of Pishan King.
This place was close to the border of Shule State, and the two cities of Manli and Yarkand on the eastern border of Shule State were greatly tensed because of this.
Liu Cheng waited here for three days, but still did not wait for a reply from Shule State.
Liu Cheng was impatient.
He immediately ordered the army to attack Manli City with Shanshan Army as the main general and 4,000 Shanshan Army soldiers.
He also personally led the main Han army, Khotan surrender troops, Qule troops, and Ronglu troops, a total of about 20,000 troops.
Attack on Yarkand City.
There were only over 2,000 civilians in Manli City, and only 3,000 people in Shache City.
The city walls were not tall and solid enough.
How could they withstand the attack of such a large army?
Within two days, they were all breached.
The city lord and officials All were caught.
In the main palace of Shache City, Liu Cheng listened to Wang Yue's report: "King Jingpan of Shule was very angry when he heard that our army captured Manli and Shache City.
He wanted to send troops to attack our army.
Some ministers stopped him, but he failed. , now he has ordered the mobilization of the entire country There are more than 20,000 adult men preparing to fight our army.
Now, more than 10,000 people have gathered in Shule City.
I believe that in two days they will be able to gather the troops.
They thought that our army would attack immediately.
King Shule has not yet gathered.
Defeat him with all the troops."
Liu Cheng thought for a while and waved his hand: "No, let him gather all the troops.
It would be a waste of time for us to clean up bit by bit.
Why not do it once and for all?
Now Che Shi, Yanqi and Qiuci are gathering their troops.
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This general does not believe in Jingpan." will not receive the message.
As long as he receives the message, he will definitely do his best.
The army takes the initiative to attack our army.
On other people's territory, if we can wait for work, we will naturally have the advantage.
However, if our army takes the initiative to attack them, we will have to pay a higher price.
He can only defeat our army first before we can fight with them.
The other three countries are dealing with each other, no matter how stupid he is, he still knows how to choose."
Sure enough, two days later, Shule King Jingpan got the news that the three kingdoms of Cheshi, Yanqi and Qiuci were gathering their forces.
It was very likely that he had been ordered by the Chang Shifu of the Western Regions to attack Shule Kingdom with the Han army, so Jingpan immediately decided Xiang sent troops to attack the main force of the Han army and led the army himself.
Liu Cheng led his army out of Shache City to face Jingpan.
The two sides encountered each other twenty miles northwest of the city, and each immediately formed a formation to prepare for battle.
Under the scorching sun, the two sides faced each other in formation on a Gobi desert.
King Shule had only one big flag, while the Han army had a forest of flags, neat formations, and gleaming swords and guns.
Liu Cheng looked at the chaotic 20,000 Shule Army on the opposite side and waved his hand: "General Ji Lan, take your 4,000 troops to attack the enemy's left flank."
Ji Lan clasped his fists and agreed: "I obey" The military training levels of the countries in the Western Region are almost at the same level.
Liu Cheng asked the Shanshan Army to attack the left wing of the Shule Army to test the true combat effectiveness of the two parties.
Only in this way can he make an intuitive judgment.
"Fight with me" Ji Lan Dama took the lead and rushed out, followed by four thousand Shanshan cavalry who also rushed towards the left wing of the Shule Army.
The formation was compact at the beginning but gradually became loose after running for a while.
Some people waved spears and scimitars and kept shouting, while some people kept their heads down and muffled their horses and rushed forward.
The Shule Army also took action.
Under Jingpan's order, five thousand men from the left wing rushed out to fight against the Shanshan Army.
The two sides soon collided with each other.
For a moment, people were on their backs and their horses were overturned.
The men and horses of both sides were entangled with each other and fought together, with heads rolling and horses neighing. .
The blades of the countries in the Western Regions are very good, which is due to their relatively exquisite smelting technology.
The smelting technology of the Han Dynasty was learned from the Yuezhi Kingdom, and after continuous improvement, we have the sharp combat weapons we have now.
There is no difference in security equipment between the Shanshan Army and the Shule Army.
They are both wearing armor and leather helmets.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the Shanshan Army seems to be slightly better.
However, the Shule Army now has a slight advantage in numbers, so it is difficult to determine the winner between the two sides.
Zhang Xiu said to Liu Cheng on the side: "General, it is better to let the troops from Khotan attack the left wing of the Shule Army and consume their strength."
Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "These Khotan soldiers have just surrendered a few days ago.
If they are allowed to confront the enemy, they are likely to rebel.
Their role is to attack the city.
There will always be a time when they are used.
Don't worry."
Liu Cheng thought for a while and ordered Zhang Xiu: "Go and light up our three thousand elite cavalry, and let me concentrate on attacking their central army.
Let the soldiers line up in a dense formation to attack.
First use spears to charge into the formation, and then use swords to kill them."
Don't follow the enemy If the army is entangled, just rush forward.
If you see that the big flag does not have the big banner that should be King Shule's well, you rush over and chop it down.
If possible, capture the well.
If it succeeds, General, I will remember you for your great service."
Zhang Xiu excitedly clasped his fists and said: "Follow your orders."
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In less than a cup of tea, Zhang Xiu lit up three thousand elite cavalry and rushed towards the Shule Army on the opposite side.
Experts will know if they are there as soon as they take action.
Zhang Xiu's three thousand elite cavalry are directly under Liu Cheng.
They have strict organization and discipline.
Whether they fight individually or in groups, their combat effectiveness is very strong.
Once these three thousand men were dispatched, the momentum created immediately attracted Jingpan's attention and vigilance.
After a brief thought, he sent five thousand cavalrymen on the right wing to intercept them, but as soon as their loose formation rushed over, they were blocked.
Zhang Xiu's 3,000 cavalry men turned their horses upside down, but they could not stop the momentum of Zhang Xiu's 3,000 men.
Regardless of the situation of the attack in the middle, Liu Cheng immediately ordered Ma Chao to dispatch 2,000 men from the left wing to attack the right wing of the Shule Army.
Just now, the right wing of the Shule Army had dispatched 5,000 men, leaving only a weak force of less than 1,000 men.
Ma Chao led 2,000 Xiliang troops to charge forward aggressively.
The remaining 1,000 cavalry on Shule's right wing had to fight.
The weak force and loose formation were instantly dispersed by Ma Chao's 2,000 Xiliang troops, resulting in heavy casualties. .
After being rushed over by Zhang Xiu with 3,000 men, the Shule army that had just attacked 5,000 men was left with only 4,000 men.
However, they had lost their target at this time.
They had no orders and could not attack the Han army head-on.
In the middle, but if the three thousand people who surrounded Zhang Xiu from behind were worried about being attacked by the Han army in the middle, more than four thousand people stopped in place and were at a loss for a while.
But Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao did not stop at this time.
The Shule army that blocked their charge were defeated one after another.
King Shule Jingpan was very nervous for a while.
If he could not stop Zhang Xiu's impact, he was afraid that he would not be able to stop.
No longer forced to retreat.
Seeing that the Shule army blocking Zhang Xiu in front had been rushed to pieces, and was attacked by Ma Chao's troops on the right, the Shule army became frightened and retreated one after another.
King Shule couldn't sit still.
He pulled out his scimitar and was about to order the army to attack in person.
However, his general stopped him and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, please don't.
The situation on the battlefield is no longer conducive to our army.
Your Majesty, now Leading people to attack will not help.
It is better to lead troops and horses to retreat temporarily before we have time to think about the fact that more than 20 years ago, various countries gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack our country of Shule.
In the end, we relied on the city to hold on until the end."
Jingpan was so angry that he issued the order to retreat, leaving some of his troops behind.
Liu Cheng wanted to lead his army in pursuit, but found that the Shule army retreated in an orderly manner without any panic, so he thought that the pursuit Killing may cause great losses, and some may not be worth the gain.
Liu Cheng immediately issued an order to clean up the battlefield, burying the corpses, collecting weapons and armor, and the food and supplies left by the Shule Army.
According to statistics, the Shule Army suffered losses of more than 5,000 people in this battle.
It is estimated that the Shule Wangjing There are still about 15,000 people brought back by Pan.
If these people retreat to Shule City and use the food and grass reserves in Shule City, it will not be easy to break through the city
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