The earliest royal city of Loulan has already declined in the flames of war.


    Like most of the ancient capitals, they rose because of prosperity, and then because of the excessive concentration of population, the surrounding resources were destructively exploited, and wars broke out, which eventually led to a sharp decline in living conditions and had to move the capital.


    Especially for an oasis-shaped city-state like Loulan in the Western Regions, once the oasis is completely destroyed and cannot be restored, it is not far from death.


    Ji Niwangcheng is the second royal city after the early Loulan evolved into Shanshan.


    In history, Shanshan also moved its capital again later, and then soon completely declined, so the third royal city of Shanshan didn''t even have a new name, so it was called Shanshan Royal City.


    Now Shanshan King City is the second...


    As for whether there will be a third one in the future, it is hard to say.


    In the mud city.


    Tong Geluojia roared again and again, brandishing a cowhide whip, beating the people on the ground to roll over. Some Shanshan leaders in the surrounding area were as silent as cicadas, and put their heads on the ground, while the soldiers outside the hall didn''t even dare to show their breath, they just took a sneak peek and quickly lowered their heads.


    Before vowing to propose harassment by horse thieves, the plan to delay Fei Qian''s march was obviously a complete failure.


    Not to mention the loss of soldiers, but also provided Fei Qian with a lot of current information in Shanshan...


    Recruiting horse thieves is of course not free, especially when the war is more chaotic, the price is naturally more outrageous. The family wealth accumulated over the years was squandered like this, and it didn''t achieve any good results at all. It''s no wonder that Tong Geluojia was so furious.


    Beating someone can make lost money back?


    Can you defeat Fei Qian by whipping a whip?


    It''s just letting Tong Luojia vent his impotent rage.


    Tong Geluojia was finally tired from fighting and stopped.


    Tong Geluojia stared at the bloodshot eyes, and viciously glanced at the several Shanshan leaders in the hall, panting heavily, "Who wants to intercede for him? You can stand up! 』


    No one said anything.


    『I know what you are thinking? Tong Geluojia sneered, "Do you think that the Han people have come, and then they can surrender at the worst?" Because that little **** didn''t kill old Al? So you guys feel hopeful again? Yes or no? ! 』


    Tong Geluojia shouted loudly, and everyone lowered their heads.


    『You would rather believe the lies of the Han people! ’ Tongge Luojia stretched out his **** whip, pointed to the sky, and said, ‘Think of your ancestors! Think about why we migrated here from Salty Springs! When the Han people give you a grain of wheat, they want to take tens of thousands of grains from your hands! 』


    『When the Han people came to the Western Regions, they said they were doing business with us, and they said it was sweeter than the sweetest Tengsanger flower honey! Sounds better than spring larks! Tong Geluojia waved the blood-stained whip, "Actually?" ! The Han people regard us as cattle and sheep! Kill at will! Kill at will! 』


    『The Han people say they are good friends and brothers with Loulan! In the future, Loulan will be more beautiful, richer and happier! ”Tongge Luojia laughed loudly, the veins on his neck were exposed, “Then what? ! Have you all forgotten? ! Loulan is gone! brother? ! When you eat our flesh and **** our blood, call us brothers! Say we are friends! Cut off our heads with a single turn of the face! Kill us just to make us happier? ! ah? ! You are still fantasizing about going to peace talks with the Han people? ! You are dealing with the devil! 』


    Tong Geluojia became more and more angry as he talked, and walked up to these Shanshan leaders who were lying on the ground, and kicked them over one by one. These Shanshan leaders didn''t dare to resist. After getting up with a muffled sound, they knelt down again.


    Tong Geluojia didn''t dare to kill all these Shanshan leaders, because he also couldn''t get past these Shanshan leaders, but controlled the people at the bottom, so after kicking these guys down, he couldn''t help being a little embarrassed.


    You can hit and scold, but you can''t kill, especially when the current enemy is in front of you. If you really kill them all, is it possible that Tong Geluojia went to fight Feiqian alone?


    After panting for a while, Tong Geluojia threw down his whip fiercely, and asked someone to carry the half-dead unlucky ghost to treat him, which can be regarded as temporarily uncovering the matter. That''s right, even Tongge Luojia''s subordinates who failed in management could not be easily executed, because the feudal system of Shanshan Kingdom was not fully centralized, and the king''s authority was more like the leader of a large tribe.


    "Stop pretending! ” Tongge Luojia went to the middle and sat down, “Get up, tell me what to do? ! 』


    There was another unspeakable silence.


    A moment later, when Tongge Luojia''s anger was somewhat uncontrollable again, someone suddenly whispered: "My king... there seem to be some Han people in our city..."


    Tong Geluojia frowned and said, "You mean... those Han Chinese who do business with us?" You want... that''s not good, after all, they are also good men, and they are doing business with us...』


    『My king... has come to this situation...』 The man said softly, 『If you can survive, are you still afraid that there will be no Han people to do business with? If in case...then keep these Han people...』


    Tong Geluojia was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, let''s do it like this!" 』


    …(╯>д<)╯…


    Feiqian received a "gift" from Tong Geluojia.


    This "gift" was sent by a Han who had one ear cut off.


    A lacquered wooden box with Han style.


    The box is covered with a layer of yellow sand, and ten ears are placed neatly on it.


    are left ears.


    "They...the Shanshan people captured all the Han people in the city, saying yes... saying that if the general...continues to attack the city, all the Han people will be buried with them..." The face of the Han who had already cut off his left ear was dripping with blood, mixed with sweat And tears, stained with yellow dust and dirt, hair disheveled, mourning, "The general is merciful...they are all innocent...please the general be merciful...save them..."


    Injured people, very poor.


    The appearance is very miserable, and the cry is also very sad.


    But Fei Qian sometimes does not understand the brain circuits of these people, "What do you think?" Why did you promise to come back to see me? 』


    "ah? ! The Han man was at a loss, "General... General, what do you mean?" 』


    Fei Qian frowned and said, "Is it because you and I are both Han Chinese, so we can only threaten the Han people to put down their swords and guns?" What were your thoughts when you went to Shanshan? The most interesting thing is that the Shanshan people cut off your ears, so you let them cut them off? 』


    The Han man hesitated, "No...but...they don''t understand what I say...they still have knives and guns..."


    『Then you think we Han people don’t have swords or guns? Fei Qian nodded, "It seems that not only the barbarians in the Western Regions have forgotten the traditions of the Han people... even you have forgotten... Do you still remember the traditions of the Han people?" 』


    『The tradition of the Han people? ’ The Han man’s eyes widened, ‘It’s… what is it? 』


    Fei Qian had already lost the desire to communicate with this Han man, and waved his hand to signal for someone to take him down.


    Feiqian looked at the figure of the Han man, and suddenly smiled, "I really want to thank King Shanshan...he taught us a lesson... Ziyi, what do you think?" 』


    Tai Shici sneered and said: "These guys are really stupid to the extreme! If the arrow is on the string, it has to be fired. Is there any reason to retreat halfway because of these losses? But... the subordinates are a little strange, why do Shanshan people think this method is useful? 』


    Threatening with hostages?


    Tear up the ticket if you don’t agree to the request?


    Is it because I have been with horse thieves for too long, so I turned into a horse thief?


    still…


    Tai Shici was silent for a while, then said: "Master, when attacking the city, let the subordinates go first." 』


    Feiqian smiled, waved his hand and said, "It''s okay. But this matter...In the Western Regions, there are brave men and there are also cowardly men...Han people, Hu people are all like this...As Han people, but not for the affairs of the Han family, there is no shortage of such people in this world. Therefore, employing people in the Western Regions should be cautious. 』


    Tai Shici nodded seriously.


    Both Fei Qian and Tai Shici thought that this was enough to show off, but they never thought that after a long time, some old Han people were released, and their ears were not cut off, or their bodies were chopped off, but The white-haired man cried and asked Fei Qian to show mercy, because his children and grandsons were taken hostage by the Shanshan people, and if Fei Qian continued to march, he would be killed.


    Fei Qian can''t help but laugh.


    Fei Qian roughly guessed some thoughts of Shanshan King Tongge Luojia...


    Simply put, it''s like the idiot test for posterity.


    SMS scams, **** speeches, etc., are all of the same type. Once for some reason, you feel that the liar gangster or someone else''s remarks are reasonable, and then you don''t have to go through personal thinking and rational judgment, then you can''t complain fell into the pit.


    King of Shanshan played this trick for almost three purposes. The first is to express the meaning similar to "blood for blood", to show that Shanshan people will never give in and will continue to fight against Feiqian. If Fei Qian kills the Shanshan people, the Shanshan people will become horse thieves and kill ordinary Han people, so it is naturally impossible for Fei Qian to end the war in the Western Regions as soon as possible.


    The second purpose is to confuse and confuse people. Not only is it bewitching and disturbing the hearts of the Han people in Feiqian, but it is also anchoring the hearts of the Shanshan people. When Fei Qian came to the Western Regions, and Lu Bu and others went to the Western Regions before, they all claimed to protect the Han people in the Western Regions, but now they have not preserved the Han people in Shanshan...


    In this way, some people with unclear heads will jump to accuse Fei Qian as if they believed the words of liars and gangsters.


    At the same time, it is also a warning to the Shanshan people who want to surrender to Feiqian. Seeing that the Han people don’t even care about their own Han people, will they really take care of the Shanshan people who surrendered?


    The third aspect is relatively hidden.


    Feiqian just vaguely feels that it should be related to Buddhism.


    Because Buddhism pays attention to the salvation of all living beings, and Fei Qian’s current behavior is neither benevolent nor universal, which happens to be an attack point for most Buddhist believers in the Western Regions...


    However, no matter how hard Shanshan King struggles, he still cannot avoid the fate of soldiers coming to the city.


    Shanshan King City, under the silt city, hussar cavalry roared to and fro, occupying the main traffic position on the battlefield.


    Even though most people knew that the Shanshan people would not have any reinforcements, they still had enough defenses. The cavalry scouts spread out and controlled all aspects of the battlefield.


    On the Silt City, Tongge Luojia led a large group of Shanshan leaders and ordinary soldiers, who seemed to be talking about something, and they shouted loudly, as if to embolden themselves. There are also many people running back and forth, moving a large number of defensive equipment to the city wall.


    In the place of the battlements, some people are bound.


    Obviously the Han people who were arrested in Shanshan.


    Fei Qian watched, silent.


    If you simply compare Mud City with other small towns or gathering points in the Western Regions that you have seen along the way, Mud City is obviously more majestic, at least it looks like it.


    The outer city is very high, with a different kind of rough beauty.


    Because it is made of local materials, it is similar to the rammed earth city walls in the Han Dynasty, but because the rain in the Western Regions is relatively scarce, there is not much processing on the outer walls, and even the blue bricks are not covered, exposing its yellow soil. layer. The city gate and some corners have brick and stone structures.


    Above the city gate, there are also crenels.


    The walls of the city are also relatively wide, and there seems to be no shortage of braziers, weapon racks, and drums.


    If you fight in a serious way... er, no, attack the city according to the old model, such as the Western Regions, which relatively lacks large timber, it is undoubtedly difficult to temporarily build siege equipment. And carrying siege equipment with the army, which is not easy to move, is too stupid.


    So, this gave Tong Geluojia the confidence to resist?


    Fei Qian looked up.


    Looking upwards from Mud City...


    The sky is still very blue.


    The cloud is still very white.


    But times have changed.


    The Han people need to change, expand, and break the original pattern.


    Then start here and now.


    Up and down the city wall, countless eyes stared at it.


    In the distance of the battlefield, perhaps there are still some eyes staring at this place.


    Because the cavalry isolated the battlefield, these eyes must not be close enough to see clearly, but Feiqian can block the sight, but cannot block the sound...


    Fei Qian turned his gaze back to the artillery displayed in front of the formation.


    In order to transport these artillery all the way here, it not only consumes manpower and material resources, but also takes a considerable amount of time. Even on the way, due to reasons such as broken axles and hubs, soldiers were killed or injured. However, when these artillery roared in the Western Regions, in this foreign domain belonging to the Han family, everything was worth it.


    Some craftsmen are busy deploying positions with the artillery. The craftsmen are in charge of commanding and inspecting. The soldiers are busy digging some holes in the ground to fix the gun mounts, and they also put some wood chips and stones under the wheels of the sports cars.


    Some people are checking the artillery, and some people are twisting some gunpowder to test the dryness...


    Today''s protagonists are these artillery pieces.


    There are also some small officials holding small notebooks or small pieces of wood. While watching the craftsmen and soldiers busy with wide eyes, they are excitedly licking the nibs of the brushes, as if they are preparing to brew some articles and songs. Let the ink stain half of the face, and don''t care.


    The master craftsman took his apprentices and held a special aiming instrument. From the first cannon, he checked the condition of the cannon one by one, the stability of the structure of the cannon carriage, the placement of the gunpowder, and even double-checked the aiming position with the instrument. angle and direction.


    After all, this time is not to compete better than anyone else, but also to compete more accurately.


    In fact, Fei Qian didn''t know how to aim a new thing like a cannon. He just sketched a parabola and then threw it to the master craftsmen of the Huang family. It''s rare, it''s hard to say...


    Tong Geluojia and the others on the top of the city obviously didn''t know what Fei Qian was doing under the city, and they all stared at each other with wide-eyed eyes, but somehow felt a little panic and uneasiness, but they didn''t know what the fear and anxiety were. Where is it from.


    Not long after, a soldier ran up to Fei Qian, saying that he was ready and asking for instructions.


    Feiqian nodded, and then said to Tai Shici: "This battle is under the leadership of Ziyi, so I won''t be superfluous." No shouting, no discussion. 』


    Will the Han people on the top of the city be injured?


    definitely will.


    So, no negotiation at all.


    Tai Shici bowed his hands and saluted, "Your subordinates take orders!" The lord is concerned about this, and waits for someone to take the city to offer it! 』


    Following the Chinese army’s order, amidst the sound of golden drums, the flag of General Fei, which represents Fei Qian, moved backward, while the flag representing Tai Shici’s surname moved forward, juxtaposed with the banner of commanding the command of the three armies.


    Following Taishi’s surnamed general’s flag, he nodded three times to the Feizi flag, and then the drums stopped, and the sound of gold sounded. In the sound of the horn, the various phalanxes and flanking troops, from the inside to the outside, greeted Taishici’s generals in turn. flag salute...


    In terms of form, it looks like the mouse clicked on the troops in Total War, the battle flag floated up and down, and there were shouts.


    Of course it is different from the game, like this kind of general change, the whole army echoes, most of them are before the war, and the replaced generals are not bad, otherwise morale will collapse immediately?


    After Tai Shici took over the command, he didn''t say much nonsense, and directly started to let the artillery test fire.


    Suddenly there was a loud noise, and a cannon under the mud city was suddenly pushed back, a lot of fire and smoke spewed out from the muzzle, and a cannonball drew a black line in the air at a speed that was almost difficult to catch with the naked eye. Then it bumped headfirst into the muddy city wall, stirring up a large cloud of smoke and dust.


    The uncontrollable screams of the Shanshan people came from above the wall.


    In the formation of regular soldiers, Li Long was explaining the key points of the attack to the soldiers newly assigned to him. He was also attracted by the sound of the cannons, and could not help but turn his head to look, tsk tsk, "This really... took down the thunderbolt from the sky." ah…"


    That''s right, he was promoted because of his military exploits, and now he has the team rate and soldiers under his command.


    After admiring for a moment, seeing the heads stretched out all around him, he laughed, "Okay, don''t look at it, it''s not the first time I''ve seen it..."


    『But every time I see it, I feel so amazing...』


    『Yes, yes, how did you say this thing was made? 』


    『I want to know, I won’t be standing here! 』


    Li Long coughed and said, "Okay, okay! Pay attention and concentrate! Don''t forget the task when the city is broken! Military law is merciless! 』


    Speaking of military law, everyone''s expressions became serious, and they refocused on Li Long.


    『Our task is to rush forward along the broken streets of the city! Always rush to the south gate, and capture the south gate! The first team is the vanguard, don''t care about anything, it is responsible for capturing the city gate! The second team is responsible for covering the flanks, don''t let the enemies in the streets block the way! After the first team captures the city gate, the second team will replace the first team on duty first, and then rotate after six hours! 』


    『Let me explain the specific steps…』


    Li Long looked serious, "I''m not sure whether the city gate was broken first or the city wall collapsed first. Anyway, as long as there is a gap, we are in the third queue, so when the first queue moves forward, we have to go down the city." sports! Immediately after the second column enters the city, we must follow in! Otherwise, we didn''t grasp the gap between the first and second queues, and we would not only kill ourselves, but also the comrades behind us! 』


    『Have you heard everything clearly? ! 』


    The soldiers under him responded in unison, "It''s clear! 』


    Li Long nodded, "Check the weapons and equipment for the last time, report any problems immediately!" Everyone is ready! Whoever is dragging his feet, even if he is not dead, I will send him to the supply camp to carry the sundries! Whoever has the first skill is the first, have you seen it? This knife has been practiced one hundred and twenty times! I reward him! 』


    "oh oh! 』


    『The knife must be mine! 』


    "roll! That''smine! 』