King Kang Ju said eagerly: "Master Ban, these are all given to you by Xiao Wang, why don't you appreciate it?"

Ban Chao said: "Your Majesty leads the army to fight outside, how can you be fascinated by the beauty? These dancers are indeed very beautiful. Just before I left Beijing, His Majesty specifically asked me to bring a group of excellent Hu Xuan dancers back to Beijing. Your Majesty Since you have this intention, why don't you choose some Hu Xuan dancers for me and let me send them back to the capital?"

King Kang Ju was stunned when he heard this.Originally, he wanted to use a beauty trick to seduce Ban Chao, but he didn't expect that the beauty trick failed in the end, and he had to pay more beauties instead. It can be said that it was a loss to grandma's family!

Chapter 306

King Kang Ju's beauty trick didn't have the slightest impact on Ban Chao. If this man's heart was not strong enough, how could he have stayed in the Western Regions for 30 years and devoted himself to the great man?His mind always puts the country and the king first, and his personal desires are always left behind!

After Kangju was pacified, there were actually not many countries in the Western Regions that were still stubbornly resisting. There were only a few countries such as Shanshan and Ruoqiang.

So Ban Chao struck while the iron was hot, and continued to send troops to conquer Shanshan. This time, he carefully selected 3 soldiers from various countries in the Western Regions to form an army of [-], and he wanted to carry out the final battle to pacify the Western Regions!

Shanshan is just a small country in the Western Regions, how can it resist Ban Chao's army?The king of Shanshan was terrified, so he had to send someone to ask for help from the Dayue clan further west.

The Dayue Clan does not belong to the Western Region countries, but belongs to a relatively strong medium-sized country around the Western Regions. At its peak, it established a powerful Guishuang Empire, controlling a large area of ​​territory in the central area of ​​Mengyuanzhou.Although it has long since declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is still a powerful foreign aid.

The Great Yue Clan had no intention of being an enemy of the Great Wei, but once the Great Wei invaded the Western Regions, this behemoth would definitely pose more threats to the Great Yue Clan than the loose Western Region countries.Therefore, out of strategic considerations, King Da Yuezhi decided to send troops to help Shanshan.The purpose is only to repel Ban Chao's troops and help the countries in the Western Regions to restore their country.

So the King of Dayuezhi sent his general Wei Xishi to lead an army of 20 to Kangju.

Ban Chao saw that the Dayue clan's army was approaching menacingly, and his own department had been a little tired after several months of fighting, so he decided to avoid the front for the time being and adopt the tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the field.He ordered all strongholds to close the gates of the city to guard against death, and not to take the initiative to open the gates to meet the enemy.

At the same time, he ordered to speed up the harvesting of grain from all over the country, and burn those that were too late to harvest directly, and not give a grain of rice to the Da Yuezhi troops who came from afar!

Wei Xishi led his troops to provoke many times outside the city gate, but Ban Chao could not hold on. Wei Xishi had no choice but to attack by force, but Ban Chao commanded properly, and the fighting power of the Wei soldiers was extremely powerful, so Wei Xishi was still unable to make progress .

Seeing that the food supply in the army is dwindling day by day, Wei Xishi has no choice but to take the risk of seeking help from Shanshan and other Western Region countries, hoping that they can supply some food and grass to meet the urgent need.

However, Ban Chao had expected that the desperate Weixish would definitely send someone to ask for help, and he had already ambushed good people on the roads that must pass everywhere, and captured all the messengers Weixishi sent to various countries in one fell swoop.

After Ban Chao captured the messenger, in order to provide the most powerful deterrent to the enemy and completely destroy the confidence of the enemy, he even personally escorted the captives to the Da Yuezhi barracks to meet with Weixishi!

Wei Xishi's appearance has the typical characteristics of the ethnic group in the central part of Mengyuanzhou, with a broad and flat head, light black hair, a tall nose bridge, rough and yellowish skin, and eyes revealing the fierceness of leading the army for a long time .But this ferocity disappeared when facing Ban Chao.

Because Ban Chao is more ruthless than him.

"General Weisish, all the messengers you sent have been captured by us. I believe that the food in your army will not last long! If you don't retreat now, when the food is exhausted and the soldiers are weak, our Wei army is leading the army. Pursue, and you will surely die without a place to bury you!" Ban Chao shouted sharply!

Wei Xishi trembled in his heart. For some reason, in front of Ban Chao, a short and lean Huaxia old man, he felt a feeling of fear.

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Xishi finally sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll retreat immediately!"

However, a fierce look flashed in Ban Chao's eyes. He drew out the sword at his waist and said, "General Weixishi, the face of my kingdom should not be offended in the slightest! My Wei's army is like a drawn sword, and it will never be taken lightly. Take it back, if you want me to take it back, you have to pay the price!"

After hearing this, Wei Xishi said angrily: "Ban Chao, don't push yourself too hard. I have an army of 20 here. Are you really afraid that you will fail!"

Ban Chao laughed loudly and said: "Now your 20 army is in a dilemma, life and death are only in my mind, I don't know if the general wants to bury the 20 army here, or pay a little price in exchange for the preservation of a living combat force. ? Please ask the general to ask your king for instructions!"

After Ban Chao finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.

Three days later, Wei Xishi sent an envoy to meet Ban Chao, saying that the King of the Dayuezhi was willing to donate 20 horses, a special product of the Dayuezhi, the Pour Snow Dragon Horse, in exchange for the safe return of [-] troops, and at the same time promised that he would never invade Da Yuezhi in the future. Wei.

In this way, Ban Chao repelled the 20 troops of the Da Yuezhi with just one mouth and without a single soldier, and earned back [-] snow-splashing dragon horses, creating an immortal miracle in the history of Western Region warfare!

After the Dayue Clan retreated, Shanshan and other countries had no choice but to surrender to Wei, and the entire Western Regions fell into Ban Chao's hands!

Chapter 307 Saracens

King Shanshan learned the news that the Dayue Clan was repelled by Banchao, and knew that there was no place for him in the Western Regions, so he secretly contacted the governor of the Saracen Empire in Tocharo, and proposed the idea of ​​surrendering the whole country.

The governor of Tocharian, Mutasim, was overjoyed when he received the news from King Shanshan. Although Shanshan is not a big country, if the country's population and wealth can be incorporated into Tocharian, the strength of this region will be significantly improved. enhancement.

So Mutasim immediately led an army of 20 to meet King Shanshan at the border between the Saracen Empire and the Western Regions.

After Ban Chao heard the news, he also recruited troops from various countries in the Western Regions, and dispatched an army of 30 to pursue King Shanshan.He will never allow other countries to usurp the fruits of his hard-earned victory!

Great Wei and Saracen's army formed a confrontation in the city of Chinaz.

The Saracen Empire is now under the rule of the Abbasid Dynasty, occupying the central part of Mengyuan Continent, occupying important areas such as Tocharo, Bactria, Bactria, and Salai. Its land area and population are large enough Competing with Wei, technology and culture are also very prosperous.

If Wei is the superpower in the eastern part of Mengyuanzhou, then the Saracen Empire is the well-deserved overlord of the central part of Mengyuanzhou.

However, Wei and Saracen had not had much contact before, and almost no military conflicts had occurred.The main reason is that the Western Regions lie between the two, which has become a buffer zone between the two countries.But now that Wei suddenly annexed the Western Regions, the two suddenly became close neighbors.Neither side was prepared to deal with this, so the encounter broke out.

After five days of fierce fighting, the two sides won and lost each other.Ban Chao felt that he had encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.When he was in the Western Regions before, he often led troops with few to many without any fear. The main reason was that the Wei soldiers were far superior to the Western Regions in terms of equipment and training.

After facing the Arab army, Ban Chao discovered that the soldiers on the opposite side were also well-equipped and well-trained: horses of good blood, swords made of sharp Damascus steel, well-designed chain mail, and fanatical religious beliefs Give them courage and make the soldiers of Saracen Kingdom amazing in combat!

If it weren't for the fact that Ban Chao led more troops than the opponent, and the standard Kunwu steel weapons of the Great Wei State gave them a strong advantage in equipment, Ban Chao really doubted that this war of fighting more and fighting less might still fail!

But on the other hand, Mutasim, governor of Tocharian, was even more surprised than Ban Chao.The army of the Saracen Empire, which he was proud of, had no opponents across the central part of Mengyuan Continent, but he couldn't gain an advantage when facing the soldiers from the Eastern Empire, which made him feel helpless.

Until the king of Shanshan gave Mutasim an idea: "Your Excellency, Juqu, the king of Gaochang in the Wei army, was my best friend. I heard that he was forced to surrender to the Wei because of the situation. As long as we secretly contact him and start a rebellion, we will surely defeat the Wei army!"

Mutasim was overjoyed when he heard this, and adopted the idea of ​​King Shanshan, and sent a messenger to secretly contact Juqu. After hearing this, Juqu readily agreed, and the two sides agreed to raise troops in the middle of the night two days later.

History is always strikingly similar.

In real history, there was a fierce border conflict between Tang Dynasty and Heiyi Dashi, known as "Battle of Talas" in history.The leading general at that time, Gao Xianzhi, was also a genius in using troops, but he was not very good at handling diplomatic relations. It was precisely because of this that he made a fatal mistake, that is, he failed to handle the loyalty issue within the army.

As a result, Ge Luolu's troops in Gao Xianzhi's army suddenly rebelled and fought back and forth with the Arab army, defeating Gao Xianzhi, which also became the lifelong shame of this famous general.

The Battle of Talas became a turning point for the Tang Dynasty's influence on the Western Regions.After the Battle of Talas, the Tang Dynasty's control over the Western Regions gradually weakened, and finally lost control over Central Asia decades later.

But this time, in Zenaz, such a situation happened again.The difference is that this time the leading general is Ban Chao instead of Gao Xianzhi.Ban Chao had great prestige in the Western Regions, and almost all the countries in the Western Regions admired him sincerely. Because of this, King Gaochang Juqu's plot was secretly reported to Ban Chao by one of his subordinates early on.

After Ban Chao heard the news, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to do whatever he could.

So he pretended that he didn't know anything, but in fact he had already surrounded Juqu with heavy troops, making it impossible for him to cause any big waves.

On the day of the incident, Ban Chao disarmed Juqu's troops first, and then sent people to set fire to the rear army. The soldiers pretended to be panicked and shouted.

Mutasim was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately ordered the whole army to press on.The Arab troops rushed all the way into the Wei army's camp, but unexpectedly found that it was empty, only some fires were burning, and there were a few standing dummies.

Mutasim was shocked and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"

But it was already too late, and the Wei army from all directions rushed towards the troops of the Saracen Empire like a divine soldier. These Arabs didn't know how many troops the Wei army had come, and they were suddenly bewildered. He lost his helmet and armor, and fled in all directions.

Ban Chao led his troops to pursue the victory, while Mutasim led the remnants of the defeated generals and fled for hundreds of miles.Ban Chao worried that it would be dangerous to continue to penetrate the Saracen Empire, so he withdrew his troops and returned.

Chapter 308 Ban Chao Returns to Beijing

This encounter did not evolve into a super-large-scale war between Saracen and Wei. Both sides understand that at least for now and in the future, neither will become the main opponent.

The main competitor of Saracen is the Persian Empire Sasanian Dynasty in the west of Mengyuanzhou. The two have a high degree of similarity in terms of religious belief and ethnic composition. They are mortal enemies and want to get rid of each other. Then fast.To the east of the Saracens Empire, there is Tubo, a religious group army that is more fanatical than them. The two countries have been fighting endlessly due to border conflicts for many years.

As for the main direction of the Great Wei in the future, it will be put down on the nomads in the north who have recovered several islands in the south. In the long run, they need to be more wary of Dongying, an ambitious neighbor.

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