Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Just as Zhao Yun's Dragon Gallant Silver Spear pierced through General Yu Tian's chest.

Everything around us seemed to freeze in time.

Just moments before, Andy Luojia, who had been on the city wall pleading with King Tonggeluojia of Loulan for help from the Han army, was filled with astonishment.

Tong Geruojia was also frozen in time.

Of course, besides shock, Tong Geruojia also felt a sense of fear and despair.

The Han army killed General Yu Tian.

If the King of Yutian, or even the King of Wusun, blamed the Loulan Kingdom for this crime.

The Loulan Kingdom would likely be destroyed in an instant.

Yutian represents the powerful Wusun Kingdom, and even more distant Xiongnu people.

Although the Han Dynasty was far more powerful than the Wusun Kingdom and the Xiongnu.

However, the Han Dynasty did not pay attention to the conflicts between the kingdoms of the Western Regions.

But they killed people here, and the person they killed was Yu Tian, ​​the general who came to collect taxes on behalf of the Wusun Kingdom...

Tong Geruojia did not feel lucid; he only felt despair and fear.

However, it didn't end there.

This happened right after General Yu Tian was pierced by the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear thrown by Zhao Yun.

In the distance, on the sand dunes behind Zhao Yun, black battle flags, bracing against the fierce wind, revealed a menacing glimpse of themselves from behind the dunes.

At this moment, the color of heaven and earth changed.

The last rays of the setting sun seemed to vanish behind the sand dunes, carrying with them a sense of fear.

Darkness enveloped the earth.

Countless figures clad in black armor and countless black battle flags gradually lined up, revealing their imposing presence.

The horseshoes left deep marks on the sand.

Thousands of iron hooves slowly appeared behind Zhao Yun, treading on the soft sand.

The black battle flag features a large white "Han" character on the front.

On the back is a character '段' written in a bold, elegant style!

As General Yu Tian, ​​pierced by the spear, closed his eyes for the last time, he saw a figure.

A general dressed in black armor with a red tassel on his helmet and a bright red cloak behind him.

The general's face was not clearly visible; only a cold mask and two eyes that gleamed with a chilling light were visible.

Beneath it sat a massive tiger, its body covered in armor resembling scales.

The tiger has armor on its head and a long, sharp spike.

Its thick limbs were covered with black and white tiger stripes.

There really are people in this world who ride tigers.

This was General Yu Tian's last thought before he was killed.

They were killed.

Lu was accompanied by more than two hundred Yutian soldiers.

At first, when Lu was killed, the soldiers thought of charging forward to avenge Lu's death.

However, before they could launch their attack...

Duan Yu's army had already appeared.

The sound of cold iron armor scraping against each other, and the chilling sound of spears echoing through a dense forest.

For the first time in their lives, Yu Tian's soldiers had seen such a terrifying army.

Tread!

Tread!

From both sides of the army, hundreds of riders galloped rapidly to the city of Loulan.

Zhao Yun turned his head to look behind him.

Xiao Hei, the instigator of General Yu Tian's murder, ran towards Duan Yu and Da Hei behind him without any awareness.

Their steps were carefree, as if they were having a blast.

"The Marquis of Ten Thousand Households of the Great Han Kingdom, the Governor of Liang Province, and the General Who Conquers the West has arrived!"

"Quickly inform their king to come and welcome them!"

Iron Stone, who had rushed to the foot of the city, shouted loudly at the city walls of Loulan.

King Tonggeluojia of Loulan stood on the city wall with a blank expression.

Loulan is not far from Dunhuang.

It was also one of the few Western Regions countries that had access to information about the Han Dynasty.

King Tonggeluojia of Loulan had also heard this name from some merchants, as well as from some miscellaneous Hu people and Qiang people who had fled to the Western Regions some time ago.

Governor of Liangzhou.

Starting last year, some of the Hu and Qiang people who used to live in Liangzhou during the Han Dynasty began to migrate to the Western Regions.

King Tonggeluojia of Loulan also learned about this from some people.

They entered the Western Regions because of a person who appeared in Liangzhou.

This person's name is Duan Yu.

He was a great general of the Han Dynasty.

After arriving in Liangzhou, he began to massacre the Qiang people.

Just over a month ago, a large number of non-Han peoples fled into the Western Regions.

There is no other reason.

It's all because of this general named Duan Yu.

Rumor has it that in less than two years in Liangzhou, he slaughtered nearly 200,000 mixed Hu and Qiang people.

Tong Geruojia's gaze drifted into the distance...

I saw that majestic figure riding on the black tiger.

Is it him?

A moment later, Duan Yu arrived at the city walls of Loulan.

Zhao Yun came to Duan Yu's side and told him what had just happened.

"It doesn't matter. He's just a general from Yutian. He's blind. Let him be killed." Duan Yu said softly.

The Kingdom of Yutian was located in the middle section of the southern route of the Western Regions. (Currently in Hotan)

We are still far from Loulan.

He has not yet reached the position of Yutian.

It doesn't matter if we arrive later.

During the past two days on the way to Loulan, Duan Yu had a crash course in knowledge about the population and military size of the various kingdoms in the Western Regions through Xun You.

In the last recorded appearance of the Kingdom of Yutian in the Han Dynasty, there were approximately 3300 registered households and a population of around 20,000, with an army of no more than 2,000.

Calling this small country a tiny island nation is an exaggeration.

It doesn't even have as many people as a normal county in the Han Dynasty.

Although news of it has been cut off for many years, even if there has been some growth, how much could it possibly go?

The information about the Loulan Kingdom is more accurate.

Because the Loulan Kingdom is not far from Dunhuang, there has been news about it for many years.

The capital of the Loulan Kingdom, which is the city in front of Duan Yu at this moment, is called Hanni.

In addition, there were two smaller cities that together formed the Loulan Kingdom.

The current king of the Loulan Kingdom was named Tonggeluojia. (This is not a fabrication; it can be verified through historical records.)

The Loulan Kingdom had approximately 1,600 registered households and a population of around 15,000, with about 2,000 soldiers.

Specifically, the population and military size of Yutian were roughly the same.

However, as the first stop connecting the Hexi Corridor to the Western Regions, Loulan was a place where many merchants from the Western Regions and Liangzhou used to rest and resupply. In addition, the presence of water made it a place to replenish supplies.

Therefore, the Loulan Kingdom was more developed and wealthier than the more distant Western Regions kingdoms.

Logically speaking, Loulan and Yutian were roughly equal in strength, so Loulan should not be afraid of Yutian.

It is possible to use the Wusun Kingdom as a base for the city.

In recent years, after the Han Dynasty severed ties with the Western Regions and abolished the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the King of Wusun, who had been appointed as the Chief Administrator of the Western Regions in his early years, began to overstep his authority by exercising the powers of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Not only did they conquer other countries, they also levied taxes on the countries of the Western Regions.

As a small country in the middle of the southern route of the Western Regions, Khotan was subordinate to Wusun and became a tax collector for Wusun.

If anyone dared to disobey, the Wusun Kingdom would send troops or envoys to persuade several subservient smaller states to jointly attack the disobedient one.

These are all pieces of knowledge that Xun You imparted to Duan Yu.

Of course, Zhao Yun was unaware of these things.

But Zhao Yun knew that Beigong Boyu had received financial assistance from the Wusun Kingdom.

This is the enemy.

That's why I acted without any restraint just now.

Not long after Tie Shitou relayed the order.

King Tonggeluojia of Loulan then led a group of soldiers down from the city wall.

Princess Andy Roga was also with them.

The terrified King Tonggeluojia of Loulan approached Duan Yu a few meters away, placed his right hand on his chest, bowed deeply, and said:

"The ruler of the small kingdom of Loulan greets the Supreme General of the Celestial Empire."

The princesses behind the King of Loulan bowed to Duan Yu.

PS: The book is now nearly 1.2 million words long. I believe that most of you who have read this far already know about it.

Previously, in order to supplement some historical materials, the young author created individual character biographies for each person to ensure authenticity.

I got a bit lazy later on, but recently some book reviews have raised some questions that I haven't addressed one by one.

The characters in this book are completely historically accurate, and the information about the Western Regions was rigorously verified before being written.

If you would like to see individual biographies and geographical maps, you can also @ the author, who will restore them.

To reiterate, all historical materials from the Western Regions have been verified, including geographical features, hydrology, astronomy, and historical background of the figures.

Another point is that this is my profession, not my hobby.