Chapter 291 Destroying several countries in a row

Chapter 291 Destroying several countries in a row

"Welcome, envoy, envoy, please come to the city and have a rest!" Ma Di passed through a small country again, and the king of the country came out to greet him without saying anything, along with all the civil and military officials.

After meeting Ma Su, he immediately became respectful and humble, saying all kinds of good things to Ma Su.

There was no way. For a small country like theirs, with a population of only ten or twenty thousand people, if they saw five thousand cavalry appearing at their doorstep, it would be good if they were basically not frightened.

This part of the Western Region belongs to the bronze matching area and cannot accept a battle like Ma Di.

Once the Han army successfully entered the city, the king of the small country used his wealth to treat the Han army who came as an envoy. However, what surprised the king was that this group of Han troops stopped making any moves after they expressed their goodwill and did not commit any crimes against Guomin Qiu.

This made the king relieved. If the Han army entered the city and plundered it, the whole country would be ruined. Fortunately, although the Han delegation was fully armed, it didn't seem to be that bloodthirsty.

After entering the palace, Ma Di went straight to the point and made the Han's request for the Western Regions to the king.

"Anyone who is willing to accept the rule of the Han Dynasty in the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions must leave their prince to Dunhuang as a pledge. And it won't be long before the Han Dynasty court will restart the western trade routes, and all countries on the trade routes will be responsible for road security..."

Ma Su directly explained all Chen Zhi's ideas for the construction of the Western Region Protectorate, and then looked at the king.

"you mean……"

"Great kindness! This is a great act of kindness!" The king was very happy and praised the emperor's benevolence and righteousness repeatedly.

"This is a strategy to help the Western Regions rejuvenate. All the countries in the Western Regions are Han ministers, so what can we say? No matter what the emperor of the Han Dynasty requests, we are willing to comply with it!"

"Well, very good." Ma Su was very satisfied with this. So far, Ma Su had passed through seven countries and met with their kings on important matters. So far, everything has gone very smoothly, and all the countries in the Western Region are actively vying to serve the Han Dynasty.

According to this progress, Ma Su will most likely return to China after traveling to the Western Regions.

However, when Ma Su's army marched to the Kingdom of Kucha, there was only one small accident.

The king of Kucha State directly blocked the border and guarded it according to the terrain, refusing to open the border to Ma Su. Not only that, he also said that he wanted to go east to contact Wei Dynasty and jointly kill you greedy Han people.

"So this is what the King of Kucha said?" Ma Su looked at the messenger, narrowed his eyes to hide the excitement in his eyes, and asked calmly.

"That's right." The messenger nodded and reported to Ma Su exactly.

It has to be said that Qiuci State, as one of the few countries in the Western Region with a large population and large military strength, does have a certain degree of confidence. However, in Ma Su's view, this confidence seems to be just that.

"In that case, let's go to their capital to meet the king and see what confidence he has in saying that." Ma Su waved his hand and ordered the five thousand cavalry under his command.

"The entire army is ready on the spot and will attack Kucha Kingdom in an hour!"

Under Ma Su's order, the five thousand Han cavalry quickly became excited. After preparing on the spot for an hour, five thousand Han cavalry roared out and charged towards Kucha like hungry wolves.

On the way, they encountered the coalition forces of Kucha State and its allies, with nearly 10,000 troops, fighting against the Han army with great momentum. However, Ma Su didn't even look at them, and led the Han cavalry directly through them.

Basically without moving a hand, the Han cavalry broke through his troops and quickly rushed past. This coalition of small countries in the Western Region collapsed instantly and fled in all directions.

The battle started in the morning, and Ma Di had already reached the capital of Qiuci in the afternoon.

Seeing that the combat effectiveness of the Han army was completely inconsistent with the matching mechanism of the Western Region, the king of Qiuci suddenly became weak. He quickly closed the city gates and did not dare to fight. He sent people to ask for help while holding on to the city.

"Listen to the Qiuchi people in the city. You have rebelled against the Han and have been tolerated by the emperor. Now open the door and surrender immediately, otherwise everyone will die after the city is broken!" Ma Su rode under the city and shouted slowly to persuade him to surrender.

Ma Su raised the flag of the Han Dynasty and added five thousand cavalry to show off his power under the city. This had a strong intimidating effect. The soldiers of the Qiuci Kingdom on the top of the city all looked frightened, fearing that the Han would break through the city and slaughter all their families.

Seeing this situation, the king of Kucha State quickly stepped onto the city wall to stabilize the morale of the army, and stood up to provoke Ma Su himself.

"Come up here if you have the ability! I have founded the country of Qiuci longer than you, so we are not afraid of you at all!"

"Come up here!"

Ma Di was a little surprised to see King Kucha being so arrogant.

I didn’t expect that even though the Kingdom of Kucha is small, there are people more arrogant than me!

This child cannot be kept!

"Attack the city!" Ma Su suddenly ordered, ordering five thousand cavalry to attack the city.

The walls of this small country in the Western Regions are not high, the territory is not large, and the combat effectiveness is very poor. Ma Su didn't think that his five thousand cavalry siege could be blocked by your small Qiuci Kingdom.

Five thousand cavalry used wooden and flying ladders as siege equipment, and divided into three groups to attack the city in succession. When the front attacked the city, the rear cavalry used bows and arrows to suppress the Kucha defenders and cooperated with the front to attack the city.

Facing the fierce attack of the Han army, the Kucha defenders resisted with a guilty conscience. If it weren't for the king supervising the battle, they might have fled.

But even so, the Han army's attack speed was not fast. After half an hour of siege, Ma Su became impatient when he realized that the city had not been taken yet.

"Get out of the way! I'll go in person!" Ma Su pushed away the guards, drew his sword and dismounted, and participated in the siege.

"I have to go out personally. It's really a bit fanciful to expect these cavalry to attack the city quickly!"

Ma Di murmured, pushing aside the Han soldiers in front, and rushed all the way to the city. Then Ma Di braved the arrows and rolling stones from the Kingdom of Qiuci, climbed the wooden ladder himself, and climbed to the top of the city first.

At this time, whenever an arrow falls or a rolling stone comes, Ma Su can directly collect the insurance and go home. But it is obvious that before Ma Su reaches retirement age, he does not want to die.

Ma Di personally climbed up first and led his bodyguards to attack the city.

Seeing the leader of the Han army dying in person and gesticulating with them with a knife, the morale of the Kucha defenders completely collapsed. With the king supervising the battle, the Kucha garrison was routed and was defeated by the Han army at the head of their own city.

The king of Kucha Kingdom was not very lucky and died in the rebellion.

As soon as the king died, the whole city gave up resistance and stood in the Western Regions for a hundred years without defeating the Qiuci Kingdom. They were defeated by the Han army in two days.

However, after Ma Su captured the city, he did not take any measures to massacre the city. He only established the prince of Kucha as king, but he had to go to Dunhuang and rule the country under the supervision of the Han army.

This is the so-called monarchy offline system.

The Kingdom of Kucha was destroyed, and Ma Di quickly went north to attack several small countries that had joined forces with Kucha to resist.

In just half a month, the Han army destroyed four countries in the Western Regions and shocked the entire Western Regions!