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In the silence, someone suddenly spoke again.

"Maybe it's time for the king to think about it and cooperate with those Seleucids."

After hearing this proposal, King Wusun was a little hesitant at first, but he quickly made up his mind.

"That's very reasonable, aren't the messengers of the Seleucids still in the palace now?

Hurry up and invite them over. "

Soon a Seleucus envoy walked into the palace with his head held high.

Wusun, who is relatively short in stature, is not particularly tall compared to this Seleucid, but his complexion is extremely fair, which is incompatible with Wusun, who is obviously of yellow race.

The Seleucus envoy said to the Wusun King in a condescending tone: "Haven't you thought it through yet?

If you don't want to be clear, the soldiers and horses of our Eastern Governor of the Seleucid Empire will come here soon! "

This was undoubtedly a blatant threat. After hearing the threat, the expressions on the faces of many Wusun people present changed.

For these Wusun people, the past few years have actually been a very difficult time. They were chased and killed by the Yuezhi people along the way. The ancients forced and asked the Wusun people to submit to Seleucus.

King Wusun's expression also changed. If possible, King Wusun really wanted to kill the envoy directly.

But the current situation is obvious. The people of Wusun have something to ask of Seleucus. It would be too unwise to turn against Seleucus at this time.

Thinking of this, King Wusun could only suppress the anger in his heart, and slowly said to the Seleucid envoy in front of him: "To tell you the truth, we, Wusun, are willing to submit to your Seleucid Empire.

But now an enemy has appeared, and we have to deal with this enemy first before we can continue to consider whether we should surrender or not. "

After hearing this sentence, the Seleucid envoy immediately showed a happy expression on his face, and said to King Wusun: "I have heard about that enemy of yours, isn't it just a group of moon hunters who chased you here?" Shi people?

Don't worry, our Seleucid Empire is very experienced in dealing with these so-called nomads. "

The words of the Seleucid messengers are really not boastful. You must know that Central Asia is desert and grassland, where there are many nomadic peoples. The Seleucid Empire can control Central Asia, which shows that they are in the When fighting against nomads, it is indeed quite skillful.

After hearing what the Seleucus envoy said, King Wusun immediately shook his head and said: "The envoy has misunderstood. The enemy we are talking about now is not the Yuezhi people, but a new country that has just destroyed the Yuezhi. His name It is called the Great Han Kingdom, and it comes from the far east China."

Obviously, this never-heard term made the Seleucid messenger a little confused.

"Big Han Kingdom?

Eastern Huaxia? "

The Seleucid envoy was obviously disturbed by this sudden episode. After thinking carefully for a while, he still maintained his previous judgment.

"It doesn't matter what Yuezhi people or Han Kingdom, anyway, our Seleucid Empire will definitely control this land firmly this time.

Whoever wants to occupy this land in vain is the enemy of our Seleucid Empire.

Now tell me how many soldiers and horses this so-called Han country has, so that I can go back and report to our governor, so that he can also mobilize corresponding soldiers and horses to repel these invaders. "

King Wusun had clearly thought about it long ago, and the answer immediately opened his mouth and said: "According to the intelligence of the scouts in front of us, the number of intruders this time is at least [-] to [-], and they are led by the former Yueshi prisoners. The speed of dispatching troops is very fast."

The envoy of the Seleucid Empire had a dignified expression at first, but after hearing the number of [-] to [-], he suddenly became relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.

"I thought how powerful this so-called Great Han Kingdom could be, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that.

Don't worry, in a maximum of 7 days, we, the governor of the eastern part of the Seleucid Empire, will arrive with 5 soldiers and horses.

At that time, you can offer your loyalty with peace of mind and see how the real elite divisions of our Seleucid Empire destroy the enemy on the battlefield! "

After hearing the words of the Seleucid envoy, King Wusun was happy at first, but he was obviously a little worried, so he couldn't help but continued to ask: "The number of soldiers and horses of the other party seems to be stronger than that of your Seleucid Empire. Yes, are you really sure of victory?"

The Seleucid envoy burst out laughing when he heard the words, and proudly said to King Wusun: "That's why you people are too ignorant.

You may not know that when our powerful governor came to the east, he only had 3000 imperial guards around him, but relying on these 3000 imperial guards, he has been invincible in all battles and invincible for 10 years. Finally turned our eastern governor of the Seleucid Empire into the most powerful governor district.

Now he has 5 troops under his command. As long as these 5 soldiers can be dispatched, let alone the mere [-] to [-] enemy troops, even if this number is doubled, it is absolutely impossible for us The opponent of the wise and mighty Eastern Governor! "

Seeing this envoy with such confidence, King Wusun naturally relaxed a lot from his worries.

As an outsider, in order to gain a foothold in this place, King Wusun actually put in a lot of effort to inquire about these nearby forces.

Judging from the information currently under control, the most powerful force nearby is undoubtedly the so-called Seleucid Empire.

If it weren't for a tall mountain range and a desert that blocked the connection between the eastern governorship of the Seleucid Empire and the area where the Wusun people are now, then the army of the Seleucid Empire would have already attacked here.

Today, Wusun seems to have no choice but to surrender to the Seleucid Empire.

Of course, from a certain point of view, Wusun can actually submit to His Majesty the so-called Han Emperor.

It's just that for Wusun, after all, he has heard the great reputation of Zhao Guo in these years, and he is naturally alienated and afraid of the Huaxia vassal states, so when making this choice, they tend to be more inclined to be with Huaxia. Against.

So King Wusun also smiled very happily, and said to the Seleucid envoy in front of him: "Since this is the case, then we are looking forward to the time when the Seleucid army will come.

I can also make a promise here on behalf of all Wusun people, as long as the Seleucids can help us repel the Han army this time, then the Wusuns will become the most reliable affiliated tribe of the Seleucid Empire in the East ! "

After receiving this reply from King Wusun, the Seleucid envoy left with satisfaction.

Soon, the envoy found a confidant, and let the confidant leave the capital of Wusun Kingdom with this secret letter, and gallop towards the west.

Two days later, this confidant came to the foot of a tall mountain range, where a large army was stationed, and the continuous tents covered the sky and the sun, and the momentum was astonishing.

The confidant was obviously very familiar with this place, and without any hesitation, he relied on a token in his hand all the way to the front of what seemed to be the main camp, and entered smoothly after being notified.

In this camp, a bearded general was sitting with a big horse and a golden knife. He was wearing a set of clothes full of Greek style, and his appearance was completely the same as that of a Greek.

This is Papadopoulos, the eastern governor of Seleucid.

The governor finished reading the secret letter with a calm expression, and then let out a sneer.

"It seems that these Wusun people are really a fool on the wall. They must wait until the enemy is beaten outside before they are willing to surrender to our Seleucid Empire."

The confidant said: "My lord envoy has already said that if my lord governor is willing, I can completely wipe out these Wusun people and the so-called Han country."

After hearing these words, the governor also fell into deep thought.

For the Eastern Seleucid Governor, his goal this time is to conquer the land of the Wusun people.

So while he sent envoys to persuade the Wusun people to surrender, he quietly led the army to this place not too far from the capital of Wusun, ready to launch a surprise attack at any time.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and the sudden appearance of the Han army undoubtedly gave the governor another choice.

After thinking for a while, the governor said slowly: "Instead of letting these Wusun people go to join Han, it is better to subdue them first, and then drive them to work for us on the battlefield.

It also happened to let me take a good look at where this so-called Emperor of Han came from! "

Chapter 1131 The Temptation of Both Sides

As a famous general who was able to conquer the Seleucid Empire with 3000 soldiers and horses in just ten years, the governor of the Eastern Seleucid Empire was certainly not an idiot.

It is precisely because of this that the governor came up with such a method, that is, to use the Wusun people as a surrogate to test the strength of the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty.

If the soldiers and horses of the Great Han Kingdom are not strong enough, even weaker than the Wusun people, then the governor can wipe out Wusun and the troops of the Great Han Kingdom at once.

In this way, the land occupied by the Wusun people can completely become the territory of the Seleucids.

If the soldiers and horses of the Great Han Kingdom can fight against the Wusun people, or even be stronger than the Wusun people, then the governor can also formulate corresponding countermeasures based on the strength levels measured by the Wusun people.

So after making up his mind, the Governor no longer hesitated, and immediately issued an order.

"Send me an order now, let all our Seleucid warriors gather together, and at dawn tomorrow, we will set off in the direction of the Wusun people to join those stupid Wusun troops, look at this so-called What are the abilities of the Great Han Kingdom!"

Three days later, Governor Seleucid led his troops to the capital of Wusun Kingdom.

Undoubtedly, this speed was completely beyond the expectations of the Wusun people. The Wusun King appeared at the city gate with a look of panic and nervousness to personally welcome the arrival of Governor Seleucid.

Governor Seleucid sat on his specially made Greek chariot, looked down at the humble Wusun King in front of him, and said calmly, "From today onwards, you are the supreme leader of this Wusun city." Sir, Wusun Kingdom will no longer exist, understand what I mean?"

King Wusun certainly understands the serious meaning of the Seleucids. This means that from today onwards, the entire Wusun Kingdom has been officially incorporated into the territory of the Seleucid Empire. jurisdiction.

From a king to a city guard, the gap is undoubtedly quite huge, but the current Wusun King actually has no better choice, he can only agree.

Seeing that King Wusun agreed, Governor Seleucid also showed a smile on his face, and said: "In the future, you will know how honorable and lucky it is for you to join our Seleucid Empire.

You will have the opportunity to fight side by side with those of us descendants of Alexander the Great, and receive our guidance and leadership, which is a dream that countless people want to be completely out of reach. "

When he said this, the face of the eastern governor of the Seleucid Empire showed self-confidence and pride from the heart.

You must know that this governor, his grandfather followed Alexander the Great decades ago to conquer the vast empire of Nuoda.

Later, when Alexander the Great lost, after a very fierce civil war, the grandfather of the governor finally took control of the eastern region of the Alexander Empire and established the Seleucid Empire.

Later, his grandfather died, so the throne of the Seleucid Empire passed to the governor's father, who is now the Seleucid Emperor.

In other words, the eastern governor of the Seleucid Empire is actually the second prince of the Seleucid Empire today, and is also recognized as the most promising candidate for the next generation of the Seleucid Empire.

Now the viceroy prince feels that he is also following his grandfather's behest and contributing to the expansion of the Seleucid Empire.

What he wants to do is very simple, that is to defeat all the enemies in front of him, then inherit the throne, and restore the territory of the Alexander Empire back then.

And all of this is already going on smoothly. After conquering Wusun today, this place will become a glorious new starting point for a governor.

After all, the area where Wusun was located was a new place that even Alexander the Great hadn't conquered back then.

The envoy responsible for persuading the Wusun people to surrender also appeared, and he saluted the governor respectfully.

"Great master, is there anything else I can do for you, my little servant?"

The governor glanced at the envoy, nodded in satisfaction and said, "You have done a very good job, my servant. Next, you have a new task, which is to meet the so-called Emperor of the Great Han Kingdom for me. Let's see what kind of background it is, and whether it is qualified to be my opponent!"

As a prince, a prince who is likely to become the emperor of the Seleucid Empire in the future, the governor is undoubtedly very proud.

This innate pride and self-confidence even affected his way of dealing with people and fighting.

For him, he admired the style of Alexander the Great very much, and he seldom made any tricks in war, but liked to defeat the enemy dignifiedly.

The most important thing is that he likes the kind of noble opponents who can match his status very much. In this way, he will feel very happy, because everyone is standing on the same level to compete for glory.

But if the opponent is that kind of common people or slaves, the governor will often not be interested. Even for a person like King Wusun who has already called himself a king, the governor actually feels that he is just a monkey. The king's tribal leader.

But now a rare opponent has appeared. Are there any so-called empires and emperors in the far east?

This is undoubtedly a very, very attractive thing for the governor.

After hearing the governor's order, the envoy immediately responded very respectfully.

"Please don't worry, great master, your servant will set off now to see what those people from the East really look like."

After watching the envoy leave in the carriage, the governor nodded slightly and then said to King Wusun in a majestic tone: "Now you go and gather all your soldiers and horses, and they will Accept my leadership in the days to come, and remember not to try to make small moves, because this is related to the life and death of you Wusun people."

Just as the governor and prince from the Seleucid Empire was implementing his new measures boldly, Zhao Kuo led 15 cavalry from the Han Kingdom and slowly marched towards the west.

After crossing Turpan, there is a very wide middle section of the Tianshan Mountains, but perhaps because of the gift of the Creator, there is a road here that can cross the Tianshan Mountains and reach the northern end of the Tianshan Mountains, which is the true northern border.

There is still a big difference between northern Xinjiang and southern Xinjiang. The biggest difference is that although there are deserts in northern Xinjiang and the climate is very hot, there are more oases here and are more suitable for human habitation.

So there are naturally more settlements and cities that Zhao Kuo encountered along the way, but this time Zhao Kuo did not divide his troops to garrison here.

Because Zhao Kuo knows very well that this is actually the territory of the enemy country. If the troops are divided rashly, it is very likely that these soldiers and horses will be eaten by the concentrated enemies.

Wang Jian actually put forward a new suggestion: "Perhaps we can set up a relatively large stronghold near here, concentrate our forces in this large stronghold, and then remotely control other small strongholds."

After hearing Wang Jian's words, Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "This method is actually feasible, but it can only be implemented officially after we have completely defeated Wusun Kingdom."

Why do you say that?

The main reason is that in Zhao Kuo's view, Wang Jian's idea is still relatively conservative after all, and it is a defensive suggestion.

But for Zhao Kuo now, he led so many soldiers and horses here, not for defense, but to formally bring this land under the rule of the Han Dynasty.

So from Zhao Kuo's point of view, of course he prefers the offensive strategy. It should be to completely solve the enemy's main force here once and for all, and then consider how to garrison it.

Just like Mao Sui brought a new situation at this time.

"There is a person who claims to be the envoy of the Seleucid Empire outside, waiting for Your Majesty to summon you."

Zhao Guo didn't have any surprises after hearing the news from Mao Xue. Instead, he frowned slightly and smiled.

"It seems that these Seleucids are still unwilling to give up this land, but this is also good. Let me see if the descendants of Alexander can really be as good as their ancestors!"

From Zhao Kuo's own heart, of course he still respects that Alexander the Great, but it's a pity that Alexander the Great died young after his military life. What about the chance for Alexander the Great to fight face to face?

Soon, the envoy of the eastern governor came to Zhao Kuo and saluted Zhao Kuo.

"The envoy of the Seleucid Governor pays tribute to the emperor of the Han Kingdom."

Zhao Kuo carefully looked at the poisoned emissary from the east, and he could tell that the emissary of the eastern governor's skin was not so fair, nor did he look like a very pure Viking or Germanic.

But this is relatively easy to understand. After all, Greece actually belongs to the southern European region. The skin of the people here is not as white as in Western Europe. They are more similar to the Latin race.

Zhao Kuo said calmly, "You descendants of Alexander the Great have fought for so many years, have you got a good result?"

The words of the two sides are not clear, so this kind of speech must be carried out through translation.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the envoy's face was obviously surprised, and he said, "Unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor has heard about our Alexander the Great."