Chapter 382 Encounter on the Turks River
Zhao Yun led 20,000 Han cavalry, first passed by Jiaohe Kingdom, and then arrived at the Wusun border, and then rushed into Wusun territory.
At this time, the King of Wusun in Chigu City had just received an imperial edict from Liu Yu, knowing that the Han army was coming to punish Wusun.
The King of Wusun was really panicked and angry. He was angry that the Han emperor was unreasonable. For such a small matter, he sent troops to attack him, Wusun, and even had no chance to defend or make up for it. He was also afraid of the strength of the Han army. After all, the Xianbei was destroyed by the Han army a few months ago, and the 300,000 Xianbei cavalry were completely disintegrated in less than two months. Wusun's strength was far inferior to the Xianbei. With the lessons of the Xianbei, how could the King of Wusun not panic?
A close minister comforted the King Wusun: "Don't be too panicked. Although the Han army is strong, after all, it was only launched a war against the Xianbei some time ago, which consumes a lot. I heard that cities were built everywhere in the Xianbei grassland. It will be difficult for the Han army to dispatch on a large scale within at least a few years. Even if we attack our Wusun, in a hurry, the number of Han army will not be too many. It is estimated that only 10,000 to 30,000 people. Our Wusun may not have the power to fight."
When the King of Wusun heard this, he nodded, and he was indeed much calmer.
After Zhao Yun led the Han army into Wusun, he advanced west along Bogda Mountain in the southern line of the Tianshan Mountains and reached Dabanshan Pass, where 700 Wusun soldiers were stationed.
Wusun is a semi-nomadic kingdom, and all the soldiers are half cavalry and half infantry. Similarly, although there are only a dozen cities, there are more than a dozen, and more of them are tribal situations. The one guarding the Daban Pass is a tribe of thousands of people.
"Kill!" Zhao Yun took the lead, with 20,000 Han cavalry following closely.
A mere 700 Wusun soldiers existed in tribal situations, so of course it was impossible to resist the attack of Zhao Yun and the entire 20,000 Han cavalry.
Almost instantly, Zhao Yun and other 20,000 Han cavalry dispersed 700 Wusun soldiers and entered their tribe.
More than a dozen Wusun cavalry fled desperately the moment Zhao Yun and 20,000 Han cavalry rushed in. They wanted to bring the news to Chigu City and inform the Wusun King.
After breaking through the Daban Pass, Zhao Yun's army could enter the Junggar Basin in the later generations to the north, and to the west, he could go along the Ili River Valley to the Tekes River, and then follow the Tekes River to the city of Chigu.
Zhao Yun was not trying to capture Wusun. In fact, 20,000 Han troops were not enough to occupy the entire Wusun. The purpose of this battle was to punish Wusun and severely damage Wusun and have vitality. Therefore, Zhao Yun's army of course advanced westward, fought along the Ili River Valley to the Tekes River, and headed straight to Chigu City.
In four days, Zhao Yun's army penetrated more than 800 miles into Wusun territory, broke through dozens of defense posts and nine Wusun tribe passes, less than thirty miles away from the Tekes River. After reaching the Tekes River, Zhao Yun's army will be able to reach the city of Chigu in less than three days.
In Chigu City, King Wusun's face had been gloomy for several days.
The Han army was fierce. If the Han army did not want the Han army to attack Chigu City and siege Chigu City, then they must send troops to block the Han army.
"Have you found out? Is the commander of the Han army Ma Chao?" The King of Wusun was not worried about the 20,000 Han army. What he was most worried about was whether the Han general who led the 20,000 Han army was Ma Chao.
Back then, Ma Chao led 10,000 Han troops to shock the Western Regions, and even killed several Xianbei generals in Jiaohe Kingdom, defeated tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry, and shot the Xianbei Lian and Shanyu with one arrow, which made the countries scared.
Ma Chao is too strong, and King Wusun is not sure whether Wusun has a general who can compete with Ma Chao.
"My king has already found out that the Han army's chief general was not Ma Chao, but Zhao Yun, who was nearly 60 years old. It is said that this person is the sworn brother of the Han emperor!"
"Zhao Yun? The sworn brother of the Emperor of Han?" King Wusun frowned, and for a moment his brows sootheed again.
The King of Wusun smiled relaxedly and said, "Since he is the sworn brother of the Han emperor, he must have been promoted by his relationship with the Han emperor. What's more, he has led his troops to kill me Wusun in nearly 60 years old. It is not afraid. He ordered the army to capture this person in Chigu City and use him to force the Han emperor to promise not to offend me Wusun again."
It is obvious that Wusun is too far away from the Central Plains of Han, and King Wusun did not understand. If Zhao Yun's reputation in the Central Plains was better than Ma Chao, King Wusun only thought that Zhao Yun could be brave and ordinary. Besides, Zhao Yun was nearly 60 years old. Even if such a veteran was a little brave when he was young, how many points were left now?
In the past few days, the King of Wusun has gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses. He ordered the royal general, Xu Mi, to be the main general, to defeat Kangju in a battle with Kangju two years ago, another brave general, Li Wenggui, who was the deputy general, to go to the Tex River to block the Han army.
The King of Wusun was full of confidence. Jun Zhumi and Lie Wenggui were only in their early forties. It was the peak of bravery. There were only three such powerful generals in Wusun. The two of them joined together to win a veteran Han army who was nearly 60 years old. What could be wrong with it?
The two armies encountered forty miles between the Tex River and the Ili River.
"kill!"
Without a single word of nonsense, both armies rushed towards each other directly.
Among the Han army, Zhao Yun took the lead. Similarly, in the Wusun army, Jung Mi and Lie Wenggui rushed forward, and they set their sights on Zhao Yun from the beginning.
The Han army had excellent bows and crossbows, covering the Wusun army with large-scale arrows, shooting more than 200 Wusun soldiers.
Jungleman and Hunting each used their weapons to remove the arrows that were shooting at them.
The soldiers of the Wusun Army also used bows and arrows to counterattack the Han army, but unfortunately their bows and arrows were not excellent enough, and the Han cavalry had armor and stomach protection, so the number of Han army killed and injured was almost negligible.
Finally, the two armies fought close.
"The Han general was killed!" Jun Xiongmi shot Zhao Yun first.
Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "I dare to show my ugly face in front of me!"
In his hand, the Yunlong spear was gently swung his seemingly fierce attack. When it comes to using a gun, Zhao Yun is definitely the best in the world. Even Ma Chao is much inferior to Zhao Yun in terms of gun skills. How can Zhao Yun take it seriously in the mere military rifle?
After the two of them hit, they passed by.
"The Han general was also attacked by me!" Lie Wenggui followed Jung Mi. He rushed to Zhao Yun and hit Zhao Yun with a mace.
Zhao Yun saved his energy and did not use weapons to block it. He just turned his head and directly avoided the attack of Hu Wenggui.
The two of them both passed by.
Jung Mi and Hun Weng Gui both turned their horses' heads, and they felt that Zhao Yun was not easy after a blow. In this round, they all rushed towards Zhao Yun, asking them to attack Zhao Yun at the same time and take Zhao Yun down in one fell swoop.
"Good come!" Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Although he was nearly 60 years old, he was not as young as Ma Chao, he still had 60% or 70% of the combat power at his peak. It was impossible to kill just two Wusun "young generals"!
Zhao Yun rushed forward without waiting for Jun Zhumi and Lie Wenggui. He strode his horse backwards, and in the blink of an eye, the three of them fought together.
Chapter completed!