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Chapter 246 Loulan City

When the ghost cavalry in the Tucheng was thundering, Huangfu Jian led seven thousand cavalry to march in the yellow sand all over the sky.

Huangsha said, even if the seven thousand iron cavalry wanted to be fast, they couldn't get fast. The gentle fine sand was hard to work hard at all. Every step of the hooves would be deeply trapped in it, not to mention that they had to endure the unbearable hot sun.

The red sun is in the sky, the yellow sand table dances, and the hot wind blows from time to time.

Seven thousand soldiers of the Western Army in the Town moved forward step by step and walked with difficulty. Huangfu Jian originally thought that this thousand-mile land could be completed in one day with the speed of the Western Army cavalry, but now it seems that this has become the greatest luxury.

That night, more than 7,000 people and more than 7,000 war horses spent the night in the desert. The stars and moon were cold, and the desert night was cold, which formed a huge contrast with the daytime. The soldiers could only fall asleep by snuggling beside the war horses to keep warm.

When I woke up in the morning, both people and war horses were covered with a thick layer of yellow sand.

The next day, when the west was about to settle, the Zhenxi Army crossed the desert, and large areas of Green State appeared in front of everyone.

"What a beautiful grass, what a beautiful sky!" Looking at the green in front of you, the seven thousand people couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly, even their fatigue was relieved a lot.

The most ordinary green one, at this moment, it seems like they have life in their eyes.

Relieve the worries, Diao Chan and Zhang Ning all the girls were flying like colorful butterflies, got off the God of War Car, laughed and walked slowly above Green State.

"Report to the lord, Lop Nur is not far ahead." The whistle cavalry came to Huangfu Jian and reported.

"Tell the army to set up camp next to Lop Nur tonight." Huangfu Jian thought for a while and ordered lightly.

Loulan City is dozens of miles northwest of Lop Nur. Huangfu Jian is not clear about the situation in Loulan now, and he dare not go there suddenly. The seven thousand army traveled through the desert for two days, with little combat power left. At this time, both people and war horses urgently need rest, and he doesn't want any risks to his subordinates.

"No!" The messenger received the order loudly.

As the sun sets, the sapphire-like Lop Nur was rippling with waves, and seven thousand troops set up a curtain on the shore of Lop Nur Lake. Teams of soldiers took off their armor and rushed into the lake, washing away the sand and dust on their bodies and washing away the fatigue of the past few days.

After drinking the lake, they wandered over the green state, and happily ate the tender green water plants.

At this time, Huangfu Jian was not careless. He called the three Kucha people to his side and ordered: "You have mixed into Loulan City overnight to inquire about the news about the Northern Huns. If you find suspicious situations, come and report them immediately."

After seeing the strength of Zhenxi Army, the three Kucha people were even more timid and obeyed their own words.

Taking advantage of the night, the three of them left Lop Nur and rushed towards Loulan City not far away.

The next morning, the soldiers began to bury the pot and make rice and feed the war horses. After breakfast, Huangfu Jian summoned the generals together and said, "Loulan City is dozens of miles away. The situation is unpredictable, so everyone should act carefully."

"Zhang Fei led three thousand leopard cavalry to the front army and sent more whistle cavalry, so don't be careless."

"No!" Zhang Fei answered his order and replied loudly.

After everything was arranged, the army led the camp and advanced along the Peacock River toward Loulan City. The grass and water along the way were beautiful, the scenery was beautiful, and the speed of the Iron Cavalry also increased.

When they arrived halfway, the three Kucha people came back. They ran to Huangfu Jian and reported: "Although there were many Huns in Loulan City, no Hun soldiers were found. The Loulan defenders were only more than 2,000."

"Can you check carefully?" Huangfu Jian looked at the three Kucha people and asked seriously.

"There is no mistake. Loulan City is not big. If there are Hun soldiers in the city, people in the city will know."

The three Kucha people shook their heads, danced and said in a sarcastic manner.

Huangfu Jian thought about it, and the 20,000 Hun cavalry was waiting for work to intercept 10,000 Han troops, and was prepared to attack but not, which was a stable victory. Even if it was bad, it would not be a problem to defeat the opponent. It would not end up with the destruction of the entire army, and there was no need to mobilize troops to garrison Loulan City again.

After thinking it through, Huangfu Jian felt relieved, pointed the spear in his hand straight ahead, and shouted loudly: "Tell General Zhang Fei to lead his troops to speed up and directly attack Loulan City."

Zhang Fei's three thousand leopard cavalry traveled twenty miles along the Peacock River, and turned north. Around ten miles was Loulan City. A few days ago, the butcher was air strikes in the desert, which made the butcher more cautious and sent a large number of scouts to advance carefully.

"Ka, da, da..."

A crisp sound of horse hooves came, and he rushed over and rode a fast horse. The horseman soon arrived in front of Zhang Fei.

"Report to the general, the lord has an order to order the general's troops to advance quickly and directly capture Loulan City."

After the messenger saluted, he said loudly.

"Get orders!" Zhang Fei was immediately excited when he heard this. He was such a person. When he heard that there was a war, he was full of energy, no matter who he was fighting, nor what morality he was fighting.

"Transfer the order, the troops will attack and follow the general to take down Loulan City!"

Zhang Fei was shocked, and he raised his snake spear in his hand high and roared loudly.

When the three thousand leopard cavalry heard the order of the commander, they stepped off their war horses and ran forward.

"Boom..." Three thousand iron cavalry ran like flying, rushing towards Loulan City.

Loulan City covers a small area, with only a few thousand households and two thousand guards in the city. It is a prosperous station on the Silk Road. The folk customs are pure and natural, and they are passionate and unrestrained.

In the early morning, the sun shone brightly, and the guards in Loulan City opened the city gates like before, and welcomed and saw merchants from all over the country. A large number of business travelers not only brought generous taxes and rich commodities to Loulan City, but also provided a large number of employment opportunities for the people in the city. The city's hotels and restaurants were everywhere, providing accommodation, food, and drinking water services for these merchants.

Therefore, merchants from wherever they come from will be very popular in Loulan City and are respected by locals.

Compared with the Han Dynasty's city, the walls of Loulan City are much lower and very simple.

The low city walls are all made of rammed loess. Under the sun and rain, Loulan City looks a bit mottled and even collapsed in many places. If it were in the Han Dynasty, such a city could not resist an infantry charge, but this is the Western Regions, and the siege equipment is much behind the Han Dynasty, and most of them are cavalry. Such a city wall can be quite good to block cavalry.

After opening the city gate, the guards on the city headed looked around as bored as before, not knowing what they were looking at.

"Boom..." A sound of horse hooves that shook the sky and earth, and Loulan City couldn't help but tremble a few times.

The Loulan guards on the top of the city did not feel strange, nor did they close the city gate immediately. They knew that just a few days ago, there were tens of thousands of cavalry from the Northern Huns who drove east from them. In their opinion, the Northern Huns' cavalry should have returned.

Although these Xiongnu barbarians did not like them, 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry arrived at the city of Loulan, covering the sky and with great momentum. Both the Lord of Loulan and the defenders on the city were shocked by the Northern Huns, so they had to open the city by obediently and welcome them into the city. The strengths of the two sides were too different, just like a giant standing in front of a child, and the Loulan people had no choice.

Just as the Loulan guards on the top of the city were thinking about it, teams of black armored cavalry appeared under the city.

"It's a bit wrong. The weapons in the hands of these cavalrymen and their outfits are very different from those of the Hun cavalry who went out from here a few days ago. The enemy attacked..." The Loulan guards on the top of the city looked carefully and shouted in surprise.

But they discovered it too late, and the enemy cavalry had already arrived at the city gate.

A giant man in front of his head, black helmet and black armor, wearing a blood-colored battle robe, rode a black and shiny horse, holding a cold spear in his hand, and had already headed straight for the city gate. At this time, they wanted to close the city gate, but it was too late.

"Enemy attack!..." Loulan City was already in chaos, and panic screams were everywhere.

But everything was slow. Zhang Fei had already rushed into the city gate with a team of leopard cavalry, and the large group of leopard cavalry behind him were also coming quickly. The leopard cavalry who entered the city would not take the little Loulan guards on the top of the city seriously. In their opinion, these Loulan soldiers carrying scimitars, wearing beast armor, and on the top of the city were like playthings, not enough for them to sprint.

Zhang Fei's two tiger eyes were wide open, and his spear pointed to the guards on the top of the city, and shouted loudly: "Listen to me, we are the army of the Han Dynasty, and we will take over Loulan City under the order of my lord. From now on, this city is ours."

The nature of a butcher is that Zhang Fei not only does not blush at all when he seizes someone's city, but also makes him so righteous that he is so proud. It is rare!

"The 1,000-man team occupied the city, the 2,000-man team maintained order in the city, and the 3,000-man team followed me to the city lord's mansion. If anyone dared to resist, I would kill me!" Zhang Fei rode on his horse and looked at the leopard cavalry behind him, and loudly ordered.

"No!" The three leopard cavalrymen were already used to the way their generals behaved, and did not find it strange.

With the sound of hooves, the quiet Loulan City was in chaos. Under Zhang Fei's order, the three thousand leopard cavalry rushed to various places, took over all parts of the city, and welcomed Huangfu Jian's army.

In Loulan City, most of them were Han Chinese. After contacting them for a lot, they could understand Chinese. Although they were not very fluent in speaking, they still understood Zhang Fei's words and what Zhang Fei meant.

But after hearing Zhang Fei's words, the defenders of Loulan City became a little confused. In the past, only the Huns were unreasonable and robbed them. When did the Han people become like this? Aren't they a country of etiquette and righteousness? Are they the ones who pay the most attention to etiquette and righteousness? Why did they become robbers?

The Loulan people are confused, but no matter how strange it is, no matter how confused it is, why don’t the hero suffer the loss?

Besides, they are not considered heroes. In the face of the murderous Three Thousand Leopard Cavalry, they had no choice but to surrender helplessly.
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