I win the lottery in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Meng Chen led an army of [-], and marched westward from its dry city. There was only one goal, and that was Chigu City, the capital of Wusun Kingdom.

Chigu City, as the name suggests, is the city of red valleys!
According to Ban Gu's "Hanshu", Chigu City is 12 miles away from Chang'an, with 63 households, a population of 18, and a national military force of [-].

Its territory is flat and lush with vegetation, which is suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Therefore, the whole country is mainly based on animal husbandry, which is similar to the living habits of the Huns.

Therefore, the cavalry of Wusun Kingdom are well-known throughout the Western Regions!

If this is the case, this group of cavalry can only be regarded as the past in front of the cavalry of the Han army. The backwardness of equipment limits the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

"My lord, please be the vanguard!" Ma Chao appeared in front of Meng Chen impatiently just after he walked out of Gancheng.

Since entering the Western Regions, Ma Chao has basically not "activated" very well, even if he captured King Wusun, Ma Chao did not make much effort.

"Hahaha, my lord, Meng Qi seems to be overwhelmed!" Li Cunxiao laughed at the side, and winked at Ma Chao by the way.

Every battle in the Western Regions is very important. Although Meng Chen didn't say it clearly, Li Cunxiao knew it clearly in his heart.

This is also the reason why Mengchen didn't choose the vanguard!
Conquering the Western Regions, what Mengchen wants is not only the surrender of the countries in the Western Regions, but complete submission.

To achieve this, in addition to the threat of force, sufficient deterrence is required.

And Wusun country is currently a good target. Meng Chen raised his troops to attack Wusun, and the significance of deterring the countries in the Western Regions is greater than anything else.

"Meng Qi, if you can fulfill the general's order, you can be a pioneer." Meng Chen opened his mouth, and first asked Ma Chao a question.

"Chao will never show mercy when killing aliens." Ma Chao said solemnly.

"Okay! No one will stay except the son-in-law."

Meng Chen issued the general order with a cold face, but Ma Chao couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Ma Chao knew what such a general order meant. Before he came to Meng Chen to ask for a fight, Ma Teng had already warned Ma Chao.

But the young and vigorous Ma Chao doesn't care about these.

"The last general obeys the general's orders!" Ma Chao saluted and turned around, but was stopped by Meng Chen.

"Meng Qi wait a moment."

"What else does my lord want?"

"Take this general's Tiger Talisman and dispatch [-] Xiongnu cavalry, [-] Qiang cavalry, plus [-] Majia troops and [-] Roman mercenaries."

"promise!"

After receiving the tiger talisman from Meng Chen, Ma Chao rode away, while Li Cunxiao showed a worried look on his face.

"Brother Cunxiao, if you are worried, just bring five thousand Hun cavalry to follow behind."

"The last general takes orders!" Li Cunxiao hurriedly replied.

As soon as his words fell, Ma Teng's voice came out again: "Teng, thank you, my lord."

"General Ma doesn't need to be too polite. Meng Qi has the appearance of a fierce general. It is only a matter of time before he leads the army to fight independently." Meng Chen said with a smile.

From this sentence, it was enough to see that Meng Chen attached great importance to Ma Chao, and it was precisely because of this sentence that Ma Teng felt a warm feeling in his heart.

As he grew older, Ma Teng had already pinned his will to revive the Ma family on Ma Chao.

Judging from Mengchen's attitude towards Ma Chao, Ma Teng is glad that his choice was correct.

The general order was issued, and there was a burst of cheers in the marching ranks of the Han army!
"It seems that Meng Qi is not the only one who wants to be a pioneer." Meng Chen muttered to himself.

In the arrangement just now, Meng Chen took care of the forces of all parties, and if he wanted the horse to run, he had to let the horse graze.

Be it the Huns or the Qiangs, the reason why they followed Meng Chen was not only fear, but also interests.

The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit!

This sentence is not just about businessmen. In Meng Chen's view, there are no permanent allies, and no permanent enemies, only eternal interests.

The sudden appearance of the Han army was totally unexpected to Wusun Kingdom.

Especially after successively losing [-] troops, although there are still more than [-] troops left in Wusun Kingdom, they are relatively scattered.

All the way to the west, Ma Chao, the pioneer, unswervingly carried out Mengchen's general order.

Whenever the Wusun tribe encountered, they did not let them go. Meng Chen traveled all the way, and the smoke was everywhere, until he led the army to the Chigu city.

"Ma Chao sees the lord!"

"How many casualties did Meng Qi suffer?"

"When we arrived, the gates of Chigu City had been closed, and Chao did not forcefully attack the city, so the loss was not much." Ma Chao said calmly.

Li Cunxiao, who had been following Ma Chao as a protector, also nodded.

In the past, Ma Chao would have sent troops to attack the city, but now Ma Chao no longer has the impulse of the past.

Meng Chen nodded, then patted Ma Chao on the shoulder, saying nothing.

Meng Chen is happy to see the growth of a general.

The location of Chigu City is quite special. The main gate wall is located between a canyon, and the appearance of the city wall is basically red. If it is a strong attack, large siege equipment is required.

But all of this is not difficult for Mengchen!
"Order to hang up King Wusun! Assemble the catapult!" Meng Chen snorted coldly.

So what if the walls are easy to defend but difficult to attack?Catapults are not vegetarian!
For this western expedition, Meng Chen took Ma Jun's newly improved catapult, which not only reduced the weight a lot, but also increased the range. From the appearance, it is not much different from the returning cannons of later generations.

No matter how small the city in the Western Regions is, it needs to be filled with human lives, right?
But with the trebuchet, all the city walls can be ignored, it is nothing more than a little more effort.

There was nothing to say all night, and the defenders of Chigu City had become panicked, not because of anything else, but because their king was tied to the flagpole by the Han army just like that.

Whether to surrender or resist to the end, the ministers of Wusun Kingdom quarreled endlessly, but most of them agreed that they would not stand firm.

After all, there are currently more than [-] soldiers in Wusun who can be mobilized. As long as they stick to it until the reinforcements arrive, they are not incapable of fighting.

The Han army came from afar, delaying is also a good strategy.

But the consequence of this is that the king must die!

Since then, a palace coup was inevitable. The ministers headed by the son-in-law launched a military coup overnight and took control of the palace.

But at dawn, all the behemoths that appeared outside the city made everyone panic.

"My lord, the trebuchet is ready."

"Let's start!" Meng Chen said lightly.

There was a whistling sound, and dozens of huge black objects flew towards Chigu City.

As the black object gradually enlarged, the soldiers defending the city became panicked.

Once upon a time, where did the soldiers of Wusun country see such siege weapons?

Panicked emotions began to spread, and the entire Chigu City was in panic. The bombardment of the Han army did not stop for a whole day.

(End of this chapter)