The most arrogant in history

Chapter 313: Powerful enemies surround us.

The wounded soldiers were horrified and cried out in unison: "General, please spare our lives. We were injured and captured, but we did not surrender to the enemy, nor did we bring disgrace upon the military..."

"Bullshit! Your clothes have been stripped off, and you still dare to say that you have not humiliated the military prestige?" Xiahou Lai was furious.

"General, calm down. This is Ye Kun's conspiracy."

The counselors around him advised Xiahou Lai: "Killing your own brothers will definitely affect morale. Please think twice."

Xia Houlai was helpless and waved his hands in frustration: "Take them all away and arrange for their treatment!"

The wounded soldier continued, "Ye Kun asked us to tell the general that he would let you collect the bodies and that he would never launch a surprise attack..."

"roll!"

Xiahou Lai stared.

At the foot of the loess plateau, Ye Kun's soldiers were beating drums and shouting:

"Xiahou Lai, come and collect the bodies. We will never launch a sneak attack. Don't be afraid. Don't be a coward. Collect the bodies of your brothers and bury them properly!"

"Xiahou Lai, are you afraid of death? You don't even want your brother's body?"

"Xiahou Lai, are you sending your brother to us as military rations?"

Xiahou Lai stood there on the plateau with his eyes wide open, so angry that he felt like vomiting blood.

If I don't collect the bodies, I will lose face and won't be able to explain to my subordinates.

Collect the bodies, but beware of Ye Kun’s sneak attack.

The counselor came up with an idea: "General, we can send a small team to collect the bodies and use strong crossbowmen to cover them. If Ye Kun attacks, we can also retreat calmly."

Xia Houlai sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Go, go collect the bodies of the brothers. I will use this trick the next time I defeat Ye Kun!"

Ye Kun was really a man of integrity. He ordered the three armies to retreat slightly and let Xiahou Lai collect the bodies.

That night, Sang Buyi led an army to ambush in Longchuan.

Ye Kun was not in a hurry and asked everyone to continue piling up earth to build a platform to confront Xiahou Lai.

It was spring at that time, neither too cold nor too hot, and the climate on the Loess Plateau was very comfortable.

Ye Kun was not worried about food and fodder, as they were continuously delivered from Hanzhong, including a large amount of preservative dry food wrapped in tinfoil.

Good news came from Zhao Biao's army: the small town of Nan'an has surrendered without a single shot being fired.

Ye Kun was overjoyed and said to his civil and military officers:

"Tianshui and Nan'an have already surrendered. Once Guan Yong takes Anding, we will cut off all ties between Xiahou Chang and Yong and Liang states. This vast Loess Plateau and the Hexi Corridor are already in my possession!"

The Hexi Corridor is also a famous prosperous place.

There are many oases here, connected together, from east to west, one end is connected to Chang'an and the other end leads to the Western Regions.

Han Chun smiled and said, "Master Ye can be proud, but don't be careless. After we take over Hexi, there will be many troubles. Because the Hexi area is also a place of war. There are Qiang soldiers in the south, Xiongnu in the north, and Xiahou Chang in the east. It can be said that powerful enemies are all around!"

Lu Kaijiang said: "I heard that the Huns are very powerful, right?"

"Hexi is indeed a place of war, but every disadvantage has its advantages."

Ye Kun was very optimistic and said with a smile:

"We have supported Kangbuza and Gongsun Shangfei in the Western Qiang area, so everything is safe and sound. The Xiongnu cavalry is strong and will definitely harass us from time to time, but we can use the Great Wall to defend ourselves. After stabilizing the relationship, we can do business with the Xiongnu. We can also establish contact with the caravans in the Western Regions and transport their goodies here."

Han Chun laughed and said, "What good things are there in the Western Regions? I heard that they can't even make iron tools over there, and they are still using bronze machetes and spears. There are a lot of jade and jewelry over there, but Lord Ye doesn't like them either."

Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "Master Han, you don't know that the Western Region is rich in petroleum water, which is the best thing. Petroleum water, also known as petroleum, is a kind of black oily water that comes out of the ground."

In fact, there is no oil in the Western Regions. If there is oil, it is underground and cannot be extracted.

Oil was only found in the Western Regions.

Speaking of oil, Ye Kun was quite envious. That stuff could be used directly for cooking, and with a simple distillation, it could be turned into gasoline.

Although gasoline is not very useful these days, it can be used in wars and to make incendiary bombs!

Tintin was also there, saying, "I heard that there are fine horses in the Western Regions that can travel a thousand miles a day."

Han Chun smiled and said, "That is the Ferghana horse from Dayuan, worth a thousand gold coins!"

"It's useless. That thing is just a pretty shell, but it's useless in fighting."

Ye Kun shook his head, not interested in the Arabian horse.

In Chinese history, Emperor Wu of Han attacked the Western Regions twice just for the purpose of obtaining the Ferghana horses.

All of them were led by Li Guangli.

They lost the first time, but the second time, they directly penetrated the Western Regions, almost destroyed Dayuan, and robbed three thousand of the best Ferghana horses.

But after taking back the Arabian horse, everyone found that this thing was not durable, with delicate skin and tender flesh, and could not withstand any friction and collision on the battlefield!

Moreover, they are not acclimatized to the local climate and are difficult to raise.

So Li Guangli took back 3,000 Ferghana horses, and nothing happened afterwards. Ferghana horses did not reproduce in China, nor did they improve the Chinese horse breed.

Ding Ding asked: "So Brother Ye, do you think that the most valuable thing in the Western Region is the stone fat water?"

"No, there is also their culture and medical skills." Ye Kun sighed and shrugged.

"We are a country of etiquette and propriety, a superior country with many great ancient people and the culture of various schools of thought. But the Great Qin Kingdom in the Western Regions also had many talented people and many elegant and brilliant artistic achievements."

The Great Qin Empire is Rome.

Ancient Rome still had a lot of culture and art that was brilliant and splendid.

Since the fall of Mohism, China has been developing slowly in terms of scientific and technological progress.

Among the various schools of thought, the others were all about liberal arts, but the Mohist school was the only one that focused on science. However, it fell into decline and its inheritance was almost cut off!

Han Chun flattered him: "Master Ye, I think you are the most amazing person. You can do everything."

Ye Kun laughed: "I am good at bragging. Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about how to conquer the Loess Plateau!"

Han Chun looked at the clepsydra and clasped his fists, saying, "Sang Buyi's troops should have completed their ambush. We will start the attack in the second half of the night and take care of Xia Houlai!"

Ye Kun nodded and ordered the three armies to prepare.

It was past midnight.

Ye Kun personally led the team and rushed towards the loess plateau.

Artillery fire was launched from the high platform built in the afternoon.

There were also countless thunder bombs thrown onto the loess plateau by catapults.

The enemy troops on the plateau were so frightened when they saw the continuous flashes of fire in the night sky that they pissed and pissed themselves and retreated eastward.

Xiahou Lai drew his sword and shouted, "Don't retreat, don't retreat!"

But the soldiers had never seen such a scene and were terrified. They all thought that Ye Kun was using some kind of sorcery and had summoned the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and would not listen to Xiahou Lai at all!

The defeat of an army is a complete collapse.

They trample on each other and no one can control them.

Seeing this, Ye Kun was overjoyed and issued an order: "Pursue the victory and capture Xiahou Lai alive!"

Lu Kaijiang led the cavalry in hot pursuit.

Ye Kun led the rear army and attacked eastwards.

Sang Buzhi's ambush troops also attacked from the side and dealt a heavy blow to Xiahou Lai!

At dawn, Xiahou Lai was trapped on a lonely hill in Jieting, with only 5,000 men under his command.

Ye Kun was full, and this battle destroyed Xiahou Lai's 30,000-strong army.

Lu Kaijiang was covered in blood from the killing, but he was excited and came to report: "Master Ye, Xiahou Lai has been trapped by us in Jieting Lonely Mountain. Wait for me to rush up and kill him!"

"No!"

Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "Besiege Gushan, then clean up the battlefield, take prisoners, and rest on the spot. I want to surround the point and attack the reinforcements!"

Who is Xiahou Lai? He is Xiahou Chang’s younger brother!

He was also the commander-in-chief of Xiahou Chang’s army in the Chang’an area!

Besieging Xiahou Chang, are you still afraid that Chang'an won't come to rescue?

Lu Kaijiang had also studied in the Military Talk Hall and knew the meaning of besieging a point and attacking reinforcements. He smiled and said, "I understand, Lord Ye. Today I will follow you and learn more about the tactics of besieging a point and attacking reinforcements."

In the east, a red sun is rising, but it is as red as blood.

Ye Kun got off the horse and stared at the red sun in a daze.

Han Chun came over, clasped his fists and said, "Lord Ye is a master at military operations. He led his troops out of Qishan and defeated Xiahou Lai in just a few days. Now we need to send the news back to Chengdu to encourage people."

Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, let's do it."

Han Chun observed his expression and asked in a low voice: "Master Ye, you seem unhappy. Are you worried about something?"