Chapter 449: Determined
The second thing is that King Yan Gaozhen asked the Han Dynasty for a princess, and then was pinned to the ground by Ban Chao.
At that time, King Yan Gaozhen was one of the most outstanding monarchs of Dayuezhi, but he was directly driven away by Ban Chao and his people from the Western Regions.
The historical records made Vasudeva I very solemn. He considered himself to be a very good king, but Vasudeva I did not think that he was better than King Yamagata. At best, he was just on par with them.
However, King Yan Gaozhen was fooled into the ground by Ban Chao, and finally even submitted a letter to admit his mistake. He was very worried that he would also be pressed into the ground and rubbed.
Although Vasudeva I felt that the current Kushan Empire was many times stronger than it was back then, when Ban Chao fought against King Yamaguchi, he did not even bring extra Han troops.
Thousands of eight hundred veteran soldiers stationed on the border, along with a group of rabble pulled out from the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, were hit head-on by a car, pinned to the ground, and completely lost face and dignity.
King Yamaguchi was really not weak. He was the strongest and most powerful before Vasudeva I. He had many records of destroying countries. He was also a super strong man who had never been defeated before he met Ban Chao.
As a result, he fought with Ban Chao and was defeated sincerely. He gave up the Pamir Mountains and headed south without looking back, all the way to the Indian Peninsula, where he absorbed the Brahmins. Only then did he stop and develop. It can be said that the territory of Kushan was established by King Yamaguchi.
Although the factor of a long journey was involved, it is an indisputable fact that the army of 70,000 was defeated and they were forced to surrender in the end.
It is a pity that Ban Chao followed Dou Gu in the northern expedition against the Huns, and his political status was affected to a certain extent, so he was not listed in the Temple of War, but he was more than qualified to be listed in the Temple of War.
There is even a story about him giving up his pen to join the army, and he was promoted to the Protectorate General of the Western Regions and was granted the title of Marquis Dingyuan . He was a great man of his time.
After hesitating for a long time, Vasudeva I decided to provoke the Han Empire. Of course, he decided to provoke the Wu Ji Commander and planned to understand the situation of the Han Empire first.
He felt that there were two ways to stabilize the domestic situation. One was to find a powerful opponent for Kushan, and the other was to get a princess from the Han Dynasty.
Although the Kushans still haven't figured out what the relationship between the Han Empire and the Western Regions is, the Wu Ji Commandant should be a very high position in the eyes of the Kushan nobles, probably similar to their great lords.
After all, the one they are most familiar with is Ban Chao, who defeated King Yan Gaozhen, and was just a group of rabble led by Captain Wu Ji.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Kushans, Wu Ji Xiaowei should be a noble who was granted fiefdom to manage the Western Regions.
"Why don't we let the Khwarezmian camels in the north ride on them and give them a try?"
Vasudeva I was very clever. He did not send an envoy directly. Instead, he chose to first find an army that could only fight and disguise them as bandits to test the waters.
After all, fists are the hard truth. If the Han Dynasty was weak in the Western Regions, he would directly attack the Han Dynasty from the north and the south. In this way, at least there would be no problems during his reign.
After all, Parthia and Rome had been fighting for hundreds of years, and Parthia was about to die, but it was not dead yet. Maybe one day it would turn the tables.
Wasn’t Rome also beaten back to its homeland and the entire Senate massacred? For the empire, temporary victory or defeat is of no importance.
On the bright side, if they could end up in a draw, maybe he could really get a princess from the Han Dynasty.
It’s quite exciting to think about it. By that time, there will be no problem for him to claim to be the ancestor of the Yue clan.
To take a step back, even if they could not defeat the Han Dynasty, it would be okay for them to admit their mistakes. After all, they have admitted their mistakes in history, and there should be no pressure from public opinion in the country.
Vasudeva I was very restless. He did not want to be on par with the founding monarch. What he wanted was to surpass all previous monarchs and become the greatest monarch of the Kushan Empire.
"Forget it, let's fight. The worst that can happen is we lose. The Empire can afford to lose!"
"Come here! Pass the order down and pass this order to Northern Fuward."
In the end, Vasudeva I gritted his teeth and realized that there was no way back. The Han Dynasty was his only choice. Whether it was the spoils of war after victory or the boost to the country if he lost, it was worth the risk.
"Wait a minute, pass this order to Brach and his men in the south! And the southern navy, this order must be passed on to everyone!"
Vasudeva I was also a monarch with great courage. Since he had made up his mind to oppose the Han Dynasty, he planned to send out the armies from the north and the south together. This happened to be a place where the north and the south had contact, and it also allowed the two sides to compete with each other.
It was actually the first time they knew that there was a connection from the Baicheng Kingdom to the Han Dynasty. This was also the reason why Vasudeva I decided to let the Nangui Army participate in this competition.
The Baicheng Dynasty outside the southern border would certainly not have a good ending when facing the army of the southern Kushans, so the fact that Vasudeva I could receive good news one after another was nothing to be excited about for him.
Because for , any non-empire is undoubtedly a weakling to them.
I'm not hitting them today simply because I don't want to. If I wanted to hit them, there would be no chance of being pushed back.
Vasudeva I did not take the almost inevitable victories of the Prasanna Dynasty seriously at all.
Even if Commander Brahe was defeated, he would organize a second army and let Brahe lead it to avenge the empire. The empire has never been defeated by a war. This is the confidence of the empire.
Although he had no confidence in the Southern Gui Army, at least Brahe had sent good news one after another. After thinking it over, Vasudeva I decided to let Brahe lead the army to test the waters.
"Fight. As long as one of the three armies can win, then we will have more confidence to go to the Han Dynasty to ask for the princess!"
After giving the order, Vasudeva I felt relieved, as if he had been freed from some shackles.
"The demon in the heart?" Vasudeva I thought silently. As he had also studied Buddhism, he knew a lot about these things.
"Maybe we should talk to the Brahmins. The South can't go on like this!"
Xu Rong, who was in Congling, was in great pain. He felt as if something was going to happen to him. To him, this was no longer just a fantasy, but a warning from destiny.
On the one hand, he sent people to look for Li Que and his companions who were out having fun, and on the other hand, he quickly sent people back to Liangzhou for help. By the way, he also sent a message to Luoyang to request the mobilization of powerful generals to take charge.
He was very annoyed, but he didn't know where this annoyance came from. He was not afraid of a large army confrontation. Even if all his men were now incompetent, he still had the confidence to fight anyone.
But he was very cautious. Congling was related to whether he could be granted the title of marquis, and he was not willing to gamble whether the warning was true or not.
