Chapter 594: Clearing Out the Trash
Meng Huo raised an army of 100,000, and after all the efforts were counted, he managed to gather nearly 10,000 imperial guards, 30,000 double-talented troops, and more than 50,000 single-talented elite troops.
The policy implemented in Nanzhou was that the barbarians ruled the barbarians, and the barbarian kings of the original thirteen caves in southern Xinjiang all surrendered to Meng Huo.
With the Yizhou civil and military officials supporting Meng Huo behind the scenes, they were no match for him, especially since this bastard Meng Huo actually married Zhu Rong, the number one master of the Southern Barbarians, as his wife.
After Wutugu was defeated by Lady Zhurong, there was no one in the entire southern Xinjiang who could compete with Meng Huo.
At first, these cave masters were still doing small things behind the scenes, but after Yizhou began to promote various policies of the Han Dynasty, these cave masters immediately became the most loyal supporters of the Han Dynasty.
They didn't care who ruled them. They knew that life was much better now than before, so they naturally became close to the Han Dynasty.
Upon hearing that the Han Dynasty was going to war, the Thirteen Caves of the Southern Barbarians gathered a group of super elite soldiers overnight to support Meng Huo.
There were also people like Wutugu, who personally led 10,000 soldiers in rattan armor to respond to Meng Huo's call.
The barbarians of the Thirteen Caves are warlike by nature. Although their organizational ability is average, they have good physical fitness, especially the rattan armor soldiers under Wutugu, who are really good at fighting.
Especially after these barbarians have had enough food and replenished their nutrition in the past few years, their size and strength have far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Here we have to mention the heritage of the barbarians. These barbarians did not follow the cloud route, but the intensive cultivation route, which is the blood and qi system passed down by the various schools of thought.
This system does not place much emphasis on organizational ability; it focuses on individual breakthroughs and overwhelming strength.
That’s why there are super perverts like Wutugu who has practiced to break through the realm, and the rattan armor soldiers under Wutugu’s command.
As long as they were given enough food to keep them full and each person was given a giant mace, with their average height of 1.8 meters and the rattan armor passed down from generation to generation, they would have no problem defeating most legions.
There are also beast taming masters like Mulu Cave Master, who directly organized a group of beast soldiers and elephant soldiers, and the purpose of the game is excitement.
On the contrary, Jiaozhou and Jingzhou could not gather so many people.
There was basically no fighting in Jiaozhou. The troops that fought before Shi Bian were basically hired members of Meng Huo's clan. This time Meng Huo led the team personally, and the barbarians under his command had already run back.
The other Jingzhou is mainly composed of navy, and the veterans have basically been taken away by Jiangdong.
In the end, Liu Biao could only send more civil and military officials to forcibly save his reputation, but he had few generals under his command. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Gan Ning were originally considered his men, but they had all fled long ago.
Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were under Liu Bei's command, while Gan Ning was in Qingzhou. He only had Wen Pin, a capable fighter, to keep him company.
Even Cai Mao was asked to leave by Sun Jian with a reason, so there were really few capable fighters left under his command.
In the end, he could only send Wen Pin, Li Yan, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue to lead troops for support. He could barely save his face by relying on the combination of one person with internal energy leaving the body and three spiritual advisers.
Liu Bei was extremely welcoming. After all, the barbarians' system was different, and he was more accustomed to commanding Han soldiers.
Just as they were actively gathering to prepare for the march, the vanguard had already started fighting with the Kushans.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren divided their troops into four groups, each leading a mixed army of more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and they flattened the small countries they encountered along the way.
Just kidding, this area was originally reserved for them .
Since Southern Xinjiang was changed to Nanzhou, they and Kushan have basically become close, forming a federation of small countries scattered across the area.
It is just a buffer zone between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire, just like Poland. Once a war breaks out, there will be no human rights at all.
Of course, they themselves had a clear understanding of their own positioning. Those who were pro-Han would surrender to the Han Dynasty immediately, and those who were pro-Kushan would surrender to the Kushan.
The story of the Han Dynasty and the Kushans has already spread. The Han Dynasty now clearly wants to teach the Kushans a lesson and has begun to clear the area in advance. They are not stupid, so of course they will surrender to each other.
It’s not that there were no ones who fought back, but they were no match for Guan Yu, a humanoid disaster who could chop down city walls.
What tall city walls can these small countries have? Guan Yu doesn’t even need to use all his strength to chop them down easily, and then the battlefield will enter garbage time.
After Guan Yu's men broke into the city and looted supplies, even someone like Guan Yu was tempted by the confiscated wealth.
That's really rich. After destroying three or two small countries, their four vanguard troops no longer have to worry about supplies.
They even had enough surplus food to hire soldiers from some small countries as vassal troops.
As the clearing was completed, the Kushans soon came face to face with Guan Yu and his men.
For the Nangui, they had no psychological burden facing the Han Dynasty, but they also knew that the Han Dynasty was a great empire and should not be underestimated.
They also knew that Fuward was wiped out last time, and a confrontation with the Han Empire was a good opportunity for them to save their reputation.
If they could defeat the Han Dynasty, it would be like a slap in the face of the Northern Nobles. They were very interested in such things.
As for losing, the thought of losing had never occurred to them at all, as they were fighting on their own soil.
Although they have only controlled this area for less than five years, it can be considered a local battle. If they can lose, they might as well surrender to Beigui directly. There is no point in fighting.
If they didn't have any confidence, they wouldn't dare to argue with Beigui.
Just as they were actively clearing the area and transferring troops from the rear, envoys from the Han Dynasty arrived at their camp.
"Who are you?"
The army commander Brach frowned as he looked at the envoy who had attacked. There were too many envoys who had come to surrender in recent days, and he had to see them all, which undoubtedly made him a little annoyed.
"Liu Feng, the envoy of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Feng said neither humbly nor arrogantly, holding the imperial seal in his hand.
However, there are various reasonable plots in the disordered timeline, such as Liu Feng. Even though Liu Bei had a son, Liu Chan, he still became Liu Bei's adopted son.
As the grandson of the eldest princess of the previous Han Dynasty, although he believed in Kou, it was reasonable to call him Liu Feng.
Anyway, his father was a dead scoundrel, and he followed his adoptive father Liu Bei, so of course he had to be called a scoundrel.
Brach was stunned when he heard this, Han Empire, Xin Liu, this is an extraordinary envoy.
"Give the Han envoy a seat!" Brach said.
A group of Kushan officers who did not know much about the Han Dynasty could not help but whisper to each other. This was the first time they saw Brach treat an envoy so cautiously.
In the past, when I was in a bad mood, I would just let the executioners drag me out and hack me to death.
The Kushan officers who knew the intelligence of the Han Dynasty restrained their smiles and looked at Liu Feng with seriousness, trying to put some pressure on Liu Feng.
However, for Liu Feng, who was used to Guan Yu's cold face, this pressure was not as heavy as chatting with Guan Yu.
