Chapter 105 Section Fourteen

For the next period of time, we have been building city defenses. Although the predecessor Dao Wannian was not qualified as the general guard, he could not be said to be excellent.The walls of Wulei City were mostly damaged, so it might be difficult to guarantee the safety of the guards.We ordered the garrison soldiers to work in turn to make repairs.Since most of the soldiers were still scattered in Luntai to the south of Wulei City, the number of Han soldiers that could be recruited was even more insufficient.After discussing with me, Gan Yanshou decided to temporarily conscript some people from nearby countries such as Kucha, Weixu, Yuli, Yanqi, Wusun, etc. to help us.According to the law, it is permissible for the Protectorate of the Western Regions to enlist the people of various countries to serve as corvee with festival letters, but it is not allowed to enlist soldiers to fight.

A few days later, the postal stations along the way reported that the documents had been sent to the kings of various countries, and their people would arrive one after another.About ten days or so, according to the distance of the location, people from these countries really came one after another, and vehicles, camels, cattle, horses, and grain came in an endless stream.With their help, the construction progress of the city wall of Wulei City has been greatly increased.I patrol the towers every day, and sometimes help them symbolically beat them up, and at the same time talk to them in order to understand some situations.All countries in the Western Regions speak the same language. I have stayed in Kangju for several years, and I have been in contact with people from various countries in the Western Regions. Simple conversations are not difficult for me.

Although the hands and feet of these Western Regions are not too slow, their emotions are not very high.Unless they talk about products produced in the Han Dynasty, they will ask questions with great interest. They are very interested in silk and complain that they can't afford such silky things. Their words are rude when describing silk, saying that it is silky. Like a girl's ass.They can't afford much of this "girly ass" in their lifetime.There are many things they are interested in, such as cast iron tools, harnesses and even bronze crossbow machines.But I am not interested in these, what I am concerned about is how they view the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty.To my surprise, although these people praised the Han Dynasty, they still expressed fear when they talked about the Xiongnu.

"The actions of the Huns are like lightning. Their buttocks and the horse's buttocks are connected as one, and they can't be turned upside down." A Kucha man said exaggeratedly. Another Yanqi man nodded his bird-like head repeatedly, bared his mottled dirty teeth, pointed to two dogs having sex not far away, and said, "Yes, it's more sticky than those two dogs' buttocks." tight." The other few people laughed happily. In the habit of swearing to make fun of themselves, they are no different from ordinary people in the Han Dynasty. Another Kucha man said to the Yanqi man, "But when the Huns raped your wife, did they cling as tightly as those two dogs?"

The Yanqi people didn't think it was disobedient, and laughed and scolded: "I think you are like the seed left by the Huns when they invaded Kucha last time. Look at your face, it's flat and broad." Siri clattered, and everyone laughed even more happily. I comforted them loudly and said: "Everyone, please don't worry. With our Han soldiers here, the Huns will never dare to come again. Their Huhanxie Chanyu has already bowed his head to our big Han, and wrote a letter asking for protection. He is now living in the Great Wall. As the guards of the big man, you can sit back and relax."

My words were immediately refuted by them: "But there is another Zhizhi Shanyu, who is near Kangju. The Wusun people are often harassed by them, and they are miserable. It is said that the Da Yueshi and Zhizhi secretly Send a letter and prepare to surrender to the Huns." "Xiao Weijun, didn't you say that there are Wusun's brothers coming to build the city with us? Why haven't we seen one for so long?" a Yuli man asked. I also felt anxious. It had been so long since the paperwork had been sent out, but no one from Wusun had come.Gan Yanshou and I have been beating drums in our hearts for the past few days. Could it be that the Wusun people could not withstand the attack of the Huns and surrendered to the Huns again?The day before yesterday we sent an envoy directly to Chigu City, the capital of Wusun, to deliver a letter to see how things are going.

After waiting for more than ten days, we finally got 200 Wusun people.When their leader walked into the Protectorate's Mansion, he casually saluted, then stood beside him without saying a word, looking dissatisfied. Gan Yanshou looked at the document presented by the leader, dropped it on the table, and asked a little unhappy: "The document has been delivered for a month, and you Wusun people are only here now. And the document said that 500 people will be recruited. Artisans, you have only arrived in less than two hundred, and the amount of food and grass has not reached the predetermined amount at all, what is going on?"

The leader straightened up and said: "If in the past two years, we Wusun could send whatever the governor wanted. But in the past two years, the Xiongnu and Kang Ju came to harass them, either extorting property or killing us. I don’t know how many young men from Wusun died by the swords of the Huns, and how many of their belongings were swept away by them, but the people and food that came here were collected by our king from house to house.” Gan Yanshou was stunned for a while, his face was a little ugly, and he said loudly: "It's unreasonable, Wusun is a big country in the Western Regions, and there are 100,000 soldiers. Now tell me that 500 people can't get together, and you still make up so many reasons. Isn't it true? Do you know that every order given by the Governor of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty was carried out in accordance with the "Military Prosperity Law"? The law stipulates that those who lack the army to prosper will be beheaded. How many heads do you have. Come..."

Qi Qi, a soldier of the Han Dynasty next to him, agreed, "Yes." When Gan Yanshou gave an order, he dragged the Wusun leader out and beheaded him. "If you want to behead the protector, you will be beheaded," the leader of Wusun said loudly, without changing his expression. The Xiongnu invaded, and Wusun also vowed to obey the dispatch of the Han Dynasty's Western Regions Protector and provide supplies for the Han Dynasty's garrison troops on time. Now the Shang Kingdom has not fulfilled its promise, but let the ministers fulfill their obligations. It is not difficult ? Besides, Wusun has indeed run out of money in the past two years!"

Gan Yanshou's face was ashen, and he shouted: "Come on, drag him out and chop him up." The soldiers ran up, grabbed the arm of Wusun leader and were about to drag him away.I hurriedly said: "Wait a minute." Gan Yanshou looked at me uneasily: "What do you want to teach me?" I knelt down and saluted, and said: "The Du Hujun, the officials see that this Wusun man is right. I hope the Du Hujun will think twice, and let him spare his life for the time being." Gan Yanshou said displeased: "In Wulei City, everything is done according to the military law, so it's not difficult to spare his life, but if the law becomes a dead letter, it will be difficult to control in the future. Once there is a sudden emergency and you can't dispatch it, you and I will bother." It’s hard to escape the blame.”

I insisted: "Although this is the case, it involves foreign countries, and if one thing is not done properly, it will trigger many chain reactions. It is better to write to Chang'an, report the whole process of the matter, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a ruling. Do it, and it won't be too late to kill him." The Wusun man suddenly broke free from the soldiers, ran two steps, knelt down in front of Gan Yanshou, and said, "It doesn't matter if you kill me alone, but if you can send troops to live in peace and kill Zhizhi, then we will Even though he died, he would still be grateful for the merits of the big man and Duhujun. Otherwise, even if I were beheaded, the Duhu would requisition Wusun's people and food in the next day, but Wusun would still not be able to supply them. The Xiongnu. Wusun is a great country in the Western Regions. Losing Wusun by a big man is no different from losing the entire thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. I hope the capital will protect you and see clearly." Gan Yanshou was stunned, he was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Isn't it just for you to talk casually about national affairs. Someone here will drag him out and beat him with twenty army sticks, and he will work after he recovers from his injuries."