Dongfang Shuo became a storied figure in Kucha.¤,

When he was on a mission to Wusun, he attracted a lot of attention with his ostentatious style, and the wind even reached the ears of the King of Kucha. Now that he was in Kucha, he immediately caused a whirlwind, and everyone was proud of seeing this giant from the Han Dynasty.

Height is just an external feature of Dongfang Shuo. Knowledge and talent are Dongfang Shuo's real characteristics. Unlike those old masters, Dongfang Shuo is not only knowledgeable, but also eloquent and humorous, and is definitely the central hotspot of the party. Wherever he appears, there will never be a cold situation.

The King of Kucha likes Dongfang Shuo very much and invites Dongfang Shuo to the banquet every few days to listen to his bragging.

Kucha is rich, and the trend of banquets is very strong among the nobles. When winter comes, they have nothing to do and spend most of their time holding banquets. Kucha is famous for its music, singing and dancing, and it is inseparable from the people of Kucha’s passion for banquets.

Dongfang Shuo was like a fish in water. Taking advantage of the opportunity to drink with the King of Kucha, he constantly instilled a concept into the King of Kucha: the Han Dynasty was not only powerful, but also rich. If it was an alliance with the Huns, it could only be exploited by the Huns as slaves and formed an alliance with the Han Dynasty, but this would not happen, which would be more beneficial to Kucha.

However, the effect is not very ideal.

The King of Kucha had long heard of the wealth of the Han Dynasty. The most powerful merchants came from either Dayuan, Anxi, west of the Pamir Mountains, or Han people from the east. However, he did not believe in the strength of the Han Dynasty. In the view of the King of Kucha, the Han Dynasty, like them, was under the rule of the Huns. Even if it was strong, it was not much stronger.

What's more, not long ago, Liang Xiao borrowed a thousand people from Kucha in order to attack Daban. If it weren't for Li Danghu and others who had just attacked Daban, he would have reminded the existence of Liang Xiao, who had become a legend, from time to time, that the King of Kucha might have regarded Dongfang Shuo as a liar and bombarded him out.

Dongfang Shuo was quite helpless. At this moment, he received a reply from Liang Xiao.

After reading Liang Xiao's letter, Dongfang Shuo thought about it for a long time and sent someone to invite Li Danghu.

"The Duwei Liang decided to stay at Daban and wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy. The Right Xianwang has arrived south of Tianshan Mountain. There are about 40,000 people. He left about 5,000 or 6,000 people in Daban, and more than 30,000 people heading south. According to time, it should be almost at Weixu, Yuli area."

Li Danghu frowned. "The Wei Xu, Yuli is a small country and cannot stop the Huns."

"Yes, they are all small countries, so their national strength is not enough to support the Hun army to siege Daban for a long time." Dongfang Shuo kneaded his fingers. "The Wei Xu, Yuli is relatively close to Daban, but Kucha is far away. I guess, the Right King will not move west easily unless it is absolutely necessary. He hopes that the people of Kucha will surrender without fighting and take the initiative to send all kinds of supplies he needs, and even send troops to help."

"This is not impossible." Li Danghu's worries were even stronger. "The Kucha people were originally surrendered to the Huns, and they were indulging in pleasure. They did not value force. The servants and Duwei sent an envoy to get what they wanted. The Youxian King had tens of thousands of troops at the city, and they could not have the will to resist."

Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly. He knew all the situations Li Danghu said. Kucha was indeed capable, but they didn't want to fight and would rather spend money to buy peace. In front of the army led by the Right Xianwang, it was simply a delusion to expect them to muster up the courage to fight the Huns. With this in mind, he couldn't help but want to scold Liang Xiao, but in front of Li Danghu, he had to protect Liang Xiao with all his strength.

"This is also the reason why Liang Duwei wants to fight a battle. Only by defeating the Huns in front of the Kucha people can the Kucha people realize who is the real strong man and snatch the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains from the hands of the Huns."

Dongfang Shuo looked at Li Danghu and said, "Dayuan and Yuezhi are both great powers, and they can be used as allysmen, but it is difficult to become vassal states. Hunjiaomi and Aliusu are both heroes, and they cannot surrender to the commander. Other small countries have limited strength and are not enough to influence the situation south of the Tianshan Mountains. Only Kucha, which has strength but is weak. If Kucha can control Kucha, it will be enough to stand with Hunjiaomi and Aliusu stands in a stadium."

Li Danghu nodded silently. He understood what Dongfang Shuo meant, but this did not solve the problem at hand. How can the Kucha people be excited, fight with the Huns, and create opportunities for Liang Xiao? This is the biggest difficulty he has encountered at present.

"Jose has the intention to fight, but his strength is limited, which is not enough to affect the King of Kucha." Li Danghu told Jose about the situation. Jose is one of the main war factions in the King of Kucha, but they are at a disadvantage and have limited voice. Moreover, it is very practical for Kucha to be inferior to the Huns. In this case, even Jose has no confidence.

Liang Xiao sent Li Danghu to return to his country with Jose, hoping that he could help Jose train his soldiers and defend Kucha. But as of now, training soldiers is OK, and it would be difficult to prompt the King of Kucha to declare war on the Huns.

"No matter what, we must try our best to get time. If we can delay one day, we will have a little more chance." Dongfang Shuo waved his hand. "You make arrangements and I want to meet Jose."

Li Danghu agreed immediately.

Dongfang Shuo told Jose that the Huns had arrived south of the Tianshan Mountains. Jose's face turned pale.

"really?"

"This is the news sent by Liang Duwei, and it is absolutely true." Dongfang Shuo laughed and looked relaxed. "General, there is no need to worry. The Huns are seeking death and want to give the general a chance to make meritorious service."

Jose was suspicious. "Sir, why do you say that?"

Dongfang Shuo was not in a hurry and raised his glass. "Let me give you a cup to the general first, and I wish the general a higher position."

Jose blinked his eyes and picked up the wine glass. Dongfang Shuo signaled and drank it all. Jose took a sip, put down the wine glass, and stared at Dongfang Shuo intently. Dongfang Shuo raised his eyelids and said with a smile: "The general has been through the battlefield for a long time and is a famous general in Kucha. I have a question to ask the general."

Jose never dared, but a smile appeared on his face. Dongfang Shuo is the most popular celebrity in Kucha. He is very proud to be praised by Dongfang Shuo as a famous general.

"The Huns have been preparing for the Western Expedition since the beginning of the year, and a hundred thousand troops have traveled to Dayuan. It is now November. How many cattle and sheep do they need to consume?"

Jose thought for a moment, and suddenly understood Dongfang Shuo's meaning, and his face changed. It seemed that the Huns came for Daban. In fact, even if Liang Xiao did not occupy Daban, the Huns would still come. Because they suffered a lot of losses this year and were seriously injured, it would be difficult for them to recover quickly if they did not come to rob and extort the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Dongfang Shuo saw Jose's face change in his eyes, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and added another fire. "If Kucha leverages the power of a country, how long can it last for the Huns?"

Jose's face looked even more ugly. He hesitated for a moment: "But the Huns are coming in a fierce manner, and we really can't handle it. If they anger the Huns, they will probably massacre the city."

Dongfang Shuo smiled. "They can't even capture the little Daban, and they can still capture Kucha? General, I'll settle the accounts for you."

Dongfang Shuo broke up his fingers and settled the calculations for Jose. The total number of the Right Xianwang's troops was about 40,000. In order to prevent Liang Duwei from attacking his rear, he left five or six thousand people to monitor Liang Duwei. In this way, he had only more than 30,000 people around him, only 10,000 more than the total force of Kucha. His advantage was not obvious and he was not enough to attack the city.

It takes about two thousand miles from Cheshi to Kucha, and it takes more than twenty days to march alone. Siege requires various siege equipment and another ten days. Before conquering Kucha, they could only rely on capturing the countries along the way to supplement supplies. In this area, there are no major powers except Kucha, and they also need to be transferred from Cheshi.

The two thousand-mile supply line is a tribe that they have bullied along the way. How many troops does the Right Xianwang need to send to maintain the normal operation of this supply line, rather than sending food for the winter to those tribes?

In this way, how many people are left who can attack the city?

The Huns were indeed very powerful in combat, but they were good at riding and shooting, not attacking and defending the city. Kucha had a strong city, and defending the city was enough to hold on. Based on all factors, it was not easy for the Huns to conquer Kucha. They just looked strong, but in fact they were strong outside and fought on the inside, and could only scare those cowardly people.

Once the Huns could not conquer the city, they would face a dilemma.

If they continue to siege the city, they must endure a large amount of consumption. How many cattle and sheep will the 40,000 army eat every day? This is a very burden-bearing price. It is really not optimistic when the Huns can support it.

If you retreat, the majesty of the Huns will be ruined. If you want to be domineering in the future, you will set up a servant lieutenant here, one person and one horse, and with a piece of wooden strip, the days of tribute from various countries will be gone forever. At that time, how can all countries not remember the kindness of Kucha?

"General, you must understand the benefits and harms of this? I guess the Huns will not misconsider this issue. They are unlikely to send troops to come, but will only send people to intimidate. Before that, the general should have two to three days to make a decision."

Jose's eyes flashed. He was completely tempted by the prospect depicted by Dongfang Shuo. Since the Huns fought on the outside and had a high chance of winning this battle, why not take this opportunity to make a contribution?

"Sir, I understand." Jose suppressed the excitement in his heart. "I will give him an answer as soon as possible."

"Then I'll wait for the general's good news." Dongfang Shuo laughed.

After seeing Jose off, Dongfang Shuo immediately called Li Danghu and asked him to arrange a few Langguans to leave the city immediately. If you don't do anything else, you will specifically attack the Huns' envoys, delay time as much as possible and stimulate the Youxian King. In order to achieve the goal that Liang Xiao expected, you must let the Youxian King fight under the city of Kucha. The longer the siege, the greater the losses of the Huns.

Li Danghu understood it and took the order and left.

Soon, seven men and women quietly left the city.-
Chapter completed!