Chapter 511: Battle for Solomon’s Pass
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The Indian peninsula is in turmoil.
The Mauryan Dynasty ceased to exist, and the short-lived unified dynasty gradually lost its due vitality after experiencing the great conquests of King Asoka.
The last king, King Ju Che, was ambitious. In his prime, he was ready to establish his status through a battle with the powerful Qin. However, his dream, his life, and his descendants were all involved in a conspiracy.
It turned into a trace of sadness.
After assassinating Juche, Pushyami Tuo and his companions bloodbathed Huashi City, Qunu City, Zhanbo City, Kulu City and other important cities in the Kingdom of Magadha. The butcher knives of the Xunjia tribe fell again and again.
Each time was accompanied by the tears of pain and despair of the Magadha people. However, what is surprising is that if it were such a massacre, other ethnic groups would have risen up and fought to the death, but the Magadha people because
Because of their belief in Buddhism, they regard this suffering as the redemption of sins in the past life.
Buddhism.
It actually originated from Kapilavastu, an ancient country in Nepal. It was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the prince of this small country. Patriarch Bodhidharma is called Buddha in the Buddhist scriptures. The story of him abandoning the throne and becoming a monk has also become a Buddhist belief for generations.
There are good stories told by people, but to be honest, being a prince in India, a place where there are many small countries and the kingdom is precarious, is really not as promising as becoming a monk and becoming a monk.
Bodhidharma knots the relics to reveal the true soul. Its teachings can always give people hope, make people dream of beauty in fantasy, and anesthetize their souls through chanting sutras again and again. This self-narcosis will degenerate human nature.
The good and evil of the world are covered up. People who do good hope that the good deeds they have done can be passed on to the next life through the gods, and people who do evil hope to gain inner peace through repentance again and again. In the later period of King Ashoka's reign, Buddhism
The spread reached its peak in the Indian subcontinent.
However, the tolerance of the Magadha people did not quell the power struggle on the Indian peninsula. The rise of the Sunga people was accompanied by countless conspiracies and tricks, and the assassination of Jucha made a considerable number of people have doubts about the Mauryan Dynasty.
The compassionate little country has different aspirations.
The existence of the puppet king Juche.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, at least one thing is certain, that is, the tribes still have nominal respect for the Maurya Dynasty, and they can still obey the orders issued by Jucha to send troops. But now, who is Pushyamitra? Still
Why should we have that missionary friend who only knows how to scheme against others and is such a villain? Why should he lead us?
With different thoughts, more than ten tribal groups, large and small, such as the Baiyana, Andaro, Harappa, Veda, Ashita, Kalinga, etc., have announced their independence from the Mauryan Dynasty and become independent. They are anxious.
He carefully protects his own territory, fearing that if he is accidentally caught by a neighbor's rival, he will take away the place where his ancestors live.
In such a difficult situation, the Indians are like a pile of scattered sand, unable to gather much resistance. This is undoubtedly bad for staunch anti-Qin factions like Pushyami Tuo and Chaiyou.
information.
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Internal friction among Indians.
For the Qin State, which is on a large-scale offensive, it is good news worth celebrating. However, in Li Yuan's eyes, the Indians are just bedbugs at best. When others are not paying attention, they will jump out and make them sick. No matter it is
Pushyamitra and his companion Sri Sri were not strong opponents. Even if Ashoka, whom the Indians respected as the God of War, was resurrected, he was treated the same way.
The frog in the well.
No matter how loud the cry is, it's just a frog.
It’s mid-January in the eighteenth year of the Qin Dynasty.
Chulijin's five thousand Wuhuan soldiers braved the severe cold, wind and snow and suddenly appeared in the Bamiyan Valley. This army from the far north was like a ghost. Before the Indian soldiers could react, they had already boarded the Bamiyan Valley.
The ruined city wall of Miyan. The soldiers of the Sunga Kingdom guarding Bamiyan were hiding in a warm house with a charcoal fire. They could only look at the icy and snowy weather outside and sigh.
Qiu Lijin went on a killing spree.
It has been nearly ten years since the Wuhuan people massacred the city as happily as today. They continued to set fire to the houses where the Sunga people were hiding, burning their opponents into pieces of coke. What is strange is that these people were
The soldiers under the banner of the Qin Army wore leather robes sewn from fish bones on the grassland, and they also wore fluffy leather hats on their heads. They looked different from the people of the Eastern and Central Plains.
After regaining the lost ground, Han Xin's Northern Army continued to move southward, and finally met up with the eastward-moving Qin Army in the Balochistan area. Qiulijin, the pioneer of the Northern Route Army, saw Feng Tang, who was more than thirty years younger than him.
, calling General Feng in his mouth, showing an extremely affectionate look.
General!
Feng Tang's military position was only a lieutenant in the first army of the Qin army. He was far away from the lowest partial general among the generals. And Qiu Lijin's identity, not to mention the former Xiongnu Zuoxian King, is now him
He is also the leader of the Wuhuan tribe, and the total number of tribes under his command is 30,000.
Qiu Lijin's intention to please a rising star like Feng Tang was very clear. He wanted to use Feng Tang's mouth to say a few words for the Wuhuan tribe in front of Li Yuan. Unlike Han Xin, Qiu Lijin had a crush on Li Yuan, who had single-handedly created the
The powerful emperor of Qin Dynasty, who personally beat the Xiongnu to the point of dying, hated them deeply, and on the other hand, he was extremely fearful.
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Mount Suleiman.
Located in the barrier mountains between Balochistan and Sindh, due to the hot climate, patches of forest are rarely seen on the mountains here. Instead, there are exposed rocks. In such a barren place, even
The birds looking for food also disappeared.
After the two armies of the Qin State met in Baluchistan, the main problem they faced was how to cross the Suleiman Mountains and defeat the Sunga army guarding the Solomon Pass.
Solomon.
This name is extremely resounding in the Jewish Bible. He was the second king of the Davidic dynasty. During his tenure, the Jewish Kingdom developed into a large country spanning Asia, Africa and Europe through repeated trade. After King Solomon,
The Jews gradually lost their proud civilization and finally became a weak and bullied nation.
In order to resist the Qin army's attack, Pushyamituo sent a force of 2,000 men, with his brother Shao guarding this dangerous pass. Although the 2,000 men were not many, they were difficult to pass due to the rugged mountains.
For the difficult Sulaiman Mountains, this amount of troops is enough.
In the eighteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, February.
Li Yuan held a military meeting in Sutar, a small town in the Balochistan region, to discuss how to break through the Indian defense lines and what countermeasures to take against different kingdoms after entering the Indus River Basin.
Han Xin, who had white marks on his face, and Li Yuan, who had just entered middle age, were also filled with emotions.
"Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for this imperial edict. I am willing to serve as a soldier for the army in the Southern Expedition!" Han Xin's ruddy face showed a proud look.
"The general is joking. Even if you want to be a pawn, you have to ask the generals here if they agree? Feng Tang and the others have been envious of the general's achievements for a long time." Li Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile.
Hearing what Li Yuan said, the younger generals Feng Tang, Yang Yu, and Zhou Ping also nodded frequently. For them, the battles fought by the veteran generals during the Unification War were the driving force to encourage them to move forward.
Among these veteran generals, Han Xin, who gradually became one person below and above all the generals, was undoubtedly the most important one.
"Well, I believe everyone knows about the situation at Solomon Pass. Only if we break through there can we appear in the hinterland of the Indians. If we cannot pass the pass, then all our previous achievements will be in vain, because as long as we
As soon as we retreat, the Indians will come back again."
"So, capturing the pass is a top priority. Do you have any suggestions on how to defeat the enemy?" Li Yuan spoke loudly. The Persian Plateau and Pamir Plateau are mostly barren lands. The Qin army cannot stay here for a long time, and India
This is not the case in river basins, which are natural large granaries that can provide sufficient food for the army.
Facing Li Yuan's question, the generals looked at each other in confusion and were speechless for a moment. They had really experienced the steepness of Solomon Pass in the past few days. Even the old guy Qiu Lijin led the Wuhuan tribe to attack once.
, but the result was a loss of troops and generals, and the battle was defeated.
A narrow path passes through the winding naked mountains. The Indians occupy the commanding heights of the pass. Unless the Qin army can fly to the front of the pass at once, and the few people who opened the way first have to block ten and hundreds.
Only with great bravery can it be possible to defeat the opponent in a place where breathing is difficult.
"Your Majesty, the Solomon Pass is not the only passable section of Suleiman Mountain. We can choose to take a detour. Although it will take a little longer, it will at least make the Indians feel that it is useless for them to stay there.
We can appear behind them at any time and cut off their supply money——!" Han Xin pondered for a while and said.
"A detour? The general doesn't know. Except for Solomon Pass, although there are other trails, they are not suitable for large armies to cross. Moreover, the distance is more than twice as long?" Feng Tang was confused when he heard what Han Xin said.
asked in confusion.
"Haha, does the general have a new idea? Why don't you tell me about it?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up and he asked Han Xin with a smile. For this kind of battle situation with enemies blocking the pass, Han Xin's strange military ideas
Wonderful thoughts can indeed give people a refreshing feeling.
"Your Majesty, everyone, what I mean is that we can bypass him to paralyze the defending enemy, and then send a surprise force to lurk in the mountain pass at night. When the enemy is trapped in the future, we can launch a fierce attack and break through the pass in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!