Chapter 301 Great Significance
The three hundred people going to the Western Regions were carefully selected. Basically, they could all fight with swords, but the most elite ones were of course the one hundred Luo Kingdom warriors and sixty Luo Mo members.
The brave warriors are typical battlefield killers, and forming military formations is almost instinctive for them. All of them, including Luo Zhongkan, are strong men. Moreover, these brave warriors are all-rounders. From riding and shooting to swords and spears, there is nothing they are not proficient in. Even among the brave warriors, these people are the best.
Luo Mo was selected from among the Mohists scattered around the country. He was better at one-on-one combat, but whether it was a brave warrior or Luo Mo, it was easy for them to beat the horse thieves.
This group of horse thieves has quite a lot of people, about 500 of them. If they were from any of the surrounding tribes, they would be considered relatively large tribes. They are numerous and powerful. If it were ordinary people walking west, they might not be their opponents.
But when Luo Zhongkan saw their rusty weapons and the fact that they didn't even have leather armor on them, he realized that they were just a group of rabble.
This time, the team consisted of only 300 people, but they brought a large number of horse-drawn carriages because they needed to carry powerful weapons such as armor, bows and crossbows, as well as many medicines and so on.
As soon as these horse thieves whizzed past, they were greeted by a wave of arrows. After just one wave, due to the targeted shooting of arrows by the brave warriors, the number of these people was reduced by one-tenth, and dozens of corpses fell from their horses.
Blood was flowing out, and there was an expression of disbelief and horror on his face, as if he didn't expect why the fat sheep would suddenly grow sharp teeth.
Luo Zhongkan reached out and pulled down the visor. Our ancestors had said that one should not let the skin be scratched by those rusty weapons, otherwise one would die.
He curled his lips under his visor, feeling a little bored.
Whether marching or traveling, of course they cannot wear armor, as that will make the soldiers feel tired. However, when they are out and about, if they encounter special situations and there is no time to put on armor, then everything will be over.
After all, there is a huge difference between the combat effectiveness with armor and without armor.
Therefore, the one hundred brave warriors took turns wearing armor, and at all times there were twenty people wearing armor. Luo Zhongkan pointed his spear and said loudly: "My men, crush them, leave a few alive, and ask them where they came from?"
The brave warriors laughed loudly, "Yes, sir. Your command is our will."
Then they rushed forward on their horses, roaring. There were only twenty or so people, but they charged towards hundreds of people, which was even more imposing.
"Chief, they seem to have armor, better than the Huns'."
The leader of the bandits said indifferently: "So what if we have armor? Those inferior armors will break after a few hits. How can we, hundreds of people, be afraid of just twenty people?"
He had indeed fought against the Huns' vassal armies, but the problem was that the Huns' own armor was not as good as that of the Han people, and the iron smelting technology of the two sides was not at the same level, not to mention the vassal armies.
This is a typical case of looking at the sky from a well, the world is what is in one's eyes, and the consequences can only be described as very serious.
The brave warriors rode forward and launched a wave of rain of arrows.
The arrows were powerful, accurate and fast, and every one of them was deadly.
On the other hand, the weapons of the horse bandits couldn't even break through the defense of the armor, not to mention their arrows. They were ridiculously fragile.
Being driven to this strange land by the Huns was only normal.
When Luo Zhongkan rushed over, the two sides engaged in close combat. Luo Zhongkan shot a horse thief down with a random shot, and then he was trampled to death by the surging herd of horses.
Luo Zhongkan rushed left and right as if he was in an empty space. No one could match him. Anyone who was touched by his spear was either killed instantly or fell to the ground and was trampled to death by the horses. In his entire life, he had never encountered such a weak enemy.
The brave warriors were no less powerful. These battle-hardened soldiers gathered in groups of three or five, put away their bows and crossbows, and brandished their weapons, rushing into the crowd like sharp arrows.
What does it mean for a tiger to enter a flock of sheep?
This roughly describes the current scene, which can only be described as horrific, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The brave warriors rode on their horses, hunting at will.
The bandits soon discovered that this was a one-sided massacre and they had no ability to resist at all.
"withdraw!"
"Run away, this is a devil!"
Luo Zhongkan has the title of explorer, so of course he can understand what they say.
When they saw this scene on horseback, they wanted to escape, but they were too slow. The remaining warriors had already put on their armor and rode their horses to block them. With a wave of arrows, corpses fell one after another.
In a short period of time, nearly half of the people fell down.
Luo Zhongkan felt that it was almost time, and shouted loudly: "Surrender and you won't be killed!"
As the group of people knelt on the ground and were tied up, Luo Zhongkan asked some questions and found out that they were actually scattered tribes defeated by the Huns on the grassland.
The Huns suffered huge losses at that time, but it seemed that they were in high spirits and talented leaders emerged one after another.
Although they had lost the strength to plunder the Central Plains, other tribes on the grassland were still no match for the Huns. Those who were willing to surrender joined the Huns, while those who were unwilling to surrender continued to migrate westward.
Some of them drifted along the corridor between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.
In fact, even if Luo Zhongkan and his men had not come, they would have still been annexed by the Huns in the end.
Because the Huns will always recover their strength, when that day comes, the Huns will surely come roaring, and except for the Xia world, they will sweep away everything and take everything into darkness.
"We are from the Central Plains. Bring us to your tribe and offer livestock and food, and spare you."
"Zhongyuan?"
The leader was shocked. He had heard from the Huns that the people of the Central Plains had three heads and six arms, and could summon the wind and snow with their mouths. The heavy snow that swept across the entire area south of the Yin Mountains that year was the result of the anger of the gods of the Central Plains people, which led to the death of countless livestock.
"You are from Han?!"
A very strange syllable came out of the chief's mouth, but it could still be heard that it was the pronunciation of Han's elegant language.
The so-called elegant pronunciation is the official language of the Han Dynasty. After all, not everyone in the court can speak a dialect, otherwise how can they discuss matters.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the pronunciation of the elegant language was decided by Ji Zhao. It was a very peaceful language, but it sounded a bit like an aria.
This was also the official language of Luo State, and this language had positive significance for chanting the Book of Songs.
Because every sentence seems to be filled with deep emotion.
Later, the languages of various countries gradually took on local accents, but the nobles still used the elegant language of the Zhou Dynasty. It was not until the Qin Dynasty unified the country that it wanted to promote Qinqiang throughout the country. However, the Shandong nobles ignored it and still used the elegant language.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Luo-Lu alliance became such a powerful force that Yayu once again became the official orthodox language.
Now hearing the elegant language coming from the mouth of an unknown barbarian, Luo Zhongkan said with some pride: "Yes, I am from the Han Dynasty."
"Chinese!"
"It was the Han who defeated the Xiongnu!"
These people shouted with excitement on their faces. It was because the Huns were too powerful and invincible on the grassland. As the dynasty that defeated the Huns, the Han Dynasty naturally had an extraordinary status.
Especially the Huns or the grassland people were very brutal, which was determined by their nomadic habits. On the grassland, the winner takes all.
Only after seeing the brutality of the grassland can we better understand the significance of the existence of the Xia Dynasty.
A great civilization, resisting the attacks of barbarians, shining light into the darkness all around.
More importantly, this civilization is willing to spread its greatness and believes from the bottom of its heart that this is a great and magnificent cause.
What are the components of those who are unwilling to accept it?
They are stubborn and unwilling to accept the baptism of the kingly way. They are unwilling to move forward and for the sake of their own petty gains, they are unwilling to let their people have a better life.
Isn't it just to kill such a person?
For example, the bodies lying on the ground now, the deaths of these people have nothing to do with the Luo family, it is a typical case of seeking death by oneself.
And their tribes will also be implicated.
After a brief excitement, these horse thieves soon realized that the enemy of my enemy may not be my friend.
But they had no choice but to beg for Luo Zhongkan's forgiveness and bring Luo Zhongkan to the tribe. Luo Zhongkan knew very well that he was not here to conquer, so he did not do anything extreme.
He only stayed here for a short week, borrowed some supplies from the tribe, and then left leisurely.
Looking at the markings on the map, this is not yet the real Western Regions, but it is a completely different scene from the Central Plains. Many tribes with different cultures live here.
Luo Zhongkan somewhat understood why King Su couldn't wait to send the Luo family to the Western Regions when the Han Dynasty was just established.
Regardless of the level of civilization, this is the intersection of countless civilizations!
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In the glorious eastern land, after the Zhou Kingdom established its rule, the Zhou Kingdom and many lords called their own civilization Xia.
There were countless wars between Xia and other civilizations, and they were fought to the death. In the end, Xia civilization won the final victory. Even from the most harsh perspective, the author is unwilling to elaborate on the bloodiness of the war because it is meaningless.
What I am concerned about is whether the Xia civilization, headed by the Zhou Kingdom, which ultimately won, was advanced. The result is obvious: it was a very advanced civilization.
His greatest contribution was that when the dark barbarians attacked all advanced civilizations in the world, he successfully resisted this impact. This is incredible. The author has studied various models and finally came to a common conclusion that the victory of the nomads is inevitable.
But in the far east, the light of civilization has always been shining. This is why the author has traveled to that magical country countless times. There, the author knows the reason, but I don’t want to write it here. ——"Global History: Nomadism and Farming"
(End of this chapter)
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