In the 16th year of Yongping, Dou Gu, a captain of Che Feng, sent troops to attack Xiongnu, while Ban Chao followed the Northern Expedition and served as a pseudo-Sima in the army. Although the official position of pseudo-Sima was small, it was the first step for Ban Chao's literary career to turn to military life. Once in the army, Ban Chao showed his unique talent. He led an army to attack Yiwu and moved to Prehai, trying his best to capture many enemies. Dou Gu appreciated his military talents and sent him to the Western Regions with Guo Yao.
After a short and serious preparation, Ban Chao and Guo Yao led 36 people to the Western Regions. Ban Chao arrived in Shanshan first. King Shanshan first paid tribute to Ban Chao and others, and then suddenly changed his attitude and became indifferent. Ban Chao with his own sensitivity, it is estimated that there must be a reason. He said to his subordinates, "don't you know that extensive courtesy to us is thin?" There must be a Xiongnu messenger who is hesitant and doesn't know where to go. Can smart people notice before things happen, and now the situation is clear? "
So Ban Chao called Shanshan, the waiter who received them, and unexpectedly asked, "The Xiongnu emissary has been here for several days. Where are they now? " I didn't expect the waiter to be anxious, so I had to tell the truth. I found that the Hun emissaries in Ban Chao lived 30 miles away from here. I knew that King Shanshan hated them and was afraid of them, so I was in a dilemma. Waiters in Ban Chao are locked up to prevent information from leaking. Then, immediately, 36 people were called to have a booze party. After drinking as drunk as a fiddler, Ban Chao deliberately published a sentence that angered everyone: I will go to the Western Regions with you, thinking of making contributions to our country. I didn't expect the Xiongnu messenger to come. If King Shanshan catches us and gives us to the Huns, we will feed the bones to the wolves. what did you say ? /Excuse me? Everyone said, "Now we are in danger, and life and death depend on Sima." Ban Chao said, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Now, the best way is to attack the Huns with fire at night, so that they don't know how many troops we have. They will be shocked and scared, so that they can all be wiped out. If you kill the Hun emissary, King Shanshan will definitely be scared to death. Can he not submit to the Han Dynasty? "A subordinate said," we should discuss it with Guo Yao. Ban Chao was very angry and said, "Today is good or bad." Engage in civilians, afraid of hearing this news, our plan will be leaked, and we will die in vain, even if we are strong men. "The soldiers said with one voice.
In the evening, Ban Chao led the officers and men to the Xiongnu camp. With the wind howling, Ban Chao asked ten people to play drums and hide behind the tent. He promised, "Look, the fire is getting stronger and stronger. Play drums together and shout together. " Twenty men with swords, guns, crossbows and other weapons were lying in ambush on both sides of the door. He set fire to six people in the wind, and people in front of and behind the house played drums and shouted together. The enemy was so frightened that he lost his camp and had no way out. Ban Chao killed three people himself. The officers and men killed the Xiongnu emissary and more than 30 of his men, and the rest were burned to death.
The next day, Ban Chao reported it to Guo Yao. Guo Yao was surprised first, and then his face became uneven. I know what Ban Chao means, because he is afraid of taking responsibility and wants to assign work. Ban Chao immediately said, "Although I didn't take part in this action, I still made contributions. Ban Chao will not take all the credit. " Guo Yao was glad that Ban Chao invited King Shanshan to show him the head of the Xiongnu emissary. King Shanshan was shocked and shocked the whole country. Ban Chao is very kind and persuasive. Wang Shanshan expressed his willingness to join the Han Dynasty and agreed to give the Prince as a proton to the Han Dynasty.
Ban Chao completed his mission, led the troops back to Beijing and reported to Dou Gu. Dou Gu was overjoyed. The above table is Ban Chao's mission and achievement, asking the emperor to send envoys to the Western Regions again. Emperor Han Ming appreciated Ban Chao's bravery and military strategy and thought he was a rare talent. After receiving the report, he said, "Why didn't an official like Ban Chao send him? Do you need to replace it separately? Today, Ban Chao promoted Sima Yi to the military post and continued his old business. " . I think there are too few people under Ban Chao, and I want to add more. But Ban Chao is only willing to take the original 36 entourage. He said: "Guo Yu is not only big, but also far away." If you lead hundreds of people, it is not good to increase your strength. In case of an accident, many people will be in trouble. "
Ban Chao and others fought in the Western Regions and soon arrived in Khotan. At that time, Wang Guangde in Khotan recently attacked shache, and the Huns sent envoys to Khotan, named defending the country, and actually mastered the power of the country. After Ban Chao arrived in Khotan, King Khotan was rude to him, and he was very cold. When witchcraft prevailed in Khotan, the wizard said to King Khotan, "Now the gods are angry. God said, why did you go to the Han Dynasty? The messenger of the Han Dynasty was Huang Ma of Darkmouth, and he quickly took it to sacrifice to me. " . King Guangde did not send envoys to Han, but sent people to collect horses privately. Ban Chao knew about it for a long time, and he agreed to come privately, but offered to invite a wizard to fetch the horse. When the wizard arrived, Ban Chao jumped on him, killed him and returned his head to the king of Khotan. He knows his own interests and is responsible for morality. Khotan was frightened when he heard that Ban Chao had killed the Xiongnu emissary in Shanshan. He immediately ordered the killing of Xiongnu messengers and joined the Han Dynasty. Ban Chao rewarded King Khotan and his courtiers to appease them. Therefore, the kings of the western regions sent their sons as hostages to the Han Dynasty to show their obedience. At this point, the western regions broke the 65-year relationship with the big shots and recovered.
At that time, King Qiuci, with the support of Xiongnu, relied on the strength of Xiongnu to be unscrupulous on the North Road. Send troops to attack Shule and kill the king. He also built a Qiuci pocket, named King Shule, and Shule was actually in the hands of Qiuci people. The following spring, Ban Chao took his men from the path to Shule. Ban Chao went to the 90-mile-long city where Douti lived and sent his officials to take care of Douti. Ban Chao instructed: "The problem is not giving up people. China people will definitely not work for him. If he doesn't surrender immediately, take him down.
Tian is worried that he will come to see Douti alone. Tian is worried about one person and has no intention of surrendering. Tian took advantage of this, grabbed him and hijacked him. Suddenly, the monkeys ran away in fear. Tian was worried that his horse had run away, and Ban Chao killed me. Ban Chao immediately came to the city. He summoned all the officials of Shule, told them about Qiuci's unreasonable behavior, and announced that he would appoint another nephew who was killed as Shule King. Comfort makes people happy. The new king and a group of officials wanted to kill Douti, but Ban Chao set out from the overall situation and persuaded everyone to let Douti go, in order to declare the Wade belief in the Han Dynasty. Comfortable and comfortable.
So far, Ban Chao has completed two missions. With his wisdom and courage, he successively restored friendly relations with the Han Dynasty in Shanshan, Khotan and Shule.