Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 221
The first destination of this trip beyond the Western Regions is still exactly the same as the original and other historical lines, and it is the country of Khotan.

Therefore, the route along the way is basically the same as last time. It is nothing more than a short rest after arriving in Shanshan Kingdom, and then continue to reach the west city of Khotan Kingdom.

Therefore, on this road, for Hu Biao and others who are somewhat familiar with the road, there is really not much to say.

If there is anything unusual, it is that their journey has been a little too calm.

Those horse bandits and sand bandits who usually grazed and farmed on the Silk Road and made waves when they met suitable targets seemed to disappear completely overnight.

It's so good to get ready for a battle, to vent the feeling of being idle to the bone some time ago, and by the way, grab some more horses from Hu Biao and the others.

Facing the peaceful journey all the way, I am not used to it.

That is to say, after crossing the desert and the next door, the group came to the big lake in Lop Nur, and the situation changed a little.

At that time, the AT, which was regarded as a scout, encountered some migrating Shanshan herdsmen by the lake during the investigation process two or three miles ahead.

This is from their mouths, they heard that in the past one or two months, a group of horse bandits called "bald bandits" have sprung up in Khotan.

This group of horse bandits is very weird, and it is said that all of them have shiny bald heads.

On weekdays, I don't see them plundering the surrounding small tribes. Instead, they look for the famous horse bandits and sand bandits in the surrounding areas.

After eliminating the bandits every time, the bald bandits only took part of the spoils, and the rest were given to members of the surrounding small tribes.

Apart from being deeply loved by some small tribes, the momentum has also become quite astonishing.

So much so that these herdsmen also look forward to the day when the bald-headed robbers come to Shanshan, because they can also follow suit.

Such news was then secretly told by AT to Hu Biao and others.

"What the hell! Lao Yang's taste is really bad, and the name 'Bald Bandit' doesn't have any momentum."

From the words of those herdsmen, it is basically certain that those so-called "bald robbers" are Hu Biao and others who were tossed out by Yang Dongli and the others.

After looking at each other for a while, he uttered something in a low voice.

Miraculously, when Hu Biao uttered such a sentence, Yang Dongli, who had just returned with his men in the Baishan base nearly 2000 miles away, sneezed loudly.

"Not good! I caught a cold last night, and that bearded girl kept kicking the old man and my blanket~"

Thinking of Comrade Yang so much in his heart, he tightened his sheepskin robe; now his attire, temperament, etc., are already very much like a decent barbarian.

As for being called a 'bald thief'?The mouth grows on someone else's body, and others call it that in private, what can he do?He is also very weak...

*****
In the following time, because the road was peaceful and nothing happened, the Shanshan Kingdom was getting closer and closer under the speed of Hu Biao and the others.

A day or two later, Hannicheng, the capital of the Shanshan Kingdom, arrived.

The low city wall appeared faintly in everyone's sight.

Just like the last time, before entering the city, Ban Chao called everyone to pause for a while, and tidied up his clothes. It was absolutely impossible to lose the demeanor of a big Han envoy in front of the barbarians of the Western Regions.

But when everything was ready, Ban Chao got on his horse and was about to pat the horse forward again.

But Hu Biao walked up to the horse's head, grabbed the reins of Ban Chao's war horse, and said:

"Ban Sima, I don't know if my subordinates are worthy of Sima's trust?"

"Yitong, what do you say? You and I have been through life and death many times, and Ban will definitely trust you." After hearing the words, Ban Chao immediately expressed it in his mouth.

The tone of the answer was very affirmative, without even the slightest hesitation in the process.

Seeing this, Hu Biao let go of the last worry in his heart.

The main reason is that they are about to enter Hanni City, the capital of Shanshan Kingdom. As soon as Ban Chao enters and makes contact with Shanshan Kingdom, Yang Dongli and others will have already run away. Naturally, there is no way to hide it.

Even with Ban Chao's brain, he can easily think of the so-called "bald bandits",

In fact, it was a gang created by those bastards like Yang Dongli.

In a sense, this is also a major crime of deceiving a superior, and it can even be regarded as a serious crime of treason; because this is a private recruitment, in the eyes of some superiors, you said, do you want to rebel?

If Ban Chao wants to march in anger, it will be a huge trouble.

Fortunately, Ban Chao himself is not a pedantic person, and he has a strong sense of trust in Hu Biao.

This made Hu Biao think for a while, and then he took the initiative to confess: "Ban Sima, since the last battle with the Huns envoys, my subordinates feel that I can't wait for more than [-] people in the Western Regions, and I am alone. Some.

If you have to take the risky method of picking a chestnut out of the fire every time, it will not be an answer in the long run.

So before I left, I stood up to Yang Shichang and the others. After recovering from my injuries, I didn't have to rush back. Instead, I secretly recruited some people in the Western Regions for future use.

Please rest assured, Ban Sima, we have absolutely no intention of standing on our own in the Western Regions, and these manpower will naturally be handed over to Sima to be driven by Sima. "

After hearing this, Ban Chao's face was quite exciting, and he stared at Hu Biao with an annoyed look.

In the end, after a 'sigh~', he said dejectedly:
"It's okay to act in a hurry, but you must remember that you must not behave in such a way in the future, lest your majesty and Shangguan will be jealous.

This matter, Ban will help you cover it up as much as possible.

Remember to use the manpower recruited this time secretly in the future, and try not to get involved with us; Gan Ying, Tian Lu, Ma San, you and others must remember this matter not to spread it indiscriminately. "

In the past few months, he had already hanged out with Hu Biao and others to get along well with them, and they agreed with all their mouths.

Having said that, after Ban Chao thought of something, he asked again:
"The Western Regions are so big, how will we contact Yang Shichang and others in the future? In addition, in just a few months, how many people can Yang Shichang and others recruit, is there a hundred people?"

joke!If there were only a hundred people, how could the 'Bald Thief' have such a big momentum?
Based on Hu Biao's knowledge of Yang Dongli and others, after these guys worked hard, their team would have at least three to five hundred people if they counted cannon fodder.

But in order not to over-stimulate Ban Chao, this guy said half-truths:

"Ban Sima doesn't need to worry, presumably after I show up in the capital of Shanshan, they will come to contact me; Yang Shichang is a good general, and there should be hundreds of people under him.

Moreover, the combat power he possesses is among a crowd of barbarians, and he can be regarded as an elite man after all. "

After hearing such a statement, Ban Chao no longer had any doubts.

After taking everyone with him, he moved towards the capital of Shanshan Kingdom.

It's just that even Hu Biao didn't know how much he looked down on the ability of Yang Dongli and others to pull the team with his evaluation of only 500 people.

Soon after, he knew how naive his thoughts were...

(End of this chapter)