Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 210 Starry Sky
After leaving Wuzhou Fortress, the world opens up.After traveling for dozens of miles, I couldn't see a mile or a house, but I often saw Huns on horseback in the distance.If it wasn't for Xie Guanglong and the others, Liang Xiao would almost have thought he was in the territory of the Huns on the grassland.

However, this is the territory of Han in name, but it is actually the territory of the Huns.Whether it was Mayi in the later Mayi siege or Baideng in the siege of Baideng before, they were all in the south of Wuzhou Sai.In other words, Han Gaozu Liu Bang was humiliated by the Huns on his own land.

The winner of the Chu-Han struggle lost face in front of the Huns, that is, the entire Central Plains lost face, and it lasted 70 years.Now, the Shan Yu Modun and Han Gaozu Liu Bang have both been buried, and it is their turn to compete with their younger generations.

Liang Xiao felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy.Although the counterattack launched by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che had the upper hand, the price was high.Although there are many objective factors in this, there are also many subjective factors.Many losses are entirely avoidable.Liang Xiao hopes that through his own efforts, these losses can be minimized as much as possible.

After surveying the terrain in the Yanze and Zhuwenze areas mentioned by Xie Guanglong, Liang Xiao and others walked westward along the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.They have limited time and it is impossible to go deep into the grassland, so they can only explore the south of Yinshan Mountain first.Meng Tian, ​​a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, commanded 30 troops to attack the Xiongnu. He also captured the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain and drove the Huns deep into the desert.From a strategic point of view, if the Han army wants to go deep into the grassland, it must first deal with the Huns in the Hetao area.

A few days later, Liang Xiao and others arrived at Shaling in the Clouds.Shaling is the eastern part of the Hetao area, where the Yellow River turns a bend and heads south to the Loess Plateau.

The Yellow River is full of harm, but only benefits.Before entering the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River was still a quiet and clear river. The current soil erosion is not as serious as that of later generations. The water and grass on both sides of the Yellow River are lush. From a distance, it is like a tapestry laid between heaven and earth, boundless and green. Dicui.

Shalingze is a lake next to the Yellow River. The lake is clear, the evening breeze comes slowly, the water waves are calm, and it is so quiet that people don't want to think about it. They just want to lie quietly for a while.

Liang Xiao took the moon and walked by the lake.The moon is a very quiet and good horse. Even if it changed its owner, it quickly accepted it. It ran fast and steadily. To Liang Xiao, whose riding skills were still to be improved, this horse was better than Qing Cong, who had a somewhat irritable personality. suits him.

Seeing the moon, Liang Xiao thought of Wei Qing.In order to help him adapt to riding and archery as soon as possible, Wei Qing specially picked a gentle horse for him.From this point of view, although Wei Qing doesn't talk much, he is a very caring person.

After walking the horse, Liang Xiao and others returned to the campsite, and it was already dark.Langguan knights were scattered everywhere, some were preparing dinner, some were washing horses by the lake, chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was relaxed.Only Ma Rong and Mei Gao gathered around the map, discussing something, as if they had a dispute.

"What's the matter?" Liang Xiao handed the moon to Tu Niu'er, walked to Ma Mei and the two, and asked with a smile.

Mei Gao and Ma Rong looked up at Liang Xiao, and said in unison: "There is a problem with the map."

Liang Xiao was shocked.One of the most important tasks of this mission is to survey and draw a map to mark where the future army will go. If there is a problem with the map, it will be a waste of hard work this time.

"What went wrong?"

"Astrology and geography do not match." Ma Rong said: "I mainly rely on astrology to locate, but the astrology in front of me... seems to be changing all the time."

Liang Xiao was a little anxious. "What does it mean to keep changing?"

"I saw many stars that I couldn't see in Chang'an." Ma Rong was embarrassed. "I... I don't know these stars."

Mei Gao's face was also ugly. "Besides, the same astrological positioning, the distance between east and west is quite similar. It's still in the territory of Dahan, and the gap is so big. When we come to the grassland in the future, can the drawn map be accurate?"

As he said that, he glanced at Ma Rong, his eyes were full of distrust, and he didn't hide it at all.Ma Rong was very angry, but he knew he was wrong and couldn't argue. He could only insist that he was not careless, and he didn't dare to joke about his future.

Looking at these two companions who were about to turn against each other, Liang Xiao couldn't help but want to laugh.Even though they are both educated people, these two people are still straightforward and do not hide their opinions at all.However, the issue they are arguing about is not a bad thing, but a real discovery.

Ma Rong did not make a mistake, on the contrary, he calculated very accurately.It is precisely because of precision that he can discover this problem.

Liang Xiao sat down, picked up the copper pot on the campfire, and poured each of them a cup of warm goat's milk.This is what they just bought from the herdsmen along the way today. The taste is pure and there are no additives.

"When I was on a mission to Kuaiji, I took a boat out to sea and found a strange phenomenon..."

Liang Xiao recounted that Liu Ling mentioned to him that he first saw the top of the ship and then saw the hull, and then looked at Ma Rong and Mei Gao with a smile on his face. "Can any of you explain this problem?"

Ma Rong and Mei Gao looked at each other.They didn't know why Liang Xiao pulled it so far, from the grassland to the East China Sea.However, none of them spoke rashly. They had been with Liang Xiao for so long, and they knew Liang Xiao's character very well.Although Liang Xiao didn't read much, his thinking was very flexible, and he would never mention these words for no reason.

The two thought for a while, and Ma Rong was the first to realize the key. "Aren't you saying that the stars I see are similar to ships on the sea?"

Liang Xiao nodded. "Whether it's a star or a ship, it's impossible to appear out of thin air. Just because you discovered new stars doesn't mean that these stars just appeared. It can only mean that you couldn't see them before, maybe they were blocked by something."

"What can block the stars? The earth?" Mei Gao said: "But the earth is flat, no matter how low the star is, it is impossible not to see it."

"So, the earth may not be flat." Liang Xiao smiled.

"How is it possible?" Ma Rong and Mei Gao said in unison.

"It may not be possible, we have doubts for the time being." Liang Xiaoqu pointed to his head. "However, you can work hard in this direction, and there may be unexpected gains. You need to know that many great discoveries come from a humble question."

Ma Rong smiled, somewhat disapprovingly.However, he still thought about it habitually, and Mei Gao also blinked, looking up at the starry sky from time to time, thoughtful.

……

Liu Ling was wearing a light gauze dress, lying on his side on the cool couch, resting his chin on his hand, half-closed his eyes, looking at the northern sky in a trance.

A slightly green, but clear and transparent glazed statue was placed by her hand. The chubby Cupid drew his bow and pointed an arrow at her heart.

After the trip to Kuaiji, she was grounded.Except for Chang'an, Liu An prohibited her from leaving the country.But Liu Ling didn't care, she didn't even want to go to Chang'an, and spent most of her time hiding in the palace, hiding in her small courtyard.

Beside her small courtyard, more than 50 alchemists are working day and night.Stimulated by the reward, these alchemists who are usually high above temporarily put aside their dream of becoming immortals, and first developed and improved the technology of colored glaze for the old master Liu Ling.

Alchemists are alchemists. They not only have the skills of craftsmen, but also the wisdom of scholars. They can conduct in-depth analysis and discussion on the results of experiments and find laws from them.After more than half a year of hard work, they have achieved fruitful results, and this small statue is the crystallization of these results.

Although there is still some green that cannot be removed, its crystal clear texture is comparable to natural crystals, and slightly better than the statues bought from Hu merchants in Wu City.

When seeing this statue, Liu An, who had always expressed doubts about Liu Ling's actions, shut his mouth.He knew very well that Liu Ling had really created a rich source of income for him.With these colored glaze techniques, he can earn several thousand gold more every year, which can greatly relieve the economic pressure brought by keeping customers.

First came the double-faced brocade, and then the colored glaze. Liu Ling suddenly became the little god of wealth in Liu An's mind, enough to help him hold up half the sky of Huainan Kingdom.

Seeing the relief in his father's eyes, Liu Ling was very proud.She hid on the couch, enjoying the shade while thinking about her thoughts.

According to the news from Chang'an, Liang Xiao served as a deputy envoy to the Huns.The grassland is thousands of miles away, and I don't know when I can come back.After making colored glaze, but unable to tell Liang Xiao immediately, Liu Ling felt a little disappointed, as if something was missing, not perfect.

Liu Ling turned around, picked up the statue with both hands, and held it up in front of his eyes.Starlight shone through the statue's eyes and shone into her eyes, twinkling mischievously, as if someone was winking mischievously.

Liu Ling thought it was fun, and kept shaking the statue, as if teasing a child.She didn't know what to think of, and suddenly she blushed a little, hugged the statue in her arms, and giggled.After a while, she thought of something again, picked up the statue again, and aimed at the Milky Way.

After a while, Liu Ling rolled over and sat up, his eyes sparkled like stars. "Come on, call Deng Guobin."

……

Beside Sha Lingze, Liang Xiao who was lying in his clothes suddenly opened his eyes.

In the night sky, the Milky Way runs through the sky, and countless stars are scattered in the sky, shining like lanterns on Chang'an Avenue.

However, what Liang Xiao thought of was not Chang'an, but the sea in Kuaiji.

On the sea, he once lay side by side with someone on the deck of a large ship, looking up at the starry sky.

What is she doing now?
Liang Xiao was stunned for a while, closed his eyes, and wanted to sleep for a while, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.He threw off the thin blanket, got up, and took a walk around the camp.The moon tied beside the camp heard his footsteps, raised her head, snorted twice, and pawed the ground gently with her horseshoe.

Liang Xiao smiled, walked over, stroked the moon's neck, comforted it for a while, stretched his muscles and bones, and practiced bowing facing Sha Lingze.

The moon stared at the slowly rising and falling Liang Xiao with her big black eyes, and shook her neck. Her long mane was like silver hair, fluttering in the wind.
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