Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 314
Huangfuqi was planning to go to Chigu City to do business.

What he produces are luxury goods such as silk. All the kings of the oasis are his customers, and Wusun Kunmi is undoubtedly the biggest customer. At least one-third of the silk he sells will be sold to Yan Jiaomi. Shi, that is, Udan's older sister Arukan.The last time he suggested that Liang Xiao form an alliance with Wusun, it was because of such a relationship.If the Han Dynasty and Wusun allied, his business would be better.

Two days ago, he had just received a batch of goods and was about to send them to Chigu City, but when he arrived at Taniguchi, he saw that the two sides were fighting fiercely.The Yuezhi people who stayed outside the valley wanted to rush in, but the Wusun people guarding the entrance of the valley tried their best to block them.

Seeing that the hard-earned goods were about to fall into his hands, he had no choice but to come to Liang Xiao, hoping that Liang Xiao could solve this problem, at least let him pass through the positions of the Yuezhi people, deliver the goods to Chigu City, and complete the transaction.

Liang Xiao was so angry that he cursed.He has observed the terrain of Chigu with Aliusu many times, which is a natural pocket terrain, one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it.Because of this, he firmly disagreed with Alieusu's suggestion to attack by storm.That's not an attack, it's simply death.

Of course, the same is true of Jiaohe City in front of him and Daban City leading to the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain.

Liang Xiao personally inspected the topography of the two cities.Jiaohe City is Cheshi King City, built on a high ground, with a natural river moat on both sides, easy to defend but difficult to attack, it goes without saying.Dabancheng is not too far behind, surrounded by mountains on three sides and steep cliffs on the side, if you want to pass Dabancheng, you have to fly there.

Daban means a high mountain pass.As the name suggests, you can also imagine its danger.

With Liang Xiao's current strength, it is almost impossible to storm Jiaohe City or Daban City.The troubles are not limited to the two cities of Jiaohe or Daban.The Cheshi people are so tough, it is likely that the Huns are behind them.Jiaohe faces north, Daban faces west, and there are several large and small tribes. They are all controlled by the Huns, and peaceful passage is impossible unless they attack all the way forward.

Historically, General Li Guangli of the Second Division encountered this kind of predicament when he conquered Dawan for the first time. In the end, Yu Chengcheng couldn't hold on anymore.Liang Xiao only has [-] steps to ride now, the old ones are old, the young ones are small, if he wants to break through forcefully, he will end up worse than Li Guangli.

There is only one road left in front of him, the original road back to Dawan or Yueshi.Now there is a good thing, he doesn't have to worry about Aliusu making fun of him.Aliusu himself has been trapped in the valley by the Wusun people, and whether he can get out alive is a question.

Liang Xiao was helpless and helpless.He regrets it.If I had known that Aliusu was so ignorant of the general situation, I would not have thought of this idea. It would be safer than now to block several mountain passes, concentrate troops to defend Suye City, and wait for the Huns to retreat.Now that we are in a dilemma, what should we do?
Liang Xiao was thinking hard by the river alone.He was very anxious, but he couldn't let his subordinates find out his anxiety.In this case, once the morale of the army fluctuates, it will be a big trouble.

After much deliberation, he didn't think of any solution, so he practiced archery by the river.

On both sides of the river, there are many Populus euphratica, red willow, and sandy dates, as well as many low bushes, and the green grass is like shade.The sun is gradually slanting to the west, the hot air is gradually cooling down, the evening breeze is blowing, the leaves are swaying and rustling with the wind.Dark Horse Mingzhu was strolling by the river, gnawing on the green grass and drinking the river water, feeling comfortable, looking up at Liang Xiao from time to time.

Liang Xiao's depressed mood improved a lot. He shot a few arrows, and his mind quickly focused on archery, becoming more focused.

Huangfuqi walked over and saw Liang Xiao shooting one arrow after another, each arrow was shot very calmly, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, and praised: "My lord is kind."

Liang Xiao put away his bow and smiled embarrassedly.There is no kindness in him, it's just a habit formed by practicing archery.As long as he picked up the bow and set up his posture, he would soon be able to cast aside all distractions and concentrate on practicing.

"Old man was joking. I can't do anything now, I'm just pretending to be calm."

"It's not easy to be able to pretend to be invisible." Huangfuqi smiled wryly. "In contrast, although I am more than forty years older than adults, I have not cultivated such a state of mind. I am really ashamed."

Liang Xiao shook his head helplessly.Huangfuqi chased him so far to report the news, although he has feelings for his homeland, but he still considers his own interests more.Businessmen value profits, as expected.He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and asked casually: "Is the business between the old man and the Wusun people very urgent?"

"Don't be in a hurry." Huangfuqi sighed. "From the Western Regions to Guanzhong, it takes at least two or three months. Depart at the end of September and early October, and arrive in mid-December. If you delay, you will not be able to return in time. Not only will you have to spend the New Year on the road, but you will also be delayed. Next year's itinerary. There are fewer troubles on the road this year. I thought I could make more money, but I didn't expect..."

Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows, suddenly his heart moved. "Have you encountered less trouble on the road this year?"

"Yes, I heard from them that both Hexi and the Western Regions are much more peaceful this year than in previous years. The young and strong of the Huns have gone to the grasslands, and only the old and the weak are left in the original pastures..."

"Wait." Liang Xiao interrupted Huangfuqi. "Where are your men, can I have a chat with them?"

"Of course." Huangfuqi immediately called two followers, who had just escorted the goods to the Western Regions.

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Jian Mi leaned on the top of the wall, squinted his eyes, looked at the camp in the distance, and frowned.

Like last year, the Wusun people entered the mountain pass again, but they did not intend to attack.Obviously, their mission is to contain the Dawan people in the mountain pass.From now on, it will be difficult for Jian Mi to get news from Shandong.It is estimated that it will not be long before the forward of the Huns will bypass the north entrance and enter Dawan.

As for whether they will attack Suye City like last year, Jian Mi is not sure.Creon, the defender of Suye City, has made full preparations and has recruited mercenaries from all over the city to help defend it. The five thousand Yue clan elite cavalry are also in place, but no one is sure whether Suye City can be defended.

What they faced last year was only [-] Huns. This year they may face [-], or even [-] Huns.

"Is there any news about the Chinese envoy's return?" Jian Mi asked again.

Lieutenant General Shi Na shook his head. "I suspect he may have escaped."

"Impossible." Jian Mi shook her head affirmatively. "That Han Jialang is not a person who retreats. I think he may have been stopped by the Huns. The Wusun people have already arrived here. If he wants to come back, he has to make a detour, which will take a lot of time."

"Is it still too late?"

Jian Mi did not answer.

He is also worried.Liang Xiao's two strikes were very important for the reason why he was able to severely damage Wudan and defend Suye City last year.One is to attack the battalion under Suye City with a hundred horsemen, which severely damaged Wu Dan's spirit; the other is to attack on skis with the mercenaries, killing Wu Dan who was trying to escape, and fled alone.Liang Xiao is not only the envoy who bonded Dawan and Yueshi together, but also the courage of the army.If he couldn't get back to Suye City in time, he doubted how long Creon would be able to hold on.

"Send a message to Xibao, let them be careful and not be bitten by the Huns."

"Yes." The lieutenant general responded and went to arrange for the messengers.

After the war last year, Jian Mi was ordered to guard the mountain pass.He used these months to build two more castles, together with the one built by old Andrew and Li Shuyun, there are three in total, called the Great Castle, the East Castle and the West Castle.The big castle is in the middle, which is the main castle, which has a large amount of food and weapons.The East Fort and the West Fort are Wei Forts, and the distance between the two Forts is three miles, a total of six miles. The valley is the hiding place and the place where the Dawan people live.

With these three forts, even if he is attacked by the Huns and Wusun, Jian Mi is confident that he can defend for the first half of the year or even longer.But he was very worried about Suye City.Suye City is the closest big city to the mountain pass. If Suye City is captured by the Huns, it would be meaningless for him to defend the mountain pass.

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North entrance, beside a calm lake.

King Ri Zhui jumped off his horse, strode to the edge of the lake, squatted down, picked up a puddle of water with both hands, drank two big gulps, and washed his face again.As soon as the water was swallowed, he saw a white bone.

The white bones are hidden among the rippling water plants, white skulls, black eye holes, a strange looking fish swims out of one eye hole, and then out of the other eye hole, and disappears with a flick of its tail up.

Ri Zhu Wang felt his stomach churn, turned his head quickly, and with a "wow", he vomited out all the water he just drank, even the gall.

It was the first time he had seen so many white bones in his entire life.

Before approaching this legendary golden mountain, he saw scattered bones, most of which were devoured by wild beasts and vultures beyond recognition.After entering the mountain pass, the corpses became more dense, not only everywhere on the road, but also on the hillside and in the sea.

These are the subordinates of King Hunxie, who were frozen to death on the road by the heavy snow.

Hunxie King Wu Dan invaded Dawan and returned in a disastrous defeat. Not only did all the ten thousand elite die, but he also lost his trace.Now there are many factions within the Hunxie Department, and Lao Wang's younger brothers and sons are fighting for each other, and they have become a mess.The vanguard task of this Western Expedition also fell on the shoulders of the future king.

Rizhu Wang originally thought this was a good opportunity.Dawan is rich and has a lot of good horses, so it has long been the object of the eyes of many Huns.It's just blocked by the Wusun people and the Hunxie King's Department, they are not easy to get involved.This time Shanyu ordered the westward expedition, which was a great opportunity for him to step into Dawan.

As a striker, you have the right to choose the spoils first.This is the law of the prairie people.

However, along the way, the bones of the dead were like a shadow pressing on his heart, accumulating more and more, lingering.

He has a feeling, it's not good.
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(End of this chapter)