Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 338 Tianshan Fu (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

In addition to Wusun and Yuezhi, Qiuci is one of the largest countries in the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. It not only has a large population, a large number of soldiers, strong economic strength, and an important geographical location, but also lies in the Chisha Mountain in the north of the country. The ability to smelt copper and iron.

For the nomads in the Western Regions, copper and iron are important strategic resources, even more important than war horses.The reason is simple, everyone has war horses, but not everyone can have copper and iron.When most warriors were still using copper or even stone and wooden weapons, the iron ore in Kucha gave it a strength that ordinary small countries could not match.

Among the surrounding countries that have agreed to form an alliance with Liang Xiao, Qiuci has the strongest strength and the most ambiguous attitude.They did not object to the Han army stationed on Tianshan North Road, but they refused Liang Xiao to enter its territory. When Liang Xiao needed grain, grass, cattle and sheep, they also followed the market rules, and even set prices on the ground, making a fortune.

In other words, they can do business with Liang Xiao, but they don't intend to submit to Liang Xiao.What they fancy is the luxury goods and wealth in the hands of the Han merchants, and having Liang Xiao stationed nearby may bring them huge profits.

Regarding Liang Xiaolai's request to borrow troops, King Qiuci was vague and refused to give a clear answer.

Prior to this, Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo had discussed their possible reactions to Kucha many times.Seeing King Qiuci perfunctory him, Liang Xiao was not in a hurry.He said casually: "In fact, this operation is just to unite the countries and get to know each other. It's like an exercise. The Huns have traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and they are already exhausted, so they don't have the strength to disturb the border."

King Kucha was dubious. "Really?"

Liang Xiao laughed: "Well, if your majesty doesn't believe it, you can order your generals to only practice and not participate in the war. If you really don't want to, then I won't force you. I can still find a few hundred people. "

King Qiuci became suspicious, and forced a smile: "Is your lord going to the Yue clan? Prince Aliusu has suffered a heavy loss this time, and I'm afraid there is nothing he can do."

"Could it be that apart from Yuezhi and Qiuci, there are no other powerful big countries? Taking ten thousand steps back, even if I recruit mercenaries, I have enough strength to recruit the required number. The reason why I don't recruit mercenaries is just I hope that all countries can increase their understanding and work together to deal with the Xiongnu. After all, the Western Regions belong to the other countries, not to our Han Dynasty. Our Han Dynasty is rich in people and people, and we don’t care about the gains and losses of the Western Regions. "

Liang Xiao let out a haha, stood up, cupped his hands, and was about to leave.

King Kucha hesitated.Although he was unwilling to accept Liang Xiao's instigation, he did not dare to offend Liang Xiao too much.First, Liang Xiao stood behind the wealthy Han Dynasty, and second, Liang Xiao himself was famous.In just one year, he repelled the Huns twice and put the mighty King Hunxie into a state of disarray. Even the two heroes, Aliusu and Lie Jiaomi, had to form an alliance with him.Offending him is definitely not a wise choice.

"My lord, it's really just a drill, and I don't need my Kucha soldiers to participate in the battle?"

"My lord, I only have a few hundred soldiers, how can I force the same number of warriors from your country to fight?" Liang Xiao laughed. "Your Majesty, you value me too much. Although I have a little bravery, I don't have such strength. The warriors of your country can't be so unbearable, right?"

King Kucha was embarrassed.To be honest, he was really afraid that Liang Xiao would back down.Liang Xiao had already become a legend, and it was needless to say that the soldiers of Kucha had reverence for him, otherwise he wouldn't have been so polite to Liang Xiao, and would have kicked Liang Xiao out a long time ago.

"My lord, please wait a moment, let me discuss with the ministers."

Liang Xiao nodded in agreement.With Huangfuqi's help, he has already figured out the character of the King of Kucha, and he also has a very clear understanding of the faction of the noble ministers of Kucha.Before negotiating with King Qiuci, he had already sent Huangfuqi to pay a visit to the relevant dignitaries with gifts.King Qiuci asked for their opinions and would only get one result.

Sure enough, King Qiuci quickly gave Liang Xiao the result he wanted: two generals, one thousand soldiers, two thousand horses, some cattle, sheep and food.

This result even exceeded Liang Xiao's expectations.He originally only hoped that Kucha could provide 500 people, and he didn't expect all of them to be cavalry.Liang Xiao was well aware of King Qiuci's "generosity".He only has more than a thousand people under him, and only giving 500 people may not have the strength to maintain independence, so he could simply give one thousand to make him unable to swallow it.

However, for Liang Xiao, this was exactly what he wanted.With the strong voice of a thousand Kucha knights, the next itinerary will be much easier.Every time he went to a country, there were as many as two or 300 people, and as few as three or 50 people. He gathered a coalition army of more than [-] people.

Leading the two thousand coalition troops, Liang Xiao marched towards Che Shi.In order to connect with each other and get along with each other, Liang Xiao held banquets almost every day, bragging and farting with the generals of various countries, and exchanging gifts, making it look like a parade rather than a war.Before they arrived in Yuli, Che Shiwang received the news and couldn't laugh or cry.While ordering to strengthen the defense, he prepared to wipe out this ignorant invading enemy, and at the same time asked the Huns for help.

Liang Xiao deviated from his usual practice of marching in a hurry, and only walked thirty miles a day, marching towards Che Shi leisurely.
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Li Danghu jumped off his horse, stood on the edge of the cliff, looked at the snow-capped valley, and was very grateful.

If it wasn't for Dongfang Shuo's persuasion of Arukan, and the guide provided by Arukan, they would never have found this way, and even if they found it, they wouldn't be able to get out of this secret path safely.

Li Danghu didn't know how Dongfang Shuo did it, but his attitude towards Dongfang Shuo had changed drastically.Before that, he didn't have a good impression of Dongfang Shuo, thinking that he was just a self-righteous scholar who had read a lot of books, and he was a little shameless.He has always disapproved of Liang Xiao's emphasis on Dongfang Shuo.But now, he knew he was wrong.

Under Dongfang Shuo's funny face, there is not only a chivalrous heart hidden, but also unfathomable knowledge.After meeting Liang Xiao, they both came into contact with a lot of Xiyi knowledge. Liang Xiao also asked him to study these knowledge with heart many times, but compared with Dongfang Shuo's rapid changes, his learning speed is like an old cow breaking a car.

"Be careful, be careful." Li Danghu reached out to support a Yueshi knight passing by him, and said with concern: "Is it cold?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Yuezhi Knight said cheerfully, and white mist spit out from his mouth.Although it has just arrived in October, there is already snow in the mountains, but they are well prepared, and the cold wind is still biting.Everyone has hoarfrost on their eyebrows and beards, making them look decades older.However, to make the warriors from the Han Dynasty care so much, these Yuezhi knights were warm in their hearts.

"Everyone, be careful and pay attention to your feet." Li Danghu waited until all the knights had passed the narrow road, then mounted his horse again, walked forward, and disappeared into the mountains again.

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By the Yili River, Lie Jiaomi looked at the piece of wood in his hand again, twitched the corners of his mouth, and showed a gratified smile.

This time, Arukan did not make another mistake. She temporarily put aside her family feud and made a correct decision: to cooperate with the Han people.

The Han people took the opportunity to cross the Tianshan Mountains and attack the small countries that were dependent on the Huns to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, which would attract the attention of the Huns and relieve the pressure on Wusun.Although he is not afraid of the Huns, as far as he is concerned, he is not willing to tear his face with the Huns. If he can avoid the confrontation with swordsmen, he will certainly be happy to see it.

Dongfang Shuo is really a man of genius, he was able to convince the always stubborn Arkan, and Lie Jiaomi expressed his sincere admiration.Having been married to Arukan for many years, Lie Jiaomi knows Aruikan's character too well.

"Is Mr. Dongfang still in Chigu City?"

"Yes. Mr. Dongfang is still in Chigu City."

"What is he doing there?"

"It's not a big deal. Apart from drinking and enjoying the snow every day, I just sing. It's so long, we can't understand it." The envoy scratched his head. "The Han people are really weird. What is there to appreciate about the snow all over the mountain? We look at it every day, every year, and we are tired of seeing it."

"You mean Fu, right?" Lie Jiaomi smiled. "Han people like to make Fu. Mr. Dongfang is a genius among Han people. He knows everything about astronomy and geography. How can you understand his Fu?"

"What is this... Fu, does it sound good?"

"If you understand it, it sounds good. If you don't understand it, it doesn't sound good." Lie Jiaomi was a little lost in thought, thinking of his time in the court of the Huns.At that time, he often had the opportunity to see Han people, listen to them recite poems and Fu, and even recite a few poems.It was because of these poems that he won Arikan's heart.Now that Arukan has met a real fu master, will she think the few fu he memorized back then are too ugly?
Can the Han really defeat the Xiongnu like the Qin?If that's the case, making peace with the Han people might really be a good choice.Although Arukan is a good wife, after all, the Hunxie Royal Family has declined.If Wusun wants to survive, he must find a stronger ally.

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In Chigu City, snowflakes fluttered.

Dongfang Shuo stood with his fur, looking at the snow-capped mountains covered by clouds and mists in the distance, while drinking, he wrote an urgent book, and a piece of "Tianshan Fu" flowed out from his pen.

Footsteps sounded, Arkan, accompanied by several maids, walked slowly on the thick snow.

"Sir, you are very elegant, and what good Fu did you do? I wonder if you can explain it to me?"

"The Yan family has an order, how dare you not follow it." Dongfang Shuo laughed loudly, put down his pen, took a sip of wine, faced the majestic mountains, and chanted loudly.While singing, while explaining.After several months of travel, he has become very proficient in speaking the Hun language.Arukan listened quietly, walked to Dongfang Shuo unconsciously, raised his head, looked at Dongfang Shuo's enthusiastic and heroic face, his eyes were gentle, like a girl sympathizing with Dou Chukai.

After Dongfang Shuo finished explaining, he laughed loudly: "Mr. Yan, how is my Tianshan Fu doing?"

"I don't quite understand it, but I just feel that there is such a big scene, as if there is only the sky, the earth, the mountains, the snow, and... this person, everything else is not worth mentioning."

"Although Yan Shi has never read my Han books, he has his own spiritual roots." Dongfang Shuo was filled with emotion. "If you don't come to Tianshan Mountain, how will you know the sky, the land, the mountain, the snow, and... this person?"

Arikan's face suddenly turned red.
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