Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 339 Don't Miss This Opportunity (Happy New Year, Ask for a Monthly Pass!)
Holding a fishing pole, Liang Xiao sat cross-legged beside a poplar tree, concentrating on fishing.

The four Alpha sisters were sitting on the grass beside them, twisting their wet hair, talking in a low voice and giggling from time to time.These days were the most relaxed days since they followed Liang Xiao. They only walked thirty miles a day, rested early, and had a lot of time to rest.

Tu Niuer, Pang Shuo and the mercenaries were sitting idle under a tree not far away. Two infantry were wrestling. You were coming and going. The fight was fierce. The onlookers watched lively, bursting out bursts of applause from time to time. .

Huangfuqi walked over quickly, greeted Alpha four with a smile, and walked to Liang Xiao's side.

"grown ups?"

"Old man, please sit down." Liang Xiao waved his hand, took a cushion and put it beside him.Huangfuqi imitated the example, sat down cross-legged, looked at the fish basket on the side, saw that it was empty, couldn't help laughing and said: "My lord's harvest today is not very good."

"The time hasn't come yet." Liang Xiao said, "My old man is so anxious to find me, what's the matter?"

"I'm going to Weixu and Yanqi soon. I plan to buy some cattle and sheep from them, but I don't know how long I will go. I need to show you."

Liang Xiao didn't rush to answer.Based on his understanding of Huangfuqi, Huangfuqi's words were beyond words.He smiled, and said softly: "Old man, thanks to your help during this journey, we have no worries about food and clothing. In the future, we will reward you for your merits and deeds, and I will never forget you."

Huangfuqi squeezed out a few smiles, but they were not very sincere. "My lord, this is what an old man should do."

"How much loot do you have?"

"It's all used up. Most of it was given to King Pulei, and the rest was replaced with grain, cattle and sheep. There are two thousand troops and nearly four thousand horses. Although the journey is slow, most of the horses can be herded, and the consumption is still huge. My lord, at this speed, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the driver."

Liang Xiao remained indifferent, and asked unhurriedly, "How much more money do you need?"

"This place is still seven hundred miles away from the car division, and it will take more than 500 days to walk. In terms of food alone, it will cost at least 1000 million yuan. Including military pay, [-] million yuan will always be needed."

"Can it be raised?"

"It's possible to raise funds, but each family needs to prepare goods, and money is tight, I'm afraid..."

"Go and borrow from them." Liang Xiao interrupted Huangfuqi's words. "After this battle, I will repay their money with the wine, gems, and jade they need, so as to ensure that they will not lose money. Old man, do you believe me?"

Huangfuqi's eyes lit up, and he said quickly: "Since your lord said so, how can I not believe it? Great merchants like Nie Yi and Guo Yu can trust you, so we have nothing to worry about. Don't worry, my lord, this matter will be handed over to you." Let me do it."

Huangfuqi got up and was about to leave when Liang Xiao grabbed his arm.Seeing this, Huangfuqi sat down again, and said in a low voice: "What else do you want to order, my lord?"

"Old man, you have been doing business in the Western Regions for a long time, so you must know my difficulties. Cheshi is the stronghold of the Huns in the Western Regions. If you can't take down Cheshi, my Han people will always have no weight in the Western Regions, and you will inevitably be exploited by the Huns. When I capture Che Shi, you can enjoy the most favorable treatment like Nie Yi and others in Suye City, and the profit will be several times that of now."

Huangfuqi nodded repeatedly.Isn't it for this purpose that he supports Liang Xiao so much. "My lord, I understand. I will do everything possible to raise military funds for my lord." He paused, then lowered his voice. "My lord, did Li Danghu and others take a detour to attack Che Shi?"

"Old man whispered, don't startle my fish." Liang Xiao raised his finger to cover his lips, squeezed his eyes, and showed a smug smile.

Huangfu understood and left with a smile on his face.Watching him walk away, Tu Niu'er came over and spat. "This profiteer, come to bargain again?"

Liang Xiao smiled disapprovingly. "He's a businessman, so what's so strange about talking about business? Niu Er, have those Kucha people convinced?"

"Then still can't accept it?" Tu Niu'er dismissed it. "Duhu didn't go out yet, so he sent a few mercenaries to get it done. Ah Xiao, these people are not very strong. Could it be that they were crushed to death by the Huns?"

"Isn't that good? Don't you want them all to be stubborn?"

Tu Niuer was happy, and looked around. "I think they are not as good as women. The women in Kucha are really good. Not only can they sing and dance well, but they also have strong waists and legs..."

Liang Xiao tilted his head, glanced at him, and burst out laughing. "Take it easy, don't be sore and weak when you return to Chang'an, and be disgusted by Xi Jun."

"That's impossible." Tu Niu'er stroked her chin, her eyes full of longing. "I just hope that when I return to Chang'an, I will make meritorious service, be named a marquis, and then bring along a camel of treasures and a beautiful concubine of Kucha. This life is enough."

"I'll talk about the meritorious service and conferment of the Marquis later. Zhenbao is not in a hurry. When I return to Kucha this time, I will take you a concubine first."

"really?"

"When did I lie to you?"

Tu Niuer was overjoyed, and nodded repeatedly, but felt that something was wrong, so he shook his head quickly.The four of Alpha couldn't help laughing when they saw it. "Brother Niuer doesn't know what reward he asked for, so happy."

Liang Xiao patted Tu Niu'er, and said in a low voice: "Before getting to Chashi, we must arouse their aggressiveness. The bigger our momentum, the greater the chance of success. Take Cheshi before the heavy snow, When spring starts tomorrow, we will be able to gain a firm foothold, and we won’t have to go through the territory of the Huns in the future.”

"Understood." Tu Niu'er thought for a while, and then said: "Ah Xiao, I've thought about it, and in the end, Alpha and the others may be needed to help. These Kucha people are different from Dawan people and Wusun people. They can't bear women the most. stimulus."

"Okay, you have to step up training their fists and feet these two days, and I will urge them to practice arrows and try to adjust to the best condition."

Tu Niuer nodded, and went confidently.

Liang Xiao continued to fish, but he kept calculating the progress of various people in his mind.Without a modern information network, he could not know the location of Li Danghu, Li Shuyun and others, so he could only guess based on the distance.He has been to Pulei Sea, and he can roughly guess it, but he knows nothing about the secret path Dongfang Shuo mentioned.He didn't even know if Dongfang Shuo could persuade Arukan and Li Danghu to reach the north of Tianshan Mountain smoothly.

He could only delay as long as possible.

He lamented the alienation of the upper and lower classes of the Han Dynasty.

In the 70 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the flow of the upper and lower classes has been blocked.Merchants have long traveled across mountains and rivers to do business in the Western Regions, and have a deep understanding of the geography and humanities of the Western Regions, but this information cannot be conveyed to the ears of the imperial court.The imperial court knew that the Yuezhi people actually came through the mouth of the Huns, so it had to be said that it was terrible to close their eyes and listen.

The Xiongnu drove away the Yuezhi people and captured the Western Regions for more than 30 years. The imperial court heard about the battle and hurriedly sent Zhang Qian to the west, but did not want to know more about the specific situation of the Western Regions.Zhang Qian was captured by the Huns and stayed in the Huns for nearly ten years, helplessly missing the opportunity.

In fact, even if Zhang Qian arrived in the Western Regions, he would not be able to complete the task.The Huns had long established a boy servant captain in the Western Regions, who was stationed in Cheshi.If Zhang Qian went out of Longxi and took the established route of the Hexi Corridor, he would also be caught by the Cheshi people after arriving at Cheshi and given to the Huns.

When he came last time, there were more than 400 riders around him, and they were all fully armed knights, and the riders didn't take him seriously.What is the use of Zhang Qian's more than 100 people?

To the south of the Tianshan Mountains is a large desert, and it is not suitable to garrison a large number of troops, especially for the Huns who are mainly nomadic.What's more, they are not interested in unified management. All they need is the contribution of the various countries, so they only stationed a boy servant captain in Cheshi, and did not send troops.Taking down Cheshi, connecting with Pulei in the east, and connecting with Wusun in the west is tantamount to closing the door for the Huns to cross the Tianshan Mountains. Since then, they will not be able to directly control the countries south of the Tianshan Mountains.

This was the result of repeated discussions between Liang Xiao, Dongfang Shuo and others, and it was also one of the reasons why Dongfang Shuo believed that Wusun would secretly indulge them.

The plans are small and the risks are not small.Che Shijiaohe City is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Whether Che Shi can be taken down depends on whether Li Danghu can smoothly get behind Che Shi.The Xiongnu Youxian King, who is in charge of the Western Regions, led the main force of the Huns' right army and is still in Dawan. Now is the best time.When King Youxian returns to his residence, Li Danghu will be in danger.

This is an opportunity with a very short window period. Whether he can succeed is related to whether he can gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions.

Under the laid-back mask, Liang Xiao was extremely anxious, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles.

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Hugh Tusai, Li Guang raised his clairvoyance and observed the figure on the horizon in the distance, with his thick eyebrows furrowed.

The main force of Xiutu's Royal Department is back.Two months after he mopped up the royal army of Xiutu, the Huns came back, and the scouts appeared more and more frequently.

The speed of the cavalry is really fast. It takes [-] miles to go back and forth. They covered it in just over two months, which is really fast.This made Li Guang envious and gratified.Such a fast march will inevitably cause a lot of loss of horses, and many soldiers will be left behind.In other words, he doesn't need to face all the main Huns at once, he still has time.

Even so, he was still under a lot of pressure.He only has more than [-] people.The reinforcements he requested from the court did not arrive.

"Wuwei, when will Longyou's reinforcements arrive?"

Chang Shi Dong Wuwei frowned. "My lord, I haven't received any news yet."

A trace of ominousness rose in Li Guang's heart.Li Jiao has been gone for two months, no matter how slow the court's reaction is, there should be news sent back.There is no news at all, which is probably not a good sign.He turned around, raised his clairvoyance, and looked at the eastern horizon.

Several black dots appeared in the clairvoyance, flashing.

Li Guangda is happy. "I'm coming."

Chang Shi and the others didn't have clairvoyance, so they didn't see anything after looking at it for a long time, they just smirked along.Li Guang couldn't wait, stepped down from the city wall, jumped on his horse, and galloped away.Soon, he saw the dusty Li Jiao, and a white-faced, beardless eunuch with an arrogant attitude.

Li Jiao reined in the reins, with a gloomy expression, not a trace of joy, but indescribably ashamed and angry.

"Ah Weng, the imperial court ordered you to rush to Chang'an immediately, meet Ting Wei, and ask about the crime of coercion."

The smile on Li Guang's face immediately froze, and his whole body was cold.The eunuch's originally lazy eyes became sparkling, staring at Li Guang intently, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, like a hissing poisonous snake.

Li Guang looked up to the sky and sighed.
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