Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 354 Frustration
In the middle of the night, Li Danghu was sitting on the railing under the porch, leaning on a pillar with his ring knife in his arms, his eyelids kept falling as if a big stone had been pressed on them.

He was so tired, he ran all the way from Qiuci to this point, and for six days and nights, he hardly closed his eyes.Dongfang Shuo was under house arrest by the Huns, and the city of Kucha was in danger. There was a major loophole in Liang Xiao's plan, and he had to deliver the news to Liang Xiao in time.

However, he couldn't sleep again.Once Qiuci falls, the Huns will have sufficient supplies and will surely return to Daban.No one dares to guarantee whether they can escape safely.The Huns must have guarded the north entrance of Daban, and Lie Jiaomi also stationed troops in the Yili River Valley. Even if they wanted to escape back to Dawan, it was impossible.

Where is the way out?Li Danghu had no clue at all.

The door behind him squeaked, and Liang Xiao appeared at the door.Li Danghu was taken aback, stood up subconsciously, raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes, his hand was already holding the ring knife.

"Brother Li." Liang Xiao reached out and pressed Li Danghu's hand. "You come in, I'll say a few words to you, and then you go to rest."

Li Danghu looked at Liang Xiao whose eyes were bloodshot but his eyes had returned to clarity, heaved a sigh of relief, and followed Liang Xiao into the house.

The room was a mess, and there were things thrown away by Liang Xiao in a rage.Shia and Sigma were tidying up, with timid expressions.

"I'm a little angry today." Liang Xiao grinned in embarrassment. "Brother Li Haihan."

Li Danghu said with a wry smile: "When I heard the news, I didn't slow down for a long time."

Liang Xiao laughed at himself and said, "This matter is settled...well, the matter has come to an end, so I won't say so much. According to your estimation, how long can the people of Kucha last?"

Li Danghu shook his head. "I can't say for sure. The king and ministers of Kucha are too afraid of the Huns, and although there are many soldiers, their combat power is poor. Whether they can stop the first attack of the Huns, we can't have too much hope."

"It was me who thought things too simply, and forced Dongfang Shuo to take risks."

Li Danghu didn't say a word.Dongfang Shuo said the same thing at the beginning, but he never mentioned it later, he just went all out and dealt with it wholeheartedly.Thinking about it now, it was indeed too risky for him to risk his life and go to the camp of the Huns to be a lobbyist.

"We have to get him out."

"It's not urgent." Liang Xiao smiled, with an indescribable trust. "Dongfang Shuo's greatest ability is to save his life, he will be fine."

Li Danghu looked at Liang Xiao, hesitated to speak.Liang Xiao saw his worry and said with a smile: "Okay, just trust me once. I have another question: how long can Kucha supply the Huns?"

"One year is not a problem. More than one year, it's hard to say."

Liang Xiao nodded. "Then I have counted. You go to rest, get a good sleep, and come back tomorrow to discuss countermeasures. I will think about it too."

Li Danghu looked at Liang Xiao worriedly. "Are you really okay?"

"I'm really fine." Liang Xiao pushed Li Danghu's back, gently pushed him out, and ordered someone to take him to rest.

After sending Li Danghu away, Liang Xiao returned to the room, with his hands behind his back, and started to pace slowly.He walked very slowly, and sometimes he was blocked by Shia and Sigma who were cleaning up, so he stopped and waited for them to finish cleaning up.Both Shia and Sigma felt a little uneasy, so they speeded up and tidied up the house.

"Master, do you...do you want to wash up and go to bed early?"

"You guys rest first, I want to sit down for a while."

"How about...I'll sit with you." Sigma said cautiously.

Liang Xiao glanced at her, smiled silently, and stretched out his hand to pinch her little face. "You can accompany me if you want. If you don't let me accompany you, I guess none of you can sleep."

Sigma stuck out her tongue and laughed.She called for hot water, asked Liang Xiao to wash up, and then cleaned himself.When she came back with hot water, Liang Xiao was wrapped in a cloak, sitting cross-legged by the firepit, looking at a map.Hearing the sound of footsteps, Liang Xiao raised his head, took the water from her hand, took a sip, held it in his mouth for a moment, and swallowed it slowly.

Sigma sat aside, wrapped her cloak tightly, tilted her head, and stared at Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao looked at her. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel a little scared." Sigma said with a grin, "Master was so scary just now."

Liang Xiao wiped his face, feeling a little ashamed.Today's reaction is indeed quite embarrassing. The image of Wei Guangzheng established before has collapsed all of a sudden. "Do you think I'm useless?"

"No." Sigma thought for a while, and then said: "Well, there is still a little bit. I used to think that the master is Apollo, the sun god, and no difficulty can stop you. Now..."

"Now I'm a big carrot."

"No, no." Sigma couldn't help but giggled. "Master is now more like a person than a god."

Liang Xiao blinked and smiled.Indeed, along the way, he has been invincible, and has repeatedly won more with less. Not only are others treating him as a god, but even he himself thinks that he is a god, and there are no difficulties that he cannot overcome.Thinking about it carefully, this plan to capture Daban and fight for control of the Western Regions is too risky.He wanted to swallow the elephant with a snake, but now he lured Youxian King's elephant in, but he couldn't swallow it, forcing Dongfang Shuo to risk himself.

It's not that the chances are bad, it's just that his strength is still weak, and he still can't handle such a big game.Pinning the hope of success on the mutual game between Qiuci, Yuezhi, and Wusun, and wanting to make a big fortune with a small one, is not rational in itself.As a result, he missed the move and lost the whole game.

Traveling through the crowd is not a god after all.

"Master, what should we do now? Go back to Dawan?"

"No rush." ​​Liang Xiao took another sip of water. "We haven't reached the time to run for our lives." He paused, as if he was comforting Sigma, but also comforting himself. "Wait a minute, maybe there is a turning point."

Sigma nodded obediently and didn't ask any more questions.She's not too familiar with these things either.Among the four sisters, she is the youngest and the most innocent.She believed whatever Liang Xiao said.It is also because of this that she has achieved the greatest results in practicing arrows.

Liang Xiao took the map again, lit the fire, and meditated silently.

Sigma sat quietly on the side, blinking from time to time, and looked at Liang Xiao curiously.Occasionally, Liang Xiao turned his head and glanced at her.

The house is very quiet, only the wood in the firepit is burning.

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Yancheng.

Amid the blaring of horns, the Huns launched wave after wave of onslaught.Accustomed to riding and shooting, they held up their shields and carried ladders, and under the cover of archers, they continued to charge towards the city wall made of loess.

The Kucha soldiers hid behind the city wall and kept shooting arrows, attacking the Huns who climbed to the top of the city with spears and swords, and fought back with all their strength.It's just that their morale was obviously not as high as that of the Huns, and more and more Huns climbed to the top of the city and started hand-to-hand combat.

The outer city is about to be broken.

Sitting on his horseback, King Youxian breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the battle in full swing, and said jokingly: "Mr. Dongfang, it seems that Yancheng is not as strong as you imagined, and the Yuezhi people did not come here as well." So fast as you can imagine."

Dongfang Shuo lay reclined on a large cart, resting his chin, looking listlessly at the distant city wall, lacking interest. "That's not because you are strong, but because the Kucha people are too weak."

"That's true." King You Xian was in a good mood. "Then do you think Liang Xiao is strong enough?"

"I advise you not to make fun of yourself." Dongfang Shuo yawned. "Let's accept it when it's good. Go back to the grassland now, and you can still save a little bit of face. If you really can't attack Daban for a long time, you will lose even this bit of face."

"Are you really thinking of me?"

"I'm not thinking about you, I just don't want you to die in an ugly way. Anyway, you still respect me and treat me with hospitality." Dongfang Shuo closed his eyes and began to fall asleep.

King Youxian stroked his beard and looked at Dongfang Shuo with flickering eyes.He couldn't figure out what Dongfang Shuo was thinking.Is he telling the truth, afraid that he will attack Daban, or is he trying to provoke him to attack Daban?

King Youxian saw it with his own eyes when he came to Daban City. The danger is not comparable to that of Kucha City. He also believes that Liang Xiao's strength is stronger than that of King Kucha. However, the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious after all. Down to Daban.

He was worried about Lie Jiaomi and Aliusu.

The envoy sent to Wusun returned with a reply that did not quite satisfy him.Wusun sent a batch of cattle and sheep, but they were far from meeting his requirements.Wusun's reason was that the Han people preemptively bought a large amount of cattle and sheep, which resulted in limited cattle and sheep in various countries and high prices, and they could not raise enough money.King Youxian has also heard about this, but he is still not sure whether Lie Jiaomi is loyal or not.

According to the envoy, Lie Jiaomi himself was not in Chigu City, and it was Lie Jiaomi's Yan family, A Ruikan from the King's Department of Hunxie, who came to meet him.King Youxian doesn't doubt Arikan, she is a Huns after all, but Lie Jiaomi avoids seeing her, why?Is he waiting for an opportunity?
As for Aliusu, let alone.It is impossible for him not to hear any news of such a big battle in Kucha.He must be hiding somewhere, waiting for the chance of a fatal blow.

What if the two jumped out while he was attacking Daban?
King Youxian glanced at Dongfang Shuo again, hesitant to speak.He really admired Dongfang Shuo's courage and talent, but he also knew that before killing Liang Xiao, Dongfang Shuo would not be able to truly submit to him, even if he promised him the throne.

After all, he is not the Bank of China said.King Youxian was both proud and unwilling.He was about to say something when there was a burst of cheers in the distance.

The Huns broke through the outer city of Kucha, opened the city gate, and countless soldiers rushed in.

King Youxian hastily ordered. "Order that no one should damage Mr. Dongfang's carriage. If there is any damage, I will skin him."

The messenger responded, and galloped out on his horse, conveying the order to the ears of the soldiers in front.

Dongfang Shuo jumped out of the cart and stretched himself. "Haha, I can finally ride in my own carriage again. Sitting in this broken carriage makes my back ache, and I have no manners at all."
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(End of this chapter)