Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 635
The Yili River Valley is the foundation of Wusun. If this fertile valley is lost, Wusun will not perish immediately, but it is equivalent to being cut off the fattest piece of meat.If they don't take it back, Wusun will gradually decline and die from blood loss. Even if Liang Xiao doesn't come to attack, Wusun will be reduced to a small country.

It is unrealistic to expect Liang Xiao to go by himself. Dongfang Shuo has shown his true colors, so the negotiation will naturally become a piece of nonsense.What's more, Wusun people don't believe in negotiation, they prefer to believe in force.

Lie Jiaomi reported the situation to the officials of Wusun, and the Wusun people immediately exploded. Except for a small number of people who expressed pessimism, most of them demanded to fight Liang Xiao, and took advantage of his unstable foothold to strike first. , and proposed to kill the bastard Dongfang Shuo first, and cut off his head to sacrifice the flag.

Lie Jiaomi is not so reckless.Although he was also eager to take back the river valley, he did not agree to kill Dongfang Shuo. He just put Dongfang Shuo under house arrest and no longer allowed him to move freely.At the same time, he ordered the mobilization of the army to prepare for the battle, and sent people to the valley to inquire about the news.

Before declaring war, he had to find out how many people Liang Xiao had.

Dongfang Shuo was very calm, he only made one request: let me live more comfortably.

Lie Jiaomi agreed to him.Before the outcome was decided, he was also unwilling to break his face with Dongfang Shuo.If he was defeated, he would still rely on Dongfang Shuo to intercede. Even if he defeated Liang Xiao, he still hoped to continue to be friends with Dongfang Shuo.In any case, Dongfang Shuo's talents and strategies left a deep impression on him.Although Dongfang Shuo lied to him, he still admired Dongfang Shuo.

After arranging everything, Lie Jiaomi came to Dongfang Shuo's room.Dongfang Shuo was drinking, and when he saw Lie Jiaomi enter the room, he greeted warmly: "Kunmo, come on, come on. It's boring to drink alone, it's interesting to have someone to accompany you."

Lie Jiaomi couldn't laugh or cry. "Are you still in the mood to drink? Maybe in a few days, I will kill you."

"No." Dongfang Shuo was confident. "Regardless of victory or defeat, you will not kill me. Otherwise, you should kill me now."

"Why?" Lie Jiaomi said, still sitting opposite Dongfang Shuo, raised his wine glass.

"For someone as talented as me, where can you find another one?" Dongfang Shuo grinned happily. "Don't you want me to be your Prime Minister?"

Lie Jiaomi twisted his mouth, smiled without saying a word, after a while. "So... will you agree?"

"If you can defeat Liang Xiao, I will agree. However, I think you have no chance at all, so it is useless to think about it."

"Why didn't I have a chance at all. You also said that Liang Xiao came from a long way, with limited troops, and he couldn't fight for a long time..." Lie Jiaomi said halfway, but felt bored again.Liang Xiao has already occupied the Yili River Valley, so there is nothing he can't fight for a long time.It's really time for him to come, it's the harvest season, now the cattle and sheep are fattened, the horses are also strong, and the plowed land should be harvested, and he just arrived.

Lie Jiaomi remembered that when Dongfang Shuo came in spring, he specifically mentioned to him the farming methods of the Han people that Liang Xiao had popularized in Khotan and other places.For this reason, he also sent people to learn scriptures, and then experimented in the Yili River Valley.Now it seems that Dongfang Shuo is simply setting him up, asking him to grow more food so that Liang Xiao can harvest it.

Thinking of these farming experiences, Lie Jiaomi's heart tightened again.The peace in the south of the Tianshan Mountains was so tense that he almost forgot that Khotan, Tangmi, Jingjue and other countries had united into one, and their strength had greatly increased, while Tiehuali and other Yuezhi people were also eyeing the Shache and Shule area.

A layer of cold sweat gushed out from Lie Jiaomi's back, which was sticky and very uncomfortable.

Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo, one with a knife and the other with their mouths, set up nets in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, blocking the Wusun people in the mountains.

Lie Jiaomi looked at Dongfang Shuo, his mouth was bitter, and he didn't have any desire to drink.

"Do you feel that there is no hope at all?" Dongfang Shuo smiled openly. "Actually, this is the same as playing chess. One wrong move, one wrong move. Now that the outcome has been decided, it is useless for you to struggle. In my opinion, it is wise to surrender as soon as possible before your strength is damaged. Do me a favor. When you are defeated by Liang Xiao, the credit will not be entirely mine, but at least half of it will be shared with him."

Lie Jiaomi's mouth twitched for a moment, then he laughed again.

"I won't be fooled by you again. The more confident you speak, the more you are not sure. Besides, it is not easy for my Wusun to build a country, and it is absolutely impossible for me to surrender without a fight."

"Well, that's all I say, and you do your best. If you want to fight, you have to go all out. There is only one chance. Liang Xiao has been eyeing you for a long time. If he has the opportunity, he will never let it go You. You just wait to be like Sirius, but you don’t know what kind of monument he will erect for you.”

Lie Jiaomi was uneasy, but his face was forced to be calm, and he didn't answer Dongfang Shuo's words, just drinking one cup after another.

Dongfang Shuo was holding the winning ticket, talking and laughing happily.

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The Ili River Valley may be the most beautiful place in the Western Regions, and July and August are the most beautiful seasons in the Ili River Valley.Green grass, dark green, light green, some are mottled, some are indistinguishable, stretching all the way to the hillside, connecting with the dark green forest.Cattle, sheep and horses wander freely on the grass, and the shepherds shake their whips and sing their own songs.

Liang Xiao hugged his son, and walked side by side with Luo Xuli, and several Amazon female warriors rode horses, following from a distance, seemingly loose, but in fact they were full of vigilance.After all, a few days ago, this was still the territory of the Wusun people, and the sporadic counterattacks of the Wusun people have not stopped.

However, Liang Xiao was obviously very calm. He and Luo Xuli were talking and laughing softly, without any sign of nervousness at all.

The rivers in the valley are criss-crossed. Although it is autumn, the melted water from the snow-capped mountains makes the river still full of water. The deep place can cover the top of the head, and the shallow place has just covered the horseshoe.Two Dawan horses, one black and one white, kicked out a series of water splashes, bringing a little noise to the peaceful grassland.

"It's so beautiful, even more beautiful than Guishan City." Luo Xuli opened her arms and smiled like a flower.

"Then stay here and don't go."

"Is it possible?" Luo Xuli was pleasantly surprised.

"Of course." Liang Xiao looked around, as if a king was inspecting his territory. "From now on, this place is ours."

"No wonder you have strict military discipline and don't allow them to harass the herdsmen. It turns out that you have already regarded this place as our home."

"Of course." Liang Xiao smiled. "There is no better pasture than this in the entire Western Regions. With this pasture, Wusun can become a powerful country. Now that we have robbed this pasture, he is nothing. Luo Xuli, don't go back to Dawan , stay here with me, okay?"

Luo Xuli rolled her eyes. "I can stay here and not go back to Dawan, can you stay here and not go back to Dahan?"

Liang Xiao's smile gradually faded, and he couldn't help but sigh.He had already heard from Ma Rong that Dongfang Shuo had written an article that was brought back to Chang'an.Although he didn't know what it was about, considering Dongfang Shuo's nature of fearing the world would not be chaotic, he probably wouldn't be a family letter to report peace.

"I don't even know if I can go back. Chang'an, I don't know what's going on now."

"What's the matter, your emperor wants to harm you again?" Luo Xuli tilted her head and stuck out her tongue. "Then don't go back, and bring Princess Ling here too. Don't worry, I won't quarrel with her. I am the host, and she is the guest. We Dawan people are the most hospitable."

Liang Xiao glanced at Luo Xuli, smiled and said nothing.

"Stop!" A female Amazon warrior suddenly shouted sharply, and the horse rushed past Liang Xiao, and the water splashed by the horse's hoof splashed onto Liang Xiao's face.Liang Xiao looked up, and saw a shepherd boy about seven or eight years old riding a pony, holding a small bow in his hand, riding the horse. Live the mount.

A series of voices sounded in Liang Xiao's ears, he turned around suddenly, and raised his hand to shoot an arrow.

A tabby cat with brown and black spots on its back was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground.

"You..." The shepherd boy exclaimed in surprise, "Are you the Arrow God from the big man?"

"Arrow God?" Liang Xiao was very surprised. When did I have this nickname? "I am Liang Xiao from a big man, but I am a champion, not some kind of arrow god."

"That's right, that's right, it's you." The shepherd boy was surprised and delighted, and tried to rush over on his horse, but was stopped by the female warrior.He was stunned for a moment, suddenly realized, turned off his horse, threw his bow again, hurriedly unbuttoned his robe and took off his boots to show that he had no weapons.

Seeing this, Liang Xiao couldn't help laughing out loud.It seems that his reputation here is not very good, and the herdsmen dare not approach him, this young shepherd is a rare exception.He waved his hand, motioning for the Amazon female warrior to let her go.The young shepherd ran up to him, grabbed his rein, and looked up.

"God of Arrows, teach me archery, okay?"

"Who are you? How did you know I could teach you archery?"

"Of course I know, all of us know that you are the arrow god from the big man. No matter whether it is an eagle in the sky, a fish in the water, or a wolf on the grassland, none of them can escape your arrows, even the best arrows in our tribe Their hands are not half as big as yours, and becoming your bodyguard is their biggest dream."

"Really, what about you?"

"I want to learn archery from you and fight with you in the future."

"Hahaha..." Liang Xiao laughed loudly, bent down and stroked the boy's head. "Well, you should tell me your name anyway?"

"My original name was Sebastian, but now I have given myself a Chinese name called Suiliang. God of Arrow, I want to follow you, please accept me."

Liang Xiao couldn't laugh or cry.What kind of stupid name is this? You know that you are following me, Liang Xiao, but you don’t know that you think you are following my old lady.He didn't say anything, though, and pointed to the pony in the distance. "I'll give you three arrows. You go out and run around. If you can shoot a tabby, I'll take you in."

"Okay!" Sebas was overjoyed, but then his face turned bitter. "not good."

"Why?"

"The tabby cat catches mice and is the protector of the grassland. My mother won't let me shoot the tabby cat. Arrow God, can I shoot a mouse?"

Liang Xiao looked at the tabby cat that he had just shot to death with an arrow, and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.He nodded. "Okay, you can shoot mice, but it's more difficult, you have to be careful."

"No problem." Sebas was overjoyed, picked up his little bow, jumped on the horse, and galloped away.

Luo Xuli kept watching, and when she saw Sebas walking away, she said, "If he shoots a mouse, do you really accept him?"

"Why not accept it?" Liang Xiao looked at Sebas in the distance, and asked back: "If you can shoot a mouse with three arrows at such a young age, this kid has a talent for archery, and I can't even find it." Here you go." He patted his son Xiao Liang Yu's head. "Cultivate it, and be my son's partner in the future, and accompany him to conquer the world, how great it is."

Luo Xuli smiled and nodded repeatedly.The more Liang Xiao thought about it, the happier he became, and a plan sprouted in his heart.Even if Sebastian failed to shoot the mouse, he still wanted to gather a group of teenagers to improve the relationship with the herdsmen here.Since we regard this place as our home, we need to manage it well, and we can't always be on the verge of an enemy.

Liang Xiao came so suddenly that the people of Wusun were almost unprepared. Almost none of the herdsmen who were grazing in the valley slipped through the net, and all of them were controlled by Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao ordered the young and strong to be guarded, and the others lived as usual.If someone tried to resist, the relatives who were imprisoned were beheaded.If they were obedient, every few days, Liang Xiao would allow them to visit and send some clothes.

The Wusun people were very nervous at first, but after a few days, they calmed down.Apart from collecting the necessary military supplies, Liang Xiao strictly controlled the military discipline, and no one was allowed to harass the herdsmen.He only has more than 8000 people, and he brought enough war horses with him. What these herdsmen really need to provide is food for the horses and horses. Other needs are very limited, even less than the number that will be handed over to Lie Jiaomi.

This river valley is controlled by the Wusun people, but in fact not all of them are Wusun people, and many of them are of the Sai species.Their affection for Wusun is also limited, and Lie Jiaomi has no interest in them other than conscription and exploitation of them.Now that Liang Xiao is here, they just changed to another exploiter, there is no difference.

In comparison, Liang Xiao is slightly more kind than Lie Jiaomi.

Of course, there are diehards who are loyal and arrogant, but once these people show their feet, they will be eliminated.Whether it is Han people, Nanshan Qiang people, or Dawan people, Yuezhi people, and Daxia people, they don’t have a fuel-efficient lamp. They come from thousands of miles to fight, and what they want is to be straightforward. There is no way to be restrained by Liang Xiao’s military discipline. There is no reason not to clean up when it hits the knife.

In just a few days, hundreds more Wusun people were killed, and their families and livestock became trophies.Although the Yili River Valley is not a river of blood, the smell of blood is indeed very strong.

Liang Xiao knew about these things, but he also turned a blind eye.On the one hand, he would rather kill the wrong than let him go. He didn't want an enemy to appear behind him when he was fighting with Lie Jiaomi.On the other hand, he also needs to let these shepherds know that the Yuezhi people and the Daxia people are not good people, and it will be easier for them to accept the rule of the Han people in the future.He is not willing to hand over such a good river valley to others easily, it must be controlled by the Han people.

Now that the killing is almost done, it's time to be gentle. Taking advantage of Sebas's apprenticeship, recruiting a group of Cypriot teenagers as bodyguards can not only shorten the relationship with the Cypriots, but also have a group of hostages. It's the best of both worlds. Happy not to do it.
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