Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2911
The wind in the Western Regions is very strong, and the clouds in the sky are always fluttering and unpredictable, so it is difficult for snow or rain to fall for a long time. Often, the mountains are still covered by heavy snow just a moment ago.

But no matter whether it is snowing or not, and no matter whether it is frozen snow or the desolate Gobi, the unobstructed cold wind is blowing unscrupulously in the sky and the earth, especially at night, if you can't find a shelter from the wind, people will suffer. Live animals were quickly frozen to death, and it was difficult to survive until dawn.

Changsun Jun has always been pampered, and he is extremely uncomfortable with the severe cold weather. If he didn't know the importance of this trip to the family, and if there was a mistake, his father might have killed him with a single knife. Now he wants to waste halfway and go back home... …

But no matter how cold the weather is, you have to persevere.

If he can successfully complete the task assigned by his father, then he must be the next head of the eldest grandson's family, but if he ruins his father's affairs, then everything will be closed.

There were also a few waves of bandits on the road, but the yellow and skinny bandits with poor equipment had limited fighting power. They were killed by Chang Sun Jun's guards in two or three hits, which made Qin Changgeng very excited. He had found a strong guard team with fighting power. Ah, unless there is a large-scale Turkic raid, the idle bandits can't do anything to them.

The safety of the journey means that this trip will definitely make a lot of money. Although the risk of traveling on the Silk Road in winter is more than double that of summer, the benefits are also very optimistic, at least five times higher than usual .On the road, we have encountered several caravans that set out from Chang'an together. Several of them were ambushed by bandits and looted, and they were destined to lose everything.

Qin Changgeng was in a good mood, and assured Changsun Jun: "As long as this trip can reach Damascus safely, after the transaction, the remuneration of the strong man will be doubled!"

Changsun Jun laughed aloud, with a subterranean smile.

Although wealth flows along this silk road, it is also dangerous everywhere, and gold is everywhere waiting for you to pick it up, but you have to be able to pick it up and carry it home...

After the caravan passed Kucha, the sky gradually cleared up.

Headed westward, then turned up halfway and headed south, breaking away from the route of the Silk Road. Changsun Jun asked curiously, "Why don't you follow the old road?"

Qin Changgeng said: "The weather is fine these few days, so we changed our route and crossed Atami to Suiye City. Heroic spirit. The reason why our Han merchants have a high status in the Western Regions is precisely because the scouts of the Anxi Army fought to the death at the Yechuan Mountain Pass for the army to win a battle opportunity, and only then thwarted the conspiracy of the big cannibals to plot the Western Regions. Otherwise, the entire Western Regions would have been wiped out at this moment. In the hands of big cannibals, where is the room for us Han merchants to pass? I am afraid that we will be treated like livestock and lambs, skinned, fried, bones, and eaten."

Changsun Jun suddenly had no objection.

The battle at the Suiyechuan Mountain Pass had already spread to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty and caused a sensation.

The caravan walked south for a while, and then continued westward. Two days later, they entered a mountain pass. There were high mountains on the north side to block the cold wind, and a vast lake was sandwiched between the mountains on the south side. Walk slowly on the path at the foot of the mountain.

A day later, we arrived at the mountain pass.

The mountain peaks stand tall here, and the lake water pours out from here, rushing down along the river on the hillside. It is not frozen in severe winter, and the sound of the water is roaring and majestic.

On the open space on one side of the mountain pass, there is a high pile of stones. In front of the pile, a stone tablet is erected, which is engraved with "the place where the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty died in battle". The food, melons and fruits, and the ashes in the stone troughs holding the incense candles have been blown away by the strong wind.

Obviously, people often come here to pay homage.

The caravan stopped, and Qin Changgeng came forward with a few servants, first put the food on the stone table, then took the remaining snow from the crevices of the stone not far away and put it in the stone trough, and then took out the incense candle and put it in the stone trough. Lit it in the stone trough, took out a jug of wine and poured it on the ground in front of the stone tablet, and finally arranged his clothes with a solemn face, and bowed to the ground.

After paying homage, Qin Changgeng took out a clean white handkerchief, wiped the stele carefully, and said to Changsun Jun, "We Han merchants who travel to the Western Regions, as long as the weather permits, will probably walk along the coast of this hot sea." Once, I came here to pay homage. Our sons of the Han family died here in order to protect the Western Regions. Although it is a bit sad, it also strengthens the heroic spirit of our Han family. It is because of their fierceness that they will never retreat. There are no barbarians Dare to underestimate us, each of them is a hero."

Immediately, Changsun Jun's heart was ups and downs, and his expression was tangled.

While talking, Qin Changgeng turned to the back of the stele and said, "Look, there are names of the soldiers who died here. The first one was Gao Zhenxing, a captain of the Anxi Army, and it is said that he was also from Chang'an City." Where are the children of the family?"

Good luck...

Changsun Jun raised his head, looked at the clear sky blown by the strong wind, heard the sound of rumbling water, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

How could he not remember Gao Zhenxing?The eldest grandson's family is connected by blood with the Gao family, but they are also entangled with grievances and grievances. Who would have imagined that a playboy who is rampant in Chang'an City will be brave enough to die when he arrives at the border of the Western Regions, and use his flesh and blood to forge the fierce heroic soul of the Tang army?
What's more, it was the children of the eldest grandson's family who tried to conceal the news of the Arab cavalry's invasion, refused to send troops to rescue, and died while watching Gao Zhen fight...

Every Tang man has a heroic and unyielding mind, and Changsun Jun is no exception.

He got off his horse, asked Qin Changgeng for a few sticks of incense, lit them, stuck them in the stone trough, and solemnly knelt and kowtowed.

After getting up, he took the wine sac from the horse's back, took a sip by himself, and then poured all the wine in front of the stone tablet. His mood was affected by such heroic deeds, and his eyes turned red for a while.

Qin Changgeng wondered, "Why are you so excited?"

Ordinary people come to pay homage, probably just to mourn. After all, time has changed and it is difficult to control their emotions.

Changsun Jun was silent, and said for a long time, "I have known Gao Zhen for a long time."

Qin Changgeng was stunned, and exclaimed: "The high school Weizhen is a hero of our Han people. If I can get to know him in his lifetime, I will always talk about him in the future, so that my children and grandchildren can also know the heroism of our ancestors."

Changsun Jun remained silent.

No matter how heroic and eternal, so what?
Now it's just a barren mound, all the glory, wealth, and ambitions are empty, and the only way to live is to have the last laugh.

……

In Broken Leaf City, the caravan rested for two days.

The ice and snow along the way, the severe cold weather, and the harsh environment have caused great harm to people and livestock. Many camels in the caravan fell to the ground, and Qin Changgeng's work and Changsun Jun's guards also had a few people who contracted the cold and died of serious illness. , was abandoned on the desolate Gobi Desert.

Although it is also winter in Suiye City, there is plenty of sunshine, there are rivers passing by, and there are mountains around to block the cold wind, so the climate is obviously much warmer.

It's just that this place is the westernmost line controlled by the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion. The Tang army has increased significantly, and there is an endless stream of scouts coming and going. Changsun Jun is afraid of being recognized, so he stays in the inn all day and dare not show his face.However, there are merchants living in the inn, and the news is smooth.

I drank a few times with several Hu merchants who are proficient in Chinese, and got a lot of news.

Thanks to Fang Jun, after defeating the Arab cavalry in the south of Suiye City, almost all the Dashi troops retreated far away and did not dare to approach the land controlled by the Tang army, and the Caliph was assassinated inside the Dashi Kingdom. Major events such as death and the change of the throne were in chaos, and there was no time to take care of the countries in the Western Regions. The Turkic people also died in winter. This resulted in only the Tang Army galloping across the vast Western Regions, and their control was unprecedentedly strong.

Although there are some bandits from time to time, intercepting and killing small-scale caravans, but generally speaking, the position of Han merchants on the entire Silk Road has been significantly enhanced. There are fewer and fewer merchants.

Because whenever a Han businessman can receive a call for help, no matter how far away, Tang Jun will definitely rush to rescue him, and even if a Hu businessman is looted by bandits, Tang Jun will ignore it...

The consequence is that Hu merchants can only be more "land merchants", waiting for the Han merchants to deliver the goods to the door and then trade. In this way, most of the profits will naturally be earned by the Han merchants.

After Fang Jun led his army to fight the Arab cavalry in the west of Suiye City, the Han people have dominated the trade in the Western Regions.

(End of this chapter)