Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 496 The Brave Knight
On the grasslands of Hezhou, an army is galloping towards the Western Regions.

This army, it seems, is extremely elite.

Everyone was riding a strong and handsome white steed, with a strong bow on their backs, and a sword on their waists, and none of them carried spears. There were nearly 3000 people, but there were more than 4000 horses. When they ran wildly, it was like a torrent, unstoppable, On this endless grassland, they were like fish in water, and the whole army dispersed. Under the leadership of the leader, they seemed to be rushing from the sky.

Of course, they can't run like this all the time. Even if they ride the best BMW, they can't stand such a long-distance rush. War horses are good at charging, not such long-distance galloping.

"Captain Gongsun!!"

Someone yelled from behind.

Gongsun Zan, who was galloping wildly, didn't hear the shout. Feeling the cold wind blowing in front of him, he couldn't help shouting loudly. It had been a long time since he could gallop wildly like this. This feeling is really intoxicating. , I really didn't notice that his subordinates were shouting his name loudly from behind. He waved his right hand and shouted, but the distance between him and his subordinates was stretched a little bit.

After driving for a long time, Gongsun Zan felt that the horse was getting tired, so he waved his right hand to signal the soldiers to stop, and then quickly reined in the horse. The horse raised its front hooves high and neighed loudly. He was so happy, he laughed, turned around, and looked at his subordinates, his smile froze immediately, behind him, there was no one, only a piece of grassland connected to the sky.

Haven't these fools all escaped?Don't want to go to war? ? ?

Gongsun Zan hurried back and ran wildly again. After turning over a high slope, he felt relieved. Those idiots didn't run away. They were already sitting on the ground, some were feeding the horses, and some were getting ready. After eating and chatting about something, Gongsun Zan rode his horse and walked over to them in a leisurely manner, turned over and dismounted, and another soldier stepped forward to take the rope.

"Captain Gongsun, where have you been?"

"I?"

"That's right, our horses can't take it anymore, so I called you. You waved your right hand and told us to stop. As soon as we stopped, you galloped away. We thought you were going to give up on us and go to war by yourself." Gongsun Zan's Marquis Sitali said sadly, and the soldiers behind him also nodded involuntarily.

"Cough, I'm going to the front to check the enemy's situation." Gongsun Zan said solemnly. Everyone suddenly realized, and they were grateful again. The captain is really kind. Knowing our combat strength, he went to check the enemy's situation. It's really a good thing Captain, they nodded their heads, but Sitali asked with some doubts: "But, Captain, we haven't left Hezhou yet, how can there be enemies here?"

"Bastard! Can we relax our vigilance because we are still in the territory of the Han Dynasty? From the moment we set off, we must act cautiously, so that we can be invincible and invincible, understand?!"

"Understood, thank you Captain for your teaching." Si Tali nodded and said.

Another boy sprang out from the side. Strange to say, his appearance was exactly the same as that of Sitali. His name was Sitamu, and he was Sitali's twin brother. Both are military lords, but Gongsun Zan can recognize them at a glance. Sitamu looked at Gongsun Zan and said, "Lieutenant, I just checked. No one is left behind, and no one is bad."

"Yes, very good." Gongsun Zan nodded.

Sitali is the younger brother, hot-tempered, loves to talk and laugh, and has an extremely friendly relationship with the rest of the soldiers. Gongsun Zan often treats him as a junior, while Sitamu is the older brother, with a cold temperament, which is the complete opposite of his younger brother. To Gongsun Zan's surprise, among the Dongyi people, there was someone who was not timid like him. He was very talented in military affairs. On weekdays, Gongsun Zan let him take care of everything in the army.

It is said that the two brothers were not killed by the Goguryeo people because of their twins. Throw them out, and later they were rescued by the Han army when they were young, and became soldiers of the Valiant Battalion, as of today.

Gongsun Zan also sat down, and the two brothers sat on both sides.

"Lieutenant Gongsun, how is your investigation going? Are there any enemy troops around?" Sitali asked hastily, with a trace of fear in his eyes.

"Alas, there are no enemies."

"When can we reach the Western Regions?"

"Probably the day after tomorrow"

"Aren't we going to Liangzhou?"

"Don't go."

"I heard that we may fight the Guishuang people this time. I think we might as well go to Liangzhou, find General Sun, and ask them to give us thousands of scouts to guide us, so we can find the enemy."

"Get out!" Gongsun Zan yelled, Sitali lowered his head, and hurried away. Sitamu looked at his younger brother helplessly, shook his head, looked at Gongsun Zan, and asked, "Captain, although he is stubborn, It is reasonable to say that when we arrived in the Western Regions for the first time, we didn’t even know the terrain of the Western Regions, so if we want to go out to search for merchants, how can we find them?”

"what do you mean?"

"Why don't you send someone to Liangzhou, contact the county government, and find a guide who is familiar with the Western Regions and beyond the Great Wall. You don't need too many, one or two is enough. If it's from Guishuang, it's even better!" Sitamu said, Gongsun Zan Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Then you can go. I will wait for you at the Hongliu River so don't delay too long."

"it is good!"

On the same day, Si Tamu led the three of them to leave here, changed their route, and rushed to Liangzhou.

Gongsun Zan rushed to the Hongliu River. There is no county here, not even Hongliu, and no river. Why is it called Hongliu River?Gongsun Zan was also puzzled. The army arrived here and rested for two more days. Just now when Sitamu came back, he brought two people. One of them was from the Central Plains. It can be seen that the other person has a dark appearance, a unique appearance, and a strange hair color. It seems that he is from Guishuang.

Sitamu took them to meet Gongsun Zan.

The person from the Central Plains cupped his hands and said: "Chen Yao, from Anhan, Bajun, pays homage to Colonel Gongsun."

Gongsun Zan was taken aback, this person is from Yizhou, not Liangzhou?However, since this man dared to come, he must be familiar with the terrain. Fortunately, there was a Guishuang man. Gongsun Zan turned his head and looked at the Guishuang man.

Gongsun Zan was stunned, and asked, "You are very proficient in eloquence."

"I have traveled back and forth between the Western Regions and Liangzhou since I was a child, thank you Captain for your praise."

"Oh? Are you a businessman?"

"My father is a businessman, and I am a student. I came to Liangzhou to study and heard that the general needs a guide who is familiar with the Western Regions, so I came here."

"Wait, aren't you from Guishuang?"

"I am a Kangju person"

"That's good, that's good," Gongsun Zan nodded. Both of them can ride horses. Chen Yao from Yizhou is indeed a merchant. He has traveled to Guishuang many times before. He had entrusted the goods to others, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't wait. In desperation, he had no choice but to come to Liangzhou in person to inquire about the news. When he learned that Gongsun Zan was going to search for merchants, he naturally recommended himself and followed him.

A group of people walked into the Western Regions, where there was still an endless grassland, and there seemed to be no difference from Hezhou. The curiosity in everyone's hearts gradually disappeared. The two guides walked beside Gongsun Zan. Just lead us along the way according to the specific route that the merchants have followed, and along the way, we will ask the local people again, and we will definitely gain something."

Ever since, Chen Yao led the way, while Mireyi was in charge of communicating with the local people.

Although there is nothing to gain from such a journey, I have also learned a lot. For example, the local people told me that they can see huge business travelers coming and going every year, and they will also conduct transactions with them. However, this After the business traveler left a few months ago, he never returned.

After walking for a long time, Gongsun Zan still couldn't get out of the grassland. At this time, Gongsun Zan felt the difference between this place and Hezhou. He has already crossed several states and counties, but now, according to what Mireyi said, he has just entered the gate of the Western Regions and is lingering at the gate! ! !
After another period of time, they walked out of the grassland. Before they had time to be happy, they were frightened by the scene in front of them. What is this? There is a vast expanse of wilderness, but there is no grass, and the ground is full of stones. Seeing a few touches of green, the horse must be careful when walking here. Fortunately, Chen Yao is leading the way. He has walked here several times and is very experienced.

In some places, you can only walk with a horse. According to what Chen Yao said, this place is called the Gobi, the Gobi for thousands of miles, spreading across this land, no one lives, no livestock, cattle and sheep, it is completely barren.

It was the first time that Gongsun Zan and his soldiers from the East had seen such a scene, especially those soldiers from the East were stunned, they had never thought that there is such a strange place in the world!

Seeing Gongsun Zan complaining with the soldiers, Chen Yao and Mi Reyi smiled and said nothing, quite mysteriously.

They had just arrived at the county seat when many horses were injured and food was almost running out.

Supplies were replenished here, and when Xingqing left the Gobi, Mireyi approached him and said, "General Gongsun, the next step is to find camels. Horses can't walk down the road."

"Why?"

"desert."

Gongsun Zan didn't know what a desert was, but he obediently obeyed Mireyi's words and bought a lot of camels from the local area. These camels were full of supplies, and horses could not be ridden, they could only be led Walking across this road, gradually, the greenery became less and less, and the people became less and less dense. Finally, Gongsun Zan found that the ground under his feet had turned golden yellow, and the golden sand grains were shining. .

Seeing this for the first time, the Dongyi soldiers were very happy, and even jumped into the sand to feel the strange scenery outside the Great Wall. However, soon, they couldn't be happier. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the soldiers couldn't bear it. , but did not see a river. They hadn't eaten fish for a long time. If it wasn't for Mireyi's leadership, they didn't know where they were going.

Everywhere looks golden and the same.

There are often strong winds blowing here, this wind does not make them feel cool, this wind is hot, and the rolled up sand makes this place even more terrifying, Mireyi said, if you don’t pay attention, you may be caught by this Buried by sand grains, you can’t sleep at night, you have to move more, or you will be buried alive. The Dongyi soldiers almost cried. What a horrible place this is. We have to go back to Dongyi! !
Within a month, they had just reaped.

They found six or seven wheels, a dead camel, and a twisted Han sword.

(End of this chapter)