Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 628
A convoy of hundreds of people is slowly driving towards the east. These people are all wearing thin coats, cursing the hot weather here, wiping the sweat from their foreheads, and constantly moving forward. The convoy is driving slowly Entering the territory of Guishuang, the climate is getting hotter and hotter. What annoys them the most is that there is no supply here. The war between the Eastern Empire and the Guishuang people has completely turned the northwest of Guishuang into ruins.

Nearly ten years have passed, and this place is still extremely desolate. The Anxi people dare not send people here, and no common people dare to come here, making this place extremely barren. There are no people for thousands of miles. Fortunately, the climate here is good, suitable for plants. During the past ten years, it has gradually turned green, and finally there is a place to hide from the scorching heat. The servants went to feed the horses, and the nobles sat in the shade of the trees and sighed.

"General, what kind of cruel person do you think can destroy this place bestowed by God like this?" The young man looked at the surrounding situation, the ruins of the houses, the remains of the city wall, and asked a little displeased , and sitting in front of him was a bearded general. The general stroked his beard and said, "Be careful what you say. Besides, in war, who would be kind?"

"They did this to cut off the connection between the north and the south of Guishuang. You see, Guishuang is so lonely now."

"Hey, it's okay to leave it here. If the war hasn't started yet, we'll send people to occupy it." The young man sighed, the general shook his head, and said, "It's fine if it's empty, I don't want to border on the Eastern Empire." , Think about the emperor of Guishuang, Guishuang's 10,000+ army has not been able to hold on for three years. If it occupies this place... it will make the situation worse."

They were chatting, everyone was a little worried and lonely, the vehicles made deep marks on the ground, the nobles were debating with the wise men, the general glanced at them, and said nothing, the young man on the side lowered his voice, asked: "Will the Eastern Empire really help us?" The old general stood up helplessly, smiled wryly, and said, "Maybe."

He looked at the crowd and shouted: "Get up now!! Let's continue on our way!!"

Hearing his cry, the soldiers with scimitars on their waists and the resting servants all stood up quickly, and were about to get up, but those nobles and wise men were still sitting on the delicate blankets. , completely ignoring his meaning, the general shouted again: "There are a lot of thieves here!! Hurry up!!!" Hearing what he said, those big men in exquisite robes and silk woven The nobleman with the cap stood up with the support of the servants.

Everyone continued on their way. The bearded general rode a horse and walked in the forefront. He looked around cautiously. It didn't mean that there were really any thieves here. This was just a habit formed by him from long-term fighting. Suddenly, the general suddenly raised his hand, the soldiers stopped quickly, the general listened carefully, he seemed to hear the sound of horseshoes, and after a while, as expected, the sound of horseshoes became clearer and closer to them .

The bearded general was thinking in his mind, listening to the dense sound of horseshoes, it must not be some merchant, which merchant dared to gallop in such a hurry?The number of cavalry is no less than a thousand. With this concept, he immediately understood that this is the cavalry of the Eastern Empire. The people of Guishuang would not dare to gallop here. The bearded general looked at the rear and shouted: " Be careful!!"

Everyone nodded, he took a deep breath, looked ahead, and waited quietly for someone to come.

Not long after, a fine horse galloped out from a distance. Seeing them, the horse stopped quickly, as if observing them. More cavalry gradually appeared behind them, and the number of cavalry increased. They came more and more, and gradually appeared in their three directions, densely packed with cavalry, the bearded general was a little afraid of such a scale, the first horse that came out was carrying a strong general , gradually came to their front.

The bearded general put his right hand on his chest, bowed and saluted in the most lame words, and said, "General Asbek, rest in peace, see the general from the east."

It was Ma Chao who came. Looking at the group of people in front of him, Ma Chao felt a little puzzled. He smiled when he heard his words, and asked, "Are you from Anxi?? General??" Asking the question, Asbek quickly said: "Exactly, General, we, the An'an people, have come to see the emperor." Hearing what he said, Ma Chao realized in his heart that these are An'an's envoys.

"You are messengers?"

"We're here to see the emperor." When Asbeck spoke, his hands fluttered, looking a little clumsy. Ma Chao pointed to the cars behind him and asked, "What are those?"

"Gold! Sabbath Knife, Wooden Hales of Peace"

Ma Chao also only understood Jin Jin, he waved his hand and said, "Follow us!" The bearded general Asbeck motioned to the people behind him, and surrounded by these cavalry, he followed Ma Chao and walked forward. Along the way, many Han troops joined in. Looking at the elite equipment on them, and seeing these strong and burly soldiers with beards, Asbeck was also shocked.

The two empires are very different in terms of culture, politics, and military, but they may still have some similarities in their views on beauty. The Parthians appreciate beards very much. They often have big beards all over their faces, and the Han Dynasty is also common. Men also admire beards. Generals and soldiers in the army all wear beards. Among them, Guan Yu's beard is very beautiful because of its lushness, and everyone is very envious.

It is a very shameful thing to have a white face and beardless. As long as you are not a teenager and you still have a white face and beardless when you become an adult, then you are an eunuch.

In the Anxi area, the pursuit of beards seems to have reached an extreme. It is said that during a certain period of time, they liked women with beards very much.
Asbek seemed to have found a common ground, and seemed a little happy. He followed Ma Chao, and began to praise Ma Chao's beard with lame words. It is lush and has a strong masculine beauty. Ma Chao is still very useful for Asbeck's appreciation. The two walked all the way to the place where the Southern Army and Xiting County were stationed.

Arriving here, the situation is different. The soldiers want to see the items on their carts. Asbeck is still a little worried. He is afraid that these people will be unfavorable to them after seeing so much gold. Their situation, after swallowing the gold, he looked a little uneasy, looked at Ma Chao at the side, Ma Chao seemed to understand his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my big man is a country of benevolence and righteousness, you come to see us Son of Heaven, it is impossible for us to be unfavorable to you."

Just as they were talking, the soldiers opened those boxes, and the golden light stunned the soldiers, including Ma Chao. There were several boxes of gold emitting a charming light, Asbeck said with a smile: "General, I can give You keep some here." Ma Chao thought for a moment, but still shook his head. These people are still going to see the emperor. If the emperor knows that the southern army swallowed the tribute, forget it.

Ma Chao also personally watched these soldiers come to check, fearing that something might happen, he checked several times before Ma Chao asked them to close the box. Going to see Zhang Liao, the nobles behind Asbeck who are normally high above him, but at this moment they dare not speak at all. They lowered their heads and dared not even talk. He looked a little terrified.

Zhang Liao was in the tent, looking at a map. As he was looking, he saw Ma Chao leading a burly man with a foreign face, walking in. Although Zhang Liao had never seen these people before, but after coming to the Western Regions, he was I've seen a lot, and I'm not surprised to see him walk in. After all, this is the foreign trade port of Dahan, and people with such a face often come to him here, usually because they encountered thieves or other situations outside.

Ma Chao bowed to him, and said, "General, this man said that his envoy of peace brought a lot of gold tributes, and said that he wanted to meet the emperor." Zhang Liao was stunned, looked at the man in front of him, and asked : "Can you speak elegant words?"

"I can, General, I, General Anxi, come to see the emperor."

Zhang Liao nodded and asked again, "Did your king send you here?"

"Yes."

"Well, Meng Qi, you send someone to look after those tributes, and tell the brothers to pay attention, don't lose your life for some copper-smelling things. Since you are an envoy, you send someone to Chen Gong. Chen Gong is in charge of this matter." Zhang Liao arranged, Ma Chao nodded, and left here with him. Walking on the road, Asbeck didn't dare to look around for fear of causing displeasure to the Han army.

Ma Chao took him, left the barracks, and went to the residence of Chen Deng, the prefect of Xiting.

Arriving in Xiting County, Asbeck was already stunned. This city is really brilliant, with people coming and going, and the patrolling soldiers are comparable to their royal city. Asbek looked around, thinking about what to do No matter what he said, Ma Chao led him to the center of the city, which was also the prefect's mansion. The soldiers in the prefect's mansion knew Ma Chao, so they didn't dare to stop him, so they let him go. Ma Chao took Asbek into the mansion.

All the way to the study, Chen Deng was sitting in the study, processing paperwork.

Ma Chao paid obeisance, pointed to the person next to him, and said, "This is the envoy of Anxi, who is here to pay homage to the Son of Heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, Asbek bowed to Chen Deng who was seated on the seat, and said, "General Anxi, pay homage to the Eastern Emperor!"

Chen Deng, who was still calm before, jumped up in fright, and quickly said: "I'm not!! Don't talk nonsense!! I'm the official here!!"

I treat you with courtesy, but you want to kill me? ?
Asbek was also a little dazed, he looked at the person in front of him, he was handsome and handsome, the most important thing was that he was wearing splendid clothes, this kind of clothes, he was not an emperor, but just an official?Then why did the general bend down to salute just now? ?They are all different cultures, which made both parties a little terrified. Chen Deng waved his hand and said, "Don't let this guy stay here, just send him to Luoyang..."

"Captain Ma, I don't have enough manpower here. I need you to send some reliable manpower to protect them."

"Please!"

After hearing his words, Asbeck gradually had some hope in his heart.

Anxi was finally saved.

(End of this chapter)