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Chapter 960 Target Cheshi Kingdom

"Oh? A spy?"

"Recently, the control over the Western Regions' Hu merchants has been so strict, and they still dare to take such a risk?"

Inside the official residence, Su Yao was slightly surprised by Jia Xu's statement.

To be honest, Su Yao didn’t have much expectation for the follow-up to the trouble caused by Cheng Yin’s troops last time.

Following the general trend, he directly strengthened the supervision over the Hu merchants in the city. What else could these people do?
But he didn't expect that even so these people would still be so ungrateful and bring up a new problem for him.

"Has it been interrogated? Who is behind this?"

Jia Xu flipped open the file in his hand and said in a deep voice, "We have found some clues. This man is called Si Wan, and he is the leader of the caravan stationed in Jincheng by the Cheshi Kingdom. According to his confession, the mastermind behind this incident is none other than the left general of the Cheshi Kingdom, Mo Hu Luo."

"Cheshi Country?"

"Yes."

Jia Xu quickly took the map and pointed to the northwest of Dunhuang:
"The Western Regions were divided into north and south by the great desert, and the Silk Road was therefore divided into two routes after Dunhuang: the northern route through Yumen and the southern route through Yangguan."

"The Cheshi Kingdom is the key point of the northern route. It is 5,000 kilometers away from Chang'an. It connects to Dunhuang in the southeast, Loulan and Shanshan in the south, Yanqi in the west, Wusun in the northwest, and Xianbei in the northeast. It is the first country on the northern route after our army passes through Yumen Pass in the west."

Su Yao nodded: "The country in power is the most afraid of our army's attack, and it does have sufficient reasons to interfere."

"But they should have split up now."

Su Yao pointed to the map, which had been broken into several pieces, dividing the land of the North and South Cheshi Kingdoms, and said:

"You are so blatant in causing trouble, aren't you afraid that I will destroy your country in the future?"

"It is precisely because of fear that one takes such a risk."

Wei Duan, who responded to the call, brought more detailed information:

"In the past, the Cheshi Kingdom was split into the former and latter Cheshi tribes, as well as the six tribes of Dongqiemi, Bilu, Pulei, and Yizhi, which were known as the 'Six Cheshi Kingdoms'. They were constantly at odds with each other. This left general, Mohu Luo, was the actual ruler of the Cheshi Hou Kingdom."

"This man has always colluded with Wusun and Xianbei, and is ambitious, trying to unify the Cheshi tribes. This time he instigated the incident because he was afraid of our army's westward expedition and wanted to weaken our army's combat effectiveness by provoking internal relations in our army. Secondly, he wanted to use the civil unrest in Liangzhou to delay our army's journey and buy time for the reinforcements from Wusun and Xianbei."

Su Yao frowned: "Oh? Wusun and Xianbei reinforcements?"

"Yes."

Wei Duan respectfully explained:

"Although the Western Regions promised to send 100,000 reinforcements to Han Sui, it was just a blank check."

"Not to mention that most of the countries in the Western Regions are small oasis states. Even the richest countries have only tens of thousands of people, and even if they are tied together, they can hardly have an army of 100,000. Shanshan (Loulan), Shache, Yanqi and other countries have always been submissive and may not respond to them."

"Therefore, this Mohula invited foreign troops to interfere."

Su Yao's finger slowly crossed the territory of Cheshihou Kingdom on the map, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "A small and divided country actually wants to use the power of foreign races to stop the chariot with its arms?"

Then, Su Yao raised his eyes and looked at Wei Duan:
"Inspector Wei is trapped in Jincheng, but he is able to know everything about what is happening thousands of miles away. He has done a great job and deserves a reward!"

Wei Duan hurriedly bowed:

"Your Highness, you are too kind. We were able to learn these secrets so smoothly this time, thanks to the few old people from Cheshi Kingdom brought by the general."

That's right, it was the Hu Ji sisters Alisa and Alice, and their brother, A Luozuo, the last male of the Cheshi family who served as a guard under Su Yao. The three of them were descendants of the ancient royal family of Cheshi State. Their families were destroyed during the division of Cheshi State, and they became slaves, and then they were turned into the hands of the Xiongnu, and finally rescued by Su Yao.

At first, after catching the spy, the guy named Swan was very stubborn and pretended that he didn't speak the language. He didn't respond to their questions at all. Even with various memory recovery techniques, his words were incoherent and he spoke nonsense.

At this moment, Wei Duan suddenly remembered that the Hu sisters who he often saw in the city accompanying Su Yao were said to be from Cheshi. So he went to visit them, hoping to see if he could use the power of his fellow villagers to pry some useful information out of the spy.

At that time, Su Yao happened to be out to meet Lu Bu who had just arrived in Jincheng. Hong'er accepted the request on his behalf and ordered several guards to escort Alyssa and her two siblings to see if they could play a role.

"Is there still such a thing?"

Su Yao muttered to himself, looking at Hong'er who was standing obediently not far away.

When the little girl saw him looking at her, she looked back at him with a big, innocent smile on her face, which brought back some memories to Su Yao's mind.

It seems like this is happening.

When he came back that day, he wanted to ask those two beauties to come over and sleep with him, but Hong'er said that they had gone out on a mission.

At that time, I thought that this girl was jealous and took advantage of the authority given to her by thousands of years to interfere with my nightlife. I immediately carried her into the house and "punished" her severely.

It seems that I am
No, that's not important.

After coughing twice, Su Yao turned his attention back to the main topic.

Apparently, after the guy named Swan met Alyssa and her two siblings and confirmed their identities, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.

He was like grabbing a life-saving straw. Not only did he truthfully explain his identity and mission, he also took the initiative to reveal the detailed plan of the Cheshi Kingdom's collusion with the Wusun and Xianbei.

"I see." Su Yao nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that this Mo Hu Luo is determined to become an enemy of me, the Han people."

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and suggested, "General, since we already know the enemy's plot, why not take the initiative? Cheshi State is only a thousand miles away from Jincheng. With our current cavalry strength, we can completely catch them by surprise and attack them directly."

Su Yao pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Where are Alyssa and the others now?"

"Reporting to you, Your Highness," Hong'er stepped forward, "They are waiting in the side hall. They said they have important intelligence to report to you in person."

"Send them in."

Soon, Alyssa and her two siblings came to the hall. To Su Yao's surprise, A Luozuo, who usually kept his head down and looked a little timid and shy, was looking at him solemnly at this moment.

"Master, we have made a surprising discovery." Alyssa bowed, her voice trembling, "That Swan, he recognized Alozo's identity."

"Oh?" Su Yao raised his eyebrows, "Is there any problem with this?"

Arozzo took a step forward and knelt on one knee: "Master, Swan said that my uncle, the old king of Cheshiqian Kingdom, is still alive! He was imprisoned by Mohula in the secret prison of Futu City!"

This news exploded in the hall like a thunder.

Su Yao immediately realized the strategic value of this - if the old king of the former Cheshi Kingdom could be rescued, not only would the legitimacy of the rule of the latter Cheshi Kingdom be undermined, but a perfect frontline stronghold could also be secured for the Han army's operations in the Western Regions.

"It seems that our westward expedition plan needs to be slightly adjusted." Su Yao's mouth curled up into a cold smile, "Pass the order down, the whole army is ready, and we will set off in three days. Our first target is-"

He pointed his finger heavily at the small dot on the map marked "Futu City".

"Cheshi Country!"

(End of this chapter)