Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 621 Myth
Guo Wu and Pang Shuo each rode with a hundred steps to defeat the two groups of bandits respectively, and fought a beautiful counterattack in front of the people of Khotan.The people of Khotan are convinced, from the king of Khotan to the ordinary soldiers, who admire the combat effectiveness of the Han army.King Khotan was originally annoyed at Dongfang Shuo's self-talk about rewarding the beauties in his palace to the soldiers of the Han army, but now he didn't even have a single word of objection.

The first is not daring, and the second is unwillingness.According to Liang Xiao, General Guo Wu will be in Khotan, and the security of Khotan will depend on Guo Wu and his soldiers. How dare he offend Guo Wu.Beautiful women are rare, but if there is no safety, no matter how beautiful a beautiful woman is, it is reserved for others.

As for those beauties, they didn't have any objection to this arrangement, on the contrary, they were secretly delighted.Beautiful women love heroes, and people in Khotan are no exception.Instead of staying in the royal palace of Khotan to entertain people with sensuality and leave the palace in the future, it is better to take this opportunity to marry a Han warrior. Although the material conditions are relatively poor, who can guarantee that life in the palace can last for a long time?

While the soldiers were waiting for merit rankings, and the beauties were meticulously groomed, waiting to be selected, Guo Wu made a suggestion to Liang Xiao: Interrogate the captives overnight, determine the bandits' camp, and prepare for continuous operations.

Liang Xiao agreed, handed over the matter to Guo Wu, and asked King Khotan to cooperate.

King Khotan heaved a sigh of relief, Liang Xiao finally saved him some face and did not let his dignity be swept away.He was very active in dispatching troops and generals, and cooperated with Guo Wu to interrogate the prisoners in the middle of the night.The mercenaries were familiar with this, coaxing and intimidating them, and quickly obtained the necessary information from the captives.

At dawn, Guo Wu walked into Liang Xiao's big tent and handed him a sketch of the marching route.

Liang Xiao glanced at it and put the sketch aside. "Haven't slept all night, are the soldiers physically strong enough?"

"General, the people of Khotan have never participated in the war, and there is no problem with their physical strength. Our army's morale is high, and it is appropriate to go all out, pursue and fight fiercely, and not give the bandits a chance to breathe. The general has always imposed strict requirements on us, isn't it for this reason? a moment?"

Liang Xiao nodded in satisfaction. "Fight well, I'll wait for your triumphant return here."

"Here." Guo Wu was overjoyed.If Liang Xiao didn't fight, he wouldn't be lazy. Instead, he wanted to give him a chance to be on his own.He waited for so long, and finally waited for this day.He bowed. "Thank you General."

"This is what you deserve."

Guo Wu bowed again, turned around and went out of the tent.

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Guo Wu and the others hurried all the way, full of energy and vigorous gait, they could not tell at all that they just stayed up all night and experienced a fierce battle.

The Khotan soldiers who accompanied him were stunned and couldn't believe their eyes.They are all human beings, so why is there such a big gap.They just didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, and they felt lack of energy, but the soldiers of the Han army stayed up all night, but they were more energetic than them.

Enjoying the awe-inspiring eyes of Khotan soldiers, the morale of the Han soldiers became even stronger.Of course they also felt tired, but for them, it was worth it for a greater victory.Half a year of hard training is to deal with today's situation.

They belonged to Liang Xiao's Guards Battalion, and generally seldom participated in battles directly, but once they were needed to participate in the battle, it would be a tough battle. To win, not only their martial arts, but also their courage and tenacity were needed, so Liang Xiao has always emphasized training, and even conducts long-distance training without sleep for several days from time to time, just to hone their will and endurance.

A sleepless night is not a serious problem for them at all.In many cases, this is just the beginning of training, and more difficult days are yet to come.

On the 30-mile mountain road, Guo Wu and others set off at dawn and arrived just after nightfall.

They came quickly, even faster than the repelled bandits.The campsite was peaceful, and the herdsmen, mainly women, children, old and weak, had already fed their animals and got into their tents, ready to sleep.

Guo Wu and others easily surrounded the entire camp, dragged everyone out of the tents, and drove them to an open space beside them.

More than 1 people were wrapped in tattered leather jackets, standing in the cold night wind, shivering, looking at these enemies who fell from the sky in horror.This campsite has gone deep into the snow-capped mountains and is inaccessible. There are no locals to guide the way, so it is difficult for outsiders to find it.Now that the enemy is here, the men who went out to rob must be in danger.

The old people sighed, the women were sad, and the children were terrified, waiting helplessly for their own fate.

Guo Wu reined in the horse's reins, scanned around, and called Khotan General Haye. "Pick out the people from Khotan."

Haye agreed, turned around and arranged for a few people to ride into the group of captives on horseback, and shouted in the Khotan dialect: "Khotan people come out, Khotan people come out, the king sent us and Han warriors to rescue you gone."

There was a stir in the crowd, and several people came out and gathered in front of Haye.Haye counted them one by one and asked them to speak Khotan dialect.It took less than half an hour for Haye to single out more than 3000 people from Khotan, among which more than 800 were underage teenagers, and the rest were women.They provided a situation that more than 500 Khotan soldiers were imprisoned in the mountains as coolies.

Guo Wu immediately asked Haye to arrange some people to follow the guide to rescue the Khotan warriors, and he also asked the women among the Khotan captives to guard the prisoners, kill sheep and cook for the soldiers, and let the young men guard and feed the war horses.The people of Khotan were very excited when they regained their freedom. They obeyed Guo Wu's orders and showed great hospitality.

Soon, the water boiled and the mutton was cooked. The soldiers had a hearty meal and rested with Jia.The war horse was standing by the tent, eating the horse feed.

In the middle of the night, Haye came back and brought back more than 400 Khotan warriors.These fighters have been tortured badly, and now they have the opportunity to take revenge, so naturally they wish for it.After a good meal, they took up arms and asked to participate in the battle.

Guo Wu agreed to their request, but forced them to rest.The vigilant task has been handed over to the teenagers, they should hurry up to recover their strength and wait for the battle after dawn.The mountain roads are so difficult that the defeated bandits don't know that their lair is lost, and won't risk traveling at night. The battle will start after dawn.

Guo Wu had rich experience, and the development of the matter was just as he expected. At dawn the next day, after the sun shone into the camp, the defeated bandits returned to the camp one after another.What awaited them was the wrath of the Khotanese, especially those warriors who had suffered cruel torture. As soon as they saw the bandits, they rushed in wildly, no matter how loud they were.

Fortunately, the bandits didn't have any formation to speak of. Seeing Guo Wu's battle flag and the Han army knights with bright armor and murderous looks, they were already in disarray.Some people want to escape, while others can't let go of their families and just want to fight.

The battles unfolded one after another, and bandits continued to return and join the battle.Guo Wu was methodical and firmly controlled the rhythm of the battle.He asked Haye to lead the soldiers of Khotan to lead the battle, supplemented by soldiers and women captured in Khotan, and he himself used fine cavalry to wait for an opportunity to attack, disrupting the deployment of the bandits and crushing their counterattack.

Under Guo Wu's command, Han Tian's officers and soldiers worked together to kill more than [-] bandits in one day's battle.

The bandits collapsed.They failed in the sneak attack, but were beaten to pieces by the Han army. They wanted to go back to the camp to take a breath and recuperate, but they didn't expect that their old nest was taken away.Now they have become homeless dogs with nowhere to go, their wives and children have become captives of others, and all their property, including the property robbed from Khotan, have also become trophies of others.

Fight, not an opponent.If you escape, it is difficult to find food in the deep mountains, and you may die of freezing and starvation at any time.They had no other choice but to surrender.

The bandits decided to surrender, but they made a request: to surrender to the Han army, not to the Khotanese.It was the Han army that defeated them, not the Khotanese.

Haye felt very humiliated, but had no choice but to agree.

Guo Wu stayed in the mountains for another day, and captured more than 200 bandits. Including their families, there were a total of more than [-] people. They took all their property and walked out of the mountains in two days. To the lake.

Liang Xiao was very satisfied, and King Khotan was also very happy.In any case, his difficulties were eased with the recapture of the looted property.

After the matter was resolved, Liang Xiao fulfilled his promise and rewarded the thirty or so beauties from Khotan to the soldiers who had done meritorious service that night.Guo Wu and Pang Shuo had two each, and the remaining 28 soldiers were divided according to their merits. Guo Wu's subordinates beheaded more, and got [-] beauties, while Pang Shuo's subordinates got [-].

Liang Xiao asked these Khotan beauties to put on brocade clothes, mount their horses, and accompany their masters like shadows.

All of a sudden, the [-] warriors headed by Guo Wu and Pang Shuo became the focus of everyone's attention. In front of the tent of the Han army, passionate singing would sound from time to time.If it weren't for the beauties in Khotan who are outstanding in beauty, singing and dancing, it is estimated that the corners of the tents would be torn apart by enthusiastic girls.

Two days later, Liang Xiao and others returned to Xicheng, the capital of Khotan.Here, they received an even warmer welcome. The King of Khotan had sent the news in advance, and all the dignitaries in Khotan, including the queen, came out of the city to welcome them. The crowds on the banks of the Moyu River were more enthusiastic than the water in the Moyu River.

Guo Wu and Ha Ye, as the representatives of the soldiers of Han and Tian, ​​walked in the front, and Liang Xiao, accompanied by King Tian and Dongfang Shuo, walked in the middle. Thousands of captives and nearly a thousand carts loaded with spoils walked in the procession. at the very end.The mighty captive team is shocking. The entire Khotan Kingdom is only 2 people, and these prisoners are close to [-] people, which is really not small.

For a time, the myth of the invincibility of the Han army spread like wildfire.

Dongfang Shuo further fueled the flames. He wrote a new song describing the course of the battle, and asked Ma Rong to translate it into colloquialisms from various places, accompanied by music, and taught people to sing.They also found Huangfuqi and asked him to arrange for the accompanying merchants to learn to sing.Merchants travel lonely, singing and dancing are necessary skills to relieve boredom, let them learn to sing, can spread these songs to the four directions as soon as possible.

Under the arrangement of Dongfang Shuo, Huangfuqi led a caravan to Shache and Shule.

While waiting for Tie Huali to come to see him, Liang Xiao was not idle either.Together with Dongfang Shuo, Ma Rong and others, he traveled all over the surrounding areas of Khotan.

After carefully surveying the terrain, Liang Xiao ordered people to summon the kings of Jingjue, Qule, and Jimi to Khotan for a meeting.At the meeting, he made a request: to transform the water conservancy systems of Khotan and Jingjue countries, to connect the water sources of the surrounding countries, large and small, to form a larger alliance, and they will jointly support the people guarding here. Han army.

The kings of Khotan were puzzled, and Liang Xiao asked Ma Rong to explain further.

Ma Rong first hung up a map, a map from Jingjue in the east to Khotan in the west, which marked the locations of several important rivers and oases.It can be seen from the picture that several rivers finally disappeared in the desert. Among them, the Moyu River and Baiyu River flowing through Khotan merged into the Khotan River, which can pass through the desert in summer and merge into the Congling River.

Most of the water is lost in the desert, evaporated in vain.

Of course there are people in the desert, but they are very few. Most of the population gathers in the oasis under the Nanshan Mountain. The more water there is, the larger the area of ​​the oasis is, and the more people it can support.If the water flowing into the desert is used, according to preliminary estimates, the area of ​​the oasis can be doubled, and several oasis countries can be linked together, with a total population of [-].

With a population of 10, it is definitely a big country for the Nanshan countries, and no one can compare it.Even in the Tianshan Mountains north of the desert, only Wusun has a population of more than [-], and the second largest country, Kucha, has a population of only [-].

The hearts of King Khotan and King Mi were shocked.

They are the two strongest countries in this area, and they are also the two most severely damaged countries in the battle of killing the wolf valley. If they want to keep their current position, they can only rely on the protection of the Han army.Once these countries are united and the Han army is stationed here, they will be the indispensable right-hand man of the Han army. Of course, they will give priority to the benefits that the Han can give.

With almost no effort, Liang Xiao's suggestion was approved.The kings decided to take advantage of the fact that there was nothing to do in winter, to gather the people, and to carry out water conservancy transformation under the guidance of the Han people, diverting several large rivers flowing into the desert, and taking this opportunity to re-plan the fields to make full use of every drop of water.

Liang Xiao handed over this matter to Guo Wu and Ma Rong.General Guo is the guard here, and he needs to take this opportunity to get acquainted with the soldiers of various countries.Ma Rong is proficient in surveying and mapping, and it would be perfect for him to preside over the water conservancy renovation.

Everything unfolded in an orderly manner, and a large-scale production movement that changed the world was in full swing under the command of the Han people.

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Shache City.

Tie Huali took a few guards and stood at the corner of the market, looking at the girl who was playing the pipa and singing a moving ballad, her eyes were cold.

The girl sang a new song called "Heroes of the Han Family Come to the Western Regions", which tells the story of the Han warriors headed by Liang Xiao who defeated the bandits.The story is very long, and it would take a banquet to sing it all, but the story is very tortuous and moving, and the audience likes to listen to it very much. It takes two or three days for the whole city of Shache to know about it. Many people came to listen to the new song.

By the time Tie Huali heard the news and came to check it out, everyone knew about the invincibility of the heroes of the Han family.

Tie Huali was very angry, but also very helpless.He knew that he had lost a move and Liang Xiao took the lead.

Under the guidance of a personal guard, Huangfuqi walked quickly in front of Tie Huali, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "The captain is recruiting, I don't know what advice I can give."

Tie Huali laughed twice: "Please sir, I want to inquire about General Liang's itinerary."
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(End of this chapter)