The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 349 Heading West (Part [-])

AD [-], May, in the Gobi of the Western Regions.

The so-called "wear cotton-padded jacket in the morning and gauze in the afternoon".The desert climate has a huge temperature difference between day and night.At noon in June, the heat wave in the desert was steaming, and the characters who were a little further away seemed uniformly distorted.

"Huh~~~" He raised his head and drank the clear water in his leather bag, Long Yu let out a long breath: "Old Ku, how far is it from Shanshan now?"

Before Kurshan could answer, the ground began to tremble slightly.The corner of Long Yu's mouth twitched slightly: "Get on the horse and line up!"

The well-trained cavalry of the Han army and the private soldiers of the Kurshan Chamber of Commerce quickly mounted their horses, and took the most convenient martial arts in their hands.The rest of the people, including Li Mi and others, quickly started calling for the camel team to form formation.

This kind of action has been staged almost every day during the half month of travel.Sometimes it was a false alarm, and sometimes there were real horse bandits.Finally, relying on the extremely large number of people in this team, and the obvious well-equipped equipment.All the way to the west, there are no thieves who are not open-eyed and dare to really start to rob.

Along the way, Kurshan had already figured it out: the goods he brought this time were too much and too valuable.Many horse bandits are eyeing him.If it weren't for the shock of Long Yu's cavalry, he would have become a handful of bones in the yellow sand at this time.

Therefore, the resentment and dissatisfaction that Long Yu and others had just joined had completely disappeared without a trace.Yes, just happy and grateful.

On Shalong in the distance, a group of cavalry appeared.Unlike the horse bandits that Long Yu and the others had encountered many times before, this team of cavalry was clearly armored, and there were quite a lot of flags and guards of honor.

"Hehe? It seems that the regular army of which country is here? Lao Ku, which small country's cavalry is this?"

"General Long, this is not a small country. This is one of the four overlords of the Western Regions, the strongest country in the eastern part of the Western Regions, and the cavalry of Shanshan."

"Hey~~~ A country as big as booger dares to be called the overlord." Although he murmured in his mouth, Long Yu was not so arrogant in his actions: "It's all there, let's loosen the bowstring for now, don't cause conflicts .I will go to meet some people later.”

Here the Han army put down their bows and arrows, and the Shanshan cavalry over there also lowered their swords and guns under the command of the chief officer-because the Silk Road has been in decline for many years, the horse bandits in this year are very poor very.Looking at this team of red robes and red armor, with flags flying, it is obvious that they are not horse thieves.

It's just a pity that the cavalry of the Han Dynasty have not galloped across this land for about 100 years.Therefore, the young Shanshan cavalry captain looked at the fiery red flags, but did not realize which country's army it was.

"Guests from the east, you are about to enter the border of the capital of Shanshan. May I ask where you are from? Do you come to this country for business or the way? Where are you planning to go?"

After listening to Ku Ershan's translation, Long Yu sat up straight on his horseback, and responded loudly, "This general is under the command of the Great Sima of the Han Dynasty, General Longyu Long Zihui of Long Xiang. I will obey the order of my Grand Sima." , leading a team to Rome! Passing through your country’s treasure land, I just need to rest for a while and replenish water and food. There is absolutely no malice, please don’t be nervous!”

"What did you say? Big guy? Oh my God! You liar! Do big guys still exist?"

Shanshan or Loulan is the country that has the most dealings with the Central Plains regime among the countries in the Western Regions.The reason is still due to geographical factors: as soon as Yangguan goes out, he is the first major country in the Western Regions.Whether it was the Western Han Dynasty and the Huns, the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Northern Huns, in the Western Regions, Shanshan or Loulan are the footholds that both sides must win.

Because of this, among the countries in the Western Regions, Shanshan was also the first place to receive information from the Central Plains.

During the battle between the Han and Jin Dynasties, the news that Yongliang changed hands.In fact, as early as the end of last year, it was spread to Shanshan King with sporadic small caravans.But as one of the four overlords in the Western Regions, Shanshan has been comfortable for too long.They instinctively thought that it was too late for Han, who had just won Yongliang, to devote too much energy to the Western Regions.So they didn't take this matter seriously.In the view of King Shanshan, if the Han Dynasty really sends people here in the future, he will be soft on the surface, and then just take this opportunity to send people to pay tribute to Chang'an...

As for the idea of ​​reporting this news to other countries in the Western Regions, King Shanshan has no idea at all.As for your subordinates, is this important?Need to report?
Then, the Shanshan cavalry captain yelled, "Does the big man still exist?"

Hearing this, Long Yu was stunned, and Li Mi who heard the translation from behind was also stunned.

"Hey! I have everything, put the saber into the sheath, and charge!"

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

At this time, the actions of the Han army no longer need translation: You said that I, a big man, do not exist, right?Then I'll let you feel his presence!

Equipped with stirrups and sabers, and experienced many life-and-death battles, the combat effectiveness of the elite cavalry of the Han army is certainly not comparable to that of the Shanshan cavalry who have been in peace for hundreds of years.Just a face-to-face meeting, this team of more than fifty Shanshan cavalry was shot down one after another.

"This general, speak well if you have something to say, and speak well if you have something to say."

"Hmph, come on, tie them up. You, lead the way, we are going to meet your king."

……

"Oh, the honorable envoys of the big Han, a small country with few people, no knowledge, please don't care about them like them."

After more than two hours, Long Yu's team arrived at the foot of Shanshan City.Not long after Kurshan entered the city for simple negotiations.The gates of the entire Shanshan city were opened wide, and the king of Shanshan led the main dignitaries in the country to come out.As soon as they met, they kept their posture extremely low.

There is no other way, who made Shanshan the closest to the Central Plains among the countries in the Western Regions?Annoyed the big man in the Central Plains, maybe other countries in the hinterland of the Western Regions are too far away, so it is very troublesome for the big man to investigate.But you Shanshan, as long as the ruler is determined enough, it will be easy to destroy your country!

Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, Fu Jiezi killed King Loulan and forced Loulan to change the country's name to Shanshan.Ban Chao killed the Huns envoys on the territory of Shanshan.What about Shanshan?Dare to say anything?
Besides, so what if it's far away?Haven't you heard of "Whoever commits a strong man will be punished even if he is far away"?

The Han Chinese in this era are still proud and powerful.In particular, their current leader comes from an era when China has re-emerged.The same is full of national pride.Therefore, when setting off this time, Guan Yi specifically confessed to Long Yu: As for the countries in the Western Regions, he can be as tough as he can without provoking the other party to go crazy.It is necessary to tell these countries clearly: the powerful man of the past is coming back again.

"My official is Li Mi, Prime Minister of the Honghe Temple of the Great Han Dynasty. I am an envoy to Rome under the order of my great Han Da Sima. Passing by your country, I hope that your country can provide us with food and drinking water. Of course, my big man will never make your country embarrassing. I, a big man, will never be stingy with the expenses that should be paid."

"Oh~~~God bless! Is the big man revived again? Xiao Wang heard that when Xiao Wang's grandfather was in charge of this place, the big man was usurped by a powerful minister surnamed Cao. When I heard the news, I Everyone in Shanshan cried bitterly. Since then, everyone in our country has prayed every day..."

"My lord, please wait a moment. Well, I am very hungry and thirsty now, can I let me and my entourage find a place to rest first?"

"Oh oh oh~~~ Yes, yes, yes, please. Please come to the city. Our country has already arranged a banquet in the royal city."

At the banquet, after a certain degree of communication between the host and guest.The royal nobles of Shanshan finally understood what the current big man was all about.Then everyone sang praises to the invincible Da Sima.

When Li Mi talked about the various products of the Fuxing Society, all the nobles in Shanshan showed greedy eyes.

"Well, Da Honglu, in fact, I, Shanshan, have been extremely loyal to the big man for hundreds of years. Therefore, in the future, the business roads in the Western Regions can be handed over to us by the big man. We will definitely let the goods of the big man flood the entire Western Region .”

"Hehe." Taking a sip of wine full of contempt, Li Mi said with a smile: "I came out of Yangguan, and within a 20-day journey, I encountered seven or eight horse bandits on the way. Finally, we It is a mission, and there are still some soldiers and horses. So these horse bandits dare not make mistakes. But if the horse bandits are not wiped out, they will open up trade routes, hehehe... You need to know that my big man has many types of goods and the output is also huge .The profits in it are also very rich. But if the safety is not guaranteed..."

"Uh... this, Da Honglu. There must be some horse bandits and so on. Our country is also doing its best to clean up. But in the vast Gobi, it is really difficult to wipe them all out."

"Well, I can understand it very well. Therefore, our country's great Sima has sent our heroic General Zhengxi to lead an army of [-] troops to farm in Xiping County. After this year's autumn harvest, General Zhengxi will personally lead the army into The Western Regions cleared up the horse bandits. At that time, please support the Shanshan King who is loyal to the great Han."

"Ah? This is unnecessary, right?"

"Um?!"

"Ahahaha~~ What our country means is that there are some horse bandits, why bother to send out the big Han Tianjun? Our country is willing to bear it all."

"Zhuangzai! Your Majesty, this is what I want to discuss with you. Your Majesty also knows that there are actually two trade routes in the Western Regions, the north and the south. This time, I took the south route. I feel that the situation is not very good along the way. However, as long as you can eliminate the horse bandits and ensure the smooth flow of traffic in the future, I will be more than happy to advise the great Sima of our country to set the main commercial routes on your side."

"Ah?! Da Honglu, you love our country so much. Xiao Wang hereby assures you that when you come back from Rome, the trade route from Yangguan to our country will be safe and smooth. .”

"In that case, I will first wish the king a smooth suppression of the bandits, come, drink victory!"

(End of this chapter)