"What's wrong" Liang Xiao urged the horse to walk to Guo Wenbin's side, and asked in a low voice: "I'm lost" "It's too dark every day to see the road clearly." ”Guo Wenbin raised his arm and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and his voice was a little hoarse.Liang Xiao looked around.It was pitch black, and the mountains in the distance were submerged in the night, and there was no shadow to be seen.In this vast grassland, there are no road signs to refer to.After leaving the Hun herdsmen, they had already walked a long road without a road, and they were undoubtedly lost."
It's okay, just take a break."
Liang Xiao reached out and patted Guo Wenbin's shoulder."
As long as the direction is good, there will be no problem.Tomorrow at dawn, we can get back on the right track. ”Guo Wenbin nodded, but he was still a little afraid.He could see that the officials had vicious eyes and meant to blame him.Liang Xiao looked around and sneered: "What's the matter, you suspect that Wen Bin did it on purpose" Xu Yanshou turned his head over, Li Dingguo lowered his head and rubbed the blood on his hands."
Wen Bin returned to the clouds with great difficulty, seeing that he was going to settle in Chang'an, the comfortable young owner didn't do it, and followed you to the grassland to endure hardships, just to tease you" "Hehe, if that's the case, he will be stupider than me." ”Pang Shuo laughed twice and put the iron knife in his hand.When Xu Yanshou and Li Dingguo saw it, they also laughed embarrassedly.They didn't suspect that Guo Wenbin was deliberate, but now the situation is dangerous, and there is nowhere to get stuffy.I think Guo Wenbin is the best bully.I just want to give him a look.Listened to Liang Xiao's words.Only then did they realize that Guo Wenbin had taken a much greater risk than them, and they couldn't help but be surprised.Liang Xiao listened for a moment and pointed to the left front."
There's water over there, let's go there and rest for half the night, and then we'll go again at dawn."
When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed.After two days and two nights in a row, not only could the horses stand it, but they were also extremely tired.They walked less than a hundred steps in the direction that Liang Xiao was pointing.Then they heard the sound of rushing water, and after fifty or sixty paces, a great river appeared before them."
My lord, your realm has risen again.The sound of water can be heard from so far away. ”Xu Yanshou said with some exaggeration."
If I'm not careful, I'll be able to live until now," Liang Xiao said half-truthfully.Xu Yanshou was about to speak, when Guo Wu, who had already walked to the water's edge, suddenly raised his hand, waved it twice, and said in a low voice: "There is someone in front of you." ”Liang Xiao listened attentively, and sure enough, he heard the faint neighing of horses, and made a rough estimate.At least more than 300 steps away.He couldn't help but wonder that Guo Wu's ears were so good, "There is something in the water." ”Guo Wu held up a leather bag.Liang Xiao understood at a glance.This is commonly used by the Huns to hold water or wine.The lid was opened, but it had not yet sunk, and the place where the water fell must not be far away.Guo Wu is Xie Guanglong's closest subordinate, he often goes out to inquire about the news, and he has rich experience, so he can recognize it at a glance."
You wait, I'll take a look."
After Guo Wu finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.Liang Xiao grabbed him."
Let the cow go with you.""
My lord, it's okay, I can do it.It is important that the cows stay and protect the adults. ”"No, everybody counts right now."
Liang Xiao said: "The two of them take care of each other, don't be reckless, you know" Guo Wu nodded.Liang Xiao pulled out a short knife from his belt, handed it to Tu Niu'er, and gently pushed it.Tu Niu'er took the short knife and followed Guo Wu into the night.Liang Xiao and the others squatted down, strangled the mouth of the prepared horse with a cloth, and then hugged the war horse with his arm to prevent them from neighing and exposing their tracks.They held their breath and waited patiently in the darkness of the night.Whether it is friend or foe, how many people there are, no one knows, life and death are uncertain, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable, at this moment, every second is so difficult.Liang Xiao adjusted his breathing to the finest and listened attentively to the movements around him.He had to keep an eye not only on the front, but also on the back.Although most of Guluhu's subordinates have been killed by them, who can guarantee that the Evil King will not chase after him at all costs I don't know how long it has been, maybe just a while, maybe half an hour, there is a slight sound of footsteps, Guo Wu and Tu Niu'er sneaked back.Guo Wu walked in front of Liang Xiao, but did not speak to Liang Xiao, but reached out and grabbed Guo Wenbin."
Do you know any of the Hu people called?"
he bit his tongue and made a long sound.Liang Xiao didn't understand, but Guo Wenbin frowned, pondered for a moment, and reissued a similar tone, saying: "Is it a bearded man who looks like he is in his fifties, with a big left eye and a small right eye" "Yes, yes." ”Guo Wu nodded repeatedly."
I seem to have heard them talk about your father, Guo Gong."
Guo Wenbin smiled."
This old thing, sure enough, is still moved."
He turned to Liang Xiao and said, "My lord, there may be a Great Xia merchant I know in front.I'm going to check it out, and if it's them, maybe I'll get some help. ”Liang Xiao was also very happy, and asked Guo Wu and Tu Niu'er to protect Guo Wenbin.It didn't take long for Guo Wu to come back again, smiling all over his face.Liang Xiao smiled when he saw it.He looked at the others who hadn't figured out the situation yet, and who were still nervous."
It seems that we are lucky, we can get lost and meet friends."
When everyone heard this, they also let out a long breath and couldn't help laughing.They immediately got up, followed Guo Wu, and walked nearly four hundred steps along the river when they saw a group of Hu merchants.The leader was a big bearded man with a big beard, and he couldn't even see his mouth.The two eyes, the left eye is large and the right eye is small, and it always looks like a grimace, a natural smile.He and Guo Wenbin chatted happily, as soon as he saw Liang Xiao and the others, he just glanced at it, opened his arms, walked over to Liang Xiao, stood in front of Liang Xiao in two steps, folded his hands, bent down to salute, and said in half-baked Chinese: "The great archer of the Han Dynasty, Asherbius from Great Xia greets you." ”Liang Xiao listened and glanced at Guo Wenbin.Guo Wenbin smiled and nodded quietly.Liang Xiao understood and returned the salute to Asherbius.Asshebius invited them to the tent, set up a new kettle of brass over the campfire, and roasted the sheep.A beautiful bearded girl came over and invited Liang Xiao to take a seat.Liang Xiao waved his hand, helped Xie Guanglong in front of Asherbius, and said earnestly: "My partner is injured, can you borrow your tent to let him rest" Asherbius agreed, and asked Hu Nu to help Xie Guanglong into the tent to rest.Xie Guanglong, who had just fallen on Hu Nu's shoulder, who was originally sluggish, as if he only had one breath left, immediately became energetic, grinning, hehe Zhile.It's just that the flesh and wounds on his face are blurred, and his face is full of dirt, and this smile is really not very good-looking.Liang Xiao sat down, washed his face and hands in the basin handed over by Hu Nu, and took off the iron armor and put it aside, only then did he quarrel with Asherbius.Asherbius's Chinese language is limited, and most of it relies on Guo Wenbin's translation, except for the Hou language.From the small talk, Liang Xiao learned a situation.More than ten years ago, the Yueshi people began to attack Bactria and occupied the place north of the Wuxusi River, and the Bactria people were driven to Henan and continued to resist.The two sides are still at a stalemate.However, there have been more and more people in the Yue clan recently, and Daxia has been a little unable to resist.The king of Bactria was preparing to abandon all the lands of Bactria and retreat south of the Hindu Kush Mountains."
In the future, when doing business, there will be one more checkpoint, and one more tax will have to be paid."
Asherbius shook his head again and again, sighing with emotion."
No, it won't."
Liang Xiao said with a smile: "It won't be long before our Han will repel the Huns."
When the time comes, the trade routes on the steppe will be unimpeded, and there will not be even horse thieves. ”"Hahaha, I hope I still have a chance to see this day."
Asherbius obviously didn't believe Liang Xiao's words, and snorted."
However, you'd better be careful now, the Huns are chasing us and may collide with you head-on."
Asherbius believed in this sentence very much, and nodded again and again.Guo Wenbin had already told him the general situation, and he also felt very lucky for the unexpected encounter with Guo Wenbin.If he continues tomorrow, he is likely to meet the Evil King head-on.The Huns were already barbaric, and the evil king had the pain of losing his son, who knows what crazy things he would do.Liang Xiao chatted with Asherbius for a long time and learned a lot about the situation.Asherbius warmly welcomed them to drink, boiled water, bathed them, and helped them treat their wounds.When the dancers were dancing and entertaining, he saw a few rough men staring at the waist and hips of the dancers and couldn't take their eyes off, and arranged for a few dancers to accompany them for half the night.The next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Liang Xiao dragged the guys from the slender arms of the bearded girl, stepped on the horse again, and waved goodbye to Asherbius.Asherbius did not dare to slack off, and set off early to avoid the evil ghost of the Evil King.Although it was only in the middle of the night, these rough men recovered a lot and were in good spirits, even Xie Guanglong, who was the most injured, talked and laughed, as if he had regained his life.Liang Xiao had to admit that these guys really didn't have any big pursuits, they had meat to eat, wine to drink, and women to sleep with them, they felt that it was heaven, and all the troubles could be left behind, even if it was a dead end in front of them, they could face it with a smile.But Liang Xiao was not so easy.Through the midnight chatter with Asherbius, he realized that his task was more difficult than he had imagined.Although the information of the Guo family father and son is timely, it is not very accurate.Although the Yueshi people were beaten by the Huns, they were a little invincible in Central Asia, and their main force easily captured the Great Xia Kingdom and gained a firm foothold.Will you be willing to return to the east of the Green Ridge and fight with the Huns Wusun people The fact that the king of the Yue clan was cut off by the Huns as a wine vessel was already thirty or forty years ago, and the Han people knew the news too late.Could it be that I arrived at Yueshi ten years earlier than Zhang Qian and couldn't change the historical trajectory, and in the end I could only face the Xiongnu by the Han alone, and pour the strength of the whole country to make a big gamble to be continued.