For the nomads of the Western Regions, copper and iron were important strategic resources, even higher than war horses.The reason is very simple, everyone has war horses, but not everyone can have copper and iron.At a time when the vast majority of warriors were still using bronze or even stone and wooden weapons, Qiuzi's iron ore gave it a strength that ordinary small countries could not match.Among the neighboring countries that have agreed to form an alliance with Liang Xiao, Qiuzi is the strongest and has the most ambiguous attitude.They did not object to the Han army stationed in the northern Tianshan Mountains, but they refused Liang Xiao to enter their borders, and when Liang Xiao needed grain, grass, cattle and sheep, they also followed the laws of the market, and even sat on the ground and raised the price, making a lot of money.In other words, they can do business with Liang Xiao, but they don't intend to surrender to Liang Xiao.They were interested in the luxury goods and wealth in the hands of Han merchants, and having Liang Xiao stationed nearby might bring them huge profits.Regarding Liang Xiaolai's request to borrow troops, King Qiuzi was vague and refused to give a clear answer.Prior to this, Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo had discussed many times the possible reaction of the turtles.Seeing that King Qiuzi was perfunctory to him, Liang Xiao was not in a hurry.He said a little casually: "In fact, this operation is just to unite countries and get acquainted with each other, just like an exercise."
The Huns traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and they were already exhausted, where did they still have the strength to disturb the border. ”King Guizi will be skeptical."
That's really the case" Liang Xiao laughed: "In this way, if the king doesn't believe it, you can order the generals of your country to only practice and not participate in wars."
If you really don't want to, then I won't force it.I can still find a few hundred people. ”King Guizi became suspicious.Qiang smiled: "My lord, is it going to the Yue Clan, Prince Aliusu has suffered heavy losses this time, I'm afraid there is nothing he can do." ”"Could it be that apart from the Yueshi and Qiuzi, there are no other powerful powers that take 10,000 steps back.Even if I recruit mercenaries, I have enough strength to recruit the required number.The reason why mercenaries are not recruited.However, it is hoped that the countries can enhance understanding and work together to deal with the Huns.After all, the Western Regions are the Western Regions of all countries, not the Western Regions of my Han Dynasty.My Han country is rich and the people are rich, and my family is sufficient, so I don't care about the gains and losses of the Western Regions. ”Liang Xiao snorted, stood up, and arched his hand.Just ready to leave.King Guizi hesitated.Although he was unwilling to accept Liang Xiao's instructions, he didn't dare to offend Liang Xiao too much.First, there is the rich Han Dynasty standing behind Liang Xiao, and secondly, Liang Xiao himself is famous.In just one year, he repelled the Huns twice, and the powerful Hun Evil King was in disarray, and even the two heroes of Aliusu and Hunt Jiaomi had to form an alliance with him.Offending him is never a wise choice."
My lord is really just a drill, and I don't need my soldiers to participate in the battle" "King, I only have a few hundred soldiers, can I still force the same number of warriors of your country to fight" Liang Xiao laughed."
The King.You think too highly of me.Although I am a little brave, I don't have such strength.The warriors of your country will not be so unbearable," the king of Guizi was embarrassed.To be honest, he was really a little afraid that Liang Xiao would backtrack.Liang Xiao has become a legend.There is no need to say anything if the Qiuzi soldiers are in awe of him, otherwise he wouldn't have to be so polite to Liang Xiao, and he would have blasted Liang Xiao out a long time ago."
Please wait, let me discuss it with the ministers."
Liang Xiao nodded in agreement.With the help of Huang Fuqi, he had already figured out the character of King Qiuci, and he also knew very well about the faction of Qiuci Guichen.Before he negotiated with King Qiuzi, he had already sent Huang Fuqi to visit the relevant nobles with gifts.King Qiuzi asked for their opinion, and only one result was obtained.Sure enough, King Qiuzi quickly gave Liang Xiao the result he wanted: the two of them.1,000 soldiers and 2,000 horses.Cattle and sheep grain and grass.This result even exceeded Liang Xiao's expectations.He had only hoped that Guizi would be able to provide five hundred men, and he had not expected all cavalry."
Generosity" to King Qiuzi.Liang Xiao knew it.He only has more than 1,000 people under his command, and he only gives 500 people, so he may not have the strength to maintain his independence, so he simply gives 1,000 people, so that he can't swallow it.However, for Liang Xiao, this is exactly what he wants.With a thousand Turtle Knights, the rest of the trip was much easier.In each country, there were as many as two or three hundred people, as few as thirty or fifty people, and he raised a coalition army of more than two thousand people.Leading these two thousand coalition troops, Liang Xiao marched towards the Che Division.In order to connect with each other and mingle, Liang Xiao held banquets almost every day, bragged and farted with generals from various countries, and exchanged gifts, which did not look like sending troops to fight, but like a parade.Before they reached Yuli, the king of the chariot received the news and cried and laughed about it.While ordering the reinforcement of the defense, preparing to completely annihilate this invading enemy, he asked the Huns for help.Liang Xiao went against the usual practice of marching in a hurry, only walking thirty miles a day, and marched unhurriedly towards the chariot division, Li Danghu jumped off his horse, stood on the edge of the cliff, looked at the snow-capped valley, and was very happy.If it weren't for Dongfang Shuo convincing Arekhan, if it weren't for the guide provided by Arekhan, they would not have been able to find this path at all, and even if they did, they would not have been able to get out of this secret passage safely.Li Danghu didn't know how Dongfang Shuo did it, but his attitude towards Dongfang Shuo had changed dramatically.Before that, he didn't have a good impression of Dongfang Shuo, thinking that he was just a scholar who had read a lot of books and was a little self-righteous, and he was a little shameless.He has always disagreed with Liang Xiao's value of Dongfang Shuo.But now, he knew he was wrong.Under Dongfang Shuo's funny face, there is not only a chivalrous heart, but also unfathomable knowledge.After meeting Liang Xiao, they all came into contact with a lot of Xiyi knowledge, and Liang Xiao also told him many times to study these knowledge, but compared with the rapid changes of Dongfang Shuo, his learning speed was like an old ox breaking a car."
Be careful, be careful."
Li Danghu stretched out his hand to support a knight of the Yue clan who passed by him, and said with concern: "Is it cold?"
"It's okay, it's okay." ”The Moon Knight said happily, white mist coming out of his mouth.Although it had just arrived in October, snow had already fallen in the mountains, but Rao was well prepared, and the cold wind was still biting.Everyone has hoarfrost on their eyebrows and beards, and they look like they are dozens of years old.However, to make the warriors from the Han Dynasty care so much, these knights of the Yue Clan are warm in their hearts."
Be careful, everybody, watch your step."
Li Danghu waited until all the knights had passed through the narrow passage, then remounted his horse, walked forward, and disappeared again into the mountains.On the banks of the Ili River, Hunter Jiaomi looked at the wood chips in his hand again, crooked the corners of his mouth, and showed a pleased smile.This time, Arekan did not make another mistake, she temporarily put aside her family feud and helped make the right decision: to cooperate with the Han Chinese.The Han Chinese took the opportunity to pass through the Tianshan Mountains and attack the small states north of the Tianshan Mountains that were dependent on the Xiongnu, which would attract the attention of the Xiongnu and relieve the pressure on Wusun.Although he was not afraid of the Huns, for the time being, he was not willing to tear his face with the Huns, and if he could avoid meeting the sword soldiers, he would certainly be happy to see it.Dongfang Shuo is really a god, he can actually convince the always stubborn Arekan to express his sincere admiration.has been married to Arekan for many years, and Hunt Jiaomi knows Arekan's character too well."
Is Mr.
Dongfang still in Akaya Castle?"
"Yes.Mr.
Dongfang is still in Akaya Castle. ”"What is he doing there" "It's not a big deal, every day except for drinking and enjoying the snow, it's singing, it's so long, we can't understand it." ”The messenger scratched his head."
The Han people are so weird, what is there to reward for this mountain full of snow, we are tired of seeing it every day, every year.""
You're talking about Fu," Hunter smiled."
Han people like to do fu.Mr.
Dongfang is a genius among the Han people, astronomy and geography, omniscient, how can you understand what he has done. ”"What kind of endowment is this, is it good?"
"I can understand it, and it is naturally good."
If you don't understand it, it won't sound good. ”Hunting arrogantly was a little distracted, and he remembered the time in the Xiongnu royal court.At that time, he often had the opportunity to see Han people, listen to their poems, and memorize a few poems.It was precisely because of these poems that he won the heart of Arekan.Now that Arickan has met the real Fu family, will she think that the poems he memorized back then were too ugly, can the Han people really defeat the Xiongnu like the Qin people, if so, it may be a good choice to be close to the Han people.Although Arekan is a good wife, after all, the Evil King has declined.If Usun is to survive, he must find a stronger ally.Akaya Castle, snowflakes fluttering.Dongfang Shuo stood with Qiu in his arms, looking at the snow-capped mountains covered with clouds and mist in the distance, drinking wine and waving a book in a hurry, and a Tianshan Fu flowed out of his pen.Footsteps sounded, and Arikan, accompanied by several maids, stepped on the thick snow and walked slowly."
Mr. is so Yaxing, what have you done, I don't know if you can explain it to me" "The Yan family has a life, how dare you disobey." ”Dongfang Shuo laughed, put down his pen, took a big sip of wine, faced the majestic mountains, and groaned loudly.Explain while groaning.After a few months out of the fortress, he was already very proficient in Xiongnu.Arikan listened quietly, unconsciously walked to Dongfang Shuo's side, raised his head, and looked at Dongfang Shuo's face full of enthusiasm and heroism, his eyes were gentle, like a girl who sympathized with Dou Chukai.After Dongfang Shuo finished explaining, he laughed loudly: "Yan Shi, how am I doing this Tianshan Fu" "I don't understand very well, I just think it's a big weather, as if there is only this heaven and this earth, this mountain and this snow, and this person between this heaven and earth, and the rest are not worth mentioning." ”"Although the Yan family has not read the books of my Han people, they have their own spiritual roots."
Dongfang Shuo sighed with emotion."
If you don't go to the Tianshan Mountain, how can you know this heaven and this earth, this mountain, this snow, and this person."
Arekan's face suddenly turned red: