Liu Xin stayed in Xicheng for three days. During these three days, besides going to the street market, he also had a banquet in the palace. In fact, in the previous countries, Liu Xin lived like this. In the eyes of others, There is no difference, but his mood is different now. He is anxiously waiting for Huang Zhong to arrive.
When Liu Xin left Minni City, Huang Zhong had already arrived there, but Huang Zhong could not have come so fast, because he still had a lot to do along the way. He needed to clean up the local gangs and choose the right one. Localities set up permanent military camps and need to negotiate defense with the countries along the route, and the speed will not be fast. Liu Xin also knows that these things are not urgent, so he did not send anyone to urge Huang Zhong. He believed Huang Zhong to do something. Will be measured,
Three days passed, instead of waiting for Huang Zhong to come, he waited for another person. This person was Pishan King Saadin. Pishan is a small country between Khotan and Shache. This country is really too small. With a population of only three thousand, even Wang Lanfeng of Dawan couldn’t look down on such a small country, so he only contacted the three countries of Shule, Shache, and Khotan, but bypassed Pishan. The mountain is too small, and it may be annexed by neighboring countries at any time, so Saadin hopes to have a strong backer, and the Western Regions Duhu Mansion of the Han Dynasty is undoubtedly the best backer.
Hearing that Liu Xin had arrived in Xicheng, Saadin, who had been waiting impatiently in Pishan, asked to come.
Liu Xin naturally welcomed Saadin’s arrival, and the Yutian Palace received him cordially, and gave him a large amount of silk and white porcelain. The specifications are so high that it is not inferior to the gift given to the King of Yutian. Liu Xin is Let the countries of the Western Regions know that he will look at those who take the initiative to vote.
After another day, Huang Zhong finally arrived in Xicheng. With Huang Zhong, there were 55,000 soldiers of the Dahan Fifth Army, plus 15,000 people around Liu Xin. Now the Fifth Army is assembled in Tian’s military strength has reached 70,000, and, more importantly, all 10,000 cavalry of the Fifth Army have arrived here, fighting in the desert. The most important thing is these cavalry, even the bandit gangs running everywhere. They are horse bandits, so instead of saying that Liu Xin has been waiting for Huang Zhong’s brigade, it is better to say that he is waiting for Huang Zhong’s five thousand cavalry.
Of course, it is impossible for so many troops to rush into the West City all at once. Instead, dozens of camps were set up in the east of the city. Huang Zhong only brought dozens of soldiers into the city to meet Liu Xin, even some generals in the army. Zuo did not accompany him,
Liu Xin met Huang Zhong in the partial hall where he was temporarily staying. Among those present were Jia Xu, Dian Wei, and Wei Yan. There were no other people. Liu Xin briefly introduced the situation, and half of the horse bandit was also present. I told everyone about the things I was about to move,
Huang Zhong arched his hands and said: "Lord, the last general will invite a good soldier to go straight to Guishan City,"
Guishan City is the capital of Dawan. Huang Zhong asked to attack Guishan City to start a full-scale war with Dawan, but Jia Xu stroked the beard under his jaw, shook his head and said, "General Huang is commendable for his loyalty, but According to Jiamou, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term."
Liu Xin saw Jia Xu calmly and calmly, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Wenhe has a good plan,"
Jia Xu arched his hands and said: "During Emperor Wu's reign, my Han army besieged Guishan city for more than forty days, and was unable to go down. This shows that the city is extremely strong. Subordinates thought that the Lord’s center of gravity is still in the Central Plains and things in the Western Regions should not be delayed Therefore, the subordinates dare to ask the lord to give up his plan to start a full-scale war with Dawan,"
Dian Wei Da La said: "What are you afraid of? Give me a soldier. Why don't it take forty days? You will be able to win Guishan City within four days."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "It's evil, listen to Wenhe and finish talking."
Jia Xu was not angry, and said with a smile: "With the bravery of the generals, it is easy to win the victory, but the main purpose of the rebuilding of the Duhu Mansion is to open up commercial roads, not to open up the territory, Dawan and Wusun. It has been many years since the two countries left the Western Regions Protectorate. If they want to return to the Protectorate, they may be reluctant. Instead of rashly using force to make Kangju, Guishuang, Shentou and other neighboring countries suspicious, It’s better to postpone the drawing,"
Liu Xin pondered for a long while, and said, "Dawan and Wusun are the inherent territories of my great Han, how can they be discarded in Liu's hands?"
Jia Xu said disapprovingly: "The subordinates did not ask the lord to abandon Dawan and Wusun, but asked the lord to postpone the drawing. The lord’s top priority is to open the commercial road. At this time, let alone the little Dawan and Wusun, even if all the kingdoms of Kangju and Guishuang are taken down, how difficult will it be?"
Liu Xin frowned and said, "If you follow Wenhe's opinion, you don't need to fight this battle."
Jia Xu suddenly puffed up his chest and said, "Fighting, not only beating, but also beating fiercely. If you don't hurt them, how can you keep their peace for more than ten years?"
Liu Xin frowned, and he understood what Jia Xu meant, that is, the reconstruction of the Western Regions Protectorate was divided into two stages, and he couldn't help but smile: "My big man is a country of etiquette, not a brave man. As long as we can not lose the legacy left by our ancestors, but we don't have to oppress neighboring countries. Since we want to fight, then we will invite both King Tian and King Pishan over to discuss how to fight this battle."
Early the next morning, Liu Xin led the team to leave Xicheng and headed towards Pishan. There were still many big cars in the team, but the size was much smaller than the previous few days, and the guarding army only had more than 5,000 people left. However, besides the guide, Pull Coulee, Liu Xin was surrounded by another Human. This Human was dressed in luxurious clothes and rode a tall horse, but it was the Pishan King Saadin.
Relatively speaking, Pishan is closer to Shache. To the west of Pishan, there are several small countries such as Xiye, Puli, and Deruo. Their strength is almost the same as that of Pishan. After yesterday’s meeting was over. Liu Xin no longer intends to visit those small countries one by one, because he knows that these small countries are just like Khotan and Pishan, they are all horrible, as long as the Duhu Mansion is officially established, there is no need to worry about them. They would refuse to surrender, even if the time comes, they will still refuse to surrender, and they will be destroyed if an army is transferred randomly. There is no need to waste words now.
Because Pishan and Xicheng are far away, and Liu Xin and his entourage are carrying a lot of heavy goods. Although many vehicles have been replaced by camels, the speed of travel is still very slow, and there is a gust of wind on the side of the road. It’s not too big. For people who walk in the desert all the year round, it’s not a problem at all, but these Han people are probably accustomed to being pampered and can’t stand the extreme heat and sand, so Liu Xin ordered to rest on the spot, and the guide tried again and again. Persuaded, Liu Xin just didn’t listen.
When the sun went down, the gale finally stopped, but now they can’t see the village in front of them, nor the shop behind. They are destined to camp in the wild again tonight. Broccoli has long reminded Liu Xin that camping in the desert is a very dangerous thing. , Especially for caravans, it’s even more dangerous. Liu Xin’s team carries a lot of valuable goods. In essence, it is still a caravan, just a caravan guarded by a regular army. Therefore, they It’s no surprise that ’’s team encountered a night attack by the “horse bandits” last time because they were camping out in the wild.
However, it is too late to talk about it now, and since Liu Xin "extincts" the black whirlwind bandits, it seems that he hasn't taken the horse bandits to heart. The guards around the camp are also slack. Seeing this situation, Bakulei is even more worried. Now, all night, he didn't dared to close his eyes,
As the sky was bright, no accidents happened. Pulling sluggishly rode on the horse, and made up his mind to urge Liu Xin to speed up the march today, and must find a village to camp in the evening.
The whole morning went smoothly. There was neither wind nor sand nor gangsters. Bacouli was pulling his fingers, thinking that there could be a suitable camping site today. Who knows that at noon, Liu Xin ordered the team to do it again. There is no other reason for camping in the ground, but the sun is too harsh, everyone can’t stand the heat, and they can’t walk anymore.
In this way, stop and go, I could rush to Pishan in three days, but now I haven’t even finished half of the road. Pulling out of his heart, Liu Xin’s performance is totally different from the previous few days. People, however, by the third night, Bakulei couldn't help but pay attention to the movement outside the camp, and fell asleep early.
There was silence around the camp, and a few dark shadows suddenly appeared on the sand dunes not far away. They were a few knights, one in the middle, wrapped tightly in a turban, and only exposed a pair of small triangular eyes, "triangular eyes" facing away. Liu Xin and the others watched the camp for a long time, then turned their heads and said, "Second, the news you have got is that there are no more than 3,000 Han people. Why do I think this camp is packed? I'm afraid there are no fewer than 10,000 people.
A person next to him smiled and said, "Big brother, don't worry. When they left Xicheng, I saw it with my own eyes. There were a little more than 3,000 people. Later, King Pishan also followed. He had no more than a hundred guards. It’s just that these days, the Han people are walking very slowly. The brothers are afraid to show their deeds, so they dare not follow too closely. The Han people’s camp is bigger. There must be a lot of goods in the camp.”
Suddenly one person sneered and said: "Unexpectedly, the famous half of the cloud is also so fearful, and they did not dare to start with them for three days. They have been camping in the wild for several days, and they knew that they had no experience. , If you don’t do it, some of us can’t wait,"
It turns out that the triangular eye is the half cloud that is as famous as the black whirlwind. Half the cloud raised the whip in his hand and said: "Wild wolf, I half the cloud gathers everyone together. I just want everyone to make a fortune together. However, I made a fortune. You have to have a life flower. Haven’t you heard that even the black whirlwind has been planted in the hands of this group of Han people, and you still think that the strength is stronger than the black whirlwind."