Chapter 227 The local tyrant from the big man
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Although Old Andrew has let goats goats for half his life, he has always positioned himself as a warrior in his heart, and a warrior from Greece. It is just because the situation is forced, time passes and the brightness gradually arises, and these dreams can only be hidden in his heart and have no chance to be realized.
When he learned that he could be a warrior once, even if it was only a few months, he couldn't ask for it and agreed immediately.
Liang Xiao proposed to recruit Paris as his attendant knight to learn riding and shooting. Before Old Andrew could speak, Paris could not hold back his joy and shook Old Andrew's arm hard and begged, shaking Old Andrew's arm so hard that he couldn't stand firmly, so he had to agree.
Liang Xiao paid for another money to buy several tamed horses from Ande's family as mounts. These horses did not meet the requirements of war horses, but there was no problem for riding. In fact, compared with war horses in the Central Plains, these horses were not inferior at all. They just walked on the grassland and were in Dayuan, a horse-producing place. After seeing too many good horses, the requirements were increased several times without realizing them, and they were no longer willing to give in.
Following Old Andrew, Liang Xiao and others on the grassland for three days, they found twenty middle-aged and elderly shepherds like Andrew. They were all Greeks, and were once soldiers from Daxia. Later, they retired for various reasons, and they still had the dream of re-entry fighting on the battlefield. Some even kept the weapons of that year, and took them out to play with them when they had time. I heard that there was still a chance to be a soldier, so they all agreed happily.
At the same time, like Andrew, they brought the best mounts and descendants. They used to be infantrymen and looked down on the horsemen, thinking that it was a task for barbarians, but after decades of herding career, their riding skills were already very exquisite, and they were not inferior to ordinary barbarians at all.
You two, I three, Liang Xiao quickly owned more than seventy war horses, and almost every man had three satisfied horses: one war horse, two riding horses. The twenty-three recruited teenagers, including Paris, also had at least two, as many as three, or even four. Some even brought camels.
With these men and horses, Liang Xiao returned to Suye City.
Nie Yi spent more than 5,000 gold to purchase more than 2,000 pieces of silk, including high-quality silk worth a few gold and ordinary plain silk worth only about one gold. When he learned that it was an envoy sent by the court to use it, many Han merchants were willing to sell it at a cost price. Nie Yi purchased more than 2,000 pieces of silk fabrics in total, far exceeding Liang Xiao's expectations.
Liang Xiao asked Nie Yi to arrange to use ordinary silk to make a battle robe for everyone, and then prepare the weapons and equipment they needed for the newly recruited Greeks.
Nie Yi did as he did. He was very efficient. In just two days, everything was ready.
When Old Andrew, wearing twenty middle-aged and elderly shepherds, wore iconic Greek armor and beautiful silk robe, and wearing a colorful brocade cloak, holding a shield and a spear in his right hand, standing majestic in front of Liang Xiao, Liang Xiao couldn't help but lit up his eyes.
People rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold. These weather-beaten old shepherds really have such a noble aura when wearing armor. Not only is it more than enough to be a guard of honor, but even if they are allowed to go to the battlefield, ordinary soldiers may not be their opponents.
This is thanks to Old Andrew. He probably didn't want to be looked down upon. He picked out people under the age of fifty, strong, not obviously disabled, and maintained a certain combat effectiveness. After gathering, they were not idle either. They gathered together to practice when they had time, which was even harder than young people.
In contrast, the costumes of young men such as Paris were not only the two-handed armor, but all Han military cavalry were decorated. In the Greek army, most of the archers and cavalry were barbarians. Of course, Paris and others were unwilling to be regarded as barbarians, so wearing Han military clothing became the best choice. For Liang Xiao, he was unwilling to be surrounded by a group of Greeks and barbarians, otherwise the main and secondary would be reversed. He would become a barbarian.
Liang Xiao appointed Old Andrew as the leader of the infantry, and Paris and twenty-three young men were commanded by Li Shuyun, Guo Wu guided them to ride and shoot, and Xie Guanglong taught them to use the spear. The young men were not convinced, but were pulled to the sea outside the city by Li Shuyun and the other two and beaten them, and they were beaten to the blue nose and swollen eyes. From then on, they obeyed the post.
After everything was ready, Liang Xiao, holding the Han Jie, accompanied by Guo Wenbin, showed off his identity as a Han envoy, and rushed to the government office of Suye City to see Suye City guard.
When this group of people appeared on the streets of Suye City, they suddenly became a beautiful scenery.
It’s okay to say that the twenty Greek infantry led by Old Andrew were rich in Greek legacy. Whether it was the active defenders or the statues, such infantry can often be seen. The knights, including Liang Xiao, were different. The first time there were so many Han knights in Suye City, immediately attracted the attention of countless people. Many people stood on both sides of the street, looking at these strange strange people in curiosity.
When they found that these people were all wearing battle robes made of shining plain silk, the atmosphere was boiling.
Silk is a luxury, and even ordinary quality simple silk is not something ordinary people can care about. There are only a few powerful people who can make simple silk clothes. Suddenly, they saw forty or fifty infantry and knights wearing simple silk robes, and the residents of Suye City were shocked.
Even the merchants from the Han Dynasty were shocked by this scene, but they soon noticed the costumes of the cavalry and saw the Han Dynasty in Liang Xiao's hands. Someone recognized Guo Wenbin beside Liang Xiao, and people kept rushing to ask. Liang Xiao stopped politely, chatted with them, and expressed his identity and purpose in trouble.
I heard that it was an envoy sent by the imperial court to establish contact with the Dayuan Kingdom. These merchants who had been working silently in the Western Regions suddenly aroused their arousal. They ran around and told each other, and some people followed the team and were reluctant to leave for a long time.
Words were like wind. Before Liang Xiao could reach the gate of Suye City, news of the Han envoy's arrival in Dayuan spread throughout Suye City. The people who came to watch were three floors inside and three floors outside, surrounded by water.
The guardian of Suye City, Kreon, also received the news and did not dare to neglect and went out to greet him in person. As soon as he went out, he was startled by the vast crowd, and then noticed the battle robe on Liang Xiao and others, and his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a mountain of gold.
Is the great man so rich that even his soldiers wear silk clothes?
Seeing that more and more people were watching, Creon was afraid that something would happen, so he quickly welcomed Liang Xiao in. Li Shuyun led the young knights to stay outside the door, Old Andrew led the infantry to stay in the vestibule, and Liang Xiao followed Creon into the inner courtyard accompanied by Guo Wenbin, Tu Niuer and Pang Shuo.
Both sides separated the host and the host and the host took a seat. Creon took a lot of effort to move his eyes away from Liang Xiao's battle robe and asked about his purpose.
Liang Xiao made a very polite explanation: I came to make friends with Dayuan under the order of the Emperor of Han, and hoped that the city guard could issue a customs clearance document as soon as possible so that I could rush to Guishan City and discuss the alliance with the King of Dayuan.
Creon asked Liang Xiao carefully about his journey.
Liang Xiao knew what he meant, so he asked Pang Shuo to take out the heads and armor of King Hunxie and his son. King Hunxie's heads were a little better. After marinating with lime, he could barely see the human figure. The heads of Gulu Fox were almost disbanded because they were kicked by Liang Xiao as a ball, and there was no way to see anything. However, the armors of King Hunxie and his son can illustrate the problem, especially the helmet of King Hunxie, which is not only very delicate, but also has obvious signs on it.
Creon's face turned pale. Even so, he still couldn't believe it. He thought this was simply a myth. Several Han envoys ran thousands of miles on the grasslands of the Huns, not only got rid of the pursuit of thousands of Xiongnu elite cavalry, but also killed the Hunxie King and his son?
Faced with Creon's suspicion, Liang Xiao smiled.
"Sir, the Huns are not as terrible as you think. They are not invincible. Back then, they surrendered to the Yuezhi people and the Donghu people, but they have only become stronger in the past few decades. Their glory is about to end. My great man is already unable to bear the shamelessness and greed of them. He will soon send troops to punish them. At that time, they will be like the Yuezhi people now, and they will have to move westward with their clans."
Creon couldn't help but shudder. The Yuezhi people were already very scary. If the Xiongnu who defeated the Yuezhi people moved westward, would Dayuan still exist? Dayuan is the closest kingdom to the Xiongnu among the countries in Hezhongdi, and Suye City is an important town in the eastern border of the Dayuan Kingdom. Once the Xiongnu moved westward, he would be the first to be unlucky.
Creon realized that this matter was extraordinary. He did not dare to leave Liang Xiao in Suye City, so he immediately completed the document and sent another hundred people to escort them out of the country. At the same time, he sent people to send the news to Guishan City with a fast horse.
Guo Yu arrived in Chang'an and after resettling the goods, he took a few entourages to Maoling and found the Liang family.
After listening to Guo Yu's narration, although Liang Magazine already knew about Liang Xiao's journey west, she was still frightened. From Guo Yu's words, she realized that Liang Xiao had just made a temporary decision and had no plans in advance. After expressing her gratitude to Guo Yu, she asked a servant to take Guo Yu to find Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo and Liang Xiao had a close relationship, and half of the identities of the disciples were still the ones. Such things have always been left to Dongfang Shuo to handle.
After seeing Guo Yu away, Mama Liang invited Huan Yuan and told him about his concerns.
After hearing this, Huan Yuan was not as worried as Mama Liang.
"Don't worry, lord, although it was a temporary idea, it was also a rare opportunity. With A Xiao's ability to adapt, the Huns did not catch him so easily. What I am worried about is how he would seek to see those Yi Kings after he arrived in the Western Regions. As the saying goes, if a person is poor and a dog bites, can the only few camel gifts supported by the Guo family enter the eyes of the King of Yi? Can people believe that he is the envoy of the court?"
Mama Liang was also worried and sighed repeatedly.
"After things have come to this point, the lord doesn't have to worry. Even if the mission fails, it is good to broaden your knowledge. Didn't he often say that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles? This time he got what he wanted."
"His words have he said?"
"Sayed." Huan Yuan laughed, showing a little admiration. "His temper is somewhat similar to King Xiang back then."
Mama Liang reminded intentionally or unintentionally: "Mr. Huan, this cannot be compared. Although King Xiang has been dead for decades, the court is still very afraid."
"Although King Xiang died, the remains are still there." Huan Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled. "If A Xiao wants to separate his relationship with him, it will be extremely difficult."
Mama Liang smiled bitterly and speechlessly—
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!