Outside the Ruoqiang River, there were 1,500 elite cavalry ready to go.

Huang Ruoqiang's new king Huang Ruo was radiant and chatting and laughing. Although he spoke rudely in Chinese, every word was clear. "General, winter is here, you must pay attention. This person is poor and anxious and dares to do anything. Although the general is invincible, he must also beware of villains' attacks. The countries in the west will inevitably feel resentment in their hearts when they are hit by this. Generals should not be careless."

Liang Xiao smiled and said, "How about this, I will live in Zhuni until the beginning of spring next year before leaving?"

Huang Ruo's face froze, then he smiled and said, "Okay, if there is a general here, who is still blind and unaware of his eyes, dares to attack me?"

"Okay, I've received your wishes. I also want to stay in Zhuanni for a longer time to help you keep the market. However, the countries in the west have just been severely damaged, so I must take this opportunity to control them. Once they are given time to recover, it will be even more difficult."

"What the general said is very much." Huang Ruo breathed a sigh of relief and agreed repeatedly, but did not dare to keep him. Although with the help of Liang Xiao, he obtained the population of the Ruoqiang tribe, cattle and sheep, and snatched the Ni City from the hands of King Loulan, and became a powerful country in the Nanshan countries, Liang Xiao had more than 1,500 elite cavalry and people ate horses, which was a huge expense for him.

His Ruoqiang Kingdom combined several tribes, with a total population of only more than 1,000 and a total force of only 1,000. It was a bit difficult to support Liang Xiao and these 1,500 cavalry. It was okay for three or five days, but he couldn't afford it even after a long time.

"However, although I, a big-bellied guest, have left, your task is not light. First, you must receive the envoys and consents from various countries. You must not neglect them, so that people think we are bullying them. Second, you must not treat them badly, nor can you sit back and watch them bully the market and bully the local people. After the spring of next year, there will be jade merchants coming and going here, so you must be more careful. Make more preparations when you have time this winter."

Huang Ruo agreed one by one. Liang Xiao snatched the Ni City from King Loulan to him, just to take on him as a base in the middle of the Nanshan Commercial Road. These are tasks he deserved to complete. Otherwise, what would Liang Xiao want him to do?

The two of them talked for a while and had been away from the city for more than ten miles. Liang Xiao stopped him. "Okay, I'll send you thousands of miles away. You can go back to the city. The new city is well-behaved, so don't be careless."

"Don't worry, General." Huang Ruo took the reins of the horse from his personal guards. "General, get on the horse."

Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows, smiled slightly, turned over the horse, kicked Mingzhu, and rushed forward, and the knights followed one by one. Huang Ruo stood by the roadside, bowing and standing solemnly. These knights were not only Liang Xiao's killer moves, but also his amulets. When the old subordinates of the Eagle Tribe passed by him and bowed to him, he smiled and was secretly proud.

Although the Eagle Tribe only provides seventy knights, these knights are trusted by Liang Xiao and have all been replaced with Han army equipment and have been named Han. This is Liang Xiao's favor for the Eagle Tribe and his value to him Huang Ruo.

Leaving the Ni, Liang Xiao traveled westward, passing through Xiaowan, Qiemo, Jingjue and other small countries, comforting them one by one.

These small countries are not just tribes, but only three or four thousand people, and only more than a thousand people. They can fight and fight only a few hundred men. Faced with a giant like Liang Xiao, they have no other choice except to bow down and surrender. For them, whether it is Tianlang or Liang Xiao, they are stronger than them, and they can only serve carefully to avoid causing a murder.

However, after contacting Liang Xiao, these small countries became much more at ease. Compared with Tianlang, Liang Xiao, the legendary devil from the Central Plains of Han, was actually very kind. In order to avoid the burden on these small countries too much, he was even unwilling to stay for one more day. The soldiers were to be conquered, but the symbolic significance was greater. There were thirty or fifty people, and the fewer were only a dozen people, which was definitely something they could afford.

If Liang Xiaozhen can fulfill his promise, ensure peace in Nanshan, and preside over disputes for them, they are willing to pay these prices.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Liang Xiao came to Yutian.

The climate of Khotan is on the edge of the desert. It is not very cold. It is surrounded by snow-capped mountains and has two rivers running through the territory. It is considered a good place. Its strength is stronger than other countries, with more than 3,000 households and more than 20,000 people. Originally, there were more than 2,000 soldiers, but in the battle of Kowpolang Valley, Khotan lost more than 1,300 cavalrymen, and all the elites were destroyed, and even protecting its own safety became a problem. King Khotan's mood was even more complicated with Liang Xiao's arrival.

After the proton and the envoy went east, Liang Xiao released the kings. The King of Khotan rushed back and returned to the country a month ago. But he was still late. When he learned that all the elite troops of the Kingdom of Khotan were released, he immediately seized the opportunity to rob Khotan. The King of Khotan brought his people back, and the outside of the city was already in a mess and the losses were all gone.

The King of Khotan regretted it, but had to bite the bullet and clean up the mess, and collected some food and grass as much as possible to welcome Liang Xiao's arrival.

There are two cities in Khotan, one is east of Baiyu River, called Dongcheng, and the other is between Baiyu River and Moyu River, called Xicheng, which is the capital of the Kingdom of Khotan. The King of Khotan rushed to the east to welcome Liang Xiao, pointing to the blood on the city to show Liang Xiao, and regretting it.

Liang Xiao stroked the blood on the wall and expressed sympathy for King Tan's experience, but it was limited to this. It was a sin made by King Tan himself and could not blame others. However, this also caused him a problem. Kantan suffered heavy losses, and his plan to replenish supplies was failed.

He had two choices: continue to travel west and go to Shache to replenish it. Since Tian traveled more than 700 miles west, he could reach Shache. Shache was previously a territory controlled by the Yuezhi people. When Tianlang controlled Nanshan, Tie Huali, the general of Aliusu who was stationed in Shache, refused to bow to Tianlang. Tianlang once led his army to fight west, but Tie Huali avoided and did not fight, and his strength was well preserved. If he went to Shache, it would definitely be no problem to replenish supplies.

In addition, there is another option: just station to find fighter jets and regain the supplies.

The latter choice sounds very satisfying, but it is extremely feasible. After the tribes looted Yutian and fled into the mountains, it is not easy to find them. If they delay for a long time, exhaust their supplies but fail to find the enemy, it will be difficult to get off the tiger.

Just when Liang Xiao was in a dilemma, Dongfang Shuo rushed to Yutian. This was after Liang Xiao left the Western Regions, the two met again four years later, so they were naturally particularly intimate.

Dongfang Shuo informed Liang Xiao of the news about the countries in Tianshan Mountains. After learning that Liang Xiao defeated Tianlang, Lie Jiaomi adopted the strategy of seclusion and guarding the country. It seemed that he was preparing to build Chigu City into a copper city iron wall and wait for Liang Xiao to attack the city.

Liang Xiao laughed after hearing this. "So, Wusun won't cause trouble for us for the time being?"

"He is afraid that you will cause trouble for him now, so he will have the courage to cause trouble for you." Dongfang Shuo laughed proudly.

"Manqian's three-inch tongue is worth ten thousand soldiers."

"If it really can be worth 100,000 soldiers, I won't talk nonsense to him and just take down Chigu City." Dongfang Shuo smiled and shook his head. "I'm Xu. In the end, I'll have to deal with him. How about it? But if you have any strategy, tell me earlier, so I can prepare in advance."

Liang Xiao sighed. "There is no strategy. When I killed Tianlang, I was afraid that I would not have enough killing, but now I regret killing too many. Yutian had no power to protect himself and was robbed by bandits. Now I can't even pay the supplies. If I can't think of a way, I will be out of the cooking immediately."

"So serious?"

"It's really serious. The total number of countries in the Nanshan Mountains can use no more than 5,000 soldiers. Even if there are Shaches and Shule in the hands of the Yuezhi people, it's probably not more than 10,000. If you want to capture Chigu City, you can only rely on miracles. I thought that after the spring tomorrow, I will go to Dayuan and Yuezhi first to see if I can borrow soldiers."

"That's a matter in the future, and I don't care about it now. The most urgent task is to solve the external troubles of Khotan. If you cannot guarantee peace in Khotan, why do you have to gain a foothold in Khotan? Khotan not only produces jade, but also a place that military strategists must fight for, and must be controlled in our hands. This is an opportunity, you must seize it."

"I wanted to catch it, but the mountains were covered with snow and the weather was cold. Where would I go to find those bandits?"

"There is no way, just think of a way." Dongfang Shuo's eyes dripped around. "If you give me a day, I will definitely come up with a solution."

"One day?" Liang Xiao was skeptical.

"Hehe, what do you think I've been doing in the Western Regions over the years? I know you'll be back sooner or later, and I've made some preparations. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a celestial wolf and the hunting pride and the rushing swaying, I'd have come to Yutian long ago."

Seeing Dongfang Shuo so confident, Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Chang'an City, straight to the city gate.

The sound of hooves was so loud that a fast horse ran from a distance along the galloping road. He raised the small flag in his hand from afar and shook it desperately. Seeing this, the soldiers at the city gate quickly moved the obstacle at the city gate and pulled out another horse. The knight grabbed the city gate. Before he even dismounted, he threw out a bamboo talisman, turned over and dismounted, and jumped onto the prepared horse.

A gatekeeper handed over the water and asked, "Where did the news come from?"

"Western Regions." said the knight, Gudong Gudong poured two sips of water, poured all the remaining water on his face, wiped his face, and then laughed loudly: "Good news, the champion Hou has made a contribution again."

"Is that true?" The soldiers on duty at the city gate surrounded him and asked in a verbal manner: "When did it happen?"

"Who did you fight and how many people have you killed?"

"I'll be more closed this time, right?"

"Haha, don't ask, I only know this." The knight took the bamboo talisman after the inspection. "You can wait and read the newspaper." After that, he kicked his horse and rushed into the city, running along Zhichengmen Street towards the Weiyang Palace North Palace.

The soldiers were deeply moved, sighing enviously, and dispersed. A young soldier smacked his lips. "Oh, if it weren't for the stupid woman in our family, I would have followed the Chanjun Hou to the Western Regions, and maybe I could have earned hundreds of households of fiefs. How could I see the city gate here?"

Another middle-aged soldier heard this and spat. "Bah, what are you pretending to be? You didn't think we knew that you went there when the Champion Hou recruited the Warriors. His martial arts skills were too poor. The Champion Hou didn't want you. Now he pretended to be a master."

The young soldier was anxious. "Who said that my martial arts skills were too poor? It was because my stupid woman couldn't bear to leave me for too long. She gave me medicine and caused me to take three days. Can I have the strength? If you don't accept it, we will compete now."

"Just compete, I'm afraid of you." The middle-aged soldier rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight. The city gate captain came out and cursed, "Everything is a bit quiet, a bunch of waste. You don't think I know that when the Champion Hou recruited people, you didn't lose all of you. You didn't lose all of you. You are born to look at the fate of the city gate, so don't brag. Be honest in guarding the door. When the Champion Hou Kaixuan, he might be able to leave a woman in the Western Regions and let you get some cheaper."

The soldiers burst into laughter, and the passers-by couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

The emperor hurried to Chengming Palace and stood firm, so he said anxiously: "Where is the good news? Come and see it."

King Wuqiu Shou hurried forward and handed the victory to the emperor with both hands. The emperor took it and looked at it. It was Xu Le's handwriting. He smiled, pulled open the silk rope, unfolded the silk book, and started reading while walking.

The Lord Father Yan hurried over, and when he saw the emperor's appearance, he exchanged glances with King Wuqiu Shou. King Wuqiu Shou made a gesture and smiled knowingly. The Lord Father Yan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that another great victory was made. The good news that the Emperor had been waiting for for several months finally came.

Immediately afterwards, the doctor Li Guang also rushed over and looked at the emperor. After reading the memorial, the emperor saw Li Guang, and laughed loudly. "General Li, don't worry, Tianlang was shot by Liang Xiao with an arrow, and the Western Regions are peaceful."

Li Guang let out a long sigh, clenched his fist, and slammed his hand lightly. "I know that when His Majesty takes action, he will definitely be foolproof. But what the hell is Liang Xiao doing? I have waited for so long to kill Tianlang?"

The emperor glanced at Li Guang and smiled without saying a word. He handed over the news to King Wuqiu Shou and asked him to read it. King Wuqiu Shou took it in his hand, cleared his throat, and recited it loudly. After hearing this, the Lord Father Yan and others showed joy. Li Guang was even more frowning and almost applauded.

He just complained that Liang Xiao didn't seize the time and waited for several months before starting the battle. Now that he had listened to the entire war preparation process described by Xu Le, he knew what Liang Xiao had done in the past few months. If he hadn't developed a crossbow, if he hadn't prepared a chariot, if he hadn't trained the Qiang people into real knights, how could Liang Xiao have achieved such a great victory?

Li Guang was so happy that after finally finishing reading, he immediately snatched up. "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the battle of Nanshan was established and the Tianlang was given the head. From now on, no one dared to touch my great Han tiger."

The emperor laughed.

The master Yan also stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the Nanshan Mountains are pacified, the jade business road is open again, the difficulty of the imperial court can solve the problem of using jade, and the market price of jade in Chang'an can also be restored. This is a major event in the country, only sacrifices and Rong, but now sacrifices and Rong are both settled, which is a joyful congratulation."

The emperor smiled even more happily. He nodded and said proudly: "If you use people as your strengths, Liang Xiao should be on the battlefield. He is awkward in the court, but when he arrives on the battlefield, he is like a quick knife to cut off the hemp. Now Nanshan has been settled, and the tributes of the countries are indeed a happy event. Unfortunately, it is winter now, and the affairs of Wusun can only be discussed next year. The ten countries in Nanshan are not as good as Wusun. Only by conquering Wusun can peace be considered to be east of the Pamir Mountains."—

(To be continued.)
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