In early summer, the sun shrank, the blue-gray rain clouds pressed very low, and the birds passing by the sky also returned to the mountains and forests as fast as possible.

In the fields below, the sound of horse hooves extends, and the fierce shouts and roars come one after another.

The dust raised on the ground stroking the horses as they galloped, and the cavalry, who had half of the body of the war horse, swung out and slashed it hard. The civilians running ahead screamed and fell into a pool of blood. A grassland cavalry with leather armor and felt hat lit the thatched roof. The next second, the woman and the child screamed shrillly, ran out of it, and were chased by the surrounding grassland people and then killed.

Hundreds of light cavalry intertwined and cut a village in the Assyrian province. Huge flames ran over the horses, storming into the crowds that drove out the houses, flesh and blood, and heads torn apart under the blade. The strong men fell down first, and then the old men... Then the white women and ignorant or fearful children, dense corpses spread out, and then the knights pulled down the burning houses and buried the bodies.

Another village was lost. Soon after, these cavalrymen, with dozens and hundreds of people as teams, continued to advance in other directions. If they encountered resistance or the village, they would sound the trumpet, summon other teams in the field, and then massacre and plunder.

In mid-May, since entering the Assyrian province, the speed of nearly 200,000 troops gradually slowed down. The cavalry clusters of Wuhuan, Xianbei, Xiongnu, Kushan and Parthia who were hovering on the left and right wings received an order to clean up. They were not only on the way forward, but also on the Arab region, Armenia, two directions north and south, and sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to release mud. Lou Ban and others thought that the Wolf King was to investigate the possibility of the Qin army detour, but in fact they were in a difficult situation.

Gongsun Zhi looked at the Assyrian scholars who were plundering and tied up the detailed map of the Qin Dynasty. As officials of the translation group, they kept marking the mountains, rivers, and towns with Chinese characters. These people were the Roman auxiliary soldiers who surrendered in the north and now returned to Central Asia and the European battlefield. The biggest role of the battle is to act as translators. The treatment specifications are much higher than they were in Rome at the time. More importantly, almost all of them were settled in the east. For them, it doesn't matter who Rome has ruled, it just changed its skin color.

"The governor slowed down the pace of the three armies..." Jia Xu raised his crystal clear long-legged glass and shook the scarlet wine inside. He looked at Gongsun Zhi with his hands in front of the map, his voice was dull: "Are you worried about two places called Armenia and Mesopotamia?"

"I'm sure worried."

Gongsun Zhi turned around, then sat back to the head, picked up the wine and took a sip: "These two places are one south and one north, if they are divided and recovered, time will be unfavorable to us. Ignore them, and I am afraid that a knife will be used to stab us in the back, which will not be worth the loss." After a moment, he put down the cup and raised his eyes to the smiling strategist: "Wenhe has any plan to teach me?"

Over there, the old man put down his wine glass and raised his hands with a smile: "The governor raised his hand, and he had some thoughts in his heart and would like to analyze it for the governor."

Since the iron chain on his hands and feet was cut off that night, Jia Xu felt somewhat relieved. He was far away from the west and showed the power of the Han Dynasty, which made him sometimes proud with everyone. At this time, he often took the initiative to make suggestions. Another reason was also clear in his heart that if the three armies were defeated, he would be a sagittarius, and if he could not speak, he would be basically impossible to return to the Han Dynasty. If he went abroad, no matter whether he wanted to or not, he could only stand on a boat and sail in one direction.

Gongsun Zhi raised his hand and asked dozens of translators who were drawing the map and scholars from Assyrian provinces to go out first, then looked at Jia Xu: "Wenhe, please speak."

"I heard that Armenia originally belonged to the Anshu people, but they were robbed away. Two years have not been long, and the people's hearts have not been accepted. It is considered that the army has died in a hurry. It is difficult to have the power to fight again. Even if there are, it is just a mob. This is to go all the way. As for Mesopotamia, the Taishun who is resting in peace has been recovered. Under the control, this place naturally dares not move rashly. What else does the governor have to worry about?"

"It's not just that." Gongsun Zhi raised his wine glass and toasted him, looked at the gradually formed map, narrowed his eyes and drank: "Wenhe, look at the terrain above, the huge inland sea squeezed the entire land away, and the one placed in front of us turned into two roads. The emperor of the Qin Dynasty should have gathered enough troops to deal with us, waiting for us in front of us, or rushing towards us. From Marcusus, he learned that the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a soldier and a ruthless character from the war of the south and the north. Moreover, the Qin Dynasty was good at fighting formations. In this way, they must have set up a wall in Asia Minor and waited for us to hit us."

He got up and walked to the map, his fingers passed through the ink stains that had not yet dried, and continued, "To the south, through the Arab region, and around this Mediterranean Sea, it should be Egypt. Large deserts, towns, sparsely populated, and the Qin people had the least army. However, the desert march, riding horses in the soft sand sea, and the supply will become a burden. These are the two roads in front of me."

After a moment of speech, Jia Xu, who was in the side seat, stood up, walked behind the wolf king with a smile, looked at the map and raised his hands: "Xu felt that the governor was thinking too much. What was our original intention for coming to Qin? Did the governor forget it?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten, but when the battle formations are head-on, I have to consider the casualties of soldiers." Gongsun Zhi twisted the ink stains on his fingertips and walked past the scholar with his hands behind his back: "When fighting in the Qin Dynasty, they can reorganize their troops even if they are defeated a few times. If we are not able to do so, the morale of the army will be reduced by one point. The caravans of the aristocratic families are all snobbish. Once they see that the situation is not good, it will be a devastating blow to the entire Western Expedition Army. Moreover, Anxi and Kushan can fight with us. They have not seen that we are invincible, but they will follow us to find the benefits. If they are defeated, they will run faster than anyone else."

As the commander of the first army, especially the expedition to the extreme west, the pressure on the commander was extremely great. It was not only concerns about the morale of the army, but also the supply of casualties was also an extremely important part, and it was not even possible to show any signs of defeat. This was also the pressure that Gongsun Zhi could not speak to others at all.

"... So Xu said that the governor was thinking too much." The old man followed behind, looked at the gloomy Tianyun at the tent, and lowered his voice: "The army is for war, why should the governor cherish his life? Xu had a plan. Although it was a bit risky, maybe he could try it. Can the governor be willing to listen?"

The raindrops as big as beans hit the top of the tent, splashing.

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The raindrops fell on the ground, and the rain was mixed with a pair of steps running over here quickly.

The young man occasionally stopped at the entrance of the nearby tent. He took out a small wooden box that he had covered and looked at it. It was filled with candied fruit, preserved fruit and snacks. The one that satisfied him the most was a necklace he collected. The patterned round shape was inlaid with a thumb-sized sapphire, which looked very beautiful.

"Lingqi will definitely like it." Close the lid of the box again, and the young man smiled and wiped the water stains on his face, covered the wooden box under his deep clothes, raised his arm and pushed the raindrops that were not too big, hurriedly ran towards the military camp with the Lu flag not far ahead. After handing over the token, his expression became cautious and he gently walked towards a tent.

This young man is Lu Xun.

In front of him, the tall and mighty figure was patrolling the various places of the Bingzhou military camp with dark and silent generals and several personal soldiers. Lu Bu lifted the curtain to look at the furnishings in the soldiers' tents, then pulled out the weapons on the guard's waists to check whether there were gaps or damaged areas.

"If the soldiers' armor and weapons are damaged, report it immediately, and then another batch of new and old ones will be handed over to the baggage battalion, and they know how to repair it."

"Yes." Gao Shunxi responded with the words "golden".

Lu Bu inserted his ring-headed knife back to the waist of the soldier, dragged his cloak and continued walking forward: "However, the war was done by the Xianbei, Wuhuan and Xiongnu. Even if the weapons were so bad, there was no chance... By the way, why didn't you see Lingqi today? Have you ever seen her?"

"I saw it at noon and should be in my own tent."

When Lu Bu was walking in front of him, his voice suddenly stopped, his thick eyebrows slowly frowned, Gao Shun's eyes gathered, and he reached out to hold the hilt of the knife at his waist. Lu Bu waved his hand, took a step, and then raised his feet. The figure in a dark purple dress on the opposite side was sneaky, looking around at the surrounding camp tents, and while retreating, he muttered: "Remember to find out clearly... the one with the red feathers is there, why isn't there... hey?"

The muttering words suddenly raised. Lu Xun hugged the wooden box and rushed forward, fell to the ground, covered his butt and struggled quickly, and was about to show his identity, but he was not a meticulous work and swallowed it back. When his eyes were frozen, his handsome face turned pale: "Wen...Wen Hou... It's really... What a coincidence... Why are you here?"

"This is a military camp. Why do you think I am here?" Lu Bu stood in front of Lu Xun with a tall body and expressionless face. He looked at the other party's raised chest and narrowed his eyes: "... Then what are you doing here?"

"Xun is here to look for... to look for Ling..."

"Hmm?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.

The moment he dragged the long sound out, Lu Xun felt a huge sense of oppression, and quickly took out the wooden box on his chest and held it in his hand: "Xun passed by and picked up this... this wooden box... was quite unique, so he came over to find out who threw it."

As soon as he finished speaking, his hands were empty. Lu Bu pinched the wooden box in his hand and waved at him: "I will look for you, you can leave now."

"Na Xun said goodbye."

The young man bowed respectfully, turned around and left slowly, his eyes still staring around: "Where is it... so hard to find..." At this time, the powerful voice behind him was like a lion's roar: "What are you rushing to drive away!"

Lu Xun was so scared that he was shocked and ran away. Lu Bu stared at his back and disappeared outside the gate, throwing the wooden box in his hand to Gao Shun beside him without looking at it: "I'm not at ease and take it to divide it."

"ah?"

When Gao Shun was surprised, a tent not far away in front of him lifted the curtain. The girl with a red skirt came out with the red feather on her helmet and turned her head: "Dad, it seems that she heard you yelling at me just now?"

"A disobedient soldier." Lu Bu said with a smile, noting what the girl was holding: "What are you doing when you take this down?"

"Oh, I've been hanging for a few days and it's a little dirty. Lingqi took it in and wiped it, and was about to hang it up again." Lu Lingqi raised the red feather in her hand, turned around and tied it to a rope next to the curtain, which was used to indicate her identity so that some soldiers would not go to the wrong camp.

"It's raining, so let's go to the tent to rest. I'll come out and have dinner with my father later." After that, Lu Bu walked away with Gao Shun holding a wooden box.

How strange is Daddy today?

Standing at the tent, Lu Lingqi turned her head and walked away suspiciously...

It was also in this peaceful and rainy day that everyone decided to fight this war. In the middle tent, an old man named Jia Xu whispered quietly in Gongsun Zhi's ear. Soon after, the commander who had entrained the order ran secretly on the rainy road.

Two huge armies will meet on the road ahead of both sides, and the malice they carry will eventually meet the same malice brought by the other party...
Chapter completed!