Judging from their appearance, they should be going to Bailan Ancient City to spend the night.
It was the last stop before entering the Western Region.
It was getting late, strong winds were blowing in the desert, and a sandstorm had taken shape not far away.
Just when the sun was about to set, a castle standing on the mountain appeared in front of everyone.
Fan Hu immediately went over to knock on the door with a few of his followers.
The moment Zhao Rui entered Liangcheng, he felt that it had little to do with the Western Regions.
Most of the architectural styles come from the Central Plains, and the houses here are interconnected and look like military formations.
This was definitely not the first time Huangfu Xin had come. There was actually a special area of houses in this city that was set aside for his caravan to stay.
After settling Huangfu Xin, Fan Hu ran to the middle of the street.
"The Tiger and Ben troops are gathering, the descendant of King Jingtian is here!"
These words immediately caused an uproar in the city. Every house hung up a strange lantern, and then people in tattered armor walked out of every house.
Not long after, a large army gathered on the teaching field in the east of the city!
The moment Zhao Rui raised the King Yu Sword on the high platform, all these people knelt on the ground.
Judging from its scale, it is indeed as Fan Hu said, with more than 20,000 people.
But there are many people here who are in their seventies or eighties, and there are even many eight or nine-year-old children among them. How can they be considered elites?
There are less than 10,000 people who can actually be dragged out to fight!
"Are you sent by King Jingtian to give us orders?"
"We failed King Jingtian and failed to destroy Rongdi!"
"Are you here to take us home?"
...
Zhao Rui was asked one question after another. He really didn't know how to answer for a while.
However, during the questions and answers with these people, Zhao Rui also learned about the situation in Liangcheng.
After the Huben army took the wrong path, they marched northwest and finally arrived here.
But they were unfamiliar with the place and didn't know what exactly this place was, so they encountered many obstacles.
Countries in the Western Region and various forces along the way fought war after war.
Even though they were once famous all over the world and had endless fighting power, they could not withstand such intense continuous fighting.
In the end, only 3,000 people arrived here alive.
Guo Zixing, the commander-in-chief of the Huben Army, made a prompt decision to build a city here and settle down, waiting for orders from Dongliang.
After all, they are the personal guards of King Jingtian. Even if King Jingtian suddenly dies suddenly, Dongliang should send someone to find them to convey the order.
They had been waiting for so many years, and finally had to get married and have children, and actually built a city in this deserted place.
Because most of the women he married were from the local area, and many were from the Western Regions, the offspring they gave birth to had some Western appearance.
The entire city has a total population of approximately 40,000 people, of which more than half are old, weak, women and children.
Zhao Rui suddenly felt a little disappointed. The city could barely pull out 10,000 troops, but he didn't know what their combat power was. As for whether they could regain the glory of the Tiger and Ben Army, it wasn't certain.
At this moment, a young man in his twenties suddenly stood up, pulled out a long knife, and split a stone in half with all his strength.
"Subordinate, Hu Benjun, Right Army Zhonglang General, Tang Long! I want to give it a try in this teaching field. Are you really the descendant of King Jingtian?"