Dawan Kingdom, Xiaowang Palace. Lou Luo, who had just returned, coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.
Not only was he defeated, but his father also died suddenly and inexplicably in the palace. Of course, according to the subsequent investigation, it was clear that the assassination was by Shu people, and a Shu people's bronze official medal was also found.
Bang.
Lou Luo raised his fist and slammed it on the table.
When the 15,000-strong army returned to their base, only more than 3,000 golden cavalry and more than 2,000 infantry battalions were left. The rest were buried in the desert.
"Can you see the Son of God?" Lou Luo calmed down and spoke angrily.
"We have already sent people to invite him. At the Son of God's residence, only the messenger was left, saying that the Son of God would go into the desert alone to invite the heavenly soldiers to help him fight."
Lou Luo's face was trembling, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not. The most critical issue before him at the moment was that the Shu people would definitely launch an attack.
Today, the Dawan Kingdom is fully equipped with only 20,000 troops left. Moreover, due to the sudden death of their father, their morale has been shattered to the extreme.
"Go and invite the clan elders to come over and prepare for the enthronement."
"Prince, according to the rules of the kingdom... you have to wait at least one month to finish the burial of the late king——"
"What are you talking about?" Lou Luo cursed, "Don't you understand? The Shu people are preparing to attack. How about a month? When I become the king and take charge of the country's troops, there is no chance that I will have a decisive victory with the Shu people.
burden!"
Lou Luo breathed out.
"In addition, I sent people to Xiguo and Wuziguo to tell them that the Shu people were going to attack the Western Regions. We, the Dawan Kingdom, wanted to unite with them to fight against the Shu dogs! Send more beauties, Hu Ji, and a treasure in the palace's treasury.
You can also send iron armor and iron weapons there as well. As long as these people are willing to join forces with me."
Although it was said that Zhenlan City only had 20,000 to 30,000 troops. But for some reason, Lou Luo remembered the raid that night. Even though he had a great advantage, he was still killed by Thief Xu and was left without armor.
, almost couldn’t return to Dawan.
"I hope that the Son of God...can really invite heavenly soldiers to help in the battle."
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"Lord."
"Lord!!"
At the gate of Zhenlan City, Xu Mu had just arrived. From a distance, he saw Yin Hu, Zhao Dun, and Naguli's group.
Among them, there were many barbarians who lined the streets to welcome us. There were even kings wearing crowns and barbarian generals wearing battle armor.
"I've met the King of Shu!"
"No need to be polite."
Xu Mu smiled. Yin Hu has been in business for so long, and he should have attracted many allies. Anyone with a long-term perspective can see what this Silk Road means to the Western Regions.
It means development and growth, as well as integration with the culture of the Central Plains.
"Six heroes, I have been thinking of you on the way here." Xu Mu dismounted and walked towards Yinhu first.
Jia Zhou expressed his desire to train this former secret guard leader more than once to become the third great conspirator of Western Shu.
"Yin Hu, please see the chief helmsman...see the lord."
"Get up."
"Everyone, get up. I am here to solve the problem when I enter the Western Region. Again, the Silk Road leading to the Central Plains must be paved. If anyone dares to obstruct it, I will not be lenient.
!”
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After entering Zhenlan City, Xu Mu and Yin Hu got away from the banquet and walked to a quiet corner.
"Six Heroes, what do you think of those pushing hands?"
Yin Hu put down his wine cup and frowned, "I heard that my lord was intercepted and killed by the Dawan Kingdom. Coupled with the previous events, I can almost conclude that these black hands have been hidden in the Dawan Kingdom before, or even in the Dawan Kingdom.
He said that the foolish prince who rashly went to war was probably deceived by others."
"Those who deceive are the black hands."
"My lord, if you want to establish your authority, the affairs of Dawan Kingdom cannot be given up easily."
Xu Mu narrowed his eyes, "Of course I understand. But I'm thinking that if Xishu does this on its own, it won't mean much. But if we win over other Western countries and form a coalition, it will be equivalent to being tied to the same boat.
"
"Now in the Western Region, there are three small countries closer to Zhenlan City that have agreed to trade with Western Shu and jointly build the Silk Road. On the contrary, the countries to the west are very bad-tempered."
"The Kingdom of Dawan is located in the west."
"Exactly, it can be regarded as a big country in the Western Region. It originally had an army of about 30,000. But after this round, I am afraid that the strength of the army has been greatly reduced."
"Six Heroes, I will leave it to you to prepare the alliance army. Do you have confidence that it will be done within five days?"
Yin Hu thought for a while, "It should be enough. But these small countries have uneven military strength. The weakest one only has three thousand infantry."
"It's just a name-dropping thing. It doesn't matter. Small countries also have a say."
"My lord is wise."
Xu Mu waved his hand, "By the way, Six Heroes, have you ever heard of the Black Eagle Gate?"
"Black Eagle Gate? I seem to have heard it mentioned before. My lord, do you remember that Captain Li Zhiqiu came to the Western Regions once?"
"Does this have anything to do with it?"
"I heard that the predecessor of the Black Hawk Gate was the Xiaer Branch."
Xu Mu's face was shocked, "Is the Black Eagle Sect the person who controls Xia'er Helm?"
"It was true before. But after Captain Li Zhiqiu left the Western Region, the people assigned to Xia'er's helm became the Black Eagle Sect for some reason."
Xu Mu frowned and vaguely understood the connection. After thinking about it, he squatted on the ground, broke off a branch, and began to draw a strange-looking black hawk based on his memory.
"Lord, this is exactly the door map of the Black Eagle Gate."
"It's a pity that Li Zhiqiu passed away, otherwise more information would have been obtained."
Yin Hu thought for a while, "My lord, you really don't know?"
"what do you know……"
"When Captain Li Zhiqiu entered the Western Regions, he was protected by two chief helmsman elders. One of them was Mr. Zhuge. But for some reason, Mr. Zhuge later returned to the Central Plains, resigned from his position as an elder, and became a hermit master.
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"Old Zhuge...Six Heroes, let me ask one more question, does he have any old acquaintance here in the Western Region?"
Yin Hu looked strange, "Lord, how did I know this? I have never been good at worldly love affairs... But in Zhenlan City, there was an example of Wei Feng marrying a princess. Many Shu soldiers who entered the Western Regions were married to Zhenlan.
The women in the city have intermarried, and many of them have given birth to children."
"I mentioned it in my letter before."
"I know, and I'm not angry." Xu Mu frowned, feeling that his head was getting more and more confused. Regarding the matter of intermarriage, his monster brother could marry Luan Yu. From a modern perspective, he saw it very clearly
Yes, I have no intention of beating up the mandarin ducks or anything like that.
He is bound to gain control of this land in the Western Region.
"Six Heroes, let's go back to the banquet first." After rubbing his head, Xu Mu sighed.
"It's been a long journey. When the banquet is over, my lord, please have a good rest. There are... quite a few Orchid beauties in Zhenlan City. My lord also knows that I, Yin Hu, have always had the strictest mouth."
"I feel tired, so I need to rest for two days."
The two walked back again, and when they were halfway there, Xu Mu stopped and saw an acquaintance.
"Hey, lord!" A lieutenant of a small school hurriedly ran over. Behind him, there was also a Hu woman. In the woman's arms, she held a swaddling baby.
"Ma Dacai... damn you, you said you wanted to save money to marry Xi Niang." Xu Mu laughed and cursed.
"My lord, you are unjust. Xi Niang doesn't want to marry me. It's a big deal if I don't have any children. I can only marry a girl from the Western Region."
"Do you have a name?"
"Ma Xiaocai."
Xu Mu was a little speechless, stretched out his hand and hooked the baby in the swaddling clothes.
"He is a son, but he looks like a foreigner. But no matter what, he is my son, Ma Dacai!"
After listening to Ma Dacai's words, Xu Mu retracted his movements and felt an inexplicable "buzzing" in his mind.