Chapter 183 The grass grows and the orioles fly

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 183 The grass grows and the orioles fly

The place pointed by Zhang Yue was exactly the Duixu Valley where Dongqiemi Kingdom was located.

"Duixugu!"

Zhao Yi shouted, "That's a good place."

Duixu Valley is naturally a good place, otherwise the Tang Empire in later generations would not have built Tang Luntai City here.

Two thousand years later, this place was the capital of the Western Regions.

"Gentlemen, who would like to go to this place?"

Zhang Yue asked again.

Guo Kai and Han Jiang looked at each other.

Han Jiang shook his head. Naturally, Han Jiang wanted to go away, but he was currently in contact with the A'ai Kingdom.

Relatively speaking, conquering the Ai Kingdom is more important to him.

Seeing Han Jiang give in, Guo Kai stood up and stepped forward without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops for a while!"

Zhang Yue nodded, "This will help Mr. Guo!"

After discussing the trip to Duixu Valley, everyone discussed whether to send people to Dawan and Kangju.

These two countries have the best war horses of their time.

After some deliberation, Zhang Yue vetoed the idea of ​​sending people to Kangju.

Now that Han and Kangju are on the same level, it is too dangerous for envoys to go to Kangju. Their lives cannot be guaranteed.

Zhang Yue vaguely remembered that Kang Juguo seemed to have killed six batches of Han envoys.

Zhang Yue did not want his brothers to die in vain.

Kang Ju naturally wanted to go, but he had to take the Han army with him.

Zhang Yueke has always been worried about Kang Ju's help to Li Ju.

In the end, everyone talked about it and decided that Pan Hong would serve as the envoy to go to Dawan and try to get a group of stallions back from Dawan.

But Pan Hong's real mission was to explore the way for the Han army.

The rich Hezhong area is a piece of fat, how could Zhang Yue let it go?

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Before I knew it, another three months had passed.

At the northern foot of the majestic Tianshan Mountains, at the end of the Xiata Ancient Road, looking back to the north, we see icy peaks and snowy ridges, sometimes misty and looming, sometimes the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and all the icebergs are visible.

Following the river to the south, there is an endless grassland. The wildflowers have not yet bloomed, but they are already full of vitality.

Several hares were standing at the entrance of the hole, but suddenly their ears twitched and they swooped back into the hole.

In a short while, a horse team of more than a hundred people galloped past.

By this time, the weather had gradually warmed up, and the Wusun people had also moved here from their winter capital.

Now is the time when the grass is growing and the orioles are flying, making it a perfect time for hunting.

For the grassland bowmen, hunting is not only a recreational activity.

It is also an important activity for training soldiers and teaching young reserves the art of war.

Hunting was used to train soldiers and train younger generations. It was not until the 19th century that it disappeared from the stage of history.

Among this group of hunters, the most eye-catching ones are the several falconers. Their arms are covered with thick leather hawk pads, and they are whistling and looking up at the falcons in the sky from time to time.

The Wusun people have always had the habit of raising local falcons as assistants to help search for prey.

The falcon whistled after spotting the prey. The Wusun people immediately divided into several teams amidst the whistle and went to the forest, making noise and shouting. After a while, the birds and animals in the forest fled in panic and were driven to the open pasture.

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Several Wusun nobles had been waiting here with their personal guards for a long time. When they saw the prey approaching, they all drove their horses and shot at it.

Among them was a young man with braided hair and a brocade-faced felt suit who looked exactly like a Han Chinese.

This son is Yuan Guimi, the son of Princess Jieyou and Wusun Kunmi.

At this time, Yuan Guimi was only seven or eight years old, but he had already begun to practice the art of horseback riding and archery.

Yuan Guimi's subordinates, in order to satisfy their master, tried their best to drive the best prey in front of him.

"Your Highness, shoot that deer!"

One of the guards shouted, looking at the guard's appearance and attire, he should be the same Han Chinese who came to Wusun with Princess Jieyou.

Amid the encouragement of his subordinates, Yuan Guimi drew his bow and arrow, but unexpectedly the deer suddenly turned around and rushed towards the other side, causing his arrow to miss.

Seeing that Yuan Guimi missed the shot, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. After sighing, he was about to catch up.

At this time, there was also a group of people on the opposite side, galloping towards them.

"Leave this prey to me, and tonight I will dedicate it to Kunmo!"

The speaker was a Wusun nobleman with a round face like the Huns but a red beard. He was the son of Kunmo and Mrs. Zuo, a Hun princess. Wujiitu.

Wujiutu controlled the horses and began to chase the deer. This move made Yuan Guimi's subordinates look sulky.

However, Yuan Guimi's riding and shooting skills were obviously not as good as Wujiutu's, so he could only follow him from afar.

Wujiutu paid no attention to them. He only stared at the deer's antlers, clasping the bow string with his thumb and aiming at its hind legs.

But just when he was about to succeed, two horses galloped out of the forest at the foot of Tianshan Mountain opposite.

One of the riders came forward quickly and shot an arrow, which hit the deer right in front, frightening the deer to stop.

Driven by the rider, he turned in a circle and ran towards Yuan Guimi's position behind him.

"Be bold!"

This caused Wujiutu's arrow to miss. He was just about to curse the herdsman who had ruined his good deeds, when he saw that the man coming on horseback was actually a Han.

I saw that the Han man was wearing iron armor and a large cloak. He had a sword hanging around his waist and a Han sword hanging on the saddle.

Wujiitu's scolding stopped. He heard his mother say yesterday that Han envoys would arrive today.

I think this person is one of the Han envoys.

He guessed correctly that the person who shot the arrow was Liu Yi who accompanied Cai Ting.

Shortly after Liu Yi appeared, a group of more than a hundred riders gradually came out from behind the forest.

I saw the leader, holding a big Han Scepter, leading people towards this side.

The one holding the Han Festival is naturally Cai Ting, who came to represent Zhang Yue.

Cai Ting was originally not qualified to hold the festival, but the sky in the Western Regions was high and the emperor was far away.

Zhang Yue and others had the audacity to let Cai Ting take a holiday to enhance his status and facilitate his actions in Wusun.

When Cai Ting came here, Zhang Yue also personally led 3,000 Han soldiers to ride near Chigu City.

And set up a large camp less than 50 miles away from Chigu City.

"But Cai Changshi is here?" A middle-aged man dressed as Han Chinese came over on horseback.

"This is Cai Ting, who are you?"

The knight said, "I am Zhao Feng, the chief guard of Lord Chu!"

This person's name was included in the information provided by the Millennium Guard. This person was Wusun who first entered with Princess Xijun.

After Princess Xijun passed away, he continued to serve Princess Jieyou.

Now he is one of Princess Jieyou's most trusted subordinates.

"It turns out it's Cavalry Commander Zhao Qian who's in front of you!" Cai Ting smiled and greeted him.

"Captain Zhao Qian is here. I wonder if His Highness Lord Chu is here. I should go and pay my respects at some point..."

Cai Ting asked with a smile on his face.

Zhao Feng also said enthusiastically, "His Royal Highness Lord Chu is waiting for the envoy at the Hot Spring Palace, but Prince Yuan Guimi is here..."

Cai Ting looked around and said, "I wonder who is Prince Yuan Guimi?"

At this time, Yuan Guimi also rode up to meet him under the protection of two followers.

"I am Yuan Guimi, and you are the Han envoy?"
Chapter completed!