Wearing genuine yellow dragon scale armor, carrying the imitation national seal in his arms, carrying the door panel, no, imitation Heavenly Sword, and under his crotch a BMW claw with yellow flying lightning.
If it weren't for the nondescript Zhuge scarf on his head, Li Shushi might have looked like a pretty mighty general.
But what is might? Can it be eaten? So it is better to be more practical.
But what is practical? Li Shupong glanced very covertly at Nero-chan not far behind him and the two Lily girls who were whispering in the further corner, and then returned to Nero who noticed his sight.
Lu Jiang gave a reassuring smile.
By the time Li Shushi basically satisfied his curiosity and returned to the team preparing to leave, a long time had passed. Besides the yellow dragon girl, the three cute beasts and Yaya and Xiao'a had already arrived.
He has disappeared. He must have left long ago, which means that everyone standing here is waiting for him.
This kind of treatment really makes people feel happy, especially since everyone seems to be very patient.
Even Su Xiaoluoli, who originally thought she would lose her temper, did not even blame him for coming back late or complain about the Huanglong girl staying with him for too long.
Just Su Xiaololi, what do you mean by that expression of "It turns out that not a single part of your body is missing?"!
Of course, just keep such complaints in your heart. After all, even if he is wearing yellow dragon scale armor, it is still very easy and pleasant for Su Xiaololi to blow him away. If Su Xiaololi feels any pleasure from this♀
The relationship is even worse.
"Let's set off."
Following Li Shushi's order, the army finally began its journey home.
"This trip to the Western Region should be quite successful."
Looking back at the city that has become smaller and smaller, he holds a beautiful brocade bag tightly in his hand, which contains a few strands of black silk and a piece of gold foil with birthdays written on it. It is the owner of the city in the distance and the person under his feet.
It was a gift given to me by the owner of this land. From then on, we would be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and it would be extremely difficult to see each other again.
"Still thinking about her?"
Just when Li Shushi's mind was wandering, Su Xiaololi's malicious voice sounded in his ears.
Although he said that, Li Shushi knew very well that there didn't seem to be much melancholy in Su Xiaololi's tone. Was it because he didn't care about his good friend, or was it because he had already made an agreement, or for some other reason?
But even if Li Shushi stopped the car with his thoughts, Su Xiaololi seemed to have already guessed it.
"I have experienced this kind of separation many times, so I must have been numb to it for a long time."
Su Xiaololi's face looked full of the vicissitudes of history, like an old woman reminiscing about her life experiences in her twilight years.
But Su Xiaololi, do you know that this kind of performance of yours is the one you are least good at among all the performances?
"Huh? Is it really that obvious?"
Su Xiaololi was very cooperative and showed her cuteness to Li Shushi. As a result, Li Shushi lost a lot of his separation sadness.
After all, they can be regarded as an "old husband and wife" who have lived together for several years. They understand each other to some extent.
Of course. Compared to Li Shushi's understanding of Su Xiaololi, Su Xiaololi probably understood Li Shushi as thoroughly as an X-ray machine. Li Shushi even felt that Su Xiaololi might know him better than he did.
This feeling seems a bit strange, but Li Shushi's intuition always has such an illusion.
There are so many illusions and so on, so I think it must be correct intuition.
So, those patients with severe chuunibyou are really all capable of ascending to heaven and earth and dominating the world with their extraordinary bloodline.
If you really believe it, I suggest you also go to the Sheephorn and try electric shock therapy. Maybe you can get urban powers~
"By the way, I forgot to tell you something very important."
This time Li Shushi was sure that Su Xiaololi was definitely not joking with him, because the expression on her face was very serious.
"What's going on? How important can it be?" Although he knew that Su Xiaololi would not take the target lightly, Li Shushi still couldn't help but make some teasing remarks. Obviously, the trip to the Western Regions was nothing more than Su Xiaololi's series of various interesting things.
The cute expression is enough to make Li Shushi feel that it is worth paying for the ticket. The only pity is that there is no thing with instant memory like a camera.
But I think even if there was such a thing, Su Xiaololi would destroy it as soon as possible. After all, it can be regarded as a shameful play.
"Sister Xuanwu told me~ The resentful spirit imprisoned by us seemed to have been let go, but it seemed that because the enemy's methods were very clever, no clues were found. I was originally more suspicious.
Several subjects also behaved very normally, so Sister Xuanwu asked me to remind you, and I hope you can help pay attention to it."
"Wraith? Oh, you are talking about the guy who calls himself 'Yu Ji'. She was actually let go? Could it be that there is still the secret work of the legendary devil lurking around us? This is really shocking
A little surprised."
Although he said that, Li Shushi still couldn't help but think of the scene that the Huanglong girl showed him. His former friends had turned into zombie-like existences, and each of the beautiful figures seemed to have been completely ruined.
, just because Li Shushi didn't know many of them at all, so he always regarded that scene as a warning.
only……
Who is the woman sitting on the throne-like seat? Why does Li Shushi always have a familiar feeling, but every time he tries to compare that face or body with the acquaintance around him?
I found that my face and body, which were still a little hazy, became like a mosaic and became something weird.
And now, Su Xiaololi told him that there was indeed a guy with great supernatural powers beside him. He could actually make all the arrangements of Sister Xuanwu and Girl Huanglong fail. Such an ability was really surprising.
Who exactly has such ability?
Speaking of which, Li Shushi was not without suspicion, but first of all, Li Shushi, whose memory was not that of a computer, had forgotten a lot of the images that day due to his excitement, so he was not sure of his conjecture. Secondly, he himself
No matter who the partners around him were, they had followed him through various difficulties. It was really hard for him to believe that they would make that choice.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
But after all, he was on the march now, so Li Shushi didn't have to worry that his actions would attract too many people's attention, and Su Xiaoluoli just reminded him and had no intention of letting him make a decision.
So, this matter seemed to have been swept away in a blur, but Li Shushi had another thorn in his heart.
After leaving Chigu City, we headed eastward. Although we walked through the mountains, because the overall mountain level was on a downward trend, Li Shushi estimated that it had dropped from more than 3,000 meters to about 2,500 meters, so everyone felt
Not bad.
"Lord Zhou Mu, our army is now strong. Perhaps the previous plan can be slightly changed."
It was in this atmosphere that Ban Fu found Li Shushi on the fifth night after leaving Chigu City.
"Pangong, I don't know if I have any advice. You know the Western Regions far better than I do. If you have any good ideas, I must give them to you."
According to the original plan of Li Shushi, Ban Fu, Zhang Tai and others, if the Wusun problem can be solved smoothly, then the group will wipe out the enemies on the northern line one by one when they return to the division, thus opening a way for the Han Dynasty to attack.
A stable and safe trade route, and with this battle, a relatively stable base can be established to pave the way for the next move.
But from now on, it seems that the gains from this trip to Wusun are far beyond imagination, so it seems that Ban Fu has new ideas.
It should be said that he is indeed a descendant of Dingyuan Hou Banchao, able to deal with the complex situation in the Western Regions by adapting to circumstances.
Even though Ban Fu had not yet fully revealed his thoughts, Li Shushi already had a considerable degree of trust in Ban Fu's opinions.
"Lord Zhou Mu, please take a look," Ban Fu took out his increasingly perfect "Master Map of the Western Regions." "Our previous plan was to retain a certain amount of troops after a series of battles with the Xianbei people.
Then use these troops to move along the northern line of the Silk Road
Bring the six Cheshi Kingdoms along the route under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate, so that business travelers can be attracted when the trade routes are smooth. Over time, the relationship between the Western Regions and our Han Dynasty can be stabilized, and at the same time, based on this, we can gradually
Infiltrate to the south."
"Yes, although this plan seems a bit slow, it is better than being practical, step by step, and gradually eating away. Even if it takes a hundred years, we can no longer let those who dare to swing around with only a few cities have second thoughts.
Take advantage of the opportunity!"
"Sir Zhou Mu's idea is certainly a good one, but some things happen at one time and another."
"How do you say this? I hope Pan Gong will not hesitate to enlighten me."
"Before, I thought that after several fierce battles, our army would definitely suffer a lot of losses, but I never thought that because of the civil strife in Xianbei and the efforts of Lord Zhou Mu and his soldiers, not only did our army suffer far less damage than expected, but we also gained many countries.
reinforcements."
"Well... I always feel embarrassed to be praised like this."
"Master Zhou Mu deserves it, he deserves it. Now our army has more than 5,000 elite Gandhara troops from Kushan, 5,000 elite troops assisted by Wusun, 3,000 elite troops assisted by Kangju, plus the elite troops aided by Zhou
Lord Mu has more than 20,000 Bingzhou troops, nearly 10,000 Feixiong troops, and more than 10,000 Xianbei soldiers. The total strength has exceeded 50,000 and nearly 60,000."
"So many!" Li Shushi really didn't realize this at first.
But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true.
Because the Northern Huns fled from the north, the Kangju people were completely relieved, so the troops who were originally planning to work with the Wusun Army and the Western Region Protectorate Forces to regain the north had no place to use it. In order to give face to their granddaughter,
In order to show his goodwill towards the Protectorate of the Western Regions, or Li Shushi, King Kangju did not take back these 3,000 people but continued to give them to the Protectorate of the Western Regions for use, and followed them together with the 5,000 elite provided by Wusun Wang Xuanmi.
Li Shushi went eastward.
After this period of rest, the Flying Bear Army, which was originally heavily damaged, has at least reached its former standards in terms of scale. After all, Dong Zhuo's reputation in the entire northern grassland is no less than that of Li Shushi. He even became famous much earlier than Li Shushi.
, so many Xianbei elites were very excited when faced with the Fei Xiong Army’s surrender.
Interesting. Because not only will this not insult their status, but the treatment of the Flying Bear Army is enough to make them excited. More importantly, there are many foreign races in the Flying Bear Army, although most of them are Qiang and Di people.
A small number of them are Lu Shuihu's mercenaries, but at least the Xianbei people don't have to worry about being ostracized.
In fact, if nearly 20,000 Xianbei surrendered soldiers had not been divided up as spoils of war by Wusun and Kangju to make up for the population lost in this war, perhaps the number of surrendered soldiers in Li Shushi's team could have doubled several times.
Of course, this shows what the combat effectiveness of the remaining Xianbei descendants is among all the descendants.
But even so, they are much, much stronger than Li Shushi's newly recruited soldiers in Bingzhou.
Therefore, even if these people are the lowest among all the people, Wusun and Kangju will never dislike them. Anyway, they are countries established by grassland peoples. Those tribes have enough ability to digest... and assimilate these captives.
In fact, Li Shushi wanted to keep these people here because he wanted to leave some cannon fodder for the siege battle that he might encounter next. Although the engineering ability of the foreign soldiers is really poor, it is more related to the technology of both sides.
If we just talk about the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the soldiers, I believe that no general of the Han Dynasty would think that the foreign soldiers are inferior to the Han soldiers.
Although his soldiers have fewer opportunities to fight, siege warfare is no better than field warfare after all. It is also not a city defense battle. Even if the city walls of those small countries in the Western Regions cannot compare with the majestic and fortified cities like Xuanmenguan and Luoyang City, they absolutely cannot.
underestimate, after all, history
There are too many records in the book that in the Western Regions, the Han people relied on hundreds of thousands of soldiers to rely on fortified cities to resist the enemy's attack of ten thousand people, or that thousands of Han people were unable to break through the enemy's guarded city and finally had to do nothing due to supply problems.
Examples of wars such as returning.
Li Shushi does not want to become a stepping stone for others to go down in history.
"That's right, so I think we might be a little bolder and take bigger steps."
Ban Fu's determination and desire to pacify the Western Regions was even greater than that of Li Shushi. After all, the latter only instinctively regarded this land as his own country's territory due to modern reasons, while the former had been obsessed with it for several generations.
.In other words, it can be said that the descendants of the Ban family and Ban Chao's family have risen from dreams and wishes to obsession with the Western Regions.
I'm afraid that even if they die, these people still hope to become an earth-bound spirit on the land of the Western Region.
Although saying this may seem disrespectful to the children of the Ban family, in fact Li Shushi really admires their persistence.
"Pangong, don't hesitate. Originally, we had to rely on Bangong for future affairs in the Western Regions. Everything we are doing now is to enable Bangong's future work to be carried out better, so whatever plans Bangong has, it doesn't matter."
"Then you're welcome. Master Zhou Mu, does he know the maximum number of soldiers and horses that a country in the Western Region can use?"
"I don't know much about this, but I think that if a big country like Qiuci devotes all its efforts to mobilize nearly 100,000 armored men, if such a large number of soldiers are used in field battles, I'm afraid our army only needs three
We can defeat the opponent with only one-third of our troops, but if the opponent stations their soldiers in the city, although our army is brave, it will not be easy to win."
"What Mr. Zhou Mu said is not wrong, but I think that if our army goes south along the river valley, we can first go to Gumo and then raid Qiuci, so that it will be difficult for the opponent to mobilize the whole country.
I once asked Madam, and according to Madam, Lord Zhou Mu seems to have the means to break the city even if he faces a fortified city..."
Well, even if Ban Fu didn't say it outright, Li Shushi knew what Su Xiaololi was thinking. Obviously, this loli seemed to have thought of some interesting experiment, so he wanted to take this opportunity to put his idea into practice.
Of course, the credit goes to Li Shushi. After all, Su Xiaololi said that she is a good wife.
So if Su Xiaoluoli said that she had a way to deal with Jiancheng, then it is true that there is a feasible way. However, Li Shushi could more or less guess what the method was. After all, his golden cupping cannon could make Su Xiaoluoli’s pile of magical formulas become
Sharper.
Therefore, at the temporary combat meeting held that night, Ban Fu's proposal was supported by most people. Even Jia Xu and Zhao Yun, who were originally hesitant about siege warfare, heard from Li Shushi about Su Xiaoluoli's latest "interest".
He also fell silent.
In fact, if it were not for the worry that Wusun could no longer resist the Xianbei people's tricks, in Li Shushi's mind, the Qiuci Kingdom was the most core part of his Western Region strategy.
Because the geographical location of Qiuci State is really important.
Qiuci Kingdom is located in the center of the Silk Road, bordering Yanqi to the east, Shule to the west, facing Wusun across the mountains to the north, and facing Shanshan and Khotan, two major Western countries, across the huge Tarim Basin to the south.
So you don’t need to worry about this side.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qiuci is the center of the entire Western Region.
Because there is the abundant Tarim River in the south and the flood area caused by the melting water from the mountains, the agricultural foundation of the Qiuci Kingdom is among the best in the Western Regions, so there is the Ulei City and other dry areas in its territory.
These two places in the city were once the seat of the Western Region Protectorate.
It was precisely with such good conditions that as the Han Dynasty gradually withdrew from the Western Regions, the Qiuci Kingdom also began to expand.
In Wusun, Li Shushi had an intelligence system in the Western Regions that was far superior to that in the Han Dynasty, so he knew very well that after decades of management, the Qiuci Kingdom had successfully conquered the neighboring small countries of Gumo, Wensu and Weitou.
It has been included in the scope of its own rule. Although the kings of those countries have not been completely abolished, in fact, they have no actual power.
This approach is obviously worried that one day the Han people will return to the Western Regions, then according to the Han people's previous practices, the thrones of the kings of small countries will inevitably be restored. As long as the kings of small countries know the proper etiquette, and at the same time sanction large countries like Kucha that are not obedient.
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Now that this line is left, the punishment of the Han people will not be too severe. As long as you choose the right time to stand in line, the major issues will be reduced to minor ones. Then, with the power that you have penetrated into those small countries, you will gradually achieve "peace"
The evolution of ".
However, in the face of Li Shushi, a slightly strange existence, can the King of Kucha's plan still work? (To be continued...)
ps: After drinking a little wine, I suddenly felt like a worm in the world...