Gongsun Zan let his soldiers repair for two days. On the third day, he led his army to the north to explore the enemy's situation. After they entered Guishang, they had never been to the northern territory, so they were very cautious when passing through the mountains and forests.
After that, they saw a mountain ridge, which directly cut off the road between Sogdiana and Khwarezm. Gongsun Zan groped here for a long time before he found a mountain pass.
This really made Gongsun Zan feel very good. This mountain pass is wide in the north and narrow in the south. If there is no other exit around, then as long as they hold this mountain pass, the enemy will not be able to pass. However, this requires them to investigate the surroundings more carefully to ensure
There was indeed no way to pass, and Gongsun Zan had been away for six or seven days. Guan Yu was a little worried and sent Hua Xiong to lead a group of troops to search.
Gongsun Zan was originally searching along the steep mountain wall to see if there was a mountain pass that could allow the army to pass. While he was searching, he heard the sharp sound of birds in the distance.
He immediately stopped all movements and listened quietly. Gongsun Zan jumped onto a stone in a few steps, listened carefully for a moment, waved his hands, and everyone returned the same way.
Along the way, everyone was cautious and kept communicating with whistles. It was not until they arrived near the mountain pass that everyone stopped. Gongsun Zan lowered his body and made a gentle whistle.
After two or three calls, the brave soldiers stationed here walked out of the dense forest, lowered their bodies, looked around warily, and walked to Gongsun Zan's side.
"What happened?" Gongsun Zan asked in a low voice.
"Captain, there seems to be someone in the dense forest, and there is a lot of movement... I can't confirm whether it is a comrade..."
Gongsun Zan nodded. It was good that they did not show up rashly. Otherwise, if they were really enemies, they would probably cause trouble by alerting the enemy. Gongsun Zan left a group of people behind and planned out routes to escape from the dense forest.
, they all had to meet at Guan Yu's garrison in the end. After making these arrangements, he led his own troops into the dense forest.
As soon as he entered the dense forest, he heard a loud rumbling sound, which startled the soldiers and looked at Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan said: "If the enemy sneaks into here, I'm afraid they won't make such a big noise.
, or Tongze..." He stabilized many soldiers, and then approached the area of the noise. As he got closer and closer, the movement became louder.
When Gongsun Zan looked over from the dense forest, his heart calmed down. Those on the other side were all Han troops, and he even recognized a few of them. This couldn't be faked, but why were they logging here? Could it be?
Do you need wood? But if you need wood, there is a lot of wood in the garrison. This scene is a bit strange, and Gongsun Zan can't understand it.
He walked out directly with the soldiers of the Heroic Camp. The Han soldiers who were logging saw a group of soldiers suddenly appearing around them. They were naturally frightened and almost drew their swords to chop them down. When they saw clearly
After people arrived, they became particularly excited. The man cutting wood at the front shouted: "Xiaoyong Camp!! It's Xiaoyong Camp! Brothers!! Xiaoyong Camp!!"
People came running one after another, everyone shouting.
Hua Xiong walked out from among the soldiers. Hua Xiong couldn't restrain his excitement. He stepped forward, hugged Gongsun Zan and said excitedly: "Bogui, Bogui, it's great, I finally found you." That's great.. That's great.." Looking at Hua Xiong who was wiping his tears in front of him, Gongsun Zan asked in confusion: "Captain, what happened??"
"Do you have anything to eat there?"
"have...."
Looking at Hua Xiong devouring food in front of him, Gongsun Zan quickly advised: "Be careful, captain, don't choke..."
Hua Xiong didn't reply and just ate. Around him, the other soldiers looked the same, eating fish and meat. They were so moved that they almost cried. The soldiers of Xiaoyong camp looked at them quietly. Gongsun Zan looked at Hua Xiong's food. When he was almost done, he asked: "Captain, what are you..." For a moment, he didn't know what to ask. He thought for a moment and then asked: "Why is the captain here?"
"You haven't returned for seven days, and you haven't sent anyone to report. I was worried, so I sent someone to find you..."
"I said, where are you all hiding? I've been wandering around in this dense forest for two days, looking around, but I can't find any traces of you. I didn't bring much military rations. There's not even a rabbit in this damn place. None..." Hua Xiong said with a look of grievance and resentment on his face. When had Hua Xiong, a strong warrior, been so aggrieved that he led the Northern Army to catch rabbits?!
"Ahem, then why is the captain cutting wood here again?"
"Ahem, well, didn't I want to make some noise so that you guys can find out..." Hua Xiong said with a guilty conscience. Gongsun Zan looked around. It didn't look like he was doing this just to make some noise. , the northern army was all naked, and the weapons in their hands were almost cut off. Gongsun Zan did not say anything, and said with a smile: "It's embarrassing for the captain. We still need to explore the north. It is safe here for the time being..."
"Captain, don't worry, just take someone back to report..."
"No!!" Hua Xiong shouted.
"What else does Captain have to do?"
"I'm not very good at passing on messages. How about you send one or two eloquent people to take us back?"
"Hahaha! Captain Hua got lost in this dense forest? Can't find the way back?!" Gongsun Zan asked with a smile. Hua Xiong's face was ashen and he said nothing, and many brave soldiers in the camp also They all laughed. Gongsun Zan did not make things difficult for Hua Xiong, and sent two people to lead Hua Xiong out of the dense forest and to the garrison. After walking for nearly two days, Hua Xiong led his people back to the garrison.
Guan Yu was originally anxious because Gongsun Zan never came back, and so did Hua Xiong. He was almost going to lead his army to support him. When Hua Xiong came, he saw that Guan Yu was already preparing to send troops. Fortunately, Hua Xiong was in time. After returning, he reported the situation to Gongsun Zan. Guan Yu then ordered his soldiers to continue guarding. For the time being, it seemed that the north was safe and there were no enemies. Guan Yu passed the news to Dong Zhuo's camp.
Although the north is fine for the time being, the south is not very peaceful.
At the end of September, Sun Jian captured a Kushan man. This man claimed to be the chief of guard of the King of Kushan and came to look for Nisekya. This man had come across the river. If he had not seen him alone, Sun Jian would have It was about to give the order to shoot arrows. He went ashore alone and was directly pushed to the ground by the soldiers. He didn't know Yayan. Fortunately, Cao Cao was there and could barely communicate with him, so he was sent to Dong Zhuo University. camp.
When this man was brought to Dong Zhuo's camp, Dong Zhuo did not let him meet Nisekya directly, but brought him to him. He was also accompanied by Jia Xu and Zhang Da, who was the translator.
When he arrived at the camp, he shouted. Dong Zhuo looked at Zhang Da, who translated: "He said he wanted to see Uncle Nisejia..."
Dong Zhuo said: "Tell him that Nishejia is being protected by us. If we don't tell why we are looking for him, we will not let him meet..."
Zhang Da informed the man, and the man snorted coldly and said something else.
Zhang Da said: "He said that he didn't tell us that he wanted to see Prince Sejia..." Dong Zhuo was furious and was about to give an order. Jia Xu on the side stretched out his hand and stopped Dong Zhuo, smiling at him.
The soldier ordered: "Jiang Niseka is here, saying that someone is looking for him..."
After a long time, Nishejia walked into the camp. He just bowed to Jia Xu and ignored the others. The same was true for Dong Zhuo. Since the last incident at Xiaoyong Camp, he had never done anything else.
After talking to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo also looked down on him and didn't care. But when the man saw Nisekya walking in, he was stunned for a long time and suddenly shouted.
Niseka looked at him in shock. He looked at him for a long time, shouted, and the two hugged each other.
This man was none other than Subati, the envoy who went on an envoy to the Han Dynasty with him in the past. He stayed in the Han Dynasty, but this man returned to Kushan. Later, he followed the order of the King of Kushan to assassinate Niseka.
, However, he was not able to take action. He just told Niseka not to come back again, to stay in the Han Dynasty and to take care of himself.
After decades of separation, we met again. Subati was already very old. His hair and beard were gray, and his wavy white beard reached to his chest. Niseka hugged him tightly and almost cried. This person
He was a confidant of the former King of Kushan. He was highly valued by King of Kushan in the palace. He was also Nishika's enlightenment teacher. When his nephew wanted to kill him, he was the one who helped him.
Concealed the news.
Subati looked at Nisaka's face, with tears in his eyes, and said: "Prince, you are still well, you are still well..."
Nishejia quickly took him and sat down, turning a blind eye to everyone. With the gift of Kushan, he knelt down in front of him and said, "Thank you very much for your life-saving grace in the past. I was young at that time and didn't even speak."
Thank you, I hope you will forgive me..."
Subati shook her head and said: "Prince, you don't have to be like this. I just didn't expect that we would still have time to meet..."
The two of them chatted for a long time, and then Supoti asked: "When the prince comes back this time, does he want to overthrow the tyrant? Will he revive Guishuang again?"
Nisejia looked a little hesitant and said: "Actually, I have never wanted to seize the throne of Kushan. If the King of Kushan can apologize to those Han merchants who were killed, Duke Jia and the others will retreat. However, I.
.." He didn't know what to say. He thought for a moment, but couldn't continue. Instead, he fell into silence. Subati sighed.
"To be honest with you, the prince, the tyrant who was despised by the gods sent me here to find out the truth about the prince, and also wanted me to deceive the Han army and make them relax their vigilance..." He said,
Zhang Da on the side stared at Jia Xu with his eyes widened. Jia Xu understood that they must be talking about important matters, so he shook his head and did not let him speak.
"What does he want to do?"
"Prince, he has mobilized a large number of warships from the south, and they are now on the other side of the river... He wants to cross the river by force, but he is afraid of heavy losses, so he wants me to deceive the Han army into thinking that he
He is leading his army in Khwarezm to attack Sogdia from the north... In fact, the army of Khwarezm was also mobilized by him on the other side of the river and assembled in Daxia..."
"In fact, in Huaqizimo, there is only food and baggage for the army. Because Lan's city is narrow, he can only levy the baggage and supplies from Huaqizm..."
"Then when will he send troops??"
"Just for these few days, haha... Last time I concealed it for the prince and told him that you were no longer here, so he no longer trusted me. If he sent me here, it would be nothing but death..."