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Zhang Qian has a handsome appearance and elegant temperament. When he smiles, there are fine lines at the corners of his eyes, which makes him look amiable.When not smiling, the whole person is not angry and majestic, and he is somewhat similar to Zhi.

His intuition is sharp, his words are sharp, and he can point to the point in a conversation. He is simply a natural diplomatic talent.

During the stay of the army in Shuofang County, Zhao Jia had a long talk with Liu Rong and Zhang Qian, and learned that the purpose of sending troops to Chang'an was not only to conquer the Yuezhi, but also to further explore the countries in the Western Regions, wipe out the remaining forces of the Huns, and set up the Western Regions Protectorate. Completely hold the commercial arteries connecting things in your hands.

"In the will of the emperor, the Protectorate of the Western Regions was established. The chief officer must be familiar with the local customs, have a title, and have outstanding military exploits, so that he can deter the barbarians and prevent chaos behind them."

Hearing what Liu Rong said, Zhao Jia couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and two names quickly flashed in his mind: Cao Shi and Li Danghu.

Judging from the current situation, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, only Cao Shi and Li Danghu led their troops to the west and traveled through the Western Regions in a real way, leaving a deep "impression" on the countries of the Western Regions.

If you want to appoint the two of them, you don't need to waste too much words. You only need to lead a few thousand cavalry to launch an armed parade in the Western Regions. From the kings and nobles to the common people, they will be obedient and do not dare to make trouble easily. .

However, after he went north with Wei Yue and Han Yan, the two were in charge of the Fifth Battalion and guarding the emperor's capital. Their responsibilities were heavy and they might not be able to leave.In this way, it is really unpredictable who will be the guardian of the Western Regions.

The three of them talked so excitedly that they almost forgot the time.

When it was time to light the lanterns, Han Yan came back from a patrol outside. In addition to arresting more than a dozen bandits, she also brought back two gazelles and a wild camel.

The bandits were handed over to the petty officials, and they will devote themselves to the construction of the city wall in the near future.

The prey is prepared by the cook and will soon be cooked in the pot.

Han Yan raised the curtain and stepped into the tent.He took off his helmet and greeted Liu Rong and Zhang Qian.Then he sat next to the low table, poured himself a cup of tea soup, drank it down, approached the brazier, and rubbed his hands vigorously, finally feeling a little warmer.

"Don't be surprised, it's really cold in the north in the morning and evening."

When Han Yan was rubbing his hands, Zhao Jia turned around and fetched a jar of ointment for him to apply on his reddened fingers.

The ointment is specially made by medical craftsmen. In order to collect all the materials, all the poisonous snakes hidden in the ground were dug out.The finished product was quite effective, Zhao Jia sent someone to send a batch to Wei Yue, Zhi Du, Li Guang and other big bosses also did not fail.

"Fortunately, it's almost April. If we had come earlier, we would have been able to see continuous snowstorms. Without the woolen coat, fur hat and gloves prepared by Hoduo, the general would have a hard time."

Liu Rong has lived in Yanmen County for many years, and he deeply agrees with Han Yan's words.

Zhang Qian was curious and asked many questions.

"This is the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, far better than the grassland." Zhao Jia picked up the pottery pot, filled it, and pushed it to Han Yan's hand. Settle the herdsmen and avoid the storm."

Han Yan put down the ointment, moved her fingers a few times, picked up the cup, and added: "I was patrolling in the north recently. When I encountered a strong wind, all the tents I set up were blown away, and I almost hurt people."

"Don't mention Shuofang, it snows in Woyang in winter, and it's deep enough to cover your calves. In recent years, there are often notices in the county that the border residents are getting richer and richer, and it's rare to hear about houses being destroyed by snow. It's interesting." Liu Rong gestured with his hand, Said, "My daughter likes making snow and ice lanterns the most. Speaking of which, I have to thank A Duo, it's hard to be so thoughtful."

Zhao Jia paused, Han Yan and Zhang Qian exchanged glances, and at the same time felt the urge to cover their foreheads and sigh.

Start again!

Liu Rong didn't seem to notice, the chatterbox opened and continued to chatter.

Zhao Jia and Han Yan, who are not used to it early, have gradually figured out the rules through these days of getting along, let Liu Rong show off, without interrupting or interjecting, silently picked up the chopsticks, took a piece of steamed cake, put it on the iron Baking online, I began to estimate the time in my heart.

Referring to past experience, the steamed cakes are baked crispy, so this person can come to an end halfway.

When the aroma of wheat began to disperse, Zhang Qian untied the cloth bag containing the seasoning, picked up a pinch, and carefully sprinkled it on both sides of the steamed cake.

Before becoming a colleague with Liu Rong, Zhang Qian thought he had good eloquence and could be ranked well in Chang'an.After getting acquainted with Liu Rong, his self-confidence was quickly shattered, and he quickly bowed down.

Today, once Liu Rong starts showing off girls, Zhang Qian will have a headache.

Inexperienced before, he couldn't help interrupting the topic. As a result, he was dragged by the former Linjiang king for two hours and couldn't get away even if he wanted to.

Every time memories come up, Zhang Qian will admire himself. How did he persist in such a terrible situation?

After arriving in Shuofang County, Zhang Qian suddenly discovered that Zhao Jia and Han Yan had an excellent way to deal with Liu Rong's habit of flaunting girls.If you really can't hold on, just find something to do for yourself, and you can always manage to get through it.

Zhang Qian imitated the example, and unexpectedly found that the effect was good.

After getting used to it, he was able to multitask, talking to Liu Rong while thinking about official affairs.When you think of the key points, you can also discard foreign objects and further concentrate.

In other words, people are trained.

With Liu Rong by his side, Zhang Qian's various abilities continued to improve and achieved a qualitative leap.

Relying on this astonishing concentration, as well as diplomatic talent and eloquence, Zhang Qian traveled with the army all over the Western Regions, through Central Asia and West Asia, and as far as the European continent, leaving impressive achievements and becoming an outstanding leader of the Han Dynasty. diplomat.

Falling into Tai Shigong's pen, it cannot be described as "stunning talent and stunning beauty".

Scholars of later generations who read history books will surely marvel at the prosperity and prosperity of such a wonderful person.It would never have occurred to him that this man, who has been involved in various countries in Europe and Asia, and who has made noble officials from all over the world look up to him, would have such a history.

Liu Rong's flamboyant femininity gave birth to Zhang Qian's astonishing skill of "using one mind and two tasks, fighting all the heroes with one tongue".

Under the leadership of the two, the missions of the Han Dynasty traveled all over Asia and Europe along the road of the army, and fought with Anxi, Tiaozhi, Shendu and even Rome, and rolled up their sleeves to fight.

Not to mention small countries, before the big countries open their mouths, there must have been confrontations between the armies.After opening their mouths, most of them will continue to fight.

No matter who they faced, whether chariots or camel riders, or cavalry archers or heavy infantry, the Han army could win all of them, shoveling their opponents into the air, and hanging them into the sky as stars.

The number of times has increased, and countries have gradually come to their senses and stamped the Han Empire as "arrogant and unreasonable".

For such a big stamp, Liu Che firmly refused to accept it.

In order to relieve the emperor's worries, the Han mission naturally had to go out again.

Based on the anger value of the Son of Heaven, it could have ended in only one round, but now it must take two to three rounds.The basic process is as follows: first clean up with force, and then attack mentally.If the strike is not precise enough, if the opponent refuses to accept it, then continue to fight, beat the ground and then talk.

Time and time again, anyone who dares to label the Han Dynasty and make Emperor Wu of the Han unhappy and write it down in a small notebook will be taught to be a man in turn.

The double blow of body and spirit is unusually able to bear.

The lucky ones died as soon as they closed their eyes, and the unlucky ones continued to endure the torture until they were educated to the point of mental breakdown, doubting life even in their dreams.

Pearls and jade are on the side, and white jade is the first. Under the influence of Liu Rong and Zhang Qian, the diplomats of the Han Dynasty embarked on a unique path that no one else could follow.And it's a road that has gone to the dark, and there is no plan to turn back.

Yuanshuo three years, April

After a short rest, the imperial army left Shuofang County and marched from the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

On the day when the army left, Zhao Jia and Han Yan sent their horses back for several miles and watched the commander-in-chief flag disappear.

After leaving the border of Han, according to the map drawn by Zhao Jia, led by the guide, the army passed through Bailongdui first, and then went west into Loulan.

On the day when the Han army arrived, the King of Loulan and noble officials came out of the city to greet them. The common people lined the road and offered wine and barbecue.

Knowing that the Han army will conquer the Yuezhi, many Loulan people hope to join the team.The auxiliary soldiers are not qualified, they prefer to be servants.Yueshi

People destroy their homes and kill their relatives, and they must take revenge

It's a pity that the Loulan people failed to fulfill their wish.

First, the Han army had no such precedent; second, if spies were mixed in during the march, it would inevitably cause trouble.

Third, for this expedition, the auxiliary soldiers were assigned to the various tribes of the grassland, and half of the conscripts recruited were from the Hu tribe, of which the Qiang, Xianbei, and Wuhuan accounted for the majority.Hearing that Loulan wanted to intervene, the leaders of the various ministries were unwilling, because there were strict orders in the army, and they were afraid they would draw out their knives and teach the Loulan people a lesson on the spot.

After leaving Loulan, the army searched for traces of various tribes of the Yue clan along the way, passed through the countries of Qiemo, Jingjue, and Khotan, and finally crossed Congling to catch up with the five tribes of Xihou.

The two sides fought a decisive battle on the edge of the desert not far from the Guishui River. Amid the sound of war drums, Yuezhi's camel riders were quickly pierced by Han riders.

Wei Qing strategized and took pre-emptive strikes.

Han Qi attacked from three sides, quickly tore open the flanks of the Yuezhi army, and kept pouring in from the gap, completely disrupting the opponent's defense.

Zhao Puonu went crazy, and with less than 3000 people, he was killed in front of Xihou who commanded the army.When Yueshi's cavalry intercepted him, unable to continue to charge forward, he simply threw a knife as a spear, piercing Xihou's right shoulder amidst the sound of breaking wind.

Taking advantage of the enemy's chaos, Zhao Puonu grabbed a spear, and descended like a tiger, sweeping across the mountain, trying to cut through the wall, within ten steps of the target.

The Yuezhi cavalry swung their daggers desperately, but they couldn't repel the Han cavalry who rushed up. They could only watch helplessly as the Han generals were invincible, and Xihou's soldiers died in battle one after another.

With a click, the Yuezhi battle flag was cut off by Xin Zhao.

Zhao Puonu stuck his spear on the ground, swung his knife and chopped off Xihou's head, picked it up on the tip of the knife, and raised it above his head.

"The enemy chieftain is dead!"

The roar came out in the melee, and the momentum of the Han army was like a rainbow, like a huge wave hitting the shore, smashing the Yuezhi army to pieces, and then completely submerged.

Three Xihous died one after another under the sword of the Han general. The two who were still alive were timid and did not dare to fight.

"General, do you want to send someone to chase him?"

Dou Liang noticed something abnormal and immediately reported to Wei Qing.

Looking at the direction in which Marquis Xi was fleeing, Wei Qing thought for a while, and ordered a thousand cavalry, led by Dou Liang and Chen Yu, to pursue the fleeing Marquis Xi.

"It's enough to chase after them, there is no need to kill them all," Wei Qing said.

A few people must be left behind so that they can successfully escape into Daxia territory.

"promise!"

Comprehending Wei Qing's intentions, Dou Liang and his cavalry left and quickly disappeared from the battle formation.

The remnants of the Yue clan were leaderless, Wei Qing seized the opportunity and gave the order for the whole army to press on.

Now that Xihou fled to Daxia, the Han army will take advantage of the situation to deal with the remnants of the Yue clan.At that time, no matter what choice Daxia makes, the blade of the Han army will not hesitate, and will inevitably cut a piece at the border.

The only pity is that, according to Mr. Lang, now is not the best time to wipe out Great Xia. The country still needs to stay where it is, restrain each other with Anxi, and consume each other's strength, so that Chang'an can digest the Western Regions and further stabilize the layout.

However, there is no rush.

Wei Qing swung his saber to kill a Yueshi cavalryman, throwing off the bloody blade.

When the imperial court wields their troops again, they will definitely come to Daxia King City and fight down!