Originally, Lian Po did not want his son to take the risk of traveling thousands of miles across the desert. The danger involved was even greater than a war.
But Lian An repeatedly insisted that the young bird should not hide under its father's wings all the time. Only by spreading its wings and flying can it become a real eagle.
Seeing his son's insistence, Lian Po had no choice but to agree.
"Before setting off, your Majesty told me that I can abandon the goods when necessary to save everyone's lives." Mao Sui glanced across everyone's faces and finally said slowly.
After everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. With this guarantee, they felt reassured.
Wusun was seeking wealth, so if they gave up their goods, it would not be difficult for them.
Immediately afterwards, a feeling of unwillingness emerged from everyone's hearts.
Along the way, except for a few battles at the beginning, all countries later treated them with respect and treated them as honored guests, and bandits would stay away when they saw them.
Have you ever felt so frustrated?
"The goods are just temporarily stored in Wusun. When I return to Zhao Kingdom and report to the king, I will personally lead an army to defeat Wusun and take back all the goods with interest."
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Lian An clenched his fists and looked towards the direction of King Wusun's palace with a ferocious expression on his face. He wished he could lead his men into the palace right now and capture King Wusun to the Kingdom of Zhao.
"Yes, our Zhao country is not a soft persimmon. A mere Wusun can be wiped out by thousands of elites. Let's see what Wusun can do to resist it." Mao Sui said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, everyone's expressions softened a lot.
But anyone with a discerning eye understands that it is impossible for Zhao to cross thousands of miles and send his army to Wusun. The supply alone along the way will cut off this road.
The Juyan Ancient Road is different from the Hexi Corridor. There is mostly desert along the way. It takes a long way to reach an oasis. A caravan of several hundred people is already the limit.
Unless Zhao can unify the Central Plains in the future and send troops from the Hexi Corridor, attacking Wusun is just a lie.
But Mao Sui believed that such a day would come.
"Are we going during the day or at night?" Huai asked.
"We should go openly during the day. Wusun's terrain is complicated, with mountains and rivers alternating between them. They know much more about this place than we do. We don't have any advantage if we go at night. We might as well go during the day," Mao Sui said.
"Should we spend money to recruit some mercenaries from Wusun? Not everyone in Wusun will obey the orders of King Wusun. If we spend money, we should be able to recruit many mercenaries to work for us." Huai's younger brother Ci suddenly thought of .
"I have thought about this problem before... But how can we guarantee that they will listen to us? Instead of rebelling at the critical moment. The Wusun people are greedy and unfaithful. The risk is too high, and we still have to rely on ourselves ." Mao Sui shook his head.
He had already mistrusted Wusun once, and he could not mistrust him a second time.
"The Wusun people don't even know how to recruit war clouds. They have poor organization and discipline. Their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Rong Di, and they don't understand the language. It's useless if there are too few people. We can't recruit more people. If there is a rebellion, I'm afraid the general will end. I can't protect everyone," Lian An also said.
"This subordinate didn't think carefully." Ci said with his head lowered.
"Have you found the guide? It can't be from Wusun." Mao Sui looked at He who was in charge of this matter.
"I found two people, one from Dawan and one from Kangju. In addition, my subordinates also drew the map along the way when we entered Wusun Kingdom," He said.
This is also one of the characteristics of the Central Plains, which attaches great importance to maps.
Generally speaking, drawing a map of a place means that you already own it.
Either you have beaten it down, or you are ready to fight it down.
"Where is Kangju?" Mao Sui asked curiously. Like those ordinary soldiers, he only learned that there were so many countries outside Zhao after leaving Zhao.
"It is said that it is still in the northwest of Wusun, a country with similar strength to Wusun." He said.
"If our goods can be kept, we will go to Dawan and Kangju after leaving Wusun. If our goods are robbed by Wusun, we will return to Zhao. You don't have any objections," Mao Sui said.
"No objection." Everyone shook their heads. This was the only choice.
"Okay, then everyone go back and prepare. We will set off in three days, and General Lian An will stay." Mao Sui waved his hand and said.
"promise."
After everyone left, Mao Sui stood up and walked outside, "General Lian'an and I will go outside for a walk to see how many people Wusun has sent to watch us."
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"Your Majesty, are we really going to take action against those businessmen from the East?" In the palace, Dalu Yoshihiko said anxiously.
Dalu is a high-ranking official of Wusun. He has a high and powerful position, and his status is equivalent to that of a public official in Zhao State. However, Dalu has his own military power. Even the King of Wusun cannot change him at will.
"The silk and fine porcelain they brought were something we had never seen before. Just a small piece of silk could be exchanged for half a cart of cattle and sheep furs plus some gold and silver, and they brought a full two hundred carts of goods. This Da Lu must know what a terrifying wealth it is. With this wealth, Wusun’s strength can rise to a whole new level, and we may even become the most powerful country within a radius of five thousand miles." King Wusun said. .
"What about the Zhao State behind them? Just one caravan brought such a huge wealth. How much wealth does the entire Zhao State have? The strength of Zhao State must be unstoppable to Wusun. We cannot offend a powerful person because of this money. country. Doing this will bring unbearable disaster to the entire Wusun." Dalu Yoshihiko's breathing was a little rapid, his eyes were burning, and he wanted to rush forward and pull King Wusun's clothes.
"Is that a caravan? Look at those soldiers wearing fine armor. May our Wusun Kingdom find such an army? With the same number, I am afraid that even the king's personal guards will not be able to defeat this army. Tell me that A merchant? That is clearly an outpost sent by the Zhao State to attack Wusun. If Wusun does not fight back, the next time the soldiers come will not be 500 soldiers, but 5,000 or even 50,000." General Kun Jian pointed out. He stood outside the palace and said loudly.
Without the five hundred soldiers, Wusun might not have such a strong sense of crisis, but the existence of the five hundred soldiers made Wusun feel a kind of terrifying oppression from the mysterious power in the east.
The soldiers who just escorted the caravan were so elite, so when the Zhao army came to the city, what could Wusun do to resist?
However, if there were no soldiers to protect them, the Zhao caravan might not be able to reach the Western Regions so smoothly.
It was different from Qin's tentative caravan, which only carried a small amount of goods.
Zhao State was very well prepared, not only with a large amount of goods, but also with talents in geology and hydrology, talents in linguistics, talents in mapping, musicians, doctors, including veterinarians.
The huge property will inevitably attract people like Wusun to covet it, and the Juyan Ancient Road is more dangerous than the Hexi Corridor. Without the escort, the Zhao Guo caravan may have died on the way.
Every peck and every drink has a certain number.
"Those soldiers were just sent by the State of Zhao to protect the caravan. They did not do any drastic actions along the way. Moreover, the existence of these soldiers can also prove how much the State of Zhao attaches importance to these goods. Once we take action, what possibilities will we face in the future? It’s Zhao’s tens of thousands of troops. Your Majesty, you must think twice.” Dairo Yoshihiko said earnestly.
"Da Lu dares to guarantee that those soldiers are just guards? Zhao Guo has no idea about my Wusun? Taking a step back, even if there is no idea now, what will happen in ten, twenty, or a hundred years? Do you want to take my Wusun's life away? Survival or death depends on the kindness of the enemy? Da Lu is right. This move by Wusun will definitely offend Zhao. But has Dalu ever thought that Wusun can also take this opportunity to improve his strength and perhaps be able to block Zhao in the future? Where is the country?" General Kun Jian said in a shocked voice.
"What if it wasn't blocked?" Dalu Yoshihiko asked.
"At that time, I will definitely lead the army to resist the Zhao army. If I were not blocked, you don't know what will happen to me?" Kun Jian glanced sideways at Yi Yan and walked outside without looking back.
