Outside Chigu City, a group of Wusun ministers looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing what to do. gnaw
"Xiangguo, what should we do now?" Finally, Dalu Yoshihiko looked at Wusun Xiang. At this time, someone had to stand up and take charge. He didn't want it to be him, so it could only be Xiang Wusun.
Everyone also looked at Prime Minister Wusun. In terms of position, he was the Prime Minister of Wusun. In terms of relationship, he was the uncle of King Wusun. No one was more suitable to come forward than him.
"The king is in the opponent's hands, you ask me how I know what to do?" Wusun Xiang said angrily.
This group of people seemed to be complimenting him, but in fact they wanted him to stand up and take the blame. Something so embarrassing happened to the Wusun Kingdom. It would be impossible if no one stepped forward to take the blame, and the candidate was either King Wusun or him, and no one else was qualified.
At one moment, Wusun Xiang thought about deposing King Wusun, leaving a new king, or simply replacing him, but he quickly rejected it.
King Qi Wusun is not a puppet, and even if he is a puppet, he cannot be abolished at will. Once he launches a mutiny, Wusun is likely to fall apart.
"I have said before that you can't give up your reputation just because of a little immediate gain, or even offend a powerful country. Now it's better, the benefits have not been obtained, the monarch has been robbed, the reputation has been ruined, and the State of Zhao has also been offended." Yoshihiko sighed deeply. Although he did not agree with plundering the caravan, he never expected that things would turn out like this in the end.
"Where's Kun Jian!" Wusun Xiang suddenly thought that Kun Jian had tried his best to persuade King Wusun to do this from the beginning.
"He was seriously injured and fell into coma. He was rescued. I don't know when he will wake up." A minister said.
"Keep an eye on it and deal with him when the king comes back." Wusun Xiang said in a deep voice. With Kun Jian's status, even if he couldn't carry the entire pot, he could still carry most of it.
When the time comes, he will bear the remaining half of the blame. With his status and power, the impact will not be very great.
"What should the king do?" someone asked.
"What else can we do? Let's follow behind and wait for the Zhao people to release the king." Wusun Xiang said angrily.
I have already scolded King Wusun countless times in my heart. I don't usually see you polite to Corporal Xian, but I finally showed you courtesy to Corporal Xian once and even sent me out.
"Then...are you going to do it later?"
"Can you promise to keep everyone here?" Wusun Xiang looked coldly at the person who just spoke. The other person shrank his head and stopped talking.
...After the caravan left Chigu City, it slowly headed southwest along the direction of the mountain range. The mountain road was rugged, and there were wounded people in the team, so the speed was very slow.
"Rest here overnight and change dressings for the wounded." The sun was just 45 degrees west, so Mao Sui stopped and looked around. The field of vision was still wide, making it difficult for the enemy to ambush.
Moreover, there is only one big country nearby, Wusun. Unless Wusun no longer wants their king, it is impossible to take action.
"No." Lian An and the army physician Zhi said.
"Huai, you take people to cut down some trees, burn the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle, put the ashes in a box, and write their names and household registration addresses. We can't bring them back to Zhao State alive after they die." We must also bring their ashes back to Zhao." Mao Sui added.
There are trees everywhere on the mountains on both sides. Some of them are recognized by Mao Sui, and some are not recognized by Mao Sui, but these are irrelevant, as long as they can be burned.
Since leaving the desert, there are still many mountains, rivers and trees along the way. gnaw
"Subordinate, go right away." Huai nodded solemnly.
"thorn, you and your men will kill all the seriously injured horses and camels, and stew the meat until it becomes rotten, so that everyone can have a full meal." Mao Sui continued.
"promise."
"Here, you and the guide go explore the surrounding terrain."
"promise."
"Sir, the Wusun people are coming from behind." Lian An suddenly pointed in the direction he came from and said. On the winding road a few miles away, a group of Wusun people were slowly approaching in this direction. The people walking in the front were Wusun Xiang, Dalu and other officials.
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"Take King Wusun to the high ground behind. If any Wusun people dare to come over, kill them immediately." Mao Sui said sternly.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, they won't come." King Wusun suddenly became anxious and shouted loudly to remind the Wusun people in the distance not to get close.
Not far away, Wusun Xiang looked at the tied King Wusun, wishing he could rush over and kill him to save himself such embarrassment.
In the end, he had to suppress the anger in his heart and ordered everyone to stop.
"We will also set up camp and wait until the Zhao people leave before we leave." Prime Minister Wusun ordered. ... At dawn the next day, the caravan started cooking. After finishing the meal, they continued to set off.
Later, when Wusun officials learned that the caravan was leaving, they didn't care about eating and hurriedly followed, not daring to get too close.
Once he got too close, the hateful Zhao general stood at the end with King Wusun in his arms, and put his sword on King Wusun's neck.
It was like this, and it wasn't until noon on the fourth day that the caravan completely left Wusun.
"You can let me go now." King Wusun said sadly. In just a few days, he had already lost two pounds.
To be fair, Mao Sui did not mistreat him. He even made a bowl of broth for him, but King Wusun could not eat it.
"After entering the city, let the king leave." Mao Sui said, pointing to a small city in front of him that was more like a valley than a city.
This small city is located between two mountains. It does not belong to Wusun, but to a country called Weitou. It has three to four hundred households and a population of more than 2,000. It is a small country.
In fact, small countries like Weitou are a common phenomenon in the Western Region, and large countries like Wusun are only a few exceptions.
"Thank you sir." King Wusun breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't kill him. After the Weitou Kingdom saw the Zhao army, they did not dare to stop the caravan from entering the city, especially when the guard learned that King Wusun was also in the team. After reporting the matter, the Weitou King personally came out of the city to greet them.
"Dare I ask... who is the King of Wusun?" King Weitou asked cautiously.
"Isn't this what it is?" Lian An said, pointing to King Wusun who was tied to the horse.
"General, please stop joking. How could he be King Wusun?" Lord Weitou smiled sarcastically.
At this time, a soldier ran from outside the city, walked up to King Weitou, and whispered a few words. Lord Weitou's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"I didn't know that the envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven came to visit me, but I missed my welcome from afar. I still ask the envoy to atone for my sins."
"Why come here uninvited? Besides, I'm just doing business this time." Mao Sui waved his hand.
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"I wonder why King Wusun offended the envoy?" Lord Weitou suppressed his smile, walked up to King Wusun, and asked with a look of sorrow on his face,
"How is King Wusun? Do you need me to prepare some water and food?" The captain just told him that there was a big battle in Wusun country a few days ago. Five thousand Wusun cavalry were defeated by 500 people. Even Wusun's cavalry was defeated. The royal capital was taken away.
Then he said that Wusun and his ministers appeared not far outside the city.
