"Ahem."
Dayuan Kingdom, small palace. Lou Luo, who had just returned, coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.
Not only was he defeated in the battle, but his father died suddenly and inexplicably in the palace. Of course, according to the subsequent investigation, it was clearly Shu people who carried out the assassination, and a Shu people's bronze official medal was also found.
Bang.
Lou Luo raised his fist and slammed it on the table.
When the 15,000-strong army returned to their base, only more than 3,000 golden cavalry and more than 2,000 infantry battalions were left. The rest were buried in the desert.
"Can you see the Son of God?" Lou Luo calmed down and spoke angrily.
"I have already sent someone to invite him. At the Son of God's residence, only the messenger was left, saying that the Son of God would go into the desert alone to invite the heavenly soldiers to help him fight."
Lou Luo's face trembled, not knowing whether to believe it or not. The most critical issue before him right now is that the Shu people will definitely launch an attack.
Today's Dawan Kingdom is fully prepared, with only more than 20,000 troops left. Moreover, due to the sudden death of his father, morale was shattered to the extreme.
"Go and invite the clan elders to come over and prepare for the enthronement."
"Prince, according to the rules of the kingdom...it will take at least one month to complete the burial of the late king——"
"What are you talking about?" Lou Luo cursed, "Don't you understand? The Shu people are preparing to attack. How about a month? When I become the king and take charge of the country's troops, I may not have a chance to fight against the Shu people. burden!"
Lou Luo breathed out.
"In addition, I sent people to Xiguo and Wuziguo to say that the Shu people are going to attack the Western Regions. We, the Dawan Kingdom, will unite with them to fight against the Shu dogs! Send more beauties, Hu Ji, and there is another person in the palace's treasury. I can also send the iron armor along with me. As long as these people are willing to join forces with me."
Although it is said that Zhenlan City only has 20,000 to 30,000 troops. But somehow, Lou Luo remembered the raid that night. Even though he had a great advantage, he was still killed by Thief Xu and lost all his armor. He almost couldn't return to Dawan.
"I hope the Son of God... can really invite heavenly soldiers to help in the battle."
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"Lord."
"Lord!!"
At the gate of Zhenlan City, Xu Mu had just arrived. From a distance, he saw Yin Hu, Zhao Dun, and Naguli's group.
Among them, there were many barbarians who lined the streets to welcome them. Even kings wearing crowns and barbarian generals wearing battle armor.
"I've met the King of Shu!"
"No need to be polite."
Xu Mu smiled. Yin Hu has been in business for so long, so he should have attracted many allies. Anyone with a long-term perspective can see what this Silk Road means to the Western Regions.
It means development and growth, as well as integration with the culture of the Central Plains.
"Six heroes, I have been thinking of you on the way here." Xu Mu dismounted and took the lead to walk towards Yin Hu.
Jia Zhou expressed his desire to train this former secret guard leader more than once to become the third great conspirator of Western Shu.
"Yin Hu, please see the chief helmsman...see the lord."
"Get up."
"Everyone, get up. I am here to solve the problem when I enter the Western Region. Again, the Silk Road leading to the Central Plains must be paved. If anyone dares to obstruct it, I will not be lenient. !”
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After entering Zhenlan City, Xu Mu and Yin Hu got away from the banquet and walked to a quiet corner.
"Six Heroes, what do you think of those pushing hands?"
Yin Hu put down his wine cup and frowned, "I heard that my lord was intercepted and killed by the Dawan Kingdom. Coupled with the previous events, I can almost conclude that these black hands have been hidden in the Dawan Kingdom before, or even in the Dawan Kingdom. He said that the foolish prince who rashly set out to fight was probably deceived by others."
"Those who deceive are the black hands."
"My lord, if you want to establish your authority, you cannot let go of the affairs of Dawan Kingdom easily."
Xu Mu narrowed his eyes, "Of course I understand. But I'm thinking that if I, Xishu, do this on my own, it won't mean much. But if we win over other countries in the Western Region and form a coalition, it will be equivalent to being tied to the same boat. "
"Now in the Western Region, there are three small countries closer to Zhenlan City that have agreed to trade with Western Shu and jointly build the Silk Road. On the contrary, the countries to the west are very bad-tempered."
"The Kingdom of Dawan is probably in the west."
"Exactly, it can be regarded as a big country in the Western Region. It originally had an army of about 30,000. But after this round, I am afraid that its military strength has been greatly reduced."
"Six Heroes, I will leave it to you to prepare for the alliance. Within five days, are you confident?"
Yin Hu thought for a while, "It should be enough. But these small countries have uneven military strength. The weakest one only has three thousand infantry."
"It's just a name-dropping thing. It doesn't matter. Small countries also have a say."
"My lord is wise."
Xu Mu waved his hand, "By the way, Six Heroes, have you ever heard of the Black Eagle Gate?"
"Black Eagle Gate? I seem to have heard someone mention it. My lord, do you remember that Captain Li Zhiqiu came to the Western Regions once?"
"Does this have anything to do with it?"
"I heard that the predecessor of the Black Hawk Gate was the Xiaer Branch."
Xu Mu's face was shocked, "Is the Black Eagle Sect the person who controls Xiaer Duo?"
"It was true before. But after Captain Li Zhiqiu left the Western Region, the person assigned to Xia'er's helm became the Black Eagle Sect for some reason."
Xu Mu frowned, vaguely understanding the connection. After thinking for a while, he squatted on the ground, broke off a branch, and began to draw a strange-looking black hawk from memory.
"Lord, this is exactly the door map of the Black Eagle Gate."
"It's a pity that Li Zhiqiu passed away, otherwise more information would have been obtained."
Yin Hu thought for a while, "My lord, you really don't know?"
"what do you know……"
"When Captain Li Zhiqiu entered the Western Regions, he was protected by two chief helmsman elders. One of them was Mr. Zhuge. But for some reason, Mr. Zhuge later returned to the Central Plains, resigned from his position as an elder, and became a hermit master. .”
"Old Zhuge...Six Heroes, let me ask one more question, does he have any old acquaintance here in the Western Region?"
Yin Hu had a strange expression on his face, "Lord, how did I know this? I've never been good at worldly matters of love... But in Zhenlan City, there was an example of Wei Feng marrying a princess. Many Shu soldiers who entered the Western Regions were married to Zhenlan. The women in the city have intermarried, and many have given birth to children.”
"I mentioned it in my letter before."
"I know, but I'm not angry." Xu Mu frowned, feeling that his head was getting more and more confused. Regarding intermarriage, his monster brother can marry Luan Yu. With a modern perspective, he was very open-minded and had no intention of beating up the mandarin ducks or anything like that.
He is bound to win control of this land in the Western Region.
"Six Heroes, let's go back to the banquet first." After rubbing his head, Xu Mu sighed.
"It's been a long journey. When the banquet is over, my lord, please have a good rest. There are... quite a few Orchid beauties in Zhenlan City. My lord also knows that I, Yin Hu, have always had the strictest mouth."
"I'm feeling tired. Let's rest for two days."
The two walked back, and when they were halfway there, Xu Mu stopped and saw an acquaintance.
"Hey, my lord!" A small captain ran over in a hurry. Behind him, there was a Hu woman. In the woman's arms, she held a swaddling baby.
"Ma Dacai... damn you, you said you wanted to save money to marry Xi Niang." Xu Mu laughed and cursed.
"My lord, you are unjust. Xi Niang doesn't want to marry me. It's a big deal to have no heirs. I can only marry a girl from the Western Region."
"Do you have a name?"
"Ma Xiaocai."
Xu Mu was a little speechless, stretched out his hand and hooked the baby in the swaddling clothes.
"He is a son, but he looks like a foreigner. But no matter what, he is my son, Ma Dacai!"
After listening to Ma Dacai's words, Xu Mu retracted his movements and felt an inexplicable buzz in his head.
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