There are many countries in the Western Region, and more than a hundred years ago, there were even many independent city-states. But no matter where they are, the law of big fish eating small fish is adhered to, and the weak eats the strong. Over time, many small countries and city-states have disappeared.
"Si Hu, have someone take the iron cart back to the barracks in Zhenlan City first."
In Xu Mu's view, these pieces of iron were like treasures. In the final analysis, Chengdu's iron workshops are more reliable.
"Yanyong, you have been living in the Western Region for a long time, do you have any ideas?"
Xu Mu sat down beside him and spoke.
In the entire Western Region, there were mostly small countries in the east. With Yin Hu's efforts, they were not too resistant to Western Shu and even joined the coalition. The most difficult ones are the big countries in the west like Dawan.
Or so, under the urgency of time, if there is no other way. We can only continue the conquest and conquer them one by one. You know, when Yin Hu stayed here and spent more than a year, he still failed to succeed in lobbying. It's not that there's anything wrong with Yin Hu's ability, but that these barbarian kings in the west always like to stay in groups and are extremely arrogant.
In the case of Dayuan, if Lou Luo hadn't been stupid and left an excuse to start a war, I'm afraid other countries would have helped each other overtly or covertly.
"My lord, here in the west, besides Dayuan, there are four countries. The Xi Kingdom, the Wuzi Kingdom, the Yu Kingdom, and the Cone Dog Kingdom. Although there are occasional wars, these people are the most popular during major events. They hugged each other. The Changpeng Kingdom mentioned earlier was just a small country. At that time, the Xi Kingdom also united with three other countries, and its troops were ten times the number of people, and they invaded and occupied it. "
"Yanyong, this guy's name is so confusing." Xu Mu rubbed his eyebrows.
Yan Yong also smiled bitterly, "The Western Regions have been fought and killed for hundreds of years. The one that had the best chance of unification was the rise of a great country two hundred years ago. But it was quickly destroyed by a joint attack by other countries."
"Yanyong, further west...is there a place called Persia?"
Yanyong thought for a while, "I don't know. If we go more than four hundred miles from the Western Region, we will hit the snowy mountains and no one can get through."
Xu Mu thought for a while and nodded.
"Yanyong, please continue."
Yanyong calmed down and said, "Three years ago, Xiguo and Dawan were at odds over the issue of oasis allocation. Because of this, the two threatened to fight. I was in Huangcheng at that time, and I could hear people outside. There was the sound of the horses' hooves from the Xiguo people. But for some reason, they suddenly stopped fighting."
"Later, I paid more attention. I heard that the true God appeared and caused the two countries to stop fighting——"
Bang.
Xu Mu slapped the table next to him with a heavy palm.
This look shocked Yanyong.
"I've probably figured it out." Xu Mu frowned, "These big countries in the west have not made any statements at all except for occasional gifts. Now that I think about it, there is a thread that connects them together."
"Lou Luo is the first stupid bird. Who knows, there will be a second stupid bird."
"The next step in the Western Region is the situation in Xiguo!"
Xu Mu narrowed his eyes and was stunned for a moment.
…
"Damn it, damn it." Upa breathed, with uncontrollable anger in his voice.
After just two days of rest, the mysterious enemy caught up with them again.
"Teacher, who did you offend?"
Next to Upa, the middle-aged man with a gloomy face remained cold and silent.
"That building on the other side of Dawan Kingdom is clearly facing Xishu, and it's already going to cause trouble."
The middle-aged man turned a deaf ear and kept looking at the bottom of the rock wall. After a while, his eyes suddenly became fierce.
Under the rock wall, two rickety figures wrapped in black robes, riding horses, caught up to them again.
"Teacher, what is going on? Why can these two people always know the direction?"
The middle-aged man was startled, and his face suddenly looked shocked.
"Teacher, don't worry, I'm going to kill the horse! How can this lame catch up after killing the horse?" Upa gritted his teeth and moved quickly. When he used Qinggong to fly into the air, he suddenly took out four or five handles in his hand. The flying knife was about to eject downward——
"set!"
One of the figures on horseback suddenly threw the noose and caught Upa, who was delivering the goods to his door, in the air unexpectedly, and then fell heavily.
"Have you ever heard of Yang Wuchou, the Hero of Thousand Weapons?" The figure on horseback laughed, "I'm just waiting for you to jump."
"Elder, I chopped up this little fox!"
The figure on the other horse nodded calmly. Then he drew out his long sword, stepped on the rock wall with one foot, and exchanged strength with the long sword. In a short time, he was about to climb onto the rock wall.
But at this moment, the old friend below suddenly let out a cry of pain.
He was startled, and when he looked down, he found that his old friend had been stabbed and was paralyzed in a pool of blood. The trapped little fox fled quickly and disappeared in less than a moment.
Giving up on climbing the wall, the figure hurriedly jumped down.
"Elder Zhuge, the little fox has a double crescent birthmark on his arm..."
Zhuge Fan's eyes suddenly opened wide, and his pale face suddenly became dull.
"Teacher, why didn't you save me just now?" Upa moved lightly with a look of grievance on his face.
The middle-aged man who was also practicing Qing Gong was obviously mute, but his face clearly showed a trace of indifference.
"Teacher, shall we go to Xiguo first? Everyone from the Black Eagle Sect has also gathered in Xiguo."
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Damn it, these two lingering old ghosts, I almost got killed just now." Upa cursed, "After entering Xi Kingdom, those two old ghosts still dared to come, so they were chopped alive!"
…
Buzz.
Xiguo, the royal capital is Crescent City.
An old man wearing a crown knelt on the ground devoutly, watching an old witch in front of him sprinkle silver powder into the stove, causing all kinds of strange fire smoke to rise.
Dawan changed hands and the Shu people became stronger, so he needed to make a choice.
"King, great evil!"
"There are five ways of fire and smoke. If one is lost first, then four are lost. The Shu people want to annex the five countries!"
The Five Kingdoms are the five western kingdoms in the Western Regions. The first one to lose one of them was Dawan. If four more are lost, the remaining four countries will remain.
The old man trembled and closed his eyes, then opened them again for a long time.
"Go, send me a state invitation to Wu Zi, Yu State, and Zhu Quan. Then tell me that I am retiring from the state and there are important things to discuss."
"Your Majesty, you must not make enemies of the Shu people. The battle in Dayuan City shows the bravery of the Shu people, and the King of Shu is invincible..." A man who looked like a general came over in a hesitant and hurried manner.
"It's not about being an enemy, it's about choosing a better way. No matter what, you have to do something first."
"The Son of God said that in the past two days, the country will be filled with breath..."
"not see."
The old man said in a cold voice, "He is scheming, but the King of Shu really dares to do it! It doesn't matter which one is more serious, I am not a fool."
"King, fierce, fierce elephant!" Perhaps he heard something, the old witch shouted hurriedly.
The old man didn't listen, stood up, and walked toward the palace with deep thoughts.
In front of him, Dayuan Kingdom was a bloody example. No matter what, we have to wait for discussions with other countries before making a decision.
