Yuli City.

The Right Sage King was furious.

After entering Yuli City, he sent envoys to all surrounding countries, ordering them to pay tribute and sending troops to help. Since the Huns defeated Yuezhi more than 30 years ago and controlled the countries in the Western Regions, this has become a common practice. There is nothing needed at all. If you send an envoy, all countries will obey and obey and ask for it.

But this time, the Right Xianwang was ruthlessly despised.

He sent more than a dozen messengers, only half of which brought good news, and the remaining half either didn't find anyone or simply didn't come back.

It is very simple to find people. When those countries learned that the war was about to begin, they had already hid in the mountains. They were nomadic tribes, driving cattle and sheep, rolling up tents, and could leave at any time. There were countless valleys in the Tianshan Mountains. Wherever they hid for two days, no one could find them.

In the middle of winter, life in the mountains is definitely not easy, but compared to being taken away by the Huns and having to work hard for the Huns, they would rather hide in the mountains for a while. For them, the Huns are wild beasts that are even more terrifying than cold.

Those who are missing are unclear. No one can be seen alive or corpses are seen when they die. It is like a stone thrown into a sea, and a person falls into the flowing mud, leaving no trace behind.

The Youxian King estimated that the missing ⊕⊕⊕⊕,m.≯.o↗m messengers were probably killed. In the mountains, it was impossible to ambush one or two people. It doesn’t matter if you lose a few people, but the Youxian King cannot tolerate the loss of his face.

The courage of these countries to rob and kill his envoys is equivalent to declaring war on him. If they are not allowed to pay a price, how can the Huns rule the Western Regions?

The Right Xianwang decided to find a representative operation. He chose Kucha.

He originally didn't want to attack Kucha. First, because Kucha was too far away. He was more than 600 miles away from Yuli and more than 1,700 miles away from Cheshi. The journey was long. Second, because Kucha was not an ordinary country and had strength. If intimidation failed, he had to use force, and he was not sure of winning.

The result he hoped most was to scare the King of Kucha and let him take the initiative to send people, horses, cattle and sheep, so as not to go there. But now, the envoys sent to Kucha will never return, and he can no longer sit idly by. Kucha must pay the price. Otherwise, the Huns' rule in the Western Regions will collapse, and no one will take the Huns seriously again.

The Right Xian King did not dare to take this risk. He knew that it was difficult to attack Kucha, but he could only bite the bullet.

After dragging it for more than half a month, the Youxian King led an army of 40,000 to head towards Kucha.

On the hillside, seven men stood on horseback. Looking at the smoke and dust raised by the Huns, they looked at each other, laughed, and rushed down the hillside. They soon disappeared among the mountains.

For several days, they ran back and forth hundreds of miles. They killed four or five groups of Xiongnu envoys, including those who were on the Kucha. Now, they have completed the mission successfully and lured the Huns to Kucha and can leave Kucha.

Of course, they love this job very much. Whenever they have the chance, they will continue to attack the Huns.

After repeated weighing, Jose decided to seize this opportunity. He joined forces with several pro-war factions to advise the King of Kucha, asking the King of Kucha to refuse the extortion of the Huns, strengthen his troops, and defend the city.

The King of Kucha was hesitant, and many powerful people also expressed their opposition. They believed that Kucha was not the opponent of the Huns, and fighting with the Huns would only cause great disasters of the country and family destruction. Rather than doing this, it is better to lose money and eliminate disasters. In the past thirty years, Kucha people have been doing this.

Just when Jose and others were at a disadvantage, the Huns army was approaching. The envoy of the Right Xian King came to Yancheng. After angering the King of Kucha's erratic disobedience, the Right Xian King made a request to shock the king and ministers of Kucha: the King of Kucha personally went out of the city to apologize, and offered millions of cattle and sheep, ten thousand soldiers, ten thousand slaves, and several treasures, otherwise the punishment of massacre of the city would be punished.

The King of Kucha was frightened by the anger of the Right King. The millions of cattle and sheep were almost all the livestock in Kucha. Ten thousand soldiers were equivalent to half of the troops in Kucha. In addition to slaves and treasures, is this the intention of hollowing out Kucha? If these are really handed over, Kucha will become an inconspicuous country from then on, and their beautiful life will end from then on.

The greater danger to the King of Kucha himself is that the Right Xian King asked him to leave the city and apologize for guilt. It is easy to leave the city, but it is difficult to return to the city. No matter how confused the King of Kucha is, he will never agree to this request. However, he refused, and the powerful people refused to let him go. In the face of the threat of the Huns' massacre, in order to save their wealth, they would rather sacrifice the King of Kucha.

Just when the King of Kucha was furious, Dongfang Shuo appeared again. He was just a false threat to the king and ministers of Kucha, and the Huns had no strength to conquer Kucha. He repeated the words to Jose and suggested that the King of Kucha defend the city and not surrender to the Huns easily. Even if he surrendered, he could not accept all the conditions of the Right Sage King. Otherwise, Kucha would be destroyed.

Although the King of Kucha did not completely believe in Dongfang Shuo, he did not dare to be careless when it came to his life. He accepted Dongfang Shuo's suggestion: on the one hand, he sent Jose and other generals to strengthen the city defense and prepare for battle, and on the other hand, he sent envoys out of the city to apologize to the Right King and ask the Right King for forgiveness, and said that if the Right King refused to give in, he would fight to the end and fight to the death with the Right King.

Dongfang Shuo volunteered to go out of the city to negotiate with the Huns as the envoy of the King of Kucha.

The King of Kucha was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly, sending Deputy Prime Minister Bai Ba and Dongfang Shuo out of the city together.

Dongfang Shuo and Bai Ba came to the camp of the Huns and immediately became the focus of attention. Whether it was his height, his wide carriage, or the huge bearskin cloak on his body, they all surprised the Huns. Standing beside him, Bai Ba was like a dwarf, and was directly ignored by many people.

Under the gaze of the Huns, Dongfang Shuo came to the tent of the Youxian King and stood in front of the Huns.

It was winter, and a large fire pit was dug in the middle of the tent of the Youxian King. The thick firewood burned in the tent, illuminating it brightly, as warm as spring. More than a dozen Hun generals were wearing fur coats and wine glasses, shouting loudly, arguing about who to attack the city first. The atmosphere was warm. In order to enhance their companionship, they pulled out scimitars from time to time, showing unrest.

Seeing Dongfang Shuo come in, the Huns were shocked and closed their mouths involuntarily. Several other people simply stood up, made a warning posture, and looked at Dongfang Shuo and the others vigilantly. The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became a little nervous.

Bai Ba's legs became weak, and his face turned red and whiter. Dongfang Shuo stretched out his hand and held him quietly.

"Are you a Han Chinese?" When the Right King saw Dongfang Shuo, he ignored the Minister of Kucha, who was the envoy, and asked Dongfang Shuo directly.

"Yes, I am a Han Chinese." Dongfang Shuo smiled calmly and said, "I am Liang Xiao's disciple."

Bai Ba felt the uneasiness of the Huns and was ecstatic. He raised his head and looked at Dongfang Shuo without hiding the worship in his eyes-
Chapter completed!