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Chapter 641 Long-term planning

Tu Niuer sat up and looked around. Please search for the most comprehensive! The fastest updated "A Xiao, what's wrong?"

Liang Xiao looked at him and waved his hand with a smile. "It's okay, you go to bed first."

Tu Niuer was skeptical, stared at Liang Xiao for a moment, scratching her head. "A Xiao, I want to ask you something, is it okay?"

"What's wrong? You and my brother, what else can't you say?" Liang Xiao smiled, caressed his palpitations, and sat side by side on the grass with Tu Niuer.

The personal guards around him were either the first mercenaries who followed him, such as Firefox, Alexander and others, or the Jiangdu Ranger whom he trusted, but in terms of closeness, no one can compare with Tu Niuer. They are not only in the relationship between the host and the guest, but also in terms of brotherhood.

"What are you going to do after this war?" Tu Niuer paused for a while and said, "What I mean is, are you going to go back to Chang'an?"

Liang Xiao laughed silently. He suddenly thought of this problem just now, and then he was in a palpitations. Although he could not see any difference from the people of this era, it was unlikely to let him be a minister who could be slaughtered, especially with Han Xin and Zhou Yafu, who were the first to do so. Not only did he know this, but the emperor must also know it. Therefore, it is impossible to return to Chang'an, and staying in the Western Regions is the best strategy.

But it is not normal for Tu Niuer to think so. He is not a time traveler. He is a person from this era. He has the concepts that people from this era have. For example, returning home in a bright clothes, and returning to their roots after falling leaves.

Liang Xiao thought about it and then realized that the Tu family was already tied to the Liang family. Tu Niuer was not ignorant of the emperor's thoughts. If Liang Xiao was in trouble, he would not be able to escape from the relationship and would definitely be implicated.

"Don't you want to go back?"

"It's not just that I don't want to." Tu Niuer turned his head and looked at the guard who was on the night in the distance, and said softly: "None of them wants to."

"Don't you want to?" Liang Xiao was really surprised. "Everyone?"

"Almost everyone, including Dr. Ma."

Liang Xiao didn't say anything. Dr. Ma was the respectful title of Ma Rong by his personal guards. Because he wanted to draw a map, Ma Rong was most familiar with the customs and customs of the Western Regions and could speak a lot of local languages. He would ask him what he didn't understand. Over time, the doctor became his other nickname.

Ma Rong is a child of Guanzhong. Although he is not a big family, he is a person who has studied. With his current contribution, it is no problem to establish a marquis with hundreds of households after returning to Chang'an. His unwillingness to go back, which surprised Liang Xiao.

"You listened to him with your own ears?"

Tu Niuer nodded. "Dahu is also present, you can ask him."

Liang Xiao didn't say anything more. It was not that he didn't believe in Tu Niu'er, but this news was far from his prediction and he was not prepared for a while. However, when he heard this news, he was more happy. It would be better to have a group of like-minded people fighting together than to fight alone. Without these good partners, what big things can he accomplish by himself?

"It's good not to go back." Liang Xiao raised his head, looked at the dazzling starry sky, and smiled slightly. "However, in this way, our plan will be adjusted. Go and see if Ma Rong has slept. If he hasn't slept, let him come. I have something to discuss with him."

Tu Niuer responded and got up. Not long after, Ma Rong hurried over, holding the belt of his coat while walking. It seemed that he was either called out by Tu Niuer or he didn't sleep well. Before Liang Xiao blamed Tu Niuer, Ma Rong explained first: "June, I haven't slept yet, I just untied my coat and snorted for a while."

"Is that so? Then what are you doing?"

“Look at the map.”

Ma Rong pulled out two volumes of silk books from his waist. Tu Niuer hurriedly stepped forward and lit up the bonfire, put a pot of milk on it. A guard came over and put the remaining half of the sheep on the fire. Ma Rong sat by the bonfire and spread out the map. These maps were often seen by Liang Xiao, and he could tell what map it was. But today, he saw two more lines on the map.

"What's this?"

"June, these are two new paths. I just guessed it, and I haven't had time to go on-site surveys."

"Is that right?" Liang Xiao suddenly became excited. With a new path, there was a possibility of surprise, let alone two paths. Ma Rong was not asleep in the middle of the night, so the new path he found could not be an insignificant path.

"Yes, this road was something I just found out from the Seyituan. In spring and summer, they often enter the mountain from this road. It is said that they will encounter some merchants from the south of the Tianshan Mountains in the mountains. Judging from the goods they mentioned, I think it is very likely that they are merchants from Kucha."

Liang Xiao's eyebrows trembled. A merchant from Kucha? The merchant can leave, and the soldiers can leave. What he is most worried about now is the lack of troops, but he is not without soldiers. To the south of the Tianshan Mountains, he can summon at least 30,000 troops, enough to compete with the Right Xianwang. Even if it is difficult to cross the mountains, five thousand elite soldiers suddenly appear behind the Right Xianwang, which is enough to give him a pot.

"How far is it?"

"It's not clear yet, I plan to take a few people to take."

Liang Xiao thought for a while and nodded in agreement. "You will set out tomorrow and bring a few thugs as guides."

"Okay." Ma Rong agreed immediately and pointed to another road. "Junhou, this road leads to the north of Daban. It used to be controlled by the Wusun people. Now the Wusun people are defeated and have no other power except the hundreds of people guarding the fortress. If you send people to cross the fortress, you can go straight to Daban and contact Li Danghu."

"Li Danghu's troops are limited."

"Li Danghu has limited troops, but there are many other countries. Daban is located at a critical point. If you want to unite with Kucha and sweep the grassland north, you can do such a good opportunity, wouldn't it be wasted?"

Liang Xiao smiled. He put away the map. "Zi Jin, have you married?"

"Not yet. The family is in average. The aristocratic families from Shandong look down on me, and I look down on ordinary women."

"Do you mind marrying a foreign woman? How about marrying someone in Dayuan?"

Ma Rong also smiled. "What qualifications do I have to mind if Junhou can marry Princess Dayuan? The princess dare not be high. I will be satisfied if I have a daughter of the little prince."

Liang Xiao laughed loudly, and a big stone pressing on his heart disappeared. Although Ma Rong was a scholar, his temper was not much the same as Tu Niuer and others. Each of them had a little big vision, and they all had a big feeling. I, the Han people, had the greatest feeling. Is the daughter of Xiao Wang so easy to marry? You are still very reluctant to do it. However, in the current situation, there is no problem with the fact that Mei Cai and Princess made a connection with him, and he had no problem with marrying a powerful daughter from Dayuan.

"Leave this to me. I heard from the princess that she has a few sisters to marry, and there should be something that will satisfy you."

"Thank you, marquis." Ma Rong was overjoyed and bowed to the ground.

Liang Xiao and Ma Rong discussed for half a night and finally formulated several plans. After dawn, he sent someone to invite Azhana and Doros. The three of them were having breakfast while discussing the situation in front of them.

"Da Lu, now there are many enemies and we are few. How to deal with it? Does Da Lu have a constitution?"

Ashana sipped the hot goat's milk and pondered for a moment. They were discussing this matter yesterday. Liang Xiao asked this question again. He was not surprised, but what surprised him was the mentality that Liang Xiao showed at this moment. Liang Xiao was also very calm before, but that was the calmness after concealing the tension. He could deceive a rough man like Doros, but he could not deceive a wise man like him.

But now, even he couldn't see Liang Xiao's nervousness.

This makes no sense: 20,000 Huns are approaching and 20,000 Wusuns are gathering. How could he not be nervous at all?

"Do you have any plans for the general? You might as well tell me and we will discuss it together."

"The Wusun people have been killed by us, and even Lie Jiaomi was blocked by Dalu in the Baigu, and they were almost captured. The Wusun people are already a mess of sand, which is not worth worrying for the time being. What we have to face is 20,000 Huns. With our strength, it is not difficult to defeat the Huns, but the losses will not be small."

Ashana had a slight jaw head, but Doros nodded repeatedly. After he was trained, he took the battle several times and showed an unbelievable combat power. He had already regarded the Arc Cavalry as his treasure and was reluctant to lose anyone. If he fought with the Huns, the Arc Cavalry would not suffer a small loss, so of course he would not want to.

"So, I want to retreat as advance, defend as attack, and drag it out." Liang Xiao lifted the milk pot and added some goat milk to Ashana and Doros. "The Huns came from afar, with limited supplies and cattle and sheep, and the Wusun people were broken up by us. The cattle and sheep collected before became our spoils, and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow. He can only rely on the support of the Huns, so they can't support them for too long."

Doros was stunned for a moment and slapped his thigh. "No wonder you didn't allow us to chase the Wusun people later, just to let them open their mouths?"

"Not only that, it is also to make Lie Jiaomi have enough strength to compete with the Right Xian King."

"Will Liejiaomi fight against the Right Xian King?" Doros burst out laughing. "He doesn't treat the Right Xian King as his father now. When Wusun was destroyed by the Yuezhi people, Liejiaomi treated the Xiongnu Shanyu as his father."

"Yes, he not only treated the Hun Khan as his father, but also married the daughter of King Hunxie. But later he still watched Hunxie's tribe defeated by me, but never took action?"

Doros was speechless, and Azhan smiled without saying a word.

"The Yili River Valley is the granary of Liejiaomi, and he cannot give up easily. The Youxian King is not a good person. He cannot hand over the master after seeing such a good pasture. Sooner or later, there will be differences between Liejiaomi and the Youxian King. All we have to do is wait for them to have differences."

"What about before this?" Ahshana said slowly: "Just wait like that?"

"The strategy is to defend as the offense, and the tactic is to attack as the defense. We must beat the Right Xian King and let him know that fighting with us is not good for him." Liang Xiao said: "When Lie Jiaomi used the stuffed man as the meat shield, I guess the Right Xian King would also use the Wusun people as the meat shield. If this is the case, it would be better."

Ashana nodded repeatedly, echoing Liang Xiao's opinion. The Wusun people were afraid of being beaten by them, and their combat effectiveness was definitely not as good as that of the Huns, and their losses could be further reduced.

"Therefore, these days are very important. Please prepare for the war against each other. You must make the Right Xian King feel that the strong attack is useless and the losses are too great, so that we have the opportunity to wait for the turn of opportunity to come."

Ashana and Doros exchanged glances: "Okay!"

With Azhana and Doros unify their opinions, Liang Xiao found Sebas again and led him to visit Alice's father Tuxise. They had seen it before, but it was just politeness, and there was no way to communicate in depth in the public court. Now, when it goes deep into their tents, the situation is different. In terms of posture alone, Tuxise is very surprised.

When he learned that Liang Xiao was visiting, Tuxise went out to greet him personally. He enthusiastically welcomed Liang Xiao to the tent and ordered people to kill cattle and sheep and entertain the guests. Unlike what many people think, even nomadic peoples have few opportunities to kill sheep, and most of them still feed on dairy products. Tuxise's tribe has a limited population and does not have many cattle and sheep. Even the leader cannot kill sheep every day, and it is even rarer to kill cattle.

"Thank you, leader." Liang Xiao bowed with a smile.

"I dare not, I dare not, I am very proud of the Arrow God coming." Tuxise laughed loudly. "The people in the entire river valley are very curious about the great men who produce silk, and they all want to make a relationship with the Arrow God. The Arrow God first comes to see me, and I am the most respectful person in this river valley."

Liang Xiao also laughed loudly. "When the war is over, my Han merchants will pass by, and then they will give priority to supplying the leader's most exquisite silk. If the leader does not dislike it, I am willing to use fifty pieces of silk as a betrothal gift to marry Alice for Sebas. I can see that this kid is deeply in love with Alice."

"Hahaha..." Tuxise was so happy that he agreed repeatedly. He had a good impression of Sebas, but now Liang Xiao personally proposed to Sebas and was willing to use 50 silk as a betrothal gift, which shows Sebas' status in Liang Xiao's heart. With such a respect, even if Sebas is a slave, his future achievements are limitless. What else is he not satisfied with?

"Thank you, Lord Arrow God." Sebas was so happy that he couldn't speak, so he turned over and fell to the ground. The children on the grassland were sensible early and knew about men and women at their teens. He liked Alice again, and of course he hoped to have the opportunity to marry Alice in the future. Liang Xiao made the decision for him, and this marriage was a foregone conclusion.

Not only Sebas was happy, but even the little girl Alice blushed and hid behind Tuxise, feeling embarrassed to look at Liang Xiao.

"Don't thank me, this is the princess's care, she likes you very much."

"Then I'm going to thank the princess." Sebas was suddenly shocked. "Arrow God, will the princess be in danger?"

"It shouldn't be." Liang Xiao said. He was indeed quite sure. The position in the canyon was very solid and had enough supplies. Jian Mi was loyal and had enough skills to defend the city. It would be fine to stay in the canyon for half a year. "However, if you are willing to go back to the canyon and tell the princess this good news, I think she would be very happy."

"I'll go, I'll go right away." Sebas jumped up and was very excited.

Liang Xiao said to Tuxise: "Captain, I have a reluctant request, and I also ask the leader to give it."

Tuxise slapped his chest. "Arrow God, you said."

"Although Sebas is smart, he is young after all. If the leader can send a few people with him, I will be grateful."

Tuxise laughed: "It's up to the Arrow God to say that he wants to marry my daughter, my son-in-law. It's up to me to send a few people to protect him."

Tuxise immediately called ten warriors and arranged for them to protect Sebas to return to the canyon. His tribe was not big, with only three hundred people falling in total, and only about three hundred people could fight. There were only fifty guards around him. He assigned ten guards to Sebas at once, which was a big deal, no worse than Liang Xiao's fifty silk pieces—

(To be continued.)
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