The Hexi Corridor is sandwiched by the Qilian Mountains and the Beishan Mountains. As the name suggests, the Beishan Mountains are north of Hexi. Unlike the Qilian that is as continuous as the sky, it is intermittent. In Zhangye County, it is called "Heli Mountain". It is said that there are records about it in the ancient "Yu Gong".

This mountain range blocks the dry wind in the north. To the south of the mountain range is the wealthy Zhangye County. The fields are flat and empty, the farmlands on the oasis are connected by fields, the smoke from cooking is curling, and chickens and dogs are heard in the inner and rural areas.

To the north of Heli Mountain is a completely different scenery: green becomes rare, and what comes into view is the boundless Gobi Desert, the vast wilderness is deserted, and only the idle clouds in the sky are accompanied by large areas of black pebbles and scattered haystacks.

In this rare place, under the scorching sun, one person and one horse trek hard on the edge of the desert.

The person sitting on the horse powerlessly was Di Bajiao. A month ago, he went to Wuwei County to contact Dou You, and only then did he know that Dou had been shot away by his old friend Liu Long. Di Bajiao was unwilling to live up to his mission, so he took dozens of cavalry to try to pass through Zhangye County controlled by Longyou to the Jiuquan, where Dou You might have fled to, Liang Tong, might also surrender to the Wei army.

But even though they were careful, they were still chased by the Qiang and Hu cavalry of Longyou. When crossing the Shiyang River, they were ambushed and almost all their subordinates were killed or injured. The eighth Jiao could only lead a few people to continue to die in the west.

They had lost their guide, and a month after that, they were wandering in Wuwei and the northern part of Zhangye, and sometimes they couldn't even tell where they were. The surviving subordinates were either left behind due to injuries or ran away by themselves. Now only the eighth Jiao and the Meiji boy who led his horse to him were left.

The young man was named "Gao Wutong". When the eighth Jiao proposed to travel west, he was the first to stand up and make bold statements.

Now the regiment is in trouble. Fortunately, Gao Wutong shot a good arrow and was able to hunt gerbils and birds with few arrows. He slashed dead poplar trees with a ring knife as fuel. Only then could the two of them barely fill their hunger.

The day is too hot, so they can only lie down at night. When they wake up, the eighth Jiao will also chat with Gao Wutong.

"I said I wanted to follow Zhang Qian's ambition, but I didn't expect that my words would come true. You and I really became Zhang Qian and Tang Yifu!"

Gao Wutong was not happy, so he put down the claws of the little Queer who had been chewing on the smell and said, "It's true that the governor or Zhang Qian, but don't compare the Hu'er of Tangyi's father to me. My ancestors were all serious people from all Xia, and they had no Hu blood. In our Xihe Meiji, saying that a person is Hu'er is equivalent to calling him a bastard and being killed!"

He talked to Di Bajiao about his life in Meiji: he played with bamboo (wood) horses with a group of children when he was young, and also had some stories with Guo Ji, the governor of Bingzhou.

"Every time we ride a bamboo horse waiting for him at the city gate, we always have fruit to eat."

However, after a turmoil in the frontier, the Huns went south to plunder under the temptation of Hu Han, causing a horrific massacre in Meiji. The escaped Meiji young man was cruel to the barbarians. When Xiao Geng recruited troops, he joined the Bingzhou cavalry.

Gao Wutong's face was red in the sun, but he said proudly: "Besides, I am not a slave to the governor, I just listen to your orders temporarily. My boss is still General Geng."

This logic is flawless, and the eighth laughed and said, "If we can survive, we will definitely tell the King of Wei about your contribution... When talking about the world, he often mentioned the term "military unification" and he will definitely like you very much."

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The eighth Jiao denied his words just now: "Although I can't calculate how many days it is today, it's already the first day of the fifth month. King Wei is already the Emperor Wude!"

Thinking of this, he developed infinite strength again. As soon as the sky was dawn, he urged Gao Wutong to get up and take advantage of the cool morning to walk a few more times.

In order to avoid the pursuers, the trekking speed in the desert was so slow that it might not necessarily be thirty miles a day. What's more, it's not just people but horses who are tired.

When they climbed over a large sand dune that they could not get around, even the horse was exhausted. Gao Wutong always loved horses. Even if they lacked water, he had to bathe the horses with sand. At this moment, he was gently caressing its neck and mane for a long time, and he raised his knife to kill it!

Then he cut the meat expressionlessly: "There are fewer and fewer wild animals that can be hunted, and this horse meat may be our last food."

After eating horse meat, Bajiao saw Gao Wutong holding yellow sand to bury the remaining horse corpse, burying it while quietly wiping his tears.

When he turned around and found that the eighth Jiao Zai was looking at him with a deep heart, he simply said rudely: "I owe me four horses now, no, five horses from Hexi!"

They were too far away from Xin Qinzhong, and it was too late to look back now. The eighth Jiao could only identify the West and keep moving forward!

Even if he was in a bad mood, he would even lose the gold he carried, and he would not throw away the five-colored ribbon scepter in his hand, and even hold the seal of the four Hexi County Magistrates made by the fifth reunion in his arms.

"Before the guide and we were separated, as long as Heli Mountain disappears, it means that wine springs are coming!"

When Heli Mountain really came to an end, a long Great Wall appeared on the horizon ahead, like a winding snake. It climbed over the deserted Gobi, blocked the flowing sand dunes, stopped by the white saline-alkali beach, and then jumped onto the steep platform. It was a beacon tower!

This is the Great Wall of Han at the junction of Zhangye and Jiuquan. It was built during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and belonged to a commander named "Jianshui Jinguan". Looking around, there were yellow rammed earth Great Wall and raised beacon towers. It is said that it stretched to Juyan City.

"The Great Wall in Hexi is not good, you can only defend against horses and people." Gao Wutong lay in the sand and complained in this way, saying that he was far inferior to the Great Wall in Shangjun. But this was also expected. It is said that more than 100,000 people were sent to Hexi in the city of Emperor Wu of Han, but in such a vast land, there was a lack of manpower and material resources, and even the Great Wall could only be built into a cheap one.

But they also mean that the Han rule has affected this remote place.

The Eighth Jiao could only cheer himself up: "The Han Great Wall beacon tower arrived in Hexi with Zhang Qian's footsteps, and I was the pioneer of Emperor Wude!"

The desert is lonely smoke and the long river is setting sun, but the eighth Jiao and Gao Wutong didn't care about enjoying the beautiful scenery. They just lie dormant by the river. When it was late at night, they quietly touched over and took advantage of Gao Wutong's shoulders to cross the Great Wall that was only ten feet high.

After passing the Great Wall, the eighth Jiao realized that he had done this and could have walked over with a big swagger.

Because the defense of the Thousand Mile Pass is now empty, no one stands on the beacon tower to watch the foreign land. When the Huns' horses approach Hexi, no one ignits fireworks to inform the military, civilians and the court.

The civil war was in full swing, and the border people were unprotected, so most of them fled.

This made Di Bajiao even more urgent. The biggest problem now is that they don’t know whether Jiuquan has been controlled by Longyou soldiers like Zhangye. After all, it has been nearly a month since Di Bajiao and others were attacked, and maybe even Dunhuang is gone.

This doubt was answered when they ran to the military farmland area for food due to lack of food.

When a group of village soldiers heard that two hungry strangers came from the inner wall, they rushed over and surrounded them. The group of people who seemed to be stained with sand on their faces were constantly scolded by the Bajiao. Gao Wutong could not understand their Hexi dialect and would rather die than put down his bow and knife.

However, I heard the eighth Jie, who had learned some Liangzhou dialect before, but burst into laughter.

Gao Wu was surprised: "Why did the envoy laugh?"

The eighth correct answer: "They are asking whether we are a spy from Longyou!"

"This means that Jiuquan has not yet surrendered to Longyou!"

Bajiao's tears flowed down, and two marks were drawn on his face covered with dust:

"Your Majesty, I have found the 'Great Yuezhi'!"

...

While the eighth Jiao reappeared in the empty scene, Longyou at the end of May was already covered with war clouds.

Wei Xiang's face was also gloomy, and today he attracted the hope of the master to make the final decision for the future of Longyou.

"The fifth reunification proclaimed himself emperor and issued a manifesto to denounce Longyou. The army gathered in Chencang and other places east of Longshan. It seems that it is really going to fight west!"

It has been a year and a half since the last battle between Long and Wei, but for those who lost tens of thousands of troops in that battle, the short time was not enough to recover. At most, they could drink poison to quench their thirst and recruit Qiang and Hu cavalry into the army.

On the contrary, the fifth relationship swept through Youji, and the country was rich and strong. Even if it was the most conservative estimate, Wei's strength was more than ten times that of Long!

So Wei Xiang was a little hesitant: "Someone advised me that if the Emperor of Yuan Dynasty surrendered to the reign of the people of Longyou would be safe and safe. What do you think?"

Fang Wang saw Wei Xiang hesitating until now, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "What is the lord's will?"

Wei Xiang shook his head: "There is no conclusion on the surface, but Xiao is unwilling to surrender to the fifth relationship in his heart."

He was still dreaming of fighting in the Warring States Period, splitting the world, and then set aside for several lifetimes, hoping to preserve the status of a prince, but the form was really too difficult. Wei Xiang only held his hand and asked again: "I hope you know everything!"

Fang Wang then said: "Those who say that they can surrender to protect the four counties of Longyou are indeed true, but they only said one less sentence."

"What's the matter?"

Fang Wangfa said to heartbrokenly: "Can the surrender protect the tyrants in Long land, and the people, can they protect the general?"

Wei Xiang was shocked suddenly. Indeed, Fang Wang sneered: "If more than ten nobles from Long land surrender to Wei, they can still protect the township party and have to be burdened with officials but counties. But how will the general surrender to Wei be placed?"

"Although the fifth reunion kept saying in his handbook that 'If you surrender with etiquette, you will not lose the position of marquis', but because of his narrow mind, he would definitely order the general to be placed under house arrest. Since then, there have been only one carriages, only a few horses, and never a few people. How could he be called lonely in the south today? Therefore, everyone can surrender to Wei, but the general cannot surrender to Lun."

Wei Xiang suddenly stood up: "Sir, this is reasonable, I am determined to fight the fifth relationship to the end."

Between the "peace of the people of Longyou" and their own interests, Wei Xiang finally chose the latter.

The people of Long were brave and loved the style of revenge. In the past, during the battle of Zhouyuan, almost every household in Longxi lost their father, brother and son. As long as they incite and exaggerate the "brutality" of the Fifth Reunion Army, they could stand on Wei Xiang's side for revenge and protect their family.

"But the situation of the fifth reunion has been achieved, and it may be difficult to fight against Longyou alone."

Fang Wang suggested: "I am willing to go to Hanzhong by Wudu. I heard that Gongsun Shu personally visited Nanzheng in the north. I would like to say that he was depressed and cold in his lips. I beg him to send Shu soldiers to attack Guanzhong through Qinling Road, forcing Di Wulun to be attacked by the abdomen. He had no choice but to dismiss the troops who fought against Long."

Before leaving, Fang Wang was still worried and said to Wei Xiang: "Although the general has the danger of Longshan Mountain and can use the advantage of one to control ten, the fifth relationship is not unaware of the army. He must use the power of his army to attack in different ways. If he divides the other, I will also divide it. If there are few soldiers in Longyou, he will easily be in trouble."

Wei Xiang nodded and after seeing Fang Wang off, he also urgently dispatched troops and arranged defense in Longshan.

Longshan is Liupan Mountain, which lies between Longyou and Guanzhong, and runs thousands of miles north and south.

"Flying from east to west, there are only two roads, one is from the north to the stable Xiaoguan Road."

This place is also known as "Reply to the Middle Way". When Qin Shihuang became emperor, he went on a tour for the first time and went to the border. He broke back and forth here. During the Han Dynasty, the Huns also invaded several times, and the beacon fire continued from Xiaoguan to Ganquan Palace.

Two years ago, Wei Xiang's uncle insisted on the east expedition, trying to completely control the road, but failed. Now the Wei army shared this path with Longyou, and could threaten Anding County from the new Qinzhong in the north, so he had to arrange a large army to defend himself.

"The sixteen families each sent out 1,000 troops, and obtained 16,000 troops, and then conquered 4,000 Qiang and Hu cavalry, totaling 20,000, and Niu Han guarded Xiaoguan."

Niu Han, a native of Di Dao of Longxi County, is the chief general under Wei Xiang and is capable of taking on this important task.

"The other is Longguan Road."

From the northwest of Chencang, the "Longguan Road" that crosses the Jiudaoban in Longshan is the main main road between Guanlong, called the main road, but it is very steep and easier to guard than Xiaoguan Road.

Wei Xiang said: "This general is 15,000, and he personally guards the Longguan Road!"

He stood up and said to the sixteen children of Longyou, the general, and said, "Longyou is the hometown of the people of Longyou, and people from Longdong should not have been to point fingers!"

"Although the fifth reunion easily defeats Youji, Longyou is different from the flat Hebei. No matter how many troops there are, you have to bow your head in Longban!"

Wei Xiang sang a local song that was not included in the Han Yuefu.

"The flowing water at Longtou is flowing away from the mountain. I miss my whole body and floats in the wilderness."

"The morning is the city of Xin, and the evening is the night is the place where the long head is. The cold cannot speak, and the tongue is caught in the throat."

"The flowing water at Longtou is silent and the sound is silent. Looking at Qinchuan from afar, my heart is broken!"

After singing the "Longtou Song", Wei Xiang slammed the pen and said sternly:

"Let the blood of the Wei army flow out on Longshan!"

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Chapter completed!