Chapter 233: Puncture the cowhide
Tuban's eyes shrank, subconsciously avoided Liang Xiao's gaze, and then realized that he was too weak, so he quickly turned his head, raised his back, raised his head, and said loudly: "Who said we can't beat the Yuezhi people? A few years ago, we just defeated the Yuezhi and drove them across the Pamir Mountains."
His voice was very loud, but he no longer had the momentum he had just now. Compared to Liang Xiao, who was calm in his mind, he was obviously a little lacking in confidence.
The sudden shift was very uneasy.
He was ordered to go on a mission to Dayuan, with the main task of destroying the relationship between Dahan and Dayuan, forcing Dayuan and Wusun to join forces to attack Yuezhi together. He is not unfamiliar with Liang Xiao, the envoy of the Han Dynasty. Liang Xiao shot and killed Gulu Hun and stole his body. King Hunxie led thousands of elite cavalry to chase Liang Xiao but failed, but Liang Xiao took the head away. Although this matter was forbidden to be discussed by Wudan and Lie Jiaomi, it was already very magical in private.
After entering Dayuan, the Tuban heard the luxury of the Han delegation. The guards composed of twenty Greeks and more than twenty young knights of the Han family, all wearing brocade clothes and riding horses. The Wusun delegation, which was only worn by sheepskin, was extremely shabby compared with them.
Although the Tuban refused to admit it, he was actually already timid in his heart. He had no confidence in such a rich and amazingly strong opponent. He kept encouraging himself to overwhelm Liang Xiao in terms of momentum, so he did not hesitate to speak wildly to the king and minister of Dayuan, trying to take the lead. Unexpectedly, Liang Xiao exposed his reality and revealed his true form as soon as he appeared.
Of course, Wusun does not have 100,000 elite cavalry. He has such strong strength and has already entered Dayuan. How could he send him on an envoy?
"You have defeated Yuezhi before. But that is the ability of the Huns. What does it have to do with you Wusun? You can't even eat the territory you stolen from the Yuezhi people, so you still need the Huns to reward you, right?" Liang Xiao was slow and sarcastic. "There are really 100,000 elite cavalry, and the Huns are helping you to dare to attack Yuezhi, which you have defeated once?"
Suddenly, speechless.
"Even if you have 100,000 elite cavalry, what can you do? Can you march thousands of miles? King Hunxie led thousands of iron cavalry to chase and kill thousands of miles. What's the result?" Liang Xiao turned around and gave a wink at Mei Cai. Mei Cai understood and immediately presented the heads and armors of King Hunxie and his son.
"Do you know?" Liang Xiao chuckled and squeezed his eyes at the Cang Ban.
The Tuban didn't look at the head, the head was already rotten, and there was a foul smell. He stared at the armor and looked again and again. The Gulu Fox's armor style was distinct and he recognized it at a glance. The Hun Xie King's helmet also had obvious signs, and he also confirmed it.
"It was you who killed it!"
"Yes, I killed it." Liang Xiao laughed. "I had only nine people at that time. Thousands of Huns were chasing me for four or five miles. Didn't I stand here well?"
Tuban's face was gloomy and gloomy. He knew that what Liang Xiao said was true. He also knew that the reason why King Hunxie died was because he violated common sense of military use and pursued thousands of miles, which had nothing to do with seeking death. In the end, there were only more than a hundred people who could really catch up with Liang Xiao and others, and the rest were all behind.
The king and ministers of Dayuan exclaimed "Wow" and immediately became lively, whispering to each other, inquiring about news. They didn't know about this. When they heard the troupe accusing Liang Xiao of killing the Hunxie King and his son, they didn't expect it to be like this. They just thought that the two sides had equal troops, fought in a straight battle, or met on a narrow road. Liang Xiao was lucky and succeeded by chance. Now, when he heard that he was being chased by thousands of Xiongnu elite cavalry, Liang Xiao killed the Hunxie King and his son, and was stunned.
No one can believe that such a thing is true, but judging from the face of the sudden class, it is probably true.
Is this young man from the Han family reincarnated as a god of war? So powerful?
Some people have already thought that the person who had just worn the strong bow is probably this Han boy, and suddenly realized. If this boy can use such a strong bow, his martial arts must be strong, and it is also possible to shoot and kill King Hunxie and his son in the chaos.
Under the attention of everyone, Liang Xiao walked to the Wusun servant, took the bow that had been put on the string from him, held the trowel in his left hand, and hooked the string with his right hand, easily pulled it all over, and repeated three times, then turned to the squad.
"You just said that the Xiongnu Shanyu gave three bows, called Tiangong, Earth bow, and Human Bow. I want to ask, you brought the Human Bow to Dayuan, and whose hands did the Heaven Bow and Earth bow in that Tiangong? The Yan clan, who hunted Jiaomi, is the daughter of King Hunxie. What bow does she keep, Tiangong or Earth bow?"
I was reluctant to speak but stopped, but I didn't know how to deal with it.
Luo Xuli could hear clearly and immediately realized the problem. No matter what bow the daughter of Hunxie King kept and had the Xiongnu as her backing, she was the most powerful Yan clan in Wusun. If she married into Wusun, she would definitely face this Yan clan. Dayuan's strength was not enough, so she would almost never have the chance to turn around. With her father's cowardly personality, she probably wouldn't have the courage to support her.
It's so dangerous, it's simply an abyss, and I almost ruined my happiness.
"You don't even have the confidence to attack Yuezhi, and you still have the courage to attack Dayuan? The mountains are south and north, which path do you plan to take? Are you here to attack Dayuan, aren't you afraid that the territory that you just got was taken back by the Yuezhi people?"
The Tuban completely collapsed. This problem can be said to have hit Wusun's weakness. There is no doubt that Wusun's current enemy is the Yuezhi. Yuezhi is on the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, while Dayuan is on the northwest of the Tianshan Mountains. Before completely defeating Yuezhi and driving them out of the Pamir Mountains, the Wusun people had no spare energy to attack Dayuan.
This sentence completely exposes the details of the Wusun people. Even the translator realizes the importance of this sentence and deliberately increases the volume so that every Dayuan person in the hall can hear it clearly.
The king and ministers of Dayuan all breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.
Meicai also breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liang Xiao's back with joy. He only knew that Liang Xiao was extremely brave, but he didn't expect that Liang Xiao would have any understanding of strategy and suddenly realized the reality of the Wusun people. In this way, he, the deputy king who has always supported and maintained Liang Xiao, has achieved his merits.
In front of Liang Xiao's sharp attack, the Tuban was defeated and sweated heavily. He no longer had the arrogance he had just now. He turned to a humble request to marry and was willing to form an alliance with Dayuan and deal with Yuezhi together.
The Dayuan people were very interested in this, after all, the Yuezhi people were also their enemies. The Yuezhi people invaded the land in the river and caused great harm to them.
Liang Xiao did not participate in this discussion. He was a Han envoy and could not interfere too much in the national affairs of Dayuan. He could only use Meicai to indirectly influence and could not speak directly. Fortunately, taking advantage of this opportunity, he finally made a formal appearance in front of the monarch and ministers of Dayuan, and gained a good impression. He took the opportunity to present a gift to the King of Dayuan and proposed a cooperative relationship.
In front of Tuban, he did not mention the attack on the Huns. First, he had a clear understanding of the strength of Dayuan to deal with the Huns, but Dayuan could not count on it at all. Second, he also had a certain understanding of the mentality of the monarch and ministers of Dayuan. Such people could only be content with their peace and let them fight against the Huns, which was tantamount to seeking fish from the wood of the wood. It was incomparable to Tuban's proposal to attack the Dayuezhi, and it was useless to say it.
The silk weaving sent by Liang Xiao and the horses sent by Wusun people were placed together. The Dayuan people had almost no hesitation and expressed completely different attitudes.
The silk of the Han people was what they longed for, and the things the Wusun people gave were all, even worse than theirs, and they were not at all attractive to them. In addition, the arrogance of the past gave them a bad impression. Almost no one was willing to look at the gifts of the Wusun people, and they all praised the silk of the Han people. Some people have begun to consider how to speak to the King of Dayuan, share some of them, or find an opportunity to pay a visit to the envoy of the Han.
Liang Xiao picked out the most beautiful piece of velvet ring and presented it to Luo Xuli.
The velvet ring brocade is a special variety of Han brocade. The woven pattern has sparse and scattered patterns on the woven format, with strong three-dimensionality and thick appearance, which is most suitable for winter clothing. The yield of such brocade is limited, and Nie Yi only received a dozen pieces. Liang Xiao originally planned to give it to the legendary Queen of Yuezhi.
Luo Xuli couldn't let go of her, and her blue eyes were shining.
The King of Dayuan held a state banquet and invited Liang Xiao to sit in the class. In order to avoid the conflict between the two envoys due to seating, the King of Dayuan asked Mei Cai to accompany Liang Xiao to sit in the right chief, and another deputy Wang Chanfeng sat in the left chief. Liang Xiao sat opposite the King of Tushi. The King of Tushi stared at Liang Xiao from time to time, with fierce eyes, but helpless. Liang Xiao ignored him at all, and used the interpreter to chat and laugh with the nobles of Dayuan, and had a happy time.
Like the Han people, Dayuan people also like singing and dancing. After three rounds of wine, everyone started dancing. Mei Cai Qiwu invited him, Liang Xiao politely refused and went forward to dance for a while. He first danced a Han people and then a Greek dance learned from Paris and others. Although he was not very skillful, he well reflected his respect for the Dayuan people and won a lot of luck.
In contrast, Tuban was not good at doing it. He only knew how to dance in the Wusun style. Wusun is similar to the Xiongnu and Yuezhi, and is both nomadic people, with rough and simple dance styles and full of primitive power. However, Dayuan people, especially the Dayuan nobles present, have always regarded themselves as Greek residents. Even their words are similar to Greek, and their words are used in Latin. In their eyes, nomadic people are all barbarians, so how could they look at Tuban's dance?
Needless to compare, Liang Xiao defeated the Tushima and successfully established the civilized image of the Han Dynasty, and Tushima became a pitiful foil. If he had not been afraid of the bow brought by Tushima, the Dayuan monarch and ministers would have wished to drive Tushima out directly.
After the banquet, Liang Xiao, accompanied by Meicai, left the palace.
On the way, Meicai and Liang Xiao were in the same car. He asked Liang Xiao a question: "Do you still have to go to Yuezhi?"-
(To be continued...)
Chapter completed!