Daqin: You were asked to build the Great Wall and you destroyed the Huns?

Chapter 258 Is it worth it?
Loulan Kingdom is located on the east side of the Western Region.

It connects to Wusun and Dunhuang (the westernmost side of Yue County) in the east, to Qiemo, Jingjue, Kumi, and Khotan in the west, to Cheshi in the northeast, and to Moshan and Qiuci in the northwest. Historically, it has been the key to guarding the Silk Road. land.

The people of his country were originally divided into two groups.

One is in the Western Region and the other is in Hexi.

The tribe in the land west of Hexi is called Loufan.

Lou Fanren was driven from Hexi to the Hetao area during the period when King Wuling of Zhao was riding and shooting in Hufu.

Became a vassal of the Xiongnu.

But King Wuling of Zhao was so powerful that he defeated the Huns again and captured the Hetao area within a few years.

Lou Fanxin, who discovered that the Huns were unreliable, had no choice but to flee to Loulan in the Western Region and seek refuge with his fellow tribesmen.

At the end of the Warring States Period, they jointly established the Loulan Kingdom.

Since then, two different clans have remained in Loulan.

At this moment, inside Loulan Palace.

I have just sent away the people under the command of King Li of Yougu, the Xiongnu.

King Loulan looked sad.

An old man beside him remained silent.

King Loulan looked at the old man.

"National Master, what should we do?"

"What should it be?"

"It was you who said you wanted to join forces with Wusun to fight against the enemy."

"Now the army has been defeated miserably, and not a single man in Wusun has been slaughtered!"

"It is said that it is still there, but it has become a den of fornication for the Huns."

"Now they're asking us to submit too."

"What should we do?"

The old man also sighed.

He also didn't expect that the Huns were so powerful.

The original plan was to meet the enemy in a desert land, which would take some time. The enemy would not know the source of water and would retreat after being extremely hungry and thirsty.

But who would have expected that an army of ten thousand people would be slaughtered in just one encounter.

Compared with ten years ago, the Xiongnu were simply not the same tribe.

As the highest-ranking person in Lou Fan's family, the Imperial Master was also in panic at this moment.

But under King Loulan's constant questioning.

He could only bite the bullet and give the answer.

"Wang, don't be anxious."

"Then the Huns forced us to surrender just to contain the Eastern Qin!"

"The Qin people are no less powerful than the Xiongnu."

"Even the old Zhao who once defeated the Xiongnu was easily conquered."

"The Xiongnu are so eager to expand westward that they even don't hesitate to quarrel with us. I'm afraid they are also uneasy."

"As long as we blend in between the Huns and the Qin Dynasty, we will be safe and sound."

King Loulan had only heard of Great Qin and never really understood what Great Qin was like.

"Then Da Qin can really contain the Xiongnu?"

Seeing that King Loulan was still confused.

The national master stepped forward and said.

"You couldn't feel it before, but now a country as powerful as the Yueshi has been beaten in a panic within a few days. Can't you still feel it?"

These words made King Loulan nod.

"That makes sense. Hundreds of thousands of people from the Yue clan were suppressing the Western Region, but they did something and were destroyed by the Qin people without any warning."

"When we fled into our territory, I almost thought it was the Yuezhi who wanted to attack us!"

The Imperial Master also quickly answered and comforted King Loulan.

"Yes, besides, we are different from Wusun."

"Wusun's territory is to the north, close to the Xiongnu."

"But there is a lot of distance between us and the Huns."

"If the Xiongnu wants to use force, we will surrender to Da Qin."

"After Great Qin captured the Yuezhi, it stationed [-] troops in Dunhuang!"

"As long as we surrender, the Huns will be unbearable even if they lead the way."

The more the Imperial Master talks about it, the smoother his thinking becomes and the clearer the truth becomes.

Light gradually glows between the eyes.

"That's right! That must be it!"

"The Xiongnu were afraid that we would fall to the Qin Dynasty, so they did not attack forcefully."

"But after defeating the army, he only sent an order for us to surrender!"

He suddenly turned around and looked at King Loulan.

"So as long as we grasp the balance between Da Qin and the Xiongnu."

"Don't take any side, and you will survive safely."

After the words fell, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

King Loulan also sat back on the throne and said after thinking for a while.

"Then we can no longer let Lou Fan and his family, who were originally close to the Xiongnu, marry each other, lest they lose the opportunity to get close to the Qin Dynasty!"

The Imperial Master also nodded cautiously.

"I will retreat immediately and warn the Lou Fan clan members!"

King Loulan nodded and waved his hand.

……

At this moment, there was a special group of guests from the Nuoqiang Kingdom on the south side of the building.

There are nearly a thousand of them and they carry a large amount of cargo.

You know, although the Nuqiang country is called a country.

But it is mainly nomadic, with a total of only tens of thousands of tribesmen.

To them, this caravan was almost equivalent to the arrival of a small peer country.

The king of Nuqiang State solemnly received the guests in the dome.

The leader of the other party has a humble attitude and gentle and friendly words.

He revealed that he was a merchant who came all the way from the Eastern Qin Dynasty.

His name is Wushi Luo (luo Wushi people, named Luo, later called Wu Luo).

They followed Yue County and bypassed the completely occupied Wusun, and went through all the hardships to get here, just to exchange the goods they needed with the Nuqiang Kingdom.

After learning that Wu Luo was a merchant from Da Qin.

The king "Go to Hulai King" is very welcome.

Although Nuoqiang is a combination of Ruo and Qiang people.

But they are different from the ancient Qiang people near Qinghai.

He does not worship Wu Yi Yuan Sword, but has his own civilizational beliefs.

King Hu Lai actively ordered his people to trade with Wu Luo.

Use horses, camels, diamonds, raisins, gold and silver vessels.

In exchange for ceramics, silk, cloth, paint, gold leaf, tung oil, etc.

The transaction between the two parties lasted for several days.

Among them, the horses and cotton mattered most to Wu Luo.

Bringing excellent horses back for breeding can solve the problem of insufficient domestic horses.

Clothes and bedding filled with this plant called cotton are extremely warm.

In winter, one piece is worth two to three pieces of domestic cotton clothing (silk and linen).

When Wu Luo saw the cotton, he immediately thought of the sores that the northern soldiers had from freezing in the winter.

When fighting in the north, soldiers wore several layers of clothing that were extremely heavy and made it difficult to move.

If you can use this kind of cotton to make clothes and bedding, you won't have to worry about the severe cold even if you go deep into the hinterland of the north.

Wu Luo had already thought that it would be a great achievement if he could bring the seeds of this plant back to the country and present them to His Majesty.

Unfortunately, the Nuo Qiang people are mainly nomadic and do not have their own planting land.

Cotton was mostly obtained in exchange for Loulan and Qiemo.

This made Wuluo very disappointed.

When I went to Hu Lai, I saw that Wu Luo was very concerned about this kind of thing.

He said after thinking for a moment.

"Even if it is the first transaction, both parties must be satisfied."

"It's not impossible for you to want cotton seeds so much!"

Wuluo's eyes widened immediately after hearing this.

"If you can help us get it, we can donate [-]% of these goods to you!"

Wu Luo's low profile and dedication made King Qu Hu Lai very happy.

He waved his hand.

"Come here, take this Wuluo leader to the Qiemo Kingdom!"

Wuluo was overjoyed and hurriedly turned back to organize the caravan.

But King Hu Lai called the person who came to lead the way again, and whispered instructions.

"When we arrived at Qiemo Kingdom, we made private transactions with the surrounding people."

"Don't let them talk directly to these Qin people."

"Otherwise, these merchants will bypass us in the future, and there will be nowhere to get oil and water!"

The man leading the way smiled and saluted hurriedly.

"wise!"

After sending Wu Luo and others away, they went to King Hu Lai to look at the large amount of goods left by the caravan.

He laughed twice happily.

"These merchants from Qin have really never seen the world."

"Just a few worthless things can be exchanged for so many rewards!"

Just when everyone is happy.

Suddenly a tribesman ran from the northeast.

"Wang, it's bad, someone from Loulan is here!"

"They heard that people from Qin were visiting and wanted to come to meet them!"

King Hu Lai suddenly frowned.

Isn’t Loulan close to the Huns?
Why care about the Qin people's caravan?

But compared to Loulan's strength, the Nuoqiang tribe had no room for resistance.

The king knew that he was afraid that Loulan would snatch this group of merchants from Qin away in the future.

Suddenly he sighed and said somewhat unhappily.

"Just say that I was too tired from hunting yesterday and couldn't see them."

"Inform the Qin people of their trade traces and tell them to leave quickly!"

After saying these words, King Hu Lai returned to the Qionglu and closed the door behind him.

The tribesmen hurriedly led people to the northeast to greet him.

Before they even got close, the leader of the clan noticed something was wrong.

In front of them was a large, dark mass of cavalry.

Why are there so many people from Loulan?
……

Qiemo Kingdom is located on the west side of the territory of Nuqiang Kingdom.

It's only a few dozen miles away from here.

Wu Luo was on the carriage, and from time to time he would give the guide one or two gold and silver objects.

The man who led the way had a smile on his face and kept talking about the characteristics of the countries in the Western Regions.

Loulan has the most beautiful women, Qiuci produces ironware, and the Wusun offshore (river) has many fish.

Khotan (tian) country started with sericulture and developed textiles.

The country also produces jade, which is exquisite and exquisite.

While Wu Luo listened, the servant beside him wrote down every word.

These are all good news to report to His Majesty.

Finally, Wu Luo used some more silk and learned the general strength information of the 36 countries from the guide.

Originally, except for Qiuci and Cheshi.

Wusun Loulan is definitely top-notch.

But since they were defeated by the Huns, they had few troops.

Currently, in the eastern region of the 36 countries, only Kucha and Cheshi are relatively powerful.

The country has a population of hundreds of thousands and a military strength of tens of thousands.

The remaining countries only have about a few thousand troops.

Wuluo was happy to hear this, and the guide was also happy to receive the gift.

Both parties are happy.

Just waiting to come to the vicinity of Qiemo Kingdom.

The leader suddenly stopped.

He looked at Wuluo with slight hesitation.

Wuluo was stunned and immediately understood something.Put on a look on your face that won't make it difficult for you.

Stretch out with one hand.

"I'll wait for you here!"

The man was immediately relieved.

Even after receiving gifts from others and still blocking them like this, the leader felt guilty.

"rest assured!"

"I will definitely get the best cotton seeds for you brothers!"

After the words fell, the leader rode towards Qiemo's country.

The subordinates beside Wu Luo watched this scene quietly.

"Lord, you gave up [-]% of the goods for these seeds."

"How can I explain to His Majesty when I return to Xianyang?"

Wu Luo, however, looked at the departing leader with a smile on his face and said.

"Explain?"

"Explain what?"

"You wouldn't think that His Majesty personally summoned me and ordered me to travel thousands of miles to come here."

"Are you here to exchange for these scattered gold and silver?"

"How can something that I even despise come into His Majesty's eyes?"

This statement made his subordinates confused.

"Then why are we running so far?"

Wu Luo laughed loudly.

"Didn't you just write down everything your Majesty wants?"

The subordinate was stunned and suddenly looked at the information written down in his hand.

Wu Luo continued.

"Although I, Wuluo, am a lowly businessman, I am also full of heart to serve the country."

"Fortunately, His Majesty personally called me to contribute to the country, so I will go all out."

"Your Majesty ordered me to explore the road because he wanted to find out the situation in the Western Region."

"But I have encountered something like cotton that is of great help to our Great Qin. I must get it."

Wuluo's face was solemn.

"With this anti-cold thing, when we face the Huns from the north in the future, I don't know how many of our Great Qin soldiers will be able to escape the severe cold."

“This cotton seed must be obtained!”

The subordinate finally knew the purpose of the trip and hurriedly stuffed the information recorded in his hand into his arms to protect it.

Following Wu Ruo, he waited eagerly for the leader to come back.

Two hours flew by so quickly.

Wu Luo frowned. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have lasted so long.

The subordinates also spoke uneasily.

"Looking at the field, it's not far away. Why hasn't he come back yet?"

"It's just some cotton seeds. Are they replaced so slowly?"

At this time, a small black spot finally appeared on the hillside in the distance to the west.

Wuluo breathed a sigh of relief.

"came back."

The subordinate next to him was about to step forward to greet him.

Suddenly, the sound of "rumbling" horse hooves came to my ears.

He suddenly turned his head and looked north.

On the grassland in the distance, a large black mass of cavalry quickly attacked.

The subordinates suddenly panicked.

He looked back at Wuluo.

Wu Luo was also staring at the approaching army at this moment.

With his businessman's intuition, he could feel that the other party was coming for him.

Nothing good will happen at this time.

Wuluo wanted to evacuate.

But turn your head and look to the west.

The leader held a cloth bag high.

He shouted with excitement on his face.

"It's exchanged! It's exchanged!"

Wu Luo's face suddenly became entangled.

At this time, a cry came from the north.

"I heard that someone from Great Qin is coming, and I, Lou Lan, am here to pay my respects!"

The non-hostile words made the merchants sigh in relief.

But the subordinate suddenly changed his color.

He pointed at the dozens of people in front of the army and shouted.

"Sleeveless scale armor!"

"Nonsense!"

"They are Huns!"

These two sentences seemed to awaken the hesitant Wu Luo.

He gritted his teeth suddenly.

"Abandon the cargo! Evacuate on horseback!"

A group of merchants hurriedly drew their weapons and abandoned their carriages.

He turned his horse and fled to the southeast.

But at this moment, the subordinate suddenly discovered it.

Wu Luo actually used his feet to exert force and suddenly rushed towards the leader in the west.

The subordinates suddenly became anxious and wanted to follow him.

Wuluo turned around and shouted.

"Let's go! Leave me alone!"

"Remember, seeds!"

"I will definitely go back with the seeds!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't care and rushed towards the leader crazily.

The leader was also frightened by the oncoming army at this moment, and actually stopped in place.

Fortunately, Wuluo caught up with him on horseback and snatched the bag of cotton seeds.

The subordinates and others saw that the Huns were almost catching up.

Not caring about anything else, he turned his horse's head and fled in a hurry.

His eyes were red.

According to the position just now, Wu Luo will definitely be stopped.

I just hope that he can escape the pursuit of the Huns and escape back to Dunhuang.

The territory of the Nuqiang Kingdom was not large and could not be considered deep.

Although the Huns had better horses, they still failed to catch up with the thousands of merchants in a short period of time.

They rushed all the way to the outside of Dunhuang City and shouted.

"The Huns are attacking!"

"The Huns are attacking!"

Suddenly, the giant crossbows on Dunhuang City began to turn.

A black-armored soldier appeared.

"Boom!"

A huge crossbow crashed down from hundreds of steps away.

He abruptly stopped thousands of Loulan people who were about to catch up.

That powerful and terrifying deterrent made all the Loulan people stop in their tracks.

At this moment, the noble young masters of Lou Fan's family widened their eyes.

"What is this?"

Then he saw it.

The densely packed army on the city wall revealed itself.

Immediately afterwards, the other party actually opened the city gate directly.

Countless soldiers rushed out.

The first general shouted arrogantly.

"Thousands of barbarians dare to attack me. They can't even fill the space between my teeth. I'm really looking for death!"

"Soldiers! Kill me!"

The young master was originally following the subordinates sent by King Yougu Li.

I only know that there is a country called Qin, which angered the Xiongnu.

But he had no idea where Qin was or how big he was.

In his opinion, the most powerful ones are the northern Huns.

But at this moment, I saw the huge crossbow on the city wall that shocked my heart, and looked at these Qin soldiers with bloodthirsty faces who wanted to keep them.

The young master suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.

It seems that I have provoked the wrong person.

At this moment, the Huns beside him laughed.

He stretched out his right hand, and the person coming from behind handed him something.

He threw it away.

"You, the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, dare to kill hundreds of thousands of my barbarians, and today it's just interest!"

"Just wait! After the spring comes, I, Hu Bi, will definitely set foot in Xianyang!"

After finishing speaking, the Huns hurriedly took the lead in retreating.

But the ignorant young master beside him turned pale.

Those are the only words left in my head.

"Kill tens of thousands of barbarians?"

"Ten tens of thousands?"

He had never seen that many people in his life.

Who is the eldest son of Da Qin?
What kind of existence is Da Qin?
At this moment, he extremely regretted his decision to take the initiative to contact these Huns.

He knew that he had caused great trouble for Loulan.

But it's all too late.

In front of Dunhuang City.

The subordinate cried heartbreakingly and ran forward.

"Plop" and fell to his knees.

Throwing the head to the ground, stained by dust and dirty, he held it in his arms.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"Why!"

"does it worth?"

The merchants also gathered around him with sad faces.

They comforted the subordinate.

She knew in her heart that he was adopted by Wuluo since he was a child, and he loved his father and son.

Worried that he would be too sad.

He took Wuluo's head from his arms and tidied it up.

Let him return to the country cleanly like a hero.

The subordinates were still crying.

"It shouldn't be!"

"You said you wanted to bring seeds back to Great Qin, how could you take the first step!"

Everyone was silent, and the generals who ran out to greet him also had heavy faces.

At this time, the man named Wuluo, who was sorting out the remains, found that his mouth was swollen.

I'm afraid he was severely beaten during his lifetime.

The man wanted to see if the tooth was still healthy.

But Wuluo bit it too tightly before he died, and it took him several attempts to finally break it open.

"Hoohoo!"

A large handful of round and plump seeds spilled from Wuluo's mouth.

Everyone was stunned.

Heaviness turned into respect.

This is a hero.

(End of this chapter)