When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 164 Zhang Liao's First Mission

"General Liu, General Zhang, me, me, me"

The soldiers who had hurriedly finished their baked naan looked embarrassed under the gazes of Liu Bei and Zhang Yan, and they didn't know where to put their awkward hands.

Liu Bei and Zhang Yan smiled at each other

"Hahaha, don't panic, don't panic, it was just a joke just now, just tell me how it tastes." Liu Bei patted the soldier's shoulder.

Even the usually serious Zhang Yan encouraged him, "Speak out your feelings boldly. Why didn't I hear what you said just now?"

After Liu Bei and Zhang Yan's concerted efforts, the soldiers finally calmed down. When faced with Liu Bei's question, he spoke his mind without hesitation.

"This baked naan tastes so good that I would never get tired of it even if I eat it every day!"

After saying this, the soldier swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively: "General Liu, is this really made of wheat?"

"of course."

Liu Bei ordered his guards to bring another baked naan, pointed at it and said to the two men, "Another feature of baked naan is that it is easy to store and can be used as dry food for marching. The one served now was baked in Jincheng County dozens of days ago. You can taste it and see if there is any difference between it and the one just now."

The soldier was already very greedy. As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, he nodded impatiently, took the toasted naan from the guard, took a bite, and praised it: "Delicious, delicious."

When Zhang Yan asked if there was any difference from what he had just had, he got the same answer: "It's delicious."

He smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were fixed on the soldiers, thinking, leave some for me!
However, what surprised Zhang Yan was still to come. Liu Bei slowly said: "Wheat can be used to make a variety of foods, such as steamed buns, steamed bread, noodles..."

“Steamed buns, steamed bread, noodles”

Even though he didn't see it, when he turned around and saw the soldiers feasting, Zhang Yan felt that he could hardly control the saliva in his mouth.
"Brother Xuande, please do as you say. You are higher than me in rank, so please bring the food over!"

鄯善
驩泥
This is a city with a style very different from that of the Han Dynasty. The high loess walls are much smaller than those of Loulan, but the area occupied is just as large. Hu merchants carry all kinds of goods in and out of the city gate, and the guards at the gate yawn to verify their identities.

The city was bustling with activity. Noblemen in cross-collared long-sleeved clothes ordered their servants to drive cars to clear the way. Merchants selling small commodities shouted at the top of their voices. Common people in simple clothes walked in a hurry. Noble ladies in gorgeous clothes fought over a roll of silk.

At this moment, the horse pulling the nobleman's carriage was frightened for some reason and deviated from the original road and rushed straight into the shop. The two noble ladies were frightened and fell to the ground in panic. Fortunately, the driver was very skilled and controlled the horse at the moment when the horse's hoof landed on the noble ladies, thus preventing the two noble ladies from being trampled to death.
The noble son had a gloomy face and blamed all the mistakes on the coachman, and whipped him severely with a whip. The frightened ladies were still in fear and not only did they not stop the noble son, but they added fuel to the fire and instigated the noble son to kill the coachman.

The driver wailed in pain, but in return he was stabbed in the neck.

The common people who were in a hurry did not show any expression, but just looked at them twice, as if they were used to it.

It seems that their peaceful life is like this

“It’s really ugly”

Zhang Liao happened to pass by and saw the driver die with his eyes wide open. As a general who had fought in the battlefield, he had seen people die in ways that were several times more tragic than this. But when he followed the trail of blood and looked up to see the nobleman laughing wildly, a wave of disgust rose in his heart. How could this happen under the rule of the lord? Even the Han Dynasty would not do this in public. This was the Western Regions.
Ah

Zhang Liao exhaled foul air.

In Jincheng County, three or five soldiers would have jumped out and pinned the man to the ground. He did not choose to attack, but silently memorized the man's appearance in his heart. Suddenly, a hurried sound passed by Zhang Liao's ears. He squinted his eyes and saw the shadow of a knight.
The knight rode his horse straight to the palace and had a smooth journey.

Seeing the high-ranking King of Shanshan, the knight fell to his knees in front of him with a plop.

The King of Shanshan was extremely anxious at this time. The moment he saw the knight, he didn't care whether he was a king or a knight. He jumped up from the throne and strode towards the knight, asking hurriedly: "How is it? Has Loulan been conquered? How is the Chief of the Western Regions? What is the current situation of the Qiang and Hu army they disguised as?"

The words of the King of Shanshan were like a string of cannonballs. The knight was alert and finally understood the King of Shanshan's question. He immediately told him everything he knew.
"Reporting to the king, the coalition forces of the other countries disguised as Qiang and Hu were defeated by the real Qiang and Hu!"

"what?!"

The pupils of the King of Shanshan shrank slightly, his breathing became rapid, his chest rose and fell violently, he staggered back several steps, and fell on the throne, his lips trembling, he was afraid but also felt relieved, he was afraid that the Qiang and Hu would attack, he was relieved that the coalition forces of several countries did not break through Loulan, Loulan was their old capital
Thinking of this, the King of Shanshan immediately said, "Hurry up and go to Qiang Hubu, it's the Qiang general, quickly write a letter to express peace."

The last word had not yet come out of the Shanshan King's mouth.

The attendant hurried over to report, "Your Majesty, the Han envoy wants to see you!"

"Han envoy?"

The King of Shanshan was stunned. It had been a long time since he had heard the title of "Han envoy". He subconsciously restrained his expression and asked seriously, "Did the Han envoy come to ask for reinforcements? Or to drive away the Qiang people?"

The kingdom of the King of Shanshan was not far from Loulan, the fastest journey being no more than a day and a night. Among the countries in the Western Regions, their power was the weakest, and they were too close to the Chief Historian of the Western Regions.

"Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick." King Shanshan said hurriedly.

However, at this moment, a noble young man ignored the guards and staggered into the palace with his casual steps.

When he saw the King of Shanshan, he bowed perfunctorily and called out, "Father."

It happened that Zhang Liao walked into the palace with his head held high. He squinted his eyes and looked at the nobleman in front of him, thinking, what a coincidence. It turns out that this person is a prince.

Prince Shanshan didn't care about Zhang Liao behind him at all. He curled his lips and said deliberately, "Father, I don't understand why you are afraid of the Western Regions Chief. The Western Regions Chief is just a tiger tied up in grass. He has no soldiers and generals. I heard that the Han Dynasty's Liangzhou is in turmoil with Qiang people. Now they have to rely on envoys to ask for reinforcements. Our family is not rich. Who can we rely on to defend the capital?"

"Shut up, you brat!" the King of Shanshan roared, his eyes wide open, his gray beard trembling with anger. His son had never seen the might of the Han people, and he despised the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions. Nine out of ten jokes he made on weekdays were at the Chief Secretary. He was supposed to be driving the car today, so why did he go back to the palace?
"Haha, father, don't worry, you are just too timid and cautious. Now the Western Regions Chief has something to ask of us, after all."

"Someone, stop him, stop his mouth!"

Just as the guards were in a panic, another knight came to report
"Your Majesty, good news, good news! The Han army came out of Yumen Pass to rescue Loulan, and the Qiang army was completely defeated!"

The originally good news turned into a death warrant. The atmosphere in the venue became wrong and there was a dead silence. Even the guards were stunned where they were. Prince Shanshan opened his mouth as wide as possible, so big that a whole pear could be stuffed in it.

The anger on the King of Shanshan's face disappeared, and he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. His hands and feet were cold, and he shivered violently. He looked at Zhang Liao timidly.

Zhang Liao brushed the dust off his shoulders and said with a smile, "Go on, why don't you continue?"

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