Cao Cao's eyes flashed with excitement and suspicion, and he flicked his hand slightly, motioning for Gao Xianzhi to continue. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gao Xianzhi said: "Over the years, the ministers have been protecting the Western Regions, broadcasting my Qin's grace and Your Majesty's benevolence to the Western Regions, and benefiting the contradictions between the countries. ”

Cao Cao's spirits perked up, and then he looked at the camel legions in the city carefully, only to find that there were indeed many Hu faces among them.

Gao Xianzhi continued: "In the years that Your Majesty has been running the Western Regions, among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, eight countries have clearly expressed their submission to my Great Qin, so even if Your Majesty retreats to the Western Regions, there will be many people who will support it, and no matter how grace and power are applied, it may not be impossible to unify the Western Regions." ”

After hearing about Gao Xianzhi's "political achievements", Cao Cao became more and more surprised, and couldn't help but wonder: "I don't want Xianzhi to run such a career for me in the Western Regions, why haven't I heard the ministers talk about it." ”

At this time, Cao Cao's reproachful gaze looked at Xun Yu again.

Xun Yu hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty forgot, half a year ago, the Eight Kingdoms of the Western Regions did send envoys to Chang'an to pay tribute, but His Majesty was busy with the war with Wei back then, and had no time to take care of it, so he only sent someone to collect the tributes of the Eight Kingdoms on his behalf. Besides, the mountains and highlands of the Western Regions are far away, and the combined population of the eight countries is only hundreds of thousands, and the soldiers are only tens of thousands. ”

Xun Yu sprinkled an explanation, which made Cao Cao suddenly realize.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that Xianzhi you have such ability, with less than a thousand soldiers and horses, you can manage such a situation for me, I failed to use your talent in time, but let you be buried in the Western Regions for many years, I am really wronged." Cao Cao stroked Gao Xianzhi's shoulder again and comforted him, revealing a bit of self-reproach in his words.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, everywhere you are working for Daqin, and the minister has never felt wronged." Gao Xianzhi was as humble as ever.

At this time, the civil and military officers of the Qin State, who were originally depressed and close to despair, heard that there was still a place for them in the Western Regions, and they couldn't help but rekindle their hope, and there were many discussions for a while.

"Xianzhi, what do you think I should do next?" Cao Cao trusted him and asked him seriously.

Gao Xianzhi said: "The army of pottery thieves will follow, this jade gate pass is impossible to hold, the minister thinks we should abandon the jade gate as soon as possible, and retreat to Yiwu City, where the capital of the Western Regions is located, when there is a desert Gobi as a natural barrier, the pottery thieves are affected by the war in Jizhou, and they will not dare to go out of the jade gate and go to the Western Regions to pursue us." ”

Cao Cao nodded again and again, his spirit getting better and better, and motioned for Gao Xianzhi to continue.

Gao Xianzhi continued: "After the pottery thief retreats, we can gather the defeated troops, rest the soldiers, and according to the minister's estimate, we can make up at least seven or eight thousand troops, such a force, looking at the entire Western Regions, is already a powerful existence." ”

Speaking of excitement, Gao Xianzhi asked his subordinates to bring a map of the Western Regions, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, among the countries of the Western Regions, the countries of Yiwu, Cheshi, Beilu, and even Weisu that are closer to my Yiwu City have all expressed their willingness to obey the dispatch of the ministers, and then we can use the strength of these four countries, plus six or seven thousand soldiers and horses in our hands, and use both grace and power, first annex the countries of the North Tianshan Road, and then go south to sweep the countries of the South Tianshan Road. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Xianzhi's expression and tone had become generous, and he pointed his hand in the direction of Yumen Pass, and said proudly: "Although the countries of the Western Regions are small, they have a small number of people, and they have a population of at least one million when they are united, which is enough to raise 100,000 iron horsemen. ”

Millions of Dingkou, 100,000 Iron Riders! The restoration of the homeland is just around the corner......

These exciting words, like a dawn in the dark, pierced the haze in Cao Cao's heart and illuminated a new way forward for him.

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?" Cao Cao, who couldn't contain his excitement, turned to look at his advisers.

Xun Yu, who had been groaning for a long time, sighed: "Although it is a little dishonorable to borrow the troops of the Western Regions to recover my Great Qin homeland, but in extraordinary times, there is nothing to do about it, and I think that General Gao's strategy is indeed our only choice now." ”

Cao Cao's trust increased, and his eyes looked at Fa Zheng again.

After some contemplation, Fa Zheng also said happily: "When the Han Dynasty was strong, he was only satisfied with the nominal submission of the countries of the Western Regions, and no one thought that he would really conquer this magical and vast region in the past. ”

Fa Zheng's words naturally agreed with Gao Xianzhi's policy.

The rest of Xiahou Yuan, Xu Chu, Jiang Wei and other generals did not say anything, they all showed generosity to follow Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao rekindled the domineering spirit of the emperor again, slammed his fist into the old Chen wall, and said proudly: "Okay! Since the heaven-sent immortal zhi has pointed out a new way forward for me, it proves that I am still the destiny of heaven, and the heavens will not die for me, Daqin! I will work together with you to unify the Western Regions, and he will re-enter the Jade Gate one day after another, restore my Great Qin homeland, and be ashamed of the pottery thief! ”

"Work together to unify the Western Regions—"

"Work together to unify the Western Regions—"

At the head of the city, the remnants of the Qin State were defeated, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they fell into excitement, and the sound of crazy roars resounded over this ancient city.

That night, Cao Cao ordered thousands of soldiers and horses to be closed, and under the cover of night, he quietly abandoned Guancheng and retreated along the Gobi Ancient Road in Guanxi towards Yiwu City on the North Tianshan Road.

……

The night has sunk and the moon is in the sky.

Cao Cao stood on the tower of the West Gate of Yumen Pass, looking down on his only remaining army, silently drove out of the city, went north by moonlight, and meandered on the Gobi Ancient Road.

At this moment, Cao Cao's mood is complicated.

In his mind, on the one hand, he was sketching the bright prospect of king the Western Regions, sweeping away the Hu, making all nations submit to his feet, and unifying the Western Regions.

On the other hand, he was lost in the sadness when he was about to say goodbye to Daqin and the native of China.

Under the entanglement of all kinds of emotions, Cao Cao stood on the tower of the city and was silent for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it's not early, please let your Majesty go." Gao Xianzhi beside him reminded.

Cao Cao came back from his thoughts, took a light breath, turned around and wanted to go down the city, just took a step, but suddenly remembered something, and stopped again.

Wow –

The Heavenly Sword on his waist suddenly came out of the sheath, and Gao Xianzhi and other subordinates on the left and right were all startled and took half a step back.

Cao Cao carved a line of words on the thick pillar of the city tower, took a few steps back, and after examining it a few times, the sword was returned to the sheath, and he went down to the city without hesitation.

Turning over his horse, Cao Cao was mixed with the soldiers, slowly passed through the doorway, and stepped onto the suspension bridge.

He knew that as long as he stepped on this suspension bridge, it would be equivalent to stepping on the land of the Western Regions, and it would be equivalent to leaving the native of Shenzhou, where he was born and grew up.

Cao Cao only hesitated slightly, but whipped his horse, galloped across the suspension bridge, and stepped on the land of the Western Regions.

Riding his horse at a gallop, Yumen Pass was left behind, farther and farther away, leaving only a few faint lights of the stars.

When the few lights were about to disappear at the end of the Gobi Desert, Cao Cao turned around and looked back deeply.

"Yumen Pass, I, Cao Cao, swear here, I will kill one day sooner or later, pottery thief, the grievances between you and me are far from over, we will have a period later!"

After secretly swearing a heavy oath, Cao Cao took a deep breath, turned his head, and whipped his horse to gallop wildly, without any nostalgia.

The remaining banners of the word "Qin", as well as the thousands of Qin soldiers, also gradually disappeared into the night, leaving only the empty, ancient and dilapidated Guancheng, standing lonely there.

……

Thirty miles east of Yumen Pass.

The sky was already dark, and the more than 10,000 Great Wei Iron Cavalry led by the pottery merchant were still taking advantage of the night to chase all the way to the direction of Yumen Pass.

While riding his horse, the potter secretly thought: "At this time, Luo Cheng should have detoured the Gobi shortcut and arrived at Yumen Pass before Cao Cao, I don't know if this time, can Cao Cao be intercepted." ”

The potter's thoughts were tumbling in his heart, although he was extremely confident in Luo Cheng, but for some reason, there was always a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

"Report, General Luo Cheng urgently report-" A cavalry scout galloped from the west and arrived in front of the pottery merchant's palace, disrupting his thoughts.

The potter reined in his horse, and watched the scout gallop closer, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.

"How is it, how is it, is it that Luo Cheng's little white face has already beheaded Cao Cao and snatched that great feat?" Wei Chigong asked excitedly, his expression and tone were excited, and there was a little bit of jealousy.

The scout rolled the saddle and dismounted, bowed in front of the potter's horse, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, General Luo led me to march day and night, and finally rushed ahead of Cao Cao, I wanted to intercept Cao Cao in front of the Yumen Pass by surprise, but I didn't want to suddenly kill three thousand camel troops from the pass, and attacked the flank of our army, then Cao Cao took advantage of the chaos to escape to the Yumen Pass, and General Luo was unfavorable to tackle the key problems, so he urgently sent a small one to report to His Majesty." ”

As soon as this information came out, Wei Chigong and other Great Wei generals were all surprised, and an uproar sounded.

"What three thousand camel army, aren't they all old, weak, sick and disabled when the jade gate is closed, where did the Cao thief suddenly burst out of the three thousand camel army, did he conjure it up?" Wei Chigong didn't believe it and shouted loudly.

The scout said: "General Yu Wei Chi, the three thousand camel army is not the defender of Yumen Pass, but the protector of the Western Regions led by Gao Xianzhi, the capital of the Western Regions of the Qin State. ”

Gao Xianzhi!

The name of this bell, the pottery merchant's figure shook slightly, and suddenly he suddenly realized, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise a sneer, and muttered: "No wonder I have always had a bad premonition, it turns out that this Gao Xianzhi will come out at this time, it really gave me a big surprise......