Chapter 1304: The Dilemma of Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead (194).
Wang Jian looked at the more than ten generals sitting around him, these people were his core team, they used to be his subordinates, but now, they can already be called his partners, these people are now each guarding one side, and they control this land within a radius of thousands of miles with him.
"Kill these people." Jin Yong from Kangju City said fiercely, this year, in the Kangju he guarded, a bloody battle broke out with the black-clothed Dashi cavalry, Kangju suffered heavy losses, and the threat of Dashi is increasing day by day.
"Kill?" Huang Ming, who was guarding Niya, shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Jin, they are envoys, holding a national letter stamped with the seal of the Great Han State, what does this mean, this shows that the Han Kingdom is already very clear about our existence, and it is very clear about our current situation, it is easy to kill these envoys, but I am afraid that I will really end up with a mortal enemy." That will really provoke strong retaliation from the Han people. ”
"Huang Ming, are you afraid?" Jin Yong was dissatisfied.
"You're right, I'm scared." Huang Ming sighed and turned his head to look at Wang Jian, "General, our current peaceful life is not easy to come by, although now, we have a certain strength and a lot of territory, but the strength is still not worth mentioning compared to the Han people, now we are not the officers and soldiers of Great Qin, what reason do we have to fight against them?" Or, take a step back and you'll be able to open up the sky. ”
"General Huang is right." Yining Guard General Zheng Lian nodded, and said: "General, some time ago, Lu Chao's envoy arrived here, and we have all discussed, Daqin is finished, even if it is not destroyed by the Han people, it will die at the hands of Lu Chao, Lu Chao is nothing compared to us, the current Daqin is powerless to help us at all, is it after Lu Chao gains power in the future." Can it help us? ”
"Could it be that Han can help us?" Jin Yong retorted.
"Han Guo or the teachers will not help us, but they have the ability to push us into the abyss." Huang Ming glanced at Jin Yong, this guy, although he is now in charge of the political side, he is still the same as before, with developed limbs and a simple mind, and he has not grown at all.
was said by Huang Ming, Jin Yongdeng was choked, and the other party said it well. The Han people may not help them, but they are definitely capable of pushing them into the abyss. "The desert is blocked, and they don't necessarily dare to come?" He muttered.
Wang Jian squinted his eyes, listening to his generals talking about this shocking news word by word, and he was relieved that basically no one under his command missed Daqin too much, but focused more on everything he had now, which was for him. It's a great thing. He has nothing to be nostalgic for Daqin, his father died in battle, and his family was also imprisoned. In the end, they all died cleanly, and for Daqin, he only had hatred left now, and Lu Chao succeeded or not. For him, it makes no difference. But Zheng Lian is right in one sentence, even if Lu Chao succeeds. I'm afraid there's nothing to help me with.
He took a deep breath, the palace they live in now is actually completely modeled after the black ice platform in Xianyang, and even the decoration inside is almost identical, such a thing, if Qin Ting knows, it is an out-and-out transgression.
"In this way, everyone's opinion is almost unanimous, then I will meet this Han envoy, Huang Ming and Zheng Lian are right, at least we can't let the Han stab us in the back again, and we can coexist peacefully with them, which is the best ending for us, our current energy must be focused on the threat from the north, if we can reach an agreement with the Han people, then our army in Niya and Yining can be deployed to the north." Seeing that everyone was almost done, Wang Jian made a final decision, "About the Han people, that's all for the discussion, and everything will be discussed after I meet with the Han envoy." Now let's talk about this big food in black. ”
Everyone nodded, compared to the possible threat of the Great Han Kingdom, they who had already fought with the black-clothed Great Food were more alert to this enemy.
"Jin Yong, how have you been doing in the past few months to let you find out the details of the other party?" Wang Jian asked.
When he mentioned this, Jin Yong's face suddenly became difficult to see: "General, there is no way to go deep in, I sent a total of ten groups of people with a total of more than 30 people, wearing the clothes of those black-clothed cavalry to sneak in, but there is only one person who can come back, and the news brought back is that those black-clothed people believe in a religion, and the control from top to bottom is extremely tight, our people go in, the language is not understood, the customs and habits are not understood, it is completely sent to death, now I suspect that we have not touched the details of others, Now what we have to do is to strengthen the border defense, build a tall and stable city, and keep the enemy out of the country. ”
"We are not Great Qin here, not the Central Plains, there is no mountain and dangerous passes, what is the use of building a big city? Won't those black-clothed cavalry bypass the city, if they can really defend the city, half a year ago, why would I have fought the enemy outside Kangju City? Wang Jian smiled bitterly, "When the enemy tramples our territory to pieces, what role can we have left with lonely cities?" Was he starved to death by the enemy in the end? ”
Everyone is silent, building a city can only protect the people in the city, for these former Qin army generals, defending the city, they are very good at defending the city, but the current situation is that they have to defend their territory and the opponent in the field, and with their current strength, but they are not able to catch it, a lost dog that was expelled from the country forced them to go all out, if the king of that country came with all his might, how should they deal with it?
This time, they have nowhere to flee!
The whole room was sad.
When these people were sad and had nothing to do, in a stone house not far from them, Niu Ben was lying very comfortably on a pile of dry grass, covered with a bed of tattered cotton wool, and slept soundly. In his sleep, there was even a smile on the corners of his eyes.
In this season, crossing the vast desert, even if they were well prepared in advance, it was not a journey of life and death, but fortunately, there was no danger on the way, and many animals died, but people walked through the desert and arrived at their destination, not so much that they were caught by the opponent who guarded Niya, but that he took the initiative to send them to the door.
Niu Ben never forgot that when he handed over the letter of state, claiming that he was an envoy sent by the Han Kingdom, the surprised face of the other party's lord Huang Ming, and the big open mouth was enough to stuff two duck eggs.
This Huang Ming can be seen at a glance to be a native of the Central Plains, and the flag fluttering on the head of the city also shows their identity, although they are outside the territory, but the flag fluttering on the head of the city is still the military flag of Daqin.
All the way to Shule, this should be Shule, when Niu Ben entered the city, he was still a little surprised, this is a city that looks prosperous, and it should be the core of Wang Jian's current regime. I wasn't killed on the spot, but when I got here, the longer I was imprisoned, the safer I became.
The other party needs to weigh the benefits, Niu Ben believes in Wang Jian's IQ, if he is not a smart person, it is impossible for him to control such a large piece of land in just a few years and become the ruler of this land. So Niu Ben slept very sweetly, for him, this is an excellent opportunity to rest and replenish his strength, this way, it is too hard.
There was a thunderous snoring next door, it was Helan Jie and some other guards, these people were also some nervous guys, just like themselves, they didn't have the slightest fear of being killed. Also, the candidates selected by He Lanxiong himself, of course, are the best of the best, and they have walked all the way, and the fierceness of these people has impressed him.
The sound of the cell door being opened, woke up the sleeping Niu Ben, opened his eyes, and found that the sky was already bright, and in the high windows of the cell, there was actually sunlight shining in from where, just above his head, the sun that had not been seen for many days actually came out unprecedentedly, Niu Ben's mood suddenly improved, he lifted off the broken cotton wool, stood up, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the prison door, where he stood was the guard Huang Ming he had seen in Niya, and his heart couldn't help but stop even more. If you want to let yourself, two swords and axes are enough, why let a general like him come in person.
"General Niu slept soundly!" Huang Ming stood at the door, as if admiring and sarcastic.
"Of course I slept soundly, General Huang, I have suffered enough along the way, although we have made sufficient preparations in advance, but when the real thing comes to an end, I find that I still underestimate the difficulties in it, it is hard to imagine how you tens of thousands of people crossed this desert at the beginning."
The pot was not opened, Huang Ming's face immediately became gloomy, how could it not be forced by you Han people, an army of more than 30,000 people, when he walked out of the desert, he lost more than half, and it was heart-wrenching to think about.
"Please, General Wang wants to see you." Huang Ming said with a gloomy face.
Niu Ben raised his eyebrows, walked out with a step, walked to Huang Ming's side, suddenly stopped, looked at the other party and said seriously: "The sentence just now is not sarcasm, but real admiration." Putting aside our positions with each other, you can come out and stand on your feet and become the king of this land, as a person who is also from the Central Plains, I am honored. ”
Huang Ming was stunned, and his face gradually eased. (To be continued......)