Chapter 59: The Journey
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In Duan Chong's imagination, it is natural that Emperor Wen of Liang will return to the west, and it is only natural for the prince of Xiao Beiping to succeed to the throne, and Duan Chong has always felt that an extremely smart emperor like Emperor Wen of Liang Xiao Hui will help his son arrange everything before he dies, which should be a very safe thing, even if the army of Northern Liang attacks, he will not seem helpless and wait for the destruction of the country, but this Emperor Wen of Liang Xiao Hui did not expect until he died, this was not an external factor that caused chaos in Southern Liang in the first place. It is the disintegration within the imperial court, but the rebellion of his own son, if this Emperor Wen of Liang knows underground, he knows that his youngest son's behavior may lead to the fall of the Great Liang Kingdom, but I don't know if he will spit out a few liters of blood.
Of course, fortunately, the prince of Xiao Beiping showed a strong ability to control after succeeding to the throne, whether it was the appointment of newcomers or the recovery of the people's hearts, he showed outstanding talents. Although this time the Southern Liang was able to resist the attack of the Northern Liang, to a large extent, because the third prince of Xiao Li suddenly appeared within the borders of the Northern Liang, but Xiao Beiping was able to seize this golden opportunity to stabilize the battle situation, which is undoubtedly rare, and Duan Zhong is still quite pleased with this, after all, in Duan Chong's view, Xiao Beiping can do this to such an extent, which has greatly exceeded his expectations, of course, the promotion of Wang Zhikun, the son of Wang Junpeng, the master of the Ministry of Rites, also made Duan Chong feel very happy, After all, this Wang Zhikun and himself are also old acquaintances, Duan Chong is very optimistic about this young man, and specially recommended it to Xiao Beiping, and the role played by Wang Zhikun after his appearance is also obvious, and Duan Chong has not been disappointed.
Of course, the speed of the development of the general trend of the world greatly surprised Duan Chong, and it was this hidden Xiao Li who also bubbled out, and in Duan Chong's view, this Xiao Li will be the most unstable factor in this huge war, Xiao Li has 20,000 horses, although Duan Chong, where did these 20,000 horses come from, but he is not curious, because this Xiao Li is the third prince of Daliang, who has competed for the throne, and is the most promising person to inherit the throne of Daliang. But it was suppressed by Emperor Wen of Liang Xiao Harmony and Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao and his brothers, and what Duan Chong is looking forward to now is what the 20,000 horses under Xiao Li can do, 20,000 people, say no more, say less or less, it seems that they can do something, but it seems that they can't do much, but after they are handed over to Xiao Li, a peak martial arts master, the role they can play is very terrifying, you know, even Xiao Li alone is enough to make the royal family of Northern Liang scream.
Of course, Xiao Li and Northern Liang are working against each other, which does not mean that they have nothing to do with Southern Liang, on the contrary, the three princes of Xiao Li also hate Emperor Wen of Liang very much, even if Emperor Wen of Liang Xiao Hui is dead, but now Northern Liang is strong, so Xiao Li naturally chooses to attack Northern Liang first to maintain the balance of power between the two countries, only in this way can he prevent the dominance of Northern Liang, and the 20,000 horses under his command can also get a certain breathing space.
And the only thing that Duan Chong doesn't understand is Dali's troops, because at the moment Dali is obviously putting on an attitude of adding fuel to the fire of Nanliang, occupying the territory west of Changsha Mansion, not to mention, but also occupying the territory and garrisoning, in Duan Chong's view, if Dali's royal family really knows that they are dead, they will either hold back, or they will keep attacking, after all, it is Duan Chong's brother who leads the army, Duan Zhuang, and with Duan Zhuang's temperament, if he knows the news of death, even if he does not have a single soldier, he will turn the South Liang and the North Liang upside down, so the reason why Dali chose to stand still should be because Duan Zhuang knew his ...... If you don't die, you deliberately came to take advantage, and with Dali's military strength, you can occupy the territory of Nanliang west of Changsha Mansion, which is already a large piece of meat, and it is equivalent to the land area of Dali, and you will not be able to bear it if you have a big appetite, and there is no doubt that it is the most correct move at the moment.
Of course, for the understanding of the general trend of the world, Duan Chong is limited to what Chen Shuai said, and there is not a lot of information that can be obtained, but it is enough for Duan Chong to digest it for a while, and there are still many information that Duan Chong wants to know, Duan Chong has no way to know from Chen Shuai's mouth, because Chen Shuai doesn't know, for example, what is the current situation of Zhu Siwen and others in Beiliang, where is Ji Wuchang in Nanliang, how is his life, and whether the valley of the "Snowy Night Phoenix" is still safe, Are the two treasures of Tie Dan and Cui Rixing under the protection of their brother Duan Zhuang, and what are Zongzi and Jiang Mingchen doing now, of course, the things that Duan Chong should be most concerned about at the moment may be these people...... Is it still alive or not?
After listening to Chen Shuai's narration, Duan Chong didn't say too much, just lowered his head and pondered, and after another day of rest, the fast horse that Chen Shuai helped Duan Chong prepare was already there, and after carrying dozens of taels of silver and a few silver tickets, Duan Chong took some dry food and went on the road, aiming directly at the Xiongnu grassland.
It took only one day, Duan Zhong ran from the sea of the Xiongnu to the territory of the Northern Liang, and after arriving at the Northern Liang, the road was sparsely populated, it seemed extremely barren, the war together, most of the strong men were pulled to fight, that is, many fields were also put aside, and there were many women who became widows, children became orphans, perhaps this unification of the world is a great cause for history, but for the people, there is no doubt that it is a huge disaster.
However, no matter what the people's livelihood is, Duan Chong's heart is not here, but he is dedicated to the grassland, and along the way, Duan Chong also saw a lot of military horses, all of which were very nervous, and they should be afraid of Xiao Li's 20,000 elusive people, and at this time, the general Han Anguo and the eldest prince Xiao Zhengrong have been transferred back to the capital to deal with Xiao Li's people, presumably they can't take advantage of anything, and there is no martial arts master who can match Xiao Li's three princes in this Northern Liang. This question is enough to give the royal family of Beiliang a headache for a while, and Duan Chong has been keeping a low profile this time, choosing to bypass all the troops, after all, Duan Chong is alone, the road is very hidden, and there is no delay on the road, except for entering the county town for several times for supplies, almost all of them are rushing overnight, the foot is very amazing, it only took seven days, and he has already completed the trip that should have taken half a month, and in these seven days, Duan Zhong also happened to meet a small team under Xiao Li, There are about 200 people, who seem to be attacking a small village, and they don't care about it, they just rush to the road, after all, seeing their wife is the most important thing at the moment.
And seven days later, Duan Zhong finally arrived at the border, and the grassland adjacent to the Wuyuan County, although the North Liang and the Xiongnu are in the stage of friendly trade, but no one knows whether the Huns will tear their faces and take advantage of the Northern Liang army to attack the south to loot and rob, so the soldiers and horses of the northwest border of the North Liang are not moved at all, extremely strict, Duan Zhong rested in Wuyuan County for a day, prepared all the materials, and started his new itinerary, embarked on this long-missed period...... Prairie.
This time Duan Chong's choice of route is extremely familiar, it is the last time Duan Chong and Xiao Zhengrong led two thousand troops and horses to run thousands of miles of the route, and at this moment to re-go to the old land, Duan Chong's state of mind is completely different, when he stepped into the grassland with Xiao Zhengrong, he was full of indignation against the Xiongnu's aggression, but now this Xiongnu has become his mother's family, Duan Chong suddenly felt more cordial.
Compared with the boundless sea, this grassland has a unique charm, but Duan Chong has traveled all the way, but he is not in much mood to appreciate the scenery along the way, after all, Duan Chong's heart is not on the play at the moment, and this road should have been very desolate, at this moment because of the trade with the Northern Liang, many tribes have relocated their tribes to this border not far away, and the Northern Liang people started business, the same way, the Northern Liang people and the Central Plains people who went to the Xiongnu grassland are not a few, after walking for a few days, Duan Chong had already met many people from the Central Plains on the road, and even merchants who came all the way from Nanliang.
In fact, from Duan Chong's point of view, with Uwei Shan Yu's ambition, he should not be satisfied with simple trade, after all, the fertile land and rich materials in the Central Plains are always incomparable to the grassland, and at the moment of this kind of chaos in the world, U Wei Shan Yu can still hold it, which makes Duan Zhong a little puzzled.
However, these are not important to Duan Chong at the moment, because every time Duan Chong takes a step forward, it means that he is one step closer to Princess Suoali, so as he goes deeper into the depths of the grassland, Duan Chong seems to be more and more excited, and even Duan Chong has begun to fantasize about what kind of posture he should hug and kiss after seeing Princess Suoali.
The end point of Duan Chong's trip was the Xiongnu king's tent thousands of miles deep in the grassland. Although the location of the Xiongnu king's tent has always been changeable, perhaps the current location of the king's tent is not the place where Duan Chong was last time, but Duan Chong believes that where there is a will, there is a way, and this Princess Suoyali will definitely be waiting for herself somewhere in the grassland, waiting for a beautiful encounter.
And after only five days, Duan Chong ran nearly a thousand miles and came to the core area of the grassland, and this should be where the king tent of the Xiongnu is located, but to Duan Chong's disappointment, the location of the original king tent has become an empty grassland, and the king tent of the Huns has ...... The migration is gone.
Duan Zhong jumped off the horse, took a deep breath, and then sat on the ground.