Finally walked through the damn land of Tuhuluo, and in front of him was the extreme western land that Zhang Chikong said back then, the Lan Clan......

The white finch let out a long breath and smiled.

Lan City.

In the deserts of Central Asia, whoever controls the oasis is the winner. The city of Lan is just on the west side of the Tocharian Basin, at the northern foot of the Hindu Kush Mountains, which happens to be at the dividing point between the middle and lower reaches of the Amu Darya Valley. If there is a straight line between the two points of Lanshi City and Tiemen Pass, the passage from the Tocharian Basin to Persia and Central Asia can be blocked.

Of course, none of the regimes that occupied Lan City had the heart to build spears on this key passage like Huaxia, because it only needed to occupy the oases scattered in the desert to be enough.

Zhang Qian was an envoy to the Western Regions and had been here. Originally, it was the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, but now it has been returned to the Kushan Empire.

Guishan, originally one of the branches of the Great Moon Clan, the rest of the Great Moon Clan people are divided into four Xi Hou of Xiumi, Shuangmi, Di Dun, and Gao Fu, at first they also drank the same as Guishan, maintaining a certain degree of autonomy, but in the 1st century AD, the Marquis of Guishan defeated the other four Marquis and established a huge Kingdom of Guishan.

After the Kushan Empire ruled the Western Regions such as Sogdiana, Bactria, Kabul, Gandhara, Gandhara, and Zobin, the Kushan Empire naturally became emboldened, continued to expand to Herat, controlled the entire Transoxiana region, and restrained Kangju and Dawan, and then came into contact with the Han Dynasty in the east.

At first, the Kushan Empire was tempted by seeking peace, but was rejected by the Han Dynasty, and immediately sent 70,000 troops to prepare to attack the Han Dynasty, but was defeated by the Han army in the Western Regions led by Ban Chao. At that time, Ban Chao didn't know what the Kushan Empire was, but he knew that it was originally a branch of the Dayue Clan, so he was also a little jealous, so he agreed to the Kushan Empire's request for peace.

Today, the Kushan Empire is under the reign of Hubisega II, but it is very interesting that when the Han Dynasty was mired in civil strife, the Kushan Empire, which had been eyeing the Han Dynasty, was also in chaos and decay......

The white finch sat under a tree, licked the brush in his mouth, moistened the somewhat dry stroke, and then wrote a few words on the wooden slip he carried with him.

Bai Que was originally born as a black mountain thief, but the Bai family originated from the surname Ying, after the death of Qin Wugong, Gongzi Bai failed to succeed, Wugong's half-brother Degong took the throne away from Gongzi Bai, and gave Pingyang to Gongzi Bai. After the death of Gongzi Bai, his descendants took Bai as their clan.

Therefore, Bai Que is also a person who became a black mountain because of the creation of fate, and became the close guard of the great commander Zhang Yan. After Zhang Yan's death, Bai Que followed the instructions of the general Zhengxi, followed the vague marks left by Zhang Qian and Ban Chao back then, and carried a map with a scale that was simply random, and followed the Qiang people to the west with a few Montenegrins, all the way to the west......

After arriving in Dawan, the Qiang people were not ready to move forward, because the Qiang people also knew that the Kushan Empire was to the west, and the attitude of the Kushan Empire towards the Han Dynasty was not very friendly, so the Qiang people preferred to sell the goods in Dawan and then turn around.

And the white finch felt that he had to go west, because the white finch did not find anything like what the general Zhengxi said......

So the white bird persuaded all the people, and also told them that going back empty-handed now is equivalent to still being a guilty body, and it is better to fight, if you really find those things, it will be very different immediately.

After all, Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, almost said in convincing words that as long as they found what they needed and brought them back, they would not only be exempted, but also immediately knighted!

Under the interests, although everyone had some differences, they finally agreed to follow the white bird to the west.

To the west of Dawan is the area of the Tuhuluo people, and in the area of Tuhuluo, Baique has changed from a black mountain commander to an envoy of the Han Dynasty.

Ordinary businessmen will only make these poor and crazy guys glow green, and only by virtue of the prestige of the Han can these people from abroad be somewhat afraid.

In front of the self-proclaimed "akni" Tuhulo people, although the white finches look dusty and embarrassed, but the prestige of the Han Dynasty is still very weighty, the Tuhuros do not know what to do, with the spirit that more is better than less, and they do not delve into the identities of the white birds.

The Tuhuluo people seemed to be quite afraid of the Great Moon Kingdom in the west, and when they arrived here, they pointed out the direction of the Lan City, and they were unwilling to be the guides of Baique and the others, so they turned around and went back, as if they were a little afraid, and as if they didn't want to cause trouble.

Bai Que can understand, because from the point of view of the gathering place of the Tuhulo people he passed, these Tuhulo people are even poorer than the Huns and Wuhuan people, and they don't have much ability to protect themselves, and their weapons are extremely rudimentary, so as a weak nomadic tribe, they are naturally unwilling to have any conflicts with the powerful countries around them......

Although Bai Que thinks in his heart that the Great Han is still the strongest, this Guishan Great Moon Country may not be able to compare to the Great Han......

The Guishan people had dealt with the Han before, but now the Guishan himself is also very messy, like a mud-covered house, with cracks and air leaks everywhere, so when he learned that the Han actually sent an envoy, he showed great interest.

Bai Que was here in Lan Clan City, and he actually ran into a person who claimed to be from the Great Qin Royal Family......

Marcus Julius.

This awkward guy claims to be a member of Caesar's family. It's just that of course this guy can't tell the White Sparrow that since Caesar was in the square by an indescribable mass incident with sixty strong men in public, the Julius family has been in a slump.

Just as Liu Bei never forgot that he was the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, Marcus also remembered the scenery of Julius back then, so he turned out a parchment scroll in the old house of his family, which is said to be left by Caesar when he lived in the East, saying that there are countless treasures in the East......

Marcus handed over the parchment to the Council of Elders, but the Presbyterian Council sneered at him, saying that Marcus had bad intentions and made fake parchment scrolls in an attempt to deceive the elders of the empire, not only confiscating Marcus's parchment, but also punishing Marcus to exile.

However, Marcus was not a man willing to give in, so he found an opportunity to escape from Rome, and followed the guidance of the parchment scroll in his memory all the way to the Lan City of the Kushan Empire.

Here, Marcus meets a true Oriental man, the White Sparrow.

For the White Sparrow, this awkward name seems to be more interested in the Han Dynasty than the Kushan people, and even said that he is multilingual, has a very deep understanding of the western country, and is willing to provide some help to the White Sparrow, in exchange for following the White Sparrow and visiting the Han Dynasty in the future......

So Bai Que left this person behind, this yellow-haired monster seemed to observe the every move of Bai Que and others, and as soon as he had time, he worked hard to learn Chinese with several other Han people, of course, this guy with a high nose, white skin and yellow hair, ugly to death, stubbornly thought that he should take a Chinese name with connotation.

Horse's belly, this is the Chinese name given to Marcus by Baique, because he dislikes his name too rapping. Marcus felt very happy, because the horse is an important companion of humans, and the belly is an important organ, so it represents the importance that the white finch attaches to him......

"The women here are good...... said to the white finch in a low voice, licking his lips, with a light in his eyes that can only be experienced by men, "I know there is a place in the city ......"

The eyes of the Black Mountain people who came with the white finch also began to glow, glowing green, and then they cast the green light on the white finch.

Along the way, the hardships of the journey can be imagined, in the face of the harshness of nature, sometimes people are really fragile, so appropriate relaxation is still necessary......

Bai Que stretched out his hand and touched it in his arms, then took out a few golden leaves, threw them to a black mountain crowd on the side, and said, "You can discuss it, take turns in two waves...... If you are willing to buy something to eat and drink, you can buy food and drink, and if you are willing to find a woman, you can go to a woman......"

"What about you?" The Black Mountain crowd took the gold leaf and asked happily, "Do you want to bring one back for the commander?" ”

The White Sparrow kicked the guard, "Get out." ”

The Montenegrin crowd got together, and then roughly divided into two groups, made an appointment, and some left first.

The white finch was still sitting under the tree, holding the pen, thinking about things.

As long as he has free time, he has something to do, which seems to be his habit for the white sparrow. Perhaps only in this way will the white bird not inadvertently forget the words that belonged to the Han people that he remembered when he was a child......

"The seventh year of the first peace...... Bai Que wrote a few words, and scratched his head as if he was a little distressed, "How many days is in January?" Whatever, go to Lan City and see the guards of Guishan City ......"

The white sparrow roughly wrote, looked at the side again, collected the pen and ink, and looked up to the east.

Now in the Han land, it should be spring and ready for spring ploughing, right?

The white finch pursed her lips and was silent for a long time.

He misses his hometown, but also misses the homeland of the Han Dynasty, and misses even more the happy days when he was a child in the north, those days when he accompanied his family at home, and played and read with his brothers and sisters.

Originally, when I was in Dahan, I didn't seem to feel this at all. It seems that the farther away from the homeland, the more the thoughts will continue to magnify. The road to the west is endless, and the thoughts are increasing all the time.

It's not easy to get along the way.

At all times, the white finch not only has to encourage the Montenegrin people to walk together, but also pays attention to the changes in morale, and takes care of all kinds of strange problems that have erupted because of these people's long journey......

Once, while climbing over a mountain, the boy with the black eggs suddenly burst into tears halfway up the mountain, and then jumped off the cliff like that, and the white finch didn't even know what was going on!

There is also the time when camping in the middle of the night, it is still there when it is dark, and it is gone when it is dawn, and I don't know whether it is in the middle of the night to go out by itself, or to escape, and the white finch would even rather flee back, because on the desert, the wolves will never let go of a prey that travels alone.

There are also injured ones, who have a fever and talk nonsense, and finally keep calling their mother to die in the arms of the white sparrow......

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Que has always been fair and just, he treats every Black Mountain crowd like this, and he always takes the trouble to comfort them again and again, telling them that after they go back, it will be a great merit, only if they move forward a little more and grasp some more information, even if they can't find the items needed by General Zhengxi, as long as they can reach the extreme west where Zhang Chikong arrived, it can be said to be a great achievement!

That's why these Black Mountain people persevered, otherwise even if the white sparrow read more books than them, they might not be able to resist the knife cut down at the third watch in the middle of the night......

With this kind of persistence that was almost obsessive, Bai Que barely controlled the situation, and came here step by step with the Black Mountain people, and came to this Lan City, which was called the city of the extreme west by Zhang Chikong.

Further west?

The white finch is not sure.

After all, during this period of time, what everyone insisted on was to come here. Therefore, when I got here, this breath in my heart was relaxed, even if it was Bai Que himself, the waves of longing for his homeland that surged in his heart were like monstrous waves, until he was overwhelmed!

The white finch leaned against the trunk of the tree, and in a trance showed a giggle towards the sky, as if it had seen some relative, but in the blink of an eye, the giggle disappeared, and tears welled up from the corners of his eyes, flowing down the rough, dark face eroded by the wind and frost.

I don't know how long it took, but the familiar sounds of laughter and words came from outside the small courtyard.

The white finch sniffled, then wiped the corners of her eyes with her hand and put on a smiling face again.

The loneliness of being far away from his homeland is a sadness that people in his hometown can't imagine, but Bai Que's sadness can only be hidden by himself, because Bai Que knows that if he reveals a trace of weakness and unfirmness, then soon the whole team will collapse, and finally turn into white bones and yellow sand in the desert.

"Commander! Hahaha...... It's a shame you didn't go......" said a man from the Black Benegrins, scowling, "the woman of this place...... Hahaha......"

The black mountainegrin had straight eyes, and seemed to be still immersed in the previous scene, his hands were open, he grabbed a few times in mid-air, and swallowed his saliva, "That big girl is ...... Twist up...... It's so sassy...... Are you really not going, Commander? ”

"Get out!" The white finch raised his foot and kicked it. His current identity is a messenger of the Han Dynasty, although it is fake, but he still has to pretend to be more or less, and he can't lose the face of the Han Dynasty. It's okay for his subordinates to find a woman, everyone can understand it, but as a messenger of the Han Dynasty, it would be too embarrassing to go to the kiln, so even if Bai Que is itchy in his heart, he can only hold it back and endure it.

This Black Mountain also knew about it, so when they saw Bai Que feigning anger, they hurriedly turned around and jumped away with a smile......

"......" Bai Que's face changed suddenly, and he pointed at the black mountain crowd and shouted, "Huang Ergouzi, you come back for me!" ”

The Montenegro was stunned.

"You...... What kind of flower are you holding in your ears over there?! Bai Que pointed to Huang Ergou and said. Just now Huang Ergou turned around and dodged, and Bai Que saw that there seemed to be a flower on Huang Ergou's ear, and his heart couldn't help but jump suddenly!

Hairpin flowers, in the Han Dynasty, were not just a woman's patent.

Huang Ergou hesitated, touched a dried flower that was a little yellow and fluffy from his ear, and said, "This is from the woman...... It is said that this kind of dried flower will not wither and rot in winter...... I saw that this yellow flower was also a novelty, so I brought it back......"