Chapter 2 Sharpening the Edge (Part I)

Coming out of Bahanna, the caravan continued westward along the north bank of the Yaosha River, and the more it went, the more desolate the scenery became.

This area was originally a rare anointed place in the Western Regions, where the medicine kills the water and twists and turns, rushing out of a green field in the middle of the two deserts, creating countless prosperous places such as broken leaves, resting and circulating, Dawan, and Kangju. However, due to years of war and the great cannibal locust-like predation, almost all civilizations have declined at a rate that is visible to the naked eye. Cities are declining, the countryside is desolate, post roads are turning into trails, and farmland is reduced to pasture. Instead, the wolf and jackal populations are thriving. Crowds of people wander in the wild grass, and when they see a lone creature, they try to surround it and turn it into blood food in their mouths.

Such a journey is naturally full of dangers. The traders consciously gathered their cattle and kept the length of the queue to a minimum. The swordsmen, who had been leisurely for several days, also put their palms tightly on their weapons, ready to deal with the sudden crisis. Only the backbone they relied on, the caravan from Li Ji in Chang'an, with some exceptions. He walked and stopped, constantly correcting the map in his hand, and constantly piling up low towers with stones and animal bones to provide markers for future travelers to find their way.

The vendors were puzzled, but they didn't have the courage to ask questions. Three days ago, when everyone was crowded on the Chase Shop, an inn for vendors, to smell each other's stinky feet, the shopkeeper of "Li Ji" and a few of the main men became the guests of honor of the lord of Bahanna. Based on this alone, it proves that "Li Ji" is indeed as everyone guessed before, and he can already reach the sky with his hands and eyes!

Everyone cooperated so much, but the expressions on the faces of the Wyvern Guards were not relaxed at all. The road was so quiet, so silent that it was chilling. From the moment he left Bahan, for three and a half days, everyone did not see a single strange face on the road. Not only did the merchants who went to the extreme west to sell the goods of the Central Plains evaporate out of thin air, but the Persian merchants who rode camels to the Central Plains to do business also disappeared, and even the horse thieves and spies who could not be beaten clean like flies a few days ago have all disappeared. After more than 200 miles, except for wolves and hares that appeared from time to time, there were no living creatures in everyone's sight!

This is not the case. Even if he had never been a trader, Wang Xun knew that he might be in big trouble. Nine times out of ten, the true identity of the mission was exposed, otherwise, the horse thieves who had been "hungry" for more than half a year would not have suddenly taken a long vacation en masse. And at present, except for the khan of Bahanna and a few high-level nobles, the only ones who may leak the news are those who left early.

"I told you a long time ago that those who do great things can't be confined to small things, you just don't listen!" Yu Wenzhi identified the traders as the culprits who exposed everyone's identities, and followed Wang Xun and whispered beside him. "Well, this time, everyone knows that the envoy of Datang is coming. It's time to contact the princes of the Western Regions to deal with the Great Cannibal! Wouldn't all those Heavenly Fang Sect disciples have red eyes?! ”

"In that way, what's the difference between me and Yang Guozhong?" couldn't stand Yu Wenzhi's complaints, Wang Xun glanced at him and asked with a frown.

He did not refuse to kill because of the kindness of a woman. It's that I've experienced the taste of being trampled on by others as grass mustard, so I don't want to see ordinary people as grass mustard anymore. This kind of thinking obviously didn't get any understanding in Yu Wenzhi's heart, the latter looked at him and shook the reins of the horse angrily, "The difference is that Yang Guozhong has now become the prime minister, while you and I don't know if we can go back alive!" ”

After that, without waiting for Wang Xun to refute, he quickly rode away.

Speaking from the heart, Yuwenzhi was reluctant to quarrel with Wang Xun. Although the two are now less and less speculative. In Yu Wenzhi's heart, the reason why Wang Xun was involved in so much trouble was because he accidentally got on the Yang family's thief ship. But sometimes it was difficult for him to hold back the anger in his heart, for Wang Xun's weakness and for the despair in his heart.

Both of them held back their grievances, and both of them wanted to take revenge. This is the biggest thing he and Wang Xun have in common now. But Wang Xun doesn't know how much he loses, and he still adheres to the pedantic creed of being a man in his heart. is even more stubborn than when he was in Chang'an City. And he no longer believes that there is any fairness in this world. Human beings are like a herd of beasts on this grassland, and the law of the jungle is the most basic rule. Rabbits are destined to be eaten by wolves and jackals, and on the heads of wolves and jackals, there are leopards and lions. If you want not to be eaten, you have to be ruthless, make yourself stronger, become a wolf, become a leopard, and become a lion king. Tear all enemies to shreds, even if they're your own kind. And it is obviously a lion, but it has the heart of a yellow sheep, which is often not accepted by any population, and there is no place to bury it when it dies.

Yuwenzhi is not jealous that Wang Xun is always promoted faster than himself, nor is he jealous that Wang Xun's popularity among the young generals is better than himself. But he couldn't tolerate Wang Xun having so many advantages but not being good at taking advantage of them, because of his stupid kindness, he took the initiative to jump into the trap again and again, and even fell into danger again and again.

He Yuwenzhi is a person with clear grievances. Since the moment he fell into prison and Wang Xun did not hesitate to risk raiding his house and destroying his door, and wanted to find a way to rescue him, he Yu Wenzhi secretly swore in his heart that he must repay Wang Xun in this life. Even if he lost his own life for this. But he can't tolerate Wang Xun being stubborn and wasting his rewards.

There was the sound of horses' hooves chasing after him, and Yuwenzhi didn't have to look back, he knew that it must be Wang Xun who came. Just like when I was in Chang'an City, good friends are accommodating themselves. I always feel that he is older than myself, so I like to be the eldest brother. In fact, he didn't know that he, who was an elder brother, was far less mature than his younger brother.

"Don't be angry, I'm not trying to argue with you!" Sure enough, Wang Xun's attitude softened significantly, and his voice was full of accommodation, "I don't think it's possible for those vendors to guess our true identity." Even if you have doubts, you may not tell anyone about them. Besides, those guys have always been unprofitable, and they can get by telling the big cannibals? ”

The second half of the sentence was also to the point, Yuwen Zhi endured the anger in his heart, and slowly tightened the reins of the horse, "Then who else, could it be that you suspect that Asirota can't do it now?" ”

"Didn't you say you couldn't easily trust Asirandha?" Wang Xun's voice was from far and near, and it was still unsoothing.

He didn't want to get too stiff with Yuwenzhi. After all, they are friends who have played since childhood, and although their temperaments gradually disagree with each other, there is no contradiction that cannot be resolved. Moreover, among the brothers who traveled with him, Yu Wenzhi was also the only one who had the courage and often contradicted him, so he listened to his opinions more and kept himself sober.

Although he was caught by Wang Xun and had a sore foot, Yu Wenzhi was not ready to admit defeat, pursed his lips, and sneered: "I don't know who it was that day, I realized that my tongue was a lotus!" After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that he was fighting with Fang Ziling, Wei Feng and others that night, Wang Xun didn't say a word from beginning to end, he didn't feel a little embarrassed in his heart, pouted, and continued to add: "In your words, that guy is also a guy who can't afford to be unprofitable, what good can he do if he sells us?" ”

This question made Wang Xun unable to answer it for a while. According to common sense, since the two sides have talked about how to distribute the benefits after the war, Bahana Natu King Asiranda should not change his course so quickly, right? Unless he is sure that the Anxi army will not send troops next year, or that he can reap greater benefits from it. If you can use the means of borrowing a knife to kill people and bury the entire mission, what are the benefits for the monarch of Bahana? Could it be that he can still use this to strengthen his own strength?

Looking at Wang Xun's frowning appearance, Yu Wenzhi felt a little hated that iron could not become steel. Changing himself to the same position, the decision he made must be much happier than Wang Xun's, and it is much simpler and clearer. There is a way that mercy is not in charge of the army, even if it is Feng Changqing and Feng Marshal, in order to achieve the final goal, sometimes some innocent people will be sacrificed, why does he Wang Xun always feel that he can have the best of both worlds?

"If you can't think of it, don't think about it!" Kicking the mount under the crotch hard, Yuwen snorted angrily and suggested. "Anyway, our identities must have been exposed, now let's see who is the first to block up on behalf of the soldiers, and use our heads to ask for merit and rewards from the big food. Instead of pondering the past, it is better to plan more for the present. There are only 600 brothers in the full fight, and there are so many drags and burdens, what are you going to do next? ”

"I'm ......" Wang Xun looked around as if he hadn't woken up. Yu Wenzhi's words are right, Brother 600 is indeed a little less. The traders don't have any combat effectiveness at all, and the hired swordsmen, all of whom are good, are really put in front of the two armies, and their personal bravery has no chance to play at all. In case it is surrounded by a certain force here....... He looked around again, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. It was surrounded by endless wilderness, no danger, no dense forest, not even a hill to be found with the help of arrays. This generation is born to be a cavalry battlefield, and it must be hearty to fight.

"Throw the vendors off and let's rush forward. As long as we rush to the vicinity of the next city, no matter who it is, let us die in front of us, and we will not be able to bear the wrath of the Anxi Army in the future! There was really no way, Yu Wenzhi had no choice but to come up with an idea for Wang Xun, although he knew that his idea would be vetoed by the other party nine times out of ten.

Sure enough, Wang Xun immediately began to shake his head, but he did not give any reason for rebuttal.

"That's not going to work, that's not going to work, what the hell do you want. Everybody's looking at you! Yu Wenzhi couldn't hold back his anger again, and reminded angrily.

What do you think? Wang Xun turned his head for the third time and looked at the long line behind him. He had promised to keep the vendors safe. promised that one day, he would take those flying dragon guards and the people back to the Central Plains in style. The reason why the tribal warriors followed him was because they believed that he could bring a good future to the people. There is no commitment between the two parties, but the agreement is real.

He is no longer in Chang'an City, the gentleman who can not take any responsibility if he gets into trouble. His every move now is closely related to the interests of many people.

He wasn't alone for a long time.

"Speak, I really don't understand, how can Feng Shuai value you?!" Yuwen was so anxious that his heart was burning, and he leaned into Wang Xun's ear and urged loudly.

"Hey, hey!" Suddenly, Wang Xun, who couldn't bear the responsibility, smiled, revealing a mouth full of white teeth, "Do you remember that there is a guy surnamed Wang?" Back then, he seemed to have brought fewer people than we did. But it almost swept the entire Western Regions! ”