Following.

Perseus instructed Ales to open the window and look out at the desert, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

A year ago, when he set out from the city of Baktra, the capital of the Bactria region, he entered the desert with a mixture of apprehension and hope.

At that time, he was accompanied by an embassy with hundreds of Seleucid warriors.

And now, when Perseus set foot in the desert again, his heart was filled with hope.

As long as they can cross this desert and reach the Western Regions, this powerful cavalry legion of Zhao will sweep across the entire Western Regions with a thunderous attack, driving the Huns back to Mobei once again.

Next, Zhao's army will continue to advance westward, with the intelligence and covert planning of the Perseus family to attack the Bactria region one by one, and then kill the damned governor Diopotus.

After the Zhao army retreated, Perseus would stand up and clean up the mess and take control of the entire Bactria region.

At this point, as long as Antiochus II, the current king of Seleucus, appoints Perseus as governor of Bactria, everything will be perfect.

"That's a bit of a problem, Antiochus II wasn't a great man of easy talk. By the way, Queen Laudice has heard that she has been very fond of young and vigorous men and golden jewels lately, and perhaps we can think about it. ”

Perseus smiled silently as he pondered in his heart.

As for whether the cavalry of the Zhao State can win, in Perseus's opinion, there is no suspense at all.

Needless to say, the Huns were defeated under the Zhao people, although the army in the Bactria region was also brave, but it can be seen from the previous battle that the combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Huns, coupled with the combination of the Perseus family, there was simply no reason to lose.

Now what Perseus hopes most is to be able to rush back to Bactria as soon as possible, and then mobilize his family's forces to kill him so hard.

When he left a year ago, Perseus's family had been suppressed and breathless, and now Perseus was desperate to know what was going on with his family.

Perseus looked at Ales, hesitated, but did not speak.

Ales didn't really have much value in Perseus's eyes, he was just a pure slave. But the problem is that Ales has a reason why Perseus must take him with him - language.

Without Alex, Perseus wouldn't even be able to communicate with the people of Zhao.

The march in the desert was very, very uncomfortable, the temperature was frighteningly low in the morning and at dusk, and the midday sun in spring did not provide much of a temperature.

Fortunately, a few days later, the first oasis appeared.

Where there are deserts, of course there are oases.

The oasis is not large, and can only accommodate about a few hundred people.

At this moment, although there are still some houses in the oasis, they are completely empty.

Such a scene was actually imaginable by Perseus, after all, the people who lived in these oases were generally not good people, and when they saw a large army coming over, they were naturally smeared with oil on the soles of their feet.

But when the carriage drove into the oasis, Perseus knew he was wrong.

On the trees on both sides of the oasis road, there are many corpses hanging horizontally and vertically, and there should be no less than a hundred at a rough glance.

Beneath the trees, hundreds of people were kneeling tremblingly, and judging by their costumes, it was clear that these guys were the natives of the Oasis.

A group of Zhao cavalry surrounded these aborigines, and it looked as if a herd of fierce tigers surrounded a herd of trembling sheep.

To Perseus's surprise, beside this group of slaves, Li Mu and a group of ...... appeared

"Merchant?" Perseus couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Although Perseus was rarely able to go out and about when he was in Handan, he was still able to go shopping.

Who is the most popular among the women? Of course, it's not the aristocratic lords, or the aristocratic lords won't be too ostentatious even if they go shopping.

Therefore, in this era, the main group of people who visit and consume in women's houses is the businessmen of Zhao State.

Since everyone is a hobby, Perseus is naturally no stranger to this group of merchants, and there are even a few familiar faces among them.

"Stop!"

A moment later, Perseus stepped out of the carriage with the help of Ales and walked towards Li Mu and his party not far away.

Li Mu obviously noticed Perseus and glanced at Perseus, but he didn't say anything, but continued to talk warmly with the group of businessmen in front of him.

Perseus looked at Ales very curiously and asked, "Ales, what are they talking about?" ”

After listening for a moment, Ales's face became a little strange, and he said, "Master, they are discussing the ownership of this oasis. ”

"Discuss?" Perseus said with some puzzlement: "Isn't this oasis from Zhao Guo?" ”

"Yes." Ales nodded and said, "Judging from the words of Governor Li Mu, it seems that he wants to ...... Hire. It is for these merchants to bid, and as long as the price is the highest, they will be able to obtain this oasis for five years. ”

"For rent?" Perseus paused for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing: "Five years for rent?" Just such a small oasis? ”

In Perseus's view, these small oases were too small to provide the resources to support a garrison.

If there were no garrisons, then the safety of the oasis could not be guaranteed at all.

Who would pay to rent a place where safety cannot even be guaranteed?

"After all, this Metropolitan Governor Li Mu is a martial artist, and it seems that he really doesn't know anything about these local affairs." Perseus shook his head, let out a very low sneer, and then said to Ales beside him, "There's no need to stay here any longer, let's go." ”

Perseus was really a little worried that if he continued to listen, he would really laugh out loud, which might make Li Mu angry.

But it's okay, since Zhao Guoren is so naïve, then Perseus is even more relieved.

Ales opened his mouth, glanced at Li Mu and the group of businessmen beside him, and did not speak, but silently helped Perseus and walked towards the carriage not far away.

And behind them, the cries of the merchants of Zhao State came and went.

"Ten thousand dollars!"

"Thirteen thousand dollars!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

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