At this time, the royal guest led Bailiyan (Wei Xian) and others to the camp for the night, because the southern border implemented the system of collecting troops into the city, the armies of all countries regardless of whether there was a war in Qianyue Mountain, all of them retreated into the city to garrison, so as to avoid unforeseen situations.

In particular, Jin Xuedi's mammoths and fierce beasts can easily cause thousands of casualties in a short period of time, and camping outside the city undoubtedly increases the risk of being attacked. And unlike the Central Plains battle, Jin Xuedi's attack camp was all Zhengda Guangming used mammoths, flying eagle beasts, and cavalry to attack together, and there was nowhere to escape.

The Baili Yanfang area is located in the northwest of Yuecheng, and the camp area is large enough to accommodate 50,000 or 60,000 people, most of which are reserved for the southern expeditionary army of Xianguo. To the south of the Xianguo camp was the Zhiguo garrison, and Zhiguo sent the Gongliang clan and the Tao clan this time.

In the future of Gongliangyi, the commander of the Gongliang clan, Taiwei Gongliangyi, came Gongliangyi's second brother Gongliangwen, as well as Gongliangyi's second son, Gongliangxiu, and Gongliangwen's son, Gongliangsong.

Tao is also a famous general of Zhiguo, with a high position and a high power to control the big Sima, and his prestige is not inferior to Gongliang's, but Gongliang's has won many battles, and the number of Gongliang's army is also more than that of Tao's army, so Tao often has no more opportunities to emerge.

As soon as he entered the camp, Jiang Jie approached and said mysteriously:

"My lord, my subordinates just saw the prisoner of the Southern Barbarians, it's really scary."

"Yes, they're all white-haired and golden-skinned, and their eyes are gray or white?"

"Exactly, and the canines are so sharp that they don't look like people."

"Of course, they don't see us as human beings."

Jiang Jie was surprised when he heard the news:

"Your Excellency's words will inevitably destroy your own prestige. We are a dignified state of etiquette in the Central Plains, how can we compare with barbarians. ”

"These words, they are not allowed to publicize so much everywhere in the camp at this moment, in their eyes, we Central Plains people are the barbarians in their mouths. If you don't believe me, just go find an interpreter and ask. ”

Jin Xuedi is different from the white people in Europe, his facial features are thinner, his face is narrow and three-dimensional, his hair is snow-white for both men and women, and his skin is golden, not bronze dark gold, but gold-like gold, as if plated with gold leaf. The pupils are either gray or white, so at first glance, their eyes seem to have no pupils, but in fact, the pupils are white, only the pupils are light brown, and it is easy to misunderstand that they are not human, but they are actually human.

This can't help but remind Bai Liyan that on the other side of the ocean on this planet, will there be other races of white and black people, at least in his previous life, he has never seen a race with white hair and golden skin and white pupils, but it is certain that it is unlikely to be caused by a genetic mutation, but a new race.

After nightfall on the grassland, the temperature suddenly became very low, and Bailiyan wore a battle robe, sat by the campfire, and looked at the universe deep with a telescope, as if he was always fantasizing about finding where the earth was.

All military attachés above the rank of chief will be issued with a compass, and a captain and above will be issued with a telescope. Jiang Jie was an exception, Bailiyan also sent him a compass and a telescope, and all the young men in the logistics battalion also had a compass in their hands.

As soon as it was dawn on the second day, Bailiyan's guards called out outside the tent:

"General, there is a guest asking to see you."

Bailiyan was groggy, as if she was drunk, and her blood pressure was banging on her head.

"Got it."

After taking some purple carrot and coming to the outside of the tent, the guard said:

"General, the royal guest is waiting in the Chinese army."

"Who do you know?"

"He claims to be the envoy Chi Guang."

"Him!"

Fang Cai was still dizzy, and suddenly woke up in a blink of an eye. Wei Chiguang came here, most likely it will not be admired, and it will definitely not be a good thing.

Thinking about coming to the big tent of the Chinese army, Wei Chiguang and others were already waiting here:

"Your Excellency, don't come unharmed." Bailiyan arched his hand.

"Hehe, General Wei hasn't seen him for two years, and now he is an official and a general, and he is so admired."

"The Lord has a good reputation, I don't know where Tang Zhao and the others are?"

"Tang Zhao is in Feiyun City, and Song Jie, Fang De, Gu Shan, and the Ma brothers are also in Feiyun City."

"Oh...... I don't know if there is something important for the envoy to come? ”

"That's the case, two years ago, the envoy was entrusted by the King of Xian, and secretly went to the Jin Kingdom to trade baggage with pearls, and then the King of Xian gave more than one million stones of grain and grass, and the envoy was very grateful. This time, the imperial marshal sent the envoy back to the Central Plains to raise military funds, and came to say goodbye to General Wei, I don't know if General Wei can have something to bring to King Xian. ”

"I see......"

Bailiyan's eyes turned counterclockwise, thinking that Wei Chiguang was here to bring a message for him, most likely because he wanted to go to Xianguo to ask for something from King Xian in the name of bringing a message. At that time, King Xian was thousands of miles away, so he could only let it go, and he couldn't help it.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan asked:

"I don't know where the envoy is going to go in the middle of the year?"

"Go to Xu first, and then go to defend the country. The marshal has once again ordered someone to go to the defense of the country to urge him to send troops, and if he does not send troops again, he will be urging the king of Wei to send troops. ”

"Oh, it's going to be next year when you pass through the country."

"If there is no delay, we will arrive in Xianguo in February and March next year."

The envoys sent by the Imperial Guest Office were divided into four routes: eastern, central, western, and special forces, with the western line responsible for Xu and Weiguo, the central line responsible for Zhiguo and Sun, and the eastern line responsible for Song and Jin, and the special envoys responsible for Zhao, Chen, Qi, Yan, Liang, Changsun, and Xianguo.

As long as the raised envoy completes the assigned task and transports the raised baggage to the southern border, the envoy himself can continue his activities alone. Wei Chiguang was a military envoy on the Western Front, and it was an abnormal phenomenon that he suddenly landed in Xianguo two years ago, and this time he wanted to go to Xianguo again, although he would not ask for silk, sugar, grain and grass in exchange for baggage, but he would inevitably have to ask for weapons and equipment.

Yesterday, Cao Chi was already talking about it, and it was obviously not a coincidence that Wei Chiguang came to the door today. But it is obviously not advisable to refuse openly, and it is not feasible to refuse tactfully to cause him to run for nothing.

After thinking about it again and again, Bai Liyan remembered what Song Guo and Zhiguo had seen and heard, so he asked Wei Chiguang:

"Raising the envoy, I don't know if the royal guest can do business in the princes' country?"

"It's not okay on weekdays, but it's okay in the south."

"So now, during wartime, the royal guests can trade in the countries of the princes and earn money for the benefit of the army."

"Yes, I don't know what General Wei means."

"That's the case, our southern expeditionary army here is only 30,000 people, although there are few people, but our Xianguo is now in a protracted war, and the manpower and financial resources are very scarce, so the 30,000 men and horses of our army have no logistical support, although they have food, grass and money, but they are only enough to barely last for half a year.

Therefore, Wei wanted to entrust the envoy to return to the Central Plains this time to raise military funds for our army in the territory of Zhiguo and Song, if it is convenient, my king will definitely thank the royal guest. ”

"This ...... Hehe, even so, the envoy can only reluctantly make it difficult. ”

"Then I will thank the envoy in advance."

During the wartime, the royal guests had the privilege of distribution in the vassal states, and they did not have to pay taxes or customs fees for the entry and exit of goods. In addition to the control of bulk strategic materials such as grain, grass, salt, metal, and coal, the vassal states had almost no restrictions on the trading of other commodities, and the circulation and trading of gold, silver and copper coins were also relatively convenient, and there were no many restrictions on the trading of precious metals between countries.

However, the Xian Kingdom lacked both cash and materials, but there was no shortage of special products and small commodities, and if the royal guests could take advantage of the wartime trading privileges of the vassal states, the financial burden of the Xian State could be greatly relieved.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan immediately repaired a book, and at this time, a drum and trumpet sounded in unison:

"Envoy, what does this trumpet mean?"

"This is a gathering general, when the envoy came, he heard that the Nanban had arrived outside Tiannan Pass, and the marshal wanted to lead the generals to Tiannan Pass to sit down."

"In this way, Nanban Jin Xuedi is going to attack the city in the near future."

"This is not necessarily, before the Nanban siege the city, it is necessary to use war fangs and unicorn horses to transport the tower carts, tank cars, and temporary cars of six or seven zhang to the outside of our army's city, and then they need to be assembled into cars, so it still takes time to attack the city. However, before that, Nanban was bound to fight in battle, and a pre-battle was inevitable. ”

"Oh......"

After continuing to finish writing the letter, he dried the ink and reviewed it again to confirm that there were no omissions or problems, and then put it in an iron box and handed it to Yu Chiguang.

After arriving in the south, the royal guest issued a special iron letter to the generals of the vassal states, so as to unify the sending and receiving of the letter and facilitate management.

At this time, the Jujiang horn sounded for the second time, which means that there are still people who have not reported for duty. Hurriedly farewell to Wei Chiguang, Bai Liyan took Jiang Jie and others to the political office of the Yuke Army, and when they arrived, they sewed the third trumpet, if the third trumpet has not arrived, although the Yuke is not enough to be able to generalize the generals, but after all, it is a violation of military orders, several times and three times late, and it is bound to give you small shoes to wear in the future.

After the three horns sounded, Cao Chi made a long story short, and briefly stated the enemy situation outside Tiannan Pass last night, and then everyone got on their horses and went out of the city from the south gate to Tiannan Pass.

Eighty miles from Yuecheng to Tiannanguan, a day can fly back and forth. The Song Kingdom and the Xu Kingdom raised tall horses captured from Jin Xuedi in the South Horse Farm, and their bodies were more than a foot taller than the horses of the Central Plains, and they were extremely handsome.

Although this horse is tall and heroic, the sprint speed is extremely fast, the explosive power and impact force are extremely strong, and the long-distance march is stronger than the Central Plains war horse, but the endurance of the sprint and high-speed rapid attack is not strong, and it is difficult to maintain high speed for a long time after impacting a certain distance.

After hundreds of years of mixing and improvement, the comprehensive performance of the Central Plains war horse is better than that of Jin Xuedi high-headed horse, but the instantaneous speed, short sprint and frequent marching distance are not as good as the Jin Xuedi war horse.

All military information in the south is to use Jin Xuedi's war horse to gallop urgently, and a post station is set up along the way, and the fastest time can be seven or eight hundred miles a day, which is worthy of being eight hundred miles expedited.

Previously, some vassal states wanted to introduce such horse breeds from the south to convey news, but it was gradually discovered that this kind of high-headed horse had deteriorated in the Central Plains, especially in the northern tropics and subtropics. After five or eight years of use for a prime-age horse, both speed and endurance plummeted.

And this kind of horse does not like high temperatures, for the northern Great Plains summer heat, this kind of horse is extremely uncomfortable, and the mortality rate is high. Since then, the Central Plains has not popularized this horse, and still uses the mixed-breed military horse as a stagecoach.