The one that separates the south of the curtain and the north of the curtain is the famous Hanhai.

A desert of death composed of endless deserts, Gobi and wasteland.

The yellow sand swept and the sun shone high.

Only the most experienced herders would dare to cross this desert of death.

Even then, accidents often happen.

However, because of the existence of the Bow Lu Water, this dead desert also has signs of human activity.

This ancient river has been around for more than millions of years.

It originates in the Wolf Juxu Mountain, flows through thousands of miles of grasslands, Gobi and deserts, and finally flows into the Heishui (Heilongjiang) in the far east.

The howling wind blows from all directions.

The people who live here know it's time to go.

Because this great river of radiance, the legendary river of the footprints of the gods, is about to begin to usher in the rushing moon.

The vast river is coming soon.

It will nourish the Gobi and deserts along the way, forming a seasonal oasis of prosperity in the areas it flows through.

It's the best time of the year in this desert of death.

Experienced tribes are already heading towards the place where water and grass are most abundant in previous years.

Riding across a dry river, Wei Lu climbed a small hill and looked into the distance, beyond the Gobi and the desert, hundreds of miles away from the scenery of the south of the Munan.

"King Ding Ling!" A stubby man dressed in traditional Xiongnu costume with a huge copper nose ring strung on his nose, shirtless, walked up to him, handed him a sheepskin, and reported: "This is an urgent report sent back by Shan Yuting last month!" ”

Wei Lu took the sheepskin, spread it out to take a look, smiled and nodded: "Good thing!" King Qiuzi set things right and returned to the order! ”

Listening left and right, they all laughed.

Among the countries of the Western Regions, the foundation of the Xiongnu's rule has always been guaranteed by three carriages.

This is the Cheshi and the Pu Kingdoms, the Wensu and Gumo Kingdoms adjacent to Qiuzi, and finally the Yanxu and Yuli Kingdoms.

The reason why this is so is because these countries, tribes, are actually relatives.

For example, the relationship between the king of the chariot and the king of the Pu countries is actually a brother and a cousin.

King Qiuzi was even the uncle of the kings of Wensu and Gumo.

And these three carriages, each with its own responsibility.

One of the most important is the turtle!

Gainguzi has a large population, and agriculture and animal husbandry are well developed in the Western Regions.

It is the second most powerful country in the Western Regions after Wusun!

And it's also very strategic.

Geographically, the Qiuzi controlled the most important oases and water sources in the Western Regions, and clamped down on any westward roads.

The defection of King Qiuzi means that the main force of the Xiongnu has unimpeded the march to the Yanlu countries where the ancestors were entrenched.

The army has become barrier-free, and it has become extravagant, forcing the sages to choose between death and submission.

But......

Wei Lu's expression did not look too happy, but there was a faint uneasiness in his eyebrows.

"King Ding Ling, what's wrong?" A henchman asked.

"Alas......" Wei Lu said worriedly: "It is reported that Wusun Xiao Kunmo seems to have gone to the Han Dynasty ...... last year."

"Moreover, an agreement was reached with the Han Dynasty......"

"Since the beginning of spring, the Wusun people have secretly transported a large number of livestock to the Han Dynasty's Tuntian place in Luntai through the roads of Qiuzi, Wensu and Gumo!"

"There are legends, and there are tens of thousands!"

"There are even ...... of grain, grass and leather"

"These bastards!" The left and right listened to it angrily: "Da Danyu should punish them severely!" They must be punished severely! These bastards must be told to stop this kind of enemy behavior immediately! ”

Everyone of the Xiongnu nobles actually knows that the current Han-Hun strategic pattern is not because of how brave the Huns are, let alone because the Huns surpassed the Han Dynasty all of a sudden.

Rather, it was because the supply lines of the Han Dynasty were getting longer and longer.

Logistical pressures are mounting.

The Han army in Juyan relied on the income from animal husbandry and business operations in Tuntian and the four counties of Hexi, and could barely maintain a balance of payments.

But once a major war broke out, the supplies in Juyan and Hexi immediately fell into shortage.

At this time, military rations could only be transported from Heshuo and even the inner counties of the Han Dynasty.

It's been a long road.

Wei Lu once had a good relationship with Li Yannian, and he remembered that he had heard Li Yannian say that a stone of grain, transported from Longyou to Juyan, was shipped dozens of times the price of this stone grain in Chang'an.

Not to mention, Juyan is just a starting point.

If the Han army wanted to advance westward or northern expedition, it had to go from Juyan to thousands of miles or even thousands of miles, looking for the main force of the Xiongnu, intending to fight a decisive battle.

For example, the Battle of Yuwushui took place in the heart of the Makuboku, more than 3,000 miles away from Juyan.

It is less than a thousand miles away from the end of Huo Quai's legendary battle, Wolf Juxu Mountain, and even closer to Guyan Mountain, maybe even less than five hundred miles.

For cavalry, this distance, in a combat state, can be reached in a few days.

However, the poor logistics made the Han army exhausted after arriving in Yuwushui.

The main force of the Xiongnu waited for work, but it was only after it was able to block that wave of sudden attack, and did not let the Haixi Hou Chan Gu Yan seal the wolf Juxu Mountain.

Even so, the main force of the Han army, after killing and wounding a large number of Hun cavalry, alternately covered and retreated.

Strategically, the Huns won.

But tactically, it was a complete failure.

This is also why, over the years, the competition between Han and Hungary for the Western Regions has become more and more fierce and white-hot.

The Western Regions is not only the life of the Xiongnu, but also a vital place.

It is also the winner and loser of the Han army to win this battle for hegemony that has lasted for a hundred years.

Those who win the Western Regions will win!

In the hands of the Xiongnu, the Western Regions is not only a blood pack, which can return blood, but more importantly, it can block the shortcut for the Han people to obtain materials nearby, especially food!

Once the Han army could get a stable and sufficient supply of grain and grass from the Western Regions......

Now, the sudden move of the Wusun people is equivalent to opening the blockade line that the Xiongnu have worked so hard to form against the Han in the Western Regions.

This blockade line is along the line of Bailongdui, encircling Puchanghai, extending to the east and west, with Cheshi and Pu Zhuguo as the first line of defense, and Wensu, Gumo, and Qiuzi are in the flank and rear, and the Luntai fortress surrounding the Han constitutes the second line of defense.

But now, there is a huge gap in this blockade.

The Wusun people broke the blockade of the Gumo, Wensu, and Qiuzi people, and transported supplies to Luntai.

This means that the Han army in Luntai has since gained the ability to maneuver.

As long as the Wusun people's supplies continue, then they can stir up boundless wind and rain in the hinterland of the Western Regions.

"The sages are afraid of this bastard!" Wei Lu gritted his teeth and scolded.

Compared with his subordinates, Wei Lu's knowledge, vision, and intelligence are naturally much higher.

He saw the truth at a glance.

The sudden and rapid approach of Wusun and Han may be the reason.

But by no means the main reason!

As long as the servants of the sages are all captains, they will tie up a fence to block the eastward passage of the Wusun people.

How could they possibly send livestock grain to Luntai City through Qiuzi, Wensu, and Gumo?

It must have been the sages who released the water.

This bastard, in order to compete with Shan Yuting, even the communication channel between Wusun and Han was opened!

Wei Lu didn't even doubt that if Xianxian was in a desperate situation, would he take his men and horses and simply go east and vote for the Han Dynasty?!

Moreover, it is clear that this is a demonstration of the sages to Shan Yuting.

It's a warning, it's a threat.

The meaning is already obvious - if you force it again, labor and management will pick a child!

Now it is only Wusun and Han who have close exchanges, and a large number of livestock are transported to Luntai.

Future......

The labor-management code made way of the gaps in the Tianshan Mountains, allowing the Han Dynasty to pass through the Tianshan Mountains and enter the most important and prosperous oasis basin in the Western Regions!

Under the rat trap, Shan Yuting could only pause his steps after taking possession of the turtle, and he didn't even dare to take a step forward.

Wei Lu can imagine that he is now entangled and uncomfortable with others.

"The matter of Munan must be resolved immediately...... "I must rush back as soon as possible, and the matter of the sages must be resolved within this year!" ”

If you drag it out any longer, the night will be long and you will have many dreams.

In case, the sages of Xian, Han, and Wusun joined forces.

Then, the entire Xiongnu's strategic pattern in the Western Regions will collapse immediately.

All of them are the cavalry of Wusun and the cavalry of the ancestors, starting from Yanxu and Qiuci to open up the land connection with the Hanluntai fortress.

The main force of the Han army went out of Yumen, stormed Puchanghai and Cheshi, and surrounded the Tianshan Mountains and marched westward.

Once the two succeed in meeting forces in Luntai, the three forces will be connected into a line.

It's not good, when the time comes, even Dawan, a vassal state of the Han people, will send troops from the west to open up another channel, so that the Silk Road will completely fall under the control of the Han army.

Although Wei Lu felt that such a thing was unlikely.

It is unlikely that the Wusun people or the sages will be stupid enough to commit such a suicidal act that lures a wolf into the house.

But what if?

Therefore, Wei Lu was so anxious at this time, he didn't care about the fact that his foothold was not stable, and he had not completely controlled this bow and Lu Shui, blocking the spies and the snooping, so he hurriedly ordered: "Immediately send the Outuo knights to search south and contact the Wuheng people!" ”

"Send back the information from Makunan!"

"In addition, in the name of Shan Yu's envoy, send someone to the border fortress of the Han Dynasty to ask for another negotiation with Han!"

Wei Lu turned around, looked to the north, bit his lip, and said, "In order to show sincerity, tell the Han Dynasty that Da Danyu is willing to return a group of detained members of the Han envoy's retinue first......"

I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf.

In order to successfully kill the upstart of the Han Dynasty who was very likely to grow up in the south of the scene, Wei Lu had to release a group of detained people first.

Although he knew that among these people, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, once they were put back, they were afraid that there would be endless troubles in the future.

But......

Compared to the threat of these people, obviously, a man who has the potential to grow into Huo Biyao is even more terrifying.

If you can't eradicate it now.

Once it grows up, even if it can only reach half of Huo Qu's achievements, the Xiongnu will never be at peace, and even step into the abyss of destruction and destruction!

That's a character who got the prostitute Yao Jian, wrote "On War", and is said to have made a new exposition of Sun Tzu's Art of War!

If he doesn't die, the Huns will never have peace!