The matter of the junior military academy was decided, what Lu Bu didn't expect was that his decision today also created and cultivated a group in the future, military aristocrats, coupled with the semi-military management of this junior military academy, the success rate is very high.

Most of the top elites and superiors of the future Han Empire came from this junior military academy, and many of them formed deep friendships and formed a group during their nine-year classmates.

And these will also accompany them as they grow up and bring them into their future work and life, which will have a far-reaching impact.

At the very least, Lu Kang and these classmates, good brothers, have an irreversible relationship and deep feelings, which also laid a good foundation for him to take over the huge empire left by Lu Bu in the future.

Continue to discuss the affairs of the Western Regions, in fact, none of you here know much about the situation in the Western Regions, and all you know are the records in books and classics, as well as some memories from the previous life that Lu Bu himself has mastered, so they discussed it and did not come to a conclusion.

In the end, Lu Bu still wrote back to Fa Zheng, fully granting him the right to make decisions on the spot, taking the alleviation of national contradictions as the key, and never being soft on hostile countries and nations.

Gao Shun's arrival ended the discussion ahead of schedule, Lu Bu took Gao Shun, who was still a little dazed, to the backyard to catch the two bear children, so that he could apologize to Master Zheng Xuan, Fa Yan could only follow closely, but Jia Xu and Fu Zhu were snickering.

Although there was a flying pigeon to pass the book, it was already November 193 when Fa Zheng received Lu Bu's letter, and the Liangzhou Legion's trip to the Western Regions had already embarked on a long journey for several days.

Fa Zheng chose the route to enter the Western Regions, which came from Wang Meng's suggestion, for which Wang Meng also presented a map of the entire Western Regions Protectorate that he had treasured for many years.

However, this map is somewhat old, and the production process is relatively rough, which cannot be compared with the military map of the Central Army, and can only be used to guide the general direction.

But after all, Wang Meng personally walked this route, so Fa Zheng was still very relieved, and the cartographers accompanying the army would draw a new version of the military map everywhere he passed, gradually filling the gap in the Western Regions.

The first stop in the Western Regions is Yiwu City in the Hami region, also known as Yihe Duwei City, where the Han army was once stationed in Tuntian, and belonged to the city directly under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Changshi Mansion.

Yiwu is not far to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and in the north of the Tianshan Mountains there is a rather large lake, called Pu Hai, there are two small countries in the north of the mountain, namely Pu and Mizhi.

They are all small countries with a population of several thousand, nomadic herders, oppressed and enslaved by the Xiongnu in the past, after the Xiongnu fled, the forces of Xianbei in the west entered this area again, and still enslaved the people of these two small countries.

Ma Chao led the reconnaissance battalion as the pioneer of the army, and entered the Western Regions in advance, accompanied by some members of the Wusun Mission, including Princess Suguang.

Princess Suguang took the initiative to propose to Fa Zheng that her mission could serve as a guide for the Han army, and she was willing to act as a guide for the vanguard of the Han army.

Fa Zheng is not blind, he has long seen that Princess Suguang likes Ma Chao, the beauty of a gentleman's adulthood, he does not object to Ma Chao and Princess Suguang having some feelings beyond friendship, which can also dilute some of Ma Chao's unforgettable hatred.

Fa Zheng knew what Lu Bu meant very well, and he also respected Ma Chao's super personal ability.

He instructed Ma Chao to go to see the situation on the other side of the Pu Sea after arriving in Yiwu, and if he found traces of Xianbei in the west, he should report to him immediately, and he should not move without permission.

Ma Chao took the reconnaissance battalion along the ancient Silk Road and arrived at Yiwu City smoothly.

The city is not large, and in the Central Plains it may be the size of a town.

There are a few Han people in the city, most of the aborigines are still Hu people in the Western Regions, and it is commendable that there is a small group of more than 30 Han troops stationed here.

They were all subordinates of the Western Regions Governor's Mansion before, but they had lost contact with the central government and even the Western Regions Governor's Mansion for several years.

They are very concerned about their families in their hometown, not everyone can bring their families to the border, but they dare not leave their posts without permission, and the iron laws of the Han army are still very strict.

After Ma Chao showed them the documents of the new protector of the Western Regions, they became subordinates of the Protector of the Western Regions, and they were happy from the bottom of their hearts, they finally had hope again, sometimes people's wishes are so simple.

Separated by a Tianshan Mountain, so this place has not been harassed by the Xianbei people for the time being, but there are also many Hu people in the city who have moved or fled from other regions, and they have seen the traces of the Xianbei people.

Ma Chao found a herdsman from Pu among these people, and learned through an interpreter that the beggar tribe of the Xianbei people had invaded Pu Xiang last year, defeated the poor coalition forces of the two countries, and began to collect cattle, sheep and horses from them as tribute.

And burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil, he escaped with his whole family, and there were five families who fled with him, only they fled to Yiwu, and the rest were killed by the Xianbei people who pursued and killed them on the way.

When Ma Chao expressed his intention to go to Pu Shihai, the herdsman resolutely offered to be a guide for Ma Chao, as long as Ma Chao could destroy the Xianbei people, the Han army could defeat the Xianbei people.

He also said that the Pu people and the emigration people preferred to accept the rule and protection of the Han people, and Ma Chao immediately said that he had come to exterminate the Xianbei people, and the large army would arrive later.

Baji, the Pu herdsman, immediately said goodbye to his family, and sincerely wanted to help Ma Chao, the reputation of the Han people and the Han army was much better than that of the Huns and the Xianbei people.

Ma Chao asked Princess Suguang to stay in Yiwu and wait for the arrival of the Fazheng army, when he was more worried about her safety.

But the princess's peace of mind is all tied to Ma Chao, how can she be willing to separate?

She said that she was able to take care of herself, and that she also brought fifty warriors from Wusun's army with her, who could also help.

Ma Chao can't help her, and these Wusun warriors are really brave and good at fighting, can ride and shoot, and are indeed good helpers.

In the end, everyone set off together, accompanied by a garrison Han soldier, who was to act as an interpreter between Ma Chao and Baji.

On the way, Ma Chao asked Baji, how many troops are stationed in their country by the Xianbei people?

Baji told Ma Chao that after the Xianbei people conquered these two small countries, they left a garrison of 2,000 people, but later heard that they were going to concentrate their forces on conquering the Wusun Kingdom, so only about 800 people remained.

Several of their herdsmen took this opportunity to escape, but unfortunately they were still discovered, and only their whole family escaped.

Eight hundred enemies, Ma Chao no longer cared about it, his reconnaissance battalion was strengthened to six hundred people before departure, plus the fifty warriors of Princess Suguang, it was still relatively certain to deal with these Xianbei people.

From Yiwu to Pu Shihai, you need to climb over a short section of the Tianshan Mountains, but here is only the remnants of the Tianshan Mountains, the altitude is not as high as the main peak, and there are passes between the mountains, although it is a small road, but it is also easy to walk.

The scenery along the way is to amaze these men from the original source.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, there are snow-capped peaks in the distance, and there is a carpet-like grassland under the snow-capped mountains, and blue, white, and green are so harmoniously blended together.

There are clear springs flowing in the mountains and forests, and the air is exceptionally fresh, and there is not the pleasant song of birds or the roar of unknown wild beasts.