"General, this is the scabbard of the scimitar you captured, and your subordinates have found it for you!" Chu Ge walked over and said, presenting a delicate and ornate scimitar scabbard inlaid with several brilliant gems with both hands.

Zhao Ziliang took the scabbard and asked, "Are Brehan, Lady Wang, and Blacksmith Fu all back?" ”

Chu Ge said: "They are hiding in a pile of sand dunes ten miles away, and their subordinates have already sent someone to inform them to come back!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Okay, let the brothers clean up the battlefield, we will repair here for half a day today, count all the loot, and find all the war horses that can be recovered!" ”

"No!" Chu Ge agreed and went busy.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the scabbard in his hand, and took out the Damascus knife to take a look, this scimitar is extremely sharp, one knife can cut an ordinary steel knife into two sections, without the slightest resistance, it can be called blowing hair and cutting iron like mud.

This Damascus scimitar has a strange shape, and it is very different from the scimitar used by the northern nomads, the scimitar used by the northern nomads is like a bend of the moon, the blade is on the outside, and this Damascus scimitar is close to the handle of the blade part of the blade is an arch, the blade is on the inside, these two scimitars are very suitable for cavalry chopping, the difference is that the Damascus scimitar is very well forged, each handle is a craftsman spent a lot of effort, not only sharp, but also its blade and scabbard decoration are very luxurious, The knife body has special moire, these moire make it sharp and tough, the handle and scabbard are inlaid with gemstones, the output is very small, each handle is priceless, generally only nobles can hold, and the moon-shaped scimitar is more common, the output is larger, and the ordinary northern nomadic knights are generally equipped.

Although the Damascus scimitar in his hand is priceless, Zhao Ziliang doesn't like this thing, as long as he is not used to it. After a few plays, he put it into the wrench space.

At night, Chu Gelai reported to Zhao Ziliang that all the booty had been counted and piled up in a special tent, and most of the scattered war horses had been recovered, and more than 750 war horses of the Great Cannibal had been captured. Zhao Ziliang entered the tent alone and packed all the seizures into the wrench space, even the food and wine brought by the big cannibal.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhao Ziliang ordered to bury the bodies of his own soldiers who had died in battle, and then all the members of the mission set off. Continuing to advance towards Kangguo, he believed that after this time, the Great Cannibal should not dare to act rashly again, and at this time there were still one hundred and fifty people left in his mission.

On February 28, the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan, Zhao Ziliang and his entourage finally crossed the dense water and arrived near the city of Samah, the capital of Kangju State.

The royal palace in the city.

"Great Khan, the Tang Dynasty mission has crossed the dense water this morning and is coming to build a city for my Samat! If we want to send officials out of the city to greet us, please show the Great Khan! A minister said after saluting.

At this time, the intelligence officer, Lord Mu, came out of his class and said: "Great Khan, according to reliable sources. The Great Cannibal sent 800 elite iron cavalry to attack the Tang Mission that day, but he didn't expect that not only did he not destroy the Tang Mission, but also ended up annihilating the entire army, and the Tang Mission only lost more than 70 people. I heard that in the past two days, Arap was so angry that he smashed several vases, and many of the big food soldiers who stayed in the city were whipped by him! ”

He looked at the ministers of civil and military affairs on the left and right sides with a worried face and asked, "What do you think should be done?" ”

A minister stood up and said, "Great Khan, Wechen suggests that General Arrap be brought in and ask for his opinion!" ”

Another official stood up and pointed at the man angrily: "Hmph. I think you are the dog leg of the big cannibal, and it is true that my Kangju country is subservient to the big food country, but we don't have to listen to them in everything. If so, where have you put the Great Khan? ”

"You"

"Enough! What is the system of noisy noise? A minister stood up and scolded loudly, and finally calmed down the quarrel, he saluted and said: "Great Khan, no matter what, the Tang Dynasty delegation has come from afar, we must receive them with the proper etiquette, this has nothing to do with what kind of relationship the two countries have, this is the etiquette between countries!" As for the Great Cannibal, we can completely ignore him now, he has lost 800 elites, and only more than 200 people remain, if he wants to deter our country with this little force, it is wishful thinking, Great Khan, we don't have to be afraid of him at all! ”

After thinking about it, he felt that there was some truth, and then asked: "Then what if the envoy of the Tang Dynasty proposes to let us send troops to attack the Tuqishi?" Will Ben Khan agree or not? If so, how many troops will be sent? ”

"Great Khan, Weichen thinks that it is best for our country not to participate in this matter, our country's military strength itself is not much, and the great cannibals show off their power in our country, our country is really powerless. We also do not prevent the envoys of the Tang Dynasty from lobbying other countries, if they can persuade other countries to send troops, it is a matter between them, our country must not be too exciting to the cannibals now, if the Tang Dynasty can defeat the Turgish this time, then the power and influence of the Tang Dynasty in the north will be greatly improved, at that time we will move closer to the Tang Dynasty and rely on the Tang Dynasty to contain the Great Food Country! Between Da Shi and Da Tang, whoever is strong, my country will throw himself to, this is my country's way of survival between Da Shi and Da Tang! ”

He nodded his head when he heard this, "Well, yes, this suggestion is very good, and my country will handle the relationship with Datang and Da Shiguo in the future according to this suggestion!" Lord Pei Luo, Ben Khan ordered you to lead a hundred officials out of the city to meet the Tang Mission, and you must not be lazy in terms of etiquette, otherwise Ben Khan will only ask you! ”

"Wechen understands, Great Khan!"

Zhao Ziliang and his entourage were greeted very warmly before they walked to the gate of the city of Samma, he knew in his heart that all this was because of the treatment he got from defeating the 800 Great Food Army, Kang Guo has always been held hostage by the Great Cannibal, and he did not dare to have too close contact with the Tang Dynasty, and he had to obey the orders of the Great Cannibal everywhere, and he did not have much hope of persuading Kang Juguo to send troops to attack the Tuqishi.

On the first day of the first month of March, Zhao Ziliang entered the palace under the guidance of the attendants of the palace of the king of Kangju, and met the king of Kangju.

"Tang Dynasty envoy Zhao Ziliang see the Great Khan!"

Seeing that Zhao Ziliang was so young, he felt very surprised, and immediately talked to him after inviting Zhao Ziliang to sit down, he asked Zhao Ziliang about some of the situation of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Ziliang himself was not too clear, but for Zhao Zhao's inquiry, he answered it easily, and basically only said a general idea of each question, without a detailed and in-depth answer.

He didn't ask anything, and finally had to ask Zhao Ziliang's intention: "I don't know why General Zhao came to the place of my Zhaowu nine surnames this time?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "I asked the Great Khan to send troops to attack the Turgish together, the Turgish are in the north and cause trouble in all directions, and it is beneficial for the Zhaowu Nine Surnames to pacify the Turgish as soon as possible, at least the Silk Road can be unimpeded, so that the Khan's Kangju country will also benefit a lot!" ”

Ji Hao shook his head resolutely and said: "Please forgive the general, it's not that Ben Khan doesn't give the Tang Dynasty and the general this face, it's really that our country's strength is not good, and there are few soldiers and generals!" Moreover, the relationship between the Shi State in the north and our country is tense, and Ben Khan is not willing to be with the Shi State! ”

Zhao Ziliang has never understood why the relationship between Shi Guo and Kang Juguo has progressed so much, and Mo Heji, the king of Shi Guo, is very taboo about this and keeps silent. Now that he has arrived in Kangju Country, Zhao Ziliang still wants to figure out the reason for this, so he said: "Great Khan, as far as I know, the king of Shiguo, Moheji Tutun, seems to be your father-in-law, right?" It stands to reason that the relationship between your two countries should be very close, but why has it become so hostile now? ”

But he didn't want to change his face after hearing this, and waved his hand: "I don't have to worry about this matter!" The general and the mission you brought can stay in our country for a longer time, and the general can continue to go south or west to lobby other Zhaowu countries, and Ben Khan will not stop him, if other Zhaowu countries are willing to send troops, Ben Khan will also allow their troops to go to the north through our territory, but I also ask the general not to do anything harmful to our country in our territory, otherwise Ben Khan will not guarantee the safety of the general and the mission."

Zhao Ziliang sighed secretly in his heart when he heard this, and knew that it was impossible to persuade Kang Juguo to send troops, so he had to get up and leave: "In this case, the last general will leave first!" I also ask the Great Khan to stamp the customs clearance documents of the last general."

After the seal of King Kang is on the customs clearance document, it can be unimpeded in the territory of Kangguo, which will save most of the trouble.

"Yes!" He agreed, and beckoned to the waiter: "Take Ben Khan's seal!" ”

"Yes, Great Khan!"

The mission rested for two days in the city of Sama, and Zhao Ziliang also observed the terrain inside and outside the city during these two days, and drew a detailed map.

The city was built on the south bank of the Nami River, where there were plenty of water resources and plenty of fertile land, and the terrain was flat, which can be described as a good place, which is later known as Samarkand.

After replenishing sufficient drinking water and purchasing sufficient food, grass and other household items, the mission set out for the southeast.

The southeast direction of Kangguo is one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, this rice country is not the United States, the king of the rice country is the brother of the king of Kangguo, so the two countries are almost politically together, and the relationship is extraordinary.

The capital of the rice country is called the city of Boxide, one hundred and fifty miles southeast of the city of Sama, but also on the south bank of the dense water, here is as popular as the Kang country, the Hu Xuan dance is extremely popular in the Tang Dynasty, especially in Chang'an, the noble officials of Chang'an are proud to have a Hu Nu who can dance the Hu Xuan Dance, for this reason, many businessmen see this business opportunity, and continue to sell Hu Nu from Kang or Mi to Chang'an.

The current king of the country of rice is called Mo Si, and he is the younger brother of the king of Kangguo, and they are both the sons of the former king of Kangguo, Ulega.

There was no accident, when Zhao Ziliang met with Mo Si and proposed that the United States send troops to jointly attack Tuqishi, Mo Si also politely refused, and he also did not express hostility towards Datang, and promised that if Shi Guo in the south was willing to send troops, he was willing to borrow it.

Zhao Ziliang had no choice but to express his gratitude, and asked Mo Si to stamp the seal on the customs clearance documents, Zhao Ziliang took the customs clearance documents with the seal back to the embassy, and on the second day led the delegation to continue on the road to the southern Shi country. (To be continued.) )