Western Regions, Akaya Castle.

It was a large city on the far western frontier under the full control of the Chinese Empire.

At the beginning, Ma Chao slaughtered the entire city of Wusun people, and then the city was rebuilt, and now Akaya Castle is a huge war fortress.

The Zhenxi Legion Ma Chao, with 30,000 elite troops, under the leadership of the deputy corps commander Ma Dai, guarded here.

To the west of Akiti Castle is the boundary of Dawan.

When the former Han Dynasty was weakened, Dawan was prostrate under the iron hooves of the Kushan Dynasty, and now, the domestic control of the Kushan Dynasty is not effective, coupled with the strength of Huaxia, Dawan has the intention of returning to the Western Regions.

However, at the beginning, Liu Yuan focused on the domestic unification war, and it was not good to clash with Guishan, so he did not garrison Yu Dawan to avoid touching Guishan's interests.

And Guishan didn't want to provoke the Han people, who had always been strong, so Dawan became a buffer zone.

In the early morning of this day, facing the morning sun and wind and sand, a team of about 10,000 people, under the protection of 10,000 troops, slowly drove out of the west gate of Chigu Castle.

Thirty miles.

Ma Dai grabbed the reins of the horse, and his face made of steel was full of solemnity.

"Lord Cao, Kang Chenggong!"

Ma Dai raised his knife and clenched his fists, and shouted: "Be careful all the way here, Dai can only be sent here!" ”

"General Ma, come back!"

Cao Ying rode the tame lion and tiger beast, still clinging to the Eight Purple and Gold Festival battle in his hand, looking back and shouting: "Please General Ma once again inform Your Majesty that Cao Mengde will not disgrace his mission when he goes, and we will say goodbye!" ”

Zheng Xuan showed his gray-haired head from the carriage, smiled at Ma Dai, and lowered the curtains.

"There will be a date later!"

"Goodbye!"

Dian Wei, Xiahou Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others hugged their fists together and beat their horses away.

Ma Dai immediately crossed the knife, quietly watched them go away, and gradually disappeared into the back of the wind and sand, hugged his fists fiercely, and shouted: "Return to the army!" ”

The 10,000-strong army marched across the arc and looked at Chigu Castle.

In the vast Gobi, except for sand and stones, you can't see the edge at a glance.

This team, totaling about 10,000 people, marched slowly and with difficulty.

Cao Ying looked up at the Western Qin Roman envoys in front of him, took a deep breath, lifted his spirits, and lifted the festival battle higher.

On the top of the battle, the bright yellow dragon pattern of the feathers fluttered in the west wind, and all the people, looking at the feathers, were full of intuition and spirit, and there was no tiredness.

"Yuan Rang, you go and invite the Commander over. So I said I had something to discuss with him. ”

Cao Ying spoke at this time.

When Xiahou Chun heard this, his head covered with a steel helmet nodded slightly, reined in the reins, and ran back.

After a while, Dian Wei followed.

"Lord Cao."

Dian Wei clasped his fists and saluted.

Cao Ying returned the salute and said, "Commander, I am waiting for this envoy, and it is very likely that I will be intercepted and killed by Guishan and Anxi. According to Cao, there are only two most likely lots. One of them is the territory of this Dawan. Second, after entering the Roman Empire! ”

"Guishan and Anxi did not dare to blatantly intercept and kill our envoys, especially in their territory. It's easy to fall into the mouth. Dawan is a buffer zone between my Huaxia and Guishuang, and there are endless thieves and horse thieves, which is a good place to start. And after entering Xiqin, if we are intercepted and killed, it will be of greater benefit to Guishan and Anxi, not only can we put the responsibility on Xiqin, but also break the alliance between our Huaxia and Xiqin! ”

When Dian Wei heard this, he smiled and said, "Well, I don't understand these twists and turns. However, Lord Cao has a plan, just give the order, before leaving, His Majesty instructed me to let my old man obey! ”

When Cao Ying heard this, his face showed joy, and he said: "In this way, the commander can inform the soldiers under his command, cheer up, increase vigilance, and be ready for battle at any time." When Cao needs it, he will notify the commander. ”

"Okay."

Dian Wei smiled and nodded, and Lema turned and left.

The team had been walking for a long time, and they were already tired, especially some envoys, who were sweating profusely.

So Cao Ying consulted with the ambassador of Western Qin Rome, and then found a gentle place behind the sandbag, set up camp, and prepared to rest and recuperate.

Inserting the festival into the sand, Cao Ying sat down on the spot, Xiahou Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong sat in a circle with him, took out the kettle of dry food, and ate without saying a word.

Cao Ying took two bites, looked at the four people who were silent, and said, "Yuan Rang, Miaocai, what are you thinking?" ”

Xiahou Chun shook his hand, raised his head and moved his lips, but did not speak, but Xiahou Yuan said: "Brother, I have never understood, why do you want to take this errand to envoy Xiqin?" Not to mention that the road has been a long way, the environment has changed a lot, and the crisis hidden in the secret alone is enough to kill people! ”

"Not bad." Cao Hong muttered, "Isn't this sending people to death? ”

"Huh!?" Cao Ying's eyes were stunned, and he shouted: "Zilian, how can you speak!" ”

Cao Hong's mouth was deflated and he was silent.

Cao Ying shook his head slightly, and said, "Do you remember twenty years ago, when you were a brother? ”

The four of them were stunned, and Cao Ren said: "Big brother is saying"

Cao Ying bowed his head and said: "It is said that I, Cao Mengde, am a traitor and a great evil." How many people know that Cao has always dreamed!? Only the Son of Heaven today! ”

"You know, it's an opportunity! This is an opportunity to fulfill my Cao Mengde's wish! This is an opportunity to raise the prestige of our Han people! It's a chance for a few of you to be reused! ”

"Holding the envoy, and it is the country of the extreme west thousands of miles away, who is there in ancient times!? Only me, Cao Mendel! ”

"This mission has a great historical significance." Cao Ying said: "This is the first step for my Chinese Empire to step out of the world, if it can succeed, it will not only make great contributions, but also go down in history!" Brother Wei can assure you that when you return to Luoyang again, you will be greeted by the cheers of the people of the world and the reuse of Your Majesty! ”

"Do you know why my brother was able to take you on an envoy? This is His Majesty's entrustment! Your Majesty is famous for attaching importance to talents, otherwise I, Cao Mengde, would have died a long time ago, where would I be able to take on such a heavy responsibility!? ”

The team has been marching quietly for three days.

In these three days, it was calm, and even horse thieves had never encountered it. Only a few caravans passed through the Silk Road, or carried a large amount of goods, under the protection of mercenaries, heading west; Or return with a full load and are about to return to China.

But Cao Ying did not relax at all, and was even more cautious.

There is also a day, you have to go out of the territory of Dawan, and this is the most dangerous moment.

As Cao Ying expected, not far from the mission, there have been some squads hanging from afar, looking at the dress, but they are horse thieves. But its discipline and fierce aura are far from being matched by horse thieves.

These squads were not far from the envoys, but Cao Ying and the others did not find out. It's not that Cao Ying is unwilling to send scouts, but he can't. In the desert next door, it is easy to lose direction if you are not familiar with it, but you may encounter the enemy's way, it is better to respond to all changes with the same.

On a sand dune, a few riders stand still.

"General, when are we going to act?" The man who was called the general looked back, and his blue eyes were calm.

"Don't worry, three watches tonight."

The general said lightly, and sighed again: "It would be nice if it was in a storm."

That night, the envoy group of nearly 10,000 horses, mainly Cao Ying, chose an open place in the four fields and stationed them.

Time passed slowly, and the third watch had arrived.

Suddenly, a sound of alarm sounded, Cao Ying's eyes opened suddenly, he turned over, put on his armor and robes in three or two times, and ran out of the tent with his persistence. As soon as he got out of the tent, he met Xiahou Chun and Dian Wei who were carrying swords, as well as the chief of the guard of the Western Qin envoy group.

"Enemy attack!"

A violent roar sounded, and then, a burst of gold and iron resonated and came.

"Quick, gather the army!"

Cao Ying let out a low snort, took the reins of the lion and tiger beast from the guard's hand, turned over, pulled the reins, and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Cao Ying had long expected an attack that night, so he made preparations and deployed heavy troops in the most vulnerable places outside the camp tent. Therefore, when the enemy attacked, he was met with strong resistance, and in an instant, the enemy's offensive was contained.

In a few moments, Cao Ying rode the lion and tiger beast and arrived at the place of battle. When I looked around, I saw that under the moonlight, there was a big black shadow in the desert, and I was afraid that there were about twenty or thirty thousand people!

At this time, the two thousand elite iron horsemen who were guarding here, with the steel crossbow in their hands, contained it, but they could not rush in, but lost a lot of men and horses!

"Steady!"

Cao Ying snorted.

Although the enemy was temporarily contained, after all, the difference in numbers was too great, and it was a sudden attack to make a contribution, and when the enemy reacted, 2,000 people were really difficult to resist the attack of 30,000 people without the leadership of a general!

"Lord Cao is here!"

The soldiers perked up their spirits and put their crossbows away, then removed their short guns from their backs and threw them in a salvo, inflicting another round of massive damage on the attackers.

At this time, Dian Wei and others also arrived with people and horses.

The 3,000 forbidden troops under Dian Wei, the 3,000 forbidden troops of Xiahou Chun and others, plus the 2,000 forbidden troops here, a total of 8,000 people, immediately lined up and waited.

In addition, there are five hundred knights of Western Qin, who are also lined up next to the formation.

Seeing that Cao Ying and the others had already prepared, and that the army had assembled in an instant, the attackers knew that the plan to steal the camp had failed, so they did not rush to attack, but slowly gathered the army and confronted the Huaxia Forbidden Army.

"Chief of the Mills Guard, how about handing over this formation to me to the Huaxia Forbidden Army?"

Cao Ying's eyes flickered.

Mills was the chief guard of the Western Qin Mission's guards, and in the face of the attack of 30,000 enemies, he had no bottom in his heart, even despair. There is no way, the balance of power between the two sides is too huge, almost four to one, and under normal circumstances, there is no hope of victory at all.

But seeing that Cao Ying was so confident, he couldn't help but turn his heart and nodded.

He wanted to know where the confidence of this Chinese envoy came from, and even more so the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army.

"Archon"

"Lord Cao's order is!"

"Good!"

"Led by Dian Wei, supplemented by Xiahou Chun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Hong, they will charge in formation! Let these barbarians see the power of my Chinese soldiers! ”

"No!"

Mills watched the movements of the Huaxia army in surprise, and his mouth grew up, and he didn't hear the 'barbarian' in Cao Ying's mouth at all.

In this situation, which Mills thought was bound to be defeated, Huaxia's army actually took the initiative to attack, which seemed to him to be incredible.

Is it this Lord Cao, who has always made him feel very wise, dizzy?

Or can the Chinese army defeat ten with one?!

(To be continued)