Five days later, the non-stop Hu Li and the pillar converged with them through the marks left by the three hundred cavalry. Due to the cold weather and the heavy snow falling from time to time, Hu Li and others walked and walked, and after more than a month, they entered Dunhuang County through Beidi County, Wuwei County, Zhangye County, and Jiuquan County, and after a few days in Guohuang County, they arrived at Yumen Pass in Dunhuang County.

Yumen Pass, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the road to the Western Regions and set up the four counties of Hexi, was named after the Western Regions when they imported jade. Yumen Pass is the gateway to all parts of the Western Regions, and another important pass, Yangguan, are located in Longle County, Dunhuang County

Speaking of Yumen Pass, people will immediately think of a popular Tang poem, which is Wang Zhilian's "Liangzhou Ci": "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains." Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass". The tragic and desolate mood in the poem arouses our yearning for this ancient fortress.

On the first day of the third month of 201 AD, Hu Li and 300 cavalry, who had rested for a few days at Yumen Pass, continued westward and entered the Western Regions. During the four months he set out from Jizhou, Hu Li learned several different languages through the system, and taught these languages to the 300 cavalry through the system.

The system can only teach 10 people a language, so Hu Li teaches some people and then asks others to learn from each other. Since the journey was quite boring and the people were very enthusiastic about learning the new language, after a while, although not everyone was proficient in these languages, there was no problem at all in communicating with the locals.

In Hu Li's vision, the Silk Road, which had been interrupted by years of war, not only needed to be reopened, but also needed to be maintained, and the 300 cavalry, who had learned various languages, would be the absolute main force to maintain the Silk Road.

After entering March, the weather warmed up, and the itinerary of Hu Li and his party was much faster, and more than ten days later, Hu Li and others arrived in Shanshan. Shanshan's original name was Loulan, Emperor Zhao Yuanfeng four years that is, in 77 BC, the general Huo Guang sent Pingle Supervisor Fu Jiezi to Loulan to assassinate An Gui, Liwei Tu Qi as the king, and its country was named Shanshan, and the capital was moved to Mud City.

The current king of Shanshan is Tong Groga, and the people of Shanshan belong to the Indo-European race, that is, the Caucasian race, and the language is the Tocharian language of the Indo-European language. Hu Li and his entourage came to Loulan City, the national capital of Shanshan, and the people they saw were all light-skinned, soft wavy hair, deep eye sockets, more developed hair, low cheekbones, flat jawbones, high nose bridge, thin lips, and hair colors were mainly divided into five major tones: white, gold, red, brown, and black.

Due to the continuous war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, few Han people came to Loulan City, and the people of Loulan City were very curious when they saw the yellowish skin and strange costumes of Hu Li and others, and pointed at Hu Li and others. Because Hu Li and his party were all dressed in fine armor, holding sharp weapons, accompanied by hundreds of war horses, and each of them carried a kind of iron-blooded soldier's aura, although the people of Loulan City were curious, no one dared to come up and talk to them, let alone trouble Hu Li and others.

Hu Li listened to a few curious comments from the people of Loulan City, and the frowning brow that was not understood what they were saying at first quickly relaxed, it seemed that the new talent rewarded by the system had made Hu Li proficient in this language. After Hu Li bowed to an old man in front of him, he skillfully said to the old man in the language of the people of Loulan City: "My surname is Hu Mingli, Han Chinese, I have come to the Western Regions to trade with other countries, I wonder if the old man knows where there is someone in the city for us to rest?" ”

When the old man heard Hu Li's skillful pronunciation, he was stunned for a moment, and then returned the salute to Hu Li in the manner of Hu Li: "This general, there is an open space in the west of Loulan City, which can be used for you to garrison against the wind and sand. ”

After getting the answer he wanted, Hu Li smiled slightly and handed the old man a small porcelain cup to show his gratitude. Looking at this exquisite porcelain cup, the old man smiled happily and thanked Hu Li repeatedly. Hu Li smiled and said to the people around him, "If you want to make a deal with us, you can go to the western city tomorrow morning to find us." ”

After saying that, Hu Li arched his hand to the people around him, and led everyone to the west of the city. The reason why Hu Li gave the old man a porcelain was because they brought a lot of such small and easy-to-carry porcelain, and it was not a big deal to give one as a thank you. The second reason is that Hu Li took this opportunity to advertise to the people around him, so as to carry out trade with the people of Loulan City and merchants from other countries in the city.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and when they see the reappearance of Han porcelain in Loulan City, which has rarely appeared in recent years, they will definitely come from all over the country after getting the news. At that time, Hu Li will be able to learn their language through his language talent, and at the same time ask them for information about the countries of the Western Regions.

Hu Li carried a lot of small porcelain and silk on this trip, both of which are specialties of the Han people, and I believe they will be very sought-after in the Western Regions. Of course, Hu Li did not come to the Western Regions to do business with merchants from various countries, he just wanted to leave a good and deep impression on various countries through trade exchanges, and then he could negotiate with the kings of various countries about reopening the Silk Road.

I believe that the countries of the Western Regions, which have gained a lot of benefits from mutual trade, will definitely agree to Hu Li's request, of course, Hu Li will not be naïve to think that this trip will be smooth sailing, so Hu Li brought 300 elite cavalry with perseverance. If someone wants to take advantage of it or buy and sell by force, Hu Li doesn't mind giving them a little color.

It's not that Hu Li didn't want to bring a little more cavalry, but the road to the Western Regions is too far away, and supply is always a big problem. Besides, Hu Li had to pass through Liangzhou on his way to the Western Regions, and Hu Li didn't want to touch the sensitive nerves of the Liangzhou princes because of the large-scale march. Besides, some of the smaller countries in the Western Regions only had a few thousand people, and Hu Li brought too many horsemen to cause them to panic and think of them as invaders.

The three hundred elite cavalry brought by Hu Li may be slightly insufficient in terms of attacking cities and plundering land, but they should still be more than enough for self-protection. Besides, there are very few trees in the Western Regions, and the golden eagle's vision in the sky is quite broad, Hu Li can completely control the movement of a hundred miles through the golden eagle's vision, even if any country sees the fortune and launches a large-scale army to attack Hu Li and others, Hu Li will find it in advance and have enough time to avoid them.