At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, there are many boats on the artificial canal connecting Loulan City and Lop Nur. Among these ships, there is a small one, but richly decorated and graceful painting boat. The people of Loulan City know that it is a yacht dedicated to the royal family, and at this moment, the new Loulan King Tu Guizheng and the Hun Mao Dun Dadan Yu and his staff are boating on the river, drinking and having fun. Loulan City is like a baked cake, which has to withstand the scorching of two sides. In this stormy era, historical reasons made this sick tiger Wei Tugui choose the latter.

He detained the officials of the Protectorate of the Western Regions and plundered the caravans, causing the ancient Silk Road to be nearly blocked. He knew that doing so made his center of gravity a little weightless, but he couldn't stop it. He understood the consequences of his confrontation with the powerful Han Dynasty and had no choice.

Mao Dun Da Dan Yu set a trap, first poisoned his father Lao Loulan Wang, and then put himself on the throne of the king, he understood Mao Dun's sinister intentions, the battle of sweat and blood horses The Xiongnu lost on the battlefield, but did not eliminate the main force, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty got the Tianma and withdrew the main force of the Western Regions (mainly the troops were not supplied), however, the Xiongnu gathered 200,000 cavalry to make a comeback in a blink of an eye, Luntai City was in danger, and the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty confronted each other with the Luntai River as the boundary. The Ministry of War asked the Western Regions Protectorate to withdraw to Gaochang City to clamp down on Loulan, and approved the plan of "ambush on all sides" to defend the city. Suddenly, the attention of the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty was on Loulan.

Wei Tugui used the position of the Xiongnu tax collector and the wealth of the Loulan State to feed the Xiongnu war.

The source of this wealth is twofold. First, as a transit point on the Silk Road, Loulan bought all the goods that flowed through it from east to west or from west to east, and then distributed them by him. The move provided him with a great fortune. The second was the taxation of agriculture and fishery in Loulan, an oasis that was still quite large at that time.

All this wealth was paid to the Xiongnu, causing domestic resentment to boil. The virtuous Queen Ma Lian advised him to adopt an impartial policy, that is, to make peace with the Han through means while gradually distancing himself from the Xiongnu. But the queen's suggestion was rejected by him. One of the reasons for the rejection was that he had gone too far; The second reason is that it is better to raise relatives than to raise relatives, and he grew up in the Hun tooth tent, after all, he has some feelings for the tooth tent; The third reason is that in the Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, and his younger brother Wei Tuqi is there, and he is always watching the throne. He thought of Mao Dun's promise to marry the little princess Yanling to him.

Therefore, on the issue of dealing with the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, he can only adopt the current attitude. The moment his father gave him to the Xiongnu as a proton, the fate of his life had already been decided.

Since the old king returned to the west and he inherited the throne, he has lived in this mentality every day. The long-term psychological torture made him even a little numb. At this time, he watched a group of Loulan beauties huddle around Mao Dun.

No matter which direction Maudun's hand reaches, it will touch his chest and thighs. He stood by him like a slave, without the dignity of a king, and suddenly felt an unforgettable loneliness, an inexplicable fear, a sense of imminent danger. Another group of Loulan beauties were dancing on the deck. They danced the Hu Xuan Dance. When the beauties' heads swayed gracefully on their shoulders, Yu Tugui couldn't help but touch the top of his neck. These words are touching his neck while sighing:

"This good head, I don't know who will cut it off in the future?!"

Someone in the palace is coming. King Xinloulan's hand was removed from his neck. He shook his hand gently, and the beauties retreated, retreating into the cabin. He held his hand on the handle and sat down. At this moment, a small boat approached, and a personal guard officer aboard the boat reported to him.

Queen Ma Lian invited him back, and Su Tong, the envoy of the Western Regions, asked to see him with a gift and Su Wu's secret book. "Freedom in the sky, my big order is my father, do it?" Loulan Wang Wei Tu looked at Mao Dun and said. Mao Dun, who was seated, took a sip of wine, and said: "This Su Tong is a fierce general, and he wants to invite Su Wu, the envoy of the Western Regions, to enter the urn." ”

"Yes, I will never let the tiger return to the mountain, I have prepared the Peacock Pill to entertain him." Mao Dun laughed: "The dog walks thousands of miles to eat, and the wolf walks thousands of miles to eat meat!" Attaboy. "However, there are about 20,000 horses in the Western Regions Protectorate, in case Father Loving Father can't stop Su Wu's attack, I'm afraid Loulan will perish?" Loulan Wang Wei Tugui said worriedly. Mao Dun laughed again: "Child, you just have to rest assured, the second division general Li Guangli, the pioneer officer Li Ling, and the military horse supervisor Fu Jiezi have returned to Chang'an to invite merit and receive the reward, and there are only a handful of people who remain in the Luntai City Western Regions Protectorate, only Su Wu, Zhao Ponu, Gongsun Ao, Hu Yanzan, Kunlun Nu, etc. can be called today's heroes, and others are not to be worried." Moreover, the king of Luntai City is now ready to take it, and the Huns are inserted in the Han Dynasty, no, it should be the dagger in the heart of the Western Regions Protectorate has not yet seen blood, and this time it will be Su Wuming's defeat! "Throw the glass on the ground and smash it.

"Who is this dagger?" Loulan Wang Wei Tugui asked softly. "Look at how Su Wu pulls out this knife, because this knife has taken root in their hearts." Maudun laughed to himself. The painting boat moved, heading in the direction of the palace. It only took a moment to quickly drown into a piece of gold. We must still remember that when Mao Dun Dadan Yu feasted the kings of the Western Regions in Loulan City, the two princes of Loulan Kingdom were also at the banquet, the eldest prince was slaughtered, and the little prince was slaughtered. Mao Dun took Wei Tu into hostage, but he was named the servant of the Western Regions, and let him manage the Xiongnu tax, and the tax revenue reached 10 million in three years. At the same time, General Huo Qubing triumphantly liberated the Western Regions, and the Xiongnu retreated across the Volga River in defeat, and some of them moved to Hungary. Triumphantly passing through Loulan City, the little prince Wei Tu Qi was brought to Chang'an, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the Ministry of Officials to arrange for the little prince to be the magistrate of the county in Beijing, which was supervised by Su Wu, and the modern Liluntai City was guarded.

On this day, the beacon pier set up by the Han Dynasty next to Loulan City, with the wolf smoke on the first pier lit, the beacon pier on the thousands of kilometers of stretching road was lit one after another. The wolf smoke rose all the way to Yangguan and Jiayuguan, and then passed through the long Hexi Corridor, sending the news of border defense to Chang'an City. Wolf smoke is lit with wolf dung. The Han Dynasty set up a beacon pier for 150 miles and a border station for 200 miles on the road to the Western Regions, which was built to the depth of the Western Regions. Even today we can see such a Han-style beacon pier in the distant Atami, on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. Therefore, the Great Wall does not end at Jiayuguan as stated in the geography textbook of primary school, but leads to the more distant Western Regions.

The beacon mound is a high platform made of clay. The inside of the core of the tower was empty. The soldiers picked up wolf dung from the grassland and filled the core. If something happens, quickly ignite the wolf dung. And so, a white solitary smoke rose. The next beacon pier saw the wolf smoke rising, and knew that something was wrong, so he quickly lit his own beacon pier. So the wolf smoke billowed and passed down from station to station. Then it was a fast horse scout, and when he met a post station to change horses, he traveled day and night, and rushed to the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City to report the news. Just when the people of the capital saw this beacon fire and wolf smoke, their hearts were uneasy, and they all guessed what was going on in the Western Regions, and the fast horse scout arrived. Roll the saddle and dismount, and report two pieces of news to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: the first is that Luntai City is lost, the Duhufu retreats to Gaochang City, and the envoy has been sent to Wusun and Qiuzi to borrow troops, but whether they can borrow troops is not guaranteed. The second is the sudden death of the old Loulan King.

The importance of Loulan was self-evident to the Han Dynasty. First of all, the Silk Road, a trade route, brought great wealth to the Han Dynasty, and Loulan was a hub of the Silk Road. Second, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's control over the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions was largely accomplished around Loulan and Luntai, which are now Korla and Urumqi.

In the Western Regions Protectorate, there was a person who cried loudly, and it was Tu Qi, the acting county guard. The Han Dynasty took Wei Tu Qi into Chang'an and made a county order in the suburbs of Beijing. Its original intention was to use Wei Tu Qi to contain King Loulan when he was alive, and after King Loulan had a great day, he would use the successor cultivated by the Han Dynasty to replace King Loulan.

At this time, Su Wu led the senior generals to stand in the newly completed Luntai Hongshan Towers Fortress, listening to the introduction of General Gongsun Ao, in addition to the eight directions of the Hongshan Fortress at the same time with a hundred catties of crossbows, the roof of the building also hides a thousand catties of giant crossbows, which can easily take the head of the enemy general within 10,000 meters. "The general has worked hard! The county guard immediately rewarded General Gongsun Ao with 5,000 taels. Looking at the Hun troops on the opposite bank and listening to the roaring river, my heart was surging. He said slowly: "In the face of a strong enemy who is several times stronger than me, the Metropolitan Protectorate has made a 'ten-sided ambush' plan, which has been approved by the Ministry of War. Do you have any thoughts on the implementation plan? The generals were silent, only the rushing river.

"Okay, since everyone works together to defend Luntai, the Huns will be defeated!" The generals suddenly shouted: "Swear to defend Luntai to the death!" "The generals will do it separately!" Calmly dealing with the pressure of the Huns, Su Wu was not surprised. At this time, he comforted Wei Tu Qijie and asked him to hurriedly pack up and set off overnight to take the throne in Loulan. In order to prevent accidents, he sent a light cavalry as his escort and followed Yu Tuqi to go.

Just after a day of leaving, there were fast horse scouts, flying horses came to report, saying that the Huns' horses were fast, that is, Wei Tugui, who was pawned as a hostage of the Huns, had arrived in Loulan City one step ahead and ascended the throne.

Su Wu, the envoy of the Western Regions, got the news and groaned. He understood that Wei Tuqi was gone, and there was more than one luck. The only thing that can be done now is to send Kunlun Nu to Wusun and Qiuzi to borrow troops respectively, and while mobilizing troops to prepare for battle, he patiently waits for the news of Wei Tuqi, and immediately reports the news to Chang'an Weiyang Palace.