Two months later.

Si Libu, Yi County.

A caravan of more than twenty people came slowly from east to west. Everyone looked tired from travel, but there was not much tiredness on their faces.

"Brother Youcai, look quickly. There is a big city ahead. It seems to be even bigger than the Chang'an city we passed through a few days ago!"

A teenage boy in the caravan pointed at a dilapidated castle not far ahead and shouted jumping up and down.

This young man is none other than the legendary Zhuge villager.

"This should be Dong Zhuo's stable."

Wu Liang nodded and smiled.

Wu Liang did not bring many people with him in this expedition. In addition to the four backbones of Dian Wei, Yu Ji, Bai Jingjing, and Yang Wanli, he only added one Zhuge Liang, and there were also 20 elite soldiers and spirits of the Hu army.

Abnormal Fang Qiong.

Just because Shanshan Country is a long way away, even if a large amount of gold and jewelry is found there, Wu Liang has no intention of transporting it back to Boss Cao. Firstly, the distance is too long and it is very labor-intensive; secondly, the situation is complicated and the risks are multiplied.

It is definitely not a wise move to forcefully transport a large amount of goods without a large army escort. If you are not careful, many people will die. It is not worth it.

Anyway, what he is looking for on this trip is not the gold jewelry. As long as there is no pressure from Boss Cao, there is no need for him to expend such effort.

“I never expected that Xiwu, known as the ‘first fortress in the world’, would now look like this.”

Yu Ji also looked at the dilapidated castle in front of him, stroking his beard and sighing.

"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, Dong Zhuo may have had a premonition of defeat, but he didn't expect that he would end up like that."

Wu Liang said calmly.

According to historical records, this dock was built by Dong Zhuo who took the emperor to move the capital to Chang'an. It is seven feet tall and thick, adjacent to the city of Chang'an. It is called "Long Live dock". Treasures are gathered in the dock and the grain is stored for thirty years.

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Dong Zhuo once said: "If it succeeds, you will dominate the world; if it fails, you will be able to stay here for the rest of your life."

It can be seen that this shed is the escape route Dong Zhuo left for himself, but he must have been short of breath at that time, otherwise how could he say such a thing... Think about it, who else had just suffered a defeat, and was beaten by a

The allied forces were retreating steadily and had to flee from Luoyang to Chang'an. Their morale also dropped a lot.

"But it seems that there are still troops stationed inside. I don't know whose army is stationed here. Master, do you want me to go and check it out?"

Yang Wanli looked at the flags erected on the dilapidated city wall and volunteered.

"No need to search, it should be Ma Teng."

Wu Liang looked at the word "horse" on the flag, shook his head again, and said, "Let's just take a look outside and leave this place of trouble as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble."

According to historical records, Han Sui and Ma Teng were invited by Dong Zhuo to come to Chang'an to fight against the coalition forces.

As a result, when Han Sui and Ma Teng arrived in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo was already dead, and the people in power were replaced by Li Jue and Guo Si. So Han Sui was named "General Zhenxi" and led his troops back to Liangzhou.

Ma Teng was named "General of the Conquest of the West" and was stationed in Xi County.

Therefore, if there are any soldiers and horses stationed in Yi County now, and if there is still a flag with the word "horse" erected, it can only be Ma Teng's soldiers and horses.

As for this Xiwu, it is also a quite famous historical monument.

Moreover, it had just been destroyed for a year, so there should be something to see, but if he was taught to risk contact with Ma Teng's troops stationed there, he would still choose to just look outside.

Anyway, later generations have discovered the ruins of Yiwu, and the structural diagram of the ruins has been restored. He has even seen the restored structural diagram of the ruins, so there is really no need to take risks.

Anyway, Xiwu has been destroyed and will not disappear in a short time. It will not be too late for Boss Cao to take a closer look at this place...

"Young master really knows the affairs of the world without going out. I can't help but admire this ability."

Yu Ji took advantage of the situation and sent a flattery.

However, everyone did not despise him this time, because what he said was indeed an indisputable fact.

Wu Liang did not maintain contact with any old friends in this area, nor did he send anyone to investigate here, but he was able to explain the situation here clearly. This was a skill that they could not learn even if they wanted to.

And this ability is not just shown now. Whether it was the previous tomb robbing trip or this time on the westward journey, Wu Liang relied on this ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It had shocked them more than once, and he was shocked and shocked.

Everyone gradually got used to it.

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So Wu Liang and others stopped one mile away from the city gate.

Then he circled around the side of Xiwu, and then continued westward without looking back.

After all, the distance of one mile is only about 500 meters. When they saw the "horse" flag, the soldiers on guard in the city must have also seen them. If they stayed here for too long, they might be treated as a spy.

I'm afraid it won't be that easy to leave by then.

After walking like this for about two hours, it was getting dark.

"Click, click, click! Click, click, click!..."

A chaotic sound of horse hooves came from the front.

Before I saw him, the first thing I saw was a cloud of smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves in the wind.

"Give Way."

Wu Liang turned around and said to everyone in the Hu army.

"Quick! Quick! Move faster!"

The soldiers of the Hu army had long been accustomed to this and immediately drove the carriage to the side of the road.

They had come this way all along the way. Although they were a little timid, but because of this, their trip was very smooth and they had almost no conflicts with anyone.

Not so long.

A small group of about fifty people emerged from behind the slope in front. This group of people did not raise a flag and were wearing relatively light casual clothes. However, they still had some simple armor on them, and they were most likely from nearby.

of an army.

The first few people riding horses carried quivers on their bows, while those behind them brought some bleeding wild animals.

The larger one looks like two wolves and a deer, while the smaller one looks like a bunch of hares.

From this point of view, this group of people should have just returned from hunting, and the harvest was quite abundant. From this, it can be seen that their combat power should be pretty good.

But the most eye-catching thing is the horse under this group of people.

It is a pure white horse, with a strong and majestic body and a very shiny coat. At first glance, it looks like a rare good horse, but it is a bit eye-catching when riding out. Especially during a war, it can easily become a target of fire.

Target.

Of course, if this horse were to be compared with Jueying, it would naturally be inferior.

It's just that Wu Liang had returned Jueying to Boss Cao not long ago. Even if it was disguised as a donkey, it would be more eye-catching. After all, the fat and healthy figure cannot be hidden, so let's not mention it.

"Click, click, click! click, click!"

This group of people rode horses and quickly arrived in front of Wu Liang and others. Wu Liang and others also lowered their heads and stopped observing them, trying to avoid unnecessary conflicts caused by "what are you looking at?"

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But this time it backfired.

"call"

A young man of about 20 years old who was walking at the front of the group suddenly pulled the reins for some unknown reason, and then raised his hand, causing all the people behind him to stop.

"Hey, what do you do?"

The young man did not dismount, pointed the whip at Wu Liang and others and asked loudly.

At the same time, the men and horses behind him immediately dispersed and soon surrounded Wu Liang and others, which was considered well-trained.

"..."

Seeing that Zang could no longer escape, Wu Liang had no choice but to raise his head, look at the young man with a smile, cup his hands and step forward and said, "I salute the military master, we are the merchants going to Hujie to sell medicinal materials."

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"Hujie Kingdom" is also a small country in the Western Regions, located to the north of Shanshan Kingdom, and also extends far north.

Of course Wu Liang couldn't tell the truth, otherwise if a conflict happened accidentally and he couldn't kill them all, it would be like pointing out the route of pursuit for the pursuers.

"Drug dealer?"

The young man frowned slightly, then waved his whip and said to his men, "Go and check to see if this person is telling the truth."

"promise!"

As they spoke, four people got off their horses and quickly ran towards the four carriages accompanying the Hu army.

Three of the carriages were pulling some supplies that Wu Liang had prepared for his trip, including the saltpeter and sulfur that Wang Qing had collected with his help. These two items were packed in different wooden barrels, so that they could avoid

Accidental detonation can also deceive people.

As for charcoal, Wu Liang also prepared a barrel in advance for emergencies.

The remaining carriage was used to seat people.

Yu Ji, Bai Jingjing, Zhuge Liang, and the crazy Fang Qiong usually sit inside. They look old and young, but they look like normal family members.
To be continued...