642 Accidental Ambush
As the snow faded, everyone went west after the Puchang Sea. At the end of the sandstorm, the city of Loulan has appeared. Surrounded by the passionate Peacock River, the ancient city of Loulan has shown vitality in the early spring sunshine.
When he flew solo to look at the city floating at the end of the horizon, he looked a little emotional.
This was originally a place called Pompeii in the East by later generations. What he saw in his time was nothing more than the ruins of the sand, but he really didn't expect to see this city appear in front of him one day.
Seeing this, all the merchants were also excited.
After the night when the horse thieves raided, these people thought that the future was dangerous, and Daddy Ban obviously increased his vigilance. He sent out four-way patrols every day, without slacking off for a day. He didn't expect that the journey was very calm, and no horse thieves came. When he saw that the Loulan City was not far away, the business trips next to him began to gather like streams from all directions, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"These days are really peaceful." Solo murmured.
Dad Ban was beside him and heard this, "Ban still has some reputation here. If it weren't for the unopened horse thief, he wouldn't have come to sneak attack us." Looking around inadvertently, Dad Ban lowered his voice, "Brother Shan, if they really plotted against us as you said, I'm afraid that when they enter the city, they will take action."
He flew solo and nodded without waiting to say anything. Suddenly, the dust rose in front of him, and a hundred riders rushed in this direction with the whistling sound.
The merchants' hearts were tense as they relaxed, and they didn't understand why there were horse thieves who came so unscrupulously near Loulan City?
The children of the Ban family did not need the instructions of their father. A strong man had already flashed out on both sides, showing off his shiny steel knives. The loading truck quickly formed clever obstacles to prevent the other party from directly impacting.
The cavalry team ahead was coming with great momentum, but seeing that the caravan's hidden counterattack force was really not to be humiliated, it quickly slowed down and stopped outside the half-arrow area.
The father of the Ban looked slightly and he whispered: "Strange, it seems to be the chariot master's staff."
In the past few days, I have asked Mr. Ban about the situation in the Western Regions. This is his advantage. He never stops actively learning and absorbing it. Mr. Ban naturally knows everything about this and explains patiently. Now I know that most countries in the Western Regions are in the Tarim Basin, and there are differences between the north and south roads in the territory.
From the Kunlun Mountains south of Loulan Shuntarim, you can go to the southern countries, including Shache and Khotan. By passing through Shache, you can reach the place where the Great Yuezhi is occupied, that is, you must approach the territory of the ancient Kushan, Anxi and other empires. If you walk through the northern road formed by the Tianshan ridge, the countries will be Shule as the largest, and by passing through the Pamirs, you can reach Dayuan, Kangju and other countries.
The north and south roads of the Western Regions were originally the main roads for the Han Dynasty to communicate with the empires such as the Qin Dynasty, Anxi, and Kushan. Ban Chao was not only a military genius, but also had a business acumen. He might have wanted to form an Asian-European Union or something. He even sent his general Gan Ying to serve on a mission to the Qin Empire, which is known as Rome, and Gan Ying turned around after he arrived in the Persian Gulf.
Back then, Ban Chao pacified all the countries in the north and south, opening up the way of exchange. Therefore, the countries in the north and south were always in friendship with the Han Dynasty. However, Cheshi was in the northeast of Loulan, very close to the Huns.
The Huns had split the north and the south many years ago, and their power was much worse than before. However, the Huns were still very good at all, otherwise they would not have been expelled to Europe by Huo Qubing and then built great things. Che Shi had always had the tradition of holding on to the thighs. The Han Dynasty was depressed, and Che Shi was inevitably confused with the Huns again...
The information that the father of the class flashed through his mind, and Solo Fei remained silent and whispered: "I don't know what they mean for now, just wait and see what they want."
The father of Ban secretly complained that he felt ashamed, thinking that Brother Shan was not old but had a long experience. He didn't know how to learn this kind of ability that was unchanging in the past.
A black-bearded general from the cavalry of the Cheshi Division in front shouted: "But the caravan of Banying? The Cheshi Prince is here!" The countries in the Western Regions were immersed in Eastern and Western cultures, and many people could use the Central Plains language, but the pronunciation was a bit stiff and sounded strange. That would taste quite imposing, but the word Cheshi Division was revealed, and it seemed like it was eating shit.
Dad Ban brought more than a dozen children from the Ban family to the caravan. His name was Banying, and the children of the Ban family were all called his father. The merchants who knew him in the Western Regions politely called the head of the Ban. The other party called him by his name directly, obviously not respectful to him.
Daddy Ban frowned secretly and could still say in a deep voice: "I wonder what the prince has to do?"
The soldiers of the chariots surrounded the bearded prince like stars. The prince looked older than the prince and said with a sharp voice: "I don't dare to accept the sect, I just want to invite you to come to the city to talk. Please."
As soon as the prince finished speaking, soldiers were already riding their horses and were about to hold the father in the class.
How could the Ban family members be willing to let go? Zhuzi and others suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Ban's father, and said coldly: "Is this how the prince hired people?"
You should know that Ban Chao was circulating in the Western Regions and was already the king of kings. The monarchs of all countries were respectful to him. Although Ban Chao died, Ban was used to the scenes and thought to himself, Prince Cheshi, what can you do? Could you kidnap Ban’s father like this?
The situation suddenly became tense.
The prince was slightly sluggish and burst into laughter in a flash, "It's said that the Ban family is very brave, but it's worthy of its reputation at first sight today. It's all dispersed."
He personally rode his horse to the father of the class and smiled and said, "The head of the class is out of here, I am here for a request this time."
When Daddy Ban saw his eyes flashing, how could he not see that this person was planning? He sneered in his heart, Daddy Ban thought that if you ask for something, it would be like killing me. If you don’t ask for something, you would probably have slashed me with one knife?
A smile rose, and the father of the class secretly warned: "The prince is joking, what can I do to help the prince?"
Prince Che laughed and said, "Only the head of the troupe can laugh. If I hadn't known that you had the ability, how could I come to invite you with a condescending reputation?"
After hearing this, Shanfei sighed secretly, thinking that the father-in-law is capable, but the language expression ability of you, the prince, is very doubtful. The supreme resignation is always the words that others praise, but you, the prince, can't just praise yourself.
Daddy Ban seemed to know the prince's demeanor early, but said, "I really don't dare to be it."
"You dare to take it."
Seeing Zhuzi and others retreating at the orders of the class father, Cheshi Wang Zi rode his horse to the class father and said, "Teacher, please!"
If you don't invite me, I will enter the city.
Dad Ban was not sure about the prince's intention for the time being, and he moved forward with Prince Cheshi. The soldiers of Cheshi were no longer arrogant and stopped the horse and waited for the caravan to pass and followed him.
Shanfei knew that these people seemed respectful, but were actually escorting them into the city. Daddy Ban also saw this and couldn't help but look at Shanfei, and saw that he was calm and calm.
Loulan City was originally a forefront of the attack on the Western Regions during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and the city construction was very colorful in the Central Plains. Today, the city is compacted with clay, with city gates on all sides, and the east and west city gates have urns to resist foreign enemies.
Mr. Ban went to Loulan City many times and naturally understood the conciseness of Loulan City. Seeing that he was about to enter the urn, he felt a little uneasy because he knew that as the name suggests, once he entered it, it would be like entering the urn. If someone shot arrows from all sides, he would be in an extremely unfavorable situation.
He glanced at Prince Cheshi, and Dad Ban thought to himself that if you were plotting against me, I would inevitably pull you back. He secretly condensed his energy. Dad Ban thought about the distance between Prince Cheshi and pretended to be careless and said: "By the way, I don't know what the prince is asking for me?"
The Cheshi Prince smiled and said, "Have you never heard of the princess of the Loulan Kingdom?"
Daddy Ban felt a little nervous.
He knew that the prince Cheshi was named Chi Shi, who was stupid and even sold himself, so he was not afraid of him. He was worried about whether this person would be driven to use as a gun. Hearing the prince Cheshi suddenly mentioned Prince Loulan, the father of the class could not help but draw his soul in his heart.
Pretending to be calm, the father of the house asked back, "What's wrong with Princess Loulan?"
Prince Cheshi couldn't hide his surprise, "Didn't Princess Loulan want to invite a bride?"
He flew solo and followed not far away. He couldn't help but look up and down at Prince Cheshi. He realized that although this kid was dull, he was wearing very dazzling clothes. He had some gold and jade all over his body, and it looked like he was about to be buried.
"The prince is also interested in marrying Princess Loulan?" The father of the class understood a little.
Prince Che thought to himself that the Banying camp was cunning and was considered a figure in the Western Regions. Why do you look far inferior to me now? Hearing what the father of the Ban said, Prince Che frowned and said, "Of course I'm doing this, otherwise why should I get here from afar?"
After a while, Dad Ban said, "I wish the prince will come true." He knew that Loulan's son-in-law was a cover, and he felt that the news from Loulan was not only to cover up Princess Loulan's disappearance, but probably also had other thoughts. However, he would only tell solo that as for Prince Cheshi's death or life, he could only ask for more blessings.
Prince Che smiled and said, "The head of the ban finally said something clear, but you not only want to wish me, but also help me." After lowering his voice, Prince Che pretended to be a secret and said, "Who in the Western Regions does not know that the head of the ban speaks very well in front of King Loulan... With your help..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but approach Daddy Ban a little closer.
When Mr. Ban was talking nonsense, he noticed that everyone had entered the urn. The soldiers guarding the city on all sides seemed to have no increase as much as usual. However, if anyone was ambushing in the secret, Mr. Ban could not see. Seeing Prince Cheshi approaching, how could Mr. Ban give up this opportunity, he approached Prince Cheshi and whispered: "I am so flattered by the prince. I wonder if the prince knows a huge secret of the prince's bride?"
When Prince Che heard this, his eyes shone brightly and said anxiously: "What's the secret?" As he was about to land, Dad Ban's eyes were slightly stern and he suddenly looked at the wall of the urn city ahead.
Go solo and be alert earlier.
Someone suddenly flashed out of the city wall, wearing the armor of the Loulan soldiers, jumped down from the top of the city and shouted, "I died in death!" Before the man shouted, he had already been bent his bow and shot an arrow, but the prince of the rank of the shoulders of the rank master.
There was blood splattering.
Prince Cheshi screamed and fell to the horse.
What's the situation?
Chapter completed!