Liang Xiao rode his horse back, and held his mount a few steps away, feeling a little uneasy.

In the dark night, he could only be sure that he shot Aliusu. He was not sure where he shot and whether he shot the vital point. For safety reasons, he aimed at Aliusu's abdomen, but who can guarantee that Aliusu would not bow his head and was shot in the head by him?

After Aliusu was dismissed, there was no movement and there was no sound of a **. This is not a good sign. Although he announced a life-and-death showdown to his subordinates and did not allow his subordinates to retaliate, if he really died, who would control the Yuezhi people and who could guarantee that they would abide by the orders?

More importantly, if he dies, all strategic plans will be vanished.

Liang Xiao hesitated for a while, jumped off his horse and walked towards Aliusu who was motionless.

The dark horse was blowing, and the horse's hooves made the sand rust. It opened its mouth and bit Liang Xiao's clothes, waving its head repeatedly, looking a little anxious.

Liang Xiao was puzzled and turned to comfort him. The horse followed him for a long time and had become a good friend who could not speak. There must be a reason for it to be so uneasy. Liang Xiao was alert and listened carefully. At the same time, he held the bow in his left hand, slapped the arrow, and prepared for adaptation.

At this moment, Aliusu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly jumped up, roared and rushed towards Liang Xiao.

Hearing the sound of the wind behind him, Liang Xiao turned around and shot without thinking. He hooked the strings, opened the bow, shot arrows, and completed them in one go.

Aliusu groaned, and his body was slightly stagnant.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liang Xiao flew onto his mount. Seeing this, Aliusu endured the severe pain and pounced on him again. He jumped up a few steps away and reached out to grab Liang Xiao on the horse's back. Seeing that his stretch was about to touch Liang Xiao's back, the dark horse suddenly turned around. He aimed his buttocks at Aliusu, raised his back hooves and kicked them.

Two "光" sounds, Aliu was kicked away for more than ten steps. He landed heavily, and spit out two mouthfuls of blood. He could no longer bear the pain, covered his chest and thrust in pain.

Liang Xiao's back was covered in cold sweat. Thinking about Aliusu's physique, what would happen if he was caught? He could think of it with his toes. If Mingzhu hadn't kicked Aliusu away again, the consequences would be worrying now. Not only would the human bow not be able to be saved, but Aliu would also be grabbed by Aliusu and beaten up.

I didn't expect that this muscular man had such a scheming, so he was really not good at being a good person. He was deceived by his appearance, but he forgot that he was a hero who had been fighting for many years and almost fell into his trap.

"Mingzhu, thank you. I'll go back and feed you some good ingredients."

Mingzhu raised her head and screamed, with three points of pride, shook her mane, and rushed away with a light pace.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, everyone turned their eyes toward each other. Seeing that only Liang Xiao came back, but could not see Aliu Su's figure, Tu Niuer and others breathed a sigh of relief. The Yuezhi people were blown up. Aliusu's personal guards pulled out their weapons and surrounded them. When Tu Niuer, Pang Shuo and others saw it, they couldn't help but say nothing, and they raised their bows and raised their shields to protect Liang Xiao. For a moment, the atmosphere was tense and a conflict was imminent.

Liang Xiao waved his hand and handed the bow in his hand to Sigma. He shouted loudly: "Truely safe?"

Zhen arranged for everyone to come out and come to Liang Xiao. His face turned pale and his eyes were flustered, and he was obviously confused.

"The envoy. My prince..."

"Your prince is injured and is dismissed. Go and save him."

When Zhenan heard this, he felt relieved and quickly greeted several knights, held the torches and ran away. Liang Xiao got off the horse, looked at the Yuezhi people who were tensely aware of the arrows, laughed, ignored them, took the feed bag from the horse, and placed it in front of the black horse. The black horse drooped its neck, ate it with relish, and sniffed from time to time.

Seeing Liang Xiao like this, the Yuezhi people relaxed a little and slowly retreated, but refused to disperse. They still held their weapons tightly and surrounded Liang Xiao and others with fierce eyes.

After a while, a messy sound of horse hooves sounded. Zhen'an rode his horse back and shouted loudly. After hearing this, the Yuezhi people stopped paying attention to Liang Xiao and dispersed one after another. Zhen'an jumped off the horse and walked quickly to Liang Xiao. The cold sweat on his forehead shone under the torch.

"It's so dangerous."

Liang Xiao glanced at him and raised his eyebrows: "Isn't dead?" There was a little regret in his tone.

Zhenan was stunned and a little unhappy. "I really want to shoot my prince to death?"

"It's your prince who wants my life, why am I polite to him?" Liang Xiao spitted fiercely and sneered: "I don't know what's wrong with death. If I'm not as good as someone else's skills, I will attack from behind. The so-called Yuezhi hero is just like this, and I can only experience it."

Liang Xiao was speaking Chinese, and Zhen'an couldn't quite understand it. However, the translator understood it, but did not dare to say it directly. Instead, he attached it to Zhen'an's ear and muttered a few words. Zhen'an's face changed slightly. When he saw Aliusu's injury, he felt a little strange. Now he heard Liang Xiao say this again, and he realized that there must be something hidden in it. He slowed down his tone and lowered his voice.

"Empress, what's going on?"

Liang Xiao shrugged. "You go back and ask your prince, I'm embarrassed to say it."

Zhenan was embarrassed and turned around and left.

Liang Xiao ordered the camp to set up. No matter how severe Aliusu was, he could not leave now, nor could he get out of it. Since this is the case, it would be better to be calm to avoid intensifying conflicts and causing unnecessary conflicts.

The camp had just been tied up, and Zhen'an rushed back again, following several guards, holding pots of wine in his hands, driving a flock of sheep, probably hundreds, and several horses, carrying packages of large and small on his horse. Zhen'an walked to Liang Xiao with a look of joy on his face.

"The envoy, my prince is safe. He gave these sheep and wine to the envoy. Please rest here for a night and ask the envoy tomorrow to discuss matters."

Liang Xiao nodded. "Isn't it wrong to be hurt?"

"Well..." Zhenan hesitated for a moment. "It's nothing serious. However, it hurts the thigh and cannot ride a horse in the short term."

Liang Xiao smiled and said nothing. He accepted the gift, ordered people to slaughter the sheep, prepare dinner, and distributed all the wine. After working hard for so many days, he finally had a little relaxation.

The soldiers were filled with joy.

Jincheng, Yellow River Ferry.

Dongfang Shuo, who was traveling west, met Li Shuyun who was returning east.

After unloading most of the goods, Li Shuyun and others greatly improved their speed and their luck seemed to have improved. There were almost no large-scale Wusun people or Xiongnu people along the way. Even if they met sporadic Qiang people, no one dared to attack the caravan when they saw these more than 300 well-equipped mercenaries.

After more than a month of trekking and traveling for more than 4,000 miles, they successfully arrived in Jincheng. Crossing the Yellow River, they entered the Han territory.

Li Shuyun was very glad. After communicating with Dongfang Shuo, he realized that his luck was largely related to Liang Xiao. Whether it was the Wusun people or the Xiongnu people, they might have received the order from the Xiongnu Shanyu and gathered on the grassland. The troops in the Hexi Corridor were empty, which made him pass so easily.

"How many people fought in the west?"

"I don't know yet." Dongfang Shuo said: "When I left Chang'an, I only knew that the Huns might have taken action. The emperor arranged for Li Guang, Cheng Bushi and Han Anguo to strengthen the border defense. Due to the public opinion of the court, they could not leave the country in large quantities, and they might not even leave the country. Therefore, if Liang Xiao wants to stabilize the Western Regions, he has to rely on himself."

Li Shuyun was shocked. He participated in the war at the beginning of the year throughout the whole process, and knew the strength of the Dayuan people and the Yuezhi people. If the Huns really launched a large-scale western expedition, no matter how strong Liang Xiao was, he would not be able to stop the Huns.

"What are you doing in the Western Regions?"

Dongfang Shuo sighed: "I have been in Chang'an for so long, and he is the only friend who is willing to spend money. I can't watch him bullied by the Huns, so I naturally have to rush to help him. Guo Yu said that Dayuan not only has BMWs, fine wine, but also beauties, but I also want to see it."

Li Shuyun didn't say anything. He knew that Dongfang Shuo had never been a good person. However, because Liang Xiao encountered difficulties, he could abandon his official position and travel thousands of miles to help Liang Xiao. His chivalrous spirit was no worse than any other hero. You must know that when they left Chang'an last year, Dongfang Shuo was already a Taizhong doctor of two thousand stones and a close minister around the emperor.

Li Shuyun hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth. "Sir, I'll go and arrange it and go back to the Western Regions with you."

"You won't go to Chang'an?"

"I won't go anymore. The war in the Western Regions is important. There are not many trustworthy people around me, so I should go back and help him."

Dongfang Shuo thought about it and shook his head. "No, it's better for you to go to Chang'an. Only you can tell the emperor about the situation in the Western Regions. Whether you ask the emperor to issue an edict or lobby some like-minded friends to go to the Western Regions together, it is more useful than you alone. If you have time, you can go to Shangjun, meet General Li Guang, tell him the situation in the Western Regions, and ask him to arrange some staff."

Li Shuyun felt it was reasonable, so after discussing with Guo Wenbin and others, he decided to split the troops into two groups. He and Guo Wenbin took Dayuan horses and escorted Batu back to Chang'an to report to the emperor. The caravan was led by other merchants and moved slowly. Anyway, they had entered the Han territory, so there was no need to worry about the attacks of the Huns. It didn't matter if they walked slowly. Guo Wenbin could arrange sales channels for them in advance, and they could trade when they arrived in Chang'an, without wasting time.

In order to protect Dongfang Shuo and to increase his speed of action, Li Shuyun ordered Linghu to lead most of the mercenaries to return to the Western Regions with Dongfang Shuo. Although it was a pity for these mercenaries to be so close to Chang'an that they didn't have the chance to see Chang'an City, the task of protecting Dongfang Shuo is more important. As long as they help Liang Xiao make great contributions, there are more opportunities to come to Chang'an in the future.

The discussion was decided, and Li Shuyun and Guo Wenbin led fifty mercenaries and drove more than a hundred Dayuan horses to Chang'an. Before leaving, Li Shuyun avoided Guo Wenbin and others and quietly told Dongfang Shuo the treasure-hiding place.

Dongfang Shuo understood it and smiled—

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!