Tie Huali had long known that Liang Xiao had defeated Tianlang's record, and also knew that Liang Xiao had already arrived in Yutian when he traveled west. Logically, he should have sent someone to understand the situation and go out of the city to greet him in person.

But he didn't move.

Tie Huali was from the Yuezhi, but he was a subordinate of Aliusu and had no good impression of Batu. He felt that Batu was too weak and could not support the Yuezhi Kingdom. If he succeeded to the throne, Yuezhi would sooner or later become a vassal of the Han people.

He wanted to save some strength for Aliusu with the three thousand infantry and cavalry in his hand. Aliusu was dead, but he still had two young sons in Shache. He wanted to negotiate with Liang Xiao and let Aliusu's son inherit his strength.

Since he wanted to negotiate, he could not weaken his momentum. He did not take the initiative to greet Liang Xiao, but wanted to tell Liang Xiao that he and Liang Xiao were equal. Only after having this identity could negotiation be possible.

But Liang Xiao did not come for a long time, and even did not send an envoy to come. He noticed Liang Xiao's unhappiness and began to feel nervous. If Liang Xiao was unwilling to negotiate and intended to use force, he would have no chance of winning. The reason for such concern was that Tie Huali was very clear about Liang Xiao's fighting nature. When Liang Xiao brought four hundred cavalry over the Pamir Mountains and appeared outside Shache City, he arrogantly wanted to compete with Tie Huali.

Now he has a large army of nearly 10,000. If he is unhappy, it will be a matter of destroying Tie Huali.

Realizing that his plan might fail, Tie Huali still had no intention of giving up. He prepared for war, and he said that he would not give up until he achieved his goal, and he must explore Liang Xiao's bottom line. He believed that after the war, it was winter again, and Liang Xiao was unlikely to provoke a war immediately.

But he did not expect that Liang Xiao did not send an envoy, but sent a caravan and a song. Once this song was sung, the myth of the Han army's invincible immediately spread all over the world, and even the soldiers under his command became a little uneasy.

He was willing to fight for territory for Aliusu's son, but his soldiers may not be willing to take risks, especially fighting an invincible enemy. Aliusu died, dead under the arrow of Tianlang, and Tianlang was killed by Liang Xiao again. Who is the strong man can be seen at a glance. They obeyed Aliusu because Aliusu was very strong, and now Liang Xiao is stronger. Why don't they rely on Liang Xiao?

Even the Prince of Yuezhi Batu was dependent on the Han people.

Tie Huali realized his crisis and had to take the initiative to contact Huangfu Qi.

Huangfu Qi shook his head. "This is a major military event, how can I know? I don't know whether the general will come, when and how many people will come. I am here to do business."

Tie Huali narrowed his eyes, stared at Huangfu Qi, pondering silently. Of course, he didn't believe that Huangfu Qi really didn't know Liang Xiao's whereabouts, but he heard Huangfu Qi's implication. Liang Xiao was preparing for a military operation, how many people and when, it was not certain, but it was definitely not an ordinary trip.

Is he going to attack Shache?

Tie Huali changed the topic. "Is the story sung in the song true?"

"It's almost the same. It's a bit exaggerating, but generally speaking, it's not far away."

"It seems that General Liang's strength has become stronger again, which is really gratifying."

"This is nothing, just two thousand bandits. The 20,000 troops of Tianlang were killed by General Liang, which was called a real victory. By the way, the commander and Tianlang had fought against him, so he should know his methods, right?"

Tie Huali's black and red face was a little hot. Of course, he had fought with Tianlang. Although Tianlang failed to occupy Shache City, he was bullied by Tianlang, and almost only had the right to escape and had no power to fight back. In fact, not only him, but also after Aliusu died in battle, the Yuezhi people in the east of the Pamirs suffered from wolf horror. He did not surrender to Aliusu, but also controlled Shache, which was already rare.

However, when compared with Liang Xiao's record, he felt ashamed. The questioning Liang Xiao's record sounded a little more sour.

"With the earth bow in hand, isn't the opponent of General Liang?"

Huangfu Qi smiled. "The earth bow is strong, but the sky wolf is not strong enough. He cannot exert the true power of the earth bow at all. He is not the opponent of General Liang. In front of the two armies, he was chased like a rabbit by General Liang and suffered severe damage." Huangfu Qi glanced at Tie Huali, and said something in his words. "The commander should come out for more trips. Such news is no longer news. Listening to the story, of course, he has to come to the market. Should he wait for General Liang to tell you personally?"

Tie Huali was speechless and even more frightened.

After thinking for two days, Tie Huali took three hundred personal guards to leave Shache and took the initiative to go to Yutian to pay homage to Liang Xiao. Two days later, he rushed outside Yutian City.

Next to the Moyu River, a large group of people were working. They dug a canal in the east and west directions across the Moyu River, but blocked the river to the north. The project volume was quite large and there were many people. At first glance, there were at least a thousand people busy, including women and children. The construction site was busy, with trumpets and singing from time to time.

Tie Huali was puzzled, so he stopped the war horse and sent his personal guards to inquire.

Not long after, the personal guards came back and told Tie Huali that these people were transforming the Moyu River. In fact, not only the Moyu River, but also the nearby rivers were transforming. After the transformation was completed, from Jingjue to Yutian, a super large oasis of 400 miles in the east and west would be formed, which could support nearly 100,000 people. More than ten countries such as Khotan, Jue, Qule, Ronglu, and Jingjue will be united to form an alliance, which will be commanded by the Han people.

Tie Huali was shocked.

With a population of 100,000, it is definitely the largest country in Nanshan. Even if it expands its scope to the Tianshan area, only Wusun has such strength. Kucha, the second largest country in Tianshan, has a population of only 70,000 to 80,000. Even if 100,000 is an imaginary number, it may not be true. Only Khotan and the existing population of several countries is a force that cannot be ignored, not to mention that there are Han people who dispatch it.

Liang Xiao is making preparations before the war and wants to annex Shache in one fell swoop?

The more Tie Huali thought about it, the more scared he became, and he was frightened. Liang Xiao sent Huangfu Qi to lead the caravan to Shache to demonstrate, but he did not say anything about what he did. This was clearly a hidden murderous intent. If he did not believe those songs and planned to resist to the end, then after the beginning of spring, what awaited him would be Liang Xiao's merciless head-on attack.

If he had a little bit of luck before, seeing this scene, his luck's heart has been completely destroyed.

Tie Huali thought for a long time and entered the west city of Khotan and came to the palace where Liang Xiao settled. In front of the gate, Tie Huali got off his horse and walked in. When he saw Liang Xiao's shadow, he clasped his fists with his hands, took a few quick steps, and gave a deep bow.

"Yuezhi Shache Duwei Tie Huali, please forgive me for your crime."

Fortunately, Lie Jiaomi was frightened by Liang Xiao's record, and Mao refused to come out in the mountains. While he was waiting for Liang Xiao to take the initiative to attack, he also left Liang Xiao with precious time, so that he could have time to make arrangements calmly.

Liejiaomi is glading the arrival of winter, and Liang Xiao is also taking advantage of the objective conditions that are unfavorable to the war in winter.

Three days later, Liang Xiao arrived at Shache, and all nobles, including King Shache, went out to greet him for a hundred miles, and Aliusu's wife and two young sons were among them. Huangfu Qi also came, and he successfully completed the task, so he naturally had to report to Liang Xiao about his work, and then rushed back to Yutian.

After reporting on the official business, Huangfu Qi did not step down. Instead, he asked as if he was a family: "General, do you know the customs of the Yuezhi people?"

"I know a little bit, it's almost the same as the Huns."

"Will the general know, will Aliusu's wife come to see you later? "

Liang Xiao was slightly stunned, and then realized what Huangfu Qi meant. He laughed: "Is this... not suitable? I have a wife and concubine."

"The general has wives and concubines, so he naturally looks down on such barbarian women. But this is the custom of Yuezhi. If you avenge Aliu, all Aliu's property should belong to you, including his wife, children and slaves. If you don't accept it, it is contrary to their customs and will make them uneasy. In fact, they also need to rely on powerful people like the general to continue to survive. Shache and Shule are all areas controlled by Tie Huali. If the general does not accept it, Tie Huali will take advantage of the situation, which may be detrimental to the general."

Liang Xiao thought for a while. "Thank you for your reminder. But I don't plan to follow their customs. On the contrary, I plan to deal with this matter based on the customs of the Han people. Don't worry, I will deal with it properly."

"Since the general knows it, I'm relieved." Huangfu Qi bowed and retreated.

Almost at the same time, Tie Huali fell in front of Aliusu's widow Mosuyeye. Mosuyeye was in his early twenties, with a slightly dark complexion and a cinnabar mark on his eyebrows. Four years ago, she married Aliusu, and the next year she gave birth to a son Moruodun. Soon after, she became pregnant with her second child, Xiao Aliusu. Aliusu was afraid that she would be too tired to accompany the army, so she left her in Shache, but she didn't expect that this would be a farewell forever.

Mosuyeye held his posthumous son Xiao Aliusu, and the three-year-old Moruo snuggled beside her, staring at Tie Huali with his big black eyes.

"Madam, if you have Liang Xiao's support, let alone defending Shache and Shule, even if you fight for the Yuezhi King, you will have a chance. Please start from the overall situation, endure humiliation and bear the burden, and remarry Liang Xiao according to my Yuezhi customs."

Mosuyeye lowered his eyelids. "Do you have to do this? Aliusu is not an ordinary person. He is the prince of Yuezhi. If I follow the customs of Yuezhi and remarry him, wouldn't even the entire Yuezhi Kingdom belong to him?"

Tie Huali smiled bitterly and said, "If the wife does not follow, the entire Yuezhi Kingdom will become Batu. Batu is weak and incompetent, and has long attached to Liang Xiao. If he becomes the King of Yuezhi, the Yuezhi Kingdom will still be Liang Xiao, but it has nothing to do with the little Aliusu brothers, nor has it to do with the wife. Madam, east of the Pamirling Mountains, the prince conquered each of us, one tribe after another. Could it be that he gave it to Batu like this?"

Mosuyeye remained silent.

Tie Huali sighed secretly when he saw him. "Madam, I know that you have a deep affection for the prince and look down on others. But I dare to assure my wife that Liang Xiao is young and promising, brave, and is the same hero as the prince. If the wife remarries him, she will not insult her wife. What I am worried about is that he and Batu have had a tacit understanding and refuse to accept the wife."—
Chapter completed!