The Sacred Ding Chapter 231: Difficulties

Hundreds and thousands of large and small oases are distributed in the Golden State Desert. They are occupied by the Qiang and Hu forces. Although they are mainly the Qiang and Hu clan, they fight each other and fight each other more than Yanzhou. It is much more frequent, so the change and replacement of the dynasty and the monarchy are much more frequent than in Yanzhou.

It's quite rare that it has a history of five to six hundred years, like the West Qiang Kingdom.

Even so, the Western Qiang Kingdom lost more than 90% of its cities twenty years ago and was almost wiped out. At this time, the border was basically rebuilt on the ruins after the withdrawal of the Great Yan Soldiers.

In addition to the larger powers such as the Western Qiang Kingdom, many medium-sized Qianghu forces in Jinzhou also profess themselves state lord, city lord, and official title in the land they occupy, but in addition to operating farming and animal husbandry businesses and mining minerals, Sometimes he will also appear as a horse thief and send troops to loot businessmen and other forces.

It’s hard to tell how this type of force is different from horse thieves. Large stocks of horse thieves can’t sustain themselves for a long time only by plundering the Quartet. They also pay great attention to managing sites, maintaining basic supplies, or investing directly. Attached to stronger vassal powers, one or two oasis cities were sealed to recuperate.

Great princes like the Western Qiang Kingdom also usually recruit some big horse thieves overtly or secretly. In addition to enhancing their own strength, they can also use the horse thieves to attack and weaken the enemy's strength; there are also many horse thieves, He is the loser in the struggle for hegemony among the Qiangs.

In short, the situation in the Golden State Desert is much more complicated than imagined. In many cases, the enemy and ourselves are confused.

For the entire eastern part of Jinzhou, the Pinglu Oasis where the West Qiang Kingdom is located is the first large oasis with a radius of more than a thousand miles after the Hexi West Chutieliu Ridge. The two are more than 13,000 miles apart. .

Between Pinglu Oasis and Tieliuling, the glacial meltwater of Wushaoling is inherited, and a series of hundreds of small and medium-sized oasis, like a long chain of pearls, connects the two The land is connected.

These oases, the small ones are like Yequ Mountain, which is only three to five thousand acres and several miles in radius, and the big ones are hundreds of miles wide. They are used as a springboard for businessmen to pass through in peacetime and as a springboard for soldiers and horses in wartime. The eastern part of Golden State holds a pivotal position and is collectively referred to as the Xixia Corridor.

In history, the old road of Xiqiang connecting Jinyan and Yanzhou has coincided with the Xixia Corridor.

The old forces in these small and medium-sized green states have long been completely destroyed by the war between Yanzhou and Zhuqiang over the years.

In the battle 20 years ago, no one would admit that he was defeated. In fact, it hurt both.

The Tiger and Cardiac Army collapsed, the Hexi soldiers and horses withdrew back to Tieliuling, and the soldiers and horses of the Western Qiang Kingdom and the coalition forces of the Tibetan and Qiang countries also withdrew to the west of the Pinglu Oasis.

Who can't divide the forces of Hexi or Xiqiang to control these hundreds of small oasis in the Xixia Corridor for a long time, but the two sides will not tolerate other forces to intervene in, and they will send troops to sort out almost every time. Let it be deserted, and don't tolerate other threats.

Five hundred miles south of Yequ Mountain, under the Wushaoling Rongyang Peak, there is a Crescent Lake Oasis with a radius of hundreds of miles, which is completely deserted. At this time, it was only passed by business travelers. Rest.

Only at Yequ Mountain, which deviates from the old road of Xiqiang, will the two sides allow the horses to take control. After all, the strength of Hexi and the country of Xiqiang is still limited, and it is impossible to mow the vicinity of the old road of Xiqiang like weeds. The horse thieves were all cleaned up.

Of course, the real strong enemy Hexi wants to prevent is not the Western Qiang State, which occupied the Pinglu Oasis and was destroyed 20 years ago, but the Tibetan and Qiang State, which has just unified the Chaihu Oasis in recent years.

The Chaihu Lake Oasis with a radius of more than three thousand miles is less than two thousand miles from the Pinglu Oasis to the west. Whoever can cut the Chaihu Lake Oasis in a unified manner is destined to be the overlord of eastern Golden State; three thousand miles of fertile soil is enough With hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the strength is even stronger than the Dong family.

At this time, the Western Qiang State was willing to form an alliance with the Dongs, and it was probably also deeply felt the threat of annexation of the Tibetan and Qiang State.

Chen Hai's thoughts flew far, Ning Chan'er looked at the scene before her, but she was innocent and curious and asked Hu Bilie:

"So many slaves are scattered outside to work, and there is no one to look after them, so are you afraid that they will run away?"

At this time, on the oasis and Yequ Mountain, apart from the necessary supervisors, the horse thieves did not even release the guards on the periphery.

There is indeed no need to release a sentry.

The oasis covers three or four thousand acres, and the edge of the meadow is no more than two thousand steps away from Little Rock City.

The horse thief occupies the fortified stone city and is not afraid of a surprise attack by outside forces.

As long as foreign forces cannot attack Shizhai for a short period of time, and cannot even draw water from Yequ Lake to obtain supplies, they will not be able to gain a foothold in Yequ Mountain.

Although Yequ Mountain is only five or six hundred miles away from the Xiqiang Ancient Road, for ordinary people, it is an exquisite heavenly journey that cannot be traversed by death. Horse thieves are not afraid that these slaves can escape the night canal. Range of mountains.

"There are slaves who will run away, you see that those are the fate of fugitive slaves!" Hu Bili smiled, pointing to a small forest not far away and said.

There is the southern edge of the oasis. There are 17 or 8 Populus euphratica trees rooted in the depths of the sand. At this time, there are three or five dead bodies with ragged clothes hanging from each tree, absorbing seven or eight heads. The vulture hovered in mid-air, waiting for Chen Hai and the others to pass, and then flew down to pecking at the carcass.

These dead corpses, looking at the clothes and jagged flesh and blood, presumably many are fugitive slaves who were captured and executed after escaping.

Even if the escaped slave prepares enough water and food and walks in the boundless sandy sea, how can it escape the horse thief? And even if you fled to the Crescent Lake Oasis to the south, there is a barren area. Except for the monsters that came out of Wushaoling to hunt, they happened to encounter business travelers who would offend and anger the horse thieves. This is only a chance in a hundred. .

I saw Chen Hai and nine others approaching. Twenty or thirty powerful armored horse thieves galloped out of Shicheng.

Hu Bilie showed a dark black iron plate with the figure of the eagle head engraved. The horse thief did not question anything. He only said that the leader Fan Dachun was not in the mountains, but he said that Hu Bilie might come over in the next few days. Told them to be hospitality.

The leader Fan Dachun was not in the mountains at this time. Although there were more than two hundred horse thieves stationed in Shicheng, it was difficult to decide on major issues. Therefore, Hu Bilie and the others would live in Shicheng for two days, waiting for Fan Dachun and the others to come back to discuss important matters.

Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er also pretended to be ignorant and lived in Yequ Mountain Stone City. On the second night, Fan Dachun, the leader of horse thieves, rushed back with more than a hundred horse thieves and set up a banquet in the small stone city. , Entertain Hu Bilie and his party.

Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er were invited as distinguished guests.

"Hexi Dong clan wanted to form an alliance with Xiqiang country, but the Lord of Xiqiang forgot the **** hatred back then. Once the Ye clan colluded with the Hexi Dong clan, don’t say that I would be affected by the Ye clan in Xiqiang. Suppress, and the Ye clan will also use the Dong clan’s power, and will never tolerate you inhabiting the periphery of the Xiqiang Ancient Road. I am afraid that even City Lord Fan will not be able to be at ease in this Yequ Mountain by then?"

At this time, Hu Bilie didn't mind that the confidential matter was heard by Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er, and at the banquet, he straightforwardly explained to Fan Dachun the intention of his trip.

"School Lieutenant Hu said this in front of outsiders. I’m afraid it’s a bit inappropriate, right? You are not afraid of your identity leaking out. Let the Lord Xiqiang know that you are secretly colluding with us horse thieves to destroy Ye's and Dong Ning. The marriage?" When Fan Dachun heard the name, he thought he was a big bearded man, but he was actually a middle-aged man with a pale face and a gloomy look. At this time, he responded with a feminine smile to Hu Bilie’s words, but when he toasted and drank, the look in his eyes was unknown. Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er were spinning around.

"This time I walked in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. I just met a lost little sheep on the road, so I took it to Yequ Mountain to honor City Lord Fan to enjoy." Hu Bilie laughed at this time, unabashedly Said.

"Are they talking about me?" Ning Chan'er pointed to her nose and asked Chen Hai innocently.

Chen Hai spread his hand and said: "You seem to have a more ordinary appearance at this time, but most of the women in the desert are rough and dark in the sand, even if you grab a few beautiful women and play After a period of time, it has withered, and you can count on the finest skin and tender meat like yours~ IndoMTL.com~ You haven't seen Hu Xiaowei see that you have to swallow from time to time? If you don't want to dedicate you to Fancheng Lord, I’m afraid he would have done it a long time ago."

As Chen Hai said, Ning Chan'er was not only not angry or annoyed, but also smiled shyly, as if she was embarrassed by Chen Hai's praise.

Although Ning Chan'er didn't show her true face, this smile was also an overwhelming state. Even if Hu Bilie and Fan Dachun realized that Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er were too weird at this time, they could not be passed by Ning Chan'er. This smile was confused.

Chen Haichao Hu Bilie and Fan Dachun handed over and said with a smile: "This maid next to me has a very bad temper and a sinister scheming plan. He tried to murder me several times. I was like I was sold out. Thanks for this. City Lord Fan is willing to take over!" "..." After all, Fan Dachun was a strong martial artist in the early stage of the Ming Aperture Stage. It was only a short time after Ning Chan'er was confused. At this time, he smashed the Zaomu case in front of him and destroyed the one behind The black scabbard spirit sword, just about to ask Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er what the origin is, I feel that the true essence mana in the Linghai Secret Palace is boiling uncontrollably, like water rushing into a boiling oil pot, the violent true essence goes to ten. The Second Profound Vessel charged in a chaotic manner, suddenly unable to suppress the rioting true essence, a mouthful of blood spurted out wildly, and shouted: "Ni Ling San!"

Ning Chaner pressed her slender jade hand to the ground, thousands of brilliance bloomed, like a spring tide against the ground, the walls flowed in all directions, forming a shimmering spring tide spiritual cover in an extremely instant, bringing the banquet hall It was completely enveloped, and shouted to Chen Haijiao: "I can only insist on the 30 breath time. If you can't kill these people, we can only run away."

In addition to nine people including Chen Hai, Ning Chan'er, and Hu Bilie, there were 13 horse thieves who attended the banquet. In addition to these people, there were more than four hundred elite horse thieves who feared death. .

Once there is a trace of movement, more than 400 Hummer thieves rush in frantically, Chen Hai and Ning Chan'er can only escape.