The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 526 Volume : A Three-Day Away Scholar Should Be Seen with New Eyes
Running wildly for a whole day and night!
When the guide in the team saw a huge lake in the distance, he sincerely admired Cao Cao beside him.

"According to my original idea, some people in the team will have to die, even hundreds of people are likely to die."

"I never expected that the general would be so smart! He actually walked out of the White Dragon Pile within a day!"

No casualties!

Even if some soldiers in the team wanted to give up, the people around them would support them and shout to them: "Think about the beauties of Shanshan! Think about the grapes!"

"..."

Inspired by Cao Cao's words, he actually escaped from this desperate situation!

"call!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath!

You can definitely feel the moisture here!

When I was in the Central Plains, I thought it was normal.

But in the Western Regions, the presence or absence of water vapor is so obvious!
Without even Cao Cao's urging, countless soldiers rushed into Youze (Lop Nur) like crazy, letting the lake water soak their already wrinkled bodies!

Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and others were still paying attention to their image and just scooped some water with their hands to drink, but Guo Jia had already soaked his whole body in the water, floating on the surface and completely immersed in it.

The first thing Cao Ang did was to take the container back and give it to Madams Ding and Bian to drink, which made the madams feel distressed and said, "Zi Xiu should drink it first!"

Cao Ang's biological mother died early, but he treated these concubines the same way as his biological mother, and the other wives also treated Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son, as their own son.

After moistening her lips with water drops, Madam Bian could not help but say, "It would be great if Zihuan and Zijian were half as sensible as Zixiu."

"What are you talking about, Aunt Bian?"

Cao Ang watched the concubines finish drinking, and finally drank the remaining water heroically!

"Zihuan and Zixiu's literary talent is far beyond my reach!"

"But when it comes to marching and fighting, they are far inferior to me!"

"Now we have crossed the White Dragon Mound and arrived in the Western Regions! After we pacify the Western Regions, if you miss your offspring, you can write to them and ask them to come to the Western Regions from the North Road to reunite with you!"

Once the Western Regions are pacified, the Han people will no longer have to take the murderous southern route!

When the time comes, we will take the northern road. Although the scenery along the way may be beautiful, at least the water supply will be guaranteed. It will not be as desolate as Bailongdui!
The sufferings our ancestors endured today are all for the sake of future generations not having to suffer such pains!

The ladies were also a little dazed.

Obviously, they haven't really realized that they have now established themselves in the land of the Western Regions.

They couldn't help but feel bitter when they thought about being thousands of miles away from their loved ones.

But when they heard Cao Ang's words, they all nodded with relief.

At this moment, yellow sand suddenly rolled up from the west.

Xu Chu reacted the quickest!
After quickly taking another sip of water, he immediately picked up the sledgehammer in his hand and stared at the distance vigilantly!

“Are there bandits in the Western Regions as well?”

Judging from the noise, it’s obviously not a sandstorm!
For a moment, many soldiers who had taken off their clothes and dropped their weapons panicked.

Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Yu Jin and others also took up their shields and sharp blades at the first moment and looked at the distance vigilantly.

"But General Cao Mengde is here?"

The yellow sand in the distance gradually dissipated, revealing the figures inside.

"I am Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi. Is General Cao Mengde here?"

When Guo Jia heard that it was Xu Shu, he immediately burst into laughter, then asked everyone to put down their weapons and walk forward.

"Is Yuanzhi really here?"

Xu Shu looked at him for a long time and was overjoyed when he recognized it was Guo Jia!
"Feng Xiao! You actually came to the Western Regions as well!"

Xu Shu dismounted, walked quickly to Guo Jia and hugged him, and was obviously relieved: "Good! Good! I'm glad you're okay!"

Cao Cao also came forward at this moment, and Xu Shu saluted him: "Greetings, General Zhengxi!"

Cao Cao immediately looked intoxicated, which made Xu Shu look puzzled.

"Hahaha! Yuanzhi, you don't have to pay attention to Meng De! He will act like this no matter who asks him to be the General of the Western Expedition!"

Guo Jia wiped the water off his face and asked, "Why are you here? And not in Yutian?"

“I was in Khotan before.”

Xu Shu said, "I just heard from the merchants in Shanshan that there seems to be a sandstorm in Bailongdui recently... When I thought that you might enter at this time, I gathered people to go to rescue."

"I didn't expect you guys to be able to come out on your own! Looks like I've been working in vain!"

"It's not in vain! Yuan Zhi's kindness is really a great favor!"

Cao Cao also bowed to Xu Shu in return.

The soldiers under his command have actually reached their limit!

If he really can't get out of it, then Xu Shu wouldn't be the icing on the cake, but a timely help!
The most important thing is that the other party has this intention, so Cao Cao cannot help but accept it.

"Where."

Xu Shu helped Cao Cao up and said, "We are all Han officials. When we are away from home, we should take care of each other. I brought some fruits and vegetables from the Western Regions. Please enjoy them first."

Xu Shu knew that Cao Cao's group was large, so he only brought a few dozen camels with him. And it was not just fresh water, but also naan biscuits, dried meat, grapes, fruits, etc., which were unique to the Western Regions. As long as it was edible, Xu Shu loaded it on the car. It can be seen that Xu Shu really spared no expense to rescue Cao Cao and his group!
The soldiers of Cao's army also felt relieved and happily enjoyed the supplies brought by Xu Shu, fulfilling the promise Cao Cao had made to everyone in the Bailongdui.

Guo Jia sat by the lake, put his feet in the water, and swallowed a grape directly into his throat, sighing in ecstasy.

"Yuanzhi, I have something I must ask you. If this matter fails, I'm afraid the Han Dynasty will have a very difficult time in the Western Regions."

Xu Shu, who was sitting next to him, was laughing.

"I know what Feng Xiao wants to ask."

"Does Fengxiao want to ask about Mengqi's attitude towards the General of the Western Expedition?"

Guo Jia sighed, "I really can't hide it from Yuan Zhi!"

However, Guo Jia's expression immediately turned serious: "What is Ma Chao's attitude towards you, sir?"

"Ma Chao came to the Western Regions early, and he is probably already familiar with the rulers and envoys of the Western Regions. If he is not on good terms with you, you will definitely not get help from the Western Regions!"

"The task of pacifying the Western Regions is very complicated. If you and Ma Chao don't get along, I'm afraid something serious will happen!"

Xu Shu smiled and said, "When I was in Chang'an, I never saw Feng Xiao so serious!"

Guo Jia usually looks careless. How could he be as reliable as he is today just by looking at him?
Guo Jia smiled bitterly at this moment: "Since I returned to Ming Gong, I have been very serious!"

"Then why didn't Fengxiao stay in Chang'an? Why did he have to go to the Western Regions?"

Guo Jia smiled again without saying anything, and Xu Shu stopped asking questions and instead answered Guo Jia's questions.

"Don't worry. With Fengxiao's wisdom, shouldn't you be able to guess that I can prepare so many supplies in such a short period of time by myself?"

Guo Jia's eyes lit up and his face became more joyful.

"I actually had some guesses, but I just didn't dare to believe it... After all, Ma Mengqi is notoriously bad-tempered and narrow-minded."

During the Battle of Yingshui, Ma Chao lost his position as Pillar of the State because of Cao Cao, becoming the first general in the Han Dynasty to be stripped of his position.

Such hatred is irreconcilable.

What's more, Fa Zheng and Meng Da, who were by Ma Chao's side, were not easy to deal with either. So even though Guo Jia was quite courageous, he did not dare to guess that Xu Shu's coming to the rescue had Ma Chao's tacit approval and assistance.

"Feng Xiao, a scholar who has been away for three days should be looked at with new eyes!"

Xu Shu smiled and shook his head.

"When he first arrived in the Western Regions, Meng Qi was indeed gritting his teeth, like Gou Jian who slept on firewood and tasted gall. He was thinking about returning to the Central Plains in the future, defeating Cao Cao, and clearing his name!"

"But after staying in the Western Regions for a long time, and with news coming from the imperial court that the world had been pacified and Cao Cao had surrendered by offering Xuzhou, Meng Qi no longer had the hatred he had before."

"Now I heard that it was Cao Cao who came to the Western Regions... Although I still feel a little twisted, Meng Qi is willing to give in for the sake of justice."

Guo Jia's eyes widened.

The person Xu Shu was talking about...is he really Ma Chao?
Could Ma Chao be such a sensible person?

Xu Shu glanced at the Shanshan people who had just helped him drive the camels and transport supplies, and finally leaned close to Guo Jia's ear and whispered to him -

“Fengxiao, you have never lived in the Western Regions, so you don’t understand many things.”

"This is a truly foreign land!"

"It was better in the past few years, but now with the introduction of Buddhism from the west, as well as the influence of Western powers such as Kushan and Parthia, many traces of Han people in the Western Regions have been eliminated!"

"Do you know how many languages ​​and scripts there are in the Western Regions today?"

Guo Jia had learned about this from the guide.

"Today, the main languages ​​in the Western Regions are the Saka language from the Qin Dynasty and Parthia, the Tocharian language from the Kushan Dynasty, and the language of the Han Dynasty."

The Western Regions are such a small place with such a small population, but they actually use three languages, which also made Guo Jia dumbfounded.

"exactly!"

Xu Shu nodded.

"But because the Western Regions have been cut off from the Han Dynasty for many years, and because of the influence of Buddhism, more and more people in the Western Regions have begun to speak Sai and Tocharian, using the scripts of Parthia and Kushan."

"The Han people living here have actually become aliens!"

Guo Jia was puzzled: "How could this be?"

"Because there are still too few Han people in the Western Regions."

Xu Shu explained the reason.

"So, Meng Qi will definitely not sit idly by and watch your team go to waste!"

"Ten thousand people! That's already the population of a large country in the Western Regions!"

"The 10,000 people you brought with you will completely change the current situation of the Han people in the Western Regions!"

"So Meng Qi chose to give in for the sake of justice. He told me to bring you out of the pile of white dragons alive. As many as possible will be saved!"

Guo Jia had never expected that the living environment in the Western Regions would be like this.

However, Guo Jia was completely relieved at this moment, because since Ma Chao understood this, there would probably be no major disagreements between him and Cao Cao.

As long as Cao Cao and Ma Chao can cooperate sincerely, with the help of these civil and military officials who are not weak in the Central Plains, and the 10,000 soldiers they bring, they will surely be able to completely pacify the Western Regions and fulfill the emperor's trust!
　Sorry, I was too sleepy after dinner yesterday, so I thought I’d take a nap before getting up to write, but I accidentally slept until dawn... Hehe (ω)

　　
　
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