The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 106 The Evil Old Society

Of course, the so-called big country is just a saying. In fact, the Kingdom of Loulan had only 2,000 households and less than 15,000 people, which was not as big as an ordinary county in Daqian.

The same was true for Yanqi and Qiuci. Although they were slightly larger than Loulan, they had populations of only 30,000 and 80,000 respectively.

The largest country in the Western Regions was Wusun, which had 120,000 households and a population of 630,000. It was a veritable superpower among the countries in the Western Regions.

This time, Ning Quan planned to visit these four countries and automatically skip over the other countries.

Time is limited, and Ning Quan cannot visit all countries.

However, Ning Quan would not be disappointed. It was enough to just visit these four countries. After all, the countries in the Western Regions were generally similar.

Ning Quan was particularly satisfied because he was able to see the legendary ancient city of Loulan with his own eyes.

In his previous life, Ning Quan had carried out several missions on the frontier, but he never had the chance to visit the ancient city of Loulan.

Now he has finally got what he wanted, and what he is about to see is the real ancient city of Loulan.

.......

at the same time.

Li Yuanchong, deputy general of the Beiting Protectorate, was leading 20,000 cavalrymen advancing rapidly.

These 20,000 cavalrymen are all the cavalrymen of Beiting. In order to kill Ning Quan, Li Chenglin also spent a lot of money this time.

If you want to deal with Ning Quan, cavalry is the only option because Ning Quan has heavy cavalry.

Facing heavy cavalry, sending out infantry is simply seeking death.

But light cavalry is different, although light cavalry cannot fight against heavy cavalry either.

But thanks to their mobility, light cavalry could easily avoid direct confrontation.

If used properly, some light cavalry could be used to lure away the heavy cavalry, and the remaining light cavalry could attack and kill Ning Quan.

"Quick, speed up and try to reach the target in three days!"

Li Yuanchong shouted loudly.

Li Yuanchong was very excited at this moment. As long as he could get rid of Ning Quan, he would have made a great contribution, and his promotion and title would be a foregone conclusion.

"Da da da~"

Twenty thousand iron hooves shook the entire grassland as they galloped forward.

..........

On the other side, Ning Quan was leading his team slowly forward.

There is a caravan in the team, loaded with goods, and it can't go any faster.

Of course, Ning Quan was not in a hurry. It was nice to take his time to enjoy the scenery along the way.

Everyone says that Beiting has beautiful scenery, and this is absolutely true.

Looking around, there are green mountains and clear waters all along the way.

There are green trees and red flowers on the grassland, the air is filled with fragrance, and the mountains in the distance are lush and green, creating a vibrant scene.

Such a beautiful scene also made Ning Quan in a very good mood.

"Sing a folk song to the Party. I compare the Party to my mother..."

Before he knew it, Ning Quan started singing loudly.

"Sister, what song is brother singing? It's so strange."

Hearing Ning Quan's singing, Song Qingyi in the carriage raised her little face and asked with a puzzled look.

Song Qingyi has been with Wanyue since she bought her.

Li Wanyue has always treated her as her own sister.

Wanyue also brought her with her on this trip to the Western Regions.

"I don't know either. Although it sounds weird, it sounds pretty good." Li Wanyue said with a smile.

"Sister, the lyrics mention mother, brother must be missing mother."

Song Qingyi thought for a moment and said.

"Well, it's possible."

Li Wanyue nodded slightly.

"Where is my brother's mother? Why has Qingyi never seen her?"

Song Qingyi continued.

"My brother's mother passed away a long time ago."

Li Wanyue sighed.

Ning Quan's mother was Concubine Shu. Li Wanyue had never seen her, but she had heard that Concubine Shu was extremely beautiful.

However, he never expected that His Majesty was so beautiful but had a tragic fate. He passed away not long after he ascended the throne. Ning Quan was only three years old that year.

"It turns out that my brother, like Qingyi, has no mother!"

Song Qingyi lowered his head and said with some sadness.

"Silly girl, stop talking nonsense."

"You don't have a mother, but you still have a sister."

Li Wanyue touched Song Qingyi's soft hair lovingly and said.

Li Wanyue truly loves Song Qingyi, and she loves her even more than her own sister.

"Well, Qingyi has a sister."

Song Qingyi nodded obediently.

"Come on, sister will take you for a horse ride."

Seeing that Qingyi was still a little sad, Li Wanyue suggested.

"Horseback riding? Yeah, sure."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyi nodded happily.

Then the two of them jumped off the carriage and ran towards Ning Quan.

"Husband, Qingyi and I want to ride horses."

Coming closer, Li Wanyue said sweetly.

"Okay, you two go ride." Ning Quan looked at Li Wanyue lovingly and smiled.

"Well, thank you, husband." Li Wanyue agreed happily.

Soon, a soldier came over leading a chestnut horse.

Then, Li Wanyue carried Qingyi onto the horse.

"drive……"

The two of them rode their horses and galloped happily.

Looking at Wanyue and Qingyi running wildly on the grassland, Ning Quan also smiled.

"Your Highness, I want to ride a horse, too. Is that okay?"

Suddenly a crisp voice rang out.

Ning Quan turned around and saw that it was Cai Sheng's daughter Cai Rong.

Cai Rong also accompanied her father to the Western Regions this time. Although she was a girl and had just turned eighteen, her skills were extraordinary.

According to Cai Sheng, Cai Rong has seventh-level skills.

Only then did Ning Quan agree to let her go to the Western Regions with him.

But she was young after all, and she felt a little envious when she saw Li Wanyue riding a horse.

"Haha, of course you can, but can you ride a horse?"

Ning Quan said with a smile.

“I can ride, but I’m not good at it.”

Cai Rong said a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay, then let someone accompany you."

"General Li, please take care of Miss Cai."

Ning Quan turned to Li Cunxiao and gave instructions.

"I obey your command." Li Cunxiao replied with a fist salute.

"Thank you, General."