Jishi Water is the Tarim River in later generations. At that time, the largest river in the Western Regions was spread across the north and south roads. The rivers were wider than those in later generations and lush vegetation. This is the southern boundary of Kucha. When you go south across the river, you will see the vast Taklamakan and the desert sea.

In mid-March, the ice and snow had completely melted, and flocks of wild geese flew back from the south in an arrow-like manner, but one suddenly whined and fell straight downward, hitting heavily on the river beach.

On the river bank, Liu Yaoguang still maintained a bow-cut posture. Seeing that he shot his prey, he couldn't help but whistle.

There are more animals on the edge of the desert than most people think, because they are concentrated in places with water, which is easier to hunt. After a while, Liu Yaoguang carried three or four wild geese and geese, plus the rabbit and yellow sheep that the Wusun riders caught. This is the food for the mission today.

When they returned to the camp, they also met a nearby Kucha fisherman.

The whole family was making a living by the river. The parents were ragged and supported fishing nets with bat wings. After sinking into the water, they pulled the nets together and all the fish they caught were inside. Then they shook to the ground, and the silverfish jumped around. The seven or eight years old, and the naked children leaned over to pick up the fish and stuffed them into a small basket of reeds.

When they saw the Wusun people who suddenly appeared, these Kucha fishermen were stunned for a while. This place was two or three hundred miles away from Kucha. The only connection between these people and Kucha was that the city lords came to ask for dried fish and wild duck feathers every year.

They even didn't know which Kucha King is now in power, and they didn't know that Kucha had already started a war against the Han Dynasty.

"Princess, let us kill them all to avoid revealing their whereabouts!"

The Wusun people had similar habits to the Huns. They were loyal to their friends but cruel to their enemies. Ubud drew out his knife and was about to step forward, slaughtered the family cleanly, and left them in the reed marsh to feed the tigers. However, Liu Yaoguang stopped him.

"The King of Kucha and the city lord who sent troops to attack Luntai deserve to die. What crime do they have? We have been dozens of miles away before nightfall. This family will not go so far in their lives. Take the fish away, so people don't have to kill them."

She threw all the gold and wanted to leave a short dagger in exchange, but seeing that the short dagger was in Wusun style, if any pursuers came here to search, the family would be in trouble, so they frowned and put it away.

"Forget it, you just think I am a rather unreasonable female bandit!"

They rode their prey and wandered upstream against the river. This big river was the new path that Ren Hong found for the mission.

That day, near Luntai City, Ren Hong explained clearly to Yaoguang:

"Princess Yaoguang, the situation has changed. The road from Quli to Loulan to the east is no longer open. The Xiongnu sent a cavalry to intercept it along the way, and they just fell into the trap. But we still have a way to go!"

Liu Yaoguang remembers that Ren Hong's hand was on the sand at that time, drawing a map of the Western Regions that she had never seen in the full picture: "Before I came, I carefully studied the route, and went southwest from Luntai to the stream, and then I could reach Jishi Water."

"There is a tributary of the Jishi Water, called the Kriya River (Kriya River). It comes from the Kunlun Glacier, crossing the desert from south to north, and pours into the Jishi Water south of Kucha."

"Along the River of the Cimi River, there is a shortcut to reaching the southern route from the North Western Regions Road, called Cimi Kucha Road."

This is not a path that no one knows, but a smooth road for a large army. Through this path, Kucha will penetrate its influence into the southern Western Regions. When Li Guang defeated Dayuan, he passed by Guanmi, and then he passed by this path, he brought Prince Laidan, who was hostage in Kucha, to Chang'an.

Fu Jiezi went to Dayuan and walked with a mission once when he went to the journey. Lu Jiushe had a particularly memory of this road.

"Although the journey is long and more than a thousand miles, it takes 15 days to reach Guanmi, many of the southern Western Regions have already joined the Han Dynasty, which is safer than taking the risk of going from Quli to Loulan."

Liu Yaoguang nodded: "I said that after passing Kucha, you should stop or stay. If you let me go, I will let you go. If you say that you are safe, then go here!"

She gently touched the scar on her arm and reminded herself not to forget to teach her a lesson: "In fact, before entering Kucha, you should follow the good deeds."

This matter was decided, but the envoys were exhausted, the food was about to be exhausted, and the horses were fewer, but they could not go that far. So Ren Hong suggested that he had to go to the coast of Jishishui first, attack several Kucha villages, and seize horses, camels and food!

When Liu Yaoguang and the others returned to the camp, Ren Hong, who had attacked the Kucha village with Han envoys, had just returned and grabbed three camels and two horses.

This was the fifth village they robbed along the Tarim River. Yaoguang glanced at the swords of the officials and soldiers, but they were not covered with blood. He didn't know how Ren Hong was able to do so without blood.

Once the two sides meet, the food is enough, and the number of camels and horses basically allows everyone to have transportation tools. Without further ado, they have to set off and rush to the mouth of the Cumi River not far from the west.

The Wusun people went to prepare one after another, but Ren Hong called Liu Yaoguang alone:

"Princess Yaoguang, I have something to say to you!"

...

Ren Hong originally wanted to talk intimately through reeds, but when he thought of the Xinjiang tiger he met near Lop Nur, he stopped his feet and talked to Yaoguang under a poplar tree.

"Princess Yaoguang, you said before that you owe a favor to the Han delegation?"

Liu Yaoguang was stunned and then smiled and said, "Ren is still afraid that I will break my promise? My mother taught me that if you say nothing, you can't pursue me. If you say something, you can't get it. Even if you say something, you can't get it. Although Yaoguang is not a man, you can do what you say! As long as you have the fate, as long as Yaoguang can do it, you will definitely be in a state of water and fire!"

Ren Hong breathed a little relieved. Yaoguang was a crucial part of his plan: "Now, I have a bold idea to solve the problem of Luntai and Iron Sect, but if you need the help of the princess, can the princess help me?"

After Ren Hong finished talking about his plan, Liu Yaoguang was a little stunned. He looked at Ren Hong up and down, and after a long time he smiled, "Ren Jun, Ren Jun, I misread you."

"How do you say this?"

Liu Yaoguang smiled and said, "I thought Renjun was a steady person, but now he looks at it, you are also a lunatic."

"madman?"

Liu Yaoguang looked at him: "It's too late for others to hide in such a crisis. Anyway, as long as you complete your main mission, who can blame you? But Ren Jun has to take the initiative to take over this huge responsibility! It's so difficult to use Mount Tai to surpass the North Sea. Have Ren Jun considered the consequences of failure?"

"The consequences?" Ren Hong shook his head: "There is no consequences. If the matter fails, it will be a little late for Yumen. I will be punished and I will never die."

He clenched his fists, unlike usual, at this moment, Ren Hong was not shaken: "But if he could succeed, the thousands of robes of the Luntai Iron Sect could survive! And the great Han management in the Western Regions did not have to stop at the end!"

Liu Yaoguang was solemnly respected: "Since that's the case, Yaoguang is willing to help Renjun and take you to the Xiadu of Wusun. But there are two things, please Renjun and explain them clearly first."

"First, it's okay for me to go back. I'm just a princess, but I'm scolded by the nobles in the country. But my brother can't do it. He is a prince. If the mission is not achieved, the entire Wusun will laugh at him as a cowardly and timid person, which will affect the inheritance of the tribe after adulthood."

"The princess doesn't have to worry."

Ren Hongdao: "The team will be divided into two, going south and north, and moving forward in unison. I will let my most capable subordinates escort the Wannian Prince to Shanshan, and the princess can also send most of the riders. After all, what you and I want to do is faster if there are fewer people."

Liu Yaoguang nodded: "Secondly, what good is this matter for Wusun? You must know that there are not only Kucha on the other side, but also the Huns!"

She explained: "I'm not trying to bargain with Ren Jun, but I just don't know if you are sure to convince Kunmi? The situation in Wusun is complicated, and there are many pro-Huns, but it's not something that I can do with just one word from my mother."

Ren Hong had already thought about it: "This matter has the following six benefits to Wusun, one of them..."

"Just as long as you have a clear mind, you don't need to tell me in detail."

Liu Yaoguang stopped Ren Hong's words: "Yaoguang is an expert in opening a bow and using a sword, and he can also command a cavalry to encircle and hunt. However, I am not smart enough to understand the general trend and national destiny. After arriving in Wusun, Ren Junzi and Kunmi will go and say that Yaoguang may..."

She said with a smile: "Can you translate for you."

After the two agreed, when Ren Hong turned around and was about to leave, Liu Yaoguang called him again.

"Let me!"

"I did this not only for the benefit of Wusun, nor for the trouble I caused to the mission, but for the favor I gave you."

When Ren Hong turned around, he found that Liu Yaoguang's eyes were also full of madness and excitement:

"It's because Yaoguang likes Ren Jun's plan."

"Since Kucha dares to provoke Wusun wolf, let him be buried in the wolf's belly!"

...

"What did you say? You don't go south with us, but you want to go north... Wusun?"

When Ren Hong settled the most critical part of Yaoguang's plan, he announced his bold plan to his subordinates.

Han Gandang and others originally thought that Ren Hong had decided to focus on protecting the Wusun mission to Yumen, but gave up the robes trapped by the Huns, and was quite discouraged and unwilling.

Sima Shu said even more angrily that he wanted to go back to Quli, but was dragged by Ren Hong to this point. He was very surprised at this moment and could not be digested for a while.

Ren Hongxiao said, "Don't you understand yet? Just protect the Wusun Prince, take a long way to reach Shanshan. As for Luntai, Quli, and Tiemen, I will leave it to me to solve the difficulties!"

"What exactly is Renjun going to do?" Zhao Han'er was the most calm among the crowd and asked.

"What are you going to do? Come, come, let me tell you."

With Ren Hong's greeting, all the officials and soldiers gathered around and looked at the young envoy who was surrounded by stars. Today, he seemed to have a different kind of brilliance.

“It’s actually very simple.”

Ren Hong was still talking and laughing. In Yaoguang's view, this was like a matter of holding Mount Tai to surpass the North Sea. In his words, it was as relaxed as breaking branches for the elders.

"I plan to..."

"One person destroys one country!"

...
Chapter completed!