Chapter 1027

At this time of year, a Han Dynasty army that could appear here.

Could it be the Cao clan of Dunhuang?

The astonished Tonggeluojia hurriedly stood up and then walked toward the outside.

"Father King." Andiluoga also hurriedly stood up to follow her father's footsteps.

The father and daughter walked toward the outside of the palace.

Outside the city, at this moment, the setting sun still had its last trace of afterglow hanging over the high, mountain-like sand dunes in the distance.

Outside Loulan City, there was a cavalry of about two hundred people wearing foreign clothes, confronting more than a dozen scouts and vanguards from Liangzhou.

Among the dozen riders, there was a leading general wearing silver armor, riding a white horse, and holding a silver spear.

Who else could it be but Zhao Yun.

However, apart from Zhao Yun and the dozen scouts.

The most conspicuous thing was a black fierce tiger not far in front of Zhao Yun, growling with bared fangs at the Yutian army.

One of the generals holding the Yutian military flag looked at the fierce tiger, his eyes full of joy.

A black fierce tiger.

This was a very precious exotic beast.

If it could be captured and presented to the King, he would definitely receive a handsome reward.

"Han Dynasty army, I am a general of the Yutian Kingdom. We discovered this exotic beast first. We do not want to fight with you. If you have business, please leave quickly."

The leading Yutian general shouted loudly at Zhao Yun in broken Chinese.

Hearing that the person on the opposite side could actually speak Chinese.

Zhao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief.

Before receiving Duan Yu's order, he also did not want to start a war with the Western Regions army at will.

Mainly because he was afraid of affecting Duan Yu's plan.

"Since you can understand Chinese, that's good."

Zhao Yun retracted his spear and stood on his horse, then straightened his back and said: "This is not some exotic beast as you say, but our Lord's mount."

"Therefore, it is not that you encountered it first, but that we came exactly following it."

Hmm?

The Yutian general was stunned.

Then he used his way of understanding Chinese to comprehend what Zhao Yun had just said.

Not far from the Yutian army, Zhao Yun had originally thought that the Western Regions soldiers on the opposite side would understand his meaning.

But after waiting for a while, he only waited for the laughter of the Yutian general and those soldiers.

"Haha."

The Yutian general laughed continuously, then pointed at Zhao Yun with the iron scimitar in his hand and said: "You Han people are still as cunning as ever."

"How can anyone ride a tiger? Don't you know your lie is very funny?"

"This is the funniest joke I have heard this year."

"Since you want to compete with me for this exotic beast, then pick up the weapon in your hand, and let us have a battle between men."

"Of course, I mean you have to defeat all of us."

The Yutian general riding on the horse pointed at Zhao Yun with the scimitar in his hand.

Although the Chinese was spoken quite brokenly, Zhao Yun still understood the meaning of these words.

Of course, Zhao Yun expressed that he was very helpless.

Little Black was indeed Duan Yu's mount.

It was just that these people didn't believe it.

As for defeating this person... Zhao Yun couldn't do it.

Because he only knew how to kill people.

If it were said that he should kill these people, that would be simple.

Just as Zhao Yun was considering how to respond.

On the Loulan city wall not far away, King Tonggeluojia, accompanied by more than fifty Loulan palace guards and Princess Andiluoga, also arrived on the city wall together and saw the two sides confronting each other outside the city.

With just one look, Tonggeluojia confirmed that the one confronting the Yutian Kingdom general Lu was the Han Dynasty army.

Because apart from the Han Dynasty, there was no such fine armor in the Western Regions.

It is said that in the distant Dayuan, some people could purchase fine armor from the west of the Congling Mountains.

But here, in the area close to Dunhuang, only the Han army had such fine armor equipment.

Look at the crossbow on the saddle, and the silver armor worn by the general who seemed to be a Han army general, as well as the exquisite saddle and weapons.

As a Western Regions country bordering the Great Han, Han Dynasty merchants often appeared in Loulan.

Of course, Loulan would also have merchants going to the Han Dynasty to transport some good things from the Han Dynasty, such as pottery, silk, salt, and some materials that were lacking in the Western Regions or Loulan, to Loulan.

Then they would be transported through Loulan to more distant countries for sale.

Things from the Great Han, especially things used by the nobles of the Great Han, were often things pursued by nobles in the Western Regions.

If one could get some from the Western Regions, it would be a handsome income.

Therefore, many countries would have merchants taking risks to enter the Great Han Dynasty.

And Loulan became the last stop of this transit station.

Such merchants also added a lot of tax revenue to Loulan.

"Father King, are those the army of the Han Dynasty?"

Andiluoga asked softly.

The King of Loulan nodded: "Yes, my daughter, only the Han Dynasty has such fine armor equipment."

Andiluoga looked at those troops with curious eyes and asked: "It's just that their number is only a dozen people, will they be killed by the Yutian army?"

"Should we help them?"

The King of Loulan, Tonggeluojia, shook his head and said: "My daughter, the Great Han Dynasty is far more powerful than you imagine."

"Even the best merchants in the Western Regions have never reached the border of the Great Han Dynasty."

"The territory of the Great Han Dynasty is as vast as the horizon, and their population is as numerous as the stars in the sky."

"Their army..."

The King of Loulan recalled the records in the royal archives.

The powerful army of the Great Han Dynasty had more than once crossed Loulan to go to Dayuan, which he had never been to, for a distant expedition of thousands of miles.

And they defeated the once arrogant Dayuan and took their prince to the capital of the Han Dynasty to become a hostage.

It is rumored that a long time ago, the Loulan Kingdom also had princes sent to the capital of the Great Han Dynasty to become hostages.

When those princes returned, they described the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, using all the gorgeous language they had learned in their lives, but they could not describe the luxury and grandeur of the imperial palace.

Listening to the narration from the mouth of the King of Loulan.

A look of yearning and hope appeared in Andiluoga's beautiful eyes.

"Father King, since the Great Han Dynasty is so powerful, why don't we go and ask them for help?"

"Will the Great Han Dynasty help us?"

The King of Loulan, Tonggeluojia, shook his head slightly.

These were all things from a long time ago.

At that time, the Great Han Dynasty had the Protectorate of the Western Regions and the Wuji Commandant in the Western Regions.

They would maintain the peace of the Western Regions.

And mediate the conflicts between the various countries.

But nowadays, the powerful Wusun sends people everywhere to collect taxes, and it is getting heavier year by year.

The army of Yutian represents the will of the Wusun Kingdom.

Although Wusun is thousands of miles away from Loulan, Wusun will send other countries enslaved by it to collect taxes layer by layer.

"Their number is too small, perhaps they are just passing through here, or..."

The words of the King of Loulan, Tonggeluojia, had not yet been finished.

Zhao Yun outside the city also seemed to have discovered the King of Loulan, Tonggeluojia, who was standing on the city wall wearing gorgeous clothes and protected by soldiers.

Zhao Yun understood the purpose of Duan Yu's visit to the Western Regions this time.

It was to make contact with the Loulan Kingdom.

After discovering the middle-aged man who seemed to be a noble, Zhao Yun pointed at the King of Loulan on the city wall. ===== CHAPTER 1029 =====