Gao Shun's face was very bad.
He hasn't had a rest for a long time.
After Gao Shun defeated the Wusun and the Houguo coalition forces of Cheshi, there was no reason to continue moving forward.
Gao Shun asked the surrendered Wusun Xiaowang to come forward to gather the broken Wusun troops, then incorporated them into the same incomplete vassal army, and then returned to the West Sea.
Because of the existence of the Wusun Xiao Wang, the Wusun people who followed him hesitated and did not know whether to chase or stay. Gao Shun retreated in an orderly manner, which made the Wusun people suspicious and dared not get too close. Then, after the Wusun people reoccupied his tunnel, they refused to move forward.
After he got down from his authenticity, Gao Shun's altitude sickness was slightly relieved, but his body fatigue did not fully recover. When his vanguard arrived around Xihai City, he learned about Zhang Liao's arrival and also learned about the huge changes that were taking place in Xihai City.
Many officials were killed and their heads hung above the city walls.
The situation that officials originally thought that without them, there would be chaos, did not occur, or it was not as serious as they imagined. Because of the continuous operation of a few officials such as Zhang An, Xihai City survived the most chaotic period at the beginning.
Afterwards, Han Guo came from Longyou with some civil servants and soldiers. He and Meng Hua built the civil and military core of Xihai City, causing the chaotic situation to gradually change to order.
order.
This is the most fundamental foundation of human society.
All laws, all morals, and all ranks are based on order.
The establishment of a new order in Xihai City certainly means the exit of the old order.
Gao Shun was happy and worried.
He was worried about Lu Bu.
Gao Shun is not good at expressing himself. He is more accustomed to using actions to explain some problems. Just like he trains troops, he can do it first, and then asks the soldiers to do it with him. However, people who are not good at expressing themselves suffer a disadvantage.
Because humans need communication. Although both humans belong to the same subject, due to the inconsistency between consciousness and physical body, humans must communicate if they want to maintain order, establish cooperation, etc. The more effective communication is, the more they can reduce the loss in the collaboration process.
Unfortunately, Gao Shun wanted to communicate, but he didn't know what to say, nor did he know where to start. Even after saying some words, he did not achieve the communication effect as he deserved, but instead aroused the suspicion of Meng Hua and Han Guo.
Gao Shun is a good person, a pure soldier, and a straightforward person who doesn't know how to express this impression. After the horse monkey was depicted, most people can measure him, but the problem is that for Meng Hua and Han Zuo, Gao Shun is similar to a stranger, and is also a stranger loyal to Lu Bu. Therefore, Meng Hua and Han Guo's attitude towards Gao Shun is wary, speculation, and doubt.
Even if Meng Hua had worked with Gao Shun for a short time before, it does not mean that Meng Hua can have much friendship with Gao Shun, and can exchange ideas smoothly and without barriers or other things...
The military camp outside the city of Xihai City was originally suppressed by Zhang Liao, so of course it was listened to Zhang Liao. Later, Zhang Liao handed it over to Menghua. Later, when Han came, he formed the civil and military core of Han and Wu, and outside the city, which was mainly Han and Wu, and Wu, who were now back. Now Gao Shun is back, and then Gao Shun is not suitable to stay in the city, and even more unsuitable to stay outside the city.
So Gao Shun simply brought some people to Lu Bu to report. He didn't want to have any conflict with Meng Hua or Han Guo, and he also felt that he should not hinder Mongolia and Han.
After all, Gao Shun also knew that Xihai City should have been rectified long ago.
This kind of rectification will inevitably be dissatisfied by Lu Bu...
Gao Shun was very worried.
Lu Bu's personality is like a wolf, but the wolf also has some characteristics of a dog, such as territory. Gao Shun knew that the remediation of Xihai City was a good thing for the West Sea and even for the Western Regions. However, for Lu Bu, Lu Bu might have felt more that his territory was violated, so Gao Shun was preparing to persuade Lu Bu as much as possible while reporting the matter.
But when Gao Shun and his men entered the surrounding area of ​​Yanqi, he discovered something was wrong.
Before, the surrounding areas of Yanqi were biased towards the Han Dynasty.
It's different now.
This feeling is very strange, just like Shandong officials are starting to stop collecting money.
After entering the land of Yanqi, the Hu people around him will cast some meaningful gazes. This situation becomes more and more serious after leaving Yanqi and entering the territory of Kucha. The Kucha people regard the Han people as enemies, and invade and assassinate at any cost, regardless of day or night.
Although Gao Shun had already experienced this treatment when he entered the Cheshihou Kingdom, the enthusiasm of this "welcome" in Kucha Kingdom still shocked Gao Shun.
Gao Shun sent out scattered forward scouts. After entering Kucha, he suffered more than ten attacks, sneak attacks, traps, and deceptions in less than two days. The scale of the attack ranged from a few to a dozen people, and at most hundreds of people were similar to suicide attacks, howling with incomprehensible words, regardless of life and death.
Moreover, Kucha people are more familiar with their own land than Han people, so Kucha people know about where to camp, where to drink water, or where to set traps.
The forward scouts sent by Gao Shun took out corrupt cattle and sheep from the water source more than once, dug out buried animal clips in shelter, and traps covered with feces...
Gao Shun's forward scout counterattack angrily and followed the trace to find the Kucha tribe. However, when Gao Shun arrived, he found that there were basically all the old, young, women and children in the Kucha tribe, and there was no young and middle-aged man.
Where did these young and strong men in the Kucha tribe go? The answer is obvious.
Only then did Gao Shun realize that the problems in the Western Regions were not as simple as he had imagined before, nor did he say that reading a few sentences in the book and understanding some scriptures could lead to some wonderful strategies for governing the country and maintaining national security.
The words of the cavalry are right...
Killing cannot solve the problem, but will make more and more problems. Only stupid guys think that killing is the best, just like thinking that a big fist can travel all over the world.
Gao Shun couldn't help but wonder what was the reason that Yanqi, who was originally friendly to the Han Dynasty, began to hate the Han people, and made these tribal personnel in Kucha fight against the Han people with their last breath?
Where did the Kucha people go wrong?
Similarly, what was the mistake of the Han people?
Gao Shun vaguely had some ideas, but he quickly controlled these divergent thinking. He believed that as a soldier, he should not think too much about these political issues. This is not the responsibility of a soldier, and if a soldier is involved in politics too much, he is often not so pure soldier.
Gao Shun knew that this was because Lu Bu slaughtered Kucha people in Kucha, killed monks, destroyed Buddhas, etc. Even if there were Baishan in Kucha people, Kucha people would still put their main hatred on Lu Bu and then pushed them from Lu Bu to Han people.
Everyone has to bear what one person does.
This is not fair, but it is also fair.
Conversely, the same is true.
What a group of people does often end up with one person.
Faced with new changes, Gao Shun made military adjustments. Based on his previous experience in Cheshi's future country, he accelerated the speed and no longer sent small troops to scouts alone, but gathered together as much as possible to act in a unified manner to avoid being hindered by these intrusions along the way.
Sure enough, when they saw the large army march, although these Kucha people still projected hatred in their eyes, seeing that Gao Shun's side had a large number of people, they dispelled the idea of ​​intrusion, which was relatively safer.
But in this way, Gao Shun could not send a scout before sending him out.
Of course, this is not a big problem.
After all, there is Lu Bu blocking the road ahead, so the whole road is relatively safe.
Gao Shun left a little anxiously.
Because Gao Shun was worried about an irreconcilable dispute between Zhang Liao and Lu Bu.
Zhang Liao's actions in Xihai City can be said to have slapped Lu Bu in the face. How could he bear it according to Lu Bu's arrogant personality? Gao Shun actually understood Lu Bu's ideas a little because he felt that Lu Bu was somewhat similar to him to some extent and was not good at politics.
But the problem is that Gao Shun can let go of politics and concentrate on being a soldier, but Lu Bu cannot do it. Lu Bu is like a child who knows to study hard but has a toy in his hand, and is in great pain.
Gao Shun felt that this time might be an opportunity to let Lu Bu put down some of the things in his hands and make it easier.
Of course, the premise is that Lu Bu and Zhang Liao must not fight...
Gao Shun rushed to Qiu Ci. He originally thought he would wait for the next day before going to Qiu Ci, but after nightfall, a fire suddenly lit up in the direction of Qiu Ci City!
The blazing fire shines all over the field!
Gao Shun was startled, and he subconsciously thought that what he was worried about had erupted!
He thought it must be that Lu Bu and Zhang Liao had a fight, otherwise how could a fire be lit in Qiu Ci's city?
The thick and mellow night in the sky covered everything.
The torches swayed in the wilderness, flashing, as if stars fell to the ground, and the sky and the earth were reversed.
The earth quickly retreated under the horse's hooves.
Looking at the scene of the fire rising into the sky in the distance, Gao Shun's chest seemed to be burning, anxious and burning.
Once Lu Bu and Zhang Liao start fighting, let alone who wins and loses, it will only cause subsequent shocks in the Western Regions, and the changes in the attitudes of the Hu people in the Western Regions towards the Han people along the way...
Gao Shun stared at Qiu Cicheng in the distance, as if he saw countless people fighting endlessly under the raging fire, blood flowing.
『Start up! Go directly to Qiuci City!』
Gao Shun gave a loud command, then drove his horse forward. He was about to arrive at Qiu Ci City, and suddenly the sound of killing on the side was shocking. A group of people rushed out of the wilderness and rushed to block it fiercely. If he continued to go to Qiu Ci City, he would inevitably be attacked by this group of people on the flank. So Gao Shun could only lead the troops to turn and move towards the direction where the people and horses attacked in the wilderness.
For a moment, Gao Shun's eardrum was filled with loud rumbling sounds. The sound of horse hooves on both sides made the earth tremble, and the cavalry array on the opposite side showed a loss of edge formation, jumped out in the night and rushed straight towards him!
Gao Shun is at the forefront, with all the vision up, down, left and right, occupied by the enemy cavalry.
Gao Shun shouted loudly, allowing his subordinates to form a charge array accordingly, throw away all distracting thoughts, and rush forward wholeheartedly.
The fire in Qiuci City in the distance soared into the sky, as if all the light was sucked over there.
The light and shadow are shaking, and the chaos is in turmoil.
The torches falling on the surrounding ground were flickering, and they cried under the horse's hooves.
With the interweaving of swords and guns, the soldiers of the most vanguard of the two armies fell down one after another, and the ownerless horses ran away in scattering.
Gao Shun suddenly felt something was wrong...
Before Gao Shun could figure out what was going on, with a sharp sound of breaking the wind, one man and one horse rushed out of the darkness directly in front of him, and the weapons in his hand rushed straight towards him like a giant python!
The sharp cold light flashed and rushed straight to Gao Shun's chest!
The stirred wind was like a huge rock rolled up in the air, hitting Gao Shun, making Gao Shun's breathing feel a little tight!
Gao Shun held his breath, picked up with a backhand shot, leaning his body slightly left, trying to resolve the opponent's attack, but he didn't expect that he could not take it with such a challenge!
Gao Shun quickly changed his body and changed the center of gravity. At the same time, he changed the spear to unload it, which was to push away the oncoming pressure.
In the flash of lightning, Gao Shun saw the man's weapon clearly...
Fang Tian Painted Halberd!
"Major Protector!" Gao Shun subconsciously shouted out, "Lu Fengxian!"
Gao Shun's first shout was Lu Bu's official position...
Lu Bu did not recognize Gao Shun as soon as possible, even when Gao Shun shouted out the first time. Because on the one hand, there was light and shadow flashing in the night, and on the other hand, Gao Shun's appearance changed due to illness, which was completely different from what Lu Bu had seen before...
It was not until the second sound of "Lu Fengxian" came into his ears that Lu Bu felt a little awake from his anger and recognized Gao Shun. However, this moment of slowness made Lu Bu unable to instantly retract the Fang Tian Huaji that had been cut out. He just turned the direction of Fang Tian Huaji as much as possible and turned it into a slap.
According to common sense, or according to Lu Bu's impression, such a high force should be able to block it...
should……
After all, when Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others were fine, they often practiced martial arts together, and even more sharp and fierce than such moves. Gao Shun had blocked them back then.
then……
And now is neither supposed nor that of the past.
Gao Shun was originally injured, and the altitude sickness in Cheshihou Kingdom was not fatal, but it cannot be said that he could recover in a short period of time. In addition, he did not stay in Xihai City to recuperate, so he rushed to Qiu Ci, so whether it was energy, concentration, or physical strength, it had actually decreased a lot.
Although Gao Shun tried his best to block it, he did not block it.
The spear flew out of his hand.
Although Lu Bu found something wrong at the last moment and tried to stop the effort, it was too late.
Fang Tian's painting halberd continued to exert force and slapped Gao Shun's body.
Gao Shun's armor flew out, bent his body sideways, and then fell down from the horse's back.
Gao Shun spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Ahhhh..." Lu Bu shouted, and then he pulled the reins hard, trying to slow down the horse. But he had missed Gao Shun and ran forward according to inertia.
The guards following Lu Bu did not have time to react. They followed Lu Bu according to their original habits, original tactics, and primitive instincts, and then the war horse collided with Gao Shun...
Gao Shun spit out a second mouthful of blood.
Lu Bu howled like crazy, "Stop! Stop!"
He waved the Fang Tian Huaji in his hand and smashed all the swords and guns around him.
Fang Tian's painting halberd made a shrill whistling sound, like a trapped beast wailing.
"Stop!" Lu Bu roared and roared, not sure why he was angry or just angry, "Stop! Stop!"
The short battle stopped, but the casualties caused by this could not be recovered.
Lu Bu returned to the horse and ran to Gao Shun. He even staggered when he jumped off the horse.
"Boping! Boping!" Lu Bu rushed forward and hugged Gao Shun in his arms, "Why are you...you?!how..."
Lu Bu had too many questions, but at the moment Lu Bu didn't know what to ask. He reached out to wipe away the blood that Gao Shun spit out and howled, "Doctor, where is the doctor?!Doctor!"
The military doctor behind the queue rushed to the front and shouted: "Rise the fire! Help me raise the fire! I need to see clearly!"
Someone hurriedly picked up the torch that fell on the ground and got closer.
Under the flames, Gao Shun's face turned pale as snow.
The doctor was anxiously reviewing Gao Shun's injuries, and every time he looked, the doctor's head became a few more sweat, and the blood on his face turned pale.
"puff……"
Gao Shun spit out the third mouthful of blood.
Gao Shun's blood foam splattered on Lu Bu's face, and his body was like hot tinder oil falling down, making Lu Bu tremble, "Boping, Boping... Doctor! Save him quickly! Save him!"
The doctor was shaking under Lu Bu's pull, but was silent, with a pale face and lowered his head without saying a word.
"This... it's not his fault..." Gao Shun seemed to grin, not sure if he was laughing or because of the pain, "Major Protector, I didn't... didn't betray you..."
Lu Bu nodded, "I know! I know!"
Yes, Lu Bu knows now.
"Major Protector...I have never asked for anything in my life...I am begging you...I am begging you something...」
"You said, you said!" Lu Bu protected Gao Shun, like a piece of fragile ceramic.
"Go back... go home..." Gao Shun said softly. Even at this moment, home, the magical word, could still reveal some different spirits in his eyes, "Go home... I can't go back anymore, you can... go home..."
"Go home..." Lu Bu was stunned. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
He had never expected that Gao Shun's request was actually this.
go home?
Gao Shun's eyes gradually moved from Lu Bu to the sky.
The galaxy hangs upside down.
Pure starlight.
Gao Shun stretched out a hand towards the Galaxy.
The hands stained with blood and mud, but yearn for the purest starlight.
But in the end it wasn't touched...
It's like the hometown he's never going back to.
The one that appeared several times in his dream and is now a hazy home.
Remaining tiles.
Earth wall.
But it makes him feel at ease.
Chapter completed!