Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Western Regions, somewhere in the desert.

"His grandma, this place is too cold!" Zhao Kuo shrank back and couldn't help complaining.

The sun has come out, but the coldness in the air has not dissipated, which makes Zhao Kuo feel like returning to Handan in winter.

However, Zhao Kuo could feel that the temperature was rising significantly. According to the march of the previous month, the damn temperature would start to rise slowly at noon.

As the days passed, the weather was getting better day by day.

To be honest, Zhao Kuo never thought that he would have to face such a harsh environment one day.

"It's nothing but sand!" Zhao Kuo complained dissatisfiedly, and took out a jug from his waist, wanting to take a sip to warm his body.

But after weighing the weight in the jug, Zhao Kuo thought about it and held back, and hung the jug back with some reluctance.

The stock is running out.

Zhao Kuo was very sad.

It has been more than a month since I accepted Li Mu's mission to enter the desert.

During this period of more than a month, Zhao Kuo led [-] warriors under his command to march westward non-stop. Along the way, they encountered many oases, large and small, and destroyed several small countries, and even wiped out one Qianqi, a Hun who Zhi met by chance.

But more often, Zhao Kuo just kept trudging through the sand all over the sky like today.

There are no people, no birds, and even plants are extremely rare things. By midnight, not only is it quite cold, but there will also be some strange sounds around the barracks, and there will even be will-o'-the-wisps. Some soldiers on night watch claimed There are evil spirits peeping in the dark night.

For such soldiers, Zhao Kuo certainly cut off their heads without hesitation.

It's just that as the days passed, Zhao Kuo's patience gradually reached its limit.

In fact, if it weren't for the oasis and fighting that would appear every few days, Zhao Kuo felt that the morale and supplies of the cavalry army under his command would be a big problem.

Marching in such a ghostly place is a serious torture both physically and mentally. In this month alone, thousands of Zhao cavalrymen have died forever due to various non-combat factors such as illness and acclimatization. remained on this land.

"Call the guide to General Ben!!"

A moment later, a man with a high nose, deep eyes and strange clothes appeared in front of Zhao Kuo. He nodded and bowed to Zhao Kuo, and said in Zhao Kuo's unproficient Zhao language, "General, what are your orders?"

In fact, those followers of Perseus were not completely killed by Mao Sui.

After all, these guys have traveled through the Western Regions once, which can be regarded as a live map. It would be a pity to waste it.

In the face of the choice between life and death or loyalty, not everyone will definitely choose loyalty, just like the man named Kretas in front of Zhao Kuo at this moment.

After passing various tests and training from Hu Yiwei, Cretas was able to join the Zhao army and became one of the six guides.

Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes, and said to Cretas impatiently, "How long will it take to reach the mountain pass you mentioned?"

"Soon?" Cretas smiled apologetically: "If there are no accidents, it should be able to reach the mountain pass in a few hours at most, and then enter the plateau."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo finally raised his spirits a little, and asked again: "How far is that place from the city of Bhaktra you mentioned?"

Kretas thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "The speed of the carriage is about forty days."

Cretas followed the mission when he was traveling. Of course, the mission had a carriage. In terms of marching speed, it was obviously not comparable to Zhao Kuo's pure cavalry.

Zhao Kuo licked his lips and suddenly laughed: "That is to say, if the general makes a surprise attack at the fastest speed, maybe he will be able to reach Baktra City in more than 20 days?"

Kretas nodded and said: "That's right, General. But to be honest, it's more difficult. Because there are still many cities along the way."

"City?" Zhao Kuo laughed, and patted Cretas' shoulder vigorously. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly let out a snort and stopped talking.

In front of the team, a cavalry scout came galloping like a sharp arrow and told Zhao Kuo a news he wanted to hear very much.

"General Zhao Kuo, there is a mountain pass ahead, and there is a small pass at the pass! There are hundreds of defenders in the pass city. I don't know what country it is."

Zhao Kuo's body was shaken, and the whole person immediately raised his spirits, and hurriedly asked, "How far is it?"

"Back to the general, there are still about twenty miles to go!"

Zhao Kuo grabbed Cretas and said, "Tell me, is this the pass?"

Cretas froze for a moment, nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, it should be here. If there is no accident, the centurion stationed here should know me, I can"

Before Cretas finished speaking, he was pushed away by Zhao Kuo with a smirk.

The next moment, Zhao Kuo's loud voice began to sound: "Zhao Meng, Zhao Mengru is a killer, get out of here quickly!"

Zhao Kuo's personal guard captain quickly appeared: "Zhao Meng is here, what is the general's order!"

"Come on, gather a thousand warriors, and kill me with this general!"

at sunset.

In a small burning pass, Zhao Kuo walked up and down on the high platform with his head held high, watching one after another Zhao Jun cavalry slowly passing through the place on horseback.

In the pass, there were hundreds of bodies of Seleucid soldiers lying in disorder, including a Seleucid general.

Kretas was standing behind Zhao Kuo, with his head lowered in a very humble way, his body trembling constantly, lest any of his gestures would cause Zhao Kuo's dissatisfaction.

Just now, Kretas witnessed a miracle that he had never witnessed before.

The general Zhao Kuo in front of him was able to kill the Seleucid warriors in a completely incredible way with just a few gestures!

As a Seleucid who had never seen Zhen Tianlei, Kretas felt that General Zhao Kuo must have controlled the power from the legendary hell demon!

No, this country of Zhao may be the legendary country of demons!

"God Zeus, please bless your pious Cretas!" Cretas stood tremblingly, begging the mercy of his own gods.

Suddenly, Kretas was slapped hard, this action startled him so much that he almost peed his crotch.

Looking up in horror, I saw Zhao Kuo standing in front of him with a smile: "By the way, you said earlier that going south from here and passing through this mountain pass is the village of Rubactria. The eastern border?"

At this moment, Kretas was about to be terrified by Zhen Tianlei. How could he dare to hide anything from Zhao Kuo? "

"Needless to say! This general has already decided." Zhao Kuo waved his hand, interrupted Cretas, thought for a while, and suddenly took out a small notebook from his arms, flipped through it before facing it. Cretas said with a smile: "The general plans to build a city south of this mountain, and the name of this city is Yili!"

Chapter 31: The Traces of the Huns’ Main Force (First Update)

While Zhao Kuo was rushing all the way to the west, Li Mu and the main force of his cavalry regiment were not idle.

"Wan Sheng!" Yi Qu Sheng raised the lance in his hand high, and on the tip of the lance was the head of the Huns who died in death.

Beside Yiqu Sheng, thousands of cavalrymen in armor were proudly and equally proudly holding up their sabers and lances, celebrating such a victory.

Contrary to Zhao Kuo, the main force of the side cavalry regiment led by Li Mu was directed at the Huns from the beginning.