That's how it is.

After contacting the merchants for two days at this stronghold, the whole thing changed a lot. What seemed to be a trouble to the Shence Army was just so confused that it was being asked to do it.

Is this still a problem?

Xu Yi still expressed some embarrassment for such a request: "Although this governor took charge of Anxi, the court gave him the right to act cheaply, but, after all, Anxi is also considered the Longyou Army."

"Besides, this time I broke through the southern line and headed west, it was also an agreement with the Longyou Army...."

Xu Yi was very embarrassed.

In fact, Xu Yi was filled with joy at this time.

A familiar line is to pass Delingha, then Dachaidan, cross Dangjinshan, and then arrive at Yumen Pass.

He also knew that the so-called southern line did not refer to the southern line he had walked along the way. What they walked through could only be said to be a section of the southern line. From here, that is, the southern area of ​​Qilian Mountains, and then along the foot of the northern mountain of Kunlun Mountain, and through the Pahan Corridor, it was the real southern line.

At the same time, it is also a route for them to directly reach the Yutian area without having to cross Dang Jinshan.

Xu Yi knew about this line, but was not familiar with it, and had no idea. As for the people in his army, he knew nothing.

At this time... these merchants actually begged to lead the way for them!

As for the so-called horse bandits, Xu Yi didn't care at all. Not to mention the horse bandits, even the regular Tubo army and the Shence army broke through the encirclement of the Tubo army in this way. What are the mere horse bandits?

"Grandmaster, crossing Alkin Mountain... The smaller one does not mean that the team of the Grandmaster cannot cross Alkin Mountain, but crossing Alkin Mountain can easily cause unnecessary losses and generals."

"The Grand Governor didn't know that the mountain road in Alkin Mountain was narrow. Although it was not a cliff, the steep slopes on both sides of the mountain road were unobstructed. If you were not careful, it would be the result of the car being destroyed and the people being killed."

"Grandmaster, and, when crossing the most steepest place in Alkin Mountain, there is a barrier of gas epidemics, and the manpower is weakened. Once an accident occurs, it will be beyond the reach of manpower!"

Originally, it was just the old man surnamed Ju who spoke out, but when Xu Yi expressed his danger, all of these merchants began to be in a hurry.

Yet, a horse lantern and a stone paint allow everyone to contribute 70% of the goods they carry. Although the purpose is not pure, it is to build a good relationship in advance, and it is also good for profit in the future stone paint industry.

But after all, I gave it away and didn't make a penny. If I left the money to buy the road for Ma Fei, it would be difficult for these shopkeepers to explain to their boss even if they went back.

In fact, who can really travel thousands of miles to come here is not a big family in Anxi.

Their original intention was not to betray the goods, otherwise they would not be able to take food on the business road. They did not really want to meet each other thousands of miles away, but to inquire and become familiar with the Anxi Army.

Goods and money and grain are not the most important things. Otherwise, 30% of the goods would not be left behind, but they would be kept for the participants who contributed to the bandits.

However, after Old Man Ju said that he could travel west with the army and save the goods contributed to the bandits, he would make a profit.

Given his experience of Xu Yi's methods, these merchants seemed to have some speculations about the embarrassment that Xu Yi showed, and seemed to have made some moves on such a proposal.

Otherwise, the Grand Governor would not have said that he would cooperate with the Longyou Army to fight...

"Grandmaster, I'm so frank, that from now on, whether it's north or west, it has already belonged to the four towns of Anxi."

"Is that true?"

Xu Yi had been looking for a straitor, fearing that his own difficulties would make the merchants retreat. He heard someone say that this place was already the border between Anxi Army and Tubo, so he quickly took over the conversation.

"Grandmaster, this is true. How dare I deceive the Governor?"

"Oh, what I originally discussed with the Jiedushi needed to say hello at the junction. I have not reported peace to the Longyou Army so far... This governor also considered that the Longyou Army had a bigger war with Tubo because there was no reply from our Anxi Army."

Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, and when he saw the anxious expressions of these merchants, he still added another effort.

"It's not impossible for the army to go with you in a group, but this is just a message to the Longyou Army..."

"Grandmaster, this time we are waiting for the caravan to go east, and we are also preparing to go all the way to Lanzhou and even Chang'an. We only need the Grandmaster to compile a copy of the letter. The caravan that continues to go east will definitely send the letter to Longyou Jiedu Mansion."

"The Grand Commander, the former generals of the Anxi Army, also had many people who used merchants to convey letters."

It seems that if Xu Yi continues to say this, there is really no reason to refuse.

Xu Yi really didn't want to continue to refuse. Too much is as bad as too much, so he couldn't play with it.

"Since that's the case, I cannot ignore you, and I cannot allow the bandits to be rampant and rob the wealth of our Anxi merchants."

"The wise men of Anxi can travel thousands of miles to greet our army and provide supplies. Our army cannot ignore the life and death of Anxi's wise men."

"The military and civilians are one family, which is the core essence of my Anxi governance. This matter has been approved by the governor, so I will travel west with you."

"As for the Longyou Army......"

"Grandmaster, we are willing to jointly guarantee that the letter from the Grandmaster will be handed over to the Longyou Jiedu Palace!"

Before Xu Yi could stop, the merchants shouted in unison.

That's right, 30% of the goods were originally reserved for the bandits to plunder. At this time, you can follow the army back, so you no longer need goods.

In other words, they can organize a caravan to continue to go east and sell these goods to Lanzhou and even Chang'an...

Regardless of whether these people are saying true or not, even though Xu Yi knew very well that his location was still some distance from the so-called four towns of Anxi. This is just Golmud, so why are the four towns of Anxi?

But we all need to have a reasonable excuse, not to be able to really go together.

It is not clear what the southern border in later generations was like, so Xu Yi did not walk this line. The southern border that Xu Yi saw at this time really surprised Xu Yi.

In Xu Yi's concept, southern Xinjiang is the location of the Takramakan Desert, or is it Lop Nur, Qaidam Basin, etc. This southern Xinjiang should be a desert, and the Gobi is spread throughout the southern Xinjiang.

In fact, as for what Xu Yi has passed by now, if he cannot always maintain his rationality, Xu Yi almost suspects that he is walking in the water town of Jiangnan.

Tarim River, Xu Yi also understood from these merchants that this is the Tarim River, which is definitely not the Tarim River with dry riverbeds everywhere in later generations, but the Tarim River that surprised Xu Yi.

In fact, this has not yet reached the main stream of the Tarim River, but is just the lower reaches of the Tarim River, which is the area between the Tianshan Mountains and Kunshan Mountains.

Even the downstream people were already a little amazed by Xu Yi. There was no impression of desert, Gobi, and desert, the whole water town was like a water town.

In addition to lamenting the beautiful scenery along the way, Xu Yi also strengthened his confidence in some things he had in Anxi.
Chapter completed!