Three Kingdoms

Gao Shun looked very bad.

He hasn't rested for a long time.

After Gao Shun defeated the Wusun and Cheshi Houguo coalition forces, there was no reason to move forward.

Gao Shun asked the surrendered Wusun Xiao Wang to come forward to collect the broken Wusun troops, and then incorporated them into the equally broken vassal army, and then returned to the West Sea.

Because of the presence of Wusun Xiaowang, the Wusun people who followed him hesitated, not knowing whether to pursue or stay. Gao Shun's deliberate and orderly retreat also made those Wusun people suspicious. He didn't dare to get too close, and after the Wusun people reoccupied his tunnel, they refused to move forward.

After coming down from his tunnel, Gao Shun's altitude sickness was slightly relieved, but his physical fatigue was not fully recovered. When his leading troops arrived around Xihai City, he learned about Zhang Liao's arrival and also learned about the great changes taking place in Xihai City.

Many officials were killed and their heads were hung on the city walls.

Those officials originally thought that without them there would be chaos, but it did not happen, or it was not as serious as they imagined. Because of the continuous operation of Zhang An and a few officials, Xihai City survived the most chaotic period at the beginning. a period of time.

Later, Han Guo came from Longyou with some civil servants and soldiers. He and Meng Hua built the civil and military core of Xihai City, gradually transforming the chaotic situation into order.

order.

This is the most fundamental foundation of human society.

All laws, all morals, all levels are based on order.

The establishment of the new order in Xihai City, of course, means the exit of the old order.

Gao Shun was happy, but also worried.

He was worried about Lu Bu.

Gao Shun is not good at expressing himself. He is more accustomed to using actions to illustrate some problems, just like when he trains soldiers, he can do it first, and then he asks the soldiers to follow him. But people who are not good at expressing themselves are at a disadvantage.

Because people need to communicate. Although they are both human beings and belong to the same subjects, due to the inconsistency between the conscious body and the physical body, humans must communicate if they want to maintain order, establish cooperation, etc. The more effective communication is, the more losses can be reduced in the collaboration process.

Unfortunately, Gao Shun wanted to communicate, but he didn’t know what to say or where to start. Even after he said some words, it did not have the desired communication effect and instead caused Meng Hua and Han Guo were suspicious.

Gao Shun is a good man, a pure soldier, and a straight man who doesn't know how to express himself. After this impression was drawn by the horse monkey, most people would consider him. But the problem is that for Menghua and Han Guo, Gao Shun is almost a stranger, and he is also a stranger who is loyal to Lu Bu, so they are confused. Hua and Han Guo were wary, guessing, and suspicious of Gao Shun.

Even though Menghua had worked with Gao Shun for a short time before, it didn't mean that Menghua could have much friendship with Gao Shun, and be able to exchange ideas or other things smoothly and without obstacles...

The military camp outside Xihai City was originally suppressed by Zhang Liao. Naturally, he listened to Zhang Liao. Later, Zhang Liao handed it over to Menghua. Later, Han came over, and it formed a system where Han Guo was the main force in the city and Mongolia was the main force outside the city. The core of civil and military affairs, now that Gao Shun is back, it is not appropriate for Gao Shun to stay in the city, and it is even more inappropriate to stay outside the city.

So Gao Shun simply brought some troops to find Lu Bu to restore his life. He did not want to have any conflict with Meng Hua or Han Guo, and felt that he should not hinder them.

After all, Gao Shun also knew that Xihai City should have been renovated a long time ago.

This kind of regulation will inevitably be dissatisfied by Lu Bu...

Gao Shun was worried.

Lu Bu's personality is like a wolf, but the wolf also has some characteristics of the dog, such as territory. Gao Shun knew that such renovation of Xihai City was a good thing for Xihai and even the Western Regions, but for Lu Bu, Lu Bu might feel more that his territory had been violated, so Gao Shun was prepared to restore his life while also Try to persuade Lu Bu as much as possible.

But when Gao Shun led his troops into the area around Yanqi, he discovered something was wrong.

In the past, people around Yanqi were biased towards Han people.

It's different now.

This feeling is very strange, as if Shandong officials have stopped accepting money.

After entering the land of Yanqi, the surrounding barbarians would cast some meaningful glances at them casually. And this situation became more serious after leaving Yanqi and entering the realm of Qiuci. The Kucha people regarded the Han people as enemies, and they harassed and assassinated them crazily and at all costs, no matter day or night.

Although Gao Shun had already experienced this kind of treatment when he entered Cheshihou Country, the warmness of the "welcome" in Qiuci Country still shocked Gao Shun.

Gao Shun sent scattered forward scouts. After entering the Kingdom of Kucha, they suffered more than ten attacks, sneak attacks, traps, and deceptions in less than two days. The scale of the attack ranged from a few people to a dozen people, and at most hundreds of people. They were all similar to suicide attacks, howling in unintelligible words and not caring about life or death.

Moreover, the Kucha people are more familiar with their own land than the Han people, so they know where to camp, where to drink water, and where to set traps.

The forward scouts dispatched by Gao Shun more than once fished out rotten cattle and sheep from water sources, dug out buried animal traps in sheltered areas, and found wooden thorns covered with feces in the traps...

Gao Shun's forward scout fought back angrily and followed the traces to find the Kucha tribe. However, when Gao Shun arrived, he found that the Kucha tribe was basically composed of old, young, women and children, not a single young man.

Where did these young and strong men from the Qiuci tribe go? The answer is obvious.

Only then did Gao Shun understand that the problems in the Western Regions were not as simple as he had imagined before. It did not mean that just by reading a few words in a book and understanding some scriptures, one could come up with some clever strategies for governing the country.

Qiusi is right...

Killing people will not solve the problem, but will make it more and more serious. Only stupid people would think that killing people is the best, just like thinking that those with big fists can travel all over the world.

Gao Shun couldn't help but wonder, what was the reason that made Yanqi, who was originally friendly with the Han people, hate the Han people, and made these tribesmen in Qiuci fight to the last breath to resist the Han people?

What did the Kucha people do wrong?

Likewise, where did the Han people go wrong?

Gao Shun vaguely had some ideas, but he quickly controlled these divergent thoughts. He believes that as a soldier, you should not think too much about these political issues. This is not the duty of a soldier, and if a soldier is too involved in politics, he is often not a pure soldier.

Gao Shun knew that this was because Lu Bu massacred a large number of Kucha people in Kucha, killed monks, destroyed Buddhas, etc. Even with the Kucha people Baishan on their side, the Kucha people would still turn their main hatred It was placed on Lu Bu, and then extended from Lu Bu to the Han people.

What one person does must be borne by all.

It's not fair, but it's fair.

Vice versa, it's the same.

When a group of people do something, one person can do it all in the end.

Facing the new changes, Gao Shun made military adjustments. Based on his previous experience in the Cheshi Hou Kingdom, he speeded up the pace and no longer sent out small groups of scouts individually, but gathered as many troops as possible. Act together to avoid being slowed down by these intrusions along the way.

Sure enough, when they saw the large army marching, although these Kucha people still projected hatred in their eyes, they gave up the idea of ​​​​intrusion when they saw that Gaoshun's side was larger, and it was relatively safer.

But in this case, Gao Shun had no way to send scouts out.

Of course, this is not a big problem.

After all, with Lu Bu blocking the road ahead, the entire road was relatively safe.

Gao Shun walked a little hastily.

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 be a slap in Lu Bu's face. And according to Lu Bu's own proud temperament, how could he endure it? Gao Shun actually understood Lu Bu's thoughts, because he felt that Lu Bu was similar to him to a certain extent and was not good at politics.

But the problem is that Gao Shun can put aside politics and concentrate on being a soldier, but Lu Bu cannot. Lu Bu was like a child who knew he had to study hard but had a toy in his hand, and was in great pain.

Gao Shun felt that this time might be an opportunity for Lu Bu to put down some things and relax.

Of course, the premise is that Lu Bu and Zhang Liao must not fight...

Gao Shun rushed to the vicinity of Qiu Ci. He originally planned to wait until dawn the next day before heading to Qiu Ci. However, after nightfall, a fire suddenly broke out in the direction of Qiu Ci City!

The blazing fire shines all around!

Gao Shun was startled. He subconsciously thought that what he was worried about had happened!

He felt that there must have been a fight between Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, otherwise how could a fire be ignited in Qiu Ci City, which was still in good condition?

The thick and mellow night in the sky covered everything.

The torches swayed in the wilderness, flickering like stars falling to the ground, and the sky and the earth were upside down.

The earth quickly retreated under the horses' hooves.

Looking at the scene of blazing fire in the distance, Gao Shun's chest seemed to be burning, anxious and hot.

Once Lu Bu and Zhang Liao start fighting, let alone who wins and who loses, it will only cause shocks in the Western Regions, plus the changes in the attitudes of the barbarians in the Western Regions towards the Han people along the way...

Gao Shun stared at Qiu Cicheng in the distance, and seemed to see countless people fighting endlessly under the raging fire, with blood flowing.

"Boost! Go directly to Qiu Cicheng! 』

Gao Shun ordered loudly, and then drove his horse forward. Just as they were about to arrive at Qiu Cicheng, suddenly there was a loud killing sound from the side, and a group of people came out of the wilderness and swarmed in to intercept them. If he continued to move towards Qiu Ci City, he would inevitably be attacked on the flanks by this group of troops, so Gao Shun could only lead his troops to turn towards the direction of the attack in the wilderness.

Suddenly, Gao Shun's eardrums were filled with a loud rumble. The sound of horse hooves from both sides made the earth tremble and tremble. The cavalry array on the opposite side showed a lost formation, leaping out in the night and charging straight towards them!

Gao Shun was at the forefront, and the upper, lower, left and right sides of his field of vision were all occupied by enemy cavalry.

Gao Shun gave a loud shout and asked his men to form a charging array accordingly. He put all distracting thoughts behind and charged forward wholeheartedly.

In the distance, Qiu Cicheng was blazing into the sky, as if all the light had been sucked there.

The light and shadow were swaying wildly, and it was chaotic.

The torches that fell on the ground around them flickered, wailing and wailing under the horses' hooves.

Under the crossfire of swords and guns, the most advanced soldiers of the two armies fell with blood spattered one after another, and the ownerless horses screamed and fled in all directions.

Gao Shun suddenly felt something was wrong...

Before Gao Shun could figure out what was going on, with a sharp sound of breaking wind, a man and a horse rushed out of the darkness directly in front, with weapons in their hands running straight towards him like giant pythons!

The sharp cold light flickered and went straight to Gao Shun's chest!

The aroused wind pressure was like a huge boulder rolled up in the air, hitting Gao Shun directly in front of him, making Gao Shun's breathing feel tight!

Gao Shun held his breath, shot upward with a backhand shot, leaning his body slightly to the left, trying to neutralize the opponent's blow, but he didn't expect that he couldn't move with such a shot!

Gao Shun quickly changed his body shape, changed his center of gravity, and at the same time changed the position of the spear to unloading, thus pushing away the oncoming pressure.

In the flash of lightning, Gao Shun saw the man's weapon clearly...

Fang Tian draws a halberd!

"Dadu protector!" Gao Shun subconsciously shouted, "Lu Fengxian!" 』

The first thing Gao Shun shouted was Lu Bu's official position...

Lu Bu did not recognize Gao Shun immediately, even when Gao Shun called out for the first time. Because on the one hand, the lights and shadows flickered in the dark night, and on the other hand, Gao Shun's appearance had changed due to illness, which was completely different from what Lu Bu had remembered before...

It wasn't until the second sound of "Lu Fengxian" came into his ears that Lu Bu regained consciousness from his rage and recognized Gao Shun. However, just such a moment of delay made it impossible for Lu Bu to instantly retract the slash. Fang Tian painted the halberd, just trying to turn the direction of Fang Tian's painted halberd as much as possible, changing from cutting to shooting.

According to common sense, or according to Lu Bu's impression, such a powerful Gao Shun should be able to block it...

should……

After all, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others often competed together in martial arts when they were free. Gao Shun had even blocked moves that were sharper and more ferocious than this.

then……

And now is neither the time it should be nor the time it was then.

Gao Shun was originally injured and suffered from altitude sickness in Che Shi's country. Although it was not fatal, it could not be said that he would be able to recover in a short time. In addition, he did not stay in Xihai City to recuperate, so he was in a hurry. I arrived at Qiu Ci, so my energy, concentration, and physical strength have actually dropped a lot.

Although Gao Shun tried his best to block it, he failed to block it.

The spear flew out of his hand.

Although Lu Bu realized something was wrong at the last moment and tried to withdraw his strength, it was already too late.

Fang Tian's halberd continued to strike, hitting Gao Shun's body.

The armor pieces on Gao Shun's body flew out, his body bent sideways, and then he fell off the horse.

Gao Shun spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ahhhh..." Lu Bu yelled, and then he pulled hard on the reins, trying to slow down the war horse. But he had already missed Gao Shun and ran forward according to the 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. Then, the war horse hit Gao Shun...

Gao Shun spurted out a second mouthful of blood.

Lu Bu howled like crazy, "Stop!" Stop it all! 』

He waved the Fang Tian Painted Halberd in his hand and smashed away all the swords and guns around him.

Fang Tian's painted halberd made a shrill whistling sound, like a trapped animal wailing.

"stop it! Lu Bu roared filial piety, not knowing why he was angry, or just angry for the sake of anger, "Stop it!" stop! 』

The brief battle stopped, but the casualties caused by it were impossible to recover.

Lu Bu took his horse back and ran to a good place. He even staggered a little when he jumped off the horse.

"Boping!" Boping! Lu Bu rushed forward and held Gao Shun in his arms, "You...why are you?" ! how……"

Lu Bu had too many questions, but at the moment Lu Bu didn't know what to ask. He stretched out his hand to wipe away the blood Gao Shun spit out, and howled, "Doctor, where is the doctor?" ! Physician! 』

The army doctor at the back of the queue rushed forward and shouted: "Raise the fire!" Help me hold the fire! I need to see more clearly! 』

Someone hurriedly picked up the torch that fell on the ground and came closer.

Under the firelight, Gao Shun's face was as pale as snow.

The doctor eagerly examined Gao Shun's injuries, and with every glance, there were a few more beads of sweat on the doctor's head, and the blood on his face became paler.

"puff……"

Gao Shun spat out a third mouthful of blood.

Gao Shun's blood splashed on Lu Bu's face, and it was like hot oil falling on his body. Lu Bu couldn't help but tremble, "Boping, Boping...doctor!" Save him quickly! save him! 』

The doctor swayed under Lu Bu's pull, but remained silent, his face pale, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

"This...it's not his fault..." Gao Shun seemed to grin, whether it was a smile or because of pain, "Daduhu, I didn't...didn't betray you..."

Lu Bu nodded, "I know!" I know! 』

Yes, Lu Bu knows now.

"Daduhu...I have never...never begged anyone in my life...Now I beg you...I beg you for one thing..."

"Say it, say it!" Lu Bu protected Gao Shun like a fragile piece of ceramic.

"Go...go home..." Gao Shun said softly. Even at this moment, the word home, full of magic, can still make his eyes show some special look, "Go home... ...I can’t go back, but you can still...go home..."

"Go home..." Lu Bu was stunned. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

He had no idea that Gao Shun's request would be this.

go home?

Gao Shun's eyes gradually moved from Lu Bu to the sky.

The stars are hanging upside down.

Pure starlight.

Gao Shun stretched out a hand towards Xinghe.

The hands stained with blood and mud yearn for the purest starlight.

But after all, I couldn't touch it...

It's like the hometown he can never go back to.

The home that had appeared several times in his dreams was now a hazy home.

Remaining tiles.

Earth wall.

But it was a place where he felt at ease.

Gao Shun exhaled his last breath, "I really want to... go home..."