Chapter 201 (1/2)

Along the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, continue to the west, is the famous Silk Road.

There is a road at the north and south ends of the desert, both of which are along the edge of the desert. When the two roads converge eastward, it is Loulan city.

To the west, a road passes through Shule city and then reaches Shatuo city.

The other way is to pass through Khotan, then pass through Pishan, a small city, and continue to meander westward along the Kunlun Mountains, which is also to reach Shatuo city.

The city of Shatuo has already entered the high altitude area of Pamir Plateau, and further ahead is the Persian governor's office which is still firmly controlled by the Tang Dynasty.

From Shatuo City, you can enter the Tibetan region along the punchihe River, and Shatuo city is naturally the next place for Tubo.

The Pamir Plateau, that is, the Congling area, is not a flat plateau in the true sense, but a wide area between several groups of mountains and mountains, forming a seemingly flat valley and basin with abundant water and grass.

The plateau can be roughly divided into eight parts, which are called ”pa” by the local people. Each PA has its own nomadic control.

Because of the uneven water and grass, nomads often fight small-scale wars here, mainly to fight for fertile land to support their people.

The scale of tribal groups is not very large, ranging from 10000 to 1000.

Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty is thousands of miles away from here. Stone city and loess rammed town can be seen everywhere.

Naturally, the control over this area is extremely weak. Because of the powerful and intervention of Tubo, it is very difficult for the Tang Dynasty to form effective control here.

What shocked Li Hong even more was that it still belonged to China in the 1870s of his last life.

Further to the west, tuhuoluo, occupied by the white clothes food, has become a strategic buffer zone between the white clothes food and the Tang Dynasty after Li Hong took over the western regions.

It seems that it is still attached to the white food, but in its domestic, some people have begun to gradually favor the Tang Dynasty.

The 2000 men led by Li Hong have long been used to the life on the plateau, so among all the people, only Banmei and xunlan have slight discomfort.

At the moment, Li hongla doesn't have the longest tongue.

But then again, it can't be blamed. The wolf was tired of the desert from the next day. After passing through the Kunlun Mountains, deserts on both sides turned into Gobi and then into oases.

The wolf went mad. Seeing the green water grass, he began to jump off his horse and run wild on the grassland. So it was hard to feel uncomfortable at the moment.

Choose a north wind, flat place, far away from the nomads, near the foot of the Kunlun Mountains, a small lake will appear in front of you.

After careful investigation, we will find that there are traces of many people who once stayed and camped around.

The ashes of the fire, the rocks needed for the tent, and the dung of cattle and sheep proved that it was indeed a suitable place to camp.

”Sir, did we run too far? Should lawlessness be allowed to help? ” The mountain eagle was flying in the air, and the hare was secretly looking at these visitors in the grass, but he fell into the mouth of the wolf.

”It's too late. When soldiers are sent from Khotan, the Tubo caravan will soon arrive.” Li Hong looked up at the blue sky. It was so beautiful. Everything was so pure.

”No matter how fast the caravan is, it will be four or five days slower than us. In this way, should there be enough time?” After checking whether Li Hong's tent is firm, Hua Meng agrees with Quan Yi and agrees.

Here the space is open, the emptiness makes people feel empty, as if they have entered an empty world.

The prince of the Tang Dynasty came here alone. If there is any accident, this is not the responsibility of all the people here.

”Shatuo city is the only big city. As long as you cross the desert, there are only caravans marching, and there are few people. If there is no law and order to send people here, only careful Tubo people will find clues from the footprints on the road. Therefore, instead of looking for reinforcements, we should make use of these days to familiarize ourselves with the terrain here, which is more reliable than reinforcements.”

Li Hong took over the water from xunlan's complaint. He heard Xun Lan's mouth murmuring: ”it's been burning for a long time. Looking at the water's boiling, why does it feel like it hasn't opened? It's not hot.”

A sad face, bright eyes flashing tears flowers, because the water did not boil, at this time even feel that they are too useless, even to burn a water.

Li Hong chuckled. He took Xulan's hand and sat beside him. He patted Xun Lan's cheek and said, ”it's not your fault. It's a regional problem here...”

”Ah Your highness, is there a ghost here? ” LAN Xun looked around.

Li Hong's words, not only looking for orchid magic Zheng, others are also a little flustered looking at the quiet wilderness.

That huge mountain like a cliff, blocking the sun's shine, involuntarily, people still feel a little strange.Li Hong couldn't explain to them that because the pressure was too low, the water seemed to be boiling, but actually it was evaporated. However, the temperature is far from reaching, and the food can not be cooked at all.