Liu Tan talked on and on for a long time. Although he had told these things to Liu Che once and to Chen Ajiao again before, those things were different from what he said now.

At that time, he was like giving a report. He had to highlight a key point to make Liu Che pay attention to coal, and to make Chen Ajiao pay attention to the new type of gem.

It's more like being a salesperson than connecting with parents, except that this sales pitch is more tender.

However, when facing Lu Xuan, he was most relaxed.

Except for some sensitive things, such as coal and refined steel, he can talk about everything else.

Lu Xuan was also his best listener, and surprisingly, their thinking was very synchronized. Lu Xuan always asked the right questions, which was in stark contrast to Liu Che, whose focus was often off-topic.

Liu Tan spoke with great satisfaction. It was as if he had shown off in front of his friends and received their admiring glances, which made him feel very proud again.

Lu Xuan liked to see him like this, his eyes and eyebrows lively and full of energy.

He held his chin and looked at Liu Tan sideways, the smile on his face and eyes never fading.

After Liu Tan finished speaking, he took a sip of the water Lu Xuan handed him and asked, "What about you? I heard you went to attack Dayuan. Was it particularly dangerous?"

Lu Xuan originally wanted to say that it wasn't that dangerous, but when he saw Liu Tan's moist eyes, he couldn't help but want to say more.

Showing off one's strength in front of the person one likes is an inevitable behavior for all males.

Even though Lu Xuan was a reserved person by nature, under the gaze of those eyes that were more brilliant than any gemstone, he still recounted the entire process.

To be honest, it is very dangerous. After all, Dayuan is not comparable to the Huhu Kingdom. They have a natural advantage - the Ferghana horse.

In terms of cavalry, the little Wusun lost directly.

In other words, in terms of light cavalry, the small Wusun could never be a match for the Dayuan Kingdom.

Therefore, Lu Xuan never thought about confronting the light cavalry of Dayuan from the beginning to the end.

He thought of the Han Dynasty's heavy cavalry. Originally, he wanted to form his own heavy cavalry.

This was not to attack Dayuan, but after possessing heavy cavalry, the strength of the Wusun Kingdom could be further improved.

However, heavy cavalry is more dependent on weapons and cannot be built whenever you want.

Otherwise, wouldn't the Xiongnu know that the Han heavy cavalry was more powerful? Why didn't they get the Wushilu? Wasn't it because their weapons weren't up to par?

The smelting level was not up to standard, there were no iron products, and even the bronze products were very backward. The Huns had to clean up the battlefield after the battle, and the most important thing was to pick up the arrowheads.

Lu Xuan naturally didn't have what the Xiongnu didn't have, but he did have an advantage that the Xiongnu didn't have.

The Xiongnu could not do it and could only give up, but Lu Xuan could apply to the Han Dynasty. After all, Xiao Wusun was a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and the document signed at the beginning also stipulated the supply of ironware. Although it was impossible to open the supply, there would be a preference for Xiao Wusun.

What's more, this time Lu Xuan launched the attack to help Liu Che seize the Pegasus. In this case, the Han Dynasty would not refuse Lu Xuan's request.

However, Zhao Po Nu had a deep prejudice against outsiders. Even when he received orders from above to distribute some weapons to Lu Xuan and help Lu Xuan organize heavy cavalry, he turned a deaf ear to them.

To put it bluntly, a general is not bound by the king's orders when he is away from home.

When Liu Tan heard this, his expression was already very cold: "Zhao Po Nu? He's so arrogant?"

He knew Zhao Po Nu, who had won several battles against the Huns by luck. Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, except for Li Xi, he was probably the only one with such a record.

However, this person was unable to pose a deterrent to the Huns, and had no other military achievements since that time, so Liu Tan always maintained a very skeptical attitude towards this person's ability.

The most important thing is that he knew that Zhao Po Nu would get lost while looking for water in a subsequent war and be captured by the Huns.

It was simply impossible for such a person to make Liu Tan believe how good he was at fighting.

He has no ability but still excludes his colleagues... Although there are many officials in the Han Dynasty who think like Zhao Po Nu, the Han Dynasty is not without precedents of foreign generals, isn't there Jin Midi?

If Zhao Po Nu has the guts, just say it to Jin Midi in person. What's the point of only bullying those younger than him?

Lu Xuan noticed that Liu Tan's aura was changing rapidly. A cold light flashed in his slightly narrowed eyes. In an instant, he turned from a soft and powerless little animal into a little leopard with sharp teeth and claws.

Liu Tan's transformation instantly aroused Lu Xuan's suppressed desire to conquer him. Lu Xuan's Adam's apple moved, and he reached out to hold Liu Tan's hand, saying softly, "It's okay. Your Majesty has already punished him."

Liu Tan raised an eyebrow: "Did the emperor punish him?"

Lu Xuan replied, "Yes, his title was reduced from Marquis to Marquis of Guannei."

Liu Tan's anger subsided a little, and in an instant he turned back into the harmless little animal he had just been. He then muttered, "He got away with it by disobeying the order."

Although he said so, Liu Tan also knew that Zhao Po Nu had won the battle after all, so he couldn't go too far, otherwise it would make people feel disappointed.

And... Lu Xuan is an outsider after all.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Lu Xuan continued. Although Zhao Po Nu rejected Lu Xuan's request, Lu Xuan was not discouraged. After analysis, he found that his men were better at sneak attacks.

This is also determined by weakness. Since there is no way to confront the enemy openly, we try to choose the option with the least casualties.

Just when Lu Xuan was thinking about how to launch a sneak attack, to his surprise, someone actually sent him weapons!

And they are all weapons that can be used to form heavy cavalry!

Lu Xuan was very surprised at the time, thinking that Zhao Po Nu had changed his mind, but when he asked, he found out that it was Li Xi who sent it.

It turned out that Li Xi had been paying attention to the battlefield here. He had to defend the city and could not leave casually. Guarding the gold mine was much more important than fighting Dayuan.

However, after he learned that Lu Xuan was in trouble with Zhao Po Nu, he immediately sent someone to deliver the equipment that he did not need for the time being, and also sent someone to convey a message - thanking Xiao Kunmi for risking his life to save their Fifth Prince, and emphasized that this was a thank you, not a return of favor.

Lu Xuan curled his eyes at Liu Tan and said, "Look, if it weren't for you, I might not have won this battle. Ah Tan is really my lucky star."

Liu Tan blushed, but felt happy in his heart: "Well, General Li is a very good person!"

At the same time, he was thinking in his mind that he would send someone to send a letter to Li Xi to send more honeycomb coal!

With the heavy cavalry, Lu Xuan had a chance to confront Dayuan head-on.

This time he directly changed his fighting style from sneak attack to roaming. Anyway, the tactics conveyed by Zhao Po Nu was to attack directly.

Zhao Po Nu was just informing him, not trying to share a tactic with him. In fact, this notification was also a warning to Lu Xuan not to get in the way and not to steal the credit.

After Lu Xuan understood what Zhao Po Nu meant, he sneered, parted ways with Zhao Po Nu, and began to ambush the soldiers of Dayuan on the road.

After Zhao Po Nu started the fight, Dayuan would definitely call back the soldiers outside. Lu Xuan wanted to cut off their retreat.

On the one hand, it was to grab supplies, and on the other hand, it was to give Zhao Po Nu a chance.

However, Zhao Po Nu was unexpectedly beaten by Dayuan and fled in panic, leaving behind tens of thousands of corpses. Not only did he fail to capture the city, he couldn't even climb the city wall!

Zhao Po Nu simply made Lu Xuan doubt the strength of the Han Dynasty.

The fact that Liu Tan and his men had conquered Jie State so quickly before had raised his assessment of the Han Dynasty's strength.

It’s not that he looked down on Liu Tan, but Liu Tan was a young prince with no experience in leading troops, and he had two equally young generals under his command. Even though these two generals came from military families, they could not cover up the fact that this team had no experience.

In this situation, Liu Tan's victory can be said to be quick and decisive, and he was even able to free himself to kill some of the Xiongnu cavalry. How could such a performance not be amazing?

Most countries in the Western Regions did not have a very accurate assessment of the strength of the Han Dynasty. They only knew that the Han Dynasty could compete with the Xiongnu. They knew that the Xiongnu was very powerful, but no one knew how powerful the Xiongnu was.

Liu Tan made Lu Xuan feel that he had slightly touched the bottom line of the Han people. However, Zhao Po Nu made him realize that Liu Tan... might not be the bottom line, but the upper limit.