On this journey, Luo Jing brought an embassy that could only be called lavish. Even without counting the generals, there were dozens of officials handling other affairs, while the military contingent was even more thoroughly equipped.
As the only Luo Clan Scion currently walking the world, he had a full two hundred Dare-to-Fight Warriors protecting him at close quarters. The strictness of their selection was known throughout the world. Every one of them was a brave warrior who could ride and shoot from horseback, then dismount and charge into battle.
Not counting the auxiliary troops, Liu Heng had assigned Luo Jing eight hundred palace Imperial Guards as combat troops alone. All eight hundred came from the northwestern commanderies of Guanzhong and were warriors skilled with bow and horse.
With these thousand men, complete sets of armor, crossbows, and three horses per man, if anything could still go wrong, Liu Heng would truly have to hand the Thorough Marquises who had just returned to Chang'an a great military achievement.
With three horses per man, even though they were in no hurry and merely kept the horses moving at a normal pace, they still traveled swiftly, raising clouds of dust along the Straight Road.
The lofty mountains on one side constantly slipped backward through everyone's field of vision. Gazing at the towering peaks, the swirling clouds and mist, and the ancient trees reaching into the sky, Luo Jing grew somewhat curious about how magnificent those peaks would look if the mist cleared.
"Young Master, we have entered the Xiaohan Corridor. Once we leave here, the road ahead will be flat and open."
On this journey, Luo Jing had not gone through Wu Pass toward Nanyang. Instead, he followed the ancient road out through Hangu Pass, traveling overland through the former lands of