"General Yusuf, the warriors of the Qarluq Department from Shule to Zhangye, every battle has rushed to the front, until now the people are sleepy and tired, and they need to be repaired, and now they are going to Qilian Mountain to fight with the Tang soldiers, I am afraid that the army will be disheartened......"

Yusuf looked to be about forty years of age, and wore a wide and ornate silk robe, a robe made of silk that could be worth twenty camels in Ctesiphon, which was a luxury.

Judging from the outward attire alone, this does not look like a general leading an army, but rather a bold Persian merchant.

Yusuf frowned slightly, and then looked at Gu Lulu and Pontler.

"Both of the tribes fought bravely in this expedition, I see it in my eyes, if the Tang people's reinforcements cross from the Qilian Mountain, it will pose a great threat to the army, so let the most courageous Qarlu Department block the passage of the Qilian Pass!"

Gu Lulu secretly sneered in his heart, thinking that a few kind words would be enough to send the warriors of the Qarlu tribe to the place where birds don't? Therefore, although he was unwilling to refuse directly, he still found various reasons to shirk it.

Yusuf's temper seemed to be very good, and he only listened patiently to his explanation, and then waved his hand:

"I see, you all go out and rest, and I'll let you know when you have the right decision!"

Gu Lulu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that it is also beneficial to fight according to reason, otherwise he really went to the Qilian Mountain Pass, where the bird does not, and saw the Tuqi Shi people go to Liangzhou to rob money and women?

After noon, Yusuf's military order was conveyed by a big food official:

"Prepare for the siege early tomorrow morning......"

Gu Lu didn't know why, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but the big food official turned around and left with a cold expression. He quickly got rid of this worry, as long as he did not go to the Qilian Mountain Pass to suffer, what could be worse than this?

There was no word all night, and before dawn, there was a whining horn in the continuous barracks, and Gu Lulu reluctantly got out of the quilt, and looked at the gap in the tent curtain, which was still a black hole, and obviously the sun had not yet come out.

Coalition forces have always acted at sunrise, and this is the first time this has happened.

Bone Lu yawned and slipped back into the covers, intending to sleep a little longer. Now my head is dizzy and painful, and it is clear that I haven't woken up from last night's drinking.

In a daze, Gu Lulu broke out in a cold sweat, and the whole person sat up, but saw several people with scimitars standing in front of him.

"You, what are you doing?"

"General Yusuf ordered yesterday to attack the city as soon as possible, and Your Excellency has openly disobeyed the military order, and it is inevitable that you will be punished in public!"

"No, no, you can't do this to me, my clan won't agree......"

The official who delivered the military order yesterday sneered twice and rebuked in a stiff Turkic language:

"You betrayed General Yusuf, how can General Yusuf let you continue to lead the warriors of the Qarluq tribe?"

An inexplicable fear swelled up in Gu Lulu's heart, his guards would never allow strangers to approach the tent while he was sleeping, and now that these big cannibals had come in without his knowledge, something must have happened.

A sturdy and familiar figure dodged from behind the big official.

Gu Lulu's eyes widened and his mouth wide open to look at him.

"Mo Jianlian, what, why are you?"

The big food official said sharply:

"With the approval of General Yusuf, the Right Leaf Protector has taken your place in the Qarluq Department from today, understand?"

Mo Jianlian is the half-brother of Gu Lulu, and he seems to be obedient to him on weekdays, and he doesn't want to show the fangs of a jackal today.

Gu Lulu regretted that he hadn't killed this brother earlier, and there would have been no disaster today.

However, it was too late to regret it now, and he was escorted out by two strong big cannibals.

As the sky brightened, the coalition army marched under Zhangye City, the war drums rumbled, and the tribal armies of the various divisions of the coalition army shouted and rushed to the tall city wall of Zhangye. The resistance of the Tang soldiers was fierce, and the arrows like rain fell round after round, and a large number of tribal warriors followed one after another, and the bloodshed quickly spread on the battlefield outside the city.

Forced to join the siege with a bow and arrow, he was no longer the protector of the Qarluq, and his men threw him away like a rag.

Of course, Gu Lulu still has cronies around him, but he has been killed tragically on that hangover night, so now he can only fight alone.

Obviously, all this is a conspiracy of Yusuf, a cunning cannibal who seems to be very talkative, but is a devil who eats people and does not spit out bones.

Gu Lulu regretted it, regretted that he couldn't raise his vigilance, it was too late.

The archers behind him stared at him like a predatory wolf, and if he dared to take a step back, he would surely shoot deadly arrows behind him.

Yusuf could have easily put Gu Du Lu to death, but instead of doing so, he sent Gu Du Lu to the battlefield and made him die in the siege battle, which can be regarded as the dignity of a warrior in the last moment of his life.

This kind of mercy that seems very cruel makes Gu Lulu gnash his teeth, he would rather not have this kind of decency, what could be better than to live?

The offensive of the tribal army was very fierce, and if Zhangye's city walls were as low as those in the Western Regions, I am afraid that they would not be able to block the impact of the three rounds. But this is the Tang Dynasty's important town in Hexi, although the army is empty, but the city defense facilities that have been operating for a hundred years are not comparable to those small cities in the Western Regions.

A large number of tribal troops died under the city, under the fierce counterattack of the Tang soldiers. Long ladders were erected up to the walls, and ant-like tribal armies climbed up the wall in the face of falling logs and stones.

Gu Lulu's life was very big, and he rushed to the city wall and was still unharmed, but he didn't want to climb to the city wall, otherwise he would really be idle and his life would be long.

At this moment, the big cannibals with bows did not follow, and he had many chances to escape the fate of being sent to death.

At the moment when he rushed to the city, a thought popped up in Gu Lulu's head, surrender!

The siege of the city did not end until sunset, and the Tang Dynasty military flag was still fluttering on the walls of Zhangye.

Miao Jinqing, who was appointed to patrol the military forces in Hexi, finally breathed a sigh of relief, the Great Cannibal had besieged the city for nearly a month, and today was the first time to launch such a fierce attack, which shocked him, and he didn't know why the Great Cannibal had changed his strategy.

Although the walls of Zhangye were still quite tall, there were only more than 5,000 soldiers available in the city, including the guards he brought to Hexi, and in order to deal with the unexpected, he requisitioned all the adult males in the city from the age of sixteen to sixty, and even then, only more than 30,000 people were made.

After the siege of the city ended, Miao Jinqing went to the four city walls to inspect non-stop, to check the extent of damage to the city walls, as well as the casualties of the soldiers.

"Fujun, there are people in the city who want to surrender......"

"Who surrendered?"

Miao Jinqing was very strange and vigilant, the Hu soldiers who were besieging the city had just retreated, and someone shouted under the city to surrender, is this a coincidence, or is there some conspiracy?

However, he could not ignore it, and when he had ascertained that there was only one man in the city, he ordered a rope to hang the basket down and pull up the so-called defectors.

"The villain Gu Lulu is the Ye Hu of the Gelulu Department, who can't bear the persecution of the big cannibals, and angrily surrenders to the Tang Dynasty!"

Ye Hu?

Miao Jinqing immediately frowned, he knew a little about the Western Regions, the leader of the Qarlu tribe was called Ye Hu, just like the Turkic chieftain was called Khan, if what this person said was true, it was really worth playing.

However, if this person who claims to be a bone is really the Ye Hu of the Qarlu Division, why is he now reduced to the point of being a lonely person and surrendering to sincerity?

In all kinds of situations, if Miao Jinqing couldn't think clearly, he wouldn't easily believe this person.

Gu Lulu was originally a personal essence, and when he saw that the Tang official in front of him had a suspicious face, he quickly knelt down and begged:

"It was the villain's brother Mo Jianlian who colluded with the big food general Yusuf and colluded together to harm the villain. ”

"If they want to unite against you, why can you escape?"

This kind of rhetoric did not convince Miao Jinqing, he only planned to lock this person up first, and then interrogate him slowly, there were still many things waiting for him to deal with after the war, and it was impossible to delay too much time on Gu Lulu.

Gu Lulu may have realized that something was wrong, so he told all his encounters and thoughts, hoping to win the trust of the Tang people.

Surrendering to the Tang Dynasty is also a last resort for him, even if he is lucky enough to survive this siege, it will be a dead end to go back, rather than this, it is better to simply vote for the Tang Dynasty, maybe there will be a way to live.

"Everything the villain said is the truth, if there is a word that is not true, let the villain die in the wolf's belly!"

The oath was vicious, but Miao Jinqing did not easily believe that Gao Xianzhi's defeat to the Great Food Army in Talas was largely due to the defection of the Qarlu Army. How can people believe these barbaric creatures, wavering and repeated, and having no faith at all, in times of such a crisis?

Finally, Miao Jinqing lost his patience, waved his hand, and ordered someone to lock Gu Lulu's hands and feet with iron chains and throw him into prison.

Gu Lulu wanted to cry without tears, so he came out of the tiger's mouth, and now he has entered the wolf's den, he doesn't know what the Tang Dynasty people plan to do with themselves, but just from the unkind face of the Tang Dynasty official, there should be no good results.

The sun finally disappeared into the mountains, the earth fell into darkness again, and Zhangye City got a respite in this darkness. The defenders spent the night licking their wounds on the city, waiting for a fierce battle that could come at any time after sunrise.

The night breeze in Hexi was very cool, with a strong smell of blood, making it difficult for people to sleep peacefully, Miao Jinqing tossed and turned on the Hu bed, and decided to interrogate the self-proclaimed Gu Luo Lu Ye Hu.