Early the next morning, before dawn, Yuwen Chengchao set off with the team.

Compared to the number of people at the time, it is a little less.

Half of the ten soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion were lost, and there were few guards left in the Longhe Trading House.

When Yuwen Chengchao led people to kill the beggar Fushan, Geng Shao stayed in the West Wind Fort to take care of the caravan, but he was also loyal to his duties.

Yuwen Chengchao knew that the land of Wutuo should not stay for a long time, the sooner he entered Kunlun Pass, the safer it would be, if he left the caravan and returned directly with his henchmen, it would naturally be extremely fast, but in this way, it would inevitably be notorious in the future.

Yuwen Chengchao was very concerned about his reputation, although he knew that it would not be fast to go with the caravan, and it would even be a drag, but it was not easy to leave the caravan behind.

Haniz left, naturally no one asked, but the other two girls were brought to the Uda, which was supposed to be given to the White Wolf King, but because of the situation, they could only be brought back.

The procession traveled eastward, without delay at all, even while eating.

Shopkeeper Bai and Tang Rong were still riding in a carriage, while Qin Xiao and the others were riding horses.

At dusk, the horse did not stop, but also walked out of more than a hundred miles, the fat fish urged the horse to Yuwen Chengchao's side, and said: "The eldest prince, I have rushed a road, many people can't keep up, and the sky is almost dark, do you want to find a place to rest?" ”

Qin Xiao looked up at the sky, the sun was setting, looking back at the caravan people, from morning to now, the porters were already tired, even the mounts under the crotch were also tired, and they were about to order the team to rest for a while, when he suddenly heard Qin Xiao say: "Eldest prince, listen, there seems to be the sound of horses' hooves in the west?" ”

Yuwen Chengchao turned his head and looked west, although the sound of the horse's hooves was not loud, but it could still be faintly heard, only listening to the sound of the horse's hooves, there were really a lot of people.

Yuwen Cheng's face sank, looked around, and saw that there was a dirt mountain not far away, which was quite steep, and pointed to the dirt mountain and said loudly: "Don't worry about the vehicle, everyone go up the mountain immediately, quickly!" ”

Fat Yu and the others also knew that things were not good, and shouted peace, urging the team to go to Tushan.

Yuwen Chengchao knew very well in his heart that if the Wutuo cavalry chased after him, then this caravan would be like a flock of sheep, and the other party's cavalry could easily solve it, and the only way was to temporarily run to the earth mountain, although the earth mountain was not very high, but it was very steep, and the Wutuo cavalry naturally could not rush up on horseback.

Everyone immediately rushed to the dirt mountain, but Qin Xiao urged the carriage to speed up, and when he arrived at the side of the earth mountain, he opened the carriage curtain and said, "Shopkeeper, I will carry you up the mountain." With Tang Rong's help, he picked up the white shopkeeper and said to Tang Rong: "Sister Rong, follow me." ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves in the west has become clearer and clearer, rumbling like thunder, Qin Xiao has already carried the white shopkeeper to the halfway point of the mountain, looking to the west, on the horizon, there have been thick black spots, and his heart is shocked, look at the formation, there are hundreds of people, not to mention there are hundreds of people.

Although the caravan also had nearly a hundred people, there were only a handful of people who could fight, and if it wasn't for the mountains to hide, just wait for the group of cavalry to catch up, the caravan would not have the strength to fight back at all.

The people of the team panicked and scrambled to climb the dirt mountain, and some people were too gathered, stepped on the air, rolled down, and were so badly injured that their companions could only carry up the mountain.

Neither the car nor the horse could be taken up the mountain, only the Black Overlord followed behind Qin Xiao and stepped on the mountain in the troubled times.

"Hurry up." Yuwen Chengchao said loudly: "After going up the mountain, prepare stones, when the enemy attacks the mountain."

Wait, stone them to death. ”

He was very calm in the face of danger, and he knew that at such a time, he had to maintain absolute composure, and the Vedic cavalry was chasing from behind, and these people under his command were already panicked, and if he still showed a panic, his men would collapse even more.

Qin Xiao turned around and saw that Tang Rong was struggling to climb, and said, "They haven't come over for a while, Sister Rong, don't worry." Looking at Tang Rong's eyes with concern, Tang Rong looked at Qin Xiao's eyes, her heart warmed, she nodded, and said, "Brother Xiao, you take your father-in-law up the mountain first, don't worry about me, I can do it myself." ”

Yuwen Chengchao was the first to climb the earth mountain, and looked to the west, his face was grim.

"Eldest son, I didn't expect someone to really catch up." The fat fish climbed up the hill, and he was also solemn: "It seems that the Kedun side has not been able to control the situation." ”

Yuwen Chengchao bowed slightly, and said: "In the Khan Palace, Xue Qilu let us go as fast as possible, and I guessed that something would likely happen." If the people of Kedun can completely control the situation, they will not care whether we are going fast or slow, and it is precisely because they themselves are not absolutely sure that they will have that sentence. ”

"Then the situation will be in trouble." The fat fish face is ugly.

"When the White Wolf King dies, it is the most fatal." Yuwen Chengchao smiled bitterly: "He killed Qi Fu Shan, but he didn't immediately eradicate Qi Fu Shan's henchmen, although it was to avoid too much turmoil, but because of this, after his death, the rest of Qi Fu Shan's party still has the power to fight back." Qi Fushan was able to assassinate the White Wolf King and quickly control the situation, which must be because the White Wolf Department has a lot of his henchmen, and these people are probably all surface now. ”

The sound of horses' hooves, the setting sun, and at this time you can even see the battle flags of the Vedic cavalry.

Most of the people have already gone up the mountain, and the fat fish does not dare to delay, and Dapeng and others assigned strong men to guard the mountain, before the Wutuo cavalry approached, hoarding stones on the mountain, and when the time comes, you can also rely on the stones to block the enemy, so that you will not be powerless to fight back.

Qin Xiao carried the white shopkeeper up the hill on his back, and carefully let the white shopkeeper sit down, Yuwen Chengchao came over and squatted beside the white shopkeeper, and said, "The shopkeeper is the Wutuo cavalry who killed him." ”

"Since they have killed them, they will not give up." The white shopkeeper sighed: "If I am not mistaken, there must be someone in White Wolf City who has raised objections to the death of the White Wolf King, and some people even think that we murdered the Khan King." They're either here to take us back for re-trial, or they're .....! With a faint smile, the rest of the words did not continue.

But Qin Xiao and the others naturally understood the meaning of the white shopkeeper.

If the remaining party of Qifu Shan sent to chase the soldiers, their intention was naturally to create a bloody case, which would lead to a complete confrontation between the White Wolf Department and Datang, so Kedun's strategy of continuing to maintain peace with Datang would be dealt a heavy blow.

Kill a few ordinary Tang people, then there is still room for maneuver, but if you kill the son of the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty, it will be directly related to the dignity of the country, and the Tang Dynasty will naturally not give up for the sake of the face of the empire.

The Tang Dynasty established the country with force, and for more than 200 years since the founding of the country, the martial spirit has never retreated.

In its heyday, all nations came to court.

When the eight tribes of Wutuo had just migrated to Kunlun Pass, their strength was weak, and they wanted to worship the Tang Dynasty Emperor but could not get it, so they could only send people to pay homage to the capital of Xiling Protectorate every year.

Although the national strength of the Tang Dynasty can no longer be compared with its heyday, the majesty of the empire is still there, and any disrespect to the Tang Dynasty cannot be ignored by the Tang Dynasty.

A strong response is needed.

The horses galloped, the sabers waved in the air, and the Vedic cavalry shouted loudly, and in the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, they had rushed to the side of the abandoned wagons and horses, circled around, and then swept like waves at the foot of the earth mountain.

Tian Dou's two shopkeepers' faces were pale.

They have been trading with the Vedas for many years, and because they have enough guards to protect them every time they travel, they have really not encountered much danger over the years.

But this time, they were attacked by the Death Wing of the Wild West, and almost lost their lives, and finally escaped from death, who knew that when they returned, they were caught up by the Wutuo Iron Horse, and the two only felt that the most tragic thing in the world was nothing more than this.

Qin Xiao condescendingly saw clearly, this Wutuo cavalry, there were at least more than 200 people, all of them in leather armor, but there was still a slight difference with the dress of the wolf guard, and he knew that this cavalry should not be the wolf guard.

The Wutuo cavalry stopped at the bottom of the mountain, but did not dismount, and one of them urged the horse to slow down, and walked forward for a short time, and then raised his head and shouted to the earth mountain: "Where is the eldest prince of Yuwen?" ”

He was full of energy, his voice was loud, and the earth mountain was not high, so the people on the mountain could hear it clearly.

Yuwen Cheng stepped forward, raised his foot and stepped on a stone, and said up and down: "It turned out to be Ye He Yehu, I didn't expect to meet so soon." "The one who spoke under the mountain was none other than Ye Heju, one of the four major leaf protectors of the White Wolf Department.

"The eldest prince left too quickly, and when he left the city, he couldn't send him off, I'm really sorry." Ye Heju smiled: "Is the eldest prince going back to Xiling?" ”

Yuwen Chengchao said: "Yes, there is something at home, so naturally we must rush back as soon as possible." He raised his hand and pointed at the Vedic cavalry behind Ye Heju with his horsewhip, and said loudly: "Lord Ye Hu, you have chased after you with a group of Vedic warriors, I don't know what your intentions are?" ”

"Don't get me wrong, eldest prince." Ye Heju said with a smile: "I was ordered by Kedun, please ask the eldest prince to turn back and go to White Wolf City with me." ”

"White Wolf City?" Yuwen Chengchao said: "That night, Lord Ye Hu was present, I should have heard it, I asked Ke Dun to rush back to Xiling as soon as possible, Ke Dun has agreed, and when I left the city, I was also successfully released, but I don't know why Ke Dun asked me to return?" ”

Yeheju said: "The king of Khan has always been good friends with your country, but now that he has been killed, at the funeral, Kedun hopes that the eldest prince will be present. The eldest prince attended the funeral of the king of Khan, and let everyone know that you and I have a deep affection. ”

"Attending the Khan's funeral?"

"Yes, after you left, Kedun suddenly remembered, so he asked me to come and invite me." Ye Heju smiled and said, "Eldest prince, the Khan King has a good relationship with you, will you never refuse Kedun's good intentions?" ”

Ning Zhifeng couldn't help but say loudly: "Ye Heju, you don't fart here, if Kedun wants to let our eldest son attend the funeral, he won't let us leave, what evidence do you have to prove that Kedun sent you?" Just by your mouth? ”

Ye Heju sighed: "Eldest prince, your subordinates are so unruly? Let's talk, when will it be the turn of the people under us to be presumptuous? ”

Yuwen Chengchao smiled and said: "Lord Ye Hu, don't blame, this brother of mine has an upright temperament, what do you have to say." He was right, you said that Kotun sent you, but I didn't believe it. He pointed to the group of cavalry again and said, "The cavalry you brought is not a wolf guard, isn't it Lord Ye Hu's own personal soldiers?" You have pursued us with your own cavalry, and you have said that you have sent it to Kotun, which is very unconvincing. ”