The strong man shouted, the blade paused a stone's throw away from his head, and the little senior aunt smiled: "What, scared?" ”

Cold sweat was already forming on the strong man's forehead, his face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "We passed by here, not to offend. ”

"Passing through here?" The little aunt said: "Tiege is very far away from here, and it is a heavy snowy day, at this time, you are passing by here, where are you going?" ”

"Go..... Go to Zhuma Lake! The strong man was in a cold sweat like rain.

Qin Xiao naturally knew where Zhuma Lake was, and he could reach Zhuma Lake in just three days, which was where the caravans rested and camped, and frowned and asked, "What are you doing in Zhuma Lake?" ”

"They are all warriors of the clan." The strong man hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The eight hundred warriors of the Tiege Department were ordered by the Khan King to disperse and dress up as ordinary people, and the destination was Zhuma Lake. The eight of us were divided into teams, and the others were on their own way. ”

"Eight hundred?" Qin Xiao faintly felt that something was wrong, and asked, "Are you saying that there are eight hundred cavalry from the Tiege Department going to Zhuma Lake?" ”

The strong man's lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak, and the little senior aunt chuckled, and the laughter was pleasant, but when the strong man heard this voice, he trembled all over, and hurriedly said: "We have been ordered by the Khan King to go to Zhuma Lake to meet with others." ”

"Rendezvous?" Qin Xiao was even more surprised: "Who will you meet?" ”

The man at his feet shook his head, and the strong man also shook his head and said, "Why did you go to Zhuma Lake, we really don't know." When we set out, we put away all our leather armor, and the Khan ordered us not to show our leather armor on the way, let alone let people see that we were cavalry. When we arrived at Zhuma Lake, we would be told what to do. ”

Qin Xiao was thoughtful, the little senior aunt stood up, threw away the knife in her hand, stretched her waist and said, "I'm full, I'm going to take a rest, little nephew, these two guys are handed over to you." But he went straight to the backyard.

The strong man nodded, Qin Xiao looked at the person who was stepping on his feet, and the man also understood what Qin Xiao meant, and immediately said, "Yes, we ..... We're going to Zhuma Lake. ”

"Why did the eight hundred cavalry go to Zhuma Lake?" Qin Xiao asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Without looking at the corpse on the ground, he left.

Qin Xiao knew that these two Wutuo soldiers were already turtles in the urn, withdrew the knife, sat on the chair, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Only you Tiege Department went to Zhuma Lake?" ”

The old madman didn't care at all, and at this time, he finally had a full stomach, and said to Qin Xiao: "Little apprentice, hurry up and practice the knife." ”

Two days ago, he had already taught Qin Xiao a new set of knife techniques, urging Qin Xiao to hurry up and become proficient every day, but he found a place to sleep after he was full.

"Your Tiege tribe has sent eight hundred people, and the other tribes will naturally not be less." Qin Xiao said: "The eight tribes of Wutuo, if each tribe sends eight hundred, there are also six or seven thousand people, so many cavalry are gathered in Zhuma Lake, what do you want to do?" ”

The strong man shook his head, Qin Xiao got up and walked in front of the strong man, squatted down, his eyes were like knives: "Are you going to attack Kunlun Pass?" ”

The strong man hesitated, and Qin Xiao sneered: "If you want to keep it a secret, I won't force it, just let there be two more corpses here." ”

"Except for Tiegebe, it seems to ..... It seems that other tribes have sent people as well. Qin Xiao easily killed a few people, and the strong man had palpitations: "But which tribes have sent people, and how many people have been sent, I ..... I don't really know. ”

"You just said that you don't know why you will gather troops and horses in Zhuma Lake, how can you be sure that you will not attack Kunlun Pass?"

The strong man said: "To attack Kunlun Pass, you must enter Xiling." Even if all eight divisions sent cavalry warriors, less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, how could they attack Xiling? The grain we carried with us could not last long, and the king of Khan did not send a team of heavy grain and grass in the rear, even if he entered Kunlun Pass, the troops were insufficient, the grain and grass were insufficient, and he could not fight at all. ”

"Nope." The strong man immediately said, "The Khan King didn't say let me

They attacked Kunlun Pass. ”

Qin Xiao believed that General Hei Yu's judgment should not be wrong.

And if you really want to invade Xiling, it is impossible for a few thousand people to do it.

Qin Xiao thought to himself that this person was reasonable.

General Hei Yu made a judgment that even if the King of the Veda Khan really had the ambition to invade Xiling again, the time for his preparation would take at least two years, in addition to making the eight Wuda tribes unanimously agree to advance eastward, in addition, the preparation of grain, soldiers and horses would not be completed in a short time.

If you really want to attack Kunlun Pass, you won't have to disguise yourself in one move, and there is no need to break it up and disperse to Zhuma Lake to assemble.

Could it be that these soldiers and horses are not gathering to attack Xiling?

These Vedic cavalrymen were disguised and did not want to be recognized, which was also contrary to common sense.

If the Wutuo people want to enter Xiling, they must pass through the Kunlun Pass, and it is naturally impossible to enter the pass with a knife, and if they really want to pass the customs in confusion, not only can they not carry weapons, but it is also impossible to wrap their armor in a burden, so they will be found out by the Tang Army, and they will be immediately detained.

Could it be that the brave cavalrymen wearing masks and black cloaks were the targets of the Vedas?

Could it be that Deathwing's lair is near Zhuma Lake?

However, to the east of Zhuma Lake, there are no other forces, and the Gobi is desolate, so who are the soldiers and horses gathered against? Although there are horse bandits, it seems that there is no need to mobilize so many people and horses, according to Qin Xiao's understanding, from Zhuma Lake to Kunlun Pass, there are really no horse bandits who forced the Wutuo people to mobilize thousands of cavalry.

Suddenly, Qin Xiao's mind crossed the shadow of the Dead Wing of the Wild West.

"Your Khan has ordered you to go to Zhuma Lake to meet the others, do you have a sure time of arrival?" Qin Xiao groaned slightly, and finally asked.

The strong man hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "We must arrive at Zhuma Lake before the 25th of this month at the latest." ”

Last time, with the caravan out of the customs, although it was indeed attacked by the Death Wing of the Wild West in Zhuma Lake, if the lair of the Death Wing of the Wild West was really in that area, the Xiling family and the Vedic Khanate would never know nothing.

But Qin Xiao knew that no matter what the purpose of the Wutuo people was in gathering troops and horses, this matter would definitely be reported to General Hei Yu quickly.

He asked a few more words, making sure that the strong man really didn't know more, and he was not polite, he raised the knife in his hand, and before the strong man could react, he had already cut his throat, and another Wutuo soldier was taken aback, got up and ran, Qin Xiao chased forward and slashed from behind.

Qin Xiao dropped the big knife, went to the backyard, pushed the door and entered the little aunt's house, the little aunt turned her head to take a look, this time she didn't blame Qin Xiao for coming in without even knocking on the door, and asked, "Have you asked clearly?" ”

When the lunar month, the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month is only a few days away from the Spring Festival, but the Vedic people do not have the Spring Festival customs.

Zhuma Lake is a three-day journey from Kunlun Pass, and the fast horse can even arrive in two days, and go to Zhuma Lake to assemble before the Tang people's Chinese New Year's Eve, Qin Xiao feels more and more strange.

"Do you suspect that the Vedas are preparing to make a move against Xiling?" The little aunt also lost a smile on her face.

Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "I can't be sure." This matter is very strange, it stands to reason that the Wutuo people's own affairs have not been dealt with, and it is impossible for them to move eastward so quickly, but this time they have gathered troops and horses to Zhuma Lake, there is no other force there, I think about it, the only possible target can only be Kunlun Pass. Heavy snow has fallen in these days, and the cold inside and outside Kunlun Pass is unstoppable, because of the civil strife of the White Wolf tribe, the trade between the two sides has not been smooth, and in this climate, the caravans will not enter and exit the pass, so they gather at Zhuma Lake at this time, and the pass must know nothing. ”

Qin Xiao knew that the little senior aunt Bing Xue was smart, but he didn't have any interest in these things before leaving, and immediately said what the strong man said

After a pause, he said with a solemn expression: "Little Junior Aunt, the Wutuo people are dressed up in disguise and go to Zhumahu to assemble before Chinese New Year's Eve, the matter is extraordinary, I must rush back to Xiling immediately, not only to inform the Kunlun Pass defenders to be on guard, but also to quickly inform General Hei Yu of the movements of the Wutuo people." ”

The little aunt yawned, patted her lips, and said, "It's not to seize the pass, then what's it for?" The Vedic people don't have anything to do when they can't eat, so they mobilize thousands of soldiers and horses to go fishing in Zhuma Lake, right? ”

"I don't understand it either." Qin Xiao's expression was solemn: "Little Senior Aunt, no matter what the purpose of the Wutuo people is, I must rush back as soon as possible, I can't stay here any longer." ”

"It is not impossible to send thousands of soldiers and horses to launch a surprise attack on Kunlun Pass while the Tang army is celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve." The little junior aunt thought thoughtfully: "On Chinese New Year's Eve, the defenders of Kunlun Pass will inevitably relax their vigilance, and in this weather, they will not expect that the Wutuo people will suddenly launch an offensive against the pass, and it is likely to take Kunlun Pass in one fell swoop." ”

Qin Xiao said: "I also thought about this possibility, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that it was impossible. After the Vedic Rebellion, although Kunlun Pass was re-strengthened, it could not be turned into a moat because of the terrain. Sending thousands of men and horses to seize Kunlun Pass, if there is a large army behind and is ready to march eastward, it is naturally a matter of course, but the Wutuo soldiers have no sign of the army marching eastward for a while, what is the significance of these people taking Kunlun Pass? Even if it is captured, without the support of a large army, General Black Feather will inevitably quickly transfer troops to recapture Kunlun Pass, so the purpose of these people should not be to attack Kunlun Pass. ”

The little aunt thought for a moment before she said, "What should I do with the fire sword that day?" Seeing that it won't be long before you can learn the Heavenly Fire Absolute Sword from the old madman, wouldn't it be a pity to give up at this time? ”

"I also want to learn, but the situation is compelling, and the safety of Xiling is more important than the Heavenly Fire Sword." Qin Xiao said: "Report to the general, the general will quickly take precautions, everyone, including the general, will not think that the Vedas will invade Xiling at this time, if the Vedos are beyond our expectations, they have really begun to march eastward, and the Guannai is not prepared, the consequences are unimaginable." He said solemnly: "Little aunt, you should still remember that when the Wutuo people entered Xiling, how many innocent people died tragically under the butcher's knife, and that scene must not be repeated." ”

The little senior aunt groaned slightly, and finally said: "Three days, you stay for another three days, the opportunity is rare, within three days, I will definitely let the old madman teach you the Heavenly Fire Absolute Sword." He said softly: "Little nephew, I know that you are concerned about the people of Xiling, I will not delay you for too long, your senior aunt has put so much effort into it, and it is finally about to be completed, you can't let our previous efforts go to waste, right?" ”

Qin Xiao thought that there were still six days before the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, if she could really learn the Heavenly Fire Absolute Sword within three days, she would indeed have time to rush back to Xiling as soon as possible, and what the little senior aunt said was indeed right, she spent a lot of effort and intended to fulfill herself, and she couldn't live up to her kindness.