As night fell, the city of Kabul was quiet.

On the tower of the north gate, Persian soldiers and Tang Dynasty soldiers were on joint duty, monitoring the movements outside the city. In normal times, the soldiers may be lazy when they are on duty, but the soldiers of the two families are on joint duty, and they do not want to be looked down upon by others, so they are full of energy, standing straight, and looking vigilantly at the vast land outside the city.

"Stampede, stride, stride", a sound of horses' hooves broke the silence.

At the north gate, a group of Tang cavalry came from the city. A Don officer and a Persian officer came at the same time and blocked their way.

"Who?" Both shouted at the same time.

"It's me." At the head of the line was the White Tiger.

"It's General Bai, it's so late, are you going to leave the city?" The officer of the Don Army greeted.

Baihu said: "Yes, on the orders of the prince, go out of the city on business." ”

As he spoke, Baihu took out a token and showed it to the Tang Army officer, and then took out a token from the Governor's Mansion of Angot Province in Persia and handed it to the Persian officer for inspection.

The two officers nodded to each other, signaling that the token had been verified. At the same time, they turned around and shouted to the soldiers at the gates, "Open the gates." ”

After a "creaking" sound, the heavy city gate was pushed open, and Baihu and the others went out of the city and galloped into the vast night.

Azimu and Uma'er wore the uniforms of the Tang Army, and they were caught in the team and mixed out of Kabul City, Aqimu's heart finally relaxed, it seems that the Tang Dynasty people are very trustworthy. He was very excited, and when the prince of the Tang Dynasty met him yesterday, he gave him another 50 Persian silver coins, and he really gained a lot from this trip.

Early in the morning, the team reached the border line, and the white tiger said goodbye to Azimu.

Baihu said: "Your Excellency, the front is your place, I won't send you anymore, tomorrow morning, my prince will set off, you must arrange it over there, and ensure the safety of my lord." ”

Azimu said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will arrange everything." With that, he got on his horse and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute." White Tiger said.

"Huh? Are they going to turn the other cheek? Azimu "chuckled" in his heart, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Just when he was frightened, the white tiger said: "My lord, the front is your place, they are wearing the military uniforms of the Tang Army, it will cause misunderstanding, it is better to change into your own clothes." ”

With that, the guards behind him took out two large cannibal costumes and handed them to Azimu and Umar.

Aqimu's heart was warm, and he said sincerely: "It's still Lord Bai who thinks thoughtfully. He and Umar changed their clothes and took their leave again.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and it is blue.

The rolling mountains, like galloping horses, come to an abrupt end here, and in front of them is an endless flat grassland.

At the mouth of the Honggra Valley, Li Tongshan, the deputy protector of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, walked out of the valley, he saw that the terrain in front of him was flat, reined in the horse's reins and said: ", Vice General Huang, where is this?" ”

One of the lieutenants beside him said, "It should be out of the Hungra Valley." ”

Li Tongshan said: "Take the map." ”

He turned over and dismounted, and the generals dismounted. A personal soldier spread the map on the ground, Li Tongshan and others formed a circle, and the deputy general pointed to the mark on the map and said: "Lord Duhu, look, this is here, there are still 5 days away from Kabul City." ”

Li Tongshan nodded and said: "Pass the order, the army will camp on the spot after leaving the valley, and continue to hurry tomorrow morning." "The army has been marching through the mountains for eight days, and it is time to rest.

Half an hour later, the whole army left the valley and camped on the spot. In a short time, smoke curls up from the fields and the faint smell of food wafts in the breeze.

The soldiers were setting up tents, and Li Tongshan and others were temporarily sitting outside on the hu beds chatting.

At this moment, a personal soldier came to report, and he said: "Lord Duhu, there is a cavalry of ours coming behind, with thousands of men and horses. ”

Li Tongshan and the others stood up and looked in the direction of the valley mouth, only to see smoke and dust billowing and a group of Tang cavalry galloping over.

This group of Tang troops quickly galloped over, they did not stop, passed by the men and horses of the Western Regions Protectorate, and continued to march forward.

Li Tongshan and others noticed that the equipment of this cavalry unit was different from theirs, and it looked better than theirs, and there were many types. At this time, in the rapid gallop, the military flag fluttered and rolled, and the sequence markers on it could not be seen clearly.

Vice General Huang asked, "My lord, what kind of unit is this?" ”

Li Tongshan shook his head, he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Could it be the Flying Tiger Army?" ”

As we all know, the equipment of the Flying Tiger Army is the best in the whole army, and although Li Tongshan and others have not seen it, they have heard of it.

At this time, an officer of the Western Regions Protectorate accompanied the two young generals over.

"General Lee." Someone called him.

"It's precious and benevolent." Li Tongshan said happily.

The people who came were Zhang Guigui and Xue Rengui, and everyone bowed to each other, they were old acquaintances, and they knew each other when they were in Tuyuhun.

Vice General Huang was very curious, the two generals in front of him were in their early 20s, but looking at their service, one was purple, with a gold and jade belt, and it turned out to be a general who was from the third grade, half a level higher than Li Tongshan's grade. Another young general, dressed in crimson and with a gold belt, is a loyal general on the fourth grade. (Zhang Guigui is the commander of the Flying Tiger Army and a general from the third grade, and Xue Rengui is the director of the first operational division of the General Staff and a loyal general on the fourth grade.) )

Vice General Huang is 37 years old this year, and he is still a Xuanwei general under the fourth grade, and his heart is inevitably a little unbalanced.

Li Tongshan warmly invited: "Let the troops stop and rest, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a few drinks together." ”

Zhang Guigui said: "No, in Kabul, there are 200,000 cannibals, and the prince is now in Kabul, but there are only 1,000 people around him, which is really too dangerous." ”

"What? How can this work? Li Tongshan was also anxious.

Zhang Guigui said: "General Li, General Huang, let's go to Kabul first, and then drink a bar when we get there, and say goodbye." ”

After speaking, Zhang Guigui and Xue Rengui stepped on the war horse and galloped away.

Li Tongshan ordered: "The order will go down, all units will hurry up and start eating, and after the meal, they will rest for an hour, and the whole army will be mobilized." ”

The soldiers were setting up their tents, and when they heard the order, they immediately began to dismantle them.

It's time to eat. Li Tongshan, Vice General Huang and several partial generals dined together.

Vice General Huang remembered what happened just now, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Lord Duhu, those two generals who were so young just now are such high-level generals, where did they come from?" ”

Several generals thought similar to him, and they were all a little indignant.