After talking about the desert, Li Su's eyes blinked quickly, crooked buildings were his strength, and the topic was unconsciously led by him to Qiuzi Country.

As the second-in-command of Xizhou, a small dirt city in the wilderness...... Well, no matter how vague this identity sounds, but the things that should be understood must be understood, and now Li Su has a dark eye on the situation in Xizhou and the surrounding areas of Xizhou, and he needs this kind of information very much.

Na Yan and Li Su are currently partners in the same industry, and if the Hu caravan wants to pass through the desert smoothly and deter the bandits in the desert from daring to invade and loot, it has to rely on the force of Li Su's cavalry, so Na Yan knows everything about Li Su's inquiry.

Li Su asked in detail, the size of the country, the size of the population, the strength of the army, etc., all asked clearly, not only that, Li Su even asked the culture, religion, customs and other seemingly inconsequential questions of the country of Qiuci.

Na Yan also knew that Li Su was about to go to Xizhou, and he urgently needed to find out everything around Xizhou, so he also answered Li Su's every question in detail.

From the somewhat jerky Guanzhong dialect, Li Su understood that Qiuci is one of the thirty-six states in the Western Regions, and the number of land, population, and strength is not large, but the culture and religion of Qiuci are quite complicated.

At present, the country of Qiuci does not have its own national script, and the official script is dominated by Chinese characters, but decades ago, due to the expansion of the Tocharian Khanate and the increasing tension with the Tang Dynasty, it is inevitable that the culture of Qiuci will be affected.

The religions practiced in the country of Qiuzi are very mixed, including Tianzhu Buddhism, Central Plains Taoism, Western Turkic Jacket Religion, and even Persian Zoroastrianism. There are too many, and the attitude towards religion in Qiuci seems to be very tolerant, as if any kind of religion in Qiuci can immediately summon a large number of believers as long as it hires people to advertise for a few days, and these believers give people a feeling that they are very insincere and unsteady, and they can turn back at any time. It's good if everyone is happy.

Everything, everything, it's just a hodgepodge.

When Li Su heard Na Yan say this, he couldn't help but pout, and sighed in disgust: "Your country is really chaotic. ”

Nayan: "............"

Could it be that there is a communication problem again?

As for the open and secret battle between the king of Qiuci and the prime minister, Li Su hesitated, but still didn't ask, after all, this involves Nayan's cousin. It would be a bit disrespectful to ask directly.

After asking about the matter of Qiuzi Kingdom, Li Su began to ask him the questions he was most concerned about.

"That brother ......"

This salutation made Na Yan almost jump: "Li don't call it like this, just call the villain by his name, and I don't have a surname either, my name is a literal translation of the Central Plains Chinese, and the real surname is very complicated...... Please don't call 'that brother' anymore. ”

"Okay, brother."

“…………”

"Sit down, brother, get down to business."

Nayan sighed. I don't bother to care about the title.

"That brother, the name of the Xizhou Thorn is Cao Yu, right? I don't know if that brother knows? ”

Na Yan shook his head: "The villain used to lead the caravan through Xizhou. often just set off after settling down, Cao Tingshi is the first official of a state, where is the villain qualified to know him......"

"What is his personality and official reputation, hasn't that brother heard of it?"

Na Yan's lips twitched a few times, and his expression was quite hesitant and struggling. Li Su has lived for two lifetimes, and this bit of eyesight is still there, although Na Yan didn't say a word, Li Su saw too much from his face, so his heart gradually sank.

"I understand......" Li Su smiled bitterly.

Apparently. This assassin named Cao Yu, that is, Li Su's future boss, is not very much like a good person, at least not like a person who is easy to deal with, and it seems that his reputation in Xizhou is not very good.

This is troublesome, originally the small city of Xizhou was eyed by countless foreign enemies, and there was a history of assassination in the city with a very bad reputation, and all internal and external troubles were complete......

It's strange, Li Su also inquired when he left Chang'an, this assassin named Cao Yu has been in Xizhou for more than three years, with his bad reputation, how did Xizhou hold on for the past three years?

"Last question......" Li Su said slowly after pondering for a long time.

Na Yan smiled: "Don't drive, excuse me." ”

"Western State...... Is it messy? ”

Na Yan sighed again, and before he could speak, Zheng Xiaolou, who had been guarding Li Su's left and right, suddenly looked nervous, and then lay on the ground for no reason, with one ear firmly attached to the ground.

Li Suhe looked at Zheng Xiaolou's actions in amazement, and before he could ask, Zheng Xiaolou said with a cold expression: "There is a large group of people and horses rushing from the west, most of them are friends and enemies. ”

Li Su was stunned: "How do you know?" ”

Zheng Xiaolou didn't bother to answer him at all, he stood up with his sword in both hands, staring at the dark west of the desert with indifferent eyes, looking like a master was empty, lonely, and cold.

Li Su suddenly had an urge to simply ask Jiang Quan to gather a group of people to beat Zheng Xiaolou up and say it again, regardless of friend or foe, which was very strong.

Soon, Zheng Xiaolou's judgment was verified.

A moment later, the rumbling of horses' hooves could be heard on the west side of the desert, and the sound of hooves echoed in the empty night.

Li Su's face changed drastically, and he and Na Yan glanced at each other, and found that each other's eyes were full of horror.

"Jiang Quan, the cavalry is in formation, facing the enemy in the west!" Li Su suddenly burst into tears.

In fact, without Li Su's orders, Jiang Quan reacted quickly as soon as he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and a thousand knights of the Right Martial Guard Forbidden Army gathered in a few breaths, stepped on their respective war horses quickly, and quickly formed four rows in front of Li Su Nayan and others, quietly waiting for the unknown enemy from the depths of the night.

Looking at the neat and unflustered movements of the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, his eyes shone brightly, and his frightened expression gradually disappeared, and he blurted out: "It is worthy of His Majesty the Heavenly Khan who swept the world, and it is worthy of being the heroic soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who dominate the world!" ”

After saying that, Na Yan also took action, and shouted a few words to the caravan tent next to the Tang army camp, and the merchants and guards of the caravan also drove the camels and goods to the rear of the cavalry array, and consciously connected all the horses and camels end to tail, connecting them into a protective circle, Li Su grabbed the frightened Xu Mingzhu and hid in the circle.

As for the king's pile, as early as after hearing the sound of horses' hooves. Li Su kicked him awake, and after the dazed Wang Zhu found out that there was an enemy attack, he found a horse in a daze, and picked up a twenty-pound Mo knife made for him by a blacksmith in the city when he passed through Liangzhou, ready to fight the enemy with Jiang Quan, and was very rudely pulled off the horse by Li Su. Kicked into the protective ring.

Zheng Xiaolou doesn't care, master, the cooler the higher, cool like Zheng Xiaolou, let alone make him an undefeated Dongfang, Li Su is too lazy to worry about him.

The sound of horses' hooves in the west is getting closer and closer, and the loud roaring sound is gradually filled with a depressing suffocation.

Tilt your head. A strong night breeze was blowing in his face, and Li Su seemed to be able to smell the smell of gold and iron that accompanied this gust of wind, as well as a strong smell mixed with blood.

This smell is very familiar, and he has smelled it when he was under Songzhou City.

Perhaps, this is called "murderous spirit".

Xu Mingzhu hugged Li Su's waist tightly, his head was like a small diamond, and he drilled hard into his chest. As if trying to get into his chest and hide, he heard the sound of horses' hooves getting louder and louder. Xu Mingzhu raised his head suddenly, his pretty face was already frightened, and he screamed in horror: "Husband! Husband! ”

Li Su sighed secretly, hugged her shoulders tightly, and comforted her with a smile: "Don't be afraid, my husband is here." But there is a breath of air, and the husband will not leave you alone. ”

Xu Mingzhu in his arms was trembling, trembling like chaff.

Li Su felt a little distressed in his heart for no reason. She, after all, is just a little girl in her teens, how has she ever seen a real war? He never knew how terrible war was.

The body trembled violently. After hearing Li Su's words, Xu Mingzhu looked up at him, and tried to squeeze out a smile that was more ugly than crying: "Well, the concubine is not afraid, the concubine is not afraid at all, there is a husband." ”

The mouth said that he was not afraid, who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Mingzhu finally couldn't restrain the fear in his heart, his mouth was deflated, and he cried loudly, and then covered his mouth tightly, the crying stopped, Xu Mingzhu choked and said: "The concubine is really not afraid, the mother said, marriage must be from the husband, from the husband can get the husband's favor, the husband and wife will go through hardships together, the husband will never give up, and the mother's words are always right...... Concubines are not afraid! ”

These words were said too hard, as if a heavy hammer hit Li Su's heart, Li Su was confused for a while, but he didn't know how to reply to her, so he had to hug her tighter and soothe the fear in her heart.

The sound of horses' hooves was close to his ears, and Li Su could even feel the yellow sand under his feet trembling slightly, and the smell of gold, iron and blood was even stronger.

Li Su had experienced the war, but compared to Xu Mingzhu's fear, he was much calmer, but at this moment his eyes were firmly fixed on Jiang Quan, who was not far away from the middle formation.

Now, I have to believe in my own vision, believing that Jiang Quan is indeed a good general, and the lives of myself and Xu Mingzhu Wang Zhu and others are entrusted to him.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves was closer, and the enemy could not be seen clearly in the night, Jiang Quan silently estimated it, and felt that the distance was close enough, so he suddenly pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”

At that time, the cavalry of the Tang Army was on the expedition, and the weapons they carried with them were not only horizontal knives or halberds, spears, etc., but also hooks and sickles, iron gourds (awls), bows, quivers, and thirty arrows...... These are the standard equipment of the Tang cavalry.

When the enemy was still in the distance, the experienced cavalrymen stuck their horizontal swords diagonally into the leather bags next to the saddle, took out their bows and arrows with their backhands, and when Jiang Quan gave the order, thousands of sharp arrows shot mercilessly in the direction of the sound of horses' hooves, followed by the second round, the third round......

In the dark night, I could only hear the terrible howls of about fifty paces on the opposite side, the sound of falling horses, the sound of stampede, and the loud scolding of the other party's leader......

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PS: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a family reunion! I hope that people will last a long time, thousands of miles together...... What's that......

Heck, this sentence has been sung through the ages, and in modern times, the more vulgar it becomes, the more numb it becomes...... (To be continued......)