Yongzhou!

The ancient capital city is the only place for the Central Plains to pass through the Western Regions, and it is also a place where soldiers must pass.

The northwest half of the world, the occupation of Yongzhou can be invaded by the Central Plains, from Yongzhou into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the northern Turks, Xue Yantuo and other tribes are eyeing it, and they want to occupy it, but to no avail.

The only road leading from Yongzhou to the Central Plains is an ancient road, which is rumored to be an ancient road left by Zhang Qian's envoy to the Western Regions.

Li Yun set off from Chang'an to the north, entered Yongzhou through Hexi Road, and according to the planned distance, he could reach Yongzhou in about half a month.

But people are not as good as heaven, the imagination is very beautiful, the reality is very cruel, the ancient road from Yongzhou to the Central Plains has been destroyed, and if you want to enter Yongzhou City, unless it is a Daluo immortal.

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"Great Commander, the Yongzhou Ancient Road has been damaged by the Turks, and the army's itinerary has been blocked, what should we do now? Either surrender. ”

In Yongzhou City, the morale of the Tang army was low, and the siege of Half Moon made them lose their original enthusiasm.

"The soldiers of the Tang Army never surrendered, the eldest boy should sacrifice his life for the country, and he will be a man who stands up to the sky and the earth when he dies, if anyone dares to say sad words again, Lao Tzu will not be spared."

Cheng Zhiqi's eyebrows were raised, and his angry face was discouraged, and the terrifying momentum was terrifying.

His lieutenant generals were also stupid and didn't dare to say anything about surrender.

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On the Turkic side, there was unbridled laughter in the tent, and Ashina and the others drank and ate meat to their heart's content, and their days were full of nourishment, which was diametrically opposed to the Tang army trapped in the city.

"The commander LinkedIn Ming expected the Tang army to send troops to support and cut off the Tang army's road to Yongzhou, which is really a high move." The Turkic general said.

"Haha!! What kind of trick is this, I dare to assert that the Tang army in Yongzhou City will definitely be in chaos in less than seven days, and then it will be the best time for us to attack. Ashina said aggressively.

Without food supplies, the 100,000 Tang army will inevitably have civil strife, Ashina is aggressive and well aware of the selfishness of the Central Plains people, once there is civil strife, that is, when they attack.

At the end of the day, it's human nature. And what he admires most is Zhuangzi's theory of sexual evil.

"However, Great Commander, I'm still worried that the supporting Tang Army will think of other ways, although the ancient road has been destroyed, there is still a way to bypass Yongzhou." Someone said worriedly.

Ashina said aggressively: "Are you talking about the road to desperation that day? ”

In addition to the only ancient road, there is indeed another road, but once that road is set foot, it is impossible to survive.

"That quicksand road, let the heavenly immortals go in, they will not come out, unless Tang Jun seeks his own death." Ashina said aggressively.

It turned out that there was a desert twenty miles north of the ancient road, and that place was inaccessible to people, like hell on earth.

Not only that, but there are countless undercurrents in the desert, and if anyone steps on it, they will immediately be swallowed by quicksand and there will be no bones left.

There were people who tried to conquer this quicksand path, but as a result, this person did not return, and he was never heard from again, because everyone knew that he had been swallowed up by the quicksand.

The Huns, on the other hand, called this road "Prisoner Tege", which translates into Chinese as "Demon Road".

Just because they knew that it was impossible for anyone to cross this quicksand road, the Turks would have no fear and wanted to walk through this road unless they had their wings plugged.

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Out of Chang'an City, Li Yun found a person who was familiar with the local terrain of Yongzhou, and he could guide him, and there were few detours.

Facts have proved that Li Yun's approach is right, there are fewer detours, and it saves a day for the army.

When he was about to arrive in Yongzhou, the guide said: "It's not good, the ancient road to Yongzhou has been destroyed." ”

After the man finished speaking, Li Yun sent spies to the front to investigate, and found that the road was indeed destroyed.

After Cheng Chumo learned that the road was destroyed, he stomped his feet angrily, he was so anxious that his Lao Tzu was trapped in the city, and he couldn't help but be angry.

"The hateful Turkic thief dares to destroy the road, don't let me catch him, or I will make him unloaded." Cheng Chumo said viciously.

Li Yun ordered the three roads to stay in place to rest, he came to find a way to solve it, he took the guide to the high place of the hillside, looked into the distance, and looked at the Yongzhou City fifty miles away, and now it is only half a day's journey from the destination, but he did not expect to be blocked again, it was Li Yun who did not think it through.

By observing the terrain, he found that there was only one road leading to Yongzhou, which had to make it difficult for Li Yun.

"Could it be that this is the only way to Yongzhou?" Li Yun asked.

He had only heard of a road in ancient Huashan, but he had not heard of a road in Yongzhou since ancient times.

In modern times, there are many roads leading to Yongzhou City, who let the people now catch up with the new era.

But the people of the Tang Dynasty did not have such good luck.

The guide nodded and shook his head, and said: "There is only this road to Yongzhou, but there is also a road, but it is a dead end, and people can't get through." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Twenty miles north of this place, there is a desert, where quicksand is crisscrossed, and if a person steps on it, let alone live, I am afraid that I will not even find a corpse."

Caught in the quicksand, let you have the strength against the sky, you will also be unloaded by the quicksand, this reason, like the Tai Chi in the soft to overcome the rigid.

The guide is familiar with the surrounding terrain and is naturally familiar with the road.

"How long will it take to restore the ancient road?"

"It's been almost a month."

"No, a month is too long, I'm afraid that if we repair the road, the army trapped in Yongzhou City will be wiped out long ago." Li Yun said.

The method of repairing the damage is not advisable, so there is only one way to enter Yongzhou through the quicksand road.

It's easier said than done.

In desperation, Li Yun had to go first to the quicksand road to observe the situation.

Riding the horse to the dead end mentioned by the guide, Li Yun did not risk his life, but casually threw a big stone into it.

The yellow sand, which seemed to be calm, suddenly became restless, and the yellow sand flowed slowly, like mud flowing in the direction of the water.

Soon, the large stone was swallowed up by quicksand.

"No wonder it is a dead end, if a person steps into it, he will definitely die."

Quicksand is like a swamp in a wetland, the harder you exert it, the deeper it sinks, and the body has no focus point, so you can't exert your strength at all.

After understanding all the circumstances, returning to the army, Li Yun explained the reason for the incident, and everyone was at a loss.

Cheng Chumo said: "If you can't fix it, you can only go to a dead end, fight!" ”