Chapter 510: Bad News
Chapter 510: Bad News
In early autumn, the northwest continent is dry, the wind dances through the sand, and the horses pass through the dust.
The sky is blue and the sun is shining. Standing in the west of the Yumen Gate Tower, it is a boundless desert, the sky is steaming, and the image is distorted like a dream, as if a door opened by the other world in the world. Suddenly, a vague black shadow appeared, breaking the peaceful balance, one point, two points, and then a large one, breaking out of the gate of the otherworld.
"They're coming!" A well-dressed Hu general stood at the head of the city, protecting his eyes with his hands and looking into the distance.
"There are so many of them!"
"It's been a long time since I've seen so many cavalry."
"It's better to see than to hear!"
The jade gate was closed, and the guards pointed and discussed.
Thousands of horses galloped and the power was terrifying, and the earth trembled, and the defenders were moved.
When the jade gate was closed, the horses were neighing, confused, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and I couldn't count how many people and horses were inside.
The guard gave the order to beat the drums, and the drums were majestic and breathtaking, and after passing through, the audience was silent.
"Who's coming?" With the echoes in the air, the shouts of the guards were particularly powerful.
"General Ning Yuan, Li Huaitang!" A knight under the city responded sonorously, neither humble nor arrogant.
In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, unless there is an emperor's holy decree, no matter whether it is the Hu tribe to which it belongs or the small tribe that belongs to it, thousands of horsemen are not allowed to enter the country. And, Li Huaitang in front of him brought nearly three thousand horsemen. Although he is very famous, although he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, although there is a reason and special, he still violates the law and does not conform to the rules after all.
Yesterday he received a report from the envoy of Anxi that Li Huaitang of Ningyuan led 3,000 horsemen to break into the hinterland of Anxi, went straight to Hexi, and was about to arrive at Yumen Pass in the near future.
After receiving the report, An Sishun scolded the Anxi army for being incompetent, how could he put Li Huaitang's army into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, if Li Huaitang was allowed to break through, his career and military career would end here. When he was angry, his younger brother An Yuanzhen brought him a conspiracy that surprised him even more.
The conspiracy is risky and the consequences are serious, but it has nothing to do with him An Sishun, he only needs to act in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and a large amount of gold and silver treasures can fall into the bag, even if Li Huaitang dies because of this, he has nothing to blame.
Looking at the knights under the city, An Sishun showed a look of anger.
"Do you want to rebel?"
The invisible hat thrown at the head of the city was very large and heavy, but Li Huaitang seemed to not know, and said solemnly: "My wife, my soldier has an accident in your territory, and his life and death are still uncertain. Why are you making things so difficult for me? Could it be that you want to sabotage my relationship between Ning Yuan and Datang and provoke a war? ”
An Si Shun was flustered, it seems that the cap hat is not his patent, and the other party understands.
"I don't care who you are, whatever the reason, in short, you can't pass this level without the oracle."
There was no nonsense in the city, and a sharp arrow was shot at An Sishun's head, and the arrow passed, and the helmet fell to the ground.
"Good!" Thousands of iron horsemen cheered in unison, which shook the earth.
An Sishun broke out in a cold sweat, touched the top of his bare head, and was furious: "Release the arrow, kill this thief for me!" ”
Before the Yumen was closed, the two sides were tense and the atmosphere was extremely tense. The defenders did not dare to act rashly, after all, they could hear that the main general's vindictive spirit was even greater, and no one dared to bear the consequences of rashly firing arrows at Li Huaitang, and they could not afford it.
Seeing this, An Yuanzhen hurriedly whispered a few words in An Sishun's ear.
"Damn, why did you just take their belongings?" An Sishun glared at his brother fiercely, showing signs of tearing him apart and swallowing him.
An Yuanzhen said aggrievedly: "If you don't accept it, I'm afraid that they will pay the bills when they arrive, and besides, if they steal chickens and rice, who do I want to go?" ”
Syllable! A loud bang. A five-fingered mountain was imprinted on An Yuanzhen's face without warning, clear and ruddy.
"You can do your." An Sishun was furious.
Li Huaitang looked at the bizarre scene on the city inexplicably under the city, and waited for a long time before he heard the helpless response of the guard: "There is an order from the saint that Li Huaitang of Ningyuan can enter the city at any time, but, according to the law, without special permission, the entourage is not allowed to exceed three hundred." ”
Li Huaitang discussed with Bai Xiaode and asked him to lead more than 2,000 cavalry to the north and lead 300 cavalry to pass the pass.
It was An Yuanzhen who greeted Li Huaitang.
"Don't blame the general, my brother is just acting on orders."
Li Huaitang was too lazy to talk to him, and hurriedly entered the Kanto region.
An Yuanzhen scolded secretly, and also followed to catch up. It is his duty that he must lead Li Huaitang and prevent him from running around.
"General, don't worry, Mrs. Ji is a celestial person, and she will be able to turn evil into good fortune without danger." Along the way, An Yuanzhen had nothing to say.
Li Huaitang frowned, his heart was like a needle prick, he led the army to triumphantly, just crossed the Tanju Ridge, but he didn't expect that what was waiting for him was bad news: Pei Xiaoniang was attacked by a suspected Tubo iron horse on the way back from Chang'an, life and death are unknown, his whereabouts are unknown, and most of the thirty wolf-tooth soldiers who accompanied him to protect him were killed or wounded, and Li Zhongxin was nowhere to be found.
Rao is Li Huaitang calm, the bad news came, and he couldn't help but be replaced by his thighs for his brain, and immediately took hundreds of generals and cavalry soldiers to cross the green ridge at the fastest speed, and when he arrived at Huangshi, he happened to meet Bai Xiaode and other thousands of horsemen waiting here, and learned that Mrs. Ruoxi and her party were attacked, and the robe was killed in battle, and the Ningyuan iron cavalry soldiers were all indignant, and under an order, three thousand cavalry entered the Tang realm.
Originally, it was difficult for Li Huaitang's brigade to penetrate deep into the Tang Realm, coincidentally, the annual tribute of millions of copper to the Tang Dynasty was at the right time, in the name of escort, Li Huaitang easily rushed to Bahuan City, taking advantage of the Anxi army not to be vigilant, and drove the horse to the east suddenly. Ning Yuan rode two horses, and the Anxi army could not catch up, so the new envoy hurriedly released carrier pigeons to inform the Hexi defenders to intercept them.
Li Huaitang was in a bad mood, and he was not interested in talking nonsense with An Yuanzhen, so he kept running all the way to Liangzhou: near the scene of the crime.
Contrary to Li Huaitang's mood, An Yuanzhen was very interested, especially interested in Ning Yuan's iron horse, and even asked Li Huaitang to give him a sweaty horse on the spot.
There is no doubt that Ahn Won-jung failed to get her wish. Hope was disappointed, An Yuanzhen was a little annoyed and angry, in front of a valley, he stopped, and said coldly: "After the Wild Wolf Valley, I will go out of Shazhou, and I will not be far away." ”
Li Huaitang was already tired of this mouthy Hu man, and when he saw that he was leaving, he didn't stop him, and took out a bag of Ning Yuan coins from his arms and threw them to him as a reward.
An Yuanzhen unceremoniously took the money bag, arched his hand, and then pulled the horse's head back, and when he left, his eyes glanced greedily at Li Huaitang's mount.
"Wolf Valley?" Li Huaitang looked at the valley in front of him, the valley was quiet, the entrance was spacious, but the road was winding, there were strange rocks everywhere, and a deep and mysterious feeling rushed to him.
"Let's go!" Li Huaitang took the lead in riding into the valley.