Xu Zhen heard Zhou Cang's warning, and hurriedly stepped forward to look, but saw a string of torch lights in the night in the southeast, like a glowing silver krait slowly walking on a black cloth, roughly estimated, there were about twenty people.

"Extinguish the fire!"

Although the fire was behind the high slope rocks, out of prudence, Xu Zhen still asked Zhou Cang to extinguish the fire, and Gao Heshu ran out from behind the slope, and soon recruited Zhang Jiunian and other red armor brothers, as well as more than 30 Rouran warriors.

Although the number of opponents is not large, it does not rule out that the enemy is suspicious, in case these more than 20 people are just bait, Xu Zhen can only lead the team to fight, and he can only throw himself into the net.

Zhang Jiunian saw that Xu Zhen did not rush to battle, his heart was relieved, and he immediately commanded his brothers to occupy the high ground, hiding the knife and waiting, everyone held their breath and concentrated, and the surroundings were silent, as if they could hear the sound of dew hitting the thin blade!

The enemy is getting closer and closer, Xu Zhen squinted his eyes slightly, he can already see the other party's situation clearly, under the light of the fire, the most eye-catching one is the standard horizontal knife on the waist of the comer!

"It's a**!"

After confirming the identity of the visitor, Xu Zhenxin was shocked, this small group of ** was dressed as a traveler caravan, although he was dressed in a beard and wore a scarf, but he did not wear a scimitar outside the gate, and he was dressed up indecently, which was really careless.

When the convoy passed through the highlands, Zhang Jiunian and Xu Zhen guarded for a while, and saw that there were no reinforcements on the way, and they already knew in their hearts that this ** was not a bait, and immediately gave an order, thirty or forty brothers rushed down silently from the highlands, and stopped the convoy in an instant!

"Disarm or kill!"

Under the leadership of Zhou Cang, the brothers showed their armor, knives and guns, and the murderous aura instantly dispersed the night dew and slight frost, and the men and horses of the convoy stopped in panic, and drew their knives to defend one after another.

Xu Zhen lazily dragged the long knife out, looking like a prodigal horse thief, glanced at it obliquely, spit out the grass stalk in his mouth, the voice was not loud, but it was shocking: "The steward comes out to speak, if you dare to move, you will be taught not to move!" ”

The people of the convoy saw that Xu Zhen was so domineering, and then saw that Xu Zhen was sharp, and his forehead suddenly sweated, and the leader obviously recognized Xu Zhen's voice, and asked in a slightly surprised tremolo: "But I, the commander of the Tang Shanshan Daofu Brigade, Xu Zhen!" ”

While asking, this person tore off his turban, but he saw that the little beard was quite romantic, isn't it my Datang will be a young craftsman Li Deqian!

Zhang Jiunian, Zhou Cang and other red-armored brothers have a secret passage in the mining area and an adventurous past with this little grandfather of Wei Guogong, and they also have a lot of praise for the character of this little grandfather, so they immediately let go of the attack state and pressed the knife head.

Xu Zhen came quickly, the convoy took the initiative to put away the sword, Li Deqian was a little excited, grabbed Xu Zhen's wrist and said, "Brother Xu, I can be regarded as finding you!" ”

Seeing that Li Deqian wanted to speak and stopped, Xu Zhen patted him lightly on the shoulder and chuckled: "Young Master Li has worked hard, let's go back and talk." ”

Zhang Jiunian waved his hand, and the brothers brushed and collected the blades and crossbows, but he glanced at it, Li Deqian's accompanying carriage was very rutted, and he wanted to carry heavy objects in the car, which couldn't help but make the chief thinker suspicious, so he secretly asked Zhou Cang and others to keep an eye on it.

The group returned to the camp and lit the fire, Xu Zhen asked people to cook wine and warm food, and entertained the guests, but Li Deqian had no time to rest, and dispersed left and right, so he lowered his voice and asked: "My stupid brother and that noble man are in the camp?" ”

Xu Zhen was slightly stunned, but soon it flashed, after all, when the warriors of the Qibi Department were killed and injured, they couldn't hide it, and immediately nodded and agreed.

Li Deqian sighed lightly, breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the mare's milk wine, drank it all, wiped a handful of wine stains, and then made his intentions clear.

It turned out that Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, had already arrived in Xikaidao to preside over the overall situation, and summoned Li Daozong and Hou Junji, two lieutenants, as well as many military officers, to discuss the military situation of Tuyuhun, and it was not far from the start of the war.

Yan Lide, the master craftsman, decided to report the design drawings handed over to him by Xu Zhen to Li Jing, the head of the march, once approved, after all, a great revolution in ordnance and weapons was set off, and in return, Yan Lide ordered someone to privately build a batch of crossbows and distribute them to Xu Zhen's brigade.

Xu Zhen was noncommittal, and asked how Liangzhou dealt with Li Dexuan and Li Mingda, but Li Deqian pursed his lips and replied a little arrogantly: "A certain adult is also a national prince, no worse than Hou Junji's little old man, his father and son want to make a stumbling block for our family, and they don't weigh the severity, there is not much suspense in this matter, my father has suppressed it, but Brother Xu still has to be careful, Hou Junji has always wanted to win over Qi He Li, this time you killed the cavalry of the Qi Qi Department by mistake, and you have already offended Qi He Li!" ”

"This old fox is really cunning, his mind is full of bad water, no matter how the situation develops, he has benefits to be gained, although these Chebi cavalry chased and killed my brother and nobles first, but the identity of the nobles could not be put on the table, so many secret forces could only choose to forbear tacitly, but there is no doubt that after this incident, Hou Junji's grasp of winning over Chebi He Li has increased a few points!"

"After coming back from Xikaidao, it is estimated that Hou Junji will lead his troops back to Jishi Road, Li Daozong is still in charge of Shanshandao's military affairs, what is his attitude at that time, will determine the fate of Brother Xu, my father already knows the identity of the nobleman, but this matter is too far-reaching, he doesn't want to interfere, this time is for me to remind Brother Xu, and bring back my stupid brother, Brother Xu can only act cheaply in the future..."

When Xu Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, although Li Jing was known as the great ** god, but he was never interested in temple disputes, and even the changes in Xuanwumen back then, he chose neutrality, perhaps this is also the reason why he can stand here in his way of protecting himself.

Li De's martial arts are amazing, losing such a guard, Xu Zhen is somewhat disappointed, thinking of Her Royal Highness the princess Li Mingda, living among the people, none of these grandfathers have the courage to send her back to Chang'an, Xu Zhen also began to realize that his thoughts may be really too naïve.

In such a situation, even if Li Shimin knew that his daughter was still alive, would he really dare to take Li Mingda back, and then tell the world that his daughter did not die of illness? Maybe he already knows the signs of the matter, but if he really has the courage to delve into this matter, the entire temple can't say that it will set off a bloody storm, and now that the foreign war is about to start, and then provoke civil strife in advance at this juncture, he, the parent, will be on fire.

After figuring out this, Xu Zhen could only laugh bitterly at himself, so that someone summoned Li De Award, this son is heroic and inherently unwilling, but his father's fate is difficult to disobey, so he has to say goodbye to Li Mingda.

After Li Mingda and Xu Zhen returned from the funeral, they did not sleep soundly, and when they heard that Zhou Canglai invited Li De to award them, they also went out of the camp to follow, but they didn't expect that it was Li Deqian who came to find his brother to go back, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Li De Award is heroic and upright, strong in martial arts, quite loved by Li Mingda, this parting, but also Li Mingda felt that the undercurrent of the DPRK and China is surging, he is like drifting duckweed, but he doesn't know when he will be able to return to Chang'an, and he is more worried that there will be more friction between many brothers, and he is afraid that it will not be good.

After hesitating, Li Decheng still walked up to Li Mingda, and saluted with his fists, his face was full of shame, but Li Mingda smiled and was relieved, although his words were simple, but from the bottom of his heart.

Li Defei took a few steps, suddenly turned back, half-knelt down, pulled out the sheathed short dagger at his waist, and tied it to Li Mingda's boots, but said in a low voice: "Your Highness, take care!" ”

Looking at Li De Award who turned around and left, Li Mingda's heart couldn't help but be warm, this person seems to be reckless and tough, but in fact he is bold and careful, with the difference in height between the two, he actually knelt down to Li Mingda and recognized the status of Her Royal Highness Princess Li Mingda, for Li Mingda today, what is more precious than this?

After sending off the Li family brothers, the sky was already slightly bright, Xu Zhen ordered someone to open the carriage, and among the three carriages, a hundred steel crossbows came into view, exuding a compelling cold!

This repeater can be described as huge and heavy, about four feet long and wide, the crossbow arm is like a large open wing, black and smooth, Zhou Cangren is born with divine power, and he can't help but praise this crossbow!

Gao Heshu was only a head shorter than Zhou Cang, and even the crossbow was almost as tall as half of his body, and the Rouran brothers were the most obsessed with the bow and crossbow, and they didn't need Xu Zhen's orders, they each took the crossbow and tried to get familiar with it.

Xu Zhen ordered people to set up a wooden target a hundred steps away, Zhou Cang took the lead in the battle, broke the rifle, the crossbow arrow automatically fell into the groove and wound, the muscles of his arms were raised, the buckle was bracketed, and the bowstring contracted suddenly!

"Jump!"

The bowstring was still vibrating, but Zhou Cang had already broken the bore again, the reed box clicked endlessly, the arrows roared out, and the two-finger-thick wooden target was actually shot to pieces!

"What a sharp repeater!"

Zhang Jiunian and the others stroked their palms and praised them well, and the sons and daughters couldn't put it down, but they were reluctant to try it, looking at the repeater in their hands like a baby, and after everyone tried firing it once, they looked at Xu Zhen's gaze, but they had seven or eight more points of reverence!

Xu Zhen was not happy, although Yan Lide enlarged the repeater and made it even more powerful, but it also became heavy, for the Rouran people who were good at riding and shooting, such a large repeater was really a bit cumbersome, and it would slow down their speed.

However, if you shoot ten arrows in a row during the charge, it is estimated that the enemy will also be uncomfortable, there are always pros and cons to everything, and if you are willing to give it, if you don't give it, where will it come from?

Privately making ordnance is a big crime, even if Yan Lide is a master craftsman, he doesn't dare to mess around, making these batch of crossbows, I think it was reported to Li Jing to get the approval, so it seems that he can be regarded as inheriting a love from others.

When everyone was happy, Xu Zhen couldn't help but think, although the Salle Department showed its intentions, but the strength of the whole clan was poor, and the elite cavalry was only four hundred, plus his own hundred brigades, if he wanted to shake the Murong Department with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it was simply a grasshopper shaking a tree.

At present, there is only one way to pay close attention to the movements of the Murong Ministry, contact the forces of other small tribes, and send someone to report to Duan Zhan, so as to wait for the army to press the border, and then Xu Tu has the opportunity.

Military affairs and training are handled by Zhou Cang and Gao Heshu, and the logistics have been handled by Zhang Jiu for nine years, Xu Zhen has become an idler again, so he had to go to the Salle Department on the other side to find Yinzong and Wulie, and let them hand over the warriors of the clan to Zhou Cang and Gao Heshu**, and he and Yinzong Wulie went to other tribes to lobby, and try to gather sand into a tower and drip water into a river.

But what gave him a headache was that in addition to Caesar's entourage, they also had a small tail, and that was Li Mingda, the princess of Jinyang.

Just as he was about to get on his horse and set off, the sentry sent back an urgent report, and a large number of ** rangers were found in the southeast!