At the end of March, under the Tianhan Floor of Xingyuan Mansion, the grass on both sides of the Hanchuan River is green, the drizzle is continuous, between the Banyue River and the Dazhu River on the right, the fields, houses, and boat racks are lined up one after another, and in the melodious fishing songs and trumpets, Cui Yunhe, who returned to the city alone to preside over the women's school, has long hair draped straight to the slender waist, and looks far west through the window between the painted Liangyun Pavilion, and then the ink-like mountains in Hanzhong, only the indifferent fog continues to rise, and her eyes reach the mountain, but soon it is further away by the Banner Tomb Mountain, Qingni Ridge, and Mupi Ridge, There are many obstacles.

In the entire Xingyuan Mansion, among the pavilions standing everywhere, there are women like her who stand by the railing and look west, I don't know how many.

Under the winding Qilian Mountain, the horns of the banner are rolling in the cool morning breeze, the cold stars in the sky, and the sound of the night and cymbals is loud one after another, and the Tang cavalry holding the burning pine, their faces under the brim of their helmets and hats are full of perseverance, and they are meandering along the long river of the Hexi Corridor, looking at the golden and verdant peaks on all sides.

West, west, continue west.

Every time they go to a dilapidated military city, or a collapsed beacon, Cai Fengyuan and Zhang Yufei will raise their hands, and some cavalry will stand in a circle around it, and then the soldiers will come down, repair it hand in hand, and cut the long grass around it, pile it into piles, and then light it with fire, wolf smoke and fireworks rise in a new location, shining on the long and narrow land in Hexi, just like the red circle drawn by Gao Yue on the map, constantly extending westward, one after another, and using beacon fire, to report the army's itinerary to Gao Yue who stayed in Shancheng.

Following the cavalry procession, there were groups of bought or hired camels, the bells under their necks swaying, facing the rare breeze and rain in the spring in the west of the moraine, step by step, the grain and Bailian silk cloth that were constantly transported from the line of Gyeonggi, Jiannan, Fengxiang-Longyou-Jincheng-Shanhuang, the former were enriched into the newly recovered military city and the Fengwei warehouse, and the latter was also sent there to exchange more grain to the Shanshui Village or the local people.

Grain, only grain solidly pushed the route of the cavalry of the Don Army forward!

The supply line to the west is getting longer and longer like a camel's footprint!

In the end, in the main hall of the government office in Shancheng, Gao Yue lifted the pen, and the full tip of the pen stopped for a short time at the location of Shazhou Dunhuang on the map, and then ticked a circle on it, all in one go.

The Tang army that finally arrived in Dunhuang City was 400 cavalry of the Dingwu Army and more than 700 cavalry of the Shence Weirong Army.

The Dingwu Army is to be the protagonist in the Liberation War, and victoriously enter the key to Hexi and Anxi, Dunhuang.

And the road of the Shence Weirong army will be longer, their predecessor was the Anxi Xiting camp, when they traveled 8,000 miles, entered the pass to quell the rebellion, and now some gray-haired veterans in the cavalry, holding the battle flag of the camp, also have to start from Longshan, walk 8,000 miles, and return to the original glorious starting point.

At that time, their father and brother, under the requisition of the imperial court, traveled from Shandong to Anxi and took root there;

At that time, they were still blue-haired teenagers, and by the river in Anxi, his father and brother handed him a head wrap, so he hurriedly untied the horns, tied them into a bun, and then put on black robes. ”

In the windswept sand, they lined up in a long line, marching eastward, and many people just turned around and looked deeply at the white pagoda on the Thousand Buddha Mountain, hoping to engrave its figure in their hearts.

Who would have thought about this glance, more than thirty years have passed.

Many veterans' hair buns are also dyed in the same color as the White Pagoda on Thousand Buddha Mountain.

The beacon tower in the east of Dunhuang City was unhurriedly lit with wolf smoke.

But then the Yan Dynasty who climbed the tower, saw the sand moraine in the east of the city, several rows of cavalry, and saw the Pixiu battle flag, the Manjushri Bodhisattva flag and the Anxi camp military flag in their hands, so he said: "The Tang Heavenly Soldiers, after all, still came from the east"

He could not finish his sentence, so he knelt under the battlement, and wept silently.

Soon, the east gate of Dunhuang City rumbled open, five Tang soldiers guarding here, holding the tooth flag, out of the bridle, and Cai Fengyuan, Zhang Yufei cavalry when a stone's throw away, the head asked Cai, Zhang Suobu of the military number.

Zhang Yufei shouted: "The Dingwu army is trapped in the cavalry camp, the first general of the Shence Weirong Army and the former camp of the four towns of Anxi, according to the order of Ji Gong, from the river to Dunhuang City, please tell Dunhuang Taishou Yan Kaifu, since then the land of thousands of miles of Helong has been returned to my Tang Dynasty." ”

The cavalry of Dunhuang City raised the battle flag and replied: "The Doulu Army of Shazhou has been in the headquarters of Dunhuang City for more than 30 years, and the city walls are intact, and the mountains and rivers are still solid."

At the earthen trench next to the road under Dunhuang City, Cai Fengyuan dismounted, pulled out the dagger he was wearing, scraped a small ball on it, and carefully loaded it into the utensils he carried with him.

Behind him, the soldiers, military officials, officials, and monks of Dunhuang City were ecstatic, cheering like thunder, all burning incense and burning paper, and welcoming the arrival of the Tang army like a cloud.

A few days later, Cai Fengyuan and the 700 cavalry of the Shence Weirong Army left the West Gate, stepped on the boundless sand moraine and Gobi outside the old Yumen Pass, and continued to Anxi.

In Houshan City, Mu Di, who was quietly watching, found that during this time, Jigong Gaoyue no longer drew red circles on the map.

He seemed to be waiting calmly.

Sometimes he used a black ink pen to draw points on the map, arranging and planning the military and political affairs of the Helong area;

Sometimes, when he could receive letters and letters, he would take out the letter from it, or take out a new garment, and then Ji Gong's eyes would become warm;

More often than not, he was deducing, deliberating, and even arguing with his staff.

The weather began to heat up, and Ji Gong, who was arguing, was dressed in a white cotton shirt, sitting on the Hu bed, holding a pu fan and shaking it non-stop

At the mountain pass of Qiuzi, the black river loops through, the huge and steep Mahayana Thousand Buddha Mountain, the five holes are connected, one after another, the monk Dharma realm stands in one of the caves, in front of him, is a beautiful and elegant large mural, all around is flying sky, the falling Ying is colorful, the air is ethereal, a Han beauty in Tang costume on the auspicious clouds, the clothes and ornaments are flying, there is a huge turtle floating in the sea below, the Dharma realm looks at all this happily, and continues to admire in the heart.

He was taken aback a little when the horn sounded, and then, in the blinding and scorching sun, he walked to the fence outside the cave, and then he saw and heard, and the whole city of Qiuzi was crowded, and the music and cheers were like boiling water—and from the pass to the east, a small contingent of cavalry was passing through the valley and coming towards the city.

After a short time, the Dharma Realm understood that he, who had been practicing for a long time, could not suppress the excitement and joy in his heart, and gently shouted his common name: "Che Fengchao, Che Fengchao, they are here, you can return to your hometown." ”