Li Cunzhi looked at the five Tubo soldiers who were finally captured, and after washing down the blood on the knife and drinking it with wine, he looked at the seriously injured subordinates beside him, and his voice was cold, "Take them back." ”

The fact that the five Tibetan soldiers were thrown onto their horses with their hands tied behind their backs, and that they and their dead companions had not even killed a single enemy in the battle just now made them unacceptable, and the entire team of fifty people was completely wiped out, and none of them escaped, and the men in black they faced made them feel terrified.

On the Qinghai Plateau in June, the sky was clear, and there were goshawks passing by from time to time in the clear blue sky, and the five Tubo soldiers with dead faces suddenly felt the tremor from the ground in front of them on their horses, and Li Cunzhi took people off their horses, and then these Tubo people who were tied up and thrown on horseback looked up blankly and looked ahead. I saw that on the endless plain, the black high-headed war horses came with smoke and dust, and the knights on those horses were wearing black iron armor, and the black banners they held in their hands were torn straight in the wild wind of hunting.

"Great Qin Wuwei." As the galloping knights approached the village, they reined in their horses and jumped down, and almost at the same time, more than a hundred knights had dismounted. The five Tibetan knights trembled, these knights in black iron armor dismounted neatly at that moment, even the tiger and leopard army in the city of Luo Qi might not be able to do it, now they had guessed the origin of these black knights, in all the legends they had heard, only the ancient empire from the east had such a powerful army.

"When will General Liu arrive?" Looking at the captain of the Black Cavalry who came over, Li Cunzhi frowned and asked, his order to the herald was to let Liu Yu's 1,000 elites come over, not this mere team of 100 people. Seeing Li Cunzhi frowning, the captain of the black cavalry army hugged his fists and said, "Lord Hui." When we came, another scout party found a tribe of 3,000 people on the road, and General Liu had already led his troops to go first, and I am afraid that we will not be able to arrive until tomorrow. ”

"Then you will bring the local interpreter here!" Li Cunzhi looked at the ranks of the Black Cavalry, and then he soon saw the stout man in the ranks who looked a little like the captured Tibetans. The Black Cavalry Lieutenant waved his hand. The interpreter, whose ancestor was a Qiang person, immediately ran over.

"Ask these Tibetan barbarians, where is their big camp, how many people are there, and where did they come from?" Li Cunzhi glanced at the five Tibetan soldiers who had been thrown off their horses, and instructed the interpreter, "Tell them that as long as they are willing to tell the truth, I will spare their lives." and even give them benefits that they didn't expect. ”

"Yes, sir." The interpreter answered, and then walked up to the five soldiers who had been kicked down and kneeling down by the Black Cavalry soldiers, and said in Qiang, "You fools who have offended Great Qin Tianwei, listen up, our general is a merciful man. As long as you say what you know, you will be spared death. You can also be rewarded. Looking at the five Tibetan soldiers who looked at each other with a look of shock in their eyes, the interpreter sneered, "Of course, if you dare to lie to us, I will guarantee that he will die a miserable death." ”

The interpreter said. His eyes swept over the five Tibetan soldiers. He said, "Now which of you has figured it out, whether to tell the truth or to die." As he spoke, the interpreter drew the horizontal knife from his waist. Inserted in front of five Tibetan soldiers.

"Dear Lord, I'm willing to tell the truth." Someone among the five Tibetan soldiers soon shouted, looking at this short Tibetan man who was about thirty years old, the interpreter nodded with satisfaction, and said to the black cavalry soldiers behind him, "Bring him with me." As he spoke, he walked to the distance.

Looking at the interpreter who went to the side to ask the Tibetan soldier alone, Li Cunzhi nodded, this interpreter is a smart person, and he knows how to ask questions separately, so he is not afraid of those Tibetan soldiers making ghosts. Seeing that the interpreter was still asking, Li Cunzhi looked at the captain of the Black Cavalry beside him, "How is the situation of the discovered tribe, have you gotten any useful information?" ”

"The news from the mouths of the indigenous captives in the captured area is that there are only two or three tribes in this area, and the largest tribe is no more than 10,000 people, and they claim that they are not Tubo, but the Tubo power has swelled greatly in recent years, and they have expressed their submission to the city of Luo." As he spoke, the captain of the black cavalry looked at the Tibetan soldiers who were being questioned in the distance, with some disdain in his eyes.

The interpreter finally finished asking, and he walked to Li Cunzhi and said some useful news, "They are soldiers from the lower part of the middle and lower Lu of the Tubo Silu, and this time they are here to conquer the sheep and the same tribe in this area that have not yet returned to the army, and the headquarters has 5,000 cavalry, and they are stationed in the Pearl River a hundred miles away. "The four Lus mentioned in the translator's mouth are the four military governments of Tibet, such as the meaning of the Ministry or Wing in the Tubo language, these four Lus are Wuru, about Zuoru,; Leaves are right, such as pulling. Each such as is divided into two branches, each such as the horses are different coat colors, the flags are also different, some similar to the Great Qin Metropolitan Protectorate.

After listening to what the interpreter said, Li Cunzhi frowned, and then said to the black cavalry lieutenant beside him, "You guys are stationed here first, and I'll take someone to explore the camp of the Tubo people and see the details of the situation." After saying that, he summoned the scouts of the headquarters, got on the war horse that had been rested, and left.

Just when Li Cunzhi was marching towards the Tubo camp, Liu Yu had already led his army to the canyon where the small tribe called Yalong was located, and the black hunting banner covered the world outside the valley. The terrifying momentum of the heavily armed tiger and leopard rider with a gun in his hand suddenly made those Yalongbu understand that the black army outside the valley was definitely not something they could resist.

"Patriarch, there's someone out there." While the patriarch of the Yalong tribe was discussing countermeasures with a few elders, the soldiers of the tribe hurriedly broke in and reported, "It seems that Gulizan is walking in front, followed by a few strangers dressed in black. ”

"Please." The patriarch of the Yalong tribe was a person who understood, and when he heard the report of his soldiers, he immediately reacted, and said loudly, The most important thing for him at the moment is to find out the origin of this black army, since Great Qin has not set foot on the plateau since the western expedition, so for these tribes. Daqin is legendary

The empire never thought that Great Qin would one day enter the plateau again.

"Patriarch, these are nobles from Great Qin." After returning to the tribe, Gu Lizan, a man from the Longbu of Diya who was previously captured by Li Cunzhi's subordinates, did not have the depression when he was captured before, but looked quite proud. The legendary Great Qin Empire is coming, the Tubo people are going to be finished, as long as they can hold on to this big tree, then Yalongbu will become the new master of the plateau, I have to say that Gu Lizan is a smart person, he saw at a glance that after Daqin entered the plateau, the plateau forces would be redivided, and at this time, who would lean on Daqin first. Whoever is the biggest beneficiary.

Hearing what Gu Lizan said, the patriarch of the Yalong tribe was stunned, and then his face changed, on the plateau, Great Qin is a legendary powerful empire, with an invincible army, and the Kushan Dynasty in the north of the plateau was once taught a hard lesson by Great Qin. Their Futu monks always had a look of fear when they spoke of Great Qin, and now this powerful empire was about to enter the plateau. In an instant, the patriarch of the Yalong clan was in a mess, and several elders beside him were also frightened, when they were young, they had heard their ancestors' descriptions of Great Qin. Far more powerful than what the Futu monks said.

There was a look of fear in the eyes of the Yalong clan patriarch and those elders. The Great Qin officers who came with Gulizan were satisfied, and they needed some tribes to guide them and provide information about the Tibetan land. Of course, it can also be used as a servant army, but the final decision is in the hands of their commander.

"Is Great Qin coming to attack us?" The patriarch of the Yalong tribe looked at Gu Lizan, a person from his own tribe, although he could see from his face that Daqin did not mean to deal with the Yalong tribe, he still wanted to confirm it personally.

"No, patriarch, Great Qin is here to crusade against the land of Tibet, those damned Tubo people have offended Great Qin, and they will soon be punished by Great Qin." Gu Lizan replied loudly, "The Tubo people are dead, the army of the Great Qin Land will trample them flat, and they will be crushed to pieces, leaving only slag." Gu Lizan painted a vivid picture of the Great Qin army he saw, which made all the people in the tent feel cold in their hearts.

"Yalongbu is willing to submit to the Celestial Empire, nobles from Great Qin, please accept the respect of our humble servants." The patriarch of the Yalong tribe quickly made a choice, he was sure that no country on the plateau could compete with the Great Qin, and the Tubo had just completed the unification of the plateau, some tribes were not completely subjugated to them, and the Tubo people had no chance of winning in this war, and it was the nature of these small tribes to rely on the strong to survive.

Looking at the elders of the Yalong tribe who were kneeling down, listening to the translation of the interpreter beside him, the officers sent by Liu Yu said to the Yalong tribe who were prostrate on the ground, "I accept your submission on behalf of Great Qin, and I hope you will remember that once you surrender to Great Qin, don't have the thought of betrayal, otherwise, you will die a miserable death." After saying that, he let the people of Yalongbu, who were kneeling on the ground, stand up.

"You can rest assured, our Yalong Department will never do anything to betray Great Qin." The patriarch of the Yalong tribe patted his chest and said, but at this moment, a soldier from outside the tent broke in in a panic, "Patriarch, Briger has led the tribesmen out of the valley. ”

Hearing the soldier's report, the patriarch of the Yalong tribe suddenly turned pale, Bridger is the first warrior of the Yalong tribe, he is brave and ruthless, and he has a lot of prestige among the young tribal soldiers, but he is a brainless person, he almost slaughtered the envoy sent by Tubo last time, but this time, thinking of the terrible Great Qin army that Gu Lizan said, he couldn't help but shudder, but he didn't know how to explain it to the officer of Great Qin.

At this time, the accompanying interpreter had already explained the current situation to the officer, and after listening, the officer frowned and said to the interpreter, "Tell them that they don't know about this matter, so I won't be angry and blame them, but those who dare to offend Daqin, they will die." ”

Listening to the interpreter's turns, the Yalong clan leaders and elders in the tent were a little relieved, what they were most afraid of was that Bridger's recklessness would make Great Qin angry with them and the entire clan, but they were still sincerely afraid of the interpreter's accompaniment.

"Let them stop talking nonsense and immediately take their people out of the valley." The officer glanced at the nobles of the Yalong tribe with dissatisfaction, and said coldly. After listening to what the interpreter said, the patriarch of the Yalong tribe was stunned, and at this time, Gu Lizan beside him whispered in his ear, "Great Qin is going to declare the power of heaven to our clan, Brigger and his people are dead, they are dead, and the threat to you will be lifted." ”

After listening to Gu Lizan's words, the patriarch of the Yalong tribe understood, he looked at Gu Lizan, but he had already made up his mind to have a good relationship with him, who knows if this lucky guy has any connection with those nobles in Daqin.

Soon, the entire tribe of Yalong came out of the valley, and at this time, Bridger had already stopped at a place five hundred steps outside Liu Yu's main formation with a hundred men and horses from his headquarters, and when he saw the tribesmen and horses pouring out behind him, he thought that they were out to help him, but when he saw the patriarch standing with the enemy officer in black, he knew that he was wrong, which couldn't help but make him very annoyed, "This timid old fox." He cursed hatefully.

"Leader, let's retreat, we can't beat these people." Beside Bridger, several of his subordinates retreated in front of the steely black army, they followed Briger at first, only by a momentary blood impulse, but when facing the terrifying black army, they realized how wrong they were.

Seeing his subordinates cowering, Bridger was furious, but he also knew that they were right, and at this time his feverish brain also calmed down, but his fate was already doomed from the time he recklessly led people out of the valley to confront Liu Yu.

After listening to the soldiers' reply, Liu Yu looked at the more than 100 tribal soldiers who had just rushed out to confront them, and couldn't help sneering, "Go and tell those barbarians, I will give them a chance for these 100 people, I will only send ten people out of battle, if they can survive, I will let them go and forgive them for their crime of offending Daqin." ”