Chapter Forty-Six: The Narrow Road Encounters Danger and Passes Shoulders
As soon as Kudulu left the sight of the soldiers, Mutaia impatiently approached and asked in a low voice in broken Turkic, "Found something?" ”
Kudulu nodded cautiously and said, "If my guess is correct, it should be Princess Anice, who followed Ashina's deputy capital escort from Chang'an to Tingzhou, and it should be Princess Anicee who you chased all the way." ”
Hearing the word "Anice", Mutaia's eyes widened, and a sentence was squeezed out from between his teeth: "Where is she at the moment?" ”
"The group of Tang troops guarding the door definitely don't know." Kudulu shook his head, then pointed to the Yamen of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate not far away and said softly: "However, I think it should not be far from here. If my sister is really in the Metropolitan Mansion, maybe she will meet Anice......"
Without waiting for Kudulu's request, Mu Tai'a pulled Shi An to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate Office. Shi An was too frightened to do it, but he didn't dare to disobey Mutai's request at all.
The closer you get to the Beiting Metropolitan Governor's Office, the more soldiers patrol and guard the streets.
These soldiers are completely in the posture of going into battle, wearing heavy armor and hanging horizontal swords at their waists, and at first glance they are the elite of a hundred battles who have been on the battlefield and seen blood. Compared with the soldiers in the shop of the martial arts and the soldiers guarding the door who drank and chatted, they were not the same.
Although those Tang soldiers did not step forward to drive away Kudulu and his party, their eyes looking at them were obviously full of vigilance.
Although Mutaia was anxious, he also knew that in broad daylight it was not a good opportunity to approach and spy on the Protectorate.
When he could vaguely see the main gate of the Metropolitan Protectorate, Mutaia tapped Shi An from behind, and then the team turned left and began to walk towards the south gate of the inner city.
After staying away from the yamen of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, Kudulu suddenly found that his palms were sticky and full of sweat.
After walking in person, Kudulu also understood why the previous waves of eclipse spies had basically not found information about his sister Aitenggna.
If my sister was indeed caught by Tang Jun and taken to the Metropolitan Protectorate as a maidservant, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to understand what was happening in the courtyard of the Deep Mansion, and the Great Food Scout would never dare to easily approach the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, which was heavily protected.
Although he knew in his heart that he was not entirely to blame the big food scout for being slack, he ventured into the inner city without finding out any information related to his sister, which still made Kudulu depressed.
Mudea'a, who had been with Kudulu for several months, understood why he was anxious, so he whispered in Kudulu's ear: "Don't worry, let's explore again at night." ”
Kudulu knew that Mutai'a was very skilled, especially good at infiltration and espionage, so he happily replied, "I'll go too." ”
Mutaia shook his head, obviously not very comfortable with Kudulu.
Kudulu hurriedly said: "You don't understand Tang dialect!" ”
Mutaia thought for a moment before he said, "I'll discuss it with Rahman. ”
Thousands of miles east, Kudulu had already understood that Rahaman was the decision-maker in charge of spying on the trip, and Mutai'a was more responsible for protecting himself.
Since Mude'a was willing to consult with Rahman, it was difficult for Khudulu to say anything.
Soon, Kudulu and his entourage came to the south gate of the inner city. Without waiting for Mu Tai'a's orders, Shi An hurriedly stepped forward, took out the place and vouchers, and retrieved all kinds of weapons that had been seized earlier from the soldiers defending the city.
After leaving the inner city, after stepping onto the east-west side street, Shi An couldn't help but let out a long breath, as if he had just escaped from the tiger's den in Longtan.
If he hadn't come in person, but just listened to what others had relayed, Kudulu would definitely have laughed at Shi An for being as timid as a mouse.
But after walking in person, Kudulu found that after leaving the inner city, he also felt as if he had let go of the burden of a thousand catties.
While relaxing slightly, Kudulu was extremely worried. The Beiting Imperial Mansion is so tightly guarded, he will definitely not be able to rescue his sister on his own. I'm afraid that even if you count more than 100 Great Food Cavalry, you can't guarantee success!
What's more, the primary purpose of the big cannibal's trip is to spy on the Tang army's military intelligence, and it is impossible to make a desperate bet to save his sister.
"How can I save my sister?" Kudulu frowned.
Mutaia seemed to have guessed Kudulu's thoughts, and he whispered in the language of the Great Food: "Secret service, the prophet once said that the mountain can't come, so we will take the initiative to go there." Although the Metropolitan Protectorate is heavily guarded, it is impossible for the county lord to stay in the Metropolitan Mansion forever and not come out! Judging from the previous information, the Tang people love to go out to hunt and play. As long as we add more people, we will definitely find the right opportunity. ”
Kudulu thought about it and felt that what Mu Tai'a said was very reasonable, so he nodded and added: "But you don't know my sister, these days, I am still lurking near the inner city, pay close attention." ”
Mutaia shook his head: "No, it's too dangerous. Or the secret service will draw the county lord's face and arrange for others to keep an eye on it. ”
Kudulu shook his head, nodded again, and then said, "The portrait is to be painted, and I will also stare at it, so let's go hand in hand." In this way, I am a little further away from the inner city. ”
Mutaia had no choice but to say, "Wait until I discuss it with Rahman." ”
After the group left the inner city, they relaxed a little, drove their mounts on the wide side street and trotted all the way, and in a blink of an eye they arrived near the north gate of Nanshi.
Near Nanshi, people come and go, cars and horses are noisy. But through the layers of crowds, Khudulu discovered that Rahaman himself led dozens of Khorasan cavalry disguised as Sogdian warriors to wander around the north gate of Nanshi.
The moment Khudulu saw the Khorasan cavalry, he understood that Rahaman was still very worried and uneasy about sneaking into the inner city to spy on him, so he took people with him in the area around the north gate of Nanshi in order to deal with emergencies in time.
After seeing the Khorasan cavalry, Kudulu's heart couldn't help but settle down a lot. "Fortunately, there was no thrill on this trip!" He whispered in his heart. The inner city of Tingzhou was indeed heavily guarded, but the Tang army did not completely isolate the inner and outer cities, so there was still a lot of room for detection.
What Kudulu didn't expect in advance was that by eavesdropping on the chatter of a few guards, he actually found out that the little princess of the Great Food Country, Anice, might secretly come to Tingzhou.
Why did Anicee come to Tingzhou? Kudulu, who was a little calmer, finally temporarily let go of his obsession with rescuing Aitengna and began to ponder the hidden information behind the information.
According to Ziyad and Mutaia, among others, the Great Food Civil War was raging, and Anicee went to Chang'an to ask for help.
At present, Datang must have grasped some information about the Great Food Civil War and is trying to make a difference.
What will Datang do? Kudulu remembered the teachings of his father Khan in the past: "The Tang Dynasty is a giant dragon struggling to open up westward, Dashi is a goshawk that is constantly advancing eastward, and Tubo is a yak trying to go north." And the land in the river is the ring where dragons, goshawks, and yaks wrestle. ”
"And we're the Turgish?" Kudulu asked innocently.
"The Turks?" Father Khan sighed deeply: "We are just hounds caught in the cracks of the behemoth......"
Thinking of this, Kudulu's heart felt uncomfortable, and hot tears swirled in his eyes.
Kudulu raised his hand and wiped his eyes, and then forced himself to concentrate on thinking about Datang's intentions. It seems that when you think about other issues, you can avoid the entanglement of the past.
"How does Anice's coming to Tingzhou help the Tang Army?" Kudulu immediately grasped the crux of the matter.
"Righteousness and fame!" The Texian Shi Special Service, who knew something about the Tang Dynasty, suddenly realized: "With Ainisai here, the Tang Army will be famous!" Datang, the dragon, has never given up his coveting heart in the river! Hearing the news of the Great Food Civil War, Datang seems to have made plans to send troops to intervene! ”
Kudulu's mind was churning, and he was about to quickly inform Mudea of the results of his deliberations, when dozens of knights and a carriage turned right from the north gate of Nanshi.
Xuanhe's momentum made many pedestrians on the road avoid it. Kudulu also hurriedly dodged to the north side of Hengjie and stopped to watch.
The knights' costumes are gorgeous, and the carriage is full of fragrance. Kudulu's eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the carriage and horses.
The outermost knight, although not wearing heavy armor, but that fierce aura is as dazzling as the sun and the moon.
What surprised Kudulu the most was that the knight's saddle was hung with all kinds of weapons, long and short. Obviously, this group of knights is serving the dignitaries of the North Court, so they can carry so many sharp weapons in a bright and bright way.
Under the escort of the outer knights, there seem to be several little Langjun and little ladies inside the horse team. The hood that moved lightly in the wind exuded a faint fragrance in the air.
"This is probably the child of a high-ranking official of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate who came out to play, right?" Kudulu probably realized the object of this knight's protection: "It may be Xiaoyahuan who is parallel to the knight, right?" There should be a noble little lady in the carriage! ”
Thinking of this, Kudulu's heart moved, and he opened his eyes and carefully observed the women in the team to see if he could find his sister in the team.
In the middle of the carriage and horses, there were about five women. Two of them are bigger than Kudulu, and they will certainly not be Aitengana. The other three, judging from their posture, are smaller than Kudulu, but they feel taller than their sister, and they shouldn't be either.
Kudulu sighed helplessly, he also understood, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? How could it be that he met his sister on the street on the first day he came to Tingzhou City? Maybe it's because I miss my sister too much that I have such wishful thinking!
When he was struggling with his idiot, Kudulu suddenly felt his heart beating wildly. As soon as he looked up, he found that the incense cart at the back of the line was getting closer and closer to him. In the carriage, there was still the chatter of the girls.
"Is there anything strange about this carriage?" Kudulu was wondering, and felt nervous for no reason. Completely unconscious, he reached out and touched the pointed hat on his head, but accidentally knocked it off.
Tingzhou at the beginning of February is still a world of north winds. It's not as roaring and raging as it was before, but it's enough to blow the little peaked hat away.
Under the teasing of the north wind, Kudulu's pointed hat, which was extremely annoying, flew towards the carriage.
Before Kudulu could react, Mudea, who was quick and quick-handed, slapped his horse out, picked up the unsheathed scimitar, and picked out the pointed hat that swaggered through the air.
The moment Mu Tai'a just launched, in the queue of Xuan Xuan's great ranks, there was also a silver-armored warrior on a white horse who was like lightning, reaching out to grab the flying hat.
As soon as Mudea held his hat with the tip of his scabbard, he heard a sword wind coming.
Mutaia did not care to draw his sword out of its sheath, so he turned it into a rod and struck it downward. In the blink of an eye, the scabbards of the two collided, and two moves were quickly passed.
"What's going on?!" Kudulu's heart was full of questions, and before he could ask, he saw Mutai's sword swinging and hurriedly retreating.
The silver-armored samurai did not step forward to catch up, but slowly retreated, turning around and saying something to a black-faced samurai who had caught up. The sudden exchange just came, and the silver-armored samurai seemed to be trying to test something.
Kudulu was in the upper hand, and he didn't really hear it, only vaguely hearing the words "man in black".
"Your Highness, run west! Meet an old rival! Mudea's gloomy voice rang in Kudulu's ears.
Kudulu had been keeping an eye on the women in the team, and didn't pay much attention to the male knights. At this time, he was shocked to realize that the silver-armored warrior who had just fought with Mu Tai'a was the Tang general who grabbed his sister by the Su Ye water! The black-faced warrior next to the silver-armored warrior was the cavalry general who led the Tang Army's light cavalry to force his father Khan to death!
When he met the enemy in a narrow way, Kudulu was furious and wanted to immediately step forward and kill the two. But Mu Tai'a's reminder made him realize that this was the Tingzhou City of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate. The identity of the big cannibal has been exposed, and what needs to be done at this moment is to escape from Tingzhou City as soon as possible!