Hu Xuan Town, located in the south of the capital of Khotan 600 miles, at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain, guarding the main road of the mountain pass, has always been the key point of defense and contention between the two countries.

The town of the Tang Dynasty, with its superficial meaning, the meaning of guarding and suppressing, is roughly under the city, above the garrison, it is not a lonely city, but composed of a series of passes, military forts, and shops, to say that it is strict, but every time it faces the invasion of the Tubo people, it has never been held.

The reason is very simple, this area is located on the edge of the Tarim Basin, the terrain is low, the Tubo people are coming down from the Qingqiang Plateau, the geographical advantage is not there, the garrison is also under the idea of being able to delay for a while, the most critical point is to give an early warning, light the beacon fire, let the towns of Anxi know that the enemy is coming.

However, in May of the 11th year of Tianbao, this situation has undergone a fundamental change, and this military town located in the southernmost part of Khotan was crowded with soldiers and horses that suddenly poured in.

The town general Wang Tao is only in his thirties, just in the prime of life, but he looks like a forty or fifty-year-old twilight, he is the former protector of the capital Meng Lingcha's tooth soldier background, and later promoted to the line official, Gao Xianzhi era, was sent out from the lord of the war and finally promoted to the town general, but I didn't expect to become the chief official of this Hu crossbow town.

There is no hope for anything to come out, he is just waiting for the day when the Tubo people will come, or die or flee, if he can keep one more day, it can be regarded as earning, who knows, after a few years of hard work, even if the Tubo people occasionally appear, they are just a small group of soldiers and horses, and they can't even get to the city, obviously just to find out the military situation.

The situation has changed at the bottom, this, they are the most deeply touched by the soldiers who are at the forefront, Datang has changed from defense to offense, from attack to overwhelming, when you want to fight, how big it is, it is decided by the side generals, it is gratifying to succeed, it doesn't matter if you fail, you can still use money to atone for your sins, as long as you don't die, you will be reactivated one day, and then you will fight back.

In this kind of atmosphere, everyone on the border is vying for the first, most of the time, it has become the Tang people to take the initiative to attack, constantly compressing the activity space of the Tubo people, of course, the place of Helong is the main battlefield, they are these corners, always have the strength and can't make it, can only watch, after all, a Kunlun Mountain, like a moat in front of you, who knows what is waiting for the future?

Wang Tao is not discouraged, these years, it is already good to survive, he is a person who stands aside and has no dependence, even if he really makes any contributions, he will be cheaper if he can't keep it, with the idea that no fault is meritorious, this life can be lived, so what is the point of fighting?

Who knows, this kind of boundless realm will be so lively one day!

The soldiers and horses that came over were not unusual, the first to arrive, all of them were Khotanese people, there were all foot horses, a rough count, there were four or five thousand people, and the leader of the army was even more amazing, Wang Tao saw the royal flag embroidered with golden lotus, almost did not plant it from the city.

The king of Khotan, the governor of Khotan, Chi Sheng, actually arrived in person!

"King!"

Wang Tao was shocked in his heart, the small country sent troops for no reason, and they were complicit in rebellion, did they come to their own small military town, did they plan to join forces with the Tubo people? He didn't dare to think about it anymore, let alone let it go, before leaving the city, he had prepared for the worst, the gate that was not very tall was closed behind him, and the last chance of life was cut off.

If it was really as he guessed, he had no other way to go except to promise the country with his body, and he stood still at a distance to meet the other party's horse's head, clasped his fists and saluted, and did it meticulously.

"This king knows you, we met in Qiuzi."

"Yes, the king has a good memory, six years ago, Fu Mengzhong transferred soldiers and horses from various countries to attack the rest of Helu, and the king's line is in charge, but he just said a few words, but I didn't expect to remember."

"Not only that, you went to Khotan, when you joined the town guard envoy, Yang Envoy Jun ordered your town general, and this king has seen your name."

Wei Chisheng was about the same age as him, but he looked much younger, and the delicate curly beard on his lips was the most common dress of the people of the Western Regions, he jumped down from a Turkic horse with a divine horse, took off his iron helmet, handed it to his retinue, and walked over with a horsewhip.

Wang Tao knew what he said, when he was promoted to the town general, he had been to Khotan Town, and it had been three years, and the king's memory was really not ordinarily good, he believed that with his own small official, and he had no backer, he would not make people worry about it.

"Do you think that this king is going to rebel?" Wei Chisheng glanced up at the head of the city, and the defenders on it had obviously received military orders, and they shrank themselves behind the battlements one by one, afraid that they had already taken the bow and crossbow in their hands.

"There is no text, the duties of the subordinate are here, I have to do this, please forgive the king." Wang Tao frankly admitted that there is only one result for this kind of thing, and there is no need to go around in circles.

"What do you blame? With such conscientious men guarding the borders, the king can sleep in the city. He first exclaimed, and then asked strangely, "Could it be that you didn't receive the order?" ”

Wang Tao replied with a smile: "In a realm like Xiaguan, how can anyone send an order, is something wrong?" ”

Wei Chisheng looked at him as if he was lying, and shook his head: "Then it's no wonder, but the book is not on this king." ”

Seeing that there was no basis for what he said, and the other party was looking like he was not going to eat a lot of oil and salt, he scratched his head without grace, and looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid they won't be able to last a few days this time, and at this time they will go to vote for the Tubo people, unless they are dizzy, does this king look like such a stupid person." ”

Just when they were at a loss, suddenly there were a lot of soldiers and horses behind them, and when they saw the flag at the head, both of them were taken aback.

"Bai Laoqi's fast footsteps, even no more than one and a half o'clock later than this king, he has arrived, the main master should also appear, let's go, don't enter the city today, let's pick up people first."

In fact, when he saw the soldiers and horses of Qiuci, Wang Tao already believed the other party, Yu Khotan may really have something to do with the Tubo people, after all, they are so far apart, but to say that Qiuci also rebelled, it means that the entire Anxi Town has fallen, such a big change, he as a town general has not received any news, how can Wang Tao believe it.

Since it is not, it means that the imperial court has made a big move, and the soldiers and horses are gathered in their own small territory, needless to say, it must be aimed at the Tubo people behind the mountain.

With the bottom in his heart, Wang Tao's footsteps were much faster, and when he took over the Qiuzi soldiers and horses, he realized that there was more than one new arrival.

The red tassels are like blood, the red flag is like fire, those soldiers and horses marching in a row of two people, marching in neat steps, at first glance, it is the border army of the Tang Dynasty, the kind of fighting spirit on the face, and the pride, it can't be pretended, the only puzzling thing is that everyone is covered with a white cloth shirt outside the armor, and the flag is also hung with white flags.

It turned out to be a mourning army!

When the banner of the Chinese army approached, Wang Tao looked at the banner above and stayed there for a long time.

The Great Protector of the North Garden, the Regent Shi Zhongcheng, and the Northwest Court of the Northwest Courtyard of the Empire...... Journey.

Under the banner, surrounded by a group of tooth soldiers, isn't it the original deputy capital of Anxi, Cheng Qianli, who has the reputation of "madman"?

Beiting soldiers and horses, the two countries' own armies, a leading madman, Wang Tao only felt that his brain was not enough.

What is the court going to do?