Chapter 19 The Motherland
From the Poyi River to the city of Gilgit in the later Pakistan-administered Kashmir region, the distance in a straight line is about 200 miles.
Two people and one horse, even if they discard the extra weapons and armor in order to reduce the load, and gallop all the way, it is miserable.
Who would have thought that the Tubo people would chase after them, you know, this is already the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, theoretically.
"The dog's captive, Lao Tzu didn't rob his mother-in-law, why is it so hard?" Yang Yu bit a straw stick in his mouth, and his eyes stared at the bottom of the mountain without blinking.
"Do you have a crush on that Jiuniang? You have a good tooth, and you are forty-seven years old, so you are not much better than your mother. Liu Ji glanced at him meaningfully and quipped.
He had just climbed up from halfway up the mountain, and in order to confuse his pursuers, he had run more than three miles, laying out all sorts of traces, creating the illusion that they were still absconding ahead, and at this time he finally returned, tired like a dog, lying on the side of his companion, panting for breath.
For so many days, I can finally lie on my own land, even if I haven't escaped at the moment, I want to sleep like this regardless of it, you must know that these days, the two of them are like lost dogs, and they haven't even slept for a while.
"My mother is not as old as her." Yang Yu smiled: "To be honest, you kid didn't have any thoughts when he pressed on her?" ”
Without waiting for Liu Ji to answer, he continued: "It's not her who said it herself, who would have thought that that figure, that appearance, that posture, said that it was a double decade, and a certain person believed it." ”
Liu Ji was silent, knowing that what his companion said was the truth, this is not a love affair, but a temptation that really belongs to a mature woman, like a raw fruit, fragrant and coveted.
He couldn't help but feel a throbbing in his heart every time he thought of that bright red lip gloss, let alone his companions, and this feeling had nothing to do with experience, it was completely instinctive.
The most attractive little fresh meat is always a mature woman.
"Here we are."
Yang Yu whispered, Liu Ji turned his head to see that the valley under the mountain, which was empty just now, was suddenly occupied by a large black shadow, and people shouted and neighed, and he was still estimating the approximate number in his heart, and the voice on the side had already given the answer.
"No less than a thousand riders, obediently, this is an endless trend, and the Tubo people look up to you and me too much."
Speaking of this, Yang Qian's heart moved, spit out the straw stick in his mouth, and turned his head, just as Liu Ji's gaze also turned, and the two thought of it almost at the same time.
With such a large formation, it is impossible to chase down two enemy spies, so there is only one explanation left, and the other party must have some kind of strategic purpose.
Maybe it's to explore the way, and at the same time test the reaction of the Tang people?
Xi Dongzan rode on a chestnut Qiang horse with only a collar of light armor, which had a long mane due to its adaptation to the alpine terrain, which also made them look more like some kind of beast of prey.
His hands stroked between the supple shoulder hairs, as if touching the body of the woman he loved, but his eyes were looking around, sweeping from the mountains, the rushing rivers, and the dense forests on both sides, and his eyes did not take off his eyes when the scouts in front of him came to report.
It was that kind of mountain forest that took the lives of warriors like Da Nang, and the death was even more impressive.
“...... We chased three miles away, and we couldn't find any traces, and the group was still looking for people with people, and the small ones came to report, so please show the east. ”
"Well, what?" Xi Dongzan replied unconsciously, and suddenly thought: "The traces disappeared after three miles?" ”
"Exactly, hoof prints, bonfires, and filth have all been inspected one by one, and they should be those two Tang people."
"Should?" Xi Dongzan laughed silently: "If there is a should, they would not have been able to get out of He Bolao City, if there is a should, Da Nang begs, that idiot ......"
He paused slightly, lowered his head, almost to the sergeant's ear, and roared.
"Do you think that he will die worse than him?"
In his rage, the sergeant ran away with a rolling belt, and before he could even wait for his order, in an instant, Xi Dongzan's face returned to calm, and he returned to those previous visions.
He took so many people and went so far that the Tang people couldn't even see a ghost, not only that, but a trade route connecting the big and small Bolu, there were few pedestrians coming and going, especially in this river valley, there were no traces of people, can't it explain the problem?
The road ahead has been lost, what are the spies trying to hide? Why didn't you come early or late, but you just entered this river valley and came to such a hand?
With the questions in his mind, his thinking became clearer and clearer, and those lush mountains and forests reminded him of a sentence from the Tang people.
All plants and trees are soldiers.
"Order, gather the teams." Xi Dong praised his chin and slowly turned the horse's head, with a regretful expression on his face.
"Return to the army."
Their actions did not escape the gaze of Liu Ji and others, and the two watched suspiciously as the pursuers retreated along the same path, and glanced at each other, but no one had an answer.
Seeing the figure of the Tubo disappearing at the end of the river valley, Yang Yu got up from the grass and tiptoed to rush out, but he didn't expect to be dragged by a strong force.
"What's the hurry, the Tubo people are used to playing tricks, and if they don't do it, it's just to induce us to show up." The previous danger made Liu Ji still have palpitations, if it weren't for the other party's carelessness to underestimate the enemy, he would have already become an ambush corpse in the forest.
Yang Yu's feet froze, he turned around and dragged his hand, pulled the person up from the ground, and stretched out his hand to point into the distance in the other party's puzzled expression.
"The Tibetan people are not playing tricks, because." Yang Yu's words were full of arrogance: "Our people are here. ”
Liu Ji was pulled by him and stood side by side, his eyes following his hand to the exit of the river valley.
On the gray and white earth, a large shadow spread along the riverbank, gradually spreading the entire river valley, and under the red flags that were unfurled one after another, countless knights in armor and holding long soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound of uniform hooves shook the heavens and the earth.
The red flag, the red robe, and the red tassel, the colors of this nation, suddenly appeared in front of them in a surprising way, like a beast piercing into the heart.
All this reminded him of a sentence that later generations of Chinese people wanted to write on their passports.
No matter where you are, do not forget that behind you, stands a strong Motherland.
"Motherland." Liu Ji muttered in his mouth, his heart was relieved, his eyes were black, and he fell down involuntarily.