When the first light of dawn pierced the darkness, the soldiers of the Tang Army on the city wall climbed up one after another, some took off the cowhide water bag on their waists and poured it into their mouths, and after drinking the last drop of water, some people lifted their war knives and kept sharpening their blades on the wall battlements, and some people also redressed their wounds. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although many people are doing their own things, there is hardly any voice. A new day began, and all the Tang troops received an order last night to have a final decisive battle with the Tubo army today, and the decisive battle could only be fought outside the city, so when the Tubo army launched an attack, the Tang army launched a countercharge.

Some people already have a premonition that they are about to die here, like other comrades, there is nothing after death, only a leather shroud, but at least it will not be a violent corpse wilderness, what awaits them is a grand collective funeral, at the funeral there are drums and all eyes are watched, this is the embodiment of glory!

Zhao Ziliang stretched out his tongue and licked his dry lips, rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, his throat was like a fire like smoke, he hadn't drunk water for a whole day, after being besieged by the Tubo people, Cen Shen was ordered to send troops to control the rationing of food and water, each person had a ration of food and water every day, in the case of not being able to get drinking water from outside the city, several wells in the city had dried up two days ago, and the Tubo people in order to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, did not let the Tang army get water from the wells, and sent people to cut off the water source in the upper reaches of the Huangshui River, The dam was built, the river was dry, and the well was naturally left without water.

"Dashuai, I still have two mouthfuls of water in this water bag, you can drink some!" A soldier came up with a water bag and said.

Zhao Ziliang turned his head to look, and it was not good to brush off his kindness, so he took a small sip of the water bag and returned it to him: "You drink the rest, there will be a decisive battle later, drink some water and have strength!" ”

"Hmm!" The soldier took the water bag and drank it all.

Duan Xiushi walked over with his injured arm and reported: "Marshal, just now the sentry reported that something is wrong with the situation today, before today, the camp of the Tubo people had already been noisy at this time, but there was no movement today!" Do you want someone to touch it and investigate? ”

After Duan Xiushi's reminder, Zhao Ziliang also felt that it was a little unusual, and he instructed the soldiers behind him: "Go and ask Xuan Eighteen to send a few Huya soldiers to investigate the Tubo army camp, and report quickly after the investigation is completed!" ”

"Yes, Dashuai!"

Waiting for the men to carry food with their burdens and distribute it to the soldiers, just half of the breakfast, Xuan Eighteen rode from the direction of the Tubo camp and galloped over, hugged his fists to Zhao Ziliang under the city and said loudly: "Dashuai, the Tubo people have withdrawn overnight, and the camp is empty!" ”

Zhao Ziliang asked loudly, "What did you say?" Say it out loud again! ”

"The Tibetans withdrew overnight, and the camp was empty!"

"Oh, we won, we won, we won・・・・・・" All the Tang generals forgot to eat, jumped and jumped with their weapons, and celebrated loudly.

The news soon reached the city, and when the people heard the news, all fears and negativity disappeared in an instant, replaced by unconcealed joy and cheers, and everyone ran out of their houses and sang and danced in the streets.

Charlie ran out of a private house while getting dressed, and when he saw Jason and Tony also coming out of the opposite room, he immediately asked, "It's so noisy outside?" What happened? ”

Jason shook his head and said, "I don't know, go out and ask!" ”

The three of them walked out of the house and onto the street, and Charlie pulled a man and asked in unfamiliar Chinese, "What happened?" ”

"The Tubo people ran away, they retreated, we are safe, and Xiping City is saved!"

Listening to the words of passers-by, Charlie and the others had a smile on their faces, and at the same time they breathed a sigh of relief, Tony scolded: "The barbarians have finally retreated, the battle in the past few days has been too miserable, my God, the barbarians are not afraid of death at all, they don't want to attack with their lives, I have never encountered such a miserable battle, why did the Tang Army persist until now, I can't figure it out at all!" ”

Charlie said with deep feelings: "They have a good commander, it is this man who brings them together and exerts their greatest combat effectiveness, he gives them an incomparable sense of pride and honor, because of these, the soldiers of the Tang Army are not afraid of death like the barbarians, they are even proud to die here, this is a terrifyingly powerful army, I hope their footprints will never appear in the Western world, otherwise it will be a disaster!" ”

Tony exclaimed, "Hey, Charlie, are you really Prince Frank?" Are you still worried about these things? Come on, we're all just mercenaries, whoever gives us money will work for whomever we want, this time we came to the East and our mission failed, and we lost a lot of money on the road! ”

Jason comforted: "Okay, okay, Tony, we all got a valuable weapon, not only did we not lose money, but we also made a lot of money!" ”

After speaking, Jason asked Charlie: "Should we resign to Marshal Tang Army?" ”

Tony laughed, "Jason, what do you want?" Do you think you're some great guy? He is the commander in charge of the 200,000 army, the first person under the emperor of the Tang Empire, how can he have time to care if we, the little ants who can be crushed to death at any time, have left? You think too much of yourself! If you want me to say, let's just leave, lest any accidents happen! ”

Charlie said: "Whether he will meet us is his problem, whether we go or not to resign is a question of whether we are polite, I think we should go, if he does not meet us, we will leave on our own!" ”

After discussing it, the three immediately went to the city wall to find Zhao Ziliang, but halfway through, they met Zhao Ziliang and other Tang army generals who were riding horses and preparing to return to Taishou Mansion.

Charlie greeted him and saluted: "Your Excellency, congratulations on your victory in this war!" Now that the barbarians have retreated, I think it's time for us to leave here and return to the Eastern Roman Empire, and I've come to bid you farewell! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded, smiled and shook his head: "Follow me!" After speaking, the horse continued in the direction of Taishoufu.

The three Charlies looked at each other, and had to follow the team forward, and when they arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Charlie and the three were arranged by Zhao Ziliang to take them to drink tea and wait in the next room.

Not long after a while, a personal soldier invited them to see Zhao Ziliang, the three of them came to the lobby, and the Tang Army generals and officials sat on both sides, Zhao Ziliang sat on the main seat, and after the three of them saluted, he said: "Since the three of them are leaving, I can't keep you!" It just so happens that I am also going to send someone back to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, you can go with the officials under my return, they will come forward along the way, you don't have to avoid the checkpoint to go over the mountains and mountains, and you will save a lot of trouble by passing the checkpoint directly! In addition, I have always admired His Majesty Emperor Constantine V of the Isurian Dynasty of the Eastern Roman Empire and His Majesty King Pepin III of the Carolingian Dynasty of the Frankish Kingdom, our Tang Empire has always wanted to send envoys to the Eastern Roman Empire and the Frankish Kingdom to pay homage to the two Majestics, but I have not been able to find the opportunity to communicate with the Western world, I would like to ask three as the guides of the mission I sent to the Eastern Roman Empire and the Frankish Kingdom, of course, I will pay you a good reward, I hope that along the way you will be able to take on the responsibility of a guide and allow my mission to arrive safely in these two countries to meet Constantine V and Pepin III, I wonder if the three of them will agree? ”

Of course, it's good to have money to make, and Jason immediately asked, "I wonder how much the marshal can pay us?" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his head at Nur who was standing next to him, Nur threw a cloth bag on the ground, and after the cloth bag fell to the ground, it smashed with a clang, Zhao Ziliang said: "This is one hundred taels of gold, as half of the total remuneration will be paid to you first, and after you send my mission to the King of Franks, your task will be completed, and the mission will pay you the other half of the revenge, what do you think?" ”

Jason lifted the cloth bag and opened it to see that ten yellow, orange and orange gold ingots were lying in the cloth bag, his eyes were suddenly happy, and he turned his head to Charlie and Tony and whispered, "It's really gold, it's pure!" It's definitely a great payout."

After a short and whispered discussion between the three of them, Charlie said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Excellency the Marshal, we have hired us to take this trip!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Very good!" All three of you are good and brave, and I hope you can keep my mission safe, and I hope you can keep your promises! If anyone wants to be unfavorable to my mission along the way, please tell them that if you invade my mission, you will invade the Tang Empire, and my army will definitely level their cities and make them bleed! ”

Charlie stroked his chest and bent over: "As you wish, Your Excellency the Marshal!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said again: "The mission will start from the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and this majestic warrior from Affilia next to me will take a dozen people to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and you will stay for a few days after you arrive at the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and the mission will go on the road when it is ready, and now three horses and some dry food and wine have been prepared for you outside the door!" I'm busy with official business, so I won't send you away! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency! We are waiting outside for your warriors to hit the road together! Your Excellency the Marshal, the greatest military commander in the East, I hope to see you again in my lifetime, and I take my leave! After Charlie finished speaking, he turned around and walked out with Tony and Jason.

After waiting for the three of them to go out, Zhao Ziliang said to Nuer: "Nur, you are more familiar with the Western world, so you let the envoy go to the West with troops, the specific arrangements have been written in the letter, after you arrive at the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, you will hand over the letter to Liu Wei, they will arrange the affairs of the mission, and you are responsible for bringing two hundred elite cavalry guards, you will probably stay in the West for two years, and return when the mission has completed the mission!" ”

Nur clenched his fists and said, "Understood! Don't worry, I've been in Constantinople for a few years and I'm familiar with it! ”

Zhao Ziliang patted Nur on the shoulder and said: "Okay, now that the Eastern Roman Empire is at war with the Bolgars and Slavs in the north, you'd better not get involved in the war between the two sides, but you can't let them bully, we are a mission, not a caravan, and the mission cannot be violated!" ”

"Yes!"