The happiness of Chang'an City is always so comfortable and simple, just like Xu Hui who is preparing a wedding dress, like enjoying the face of longing, and like those people who are beginning to enjoy the arrival of the New Year.

And in the land of ice and snow in the Western Regions, Li Chengqian also enjoys his happiness.

The hundreds of thousands of robes marching in the snow hid in the snow nest and enjoyed their Chinese New Year's Eve meal, one by one biting a tooth mark steamed bun, and a small blackened beef jerky or lamb jerky that had been placed, and then lying in the snow nest with a runny nose while talking about how they used to spend the New Year at home.

Li Chengqian's treatment was better than that of the others, put the slaked lime that had been prepared long ago into the bucket, and then put an iron helmet on it, and when the water was hot, put the frozen head that could knock people to death into the warm water to soak, and then took out a few roast chickens that the prince had prepared early in the morning, and after it was hot, he shared it with Hou Junji and the three of them.

After eating, the people put on their scarves again, got on the plow, and began to march towards the distant turtles.

The sun in the sky is still as hot as it is, but the snow on the ground still stubbornly maintains its own cold posture, there is no intention of melting, there is reflected light everywhere, occasionally open your eyes and look into the distance, and then quickly close, dazzling and powerful.

"Pavilion dance, go and ask the guide, how long do you have until you get to Qiuzi?" Li Chengqian turned his head and raised his head towards a young man on the side, and when he saw that he was far away, he buried his face in his clothes again. It's just that after a while, there was already a piece of frost and snow on the collar, eyelashes, and eyebrows.

"Cheng Qian, if the fight is finished this time, the Western Regions will be considered peaceful, I will write to Your Majesty when I go back, and ask you to return to Chang'an quickly, this crime should not be suffered by you, we are old brothers, but we are all waiting for you to support your old age." Hou Junji tightened his collar, wiped his snot that had been frozen into ice with the leather cover in his hand, and said with a hum.

There was a crawling plow in front to open the way, and the climbing plow in the back followed closely, the snow under the sliding bars was crushed into ice, and the climbing plow in the back walked more easily, and two winding traces slowly extended from Shuofang City into the distance.

Three hundred miles away from the main city of Qiuci are under the control of the Tang army, and now it is safe, listening to Hou Junji's words, Li Chengqian also snorted, fortunately lying on the climbing plow, the climbing plow is very exquisite, and it is much wider, people can hardly feel the bumps when they sit on it, Li Chengqian stretched his limbs and lay on the climbing plow looking at the white clouds in the sky, climbing the plow and walking, the clouds also walked, the snow-white cloud seemed to recognize him, lazily hanging above his head, no matter how he moved, it always refused to leave on the top of his head.

"Boy, are you so willing to fight? Anyway, I've heard that the prince is like you, and there is nothing taboo about anything. Taking a breath, seeing that Li Chengqian didn't answer, he gently bumped his arm and continued: "In the past few days since you left, the pot has been boiled in Chang'an City, and many people have begun to persuade Your Majesty to prepare for your funeral, not to mention, your younger brothers are not like each other. ”

"Uncle Hou, what do you mean?" Li Chengqian casually asked the public to lose A.

"It doesn't mean anything, you are the national reserve, you should do what the national reserve should do, that's all, anyway, when the time comes, you will lose your position, don't worry if your uncle didn't remind you."

"Cut, Uncle Hou, I've always been very strange, you say, how uncertain you are about me to say this, you don't know what kind of temper I have, anyway, I have made up my mind, he will not be destroyed, I will not return!"

Listening to Cheng Qian's words, Hou Junji on the side pursed his lips, turned his head and didn't care about Li Chengqian, they fought because of their own responsibility, whether it was to the Tang Dynasty, to the people, or to themselves, but Li Chengqian is different, he is Li Er's son, he has a position that others can look up to without hard work, and has the right to enjoy the support of others.

Those who are blessed are fools.

In the heavy snow, a line of long black dragons slowly crossed the heavens and the earth, and they kept marching, running, and waiting. After a while, Erhan followed

Three days later.

Outside the city of Qiuzi, 160,000 allied soldiers came to the city, and the wild leaves on the head of the city looked at the endless black phalanx under the city, and his face was gloomy.

The wind was howling, sweeping the wind and snow all over the sky, faintly, it seemed that a few neighing of war horses could be heard slowly coming from under the city, not real, but it finally made this dead and silent world more lively.

"Leaf protection! There's no food in the city! ”

Li Chengqian stood in front of the formation and shouted loudly, his words seemed to be a little relaxed, but more hoarse, after all, he had been crawling in the ice and snow for half a month, and no one would feel good, but this kind of suffering was finally rewarded, after the sneak attack on the military camp outside the city last night, the main force of the Yehu was also approached in the city.

Field? Don't you dare, attack and defend? The Han people are the ancestors of his Turkic people,

This time, the Tang Dynasty attacked the city on a large scale, with a total of more than 160,000 troops, and the soldiers and generals in the city who were responsible for defending the city were about 80,000.

Mobilized, the people who have gone to the city wall to help, or the people who are on standby everywhere, the entire number has reached 130,000, if it is just these, Ye Hu naturally does not dare to compete with the Tang army no matter what, he naturally still has to rely on, and the various tribes outside are in a state of being mobilized at any time in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Such a huge organizational force has made the whole city in a frenzy and boiling, and invisibly, it has actually inspired the enthusiasm of everyone to defend the city.

At least in the short days now, the patriotic sentiment in Qiuzi City has been unprecedented. If, however, in terms of political performance, any official who organized such a situation. It's all worth boasting about for a lifetime.

However, after saying this, there was still a long silence on the head of the city, and Ye Hu just glanced at Li Chengqian coldly, and turned back to the gatehouse behind him.

Here, the chiefs of more than ten tribes such as the Yehu, Tuoba and Yizi tribes have already arrived. Seeing that Ye Hu entered the house, Qi Qi got up and gave him a chest protection salute, and then sat down again.

He didn't say much, just took a sip of hot tea and said loudly: "The war is urgent... The Tang people are menacing, whether the turtles can keep it or not, whether your wealth can be guaranteed or not, it all depends on this time, if you win! He Tang people will not be able to advance westward within fifty years, if they are defeated...... This Western Regions, in the future, you should look at the faces of the Tang people! ”

At this time, more than a dozen people in the room can be called a hero in the Western Regions, or a military general. After listening to Ye Hu's words, he frowned, and asked about the situation in the city. One of the nobles asked, "...... The Khan's southern and northern wars can be regarded as battle-hardened, and now, according to the Khan, this Qiuzi City can still be defended? ”10