Who are they?

It's a bandit, but it doesn't look like it.

These men rode all Turkic horses, with sabers at their waists, and the most amazing thing was that each of them carried a crossbow full of arrow boxes, which were not available to bandits. There is no doubt that they should be regular troops.

Could it be the Turks, after all, the Turkic army had fought with the Great Food Army not long ago.

Hou Huaian shook his head again, he quickly denied his judgment. The Turks were adept at using sabers and generally did not use crossbow arrows. Besides, although the Turks fought bravely, they were poorly disciplined, and these people in front of them cooperated tacitly and disciplined, and no one made a noise from beginning to end, which was not something that the Turkic army could do.

Could it be the Tang Army, the more Hou Huaian thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible.

However, when the Tang army came to the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms, it was impossible to hide their own eyes, how did they sneak in?

The other side masks their faces with veils and does not show their true faces, there is only one possibility: they are small troops.

Thinking of this, Hou Huai'an was relieved, he looked at the situation in the field, his own people surrounded the black scorpion and other five people in the middle, and those uninvited guests surrounded their caravans, and the two encirclements temporarily formed a subtle confrontation situation.

Is it to fight or to talk?

Hou Huai'an weighed left and right.

I use a strong bow on my side, and my strength is greater.

The opponent uses a crossbow, which is faster.

The number of people on both sides is about the same, and the weapons have their own advantages and disadvantages, and if they really fight, it is estimated that they are evenly matched.

Hou Huai'an came to the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms with a mission, and he didn't want to lose all his manpower before he arrived in Kangju City. The other party's purpose is very clear, that is, to rescue the black scorpion and others, if he agrees to release them, maybe he can turn the war into a jade silk.

Hou Huai'an quickly made a decision, and he instructed Yingqu: "Send someone to contact the other party immediately, find out their details, and then make a decision!" ”

"Yes, Lady Minister!" Yingqu said yes and turned away.

After a while, Yingqu came back with a depressed face.

"What? The other party won't let us get closer? Hou Huai'an listened to Yingqu's report and asked with a puzzled face: "What do they want to do?" ”

"My subordinates don't know!" Yingqu speculated worriedly, "My lord, they don't want to kill us all, do they?" ”

"No!" Hou Huai'an shook his head: "If they really have such a mind, when they first surrounded us, they should attack while we are not on a firm foothold, instead of waiting until now." Besides, if they want to wipe us out, I'm afraid it's not that easy! The most important thing is ......"

Speaking of this, Hou Huai paused and said, "The most important thing is that the person they want to save is still under our control, and they will definitely be bogeyed." So, there can only be an explanation for this, they are waiting, waiting for someone who can call the shots. We don't need to be in a hurry, we just need to wait and see. ”

Hou Huai'an guessed correctly, Hou Jie was waiting, waiting for Zhang Bao'er's arrival.

About half an hour later, several fast horses galloped towards them from a distance.

When Zhang Baoer arrived, the two sides were still facing each other, although the sabre-rattling, it was still within the controllable range.

After listening to Hou Jie's brief introduction, Zhang Baoer raised her eyes to look at the besieged caravan and couldn't help frowning.

These people are all strong and strong, what kind of caravan is it, they are clearly people in the army, Hou Jie did not attack easily It is an old move, these people are not easy to deal with.

Who are they, Zhang Bao'er has the same doubts in her heart as Hou Huai'an.

Looking at the looks of the other party's personnel, and then looking at the strong bows they were holding in their hands, Zhang Baoer immediately judged the other party's origin: they were Tubo.

The Tibetan people live on the plateau all the year round, their skin is dark, and their appearance is very different from that of the Central Plains.

The bows used by the soldiers of the Tibetan army in battle were generally inserted in leopard skin or tiger skin bow covers, which hung diagonally on the shoulders or waists, and were often paired with tiger skin or leopard skin quivers. The leopard spots symbolize wisdom, and the tiger stripes symbolize masculinity. The bow is usually wrapped with silk thread, the central handle is wrapped in animal skin, and the ends are decorated with leaf ornaments.

The strong bows in the hands of these people are the same as those used by Tibetan soldiers. They sneaked into the Zhaowu area, in order to hide people's eyes, maybe they could do some camouflage in other aspects, but the weapons and bows and arrows they were used to would not be easily changed.

Zhang Bao'er couldn't help but sigh, the situation of the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms is becoming more and more delicate, Datang, Dashi and Tubo have all set their sights here, and the competition between the three countries has officially kicked off.

Just as Zhang Bao'er was looking at the caravan, Hou Huai'an also noticed Zhang Bao'er.

There is no doubt that the person who came is the person who can call the shots as Hou Huai'an guessed.

When Hou Huai'an saw Zhang Bao'er's appearance clearly, his face couldn't help but change color, and he was secretly surprised in his heart: it was this evil star, how could he also come to the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms.

"Bao'er, what should I do now?" Hou Jie asked in a low voice.

Zhang Bao'er groaned slightly, and instructed Hou Jie: "Salute first and then soldiers, send someone to tell them, hand over a few people from Langtian, and our well water will not interfere with river water, if not, then see the real chapter under the sword and gun!" ”

"I see!" Hou Jie agreed and hurried to arrange it.

After a while, Hou Jie came to reply, and he said to Zhang Bao'er with a strange face: "Bao'er, the leader of the other party asked to see you, and he directly said your name. ”

"Does he know me?" Zhang Baoer also felt strange.

"Looks like it should be!" Hou Jie nodded.

"How can the Tibetans know me?" Zhang Baoer was puzzled.

Among the Tubo people, except for the ruler belt Zhudan and Qili Xu, Zhang Baoer has not dealt with other people, how can the other party know him.

A thought flashed in Zhang Bao'er's heart: Isn't it that Zhu Dan or Qili Xu are also in the caravan?

But soon, Zhang Baoer denied her judgment.

Not long after he married Princess Jincheng, he took over as the king of Tubo, and it was impossible for him to leave the palace of Tubo easily.

After Qilixu became the king of Zhudan, he took over as the prime minister of Tibet. The Tibetan prime minister was equivalent to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and was responsible for assisting the king in formulating laws, collecting taxes, presiding over alliances, sending envoys to foreign countries, and commanding the army. He has a lot of great things to do, how can he appear in the distant country of Kang?

If it's not Zhu Dan and Kilixu, who will it be?

couldn't figure it out, Zhang Baoer simply didn't want to, he decided to meet the leader of the other party first, and everything was clear after meeting.