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"Third son, it's snowing, come into the house and warm up."

"It's not time for the shift yet......"

"Blind, what's there to worry about? Didn't you say last month that when the envoy of the Western Regions Protectorate passed by, the royal court of the Northern Xiongnu was broken by our western expeditionary army, and it is said that even Shan Yu was beheaded. This west side will be peaceful. ”

"Uncle Ping, do you really believe it? Our Han didn't send a single soldier out of the customs, so it's good to be able to repel the invasion of the Huns, and it's ...... Still cut the order in? ”

"Why don't you believe it? This is good news sent to Chang'an, dare to brag nonsense? Who has the guts? ”

"You haven't read the good news, how do you know how to write it inside? Maybe it's the messenger who brags in front of us minions......"

"Uncle Ping, Suichang, there seems to be a situation."

The dispute stopped abruptly, and a rush of footsteps sounded, and on the beacon platform, two figures wearing thick felt, even with their heads covered, appeared, standing side by side with the soldiers standing guard before, looking west together. Sure enough, a few miles away, in the wind and snow, more than a dozen small black spots could be faintly seen.

"Suichang, Uncle Ping, could it be a horse thief?" The young recruit Miko, who was standing guard, asked nervously.

"No, there are not many people, only a dozen horses, and some pack horses and camels, maybe it's a caravan." Uncle Ping is an old man in his forties, with a lot of experience, and his judgment has always been very accurate.

Having said that, we have to guard against it. The three guards of the beacon guard used the top gate stone to hold up the gate, took two bows and a crossbow, each carried a bag of arrows, and carried a knife and spear to the enemy platform. Ignoring the snow and ice, he pressed his body against the battlement wall and looked out through the shooting hole, his eyes fixed on the uninvited guests.

The wind and snow could not hide the sound of camel bells, getting closer and closer, and finally stopped under the beacon.

"Excuse me, how far is the Yumen Pass?"

A rough male voice entered his ears, and the three soldiers on the beacon glanced at each other, and the flint chief poked out half of his head: "Where did you come from?" Is there a customs clearance document? ”

Someone in the crowd waved his hand, and quickly ran out of the horse, took out a wooden sign with two pieces closed, and threw it upwards with all his might. The wooden tile falls on the enemy platform.

The young soldier picked it up and handed it to the flint. The latter took it in his hand, opened it, and looked at it laboriously for a while, although the words on it were not fully recognizable, but the distinctive signature of the Western Regions Protectorate was very clear.

Sui Chang closed the plate and was about to speak, when Uncle Ping threw a look at him and pointed to the cavalry: "Look at the big man riding a camel, he is a Hu man, such a big man is really rare." ”

"It's a guard, it's really tough." Sui Chang leaned out half of his body and shook the discs in his hand, "Who are you and where are you from?" ”

The rough voice said, "Isn't it written on the disc? Can't read? ”

Suichang sneered at his face.

The rough voice said: "We are from Chang'an, and we are looking for people from the chicken and deer, and now we have found them, and we are in a hurry to rush back to Chang'an." ”

Sui Chang looked at the old pawn: "Uncle Ping, how is it?" ”

"There is no flaw, this man speaks in Hexi accent, but he does have a Chang'an accent."

Suichang nodded, threw the disc back, leaned over to the knight under the flint wall and said, "Thirty miles away is the Yumen Pass, if you are fast enough, you can arrive before dark." ”

"Thank you." The knight arched his hand and joined the cavalry.

Seeing that the cavalry was about to leave, the flint chief suddenly said: "Everyone, can you get a partner, borrow two horses to ride, and the camel can also be done." ”

More than ten knights turned their heads together, and dozens of sharp eyes shot straight at them.

Sui Chang rubbed his hands, quite embarrassed: "We still have a few beds of winter felt that we haven't picked up, and a few brothers who are on vacation will come back, and we won't cover them at night." I was about to apply for it at the gate, but we only had a skinny horse, and we had been sick for a few days......"

A very young, slightly tired voice came from the cavalry: "Yes, let's go on the road together." ”

When the flint and the third son opened the door, they saw that the knights of the cavalry had transferred the luggage from the two pack horses to the camels of the two peaks. Looking closely at the two horses, Suichang and the third son both showed envious expressions. Good fellow, it's just a pack horse, but it's strong and strong, and it can catch up with the medium-grade military horse. These guys, if they are not very rich, or they have a background.

Anyway, the two of them are also very affectionate, and even say thank you. He took the reins, turned over and got on his horse, and his feet naturally hung down from the horse's belly, and suddenly there was a soft sigh - there were actually two stirrups, and when I tried to put my feet into them, I felt a sense of solidity when I landed.

Sui Chang tried to gallop for a while, his face became more and more surprised, and he couldn't help but say, "Which of you led the team?" ”

"It's me." The young voice rang out.

Sui Chang followed the source of the sound and saw that it was a knight covered in a thick coat. As he approached, he suddenly saw a darkness in front of him, and was blocked by a behemoth - it was the giant man riding a camel. The giant man's big copper bell eyes stared at him coldly, with animalistic wildness and bloodthirstiness. Sui Chang is also an old pawn, but his scalp is numb when he is stared at.

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to ask, you got this stirrup?"

The young man seemed to laugh and said, "I know what you mean, I think this thing is very useful, right?" Don't worry about it, the entire Western Regions has already used this kind of stirrup. I believe that it will not be long before we Han army knights will be able to equip it. ”

Suichang and the third son were stunned for a while, and then they ate and said, "You, who are you?" ”

A knight beside the young man tore off his hood and held his head high: "So that you can know that we have participated in the Western Expedition, traveled thousands of miles, and just returned from Kangju." ”

The two Han soldiers had big mouths, poured a mouthful of cold wind, and choked: "Ahem...... Ahem...... Are you Han Jun? ”

"It's not." The young man at the head pulled down his hood, revealing a dusty, slightly haggard, but still handsome face, "But we did go out with the army and participated in the whole battle. ”

This strange cavalry team was Zhang Fang and his entourage, who rushed back to Chang'an after a snowstorm. After three months of running, we finally approached Yumen Pass before the heavy snow froze.

In addition to the envoys, Zhang Fang and others were the first batch of participants in the Western Expedition to arrive in the Han Territory, and the impact on the two Han soldiers guarding Fengsui can be imagined. There are still thirty miles to Yumen Pass, and there is nothing to do, since it has been said, it is no longer hidden. As soon as the Han brothers said this, they were full of energy, and they casually picked up one or two fragments of the Western Expedition, which made the two Han soldiers dance when they heard it, completely forgetting the cold.

Sui Chang was still a little skeptical at first, but after hearing the names of the kings and generals of the Western Regions, as well as the large army led by them, as well as the deployment of the Western Regions Protectorate, and experiencing along the way, he gradually dispelled his doubts, these things are difficult for non-immersive people to explain. Look at the horses they ride, the horses are extraordinary, they are really the West Pole Horse (Elima) from Kangju and Wusun. The piles and piles all show that these people really participated in the rumored expedition to the west.

The three sons of the Han brothers were the same age as the Han brothers, and they soon became acquainted. When I heard that the brothers had made meritorious contributions, won awards, and won knighthoods, I couldn't help but be envious.

The Han brothers were still very measured, neither revealing the origin of Gongzi, nor the status of Gongzi in the army, let alone saying that they had shot and wounded Shan Yu - no one proved it, and others would still brag about you when you said it, but they would doubt what you said earlier. Along the way, the Han brothers have encountered such things many times.

Sui Chang also knew how many men and horses there were in the Western Regions Protectorate, and naturally understood that this expeditionary battle must have mobilized a large number of people to go out with the army, and the real Han army was actually not many, so it was really possible that this cavalry team did not belong to the Han army but did participate in the war.

Suichang struck the saddle while listening, and praised endlessly: "They are all good men." ”

Walking forward so unhurriedly, at dusk, I finally saw a majestic pass, like a giant lying lion, standing in the wind and snow.

Sui Chang raised his arm and pointed: "That's Yumen Pass." (To be continued.) )