These soldiers have been guarding the border all their lives, surviving in the harshest environment, so that foreign enemies cannot set foot in the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty. They gave everything they had to this country, and when they needed help, it was like they were abandoned. How can they not be chilled, how can they not be angry?

Tang An sighed and said, "Brother Chen, the imperial court has the hardships of the imperial court. General Xiyu Wei Peng had already led 50,000 soldiers and horses to arrive, but unfortunately he didn't expect the attack of Xia State to be so urgent and fierce. ”

When the man surnamed Chen heard this, his face turned a little pale, but he was still indignant and said: "Our old general has been fighting horses all his life, and his vision is so vicious. If the emperor was willing to listen to the general's words and send troops to help earlier, how could our soldiers be defeated so badly! ”

Su Mei'er saw the two majestic men with sad expressions, and seemed to have forgotten the danger just now, and said timidly: "People... People can't be resurrected after death, two big brothers, please look away. ”

As soon as he heard this, the man surnamed Chen widened his eyes again, pointed at Su Mei'er and said, "Tang Gongzi, how should you explain that you are with this Xia country girl?" ”

"Brother Chen, I understand your current mood, but not every Xia Guo person is a bad person, just like not all Datang people are good people." Tang An pointed to Su Mei'er, who was a little timid beside him, "This Mei'er girl is the 'Dancing Enchantress' who is known as the number one dancing girl in the Xia Kingdom." It is true that she is a Hu person, but in order to spread the dance culture of the Western Regions, she came to Bianjing thousands of miles away, which opened the eyes of our dancers in the Tang Dynasty. Since she can put aside the view of race, how can we not tolerate people? ”

Tang An is not good at marching and fighting, but when it comes to eloquence, this clumsy Brother Chen is obviously not Tang An's opponent. Hearing him praise Su Mei'er as if there was heaven and earth, Brother Chen opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute it.

With a cold "snort", Brother Chen said: "Since Tang Gongzi, you said so, if you want to come to this Hu girl and don't do anything hurtful, if Chen cares about it, it will inevitably seem too stingy." As he spoke, he hugged Mu Rong again, and said, "Chen Buping, the defender of the Lower Western Regions, has seen the fairy of the Great Snow Mountain!" ”

The black-faced man next to him followed with his fists and said, "In Xia Li Dazhuang, I've seen a fairy!" ”

Mu Rong said lightly: "You're welcome. ”

Listening to the tone of the two, it is obvious that they have relaxed their vigilance and accepted the identities of several people. Tang An was overjoyed and said, "Brother Chen, Brother Li, why are you here?" ”

"This matter starts with the battle of Valley City."

Chen Buping seemed to be caught in a memory, with a touch of fierceness on his face: "Those dog mongrels in the Xia Kingdom used the army of 50,000 as bait to attract the attention of the old general, and actually secretly transferred their forces to occupy several cities around Gucheng, forming a situation of encirclement against us. Their purpose is self-evident, naturally they want to capture the old general alive. Hmph, the veteran general is the backbone of the entire Western Regions, if there is no him, no one in the Western Regions will be convinced, I am afraid that it will become a plate of loose sand for mermaids. These Xia Kingdom mongrels are doing their bidding, but how can we let them get their wish? ”

From launching an offensive silently, to the main force as bait and the soldiers in several ways, to forming a siege, capturing Lingyun alive, and leaving other cities in the border without a leader... This enemy commander is really insidious and cunning. When encountering such an opponent, I am afraid that anyone will feel like a man's back.

"And then?" Tang An asked.

"Later, our 30,000 brothers desperately protected the old general Zhou Quan, and fought their way out of the crowd. The knife is rolled, the gun is broken, and we will fill it with our lives! We are the old general's personal soldiers, and we can be regarded as the elite of the entire Western Regions, even if the enemy is several times larger than us, we will kill a bloody way! Chen Buping said that he was excited, with a hint of pride in his eyes, but his face immediately darkened: "Although I protected the old general, my brothers... Seven or eight out of ten stayed in Valley City forever and never came back. ”

Although he didn't have personal experience, Tang An could also feel the tragedy of that stop between the lines.

If the weapon is rotten, he will cling to the enemy, even if he knows that he will die, he must let them know that he is a Tang Dynasty. Nearly 30,000 wisps of loyal souls, with the blood dyed red and yellow sand and unyielding will, let the people of Xia Guo experience the bloody nature of the Tang Dynasty soldiers.

Tang An gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Chen, don't worry, what they owe us, rob us, and take us, they will return it with interest!" ”

"Alas, that's easier said than done!" Chen Buping sighed at the doctor, and his eyes turned red: "These bastards know that if they let the old general escape to any of our cities, it will be tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, so they blocked all the passages to the garrison of the officers and soldiers. And our defense line in the Western Regions is too long, and the city guards don't know our specific location, and secondly, the army of the Xia Kingdom is menacing, and they don't dare to rush to send troops. To put it bluntly, we are now a remnant of soldiers who can only go north! ”

Tang Anxin sank. According to Chen Buping, the remaining remnants of the army have become turtles in the urn. He came from the north and knew what was going on on the north. The Hui people in Pyeongchang alone are enough to eat them cleanly.

Driving the remnants of the Tang Dynasty to the north seemed to have allowed them to find a way to live, but when they found that it was still a dead end, I don't know how desperate these soldiers who risked their lives to escape and ascend to heaven would be.

"Where is the old general now?" Tang An's face was anxious, "I can't go to the north, the people of the Xia Kingdom have already arranged a blockade over there, and they are waiting for you to throw yourself into the net." ”

Chen Buping was shocked and said, "The north is also occupied? Damn, let's fight these dog mongrels! ”

Tang An waved his hand and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this, hurry up and take me to see the old general, and I will tell you everything I have seen and heard along the way." ”

"It's in the col behind," Li Dazhuang pointed to the wind-eroded mound behind him. "The two of us are scouts at the front station, and when we saw this girl appear here out of nowhere, we thought that we had encountered the Xia troops, and we were afraid that she would find out the whereabouts of the old general, so we took the risk and wanted to get rid of her."

Speaking of which, Tang An had fully understood what had happened. I didn't expect that before I arrived in the swamp, I actually met the remnants of the Western Regions, I don't know if this is a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement by God.

But that's okay, being able to meet the Tang Dynasty Protector who has been sticking to the Western Regions all his life can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes.

Tang An pointed to the carriage lane: "Looking at the appearance of the two eldest brothers, I think our soldiers have a very hard time." We also had plenty of dry food and water in our car, which was a drop in the bucket, but it was better than nothing. ”

Hearing the news, the two were overjoyed. The escape for many days had already exhausted their food and physical strength, and Tang An's words were like a warm sun in the ice and snow, allowing them to see the hope of surviving and going out.

Chen Buping's voice trembled a little, and he said excitedly: "Brother Tang, please!" Da Zhuang, lead the way ahead! ”

"Great!" Li Dazhuang's face was full of joy, and he trotted all the way to the front of several people.

"Tang An." Mu Rong looked at the happy backs of the two down-and-out soldiers, and his face was a little sad: "I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse, the army of the Xia Kingdom will never let them go, you have to think about it carefully." ”

"I've thought it through." Tang An pointed at Chen and Li and said, "Sister Fairy, please look at them - we can live a stable life not because of God's favor, but because of them. They have fended off foreign threats for us, and they have spent years in this uninhabited land, killing the enemy in blood. And what about us? I don't want to be the one who takes a shade in the shade of a tree but forgets to shade the tree that shades us. So, although I can pat my ass and leave, I will not be at ease for the rest of my life. ”

Mu Rong said again: "Aren't you afraid? ”

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. Everyone has only one life, and no one wants to waste it. Tang An smiled, "But sometimes compared to death, there are some things that have to be done." If I run away, you run away, everyone runs away, who will protect our loved ones? Although I am only one person, I am also the backbone of our Datang just like them! ”

I have known Tang An for a while, and the more I get in touch with him, the more Mu Rong can realize that he is a person who values love and righteousness. Knowing the situation of Zhan Lingyun's remnant army, he was even more afraid that it would be impossible for him to stand idly by.

And what about yourself? It was urgent to go to the swamp to find the red spider, but thinking that Tang An had taken good care of him along the way, and even sacrificed his life to save him at the most dangerous moment, if she left like this, she asked herself that she couldn't do it either.

"Ugh." Sighing softly, Mu Rong knew that the trip to the swamp might be postponed again. looked at Su Mei'er next to her, and asked again, "What about her?" ”

Su Meier is not stupid, the significance of Zhan Lingyun to Datang is far greater than that of her little dancing girl. In the face of the country's righteousness, how Tang An will choose, she has no bottom in her heart.

"Tang Gongzi, Mei'er understands your distress. In the final analysis, the slave family is from the Xia Kingdom, no matter what you want to do to Mei'er, Mei'er doesn't hate you. ”

Hearing Su Mei'er say this, Tang An's heart was suddenly confused.

Take her to the Datang military camp? Those soldiers who hate the Xia people to the bone will not peel her skin and cramp, no one dares to guarantee. If she lets it go, let's not talk about whether she can get out of this desolate yellow earth as a girl, even if she is found by the soldiers of Xia Guo halfway, I don't know if she will meet another Bibi Hu.

To put it, or not to put it? What a dilemma.

Tang An thought for a while, and finally said: "Miss Mei'er, the two of us have different positions, and the old general of the war is even more important to me than Mount Tai. I'm sure you won't betray me, but I can't take this risk at this moment, so I'm afraid you'll be with me for a long time to come. ”

Su Mei'er took a deep breath, as if she had foreseen the hateful gaze of a group of wolf-like Tang men when they saw her.

She is a native of the Xia Kingdom, the most hated Hu person of the Tang Dynasty. But I don't know why, when I heard that I didn't need to be separated from Tang An for the time being, I couldn't help but feel a trace of joy in my heart.

Joy? She was puzzled, she didn't understand why she had such emotions?

Coughing lightly, Su Mei'er deliberately put on an indifferent appearance that didn't match her heart and said, "Mei'er said that no matter what you decide, the slave won't blame you." ”

I added another sentence in my heart: It's not that the slave wants to go with you, the slave... It's because of Sister Murong......

"Even if you blame me, I'm going to do it - this is a choice that a Tang man can't change." Tang An smiled, "But don't worry, I will definitely do my best to ensure your safety." ”

"Safety? With all due respect, since Tang Gongzi made this decision, you will have to say goodbye to these two words from now on. Su Mei'er was in a state of confusion, but she still couldn't help but say: "The importance of the old generals Xia Guo also knows it, and they will never let go of this remnant army easily." Mei'er kindly reminded her son: Don't be rash and give your life in vain. ”

"Thanks for the reminder." Tang An smiled and asked, "Miss Mei'er, with your identity and status, presumably even if we are surrounded by the army of the Xia Kingdom, they will not embarrass you, right?" ”

"Should... No way. Su Mei'er was stunned, not knowing why Tang An suddenly asked this question.

The smile on Tang An's face became stronger and stronger, and he said, "That's great." ”

"You... What do you want? Su Mei'er frowned and asked, suddenly having a bad premonition in her heart.

"Take you as a prisoner! With a big-name captive like you, maybe they'll let us go. Ha, Lao Tzu is so witty. ”

Tang An laughed and turned to leave, as if he had found a life-saving weight, looking very proud. But Su Mei, who was behind her, gritted her silver teeth angrily, and two words popped out from between her teeth.

Bastard!