On the 21st day of October in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the winter sun slowly rose from the horizon, not very warm, but the pale golden sunlight was still enough to dispel the morning fog on the grassland that was not too thick, revealing the dead grass all over the ground and the hoarfrost on the ground, as far as the sun had come out, but it was still very cold, and the breath was enough to show a cloud of white mist, Hou Guozhong, who got up early in the morning, was bored pacing on the Great Wall, occasionally glancing at the silent prairie, which was just to kill some time.

It's been a day, and a whole day has passed since the capture of this killing tiger mouth Xiongguan, but Xue Yantuo, who is expected to come to tackle the key problems, has never been seen, which makes Hou Guozhong's heart empty, and there is an indescribable sense of loss, but there is still a trace of happiness in it, without him, although he has been born and died several times, who really wants to hit the field of life and death stupidly without risking his life? It's just that when he thought of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Hou Guozhong immediately felt extremely upset, he really didn't understand where he should put Li Zhen, Hou Guozhong had thought about it countless times in the past month, but he never found the answer, so this time Li Zhen sent him to kill the tiger's mouth, Hou Guozhong not only did not feel like he was being separated, but he was much more relaxed because he could temporarily leave Li Zhen's side.

Let's talk about the future in the future, maybe when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, everything will be solved, right? Hou Guozhong laughed self-deprecatingly, to be honest, he was not sure whether the prince's virtue could really wait until the day he ascended the throne, and he didn't understand why his father had to stand on the side of the prince, but as a son of man, some things could not be chosen independently, and all this might be fate. Hou Guozhong took one last look at the prairie where the morning mist had cleared, turned around and walked towards the watchtower at the pass, planning to have breakfast first and then make plans, but before he could move, suddenly a terrible horn sounded on the high watchtower in the distance - the enemy army finally appeared!

Although the army has lost a lot of manpower this time, but looking at the carload of property behind him, Qu Li's mood is still very good, without him, as long as he has property, people will be easy to do, casually annex a few small tribes, that person still doesn't have it? It's impossible to say for sure that the ancient tribe of Bano will prosper. Thinking that in the future, after the growth of the Baye Ancient Division, he might be able to replace Xue Yantuo as the new overlord of the grassland, Qu Liwei's heart was like eating honey, and it was so beautiful that it was bubbling. For being able to take the lead in withdrawing immediately, Qu Lifu felt that he was simply a wise master, but it was a pity that his good mood could not be maintained - Tang Jun! The outpost rangers sent back accurate news: the mouth of the killing tiger has fallen into the hands of the Tang army!

"What? How so! Qu Li stared at a pair of bull's eyes, and dragged the ranger who was kneeling in front of him, his face full of ferocity, so frightened that the unlucky ranger simply fainted.

"Bastard!" Qu Lifu was furious, and threw the unlucky egg in his hand like a broken sack, and shouted at the throat: "Baye Tuo, Bayno Tuo, damn it, take your people up, and take down the tiger's mouth for Lao Tzu!" ”

"Commander and slow!" The high priest Nalong, who came in a hurry, hurriedly ran to the front in three steps and two steps, and said in a loud voice: "Great commander, the enemy situation is unknown, don't start the battle lightly, or send someone to explain the conditions first, and see if Tang Jun is willing to let me wait for the pass, even if it doesn't make sense, I can also take the opportunity to explore the truth and make a decision." ”

As soon as Qu Lishu saw Na Long appear, he immediately felt a little embarrassed - early yesterday morning, Na Long had advised him not to take the shortcut to kill the tiger's mouth, the reason was that the Tang army may have taken the Xiongguan to kill the tiger's mouth, and strongly recommended that Qu Li lose Yungang, but unfortunately at that time, Qu Lishi wanted to return to the grassland earlier, and did not adopt Na Long's suggestion, and stubbornly insisted on killing the tiger's mouth, and now Na Long's prophecy has come true, which made Qu Li lose face, at this time, when he heard Na Long's suggestion to negotiate, Qu Li lost and did not insist, just muttered:" Who to send? ”

Nalong straightened his clothes, sighed and said, "Then it's better to go by yourself." ”

"No, if you have a case, then ......" Qu Liwu shook his head vigorously and said: "No, absolutely not!" ”

Na Long smiled bitterly and said: "Great Commander, only one of the nearly 10,000 people in my Baye Ancient Department understands the etiquette of the Tang people, besides, this idea is some-and-so, if so-and-so doesn't go, who else can go?" ”

"Hey!" Qu Li stomped his foot heavily and said, "Since the high priest must go, then let Bayno Tuo accompany him to protect it." ”

Na Long didn't say anything more, just bowed to Qu Li, led Bai Ye Tuo, waved the white flag, and the two of them rode towards the tiger's mouth in the distance.

"Ha, Lao Liu, those two guys with white flags must have come to the bottom of our army, and when Ben will go to play tricks on them, Lao Liu, you should take people to hide well, don't teach people to see through the reality of our army." On the high watchtower, Hou Guozhong frowned when he saw Na Long and the two of them galloping on horseback, and he had already guessed Na Long's intention, and immediately said to Liu Tietao with a smile.

Liu Tietao, the cavalry of Yanmen Pass, said uneasily: "General Hou, it's better to go down to the official, if the other party cheats, you can't guard against it." ”

"It's not in the way, a certain self-confidence depends on the two of them, and Hou can't help it, so it's settled." Hou Guozhong laughed, led several of his guards to hurriedly go down to the city, and rode on a horse to meet the two Nalong who rushed straight away.

"This general is invited, and below is the high priest of the ancient tribe of Baye, Nalong, and I also ask the general to report on my behalf, and I want to meet the chief general of your army below, and I have important matters to discuss." Nalong, who was flying a white flag, came to the foot of the mountain, and when he saw Hou Guozhong, who was already waiting there, he immediately smiled and said.

Hou Guozhong obviously didn't expect Na Long to be able to speak fluent official dialect, or the standard Chang'an accent, and some people couldn't react for a while, he was stunned for a while, looked at Na Long carefully for a while, and then replied coldly: "So-and-so, you have something to say, but it's okay to talk about it." ”

"Oh? Dare to ask what the general is called? Naron asked with a smile on his face.

Hou Guozhong said calmly: "The general's surname is Hou, you want to see what the general has to do, talk about it!" ”

"Ah, it turned out to be General Hou, and the people outside the country are polite." Na Long bowed on the horse, greeted politely, and continued with a smile: "General Hou, the matter to be discussed here is very important, why don't you and I go into the customs and sit down and discuss it slowly?" ”

Hou Guozhong had already seen through Na Long's plan, how could he be moved by Na Long's words, and sneered: "No need, Ben Jiang has never had much in common with the robbers, so if you have anything to say, just come here if you want to fight." ”

"General Hou's words are wrong, I have always been close to the Tang Dynasty, a certain has also studied in Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty's prosperity and prosperity, yearning for it, this time our department entered the Tang realm, it was forced to be helpless, not really want to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, this article can swear to the sky, this is also the reason why our department no longer obeys Xue Yantuo's dispatch and takes the lead in returning to the grassland, and I hope the general will see it." Na Long was not angered by Hou Guozhong's cold words, and still explained with a smile.

"Oh? Hahaha......" Hou Guozhong laughed loudly, and after laughing for a while, he suddenly put away his smile and said coldly: "What a heart yearns for, you invade my borders, kill my people, rape and plunder are not counted, this is what you say, hehe, good, good, good!" Get out, if you want to fight, if you don't fight, you will fall, why is there so much nonsense! ”

Hou Guozhong's words were very harsh, but Na Long was unmoved, and still said with a smile: "The general misunderstood, hehe, the general has led the troops for a long time, and he should be a person who is proficient in the art of war. Your two armies are fighting to the death, isn't it in vain to cheapen Xue Yantuo's department, hehe, our department has now turned against Xue Yantuo, but don't you know that the enemy's enemy is a friend? I would like to ask the general to think twice about these two points. ”

Hou Guozhong really didn't expect Na Long to be able to say such a standard of words, and he was secretly vigilant in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, but just replied coldly: "A good mouth, hum, if you don't want to fight, you can lower it, how to deal with your holy lord will have his own opinions, please go back." ”

"General Hou, you ......" Na Long wanted to say something more, but Hou Guozhong didn't give him a chance anymore, and waved his hand coldly: "Ben will give you time to wait for a pillar of incense to think about it, get out, otherwise don't blame Ben Jiang for waiting for the sacrificial knife!" Seeing that Hou Guozhong and the others had already drawn out the horizontal knife, although Na Long was unwilling, he didn't dare to stay any longer, and under the escort of Ba Ye Tuo, who also drew out the waist knife, he hurriedly beat the horse and retreated.

"High priest, what do they say?" As soon as he saw Nalong returning, Qu Li hurriedly stepped forward and hurriedly asked.

"Alas!" Na Long shook his head and said: "Great commander, the enemy general has a resolute personality, this battle cannot be fought, while there is still time, our department should hurry up and detour to Yungang, and then half a day later, I am afraid that I will not be able to make a detour." ”

Qu Lifu spun around in place like an angry lion for a while, stopped suddenly, stared at the direction of the Killing Tiger Pass with a pair of bloodshot and red eyes, and suddenly roared and said: "Fight, fight Lao Tzu, pull Ye Tuo, take your people to take the gate for Lao Tzu, go quickly!" ”

As soon as he heard Qu Lisu's insistence on fighting, Nalong's face suddenly turned pale, and his lips moved and he wanted to say something more, but when he saw Qu Lisu's face distorted by anger, he still didn't say it at the end, but a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. As soon as he heard that he was going to fight, he immediately became excited, without him, since yesterday, he ate turtles one after another, and he couldn't make it hard, and he had already wanted to do a big job.

At the right time, the poignant horn sounded in the morning sun, and a bloody battle began......