Datang Demon Sealing Record: True Demon Tribulation

022, all the previous efforts are wasted

And the end of the river, originating from the Kunlun Mountains of the snow mountain meltwater, all the way through Boxian Town, Shicheng Town, into the Puchang Sea.

Guo Xin's team traveled against the current, and there were large and small oases along the way, even if there were no oases, the climate was much better than in the desert.

The pace of the march was fast.

If so, the speed of the golden camel team will also be very fast.

Guo Hua bought a dog in Puchanghai to help find the traces of the Golden Camel Caravan.

That team never entered the city, and in Shicheng Town and Boxian Town, they were stationed in oases a few miles outside the city, and sent small groups of men and horses into the city to purchase grain, cattle and sheep.

Water can naturally be obtained from the sea and streams.

These judgments can be obtained, mainly through those abandoned corpses.

Two purple-black corpses were found at one time and one at a time.

There was also the body of a person who had been executed by cutting his throat.

That goatee, the steward of the Golden Camel Caravan, must have been angry. Thinking of this, Guo Yu chuckled.

What's more, the freshness of the corpses is getting better and better, and there is a gap of about ten days between them.

Guo Xin's horse team marched faster in the oasis, and it was a rapid march.

The golden camel team is mighty, driving many cattle and sheep, and there is an elusive killer who needs to stop from time to time to investigate, so if it goes on, there is always a chance to catch up.

Between the town of Boxian and the town of Khotan, it is a no-man's land that lasts for eight to fifteen days.

In the town of Boxian, each person bought two more water bladders, brought plenty of dry food, and hurried along the edge of the desert.

As if they were making road signs, those purple-black corpses reappeared.

However, all of them appeared in one and two, and there were five in total.

It may be that the killer's poison is getting smaller and smaller, after all, this weird poison itself is very rare.

In addition, the people of the camel caravan have increased their vigilance and cannot kill several people at a time.

Anyway, the killer is still alive.

They continue to hide in the ranks of the Golden Camel Caravan like a grim reaper, casting a deep fear over what they should have been on their journey.

When he was still more than two days away from Khotan, he encountered a small group of Tubo light cavalry, about 200 people.

These cavalrymen roamed from oasis to oasis to tentatively raid some of the oasis tribes.

If it weren't for the Tang Rangers to stop them, they would have turned this place into their territory.

Winning a battle is simply the most effective encouragement for these recruits, better than any impassioned speech.

Guo Xin intended to train his subordinates, and after a brief investigation, he used a canyon to set up a pocket array and quickly annihilated them.

It was the first time for these recruits to participate in actual combat, and they were both excited and a little scared at first.

When they beat the enemy to the ground in accordance with Guo Xin's deployment, it completely stimulated the enthusiasm and family and country feelings in their hearts, and also strengthened their trust in coach Guo Xin.

Guo Xin left two living mouths, and in the name of General Yunlu of the Tang Dynasty and General Zuo Wuwei, he repaired a book, and asked them to send a letter to their leader, so that they could understand that Tang Wei was great and should not be taken lightly.

The situation in Khotan was not much better, and from time to time a small force of Turkish troops came to invade.

The establishment here is the Bisha Governor's Palace, which was served by the successive Khotanese kings, and the current Bisha Governor is the Khotanese King Wei Chi Xiao.

Khotan City has jurisdiction over six small cities: Pishan City, Gucheng City, Jiliang Town, Hu Crossi Town, Kan Town, and Lan Town.

There were nearly 8,000 defenders in Khotan, and there were also a small number of defenders in the other small cities.

For Guo Xin's arrival, Chi Xiao, the governor of Bishadu, was particularly happy, and personally went out of the city gate to greet him, and after hearing the news that Guo Xin had annihilated a group of Tubo cavalry, his spirit was greatly inspired.

Wei Chixiao said frankly that in recent years, he has often been harassed by the Tubo army, and even sent a large force to attack twice, and went to Shu'an Xidu Hufu and Chang'an several times, but he was unable to send strong reinforcements, and he has been working hard to defend the city, and he has long hoped that the imperial court will send people.

Wei Chixiao said that he would not let Guo Xin go.

It is said that reliable information has been found, and a large force of Tubo cavalry will come to seize the city in the next few days, and the situation is critical.

Guo Xin was a little embarrassed, 30,000 taels of gold over there was not a trivial matter. Once it falls into the hands of the Great Eater, it will have an extremely bad impact on the situation in the Western Regions.

But if Tubo is allowed to seize the town of Khotan, it is even more impossible.

One is imminent, the other is a huge threat.

After Guo Hua and Dugu Huan discussed, they also suggested that Guo Xin stay, give them a few more camels, and two guides.

Chi Xiao, the governor of Bishadu, arranged everything, found two of the most experienced guides, ten camels, and eight people carrying twenty days' worth of water and food, and handed them to Guo Yu and Dugu Huan. Supplies are absolutely adequate.

Guo Xin wrote another letter, which is equivalent to a letter of introduction, and at the moment he has no power to mobilize the garrisons of the cities in the Western Regions, so he can only ask for cooperation.

Guo Xin instructed them that if they found that the other party was powerful, they would seek help from the defenders of Shule City or other places, and they would not come by force.

He hadn't seen the fighting style of Guo Hua and Dugu Huan, so he naturally couldn't help but worry.

Let's talk about Guo Hua and Dugu Huan first, the two of them exchanged horses and camels back and forth, and put on a full set of armor for the two guides, and the four of them braved the wind and sand to hurry, and they could walk for more than two hours a day.

On this day, the group of four came to the Xiduo River Valley, where there are already many tribes of the Tubo people in the oasis.

The Tobo army can also pass through the corridor of the Great Bolu and the Little Bolu, cross the Great Snow Mountain, and come to the territory of the Western Regions.

Of course, there are quite a few Tocharians and big cannibals.

There are many ethnic groups here, and various forces are intertwined.

Many Buddhist temples were destroyed, and local residents said that there was a group of Shinrikyo cultists from the West, wearing flaming hats and necks red with blood, and acting extremely cruelly.

Their oracle told them that the killing of the infidels and apostates was a praise to the God of truth.

In order to propagate their teachings, they would slaughter the monks and elders in the ** monastery and burn down the monastery.

Although Guo Hua has not shaved his family, after all, he has a deep relationship with Buddhism, and it is difficult to hide his sadness when he sees those temples that have been burned to a scorched earth.

Moreover, this so-called Holy Fire Shinrikyo may be the true demon tribulation in the prophecy.

The two guides shuttle between various cities and oases in the Western Regions all year round, and they are familiar with each other and familiar with each other. Soon inquired about the whereabouts of the golden camel caravan, and the caravan of more than 200 people had indeed been here.

Arrived here fifteen days ago, repaired here for seven or eight days, and continued westward.

The difference of seven or eight days is very worrying.

The distance with the golden camel caravan is getting closer and closer, and it finally catches up, but this place is also very close to the border between Tang and Dashi, that is, about fifteen days away.

It's hard to say whether it can catch up or not. There is nothing more melancholy than missing out.

There are two roads to the west, one leading to the city of Shule, one leading to the city of Shule.

The main city of Drinking Pantuo is still under the control of **, and most of the surrounding small cities have been invaded by Tubo.

Even the city of Shule, like the city of Khotan, was often harassed by the Tubo cavalry, but it was relatively much safer.

Through Shule Town, you can pass through the Uzberi Pass, along the line of the Red River, and cross the Green Ridge to reach Dashi.

According to the two guides, it will be very troublesome to go to Dashi by drinking Pantuo, and it will take several days to walk in Tocharo to reach Dashi after leaving the Tang Realm.

Moreover, the various forces in the area of Pantuo are intertwined, and there has been no caravan to take that road in the past two years.

The kind of large camel caravan of more than 200 people must have taken the direction of Shule.

On the way, I did encounter several troops of Tubo cavalry, as well as two horse bandits. Worried about the safety of the guide, it is not easy to fight in close combat, so Guo Hua and Dugu Huan made a big move, killing and scaring them, and knocked everyone back.

Three days later, they arrived safely in the city of Shule.

Shule is the country of Buddha, the hometown of Brother Hui Lin, and Master Kumarosh also lived here to preach the Dharma.

Shule was one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions in the early Han Dynasty, located at the transportation hub of the Silk Road, and was the intersection of Han civilization and Western culture. Buddhism was introduced to Middle-earth from the Western Regions, and Shule was the first stop.

In the second year of the Western Han Dynasty (60 B.C.), Shule officially belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, and in the seventh year of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Yongyuan (95 A.D.), he sent a squad to surpass the Western Regions and guard it for 31 years, which greatly consolidated the control of the Central Plains regime over the Western Regions.

In successive dynasties, the Central Plains regime used the king of Shule as the acting governor of Shule and other local governors.

With the rise and fall of the Central Plains regime, the Shule State has been invaded by the Xiongnu, Turkic, Tubo and other ethnic groups, but the heart of the Han regime in the Central Plains has never changed.

In the thirteenth year of the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (639 AD), the Shule State could not bear the invasion and exploitation of the Turkic tribes, and sent an envoy to Chang'an for the third time, asking the central government to restore its rule over the Western Regions.

For the hospitality of King Shule, it is difficult to refuse. Emperor Taizong decisively sent troops to recover Gaochang and set up the Anxi Protectorate.

In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Anxi protected Guo Xiaoke to run the Western Regions for ten years, recaptured Qiuci, Shule, Khotan and other places from the Turks, and helped the ethnic groups in the Western Regions to liberate themselves from the brutal rule of the Turks.

In the same year, Taizong ordered Guo Xiaoke to move the Anxi Protectorate to Qiuci, restore the old system since the Han Dynasty, and formally establish the four towns of Qiuci, Shule, Yanqi and Khotan. The town, or military town, was a military institution sent by the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions.

In the second year of the last century, the Shule Governor's Mansion was established.

The Governor's Office has served as a governor, served by the head of a local ethnic minority, and is hereditary by the central government.

The governor of Shule was held by the successive Shule kings.

Seeing that Chang'an sent people, the governor of Shule burst into tears, and heard that the imperial court had recovered Chang'an and Luoyang Erjing, and he was facing the direction of Chang'an in the east to perform three kneels and nine bows, and the mountain shouted long live.

Guo Hua and Dugu Huan were naturally also very moved, since the Han Dynasty, Shule Kingdom has always been committed to the Central Plains, and it is true that it is true today.

In the past two years, Shule has suffered from intrusion, and King Shule seems to be quite emotional, and he is happy to restore the order of the Central Plains.

According to King Shule, the Uzberi Pass was the main passage to the west, and large caravans mostly passed through there to travel westward.

However, not to mention the past month, even for more than a year, no large camel caravans have been to the territory of Shule.

King Shule was very careful about the management of the territory, although it was a meeting place for various countries and ethnic groups, but all kinds of people were well managed.

Even if they were to disperse into small caravans, they should have discovered something.

However, it didn't.

Guo Hua and Dugu Huan's heads were blank, chasing Yue Yu, did they just give up their efforts?