The general is not there, but the residual power remains. As a long-time warrior, the honor of the battlefield has long been higher than the life of his family.

Li Tiantu comprehended, and said lightly: "Don't worry, my lord, I will let you leave in the limelight under the gaze of the 200,000 iron horsemen of Tubo." ”

Li Bu was stunned, but he didn't doubt the words of the young successor in front of him. As a veteran soldier control veteran who has been in the army for decades, he looks down on those so-called Jianghu rangers who love to dance knives and guns when they have nothing to do, and they love to rob the rich and help the poor, and they love the courage of their husbands, but from Li Tiantu, he saw the perfect combination of soldiers and warriors in the extreme realm of martial arts cultivation.

Li Bu looked at the dense company camps and armor soldiers of different races on the other side of the river, and then turned to the boundless wilderness farther away, his heart was bitter and unspeakable, and with the hope of life, he finally chose to compromise in front of death by taking advantage of the steps given by the young man in front of him. After a long time, the old man looked back at Xizhou City, which was as silent as a sleeping beast, and walked towards the city, leaving a sentence before leaving, "Li Duhu, Li Bu owes you a life." ”

After Lingyou received Li Tiantu's secret letter, he would go to the south city gate before noon every day, but Li Tiantu was nowhere to be seen. By dawn on this day, the south gate of Xizhou City was wide open, and a team of Yulin cavalry escorted several carriages winding out along the winding slope. Yuan Qingshan, who was deliberately neglected by Li Tiantu for a period of time, was impressively listed.

Even if he was about to face the enemy's thousands of troops, Yuan Qingshan, who was the captain of the Yulin Army, did not change his face, but his mind was chaotic, which was a string of imminent words of the new Anxi Metropolitan to protect the heavens.

"Qingshan, tomorrow the Tibetan army will open a hole for Li Dadu's convoy to pass, I hope you can protect the good old man and return to Beijing safely. Don't come back after going back this time, you can return to the Yulin Army, I have made it clear that this matter is not there, and the residual prestige is still there. As a soldier of a long war, the honor of the battlefield has long been sacred, please rest assured. ”

Yuan Qingshan, who had been in Xizhou City for a while, did not see a trace of joy on his face, but silently accepted his life, but he had a different idea in his heart.

The convoy gradually approached the moat, and the people accompanying him gradually became clearer, Ling You tightened the reins in his hand, and he even expected Li Tiantu to be in this group of cavalry.

The general in charge of the front-line guard came galloping and asked Lingyou if he wanted to stop the people who left the city. Ling You waved his hand, rode up, and faced the leader on the opposite side.

Ling You said excitedly: "Big brother, it's really you!" ”

Li Tiantu smiled and asked, "I'll leave the people in this carriage to you, there's no problem." ”

Ling You looked around and laughed: "Big brother, I'm also the commander of the First Army." A friend fell into Xizhou City, and sent him out before the siege, which was just a friend's duty. Muza, take your guards and escort the convoy away. ”

Mu Zha took the order and ordered dozens of guards to take over three carriages from Li Tiantu.

Li Tiantu said quietly: "Just send the friends in the car to the reed swing three miles north of the city." ”

Lingyou said: "Big brother, don't worry, Muzha will do it." ”

Li Tiantu returned to the City Lord's Mansion and sat on the handsome chair lined with the map of the territory of the Western Regions, without any sense of honor in his heart, only the weight of the burden. He didn't ask Lingyou when he would attack the city, and there were some things that even the commander of an army couldn't control.

Su Ling'er brewed a cup of bitter tea unique to the Western Regions, put it down silently and stepped aside.

Li Tiantu stroked the teacup that was still hot with his palm, and said bitterly: "Ling'er, it's not easy to take over the position of the protector of Anxi." ”

Su Ling'er muttered: "If the emperor knew that Tubo had reorganized his troops and horses so quickly and killed a horse pistol, he should not have allowed Li Bu to return to Beijing." After all, the current duty of the protector of Anxi is a hot potato. There is another amazingly talented and handsome Lingyou over there in Tibet. ”

Li Tiantu shook his head and said, "Ling'er, although you are smart, you only know one thing, not the other. This time, it was not the emperor's intention for me to take over as the protector of Anxi, and the saint couldn't stand the advice of the ministers. After all, there are still quite a few people on the Jingshi side who want me to die in the Western Regions. For example, the princelings, the Nine Kings Mansion, and the elders who don't like me as an upstart. ”

Su Ling'er pursed her lips and smiled, and muttered, "Gongzi is not a nouveau riche." ”

Li Tiantu smiled lightly and said indifferently: "The rivers and lakes, and even the court, know that I was just a small guard of the forbidden palace before, and I only came to the position on the recommendation of Commander Yan's death. This is also true. However, they did not think that the commander of Tubo, Ling You, was my brother, and this was the only variable in this battle. Just ......"

Li Tiantu, whose expression suddenly became a lot more solemn, stared at Su Ling'er behind him, and said undoubtedly: "If, I said that if the worst happens, the drizzle building will disperse, but there are only two of you and me left in the Kunlun Temple, you must get out alive, contact the four guardian families, and pass on the temple." ”

Su Ling'er, who realized that she had neglected some key things, became more and more heavy, and said a little unwillingly: "Childe, if you can't do anything, why can't you retreat in time, and then make a comeback." ”

Li Tiantu sighed: "This is a confrontation between the two armies related to the national system, I am no longer a pure Jianghu person, the size of the world can come and go at will." Since taking over the post of the protector of Anxi, who is responsible for the border guard, Gongzi and I are destined to live and die with Xizhou City, there are not only 20,000 Anxi iron armor who are passionate about defending the country, but also tens of thousands of my compatriots, how can I abandon them. If I really do it, I won't be able to pass the demon level in my heart, and I'm afraid that this Heavenly Dao True Qi will also disperse. ”

Su Ling'er, who felt a dilemma, didn't want to respond to the words of the Heavenly Path, and as a person of the temple, she didn't want to watch the temple die, so she chose to remain silent.

Li Tiantu saw the little girl's entanglement, and also knew her stubborn character, and said softly: "Maybe I'm thinking too much." We'll talk about that later. ”

Su Ling'er barely managed to squeeze out a smile when she heard this.

Outside the hall door, Gong Tu sat on a low and heavy stone railing, bored. The landlord originally arranged for him to leave with Linghu innocently to secretly protect Li Bu, but he chose to stay like a ghost, even though he knew that Xizhou City might become a place of death.

The guard Zhonglang walked Qin Lan from outside the gate with a solemn expression, as if something had happened.

Gong Tu hurriedly jumped up, stopped Qin Lan, and said in a low voice, "General Qin, what's wrong?" ”

Qin Lan's face was deep and said: "There has been a change in the Tubo camp, it seems that some big man has come, the army is transferred extremely frequently, it is very likely that the city will be attacked in the near future, I have to report to Lord Du Hu as soon as possible." ”

(End of chapter)