In the early morning, the south gate of Xizhou was closed. The captain of the city gate squinted at a group of black horsemen from far and near, his expression uncertain. At this time, although it can be determined that the other party is not the Tubo Iron Cavalry who went and returned, such a team of strangely armored cavalry is unique in the ranks of the Celestial Empire.

Seeing that the Black Horse of Xuantie stopped not far from the city gate, the captain of the city gate shouted loudly: "Stop coming!" You guys..."

The young general was halfway through his words, but he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure coming out of the crowd, and hurriedly swallowed the rest of the words.

Li Tiantu whispered: "It's me!" ”

"Lord Togo! It's Tsugo-sama who is back! Open the gates. The captain of the city gate looked excited, and climbed down the gatehouse with a rolling belt, but he almost bumped into Su Ling'er and the others who came in a hurry.

Su Ling'er dodged and let the captain of the city gate, who couldn't stop rushing down because of too much force, didn't care, and smiled at the captain of the city gate who was suffocating his face and walked out of the city gate.

Goodbye Li Tiantu, Su Ling'er choked up and was speechless.

Li Tiantu, whose face was still slightly pale, patted the little girl's shoulder dotingly to show comfort, and instructed Qin Lan, who arrived later, to place the Xuantie Black Horse in the military camp in the outer city, and then took Su Ling'er out of the city and walked slowly north along the grassland west of the Zier River.

"Ling'er, thank you!" Li Tiantu looked at the abundant aquatic plants around Xizhou City and said lightly.

Su Ling'er clamped the horse's belly and rode side by side with Li Tiantu, and said in a low voice: "Childe, as long as you're okay." ”

Li Tiantu said softly: "I'm going back to Jingshi." With the retreat of the Tibetan army, there will be no more major battles in the Western Regions in the short term. ”

Su Ling'er raised her head and asked, "Childe, but are you going to talk about the compensation of Tubo?" ”

When it came to the follow-up matters, Li Tiantu seemed to have a headache, and said with a wry smile: "I am also embarrassed by this kind of thing that is cut first and then played." After all, although the conditions of the Tibetan people are not high, they are not low. ”

Su Ling'er smiled but said nothing.

Li Tiantu had no choice but to say again: "Those Wenchen Pavilion elders in the court who only know how to talk on paper are afraid that they will instigate Yu Shitai to impeach me again." In their eyes, the great power of the Celestial Empire would rather die than bow to the barbarians. ”

Su Ling'er finally couldn't help but speak: "Childe, if you deliberately bypass the current predicament faced by the Celestial Empire, they are only afraid that they will make a big deal about your surrender without a fight, which will be insulting to the national body." ”

The corners of Li Tiantu's mouth curled slightly: "On the surface, this is indeed the case. But fortunately, Anxi still has a big victory in the previous victory that killed the enemy coach, not to mention, they are afraid that they will never dream that I invited Shang Fang Sword in advance. ”

The reason for this was that Li Tiantu did not elaborate, and Su Ling'er did not ask.

After two battles and two victories in Xizhou City, Li Tiantu's reputation in the Anxi army is in full swing, and although the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate has shrunk more than ten times after the war, the land occupied is the most abundant land of water and grass in the Western Regions; Although the strength of the army has been reduced to more than 20,000 people, after a hundred battles, it is full of elite soldiers, the defense line has shrunk more than ten times, and with the addition of the Xuantie Black Cavalry, the strength of the Anxi Protectorate has not faded significantly.

In Shazhou City, Yan Mengyu stood on the half-exposed rooftop on the second floor of the Longmen Inn worriedly, her eyes locked in the northeast direction, and there seemed to be a melancholy in her eyes that could not be dissolved.

Granny Yu came quietly and said in a low voice, "Princess, are you still worried about him?" ”

Yan Mengyu, who knew that he couldn't hide his thoughts, couldn't hide this mother who regarded him as his own mother, and said calmly: "Mother-in-law, if he doesn't die this time, there will be no harm to my Loulan." ”

Granny Yu sighed lightly: "There is a lonely city, 20,000 against 200,000, and the commander of Tubo is Lingyou, who has defeated General Xue, the old woman really can't think of any turnaround, unless he can leave the people of the city alone and escape." ”

Yan Mengyu shook her head slightly, and said in a firm voice: "Mother-in-law, he is not that kind of person. If he is true, the one who is now trapped in Xizhou and waiting to die should be the former Anxi Metropolitan Protector Li Bu. ”

Granny Yu hesitated: "In other words, if there is no accident, Commander Li will definitely die this time?" ”

Yan Mengyu didn't want to admit it, but she had to admit it, Mu Ran said: "Sometimes I really want to be willful, put down everything and rush to Xizhou, and then rescue him from the thousands of troops." ”

Granny Yu smiled bitterly and said slowly: "If the princess is really like this, my Loulan's plan to hide for a hundred years will be completely exposed by the princess's action, which is definitely a catastrophe for my Loulan family." ”

Yan Mengyu smiled indifferently, and said with regret: "If I really wanted to be like this, how could I easily let him leave alone." ”

Yan Mengyu was talking about Li Tiantu asking for the holy decree fifty miles east of Shazhou a few days ago, but it was understood by Granny Yu, who had no idea, that it was when the two of them were separated for the last time. Granny Yu's hanging heart finally let go, and she said: "If the princess can think like this, the old woman will be relieved." ”

Yan Mengyu reluctantly withdrew her gaze from afar, and couldn't help but scold herself for being ruthless. There are some things that seem to have become accustomed to doing too much. Last time, Li Tiantu sacrificed himself at the Eagle's Beak Cliff, and this time the Western Regions sat and watched Li Tiantu trap Xizhou. Yan Mengyu tried to leave all the thoughts in her heart behind, and suddenly asked, "Mother-in-law, can the people from the Longmen Dart Bureau agree to take the dart?" ”

Granny Yu nodded and said, "The reward offered by the young lady, I'm afraid that no one in the world will refuse." What's more, today's Longmen Dart Game is no longer the first dart game in the Western Regions yesterday. In order to feed a large family, Ji Donglai, the head of the dart, has long been unable to make ends meet, and owes thousands of taels of silver to the Iron Sand Gang in the west of the city. No, the Iron Sand Gang is forcing Ji Dong to take the woman to settle the account. We are now tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, and Ji Donglai didn't look at the darts, so he agreed on the spot. ”

The condescending Yan Mengyu looked at the only dragon gate dart game in the city not far away. It was a dilapidated courtyard house facing the street, with a golden plaque hanging high at the door of the street, and a pair of stone lions on the left and right to protect it, which seemed to be silently showing that the remnants of the Longmen Dart Bureau were still there. Yan Mengyu leaned her soft waist against the dilapidated wooden railing, and suddenly a smile appeared in her eyes, and said with interest: "The eldest lady of the Ji family has a good appearance, otherwise how can it be worth thousands of taels of silver?" ”

Granny Yu was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "The old woman happened to see it when she was holding the dart, although it is not called the posture of sinking fish and falling geese, but there is also a bit of heroic chivalrous demeanor, typical of small jasper." ”

Yan Mengyu shook her head helplessly and sighed lightly: "I hope Ji Donglai won't bring his well-behaved daughter." Mother-in-law, if it weren't for the fear that the target would be too big this time, I really don't want outsiders to interfere in this matter. ”

Granny Yu understood what Yan Mengyu meant, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, princess, I will deal with it afterwards." ”

Yellow sand rose in the distant sky, Yan Mengyu looked at the sand dance in the sky with a confused expression, and said softly: "A thousand taels of gold is enough for the Longmen Dart Bureau family to have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime." ”

(End of chapter)