Xue Li sighed deeply and said, "Fortunately, it's you, if you change to someone else, don't talk about the official position, I'm afraid that even my life will be lost." ”

Li Tiantu smiled, took out a roll of yellow silk cloth from his arms, and laughed at himself: "Although the junior brother has lost his official position, Brother Xue can finally take charge of Anxi justifiably." ”

Xue Liman shook his head indifferently, pulled Li Tiantu to the council hall, and scolded with a smile: "You kid won't see that the peace talks can't be reached, Tubo is about to come to the city, push the hot potato of Xizhou on me." ”

He took two steps, and then said: "It's a pity, there seems to have been a change on the Tibetan side, Nadro, the lord of the Daluo Palace, and a deputy general in the army brought 100,000 iron horses back to Tubo, leaving only Lingyou to lead the remaining 70,000 or 80,000 people stationed on the rocky slope in the south of the city. So, you kid, don't regret it. ”

Back in the hall, Li Tiantu pressed the handsome seal into Xue Li's palm, and said nonchalantly: "Come to think of it, even if it is the commander of Lingyou, he can not break through the Xizhou City with General Xue in charge of the 80,000 iron cavalry who are not good at siege warfare on the chaotic stone slope, and the materials brought from the Beijing division can be saved for their own use." ”

Xue Li rolled his eyes and said angrily: "It's not difficult to defend the city, but there is a shortage of food and grass, and the Tubo people are afraid that they have already received the news that peace talks cannot be reached from the Jingshi court, and they are ready to fight a protracted war." In the future, we are afraid that it will be difficult to send people to find food and grass from outside the city. ”

Li Tiantu smiled mysteriously and said leisurely: "The emperor also gave 100,000 taels of silver, which was secretly exchanged for grain by me on the way, and it can be used in Xizhou for a while." Before leaving, I will personally go to Lingyou for a while, and it is good for him to secretly put some water. ”

"I knew that as soon as Ling'er's girl left, your kid's heart would fly away." Xue Li took the position of the commander, took out a letterhead from a book on the art of war next to the case in front of him, and said, "This is a letter from Ling Yatou to you." ”

Li Tiantu opened the letterhead and glanced at it hastily, and immediately understood that Ling'er did have a reason to leave, he turned to Xue Li and reminded: "Li Shangshu means to want Li Qing to stay in Anxi to sharpen, Brother Xue should be optimistic, don't let that kid be accidentally killed by the Tubo people, the old man will protect the old man, we will not be able to explain it when the time comes." ”

Xue Li glanced at Li Tiantu deeply, and said expressionlessly: "Li Qing, that kid, don't be fooled by his honest appearance, in the Yulin Army, he is a notoriously timid person who is afraid of death. Now it's in Anxi, Libu's old base, and the old and strong generals under his hands have watched that kid grow up, and it is estimated that even if I die, he may not be able to die. ”

Li Tiantu nodded with peace of mind.

Xue Li's face suddenly became a lot more solemn, and he looked at Li Tiantu and said in a deep voice: "The Tubo people have the possibility of making a comeback at any time, Brother Li, I will only help you hold on to Xizhou City for one year, even if the 400,000 iron horsemen of Tubo pour out of the nest in this year, the old brother will never flinch." In a year's time, if I can still have a remnant of my life, let me go and live a few days of peace. As he spoke, a trace of tenderness flashed in the eyes of the famous general of the Celestial Empire.

Xue Li, who is in his forties, Xue Rang, a famous general of the Celestial Dynasty, and the general of the second rank of the auxiliary state, the general of Yulin, and the protector of Anton, the military generals of the dynasty are only ranked below the supreme and Ding side of the North Underworld, and they will eventually fade into prosperity and silence.

It's just that there is a little bit of hard thinking about it and can't think of the result, who is the tenderness in the eyes of Xue Li, the iron-blooded tough guy who has fought all his life?

Out of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, and today it was a rare wind and sunshine.

"Your Excellency!" The black rider abandoned the white horse and silver spear in Bai Yu, and got out of nowhere empty-handed.

Before returning to Beijing, the Xuantie Black Horse was broken into pieces by him and hid in various parts of Xizhou City, which was known only to Su Ling'er in addition to him.

Li Tiantu looked at Yu Bai Yu, who had been tense and handsome, and suddenly felt a little jealous in his heart, and said with a light smile: "Bai Yu, if you have a little more smile on your face, those alien girls in Xizhou City will definitely try their best to recruit you as a son-in-law." ”

Yu Bai Yu's face relaxed slightly, but in the end, no smile bloomed, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "My lord, my subordinates originally wanted to take their brothers to follow Miss Ling'er, but Miss Ling'er didn't allow it, so she only brought the palace map." ”

Li Tiantu went down the central avenue to the south. After the Tubo people retreated, the originally slightly deserted streets prospered a lot, which made Li Tiantu, who was deeply involved in it, have an impulse to completely protect such a prosperous scene.

He said as he walked: "Bai Yu, look at the crowds walking around here, and the lively shops, the people actually don't want much. As the largest oasis city in the vast Western Regions, Xizhou is the most ideal place for the people of the Western Regions to live, so what reason do we have to let the cruel war destroy her? ”

Yu Baiyu silently followed behind, glanced at the lively crowd from time to time, and said with deep feelings: "My lord, my subordinates were born in the Western Regions since childhood, and their love for this land is deep to the bones. When I was a child, my father said that I would take my mother to live in Xizhou. If possible, his subordinates asked his lord to allow his brothers' relatives to move from the Tianshan Mountains to Xizhou City. ”

Li Tiantu shook his head, "Now is not the time, because I can't control the situation in the Western Regions." ”

He glanced at Bai Yu again, and said slowly: "I know your thoughts, it's just a human being, after all, there are some selfish intentions, you and those brothers are the last reliance of my Li Tiantu, and they are also Yun'er she... Li Tiantu suddenly stopped, "Anyway, I promise you, in a year, I will make Xizhou City the most impregnable city in the Western Regions, even if the 400,000 Tubo Iron Cavalry invade the realm, it will be in vain." ”

At this time, Li Tiantu looked resolute and confident.

A vague smile appeared on Bai Yu's face, and he said seriously: "My subordinates believe in my lord." ”

Outside the South City Gate, from a high down, the rocky slope five miles away can be seen, and the dense Tubo company camp seems to remind that the military and civilian war in Xizhou City is not over.

Li Tiantu instructed the captain of the city guard to bring the horses, and said lightly to Yu Bai Yu: "I'm going out of the city, Bai Yu, go back." ”

Today seems to be different, Yu Baiyu, who used to regard Tiantu's orders as military orders, shook his head and said, "My lord, Miss Ling'er has commanded. If the adult comes back, let the subordinates protect the adult every step of the way. ”

Yu Bai Yu was a little weak when he spoke, he had a lot of talent in martial arts since he was a child, and he thought that he had already entered the hall in terms of cultivation, but in front of Su Ling'er, who was more than ten years younger than him, he intuitively felt that the gap between the two was getting bigger and bigger, not to mention the mysterious adult in front of him, and the sense of superiority in his heart had been lost.

Li Tiantu suddenly had a headache, and sighed lightly: "I thought that Ling'er would be free when she left, but I didn't expect that girl to have a back hand." Anyway, Bai Yu, are you interested in following me to the rocky slope? ”

After saying that, he turned over and got on the military horse.