Whether it was to the west or north, Dundo City needed the Anxi army to guide the way, and the Longwu army had to reluctantly retreat to the rear army.

Khan Shi Xin is not unhappy, and the Anxi Army's armoured march is also full of momentum, although there is a slight rust on the staggered armor, but it also faintly reveals a smell of iron and blood.

After a long journey on the Gobi Desert, the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies have been revealed, and what the Anxi army looked like when it set out, and what it still looks like now, the team is not loose at all. Whether it was flat ground or over a ridge, the soldiers were always sandwiched between the flags on the back of the team and the team's lieutenants, and even if they were scattered for a while, they were still as orderly as ever in the end.

The Long Wu Army had already shown fatigue, and all of them were carrying banners as strong riders, and the team of five hundred people had turned into a long snake, and the fluttering banners had spread for more than two miles.

The farther west they went, the more desolate they became, with no post stations to rest in, all pastures and hills, and the dragon warriors began to complain, claiming that they had completed a lifetime of walking in a few months. Khan Shi Xin thought about it, he sometimes rode a horse and sometimes rode a car, and he was still tired, from Chang'an to the Western Regions for more than 10,000 miles.

Fan Zhonghou rode a horse to catch up from behind, crossed his hands on his hips and asked Fujimu angrily: "What kind of road is your Anxi army leading, why don't you even see a market town along the way?"

Fujimaki glanced up at him: "Of course we don't see the market town, because we are not walking on the business road."

"Why don't you go the business way?"

"There are tribes of the Turgish people near the trade road, who knows whether they are yellow or black, if they report the whereabouts of the khan to Hemobu, I am afraid that the surname Huang will take risks. The road is a bit farther away, but it is very safe and leads directly to the city of Talas. ”

"Hmph." Fan Shao had no way to refute, so he had to turn his horse back stupidly.

The soldiers who were exploring the way in front rode back on fast horses, turned over and dismounted and reported to Fujimu: "Report! Twenty miles northwest of this road is Qianquan Mountain, we bypass from the foot of the mountain, is the city of Ashi. ”

The soldiers stretched out their palms to point them in the direction, and Fujimu shouted loudly to the rear: "Hurry up, Longwu Army, the business road you want is almost here!"

Fan Zhonghou snorted annoyed on the horse, and the horse followed closely behind Shi Xin's buttocks.

Qianquan Mountain stretches for more than 100 miles, the peak at the western foot is the most towering, and the soldiers can see the ice and snow on the mountainside in the distance at the foot of the mountain, and there is snow water flowing down from the mountain stream, forming a river on the side of the mountain road.

The team rested by the river for a while, and the soldiers drank their horses in the river, filled the water bags, took out the dry food bags, and broke the hard pieces of bread and kneaded them in their mouths, which felt really hard to swallow.

At night, they set up bonfires and encamped in the open air around the horses, and there was a lot of snoring in the camp at night.

In the early morning of the second day, the procession cut diagonally out of the valley of Qianquan Mountain and began to march along the trade road, which the caravans had always stepped on by camels and horses, and the brown soil was hard and grassy.

Ashburai City appeared in sight, the dragon warriors cheered, from the beginning of Dundo City, not to mention people for more than half a month, even the ewe has not seen one, suddenly appeared in the town, how can it not be surprising.

"There must be a liquor store in the city, and if there is an orchid, it will be even better! Even if you don't have alcohol or Ji, it's great to spend the night in the city. ”

Fujimaki immediately stood up to stop him: "Can't go!"

A bunch of foul language was thrown at him: "What are you! I can manage the Anxi army, I can manage Lao Tzu"

Fujimu was extremely well-cultivated, turned a blind eye to Long Wujun's scolding, and came straight to Shi Xin, leaned forward slightly and said: "Khan, the Broken Leaf City where the Turk Shi Mohe Department is entrenched is nearly two hundred miles away from here, and this Ashi City is estimated to be under the control of the other party, the Khan must not throw it himself, or hurry up, as long as we arrive at Talas City safely, we can sit back and relax."

Shi Xin thought about it, temporary comfort is important, but life is more important. Of course, he also had to ask Fan Shao's opinion, after all, Long Wujun was in the hands of others, and he was a bare-bones khan.

"Fan Zhong waits for you."

Fan Shao took off his pill helmet and dragged the two strands of thin whiskers on his chin, the city in the distance was like a swaggering and seductive orchid beckoning, his attitude of resistance was resolute, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Keep going!"

The dragon warriors sighed like frosted eggplants, but the military order was difficult to disobey, so they had to sit on their horses leisurely, far bypassing the head of Ashi City, and the mottled jagged city wall disappeared from view.

But the same temptation would appear twice, and at noon on the second day, another city on the northern Silk Trade Road appeared in the sight of the Tang army, which was the city of Kulan, which was larger than the city of Ashi, and it also filled the travelers in the wilderness with more excitement.

At the same time, at the head of Kulan City, a turquoise soldier ran down the steps of the city wall, quickly ran into the mud house with wine flags, squatted in front of the man in armor who was drinking on the ground, hugged his chest and said eagerly: "Ye Hu, the Tang army is here!"

Ye Hu threw down the wine bowl, leaned over and asked loudly: "Have you seen clearly, how many people?"

"A lot! I'm afraid there are two thousand!"

Ye Hu raised his fist against his chin, suppressed the excitement at the corner of his mouth and whispered: "Ah Shi Cheng's report is really right, the Anxi Duhu Mansion has finally sent the obstructive Ah Shi Na Xin over."

"Pass my military orders! All the flags fall down, ambush the archers on the walls, and open the gates! Put a few camels at the gate of the city to lure the enemy, in the words of the Han people, it is to beat jackals behind closed doors!"

"Yes!"

Ye Hu opened the door of the wine shop and walked out, his hand pressed the hilt of the knife to look at the surrounding city wall, the banner had quickly fallen down and rolled up, and the soldiers wearing cowhide armor were half-squatting behind the wall battlements with bows.

He lowered his head and dragged his chin in thought, what if the other party refused to come in, but if he intercepted two thousand Tang troops in the field, he would not be able to surround them without 20,000 people. This place is not far from the city of Talas, and if they are allowed to rush to Talas, they will be supported by the pro-Tang army of Bahanna.

"Take my token! Go to the three beacons in the southwest of the city, and send a message to my dear brother Que Si Secret Service, the prey is approaching, and I need many, many manpower!"

Ye Hu untied the leopard's tail from his wrist, and the soldiers behind him knelt down and held up his hands to catch it, turned around and ran to the stable to lead the horse.

If Tang Jun hadn't been fooled today, he would have only watched Shi Xin slip out of his mouth.

……

A smile bloomed on Long Wujun's face that was blown dry by the wind and sand, they thought that no one should stop them now, they spent another day walking sixty miles, besides, Kulan City was far away from Broken Leaves, but it was less than a hundred miles away from Talas City.

But the ghost officer of the Anxi Army stood up again.

"Can't go!"

Stop again, why don't you die

In the excitement of the crowd, they were eager to cut this man in half with their knives, so that we people could only run like wild beasts in the wilderness, and could not have a moment of comfort

"Why are you so annoying! My dragon army is brave and elite, not to mention that there are no cavalry soldiers in the city, even if it has, we can kill him without leaving a piece of armor. ”

Fujimu stepped forward again to advise Shi Xin: "Khan, Talas City is already close at hand, and the Julan City in front of you is not known, so it is really not appropriate to take risks. In the opinion of our subordinates, we should hurry as soon as possible. ”

"This" Shi Xin, who was hesitant, set his eyes on Fan Shao again.

Fan Zhonghou rode on the horse and glanced at Fuji Mu coldly, and said to Shi Xin: "Khan, since Kulan City does not know the truth and the truth, we will send people to explore the reality and the truth, if there are Turgish people, we will withdraw, if not, we will enter the city, how"

Fujimaki crossed his hands again and admonished: "How can the truth in the city be discovered, if the Turgish people intend to ambush us in the city......

Fan Shao smiled coldly and said: "General Teng said this, is it true that our Longwu army is a fool and can't see whether there are turquoise horses in the city or not."

Fujimaki: "Khan ......"

"Don't talk about it." Shi Xin raised his arm: "Fan Zhonghou is reasonable, whether it is an enemy or a friend, you can find out at a glance."

The young man whispered to the side, "I think the words of the Fujimaki Detention Officer make sense."

His words were naturally ignored, and Shi Xin raised his hand and ordered: "Advance to Julan City!"

The Khan's order was issued, and the Longwu army crossed their hands to thank them, shouting that the Khan was wise. They scrambled to drive their horses towards the city in the distance.

Fujimaki led the horse and looked at these people, and sighed faintly, a group of people didn't even want their lives, they wanted to be comfortable.

Captain Anzai asked beside him, "Fujioshi, what should we do, should we go with us?"

"Of course, the most important thing is to protect the safety of the Khan, and if necessary, even if you use force, you must stop the Khan!"