Tonight's night attack is very sudden, headless and weird, it is necessary to leave a few live interrogations, three or five hundred Turks dare to attack the night of a thousand black troops, originally there is still some certainty, the night battle is the most taboo to have a calculating heart, the place is full of cavalry, taking advantage of the night to start a round of charge towards the black army camp, only one round, caught off guard can stun the Tang army, the next second round and the third round, basically a unilateral massacre, but the Turks did not expect that the black army's firearms were so terrifying, The first round of charge not only had no results, but their own side suffered a lot of losses, and what I didn't expect was that the black army actually had flares that could illuminate the night like day, and illuminated their traces and men and horses, everyone was fighting at night, if one of them suddenly turned on, the enemy didn't regard you as a beacon of bitterness, lost, lost unexpectedly, and lost as expected, a few people in charge of this temptation in the distance took all this battle in their eyes, and dozens of Turks in the encirclement were scarred, The sword-wielding arm was visibly weak, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing, repeating again and again the slashing action that had gradually lost its lethality, and his eyes were dull and full of despair. As Xi Jun bought the order to stay alive, the black army that had killed Hapi suddenly woke up and shouted decisively at those Turks.

"Dismount and squat down with your head in your hands."

The encirclement is also shrinking smaller and smaller, like mountains in all directions, surrounding the remaining dozens of Turks in the middle, seeing that the encirclement is shrinking smaller and smaller, the dozens of living Turks look more and more desperate, the Turkic leader led by suddenly roared a few words, dozens of Turks hesitated and struggled for a moment, Xi Jun bought a bad heart, and was about to stop it, but he saw dozens of Turks suddenly turn around like crazy, and each of them fought, dozens of people you stab me, I stab you, and in the blink of an eye, they killed each other cleanly, In the end, there was still the fierce-looking Turkic leader, the leader supported the ground with a knife, glared angrily at the surrounding black army, suddenly laughed a few times, and a Turkic word came out of his mouth that he didn't understand, and then tragically cut his neck with a knife, and fell to the ground with a bang, a night attack, the enemy army was completely defeated, but there was no living mouth. Xi Junmai looked at the corpses on the ground and the blood stained red with yellow sand in silence, and after a while, the black army began to clean up the battlefield in an orderly manner, searching the corpses of the Turks from the inside out, trying to show clues, and Xi Junmai watched the corpses of the Turks being carried in a row in the open space, with a look of shock in his eyes, and he died generously. Whether the Western State is more sinister.

"This is no ordinary bandit!"

When he was pondering, Xi Junmai heard the firm voice in his ears, Xi Junmai squinted at him, too lazy to take care of him, this is nonsense, even if ordinary bandits are defeated, they do not kill each other, and they resolutely wipe their necks to kill themselves.

"It is often heard that a small group of Turkic people entered the Tang Territory to slaughter and loot, they mainly robbed the merchants who came and went on the Silk Road, but they rarely gathered three or five hundred men and horses, and three or five hundred people were enough to capture a city outside the desert, this was not a robbery, it was a premeditated assassination, and there was no decisive self-destruction after defeat, so they ...... Head? Don't drive? Hey? What about people? ”

Na Yan turned his head and looked at Xi Junmai's back walking farther and farther, Na Yan stayed for a moment and sighed gloomily.

"The officer of the black army, it's too rude."

Victory, the black army is invincible in the world, dealing with these Turks is completely unilateral slaughter, of course, this is the difference between the generation of weapons and the quality of personnel has a crucial difference, the Turks and the black army are only separated by a few hundred meters when they confront each other, the light brought by the appearance of flares has become the main reason for their failure, after cleaning up the battlefield, Xi Junmai half lay in the main general's tent, thinking about tonight's things, and soon, Lao Xu's voice came from outside the tent.

"Is the head of the regiment resting?"

"Just lay down."

The guard's cold voice was colder than ice water, Lao Xu left after listening to it, and Xi Junmai sat up from the beginning, and then scratched his head, Xi Junmai is the chief officer of this team, this combat report is naturally written by him, how to write, how to distribute the credit of the people below, this is also a science, think about it for a long time, Xi Junmai decided to report it according to the truth, the black army is different from the army of the imperial court, it is said that many famous generals in the imperial court followed Li Er to fight the country, and there were also bad problems of fighting for credit, especially Cheng Biting Jin was one of the best, Any small work in his mouth is a miracle in the world, without giving an explanation, he will roll all over the ground, die in the Taiji Hall and not leave, and the black army is truthfully reported and dare not make any exaggerated and untrue reports in the combat report, so as to seek truth from facts. The next day, the corpses of the Turks were placed in rows in the yellow sand, the corpses were searched all over the body, there was nothing valuable, there were many things like tribal totems, but they were not uniform, some of the handles were carved with a wolf's head, some were carved with an eagle, and some were carved with some incomprehensible totems, the level of carving was particularly poor, Xi Junmai saw with his own eyes that there was a bear carved on the handle of the knife, and the corpses were piled up in one place, Lao Xu collected some dead wood, set up a wooden shelf, and burned all the corpses of the Turks with a fire, clean and weathered, With a stomach full of questions, Xi Junmai ordered the team to continue the journey, this time Xi Junmai left a little careful, the scouts of the original team were sent out thirty miles away to investigate, with this great victory against the Turks, Hu Shang who followed closely followed was also more confident, that Yan led Hu Shang to Xi Junmai to buy a thousand thanks, of course, expensive jewelry is indispensable, Xi Junmai is very happy to accept, because these are the legal income of their black army, why not, the black army has no obligation to work in vain, anything is handed over by others, Xi Jun bought it and let people accept it all, because these are bonuses for him and the black army, don't be a fool. In the dilapidated small bazaar in Shazhou, the black army replaced all the horses with camels, replenished water and food, invited two old guides who were familiar with the desert, and left Yumen Pass, the black army's team officially stepped into the vast desert, this is the real desert, thousands of miles without people, only heard the wind shouting, the horses were changed, they were left in Shazhou, the first time to ride a camel, the black army can only continue to be familiar with how to ride a camel, the black army basking in the scorching sun, of course, in order to prevent heat stroke, the black army is wearing a big hat covered with black yarn, Everyone looks like the kind of peerless arrogant knight galloping in the desert.

"Bandits are rampant in the desert, I also read the information provided by the intelligence bureau when I left the West Mountain, the bandits in the desert are usually as few as thirty or fifty people, as many as hundreds, often gathered into a gang, in the depths of the desert to find an oasis to stay, waiting near the Silk Road, when a caravan passes by, the message will be transmitted, that night when the caravan is camped, all the goods of the caravan will be plundered, all the old people or children will be killed, and young women or men in the prime of life will be treated as slaves, sold to the big food, Tocharo."

It's another boring day to pass, camp at night, Xi Junmai sat by the bonfire and chatted with Lao Xu after patrolling the camp, originally Xi Junmai didn't talk much, and Lao Xu chatted in the Xishan camp, Xi Junmai will also talk a lot with Lao Xu, Lao Xu is a veteran of the Black Army, and he also treats this young regiment commander as his younger brother, and he also likes to talk and chat with him.

"Are the Turks who attacked us a few days ago also bandits in the desert?"

Xi Junmai pursed his lips and said.

"Three or five hundred bandits, I have never heard of it, our army of a thousand people, in this kind of unobstructed terrain, you can see that it is our team from a distance of more than ten miles, which bandit is so short-sighted, dare to attack the well-trained black army with only a few hundred people?"

"So, shouldn't they be considered bandits?"

"The totems they carry with them are very messy, they should not come from the same tribe, but a group of Turkic people wandering in various cities in the desert improvised a team of patchwork, it doesn't make sense to say that it is a bandit, and it makes sense to say that it is deliberately targeting our enemy army."

Xi Junmai sighed and said.

"If it weren't for the bandits, it wouldn't be simple, and I wish they were just bandits who had come together to steal some money, so I wouldn't have to think so much."

Lao Xu hesitated for a moment and said.

"The subordinates think that the head of the regiment doesn't have to think too much now, when we get to Xizhou, what should come out will come out after all, as for the ones on the road, let's crush the past."

Now for Xi Junmai, this matter revealed this weirdness, he had long suspected that it was roaring at the sky, but there was no actual evidence to prove that Lao Xu's words were right, the answer to all questions would naturally be solved when he arrived in Xizhou, Xi Junmai suddenly stretched out a piece of fat lamb leg meat on the right side, he turned his head to look, Bai Ruhui smiled brightly, these days Bai Ruhui learned the trick of Xi Jun to buy roast lamb shank, so she took over the heavy responsibility of barbecue, the taste of roasting became more and more fragrant, Xi Junmai was also speechless, The westward journey was already difficult, and now he still has such a drag oil bottle, although the team didn't say anything, but Xi Junmai still felt very bad, Lao Xu saw Bai Ruhui looking at Xi Junmai with a look of admiration, and suddenly realized that he was redundant, so he hurriedly looked up at the sky, and randomly found an excuse such as soup stewed on the stove at home, flashed away, he knew the situation of Xi Junmai and Bai Ruhui, but every family is difficult to read, what can he say. The lamb leg meat is delicious, fresh and tender, but Bai Ruhui's gaze that can be sweet and greasy really makes Xi Junmai speechless.

"Ah, I almost forgot, I still have military affairs to deal with, so I'll go back first."

After Xi Junmai finished speaking, he walked towards his tent like a fire burning his buttocks.

"Lang Jun ......"

The fair-skinned slender little hand grabbed Xi Junmai's sleeve, Bai Ruhui flew a delicate white eye at him, the atmosphere between Xi Junmai and Bai Ruhui became more and more weird, at least in Xi Junmai's eyes, this is called weird, isn't it good to maintain the polite state of respecting each other like a guest and raising eyebrows together? Why fly your eyes? Why do you want to be coquettish with such a soft and glutinous voice? Xi Junmai is very unaccustomed, since that night after fighting the Turks, Bai Ruhui's attitude has become a little different, maybe because of the experience of common suffering, maybe Xi Junmai's brave command posture that night attracted, or maybe a weak woman lacks a sense of security in this completely unfamiliar army and caravan mixed team, so Bai Ruhui completely pinned her body and mind on Xi Jun, he is the only reason why she came to this wasteland desert desperately, he is her honest husband, Although their marriage was arranged by both families, there were many reasons, but there was actually only one sentence - he was her husband, and she was taught since she was a child that a woman must love her husband, no matter what the reason, but Xi Junmai is still not used to it.

"Lang Jun, where do we live in Xizhou? Do we live in the city? ”

Bai Ruhui's thoughts are not as complicated as Xi Junmai's, her mind is on the daily firewood, rice, oil and salt, Xi Junmai smiled bitterly.

"I should live in the city, but that kind of small dirt city in the desert is not much better, but the commander and the commander have already made arrangements, so don't think about it so much, because we don't know the road behind, so if you ask me, I don't know how to answer you."

Bai Ruhui nodded very sensibly, Bai Ruhui took the piece of mutton that was a little cold from Xi Junmai's hand, and then inserted a piece of freshly roasted hot mutton with a delicate dagger and handed it over.

"Lang Jun eats this piece, eat it while it's hot, it's fragrant."

After saying that, she put the cold one just now on the side of the bonfire and roasted it, after it was hot, she opened her small mouth and ate the leftovers that Xi Jun bought just now, her expression was very calm, and the corners of her mouth even had a touching chuckle, when she discarded the rich life of the original family, put aside all the neighbors who were Ye Feiye, and followed Xi Junmai to Xishan without hesitation, and then went out of the Tang Dynasty alone and mixed in the Hu merchant team, looking for the strange and even a little cold husband for thousands of miles, for what? The firelight reflected her face, and in her black eyes that were as bright as stars, two flames were flickering and jumping, Bai Ruhui stared at the bonfire blankly, the curvature of the corners of her mouth rose higher and higher, for her, in this life, she must be happy, like this fire. All the way to the west, every day repeating the boring journey, camping, departure, camping, and then departure, the calm desert hides the invisible danger, the biggest enemy is the harsh climate, into the desert only ten days, the team encountered two sandstorms, one of which was lucky, hired to hire the guide found out in advance that it was wrong, and actually found a rocky mountain that has been weathered for many years, when the sandstorm came, everyone hid in the leeward place, seeing the yellow sand and dust covering the sky and the sun, the sky was full of light, and even the breath seemed to be choked by the neck. The second sandstorm was not so lucky, this time even the guide did not see the omen in advance, the sandstorm suddenly came, the experienced Hu Shang and the guide hurriedly led the team to a low-lying sandy area similar to a small basin, all the goods and baggage in a circle, and then the camels were surrounded in the inner circle, everyone buried their heads, covered their faces with everything they could, and held hands tightly together, the sandstorm came extremely fiercely, the wind swept up the dust, and every fine particle of dust became a weapon to kill, Xi Junmai gritted his teeth and struggled to support, until half an hour later, this sandstorm passed, after the inventory, found that the loss was not small, more than 40 camels died, the caravan men and guards died more than a dozen, fortunately, the black army did not have a single casualty, but the goods and baggage lost a lot, fortunately everyone knows how precious food and water are in the desert, when the sandstorm comes, everyone holds the food and water bladder in their arms, and the loss of food and water is not big when the inventory is carried out afterwards, which can support everyone to go to the next oasis and then replenish, This road is very hard, not only hard, but also difficult, the enemy in the desert is not only sandstorms, there are also countless dangers hidden on the flat sand, poisonous scorpions, seemingly calm and waveless quicksand, etc., after walking for more than half a month, everyone is exhausted, even if the black army has a strong physique, it can't resist this, not to mention that those unknown enemies have not appeared again since that time, so Xi Junmai and others bring double pressure from the physical to the psychological.

"How's the mood of the troops?"

Camping at night, Xi Junmai asked Lao Xu who came back from patrolling, every day he walked, Xi Junmai was worried about the changes in the army's thinking, because in this environment, the changes in thought were far faster than the changes in the body, and if he was not careful, he would have collapsed directly, bringing unimaginable consequences, Lao Xu's face was a little ugly, his fists were clenched several times, and he loosened it again, obviously in the battle between heaven and man, Xi Junmai knew very well that if it weren't for the black army, if it weren't for the black army, if it weren't for other armies, there would have been deserters a long time ago, In addition, when the ideological work and psychological counseling of the Black Army were established from the Xishan Battalion, Li Yong focused on it, so this habit was also followed in the hearts of all Black Army officers.

"It's better to pay more attention to the psychology of the soldiers, especially those recruits, and let the veterans and officers enlighten them."

Lao Xu nodded and looked up at the sky, Lao Xu is a veteran of the Xishan Battalion, knowing that once people fall into pain and anxiety, it is easy to become infinite, such as some suicide and other imaginations, so every time the black army goes out, the troops are equipped with corresponding ideological guidance specialists, whether it is a veteran or a recruit, in a special environment, the psychological changes are different, you can't say that you are a veteran, you are better than a recruit, maybe you are not necessarily a recruit, so Xi Jun bought a suggestion, Lao Xu still knows the severity, they all know how difficult and threatening the westward road is to open up the west road this time, not to mention those desert bandits of unknown origin, and the mysterious organization that roars at the sky in the intelligence, not to mention those hostile forces and countries in the Western Regions, Xi Junmai and the black army are like sitting on a volcano, and they will be crushed if they are not careful.