The fierce battle in Dunhuang City has lasted for two days, and a series of improvised siege ladders have been erected on the city walls, and thousands of Turkic soldiers have climbed up the ladders like ant colonies, climbing ladders in one hand and shields in the other, biting slashes in their mouths, and struggling to climb upwards.

Thousands of Dunhuang disciples defending the city had suffered heavy casualties, but they refused to give up their homeland and fought fiercely with the Turkic soldiers under the leadership of Li Wuyi.

Arrows rained down, and the disciples lifted stones and rolled logs and threw them down like hailstones, and one by one the Turkic soldiers were hit and shot, and fell down the city screaming

There is no hook on the siege ladder, it is difficult to hang the head of the city, and the soldiers on the city use steel forks to support both sides, the siege ladder is pushed out of the city wall, squeak and rattle to the oblique spur and fall sideways, a string of Turkic soldiers on the ladder let out a long scream, many people jumped from the ladder, still unable to escape the death and injury, blood stained the inside and outside of the city wall.

At this time, there was a dangerous situation in the south of the city, a 300-strong Turkic elite opened a gap, and the soldiers began to pour in a steady stream.

Li Wuxian was so anxious that he shouted, "Hold on! Can't let them rush to the city!"

However, more than 1,000 Dunhuang soldiers couldn't stand it, and they were killed and retreated, and the shape of Dunhuang suddenly became critical

At this moment, there was a horn sound from the south, one after another, and the loud horn sound echoed in the distance, which was the Doulu army guarding Dunhuang and came back.

In the distance, a large group of soldiers appeared, waving flags, spears like a forest, and the black and oppressive army was spread on the Gobi Desert outside the city, and the Dunhuang children on the head of the city suddenly cheered, and everyone was so excited that they shed tears.

Li Wuqi looked up to the sky and cried, "Our reinforcements are finally here!"

But at this moment, a wolf's tooth arrow shot like lightning, stabbing Shi Li Wuqi in the chest.

As Li Wuqi slowly fell, all the soldiers were furious, and they killed the three hundred Turkic soldiers who rushed to the city.

Outside the city, 2,000 Turkic cavalry also launched an offensive and killed the nearly 5,000 Doulu army that had just arrived

The sneak attack of 5,000 Turkic cavalry finally failed in the desperate resistance of the Dunhuang army and civilians, and more than 2,000 Turkic remnants retreated north under the leadership of the commander Wanfu, and the war finally left Dunhuang.

In this battle, the soldiers and civilians of Dunhuang also paid a very heavy price, nearly half of the Doulu army was killed, and the Dunhuang children who defended the city were killed more than 3,000 people, and almost all the 500 state soldiers were killed.

Every household was crying, Li Zhen was covered in blood, he led the war horse into Dunhuang City tiredly, and watched several soldiers carry a stretcher down from the city.

He recognized the person on the stretcher, it turned out to be the assassin Li Wuyi, Li Zhen hurriedly rushed forward and asked urgently, "How is he?"

The two soldiers shook their heads, indicating that the serious injuries were incurable, and at this time, Li Wuqi had not yet lost his breath, Li Zhen hurriedly held his hand and shouted: "Envoy, it's me!

Tears rolled down his face, Li Wuqi slowly opened his eyes, and showed a smile to Li Zhen, which was full of praise, and then he let go of his hand and closed his eyes.

Li Zhen threw himself on Li Wuyi's corpse and cried silently, at this time, Li Quan ran over, cried and grabbed his younger brother, and the two sisters and brothers were reunited in life and death, hugging their heads and crying

The wounds brought by the war to Dunhuang were difficult to erase, and two months later, when the news of Wang Xiaojie's defeat of the Tibetan and Turkic coalition forces by Qinghai Lake came, it was difficult for the people of Dunhuang to cheer.

Everyone was silently healing the wounds of the war, and two months after the end of the defense of Dunhuang, the imperial court issued an order to posthumously crown Li Wuyi, who died in the war, as a doctor in Taizhong, and enter the founding prince of Changcheng County, in recognition of his leadership of the army and the people to defend Dunhuang, and at the same time, the imperial court exempted Shazhou from taxes for three years as a reward.

At this time, the strength of the Doulu army has been replenished to 5,000 people, and Dunhuang is basically safe, but at this time, Dunhuang began to have a migration tide, and many families are unable to heal the inner wounds of their son's death in battle, so the family left Dunhuang and moved to Ganzhou and Liangzhou, which are closer to the Central Plains.

Merchants also closed their shops and moved south, after all, merchants were the most sensitive to the war, and after the war, business in Dunhuang plummeted, and many caravans temporarily stopped taking the southern route of the Silk Road.

Li Zhen's family was also faced with a choice, Li Quan decided to move the family east to Luoyang, she had already sold the land, and saved 1,300 yuan in her hand, all of which were exchanged for Sogdian gold coins.

"Mother-in-law, I think that Ah Zhen will participate in the martial arts examination next year, and at the same time, the Buddha slave will also participate in the imperial examination, anyway, the Buddha slave's errand has also been lost, there is nothing to worry about, let's go to Luoyang together!"

The Li family's complaint against Li Zhen also affected Cao Wen, and the county commander Yang Yun was secretly annoyed with Li Zhen's sister and brother, so that Cao Wen lost his errand at the county office, and he decided to participate in the imperial examination next spring.

Meng Shi sighed and said: "I understand your feelings, many people have left Dunhuang, but this is our roots, and it is difficult to leave our homeland." ”

Li Zhen persuaded with a smile on the side: "Auntie, the old house is not sold anyway, the house is still there, and the root is still there, and if your brother-in-law is famous, he will return to his hometown in the future, and everyone in the government will give you a salute!"

Meng Shi thought of the Women's Association, her status in the Women's Association was very low, and she was looked down upon, if her son really returned to his hometown in fine clothes, let the people of the Women's Association see it, that would be to raise her eyebrows.

She was finally tempted, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll go to Luoyang with you, but I'll come back later." ”

It was rare for the whole family to reach an agreement, and Li Quan was overjoyed, "Our family will celebrate tonight." ”

At this time, Kang Dazhuang's voice came from the gate of the courtyard, "Is Ah Zhen here?"

Li Zhen hurriedly greeted him, "Da Zhuang, what's the matter?"

"I'll tell you something. ”

Kang Dazhuang said a little hesitantly: "My parents are also preparing to leave Dunhuang. ”

Li Zhen nodded, he could understand that after staying in Dunhuang for ten years, Uncle Kang would not leave.

"Where are you going?"

"My father wanted to move to Zhangye, where there were many Sogdians, and it was also a famous trade transit place. ”

"What a coincidence, our family is also ready to leave, move to Luoyang, maybe we can still go the same way. ”

Kang Da was overjoyed, "Then we can go together again." ”

At this time, Kang Dazhuang remembered something again, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Ban is here, I want to see you." ”

Li Zhen remembered the hearty Sogdian merchant, and the bottle he gave him was lying in his arms at this time, "Where is he? I want to meet him too." Li Zhen hurriedly asked.

"He's at my house, you come with me!"

The two came to Kang Dazhuang's shop together, only to see Kang Maide sitting there chatting with Uncle Ban, Uncle Ban saw Li Zhen, and smiled heartily from afar: "Li Shaolang, I brought you a message, do you want to listen?"

"Of course I want to listen to what Uncle Madara said. ”

Li Zhen sat down and said that he was listening, Uncle Ban patted him on the shoulder and said: "Last time you asked me about the secret recipe for winemaking, it was really a coincidence, my friend is about to change his career, and he plans to transfer a secret recipe for winemaking, he bought it for 600 yuan, and now he only sells it for 300 yuan, do you want it?"

Li Zhen smiled: "As long as it's true, I think it's quite cost-effective." ”

"I'll vouch for you, it must be true, how about it?"

Li Zhen's heart moved, can he take this opportunity to go to Gaochang, anyway, my sister is going to move to Luoyang, I don't know when I will be able to come back, if I don't go to Gaochang, he will really regret it.

"Uncle Ban, when are you going back to Gaochang?" Li Zhen asked anxiously.

Uncle Madara smiled, "I'll leave the day after tomorrow, do you have to go with me?"

"I'll go to the family to discuss, Uncle Madara must wait for me. ”

Li Zhen couldn't sit still, so he ran home to discuss with his eldest sister

In the shop, Li Quan listened attentively to Uncle Ban's introduction, she was also a little tempted, she actually sold it at half price, and more importantly, she didn't think about her own livelihood when she went to Luoyang, she had so much money in her hand, she couldn't sit and eat empty, if there was really a secret recipe for winemaking, she could make a living from it.

"Uncle Madara, is this person copying a copy and selling it to me, and he keeps the original secret recipe for himself?" Li Quan is very shrewd, she has revealed the loopholes in this, the secret recipe! You can buy one copy, and then copy dozens of copies and sell it.

Uncle Ban shook his head, "It turns out that I don't understand it very well, but this time I understand that the rules of Gaochang Liquor Industry are very strict, and the kind of situation you said is never allowed, the secret recipe you bought can only be used by yourself, if you want to transfer it, you must change your career, and the secret recipe of brewing is not allowed to be sold privately, and you must be approved by Gaochang Liquor Company, and they will help you identify the authenticity." ”

"Uncle Madara means that if I buy one privately, it will probably be fake. ”

"That's what it means, the secret recipe of dozens of dollars, no one can believe it, if you spend hundreds of dollars, and you are afraid of buying fakes, so Gaochang's secret recipe for winemaking must be identified by the liquor store, since they are identified, then there are many rules. ”

Uncle Madara's words made Li Quan moved, she was originally worried about buying a fake, after all, it was a few hundred yuan, but if there was a liquor store appraisal, then it could be considered.

What's more important is that she can trust the character of Uncle Ban and Uncle Kang, with their guarantee, and they only sell at half price, this business should be viable.

At this time, Kang Maide next to him smiled again: "If you let Ah Zhen go, then Da Zhuang can also go with him, this kid has worn out his mouth, so he wants to go with Ah Zhen, I have no choice but to agree." ”

Li Quan looked back at Li Zhen again, and saw that his eyes were full of expectation, she herself was a woman who could make decisions, since she had the opportunity, she would not let it go, Li Quan pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Uncle Madara, I decided to buy this secret recipe." ”

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