This secret, so far, only Hu Shengyuan has known it, but he has not told anyone. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When Zhang Liao heard about it for the first time, he was taken aback, after all, there were examples of Wen Congxin and Pei Hongsleeve in front of him, and he was already a little numb. It's just that I secretly think in my heart - okay, I really have an old man's popularity!

"My full name is Jeanne D'Arc, and Pusira is just a title, which means saint. I have checked, and in the texts of the Celestial Empire, I am called Joan of Arc. Those two words are good, I like it. If I had the chance, I'd tattoo them here—" he said, pointing to his bare little waist.

This message made Zhang Liao laugh dumbly. Joan of Arc...... Okay, good...... If you remember correctly, it should be a 15th-century hero, in terms of relative age - if you are a grandmother from the heart, then Red Sleeves is a grandmother, and Pusira should be a grandmother.

However, he also understands that these characters who have crossed over are definitely not very old. So he asked in the same tone as ever, "In the historical materials I have read, Joan of Arc seems to be ......."

"Executed, isn't it? That's fake, it's true that he was betrayed. But the Holy See will not allow the cowardly Charles VII to surrender me to the English king. For I am a light from the Father!"

I don't know if this last sentence is a description or a metaphor. Zhang Liao was a little puzzled, but did not continue to ask. He could feel that this past would always be a lingering pain in her heart.

"I only knew a girl named Pusila, who was warm and generous and helpful. It's mine...... Pal. Zhang Liao carefully considered the words and slowly finished speaking.

The blonde girl smiled, and there seemed to be some wetness in her eyes. "Zhang, I read that right. You're a good guy. ”

The sound of hooves rumbled, Li Guangbi led the army out of the barracks, in addition to the black horse under his crotch, he also personally led two horses with full saddles - "No, two immortals, please get on the horse, I know you can fly, but we can't." Let's ride together, hahaha......"

The two stopped the conversation and turned over. The Templars of Pusira were naturally superb in horsemanship. Zhang Liao also practiced in the Great Song Dynasty, and speaking of which, he still misses Kublai Khan's horse of yellow horse sweat and blood.

After a trumpet, a team of 100 men galloped westward, with three men in the center and the other 400 horsemen closely following. The whole army left Anxi City and pursued after Wei Chi's traces.

Desert temperature differences vary greatly, especially in winter.

In addition to abandoning the horse armor, these five hundred light horsemen only put on a cloth cuirass, and in addition to the Fubo crossbow and horizontal sword, they even threw the standard horse lance in the barracks. It's all about the fastest speed.

The front army of 100 people also has the duty of pathfinder scouts, so the rear army does not need to bother with brains, just follow closely.

Zhang Liao accompanied Li Guangbi and took the opportunity to ask two questions, "How can the soldier talisman given to you by General Guo be in the shape of a fish? I heard that it is usually a tiger talisman, but the fish talisman has not been heard, and it looks too gentle." Also, General Guo said, 'Governing the fang with a fang', as far as I know, 'fang' generally refers to the southwestern barbarians, how can it be used in the northwest of the empire?"

This question was asked abruptly, and it was something that the army had become accustomed to, which couldn't help but make Li Guangbi stunned for a moment, "Hmm? Oh - haha, I won't tell you ...... secret."

He looked left and right and said in a low voice, "The two questions you asked, which seem to be unrelated, are actually one question. ”

Zhang Liao was very surprised, and felt that the two had nothing in common, how to stew into a pot?

"Ahem...... That's the case - since the beginning of the high ancestors, the Tang Dynasty has had a lot of Hu blood. This matter did not damage the glory of the Lord, but everyone agreed that no one dared to touch the taboo easily. Therefore, all the nouns that are similar to the sound of 'Hu' have been changed. For example, the tiger talisman was replaced with a fish talisman, and the Hu people were renamed fangren. All in order to avoid touching the sin of disobedience as much as possible. The successive emperors of the Tang Dynasty didn't say anything themselves, but you should understand that the following are always overly nervous about these things, and they would rather use mistakes than fake words, even including homophony. ”

This is not a small amount of information, but the core content is simple, so Zhang Liao reacted immediately. It turned out to be evasive - "What about the tiger, how to call it?"

"Mountain-kun, big worm. Hey. ”

The horses that had unloaded their armor were at least twice as fast as they usually traveled with heavy loads, and there was almost no discernible hoof sound when running in the desert, only the sound of the sheepskin water bag swaying from time to time.

At this moment, twilight is approaching, and the sun is no longer dazzling. The 500 riders tried to follow the sand ridge as much as possible, maintaining a good view and avoiding falling into the unknown quicksand.

In the dust, the occasional discarded knives and guns loomed, and it was not long before the rebels had escaped, but the wind and sand had begun to bury all traces. It's — very bad for trackers.

One of the scouts turned back, "Ride Cao, the army of Khotan has been divided." All the way to the west, all the way to the northwest - after looking at the footprints, there are many people all the way. ”

"Hehe, it's bait. Li Guangbi urged the horse's hooves and kicked an empty water bladder out of the sand. Then he waved his hand to call the general, pointed to the northwest direction and said, "You take the rear army of 300 people, and go straight to Yizhou, catch up with one and kill the other, and leave no pawns." The rest of the people continued to the west with me, and Wei Chiwan would definitely go to Dunhuang. That's the closest source of water. ”

The general quickly led his troops away, and a new cloud of dust and smoke rolled up in the desert.

The scout hesitated and asked in a low voice, "We only have two hundred horsemen left......

Li Guangbi was arrogant, "It's okay - we still have the immortal family with us!"

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Dunhuang is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor.

This name made Zhang Liao's chest fluctuate for a while, Pu Xila galloped beside him, seeing his strange expression, a little curious, "Where we are going, are you familiar with it?"

"Oh no. Zhang Liao withdrew his divergent eyes and looked at the beautiful woman, "There was a scholar in the later generations of the Celestial Empire, Mr. Ji Xianlin, once said that there are only four cultural systems in the world with a long history, a vast area, a self-contained system, and far-reaching influence: the Celestial Empire, India, Greece, and Islam, and there is no fifth; and there is only one place where these four cultural systems converge, and that is Dunhuang." And right now, it's its heyday. ”

These words also aroused the fascination of the paladin. "Such a wonderful place! The opportunity to witness it in its full glory is not worth the trip. ”

Night finally fell, and the hook-like crescent moon barely illuminated the desert. The endless earthy yellow in front of me all faded into a dark blue.

The Tianyue army did not sleep endlessly, ran at a uniform speed, and finally arrived at Dunhuang after two hours.

From afar, this is a rare city that never sleeps.

Countless lights light up the ancient city, the gates are wide open, and caravans are still coming in and out. The camel bell is long, and it smells for ten miles.

Li Guangbi stopped the team and began to study tactics. "It seems that this place has not fallen into the rebellion of the sword soldiers for the time being, and it is still under the control of my Datang defenders. If Wei Chi's people were in the city, they must have gotten in - this is strange, why didn't he go to the base camp in Yizhou? Is it safer here? No, there must be something wrong here. ”

Zhang Liao suddenly had an idea, and took the initiative to ask, "It's better for the two of us to go first to explore the truth and truth, you take someone to ambush outside the city, and wait for my news." ”

Looking at the current appearance of these two immortals, Li Qicao felt that there was some reason, so he instructed, "Okay! The situation in the city is unknown, so be careful. He also pointed with a horsewhip, "If reinforcements are summoned, the lantern in the corner tower of the city head will be extinguished, and two hundred horsemen will arrive in an instant!"

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Under the city gate, an old soldier is cleaning the official road. The two horses approached slowly, and immediately both of them were wrapped in windproof scarves, and it seemed that a man and a woman were dressed in brocade and foreign costumes, and their figures were very tall and extraordinary.

The old soldier leaned on his broom and asked, "Are you two here for the Lantern Festival?"

The woman's flickering blue eyes replied in half-baked Celestial Language, "-yes, it's not too late, is it?"

"Hehe, it's okay. But you have to hurry, the strong slaves are all auctioned off, and the slave girls are still in one place, and it is said that they will appear in the grand finale...... Keep a close eye on the purse, don't expose your wealth, but the thieves in the four towns of Anxi are here...... "This old soldier Han looks good-hearted, but he is a little verbose, more like the uncle next door."

The two men hugged their fists at the same time and thanked them, urging their horses into the inner city. There are many men dressed as officers and soldiers on the road, but most of them are only responsible for maintaining order and directing traffic, and occasionally there are those who are not on duty to hang out. No one stepped forward to check - what a happy city of singing and dancing.

It is not an exaggeration to say that its singing and dancing are leveling. On the streets of the inner city, it is no longer possible to ride, there are too many people. Men and women in different costumes mingle from shop to store, and the sound of bargaining is endless. There are also street performances mixed with musical instruments of various nationalities, which makes people's eyes and ears busy.

Zhang Liao and Pu Xila simply found a nearby inn, tied the horse to a stone stake, and threw a piece of broken silver to the shopkeeper, and immediately exchanged it for a promise with a smiling face.

When the two of them returned to the streets, Pusilla couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get the money?" Zhang Liao was a little proud, and replied with a smile, "There is no material preparation, but there is spiritual preparation." After all, I recently traveled through the thirteenth century and knew the beauty of silver. Just before waiting for General Guo to summon me in Anxi City, didn't you see me rummaging through the ruins of the city tower for a long time......"

"Yes, I'm still laughing at you picking up garbage, can you find any treasure?"

"The city tower collapsed, burying some of the corpses of the Khotanese army, and I found two handfuls of broken silver on them, as well as common items such as fire sickles and flints - since they have crossed, the basic equipment must be prepared, and there must be a sense of crisis. Of course, the biggest takeaway is this-"

Zhang Liao twisted the dark iron ring on his ring finger and took out an object from the space, the black and swarthy was inconspicuous, about the size of a fist, and it was just held in the palm of his hand.

This five-element championship ring - Puciela knows it, but this iron lump ...... Hey—it's a little familiar, too.

"Isn't this the one who chased me and almost smashed me flat...... ......"

"Fantianyin. ”