"Okay." I clenched the handle of the knife and said, "I'll report the letter!" He Shi nodded, untied the water bladder from his saddle, and said to me, "Go three hundred miles eastward, if you can't find it." When you reach Da Chanyu's tent, you can also turn to the north. King Zuoguli's men and horses should not be far away, not more than a hundred miles away." "I understand." "Duh!" The little red horse jumped out, and Yuezhi's cavalry made a noise, but the little red horse was castrated very fast, like a flash of lightning, and ran out Li Xu in an instant. I kept looking back and forth, only the scorpion Yuezhi cavalry was pressing up, like ants that were about to move before the rain, while Heshi and dozens of Turkic cavalry were surrounded by them, like being surrounded by black ants of millet grains. Another Yuezhi cavalry escaped and wanted to chase me, but they couldn't catch up to ten horses, so they were shot dead. Although Heshi was surrounded, every arrow would hit, and none of the Yuezhi cavalry could escape his arrows. Feng, those men and horses kept falling and rolling to the ground, and in a hurry, no one could catch up. The little red horse ran faster and faster. Except for the white flag, everything else faded away in the last ray of twilight. I rode my horse madly on the grassland, without stars or moon, so stuffy that it seemed like it was about to drip. I've never seen such weather before, I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily. It was a terrible thing to encounter heavy rain on the grassland. I looked up at the sky. The sky was dark, like an upside down iron pot. There were no stars and moons, and the direction was difficult to identify. I was really worried that I was going the wrong way.
In fact, we don't have anything on the grasslands, but we are just wandering around. I rode my horse in the dark for half a night, but luckily those Yuezhi people didn't catch up. But Heshi and the others didn't break out either. I was worried about Heshi's safety and worried that I was going in the wrong direction. I was so anxious and angry that I almost didn't cry. At this moment, only a "click" sound was heard, and a long purple electricity cut through the dark night, illuminating the eyes instantly, and then the rumbling thunder sounded.
It's really going to rain, so I have to find a way to avoid it. Lightning streaks are like stiff snakes, scurrying around on the sky with dark clouds, and I can see the rocks in the distance through the tight streaks of lightning. It turned out that I had been running along the Tiangen Mountain, and I had been running for most of the night, but I was still at the foot of the Tiangen Mountain.
Find a big rock to avoid it, it's better than dying in the rain. I pushed the horse forward, and the little red horse nimbly stepped on the rocks. I was afraid that the gravel would hurt the horse's hoofs, so I got off the horse and led the horse to the mountains to find it. The heavy rain had already started falling down, and the thick white tendon-like rain was pumping on people's bodies, causing pain and pain. The rain soaked my clothes and flowed down my forehead into my eyes. I could barely open my eyes. After wiping the water off my face, I finally saw a big rock that hung out abruptly. It's a good place to shelter from the rain.
I took the little red horse and climbed to the bottom of the boulder, and huddled there one by one. The rain outside was rumbling, and the rain was fast and violent. When I thought of Heshi, I couldn't express the worry in my heart. The little red horse was half-kneeling under the stone, and seemed to understand the anxiety in my heart. From time to time, he stuck out his tongue and licked my palm. I hugged the little red horse's neck and murmured, "I don't know what happened to Heshi and the others..." It was raining very fast outside. The mist splashed under the stone, and it was like a light rain.
I don't know how long it has been raining, but it finally stopped. There was still water flowing outside the rocks, like a small stream, with a "rushing" sound. When the wind blew, the dark clouds in the sky moved away, revealing a bright moon.
I couldn't help sneezing, my clothes were soaking wet, and I let the wind blow, but it was really cold. But the tinder I carried had already soaked through the rain, and there was no dry wood here, and there was no way to start a fire.
The voice of the water filling gradually decreased, and the little red horse approached affectionately. The warm tongue licked on my face, and I thought that since the rain stopped, I should hurry down the mountain and continue to find my way.
When I reached the bottom of the mountain, the moon was about to go down, which just allowed me to identify the direction. The little red horse was suffocated under the rock for a long time, and at this time, it ran vigorously and moved towards the east, which was glowing with white light. The sun is about to rise, otherwise why am I so hot
I was thinking in a daze, the reins in my hand were gradually loosening, and the horse was rocking like a cradle.
I don't know how long I was confused, maybe it was a little while, maybe it was a long time, and finally the horse waded into a river, and I was watered by the cold water splashed by the horse's hooves, and then I suddenly woke up. There were no people in the wilderness, and Tiangen Mountain had long been left behind. The huge mountain range behind him looked like a giant standing in the sky. The top of the giant's head is a white snow cap, which is covered with ice and snow that will not melt all year round.
I felt weak all over, remembering that I hadn't eaten, no wonder I didn't have any strength. But the dry food was tied behind the saddle, and my mouth was thirsty and tasteless, and I had no appetite at all. I was thinking about whether to get off the horse to drink water, when I suddenly saw a dark shadow swaying not far away, and it seemed that a horse was coming straight. I was afraid that it was Yuezhi’s cavalry again. It was extremely fast, but fortunately there was only one person riding.
It would be great if King Zuoguli's sentry was sent... I tried my best to pull out the machete behind my back. If I encounter an enemy, I will fight to the end.
This was my last thought, and then when it got dark in front of me, I fell off my horse.
People in Xiliang have learned to ride and shoot since childhood. Both men and women can walk and ride horses. I grew up on horseback since I was a child. The nine princesses of Xiliang were planted from horseback. Going to the King City of Xiliang, I'm afraid I'll laugh at everyone's big teeth.
When I woke up, I was still holding the machete tightly in my hand. I blinked. The sky was blue and translucent. I went to most of the scorching sunlight, the cool autumn wind was blowing, and the familiar neighing of the pony was heard not far away, which made me feel relieved. "Awake?" The voice sounded familiar too. I got up dizzy and blinked, still feeling unbelievable.
It turned out to be the Central Plains tea seller Gu Xiaowu. He sat lazily on the grassy slope, nibbling on the air-dried beef.
I was so surprised: "Why are you here?" He said: "I pass by occasionally." I don't believe it!
My stomach was rumbling with hunger, and I remembered that the little red horse was still carrying dry food, so I whistled. The little red horse trotted all the way over, and I took a closer look. The back of the horse was bare, and the saddle was gone. I took a closer look, that Gu Xiaowu was sitting on my saddle, and the beef he was eating wasn't the dry food I brought? "Hey!" I was very angry and asked loudly, "Where is my dry food?" He was full of meat, and vaguely raised the half-pulled beef in his hand to me: "And the last piece... "What last piece, obviously is the last bite.
I watched him put the last bit of air-dried into his mouth, and shouted angrily: "You have eaten? What am I to eat?" "I'm hungry." He said, "You just had a fever, you can't eat this kind of food at this time." What fever, I jumped up: "Why did you come here? Also, you finished my dry food! Pay me! Pay Me!" He smiled and said, "I have eaten everything, but I have nothing to lose." I was so furious that I searched everywhere for the saber that Hezi gave me.
He looked at me like ants on a hot pan, and finally said slowly: "If you go back to Wangcheng with me, I will pay you a cow." I rolled my eyes at him: "Why should I go back to Wangcheng with you? "" Your father, the king, posted a reward notice, saying that whoever can find you and take you back to the royal city will reward you with 100 ingots of gold. "He looked at me very seriously," 100 ingots of gold!
How many cows do you have to buy! "I'm really angry, it's not that I'm angry, it's just the one hundred pieces of gold:" Father Wang really posted such a notice? "" Is that still fake? "He said, 'Exactly! ""Am I worth a hundred ingots of gold? "I'm so disappointed," I thought it was worth at least gold! In addition, it will be given to Fenghou, and there are countless slaves that should be given to cattle and sheep... "Father Wang also said that I was his favorite little princess, and he only gave Xuantang a hundred gold ingots. Stingy! Really stingy!
Gu Xiaowu laughed with a "poof", not knowing what he was laughing at. I hated his smile, especially when he looked at me with a smile like he was looking at a hundred pieces of gold.
I said loudly: "Don't dream, I won't go back with you!" Gu Xiaowu said, "Then where do you want to go? Since you left, all the King Yuezhi have been angry, saying that your father The king let you go on purpose, and Yuezhi sent a large group of men to look for you. If you walk around on the grassland and meet Yuezhi's men, it will be bad. "I also think it is very bad, because I have already met Yuezhi's men. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but "Oops", I almost forgot about Heshi, and I had to go to Aon to report!
Gu Xiaowu saw that my face had changed, so he asked me, "What's wrong?" I didn't want to tell him, but in the vast grassland, now only he is by my side, and the master swordsmanship is so skilled, he was originally so big, he said Maybe this Gu Xiaowu's swordsmanship is also good.
Sure enough, after Gu Xiaowu heard me telling him that Dayuan was going to meet Yuezhi's pursuers, he said: "According to you, the Turks are in the king's tent, at least three hundred miles away?" I nodded. . "But the Turks are nomadic, how can you find them?" "Don't think about it, I want to save Heshi anyway." Gu Xiaowu frowned slightly and said, "Far water can't save near fire, Anxi Protectorate is near. Why don't you borrow troops from them to fight back against the Yuezhi?" I was stunned. To be honest, although the Central Plains are powerful, the Anxi Duhufu guards the Western Regions and is respected by all countries. , and no one has ever used the troops. Because in the eyes of the people of the Western Regions, the war is our own business. Although the Central Plains are in our Celestial Empire, there are soldiers stationed here, but the disputes between the Western Regions will not involve them. of. It's like fighting with your own brothers. In any case, you won't go to outsiders to wave your hands.
I said, "Although the Anxi Protectorate is near, you can't tell them about this kind of thing." Gu Xiaowu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?" : "Anyway, we fight, it's not about the emperor of the Central Plains." "Under the whole world, is it the king's land. Leading the coast of the earth, is it not the king's ministers." Gu Xiaowu said, "As long as it is a matter of the world, follow the emperor of the Central Plains." What's more, the Central Plains set up the Anxi Protectorate to maintain the stability of the Western Regions. Yuezhi was rude, so he taught them a lesson. "I don't quite understand what he said. He brought both horses over and said, "It's only half a day's journey from here to the south of the Anxi Protectorate. I'll accompany you to borrow troops." I hesitated: "This... is not good?" "You Don't want to save Heshi?" "Of course I do!" He helped me mount the horse, and said in his mouth, "Then what else?" Is it against me?" The sun was scorching hot at noon, and his face was illuminated by the sun, more like a beautiful jade from Hotan. He grinned, revealing his white teeth: "Take your luck!" As expected, the Anxi Protectorate was only half a day's journey away. We rode south and saw the towering city at dusk. The emperor of the Central Plains set up the Anxi Duhufu here more than a hundred years ago, stationed troops to reclaim the land, and controlled the transportation of officials.
This is also the hub of the business road, and everyone who travels from the south to the north has to pass here, so compared to the King City of Xiliang, it is also quite prosperous.
I was also worried that Gu Xiaowu and I were alone and that the Anxi Duhufu would ignore me. Who knew that after Gu Xiaowu took me into the city, he went straight to the Duhuya and knocked on the giant drum in front of the door.
Later, I learned that the drum is very particular. Although the name is Taiping Drum, there is actually another name called "Wake Up Drum", and the sound of it means war. The guards we were rushed out could not help but be brought into the mansion. Lord Tuhu was sitting in the hall. He had a big beard and was wearing armor. war general.
He asked us in a calm voice, I don't understand the Central Plains dialect very well, so I stared at Gu Xiaowu dumbfounded. But Gu Xiaowu motioned to me and said, now I can't do anything about it. Fortunately, the general public can speak Turkic dialect. He saw that I did not understand Central Plains dialect, and asked in Turkic dialect: "Why do people in the hall play drums?" Because Aniang is a Turkic person, I am quite fluent in Turkic dialect. So I repeated the words that the Yuezhi cavalry broke into the territory of the Turks, and then I begged him to send troops to save Heshi.
Lord Duhu was a little hesitant, because since the Central Plains set up the Anxi Duhu Mansion, apart from quelling the rebellion, it has rarely interfered in the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions. Although it was very inappropriate for Yuezhi to break into the territory of the Turks, after all, the Turks were strong and the Yuezhi was weak, and the weak overcame the strong. Such a strange thing is really not in line with common sense, so I think he would hesitate like this.
Sure enough, he said: "The Turkic cavalry is famous outside the customs, why do you Turks go out of your way to help me desperately?" I told him that the king's tent was wandering, and although King Zuoguli was nearby, it would definitely take a long time to find them. . So we went to the Anxi Protectorate for help, hoping to rescue Heshi as soon as possible.
When I thought that He lost only a few dozen cavalry, and had to resist so many Yuezhi cavalry, I couldn't help but feel anxious. Lord Du Hu was still hesitant, when Gu Xiaowu suddenly said something from the Central Plains.
The Master Tuhu seemed to be taken aback when he heard these words, and the whole person stood up from behind the paint case. Gu Xiaowu stepped forward, bowed and saluted. His voice was so low that I couldn't hear him at all. Besides, I didn't understand the Central Plains dialect very well. I saw that after he said a few words, Lord Tuhu kept talking. nod.
After a while, Lord Tuhu ordered 2,000 cavalry and ordered a commander to lead them and follow us overnight to save people.
I was overjoyed, and when I came out of the Anxi Protectorate, I asked Gu Xiaowu: "How do you move those adults to send troops to save people?" Gu Xiaowu smiled slyly and said, "I can't tell you that! "I pouted angrily.
The army in the Central Plains is strictly disciplined. Although it is rushing through the night, the queue is neat. Except for the occasional clanging of horse hooves and armor, there is also the sound of torches burning "hula la", but no other sound is heard. I noticed that the torches used in the Central Plains Army were tangled in wood and soaked in kerosene. Kerosene is a special product at the foot of Tiangen Mountain. It is dark in color and very flammable. Shepherds occasionally use it to make fire and boil water, but people in Wangcheng think it is too smoky and smelly, so they seldom use it. Unexpectedly, the army in the Central Plains will use it as a torch. I think the Central Plains people are very smart, they can always think of ways we can't think of.
We drove all night, and at dawn, we finally caught up with Yuezhi's cavalry. At this time, they had already retreated into the territory of Yuezhi.
The Yuezhi's cavalry moved very fast, and when we caught up with them, the white flags and flags had long since disappeared, and Heshi and dozens of Turkic warriors had also vanished with their horses and men. I was anxious, for fear that Heshi and the others had been surrounded and killed by the Yuezhi cavalry, while Gu Xiaowu was discussing with the commanders in the Central Plains dialect, and then heard the cavalry from the Central Plains calling loudly and dispersing.
I heard my father say that the people of the Central Plains pay attention to the formation method in battle. It is very powerful to win more with less. Especially now, the troops of the Central Plains are more than twice that of the cavalry defending the Yuezhi, and they are vaguely posing a situation of encirclement. That general Yueshi turned around and yelled loudly.
I don't understand what he's talking about. Gu Xiaowu sells tea in various countries in the Western Regions, but he knows Yuezhi's dialect. He said to me: "This general is questioning us why he led his troops into the territory of Yuezhi." I said: "He also broke into the territory of the Turks yesterday, insisting that I am a runaway slave of the Yuezhi, and now he is still righteous. Get up." Gu Xiaowu said something to the commander next to him, and the commander ordered someone to answer. Gu Xiaowu smiled and said to me: "I told them that we are escorting the princess of Xiliang back to China and passing by here. Tell him not to panic, we will never invade Yuezhi's territory." Shameless, if Gu Xiaowu considers himself second in the world, he probably wouldn't dare to consider himself number one. He has the ability to tell the lie plausibly. Is it true that all the people in the Central Plains can deceive people like this? The master is like this, and so is Gu Xiaowu.
The two sides were still shouting back and forth, but the commander with a thousand light cavalry, taking advantage of the thin cool mist of the morning light, quietly flanked up from the back, waiting for the Yuezhi cavalry to come back to their senses, the forward here. The charge has already begun.
There was no suspense in winning this battle. The Yuezhi cavalry was defeated, and almost no cavalry was able to escape. Most of them were killed by the sharp swords and arrows in the Central Plains. Although Gu Xiaowu was a tea dealer, he was really able to hold his breath. In such a fierce battle, there were countless deaths and injuries. Gu Xiaowu didn't even frown, as if the fight just now was just a game. The commander of the Central Plains was used to fighting, so he naturally handled things like surrendering properly. Two thousand cavalry escorted hundreds of Yuezhi's defeated soldiers and slowly retreated eastward.
Taking advantage of the chaos, I rushed into the Yuezhi army to look for Heshi, but I couldn't find it no matter how I looked. The general led by the Yuezhi was captured, and was bound tightly and pushed to the front of the Thousand Commander, but the Thousand Commander was very respectful and handed him over to Gu Xiaowu. I asked Gu Xiaowu to interrogate that General Yuezhi, who was very stubborn and refused to say a word. Gu Xiaowu said lightly: "Since you don't say it, what's the use of keeping it?" Gu Xiaowu. I asked Gu Xiaowu to interrogate that General Yuezhi, who was very stubborn and refused to say a word. Gu Xiaowu said indifferently: "Since I don't say it, what's the use of keeping it?" The commander heard him say this, and immediately ordered someone to behead him. The military order was like a mountain, and he immediately cut off the head of the general Yuezhi, grabbed his hair and brought the head to us. safflower.
I couldn't take it any longer, plus I hadn't eaten anything for a whole day, and I felt dizzy for a while. The people next to me saw my face was wrong, and kindly handed me a water bag, but I couldn't drink the water. Only to hear that Gu Xiaowu ordered someone to bring a group of Yuezhi people, first let him see the head of General Yuezhi, and then ask He Shi's whereabouts. Although the Yuezhi people were brave and good at fighting, after the man was captured, he was already depressed, and when he saw the general being killed, he was so frightened that he said everything.
It turned out that He lost them and fought and retreated until they retreated to the foot of Tiangen Mountain. They stood by the rocks until they ran out of bows and arrows. The Yuezhi people did not kill them immediately, but took their horses and left them in the depths of the barren mountains. These Yuezhi people were really vicious. There were hordes of wolves in the mountains. Without the arrows, it would be dangerous to encounter wolves again.