More than half an hour ago.
A big man in black robes was riding a black horse on the path to the west of Taiyuan City. The speed was neither fast nor slow, and he seemed to be at ease. At this moment, under the dark night sky above Taiyuan City, a bright fire suddenly bloomed. The big man in black robe quickly reined in his horse and looked towards Taiyuan City.
"Fireworks? Could it be that Zhao Deyan has already acted in advance?"
After stopping and looking east for a while, the big man in black robe suddenly muttered to himself.
His voice was extremely hoarse, like cracked wood, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable. Under the loose black robe, there is a face covered with terrible scars. This person is the Turkic national master Wu Jie who fled the grassland and went south to the Central Plains!
"No... it shouldn't be Zhao Deyan! The troops from the royal court have not yet arrived, and with his temperament, he will not act rashly at this time!"
When he saw a cloud of fireworks rising in Taiyuan City, Wu Jie subconsciously thought that Zhao Deyan, who was lurking in the city, had taken action. After all, he had been a national master on the grassland before, and he knew all of Zhao Deyan's plans. .
However, after thinking about it for a while, Wu Jie rejected this conjecture. Firstly, it stands to reason that Zhao Deyan would not have such fireworks that could soar to high altitudes;
Secondly, Wu Jie knew that Zhao Deyan had just sent a message to the grassland yesterday, and asked Jieli to send a team of elite wolf riders south to help him cooperate with the outside world to capture Taiyuan City and capture alive the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy. Nowadays, let alone Jieli not planning to send reinforcements to Zhao Deyan because of the frost on the grassland, even if he sends reinforcements, according to the marching speed, the reinforcements will not reach Taiyuan City so quickly. So in this case, it is definitely impossible for Zhao Deyan to lead such a big battle!
But Wu Jie didn't know that Zhao Deyan had now become a prisoner of the Tang government, and Li Ke, the king of Wei in the Tang Dynasty, had also fallen into the hands of Turkic spies in the city!
It's not that the news about Wu Jie is too secluded, it's actually that the situation in Taiyuan City has changed too fast!
Besides, now he is no longer a Turkic national master. In this land of the Tang Dynasty, he is no different from a wanderer. Not only does he have no one under his command, he even dares not stay in an inn at night!
Because he is still a wanted criminal by the Tang Dynasty, and he needs to go through a formality when staying in an inn in the city. With his outfit and the fact that he doesn't even have a formality, if he stays in an inn in the city, he will be easily exposed!
Therefore, Wu Jie basically followed small roads along the way and rarely passed through towns. As for how to solve the problem of eating, this is not a problem for him, a great master. If he catches a pheasant and hare, he can have a full meal!
"Since it was not Zhao Deyan's fault, what happened to the fireworks in Taiyuan City? Could it be that the Taiyuan government is doing something tonight?"
Wu Jie muttered to himself in confusion, then shook his head and said, "Well, what does this have to do with me now? Let's get on our way as soon as possible!"
Wu Jie knew very well his purpose of escaping from the grassland and heading south to the Central Plains. He no longer cared much about the battle between the two great powers, the Turks and the Tang Dynasty. He just wanted to find Li Yu and find out his identity. As for Zhao Deyan, What does the life and death of others have to do with him
Thinking of this, Wu Jie withdrew his gaze, kicked the horse in the belly, and moved forward again, one man and one horse.
"... The teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy are in Taiyuan City, so will she be in Taiyuan City too?"
Not far ahead, Wu Jie remembered something again. He quickly reined in his horse and turned his attention to Taiyuan City in the east, because at this moment he suddenly remembered that when he first saw Li Yu, it was in Yanhuang. Academy!
He didn't know Li Yu's identity, let alone whether Li Yu was a student of Yanhuang Academy, but since Li Yu appeared in Yanhuang Academy at that time, it proved that there was a certain connection between her and Yanhuang Academy.
According to the secret message Zhao Deyan sent back to the grassland, he knew that a group of teachers and students from Yanhuang Academy were building a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan City. As a result, Wu Jie couldn't help but wonder: Could Li Yu also be in Taiyuan City
Zhao Deyan's secret letter did not mention the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy in Taiyuan City in detail, let alone Li Yu specifically, so Wu Jie was a little hesitant at this moment!
He wanted to change his route to Taiyuan City, but along the way, he heard many merchants saying that Taiyuan City's gates were closed on all sides and heavily guarded. Problem, but it is difficult for him to avoid being noticed, especially now that there are heavy troops guarding the walls of Taiyuan City!
As long as he dares to climb over the city wall, there is no guarantee that he will be shot into pieces by the guards of the city tower the next moment!
"... Let's go to Chang'an first! If she is really not in Chang'an, I will return to Taiyuan! Zhao Deyan is now isolated and helpless, and there will be no disturbance in Taiyuan City in the short term!"
After weighing it in his mind for a moment, Wu Jie decided to go to Chang'an first!
Of course, the main reason was that he knew that Jie Li would not send reinforcements to Zhao Deyan, and the situation in Taiyuan City would not change recently. It would not be too late to go back to Taiyuan to find Li Yu if he did not find Li Yu in Chang'an!
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"Drive~! Drive~! The border crossing is eight hundred miles away! The border crossing is eight hundred miles away!"
At the same time, on the official road outside Chang'an City, a soldier held a torch in the dark night and shouted loudly while galloping on his horse.
Because in front of him was the east gate of Chang'an City - Yanxing Gate!
At this time, the four gates of Chang'an City had already been closed. If he rode forward like this and didn't shout, the guards on the tower might mistake him for an enemy attack and shoot him into a sieve!
"The border crossing is 800 miles away? Is there something going on at the northern border?"
A middle-aged general who was guarding the tower of Yanxing Gate suddenly condensed his eyes after hearing the movement and murmured to himself.
Soon, the soldier was running to the city gate, and the middle-aged general asked loudly: "Whose soldier are you?"
"I am under the command of Yunzhou guerrilla general Su Dingfang. I have urgent military information in Yunzhou to report to Your Majesty. Please let me go as soon as possible!"
the soldier shouted back.
The general who defended the city pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Open the city gate! Let us go!"
"Here~!"
The soldiers guarding the city gate immediately went down from the tower and opened the city gate.
Under normal circumstances, outsiders are not allowed to enter the city at this time. Even if there is an emergency and you want to enter the city, you must verify your identity. But now this is an urgent border crossing eight hundred miles away, so it is different. The generals who defended the city still knew the importance of the situation. They knew that the military situation was on fire and there was no room for delay!
"Thank you!"
The messenger soldier clasped his fists, then urged his horse again and ran into Chang'an City.
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