Bai Chun's purpose of coming finally shocked Wu Mei. She didn't expect that Bai Chun, who had always shown indifference to everything, seemed to have no closeness to anyone and always seemed to be distant from others. Bai Chun! He was so attentive to Li Hong!
"Are you sure you want to go to Anxi in person? Do you know the dangers of this trip?" Wu Mei was happy that Li Hong had such a loyal slave.
I couldn't help but feel vaguely worried. Did Li Hong really push himself into a dead end this time
He has always been resourceful and likes to take risks. Is he really facing a fatal situation this time
Otherwise, why would even Bai Chun rush over? Unless he is really in danger, that little brat will not be willing to hand over his Taiyi City to others.
Bai Chun's departure means that Taiyi City will be easy to fall into the hands of others.
Bai Chun slowly knelt down in front of Wu Mei. There was no emotion on her beautiful face, only worry and a trace of pain radiating from her beautiful eyes.
"Queen, I have made my decision, please allow me." A voice like the sound of nature sounded in Wu Mei's ears, but she didn't find it pleasant at all at the moment.
"Do you know that if you leave, Hong'er's hard work in Taiyi City will fall into the hands of others. Even if you come back in the future, do you think you can take it back from others?" Wu Mei looked at it. Bai Chun warned carefully.
"At this time, what's the use of my servant guarding Taiyi City? As long as His Highness is fine, even if ten Taiyi cities fall into the hands of others, I think it's worth it. What's more... What's more, this Taiyi City now only has You can take charge.”
Wu Mei laughed helplessly, even though she had already guessed in her heart that if Bai Chun left, she would be the only one who could take over Taiyi City, which concealed thousands of secrets.
But now listening to Bai Chun say it, I can't help but feel a little comfort in my heart. At least, in Li Hong's heart, he, the queen, is still worthy of his trust and reliance.
"I agree with you to go to the Western Regions, but if he is safe and sound, you must bring that little brat back to me as soon as possible. If... you can decide what to do when the time comes. You need your father and others. I agree. They will go to the Western Region with you..."
"Thank you Queen, but for this trip, I only need the troops left by His Highness the Crown Prince in Taiyi City. As for your parents, I have never thought about letting them accompany you to the Western Regions. I am willing to let them stay in Taiyi City. , run their tavern." Bai Chun's eyes were sincere, without any hint of deception.
The meaning in Wu Mei's eyes was unclear. Looking at Bai Chun's indifferent and calm look, she couldn't help but nodded and said, "Go ahead, I agree."
Watching Bai Chunxing kneel down and bow, and then leave in a hurry. She didn't ask Bai Chun when and how she planned to set off. How many troops are you bringing
To her, asking Bai Chun about these things now seemed like disrespect and lack of love for Li Hong.
In view of Bai Chun's performance, Wu Mei began to shake the doubts in her heart. Could it be that she was really too sensitive and was worried as a mother after she and Li Hong were put in a dangerous situation
Or is it true that this memorial is indeed suspicious, as I guessed before
Wu Mei was puzzled. When Li Zhi walked to her again, she was still unaware.
Li Hong occupies such an important position in her and Li Zhi's heart, so important that the two of them looked at each other now, and they could see a hint of worry in each other's eyes.
If they were a little more relaxed when Li Hong went deep into Tubo, it was because at least there was a "relative" in Tubo who could save Li Hong's life in critical moments.
But now, it has traveled through the entire Tocharian region, and then gone deep into the Persian Governor's Palace, which has long been idle by the Tang Dynasty, leaving only a symbolic 20,000 horses to show the Tang Dynasty's interest in an area thousands of miles away. , the existence of increasingly weakening influence.
But for some reason, Wu Mei was still keenly aware that there seemed to be a strong flavor of conspiracy in it.
With her keen sense of touch and the meticulousness of the best woman in the world, she couldn't help but wonder whether Li Hong did it on purpose
Could it be that seeing that he was about to return to Chang'an, he deliberately acted like this so that people in Chang'an who were dissatisfied with him would take the initiative to jump out again? So that he could stand on the outside and take a closer look, and then go inside to solve the problem
When she thought of this, Wu Mei couldn't help but feel a chill in her back. If this was the case, this little brat had been too scheming in the past few years.
Seeing Wu Mei's expression suddenly stiff, Li Zhi walked over to her and gently touched her shoulder, asking softly: "What's wrong with the queen?"
"Uh... It's okay. Bai Chun is going to the Western Region, and I agree." Wu Mei said calmly, letting go of her worries.
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Let her go. As long as the conditions are not too extreme, try to agree to her, but... who will be responsible for Taiyi City when she leaves? Can't we also leave it to Zong Chuke?"
"I'm afraid that Taiyi City was given up by Li Hong, and she was reluctant to give it to Zong Chuke. Now I will take charge of it for the time being." Wu Mei said lightly, the worry on her face still existed.
Li Zhi looked at the worry on her face and continued to comfort her: "Queen, don't worry, wouldn't it be better if Bai Chun left? If Li Hong had asked Bai Chun to sleep with him, he wouldn't have let Li Hong sleep with him because of his big belly. Xian and the others are chasing after Bai Chun now, but it's okay. Once you leave now, at least no one will bother you about this matter. When Li Hong comes back, I'm afraid Li Xian and the others won't dare to pursue Bai Chun again. ”
Wu Mei could only nod wordlessly, and then rolled her eyes at him. What's wrong today? She always makes excuses for Bai Chun's belly.
The journey that could have been completed in thirteen days took Li Hong and the others a full twenty-five days before they approached a huge valley. Such a journey was much slower than that of a business trip.
Now, when you climb up the mountain, you can see a not very huge city located in the middle of two mountains. The wide valley-shaped land makes the medium-sized Jiling City look like a small square box.
More than 10,000 people quietly lurked into the huge jungle on a morning of singing birds and fragrant flowers. Every soldier carefully led his horse, and even the horse's mouth was covered, for fear of hissing. The sound of the rhythm attracted the attention of Baiyi Dashi and the Tocharians.
The outside of Jiling City was filled with white ants, like white ants moving. Hundreds of thousands of troops in white clothes surrounded the entire Jiling City. A chilling air was like a dark cloud, densely spread throughout Jiling City. Around the mausoleum.
The troops of more than 100,000 people were naturally in chaos, with noisy voices and the roars of generals coming and going. From time to time, cavalry troops could be seen moving back and forth among the battle formations of more than 100,000 people.
Historically, people dressed in white, black, and green were all distinguished by the color of their clothing.
Unlike other Tocharian and other nomadic peoples, their armor is made of bright iron. Hundreds of thousands of people hold scimitars and spears. The bright and sharp white blades reflect the dazzling light under the early morning sun. At the same time, it also exudes an overwhelming murderous aura and coercion.
Holding a telescope, Li Hong, accompanied by Xue Rengui and Heijia Changzi, lay down in a patch of grass and carefully looked at Jiling City in the valley through the gaps.
"It seems that there has been a brutal siege, but Jiling City was not captured." Xue Rengui also held a pair of binoculars and looked at the gaps and marks of weapons on the city wall, especially the earthy yellow city wall. Everywhere was covered in dark brown blood.
"And it seems that more than one siege has been carried out. Jiling City is really stronger than expected." The telescope in Hei Te Changzhi's hand scanned the army in white clothes and food, and slowly moved to Jiling Inside the city.
On the inner city wall, there were Tang soldiers and some Persian civilians running back and forth everywhere. At this time, they were carrying various defensive tools to the top of the city.
Everyone was dressed in ragged clothes, their expressions were solemn and dull, and their faces were full of exhaustion and numbness. Some people were even dragging their injured legs and slowly transporting stones the size of human heads to the tower.
Some Tang soldiers in the city were wearing armors. Their armors were in tatters. If you looked closely, you could see that few of the armor leaves were intact. They were drooping on their bodies like tattered pieces of iron. They only swayed with their movements. I'm afraid they had already lost their defense capabilities. , now it can only play a psychological defensive role.
Li Hong frowned and searched for the enemy leader's tent among the hundreds of thousands of people around Jiling City, but after searching for a long time, he could not find the Chinese army tent.
"We must be quick. It seems that they may not be able to survive the next siege." Li Hong said with some worry.
The morale of the white-clothed Dashi outside the city was high, and they were all high-spirited and excited. At this time, they had prepared many weapons for siege.
They picked up the huge stones that were thrown from the city last night and placed them on the huge siege crossbow in the distance. Apparently they wanted to continue to use the stones to hit the weak city wall, and that wall The depressions and collapsed battlements are enough to show that stones still play an immeasurable role in siege warfare.
"But I'm afraid Wang Mingyuan still doesn't know that reinforcements are coming. Our first priority is how to get in touch with them. Even if we can't cooperate internally and externally, we must at least let them know that reinforcements are coming." Facing the ten people in the valley, Xue Rengui felt a little guilty for the tens of thousands of troops in white clothes.
While speaking, he couldn't help but look behind him. They were only ten thousand people, and they were marching in a hurry. Although when they were approaching Jiling City, His Highness the Crown Prince had already consciously slowed down the marching speed, in order to let the crowds get closer. The troops rested their strength.
(End of chapter)