Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 404

Chapter 404 Traveling Ten Thousand Li Alone, the Eagle Strikes the Sky

Wind-eroded mushroom stones could be seen everywhere in the Smoky Desert. The sun was blazing and a mirage appeared frequently.

Even Xue Rengui felt that it was a miracle that this group of people hadn’t been overwhelmed by countless troops, had not died of hunger, thirst, and fever, and hadn’t lost themselves in the desert and died in the stomach of a wolf.

In front of him, a vast expanse of green space appeared.

This time, it wasn’t a mirage!

The soldiers of the three armies cheered and thundered!

“General Xue, we’ve come out! We’ve left the 800 great deserts and arrived at the grasslands!” The lieutenant general cried out in tears of joy.

Xue Rengui nodded and smiled as she heaved a sigh of relief.

More than half a month had passed since the day of breaking through the siege and heading north. Along the way, the Tianshan Mountain Battle first ambushed Ni Shuchuo, and then overtook the unattainable Tianshan Mountain, which was heaven-defying and full of dangers. After descending the mountain, he entered the territory of Basimi under the rule of the Norland of the Western Turkic Empire. Although the Ba Ximi Tribe was a small tribe, there were many elite riders waiting for them. Xue Rengui led the exhausted iron army with Qin Shubao’s War God Seal branded on its bones. It attacked the enemy head on with a weak attack, like a sharp cone piercing through the three lines of defense laid down by the Ba Ximi Tribe, annihilating thousands of enemies and killing more than 30 enemy generals and chiefs. Xue Rengui also captured the second son of the leader of the Ba Xi Secret Tribe, Duanan, and used him as a pledge to escape. After escaping five hundred miles, he let him go. Duanan felt Xue Rengui’s righteousness and swore that he would persuade his father to stop pursuing the Tang army after returning. He also said that the Baxi Secret Tribe had no intention of becoming enemies with the Great Tang. However, he had to submit to the orders of the Norland because of his lecherous aura in the Norland.

After breaking through Ba Ximi’s encirclement, Xue Rengui’s troops arrived at the great desert near the southern foot of the golden mountain. Tens of years ago, the Golden Mountain was the dividing line between the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks that had been pacified by the Great Tang. Going west was the sphere of influence of Norland. To the east, they entered the Mobei Prairie on the map of the Great Tang Empire.

And here, the one guarding Norland was the Great General of Norland, Hu Luwu, the leader of the Hu Lu Tribe, who was second only to Ni Shuchuo.

Stationed troops eighty thousand, set up defenses in dangerous fields!

At this time, Xue Rengui’s troops were already more than a thousand miles away from Gao Chang. Along the way, most of the soldiers had died and suffered from heat and injuries. The supplies along the way were basically relying on spoils of war and wild hunting. Almost every soldier had reached the limit of exhaustion that the human body could endure!

However, Xue Rengui knew that there was no way out! Only by breaking through the defensive line guarded by Hu Luwu, crossing the desert and entering Mo Bei Prairie, and then passing through Yin Mountain and Helan Mountain to enter Helong, would it be possible for Khan to return to Lanzhou!

Tens of thousands of miles away, tens of thousands of miles away!

At this moment, Xue Rengui truly hoped that he and the remaining 17,894 Tang soldiers would be able to transform into wings and fly back to Lanzhou!

Xue Rengui only used one sentence to inspire the morale of this lone hero: “We are all the sons of the Great Tang War God. There is only one way for us to move forward!”

“Kill–”

More than ten thousand exhausted soldiers launched an oath of death attack on the eighty thousand elite Turkic cavalry of Hu Lu’s Room!

Xue Rengui was a pioneer, like the spear head of a blood tassel spear, breaking through the army and entering!

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The intense battle lasted for more than four hours. Late at night, Norland General Hu Luwu was very proud of his subordinates. Thirteen of the commanders of the Eighteen Tribes of the Brave Crown Army had been personally killed by Xue Rengui in front of the formation!

The hearts of the people from Hu Lu’s house were shattered!

The Great Leader, Hu Luwu, was filled with grief and indignation. With a single order, he abandoned the encirclement of Xue Rengui’s troops and let them break through the defensive line here and enter the desert!

After this battle, Xue Rengui’s fame and prestige shook the Norland, and everyone in the Great Mo North and South knew about it!

Rengui, who had been pierced through by Xue Ni Shuchuo’s arrow, survived the catastrophe, but he would definitely not be able to lead the council for a year and a half. Norland’s Yi Pi Duo Lu Khan wanted to set up a raging rage in the valley, ordering people to cast a pure golden man the size of a real person, threatening to reward anyone who cut down Xue Rengui’s group of heads with this golden man. If they were captured alive, they would be bestowed with three thousand heads of cattle and sheep and twenty beauties in addition to the bounty!

At this moment, Xue Rengui, who had led more than 10,000 soldiers of the Western Expedition Army for the rest of their lives, was like a group of undying iron men who had trudged through the 800-mile desert without a single blade of grass. They crossed the desert and stepped onto the grassland to breathe fresh air.

“General, where are we going now?” The left and right lieutenants asked Xue Rengui.

Rengui Xue frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, “This is also the first time I’ve come to this place in my life. I’ve seen the map Major Marshal inherited from Duke Wei. If I remember correctly, another 400 miles southeast is the territory of the former East Turkic Turkic Turkic Khan.”

“Tuli Khan? Was he the one who helped the Great Tang pacify the Turkic Khaganate a few years ago?” Asked the left and right.

“It’s him.” Xue Rengui nodded and said, “Tuli Khan is the aristocratic chief of the Ah Shi tribe. The surname ‘Ah Shi Na’ is like the surname Li of my Great Tang … After he returned to the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of Governor of Shun Zhou and died of illness. Afterwards, his son Ah Shi He Luohu inherited his title and stayed in the grasslands under the orders of the Turkic remnants of the Great Tang.”

“Sounds great!” He said excitedly, “In other words, he is one of our Great Tang!”

“That’s right.” Xue Rengui knitted her brows and said, “But I don’t know him at all. In the past few years, the Great Tang rarely stationed troops here, at most only sending some officials to assist He Luohu in governing the military and government. In the Turkic grasslands, the strongest was the Xueyantuo tribe north of the desert. Their leader Yi Nan, like Tuli Khan, had helped the Great Tang pacify the Turkic Khaganate. Later, His Majesty bestowed Princess Li the title of True Jewel Khan. However, Yi Nan had always been brave and ambitious. In recent years, he had annexed several grassland tribes in succession. All he wanted to do was to unify the grassland and break away from the Great Tang Kingdom and become the second khaganate. In other words, the Ah Shi tribe of the grassland aristocratic tribe led by He Luohu was still officialdom of the Great Tang Dynasty. But in reality, I’m worried that their authority over Yi Nan has already surrendered to Xue Yantuo. “After all, the Great Tang is unable to do anything about this …”

“Then what should we do? Are we still going to Ah Shi’s movie?” Asked the left and right.

“Whether we go or not, that’s our only way.” Xue Rengui narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice, “Think about how the yellow flower-like Prairie Ah Shi from yesterday is compared to the 80,000 cavalry under Hu Luwu!”

“Order-Full speed eastward, target, Ah Shi’s territory, Supervisor Yu’s Mountain Teeth Tent Tribe!”

Two days later, Xue Rengui, who was traveling at full speed, led his troops to Yu Zhunjun Mountain. The place where the Turkic Khaganate used to be located was also the most famous political and military center and prosperous place on the grasslands.

However, what he saw was shocking!

The once bustling Tooth Tent Tribe was now dead and shattered, with scattered corpses and running cattle and sheep everywhere. The shepherd’s yurt billowed with smoke amidst the blazing flames. The green grass had dried up with cyan-purple blood clots. A tribe tens of kilometers in size was like a dead zone!

“This place has been looted by the flames of war!” Everyone came to this conclusion in unison!

“Who dares to act so recklessly against the Grassland Ah Shi Tribe?” Xue Rengui was both shocked and furious. He thought to himself, “Although Ah Shi’s tribe is already the Yellow Flower of yesterday, they still do not bear the name of nobles. They are extremely prestigious and influential among the grassland tribes. At the very least, they can be considered spiritual leaders.” Moreover, Heluohu, the son of Tuli Khan, was personally conferred by the Great Tang Emperor as an official in charge of the army by the people, and was also a court minister of the Great Tang. Now that Ah Shi’s novel has been bloodbathed … Could it be that the barbarian guy has really turned against him?

“Search the dental tent to see if there are any survivors!” Xue Rengui gave the order and the soldiers split up to search.

After two hours had passed, all the soldiers reported that none of them were alive, and almost all of the cattle and sheep’s wealth had been looted!

“This is outrageous!” Xue Rengui gritted her teeth and snorted, her hand gripping the Chinese Heavenly Painting Halberd until the bones rang.

“General, a large army of warhorses has appeared to the east!” Suddenly, the scouts reported.

Xue Rengui raised his eyebrows and said, “Prepare for war!”

Countless iron hooves rolled over. The grasslands shook!

Xue Rengui set up the formation and only brought a flag to send out a horse. Along the way, all of the soldiers were covered in blood and dirt. Only the bright red flag of the Tang Dynasty was still shining brightly and flaring in the wind.

The number of soldiers and horses in front of them was no less than thirty thousand. The Black Iron Armored Scimitar Wolf Flag was clearly the army of the grassland tribes.

Xue Rengui raised her Chinese Heavenly Painting Halberd, signaling for the entire army to be on alert for battle. Then, a horse stepped forward first.

The enemy cavalry stood in a circle on a high slope, occupying the geographical advantage of being condescending to prepare for a sprint. However, they were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, they lined up like dark clouds pressing down on the top. Afterwards, several riders galloped towards Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui naturally did not recognize these people, but judging from their attire and bearing, they should be chiefs and generals. These people were on high alert and confused at the same time.

A few mounts stared at Xue Rengui before and after and muttered a few words. One of them stepped forward and said in Chinese, “Who are you? Why did you rob the Ah Shi tribe?”

Xue Rengui’s expression was solemn as he cupped his fists and said, “I am under the command of Qin Shubao, Duke of the Protectorate Kingdom of Anxi, General Xue Li of the Zuowei Guard of Lanzhou!” Leading the army to this point coincided with the bloodbath of Ah Shi’s tribe. My department was only two hours earlier than yours. If you don’t believe me, you can enter the dental tent to check the edge of the knife! The sabers used by our Great Tang soldiers are all straight-mouthed and horizontal sabers. “The wounds of the deceased in the dental tent were all caused by scimitars!”

The few people on the other side were obviously shocked and asked, “Your Excellency is the Great Tang Divine General Xue Ni Shuchuo who defeated Rengui in the Tianshan Mountains and Hu Luwu in the 800 Great Desert?”

“It’s none other than I, Xue.” Xue Rengui said indifferently.

The few people on the other side exclaimed in alarm as they neatly dismounted from their horses. They stood in front of Xue Rengui’s horse and stroked their chests, bowed, and bowed, “General Xue is here, please accept our great gift!”

Xue Rengui was immediately stunned. She stabbed the Fang Tian Hua Halberd into the mud beside her horse. She also got off the horse and cupped her fists, saying, “Such a big gift is absolutely not worthy. May I ask what you should call it?”

“The Divine General is above me. I am Qili Fa of the Uighur tribe conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I am confused.” The person who asked just now replied, “I received a plea from Ashnaheu for help a few days ago, saying that Yi Nan came here to nuisance and intend to join the army to slaughter the city, so I led the army to save him … I didn’t expect that he would still be late!”

“So it’s the Vomiting Fantasy Great Leader. I’m disrespectful at the end!” Xue Rengui clasped his fist and raised his thick eyebrows angrily. “Is Yi Nan really going to rebel?”

“Ah!” Mudu let out a long sigh and shook his head, “Ever since Yi Nan helped Great Tang calm down Jie Li and became a true bead of Khan, he has proudly served Qiang Ling Ruo. He has traversed the grasslands for many years and even dared to bully the noble Ah Shi tribe of the grasslands!” Among the grassland-sized tribes, only my Uighur tribe and the Ashna tribe have not yielded to him. Now, Yi Nan had more than two hundred thousand troops, and they had no intention of submitting themselves to Mo Bei. Sooner or later, they would sweep across the grasslands. Now that the Great Tang was at war with Tibet and the Western Turks, Yi Nan thought that the Great Tang had no time to look to the north, so he brazenly attacked Ah Shi’s tribe! –General Xue, I have already called the Governor of Bing Zhou, Li Xiao, for urgent assistance! However, Yi Nan has already bloodbathed Ah Shi’s novel, sooner or later, I, the Uighur, will definitely make a move! “General Xue, please uphold justice!”

“Justice?” Hearing these four words, Xue Rengui’s chest was filled with rage, but he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He thought to himself, “I’m just a pa.s.sioner, and I’m still in a hurry to return to Lanzhou. How can I care about it?” The Imperial Court has its own feudal official, Li Ji, to manage this place, and His Majesty calls him the Great Wall of the Great Tang, so how can I take over?

However, Xue Rengui couldn’t hold back his anger when he saw the bloodbathed tribe and the corpses nearby in the blink of an eye. After pondering for a while, he said, “Since Yi Nan is the True Jewel Khan bestowed by His Majesty, bloodbath of the Ah Shi tribe is a blatant rebellion. I am the general of the Heavenly Dynasty leading the army here, and cannot be ignored!”–Chief, please send a message to Yi Nan that the Great Tang Squadron has come to inquish him. Let him answer to me, Xue Rengui, and give me an explanation! ”

“Uh, this” Vomiting Bewilderment revealed a hint of embarrassment as he swallowed.

Xue Rengui knew that he was a little scared of barbarians, so he obviously underestimated Xue Rengui and didn’t trust the mere ten thousand Tang soldiers. He smiled slightly and said, “Leader Tumi, although I am a nobody from the Tang Dynasty, with the flag of the Tang army here, I am the symbol of the Heavenly Dynasty.” The Heavenly Chao Hui Jing pointed out that he, Yi Nan, should have watched the wind and escaped without making any mistakes! If he really wants to rebel, he will dare to use his saber against me, Xue Rengui! If he uses force, he will break his promise and betray the Great Tang first. I, the Great Tang, will attack him with my Royal Master’s attack! If that was the case, Li Ji’s army would become famous, and it would be able to pacify the vast plains of Mobei in the near future! With the divine might of the Great Tang Empyrean Dynasty as a support, I, Xue, am tired of coming here by myself, and I am not afraid at all. Big leader under the soldier refined grain sufficient, more tribal people unite to fight against the enemy, and what to fear? “!”

“General Xue’s words are true! That’s good!” Vomiting Mudu still hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. “Then, let’s invite General Xue and his subordinates to rest in our tribe and recover their strength! Wait for me to send a message to Yi Nan and see what he thinks!”

“Respect is better than obedience! Big Leader, please!”