Chapter 876 Undead Knight
I can vaguely see some outlines of the icebergs in the distance, and even feel a little cold. Looking down, the grass and trees are everywhere.
Hundreds of riders slowly climbed up a high slope, bowing their heads slightly...
"Plain!"
Cao Yingxiong said happily: "This place is really beautiful."
The first thing that comes into view is the green grass. There are many trees dotted on the grassland, which form a forest. There are colorful wild flowers here and there... The river winding and circling on the grassland quietly seems to be motionless in these beautiful scenery.
Li Jingye took a look, "Boring, brother, here is only more than 30 miles away from Shule Town, let's work harder, and we will definitely arrive before sunset today."
"There are beautiful women and good food in the city, right?"
Jia Pingan has been immersed in this beautiful scenery.
Li Jingye said confidently: "Isn't being a man just eating and sleeping? Brother, you are addicted to those calculations all day long, are you tired? Last time I heard Mr. Sun say that overthinking can make a man sluggish... sluggish, brother , don't you worry that you will only be able to sit and watch the beauties in the future, with more energy than energy?"
Jia Pingan frowned and looked at him, "Get out! Take someone to prepare food."
Seeing his uneasy expression, Li Jingye rolled away in a hurry.
"Go down!"
Jia Pingan rode his horse and rushed down the high **** first.
The movement of hundreds of galloping horses was too loud, and several wild birds flew up.
Arriving below, Jia Pingan dismounted, patted A Bao's back lightly, "Take a good rest."
A Bao rubbed his head in his arms, then went to look for delicious food.
Cao Yingxiong's horse leaned over to show his courtesy, dawdling. A Bao turned his head away in disdain, but the horse was not reconciled, and frequently disturbed A Bao to eat.
A Bao gritted his teeth and bit the horse.
Early law!
The horse fled back to Cao Yingxiong in a flash.
A Bao was eating grass leisurely, Jia Pingan was sitting on the grass, and some soldiers in front were burying pots for cooking.
Bao Dong came over, "Mr. Jia, Baiqi's brother is here."
A man dressed as a civilian came over, saluted and said: "After the army conquered, the interior of Shule was quite turbulent. Now the captain Han Zong is screening out those rebels...Many people have cast aside the blame, and some have absconded."
Su Dingfang quelled the rebellion in his best way. Although the rebellion was led by the Turkic Duman, the people in Shule were easily persuaded, which surprised and shocked Chang'an.
The so-called surrender and rebellion means this. If this continues in the future, Datang will be exhausted and even powerless...
This is why Li Zhi paid attention to it and asked Jia Pingan to come to Shule.
Shule small country, why surrendered and rebelled?
It can be seen that the rule of the Tang Dynasty in this land is still unstable, whether it is the Tubo people or the Turkic people, they can come to stir up trouble.
In the former Han Dynasty, Ban Chao was ordered to go out of town in the Western Regions for 31 years. He entered Yumen Pass again and returned to Luoyang when he was more than 70 years old. After that, Shule has been under the control of the Han Dynasty.
The former Han Dynasty fell, and Shule became an orphan. Looking around, he was shocked to find that there were countless wild wolves... They desperately surrendered to the Central Plains separatist forces, just seeking asylum.
Jia Ping'an was thinking about the plan for this trip.
"Aren't you willing to settle down?" Jia Pingan sneered, "So go back and pass on the news that I'm about to arrive in Shule Town. I want to see who dares to do it!"
"Take orders!" Baiqi looked reverently, and then got on his horse and left.
A sergeant asked: "Baiqi looks like an ordinary person, but he is indifferent. Why does he respect Duke Jia so much?"
Companion said: "Duke Jia was in charge of the Hundred Horsemen back then, and many of the Hundred Horsemen were trained by him."
It was night, and Jia Ping'an led his army to camp ten miles away from Shule Town.
The night sky in Shule is beautiful, full of stars, and there is no trace of pollution.
"Brother."
Hero Cao is here.
This time he took the initiative to invite Ying... He felt that it was good to be beside the prince, but he wanted to come out and see the world.
"Camping outside the city... Those Turkic and Tibetan people don't stop!"
Today Baiqi’s secret agent said many things... For example, those Tibetans and Turkic people are not stopping, especially the Turkic people, they have been staring at Shule.
Datang's territory in the Western Regions is constantly expanding, and Tocharian and other countries have sent envoys to express their allegiance, but the westernmost end of the Western Regions actually controlled by Datang is Shule.
Jia Pingan glanced at the left side, "Over there is Congling, Lu Dongzan is hiding there, his eyes are full of greedy green light, just waiting for the opportunity to come out of Congling and sweep the Western Regions. On the right side, The Turks are still unwilling to give up, the Eastern Turks are gone, but the Western Turks are constantly rising, Ashina Helu is like a hare, with super reproductive ability... Now he is drooling at the Western Regions on the right..."
This is the status quo of the Western Regions. Later, the big cannibals will start to eat away, and there will be a fateful battle with Datang.
Battle of Talas!
Datang's expansion speed in the Western Regions will definitely far exceed history. Although it will not expand unrestrainedly, when Datang turns the four Anxi towns into its own bridgehead, it will be able to attack Tocharian and other places immediately. When those places become When the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the big cannibal will turn to...
The Battle of Taros was decades later, but Jia Pingan knew that the situation had changed, and it was impossible to say when this battle would happen.
Since this year, Dashi will undergo major changes, and will soon enter a period of intense expansion...Start a full-scale attack from any direction that can be conquered. All the way to attack Byzantium, all the way to attack Tianzhu, all the way to the grassland... and finally met the Tang Dynasty, and then the two most powerful countries in the world went to war.
Jia Pingan couldn't help trembling all over.
bring it on.
He thought of the Battle of Talas, Datang fought more with less, if it wasn't for the internal servants' rebellion, what would have happened in that battle?
"Brother?"
Cao Yingxiong feels that his condition is not right.
"I'm fine."
There is some movement on the left side, and the sound of horseshoes can be heard.
Bao Dong and Lei Hong appeared beside Jia Pingan at some point, staring ahead with piercing eyes.
Xu Xiaoyu held a knife behind Jia Ping'an, looking around.
"No need to be nervous."
Jia Ping'an said indifferently: "I have three hundred cavalry in my hand, and this place is only ten miles away from Shule Town. Who can stop me in this world? It won't work even if Lu Dongzan comes. Let the brothers continue to sleep."
Bao Dong said in a low voice; "Mr. Jia, I'm afraid that the Turks will appear suddenly..."
"That's just to warm up the brothers."
Jia Ping'an turned and went back, "Sleep."
Arrived in the tent, he just lay down when someone outside said: "Mr. Jia, the brothers caught up with those people and captured one alive. After careful inspection, he should be from Tubo."
Jia Pingan got up and sat cross-legged, "Torture in place, it's more brutal."
He sneered: "I want to make those people terrified. Besides, little fish!"
"exist!"
Xu Xiaoyu responded outside.
The corners of Jia Ping'an's mouth were slightly pursed, "I'm sure those thieves are still around, you take some brothers to touch them quietly."
A little more than a mile outside the camp, dozens of cavalry were standing guard on the sidelines, and two hundred cavalry were tortured.
"ah…"
The screams of the captives spread far away in the quiet night, and even the bugs around them stopped chirping.
"ah…"
In the distance, several riders rode their horses and turned around. Hearing the screams coming from them, they couldn't help being silent.
"They said that Jia Ping'an's journey was like traveling in mountains and rivers, and the guards were loose... That's why they sent us to investigate, but they didn't expect that it was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and they were discovered just by looking at it..."
"This man was ruthless. He burned 100,000 people to death and destroyed the three kingdoms of Liaodong. When the news was sent back, it was said that the prime minister lost his composure and knocked over the silver bowl..."
"Without the restraint of Liaodong, Datang will be able to deal with us with all its strength."
Thinking of the consequences of Datang, a behemoth, fighting against Tubo with all its strength, everyone couldn't help being silent again.
"Don't worry." A man said with a smile: "For the Tang people, Tubo is too high. If they dare to go up, most of them will be killed or injured without our hands."
Everyone couldn't help laughing easily.
"Yes! We have God's favor."
When attacking, it is a thousand miles from a high place, and defending...why defend? The highlands are naturally the line of defense, and the enemy was defeated by the weather before they touched the essence of Tubo.
"He tortured...why didn't he gag?"
The man looked in the direction of the camp gloomyly, "He did it on purpose, this person is vicious, look, he dared to light a fire in the camp, this is unscrupulous..."
The camp of the army is not allowed to set fire, that is to say, not to make light. If you have an urgent matter and want to read documents or something, and need a light source, you have to go to the official to ask for instructions...
The unscrupulous fire of the Tang army camp is a provocation: Come on! Come surprise me.
"Our people are behind, if..." A man was eager to try.
"That's Jia Pingan. If we go to attack at night, do you think he will wait honestly? If there is no trap, I will cut off your head and kick it for you."
"We should set the fire." The man still refused to give up, "If it is arson, they will be in chaos if they say it is wrong."
"Maybe." The man is the leader, casually said.
"ah…"
The screams suddenly raised several tones, and everyone couldn't help trembling.
"No statement was asked."
"Yes, I kept screaming. It really is a bloodthirsty killer."
"Let's go, if you don't go... I'm worried that Jia Ping'an will send someone over to search."
"Do you think they can come over at night?"
"Now I can only vaguely see the camp. If there is no bonfire, I can't see anything. In other words, Tang Jun can't see us."
The man was still muttering, "That's a killer!"
"So what about killing generals?" A man was irritated, "He only brought hundreds of people, how can he search for us here with hundreds of people?"
"That's crazy."
"ah!"
The screams suddenly stopped.
Several men looked over there sadly.
They just rode their horses and turned around, when one of them inadvertently caught a glimpse of something shaking from the corner of his eye. He looked over abruptly, but found nothing unusual.
"I'm dazzled."
He laughed at himself: "If you can't see at night, you can't be a scout, let alone a spy..."
A man joked: "The only thing you can see clearly at night is the woman's body. Even if you can't reach your fingers, you can still see clearly."
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
The figure flickered violently.
More than a dozen people stood up suddenly on the grass. They were holding something, and the leader shouted: "Let go!"
Puff puff!
Shooting at close range, these Tibetans fell one after another.
"Early Law!"
The war horse hit by the arrow neighed, and those Tubo people fell on the grass.
"It's Jia Pingan's man!"
terrible.
Just when they felt that Jia Ping'an didn't dare to send someone out to search for them, they were touched by someone without knowing it.
"Stop chasing."
Xu Xiaoyu shook his head.
They have just arrived in Shule, and they are unfamiliar with the place, so they are prone to problems in pursuit.
Four people were lying on the ground, and two of them were shot in the vital part by crossbow arrows. At this moment, their breathing was weak and they couldn't survive. The remaining two were screaming after being shot in the waist by an arrow, and the other was hit by an arrow in the thigh. At this moment, they struggled to stand up and jumped forward with one foot.
He looked at his companion fleeing far away in the night, and turned his head while jumping.
Behind him, Xu Xiaoyu pulled out the horizontal knife and said coldly, "If you run any further, your leg will be broken."
The Tubo people shouted in despair, but Xu Xiaoyu couldn't understand, so he stepped forward and kicked.
The Tubo people turned around abruptly, not knowing when they had a dagger in their hands.
"careful!"
A sergeant who followed exclaimed.
Xu Xiaoyu suddenly took a step back, and then rushed forward. He didn't even use a knife, but knocked his opponent down with his shoulder.
This man...is so courageous.
A sergeant said in a low voice: "At this time, at least we have to make the opponent lose the ability to resist, Xu Xiaoyu... Who did you learn this skill from?"
"I don't know."
Xu Xiaoyu **** his opponent, and two sergeants came up to carry him, but just by looking at his technique, he knew it was the old driver.
"This binding is done by scouts in the army. Xu Xiaoyu should have a master scout."
Everyone returned to the camp.
"Lang Jun."
Xu Xiaoyu arrived at the tent.
"how?"
Jia Ping'an's voice sounded a little sleepy...he had just slept for a while.
"It's from Tubo, who was ordered to investigate our situation. It is said that there are quite a few Tubo people scattered around... There are hundreds of them."
"Got it."
Jia Ping'an ordered: "Tell the brothers, take care of those corpses, and get them to Shule Town tomorrow."
Take care of yourself...
Those sergeants were puzzled.
Bao Dong said: "It's just made... to make people scarier, and it's best to grin your teeth."
Lei Hong added: "They can move while they are dead, and they can't move when they become stiff later."
…
In Shule Town, Captain Han Zong was discussing with his subordinates.
A general said: "Xing Guogong went back earlier, he should continue to sit in town for half a month, and he will surely be able to suppress dissidents in Shule and deter those Tubo people who are about to move."
—Xing Guogong is the title of Su Dingfang.
Everyone nodded.
"We only have more than 3,000 people. Whether the 5,000-odd Shule army can be relied on is uncertain. The 3,000-odd people control Shule less, but there are many immigrants..."
Han Zong's face was swarthy, and he spoke vigorously, "The land here is so salty, it can't feed many people. We only collect so much tax from Shule, and there is not enough food...The arrival of immigrants is good news. But the more than 5,000 immigrants can only take care of themselves now... We are short of food, and the government has some ideas, probably wanting us to farm the fields."
The general said dissatisfied: "Why do you want to farm? Once the farm is done, most of the brothers will be **** in the fields."
Han Zong said: "The government soldiers farm and drill in peacetime, and go out in wartime...how can it be different?"
The general is called Hu Mi. He has a big body and a full beard. He said awkwardly, "Isn't this the Western Region?"
"The Western Regions is also the Tang Dynasty!" Han Zong said indifferently: "Our feet are the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and foreign enemies will kill them if they dare to come. On weekdays, when there is nothing to do, the brothers will farm at home, with their wives and children as companions... "
Hu Mi said longingly: "Lieutenant, you said... we might fight until the beards and hairs are all white?"
Han Zong nodded, "There are many forces in the Western Regions who are not convinced by the Tang Dynasty, and there are great powers in the distance, which must be fought."
A sergeant came in, "Lieutenant, someone from Baiqi is here."
"please come in."
Han Zong admired these people who inquired about Datang in the dark.
The man came in and said: "Mr. Jia has arrived ten miles away from the city. He ordered me to pass the news back to the city."
Han Zong was overjoyed, got up and said, "Has Junjun Jia come?"
Another general said: "Mr. Jia sent the news in. What if those people want to jump over the wall in a hurry?"
"Mr. Jia said...he wants to see what those ambitious people dare to do!" Baiqi glanced at the general, "Don't be alarmed!"
The general is ashamed!
Don't be alarmed...
Han Zong praised: "As expected of Duke Jia, I have been in Shule for many years, and his reputation is overwhelming, but I have never met him. Now that I have the news, I wish I could go out of the city to see him."
Hu Mi smiled and said, "We can see you tomorrow. By the way, how many people did Duke Jia bring?"
"Three hundred people."
Hu Mi stood up, "Lieutenant, so I will arrange a place to live."
Three hundred people need a big place, Han Zong nodded, "Go."
There are several lights in the city, and some figures are reflected on the wall, shaking constantly...
"Jia Ping'an is here."
"Is this person... very powerful?"
"He is more powerful than you can imagine."
"This man burned one hundred thousand enemy troops to death."
"That's a battle formation."
"Yeah! That's a battle formation. But this person is ruthless, I'm going to..."
The breeze blew the lights, the lights swayed slightly, and the figures kept swaying, looking like ghosts.
…
On the second day, Han Zong led his subordinates out of the city to welcome them, along with officials from the Tang Dynasty and local officials and generals.
"It is said to be ten miles away."
"It was said earlier that the Tubo people harassed Duke Jia's camp last night."
"I don't know if he is afraid... This is the Western Region, not Liaodong."
Several local officials were talking in a low voice.
A Shule general smiled and said softly: "This Duke Jia has just returned from Liaodong, and then he came to Shule again. I don't know why."
"Come to appease."
Someone said: "This time Duman contacted Shule and other places to raise troops, and the Tang Dynasty worked hard to mobilize the people... If the war continues in the future, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to stand it."
"Hmm! The cost is too high, so it's important to appease."
The pleasant atmosphere made the local officials look relaxed, as did the Shule dignitaries.
"I'm coming!"
One rider came from a distance, and there were more than three hundred riders behind him.
Everyone stood up straight...
More than three hundred rides are getting closer...
"what is that?"
Someone pointed forward and exclaimed.
Tang Jun got out of the way.
Wuqi came slowly behind.
The knight on horseback... Seeing his body stiff, as the distance drew closer, someone exclaimed, "It's a dead man!"
"It's from Tubo!"
Five Tubo corpses were tied to horseback by ropes, and they grinned at the people who greeted them.
—This is the Death Knight!
The sun is shining brightly, but everyone feels cold all over.
Those Shule people who looked relaxed looked stiff, some even turned pale, and dared not look any further.
Five corpses just entered the city.
The whole city is horrified!
(end of this chapter)