The sun is high and the golden light is brilliant.

On the sand field in Sabaofu, Jingyi, the sound of hooves rumbled and dust flew.

"Hey Diman, this is not a horse race. Don't whip it too hard. You need to ride it steadily first."

"Wang Shiqi, your upper body is leaning too far forward, straighten your chest and back!"

"Chemae Minoru, relax a little more and keep your movements natural. Yes, that's it... very good."

"Zhao Sanlang, what are you doing! Don't hug its neck, sit back in the middle..."

He Panxin, the fifth eldest son of the He family, stood in the middle of the field, roaring at the top of his lungs, nervously instructing a group of novices riding camels, and occasionally glanced at Li Yao and Luo Renjun, who were walking side by side, with admiration in his eyes.

I have to say that people with good kung fu skills can learn anything quickly.

Li Yao and Luo Renjun each rode a tall two-humped camel, chatting and laughing while running circles around the sand field. They sat so firmly that it was impossible to tell that this was their first time riding.

Luo Renjun brought five like-minded friends to Sabao Mansion as scheduled early in the morning, and Li Yao took them to the sand field in the mansion to learn to ride camels.

Although the knights are looking forward to being able to show their galloping style in the future, as common people, they are not qualified to ride horses. Secondly, when going west from Chang'an to Shazhou, they have to pass through the Gobi Desert, and camels are not only able to adapt to high temperatures. He is able to withstand the wind and sand, withstand hunger and thirst, and has the ability to find water sources and predict desert storms. He is an irreplaceable mount for their trip.

Luo Renjun held the reins in his right hand and a piece of paper in his left hand, and said excitedly to Li Yao who was accompanying him: "'Sunny day' means 'sky high', 'dark day' means 'clear road', and 'walk far' means 'Bu long', 'approaching' is called 'Bu short', 'horse' is called 'wall head', 'camel' is called 'carrying pole'...these argots are so fun!"

The so-called lingo, that is, the post-secular slang, is an indispensable way of contact for escort agencies.

Every ranger has a copy of the note in Luo Renjun's hand.

Similarly, the main contents of the note that Li Yao once gave to his six strong slaves were also these cryptic words.

In addition, Li Yao also indicated on each piece of paper to the strong slaves and rangers that only those who passed her personal assessment before setting off could join the westbound team, and the assessment items were camel driving and memorization. argot.

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it’s time to head west.

Li Yao's so-called assessment, whether it was six strong slaves or the same number of rangers, all passed without fail.

Because it's really not that difficult.

Camels are docile and much easier to control than horses, and the lingo designed by Li Yao is even more catchy. Even the three Hu slaves, who are slightly poor in Chinese, only took two days to memorize them all. The melon is overripe.

But this does not mean that Li Yao's arrangement is redundant. After all, whether it is riding a camel or reciting argot, it is the key to whether the bodyguard team formed by Li Yao can play an important role in this trip, and the success of this trip is closely related to No, it will seriously affect Li Yao's future destiny.

It can be said that Li Yao's trip to the west was actually to find a good way out for herself.

As soon as the gate of the West Market opened, Li Yao led the heavily armed strong slaves and rangers straight to the caravan gathering place inside.

Among the caravans heading west this time were not only He Erlang He Panyi, He Sanlang He Panli, He Wulang He Panxin among the He brothers, but also a dozen businessmen who had close relations with the He family and were familiar with the customs and environment of various places in Hexi.

Due to his status, He Panren was unable to personally participate in the westward journey, but he was not idle these days. He formed a guard team of up to fifty people according to the Tang Army's establishment, and He Panxin served as the temporary team leader.

So, when all the people arrived, Li Yao looked around and saw that there were a large number of people and camels, and a few heads, which really shocked her. There were more than a thousand people.

After a brief discussion, He Panyi was elected as the temporary leader of the caravan without any suspense. Then he led the caravan with thousands of heads carrying people and people in the blessings chanted by the Zoroastrian mages.

A long queue of camels carrying goods marched out of Chang'an City from the Golden Light Gate.

Due to the limitations of the West Market's operating hours, the caravan's departure time is usually in the afternoon, so their first stop is He's Villa outside Hu County.

Before dusk, the caravan encountered a gorgeous honor guard. He Panyi, who was at the head of the team, recognized the identity of the visitor at a glance and quickly ordered the entire caravan to leave the post road and avoid the roadside a few feet away.

Li Yao was curious. He hid behind his mount and quietly looked at the team. He saw thirty knights walking at the front of the honor guard. They were neatly arranged into six teams, with five people in each team. The leader of the team was

They were holding flags with six animal patterns: lion, tiger, leopard, sparrow, eagle, and deer. The other guards wore long knives at their waists and carried bows and pouches on their backs. They scanned the people on the roadside for fear of any strange movement.

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Behind the knights, there were more than a dozen officials wearing round-necked robes of purple, scarlet, green, blue and other colors, riding horses in front of an extremely luxurious carriage.

As soon as Li Yao saw the gorgeous decorations on the carriage, he knew that the owner of the carriage was none other than the prince Li Jiancheng who scared her so much that she hurriedly left Zongshenguan not long ago.

Recognizing the other party's background, Li Yao quickly withdrew his gaze and tried to recall recent historical data in his mind. He thought to himself: "I remember the master said that the prince would stay in Zongshenguan for seven days. Now he is returning to Chang'an early, probably just for the sake of it."

The recent incident in Tuyuhun and the border area, I don’t know if it will affect our itinerary..."

After all the other party members passed, the caravan continued to move forward. Li Yao rode a camel to He Panyi and asked in a low voice: "He Erlang, I heard that Tuyuhun invaded Tao and Minzhou recently. How can we pass the Great Earthquake Pass?"

When the time comes, will it be blocked because of this?”

He Panyi pondered for a moment and said seriously: "He has also heard what the Taoist Master said, but the Taoist Master should not worry, unless the Tuyuhun people can attack Weizhou after Minzhou and threaten Guizhou, and the Great Earthquake Pass

It will be closed before long. I think that soon, the imperial court will send a general who is good at fighting to fight against the Tuyuhun people."

Li Yao nodded and said no more.

That’s right! Isn’t that one general who is good at fighting, Princess Pingyang’s consort Chai Shao?

Li Yao remembered that after the Tuyuhun people were defeated by Chai Shao, they surrendered to the Tang court in less than a month.

Of course, that was already in July and August, and April was not over yet, so she had to pay attention to the impact of the war.

When the caravan arrived at He's villa, it was already dark, and Li Yao had to sleep overnight in the manor with more than a thousand people and a thousand camels.

But He Panyi didn't sleep well all night. After all, he was not a time traveler with foresight. He was asked like that by Li Yao before. Although he said it calmly, he was still a little worried in his heart.
Chapter completed!