In the blink of an eye, the yellow sand filled the sky and the wind entered the sea. After months of almost non-stop trekking day and night, the imperial army finally entered the sand sea. This was the edge area of ​​the Tang Empire's territory.

Tang Guan rode on his horse and looked around at the boundless vastness. What made him most fortunate was that he had molested Wu Zhao on the second day of the march, but she did not do anything to him, but she had not summoned him alone in the past few months.

"Brother Guan, it's so hot."

Xiao Qi, who was behind Tang Guan, raised his water bag and took a sip of it and complained. Tang Guan was silent when he heard this. Since ancient times, the river has been covered with devastation. In later generations, desertification has become increasingly intensified, so that the sky is full of wind and sand in Gansu. It is obviously not as serious as it was in later generations. After that,

This unexpected sea of ​​sand is the destination of this trip.

"It's summer." Tang Guan licked his chapped lips and murmured. This march was really unbelievable. It took hundreds of thousands of people three or four months to trek here.

But this time it was July of this year, which was the sweltering summer.

"Luoyan Pingsha is a piece of cake. It's not far to go to the sick brother."

On the side, He Qizhu looked into the distance and spoke to Tang Guan. This place was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

It was an extremely vague memory, even earlier than Feng Xiaobao, but this memory is deeply rooted.

Tang Guan nodded when he heard the words and looked at the carriage surrounded by layers of people. What gave her so much courage? Was it just to overcome the fear in her heart?

This time, the Tang army could not be called an overwhelming force, but it was also the largest movement in recent years. Looking at the vast sea of ​​sand around him, Tang Guan suddenly felt a little hairy in his heart. It was common for the emperors on horseback to lead their own expeditions. The ancient Han emperors resorted to military violence.

, a lifetime of endless conquests. The scene is nothing more than this.

Thinking of this, Tang Guan looked back. He saw an endless queue behind him, which even made Tang Guan wonder if there were rear troops that had just entered the sand sea.

Among the wing-guarding cavalry where Tang Guan was, a soldier quietly raised his head and glanced at him, then curved the corner of his mouth in a strange arc, and then immediately lowered his head.

As the army moved slowly, Tang Guan's heart became heavier and heavier. It was not far away, not far from that terrible civilization.

According to ancient legend, Huo Qubing drove the Xiongnu away from Mobei, but left behind a different kind of Turks, which still troubled the prosperous Tang Dynasty hundreds of years later. The Tang and Han dynasties were talked about by the Han people. But coincidentally, both

There are different old enemies.

...

But as the Tang army was trekking, the oasis in the distance was dotted with faint smoke.

A number of animal felt tents stood here, and the smell of the blood of cattle and sheep filled the front and back of the tents.

At first glance, this seems to be a tribe of savage primitive people. A second look at the simple fortifications surrounded by wooden railings and stone walls proves that this is a city.

Of course, for the Turks, they have no concept of a city. When Qingzhou here is exhausted, it will be time for them to migrate.

Turkic language is an extremely ancient language, and this large tribe is where the Turkic Khans belong. It can be called the "Ashina tribe" of the Turkic emperor.

The person who now leads the most powerful Turkic tribe is a young and strong young man named Ashina Huan, who is also the first Turkic warrior. If Tang Guan heard this name, he would be familiar with it. This is the famous Mo Chui

Khan.

Unlike the Han aristocrats who do not touch the Yangchun water, in addition to the high priests, the Turkic aristocrats control a large number of slaves to work and they themselves will also participate in it.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west. The common people lit bonfires and worshiped what they had earned in the day. They murmured in a rough and difficult language, and then distributed food.

It has to be said that after years of recuperation and occasional raids and robberies, the living standard of the Ashina tribe is still very impressive. They often use a method similar to the "special" operations of later generations, with archers and cavalry quickly sneaking in, and then lightning strikes.

When a town was plundered and the Tang army arrived, they had already disappeared.

On this night, the nobles and priests walked towards a circular fortification. This circular fortification had a strange shape and was made of large stones. At first glance, it was not a Central Plains building.

Although it was rough and crude, outsiders would only think it was their iconic national architecture, but if Tang Guan saw it, it would definitely make him tremble with fear.

Because the Turks didn't even have the technology to build large city walls, how could they roll out logs to build such a building? And just by looking at the shape, it was clear that this was the Colosseum!

The most enjoyable entertainment activity for the nobles and priests every day was at this time. I saw them pouring into the venue. Everyone sat on the simple high platform and talked about the land enclosed by the wooden fence below.

The skin color of the Turks was mixed with yellow and white, almost red. They talked for a while, and then they all fell silent, as if they were waiting for something.

"roar!"

Suddenly there was a roar, and everyone looked down, and then everyone cheered enthusiastically. Below, they saw a large, colorful insect being pushed out of the cage from the darkness.

"Oh! Oh! Kazana!"

"Kazana!"

"Kazana"

Everyone was so excited that they started to stand up and shout in unison. They had gone to great lengths to capture this tiger from the mainland of the Central Plains, and it was the strongest one in the recent batch.

The deep seal of king was engraved on the ferocious head, and the tiger roared loudly, making everyone even more excited.

But at this moment, something incredible happened. Several people were suddenly pushed out from the other side of the fence. These people were dressed in different styles and all had unkempt appearance.

But they obviously looked different from the Turks. Two of them were slightly stronger, and they were actually wearing the Tang Army's standard armor.

Several people wore bracelets and anklets and looked at the two tigers fighting not far away.

One of them seemed to be less courageous. As soon as the tiger's alert dark green eyes glanced at him, he fainted and died on the ground. The Turkic nobles above laughed when they saw this.

The two soldiers subconsciously protected the people behind them, then looked at each other and nodded.

"Fight!"

Then one of them roared loudly at the tiger. The tiger heard the sound and suddenly jumped in front of the person who made the sound.

I saw this man rolling on the spot. After all, he was a soldier, and he actually managed to dodge a blow. Seeing this, the other man threw the iron chain in his hand and jumped on the tiger's back. He strangled the tiger with the iron chain in his hand.

neck.

"Kazana!"

"Kazana!!"

The people above saw this and shouted excitedly, while a young man sitting on a large animal skin rug on the high platform opposite couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw this scene.

This young man has a strong build, with exaggerated muscle tattoos on the exposed half of his shoulders. The most amazing thing is that his bronze face is dotted with two dark green eyes.

His eyes flashed with wildness, and the two soldiers in the field were still fighting with the tiger. After his eyes lit up, he shook his head slightly and muttered: "Bu Bang."

As soon as he finished his jumping sound, something unexpected happened in the field. The tiger suddenly went crazy, and its big tail whipped the soldier on its back like an iron whip.

"Ah!" The soldier screamed, vomiting blood, and then gritted his teeth.

"Roar!" The tiger roared and suddenly swung its head towards another soldier, and the man on its back was also thrown away.

Seeing this, the young man seemed to have lost interest. He smiled and muttered something to an old man next to him, but a burst of blood splattered in the field.

Sure enough, after the two soldiers failed, there was no resistance left, and the few people who were pushed out instantly became the tiger's meal.

The nobles over there were still unsatisfied after admiring all this, but they also knew that today's entertainment was over and were about to get up and leave.

A group of people also poured out of the fence over there. The leader was holding a blowpipe. It turned out that these were soldiers who came to put the tiger back in the cage.

Seeing this, everyone was bored and stood up one after another. The young man looked at the blowpipe, then at the tiger, and suddenly said: "Hey!"

His voice was loud, and the soldiers below stopped when they heard the sound, but the young man took off his robe, revealing his strong upper body.

Everyone who was about to leave over there sat down one after another when they saw this, with excited expressions on their faces. This young man was their sweat!

The young man smiled at the old man beside him and jumped up.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, he fell into the field.

The soldiers over there retreated after seeing this, while the tigers were still biting the broken corpses frantically.

The young man remained silent and just stared at the tiger's back with his strange green eyes, but the tiger suddenly shook its head and then turned around suddenly.

The eyes of a man and an animal suddenly collided, and a terrible scene occurred. Only then did he realize that the eyes of the young man and the tiger were exactly the same!

A human with eyes like a tiger!

"Uh..." The tiger made a warning sound in its throat, seeming to regard the young man as one of its own kind.

"Uh..." The young man bent his arms and made a similar sound from his throat.

"Ashina!"

"Kazana!"

"Ashina!"

The nobles above seemed to be in hysterics, shouting and screaming wildly.

"roar!"

The tiger roared loudly and quickly pounced on the young man. The young man refused to dodge until the tiger was right in front of him.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound, and the young man grabbed the tiger's arms forcefully.

"Hahaha!" The young man laughed loudly, and then kicked the tiger in the soft belly. The tiger was knocked down and flew away.

"Roar..." After the tiger fell to the ground, he stood up limping and let out a weak roar.

Seemingly unable to attack again, the young man's eyes flashed upon seeing this, and then he quickly ran towards the tiger.

He waved his hands, hugged his waist, and forcibly lifted the living, colorful insect into the air, spinning it towards the nobles from all directions as if to show off his powerful force.

When everyone saw this, they became even more crazy.

"Hahaha!"
Chapter completed!