Relying on intuition, Wang Xun believed that the person coming was a friend rather than an enemy.
He felt his body tremble slightly.
For more than half a month, he has been wandering on the edge of life and death. The weight on his shoulders has already reached the limit. Just adding another straw may crush him. If the people who come are not reinforcements, even in the end
If he is lucky enough to escape from birth, he will be completely disappointed in life.
However, God, who had been sleeping for a long time, opened his eyes at the last moment. The reinforcements came, the reinforcements from Anxi Town came. The old general Feng Changqing did not abandon him. He did not abandon him, as the old fox Kang Zhongxin said, because of his status with the brothers.
If they have no use value, throw them away like garbage.
In this season that can freeze people to death, it is a full two thousand miles from Shule to Yanqi, and then from Yanqi to Shitubao. The elite from the Anxi Army finally arrived at the side of the baggage train at the most critical moment.
Although there were only a few thousand people coming, Wang Xun's eyes suddenly lit up with sunshine.
Although the number was less than a quarter of Sayi Hei's troops! However, the momentum displayed by these more than a thousand elites was like the weight of Mount Tai. They moved slowly under the early morning sun, and thousands of tribal warriors were so overwhelmed that they did not dare to move rashly.
.
"Damn it!" Sa Yihei, the general manager of the Stone Castle, pulled the reins of the war horse fiercely, reined the horse under his crotch, raised its front hooves, and kicked around. The offensive that had reached its peak came to a halt, and the flags in the team were in chaos.
Oh, many soldiers were almost knocked off their horses by their own people.
"What's going on, big boss! How can you stop the team at such a critical moment!" There was a guy wrapped in black cloth who was confused by the sudden change. He squeezed to the stone castle manager Sa Yihei
In front of me, I shouted loudly!
"Hurry, quickly defeat the enemy forces in the front, and then turn around to deal with the enemy forces on the flanks. You still have time and there are more people than them!"
"Yes, soldiers are very fast. There are only a few hundred people in the front, and they can all be taken down with one charge!"
"Don't stop, don't stop. Otherwise you will be attacked from two directions!"
"Don't be afraid, God will take care of the warriors who are loyal to Him!" Several other guys, all wrapped in black cloth, also gathered in front of Sayi's black horse and gave out orders in a flurry of words.
"Shut the hell up!" Sa Yihei was so quarreled that his head was as big as a fight. He pulled out a horizontal knife from his waist and gestured back and forth at the guys in black cloth. "Take a good look, take a good look.
.Look who is coming from the other side! Brothers spent most of the night searching in the desert yesterday, and they are all exhausted to death. What do you want me to do to start a fight with them?!"
"You, you..." He had never been treated like this before. The guy who was wrapped in black cloth couldn't react normally for a moment. He pushed his mount away a few steps and muttered.
They all came from the Black-clad Dashi, and sneaked into various parts of the Western Regions in the name of doing business. While sending the luxury goods of the Tang Dynasty to their home country, they also promoted Muslim teachings to various tribes. Half a year ago, because of the shaman in the tribe,
It means that the Ma Jie tribe will get help from nobles from the West and regain its glory three hundred years ago. Therefore, Sayi Hei, the general manager of Shibao City, led the nobles in the tribe to convert to Islam and privately funded the construction of the city.
A huge mosque was built for the Manlas from the Great Food to declare their loyalty to God. (Note 1)
However, due to the influence of traditional forces, Sayihe's belief in Allah did not meet the piety required by the Manla. First of all, the traditional golden eagle totem was still painted on his tribal army battle flag, instead of the cannibalistic totem.
The crescent moon. As for the instructions of God from the mouths of the Manla, he also maintained a skeptical attitude. He would rather temporarily swing between the two major border towns of Anxi and Hexi than leave the future of the tribe to a group of God's followers.
Agents take control.
"Brothers are all tired. We can't face enemies from two directions at the same time! I need to be steady first!" Soon, Sa Yihei realized that his attitude was too bad. After thinking about it, he whispered to Man
They explained that the development and growth of the Ma Jie people cannot be separated from the support of each other. The strict teachings of Muslims can also effectively help the tribesmen resist the temptation of wealth from the Central Plains. In case of losing the potential strong support of the black-clothed food, the Ma Jie people
Their fate will be just like Tuqishi, Tujue, and Tiele, who will slowly forget the glory of their ancestors and become slaves of the Tang Dynasty.
As wise men with special missions, several big food country Manla are not willing to fall out with Sayihei easily. At present, in the stone castle, the number of tribal warriors who have converted to Allah has not reached one-third. According to several meritorious deeds
The experience of the predecessors is that only by controlling more than two-thirds of a tribe's armed forces can the complete eradication of pagans be absolutely certain. At that time, if Sayihe still dared to be disrespectful to the spokesperson of God as he did just now,
The men don't mind giving him a glass of poisoned wine.
Immediately, several guys wrapped in black cloth looked at each other, and the oldest one among them took the lead and said: "Big boss, don't get me wrong, we have no intention of provoking the big boss's authority. But, if someone comes from the opposite side,
There is collusion among the heretics, wouldn’t your team be attacked from both sides?”
"I am still a general of the Tang Dynasty. They dare not deal with me easily!" After hesitating, Sa Yihei, the general manager of the Stone Castle, explained loudly. "Unless all my people are killed, even General Feng Changqing will not be able to deal with him."
I can’t afford this relationship! But your reminder is reasonable, Abbas, send the order, let the brothers form a team and form a round formation!"
"No!" Sai Yihei's younger brother, the Ranger General Abbas, handed over his hand and accepted the order. As a tribal general attached to the Tang Dynasty, he was absolutely unwilling to follow the hundreds of soldiers from the Shule front unless absolutely necessary.
Fighting elites is the enemy. When Gao Xianzhi went on an expedition, he had seen with his own eyes the fighting power of Anxi's elites. If they didn't move, the sky would collapse. Not to mention that his brothers walked in the desert for most of the night last night, and now they were exhausted.
. Even if everyone didn't go back and forth in the desert looking for the suddenly disappeared baggage train, there is still no chance of winning at this moment. Although, the number of soldiers and horses in Stone Castle is four times that of the visitor!
"Woo, woo, woo!" The low horn sounded again in the hills, with a faint hint of panic. Hearing the sound of the horn, the tribal troops under Sayi Hei began to adjust their formation. They were ready to go.
They switched to holding on in place, and the four arrogant attacking squares turned into a solid large circular formation. People screamed and horses neighed, and smoke and dust billowed, as if they had suddenly encountered a whirlwind, and yellow-brown soil pillars flew straight into the sky.
"Haha!" Seeing this scene, the old fox Kang Zhongxin couldn't help but shake his head slightly. This is the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. Even if it only dispatches a few hundred regular troops, it can become the master of the entire desert. Regardless of the Turks,
The Tuqishi people are still the same group of Ma Jie people in front of them. Compared with the Tang people, they are just a pile of earthen jars and stones that cannot be put on the table.
"Haha, Sa was scared!" Shi Huaiyi couldn't help but laugh after witnessing the changes in the enemy's formation on the opposite side. When Wang Xun lifted Chang Yan just now, his heart had almost jumped out of his throat.
Jumped out! With just a few hundred warriors from at least four tribes, they went straight to the army formation of 4,000 people on the opposite side. Even if they were lucky enough to win, I'm afraid more than half of the brothers behind them would not have the chance to see the sun tomorrow.
"Hey! Don't even look at who's coming!" Fang Ziling felt very happy when he finally no longer had to fight the enemy. The reinforcements moved slowly, but several flags he was very familiar with had been spotted in the dust. "Tang
"Anxi", "General Yunhui" and "Zhou", these flags were seen by everyone in the White Horse Castle last year, but they have never felt so familiar as they do today.
The reinforcements were getting closer and closer. The sonorous clash of armor penetrated the smoke and dust, beating people's hearts. Hearing the solemn clash of armor, the team of the stone castle defenders became more and more panicked. Behind Wang Xun,
The Feilong Imperial Guards could not help but cheer loudly. The cheers were also mixed with the admiration of the tribal warriors and a few gasps.
"Oh my God!" Wang Xun heard someone whispering behind him, not knowing whether it was out of luck or shock. If the third army had arrived even half a step later, I'm afraid most of them would have died.
They will die in a crazy fight. If they could not withstand the pressure from the opposite side and retreated from the battle, I am afraid that they will always become the laughing stock of Anxi's ministries in the future!
"Oh my god, there are actually all armored cavalry, there are so many armored cavalry inside!" Someone exclaimed, tapping his chest gently. No wonder the new soldiers and horses are so powerful. They are nearly three points tall.
One of the armored cavalry was at the forefront of the team. To the tribal warriors with poor armor and weapons, the armored cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, with both men and horses wrapped in iron armor, was simply a demon falling from the sky.
Star. The bows and arrows fired by the warriors, even if the armored cavalry were turned into hedgehogs, could not harm the Tang army soldiers in the armor. However, as long as the armored cavalry came over in a queue, even if they did not wave their weapons and just stepped on them with their war horses, they could
Trampled the tribal warriors alive into pulp.
The armor was clanging, like an advancing steel jungle. Looking at the armored cavalry getting closer and closer, Sa Yihei's face turned pale green. 'It's a shame I didn't listen to those magicians just now!' He was secretly glad in his heart. 'Even if he will
The mob on the opposite side was instantly defeated. Turning around, what can I do to deal with these heavy armored cavalry?"
"Oh my god, why are they all here!" Looking at the reinforcements getting closer and closer, Wang Xun couldn't help but scream. Through the smoke and dust kicked up by the horses' hooves, he had already seen familiar figures, Zhou Xiaofeng,
Li Yuanqin, Zhao Huaixu, Yu Wenzhi! Fourth Uncle Feng actually sent them all here! Except for that boy Yu Wenzhi, they were all good friends he met at Baima Castle, and they were all good brothers to whom he could trust his life!
Riding his horse and running forward a few steps, Wang Xun waved to the reinforcements. They are all here, they are all here. From then on, he was no longer alone on the westward journey. With so many good brothers, he no longer had to worry about being attacked.
Stabbed in the back.
However, none of the generals in the reinforcements seemed to recognize him. Including Yu Wenzhi, his good friend who had been playing with him since childhood, he also put on a stern face and did not look sideways until he advanced to a distance of 200 meters from both the enemy and us.
Only a few steps away, the troops finally stopped. They were impartial and showed no kindness to anyone.
The two warring parties who had been preparing to attack were stunned again. Wang Xun's smile froze on his face, and Sa Yihei, the manager of the Stone Castle who was hundreds of steps away, also had a blank look in his eyes. Could it be that the person named Zhou didn't know about me?
What happened? Suddenly, a lucky thought came to his mind, and then he saw a bright scene in front of him.
Xingye surnamed Zhou came over. He must not know what I was doing. Wang surnamed had asked me for help before, but I just came a little later. Misunderstanding, all this is a misunderstanding!
Yes, misunderstanding! A feeling of relief quickly surrounded Sa Yihei's body, so much so that he could not see the movements of all parties. It was not until the personal guards around him reminded him that he suddenly realized that the commander of the third Tang army, Da
Tang Yunhui's general Zhou Xiaofeng had already ridden out of the queue, bringing only two followers with him, and went straight to the center between the three armies.
"Be careful of fraud!" The big food manlas all wrapped in black cloth also warned in unison. Sa Yihei did not dare to lead the army to fight against the sect leader, and they had no choice. The only thing they could do at this moment was to try their best to be careful
The general of the Tang Dynasty in the distance promised benefits, causing Sayihei, who had just believed in Allah, to return to the embrace of the "evil cult".
"No!" Sa Yihei glanced at the Manla people with contempt and shook his head slightly. According to the official system of the Tang Dynasty, his position was on the same level as Zhou Xiaofeng. Even if he had real evidence in hand at this moment, the other party did not have any power to deal with him.
However, it never hurts to be careful. After thinking about it, he called over his brother Abbas and five of the strongest warriors of his tribe, "Abbas, you can plunder the formation for me, just in case.
Hu Seluo, He Luoshi, He Da, Suo Ge, Heima He, you guys, follow me and go to greet General Zhou!"
"No!" Everyone agreed and started taking action separately. Sa Yihei adjusted the iron helmet on his head, wiped the heart-protecting mirror on his chest, and Shi Shiran walked towards the center of the battlefield.
While walking forward slowly, he carefully observed the movements around him, preparing to find any signs of trouble and immediately return to the protection of his brothers. However, the worry was obviously unnecessary. As he had just judged, Zhou Xiaofeng had not yet figured out the details.
The situation. The young captain opposite was also called out by him, his face was livid, and he looked disappointed. Before the three parties could get close enough to come into contact with each other, Yunhui General Zhou Xiaofeng had already yelled loudly, "What's going on?
You? Why did you get into a confrontation with General Manager Sa! Who gave you such courage for a small captain to defeat his superiors?!"
"I..." Wang Xun was hit on the head, and stars suddenly appeared in his eyes. He didn't do this even if he was a peacemaker. It was obviously Sa's provocation, and he was forced to fight back. With hundreds of dollars
A ragtag group of people took the initiative to attack four thousand light armored cavalry. Who would do that if his head was kicked by a donkey!
Without giving him a chance to explain, Sa Yihei immediately burst into laughter, "It must be a misunderstanding. After receiving Captain Wang's request for help, I led my brothers and rushed over at starry night. Unexpectedly, I was caught by Captain Wang
Wei was regarded as an enemy. Thanks to General Zhou's arrival in time, otherwise, I wouldn't even have a chance to explain!"
"Is that so? Hurry up and apologize to General Manager Sa." Zhou Xiaofeng rushed to Sa Yihei and cupped his hands, then rode his horse to meet him a few steps further, "General Manager Sa is a veteran who followed the tall and handsome man to the west. Even I have to call him brother when I see him.
.How could you be so confused and take advantage of his kindness?"
"I..." Wang Xun's face turned red and he didn't know whether he should expose Sa Yihei's true face immediately. Chu Mukun's Aijintumati was still in his team. If he dared to confront Sa Yihei
if........
"I guess Lieutenant Wang is too tired. So we are all fighting! General Zhou, don't be angry. Mr. Sa, please forgive me!" After all, they were good friends since childhood. Yu Wenzhi walked to the middle of a few people carrying a riding bow.
, smiled and smoothed things over for Wang Xun.
"Is that so?" Zhou Xiaofeng seemed to have no intention of meddling in other people's business. He glanced at both parties and asked in a low voice.
"Misunderstanding, haha, misunderstanding, how could I blame Colonel Wang! After all, he had a hard journey along the way!" Sa Yihei became more relaxed and waved to Zhou Xiaofeng with a smile. This Zhou Laohu was too considerate of others.
Once he gets through this hurdle, he must make up for it with a big gift in the future. Regardless of whether he leads his tribe to defect to Ge Shuhan or continues to work under Feng Changqing, in short, as long as he passes this hurdle, he will be able to succeed in the future.
The road is smooth and smooth.
"That should be it. After all, this is Captain Wang's first time in the Western Regions!" As if he was afraid that Wang Xun would say something disappointing again, another General of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanqin, who came with Zhou Xiaofeng, also brought his mount forward and inserted it in
Between the two parties, Wang Xun was smoothed over with a smile. "When I came here for the first time, I was extremely nervous! When I heard the commotion, I stretched my hands to my waist!"
"Yes, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Yu Wenzhi swung the horn bow with a smile on his face. Ever since he became famous with his bow and arrow in Baima Castle, he has regarded the horn bow as his lifeblood. He always carries it in his hand.
inside, lest it be too late to pull it out from the bow during the battle.
"It's not a misunderstanding!" Wang Xun suddenly saw the horn bow in Yu Wenzhi's hand, and suddenly an idea flashed in his eyes. "He colluded with the sand bandits and tried to hijack the weapons. I have enough evidence in my hand!"
"You, you don't have to rant!" Sa Yihei immediately put his hand on the handle of the knife and retorted loudly. There were only four people on the other side, but there were five guards around him. Even if he turned against him immediately, he wouldn't be able to keep him. Of course, if he can make
It would be better for Zhou Laohu to force Wang to admit his mistake.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Laohu turned his back faster. He immediately knocked his mount with his legs and rushed over. "Take it!" With a shout, he waved the whip in his hand and flew away the weapon in the hand of the guard Hu Seluo. Then he was blinded by the whip.
He caught the eyes of the horse under the crotch of the guard He Luoshi. The poor war horse was in pain and raised its front hooves, throwing the master on its back out. The other two guards saw that the situation was not good and quickly drew their swords to protect the master, but were followed.
Li Yuanqin next to Zhou Xiaofeng grabbed one and flew into the air. In the blink of an eye, only the last confidant was left protecting Sa Yihei. How could he have the courage to fight again? He shouted and turned his mount
Just run away.
The loyal guard Wu raised his sword to protect his master, but Wang Xun directly smashed him to death with a chain hammer. Seeing that the soldiers and horses under Sa Yihei were about to surround him, Yu Wenzhi calmly took out an armor-piercing awl and put it on the bow string.
He opened and loosened his fingers, only to hear a crisp "bang" sound, and Sa Yihei, the manager of the Stone Castle, fell in response!
Note 1: Manla, this is a transliteration, the name given to wise men by ancient Central Asian Muslims.
