Under the suicidal attack of the dead soldiers, Linghu Yu finally broke out a bloody path and led the Linghu clan and the remaining rebels to flee northwest.
"Remember it all, the first target is these things carried by the rebels!"
Cheng Yaojin split open a wooden box on the ground with an axe, which contained books and pictures of the Plenary Session.
"The second is the craftsmen held hostage by the rebels!"
"Did you hear that clearly?
Everyone chase after me!"
When leaving Liangzhou, Du Ruhui gave Cheng Yaojin a letter: Cheng Yaojin must intercept all the books carried by the Linghu family and the accompanying craftsmen at any cost.
At first, Cheng Yaojin didn't understand. Shouldn't he go all out to capture the rebel leader?
Why can't you get along with craftsmen and books?
Cheng Yaojin was shocked when he found an artillery casting album in a wooden box abandoned by the Linghu family when they escaped!
Brewed! Did these traitors get all this stuff?
If this spreads out, Datang will be in big trouble in the future!
Next, Cheng Yaojin led his elite cavalry to desperately pursue the fleeing Linghu family.
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Just when the battle at Xiashankou was about to begin, Hou Junji asked Guo Xiaoke to stay in Yiwu while he led his elite troops around the desert and quietly rushed to Gaochang.
The unsuspecting Gao Chang was defeated by Hou Junji in one fell swoop.
"A giant cannibal?"
The angry Hou Junji received news that shocked him from the mouth of Gaochang King Ju Wentai.
"Yes, it was the cannibals who instigated the Turks to fight against the Tang Dynasty!"
"If it weren't for the persecution of their army, Xiao Wang would not dare to attack the commander no matter how brave he was! Commander, spare your life!"
Ju Wentai knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if pounding garlic!
Hou Junji originally wanted to kill Ju Wentai with a knife. After hearing the news, he said to Ju Wentai:
"What other conspiracy does the cannibal have?
They are all recruited truthfully, if your information is useful, maybe I will spare your life!"
In order to survive, Ju Wentai told everything he knew.
"The Turks and other countries in the Western Regions moved westward to the Transoxiana?"
"Has the Great Eater arrived in the Riverlands?"
Hou Junji was immediately stunned by Ju Wentai's words.
Ju Wentai said tremblingly: "That's what they said!"
Hou Junji said angrily: "You are not sure yet, so you agree to move the whole country to the west?"
Ju Wentai burst into tears and said: "Little Wang doesn't want to, but before the arrival of the Tang army, the countries in the Western Regions have always been vassals of the Western Turks. We dare not disobey!"
Hou Junji became even more angry: "Since you have decided to move westward, why did you suddenly attack the Tang Dynasty? Isn't this looking for death?"
"This is all the cannibal's idea. They seem to want to contain the commander-in-chief and then help the nobles of the Tang Dynasty escape. The specific situation is unknown to me."
Hou Junji's eyes widened with disbelief on his face: "You are making such a big fuss just to contain my army so that people can take the opportunity to escape?
,Which noble is so important?”
"This little king really doesn't know. He only knows that the noble of the Tang Dynasty and the great cannibal have already made an agreement!"
At this time, a school captain said in Hou Junji's ear: "Could it be related to the Linghu family's rebellion?"
Hou Junji was stunned: Is the Linghu family so valuable?
Of course Hou Junji knew about Linghu's rebellion. He even laughed at Linghuyu at that time:
If you rebel within the Hexi Corridor, isn't that asking for death? As long as you block the western entrance, you will be shutting the door and beating the dog.
Hou Junji didn't pay attention to the Linghu family at all. He never understood why the Western Turks suddenly went crazy.
That's why we came to Gaochang for a sneak attack. Firstly, we wanted to avenge the previous attack on the camp, and secondly, we wanted to get some information.
I didn't expect this information to be discovered, but it's a bit unbelievable.
"What's the latest news about the rebels?"
Hou Junji still felt that it was better to believe that it was true than to believe that it was not.
"When we left the question, they seemed to be heading north along the Blackwater River!"
When Hou Junji heard this, he stood up and said, "Gather everyone immediately and follow me northward."
As soon as he heard that the rebels were heading north along the Heishui River, Hou Junji knew what their plan was.
Want to bypass Dunhuang, go west from the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain, pass through Zheluoman Pass and go around behind Yiwu?
Although I don’t know why the Linghu family is so valuable in the eyes of the big cannibal, but I don’t think Hou Junji came to cut off the Hu!
Want to bypass Lao Tzu's army and Dashi and join the Western Turks?
How can I let you get what you want?
Hou Junji no longer cares about Gaochang and Yiwu.
Directly lead the army towards Zheluoman Mountain,
He wanted to see how valuable this Linghu family was, how much money he could afford to eat, and how much the Western Turks had spent.
At this time, the Linghu clan was lying on the ground to rest exhausted.
Cheng Yaojin had been chasing them day and night for many days, and all the horses had already run to death.
"Clan leader! This is not the solution. The clansmen are no longer able to run away!"
The great elder panted heavily and came to Linghu Yu who was sitting on the ground resting.
Linghuyu is now heartbroken: How could the originally well-planned migration route turn into a desperate escape?
After escaping along the way, more than half of the clan members had been lost, and the total number of troops was less than 3,000.
"Hold on a little longer.
After another day's journey, we reached the territory of Yiwu, where there were Turks to meet us."
"But even if we get to Yiwu, we still need to climb over Zheluoman Mountain to meet the Turks. With the current physical strength of the tribe, it may be difficult to reach them."
Linghu Yu said helplessly: "Only carry three days' rations, abandon all belongings, and go on the road with all your strength!"
"But……"
"I can't care so much anymore. If you hesitate any longer, my Linghu clan will be exterminated!"
"Call all the young disciples in the clan over!"
The elder agreed, and after a while, a hundred teenagers came to Linghu Yu.
Linghuyu opened the wooden box next to him and distributed a booklet inside to the teenagers.
Some former teenagers were also given a sweet potato or a handful of rice.
"These are the foundations of my Linghu clan's foothold in Hezhong Land. You should keep them with you!"
"My dear fellows! Don't be discouraged. When I, the ancestor of the Linghu family in Hexi, came to Dunhuang from Guanzhong, I only had about ten people around me. Didn't I continue to dominate Hexi for hundreds of years?"
"You have the same blood as our ancestors flowing in your body, you will definitely dominate the land in the river!"
After taking a short rest, Linghu Yu and his tribe abandoned all their burdens and rushed towards the Zheluoman Pass.
By the time Cheng Yaojin came after him, the Linghu clan had already left for more than two hours.
"General, it seems that Linghu has abandoned everything and just ran for his life!"
Looking at the discarded objects on the ground, Cheng Yaojin ordered: "Keep chasing!"
"General, we have been chasing day and night for several days. The soldiers can no longer walk..."
Cheng Yaojin pointed to the empty box on the ground: "Do you know what it contains?"
The captain nodded. Linghu had lost a lot of boxes like this along the way, but they were usually filled with books and albums, unlike this one which was empty.
