Laifu didn't know how many games he fought, and he only slept for an hour a day for more than ten days. There were less than a hundred people alive in the originally huge Han envoy team, and most of these hundred people were not very big.
Useful attendants. The remaining thirty soldiers were all sent out by Laifu. Their task was to investigate the nearby villages, towns, cities and armed forces and report them. The rest was left to Laifu to handle by himself.
Langri fell asleep in Zhang Qian's arms. He was attacked by horse thieves last night. Although he drove away the horse thieves, he suffered a lot of casualties. The cart originally used to hold gifts has turned into a camp for wounded soldiers. Only those who can't walk can
If you are qualified to sit on it, it is not enough.
The first one to come back was Zhang Tong who went to explore the north. Zhang Tong is a typical northwest man. He has been living in Fufeng County since he was born. He joined the army at the age of eighteen and fought various battles with the Huns in the past twenty years.
He could no longer count them on his fingers. Zhang Tong was a corps leader, and after he went on an envoy with Zhang Qian, he became a team leader. Of the fifty brothers under him, there are now less than ten left, and many of them are
They all died in front of Zhang Tong.
When Zhang Qian asked all his men to obey Laifu's orders, Zhang Tong was the first to be unconvinced. However, after heading west and experiencing Laifu's life and death several times, this young man in his twenties gained Zhang Tong's respect.
, after crossing the Mulun River, Zhang Tong obeyed Laifu's words. If others dared to refute, the first person who jumped out would be Zhang Tong.
"Sir! There is no danger for ten miles to the north. We rode for a long time and found no town, let alone any trace of horse thieves."
Laifu nodded: "Thank you, brothers, let me rest!"
The last ones to come back are the forward scouts, they are the only remaining elites. If there are no burdens behind them, these people can ride back to the Han Dynasty in one breath. Wu Xu is the leader of this group, he is from Chang'an, specifically...
He came from the imperial palace. Originally, this Wu Xu was supposed to be on duty in Jianzhang Palace, but because his father had no vision, he took refuge with Princess Guantao when she was most unlucky, so now he became a guy that his uncle did not love and his grandma did not love. The emperor saw Wu Xu
It was pitiful that he was given this chance to earn his life. As long as he could protect Zhang Qian and complete his mission, the glory of their Wu family might continue after they returned, but Zhang Qian turned around halfway through.
Wu Xu did not dismount, but sat on his horse and raised his hands to Laifugong: "There is a city three miles ahead. There are soldiers. They don't dare to get too close. The number of people is unknown. The city belongs to people from the Western Regions. They should be from the Cheshi Kingdom. They are here.
I didn’t find it out at the time.”
Zhang Tong stared: "Wu Xu, are you a fucking scout? It's better not to go if you don't know anything!"
Wu Yan snorted coldly: "With the number of people we have now, we have to take a detour when we see a town. Is it necessary to know what is inside the city? What, you still dare to attack the city?"
"I...!"
Laifu stopped Zhang Tong and said to Wu Xi: "Brothers, you have worked hard. Let's rest! We will camp here tonight and discuss the city tomorrow."
Wu Xu walked back with his horse rein. All this was seen in Zhang Qian's eyes, but he didn't say anything. Since Su Ren could send someone to persuade him to turn back, Su Ren must have thought of the danger of turning back. Waiting for Wu Xu
After returning to his tent, Zhang Qian gently placed Langri on the withered grass, covered Langri with his coat, and came to Laifu's side.
"Come on, young master, don't mind. Wu Xu is from the Royal Forest Army. If he can complete this task and return to Chang'an, he can restore the family's glory. Let's just go back like this. Not to mention the credit, we won't even get the hard work."
“Isn’t building a city in Yumen considered a meritorious service?”
Zhang Qian smiled slightly: "That is also the credit of General Su. As Han envoys, our mission is to unite the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Huns. If this cannot be done, the Han envoys' mission will not be completed."
"Then the Han envoy is still willing to go back with me?"
Zhang Qian smiled again: "That's because I believe in General Su and feel that Yumen may be an opportunity. Wu Yan doesn't believe it, so..."
Laifu nodded: "Thank you Han envoy for clearing up the confusion. I understand how to do it."
Zhang Qian returned to his resting place with a smile. He covered the clothes that Lang Ri had kicked off and then lay down again. When the two of them were talking, Zhang Tong was always beside him. As soon as Zhang Qian left, Zhang Tong said: "
Master, what should we do next?"
Laifu patted Zhang Tong twice on the shoulder: "Would you like to follow me to the city ahead tonight?"
Zhang Tong was overjoyed: "Okay, I'll call someone right away."
"Just the two of us!"
"Ah! The two of us? Can that work?"
"Scared?"
Zhang Tong shook his head quickly, and Laifu smiled slightly: "Go and get ready. Go early and come back early. The weather is too cold. It's better to go to the city early to warm up."
Although Wu Yan didn't like Laifu, he was still very clear about the combat power shown by Laifu. Along the way, more than half of the enemies were killed by Laifu. Their more important role was to protect the people of the mission. The city ahead
There are five hundred soldiers and horses inside. The city lord is a timid person. Three or five of them can scare the city lord into hiding. There is no problem in passing through the city. How easy is it to attack the city?
Laifu took Zhang Tong away from the camp, and Wu Xu could see it clearly. Several soldiers who came back with him also poked their heads over to take a look. Wu Xu stroked his beard and talked to himself, and the soldiers on the side asked
: "General, are they going to run?"
Wu Xu shook his head: "If you want to run, you should run away early. From my perspective, they should be heading to the city ahead."
"Why, they dare to really attack the city. Although the city lord is a coward, there are only two of them."
Wu Xi thought for a while: "Get the brothers up immediately, leave ten of them, and the rest will follow me to see if..."
"Why should the general care about them? If it weren't for these two people, we could have entered the Yuezhi Kingdom by crossing the Alashan Pass. We were about to be done. But after a few words from that kid, he came back. The general's achievements have been in vain. Now he still wants to care about them.
Life or death? It’s better to die, because the Han envoys will continue to go west.”
Wu glared at the guy: "What nonsense? Go and get ready. Are you willing to sleep in the wilderness? Get a good night's sleep in the city!"
Laifu and Zhang Tong were in front, and Wu Xu and more than a dozen people followed far behind. They were not far apart, but no one could see the other. Laifu and Zhang Tong walked very fast, and the distance of three to five miles was very long.
We almost finished walking. It is indeed not a big city. It stands darkly on the side of a mountain. There are only two city gates and the city walls are not high. Because the weather is too cold, there are neither torches nor lanterns on the city tower. As for the soldiers, there are no soldiers.
see.
Laifu and Zhang Tong dismounted and looked at the small town in front of them. Zhang Tong chuckled: "There are no guards, so it's much easier to handle now."
Laifu pressed Zhang Tong, who was about to set off: "You can take care of him outside, I can go alone."
"Ah! Are you alone?"
"Don't worry, I can do it!"
"Can……"
Before Zhang Tong could speak, Laifu took off his halberd from his horse and rushed towards the city wall. Zhang Tong didn't see what was going on at all. When he saw Laifu again, his figure flashed and he was already on the city wall. Zhang Tong was there
While admiring, they also began to worry. They didn't know what was going on inside the city, and it would be very dangerous to enter hastily. If someone set a trap, they would just hit it.
Soon there was movement in the city, with shouts of death and fire. Wu Xi had already arrived beside Zhang Tong: "It seems that he has been discovered. There are five hundred soldiers inside!"
Zhang Tong's scimitar had already been unsheathed. When he saw it was Wu Xu, he glared fiercely: "What are you doing here? How do you know there are five hundred soldiers inside?"
Wu Yan looked at the fire in the city and listened to the louder shouts of killing: "I found out this afternoon that this city lord is a coward. If he can be killed, the soldiers will be defeated without a fight, but now he has already
Once someone discovers it, it will be difficult to kill someone again."
"Then let's rush in!"
Wu Xu still shook his head: "Not only will the few of us rushing in have no effect, but we will also become a burden to him. If a person wants to leave, he can leave. If he has not come out yet, it means that he feels there is no need to escape and wait.
that is."
Zhang Tong became more and more anxious, and was about to rush in several times but was held down by Wu. The battle in the city lasted for a long time. When the shouts of killing stopped, the city gate was opened. A large group of people rushed towards him frantically from the city gate.
Running outside, those who stumbled never had a chance to get up. The crowd was already going crazy. Even if it was freezing outside, they had to leave this place as soon as possible. It seemed that there was something extremely dangerous in the city and they were not willing to stay for a moment longer.
Wu Xu and Zhang Tong watched helplessly as those people left the city. The dozen or so of them could not stop them. They could only watch the group of people disappear into the darkness. Judging from their clothes, those people were not soldiers, but city soldiers.
When no one came out of the city anymore, Zhang Tong was the first to rush into the city gate on horseback. The fire had engulfed half of the city. There were corpses everywhere on the streets. A few of the surviving ones were lying on the ground groaning.
.
"Come on, Young Master...! Come on, Young Master...!" Zhang Tong shouted as he walked. He wanted to know where Laifu was now and what happened in this city.
Walking along the dead bodies, you will see the City Lord's Mansion in front of you. The City Lord's Mansion is not on fire, and there are two people hanging on the door. The more corpses you go in, the more corpses you go in. Standing at the door, you can see that it is the Asura Hell inside. There is a man sitting on the steps of the main hall.
The bloodshot man had several tattered weapons beside him. His helmet was taken off, and his hair was dyed red with blood.
There was a large area of people kneeling in front of the man, kneeling in the pile of dead bodies. No one dared to make a sound, even the most naughty child. The guy kneeling in the front was known to Wu Xu, the city lord who had shown his face in the city in the afternoon.
His bloated body lay on the ground like chaff.
Zhang Tong timidly came to Laifu. At this time, Laifu was like a ghost, a ghost with blood all over his body: "Laifu?" Zhang Tong shouted twice, but Laifu didn't respond. Wu Xu walked over and gently said
He slapped Laifu, and Laifu's body fell backwards following Wu Xu's hand. Several people were jumped. Zhang Tong had already thought of something bad, and was kicked by Wu Xu on the buttocks.