The slightly bleak and biting night wind began to hit Shuli Duo's frowning face as the horse's speed increased.
The small balls of mink hair on both sides of her cheeks that were fluttering backwards in the wind began to slowly fall down again.
"Queen, Youzhou City is ahead!"
In front of her, a horseman pointed forward with a riding crop.
Shuliduo's tense nerves calmed down and he just gave a loud order: "Send someone to knock on the door and ask General Zhao Siwen and Zhao in the city to come to the city to meet with you immediately!"
"Follow the order!"
The first rider increased his speed and drove forward into the night.
After running nearly ten miles in one breath, the horse was a little tired, but Shuliduo still just kept urging the horse to speed up, wanting to quickly enter the heavily guarded city.
"Queen, General Rong Mo will ask for orders to lead his sons back to kill the assassins!"
Behind him, Mobei Qushuai shouted loudly.
But just one assassin made them run out of the camp in such a mess, and everyone was very dissatisfied.
You need to know that we Mobei people are protected by great shamans and gods!
Shuliduo didn't look back, she was just wondering who could make Augudu panic.
Li Keyong's person? Or people from the Central Plains?
When Qu Shuai saw that Liduo didn't respond to him, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he could only speed up his horse with his head buried in his head.
At this time, they could already see the bright colors of the torches on the top of Youzhou City.
It was also at this time that behind the hundred riders, a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded.
After this, there was a sound of Herod's horse neighing, causing countless people to look back.
In the continuous darkness, a war horse suddenly bumped out, as if driven by something terrifying, and ran towards them.
But what was even more shocking was that there was no one on the saddle.
"Shoot that horse to death!"
Qu Shuai ordered without hesitation.
The subordinates picked up their bows and arrows, and shot out a series of arrows.
Countless arrows flew away, but suddenly stopped in the air, and then turned towards them in Qu Shuai's horrified eyes.
"Puff puff"
Several Mobei cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, screaming in agony.
Shuli Duo, who was at the front, turned around and his expression suddenly changed.
On top of the strange war horse, a figure wearing a blue robe and a bamboo hat appeared at some point. He just held the rein with one hand, as if he was just chasing leisurely behind.
But even this was enough to make Shuliduo's scalp numb.
Even Ao Gu...
Shuliduo didn't dare to think too much and immediately gave a stern order: "Stop him!"
Several orders were heard, and then the knights around her reined in their horses and turned their horses' heads.
"Fire an arrow and shoot him to death!"
Arrows were shot out continuously, but all that could be heard was the screams of war horses. Everyone could only see the green-clothed figure flashing in the air. The arrows passed through him as if they were passing through a ray of air.
Qu Shuai's eyes widened.
The figure quickly flashed between the two cavalrymen, and at the same time there was a soft sound of two long swords being unsheathed, a cold light flashed, and the heads of the two cavalrymen fell to the ground.
Then, the cold light turned into a tornado in an instant, piercing through the crowd continuously. Wherever it passed, the corpses of people and horses were everywhere.
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Qu Shuai's eyes widened even more, and a cold light rose from the sky, then fell on his neck.
In less than half a moment, the hundreds of cavalrymen who went to stop the pursuers were all broken into pieces.
…
Less than five hundred steps, only five hundred steps left.
All the soldiers on the top of the city were on alert, and they could even hear the generals' orders.
The mount under Shuliduo suddenly neighed loudly, and its front hooves suddenly jumped up on the spot, causing her to almost fall off the horse.
She held the reins tightly, but was still able to calm down, and kept speaking to comfort the horse, so that the front hooves of the war horse fell down.
But her vagina suddenly shrank, and her hand holding the reins tightened again, causing the horse to start spinning in place.
The ghost in green clothes had already put his hands behind his back and stood a foot in front of her with his back turned.
Her heartbeat quickened, and the remaining ten riders behind her could only protect her in shock.
Then I heard the hoarse sigh of the person in front.
"Wouldn't it be a pity if such rivers and mountains were given to you Mobei people?"
The hair on Shuliduo's back suddenly rose, but she still did not change her expression, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? If you want to take my life, just come right here! Don't hurt me, Mobei Erlang!"
The figure in green clothes turned around, and the green-faced fangs on his face shone brightly in the darkness.
He put his hands behind his hands and raised his head, his voice neither sad nor happy.
"This is my commander, Yuan Tiangang."
"I have admired your name for a long time - Queen Yingtian."
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The gate of Youzhou City opened, and countless Mobei soldiers held long swords in a semicircular formation, but slowly retreated backwards.
Shuriduo rode on the horse with a solemn expression, but he could only control the mount to move forward.
Beside her, Yuan Tiangang was also riding a horse to accompany her, taking some time to rest, as if he were in a deserted place.
Zhao Siwen, with his armor and stomach ready, stood on horseback among the crowd in Mobei, with a gloomy expression on his face.
Yuan Tiangang tutted in praise.
"For the grassland tribes to be able to have such cohesion, the queen is a good trick. But I have forgotten that when dogs compete for food, there will always be a dog king."
Shuliduo sneered.
Zhao Siwen, who was in the crowd, took a deep breath and said loudly: "What do you want to do by kidnapping me, Queen Mobei? I am here. As long as I can let Queen Yingtian go, whatever you ask for, I will definitely grant it!"
Yuan Tiangang pointed at Zhao Siwen with his riding crop and said hoarsely to Shuliduo: "Tell him that I am going to see your weapon maker."
Even if swords and swords were used against each other, Shuliduo could remain calm, but such words made her delicate body tremble slightly.
"I really can't figure out what kind of charm the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has that can make the commander-in-chief, such a god, work for him...", then she said sternly: "As long as the commander-in-chief can put aside his prejudices and join me in Mobei..." . Then I can promise——"
"Mobei and the Marshal share the world!"
All she heard was a mocking laugh. Yuan Tiangang didn't bother to pay attention to her, but his hoarse voice deepened: "Let them take me to the tool-making factory!"
Shuliduo was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes. Finally, he sadly ordered: "General Zhao, get out of the way..."
Zhao Siwen was silent, but did not ask the soldiers to step aside. He just stared at Yuan Tiangang: "As long as you can let Queen Yingtian go!"
Yuan Tiangang smiled disdainfully: "Is her life valuable?"
As a result, the army made way for them.
Two figures on horseback galloped slowly in the middle of the street lit by countless torches. Every crisp sound of horse hoofs that sounded seemed to hit the apex of Shuliduo's heart.
The closer she got to the place where the weapon was made, the paler her face became.
After a stick of incense was burned, nearly a thousand craftsmen were gathered together in the heavily guarded utensil-making factory in the north of the city.
Many people were noisy, and even though it was so late at night, most of them were still working hard all night. Everyone wants to finish it early and then go back for a short rest.
Among them, many were captured by Mobei, and many came spontaneously due to the temptation of large sums of money.
"But it's all ready?"
Sitting on a horse on the high platform of the school ground, Yuan Tiangang held a rough long-stemmed object that had gradually begun to look like a southern firearm and looked at it carefully.
His leather-covered palm slowly caressed the long pole, and the long pole objects spread out one by one, revealing the delicate structure inside.
Shuliduo stood next to him, closing his eyes and saying nothing.
The person in charge of the craftsmanship workshop stood tremblingly and bent over, shaking his teeth and saying, "Sir, all 897 craftsmen are here..."
Yuan Tiangang chuckled, stretched out his hand, and pulled out a dagger from Shuliduo's waist.
The person in charge next to him had a pale face and his legs were shaking.
Yuan Tiangang picked up a small object in the barrel of the gun and held it up: "This object is very delicate. Who made it?"
The person in charge looked at the dagger shining brightly in the firelight and was about to cry: "Your Excellency, he is a famous craftsman from the Central Plains... This person has always been capable, but he is unknown in the Central Plains. This time he came to serve Mobei. It’s quite a show.”
He can quite demonstrate his ability to recognize people.
Shuliduo's chest heaved violently with anger.
Yuan Tiangang smiled with satisfaction and put the dagger in front of the person in charge.
"Go and kill him."
"yes……"
The person in charge happily accepted the order, but after taking one step, he froze on the spot.
"I said, kill him."
An urging voice sounded behind him, making him tremble all over.
He looked towards Shuliduo for help, but he only saw a pair of tightly closed eyes.
He walked down the platform with a sad face.
After a while, a scream and countless panicked shouts came from the crowd below.
Yuan Tiangang nodded with satisfaction, stood up, and stood beside Shuli Duo with his hands behind his hands.
"Queen, give the order."
"For a moment, I don't want to see anyone standing below."
Shuliduo let out a long sigh.
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The thick smell of blood filled the air, causing Shuliduo to turn pale.
Yuan Tiangang was smiling and applauding, as if he was enjoying a visual feast.
"I really admire the queen's courage. Now that the matter has come to this, I will say goodbye to the queen."
Letting Yuan Tiangang leave with his hands behind his back, Shuli Duo was trembling with anger.
"Oh, right."
Yuan Tiangang paused in his footsteps, then tilted his head slightly.
"I heard that my emperor wants to see the queen dance. When the queen is invited to Luoyang from now on, she will definitely be able to meet me."
"By then, you will know why the emperor is the emperor."
