When Lu Wen was taken into the hall of the camp, there was still excrement on the ground that had not been cleaned up, and the air was still filled with the nauseating stench, but the Khotan generals gathered in the hall seemed not to feel it. of.
Lu Wen recognized Li Siye at a glance. Li Siye was more than seven feet tall and was easy to identify.
As Li Siye's military order was issued, the generals in the lobby left one after another.
In the end, there were only two people left, Li Siye, and a young man wearing a dark green round-neck robe. Judging from the color of his clothes, he should be a sixth-grade official, probably a certain judge.
Only then did Lu Wen come forward to pay his respects.
"Here!" Lu Wen crossed his hands and said, "Lu Wen of the Quy Nhon army pays homage to Ambassador Li."
"Excuse me." Li Siye waved his hand and asked, "Lu Wen, how is the situation in Seluburg?"
"Your Majesty, we are in grave danger." Lu Wen said solemnly, "Two groups of Tibetan armies attacked from east to west, and they attacked day and night at all costs. Although the terrain of Sailu Fort is steep, but with so few soldiers, it is almost impossible to hold on."
Li Siye had a solemn look on his face and asked, "How many days do you think Seluburg can last?"
"Wen thinks it won't take more than a month." After a pause, Lu Wen added, "Maybe half a month."
"This..." Li Siye's face became more and more ugly as he said, "In this case, things will be a bit tricky."
Cen Shen on the other side also said: "It is seven to eight hundred miles from Khotan Town to Sailubao, and we have to cross the Nimangyi Mountain in the middle. Even if we rush forward without any luggage and light equipment, we will have to walk for at least more than half a month."
Li Siye asked Lu Wen again: "How long have you been gone when you came here?"
"Sixteen days." Lu Wen said solemnly, "The Sailu River Valley and Tulum Moraine were fine. It only took six days to travel more than 500 miles. However, it took ten days to cross the Nimangyi Mountain because the road on the mountain is always open. Covered by snow, we often take wrong steps, which means we take a lot of unnecessary steps when going up and down the mountain.”
"This matter is not difficult to handle."
Suddenly Master Lu Tian's voice came from the air.
"Here!" Li Siye and the three of them sang "Here" with their hands crossed.
Li Siye continued: "Please give me some advice from Master Lu Tianye."
Master Lu Tian said: "Leave it to me to guide you in the mountains and snowy areas."
"With the help of Lu Tianshi, the army will definitely be able to cross Nimangyi Mountain in the shortest time." After a pause, Li Siye asked tentatively, "However, the Khotan army will not be able to arrive within half a month no matter what. Sailubao, I wonder if Master Lu Tian can use the immortal magic of shrinking the land to an inch and transport the Khotan army to Sailubao in an instant?"
…
Lu Xiaoning just took a sip of water and almost sprayed the water on the screen when he heard this.
This Li Siye has a very active mind, and he still knows how to shrink the ground into an inch? The Tang Dynasty is not a world of immortal cultivation!
Why don't you let me lower a thunderbolt to directly destroy the Tibetan army outside Selüburg? Or just blow up all the Tubo people on the snowy plateau into flying ash? Want to eat shit.
How about I shrink you down to a three-inch size?
…
"Li Siye, what are you talking about?" Lu Tianshi said angrily, "How can such heaven-reaching spells like shrinking the earth to an inch be easily performed? The so-called heavenly way is permanent, whether it is for Yao to survive or not for Jie, all the ways in the world are All laws have a certain number, and they cannot be used easily without reason. If you use them, you will harm the harmony of heaven. Do you want me to suffer the backlash of heaven?"
Cen Shen was stunned when he heard this. Isn't this a passage from Xunzi's Theory of Heaven?
"Master Lu Tian, I forgive you, Siye never meant this." Li Siye quickly apologized.
Master Lu Tianshi snorted coldly and said: "Listen, Lu Wen is destined to be with me, so for ordinary things like making some small suggestions or showing the way in inaccessible places, I can do it for you, but if you want to I will not hesitate to use my thunderous means to help you and others at the expense of Taoism, that is just wishful thinking."
"Here, Siye, please remember." Li Siye quickly sang.
After saying that, he glanced at Lu Wen again. He was truly blessed.
Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Master Lu Xiujing who became an immortal three hundred years ago broke through the world and descended to earth to help.
Li Siye added: "In this case, we can only dispatch a brigade of elite troops to Seluburg first. Does Lu Tianshi think so?"
"Your method is acceptable," Master Lu Tian said. "First dispatch a brigade of elite troops to Seluburg to coordinate the defense, which will be enough to hold on until the Khotanese army arrives. That's okay."
"Since Master Lu Tian also agrees, let's make this decision."
Li Siye nodded, then turned to the outside and shouted: "Cui He? Cui He? Cui He!"
Following Li Siye's roar, heavy footsteps came from far and near outside the lobby, and Lu Wen even felt the ground beneath his feet shaking slightly.
After a while, a giant man like an iron tower walked in proudly.
I saw that this giant man was actually taller and stronger than Li Siye.
The giant man wears a doudou on his head and Mingguang armor on his body. The doudou and Mingguang armor are both custom-made. He wears a crimson cloak behind his shoulders, which makes him very powerful.
"Here, Cui He pays homage to Grandpa."
The giant man crossed his hands and sang a fat song.
Li Siye hummed slightly, then crossed his hands and said, "Master Lu Tianye, this is Siye's adopted son, Cui He."
Heavenly Master? Cui He looked at Li Siye in bewilderment, thinking to himself, what kind of madness is this grandpa? What heavenly master?
Cui He is a martial arts fanatic. Apart from fighting, he only likes to study Mo Dao swordsmanship, and he barely cares about the outside world.
Li Siye went on to say: "Cui He is the commander of the first regiment's left brigade in front of Siye's tent. This brigade is all Mo Dao soldiers. Si Ye ordered him to lead a brigade of Mo Dao soldiers to rush to Seluburg first. There will be no problem if he stays for half a month. .”
There was silence in the void, no one responded, and Master Lu seemed to have left.
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It's around six o'clock in the evening, which is equivalent to around four o'clock in the afternoon in Anxi.
Pei Zhen and Du Yue also arrived in Khotan after a long journey.
At this time, the remains of Zheng Yi and fourteen others had been cremated and turned into fourteen sets of bones in silk bags on horseback. This was also the final destination of every fallen recruit in the Tang Dynasty - turned into bones and buried in their hometown. .
Pei Zhen and his two men led a dozen Tibetan horses and were about to enter the city when they suddenly saw an army coming out of the south gate of Khotan City.
I saw that this army was all made up of tall and sturdy men, wearing futou and round-collared robes. They were all riding fat and strong Yanqi horses. Each man even held another horse in his hand. Turkic horses, these Turkic horses are loaded with all kinds of ordnance and supplies on their horses.
Among them, the long sword lying on the side of the horse's saddle is particularly eye-catching.
The length of this weapon is similar to that of a horse spear, but the wooden handle is slightly thicker than a horse spear.
In addition, the blade protected by the leather sheath is longer and wider than the horse blade.
"This is Mo Dao!" Pei Zhen recognized it at a glance and said solemnly, "Mo Dao soldiers!"
"Mo Dao soldiers?!" Du Yue's eyes flashed with brilliance and he stared at this mighty army.
Mo Daobing, who happened to be walking by, immediately lowered his head and stared at Du Yue, shouting: "How is Mo Daobing?"
"Here!" Du Yue immediately crossed his hands and sang "Fahe", and responded proudly, "Anximo's swordsmen are brave enough to conquer the Tang Dynasty, brilliant!"
"Cai!" Mo Daobing also responded with a cheer, and then continued, "You are also quite tall. You may not have the chance to become Mo Daobing in the future."
"It's a matter of time." Du Yue said confidently.
While they were talking, the two of them suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Wen following a green-robed official coming out of the city gate.
"Army?!" Pei Zhen and the other two couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately led a dozen Tibetan horses to greet them.
This was really beyond the expectations of Pei Zhen and Du Yue. They originally thought that Lu Wen would be unlucky, but they didn't expect that Lu Wen arrived in Khotan ahead of them and brought in reinforcements.
Lu Wen was also very happy to see Pei Zhen and Du Yue.
Pei Zhen asked with concern: "Li Jun, how did you get rid of the Tibetan pursuers?"
"It's a long story." Lu Wen waved his hand and added, "While the Khotan horse market is not closed yet, quickly go to the city and sell the captured Tibetan armor and ordnance, and then exchange them for grain and cloth."
"After changing the food and cloth, catch up with the brigade as soon as possible."
"Here!" Pei Zhen and Du Yue received the military orders and rushed away happily.
Watching Pei Zhen and the two go away, Cen Shen next to him asked: "Why did the army ask them to go to Yutianma City to buy grain and cloth and then transport it thousands of miles back? Can't they buy grain and cloth in Sailuburg?"
Lu Wen sighed: "You can buy it, but the price is really expensive."
"How expensive is it?" Cen Shen asked, "Two hundred dollars for a bucket of rice?"
"Two hundred dollars?" Lu Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You get a thousand dollars for a fight of rice!"
"What? A thousand dollars for a fight of rice?" Cen Shen said angrily, "Isn't this a money grab?"
Lu Wen said helplessly: "There is only one grain store in the fort, whether you like it or not."
"I understand." Cen Shen said with a dark face, "The grain number belongs to the Tian family."
