The west of Yangguan is also the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which is the direction of the Anxi Protectorate.
In addition to the Tuyuhun swallowed by Li Qinzai for the Tang Dynasty, the northwest of the Tang Dynasty was completely controlled by the emperor. The western border reached Tochara, and the westernmost area controlled by the Kunxu Prefecture Governor's Office bordered Persia.
With such a vast territory, Datang's control over the northwest still needs to be strengthened.
After leaving Yangguan in the west, there is a vast and uninhabited wasteland. Except for the occasional patrolling Tang army and Hu caravans, it is almost impossible to find a human habitation for thousands of miles.
In this snowy wasteland, Zi Nu and his followers had to deal with more than thirty black-robed warriors who looked like wolves and tigers.
The resistance was very difficult, and the purple slaves fought and retreated.
The black-robed warriors pressed forward step by step, brandishing scimitars, and each sword struck at the vital points of Zi Nu and his followers without mercy.
Not long after, three of Zi Nu's followers fell.
But Zi Nu still guarded the Tocharohu man fiercely, surrounding him and protecting him.
Seeing that the battle situation in front of them was desperate, the Tocharohu people suddenly lost their fighting spirit and were forced to stagger back with Zinu's followers. As they retreated, they faced up to the sky, muttering in their mouths and praying devoutly to heaven.
Zi Nu has experienced despair. When she was heavily besieged by the Tibetan army, that was the most desperate moment in her life. What she saw before her was nothing to her.
"Weituo, blow the bamboo whistle!" Zi Nu shouted while resisting the attack of the black-robed warriors.
The scarred Yutuo immediately took out his bamboo whistle and blew it hard towards Yangguan.
The sharp and long bamboo whistle echoed in the vast white wasteland for a long time.
After a long time, just when Zi Nu had to give up and turn around to escape, a hundred feet away behind him, the heavy door of Yangguan slowly opened.
A group of armored Tang Army cavalry galloped out of the pass. The leader, a deputy general, raised his right arm and gestured to the soldiers behind him.
The Tang Army's cavalry immediately dispersed, and a hundred cavalry quickly formed a formation to form an offensive cone, with arrows pointing directly at the black-robed warriors outside the pass.
The expressions of the black-robed warriors changed, and they also stopped attacking.
The leading general of the Tang army shouted: "Who dares to invade my Yangguan? Will you die?"
More than thirty black-robed warriors retreated slowly. The leading warrior stared at Zi Nu and the Tocharo Hu man behind her, and said coldly: "You cannot escape if you escape into the Tang Dynasty. There are also our people in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, please let me live a little longer!"
After saying that, the black-robed warrior retreated, got on his horse, and left quickly.
Zi Nu and his followers breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.
The general of the Tang army rode up and stared at Zinu and others warily, saying, "Who are you, and why are you fighting outside Yangguan?"
Zi Nu took out an ivory card from his arms and said, "I am... good friends with Li Qinzai, the grandson of the British Duke of the Tang Dynasty. This is his waist card."
The general took it, looked at it carefully for a moment, then changed his expression, showing a warm look, and handed the belt card back to Zinu with a smile.
"It turns out he is a good friend of Marquis Li, so disrespectful."
Zi Nu was startled and murmured: "It turns out that he has already been granted the title of Marquis. That's right. With such great achievements, how can he not be rewarded? The Emperor of the Tang Kingdom is not mediocre..."
The general squinted at the direction in which the black-robed warrior was escaping, and said, "I wonder if the girl and that group of people..."
Zi Nu shook his head tiredly and said, "It's a long story. General, can you let me go into the pass to rest?"
The general hesitated for a moment, then let everyone in.
Dragging tired and injured steps, everyone followed the soldiers of the Tang Army towards Yangguan.
Wei Tuo casually applied a handful of powder to the stab wound on his arm, and awkwardly wrapped the wound with a strip of cloth. He said, "Girl, where should we go next? This Tocharo Hu Shang life It’s no longer in danger, so let’s let him go and go our separate ways.”
But the Tocharo Hu merchant was so frightened that he trembled all over and said hurriedly: "Girl, all heroes, please don't let me go. That group of people said that there are their people everywhere in the Tang Dynasty. Please allow me to join the others." Let’s go together for one more journey.”
Zi Nu said coldly: "We have done our best to protect you thousands of miles away, and we have done our best to protect you. You and I just met by chance. Do I have to control you for the rest of my life?"
Hu Shang said with a bitter face: "Please give me some kind thoughts, girl. If you drive me away, I will die..."
Zi Nu coldly snorted: "This place is already Yangguan of the Tang Dynasty. Once you enter Yangguan, you will find the place where the king's law is. What are you afraid of?"
Hu Shang said in a trembling voice: "What does the King's Law mean to that group of people? Do they still fear the Tang Dynasty's King's Law when they kill people?"
"Who are those people in black robes? There are people from them in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Do they have that much power?"
"They...are indeed very powerful, and they do have power in the capital of the Tang Dynasty."
Zi Nu glanced at him and said, "No matter who they are, or who you are, in short, our fate is over. Once we enter Yang Pass, you and I can go our separate ways."
Hu Shang was anxious: "Girl, you can't leave me. I have something important, which is more valuable than rare treasures. The Tang Dynasty needs it!"
"Girl, you just said that you are a good friend of a certain county prince in the Tang Dynasty. If that county prince gets my things, he will be promoted to a noble rank and his future will be bright!"
Zi Nu, who had already hardened his heart and planned to leave Hu Shang behind, immediately stopped after hearing these words.
"You...what kind of treasure can actually make people get promoted to nobility?" Zi Nu asked.
Seeing the sudden change in Zi Nu's attitude, Hu Shang suddenly felt that he had control of the bargaining chip. He couldn't help but smile cunningly and said, "Please, girl and your family, send me to Chang'an, otherwise I won't tell you."
"If I kill you, the things will be mine." Zi Nu sneered.
Hu Shang was confident and said: "I have already hidden the things. It will be useless if the girl kills me."
Zi Nu was furious, and Yu Tuo next to him said angrily: "Your Highness, why not skin him completely, I don't believe you can't find that treasure."
Zi Nu shook his head and said: "That's all, let him follow us. We protected him for thousands of miles, but in the end we killed him for a treasure. What's the point of traveling for thousands of miles?"
Wei Tuo curled his lips, seeing Hu Shang's cunning smile, he couldn't help but get angry in his heart, kicked him hard, and shouted: "You bastard, if you can't take out the treasure when you get to Chang'an, I will definitely kill you!"
Zi Nu also had a bad impression of Hu Shang and continued to move forward unmoved.
Yutuo walked quickly to her side and said softly: "Girl, are we really going to Chang'an next?"
Zi Nu hummed and said, "Send this Hu Shang to Chang'an. If what he says is true, there really is some treasure that can help people get promoted to a higher rank..."
Zi Nu paused, but Wei Tuo understood something and said, "Young lady, you want to help Li Qinzai get promoted?"
Zi Nu said nothing, but his apricot eyes looked at the towering tower of Yangguan, his eyes full of longing.
There is no old friend in Yangguan in the west, but the old friend is in the east of Yangguan.
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Chapter 645: An old friend is in Yangguandong. Read for free.
