As the horses rolled past the three of them, Tuoba Qimei was dragged by Jiang Shuo and ran behind the horses. The three of them happened to hide in the huge smoke and dust raised by the horses. At this moment, Tuoba Qimei felt as if she were flying in the clouds, her speed was as fast as that of a galloping horse. Seeing Jiang Shuo holding him in one hand and holding Dugu Xiang in the other, running effortlessly, she was even more amazed.
What Tuoba Qimei didn't know was that Dugu Xiang's Qinggong was actually not inferior to Jiang Shuo. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang just held hands together, and he was the only one who was holding back and needed support.
When Jiang Shuo saw that the time was right, someone neighed loudly, and the dragon horse neighed loudly among the horses. Although Jiang Shuo can speak horse language and has deep inner strength, the horses may not listen to him. However, when the Long Xiang horse neighs, it has the majesty of an emperor. In its neighing, the horses draw a huge arc and start to turn. .
The Tubo cavalry originally had soldiers from the Smu, but the horses in the stables were frightened and rushed out. Not even a horse was left. The Tubo Smu soldiers had no horses to ride. How could they catch up with them on their own two legs? I could only chase after him and shout loudly, but in vain.
Unexpectedly, the crazy horse that rushed out actually ran back in a big circle. Everyone was really surprised. They hurriedly circled up from both sides and drove the horses into the stable. When the horses ran out before, they There was nothing that could be done to stop it, but it was surprisingly smooth at this moment. The horses ran into the stables obediently. Tubo Simu couldn't believe that such a good thing was about to happen.
Originally, losing horses, even just one or two, was a serious crime in the army, but now the horses have come back on their own. What is this if not good luck?
The Tubo people rushed the horses into the stables and immediately fortified the stables. After a rough count, there seemed to be two more horses than there were not fewer. The people who counted them just said that they were in a hurry and counted wrong, but anyway, there were more horses than there were fewer. , naturally no one went to delve into it.
As for Jiang Shuo and the other three, they had already taken advantage of the chaos and smoke to sneak into the camp.
At this moment, the Tibetan soldiers were busy dealing with the horses, and when the defense was at its most relaxed, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were so good at lightness that even with Tuoba Qimei, they did not lose sight of their whereabouts, and they just found a tent and got in.
Jiang Shuo and the others deliberately found a small and broken tent, expecting that it would not be a place where some officers lived. There were no lights and no one was inside the tent. With the light from the swaying torches outside, they could see that there were only a few people inside the tent. The bed had a coarse quilt with a pile of furry furs of unknown animals on it, and there were long bows and scimitars and other equipment for the horse archers. It seemed like it was just a residence for ordinary cavalry.
At this time, I heard someone shouting loudly outside, and it was clear that they were all repeating the same sentence. When Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were lost and looking at each other, Tuoba Qimei said: "Oh no...this Tubo army Dongben is calling for the entire army to assemble..."
Tuoba Qimei is the leader of the Xiang Qiang people in the Xihai Party. He often interacts with the Tubo people, so he naturally understands the Tubo language.
While he was talking, the curtain of the tent was suddenly raised, and two heavily armed Tibetan soldiers rushed in. It was estimated that these two people were the real owners of this tent. They were holding torches in their hands. Suddenly they saw a stranger in the tent. They were also shocked. Just as they were about to ask questions, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang rushed to the left and right. He went up and tapped a few acupoints on each of them, teaching them not to resist or make a sound.
These two Tubo soldiers were tall and well-equipped with armor. In addition to the armor on their torsos, they also had shoulder pads and leggings, which covered their entire bodies tightly. Both of them wore iron helmets, with only their eyes exposed, and The Tubo cavalry that Jiang Shuo and the others saw during the day were quite similar.
The two of them felt a figure flash in front of them, and then they suddenly couldn't speak or move. They couldn't help but think that they were encountering a shaman. Their hearts were wandering and their eyes were spinning around.
At this moment, the shouts outside became louder and louder, and the horses began to neigh again.
Tuoba Qimei said: "It seems that it is impossible not to go out. The Tubo people are going to break camp and leave!"
Soon someone was standing outside the tent, shouting into the tent, with a lot of dissatisfaction and urging in their tone.
Dugu Xiang rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Shuo, put on the armor of these two people."
Tuoba Qimei said: "Wonderful! The Tibetan people are all covered in armor and only their eyes are exposed. If we dress up like this, the Tibetan people may not recognize us."
Jiang Shuo said: "But there are only two of us, and one set of clothes and armor is missing. Xiang'er, what should you do?"
Dugu Xiang chuckled and said, "Why are there two of us? There is another one here."
As he spoke, he rummaged through the pile of furs and, like a magic trick, pulled out a person. This person was about the same height as Dugu Xiang. He turned out to be a child. He was dressed in brown clothes and did not look like a soldier. He had already become a trembling figure. group.
Jiang Shuo was shocked. He didn't expect that there was a person hiding in the tent. This person had a weak aura and was not a martial arts practitioner. Jiang Shuo was focused on guarding against the Tibetan warriors around him, but ignored the person in the tent.
Tuoba Qimei said: "This is a 'Yong'. The Tubo army is divided into 'Gui' and 'Yong'. 'Gui' is a warrior; 'Yong' is a slave who follows the army. Little friend Jiang, you and I pretend to be 'Gui' , Xiang'er is just right to dress up as 'Yong', otherwise she is short and wouldn't look like a warrior."
The three of them did what they were told, and with three strokes, five divided by two, they stripped the three of them naked and put on the uniforms of Tubo warriors. However, neither Jiang Shuo nor Tuoba Qimei had ever been a soldier, and both of them were The helmet is crooked and the armor is tilted, which looks very funny.
They tapped the acupuncture points of the three Tibetan people and hid them in the pile of furs. It was not easy to find them for a while.
The three of them were ready and then opened the curtain, only to see that most of the Tibetan riders outside were already on their horses and ready to go. A man who looked like an officer rushed up on his horse and whipped him. Jiang Shuo didn't dare to speak Tibetan language. When she opened her mouth, Tuoba Qimei didn't dare to speak for fear that the officer would tell her that her accent was wrong, so she had no choice but to let him beat her. Fortunately, the two of them were covered in armor, and the whip clanged against the armor, but it didn't hurt at all.
The officer just pretended to show off his authority, hit him twice randomly, and then told the two of them to mount their horses and return to the team in Tubo language. Tuoba Qimei understood Tubo language, so he pulled Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang's sleeves and walked to the stables. .
The three of them pretended to have made a mistake and ran away with their heads down. The Tubo armor was very thick, and only the eyes were exposed on the iron helmet. In the dark night, the officer really didn't recognize it. As for Dugu Xiang, she He grabbed a handful of mud from the ground and wiped his face carelessly. How could the officer notice what such a dirty "yong" looked like?
When they arrived at the stables, there were still many Tubo riders putting armor on their horses. Fortunately, the horses in front were in chaos and the stables were in chaos. Otherwise, if the Tubo people and horses were all in their respective positions, Jiang Shuo and the others would definitely be exposed. At this moment, everyone People are looking for horses, so Jiang Shuo and the others don't seem so obtrusive.
Tuoba Qimei frowned and said, "How can we find those two horses in such chaos?"
Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "It's not difficult."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he whistled lightly, and the yellow horse and the peach blossom horse walked through the horses on their own and came over. Tuoba Qimei couldn't help but admire them when they saw them.
There was actually a green horse following behind the two horses. The dragon horse is the dragon among horses. The green horse probably admired the yellow horse and had been following the yellow horse since the horses were galloping.
Tuoba Qimei laughed loudly, patted the green horse on the back and said, "Now I have a mount."
The Longxiang horse was called Tougulong, and it looked very thin. Jiang Shuo was reluctant to let it carry heavy weight. When he saw that the Tibetan army slave "Yong" was not wearing armor, he said to Dugu Xiang: "Xiang'er, you ride the old horse. , no need to wear armor."
Jiang Shuo himself and Tuoba Qimei put vests on the peach blossom horse and the big green horse. It goes without saying that the big green horse was a Tubo army horse. The peach blossom horse was a gift from Guo Ziyi and was also a military horse. He did not resist wearing a vest. .
The two men finished loading their equipment randomly. At this time, the Tubo cavalry was basically ready. The leading general shouted, and the sound of "woo woo" horns came and went. The Tubo cavalrymen cheered and the cavalry started off.
Jiang Shuo saw that there were more than a dozen camps and thousands of cavalry marching out, and he whispered to Tuoba Qimei: "With so many people and horses, are they going to attack the Tang army in Huangyuan at night to avenge the day's attack?"
Tuoba Qimei said: "Unlike...the Tang camp is in the northeast, but the Tubo army is heading west."
Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "That's great, it will just take us through the defense line of Shibao City."
Tuoba Qimei nodded and said softly: "Speak less and follow them so that no one can hear us speaking Chinese."
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang remained silent and nodded silently. The three of them just followed the Tubo knights as they rode west. After a while, they passed through the pass to the west of Shibao City. After less than twenty miles, they saw the terrain suddenly open up. , in front of us is a large grassland, and the long mountains seem to suddenly retreat into the distance.
Dugu Xiang couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Brother Tuoba, is this the way to Dafeichuan?"
Tuoba Qimei shook his head slightly, pointed in the direction with his hand in front of his chest, and said: "The mountain over there is Dafeiling, and you can reach Dafeichuan after climbing over Dafeiling."
Dugu Xiang frowned and said, "The terrain here is so open. If we leave the team and run south, we will definitely be discovered."
Jiang Shuo nodded slightly and said, "Let's march with the Tibetan army first. When they stop their horses, we will look for opportunities to slip away."
The three of them spoke and moved very delicately, lest the Tubo people notice anything strange.
However, the night breeze was refreshing and the terrain was open, perfect for horse racing. After leaving the valley, the Tibetan cavalry turned northwest and galloped for dozens of miles, still showing no intention of resting.
At this moment, the eastern mountains behind were slightly exposed to the light of day, and the scenery in the distance was becoming more and more distinct. Jiang Shuo and the other two people saw that they were getting further and further away from Dafeichuan, and they couldn't help but feel anxious secretly.
At this time, suddenly a Tibetan knight came over, patted Tuoba Qimei on the shoulder, and started chatting with him. It turned out that when the Tibetan knights came in, although the tents and other things were transported by the baggage team, all the things for personal use were packed and carried on their backs. behind the horse.
The man was familiar with the owner of the big green horse. Seeing that all three of his horses had empty buttocks and their armors were crookedly worn, he thought they must have slept to death to be in such a mess, so he came over to ridicule and tease them.
Although Tuoba Qimei understood what he said, since the other party knew the owner of the horse, how could Tuoba Qimei dare to speak. Seeing that Tuoba Qimei didn't answer, the man just said that he was embarrassed by what he said, so he couldn't help laughing, and slapped Qimei on the shoulder. He glanced at Dugu Xiang next to Tuoba Qimei.
At this moment, the sky was bright, and the golden sunlight swept over diagonally, coating Dugu Xiang's face with a golden edge. Although she wiped her face with mud, her beautiful facial features could not be concealed. The Tubo man was stunned, he actually He didn't realize that Tuoba Qimei was not his friend, so he pushed Qimei and said in Tubo language that he was not a friend enough, and he kept a prostitute secretly and did not share it with his brothers.
As he said that, he didn't care about Tuoba Qimei. He leaned out on his horse and stretched out his hand to reach Lou Duguxiang.
Tuoba Qimei suddenly shouted: "It's been exposed! Run quickly."
As he spoke, he hit the fine steel hoe with his hand and shoveled it into the back of the man's head. It penetrated through the gap between the iron helmet and the armor. The Tubo knight fell off his horse and died without even making a sound.
The surrounding knights could not understand Chinese. For a moment, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang had already followed Tuoba Qimei to urge their horses and rushed out of the queue. Tuoba Qimei pointed to the southwest and said: "Enter the mountain. Come into the mountains quickly!”
Some people died, but not completely...
