Chapter One Thousand and Three: Beiting Jiedu Envoy Yang Xigu

The caravan did not speak, but nodded heavily, and then rode away. After they left, Lu Shishi stepped forward and stuffed the cakes into his mouth desperately, while Shen Long fetched water to feed the horses first, with so much money , It's a bit difficult to rely on people's back alone.

"I said, what are you doing with the money?" Lu Shishi finally couldn't hold back and asked. Shen Long didn't answer right away, but made a lightning move, and took out his waist card from his clothes. The name of the Jingyue Camp of the Xuanwei Army is written on the plaque.

"Give it back to me! Give it back to me!" Lu Shishi rushed up and tore it desperately. He couldn't even care about the cake at the moment. Although he became a soldier, he was still proud of his identity as a soldier of the Xuanwei Army.

Shen Long returned the badge to him, then took out his own badge, and saluted with crossed hands, "I'm going to the Ninth Cavalry Squadron of the Xuange Battalion of the Wuwei Army of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Yuanzheng."

Lu Shishi carefully took the waist badge and put it in his arms, and then said back, "Xuanwei Army, Lu Shishi!" Then he asked, "Isn't the Wuwei Army in Kucha? Why did you come here?"

"Xuanwei Army should be stationed in Khotan. Now Khotan has fallen. Brother Lu has been suffering these days!" As soon as Shen Long finished speaking, he saw Lu Fourteen's eyes turn red. Shen Long took out the blood-stained document and pointed at the Qian said, "This is the new military expenditure that King Guo Jun made for Xizhou City. He sent the ninth cavalry of Xuange Battalion to Xizhou. The military order is like a mountain, and there is no shortage of money! Now the ninth cavalry is only left with me. One, I will also send these military expenses to Xizhou!"

Today, the Supreme Commander of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions is the King of Wuwei County, the Protector of Anxi, and the Jiedu Envoy of the Four Towns of Anxi, Guo Xin. He is the nephew of Guo Ziyi, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Tubo fell, and in the second year of Yongtai (766), Shuofang Jiedu Ambassador and Zhongshu Ling Guo Ziyi asked the imperial court to send envoys to governor Hexi, Anxi and other places, and asked to set up the governors of Gua, Sha, Gan, Liang and Su; It has been twenty-five years since Guo Xin, the general of Zuo Wuwei, was ordered to governor Hexi, Anxi and other places, and Guo Xin will stick to it for a long time in the future.

"Woooooooooo~~~" Lu Shisi burst into tears, and it took him a long time to recover, "Xuanwei Army... I am the only one left in the Xuanwei Army, and the city is gone! Brothers, all Dead! I'm the only one left..."

Shen Long went over to pat him on the shoulder, picked up the water bag and made Lu Shisi drink a few sips of water. After this incident, the relationship between the two of them eased, and Lu Shishi finally began to trust him. He took out a few blood-stained family letters, "When the city was broken, there was a lot of killing. The brothers all put the family letters into my hands, saying that I am the youngest, and if only one Wuwei army can live, I should be the one who lives, so that I can save my life." Bring these family letters back to Chang'an and send them to their families..."

Shen Long looked at Lu Shisi silently. The hardships in the Western Regions made him look a lot older than his real age, but even so, he must be in his forties at the youngest age, and he is still the youngest in the Xuanwei Army. Young soldiers, the predicament faced by Anxi Duhufu can be seen, they have not been supplemented by Datang for many years, and the soldiers who stayed in the Western Regions are already getting old.

"Master Jun, I'm not a bad person, nor a deserter. I just want to send back my brothers' family letters! Just let me go!" Lu Shisi pleaded instead.

"Let's go? How did you get back to Chang'an by yourself? You don't even have a horse!" Shen Long collected the food and water presented by the businessman, led the horse and continued to go to Xizhou, "You still go with me Let’s go to Xizhou, when I get to Xizhou, I’ll finish my errands, and then I’ll ask Yang Jiedu for a horse, and I’ll let you ride back to Chang’an.”

Xizhou is located in the northeast of Khotan and east of Kucha. The two of them are currently located between Kucha and Xizhou. If they want to go back to Chang'an, they must go to Xizhou first. Therefore, Lu Shishi did not object.

Continue to Xizhou with Shen Long.

Not long after they walked, they encountered a sandstorm. In the advertisement, Guo Yuanzheng’s horse died in the sandstorm. This time, with Shen Long’s care, the horse’s life was finally saved. When the sandstorm dissipated, the group The horse is still alive, but it still doesn't have the strength to continue carrying so much money.

Without saying a word, Shen Long immediately unloaded the money and hung it on his body. Lu Shishi opened his mouth wide when he saw it, "You are still wearing armor, and carrying so much money, how can you get to Xizhou?"

"It doesn't matter, you bring the food and water, and help me lead the horse!" These weights are still manageable for Shen Long. Under Lu Shisi's surprised eyes, he carried the money and walked westward step by step. Going to Zhouzhou, Lu Shishi looked at the horse, then at the food and drinking water in his hands, and seemed to want to escape Shen Long alone, but in the end he gave up, caught up with Shen Long in a few steps, and silently unloaded from him. Carry a bag of money on your own back.

In the evening, the two of them were resting by the bonfire, and Shen Long heard Lu Shishi talking about the fall of Khotan again. The next morning, the two of them got up early and hurried on their way before the sun was too strong.

At noon, those bandits who were temporarily blocked by the sandstorm yesterday finally caught up. Lu Shishi stretched out his hand, "Master Guo, give me a knife. Let's show these bastards what our Tang army is capable of." Without the distinction between the Xuanwei Army and the Wuwei Army, everyone is a soldier of the Tang Dynasty.

"A few bandits in the district can't help me, you guard the horse, don't let the horse run away in fright!" Shen Long unloaded the money bag, held the spear tightly in both hands and launched an attack.

"Master Guo!" An infantryman dared to take the initiative to attack several cavalrymen. Isn't this... Lu Shishi hadn't spoken yet when he saw Shen Long's spear stabbing the bandit leader off his horse like lightning, and then Sweeping in a circle, two more thieves fell from their horses. In the blink of an eye, half of the enemy was lost.

Before the enemy could react, Shen Long quickly got on his horse, sprinted left and right, and the Yang family's gun showed its prestige hundreds of years in advance. In just a moment, all these thieves were cleaned up by Shen Long, and none of the horses ran away. Shen Long took control.

Lu Shishi's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't catch his breath for a long time. Did this group of people come to rob or deliver horses? But he didn't know that it was not the first time Shen Long had done this kind of thing.

"Go search them and find out the water and food!" Shen Long ordered, and Lu Shishi hurriedly went there, and returned with a full harvest in a short while. They went from here to Xizhou for drinking water and food. Food was never an issue.

With enough horses and food, the journey to Xizhou went smoothly for the two of them. At noon on the third day, they finally arrived in Xizhou and reported their identities and intentions. Xigu greeted him.