The Golden Age

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!The night breeze screamed, Qin Xiao said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, Du Wei, let's go to Jiayuguan first."

"Is going to Kyoto?" Han Yunong understood immediately.

Qin Xiao nodded and said, "The only thing now is to get to Kyoto as soon as possible and report the rebellion in Xiling to the court."

Han Yunong nodded slightly and did not say much. Several people urged the horse to go east.

At dawn, it was hundreds of miles away from the turtle city.

On the way to Jiayuguan, Qin Xiao explained in more detail what happened in Fanjun, mentioning that Dapeng had assassinated the general, Yuwen Chengchao looked sad, but Han Yunong understood: "Lord, you have tried your best to do what you should do. People are separated by the belly. Fan Ziqi has already laid out for many years. You are also a victim, so you don’t have to blame yourself. Since the general handed the Tiger Wing Sword to you, he believed that you would be able to help the court recover Xiling."

"Yes, Grand Master, you are admirable for your courage and strategy in order to save the general." Du Hongsheng exclaimed, "No matter who it is, you will not be blamed for this matter. Go up."

Yuwen Chengchao received the comfort of these two people, and felt a little at ease.

Han Yunong was thinking of rushing to Woye Town quickly and sending a letter to the Longevity Army. He learned that Qin Xiao had sent three Night Crows there and praised Qin Xiao's proper handling, and decided to join Du Hongsheng and follow Qin Xiao to Beijing.

Qin Xiao was even more happy when these two entered Beijing together.

Du Hongsheng was originally an official sent by the imperial court, and he was quite familiar with Kyoto, while Han Yunong was a veteran who had followed the general for many years. His connections in Beijing were certainly not comparable to Qin Xiao and Yuwen Chengchao.

The four of them kept running and finally arrived at Jiayuguan this day.

Jiayuguan is known as the first Xiongguan of the Tang Dynasty. It is a moat in the eastern part of Xiling. There are many piers in the pass. There are a total of twenty-nine piers. They are intertwined vertically and horizontally. There are many needs such as accumulation of salaries, iron shops, carpenters' shops, and so on. In addition, each pier has a certain number of defenders.

From above the wall, you can see the Qilian Mountains clearly.

The largest pier is located at the critical point of exit. It is Jiandun. It is the heart of Jiayuguan. It is composed of inner city, outer city, Luocheng, Weng city, city moat, and huge stone walls on the north and south wings. There are three lines of defense inside and outside. , Gorge traverses mountains, dangerous slopes force roads, easy to defend but not easy to attack, it can be said that it is the throat of the western part of Datang.

The princes of Jiandun have three thousand, and the guards are tight.

Qin Xiao had never seen Jiayu Pass since his life. He only heard that Jiayu Pass was the number one pass, and he was there today, only to realize that this pass was stronger and stronger than he thought.

He suddenly understood why Datang had set his sights on Southern Xinjiang in recent years, but ignored Xiling.

Even if the Wutuo people really took the Xiling, but if they wanted to move eastward, it would be even more difficult. The sky between Xiling and Datang, blocking a hundred thousand iron horses, is not a boast.

As long as this pass is in hand, even if the bloody wind in Xiling is in hand, it will not spread within the pass.

The defenders of Jiayuguan had obviously received news of the changes in Xiling. After all, Guicheng was captured by the rebels. It is impossible to be ignorant here, so the heavy pass gate has been closed, and the defenders on the top of the city are waiting.

A few people were on the way, fearing that they would be misunderstood by the pass guards wearing the armor of the Deadwing Cavalry, because they discarded the armor early in the morning.

When he arrived at Deguanai, Han Yunong urged him to move forward and shouted towards the city head: "I am Han Yunong, please speak with General Zhang."

On the way, Han Yunong had already said that Jiandun guard Zhang Rang had a close relationship with General Heiyu, and was also a loyal and brave general.

Although the top of the city is extremely high, Han Yunong is full of air and his voice is down.

It can make the guards above hear clearly.

"Who is Han Yunong?" The guards at the front of the city pointed at the following: "General Zhang has ordered to block the pass, and no one can enter the pass."

"I'm reporting the military situation to General Zhang. I am in a hurry. If I miss the military situation, can you afford it?" Han Yunong said sharply.

The city was silent for a while, and soon there was a humane: "You are waiting."

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw a general who came to the battlements and glanced condescendingly. Han Yunong had waved his hand and said, "General Zhang, I am Han Yunong."

"It turned out to be Brother Han." The guard Zhang Rang finally saw it clearly, and ordered his men to open and close the gate of love, and let a few people into the gate. As soon as Qin Xiao and a few people entered the gate, the defending army quickly closed the gate, and Qin Xiao watched. Here, my heart is a little cold.

Jiayu Pass is closed and no one is allowed to enter. If there is a war in Wutuo and the people enter and escape, I am afraid they will not open the door easily.

"Brother Han, hasn't seen you for many years, has always been good?" Zhang Rang had already come down from above, and said with a smile: "By the way, the general went out, how are you doing recently? A few months ago, the general went out and stayed here. One night, I had a long conversation with the general throughout the night and benefited a lot."

Han Yunong also handed over and said, "General Zhang, can you find a place to speak?"

Zhang Rang said hurriedly: "Please come!"

In the thick wall of Jiayuguan, there are many dwellings, and the defenders who guard the pass can live in them. Zhang Rang has a spacious dwelling, and he invited a few people in. Seeing a few people in the dust, people are prepared to prepare wine and food. send over.

There was a fire inside, warm as spring.

Han Yunong didn’t talk nonsense. He roughly said what happened in Xiling, and asked Yu Wen Chengchao who had experienced it personally to add some. Zhang Rang smiled at first. When Han Yunong finished speaking, his face was already green and punched. He smashed it on the table and said angrily: "What a shit prince, it must be the Xiling family who randomly found a puppet to serve as a banner. They actually killed General Black Feather. I...I will never spare them.

Qin Xiao saw that Zhang Rang’s anger came from the bottom of his bones. He felt relieved. He knew that Zhang Rang’s attitude already represented the attitude of the majority of the military. As long as the military became angry, the court’s will must be Like a tiger.

"General Zhang, not all of the Xiling family followed the rebellion." Han Yunong said immediately: "The Yuwen family is loyal to the court. The eldest son of Yuwen tried his life to protect the general."

Knowing that he had failed, Zhang Rang handed over to Yuwen Chengchao, "Lord, I'm a vulgar person, and I can't stop you."

"Don't dare." Yuwen Chengchao said: "However, Li Tuo holds soldiers and horses in his hands. The Xiling family wants to protect themselves and dare not defy. Most Xiling families still have to be under their control. Now Xiling has almost fallen into their hands. If the court strikes quickly before they have a firm foothold, they will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. If the delay is too long, they will sit firmly in Xiling and want to conquer again, it will not be easy."

Zhang Rang said, "Lord son, with all due respect, although Xiling has a vast land, it has a small population. It is not difficult for the Tang army to go out of the customs to solve the group of rebels."

"General Zhang, the Xiling rebels may be easy to deal with, but Wutuo's cavalry is much stronger than that group of rebels." Qin Xiao finally said: "We suspect that Li Tuo is backed by the Wutuo people, and they have even reached a certain secret. Kind of agreement."

Zhang Rang's body was shocked, and he immediately asked, "Li Tuo took refuge in Wutuo?"

"This is just our guess." Qin Xiao said: "Outside the Kunlun Pass, thousands of Wutuo cavalry have already assembled, but they did not act rashly."

Zhang Rang's face became solemn, Han Yunong said: "We guess that Li Tuo is on guard against the court

Will quickly send troops out of the barrier, so an agreement was reached with the Wutuo people, the Wutuo people secretly sent troops, is to enter the Xiling silently, ready to ambush the Tang army.But this is only our guess, what their real intention is, we don't know yet."

Zhang Rang clenched a fist and sneered: "Back then, the Wutuo people burned, killed and looted in Xiling. This was the shame of us as soldiers. I really look forward to killing them on the battlefield. Wutuo once bowed down to Tang, I am Tang. I have always been kind to them. I didn’t think of their wolf ambitions, fed them, and in turn bit us. Such jackals don’t teach them well, and they don’t know Datang’s military might.” After thinking about it, he said: “I Immediately send someone to Kyoto to report the matter."

Han Yunongdao: "That's good, we have to go to Kyoto."

"Don't worry, I'll send a quick horse to report, and you guys will rest here for a day before setting off." Zhang Rang said, "I will send someone to Xiling in disguise to investigate the situation there."

Han Yunongdao: "It is naturally essential to send people out to inquire about the military situation, but we also have to go to Kyoto as soon as possible and we can't delay."

"In that case, I won't keep you." Zhang Rang called his subordinates in, ordered the preparation of the dry food and water needed on the way, and said: "I got a report a few days ago that the turtle city was captured by the rebels, but what is the specific situation? I don’t know that, just in case, the pass was ordered to be sealed off and people were sent to inquire about the information, but the spies have not returned. Since there is a rebellion, the court learned that it will naturally deploy troops to counter the rebellion. The general’s enmity is It must be reported."

Yuwen Chengchao said: "I hope so!"

Zhang Rang glanced at Yu Wencheng, a trace of dissatisfaction crossed his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

Several people had a hot meal. After eating and drinking, they took Zhang Rang's prepared dry food and water without stopping, leaving Jiayuguan and galloping towards Kyoto.

Entering Jiayuguan is within the territory of Yongzhou. It takes about ten days to cross Yongzhou quickly. After arriving at Tongguan, you can enter the Gyeonggi area in a few days after you arrive at Tongguan.

The other three people are fine, but Du Hongsheng is just a civil servant. The long distance is bumpy, but the body is difficult to bear. Fortunately, Han Yunong understands Du Hongsheng's body and finds a place to rest at night.

For seven or eight days in a row, I was about to arrive at Tongguan. At dusk that day, Du Hongsheng suddenly rolled off his horse. The three of them were all surprised and hurriedly stopped the horse. Du Hongsheng struggled to get up and waved his hands. ..... Let's continue on our way." As soon as the voice fell, he softened and sat down again.

Starting from Guicheng, there were continuous bumps for more than ten days. Although he would find a place to regain his strength at night, Du Hongsheng finally couldn't support it at such an intensity.

Han Yunong saw Du Hongsheng's face pale, his eyes gloomy, and cold sweat oozes from his forehead. He reached out and probed his forehead, only to feel like a fire. He frowned and said: "Your lord is sick, so you can't drive anymore. You must find a doctor first. Check him out."

"No, I can hold it." Du Hongsheng was afraid of delaying a few people's schedule, shook his head and said: "You don't care about me, you really can't go, you go to Kyoto first."

Qin Xiao looked around and saw that there seemed to be a village in the southeast corner, and said, "Wei Du, there are people over there, let's go over, let Master Du rest for one night, and see if we can recover more tomorrow. If we take a rest for one night You can hurry. Let's continue walking tomorrow, but it won't work. Let's find out if there is a county nearby and send Master Du over and settle it."

"That's fine." Han Yunong nodded, and together with Yu Wen Chengchao, he helped Du Hongsheng up without getting on the horse, and led the horse to the village not far away.