Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 645

The west of Yangguan is also the territory of Tang Dynasty, which is the direction of Anxi Duhufu.

In addition to the Tuyuhun swallowed by Li Qinzai for the Tang Dynasty, the northwest of the Tang Dynasty was completely under the control of the emperor, and the western border reached Tocharo, and the westernmost Kunxu State Governor's Mansion controlled the border with Persia.

Such a vast territory, but in fact Datang's control over the northwest still needs to be strengthened.

After leaving Yangguan in the west, there is a vast and uninhabited wasteland area. Except for the occasional patrolling Tang army and Huren caravans, it is almost hard to find people for thousands of miles.

On this snowy wilderness, Zi Nu and his followers had to deal with more than thirty black-robed warriors who looked like wolves and tigers.

The resistance is very difficult, Zi Nu will fight and retreat.

And the black-robed warrior pressed forward step by step, wielding a scimitar, each slashing mercilessly at the vital points of Zi Nu and his followers.

Not long after, three of Zi Nu's followers fell down.

But Zinu still defended the Tocharohu man tightly, surrounding him for protection.

Seeing that the battle situation in front of them was hopeless, the Tocharohu people immediately lost their fighting spirit, and were forced to stagger back with Zinu's entourage.

Zi Nu experienced despair, when she was heavily besieged by the Tubo army, that was the most desperate moment in her life, all this before her was nothing to her.

"Wei Tuo, blow the bamboo whistle!" Zi Nu shouted while resisting the attack of the black-robed warrior.

Wei Tuo, who was full of scars, immediately took out his bamboo whistle and blew it vigorously in the direction of Yangguan.

The sharp and long bamboo whistle echoed in the white wasteland for a long time.

After a long time, just when Zi Nu had no choice but to give up and turned around to run away, a hundred feet away behind him, the heavy closed door of Yangguan slowly opened.

A group of armored cavalrymen of the Tang Army galloped out of the pass, and a lieutenant-like man at the head raised his right arm and gestured to the soldiers behind him.

The cavalry of the Tang army dispersed immediately, and a hundred cavalry quickly formed an offensive cone, with arrows pointing directly at the black-robed warriors outside the pass.

The faces of the black-robed warriors changed, and they stopped attacking at the same time.

The leading general of the Tang army shouted: "Where is the thief, dare to violate my Yangguan, do you want to die?"

Thirty or so black-robed warriors retreated slowly, and the leader of the warriors stared at Zinu and the fire-breathing Luohu man behind her, and said coldly: "You can't escape even if you escape into the territory of the Great Tang. Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, also has our people, let Ronger live a little longer!"

After speaking, the black-robed warrior withdrew, got on his horse, and left quickly.

Only then did Zi Nu and his followers heave a long sigh of relief, and slumped on the ground.

The general of the Tang army rode over, stared at Zinu and the others warily, and said, "Who are you waiting for? Why are you fighting outside Yangguan?"

Zi Nu took out an ivory card from his pocket, and said: "I am... good friends with Li Qinzai, the grandson of Great Tang Yinggong, 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 waist card back to Zi Nu with a smile.

"It turned out to be Li Xianhou's friend, sorry."

Zi Nu was stunned, and murmured: "It turns out that he has already been granted the title of Marquis, but it is true. Such a great achievement, how can he not be rewarded? The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not stupid..."

The general narrowed his eyes and looked at the direction in which the black-robed warrior was escaping, and said again: "I don't know the girl and that group..."

Zi Nu shook his head wearily, and said: "It's a long story, this general, can you allow me to enter the pass to rest?"

The general hesitated for a moment, but let everyone enter.

With exhausted and injured steps, everyone followed the Tang army soldiers towards Yangguan.

Wei Tuo randomly smeared a handful of medicinal powder on the knife wound on his arm, and clumsily bandaged the wound with a cloth strip, but said in his mouth: "Girl, where should we go next? This fire-breathing Hu merchant is dead. Wuyu, it's better to let him go and go our separate ways."

But the Tuhuoluohu businessman trembled in fright, and hurriedly said: "Girl, all strong men, 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 be with everyone." Let’s go together again.”

Zi Nu said coldly: "It is our utmost benevolence to protect you thousands of miles away. You and I met by chance. Do I want to take care of you forever?"

Hu Shang said with a bitter face: "I also ask the girl to send kind thoughts again. If you drive me away, I will die..."

Zi Nu snorted coldly and said, "This place is Yang Pass of Tang Dynasty. Once you enter Yang Pass, you will have the law of the king. What are you afraid of?"

Hu Shang said tremblingly: "What is Wang Fa to those people? Do they still fear Tang Wang Fa when they kill people?"

"Who is that group of people in black robes? There are people from them all in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Do they have that much power?"

"They... are really powerful, and the capital of the Tang Dynasty does have their influence."

Zi Nu glanced at him and said: "It doesn't matter who they are or who you are, in short, our fate is over, we have entered Yangguan, and we will go our separate ways."

Hu Shang was in a hurry: "Girl, you can't leave me behind. I have something important, which is more valuable than rare treasures. Datang needs it!"

"Miss, you just said that you are a good friend of a certain county marquis in the Tang Dynasty. If that county marquis gets my things, he will definitely be promoted to an official position, and his future is boundless!"

Zi Nu, who had already hardened his heart and planned to abandon Hu Shang, stopped immediately after hearing these words.

"What treasure do you have that can make someone get promoted?" Zi Nu asked.

Seeing the sudden change in Zi Nu's attitude, Hu Shang suddenly felt that he had the bargaining chip, and couldn't help but smile cunningly, and said: "Please send me to Chang'an, girl and nobles, otherwise I won't say anything."

"If I kill you, everything will be mine." Zi Nu sneered.

Hu Shang said confidently: "I have already hidden the things, and it is useless for the girl to kill me."

Zi Nu was furious, and Wei Tuo next to him said viciously: "Your Highness, why don't you just strip him off completely, I don't believe you won't find that treasure."

Zi Nu shook his head and said: "Forget it, let him follow us, protect him for thousands of miles, and kill him for a treasure in the end, what's the point of our traveling thousands of miles?"

Wei Tuo curled his lips, seeing Hu Shang smiling cunningly, he couldn't help feeling angry, kicked him hard, and shouted: "You bastard, if you get to Chang'an, if you can't take out the treasure, I will definitely kill you!"

Zi Nu also had a bad impression of Hu Shang, so he continued to move forward unmoved.

Wei Tuo walked quickly to her side, and said softly: "Miss, are we really going to Chang'an next?"

Zi Nu hummed, and said: "Send this Hu merchant to Chang'an, if what he said is true, there is really some treasure that can make someone promoted..."

Zi Nu paused, but Wei Tuo understood something, and said, "Miss, do you want to help Li Qinzai get promoted?"

Zi Nu didn't say anything, but her apricot eyes looked at the towering towers of Yangguan, and her eyes were full of longing.

Going out of Yangguan in the west, there is no old friend, but the old friend is in the east of Yangguan.

(End of this chapter)