The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 256 240 The Five Teams Arrive at Dulong Pass
Tie Niu followed Qiu Tianbao back to the vestibule, Tie Niu said with a smile, "Brother Qiu, where is my horse?"

"Oh, what do you want your horse for in the stable?"

Tie Niu laughed and said: "In the bundle on my horse, there are more than 1000 taels of silver. This time I will follow you to the Dulong Pass. I'm afraid I won't need this little money. I just put it on." It is stored in your house, and I will take it from you when I leave.

Brother Qiu, do you think this will work? "

Qiu Tianbao smiled.

"Why can't this work? Don't worry, we won't be able to leave it at home.

Hey, Brother Tieniu, what are you doing with so much money in the capital? "

Tieniu laughed and said, "Didn't I come here with my brother to pick up your younger siblings? I want to buy some good cloth for her from the capital and make some new clothes for her. Isn't it just a coincidence that we met here?" Is there something wrong with Prince Qiu's Mansion?

Hey, that matter had to be postponed for a while. "

Qiu Tianbao was ashamed when he heard this!

"Brother Tieniu, I'm really sorry, my Qiu family has dragged you down, so what can I, Qiu Tianbao, say?"

"Brother Qiu, don't say anything, there is no place that is difficult for anyone! We buddies don't know about this matter, if we know, we can't ignore it.

Who told us to be friends!If you don't want to do anything for a friend, isn't that a friend? "

Qiu Tianbao laughed and said: "Let's go, let's take it, if it gets lost in my Prince Qiu's mansion, it will be easy to talk about it."

Tie Niu laughed and said: "Wait, call my brother, I guess he also has silver in his bag, and we brothers will put the silver here with you later."

"Well, that's fine, then I'll call him."

After finishing speaking, Qiu Tianbao turned around and ran to the study.

When I got to the study, I saw Duan Wuji sitting on a chair in the study and taking a nap.

I saw that Duan Wuji closed his eyes tightly and breathed lightly, as if sleeping but not sleeping.The white air above the head is three feet high, and the green air rises from the boots under the feet.

Qiu Tianbao was shocked when he saw it.

"Brother Wuji, my living god, what's wrong with you, why do you look like this?

Can scare my brother to death. "

Following Qiu Tianbao's words, the white air above Duan Wuji's head suddenly disappeared, and Duan Wuji suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hey, Brother Qiu, what did you exclaim just now?

People were shocked. "

"Ah? Brother, you didn't fall asleep just now? I thought you were asleep just now.

Brother, what happened to you just now?Why was there steaming white gas on the top of your head just now? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Qiu, did your eyesight look bad just now? How can there be white gas on my head?"

"Really? Then why did the whiteness suddenly disappear? Could it be that I really misread it? But it's impossible, right?"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother Qiu, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, just now Tie Niu said that there might be silver on your horses, is that true?"

Duan Wuji understood immediately after hearing this.

"Well, I do have some silver on my horse, but it's not much, only 300 taels. Hey, brother Qiu, what's the matter with you?"

Qiu Tianbao laughed and said, "Just now, Brother Tieniu said that he has some silver in his horse, and he intends to temporarily store it in my Prince Qiu's mansion, and he will pick it up when he leaves. He said that your horse may also have silver, and he asked I'll come and ask."

"Oh, that's the way it is. That's fine. Then I'll follow you and take the silver. We'll take it together when we leave."

Saying that, Duan Wuji followed Qiu Tianbao to the stable, and the two of them handed the money bags to Qiu Tianbao.

Tieniu said with a smile: "Brother Qiu, count it."

"Hey, there's so little of this, why should I count it? I'll take it in and give it to my mother. Don't worry, you'll need a tael of silver."

After finishing speaking, Qiu Tianbao came out carrying two bags.

The two lived in Prince Qiu's mansion with delicious food and drinks, and passed away in a flash for more than a day.

On the morning of the third day, Duan Wuji and Tieniu packed up their luggage, and followed Changping Wang Qiurui and his son to gather [-] soldiers from the school military field and head straight for Dulong Pass.

The Dulong Pass is in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, seven or eight hundred miles away from the capital. A large group of people left the capital day and night and headed straight for the Dulong Pass. The scenery also became more and more desolate.

But see that: the luxuriant grass and the few villages, the farmers work hard to support the plow.Planting in spring and hoeing in summer looking forward to harvest in autumn, who knows that beacon smoke is not far away.

After six or seven days of hard work, at noon that day, the team finally arrived at Dulong Pass.

Duan Wuji didn't know why this place was called Dulong Pass until he arrived at this place.

It turns out that there is a high mountain running from southwest to northeast in this place. This mountain is ten thousand zhang high, and many peaks reach into the sky.

Duan Wuji couldn't stop nodding when he saw it.

"Well, this mountain is really a natural barrier against the Turkic people. With this mountain in the way, it is very difficult for the Turkic people to rush over."

The so-called Dulong Pass, to put it bluntly, is a natural big opening in the mountain. The opening is wide in the east and narrow in the west.

This is really a place where only one man is in charge of the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it!

Duan Wuji was relieved when he saw it, and thought: Once this place is guarded, the Turkic people will never want to rush over.

Alas, I don't know how long I will guard this place before the Turkic people will retreat.

The soldiers guarding the gate were overjoyed when they saw the Xu army arriving, especially the chief general guarding the city when he saw the mighty army arriving.

Immediately lead the deputy general to greet him.

Seeing this, the old prince quickly reined in the horse and jumped off the horse.

When the guard guard saw this, he hurriedly led all the generals to salute.

"Thousands of the Wang family, I didn't expect that you, the old man, came to command in person. Now our Dulong pass can be regarded as defended."

Seeing this, Qiu Rui smiled and said: "Generals, thank you for coming to welcome me, let's go, let's go to the Chinese Army Treasure Account to discuss this matter together."

The old prince Niutou said to his two lieutenants: "Organize soldiers and set up camp on the spot. Everyone has traveled for so long. Let's rest early today."

The two lieutenants listened to Lieutenant Li and took the order and left.

The old prince led Qiu Tianbao, Duan Wuji and Tieniu immediately followed the gate guard general to the big tent in the camp.

After entering the big tent, the old prince took the main seat, and Qiu Tianbao, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu sat beside the old prince.

The chief generals and deputy generals guarding the gate also returned to their seats one by one.

The old prince glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Generals, this old man is in charge of military affairs here today. You must listen to orders, advance when you hear the drum, and retreat when you hear the gong. From today on, whoever dares to make his own decisions, don't blame the old man when the time comes." Turn your face and be merciless."

Everyone bowed their hands together.

"Thousands of years of the Wang family, we are willing to respect the military order and join hands to guard this Dulong Pass. If the border pass is lost, how many people of our Sui people will be killed!"

The old prince listened and nodded.

"Well, that's good. May I ask the guard, how many guards are there in our Dulong Pass?"

"My lord, there are still [-] defenders at Dulong Pass. Those who are injured and unable to participate in the battle are not included."

"Oh, there are only so many people now!"

"Isn't it? Otherwise, why would we have to complain to the court again and again. If we miss this pass, the loss is not trivial.

We used to have more than 1 soldiers and horses here. Didn't many brothers die in battle? "

The old prince listened and nodded.

"Everyone, the soldiers and horses that this king brought are not many, only 1 people. With our soldiers and horses, if we switch to fight the Turkic people, I am afraid that it will take a few days for our little blood to be defeated." It's all gone, but if we can't stick to it, forgive those Turkic people who can't do anything to us.

Generals, do you understand what this king means? "

"The Wang family is thousands of years old, we all understand, that is, we can't avoid the battle, what if the Turkic people come to tackle the problem?"

"What should we do? Let's use strong bows and crossbows to face them, and prepare a lot of rolling logs and stones on the top of the city. We don't lack these things here, right?"

"Well, there are indeed a lot of these things on the city tower, otherwise we would not be able to hold on to them long ago. Now we are all supported by these things."

"Well, that's good, you have to strengthen your vigilance, and report to me immediately if there is anything.

Let's stop here today. Tomorrow morning, the king will formally call the o'clock. Except for those on duty, all other personnel will participate. "

After speaking, the old prince stood up.

"Tianbao, Wuji, Tieniu, let's go, follow me back to our camp, let's come back together tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)