In 763 AD, in the first year of Emperor Zongguangde of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo fell into a large area in the northwest. In addition, the chaos of Pugu Huaien caused the Hexi Corridor to be completely cut off.
The Anxi Protectorate's Mansion has been isolated since then.
In the middle, although it resumed contact with the imperial court several times on and off, but the Anxi Protectorate has never received more than half of support since then.
Looking back on the past, Yu Chi Yao, who was already in his rare years, suddenly felt like a dream.
In the blink of an eye, they have persisted in the seemingly impossible task for twenty-five years, during which more than a hundred battles, the Anxi Protectorate still exists!
However, Khotan is almost at the limit.
At first, the ordnance was shattered and scorched beyond storage, and the people could also collect hides and bird feathers for repair.
But without the support of the imperial court, the defenders increased their dependence on the local oasis agriculture and increased the land burden. Today, large oases have gradually deserted, and the civilian power is almost exhausted.
As the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, Yu Chiyao's repaired chain mail is already the best.
As he was heading west, the guarding envoy Zheng Ju suddenly came over: "General, the team transporting grain, grass and iron from Qiuci has entered the city."
Yuchi Yao had a happy expression on his face: "Take me there quickly."
The two went down the city wall, and saw that although the house was dilapidated, it was neat and tidy, which was a typical appearance of a military town in the Tang Dynasty.
Walk for a quarter of an hour to the north of the city.
Yuchi Yao looked over and saw that dozens of camels had been tied up, the sergeants were unloading supplies, and a certain civilian-looking person was pacing timidly. Seeing the two approaching, he hurriedly saluted:
"Xiaguan Wu Sinian, I have met General Yuchi and General Zheng."
Yuchi Yao waved his hand and said with some joy: "No need to be too polite, this batch of supplies is really timely."
However, Wu Sinian felt extremely distressed.
He is the great-grandson of Wu Daozi's brother, the "Sage of Painting" in the Tang Dynasty. He was born in AD 758, the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign, during the Anshi Rebellion, and the future of the country was unclear.
His father took the word "Si Nian" for it from the sentence "In the year of Wansi, received by the heavens" in "Book of Songs, Daya, Xiawu", and his intention was to wish the Tang Dynasty's long-term luck.
Later, he studied painting with the direct descendants of Wu Daozi. Although his skills were superb, he had a poor imperial examination and a bad temper.
In the end, he was banished and detoured to the Uighur with the messenger team to come to this lonely place to do things.
But no matter what, it was still in Qiuci before, and it was the headquarters of the Anxi Protectorate.
Unexpectedly, just a simple delivery of food and grass will encounter the Tubo siege.Just now, if they walked slower, they would have been blocked outside the city by the Tibetans.
"What kind of hysteria is this Tubo this year? Going down the mountain to fight in the winter, such a waste of food and grass, once it fails, it will cost a lot."
Wu Sinian muttered to himself.
The situation was urgent, and Yuchi Yao didn't talk to him much. He simply asked a few questions about Qiuzi's situation, and then asked someone to take him to rest.
After a restless sleep, when I woke up, it was almost noon.
Although Wu Sinian was interested in wandering around to understand the specific situation here, the situation was anxious and the city was completely under military control, and his identity was not enough to travel unimpeded.
So, he had to get the food from the big pot, and squatted at the door while eating and observing.
In the past few years in Anxi, his so-called literati elegance has long been thrown into the dog's stomach.
The soldiers who come and go here are all locals, and most of them already have white hair. It is estimated that they will not be younger than fifty or sixty years old. At a glance, it is really a city with white hair.
Wu Sinian suddenly slowed down, his heart was particularly heavy.
He knew very well that this was because at the time of the Anshi Rebellion, Yuchi Yao's elder brother, Yuchi Sheng, who was the king at the time, took out [-] young and strong men and went to the Qin Dynasty in the Central Plains.
The total number of people under the jurisdiction of the King of Khotan will not exceed 5, which means that almost all the strong men were sent to the Central Plains, which led to a serious fault in the population of Khotan.
Therefore, there is a situation in which the city is full of white-haired soldiers.
At this moment, some kind of deep emotion came to his mind, which was the loss of the country's rise and fall, the disappearance of mountains and rivers, and the connection with the small individual.
This situation reminds Wu Sinian of the emperor who is not like a master in Chang'an City. He can't help but look up to the sky: "Da Tang, Da Tang, you know, there are still such a group of people who are fighting to the death for you."
After sighing, he only felt depressed in his heart, picked up the chopsticks and sketched in the air, trying to express the meaning in his heart, but after all, he could not break the brick, so he had to give up in frustration.
Wu Sinian packed up the bowls and chopsticks, and was about to return them when he suddenly saw an ordinary-looking pedestrian with a faint red light flashing through his palm.
In doubt, he quickly looked.
But there was still some red light, but it was the pedestrian who suddenly crossed his shoulders with another person and went into a certain box, but the latter's posture was a little weird, as if his hands and feet were inconvenient.
So, he shook his head, turned and left...
……
ps: Please also believe me, I write these people, not just to count the words, they will be of great use... Some are even the introduction of "exposure" after this story is over.
After all, after writing so many words, it is always used as a refreshing point. .
Chapter 203
After Wu Sinian left, he was in a house in an alley.
The person with "inconvenient hands and feet" was thrown to the ground. Looking at his chest, he had lost his breath, and the red holy shield symbol on the operator's palm slowly faded away.
Looking at the dead man's arm, a cloud of viscous black liquid seeped out and gradually evaporated in the air, he shook his head:
"The third one caught in this city. Fortunately, Chairman Zhuo has the foresight. It is expected that the demons outside the territory will play a conspiracy.
The parasites who are three or four times stronger than ordinary people, if they have not spread on a large scale, the real use is actually this small-scale infiltration.
The reason why a large number of demons outside the city are named "Arhat" and follow the Tubo army is that they are originally from Tubo because of their current status.
Only by adapting to their identity and changing history can they not be crowded out by backlash. This is the meaning of their parasitism.
The second is that it was originally...
The members of the Holy Shield in the room took out something similar to a white jade talisman in their arms and tried to contact other members in the city.
They only have life seeds and cannot carry the communication imprint. They can only use the simple extraordinary items that Tang You refined for them as a remote communication tool.
……
The night is getting darker.
Wu Sinian slept in his clothes.
Although according to the law of marching and fighting, the Tubo army from outside the city will come from a long distance, and it will definitely be tired and need to be repaired for a day or two.
However, the vigilance he has developed over the years has been difficult to change.
When he was in a trance and gradually fell asleep, he suddenly heard a sharp scream in the city. Wu Sinian was suddenly startled, lifted the quilt, and stood with a knife.
He peeked out of the window and saw that the guards who imposed the curfew were still carrying out their duties with torches on, unaffected, and he relaxed a little and sat back on the bed.
But Yuchi Yao couldn't relax.
Dressed in armor and with a long knife on his waist, he hurried to the scene of the incident in the light of the torches lit by his subordinates.
Not long after, not far from his tent, he saw a corpse lying on the ground, with a face similar to that of Tubo, a stab wound to his heart, and blood dripping all over the ground.
But what shocked the onlookers was that there were many huge bulges on his bare skin.
And in some places, there are long strips of protrusions, as if something had tried to get out from under the skin, but in the end it failed.
This twisted and strange appearance made everyone shudder.
The guarding envoy Zheng Zheng whispered to Yuchi Yao: "The news from Shule, the monsters at that time were exactly the same after their deaths."
Hearing this, Yuchi Yao looked solemn and asked the patrolling soldier, "Did you see the specific situation at that time?"
The armored soldier quickly shook his head, with a hint of panic on his face: "We only heard a sharp scream. When we turned around and rushed over, we saw a figure flashing by. When we looked again on the ground, there was only this corpse."
Looking around, he found this twisted and demon-like corpse, which cast a haze on everyone's faces. Although Yuchi Yao also had a heavy heart, he still said aloud:
"No need to worry, generals."
"Witchcraft has existed since ancient times. However, there are still various armies who lead the world. It can be seen that their strength is weak and their ways are cunning, and it is difficult to stop the power of the army."
"When the two armies confronted each other, the bows and crossbows were shot, the shells were inexhaustible, and the mere sorcery was nothing."
"I was going to watch this ghost and mythical creature, trying to break into my camp, but died violently here. It can be seen that there must be righteous people in the city to help. I am a mighty and powerful Tang Dynasty, and I have masters who can subdue demons and demons. 〃々."
After appeasing people's hearts, Yuchi Yao and Zheng Ju returned to the city center together.
When he got inside the house, Zheng Ju just asked with doubts, "General..."
Yuchi Yao knew his doubts, raised his hand and shook his head with deep eyebrows: "I don't know about this, the only certainty is that there are indeed two forces in the city secretly fighting, and one of them is likely to be on our side. ."
"Tomorrow, we will spread the list in the city to express our sincere gratitude to test it."
He did not think in his heart that the Tubo army would attack the city in the next few days. After all, the Tubo were nomads who were good at riding and shooting in the field, rather than attacking the city.
Considering that the siege equipment brought by the other party was relatively small, Yuchi Yao believed that this time, as before, it would be a battle of siege and harassment that lasted for several months.
……
The next day.
The list of lists was posted all over the city.
Wu Sinian, together with the civilians in the city, crowded in front of the list to watch, his brows became more serious: "The sharp scream last night, sure enough, something happened, it's just..."
"Who is the 'righteous man' who subdues the demon?"
When he was feeling emotional, someone in the corner looked at this side and walked away.
After reading the list, Wu Sinian was still thinking about it on the way to get food.
When he was holding the bowl and chopsticks to beat the team, it was finally his turn. Suddenly, the dull and alarming warning horn sounded suddenly from the top of the city.
He looked in amazement and saw that the flag officer was waving the flag in a hurry.
"Tubo Siege!"
"Tubo Siege!"
"Tubo Siege!"
The shrill screams were heard one after another in the city, and the chopsticks in Wu Sinian's hand fell to the ground...
The city at the moment.
Yuchi Yao, with a solemn face, looked around, and saw that the Tubo troops several miles away had already erected siege equipment and slowly advanced.
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