Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

While speaking, Zhao Jiuchou shook his right hand vigorously, and said loudly: "But the right arm is fine, and I am good at holding a knife with my right arm. It is not a big deal if my left arm is useless. It will definitely not affect riding a horse and swinging a big knife. Brother, you Don't worry, I will never burden you!"

After Guo Ye finished listening, his clothes were wet with tears, he lightly punched him on the chest, and cursed: "You paranoid fool, why are you so stubborn?"

Zhao Jiuchou smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's better to be stubborn than to stay in Tuva City every day and be a living dead, right? Brother, will you help me this time?"

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "You have already talked about this, how can I not help you?"

"Thank you brother, I, Zhao Jiuchou, can finally avenge my brothers."

After speaking, the haze between Zhao Jiuchou's eyebrows gradually dissipated, and he sat back on the chair again.

Guo Ye gently pulled up his sleeves and wiped away the tears from his eyes, then pointed to Danzhu, and said, "This time when we enter Tubo, Zhao Jiuchou will command [-] troops from Xichuan. Tiger, and then follow me. When I enter Luoxi City, I must have someone who understands Tubo and Tubo dialect by my side."

Dan Zhu was naturally overjoyed as the road turned around, and he nodded repeatedly in agreement, making Tong Hu next to him envious and jealous.

Guo Ye glanced at Tong Hu and Cheng Erniu, and said, "Don't be discouraged, both of you. In a few days, British Duke Li Ji will lead an army of [-] troops to station on the border between Tubo and Datang. When the time comes, you will copy the property of Xichuan Governor's Mansion. , marching into Tubo with the army of the British Duke, your credit is indispensable."

The faces of the two men improved slightly, and they nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Guo Ye was a little tired because he came all the way so fast, he yawned twice, and then waved to the people present and said: "It's all gone, I will rest in Tuva City for two days before entering Tubo. Niu, let's go, take me to your house to rest, I want to see Xiaoman, and my big nephew, since the last time you went back to your mother's house in Longxi, you must have grown stronger, right?"

"Ang? Hahaha, yes."

As soon as Cheng Erniu heard Guo Ye mentioning the child, he immediately regained his energy, and smiled with satisfaction on his face: "This boy looks as strong as a yak, he looks a bit like me, and he might be a good young man who will lead troops to fight in the future. Brother-in-law, let's go, let Xiaoman cook two dishes, let's have a drink."

As he said that, he hurriedly pulled Guo Ye out of the lobby, then out of the General's Mansion, and ran towards his family's mansion in Tuva City.

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Two days later, three thousand Xichuan army elites were selected, led by Zhao Jiuchou and Danzhu, and slowly pulled out of Tuva City.

Escorted by Cheng Erniu and Tong Hu, and reluctantly let go by his younger sister Guo Xiaoman and his babbling nephew, Guo Ye rode out of Tuva City.

Soon, the troops walked out of the jurisdiction of the Xichuan Protectorate and entered the border of Tubo.

When he first set foot on the land of Tubo, the feeling was incomparable. The enemy's land was under his feet. In the near future, this enemy's land would become the territory of Tang Dynasty.

He was sitting on the horse, his scarlet cloak flapping his tail in the wind, his sense of pride was completely different from the feeling he had when he led his troops into Tibet.

Of course, it is completely different from the feeling of leading three thousand lone brigades into the hinterland of Tubo, attacking the city and seizing the village, and defending Golmud City alone.

This time, he came with an order to lead the army, and as the minister of the Ministry of Rites and envoy of the Tang Dynasty, he came to mourn Songtsan Gampo instead of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, he no longer had to be sneaky, but was aboveboard. He not only had the banner of the envoy of the Tang Dynasty raised, but also erected the Dragon Banner of the Tang Dynasty in front of him.

The momentum is huge, mighty...

As the sun was setting and the sky was getting dusk, when three thousand soldiers and horses marched to the territory of the original Samba leader, Guo Ye ordered Zhao Jiuchou to set up camp, and Guo Ye stayed here temporarily tonight, and set off again tomorrow morning.

As soon as Zhao Jiuchou gave an order, the three thousand Xichuan troops ordered and prohibited them, and they started to act one after another. After a while, a camp consisting of nearly fifty tents was erected in Bai Mangmang.

Guo Ye was resting in the tent while drinking the freshly boiled hot water. Suddenly, a voice came from outside the tent. It turned out to be Dan Zhu who was in charge of leading a scouting team to investigate ahead.

After Guo Ye called him in, he motioned for Danzhu to sit down and drink some water, and then asked, "Danzhu, how is the road ahead? If I remember correctly, it should be the area of ​​Golmud City in a hundred miles, right?"

Danzhu drank two sips of water, wiped his lips, stood up and reported: "My lord, something is wrong. A temporary checkpoint suddenly appeared fifty miles away, with about a few hundred people. Judging from the number on their flag, it should be Tubo in Golmud City. The defenders. Judging by their posture, they don't seem to be specially here to welcome the envoys of the Tang Dynasty to Tubo."

"Huh? Danzhu, what exactly did you find out, tell me..."

Chapter 929 Detour

"My lord, there is a small canyon fifty miles ahead. The terrain is narrow and dangerous. It is the only passage leading to the fork in the road a hundred miles away."

Danzhu squatted in front of Guo Ye, spread out a sheepskin map, pointed to a point and said: "The other party has set up a checkpoint here, with a team of about 500 people. Judging from the number, it is the guards in Golmud City, not ordinary. The slave soldiers are well-equipped, and at least 200 of them are all Tubo cavalry. My lord, as far as I know, there has never been a checkpoint barricade here before, what is going on?"

Guo Ye took a deep breath, then shook his head, and said in doubt: "I really don't know this. But what Benhou is more curious about is that we are going to Luoxie City to mourn Songtsan Gampo this time. Without going through Golmud City, they obviously want to cut off our way to Luoxi City, it's strange, what exactly are they trying to do?"

Danzhu raised her eyebrows, and speculated: "Could it be that they still remember the hatred of the fall of Golmud City last time, and want to take advantage of your lord's envoy to Tubo to harm you?"

"Oh, it's impossible."

Guo Ye waved his hand and said with a slight smile: "If you want to harm me, you won't just send 500 troops. Since you already know that I have entered Tubo, how can you not know that I have [-] troops with you? Let me ask you , Did they just keep guarding the checkpoint position in the canyon without pushing forward?"

Danzhu nodded noncommittally.

Guo Ye smiled and said: "That's right. At least they won't and dare not harm us for the time being. Let Zhao Jiuchou pass down the order. After setting up the camp, everyone should have a good rest and sleep, and continue to set off tomorrow morning."

"Ah? My lord, this can't be done."

Danzhu immediately stood up and put away the sheepskin map, and hurriedly persuaded: "In case they launch a night attack suddenly, why don't we..."

"Danzhu, you think too much."

Guo Ye also stood up, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said cheerfully: "This time, the Marquis did not enter Tibet as a thief, but as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty to go to Luoxie City to mourn Songtsan Gampo. Maybe he dares to be unfavorable to this Marquis? Killing an envoy of a country is not a joke, not to mention that because of the death of Songtsan Gampo in Tubo, it has become a mess without a leader. How can they dare to provoke us Datang easily? Now they I can't take care of myself, hey, why am I telling you this? Okay..."

Speaking of this, he waved his hand at Danzhu and urged: "Okay, don't think about it, and have a good rest. You have to pass through that canyon tomorrow, and then you will know what medicine they sell in the gourd."

Danzhu gave a half-comprehending oh, turned around and left the camp to look for Zhao Jiuchou.

The plateau has a large temperature difference. Although it is not winter now, the wind is still howling at night, and the weather suddenly cools down. Fortunately, Guo Ye and the others have prepared well before entering Tubo, otherwise a large number of people may be frozen to death when they wake up the next day.

When he woke up the next day, the three thousand soldiers and horses had already finished making food and assembled.

Danzhu warmed up Guo Yesheng's hot food, and after he finished eating hastily, he ordered Zhao Jiuchou to set off.

In an instant, the dragon flag was flying, the banners were fluttering, and three thousand soldiers and horses set out.

Because of the lack of luggage, the marching speed was relatively fast, and they arrived at the canyon around noon.

Just as Danzhu said, a checkpoint with about 500 people was set up at the other end of the canyon, and because of the narrow and dangerous terrain, it really seemed like one man was in charge of the gate and ten thousand men were not allowed to open it.

Guo Ye looked at it secretly. If the three thousand Xichuan army attacked by force, it would not be a big problem, but the loss would definitely not be small.

Almost in the middle of the canyon, about [-] steps away from the opponent's checkpoint, Guo Ye suddenly raised his arms high and shouted: "Yu... order, stop advancing!"

Zhao Jiuchou and Danzhu immediately tightened the reins when they heard the words, and passed on Guo Ye's instructions one by one.

Soon, the three thousand soldiers and horses stopped advancing, but they all showed their weapons and put on an offensive and defensive posture waiting to be watched.

da da da da~

Suddenly, a horse galloped head-on from the checkpoint in front of him, and he came to Guo Ye in a short distance, and then respectfully got off the horse, clasped his hands and said to Guo Ye: "Little Harrick has seen Mr. Guo, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, my family The master heard that Mr. Guo was sent to Tubo as an envoy by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to mourn Zanpu of our country, and specially ordered the younger one to come here to welcome Mr. Guo."

Guo Ye's face relaxed slightly when he heard this, and he winked at Danzhu and Zhao Jiuchou.

Dan Zhu even looked at Guo Ye with admiration, and secretly sighed, "Your Excellency really counts everything, these people really don't want to harm us."