The biting cold wind roared down the north side of the Irkeshtan River Grand Canyon, making people's cheeks hurt.
Wherever they could see, they saw endless rocky mountains.
The horses snorted, weapons rustled against armor, and the gurgling water in the river made a splash.
A group of Tang Dynasty cavalry wearing Mingguang armor was patrolling along the river to the northwest.
Ma Dong, who was in the team, picked up the cowhide water bag and took a sip of soju and couldn't help complaining: "It's still midsummer outside and it's extremely hot.
But here we have the same winter all year round.
There's no such thing as being extremely cold.
Really."
I don’t know what happened to the castle owner these days, but he actually started arranging for us to patrol outside the castle."
Zhao Ziliang rode his horse at the front of the team.
After hearing Ma Dong's complaint, he turned around and scolded: "What are you complaining about?
Being a soldier means you have to defend the territory and be loyal to the country.
It has been the same in ancient and modern times.
I have been used to letting you be idle." , but it’s different now.
In the past few days, business travelers from the west have successively brought news about unexpected events.
The situation in Qishi is not good.
It is very likely that civil strife has occurred.
If there is civil strife in Tuqishi, some tribes will loot everywhere without control.
Our Tuoyunbao is the westernmost part of Shule Town and the closest to Tuqishi.
We are likely to be invaded here, so it’s always better to be careful.”
Sangouzi at the back scratched his face and asked: "Brother Liang, what kind of tuqishi is this?
There are also tribes with ten surnames, Huang surnames and Hei surnames.
It's so messed up that I can't tell them apart.
Brother Liang, do you know?"
Guangbo, can you tell us more specifically?"
Zhao Ziliang knew this very well.
He had studied this period of history when he was studying in the military academy in his previous life.
He said: "Tuqishi was originally a branch of the Western Turks.
The Western Turks were left behind after the country was destroyed by General Su Dingfang, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
The tribes with ten surnames were descended.
These tribes with ten surnames It is divided into two parts, one is the Wunu Shibi Department, which houses the Wuda Qijin; the other is the Wudu Lu Department, which houses the Five Dachu.
Twenty years ago, the emperor conferred the title of Tuqi Shi Sulu.
As the Khan of the ten surnames, he manages the tribes of the ten surnames, so the Tuqishi people are It is equivalent to the royal family of the ten surnamed tribes, but this Tuqishi is divided into two tribes, one is the tribe with the surname Huang, and the other is the tribe with the surname black.
Sulu Khan is a member of the black tribe, but this Sulu Khan is not What a good thing, after he was named the Khan of the Ten Surnamed Tribes, he actually He took advantage of the situation and set up the royal court in Suiye Town.
At that time, our military power in Anxi was weak, so we could only acquiesce to his actions.
From then on, Sulu Khan regarded Suiye Town as his big tooth and Yuegong City as his small tooth.
Crossing the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, they often invade our four towns in Anxi."
"So that's it."
Everyone in the team understood clearly after listening to Zhao Ziliang's story.
Ma Dong said again: "Brother Liang, it's really hard to be freezing and starving in this cold wind.
I really don't know how you can be so active. " Zhao Ziliang said sternly: "My dream since I was a child is to be a general, to command an army on the battlefield, to be wrapped in horse leather, and to be loyal to the country."
At this point, Zhao Ziliang changed his tone and sighed: "I have been in the army for several years, but it is a pity that I am still just a pawn."
Ma Dong consoled him: "Brother Liang, you don't have to be like this.
You are a person who has gone to a private school and read books.
You will definitely become a general in the future."
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After listening to Ma Dong's words, Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but touch his right thumb.
With a thought, a white jade thumb ring suddenly appeared on his thumb, which reminded him of what happened two months ago.
It was this ordinary-looking white jade ring that brought his soul from the 21st century through more than 1,200 years to this place, Tuoyun Castle at Tuoyun Pass in Shule Town, Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty Weird things happen every year, and so many such incredible things happened this year.
Zhao Ziliang did not gradually accept this reality until more than a month later.
What's even more strange is that this white jade ring actually contains an internal independent space, about one cubic meter.
At this time, in this space are placed twenty-eight copper coins, two pieces of cowhide, and four pieces of sheepskin that the predecessor received from the army in the past few years. .
Before being brought to the Tang Dynasty by this white jade finger ring, he was a border patrol cavalry member of the Northwest Frontier Force.
During a patrol, he and his comrades encountered a group of cultural relic smugglers.
He found this ring from the cultural relic smugglers.
Bai Yu turned his fingers, but he didn't expect that The cultural relics smuggler jumped over the wall and took the opportunity to grab a gun and shoot him.
He was shot and fell in a pool of blood, but his soul was brought here by the blood-stained white jade ring and possessed by this Tang Jun, also named Zhao Ziliang.
The cavalry is very long.
In the past two months, he not only inherited all the memories of the original Zhao Ziliang, but also understood the era and position he is currently in.
It is now August 738 AD, the twenty-sixth year of Emperor Xuanzong's founding of the Tang Dynasty.
It is the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
During this period, Zhao Ziliang couldn't go back even if he tried his best.
He had to work hard to find a way to survive here.
This era was the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, but it was also the best era for soldiers to make contributions.
In this era, famous generals emerged in large numbers, including most Famous people include Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan, Zhang Shougui, Huangfu Huaiming, Fumeng Lingcha, Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others.
They can be in the same place as these famous generals who have left a great reputation in history.
Times are also a kind of luck Thinking of this, Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but get excited.
He took out a bag of kumiss from the left side of the horse's belly, opened the lid, and poured two sips into his mouth.
A burning sensation went straight from his throat down to his belly, making him want to sing loudly.
Howling, but at this time, several black spots appeared in the distance.
At this time, the team had already walked out of the mountain pass and had already passed the source of the river.
There was a flat land ahead.
After seeing a few black spots in the distance, Zhao Ziliang immediately put away the kumiss, tightened the reins with his left hand to stop the horse, and raised his right hand.
The spear shouted: "There is a situation" When the ten cavalrymen behind him heard Zhao Ziliang's voice, they immediately galloped forward to line up with him.
Zhao Ziliang hung his spear on the victory hook and built a pergola with his right hand to observe several black spots in the distance.
Soon, several black spots gradually became larger, and in just a dozen breaths, they turned into the figures of thirty-one knights.
As the distance got closer, the figures of those knights gradually became clearer.
Zhao Ziliang found that those knights were holding various kinds of weapons.
Weapons, wearing animal skins, leather armor, and leather helmets with horse tail hair on their heads.
Looking at the attire and equipment, those knights were clearly cavalrymen from Tuqishi.
Zhao Ziliang's expression changed, and he immediately raised his spear and shouted: "They are the cavalry of Tuqishi.
Please be careful and obey my orders."
"Yes, sir."
The others stood up and agreed, all ready to fight.
At this time, the thirty-one cavalrymen were divided into two groups.
The thirty cavalrymen behind were chasing the cavalryman at the front.
The cavalryman who was being chased had already been hit by an arrow in his shoulder armor.
Zhao Ziliang was worried that the other party was using a cruel trick, so he immediately pointed his gun forward and shouted: "Whoever comes here has invaded our territory of the Tang Dynasty.
If you don't retreat quickly, you will not be killed if you don't."
As soon as Zhao Ziliang finished speaking, the ten Tang Army cavalrymen on both sides immediately hung up their spears, raised their bows and arrows, and aimed at the sudden cavalrymen who were speeding forward.
At this time, the injured Tuqi Shi cavalryman who was being pursued whipped his horse desperately and shouted in Turkic: "Commanders of the Tang army in front, save me.
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I am the envoy of Tuqi Shi Huang tribe leader Mohe Dagan.
Tuqi Shi The leader of Dumodu of the Shihei tribe killed the Sulu Khan, and Tuqishi tribes were in chaos.
I was ordered by the leader to come to ask for help from the Celestial Empire and ask the Celestial Empire to send troops to quell the chaos."
Zhao Ziliang's predecessor had guarded the border here for three years and knew some Turkic languages.
Moreover, he himself had some knowledge of this period of history.
Of course he knew that the envoy was lying.
Although the envoy lied, Zhao Ziliang knew that he had to save him.
After all, this person was an envoy and came to ask for help.
Moreover, this was already within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but the other party crossed the border to pursue the envoy.
He had to stop these intruders no matter what.
Riding Shi cavalry.
Zhao Ziliang shouted and asked: "Boss, the other party has thirty cavalry, but we only have eleven cavalry.
Are you afraid?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Don't be afraid" Zhao Ziliang raised his gun and shouted: "Okay, as soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, it is our mission to guard the territory and defend the country.
The Tuqi Shi cavalry has invaded our territory of the Tang Dynasty and treats us as nothing.
We can die, but we will never Sangouzi, who allows the dignity and sovereignty of the Tang Dynasty to be violated and insulted, you protect the envoy and return to Tuoyun Castle.
Others, follow me, God bless the Tang Dynasty."
"kill" The two sides galloped toward each other.
Zhao Ziliang and others quickly received the envoy.
San Gouzi protected the envoy and retreated to Tuoyun Fort.
Zhao Ziliang led the remaining nine cavalry to meet the thirty sudden cavalry who were pursuing them.
The Tang army was well-equipped.
Each cavalryman wore Mingguang armor and was equipped with a spear, a round shield, a bow, thirty arrows, and a long and short horizontal sword.
The armor was tied to the calf, and arm guards were tied to the arms.
And wrist guards, each person also has a special moose antler ring for archery, which is almost armed to the teeth.
Moreover, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Army has always been losing less and winning more.
Every soldier of the Tang Army has strong self-confidence.
Even if the number of cavalry on the opposite side is three times that of Zhao Ziliang and others, even if the opponent has twice as many, Zhao Ziliang will The others were not afraid at all.
"Open the bow and shoot."
Zhao Ziliang rode his horse and rushed into the middle of the team.
The other nine cavalry were on his left and right.
He gave the order and the arrows in the hands of the ten men were shot out.
The range of the Tang army's bows and arrows was longer than that of the sudden cavalry.
Shi Cavalry's bows and arrows have a long range, and before the opponent has time to draw their bows, a round has already been fired here.
"Swish swish" "Ah, ah, ah" Tu Qi Shi's scattered cavalry team suddenly screamed repeatedly.
Five of the ten arrows fired in the first round hit.
The leather armor of Tu Qi Shi's cavalry could not block the sharp attack of the Tang army's cavalry.
With the arrows, the five Tuoqishi cavalrymen fell off their horses and were not sure whether they were alive or dead.
The others continued to rush towards this side.
It seemed that they would not stop until they killed the messenger.
While riding the horse, Zhao Ziliang noticed that after the shot-to-death cavalrymen landed, a green light flew out of their bodies and was absorbed by the ring on his thumb.
Although he was a little surprised, at this time It was a matter of life and death, so I had no intention of paying attention to this.
After one round of shooting, the distance between the two sides was even closer.
At this time, the Tuqi Shi cavalry also opened their bows and shot arrows at Zhao Ziliang and others.
Zhao Ziliang and others were not slow and fired the second round of arrows at the same time.
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"Ding ding ding" the powerful defensive capabilities of the Mingguang Armor appeared.
The arrows shot by the Tuqi Shi cavalry were blocked by the Mingguang Armor worn by the Tang Army and fell to the ground.
Only one Tang Army cavalry was hit in the face by an arrow and died.
After falling off the horse, another Tang Army cavalry was unlucky.
He was hit by an arrow in his left arm, but he was still able to fight.
At this time, the second batch of arrows from Zhao Ziliang and others also fell on the Tu Qi Shi cavalry.
This time, there were six Tu Qi.
Shi cavalry was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse.
After the third round of shooting, a total of three people from the Tang army fell from their horses.
Two were injured by arrows, but they could still fight.
Four more people from the Tuqi Shi cavalry were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
After these three rounds of shooting, Tu Qi Shi The cavalry lost fifteen men, while three of the Tang army's cavalrymen under Zhao Ziliang were killed and two were injured.
In the blink of an eye, half of the Tuqishi cavalry was lost, which made the leader of the Tuqishi cavalry furious.
He was a ferocious-looking strong man.
He held a mace and shouted angrily: "Hula".
The other assault cavalrymen put on their melee weapons and shouted, "Hula!"
The distance between the two sides was too close, and bows and arrows were no longer effective.
Zhao Ziliang and others all held round shields in their left hands and spears in their right hands.
They formed a cone-shaped formation in a short period of time, with Zhao Ziliang as the tip of the cone-shaped formation.
Others followed in turn
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