From Yiwu City to Kucha, and then to Shuye, there is a road with solid loess. Above the road, dozens of black-armored soldiers are walking.
During the Tang Dynasty, the system of post stations was extremely developed. In theory, one post was set up every thirty miles. The government allowed the people to build inns in the middle of the two post stations. Therefore, if you were walking on the official road, basically one stop was available for pedestrians every fifteen miles.
rest.
However, because it has not been restored for a long time, the road from Kucha to Shuye is obviously difficult to walk. Naturally, the stations leading from Kucha to Shuye were all destroyed by war.
As soon as the autumn rain falls, the journey that is already difficult to walk becomes muddy, and the mount under the crotch may fall into the mud pit anytime and anywhere.
These dozens of people were probably rushing to go horses and whip frequently, but the beast under his crotch seemed to be more powerful and refused to move at all.
"Oh, Qin Lin, let's go off here." Looking up at the rising sun hanging in the middle of the sky, the rider at the middle of the journey said. It seemed that he was the leader of the journey. That call
For Qin Lin's rider, he just replied: "Okay, I'll ask my brothers to prepare. General Bai Yuanguang, it's just that here is still a distance from the tavern, are you?"
"Don't worry about me. I just happened to get off the horse and move. The ride along the way almost made my old bones fall apart."
He waved his hand with a smile, obviously feeling quite relaxed.
Everyone got off the horse and walked forward along the dirt road, and they were inevitably disturbed by the scenery beside the road.
I saw people from the roadside in ragged clothes, as old as 80s, as well as children in the corner. Bai Yuanguang couldn't help but feel confused. He dismounted and walked towards a refugee. "Sir, where are you going?"
Looking up slightly, an old man with a beard with white beard said sadly: "Child, are you from Suiye City? Listen to my advice, don't go. The big cannibals there are about to come, like us
If the common people were not taken to be civil servants during wartime, they would be abandoned outside the city to reduce the burden in the city. Who made us have a poor life? They had to ask our family to escape. There is also a cousin from afar in Anxi.
Didn’t you go to join them? Alas, why did the emperor compete with the cannibals? Is this still a way out for us ordinary people?"
In the eyes of these people, destroying their families and relieving difficulties is what the dignitaries and nobles, princes and generals need to do. After they have eaten the salary of the court and enjoyed so many generous treatments, they should naturally stand up in the national crisis. And these people are just
After eating the last meal, I didn’t have the last meal, so I naturally don’t need to worry about these little things.
Judging from the appearance of these people in front of you, they should be rich young men who want to find wealth. Is this fame so easy to find? The Great Protector of Anxi brought so many children to fight against the cannibals, but now he hasn't even returned a living person.
.Listen to the news from Ye Xibian, the Tang Dynasty coalition was defeated in a crushing defeat, and even Gao Xianzhi himself was captured alive and humiliated repeatedly.
Alas, let's run away quickly. As the big cannibals are about to attack Anxi. If Anxi is in danger, they will flee to Longyou. If Longyou is in a hurry, they will move to Guanzhong. Could it be that such a large territory of the Tang Dynasty will still be
Don't have a place for them?
Bai Yuanguang wanted to say something, but Qin Lin rushed forward and whispered: "Old man, then we won't disturb you anymore. You can hurry up and arrive at Anxi as soon as possible, so that you can get some time soon.
place."
After the refugees left, Bai Yuanguang said in confusion: "Old Qin, how can you let them go? We should advise them to return to Shuye. The Tang Dynasty law stipulates that whenever they encounter escaped people, they should assist the government in arresting them. When we arrive at the capital, we will not send it to the government for investigation, but we cannot just let them escape to Anxi."
What he said is right. If it were in the past, it would be fine for these people to escape to Anxi. But just one month ago, the governor of Shule, Li Kuo, led Tianwei Jianer to recapture the Thunder Ye City and return it to the Tang Dynasty territory. In this way, the people of the land of Broken Leaf should abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and should not move without authorization.
Qin Lin sighed: "General Bai, you should give them a way out. Haven't you heard them say that they can't survive in Saiye. In Anxi, they are also my people of the Tang Dynasty. But I'm worried. , If this continues, how many people are willing to serve the people of the Tang Dynasty?"
Why is Bai Yuanguang's words disrespectful? If they fall into the hands of those who are interested, the consequences will be unimaginable. Fortunately, this is a private conversation between the two, and nothing is wrong.
"Old Qin, are you saying that our Tang Dynasty is not as perfect as I thought?" Bai Yuanguang asked in suspicion as he looked at the backs of the refugees who had gone away.
Shaking his head lightly, Qin Lin said loudly: "General Bai is extremely heroic and powerful. He can understand some things without saying much."
"Is the Tang Dynasty really not as beautiful as I imagined? Or is it just an exception?" Bai Yuanguang, who was silent in his heart, unconsciously glanced at the refugees who were leaving, and was stunned for a moment.
In the afternoon, Bai Yuanguang was drinking a slutty wine in a tavern near the northern palace of Suiye City. A month ago, the news of Li Kuo capturing Suiye City came, which made the generals left behind in Kucha very happy. Everyone thought, This is a good omen. Gao Shuai can definitely defeat the enemy in Talas. But as time goes by, everyone becomes vaguely uneasy. If Gao Shuai really wins, there should be a good news from the whistle and cavalry generals. Send it back to Anxi. But nearly half a year has passed, but there has not even been a little news back.
At first, Shuye City would send someone to Kucha to report the surrounding situation every ten days. But since the letter was delivered 17 days ago, no news has been heard yet. Seeing that Shuye was also broken After hearing the news, Bai Yuanguang was anxious and took more than a dozen confidants to Shuye to see what happened.
I thought the form of the broken leaves was very stable, but after he entered the city, he found that the Tang people's control over the broken leaves was far from the level of the four Anxi towns. In other words, if you are not careful, the broken leaves may be lost! And he Another news said that the governor of Shule Li Kuo had brought 5,000 cavalry to Talas to respond!
Of course he knew what this meant. Even if Gao Shuai did not lose, he would definitely have encountered some trouble, otherwise he would never ask others to respond with his strong temperament!
He was sipping the strong wine alone, but he saw a group of soldiers arguing fiercely on a square table next to him.
A person who seemed to be in high spirits complained: "I want to say that this life is impossible. The military pay I owe a few days ago has not been paid yet, and now there is a drought. In this situation, the left-behind adults do not open warehouses and release grain. , I'm afraid that the tragedy of Yizi's food will happen soon. You said that he didn't even dare to release food, and could he pay our military pay? We worked hard for more than a year and ended up in vain. The honest man is It's not like this, right?"
The soldiers were already full of resentment, and after his advocacy, the gunpowder barrel that seemed to have been ignited was out of control.
"That's right, even though he clearly said that Leaf City was broken, he gave us military pay. Why did his subordinates who stole so many, but we didn't even fall behind?"
"I heard that the Anxi army was defeated by the great cannibals in Talas, and the great cannibals were about to come. At that time, do you think the Tuqi Shiren will still defend the city in a slew together with us? I'm afraid that
At that time, our heads became their meeting gift for the cannibals? The guy who sniffed the fire is not a good guy. Only when we Governor Li was here could he barely suppress his momentum. Now there is no one in the city.
He won't have to make a fuss?"
The person who spoke was a troop coach with triangular eyes. His words were sarcastic and made the atmosphere of war come to be particularly enthusiastic. It seemed that in a flash, the cannibals would come to the city and kill everyone.
"Yes, we can't be bullied like this!"
"It's the opposite, there's no way to survive."
"Will the left-behind adults be greedy for our military pay?"
"In my opinion, it was him who did it!"
"If Governor Li was still in Suoye City, he would definitely not let the situation develop like this. But he is not here now. In my opinion, this left-behind Wu Fuhui is obviously a fool general. Everyone follows him just to die!"
These soldiers were very noisy when they said and said something. Bai Yuanguang, who was beside him, held back the boredom in his heart and listened patiently.
"Everyone, thanks to my brothers, we have made it clear today. His surname is Wu, not only greedy for our military pay, but also for the people's life-saving money. If we continue to endure this, how can we be right?