Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2462 The Knife Behind
The Western Regions are vast and desolate, and all towns and markets are concentrated on oases and beside rivers, and more and more extensive deserts and Gobi deserts are desolate and uninhabited.

Zheng Sanwa and Li Shuanzhuo frantically waved the horsewhip in their hands, whipping the rear of the horse's hips non-stop, and galloped along the desolate ancient road.

The scorching sun above the head seemed to be specially against them. The scorching light kept pouring down, drying up the remaining moisture on the next door, making people's eyes bloom.

Leading the horse from the mountain pass through the thorny path in the canyon beside the Atami, the two galloped without stopping, because they brought enough horses and changed horses along the way, only the one with an empty water bladder Only then will they look for rivers to fetch water, and even dry food is randomly grabbed on horseback and stuffed into their mouths to chew.

They didn't dare to waste a single bit of time, because they knew that this little time was bought by Pao Ze with their lives!

To be able to arrive at Gongyue City as soon as possible to pass the information of the Arab invasion to the army, so that Sima Xue can respond as soon as possible, the sacrifice of the robes is worthwhile.

Of course, they couldn't wait so much, and hoped to lead the reinforcements to the rescue. Maybe if the robes could persevere a little longer, they would have the hope of surviving.

Although this hope is as rare as looking for water in the desert, it is still a glimmer of hope, isn't it?

Not far away, there is a spacious road. Looking east along the road, you can see a city that can be regarded as majestic, that is Zhaosu City.

But the two did not slow down their horses, but crossed the main road and galloped northward from the desert.

There are only [-] defenders in Zhaosu City. Not only can they not retreat from the enemy, they can't even do rescue. Most importantly, if they go to Zhaosu along the main road, it will take half a day's journey in vain.

Wangshan runs a dead horse, the desert Gobi is vast and vast, and the city that seems to be close at hand, it takes at least half a day to run...

The golden black falls in the west, and the jade rabbit rises in the east.

The Gobi at night is full of dangers, and wolves wandering around may appear at any time after the sound of horseshoes. However, the two of them didn't care about thinking so much, and they still galloped their horses, not daring to stop.

The continuous galloping on horseback had already exhausted their physical strength, and sitting on the bumpy horseback could not control the engulfing difficulties. Zheng Sanwa tried hard to keep her fighting eyelids open from time to time, looking at the road ahead, and following the terrain at any time. Change the side and change the sitting position to avoid being thrown off the horse by the galloping horse.

Just when his eyelids were once again glued to the ground, almost unable to open, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground woke him up instantly.

Looking back, the horse running beside him was brisk with four hooves, and there was nothing on the horse's back...

Zheng Sanwa quickly reined in, turned the horse's head and ran back. Not far away, she saw Li Shuanzhuo struggling and moaning on the ground.

Jumping off the horse, her legs were weak and her knees were weak. Zheng Sanwa knelt on the ground and fell like a dog, but she didn't care to wipe the blood from her teeth and crawled to Li Shuanzhu's side. He asked in a loud voice, "Hold on, how about it?"

"Hiss...the leg is broken, and several ribs are probably broken too, I dare not move..."

Li Shuanzhang was lying on the ground, his left leg was twisted into a strange shape under his body, which was obviously broken, and his hands were firmly pressing on his ribs, sweating profusely from the pain.

Zheng Sanwa crawled closer and reached out to help: "Help you up."

But he was caught by Li Shuan and opened his palm...

Li Shuanzhuo gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain, and said in a loud voice: "Hold me! I can't ride a horse anymore, or I will be knocked to death after walking a few steps. Leave me alone and continue on your way. Hurry up and report to Gongyue City." Xue Sima, ask him to send reinforcements to rescue Gao Gaowei and his brothers!"

After saying so many words in one breath, the veins on his forehead throbbed in pain, he opened his mouth, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Apparently, he fell from the horse's back and shook his viscera. If he continued to ride the horse in such a situation, he would be injured more and more after walking a few steps, and he died alive.

Zheng Sanwa also knew that the most important thing at this moment was to rush back to Gongyue City to report the news. The army's son Lang made a decisive decision to attack without any delay. He immediately got up and took off the water bag and the bag containing dry food hanging from the saddle, and threw them to the Li Shuanzhuo said in a deep voice, "Brother hold on, wait for me to come back and save you!"

Li Shuanzhu endured the severe pain: "Hurry up, don't delay!"

Zheng Sanwa gritted her teeth, jumped onto the horse's back, slammed the horse's buttocks, and continued to gallop north without looking back.

Sitting on the horseback, the oncoming cool wind blows into the eyes, a little astringent, I raised my hand to wipe it, but tears were already streaming down...

The Gobi is full of dangers, and for a man with a broken leg and rib, it is almost equivalent to death.

You can't find the water source by yourself. It only takes one day of scorching sun exposure to completely dry out the moisture in the human body and kill the person.

Unless you can meet the herdsmen passing by, it is possible to save a life.

However, in order to gain time, they did not take the main road, but crossed this desolate Gobi desert. Apart from the presence of wolves, there may not be any herdsmen passing by after waiting for a few years...

Zheng Sanwa gritted her teeth, endured extreme exhaustion and sleepiness, held the rein tightly in her hands, and walked forward.

When the sun rose again, he couldn't hold on any longer, so he got off his horse by a puddle just now, leaving the water bag to Li Shuan, so he could only lie on the side of the puddle and gulp water, and then plunge his head into the water , The cool feeling eased the sleepiness a little.

Sitting on the sandy ground, he rubbed his numb legs vigorously, ignoring the already bloody inner sides of his legs, feeling that his legs had regained a little feeling, and immediately struggled to get up, got on the horse and galloped.

At dusk, under the afterglow of the setting sun, a big city loomed ahead.

Over there is Gongyue City!

Zheng Sanwa's lips were chapped and her eyes were dull. She rode her horse and galloped entirely by willpower, and her whole body almost lost consciousness. A group of cavalry in leather armor and with horizontal knives suddenly galloped out from behind a hill, blocking the way .

"Who is coming? Dismount quickly!"

One of the leading generals immediately slashed his sword and yelled loudly.

When Zheng Sanwa saw Tang Jun's uniform on the opponent's body, her tense heartstrings suddenly loosened, and her eyes darkened, and she rolled off the horse's back...

With a sound of "Peng", he fell hard to the ground.

The other party was taken aback, Qi Qile immediately went to check, and when he saw the military uniform on Zheng Sanwa, he was taken aback: "It's our brother!"

Several people hurriedly got off their horses, turned Zheng Sanwa upside down, pinched him and poured water, and it took a long while to wake up Zheng Sanwa.

As soon as she opened her eyes, before she could see the faces of these people clearly, Zheng Sanwa struggled and said, "The Arabs have invaded, with tens of thousands of troops, so inform Sima Xue to take precautions... In addition... Colonel Gao Zhenxing led our brothers Intercept the enemy with Suiye Shuishan Pass, buy time for me, please send reinforcements to rescue as soon as possible!"

Reluctantly speaking these words, Zheng Sanwa had exhausted her strength, fell asleep, and couldn't even open her eyelids.

Everyone was shocked: "Have you found the whereabouts of the Arabs?"

Another person said: "One day and one night, galloping for eight hundred miles... Hiss! Don't die! This is it!"

"The army is on fire, how can I care about my own life? Go back and report to Sima Xue. There is still a group of brothers defending the Suiye Water Mountain Pass in order to stop the enemy. Hurry up and rescue them!"

In the Tang Dynasty, the official roads extend in all directions and the roads are in good condition. Eight hundred miles are enough for a day and a night.However, this is the Western Region, and there are very few roads, and more of them are connected to the big cities, with twists and turns. If you gallop along the main road, the distance will be three times or even four times longer than that in a straight line.

If you want to reach Gongyue City as quickly as possible, you have to go through the Gobi.

In the Gobi, where there are many rocks and rocks, it is difficult to walk, galloping eight hundred miles a day and a night, presumably there is never a moment of rest...

This kind of torture of physical strength, spirit and will is awe-inspiring.

The leading general had a gloomy face, pressed the handle of the horizontal knife with his hand, pondered for a moment, and said: "Help this brother back to Gongyue City, and report to Xue Sima face to face."

"Here!"

Dang even two people stepped forward, helped Zheng Sanwa up, and said, "Brother, well done! Let's go back to the city and report to Xue Sima face to face."

Zheng Sanwa managed to open her eyelids and said weakly, "Thank you..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his back, and lowered his head in astonishment to find that there was a bright knife point on his chest, and blood was dripping down the knife point.

Then, there was a sharp pain...

"Ho...ho..."

There were two sounds in his throat, and he wanted to turn back, but he didn't even have the strength to do so. His legs gave way, and he fell forward, his eyes were dark.

The two soldiers supporting him opened their mouths wide in astonishment, subconsciously let go of their hands and stared blankly at Zheng Sanwa's body thrown to the ground, and turned their heads to look at the general who was still holding a bloody horizontal knife...

The faces of the surrounding soldiers were full of incredulity. This brother rushed hundreds of miles to report the news. He went through all kinds of hardships and persevered to the end. It was a great achievement. Why did he die by his own sword?
(End of this chapter)