A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Guo Ziyi—these military governors remembered this name deeply.

It's ruthless!

No, it's a wolf killer!

They dared not imagine how they managed to lead 30,000 men out of the desert after all the safe routes in and out of the desert had been blocked.

With just this one move, he could rival the champion Marquis Huo Qubing of that era and the Marquis of Wu'an of that generation, venturing deep into the vast grasslands, making a thousand-mile raid, and still managing to strike at the heart of the enemy's stronghold even when he didn't know the way or the direction.

"This is destiny, beyond human control!"

One military governor said this, and his statement was endorsed by many others.

There is no other explanation for all of this except for destiny.

"Regardless of whether it's fate or not, what should we do now?"

Jiedushi Guan Huang scratched his head and asked with a frustrated look.

He didn't care whether it was fate or not; he only cared about what they should do now.

They've already embarked on this path. Regardless of whether the Tang Dynasty still has the Mandate of Heaven, or whether Guo Ziyi is as powerful as Huo Qubing, they have no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

As the masterminds of the rebellion and the top ten rebel leaders of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court would absolutely want to skin them alive.

Once they fall into the hands of the imperial court, their only fate is death.

And if they continue fighting, they might not necessarily lose.

Guo Ziyi was still firmly locked down there, only daring to wage guerrilla warfare.

Guo Ziyi only had 30,000 troops, while there were 200,000 elite troops stationed there. Given some time, defeating Guo Ziyi would be a piece of cake.

What they had to do was hold out until Guo Ziyi was defeated and until the support from the other states arrived again.

Moreover, the other states would never want to see them defeated so easily. They even hoped that they could draw more of the Tang Dynasty's attention and slow down the Tang Dynasty's recovery.

Those people definitely didn't want to see their pawns so easily destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Since they didn't want that to happen, they would naturally do everything in their power to support them.

After discussing the matter, the military governors invited the envoy from the Qin Dynasty in again.

The Qin envoys, upon hearing their speculation, also showed expressions of disbelief.

The Qin Dynasty he belonged to was a state established by a branch of the bloodline of Qin Shi Huang. The country promoted a merit-based system that valued the capable and demoted the mediocre. He was chosen as an envoy because he was a knowledgeable and experienced person.

He knew the so-called "Death Desert" like the back of his hand.

As these military governors said, it was indeed a place no human could pass through.

That desolate desert stretches for thousands of miles, barren of all vegetation.

Apart from that little path passed down through generations, which connects the few oases in the desert, the rest of the place is just endless yellow sand, and even the most experienced old camel would lose its way if it went there.

If Guo Ziyi really did come from here, then these military governors really have no way to deal with him.

However, whether these military governors had any power or not was irrelevant to him. He was an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and he pursued the interests of the Tang Dynasty.

The fact is that Guo Ziyi escaped from the defensive lines built by these military governors and came to the rear, affecting their transportation of supplies.

"No matter where Guo Ziyi ran from, you need to take responsibility for this matter."

The envoy spoke with righteous indignation.

Zhao Hu's gaze toward the envoy carried a hint of murderous intent. What kind of creature dared to speak to them like that?

The envoy sensed the murderous intent in Zhao Hu's eyes, but instead of being afraid, he smiled defiantly.

Enraged by this, Zhao Hu drew his sword, intending to kill the envoy from Qin.

The other military governors quickly restrained Zhao Hu, fearing that he might act impulsively and actually kill the Qin envoy.

Qin was one of the three strongest states among those that supported them. If they fell out and Qin cut off their supplies, they would be in a very difficult situation.

What do you want?

Guan Huang asked in a deep voice, and seeing that the Qin envoy was about to make an outrageous demand, he quickly reminded him, "If it goes too far, then we will give up directly, lead our elite troops westward, leave the Tang Dynasty, and establish our own independent state."

"With the strength of our ten military governors, we are well able to carve out a territory in the western countries."

The Qin envoy's face stiffened. Although these 10 military governors had been repeatedly defeated by Gao Shi, their strength was indeed not weak.

If they were to leave the Tang Dynasty and conquer territory in the western countries, it would not be difficult for them, and it would certainly harm the interests of the Tang Dynasty.

The Qin envoy's eyes darted around, and a kind smile appeared on his face.

"Hahahaha, Lord Guan, what are you saying? We are close allies, how could you ask for such an exorbitant amount?"

"As we all know, our Qin state pays great attention to technological innovation. I have heard that during the previous dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once bestowed upon the Wei family, the Prince of Zhongwu, the latest steam engine technology developed by them in order to facilitate communication between the border regions and the Central Plains. It can travel two hundred li per hour, which greatly improves efficiency."

"If we could see for ourselves, I'm sure His Majesty would be overjoyed, and any minor transgressions could be overlooked and forgiven."

"Each of you has a copy of this technology. Even if you give it to my Great Qin, you will still have plenty."

"One set of documents becomes two sets of documents, one source of joy becomes two sources of joy, one set of military funds becomes two sets of military funds—why not?"

The Qin envoy finally revealed his ultimate goal: the latest version of the Wei family's train technology.

However, this technology was quite expensive, which was difficult for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who was only thinking about enjoying himself, to afford. Therefore, he distributed the technology to the border governors, who then raised funds for its construction.

Even the central court found the project difficult, so it was naturally even more difficult for the various military governors to undertake. At this time, many military governors realized that turmoil was imminent in the Tang Dynasty and were thinking about how to strengthen their own troops and military power. Why would they spend a lot of resources on trains?

So this matter has been shelved, and there is still no sign of construction starting.

But this technology is coveted by many countries.

Being able to cover 200 li in one hour already has great strategic significance.

Even for the empire, it can greatly expand the empire's control limits, whether it is mobilizing troops to suppress rebellions, transporting supplies, or providing disaster relief, all of which have a significant strategic boost.

This technology was one of the reasons why the various countries were willing to support these ten military governors.

Guan Huang looked conflicted. This technology wasn't particularly valuable to them, since they weren't the rulers of a country yet, but they knew its worth.

They are particularly afraid that once the technology is handed over, it will be quickly abandoned and countries will withdraw their support.