It is late at night, the moon is brighter, and the stars are like dreams.

The cool breeze blew across the Gobi Desert, and the big flag on Tianma Shu roared in the darkness, spreading a solemn atmosphere in the sky and earth.

The sound of the flute is melodious and sad, and it whirls gently with the wind in the dark night, like withered and yellow fallen leaves, singing endless sadness and loneliness, gradually disappearing, leaving only a ghost, a touch of melancholy, and a drop of broken tears.

Galan sat cross-legged on her hunchback, wrapped in a black cloak, closed her eyes, and blew the flute lightly, and was intoxicated. It seemed that only this sad sound was left in the world.

The fire rose to the sky, and the agile body was like a blood-colored stone sculpture. The blizzard snuggled under it, staring at the depths of the darkness with clear eyes. The footsteps sounded, Bu Yi and Jiang Duhou shook their tall bodies slowly appeared.

"He still hasn't forgotten." Jiang Duhou sighed, "Even if he killed the Khan of the Turks, he could not let go of the hatred in his heart, and he could not forget those dead brothers."

"Can you forget?" A trace of sadness flashed through Buyi's eyes. "For more than a year, the wind and sand of Tulunchuan drove away his inner demons. He no longer became crazy because of hatred and no longer killed because of pain. Seeing a smile on his face again, and hearing his flying singing sing again, our hard work over the past year has not been in vain. The young brother who was full of energy and guided the country back then is back."

"I have been with him in this place where birds do not shit for more than a year. If he can't get rid of the control of the inner demon and continue to be crazy, then we will go crazy too, and be driven crazy by him." Jiang Duhou's finger was sitting on the hunchback, his eyes showing a worried look, "But I think he is still fine. Listen to the sound of the flute, it is obviously a true feeling. He has not completely forgotten the past and has not been able to get out of hell."

Buyi sighed sadly, "Everyone needs a place to vent his pain. He needs it, and I need it too. Otherwise, we will go crazy one day, completely lose our minds, and become a wolf who only knows how to kill."

"I don't need it." Jiang Duhou proudly patted his chest, "I am gifted and don't know the past, let alone the pain."

"Because you are a wild beast." Buyi glared at him angrily and cursed, "a heartless big black bear."

"Aren't you a wild beast?" Jiang Duhou looked at him strangely, "Didn't you say, you are a wolf from the north?"

Buyi smiled and pointed at Galan, "That is a wolf from the north."

While laughing and cursing each other, the two walked towards Galan. Seeing that they were two old friends, Blizzard jumped up to meet them. It grew up under the care of the Northwest Wolf and had a special relationship with the Northwest Wolf.

Buyi leaned over and touched Blizzard's long neck hair. Jiang Duhou gave it a bear hug and kissed it hard on the face, "Good son, kiss one."

The sound of the flute stopped, and Galan appeared. The three brothers stood side by side, looking at the deep night sky, as if looking for those brothers who had passed away.

"I've decided." Buyi's voice was low, revealing a sense of determination, "Give up the guards and back to the capital."

Galan's face was calm and silent.

Jiangduhou sneered, "Achaelu launched a large-scale counterattack, and it was fierce. We were going to die if we entered, and we were going to die if we were going to defend, and we were going to die in vain. If we died in vain, it would be better to retreat to Khotan and wait for the opportunity to counterattack."

"Military orders must not be violated." The common man was decisive.

"One time and another time, the situation has changed. Continuing to obey military orders will only lead to one's own defeat, but it will not be beneficial to reverse the situation." Jiang Duhou faced tit for tit. "The purpose of obeying military orders is to defeat the enemy. The prerequisite for defeating the enemy is to preserve strength." Jiang Duhou showed contempt, "Are you scared? Where was your courage back then? Do you know that fighting with Achaelu with dozens of lives, putting them to death, and letting them bury you with you is a shameless and despicable cowardly act." Jiang Duhou glared and shouted loudly, "You are a coward!"

Buyi's face was as deep as water, and she turned around and looked at Jialan, her eyes showing expectation.

Before Jialan was expelled from the people, his military officer was the highest among the Northwest Wolf Soldiers, with the most military achievements and the strongest strength. Therefore, although he was young, he had a high prestige. In addition, he was both civil and military, had outstanding talents, was righteous and willing to slap swords for his brothers and go through fire and water, so he spoke very heavily. In the past few years, many of the major tasks performed by the Northwest Wolf were planned and directed by him. If he received support from Jialan today, returning to the capital would be a foregone conclusion.

Jiang Duhou's eyes were like torches, staring at Jia Lan, and he was as if he was disagreeing with his words.

"You can't defend the garrison and kill the way." Galan said calmly, "You can't withdraw Yutian, either. That's the choice after the end of the road, but the situation has not yet reached the end of the road."

"Do you agree to return to the capital?" Jiang Duhou asked sternly, "Do you want to watch dozens of lives die at the hands of Achaelu?"

"There is a caravan that must go north and to Dunhuang." Jialan continued calmly, "My opinion is that the three of us act separately, one of us will lead the garrison guards to Shanshan, and the other two will be ordered to return to the capital."

This is a compromise strategy. Buyi and Jiang Duhou pondered and said nothing.

"What's the secret of that caravan? Why did the Black Turks stop and kill them?" asked Buyi.

Jialan did not hide it and briefly introduced the matter of Zhaowu Qu Shuzhi, "If he could arrive in Chang'an safely, his two brothers would have made contributions."

"Are you sure the emperor will help him?" Jiang Duhou expressed doubts about this.

"The core of Chang'an's western territory policy is to use barbarians to control barbarians, and the specific approach is to support the weak to curb the strong, and then let the Western Tu tribes fight each other and kill each other, and always fall into the quagmire of war and cannot urge themselves. In the end, it is impossible to form a unified force to threaten the security of our Middle Earth." Jialan said confidently, "If you are Chang'an, would you allow the Western Turkic Khan to imprison the old king of Kang Guo, and continue to weaken the power of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu, and eventually Xiongba Yaoshen and Wuhu, unify the vast land west of the Pamir Mountains?"

Buyi and Jiang Duhou looked at each other and met the head of the earth. If they let the garrisons die in vain on the battlefield, it would be better to benefit the rare opportunity now, so that they could protect their lives in Shanshan in the name of protecting the caravan.

"Achaelu surrounded Qiwei City and the Silk Road has been cut off. How can we go north?" Buyi asked again.

"Entering Tulun River, along the Qiemo River, heading north to Loulan Ancient City."

"Asina He Bao." Buyi and Jiang Duhou looked at each other and knew Galan's plan.

"You escort the caravan to the ancient city of Loulan, and Xiong Ba and I will return to the capital." Bu Yi pointed at Jialan and said in an unquestionable tone.

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The red sun rises, the morning glow fills the sky, and the blue sky opens its broad mind, bringing all the joys and pains of the world into it, turning it into eternal light.

Under the light, poplar blooms with golden sacred light, and the beautiful and holy light illuminates the hearts of every creature and eliminates every haze.

The haze shrouded on Tianma Shu had dissipated. On that day, Zhong Lei, the lord of Ma Shu, ordered to abandon the guards and guards and guards to go north to Shanshan, the haze immediately disappeared. The guards knew that their lives had been continued, the prisoners knew that they had escaped from the death, and Zhaowu Qu Shuzhi had to be convinced by Shi Penglai's scheming and ingenious plot, the giant Shi Kingdom actually won the gambling magically. As for the other Hujia who were in the same situation, they chose to go north after weighing the pros and cons. They did not believe in the strength of the Great Sui garrison, but the luck of the famous giant Shi Penglai. Following Shi Penglai. Even though they had gained little on this trip, the relationship with Shi Penglai was an incalculable wealth.

From the early morning, Tianmashu began preparations before evacuation, and the more than 100 camel horses seized played a major role. After dawn, when everything was basically ready and everyone sat down with their tired bodies to rest, a warm and moving picture quietly jumped into their eyes.

Under the red sun, beside the golden poplar forest, the swing is flying in the air. The little girl with long white hair stands on the swing stand and flies freely. Her clothes are rolling, her long hair is like a training, and countless fallen leaves fall from the sky, like golden butterflies or red dragonflies, circling around, moving with the wind or dancing gracefully, colorful and beautiful, just like a fairyland.

Kalan was wearing a yellow robe and military uniform, standing quietly among the fallen leaves, accompanying the little girl. Whenever the swing flew past him, his hand would give him a hand to keep the swing at a safe height.

Blizzard looked at the little girl with his head raised, as if he was protecting her, and as if he was envious of the little girl who could fly in the air.

Everyone looked silently, stared at, and felt the beauty of this moment, the warmth of this moment, the swing bathed in the rising sun, the child like an elf flying in the golden world, the back of the swing standing quietly in the painting, leaning over and pushing the swing, like a gentle breeze blowing through their tired hearts, and like a sweet and warm spring flowing through their hearts, making them obsessed with it, as if intoxicated, completely forgetting fatigue and time.

Zhaowu Qu Shuzhi stood silently. In the morning light, he understood a lot. The world in front of him suddenly became bigger, colorful and full of vitality. Looking back, he realized that he had only pursued power and wealth for the past twenty years, and was only concerned about fighting in the power field. He thought that the world was only black and white, and he had no idea that he had lost and had abandoned a lot. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, and tears quietly blurred his eyes. What his sister needed was the care of her parents, the love of her brothers and sisters, and family affection. However, in Kangguo, in the palace full of blood and killing, her sister had nothing.

"Thank you!" Qu Shuzhi said to Shi Penglai beside him.

Shi Penglai smiled slightly, "I believe in my luck, but I believe in Galan more." He thought Qu Shuzhi was thanking him for escorting him north, but he didn't know that what the two of them thought was apart.

"Thank you!" Qu Shuzhi said sincerely again.

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Four hundred elite cavalry rushed to Tianma Shu like a wind and lightning. The Tuyuhun people arrived again, but what the Tuyuhun people saw was a ruin, a Tianma Shu that was completely destroyed by the fire.

Mu Kui's face turned pale and he was furious.

Fu Yun Khan gave him three hundred cavalry reinforcements and gave him an order to capture Tianma Shu, kill the Northwest Wolf, and then send three heads and three wolf-headed protective gear to Khan's tent, especially the golden wolf-headed protective gear and its head under the protective gear. If it fails, the crime will be unforgivable, and beheaded!

Shame can only be cleansed with blood. If it fails, even if Fu Yun Khan spares him and does not die, he will have no face to live in the world.

"Find them." Mu Kui ordered, "must find them."

The wolfdog was released, the hawk flew into the sky, and the Tuyuhun people scattered around, looking for traces of the Great Sui people.

A thick poplar tree had its skin about a meter long peeled off, with large characters engraved on it and covered with blood, which was shocking.

Those who offend me, strong Han, will be punished even if they are far away!

Tuyuhun people practiced the Han system and used Chinese characters. Ordinary soldiers did not learn Chinese characters, but Mu Kui, who was the Duke, was proficient in Chinese. When he saw this line of characters, his anger burst out and he snatched his knife and chopped it up, "If you don't kill Han'er, you won't be a human being!"

The Great Sui Dynasty destroyed the Tuyuhun people's country by force, and was a very evil robber. Now the robbers have become the owner of this land, and the Tuyuhun people who lived here for generations have become unforgivable robbers. Is there any law of nature in this world? There is no law of nature in the world, only fists. Whoever has a hard fist represents the law of nature.

A centurion came with a horse, "Jiangyuangong, the Great Sui people went northwest."

Northwest Mu Kui was a little confused. He thought that the Sui people must have gone to Yutian and went to Yutian to take refuge. He was planning to disguise himself as a caravan and go to Yutian to hunt him down.

"Are you sure Han'er went to Tulunchuan?"

"Not only did the Great Sui people go to Tulunchuan, but the caravan also went to Tulunchuan."

Before the centurion finished speaking, Mu Kui had already understood, "Qianmoshui? They are going to go north to Loulan along Qimoshui."

"Jiangyuan Gong, should we follow and chase after you, or should we go back to Qiemo City first, and then chase after you along the east bank of Qiemo Water?"

"The Sui people must be on the west bank of Qiemo River. Once they encounter danger, they will be able to escape into the depths of the desert immediately." Mu Kui sneered, "Even if they go to heaven and earth, I will chase them, cut off their heads, and wash away their former shame."

"Transfer the order, hundreds of cavalry guard the garrison, and three hundred cavalry follow me into Tulunchuan to chase and kill."

"I ordered the soldiers to prepare more dry food and water, maybe this time we will enter the depths of the Sea of ​​Death. Another message from Khan, begging him to send a team of troops to patrol the east coast of Qiemoshui to prevent the Great Sui people from escaping from the east coast."

The centurion bowed and sang.

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The Qiemo River descended from Kunlun, passed through the Gobi Desert, flowed through Qiemo City, then rushed into Tulunchuan, turned a corner in the sea of ​​sand, then rushed north, flowed through the ancient city of Loulan, and finally flowed into the Puchang Sea.

The Great Sui garrison guarded the caravan to Hongfeng Sea, which was the corner of the Qiemo River, and camped for rest.

There are large areas of poplar euphratica and Xihe willow here, as well as clear river water, and the scenery is pleasant.

The garrisons and merchants who had been walking in the desert for three days were exhausted, and camels and horses were exhausted, so this place was just for rest.

Galan took off Mili, hugged Xueer, and rushed to the river with her camel horse mastiff, and took the lead in bathing the snow that had been painted gray-yellow by the wind and sand.

These days, Xueer and Galan are inseparable from each other, and their relationship with Blizzard has gradually improved. It is estimated that Blizzard will fully accept Xueer in a while. Jialan and Qu Shuzhi are both looking forward to this, looking forward to seeing Blizzard and Xueer hugging each other, looking forward to Xueer's illness improving as a result, and God gives a miracle.

Suddenly, the big horns burst into shock and the alarm sounded soaring into the sky.

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Chapter completed!