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    Long Ying said: "Why did Tubo send troops to help Ashina's loyalty?"

    Feng Guoting said: "I heard the word Tubo and quickly checked the details, but Zong Chuke was unclear. He only said that there was a rebellion in Tubo and the King of Tubo was killed in a palace struggle, but the real situation is not clear.  "

    Long Ying immediately felt as if he had fallen into the abyss, and said in silence: "What?"

    Wan Renyu understood his mood and said: "We must change our schedule and rush to Tubo immediately."

    Feng Guoting said: "Although the itinerary has fallen into the enemy's calculations, there is no other choice."

    Long Ying immediately regained his composure and said: "No! Go straight to Tubo. Waiting like a moth rushing to the fire, he will be slaughtered before reaching Tubo. We still follow the original route and only go south after reaching Puchang Sea and try to cross the Altyn Mountains.  Entering Tubo.¡±

    Wan Renyu said: "This is an expedient measure."

    He turned to Feng Guoting and asked, "What kind of person does Zong Chuke think Suo Ge is?"

    Feng Guoting said: "Su Ge is strategic and extremely ambitious. His younger brother Zhe Nu is brave and good at fighting, with a force of 200,000. Now Suo Ge's tooth tent is set up in Suiye City, called Daya;  Gongyue City in the Yili River Basin serves as a small tooth. If the Turks hadn't been so powerful, I'm afraid Suoge would have gone out to attack and plunder earlier, but now they just focus on plundering to increase their strength."

    Longying thought: "So, Suoge should be like Sun Wanrong, a thorn in the side of the Turks. Could it be that Tubo's attack on Suoge has something to do with Mochui?"

    Feng Guoting said: "If your guess is correct, the civil strife in Tubo should also be directly related to Mochu."

    Wan Renyu said: "Mochu can not only deploy Dajiang Alliance in our place, but of course we can also use the same strategy against Tibet."

    At this time, the food came, but all three of them lost their mood and couldn't taste the food.

    The original feeling that everything was under control disappeared without a trace.

    Long Ying smiled bitterly and said, "I really wish I could use my wings to fly to the plateau immediately."

    The two of them would understand his mood at this moment just by thinking about the uncertain life and death of Hengkong Makino and Mei Xiunafu.

    Longying stood up suddenly and said: "Let's go tonight!"

    The two of them stared at him blankly.

    Longying sat down again.  He said dejectedly: "Just pretend I didn't say that!"

    Those who have never been to the Western Regions will understand the dangers of the mountains and rivers and the difficulties of the roads until they have experienced it.  Long Ying and the other three bid farewell to Chang'an and walked northwest as planned, traveling day and night without incident. In the end, they had forgotten about the enemy who might be watching them.

    Except for the first few days on the road, Longying's anxious and fluctuating emotions calmed down and became as calm as ice and snow.  The demon seeds are playing their due role.

    They crossed the Yellow River, passed through Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang, and exited the customs into a semi-desert area.

    The weather turned hot, so they camped next to a large river to rest.  Thousands of miles of silence, with no trace of anyone except the sparse trees accompanying them.

    Xueer and other six horses gathered on the river beach to drink water and eat grass, while they sat on the rocks beside the bank and shared dry food.

    The horizon is far to the left.  It is an endless stretch of high mountains and ridges, with snow-capped peaks visible, and endless flat land to the right.  The sun high in the sky brings out the various colors of the desert.  Blurred in the blinding white light, the distant scenery became blurred.

    Wan Renyu pointed to the mountains to the south and said: "If I remember correctly, the towering white dots in the mountains should be the Snowy Mountains. The peaks are covered with snow all year round, and no one can climb up. Behind the mountains is the plateau of the Tibetan people.  .¡±

    Long Ying sighed, that feeling of elusiveness.  It's uncomfortable.

    Feng Guoting said: "You won't understand how stupid we are until we leave the customs. As long as the enemy knows that we are going to Tubo, they can intercept us on our only way. The most disadvantageous thing is now.  We still haven¡¯t figured out the route to the plateau. We still have to ask people.¡±

    Wan Renyu looked at the long and dangerous mountains and snowy ridges to the south, and said with a wry smile: "Because our original intention was to go to Qiuci first, we suddenly changed the itinerary and lost our way. We would have been wiser to change our route.  If the upper reaches of the Yangtze River enters Tubo, we will be much more confident."

    He sighed and continued: "Now we are surrounded by mountains and deserts, but compared to Taklimakan, other deserts are just a child's play."

    Feng Guoting looked west and asked, "What's in front of you?"

    Wan Renyu said: "I went to Qiemo City more than ten years ago. At that time, I was focused on the practice of swordsmanship, and my memory is very blurry. However, if the memory is correct, this direction will lead to Puchanghai.  In the prairie area, the big river in front of you is called the Shule River, the southwest is the Kumtag Desert, and the southern end of the desert is the stretching Altun Mountains.??!  I remember someone said that there is a gorge in the Altun Mountains that leads to Qinghai through the Altun Mountains.  "

    Feng Guoting was overjoyed and said: "This will help. Black Teeth Changzhi once defeated the Tubo people in Qinghai. We know that there must be a road between Qinghai and Tubo that can allow a large number of soldiers to pass."

    Wan Renyu muttered: "But I'm afraid that the horses won't be able to withstand the suffering of the desert. The poisonous heat of the desert will quickly drain the moisture from their bodies. It will be difficult for them to exert force and the hot sand will also be too much for them."

    Dragon Eagle scanned the Kumtag Desert at the end of the sky and said, "Where are the ends of these mountains?"

    Wan Renyu said: "There is no end. Next to the Qilian Mountains is the Altun Mountains, followed by the Kunlun Mountains. Tubo is on the plateau behind these large mountains."

    Long Ying said dejectedly: "My mother! I would have asked Hengkong Muye how to get to Tubo."

    Feng Guoting said: "It seems that we have to risk crossing the desert to find a mountain road into Qinghai. It is better than heading in the direction of Taklimakan."

    Looking up at the condor circling high in the sky, I felt inspired and said: "It would be great if I could become it."

    Wan Renyu smiled bitterly and said: "If we go to the battlefield, we are violating a military taboo, which means that our morale will be depressed and our fighting spirit will be lost."

    Feng Guoting said: "When you think that no matter how hard you try, it may be in vain in the end, it's hard to work hard."

    Long Ying agreed from the bottom of his heart. In fact, he was tortured miserably because of the uncertain life and death of Hengkong Makino and Mei Xiunafu.  If we follow common sense, Hengkong Makino is the number one master of Tubo. If the enemy launches an attack, he will definitely be targeted and bear the brunt of the attack. It is indeed a disaster but not a good one.

    Long Ying said in a deep voice: "They should not be dead yet, otherwise they should come to me to entrust their dreams."

    Wan Renyu said: "I'm going to feel terrified when I tell you."

    Feng Guoting said: "I believe in this kind of spiritual response."

    He added: "The night before departure, I did my best to inquire about the road from the north to Tubo. Although no one could provide the exact route, I collected a lot of data about our fight with the Tubo people, which can be used for our reference.  "

    He added: "Most of the wars took place in Qinghai Lake or Sichuan, but one of the battles was when the Tubo general Ge Erqinling led 400,000 Tibetan soldiers to capture the four towns of Anxi. Our court was forced to move the Anxi Protectorate to  West State. What does this teach us?¡±

    The Anxi Protectorate was located in Qiuci.

    Long Ying was in high spirits and said: "Tell me more details."

    Feng Guoting said: "Qinling was stationed on the land of Tuyuhun not long after the country was overthrown. Our dynasty, with Xue Rengui as the general manager of the Luosu Road march, led an army of 50,000 to counterattack the Tibetan army, passing through Shanzhou to Dafeichuan in Qinghai and Hunan.  , and was finally defeated by Qin Ling."

    Longying clapped his legs and said, "No need to guess. There must be a road leading to Qinghai through the Kumtag Desert. It's much easier to go from Qinghai to Tubo."

    Feng Guoting asked Wan Renyu, "How did you originally go to Tubo?"

    Wan Renyu said: "I was only thinking about how to get to Qiuci at first. If I find Huangyuanwu, a guy who knows the Western Regions well, everything will be easy. Fortunately, I have indeed put some effort into the route out of the Western Regions. As long as I reach the south of Taklimakan  Khotan is also the largest oasis in the region, and we can find a shortcut through the Kunlun Mountains to Tubo. Alas! It won¡¯t work without anyone¡¯s guidance. Let¡¯s go to Puchang Sea first and find the residents who are grazing there.  , ask clearly. In a desert without indicators, a slight difference can make a huge difference. The three of us may survive, but the horses will definitely not be able to leave with us."

    Feng Guoting said: "Aren't you afraid of exposing your hidden secrets?"

    Wan Renyu sighed: "There is no other choice, why should I take this risk?"

    Long Ying said: "That's it."

    After the sun went down, the three of them broke camp and set off.

    The light blue hue of the desert replaced the dazzling white light, the temperature dropped sharply, and the biting cold wind blew from time to time.  The terrain along the way is constantly changing. Most of it is a wilderness covered with gravel, with occasional undulating rocks, black stones, or large sand dunes like plump breasts.

    Feng Guoting said: "When Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, which areas did she pass through?"

    Wan Renyu smiled bitterly and said: "It is indeed a good question. I only regret that I focused on asking about the four towns of Anxi and ignored the others."

    Feng Guoting said happily: "I have some memories. I also started from Xidu, crossed the Yellow River next to the desert, entered Qinghai, then passed through Gushan, Ledu, Xining, and climbed to Riyue Mountain. I still had to walk a long way.  , over the Bayan Har Mountains, and finally over the Tanggula Mountains, arriving at the Tibetan plateau."

    Long Ying laughed hoarsely and said: "It's possible that we have avoided the interception of Dajiang Alliance and the mysterious man. HeThey must have thought that because we learned about the national revolution in Tubo, we couldn't wait to follow Princess Wencheng's old path and rush to Tubo, so when we talked to my little brother that day, we looked confident.  Little did we know that at that time we were fully focused on dealing with Faming's sneak attack, and it was not until our last night in Chang'an that we received news of the Tubo palace coup.  Now he has become a lost fool.  "

    Wan Renyu said: "In this kind of area, luck is more important than anything else."

    While talking and laughing, the three of them continued their journey.

    ¡°Suddenly, yesterday¡¯s depression and frustration were swept away.

    Long Ying thought of another thing: did Wu Zhao know about the coup in Tubo?  Logically speaking, if such a big thing happened, Zong Chuke or Wu Youyi would immediately report to Wu Zhao and let her make a decision.  It was reasonable for Wu Youyi not to mention a word when he saw him, because he did not know that he would go to Tubo.  But if Wu Zhao concealed this matter, it would be harmful to him.  Thinking about it carefully, it makes no sense. It is more likely that Wu Chengsi, who was in charge of foreign affairs, deliberately suppressed this important news and only reported it to Wu Zhao after he left Chang'an. Wu Zhao couldn't inform them even if he wanted to.

    "However, Wu Chengsi's move actually helped them, allowing them to avoid the enemy's plans.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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