Since he came to the Northern Xinjiang to supervise grain this time, Li Ling didn't know how many times he had encountered a life-and-death crisis. It seemed that every accident was controlled by others for various reasons, and he could only escape danger by relying on others or luck.

This experience was too bad, and it forced him to face the problem. He was still too fragile and could not take risks with his life in the future. However, these lessons could only be left to pass this level before he was absorbed, because he was facing a bigger crisis. Just a few miles ahead, a border army of more than 2,000 people in the Vietnamese country had already set up its formation in the north, and behind him were the severely-looking Tenggeri and the tribes with less than a thousand people.

It was noon seven days after they escaped from Yunzhou City. According to their journey, they were almost reaching the border between the northern border and the grassland, but they were blocked by such an army. Obviously, during the previous few rushing northwards, they kept exposing their positions, which led to a clear judgment by the border army and set up a last pass here.

The border between Dayue and Mobei is thousands of miles apart. On such a long border, it is naturally impossible to really repair and set up checkpoints everywhere. Therefore, except for some important locations, some remote places are generally arranged to patrol troops. However, such patrols cannot be foolproof in the end, and in many cases, they are just ineffective, so the Central Plains merchants ventured to cross the border in order to earn higher profits, or small groups of Guirong cavalry went south to invade and rob. In this regard, generally, the border troops turned a blind eye and would not do their best for these trivial matters.

There were tribe members in the Tengger team who knew this loophole, so this time they took a long way to avoid several important passes and wanted to return to the north of Mobei from such a remote place. But as a result, they worked hard to take a detour and finally bumped into such a large Vietnamese official army. When they saw the other party's array, the two sides were only five miles apart, and it was difficult for them to twist and escape.

This is not only because of morale influence. Once we avoid war and escape, we will destroy the enemy and increase the enemy, which will cause the already low morale Guirong soldiers to fall into a greater crisis; it is also because they have all the way, and the food and water they carry with them have already reached the bottom. Then they turn around and run away, and they may not be able to return to the grassland alive if they go around elsewhere.

So Tengri had already made a clear idea at this time, that is, he had to enter the grassland from here. When the enemy was strong and we were weak, there was only one thing he could do - push Li Ling to the front and force the Vietnamese army to give way with his noble status.

"Listen to the Yue army on the opposite side, do you think you know who he is?" Tengri stopped moving, and asked someone to let Li Ling go forward for another time, so that the other party could vaguely see his clothes and appearance. When he went to Yunzhou to lobby that day, Li Ling wore the official uniform for the sake of solemnity. Then after experiencing this period of hardship, this official uniform had been damaged in many places, which would be able to cover his body, but it could still make people recognize that this was an official uniform of the fourth grade or above.

This arrangement really had some effect. The Vietnamese soldiers on the opposite side were also curious why the Guirong people drove out a guy who was unable to sit steadily and pushed him in front. Now, after looking carefully, they gave a burst of exclamation, and then reported this amazing discovery to the central army.

Shen Qing, the chief general of this army, frowned deeply when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward. As soon as he arrived in front of the formation, he heard the enemy in front shouting loudly: "You can see clearly that he is the high-ranking official of your Yue State court, named Li Ling. He is also the governor of the transfer of military rations of your Jinzhou border army. If you don't want him to have any trouble, hurry up and let us go, otherwise he will be the first to die!"

With this loud shout, the two cavalry circled from left to right to Li Ling's side, and two knives had already put on his neck. Just as they threatened, once the Vietnamese army dared to attack, they would kill Li Ling's sacrificial flag first.

Shen Qing's expression suddenly tightened. The matter was really big. He was ordered to guard this place, so it was naturally impossible for the enemy to pass. However, he had such an important hostage. If he really had to be a good person, he would not be able to bear such a responsibility.

However, the deputy general Bian Zhou, who was next to him, reacted quickly enough and immediately whispered: "General, as long as we do not recognize this person's identity, there is no need to worry. Even if the court blames it, we can be said to be afraid of being trapped by the enemy. After all, those who do not know are not guilty." As he spoke, he stared at Li Ling from afar, unable to hide his murderous intent.

It was really easy to find a place without any effort. I thought I had no chance to make the contribution to please the prince, but I didn't expect that the contribution was delivered to the door. Yes, like many of the previous border generals, Bian Zhou also wanted to kill Li Ling for the prince, and this time his chance was better than others, because he didn't have to do it himself. He just had to use the sword of Guirong people to kill him, and he could kill the enemy and make contributions in the future. It was a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

Shen Qing also accepted his proposal and immediately asked his subordinates to yell at the same time. He raised his hand and signaled all the soldiers to prepare to rush.

Seeing this, Tengri was nervous and stared at Li Ling again: "Since that's the case, there's nothing more to do. Don't blame me, you can only kill you first."

Hearing these resolute words, Li Ling was even more panicked. In desperation, he didn't care about anything else and quickly said, "Slowly, they are just questioning my identity and can still fight for it. There is a gold medal around my waist. If you ask me to send it over, this is enough to prove my identity."

"Oh?" Tengger looked at him, but he didn't expect that this guy had a backhand, so he asked someone to touch Li Ling's waist. Sure enough, he found a heavy gold medal from there. The Ghost Rong people didn't recognize the words on the gold medal, so they just hummed and shouted: "Let's see what this is? How can our men on the grassland deceive you with lies?"

As he said that, a cavalry held up the gold medal and ran up, and stopped the horse when he arrived at a distance of one arrow from the other party, and threw the gold medal over.

The gold medal drew an arc in the air and fell on the ground in front of Shen Qing and his horses, which made the ready-to-run troops stagnate. Shen Qing nodded even more and asked a personal soldier to step forward, pick up the gold medal, and show it to himself.

When the four words "As I'm here" were written in front of the face, and the five-clawed golden dragon was carved on the back. The gold medal that only the royal family could use fell into his eyes, Shen Qing's body suddenly stiffened. He knew the weight of the gold medal and was also convinced that the prisoner in front was Li Ling himself.

For Li Ling, he has long been famous because during this period, the military rations on the front line were arranged and transported by Li Ling. Just from the military generals and civilians who escorted grain, I heard about many things about this high-ranking official in the court. Everyone was very respectful to him, which affected these border soldiers. But I didn't expect that this scene would be like when I really saw him.

Shen Qing was even more worried now, so he thought about whether to let them go through the road. Naturally, his expression could not be hidden from Bian Zhou. The man quickly persuaded: "General, you can't lose the big picture because of the small. If you let them go because you are afraid of throwing them over, I am afraid that the court will blame the general. If you leave them behind, you can leave them behind. Even if Lord Li really dies, we can have an explanation. And you think, if you really let them go, Lord Li can ensure safety? On the grassland, he has no value in use, and is not going to die? So it's better to take a gamble, and there is still one in ten thousand possible to save Lord Li. Even if he is not good, he can sacrifice his life for the country and leave his name in history."

In order to achieve his goal, Bian Zhou performed extraordinaryly this time and showed unprecedented amazing eloquence.

Shen Qing was still hesitant. This was ultimately related to the life and death of a high-ranking official in the court, and he was a high-ranking official holding heavy power. He really didn't dare to order at will. This emotion also infected the two thousand border troops behind him, and they seemed hesitant, and even the formation was a little scattered.

This flaw was immediately caught by Tenggeri. He stopped delaying, and immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Kill up, rush over to the grassland, we can go home! Kill!" With the roar, he knocked his legs hard on the horse's belly, and then he jumped out and rushed forward.

When other Gui Rong soldiers heard this, they were inspired by his actions and stopped hesitating. They rode their horses and rushed up. They were only one step away from their hometown in the grassland. They could go home safely. If they took a step back, they would be doomed. So what else can I think about? They would be finished.

So nearly a thousand Guirong cavalry rushed towards the defense line of the Vietnamese army like a tide, and Li Ling was also surrounded by them in the front, and he couldn't help but move forward at the same speed. What's more difficult for him than other Guirong people was that his hands were tied behind him and his legs were tightly tied to the horse, so his body could only rush upside down, but he was not really pushed off the horse.

Three or five miles away was a blink of an eye for the cavalry. Before the Vietnamese army in front had responded, the enemy had already rushed forward fiercely. Seeing this, many people subconsciously took a step back, and even the archer raised the bow and arrow, they wanted to use random arrows to defeat the enemy.

Although Shen Qing was still hesitant, at this time, he had to respond and ordered loudly: "Stop them!"

At the same time, Bian Zhou shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

As soon as the words came, two or three hundred of them flew out of the string, roaring towards the Guirong cavalry, and shot down dozens of people in the front. But this did not delay the Guirong people's rushing forward, but instead stimulated their fierceness. With the roar, they rushed to the front of the army, and the two sides immediately launched a close-knit bloody battle.
Chapter completed!