When the sun sets, the afterglow dyes the lush forests on both sides of the Bailong River with golden color. The water of the Bailong River is shallow and clear, the water flows smoothly, and the bottom of the water is filled with stones rushing down from the mountain.

Dabu put his foot into the river and stepped on a smooth stone. The cold river water made Dabu shudder, but the scorching pain on his left foot was slightly relieved. Dabu and Drepung sat by the river. The two sat in the sunset for a long time, greedily taking in all the scenery.

As the sky gradually became dark, Drepung turned around and sighed to Dabu beside him: "The white dragon water is so clear! The Shu people are vulnerable, but they occupy such a good place. Let's just occupy the Jiezhou and bring all the tribes here."

Dabu was the leader of the Tubo tribe army. His face was dark, his eyes were inwardly curled, his hair was slightly curled, and there was a scar on his left forehead. Dabu was not optimistic about Drepung. He kicked the Bailong River water with his feet and said, "How powerful and brilliant were we Tubo people in the past. We resisted the Great Food in the west, rejected the Uighurs in the north, destroyed the Tuyuhun, conquered the Nanzhao Kingdom, and still galloped across the city of Chang'an. The little Dangxiang people were just small tribes that depended on us. But who would have thought that all things were reincarnated, and now the Dangxiang people forced us to have no place to stand. Do you know the reason?"

Drepung looked at Dabu respectfully and listened to Dabu saying the following.

Dabu did not continue to speak, picked up the iron helmet, filled the river water, and drank a few big sips. After drinking the water, Dabu pointed to the sky and said to Drepung: "Look, the sky is boundless and vast. The land of the Tang people is as wide as this sky, and the army of the Tang people is as many as stars. We Tubo used the power of the whole clan to fight against the Tang people. Although we fought countless battles and occupied a lot of land, we could not hurt the Tang people in the end. Grandpa Zanjie said that the Tubo people fought too many wars with the Tang people and were exhausted by the Tang people."

The river water flowed down from the mountains, and the water temperature was very low. Dabu shivered and retracted his feet from the riverside, saying, "The Dangxiang people are sandwiched between us Tubo and the Tang people. If the side is stronger, they will surrender to the other side. Instead, they will become stronger and stronger. We must learn from the Dangxiang people, and we don't have to fight against the Shu people. We are weak now. If we don't fight against the city of Jiezhou, we will just grab some property in the village and be able to survive the winter."

Drepung did not understand Dabu's claim that he would not fight the city. He said: "The Shu people are cowardly. We occupy the Jiezhou. This Bailongjiang is ours. Women and the elderly can have a good winter."

Da Bu said: "Look at the scar on my forehead, it was cut by the Shu people. In recent years, we have fought with Shu people a lot, and Shu people are not easy to mess with. The one we defeated yesterday was definitely not the main force of the Shu army. If we conquered Jiezhou, the Shu army would definitely take revenge. There are only a few people in our tribe, killing 1,000 people and 800 of them will harm ourselves. In a short time, there will be no warrior in our tribe."

The six hundred Tubo people led by Dabu all came from the Hunmo tribe of Tubo.

The Hunmo tribe was a new tribe of Tubo, which only lasted a hundred years ago. The emergence of this tribe was caused by an internal strife. In 846 AD, the two major forces of Tubo fought for the position of Punpu. According to the Tubo practice, wealthy families brought slaves with them when they went to war. The slaves usually farmed and herded for their masters, and followed their masters to serve in the military service. During this war, a large number of slaves left their masters and merged into tribes, scattered in Gan, Su, Gua, Sha, He, Wei, Min, Die, Dang and other states. Later, many Tubo civilians also joined this tribe.

Gan, Lan and other states belonged to the Helong area of ​​the Tang Dynasty. During the An Lushan rebellion, all the elite soldiers in Helong were drawn to the mainland to quell the rebellion, and the border defense was empty. Tubo took the opportunity to invade the Helong area. In 847 AD, Zhang Yichao, a native of Shazhou, raised an incident in Shazhou, and the Tang people responded. Zhang Yichao quickly collected Gan, Lan and other states. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang established Guiyi Army in Shazhou, and Zhang Yichao was appointed as the governor of Zhang Yichao. During the reign of Emperor Ai of Tang, all heroes emerged, and the Tang family was weak. Zhang Yichao's grandson Zhang Chengfeng established himself as the emperor in white and established the title of Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty.

During the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo Kingdom was also severely damaged by years of wars, and eventually became divided and no longer powerful. The Uighurs and Dangxiang forces continued to invade Jinshan Kingdom. After years of war, in 911 AD, Uighur soldiers approached Shazhou. Zhang Chengfeng forced to surrender and regarded the Uighur Khan as his father.

The Hunmo tribe happened to be on the territory of Jinshan Kingdom. In Jinshan Kingdom, the Tubo people and the Tang people lived together for a long time and assimilated each other. Jinshan Kingdom was actually a regime that ruled the Han and Fan tribes. Dabu's grandfather Jiezan was the general of the Left Wu Guard of Jinshan Kingdom. When he fought with the Uighurs, he died on the battlefield. After the demise of Jinshan Kingdom, Dabu's tribe continued to move eastward and finally came to grazing in Zhuoni area.

At this time, the Dangxiang Tuoba tribe had become stronger and continued to expand eastward and southward. Dabu led the tribal army and the Tuoba cavalry to fight many times. In mid-August, Dabu led the army and the Tuoba cavalry to fight in the northern part of Zhuoni. The entire Dabu army was less than 2,000, and lost to the brigade of Tuoba cavalry. More than half of the casualties were killed and half. Dabu led the remaining 600 men and horses and tribal women and children all the way south, and finally came to Jiezhou and settled the tribal women and children. Dabu led his army to Jiezhou to grab property.

After defeating the Jiezhou army, the tribe soldiers were very happy. When Dabu was a child, he followed his grandfather to Jingzhao Mansion, Daliang and other places. Therefore, Dabu's vision was far broader than that of ordinary Tubo people. He was not happy at all about the victory during the day, but instead fell into deep concerns about the future of the tribe.

After Dabu was stationed in the camp, he sent four soldiers to guard the grass on the east to avoid being attacked. No one from Dabu or Drepung expected that despite their close defense, the two Black Eagle Army soldiers quietly sneaked into the grass on the Bailong River and approached their camp.

The Tubo people defeated the army of the ranks of infantry with few enemies. Only then did Shi Hu know the Tubo people's experience and look at the combat effectiveness of the Tubo people. When the Black Diao Army was reorganized, each battalion had a reconnaissance team, organized into fifty people, with the original Lion Camp reconnaissance cavalry as the backbone. Shi Hu carefully asked about the equipment of the Tubo people, and after tactics, he sent all 20 experienced Lion Camp reconnaissance cavalry out of the city to investigate the movements of the Tubo people.

The Lion Camp reconnaissance cavalry Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying are old partners. After receiving the mission, the two changed into black and green reconnaissance suits and disappeared into the night.

The search area for the two was the right bank of Bailong River. Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying searched carefully along the river bank. On the right bank of Bailong River, twenty miles away from Jiezhou City, there is a turning point in the Bailong River. The river water here is wider than the ordinary river surface and the water flows smoothly. The right bank is a small flat land formed by the alluvial river water. It is lush trees and overgrown weeds, which is a good place to stay.

Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying sneaked into the grass one after another. Zhou Qing bent over, his steps were slow, and he was vigilantly observing the situation ahead. Generally speaking, the enemy would arrange some sentries around the camp. The vegetation was lush on the banks of the Bailong River, and if the sentry was lurking and still, it would be extremely difficult to detect.

After hearing the faint sound of war horses, Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying knew that they had found the Tubo people's camp. The two of them immediately crawled forward, and the speed of moving was extremely slow, so as to minimize the noise. In the night, the entire river bank was filled with frogs and insects. The slight sound of Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying crawling was all covered by the frogs and insects. They did not dare to get too close, so they crawled to a place about 600 meters away from the Tubo people's camp to stop. The Tubo people's tents could be clearly seen here.

After Zhou Qing found the lurking point, he lay quietly in the grass to observe the movements of the Tubo people. The mosquitoes on the river bank were huge in shape, circling around Zhou Qing with ecstasy, and a buzzing sound was heard everywhere. Zhou Qing was a native of Chanzhou and loved to listen to books in teahouses since he was a child. The stories of "burning boats, ambushing on all sides, and singing on all sides" in the Chu-Han competition were already familiar with the chest. Facing the surrounding mosquitoes, Zhou Qing truly realized what "ambushing on all sides" and what "marcending on all sides" meant. Because he did not know the enemy's sentry, Zhou Qing did not dare to drive away mosquitoes, so he could only bury his head on his arm. The mosquitoes on the Bailong River launched an unyielding attack. At midnight, Zhou Qing was already numb by the mosquitoes.

The unbearable night passed slowly with Zhou Qing's prayer. The next morning, the radiant sunlight shot out from the clouds, and the bank of the Bailong River was shrouded in a slight mist. The damp smell of the river was everywhere. The moist corps that had been busy all night dissipated with satisfaction.

Tubo people walked out of the tent one after another, and dozens of people were around the camp to fertilize trees and flowers. Zhou Qing was lying on the grass all night and saw that the Tubo people were very happy to fertilize, and his lower abdomen also had a sense of rising. Zhou Qing had been a lion camp detective cavalry for a long time and had already practiced the trick of not urinating or defecating anywhere. As soon as his lower abdomen rose, Zhou Qing began to change his mind and imagined a beautiful lady he had seen in Zhengzhou before.

Zhou Qing effectively diverted his attention, but a fresh stench came from the air. The stench in the Tubo camp would not be so far away. Zhou Qing suddenly became alert. He carefully observed the source of the stench and saw a Tubo man squatting in the grass, doing convenient things. Zhou Qing immediately realized that the Tubo man must be a sentry, so he lay on the ground and did not dare to move.

Wu Jiaying is on Zhou Qing's left side. He is far away from the Tubo people and his vision is not as good as Zhou Qing. The two have had a tacit understanding. Zhou Qing doesn't move, so Wu Jiaying won't move. However, even if Zhou Qing moves now, Wu Jiaying dares not move.

After Wu Jiaying entered the lurking area last night, the treatment he enjoyed was warmly treated by large Bailongjiang mosquitoes like Zhou Qing. The difference was that he always felt something wandering around him. When it was dawn, Wu Jiaying was surprised to find that two long green snakes were close to his shoulders and entrenched together. Wu Jiaying was also from Chanzhou. He was not afraid of the sky or the earth, but he was very afraid of the soft snake. When he was in Zhengzhou, he participated in the wild survival training organized by the defense and the fear of the snake was slightly weakened, but suddenly, two long snakes appeared beside him, which still made him sweat.

The heads of the two long snakes are triangular, with green patterns as a whole. From the neck to the tail, there are four or five red ring-shaped stripes. These two snakes are bright in color, slender in shape, and very beautiful. Wu Jiaying has never seen such a snake before, but he knows that the more beautiful the venomous snake, the greater the venom. Wu Jiaying saw the shape of the two long snakes clearly and dared not move a little.

Two long snakes were entangled intimately. They didn't care about Wu Jiaying's feelings, and in the grass, they enjoyed the fresh air in the morning, leaning on each other.

The Tubo sentry who exposed his target had a good meal last night. Since being defeated by the Tubo cavalry, the Tubo people were chased by the Tubo cavalry all the way and had never had a full meal. Yesterday, they defeated the Jiezhou army. The Tubo sentry robbed a sheep in the village and ate too much, and they even made a stomachache in the morning. The Tubo sentry kept cursing in his mouth, and he was tortured by the big mosquitoes in Bailongjiang. It was already dawn, and the Tubo sentry stood up from the sentry and walked towards the camp. He was very close to Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qing could even clearly see the big red and swollen bumps on the face of the sentry. After the Tubo sentry appeared, three sentry walked out of the grass, and four of them greeted him and returned to the camp.

After a while, a large group of Tubo people rushed south, but the tents in the camp were not removed, and more than a dozen Tubo people were walking around. These dozen were wounded soldiers of Tubo people, who were left in the camp to recover and protect the camp.

A Tubo soldier was cut off his left arm and walked around in the camp without doing anything. He walked outside a tent several times, wandered a few times, and finally walked in. In the tent were two young Han women, who were extremely frightened and tightly huddled in the corner when he saw someone coming in.

The Tubo wounded soldier stepped forward and pulled the woman up. Seeing that the woman was covered in dust, she looked very beautiful. The Tubo wounded soldier had not touched a woman for a long time. He hugged the woman and tore off her clothes in a few seconds. The woman cried and struggled desperately, but it was the opponent of the strong Tubo wounded soldier. The Tubo wounded soldier pressed the woman to the ground and was about to take off her clothes when he suddenly felt a whip sound, and a scorching whip was already on his back.

The Tubo wounded soldiers were in full swing. They didn't expect anyone to come in and ruin a good thing. They put down the woman and pulled out their waist and jumped up.

The visitor scolded, "This is Dabu's woman, you dare to move, you don't want to live anymore."

The Tubo wounded soldier was already angry and said, "She did not marry Dabu, she was just a female slave. My grandfather is also the general of Jinshan Kingdom. Get out of here."

The two of them had a disagreement and started to move in the tent. The person who came held a horse whip in his hand and was greatly restricted in the tent. The Tubo wounded soldiers were furious. After a few moves, they stabbed the visitor in the chest with a knife. The visitor pressed his chest, and he stared at his eyes. He exhaled more and had less breathing. He saw that it was impossible. The Tubo wounded soldiers calmed down and knew that they had caused trouble. They carried the knife and ran out.

The shouts of the women and the noise of the two men had already alarmed the other Tubo soldiers, and they all walked towards the tent where the accident occurred. The Tubo soldiers rushed out of the tent with Guda's waist knife. The other Tubo people didn't know what had happened and did not stop them with all their strength. The Tubo soldiers ran out of the camp and soon disappeared by the Bailong River.

Zhou Qing was closer to the Tubo camp than Wu Jiaying. He saw everything that happened in the Tubo camp except for what happened in the tent. After the Tubo camp calmed down, Zhou Qing crawled towards Wu Jiaying's invisibility.

The two green snakes were still leaning on Wu Jiaying's shoulders motionlessly, and the tail of a green snake was still on Wu Jiaying's back.

Zhou Qing slowly crawled towards him. The slight sound of the sound of two green snakes had already alarmed. The two green snakes stood up. Wu Jiaying was afraid that Zhou Qing would alarm the green snake. He did not dare to shout or move. When Zhou Qing showed his face, he blinked at Zhou Qing hard and whispered his mouth.

Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying have been working together for many years and have a very tacit understanding. Zhou Qing saw Wu Jiaying's strangeness. Zhou Qing stopped crawling and soon found two green snakes. Zhou Qing slowly supported his body, pulled out his waist knife, and slowly raised it. However, there were two green snakes. Zhou Qing didn't know how to start for a moment and was frozen in place.

At this time, the sun completely jumped out of the clouds, and the mist on the Bailong River had slowly dissipated. The two green snakes seemed to feel the heat of the weather, and slowly left Wu Jiaying and disappeared in the grass. With the company of two green snakes, Wu Jiaying could be said to be like years of life. After the green snake left, his whole body was as exhausted and he collapsed on the ground.

After Shi Hu sent all the twenty Black Eagle Army Lion Camp reconnaissance cavalry out of the way, he did not leave the governor's yamen for news of the reconnaissance cavalry. At noon the next day, the reconnaissance cavalry came back one after another, reporting that the enemy's whereabouts were found in the area they were searching. In the afternoon, only the last two reconnaissance cavalry remained without returning.

Deputy General Yang Yishen was very tired waiting in the yamen. He yawned and said, "The Tubo people must have wandered to Jiezhou. Seeing that we were prepared, they withdrew from Jiezhou."

Shi Hu stared at the Jiezhou map and pointed at the area searched by Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying, and said, "There is another area that has not been found out. If the two scouts will not come tonight, we will send two more to search. If I guess correctly, the Tubo people's camp is in this area."

After a while, the soldiers came to report: "I caught a Tubo man."

Shi Hu was overjoyed and shouted: "Bring in."

There were only five hundred Black Diao Army in Jiezhou. Shi Hu used the five hundred Black Diao Army as treasures. All the chores of Jiezhou were handed over to the Jiezhou infantry. The soldiers waiting outside the Shihu Governor's Yamen were all Jiezhou infantry. Two Jiezhou infantrymen were dragging a Tubo people tied up like rice dumplings. The Tubo people were still bleeding on their faces and cursing. Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaying followed behind, their faces red and swollen. Shi Hu originally thought that the two were injured by capturing the Tubo people. When he approached, he found that it was a mosquito biting.

Shi Hu, Zhou Qing, and Wu Jiaying were all from the Chanzhou Army and were very familiar with each other. Shi Hu smiled and said, "Why did you two do this? It's like being beaten up and swollen like a pig's head."

Zhou Qing grinned and raised her hand, her hands full of shiny red bumps. Zhou Qing said, "I'm so impressed. The mosquitoes by the Bailong River are as big as flies. The buzzing sounds similar to bees when they fly. Wu Jiaying was even more miserable. He was trapped by two poisonous snakes and almost lost his life.

Wu Jiaying kicked the Tubo wounded soldier who was still shouting and cursing, and said, "This barbarian is really a disaster. We almost couldn't stop him."

Shi Hu figured out the location of the Tubo people's camp and said to Yang Yishen: "Tonight we will attack the Tubo people's camp at night."
Chapter completed!