"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!"
The Tubo assassins shouted excitedly and chased each other on their horses. They ran into the Tang Army's encirclement.
Li Kunxiong pulled his bow and aimed at the leader of the Tubo assassins who was running at the front. He ordered loudly, "Shoot!" As soon as he finished speaking, he shot the arrows in his hand.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
150 Tang Army soldiers shot the arrows in their hands almost at the same time.
"Wow!"
The Tubo assassins were extremely excited. They did not expect that there would be an ambush of Tang Army soldiers on the mountain path where they retreated. They were caught off guard and were shot by arrows one after another. They suffered heavy losses.
How could Li Kunxiong give these Tubo assassins a chance to escape? After three rounds of arrow rain, he raised his spear and shouted, "Soldiers, kill them all! Kill!"
150 Tang Army soldiers immediately jumped up from the ambush place and rushed to the surviving Tubo assassins.
Under the attack of three rounds of arrow rain, more than half of the Tubo assassins were killed. All of them were injured. How could they resist the attack of the elite Tang Army that was several times stronger? More than half of them were killed in a very short time.
"Stop! Leave a few alive."
Li Feiyu blocked several Dragon Martial Army soldiers and captured two Tubo assassins alive.
After killing for a while, Li Kunxiong felt very refreshed. He patted Li Feiyu's shoulder and said, "Let's go and meet up with Big Brother."
150 Tang Army soldiers escorted the two captured Tubo assassins. Under the leadership of Li Kunxiong, they went to the valley where Ang Lee was.
The chariot of King Guichang that was attacked was still burning fiercely. The surrounding vegetation was also ignited. The fire and thick smoke completely blocked the road. Zhang Erniu and others who were at the front could not return through the fire. The main force could not pass through for the time being. They could only passively wait for the fire to extinguish.
Ang Lee escorted Guichang Wang Zhao Yefu. Together with Xi Yu and the others, they stood less than twenty paces behind the fire. They quietly looked at the burning fire.
Watching his carriage being surrounded by the raging fire and his attendants and guards being engulfed by the fire, Zhao Yefu's mood could be imagined. People had feelings, whether for objects or people. The familiar carriage, familiar attendants and guards were gone just like that. It was a great psychological blow to people. It would naturally make people sad and lonely.
Xi Yu gasped from time to time as he looked at Ang Lee beside him. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start.
He knew that it was Ang Lee's credit that he could escape the disaster. He should thank Ang Lee and declare that he would not interfere with Ang Lee's schedule in the future. However, he couldn't lower his face. After all, he was much higher than Ang Lee in terms of official position and age. It was really difficult for him to take the initiative to express goodwill to Ang Lee.
Ang Lee had already noticed that Xi Yu frequently looked at him. How could he not understand Xi Yu's thoughts?
"Assistant Minister Xi, the assassin suddenly launched a sneak attack just now. Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine. Am I not fine?"
"That's good. This time, Ang Lee underestimated. He didn't expect that the assassin would launch a fire attack. Assistant Minister Xi, you were frightened."
Ang Lee's attitude was extremely humble. He looked like he was very concerned about Xi Yu.
Seeing this, Xi Yu was in a good mood. "For Li Xiaowei to know that the assassin was lying in ambush here is already very impressive. This time, it should be thanks to Li Xiaowei's arrangements. Otherwise, this official and Prince Guichang would probably have to prioritize our safety in the future. There is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette."
"Yes, as long as Ang Lee is here, I will definitely protect Prince Guichang and Assistant Minister Xi."
Xi Yu nodded and became even happier. "That's right, how did Li Xiaowei know that the assassin would be lying in ambush here?"
Li An didn't hide anything. He told her about the suspicious person that had passed by Mawei Yi, as well as his own judgment after hearing the news.
Hearing this, Xi Yu couldn't help but praise Ang Lee. In his view, Ang Lee's thoughts were meticulous. He was a talented person who could accomplish great things.
"Reporting, Li Xiaowei. Our army attacked the mountain peak, but the assassins have all escaped. There are horse hoofprints on the mountain peak. They have already run far away. Our army can't catch up."
A Dragon Martial Army officer panted as he ran back to report the situation.
"This group of hateful assassins, we actually let them escape."
Xi Yu hatefully cursed.
Ang Lee grinned and looked at Xi Yu. "Assistant Minister Xi, since this subordinate already guessed that the assassins would be lying in ambush here, how could I let them escape? If nothing unexpected happened, those hateful assassins have already been wiped out by our army."
"They've all been wiped out!"
Xi Yu's shocked eyes were filled with joy.
"Reporting, Li Xiaowei. The assassins have already been wiped out by our army. We have also captured two of the assassins."
A Dragon Martial Army officer rushed back on his horse.
Hearing this, Xi Yu looked at Ang Lee in disbelief. He praised, "Li Xiaowei is truly amazing. Not only did you guess that the assassins were lying in ambush in Ghost Howl Valley, you even wiped them out. Amazing, amazing!"
Li An grinned and humbly replied, "Vice Minister Xi, you're overpraising me. However, even though these assassins have been annihilated, we still don't know how many assassins Tubo has sent. Thus, we still have to be extremely careful along the way."
Xi Yu frowned and nodded. "Li Xiaowei is right. The Tibetans have wild ambitions and will not give up so easily. We will have to trouble Li Xiaowei along the way."
"This is this subordinate's duty. It's not hard at all."
"Big Brother, Big Brother."
Li Kunxiong and Li Feiyu rushed over with two Tibetan assassins. Behind them were 150 Tang dynasty soldiers.
Ang Lee was overjoyed and waved his hand to greet them.
"Big Brother, we captured two of the assassins alive and killed the rest."
"Big Brother, this time it's all thanks to the Relay General. If it wasn't for him personally leading the way, we wouldn't have been able to reach the place the Tibetan assassins had to pass through so quickly. The Relay General deserves the most credit."
Ang Lee pulled the Relay General over and looked at Xi Yu. "Assistant Minister Xi, this is the Relay General of Mawei Relay. If it wasn't for him knowing the surrounding terrain like the back of his hand, this subordinate wouldn't have been able to wipe out these assassins in one fell swoop. The Relay General deserves the most credit for wiping out the Tibetan assassins."
Xi Yu smiled and nodded. "Alright, this official will report this matter to His Majesty. Relay General, just wait to receive your reward. Haha!"
"This subordinate thanks Assistant Minister Xi."
Xi Yu stroked his beard happily and looked at Ang Lee. "Li Xiaowei, you must interrogate the two assassins that were captured alive."
"Yes, this subordinate understands."
The fire would continue burning for a period of time. The group could only wait for the fire to extinguish before they could continue their journey. During this time, Ang Lee brought Kun Xiong and Fei Yu to escort the two Tibetan assassins to the mountainside on the south side of the mountain and conducted a surprise interrogation on them.
Although Li An had only learned the Tubo language for a short period of time, and his Tubo language wasn't very fluent, he was still able to carry out some simple conversations with the Tubo assassins. As long as the Tubo assassins spoke slowly, he would be able to understand them.
After Ang Lee's continuous interrogation, the two Tibetan assassins admitted that they were sent by Tibet to assassinate King Guichang. However, they said that they didn't know anything about the spies around King Guichang and the collusion between Tibet and the royal family of Dongnu Province. Moreover, Ang Lee's repeated probing didn't yield any results. From their expressions, it could be seen that they really didn't know anything.
It wasn't surprising. They were insignificant people in Tibet and were only responsible for assassinating King Guichang. As for the collusion between Tibet and the royal family of Dongnu Province, how would they know about it? The spies around King Guichang would only contact a few people such as the leader of the assassins. These people had all been killed. Therefore, Ang Lee couldn't get anything valuable out of them.
"Big Brother, since we can't get anything useful out of them, why don't we just kill them? It's a waste of food to keep them."
Li Kun Xiong said as he pulled out the sword at his waist.
Ang Lee hurriedly waved his hand: "No, these two people are still of great use."
"Big Brother, they don't look like high-ranking Tibetan officials. What's the use of keeping them?"
Ang Lee smiled: "Big Brother still hopes to use them to fish out the spies around King Guichang. Listen, watch them carefully."
"Big Brother, don't worry. It will be foolproof."
After the fire in the Ghost Howl Valley was extinguished, there was still thick smoke rising from the ground. Ang Lee ordered the soldiers of the supply troops to clear the road so that it would be convenient for the whole team to leave the Ghost Howl Valley.
Before dusk, the road was finally cleared again. Ang Lee led the team forward slowly and walked out of the dangerous Ghost Howl Valley before the sun set.
Outside the Ghost Howl Valley was a large open area that was very suitable for setting up camp. At this time, the sky was already dark. Under Ang Lee's command, more than a thousand people set up camp on the spot. The supply troops immediately began to cook.
After dinner, the sky was completely dark. Zhang Guangcheng and Zhang Erniu strode into Ang Lee's tent.
"Guangcheng, Erniu, you're here."
"Lieutenant Li, is there anything you need us to do?"
Ang Lee smiled lightly: "Guangcheng, Erniu, I have a very important task for you. Immediately spread the news that the captured Tibetan assassins have revealed that there are spies around King Guichang. It's already dark today. Tomorrow, the Tibetan assassins will personally identify the spies. Remember, you must spread the news secretly. Do not let the spies see any flaws."
"Understood."
Zhang Guangcheng and Erniu cupped their fists and accepted the order. They strode out of the tent.
"Lieutenant Li, King Guichang requests your presence."
Ang Lee smiled softly: "Okay, I'll be there right away."
Zhao Yefu had already promised Ang Lee that he would personally teach Ang Lee the Tibetan language after dinner every day. At this time, he sent an attendant to remind Ang Lee to hurry up and learn.
With a relaxed and happy mood, Ang Lee strode towards Zhao Yefu's tent and walked in without any obstruction.
"Lieutenant Li, why did you come so late today? Do you need me to send someone to remind you?"
Zhao Yefu's coquettish tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.
Ang Lee glanced at the five or six maids in the tent and explained: "King Guichang, please calm down. Ang Lee was interrogating the Tibetan assassins, so it took some time."
"Oh, you've only learned for such a short time and you can already understand the Tibetan language."
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