Shuo Province border.
Zhangsun Shunde and Du Qi's group had already reached the Turkic Royal Court. The closer they got to the Turkic Royal Court, the more vigilant the soldiers around Zhangsun Shunde became.
There were more than a hundred soldiers around Zhangsun Shunde.
These hundred were given by Li Daen.
They were all brave and experienced soldiers. When Zhangsun Shunde set off from Chang 'an, he had brought some guards with him. But in Puzhou, there was an assassination attempt, and the soldiers he brought were almost all dead.
Thanks to Li Shimin's Black Armor Elite Cavalry, they managed to survive. However, the Black Armor Elite Cavalry had been quietly following behind the group, never showing themselves.
On the surface, they needed people to protect them.
Li Daen saw that Zhangsun Shunde's group had no soldiers, so he arranged for people to protect them.
Zhangsun Shunde looked at Du Qi and smiled, "Erlang, according to your calculations, Yang Lizhi won't let it go and will cause trouble. But now, we've already reached the Turkic Royal Court and entered Xieli's territory. I'm afraid Yang Lizhi won't be able to cause any trouble. "
Du Qi said, "Not necessarily, the closer we get to the Turkic Royal Court, the more dangerous it is."
Zhangsun Shunde smiled and said, "After all, Xieli is the ruler of a region. Especially compared to Qimin Khagan, Shibi Khagan, and Chuluo Khagan, Xieli is actually more aggressive and courageous. Such a person is definitely not a good person, he's very capable. I don't believe that Xieli can't control Yang Lizhi. "
After a pause, Zhangsun Shunde continued, "Especially since Gao Manzheng listened to your arrangements and sent someone up north to send a letter. Xieli will punish Yang Lizhi when he learns of the contents of the letter. "
Du Qi's eyes turned and he smiled, "General Zhangsun, there's no reasoning between men and women. It's not easy for men to control women, but it's easier for women to control men."
Zhangsun Shunde said, "Preposterous!"
Du Qi smiled and said, "These days are really boring, why don't we make a bet?"
Zhangsun Shunde said, "What bet?"
Du Qi said, "If during our journey north to the Tujue, we run into some ambushes or something along the way, I win. In that case, how about Great General Zhangsun write a calligraphy for me? If he didn't encounter any ambushes and didn't have Yang Li's backup plan, then he would give up. Great General Zhangsun, you can also raise a condition to me. How about it? "
Zhangsun Shunde laughed heartily when he heard this.
His laughter was full of praise.
Du Qi, this brat, really knew how to stir up trouble and conduct himself well. Du Qi's so-called letting him inscribe was actually equivalent to flattering him.
Zhangsun Shunde said, "Du Erlang, my condition is also very simple. If you lose the bet this time, tell me the rest of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. How about it? "
"No problem!"
Du Qi smiled and answered directly.
"Reporting!"
Just at this moment, a scout quickly galloped back from the front. There was an anxious expression on the scout's face. He arrived in front of Zhangsun Shunde and reported, "Great General Zhangsun, about six li ahead of us, a group of about three hundred cavalry has appeared. They're already charging in our direction. Judging from their aggressive stance, it doesn't seem like they're here to welcome us. "
Zhangsun Shunde's face twitched as he looked at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, you really have a crow's mouth. Speak of the devil and he's here. "
Du Qi didn't show any panic on his face as he said unhurriedly, "Great General, if you agree to the bet, you must accept the loss. I'll accept your calligraphy. Now, let's not rush forward for the time being and prepare to meet the enemy. "
"Get into formation!"
Zhangsun Shunde called out.
In an instant, the hundred or so cavalrymen that were following them all stopped in their tracks and got into formation. They weren't light cavalry, but heavy cavalry in armor. All of them got into formation and exuded a murderous aura.
Heavy cavalry wasn't good at sprinting, but they were good at defense. Each of the heavy cavalry soldiers was holding a large spear in their hands. Their large spears were arranged in a square formation on the vast grassland, protecting Du Qi and Zhangsun Shunde.
Time passed by slowly.
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. The dense horse hooves trampled on the ground like thunder. Even though Zhangsun Shunde and the others didn't see the cavalry, they already knew that the enemy was coming.
In the blink of an eye, on the distant horizon, a black line was wriggling rapidly and rushing forward. In a moment, they could clearly see who was coming.
The person who came was Gulu.
He led three hundred elite cavalry to rob the diplomatic mission.
Gulu was a valiant general on the battlefield. Seeing the approaching diplomatic mission of the Tang dynasty, he shouted, "Men, kill! "These damned Tang have captured our warriors! Kill!" Kill the enemy and take revenge! "
As soon as he gave the order, his men had already launched an attack. Especially on the grassland, the Turks were very good at riding and shooting. When the Turk cavalry was still far away from Du Qi and the others, they had already drawn their bows and arrows.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! "
A dense rain of arrows flew through the air.
Arrows flew out one after another, and in the next moment, they appeared above Du Qi's group. The arrows fell like rain, but the one hundred heavy cavalry calmly raised their big spears and quickly moved them in the air.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!! "
The sound of collision was heard one after another.
The arrows that were shot at him were continuously shot down. It didn't affect Du Qi and the others at all.
Gulu led his men to rob and kill. Seeing that the other party was a heavy cavalry, he thought for a while and didn't order his men to approach. Instead, he still let his men surround them and shoot arrows quickly, trying to kill all of them like flying kites.
However, the lethality was too low.
Even though countless arrows were shot, they didn't cause any damage. Gulu was a brave general on the battlefield. He knew very well that in the face of the heavy cavalry, it would be difficult for his men to kill the officials of the Tang dynasty's diplomatic mission if they didn't get close.
Even if they caused damage to the other party, the damage was very little. It was almost impossible to destroy the Tang dynasty's diplomatic mission with such damage.
"Kill them!"
Gulu gritted his teeth and gave the order.
Even though he knew that close combat was not easy, he believed that his men were brave and good at fighting. Especially now, if he didn't complete the task, that crazy woman would definitely not let him go and even die with him.
Gulu could only rush forward.
He had no other choice.
Du Qi was in the formation of the heavy cavalry. When he saw Gulu's group charging over, he smiled and said, "Great General Zhangsun, it looks like these people won't stop until they kill us. They only have three hundred light cavalry, but they want to attack us. "
Zhangsun Shunde said, "In order to kill us, they didn't mobilize a lot of troops, and they are desperate. It seems that these people were really sent by Yang Lizhi. If they were sent by Xieli, they wouldn't be so few. "
Du Qi said, "General Zhangsun is right."
A moment later, the two sides were engaged in battle.
Long spears were quickly stabbed forward, and only the sound of "puchi" was heard. The long spears penetrated the bodies of the light cavalry, and the Turkic light cavalry who got close were immediately stabbed to death.
Seeing that his men couldn't break through, Gulu gritted his teeth and snorted, then he swung the iron hammer in his hand and rushed out.
"Get out of the way!"
Gulu roared.
He held an iron hammer in each hand, and there were sharp spikes on the hammers. Once the hammers hit the body, not only would the hammer fall down, but the spikes on the hammers would also pierce the body.
It was equivalent to double the damage.
This was Gulu's sharp weapon.
Gulu himself had infinite strength and was a valiant general among the Turkic people. He was very confident in his charge. He clamped his legs on the horse's belly and rushed forward quickly, intending to break the situation himself.
As long as he broke through the defense of the heavy cavalry, it would be much easier to kill the Tang dynasty's diplomatic corps.
Du Qi saw Gulu coming.
Whether it was the armor on his body, the weapon in his hand, or the physique, Gulu was different from others. One could tell at a glance that Gulu must be the main general of the army.
Du Qi pointed at Gulu and ordered, "Mordor, you go and meet this Turkic general personally! I want him alive, don't kill him, understand? "
"Yes!"
Mordor cupped his fist and answered.
At this moment, Mordor was quite excited. He held the long iron rod and rushed out with a slap on the horse's back.
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