In the northwest of August, it is at its hottest time, and the eyes are filled with yellow sand, countless dunes, and the heat that cannot be escaped.

A team walked tirelessly in the yellow sand, with the scorching sun above their heads and the yellow sand. Hundreds of camels followed closely, and thousands of cavalry guarded the surroundings. Everyone was wrapped tightly, but only the swords and guns on the horse's back showed their fierceness.

There were many merchants in the huge team, but people did not have the extra energy to speak, and just walked forward with difficulty and habituality until the water source was exhausted.

"Enterprise, how far are you?" Di Jian led the horse and tied the cloth bag on the horse's hooves tighter, which could prevent the horse's hooves from being burned, and also prevent those poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions and other poisonous insects.

"Five miles ahead, there is a small oasis. You can go to Guazhou in another two or three days."

The envoy also looked tired.

His name is Cao Zhuang, and he was the clan brother of Cao Yuanzhong, the governor of Guiyi Army. Naturally, he was responsible for the mission to go to the Tang Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, this time, I not only received the emperor's reception, but also obtained many official positions, and also made many weapons, including 2,000 Pu swords, 500 bows and crossbows, and 200 sets of Mingguang armor.

This was a great help to the Guiyi Army, which was short of soldiers and armor.

Moreover, the emperor also sent thousands of cavalry escorts, which was safe along the way.

For the Guiyi Army, the addition of this force will definitely boost morale and the Guiyi Army will be safer.

"What's wrong!" Di Jian looked at the hill not far away and couldn't help but say: "This is an excellent ambush place, tell everyone to be careful!"

When Cao Zhuang heard this, he immediately calmed down. Along the way, the general was so popular that no matter how many bandits were, they could not match his eyes.

Sure enough, the sand bandits who had been stagnant for a while and had been ambushing for a long time could not suppress their desires and came on horseback.

"Shooting the arrow—" Di Jian was calm and rode on his horse, looking ahead, and said coldly.

Soon, thousands of arrows were thrown from the air, causing many people to fall behind by the sand bandits, but the bloody sand bandits became even more fierce and rushed forward without fear of death.

"Bound arrow——" Di Jian said softly.

A three-arrow crossbow shot, thousands of arrows shot, and the sand bandits instantly lost one-third, and the remaining two-thirds of them were shaken and their fears rose.

"Kill--" Di Jian picked up the specially made hook company spear from his horse and shouted: "Kill these insects."

The cavalry cheered, as if they were parades, carrying weapons, gathered together, rushed up and fought face to face.

The sand bandits had never seen such a situation before. They had been scared by the continuous rain of arrows in their hearts. Now, facing the charge, many people were defeated and retreated in a hurry.

Only those brave people fight unscrupulously.

In less than a quarter of an hour, in Caozhuang's sight, the group of sand bandits disappeared, leaving only hundreds of horses, staying in the desert.

Di Jian's desire to win over was getting stronger.

"Search!" Di Jian shook his head. When this sand bandit met a fully armed cavalry, he could only say that he could die: "When cleaning the battlefield, those arrows must be recycled, and don't forget about water bags or other things."

Immediately, hundreds of horses appeared in the team, and those broken leather armor and weapons were also acquired by merchants in the team, and the cavalrymen who fought also shared a lot of money.

As for the war horses, although they looked down on them, Di Jian knew that even in the northwest, this thing was scarce resources, so he naturally refused to give up.

This time, Di Jian came alone, commanded 500 people and commanded 1,000 cavalry. He even jumped from the battalion commander to several levels and became the official position of the Guiyi Army's military envoy. It can be said that he was extremely generous.

This is also why he chose to go west.

I once went to Dali and returned home. After tasting the sweetness, how could he give up such temptation?

The cavalry under his command, Di Jian, used his official position and land, money to comfort them, and even more comfort himself: "The Northern Han Dynasty is not worth worrying about. The imperial court used troops, only Khitan and the northwest, with hundreds of thousands of Khitan cavalry. We can only go to die, but it is different when we reach the northwest. We have great uses."

"The court has spoken. In a few years, everyone can have a captain, baron, and viscount, so they can only hold on..."

In this way, they continued for several months and came to the Guiyi Army.

"This is Juyanhai--" Caozhuang said refreshingly to the endless lake in front of him: "Guazhou has also flourished because of this, and it is impossible to see the edge at first sight!"

Di Jian looked at the lake with endless reeds and endless birds, and also expressed his recognition of the name of Juyanhai.

Why are you not excited to see such a large lake after walking in the desert for so long?

Only with water can one survive. After replenishing enough fresh water, the group saw the majestic and ancient Guazhou City.

However, the peace over the years has made this city wall quite short and has not been repaired for many years.

"There are about 100,000 households of Guazhou, which are one of the few big cities in the Western Regions. Merchants who travel between the Western Regions all have to pass here."

Cao Zhuang whispered: "Although it is not as good as the Central Plains, it is also a heroic city in the Western Regions."

"Guazhou has been out of war for many years!" Di Jian couldn't help asking after entering the city and looking at the loose army.

"To the east is Suzhou. Although the Long family does not interact with us, they are not hostile."

Cao Zhuang whispered: "There is Shazhou in the northwest and the Xizhou Uighurs there, which is the place to be vigilant."

"Um!"

Di Jian nodded and restrained the cavalry. After a while, he met the governor of Guazhou, who was also a member of the Cao family, and Caozhuang dealt with it.

What is surprising is that after learning that the Tang envoy was coming, the governor of Guazhou couldn't help but be overjoyed, and even stood on the top of the city wall and shouted excitedly:

"Everyone, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty has come, the Tang Dynasty has not yet perished. The emperor has sent his cavalry. Our Guiyi Army has the support of the court-"

In an instant, the merchants and pedestrians in the streets and alleys stopped, until the shouts were repeated again, and everyone instantly realized that this was true.

"Hurry up, put your armor up!" Cao Zhuang hurriedly urged.

Di Jian was helpless and could only put on armor and climb to the top of the city with the help of others. This armor, which was very different from the northwest nomadic people, attracted everyone's attention.

The huge chest protective glasses are extremely dazzling in the sun.

"Da Tang, Da Tang--" For a moment, everyone understood that this is true, this is true,

“We no longer have no support—”

"What our ancestors said is true, the Tang Dynasty is back!"

Fear and excited. Although Guazhou has been peaceful for many years, this kind of helpless loneliness is sandwiched between a large number of alien races, which makes them feel extremely worried.
Chapter completed!