Chapter 178

"Let's go, the destination is almost here."

Qin Mu did not pay attention to the group lost in thought and led the army to set off once again.

After several long hours.

A lonely fortress suddenly appeared before their eyes.

Staring at all the nations!

"Mother Empress, look! What is that?"

The quick-witted Changle spotted the fortress at a glance and pointed it out excitedly to Empress Zhangsun.

Qin Mu and the others also saw the fortress.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling looked at Qin Mu but did not speak.

Could this be his final destination?

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for nearing the check-in location, please continue forward!"

... Begging for flowers... 0

As the system's voice sounded, Qin Mu was certain.

The fortress before him was his check-in location.

"Your Majesty, look, this fortress has been in disrepair for a long time; it looks like crumbling walls, there shouldn't be anyone inside."

Fang Xuanling gazed at the fortress and muttered.

"Perhaps."

Qin Mu nodded silently.

He always felt this fortress was not as simple as it looked.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter!"

Just then, a sudden sound of hoofbeats rang out.

Dust billowed in the direction north of the fortress.

"Are those Turkic cavalry!?"

Li Xueyan said in surprise.

Everyone looked toward that direction.

They saw dense crowds of Turkic cavalry, holding bows and arrows, charging toward the fortress with fierce momentum.

"What is going on?"

Li Er was somewhat bewildered.

Could these people have learned of our whereabouts in advance?

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Fang Xuanling looked nervously at Qin Mu.

In this vast desert, they only had ten thousand White Horse Followers with them.

It was truly dangerous!

Furthermore.

Qin Mu claimed in name to control the Hexi Corridor, but in reality, he had not yet produced any concrete implementation plans, nor were there any garrison troops.

In other words.

This Silk Road was actually still within the control of the Turks.

Danger lurked everywhere!

"When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth."

Qin Mu's expression remained calm and composed, his gaze sharp as he watched the Turkic cavalry not far away.

Why worry about so much?

Just fight!

"Woo! Woo! Woo!"

Suddenly!

A sound of horns blaring suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth.

It came from inside the fortress.

Everyone looked toward the fortress.

They saw that on the fortress walls.

A group of soldiers wearing armor were holding spears, standing motionless facing the north.

"Look! There seem to be people inside the fortress!"

"The armor they are wearing looks so familiar."

"No! They seem to be... Great Sui soldiers?"

The experienced Fang Xuanling recognized the origin of the people in the fortress at a glance.

"Great Sui!?"

"Impossible! The Sui Dynasty perished long ago! How could there be Sui troops here?"

Hearing this, Li Er was suddenly horrified and hurriedly stretched his neck to look over there.

Could it be that we have seen a ghost?