Chapter 83

What?

Thirty-plus years!?

Li Er was surprised, and Fang Fang Xuanling was also surprised.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and Li Li Xueyan were even more shocked beyond measure.

After some conversation, they finally understood the story of these people.

More than thirty years ago.

The Great Sui was newly established, and all lands submitted.

Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Tang Jian, conquered the Hexi Corridor, established the Hexi Protectorate, and sent the Hexi Army to guard this place.

But later.

War broke out frequently in the Central Plains.

Everyone was too busy to care for themselves.

Everyone forgot about them.

Time passed, and the years changed.

The Great Sui perished, and dynasties changed.

Now it was the world of the Great Tang.

Everything had changed!

But the only thing that hadn't changed was the obsession in these people's hearts.

Defend the territory, guard the four directions!

Life is only a few decades long, yet they spent their whole lives in this vast desert.

In countless wars, their brothers fell one after another.

But to defend the majesty of the Han dynasty, they stubbornly used their own lives to endure all of this.

Apart from being moved and respectful, I really don't know what other words to use to describe these old soldiers!

"Wuwuwu!"

After hearing their story, Princess Changle was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and Li Li Xueyan's eyes were finally filled with tears.

A lonely city ten thousand miles away, soldiers with white hair!

Li Er clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with excitement that he didn't know how to vent.

They are all good men!

They are all good men!

"Sir, may I ask if you came from the Central Plains?"

"I wonder how His Majesty is now? Is the imperial court well?"

Jiang Huai asked again.

Having guarded here alone for decades, they had long since lost contact with the Central Plains.

News from there had never reached them again.

"Your Majesty has already passed away."

"And your Great Sui has also perished long ago."

"The current Central Plains dynasty is called the Great Tang, established by your Majesty's relative, the Duke of Tang, Li Li Yuan."

Qin Mu introduced the situation of the Great Tang to them truthfully.

"What!? The Great Sui has actually perished?"

"That old thief Li Li Yuan is simply outrageous! He actually dared to rebel openly!"

"He is truly a traitor with wild ambitions! If I could go back, I would definitely fight them to the end!"

Hearing that the Great Sui had been replaced, these loyal soldiers were all filled with righteous indignation.

Li Er, standing to the side, looked extremely ugly.

Harsh!

It was truly too harsh!

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten."

"It turns out the Great Tang also started by rebelling."

Qin Mu smiled meaningfully and glanced at Li Er and the others beside him.

Fang Fang Xuanling: "..."

Li Er: "..."

Good kid!

They wish they could kill their way back to the Central Plains.

You are truly vicious!

"May I ask, sir, since it is now the world of the Great Tang, are you a person of the Great Tang?"

After Jiang Huai finished cursing, he finally calmed down.

"Wu Li Ke you, I also couldn't stand the actions of the Great Tang rulers, so in a fit of anger, I rebelled against the Great Tang and established my own dynasty, the Great Qin!" As soon as Qin Mu finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers and celebration around him.

"Well done! The people of the Li family are all wolves with wild ambitions, and everyone should be punished!"

"Yes, well said!"

"Even if we die, we must never surrender to the Great Tang!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers nodded one after another and gave Qin Mu a thumbs up.

Well done!

Li Er, standing to the side, was trembling with rage.

Good!

Qin Mu, you play well!

What a good move to borrow a knife to kill, and to win people's hearts!

You use me as a living target, and then make them loyal to you.

Now you have become a righteous man acting on behalf of heaven, while I have become a traitor who usurped the throne!

Li Er's teeth chattered, and he wished he could pounce on Qin Mu and tear him to pieces.

And the feelings he had gradually cultivated with Qin Mu along the way completely vanished at this moment.

He had already regarded Qin Mu as his archenemy.

To the death!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and Fang Fang Xuanling looked at each other, their expressions extremely complex.

Sigh!

What a pair of enemies!

"My purpose in coming here is to recover the Hexi Corridor and make it the territory of my Great Qin forever."

"I want to restore the glory of the Qin and Han dynasties, I want the whole world to worship, and I want everyone to understand one thing."

"Those who offend the strong Han, even if far away, must be punished!"

"Are you... willing to follow me?"

Qin Mu's passionate words ignited the blood of all the soldiers.

The surroundings were extremely quiet.

Everyone looked at Qin Mu with burning eyes.

After a moment.

"Clatter!"

Everyone knelt on one knee in perfect unison and shouted in unison: "Willing to give our all for Your Majesty, until our dying breath!"

Crack!

Li Er's hand bones creaked as he clenched them.

Qin Mu!

You've had another stroke of luck!

These people were not just simple old soldiers.

They had lived here for as long as 30 years.

It is no exaggeration to say.

These people were more than familiar with every blade of grass and tree in the Hexi Corridor.

And they had been fighting against the surrounding neighboring countries day and night.

Whether it was war experience or familiarity with the surrounding countries, it was an incomparable wealth!

No one was more suitable than them to guard this Hexi Corridor!

If they could be given enough troops and resources, this Silk Road would truly become a wall of copper and iron!

No one would be able to take it from Qin Mu's hands.

Li Er closed his eyes.

Despair!

Despair from the bottom of his heart!

Heavens!

Why must you torture me Wu Li Ke this?

To let me and this child be emperors at the same time?

The regret in Li Er's heart was growing uncontrollably and crazily.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji!

It's all because of you!

You fail at everything you do!

Li Er wished he could return to Changancheng right now and slap Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji twice.

"And me! And me!"

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

A young boy walked out from a corner.

His face was dirty, and his clothes were tattered.

Only those eyes were bright and piercing, Wu Li Ke a sharp sword!

"Stinky brat, this has nothing to do with you!"

"Get back!"

Seeing this child, Jiang Huai hurriedly scolded him.

"I won't!"

"I just saw it, this big brother actually killed dozens of Turkic cavalry single-handedly," the boy said, then knelt down in front of Qin Mu with a thud.

"He is simply too powerful, I want to take him as my master!"

"What is your name?"

Qin Mu thought this boy was interesting, so he asked curiously.

"Su Su Dingfang!"

Su Su Dingfang?

Qin Mu frowned.

Su Su Dingfang was a famous general in history!

He was proficient in both literature and martial arts, and his command ability reached the point of perfection.

He led armies in battle.

He destroyed three countries one after another, and captured their rulers alive!

Brave and skilled in battle, his name would go down in history.

I really didn't expect.

This child would actually be Su Su Dingfang!

"Good! Since you are so sincere, you can follow me and be a guard for now."

Qin Mu nodded and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Su Su Dingfang was extremely excited and kowtowed to Qin Mu repeatedly.

Afterward.

Qin Mu arranged for these people in the fortress to go to Tuyuhun, to be properly taken care of by Yan Song.