"General Yuwen, we are no match for Jiang Tian."
"My men today were too fierce, especially the one with the long spear. Lord Li Ergou was very skilled, but he was killed with a single spear thrust."
Yuwen Tuo was shocked upon hearing this, as he knew Li Ergou well.
Li Ergou's strength was not weak at all. Even if Yuwen Tuo were to wield a long spear, he could not possibly kill Li Ergou in one fell swoop.
"General Yuwen, you may not know this, but all those who followed the young Grand Secretary into the city were killed."
These men were all loyal bodyguards of the young Grand Secretary, and they were all exceptionally skilled.
Yuwen Tuo looked at the young Grand Secretary: "Young Grand Secretary, are Jiang Tian's men really that powerful?"
Pound nodded: "Yuwen Tuo, are you scared?"
"Young Grand Secretary, you are mistaken. Your family has been kind to our Yuwen family."
Without the Grand Secretary and the Junior Grand Secretary, the Yuwen family would not be where it is today.
Even if I, Yuwen Tuo, were to give my life, I could never repay the immense kindness shown to me by the Grand Secretary's family.
“Think of a way,” Pound said, pausing for a moment. “This time, I’m escorting the princess to marry the Xiongnu. There are two main things I need to do.”
The first thing is that I must deflower Princess Xue'er.
The second thing is to kill Jiang Tian and provoke a war between the Xiongnu and our Great Xia Dynasty.
"Yes..." Yuwen Tuo cupped his hands, "As long as the Xiongnu and the Great Xia Dynasty go to war, the Grand Secretary will have an opportunity."
"Given the opportunity, the Grand Secretary will surely ascend to the throne in the future."
Pang De waved to Yuwen Tuo, signaling him to stop talking.
"In short, you must get these two things done for me."
"Don't worry, young Grand Secretary. With me, Yuwen Tuo, here, I will definitely be able to help you fulfill your wish."
Li Guang's dozen or so cavalrymen charged forward quickly.
They rushed to Pound's carriage: "Lord Jiang has ordered that your marching force is moving too slowly and must hurry up. You must cross the Great Wall within two days."
Otherwise, Lord Jiang will naturally come looking for you.
After saying this, the dozen or so cavalrymen turned their horses around and galloped away into the distance.
Pang De watched the departing cavalrymen and thought, "That son of a bitch Jiang Tian, even his nameless soldiers dare to act arrogantly in front of me, Little Brother."
Pound glanced at Yuwen Tuo.
“Young Grand Secretary, Jiang Tian is far too arrogant. Even if you hadn’t given the order, I would have taken his life. The Great Xia Dynasty cannot tolerate such arrogant people.”
Pound roared at the coachman, "Speed up and catch up with the caravan ahead!"
"Yuwen Tuo, after we cross the Great Wall, everything depends on you."
"Yes... Young Grand Secretary, I will go ahead and make arrangements at the Great Wall."
"Young Grand Secretary, we can catch up with the enemy team now. After we pass the Great Wall, we can gradually fall back down." Yuwen Tuo pointed in the direction of the Great Wall.
"Young Grand Secretary, there is a place called Wild Wolf Valley in the territory north of the Great Wall that leads to the Xiongnu."
“Our soldiers will ambush there. We will wipe out the enemy first, and then the young Grand Secretary’s troops will go over.”
Pound frowned: "Princess Xue'er has a beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and a face that could shame the moon and flowers. She is the apple of my eye, and I cannot let her be harmed."
"Don't worry, young lord, I know what I'm doing." After saying this, Yuwen Tuo whistled and led 5,000 cavalrymen straight off into the distance.
Half an hour later.
Yuwentuo's cavalry overtook Jiang Tian's troops via a side road.
Late that night, Yuwen Tuo's troops arrived at the foot of the Great Wall.
"Open the pass!" Yuwen Tai, a general beside Yuwen Tuo, shouted at the Great Wall. "Open the pass quickly, we need to get out of the pass."
On the majestic Great Wall, Dian Wei held a wine jar.
Dian Wei was somewhat drunk at this point.
Jiang Tian had instructed Dian Wei that he must not get drunk under any circumstances.
Historically, Dian Wei lost his life due to Cao Cao's most expensive cannon shot.
During the Battle of Wancheng, Dian Wei was summoned to Zhang Xiu's camp by his men and got completely drunk.
As a result, Hu Che'er stole his armor and a pair of halberds.
When Zhang Xiu's army burned Cao Cao's camp, Dian Wei didn't even have a decent weapon.
Even so, Dian Wei still captured Zhang Er, one of Zhang Xiu's soldiers, and held the gate to the death, fighting fiercely without retreating.
In the end, Dian Wei killed over a hundred of Zhang Xiu's soldiers single-handedly, but bled profusely and died from exhaustion.
Fortunately, Dian Wei, who was redeemed from the system, was very obedient to Jiang Tian's words.
"Who are you people?" Dian Wei roared from the city wall.
"We are the wedding procession escorting Princess Jiang out of the pass. Your entourage will arrive shortly after."
Dian Wei nodded after hearing this.
Jiang Tian's team headed straight for the Great Wall, having already notified Dian Wei beforehand.
"Send a few people down to verify their identities. If their identities are beyond doubt, open the city gates and let them pass."
"Yes..." More than 100 torches rushed down from the city wall.
Yuwen Tuo, holding the imperial token, said, "We are ordered to leave the pass; we cannot delay."
The hundred or so city guards rushed towards Yuwen Tuo and his men.
Although Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Tai were all private soldiers of the Pang family, they were all wearing the armor of the imperial army.
This cannot be faked.
"This is a token issued by the imperial court. Don't delay our departure from the pass," Yuwentai urged hastily.
The soldiers guarding the city waved their torches at the defenders on the city wall.
"Open the city gates."
With a loud shout from the city tower, a crack of whips echoed from the city gate.
Eight oxen on the city wall exerted all their strength to pull the thick iron chains. With a series of clicking sounds, the chains pulled the huge and heavy iron gate open slowly.
The city gate slowly opened.
Yuwen Tuo waved his hand and rushed out quickly.
Yuwentai shouted behind him, "Hurry up and get through, don't waste time."
"Yes..." Soon, this 5,000-strong team quickly passed through the Great Wall.
They raced wildly northwestward.
On the city wall, Dian Wei watched the departing figures of five thousand men, and felt a strange mix of emotions.
“General, this army is somewhat unusual,” Zhou Shan, who was standing next to Dian Wei, said.
"Tell me about it." Dian Wei also realized it, but he couldn't see what was wrong with this team.
"My lord said that a troop would go out of the Great Wall to escort the princess to the Xiongnu. However, this troop did not mention my lord."
Moreover, they acted furtively; their force of five or six thousand men had only a few dozen torches.
They seem to do things in a way that they don't want others to know.
Dian Wei looked into the distance and saw that it was indeed the case; this army of five or six thousand men had only a few dozen torches.
Before Zhou Shan finished speaking, more torches appeared in the distance, forming a continuous line that resembled a fiery dragon winding its way into the distance.
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