(The "The Past of the Qin Dynasty" series is a prequel story, with a chapter attached at the end of each volume. Similarly, the stories between each chapter of "The Past of the Qin Dynasty" are coherent, and friends who like it can pick them up to watch it.)

Preface:

“Where is this?”

"Yumen Pass."

"But I see that it is obvious here is ordinary and does not look like the legendary one."

"Because it is people who are extraordinary, not passes themselves."

"People? Who?"

"Jiang Xiaoshu."

"A strange name."

"His people are much stranger than his name."

"What kind of person is this?"

"A person who has never appeared in the past and may not be able to come again in the future."

"Can you tell me?"

"This is a very long story. The beginning of it starts with Yumen Pass in front of you..."

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In the middle of the winter night of Ziyue, dark clouds cover the moon, and outside the Yumen Pass of Daqin, snow is already swaying the wind.

The wind in the cold and bitter land in the northwest is the sharpest sharp knife that stabs everyone in the heart here.

The heavy snowflakes swept across this desolate and vast land, and the ground was a strange and unspeakable dark brown color. Is it the true color of the wasteland? Or is it soaked in the sea of ​​blood? Or is it the gateway to Shura Hell?

It seems that the heaven was also felt by the murderous bloody aura here, and it was forced to snow to disperse the remaining strands of unjust souls and evil spirits here.

"Haodie...Haodie...Haodie..." The sound of horse hooves came from the hoof. The sound of horse hoofs was very strange. Each time there was only one syllable, as if it was the sound of a horse's hoof, but the sound was huge, and it seemed like only one horse could make.

Is there such a horse team in this world who is well-trained so well that he even makes the sound of horse hooves meticulously and in tune with each other? Or, a giant war horse ten feet tall came outside the pass and wanted to step through the northwest gate of the Qin Empire in one fell swoop?

What kind of team is this?

"Haodie...huh...huh..." The hoof sound is approaching...

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Yumen Pass in Liangzhou is a major border between the Great Qin Dynasty and the nomadic country "Wild Wolf" outside the border. It is located in the northwest of the Great Qin Dynasty. It is on both sides of the great Qin Dynasty. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is like a sharp sword inserted into the territory of the barbarians outside the border. It is called a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Since the leader of the Great wolf Tuoba, two years ago, declared war here, it has been endless, as if it never ends. Every year, there are countless warriors of the Great wolf and the elites of the Great Qin Dynasty who are broken under this city. This is why it is gloomy and terrifying all year round, with cold winds gusts.

There was a poet who wrote a poem for Yumen Pass, saying that it was "Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not cross Yumen Pass." It was very appropriate.

It is not the time of war now, but the soldiers gathered in the observation deck all looked ashen and covered with sorrow.

"This, is that the barbarians led their troops to invade again?" Wang Xiaoan, a patrol soldier tonight, asked his boss tremblingly. He was the first person to notice the sound of horse hooves and inform him.

"I'm afraid it's not as loud as the sound of the hooves is not as huge as when ten thousand horses gallop during the war, but it is majestic, fierce and so weird and neat, and its sound is no less powerful than the charge of the thousand cavalry." A person next to him replied, and he commanded the personal guard Zhao Gang.

"Do you want to ask for help from the pass?" Old Li asked the commander. Old Li was an old soldier at Yumen Pass. He had his left eye blind and scarred face. He whispered his throat and continued to speak:

"I, Li Ding, stayed in Yumen Pass for twenty years, and experienced more than ten major battles. The barbarians killed were not as many as two hands. It was not the first time I heard the sound of the hoofs of thousands of troops, but I had never heard such a strange sound of hoofs."

"Yes, yes, what kind of monster is coming?" Many people next to them agreed.

"I have heard of many monsters in their barbarians for a long time. What I heard today is that, the only one who rushed towards the gate was probably a beast with a body of more than a hundred feet." Those who believe in ghosts and gods spoke their own words.

"Look, let's avoid his sharp edge in the pass..." The timid and cowardly fought.

"What? Retreat to the Pass? You kid receives military pay from the Qin Dynasty. Even if you want to die today, you have to die at Yumen Pass. Retreat, I will be the first to chop your head!" The irritable man was ready to slap his unscrupulous companion...

For a moment, everyone started arguing...

"This way." The commander Meng Shubing the border finally spoke, interrupting everyone's discussion:

"Li Ding, Wang Xiaoan, you two go and wait and see and report the situation at any time; Zhao Gang, go and get my token and paper and pen, and we ask for help from the pass; the rest of the people gather the soldiers in their own camps to prepare for the fight!"

"Yes!" Everyone took the order and left.

Everyone left, Meng Shunwang looked up at the sky, and saw dark clouds covering the moon. The sky was like a pair of huge black hands, slowly pressing towards the lonely Yumen Pass on the wasteland.

"I heard from the sound of horse hooves like this. Did the man come here in person? But how could this be possible?" Meng Shubing murmured to himself, closed his eyes and pondered...

"Haodie...huh...huh..." The sound of horse hooves had reached not far below the city.

"Who is coming?" Meng Shubing shouted.

The sound of horse hooves came to an abrupt end.

The alert crossbowmen in the city were tense, and the nerves of each defender became tense. Seeing that there was a disagreement, the bloody battle was about to break out!

At the same time, Meng guarded the border and looked at the uninvited guests under the city. It turned out that this was a horse team, but there were only more than 30 people in total. The leader was a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties. He was extremely majestic and tall, with a square face, bright eyes and firm eyes. When he looked around, his eyes were emitting a little fatigue, and his facial features were deep, which was completely different from those in the Central Plains. He wore a crown made of wolf-headed nitrate, and the wolf-eyes were inlaid with two positions.

A gem, the wolf's kiss protruded from his forehead. The place where the fangs should have long on the right was empty. There was a blood hole left, as if the wolves had a third eye, intending to choose someone to eat them. The upper fangs on the left emitted a cold light in the night. He was wearing a black cloak and a blood-red cloak. The war horse under his crotch was pure black, but the four hooves were as white as snow. This horse was mighty and majestic, wearing golden armor. After stopping, he stood proudly at the city, and had never even hit a sound.

Next to the man was a beautiful alien woman riding a silver-armored horse, and she was supposed to be his wife. Dozens of people behind her were wearing black clothes, covered with iron armor, and crossed the iron armored horse. They stood quietly on the spot.

"Looking at this spirit, his wolf crown and the divine horse "Dark Clouds and Snow" under his crotch, it was indeed the wolf lord Tuobazhi who was close to him. The one beside him was his wife Nalan Linglong. The soldiers behind him were naturally the wolf lord's personal guard "Iron Wolf Cavalry". He was always well-trained and was the leader of the cavalry in the world. When they saw him today, they were indeed extraordinary. What was their intention to come here late at night? Hey, no, they didn't bring weapons, this..." Meng Shubing Sisheng asked:

"Tuobazhi, why did you break through my Yumen Pass late at night?"

The beautiful woman Nalan Linglong turned around and talked to Takubashi for a few words, then turned to the city wall and said:

"You are the guardian general Meng guarding the border?"

"This barbarian queen is actually speaking of the Central Plains? No wonder they didn't bring the Ninth Translator during this trip." Meng Shubing the border was slightly surprised and replied, "That's right here."

"General Meng, we visited Yumen Pass this time to seek peace in the pass.

"Summon?"

"Yes, I wonder if General Meng has received a message from the pass and let us enter the pass and enter the capital."

"I have never released the information about you entering the pass..." "Report! News within the pass." Meng Shubing Bian was interrupted halfway through his speech. He turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Gang who was sent to the pass to send a letter to ask for help.

"Why are you back?" Meng Shubian frowned slightly. You must know that it will take one day to go to the nearest city of Dunhuang, but in less than a stick of incense, Zhao Gang ran back.

"Report, report to General Meng, it's not me...Dun, Dunhuang," Zhao Gang ran all the way from the commander's mansion and said angrily: "It was a father-in-law from Dunhuang. They met me and knew that I was reporting the news. He asked me to lead them to the commander's mansion in Yumen Pass, saying that important news will be passed to you, and now he is waiting for you to pass."

"Tuobazhi Wolf King, wait a moment, I will return later." Meng Shubing bowed to the wolf master and others under the city, secretly reminding the soldiers on the city tower not to relax their guard, and rushed to the commander's mansion.

"In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor ordered that the commander of Yumen Pass Meng guarded the border and obeyed the order." After the eunuch returned from guarding the border, he took out the imperial edict and recited it loudly:

"The barbarian lord Tuobazhi in this trip was intended to seek peace from our Great Qin. We are so kind to the heavens. Thinking that the people of both countries are suffering from war, and the barbarian lord is sincere and takes the initiative to apologize for guilt. He hereby grants Tuobazhi and his wife, their confidants, to enter the capital, and all the guards along the way will be released without any mistakes. I respect this."

"I received the order." Meng knelt on the border guard and received the order, then ran back to the city wall, ordered the defenders to open the city gate, and let Tuobazhi and his group enter the pass.

After the pass opened, Tuobazhi pulled the reins and the group entered the pass in a mighty way. When passing the plaque "Yumen Pass", the wolf owner seemed to be unwilling to look up at the plaque. The price he paid to take off the plaque - the great head of the 100,000 Wolf Warriors and the wars over two years were flying, but the people were nothing and were displaced... Tuobazhi couldn't help but grit his teeth and clenched his fists. Queen Nalan next to him noticed his actions and reached over to pat his big hand to show comfort.

"Daidai...daidai...daidai..." The heart-wrenching sound of hooves gradually drifted away and went inside the pass.

"Hu", Meng Shun's border guards breathed a sigh of relief. This time, the wolf lord entered the pass at snowy night. He thought to not seek merit, but to seek nothing wrong, and finally dealt with this matter. However, he turned to secretly relied on his own: "But if you ask for peace, you can just send a minister and envoy. If it is said that to express sincerity, Tuoba Zhilai is still a matter of saying that even the queen has brought danger to her. Could it be that she really only let the queen act as the ninth translator? This matter is really strange..."

The soldiers in the distance began to discuss: "I finally made peace. We brothers will have a few years to live a peaceful life..."

The earth in front of Yumen Pass is still strangely dark brown, the sky and the earth are as dark as ink, and the heavy snow is still falling...

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Chapter completed!