Qu Guidao coughed from time to time, Li Man stopped talking, turned sideways and asked with concern, "Qu Master, you don't care. I have sent a letter to Monkov asking Emperor Zheng to ask for some imperial doctors to see him. Qu Zhidao's face was swollen and red, as if he was about to cough his lungs out of his throat, and the tribal leaders stopped their wine glasses, waiting for the Zheng man to stop coughing.

The Great Khan of Liman drove his brother Kunpo to the Balga steppe, Tizhu Juci handed over the golden wolf to the Great Khan to concentrate on meditation on the sacred mountain, and the Great Khan of Liman brought back his lost brother from the west of Heluo Mountain, and his prestige reached the top, becoming the unshakable co-leader of the steppe tribes. At the end of last year, a tribal leader got drunk and scolded Qu Contradiction, but he was skinned by Liman Khan and hung on the flagpole to become jerky.

For a long time, Qu Zhidao stopped coughing, and the white silk silk covering his mouth was obviously crimson. Qu Zhidao closed his eyes and gasped for a moment, the old injury in the North Desert Ice Sea had recurred, and he was already terminally ill, and he didn't know if he could see the snow next year.

Li Man saw the blood stains on the silk, Huo Ran stood up and asked, "Come on, bring those Zheng doctors in and treat Mr. Qu." ”

Qu Zhidao took the silk silk into his arms and said softly: "Great Khan, no need, send me back to the tent, let the doctor come to my tent to treat me, I will not affect the Great Khan and all the leaders to drink here." ”

After following Qu Guidao for many years, Li Man understood that Qu Guidao had something to say to himself, and hurriedly ordered: "Come on, bring a deputy stretcher, and carry the Qu Master back to the tent." ”

After signing a peace treaty with the desert people, Shi Chongwei deepened the friendship between the two countries, in addition to the funding on the surface, he also sent a lot of treasures and utensils to Princess Liman's Lihua, including three medical officers, hoping that Princess Lihua could blow the pillow wind and maintain peace between the two countries.

The medical officer who checked the pulse had a bitter face, and said in reverse: "How long can I live?" ”

Li Man happened to step into the tent, and when he heard Qu Zhidao's words, he was shocked and said: "Qu Master, you just feel the wind and cold occasionally, and you will recover naturally after a while." Qu Shi can rest assured that Zheng Guo's imperial doctor will arrive in a few days. ”

Turning his face, Li Man said viciously to the medical officer: "If the Qu Master has a case, Ben Khan will skin you and make you into jerky to feed the dogs." ”

The medical officer trembled in fright, and waved his hand: "Don't embarrass them, my old injuries have recurred, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to heal." Everyone dies once, and I am over seventy years old, and I should have died a long time ago. ”

Li Man's heart is like a knife, he has studied with the canal master since he was a child, and for more than 30 years, with the help of the canal master, he became the great Khan of the grassland, and the original promise of the canal master to go south to avenge him was not realized. Li Man waved his hand to drive away the medical officer, knelt down in front of Qu Guidao's couch, held Qu Guidao's cold hand, and said with a strong face: "Qu Shi, when the snow melts, I will lead the army to the south and take you home." ”

Qu Zhidao's hand twitched, and he muttered, "Go home, home is long gone." "The old mother has already become a ghost under the knife, and the relatives at home are also affected by themselves and are exterminated by Emperor Xuan's decree, and the old plum tree by the pond in front of the house does not know if it is still, even when he returns home, he is also a lonely ghost, and no one knows it well.

Vaguely as if returning to the study of the south courtyard, he studied hard under the lamp, his mother sewed under the lamp, and when he was sleepy, his mother would sing a few words softly, and Qu Zhidao couldn't help but sing sadly: "Jinjing...... Lock...... Sycamore, sigh...... cough cough cough ......"

The bleak wind was cold and out of tune, Li Man held Qu Zhidao's hand tightly, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Qu Shi, I will mobilize troops and horses to go south, and I will definitely avenge Qu Shi." ”

Just about to get up, his hand was grabbed by Qu Zhidao, and Qu Zhidao said: "Liman, don't worry." ”

After taking a breath for a moment, Qu Zhidao said softly: "Zheng ** Qingsi's meticulous work is all over the grassland, and your mobilization of troops and horses will definitely be discovered by them, once Zhenbei City learns that the army is going south, it will rely on the city to defend it." There are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the north of the city, plus winch crossbows, thunderbolts, these sharp weapons to defend the city, it is difficult to break through, Zheng people still have heavy horses, chopping knives, holding on for two months is not a problem, and when reinforcements from Zheng Guo come, the outcome may be unpredictable. ”

Li Man was silent, and Qu Shi discussed with him many times about going south, and came to the conclusion that Zheng Guo's vitality was still there, and the rebellion of the Annan Tun army caused little damage to Zheng Guo. From the point of view of the reverse channel, the country still needs to recuperate for four to five years, and there are more than 600,000 people to control the strings before they have the strength to enter the Central Plains. Li Man looked down at Qu Zhidao's yellow face, but Qu Shi was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait for that time.

"Go to my desk and get the map." The canal is reversed. Li Man got up and came to the table, and after signing the peace treaty with Zheng Ren, he sent people to Zheng Guo to collect a lot of maps, and he no longer had to stand in front of the stinky cowhide map.

Qu Guidao struggled to sit up, motioned to Li Man to spread the map on his body, and pointed at Zhenbei City with his thin fingers: "Zhenbei City is a nail that enters the grassland, and if you want to go south, you must pull out this nail." However, this nail has been firmly rooted in the grassland, and it will hurt the muscles and bones if you want to pull it out. ”

"So what? The location of the north city of Zhenbei is blocked by the necessary place to go south, and it is almost impossible to bypass it. "Map Liman has also seen countless times, the theoretical army can bypass the north of the town and go south, but the back is handed over to hundreds of thousands of Zheng troops, and the enemy is on the back, as long as he is not stupid, who will do this. There have been many quarrels in the king's tent, and some people even proposed that the army cross the Hegao Mountain and make a detour through Mengzhou to attack Zheng Guo, but that idea is too bizarre, where does the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops come from, if you want to attack Zheng, Zhenbei City is a checkpoint that cannot be bypassed.

Qu Zhidao's finger pointed to the east and said: "This is the mouth of the Wushao River, this season should be frozen, let Kunbo lead the department to cross the river from here, bypass the north city of Zhenbei to Hengzhou." Zheng Guo deployed his troops in the area of Zhenbei City and Baisheng Pass, and there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses guarding Pinghaiguan, if the Kunbo army could capture Pinghaiguan, Zheng Guo's defense line would be torn open, and Zheng Guo wanted to draw troops and horses from the Anbei camp back to Hengzhou. ”

Qu Zhidao became excited as he spoke, Lahuang's face had a hint of blood, and said: "Kunbo is a good hand in the war, and the soldiers and horses of the Anbei battalion can't stop him, and at that time, the court of Zheng Guo has only two ways, one is to send troops and horses from Zhenbei City to help, and the other is to wait for the sixteen guards and horses in Yongchang City to go to reinforcements." Sending soldiers and horses from Yongchang to Hengzhou, far away water can't quench the thirst of the near, I guess Emperor Zheng is likely to send people and horses from Zhenbei City back to help. At that time, the Great Khan waved his troops south, and the north of the town was empty, and it would not be difficult to break through. ”

"From the Balega grassland to the mouth of the Wushao River, you have to pass through 300 miles of Gaisu swamps, where thick fog and wind and snow are unpredictable, and herders dare not go in to search for their cattle and sheep when they are lost." Li Man said in a heavy tone: "How can Cumpo be willing to venture through the swamp, even if he can survive the swamp if he obeys orders, some people will say that I am taking the opportunity to harm him." ”

Li Man let out a cold laugh and said: "The battle for the grassland was originally a fight to the death, will you rest assured that you will leave Kunbo in Balga when you lead the army south?" If you lose your army, will Kumpo talk about brotherhood and not compete with you for the throne? Will the leaders of other tribes sit idly by? Do you still have the kindness of a woman as the Great Khan, and do you think that your children will be milking horses in the future? ”

A series of questions made Li Man feel cold all over his body, and after becoming the Great Khan, his relationship with Kunbo eased, after all, they are brothers, Kunbo is the king of Zuoxian, and he is an important force on the grassland, of course it is good to be able to pull him around, the grassland is big enough, and of course it can accommodate others.

After coughing, Qu Hui Dawson's cold voice continued to teach: "As a great sweat, you must take the overall situation and resolve the danger. Let Kumpo risk his way through the Gasu Swamp, if he succeeds, Kunbo will do a great job, you can reward him heavily, if he fails, you can give him compensation for his new recruits, and if he disobeys, you will drive him away first. It is the duty of the Great Khan to reward meritorious deeds, to punish transgressions, and to ask for disobedience, and if you can't do it, someone will naturally replace you as the new Great Khan. ”

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Five days later, Kumpo received an order from the Great Khan Liman, asking him to lead his 40,000 men and horses through the Gaisu swamp to the mouth of the Wushao River and attack Zheng Guoping's customs. In the big tent, Lan Qitao scolded that Li Man was killing people with a knife, deliberately weakening the strength of Zuo Xian's royal department.

Kunbo's brain collapsed, the golden cup in his hand was pinched and deformed, and after reading the order sent by Liman, Subu Naying stroked his beard and pondered: "The order of the Great Khan cannot be disobeyed, otherwise it will be the public enemy of the grassland, and the soldiers and horses of the royal court will come to deal with us." Liman Khan asked us to cross the Gesu swamp to attack Pinghaiguan in order to allow us to attack from the flanks to attract the attention of the Zheng army and prepare for the army's southward movement. ”

After Zhou Chucun came to the Zuoxian Wang's department, Kunbo treated him with courtesy, and was appointed as the head of the household to participate in military and political affairs. Zhou Chucun knew that he had no way out, and actively participated in the construction of the Zuoxian Wang's department, and proposed to cultivate on both sides of the river, strengthen tribal exchanges, reward childbirth, and trade with Zheng, all of which were recognized by Kunbo and implemented in the Zuoxian's department.

At this moment, Zhou Chucun knew that he wanted to express his opinion and strive for a greater voice in Kunbo's heart. Clearing his throat, he said, "King, it's winter, the Gaisu swamp is frozen, and the chances of crossing it have increased greatly, so it's worth taking a risk." Moreover, Liman Khan sent 200,000 stone of military rations, which was of great use to the tribe, and there was no need to worry about running out of food before the beginning of spring. Crossing the Gaisu swamp to capture the level customs is a risky move, but when used well, it is a clever move, and it is worth taking a risk. ”

Subu Naying also said: "Mr. Zhou is right, once the Ping Customs is captured, the entire Hengzhou will be in the hands, and the men, women, and property of Hengzhou will be taken captive, and I also think it is worth a try." ”

Kunbo threw away the golden cup in his hand and said in a deep voice: "In this case, choose a warrior and set off with me in three days, and I will personally break through the Ping Customs." ”