Qingxu Lao Dao regretted that he was stopped when he passed through the gate of Tiandu Mountain because he coveted the unsheathed treasure knife inlaid with three gems, and then was imprisoned in the garrison prison with his apprentice. I knew that I would cause such a trouble, so I just threw this treasure knife away.

On this day, there was no Guancheng on the Hulu River in Dushan, and there was no garrison to defend it, who knows how such a newly built Guancheng would come out.

Xiao Guan is obviously in Wating Mountain, how could he move here?

Qingxu Lao Dao took a closer look, and it turned out that there were three big characters on the city, called Xiao Guanbao.

This is good, not only the treasure knife, but also the several copper seals buried by the dead general, the edict of yellow silk, and the official documents of the appointment have been searched. The old man's dream of making a fortune has really come to naught.

Not only that, Xiao Guanbao's guards also personally interrogated Lao Dao, Qingxu was afraid that he was innocently implicated, and confessed everything he had encountered.

A few days later, another young man came to interrogate him, and Lao Tao retold the story as it was. After that, Lao Dao and his apprentice Yuan Rui were locked up in a separate cell with beds, and their daily food was obviously much better, not like prison food.

After Qingxu Lao Dao saw a few pieces of fat meat stewed cabbage with tofu, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and no longer worried that he would become a vain ghost for no reason.

After Kang Jiu took over Shuofang with An Xianhui, he was appointed as the defender of Wuyuan City.

In more than two years, his 3,000-strong cavalry had expanded to more than 7,000, and most of the newly recruited soldiers in the army were from the Hindu, Tatar, and Qiang tribes in the steppe. When there were more than 5,000 soldiers, Li Qi officially gave this cavalry a military name: Wolf Mountain Cavalry.

The Wolf Mountain Cavalry was different from the Jindi Cavalry in that it was only equipped with light chain mail, and its weapons were riding bows and swords, and it was not equipped with standard long weapons. However, the configuration of the horses is one man and two horses, and it is positioned as a light cavalry unit that emphasizes long-range raids.

The Wolf Mountain Cavalry is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Black Mountain Tuntian Military Division, but in fact it is directly dispatched by the Privy Council and belongs to the establishment of the forbidden army. In addition to helping the Tuntian Guard in the defense area to harvest pasture grass every year, the Wolf Mountain Cavalry belongs to the elite troops of the border army that are completely out of production. Although this cavalry army has only been independent for less than two years, due to sufficient supplies and long-term unremitting rigorous training, the combat effectiveness of this army has become very strong.

Kang Ping came to the city of Ullahian with a team of displaced people who had been recruited.

A group of cavalry galloped over from a distance, and Kang Ping squinted for a moment. Kang Jiu, who was the leader, changed his cold face to a bright smile after seeing him, and when he saw Kang Ping, he slowed down his horse and said loudly: "Why are there so many fewer people recruited this time?" Who are you in charge of? ”

The reclamation officer who led the team replied with a sincere smile on his face: "Kang Zhenshuai, there were not many people recruited, there were more than 4,000 households, but most of them were left behind by Jingzhao Mansion, saying that they wanted to immigrate to Longyou, and they also said that they were at the behest of the Son of Heaven. ”

Kang Jiu heard that it was the emperor's will, so he didn't speak again, but nodded: "These people are placed in Wuyuan City and Tiande Military City respectively, and they will rest in Wulahai City today." ”

After the displaced people settled in the post house outside the city, Kang Ping quietly came to Kang Jiu's military camp in the city.

Kang Jiu's personal soldiers had been waiting outside the camp gate, and after seeing him coming, they led him directly to Kang Jiu's office.

Kang Jiu was full of smiles after seeing him, and said with a smile to Kang Ping: "I said what are you doing here, you have to be sneaky when you meet your own brothers." ”

Kang Ping said: "This is the rule, our identity cannot be revealed in front of ordinary people. I was ordered to go to Wuyuan City to find you this time, but I didn't expect you to be here, but I saved a hundred and ten miles. ”

Kang Jiu looked at Kang Ping: "Something?" ”

"That's right, there was a big robbery in Wating Mountain, Weizhou, and a caravan of more than 60 people was all destroyed, but in fact, this caravan was a delegation sent by Liangzhou to Luoyang for the Hajj."

Kang Jiu frowned when he heard this: "Liangzhou didn't go to Jinyang, but went to Luoyang, which is also deserved." ”

"The Hexi side has always been the Zhengshuo side of Fengluoyang, and I don't know what is going on on our side. Moreover, the Son of Heaven has always regarded Luoyang as the imperial capital, and has not announced the capital of Jinyang. Kang Ping said, "Originally, this matter was handled by the local government, but there was an accident in the middle, so it was transferred to the Military Intelligence Department to take over again." Later, it was reported to the Son of Heaven, and His Majesty meant to let us deal with it ourselves, and if necessary, the Wolf Mountain Rider would cooperate with the action, which was the Son of Heaven's edict to you. ”

Kang Jiu took the oracle written on the white silk and read it, but it only asked him to cooperate with the plan of the Military Intelligence Department and act cheaply, but did not explain the specific things.

"What are you going to do?" Kang Jiu asked.

Kang Ping was silent for a while, and then sorted out his thoughts: "The Son of Heaven has always had the intention of trying to recover Hexi, do you understand this?" ”

Kang Jiu shook his head: "I don't know. ”

Kang Ping glanced at his cousin and sighed: "If you want to be the general of this party, you also need to be good at figuring out your intentions, forget it, you are not that kind of person, so the Son of Heaven will give you such a big military power...... In this matter, we carefully looked at the scene and investigated it, and the Jinghe Gang involved in this matter was slaughtered, and to be honest, the clues were all broken. However, it can be guessed that it was probably done by Dang Xiangqiang, but there is no evidence. ”

"What? Is the imperial court ready to conquer Li Renfu or Yelibu? Kang Jiu said that the Dangxiang Yeli Department is a herding tribe in the area of Quwu Mountain (Liupan Mountain) in the northwest of Weizhou.

Kang Ping shook his head: "The party side should not be forced too much, but the Military Intelligence Department feels that this is an opportunity for our army's forces to take the opportunity to enter Hexi." ”

Kang Jiu looked at Kang Ping: "Let me lead the troops to attack Liangzhou?!" ”

Kang Ping said: "What do you do in Liangzhou?" At least ostensibly subservient to the imperial court...... However, the Hui tribes now occupy Ganzhou and Suzhou, and their power is expanding, which is the biggest obstacle for us to control Hexi. The above means to blame the Hui people for this matter, and together with the Liangzhou army, they will defeat Ganzhou first. ”

"How do you blame you?"

"You don't care about this, it's just that the Wolf Mountain cavalry in your hand needs to be moved to the Hulu River area in Lingzhou, and be ready to go to Ganzhou at any time, if things go well, maybe it will be done in winter." Kang Ping said, "We have contacted the Liangzhou side, and the mission they sent will come over soon." ”

Kang Jiu nodded: "I know this, but I need detailed information about Hexi, especially Ganzhou." ”

"After you arrive at Hulu River and settle down, someone will naturally send it to you." Kang Ping smiled, "The Son of Heaven let us act cheaply, but he didn't ask us to embarrass him. ”

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