Although the Kun race was influenced by Li Ling and the influence of Han culture, their living habits still retain the habits of foreign traditions.

In their minds, captives are spoils of war, and the spoils of war can be bought and sold at will, or even given away.

Li Han made a decision, but no matter how aggrieved Yan Mujin and Yue Lixin were, they immediately sent the two to Zhu Li's army and handed them over to Zhu Li's subordinates for custody, and the two finally fell into Zhu Li's hands.

Suddenly, Zhu Li thanked the second daughter again and again, and asked: "Brother Li led such a huge camel team through the Gobi, shouldn't it be a businessman?" ”

Businessmen seek profit, but they will also consider safety, the Great Gobi is okay in later generations, in ancient times, it is simply comparable to the existence of forbidden land, which businessman will be so desperate, ask for money and don't want to die?

"Hey, brother is wise, the foolish brother didn't have enough to hold on, and traveled through the Gobi to do business." Li Han sighed, a little melancholy, and seemed to have a trace of helplessness.

"Don't hide it, brother, we are in a very difficult situation now, do you see those Uighurs around the Gobi, these bastards, as if they are in contact with us, stalking and fighting."

The Uighurs and the Uighurs are in love, which is very understandable, the Uighur Khanate, but it was because of the Kun people that perished, and the hatred of the country will not be easily forgotten by any nation.

Knowing this, Zhu Li still asked, "Could it be that the Uighurs still remember the hatred of the lost country and roamed in the Gobi just to seek revenge on you?" ”

"Hey, it's hard to put into words, Brother Zhu Li" Li Han sighed again, "Brother's words, although they are not true, they are not far away, more than forty years ago, my Qikun clan took advantage of the internal strife of the Hui Khan, raided the Hui Khan's lair, and subverted the Hui Khanate in one fell swoop. ”

"Over the past few decades, the Uighurs, who are now on the move, have been seeking revenge on us. After decades of conquest and conflict, most of the tribesmen were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, and now it is difficult to even normal farming and animal husbandry. ”

The Uighurs have been wiped out, and most of them have moved westward to establish other regimes, while the Uighurs who remained in the central and eastern parts of the country have lived in pursuit of water and grass, and if they wantonly retaliate, it will be a real headache.

"We ventured across the Gobi to go to the Tang Dynasty, hoping to get the help of the Tang Dynasty to help us exterminate these remnants of the Uighurs." Li Han said with a solemn expression on his face.

His expression also shows that the situation faced by the Kun clan is indeed not optimistic.

When Li Han said this, Zhu Li sighed slightly, as the so-called between countries is like neighbors who get along with each other, a good friend of the family is bullied, and he will not sit idly by and ignore anyone else.

But the current situation in Datang is not good, even if Li Yi is willing to help, with the strength he now controls, he has more than enough, but his strength is insufficient.

Thinking of this, Zhu Li sighed with a complicated expression: "Brother Li, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to achieve results when you go south this time." ”

When Li Han heard this, he was suddenly stunned, and said in surprise: "What do you mean, brother, my clan of the Kun tribe has always been friendly with Datang, and our clan is on the verge of crisis, will Datang turn a blind eye?" ”

Zhu Li glanced at him with a complicated face, and explained: "Brother Li misunderstood, it's not that Datang is unwilling to ask Qi Kunyi

The clan reached out, but it was ourselves, and something went wrong. ”

"Something is wrong with you?" When Li Han heard this, his expression became even heavier, if something happened to Datang itself, he really couldn't blame anything.

The Tang Dynasty is the last hope, if the Tang Dynasty can't help, the Tang Dynasty will either move away like the Uighurs; Either they had to fight with the Uighurs, and the net was broken, and they didn't even dare to think about this consequence.

Looking at Li Han's uncertain expression, Zhu Li naturally knew what he was worried about, but he still roughly told Li Han about the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, the self-respect, eunuch abuse, and smoke in the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Han heard this, his expression was shocked, his face was heavy, he had nothing to doubt about Zhu Li's words, after all, Qi Kun had also been enshrined in the Tang Dynasty, and he was not ignorant of the Tang court's eunuchs and the self-respecting phenomenon of the feudal town, and it was precisely because he knew his heels that he was convinced of Zhu Li's words.

Li Han is a good person, and the nationality of Qikun is also good, among all the alien races in the north, if Zhu Li is asked to choose one of them, a foreign race that can be trusted, he will definitely choose the Kun clan, without him, because this race is really good to the Han people, at least in the entire Tang Dynasty, and even the Five Dynasties.

"But Brother Li doesn't have to worry, the Uighurs, Khitans and other foreign races have lived in the north of the country for a long time, and for the border of disaster, the younger brother is sitting in the northern frontier, and he is just going to deal with them, if the Kun clan is willing, the younger brother is not talented, and he is willing to join forces with Brother Li to deal with the Uighurs, what do you think, Brother Li?" Zhu Li's words are sincere and sincere.

Just heard the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, Li Han was already desperate for going south this time, and he didn't want Zhu Li's words, as soon as he came out, he aroused his curiosity, and hurriedly said: "Brother is sitting in northern Xinjiang, I don't know where the official residence is, and what is the strength?" ”

No wonder Li Han asked, the word "sitting in the northern frontier" can be big or small, a guard and capture envoy, or he can say that he is in the northern frontier, but there are thousands of troops under his hands, and it is not enough to stuff the teeth between the Uighurs.

Zhu Li is so young, claiming to be in charge of northern Xinjiang, but it has aroused his interest, if the other party is a town general, maybe he can really help Qi Kun, after all, along the way, those Tang army tooth soldiers, all call Zhu Li a general.

"The younger brother is not talented, and now he is the general of Huaihua, and he is ordered to control the land of the thirteen states of Heshuo, and he doesn't dare to say anything else, but he still has confidence in dealing with the Uighurs in the western mountains." Zhu Li said frankly, very confident.

On the grassland, the alien race that he feared the most was the Khitan; Although the strength of the Uighurs, Yatars and other tribes is not weak, Zhu Li is not afraid of them, this is determined by strength.

When the Northern Expedition was decided, Zhu Li aimed at all the alien races in Saibei, although he had made enough plans and plans, but now he has spent more than half a year, and he has only recovered Fengzhou, which makes him very dissatisfied.

If he can join forces with Qi Kun, Zhu Li really can't ask for it, after all, Qi Kun lives in Saibei, and he is more familiar with the environment of the grassland and desert, and the two parties join forces to take what they need, which is definitely a win-win situation.

As soon as he heard that Zhu Li controlled the land of the thirteen states at a young age, Li Han's eyes immediately widened, the land of the thirteen states, when they were the Great Khan of Kunkun, when they were officials in the Tang Dynasty, they did not have such strength, this is a real feudal official, and his strength should not be underestimated.

The former Zhukun Khan, once occupied the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and tried his best to expel the Uighurs

No stranger.

The thirteen states, when the Zhukun Khan was entitled, did not occupy such a vast area, which shows how strong the strength of this little general standing in front of him is.

"Brother Zhu Li, you didn't deceive yourself as a brother, you, how old are you, why are you the general of Huaihua?" Li Han was really shocked.

Zhu Li's face is big, in fact, he is only eighteen years old, even if outsiders overestimate it, he is only in his twenties, and the Tang Dynasty Langjun at this age seems to be still rubbing powder, applying faces, and seducing the delicate little lady, why did the young general in front of him become the general of Huaihua?

"Haha" In the face of Li Han's suspicion, Zhu Li didn't mind, and said calmly: "If Brother Li doesn't believe it, you can follow the younger brother all the way south, and when you reach the Heshuo area, Brother Li will naturally know if the younger brother has deceived you." ”

Zhu Li, who came from later generations, lived in a social atmosphere, although he was a little impetuous, but there were still people who maintained their backbone.

Those people are slandered and criticized by others, but they still adhere to their beliefs and beliefs, and Zhu Li is such a person, a gentleman is frank and a villain.

It is better to be a frank person who starves to death on the street than to disdain to become the dregs of society in the same stream.

This good habit has been brought to the end of the Tang Dynasty by him, calmly relative, as for what others think of you, it is someone else's business, and it has nothing to do with yourself.

When he said this, Li Han was a little embarrassed, but what he did was, after all, related to the survival of the entire clan of Qikun, although he didn't dare to say anything, he still insisted on returning to the pass with Zhu Li.

For these, Zhu Li is very casual and can understand his painstaking efforts.

captured Yan Mu Jin and Yue Li Xin, Zhu Li was in a good mood, the Khitan Eight Divisions, intriguing with each other, if there was no strong hero, standing up and integrating them, for Zhu Li, it would be just a plate of loose sand.

And the hero who is about to appear and grow, the other party's closest relative, is now in the hands of Zhu Li, and the Khitan disaster that endangers the northern frontier of the Central Plains seems to be becoming more and more distant.

It is related to the life and death of millions, or even tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, it is not an exaggeration to use any means for Di Ren, if someone wants to kill your relatives, do you still have to sharpen his knife for him, for Yelu Abaoji to use some means, Zhu Li does not have any psychological burden.

With the help of the Hukun camel team, the return journey was smoother, at least the wind and sand and drinking water were no longer a problem, and in addition to the large amount of food supply in the Kunkun, the group stepped out of the Gobi and returned to the grassland without danger.

Liaoyuan is still reckless and vast, and the fresh air makes people feel refreshed and happy, and it seems that even the heart is a lot broader.

Walking out of the Gobi, countless tooth soldiers hugged and cheered, excited, experienced all kinds of things in the Gobi, and returned to the green grassland again, everyone seemed to be reborn.

Just when everyone was excited, there were a few Murwei cavalrymen who probed their brains, saw them, these Di people rangers, as soon as they saw a large number of camel caravans, they immediately sneakily in the direction of the royal tent of Murwei, galloping away, with greed and excitement on their faces.

Zhu Li sent troops in April, went north to Fengzhou, and stayed in the Gobi for nearly three or four months, and when he returned, it was almost mid-August, which was the time when the grassland herdsmen were searching for grain and grass, counting their income, and were about to prepare for winter.