Chapter 553: An Lushan

When he arrived in Danzhou, Li Huaitang was relieved that Zhang Shousi was really outside the zodiac, and he was an old fox. In a short period of time, he was able to do everything, not only to meet the wishes of both sides, but also to squeeze the surplus value of Ning Yuan's iron cavalry as much as possible, and directly regarded Li Huaitang as his free border general.

Standing on the Great Wall in the north of Danzhou, Li Huaitang could even see the scattered Xi rangers in the north.

"Old Sun, is the other side usually so quiet?"

Accompanying Li Huaitang was a guide surnamed Sun, an honest and honest farmer who was hired by Ning Yuan Tieqi for the salary of a sheep.

Ningyuan Tieqi stationed in Danzhou, bringing a large number of cattle and sheep, and the soldiers used cattle and sheep to exchange wheat grain and hay with local farmers. The soldiers of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry were generous, and the cattle and sheep were almost half exchanged for and half given to them, and overnight, there was a rare appearance of meat in the kitchens of every household. The locals naturally have a very good impression of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, and the depth of the love between the military and the people is not something that can be expressed by shouting a few slogans, when they heard that Ningyuan Iron Cavalry wanted to ask for a guide, Lao Sun rushed to help.

Lao Sun replied in a panic: "The opposite side is the pasture of the Xi people, when the Xi king has a good relationship with us, their herdsmen will rush to graze their livestock here, this year the Xi people betrayed, afraid of the Tang army's retaliation, so they did not dare to come." ”

The territory of the Xi people is sandwiched between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan, and the performance of the successive Xi kings is like a wall grass, sometimes throwing flattery to the Tang Dynasty, and then throwing arms to the Khitan people in the blink of an eye, more often using the Khitan to defraud the Tang Dynasty's property.

"However," said the old man Sun, "the general has defeated the Khitans, and the Xi people are probably going to be frightened, and I think I will soon see their messengers who have come to ask for sin." ”

"Please? Every time it's just a matter of pleading? Feng Changqing heard some clues.

Old man Sun was silent, it is true, every time the Xi people betray the Tang Dynasty, they will basically not be punished, and the court seems to care more about their attitude of being subordinate to them.

"There's no way, the imperial court wants to deal with the Khitans, and it's not good for us to make too many enemies." Old man Sun remembered something and found a high-sounding reason.

Li Huaitang frowned when he heard this, and felt that he was as honest as Old Man Sun couldn't say such a scene.

"Did you think it yourself, or did you hear it from someone?"

"Hehe, what our Ming Mansion said, he also said, Xue Yuanjun of Youzhou also thinks so." Old man Sun scratched his head and sneered.

Feng Changqing was indignant: "How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? The Xi people have to pay enough for their betrayal, otherwise the repetition will never end, and there will be a third or fourth Dushan in the future! ”

Historically, it has been so. More than ten years later, An Lushan, who was the leader of the military and government of Youzhou, led a large army to attack the Songmo Governor's Mansion, with 2,000 Xi soldiers as the vanguard, but at the last moment, the Xi soldiers collectively turned against each other, so that An Lushan was almost wiped out, only a few people fled back, and tens of thousands of Tang soldiers died in a foreign land.

As he spoke, a dozen riders from the north came on the dust.

The scout of the Eagle Rider arrested them and interrogated them, only to learn that it was the Xi tribe's messenger who asked for guilt in the mouth of Old Man Sun. There were four people in all, and the rest of the horses carried their "sincerity" in pleading.

Li Huaitang and Feng Changqing looked at each other, let out a grim smile, and suddenly pulled out a knife and threw it to Feng Changqing.

"Cut off their ears and noses!"

Feng Changqing was willing to accept the order, and the terrible screams echoed on the Great Wall for a long time......

The envoy of the Xi tribe never imagined that there would be a bloody disaster on this trip. As long as they pretend to be extremely afraid and respectful to kneel in front of the envoy of Youzhou Jiedu, and then come to a sad cry of sadness and tears for those who see it, and depict all the mistakes as forced actions under the butcher's knife of the Khitans, and the wish will naturally be fulfilled. As for the subsequent accusations and threats made by Youzhou Jiedu, it is insignificant, and if you don't want to listen to it, you can automatically block it. In this way, after some time, when the holy decree of the imperial court arrives, they can return to their king Xi with the return of pretending to be a grandson.

Dare to love the sun rising in the west today, and Tang Jun's performance is the same as before. The envoy of the Xi tribe covered his nose and ears in the snow, and looked to the west in pain, but unfortunately the weather was not good, and the thick clouds blocked the sun's rays, and it was impossible to determine the position of the sun. He didn't dare to stay, and galloped back with three of his men who were in sympathy with him, and he was even more unsure if the madmen behind him would change their minds and cut off his head.

On the way down the Great Wall, Old Man Sun was nervous and wanted to stop talking.

Li Huaitang turned a blind eye and asked with a smile: "Old Sun, are you familiar with the road to the north, give me a guide?" ”

Old man Sun shook his head again and again in shock, not to mention whether he could defeat the Xi people and return with his whole body, if he took Ning Yuantie to ride to the territory of the Xi people in private, most of the officials would not be able to spare him in the future.

Hu Yijian was suffocated by the old man's instigation, and said angrily: "What are you afraid of? The general rewarded you two Hu Niang for your meritorious service, it's a big deal to follow us to Ningyuan City, where life is much more nourishing than your current life. ”

"Huh? It can't be done, it can't be done, and escaping the famine will affect the whole family. Old man Sun's face turned pale with fright, and he kept waving his hands and shaking his head.

Li Huaitang didn't say anything, beating the Xi people was just a momentary mood, which may represent a kind of unwillingness in the subconscious, and not being able to find Li Zhongxin's whereabouts always made him angry.

Returning to the Danzhou station, Li Huaitang met Wang Peng. Wang Cheng brought with him the first batch of horse material he needed, which numbered thousands of carts.

"It's fast!" Li Huaitang was very satisfied and gave an appreciative look.

Wang Cheng was very modest: "Thanks to the horses that the general gave selflessly, otherwise, I would not have been able to transport so many forage bean cakes." ”

Li Huaitang inadvertently caught a glimpse of a tall bearded man following Wang Cheng and felt that he was quite familiar.

"Oh," Wang Cheng noticed Li Huaitang's strangeness, and hurriedly introduced, "Ah Jushan, Yuyang catches the general, Zhang Changshi's fake son." ”

A false son is a righteous son. It's hard to imagine the fate of this Hu person, who was a down-and-out sheep thief more than ten days ago, and in a blink of an eye, he let the world-famous Zhang Shousi accept him as a righteous son.

Wang Cheng seemed to see Li Huaitang's doubts, and explained: "Ah Xianshan is brave, and he made a contribution to the capture of the general in a few days, and led people out of the customs to arrest two Xi scouts. ”

A Xianshan's face showed a hint of pride, but his mouth was very modest: "Wang Guan Ji Miao praised, compared with the general, the small merit is really not worth mentioning. ”

Li Huaitang glanced at this Hu man, and for some reason, an inexplicable sense of disgust rose in his heart, so he didn't say much to him, just nodded lightly, and pulled Wang Cheng to negotiate the next handover of materials.

Looking at Li Huaitang's distant back, Hu Ren spat viciously.

"Phew! What are you? Dare to despise me so much, one day I An Lushan will ask you to prostrate at my feet and beg for mercy! ”

Aju Mountain, the meaning of battle in Turkic language, is extended to the god of war, and the brave and ruthless An Lushan likes this name, and later changes his name to An Lushan with his mother's remarriage.