Reminiscing about the fifteenth year in Jiangmei,

Hearing that it was cool and suspicious.

Unexpectedly, diligently on the water,

But the family trusts Yuan Shi.

———————— Lu Wen's "Lintao Sends Yuan Qi Secretary to Return to the Dynasty (when Yuan Sheng was a monk, the Fan people called Yuan Shi)", the author Zhenyuan 20 years to hang the sacrifice into Xifan, and 17 years ago in the Pingliang Tribulation League did not enter the Tibetan land Yuan Tongzhi returned to the Tang Dynasty as a monk, the two met in Taoshui, so there is this poem.

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Dou Shen on horseback, covered with a heavy felt coat, nostrils one by one, breathing hard, but the cold wind in the northwest mountains still penetrated into his skin and raged, he blinked his eyes, there were already ice particles on his eyelashes, and the vast Quwu Mountain in the distance was like an endless dragon, connecting Liupan Mountain and winding towards the northwest.

Now Dou Shen has regretted it, the so-called "seeking progress", I really don't know if I don't do it, it's too difficult!

In the golden autumn of October, it is the most pleasant time of the year in Chang'an City, but since the Pingliang area, the frost and snow have fallen in the wilderness, and the house can no longer be seen, even the herdsman's tent is very rare, in addition to the mountains and grasslands, or the mountains and grasslands.

This desolation suddenly made Dou Shen unbearable, is this still a place for people?

He looked to the side, Ma Sui and Cui Hanheng, the two main figures of the mission, were also wearing thick felt hats, wearing fur furs, riding on horses, their faces were covered with frost, Yuan Tong was the secretary in charge, following behind Ma Sui, and Lu Wen was next to Cui Hanheng.

Ma Sui was very interested, but Cui Hanheng was very dignified, and the latter was a little worried about the situation that the alliance was about to face.

After wading through the good water river, and walking for another day and night, it was only when I saw Xifan at the meeting place, the zigzag deep ravine, cutting a large piece of mountains and fields, and the low shrubs and wild grasses grew nearby, paved with withered dark yellow, and the undulating hills in the distance were full of blue-gray, almost blending with the low sky.

In the middle, a large piece of wilderness that rises slightly, is the place where the alliance is met, and a small river called Xiji Creek passes through it, forming a natural boundary ditch.

Shang Jiezan let people set up an altar in the wilderness in advance, and then on the high fu two miles north of the altar, 800 cavalry, and dozens of tents, holding the frog flag of the Nang's clan, after the original battle flag was captured, Shang Jiezan hurriedly ordered someone to make a new one, which is being displayed in the wind at this moment, as a symbol of Shang Jiezan's identity, it is particularly eye-catching.

Two miles south of the altar, after Ma Sui arrived here, he also ordered all the men and horses to form a warning formation, with Feng Xiang Li Chaocai as the "camp envoy", leading 500 foot soldiers to dismount here, and the horses carried were lined up into a fence outside all sides, and most of the suits were piled up here, and then set up camp, and the mission of Xifan looked at each other from afar.

Immediately, Ma Sui asked his nephew Ma Ning to lead 300 cavalry on the left, Jingyuan army general Le Chengyan to lead 300 cavalry on the right, and himself and Cui Hanheng, the secretary of the military department, Yuan Tongzhi, the secretary in charge, Lu Wen, the inspector, Dou Shen, the inspector Honglu Shaoqing, and the generals Meng Rihua and Fan Chengyou of the Hedong Army, Song Fengchao, Liu Wenhu, etc., and the 700 soldiers under them were in the center, lined up in three wings, and waited for the battle.

Soon, on the opposite north slope, a group of Xifan cavalry surrounded the nobles Qishengtuo and Ou Cheek Zan, galloped forward, these two were familiar with Ma Sui before, so they were twenty paces away from each other on the horse, saluted each other, and the Au Cheek Zan: "This moment is an auspicious day, this place is auspicious, please shoot the servant, serve in the altar, we have prepared the three animals." ”

Ma Sui clenched his fists and said, "Hun serves the future." ”

Ou Zhizan was obviously surprised, but soon exchanged glances with Qi Shengtuo, and then scolded Ma Sui with anger, "In order to show sincerity, the Tang family promised to shoot with horses and servants as the envoys of the alliance, why do you break your promise now!" ”

Ma Sui was also very angry, and at this time, Cui Hanheng explained that the Holy Lord temporarily changed the envoy of the alliance, saying that it was all bad for the military ministers, so he worshiped me as the secretary of the military department, and came to Xiji instead of Hun Shizhong.

Qi Shengtuo and Ou Zhizan did not answer, but glanced at the Tang envoy a few times with Sensen's eyes, and then whipped their horses and galloped back to the north slope again.

This look made Yuan Tongzhi and Dou Shen who were traveling with him very frightened, they nervously pressed their braids, looked around, and Yuan couldn't hold it, so he had a trembling voice, I don't know if it was cold or afraid, and asked Ma Sui: "Under the festival, the people of Xifan seem to have bad intentions." ”

Ma Sui turned his head, looked at the eyes of the soldiers, and raised his arm, "Li Chaocai, you stay in the camp, meet us at any time, if there is a change in the altar of the alliance, your camp can still resist for a while, and at the same time, you send ten fine cavalry, gallop to the east of the Kite Gorge, and ask the soldiers and horses of Jingyuan in Pingliang City to make Ma Di and Duyu Marquis Zhang Yufei, lead three thousand cavalry out, to respond to us." ”

"Whoa." After Li Chaocai received the order, he immediately grabbed the reins, turned his horse and left, and ran to the temporary camp behind.

At this time, Ou Qizan came with another twenty cavalry, and said to Ma Sui: "The host is still willing to continue to form an alliance with the Tang family, and then follow this river to the west, and cede the entire Huizhou to the Tang family. ”

"Under the festival, don't believe the ugly words, leave General Li Chaocai in the camp, and we will protect the section and Cui Bingshang, hold bows and arrows and wear armor, ride horses and form a team to the place where the alliance altar is." At this time, Meng Rihua, Le Chengyan, Ma Ning and others will ask one after another.

Ma Sui nodded and said okay!

Then the sound of the horse's hooves shook, Dou Shen stiffened, instinctively lay his body on the saddle, and Yuan Tongzhi, he saw the cavalry on horseback on all sides, the Hulu quiver on his back swaying, and the arrow feathers inserted in the bag were hula - a total of 1,300 Fengxiang and Jingyuan cavalry on the three wings, tightly protecting Ma Sui, Cui Hanheng, Song Fengchao, etc. in the core, began to move the horse's hooves and headed towards the alliance.

After entering the one-mile road, several groups of cavalry, each group of about one or twenty people, suddenly appeared in the formation of the Tang cavalry, and began to gallop along different paths.

Three or four miles away, on the towering north slope, Shang Jiezan under the frog touched his crooked beard and said to the attendant next to him: "Soma, the Tang army sent a ranger to wait for the reality of our army. ”

Soma, who was heavily armoured, raised his hands on his horse and swung it down.

"Abu, Abu!" On the northern slope, the Western Tibetan cavalry suddenly galloped out in several teams, each of which was also one or twenty men, swinging their whips, carrying catapults, pikes, lances, and bows on their backs, and galloping down like stars.

Soon, around the alliance altar in the Xiji Plain, the rangers of the Tang and Tibetan sides galloped and intertwined with each other, each not giving in, not letting the other party approach their own camp, and the Chinese and Tibetan dialects were mixed with criticism.

"Under the section!" Yuan Tong fought with straight teeth, pointing straight ahead-Shang Jiezan, two generals wearing chain mail, helmets and cheek armor covering their faces, riding on horses covered with felt cloth, followed by forty or fifty heavy horses in the same costume, the flag in the wind clanged, rushed down the north slope, smoke and dust, coming straight from their own formation.

"Xiao Fan Ranger is just brave, don't be overwhelmed by their momentum, we continue to move forward!" Ma Sui waved his arm and cheered everyone up.

"I want to go back to Chang'an!" Dou Shen, who was on the horse, closed his eyes and cried out this wish in his heart.