While the two were talking, there was a commotion outside, and Kou Jiuhui came in from outside the door and said, "Qi Bige and Wei Chigong have fought. ”

Qi Bige was in a bad mood, Yang Chong saw the Turks, obviously contemptuous of the Tiele people, so he ran away in the living room, and finally beat the officers of the county guard's mansion; And since Yang Chong was attacked again, Wei Chi Gong has been reappointed as the leader of the Hundred Cavalry Guards, and the original commander of the Thousand Commanders was concurrently served by Sikong Xing, and today he was inspecting the defense of the county guard, and he saw Qi Bige beating people, so he naturally stepped forward to hold him accountable. The two big men are not reasonable people, and before they have three sentences, they decide to win or lose in weapons.

Kou Jiuhui had actually received a report a long time ago, and when he heard that Qi Bige had beaten his own family, he felt uncomfortable, and dragged him outside the door until Tong Yehu left, so when Yang Chong came out, Qi Bige and Wei Chi Gong were already dressed neatly, and they each rode their horses to face each other in the martial arts training ground behind the county guard's mansion. Qi Ge is covered in gold armor, holding a Xuanhua axe, and riding a green-maned horse; Yu Chigong soaped a black horse and held a spear, both of them were black and strong, like two iron towers.

The martial arts training ground was surrounded by people, it is estimated that in addition to the sentries and patrols standing guard everywhere, the people from the county guard are probably here, Wei Chigong is known as the first fierce general under Yang Chong, but most of the people have never seen Wei Chigong do it, even Fang Xuanling is smiling and squeezing in the crowd. Tong Yehu didn't leave, and it was rare to have the opportunity to see the strength of the generals of the other two countries, so he stood on the edge of the martial arts training ground and watched, and when he saw Yang Chong approaching, he nodded with a smile.

Yang Chong's arrival caused a commotion, and the officials and generals gave salutes one after another, making way for a passage, allowing Yang Chong to walk to Tong Yehu's side, and the two on the field seemed to ignore this and still stared at each other tightly. Tong Yehu said with a wicked smile: "Yang Chong, who do you think will win?" ”

"Of course it's Wei Chigong." Yang Chong didn't remember that it was said in the history books or online articles that Yu Chigong was defeated at the hands of the Hu people, and Yu Chigong had only one opponent in the Central Plains, and that was Qin Qiong. Tong Yehu was very unconvinced, Yang Chong's attitude was too natural, even if he wanted to see Qi Ge's jokes, he couldn't let the Central Plains people despise him so much; General Tongye said: "Yang Chong, otherwise let's make a bet, if Qi Bige loses, I will give you ten war horses." ”

"No problem. If Wei Chigong loses, I will lose you 500 catties of tea. Yang Chong immediately understood Tong Yehu's dissatisfaction, this gamble actually didn't care about winning or losing, the two of them played in a heartbeat.

Qi Lang shouted loudly, brandished his big axe, and rushed towards Wei Chigong with his horse; Wei Chigong didn't dare to be careless, roared angrily, patted the horse and rushed towards Qi Bige, both of them were superb martial arts, the first round was just a temptation, the axe struck with a sound of gold and iron, and then the wrong horse separated. Although the Xuanhua axe of Qi Bige is heavy, Yu Chigong's spear is made of stainless steel throughout, and the weight difference is not too far.

When the horse came back, Qi Moge and Wei Chigong began to sprint almost at the same time, this time the two sides showed no mercy, and they were inseparable in the martial arts training field; Li Xiu has seen many competitions in the other courtyard, and his vision has improved a lot, and he can see that Yu Chigong is a little at a loss, and every axe of Qi Bige is powerful and heavy, enough to open mountains and crack stones; Although Yu Chigong has superb martial arts, and the steel spear is often stabbed from an incredible angle, he can only parry and fight with Qi Bige, but he has never stabbed Qi Bige.

Obviously, Qi Bige is the messenger of Tie Le, even if he wants to win, Wei Chi Gong can't let Qi Bige hang the lottery, so he can only fight hard; Yang Chong suddenly realized that he was still a layman, and Tong Yehu had already thought of this before the two of them started, so he would bet with himself. Yang Chong glanced back at Tong Ye Hu, and was surprised to find that Tong Ye Hu was staring at Yu Chi Gong with a solemn face.

The two of them did not win or lose in thirty rounds, and the onlookers watched their eyebrows flutter, whether it was the people from the county guard or the people from the Turkic Tiele, they were all excited, and the cheers were higher and higher. After twenty more moves, the axe of Chelange gradually slowed down; In the blink of an eye, the situation on the field suddenly changed, and when Wei Chigong was on the wrong horse, the steel spear opened the big axe of Qi Ge, and the spear of his backhand swept the head of Qi Qige's horse; The blood flashed, the blue-maned horse staggered, and the Khama Gelian led the horse to the ground.

Tong Ye Hu sighed, he already had a high opinion of Wei Chigong, but unfortunately he still had a low evaluation; The crowd of onlookers suddenly boiled, and two Tiele guards ran into the field, one helped Qi Bige, and the other carried the Xuanhua axe. After Qi Bige stood up, he still walked in front of Wei Chigong, and the two shook hands, which had a great taste of sympathy; Yang Chongchao Tong Ye Hugong thanked him: "Thank you for the Khan's war horse." ”

Tong Ye Hu smiled bitterly: "You kid is good luck, I'll have someone send it later." ”

Yang Chong sent Tong Ye Hu away, and asked people to arrange for Qi Bige to come to the meeting room to see him, in addition to Murong Xixiong, he also called Fang Xuanling to accompany him. When he entered the house, he did not have the slightest frustration of defeat, but was full of interest; There was also a Han man in his fifties, slender and strong, with bright eyes, although his skin was dull and dark, his steps were steady and powerful, and his demeanor had the bearing of a high-ranking person. According to Qibi Ge, Li Jijun, a chief of the Sugu tribe.

After the two of them saluted and saw Yang Chong sit down, Qi Bige asked, "Lord County Shou has reached an agreement with Tong Ye Hu?" ”

How could Yang Chong reveal his hole cards, and said vaguely: "Tong Ye Hu is my old friend, and this time he came to Gaochang and brought me three hundred horses as a gift." ”

The smiles of the two of them suddenly froze on their faces, three hundred horses as gifts, when did the Turks become so attached to the feelings between friends, and if there was no stake in the transaction, how could it be. Qi Ge smiled reluctantly and said: "I didn't expect the relationship between the adult and Tong Yehu to be so deep, the villain came this time, and originally wanted to discuss with the adult, whether my Baishan Tiele can attach to Gaochang, but now I see, there is no hope." ”

Fang Xuanling took over and said: "The secret service is wrong, Gaochang County has no power to make decisions on this matter, it depends on the meaning of the Holy Son of Heaven, if Ling Zun is really interested, he can submit a request for the attached chapter, and Gaochang County will report to the imperial court on his behalf." ”

Li Jijun said coldly: "Didn't Gaochang allow the captives to become locals?" ”

Fang Xuanling explained with a smile: "That's for individuals, if the two of you just come with their families, we can arrange it at any time, but if the tribe comes, even the county guard can't do anything." Just like the Turks in Luomanshan, after the Son of Heaven issued an order to accept them, the Turkic army was no longer retained, the leaders of the tribes were no longer responsible for the tribes, and the nobles and commoners were all settled by the government. ”

Yang Chong, Fang Xuanling and others have reached a consensus on this point, it is a good thing for foreign races to belong to each other and increase the population, but they can't be taken in by one tribe and one tribe, that is to raise tigers for trouble, once these tribes recuperate, they will either plunder their property and leave or bite back, there are too many lessons in history. Qi Bige and Li Jijun looked at each other, such conditions were too far from what they imagined, no wonder Gaochang County's attitude towards the Baishan Tiele Alliance has always been tepid.

Yang Chong pondered for a moment and asked: "As far as I know, the Western Turks are currently only fighting with Xue Yantuo, and Baishan is at a good time to sell at a price, what is the reason why you lost confidence before the war started, and you couldn't wait to ask for asylum, could it be that there is something wrong with you?" ”

Li Jijun's heart sank, and there was no vanity under the fame, Yang Chong deduced the situation of the Tiele Alliance from a few words of dialogue, and simply said: "It seems that we are in a good situation, but in fact, we have no choice. The lord of the Xueyanta Khanate, Yi Shibo, said that if we did not fully support them, they would abandon all their territory in the Western Regions and return to the Orkhon River. ”

Yang Chong and the three of them were all shocked, Yi lost the bowl and made a big move, such a large piece of land said that if you don't want it, you don't want it; Yang Chong couldn't help but think of the words of a great man in later generations when the Kuomintang army was pressing: "If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If people lose land, people and land will survive. ”

The same is true of Yi Lost Bowl's idea, as long as the people of the various tribes of the Xue Yantuo Khanate are still there, retreat to the vicinity of the Orkhon River to recuperate, and there will be a chance to return to the Western Regions in the future, if the fight with the Western Turks is too much, once the strength is greatly damaged, the Tiele of the White Mountain and the Orkhon River behind him will not care about the same clan and the same root, and will not hesitate to find an opportunity to annex Xue Yantuo. As soon as Xue Yantuo retreated, the Baishan Tiele Alliance became a thorn in the side of the Western Turks, and the Khan would not hesitate to kill Baishan with the power of a great victory.

No wonder Tong Ye Hu was willing to pay the price, because as long as there was time, the Western Turks would be able to unify all the regions west of Gaochang, Yang Chong muttered: "Isn't Xue Yantuo also the Lord of Mohe Khan? Does he have no scruples at all? ”

Qi Lang said sadly and angrily: "I Tiele has a large population of all ethnic groups, countless good fighters, and it can be said to be strong in the Western Regions. However, Xue Yantuo clearly respected his father, Mohe Khan, and actually wanted to be the king of Tiele, and he disobeyed his father's opinion, and longed for the destruction of Baishan. ”

Yang Chong said solemnly: "Two, I can't listen to your words, and the Great Sui has no idea of intervening in your fight. I give you the same promise as the Western Turks, that is, I will not send troops to you; Considering the harsh geographical conditions of the White Mountain, I can give you some preferential treatment when trading. As a private person, I appreciate both of you, and if you have any problems yourself, I can consider helping. ”

Li Jijun was overjoyed, and Yang Chong's words left a gap, if the situation was critical, his family could still escape to Gaochang. Murong Xixiong and Fang Xuanling understood that Gaochang County still had insufficient troops, otherwise Yang Chong would definitely send troops to make a profit, and now Gaochang County could only compete with the Western Turks for time and prepare for a big battle after the defeat of Tiele's army.

(End of chapter)