"Old Tang Book: Khitan Biography" contains: "The Khitan lives in the south of Huangshui, the north of Huanglong, the hometown of Xianbei, 5,300 miles northeast of Beijing. It is bordered by Goryeo in the east, Xi in the west, Yingju in the south, and Murowei in the north. Lengcheng Mountain is in its country, and the west is deformed with Xi Xi Mountain".

The Khitan people, who originated from the Xianbei tribe, like his brother Murwei, have a long heritage, and in thousands of years of development, they have not been wiped out by the cruel grassland life, but have grown day by day, gradually occupying a place in the grassland from a cold, remote northeast land.

From the records in the history books, it can be seen that in the Tang Dynasty, although the grassland was dominated by the Turks and Tiele people, the Khitan, which occupied the northeast, was also a large force.

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment, and we will inform the patriarch of the news that the envoy has arrived."

Standing outside a huge city-like town, everything in front of him made Duan Jian a little incredulous.

Whether it is the study of later generations or the understanding of this life, in Duan Jian's mind, the peoples on the grassland are all peoples on horseback, and the most common thing to do is to ride horses every day and drive large herds of cattle and sheep to various places with abundant water and grass for grazing, which is the life that the grassland people should have.

But who would have thought that when the overlords of the steppes, the Turks and Tiele, were still living this kind of uncertain life every day, the Khitan tribe adjacent to them had actually built a city, although this city was very different from the professional cities in the Central Plains, and it was similar to the small cities of some villages and towns, but for the wandering steppe peoples, this was already a breakthrough, and at the same time, it was also a huge blow to Duan Jian's understanding.

"Lord Changshi didn't expect it." Looking at Duan Jian's surprised expression, Li Bing asked.

"Yes, I really didn't expect that this Khitan tribe actually changed its living habits, canceled the living habits of wandering the grassland and grazing, and became settled, which is really unbelievable." Duan Jian nodded.

"Hahaha, Lord Changshi doesn't have to wonder, in fact, in the entire Khitan tribe, except for the main tribes of the eight major tribes, who will build fixed residences and cities like this, some other tribesmen are still like ordinary grassland people, living around grazing for a living.

As for the fact that they will build the city again, it is also due to being forced to be helpless, Lord Changshi should know that this Khitan land, which looks huge, is actually not much pasture that can be grazing, even if it is these grasslands, it is extremely barren and cannot meet the needs of many Khitan tribesmen. Li Bing explained.

"I see."

After hearing Li Bing's explanation, Duan Jian understood that the reason why the Khitan changed was because of being forced to be helpless, in the face of the limited grassland, unable to rely on grazing to feed their Khitan people, and the compromise method that he came up with in desperation was just like the original Portugal, the ground was barren, and in desperation, he could only set his eyes on the endless sea, and in the end, he was really given a break out of the world.

Thinking of this, Duan Jian suddenly came up with a good idea, and he was originally annoyed because he couldn't say that he could move the Khitan to send troops, but he instantly became relaxed.

"What are you talking about, Datang envoy, how is this possible, if there is an envoy from Datang, we will definitely receive the news, this time there is not even a little rumor, how could the envoy of the Tang people suddenly come."

In the city, in a big house that looks more gorgeous, an old man who is a little old, but still extremely strong, said solemnly in the room, this person is none other than the contemporary patriarch of the Turkic Dahe clan, Li Xiao, since the Dahe clan was attached to the Tang Dynasty during the Tang Taizong period, it was given the surname Li by Tang Taizong, and the people of the Dahe family in the past dynasties are also proud of the surname Li, and even more than ten years later, Li Jinzhong, who led the Khitan tribe to rebel against Zhou, was also carried out under the banner of overthrowing Wu Zhou and changing the government of the Tang Dynasty.

In front of him, standing was a member of the Khitan tribe army who led Duan Jian and the others to come.

"Patriarch, although that person's grade is not big, but he looks extremely status, although the people he brings are all dressed in civilian clothes, but at first glance they are people in the army, by the way, I heard them say, they don't seem to come from the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, saying that they have important matters to discuss with the patriarch." The person in front of Li Xiao replied.

"It's not from the capital, it's from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate,.......... Ah, I see, I see. Li Xiao, who was full of doubts at first, patted his head at this time and said with a smile on his face.

Relieved of his doubts, the smile on Li Xiao's face became more and more obvious, and while turning back and forth in the room, he muttered to himself, "Now that the Turks are rising again on the grassland, Ashina Guduolu is leading hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Tiele tribes, I heard that the Hui people have united all the Tiele tribes and decided to fight against the Turkic army, and at the same time, the Hui people have also formed an alliance with the Tang people's Anbei Protectorate, and now the Anbei Protectorate has suffered a great loss, and it is no longer possible to dare this kind of war, this time they sent envoys to come, and they must have asked my Khitan to send troops to help, It seems that the opportunity for my Khitan to rise has arrived. ”

After wandering around for a long time, Li Xiao stopped, and then said to the person in front of him, "Buji, from today on, you will not go to the army, and you will be fully responsible for the task of contacting the Tang envoy, remember, no matter what, you must take care of the Tang envoy, and at the same time, you must inform me of every move of the Tang envoy, and finally be able to record what they said, you understand." ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Buji's mood was like a roller coaster, seven up and down, at first he heard Li Xiao let him leave the army, and thought that he had made a big mistake and needed to suffer such a punishment, you know, because the Khitan hid in the barren place, many Khitan people live on the line of life and death every day, just like people now, it is really difficult to find a good job, and joining the tribal army at that time can be described as the most glorious thing for every Khitan man.

But then Li Xiao's appointment to him let him know that not only was he not unlucky, but he also got a great benefit, thinking that he was going to take this opportunity to soar, Buji held back his excitement and replied respectfully, "Thank you patriarch, my subordinates will definitely do their best to complete this task." ”

After Buji left the house, Li Xiao instructed the people around him, "Come here, immediately ride a fast horse, go to other tribes, and ask several other ministers to come here, saying that there is a major event related to the life and death of my Khitan, and I want them to come over immediately." ”

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Gaolan Stone Mountain

If you put it inland, this kind of mountain is probably a little bigger than the rockery in the home of a wealthy family, but in this endless grassland, this is already an extremely rare thing.

If someone stands on the top of the mountain and looks down at this time, they will definitely be able to see that in the dense green grass, there are rotten and smelly corpses lying down, these corpses are the corpses of the Turks, and it was here last time, the Hun tribe of the Tiele tribe, taking advantage of Ashnaji's arrogant attitude, ambushed the army behind the stone mountain, and then used a small force to lure Ashnaji here, so as to suddenly kill from behind the stone mountain, and take advantage of the situation that the Turkic army was caught off guard, and completely defeated them.

"I don't know what the Turks think, I can't think about it, I suffered a big loss here last time, and I dare to come this time, in this case, we don't want to be polite, the fat meat sent to the door, don't eat it for nothing, last time I annihilated their army of 30,000, and the 20,000 people who came this time, I want to let them not run away."

Standing on the top of the mountain, the leader of the Hun tribe, Tu Meng waved the huge battle axe in his hand and roared with a hideous face.

In the steppe, although it has always been the Turks who occupy the position of overlord, although the Tiele tribes are powerful, but because they are too scattered, they have always been the object of enslavement by the Turks, even the former Tiele overlords, Xue Yantuo and Hui Hui, have also surrendered to the Turks, but in the entire Tiele tribes, only one tribe is the most peculiar.

His power is not too strong, but neither the Turks, nor the former Xue Yantuo and the current Hui have ever made them surrender, this is the Hun tribe.

It is said that the Hun tribe was not originally a Tiele people, they called themselves the ancient gods, the descendants of the wind god, and have always worshiped the wind god, which is very different from the various tribes on the grassland who worship the immortal sky.

Not only are the objects of worship different, but their style of behavior is also very different, since the Hun tribe claimed to exist, they have never left the place where they have been breeding and dwelling, they do not expand externally, and they also fight to the death against any enemy who invades.

Last time, Ashinaji was attacked by the Hun tribe because he knew that it was the territory of the Hun tribe in front of him, and he still didn't stop.

"My lord, it has been investigated, the Hun tribe, the main force of 20,000 is hiding behind the stone mountain, you see if we are ready to fight."

Just as Tu Meng was on the stone mountain to boost the morale of the people, down the mountain, the 20,000 Turkic army also stopped advancing, and a forward centurion knelt in front of the big tent and prayed to the commander of the army.

Hearing the centurion's proclamation, the commander of the Turkic army raised his head lightly, and said with a sneer on his face, "The little Hun tribe, they still want to stop the footsteps of our Turkic army, they really don't know whether they are alive or dead, tell Aru Buhua, send people to persuade them to surrender, if they still don't stop, then the army doesn't need to stop, just rush over, if anyone dares to stop it, they will be killed." ”

The commander of the army is none other than the Turkic army, who is above 10,000 people under one person, second only to the Turkic Khan Ashina Guduolu's Asna Yuanzhen.

After the defeat of the Eastern Route Army led by Ashinagi, the Turkic army was like a person who was missing an arm, unable to exert its greatest power, which was the most dangerous thing in this kind of war, therefore, in order to ensure the smooth advance of the army, Ashina Guduolu specially asked Asna Yuanzhen to take the army to act as the Eastern Route Army, so as to ensure the victory of the army against the Tiele tribes.

Sun Tzu's Art of War, soldiers, and major affairs of the country must not be investigated.

In other words, war is the most important thing for a country, and sometimes it is even related to the life and death of a country, so when you want to start a war, you must think carefully and clearly.

It is a pity that in ancient and modern times, in China and abroad, many times, people do not really regard war as a vital matter, and many times the war is launched for an extremely small reason, and many extremely large countries and forces are completely ended because of these unnecessary battles.

Just like the scene in front of him, if the Turkic army could make a detour, the war would not have happened, and if the Hun tribe was willing to let go, the war would not have happened, but the final result was that neither side retreated.

When two bloody human heads were thrown down the stone mountain by the people of the Hun tribe, a battle was inevitable.

"The soldiers of the forward battalion listened to the order and prepared to attack."

Looking at the two bloody human heads that rolled down not far from his war horse, Alu Buhua's face was hideous, it was the soldiers he had just lined up the mountain to surrender, one of them was still a child of some relatives with him, but now, he was cut off by someone, from the expressions on their faces, they died extremely painfully, and this is the most intolerable thing for a Turkic warrior and Turkic general.

With Aru Buhua's order, the five thousand Turkic warriors of the forward battalion took off the bows and crossbows on their backs.

For the Han people in Guannei, an archer may take a year or more to train, but for the Turks, who have been shooting sheep with carpentry since childhood, each of them is born as an archer, and bending the bow and arrows is the simplest for any Turkic warrior, as easy as eating and drinking, therefore, compared to the Han people need a special archer force, every Turkic is an archer.

"Attack"

"Driving ....."

"Boom, boom, boom........."

The so-called galloping of ten thousand horses is one of the great wonders of heaven and earth, and in the face of galloping horses, no matter what beasts, they must retreat.

The Turkic soldiers of the 5,000 forward battalion, after the order to attack was given, rode their horses and galloped, thinking of rushing towards the stone mountain.

All of a sudden, a sound of shaking was heard, as if even the whole earth was shaken by this powerful force, trembling and hesitating.

In the face of the Turkic warriors galloping over, the Hun tribe warriors on the stone mountain were also ready to fight.

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