Zheng Zhi, who hesitated, looked at the sticky Han who was shouting and dancing under the city wall, and his face was slightly lower.

After a few moments, Zheng Zhi turned and headed down the city wall. In the urn city, the soldiers under his command were collecting the armor and weapons thrown on the ground by the Liao.

Groups of Liao people were guarded inside the urn city and slowly tied up with ropes. The number of Liao soldiers at Gubei Pass was only more than 4,000, which was much less than Zheng Zhi expected. There was not much food in the city, and there were not many consumables of ordnance such as arrows.

This kind of situation is best described as the end of the road.

Zheng Zhi stood under the city wall, and a dozen steps to the left was the city gate hole at the pass. Zheng Zhi just stood like this for a moment.

The stickiness outside the city was so rare that Zheng Zhi got off the city wall, so he naturally thought that Zheng Zhi was going to open the city gate and come out, but after waiting for a while, he still didn't see the city gate open.

Sticky Han frowned, as if he had a feeling in his heart, he looked back at the more than 10,000 Jurchen troops in the distance, and then looked at the big banner with the word "Zheng" fluttering above the city.

Obviously, sticky Han is not the sticky Han at the beginning, and the maturity of people lies in being able to penetrate people's hearts more and more clearly. Sticky Han stared at the banner on the head of the city for a few moments, and was already ready to fight his horse and turn back.

Suddenly, a creaking sound was heard, and the heavy city gate was slowly opened, from the first gap to the city gate wide open. An ironclad knight in the city gate cave came out on horseback, with a smile on his face, and brought seven or eight personal soldiers to the left and right.

"Sticky Han, I was tying up the Liao people just now, so I didn't open the city gate, I was afraid that the Liao people would run away." Zheng Zhi said as he gestured with his hands and feet to do the action of binding.

Sticky Han also looked in from the hole in the city gate, saw that the soldiers were busy inside, understood Zheng Zhi's words, and said with a smile: "Let's go, the second prince is waiting in front, he also wants to see you." ”

Zheng Zhi naturally didn't understand what Sticky Han said, just watched Sticky Han's movements, and did not hesitate, and followed Sticky Han forward.

There was also a small group of knights in the distant brigade, and the number was only seven or eight people. Wan Yan was not at the forefront, and rushed to converge.

Zheng Zhi and Mu Han looked at each other and smiled, but no one could understand anyone's words. That's how it went.

After the convergence, Mu Han hurriedly raised his hand to summon the man dressed as a Confucian student, and then said, "You and Zheng Zhi said that you will drink here tonight." ”

The man hurriedly opened his mouth to translate, and Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this: "Okay, right here, I will immediately arrange for someone to bring wine and food, and you will call someone to set up a tent." ”

Sticky Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and pointed to the separation beside him and said: "The second prince of the Dajin Emperor, the best warrior of the Jurchens, and the most revered general of the soldiers, is completely inseparable." ”

Zheng Zhi listened to the translation, looked at it, and saw that there was nothing unusual about his appearance, only a pair of eyes like an eagle falcon were very similar to Wanyan Aguta, and then bowed and said: "Zheng Zhi, polite!" ”

Yu Li also opened his mouth and smiled: "I have long heard Sticky Han talk about you, saying that you are the best general among the Song people, and when I saw you today, it was really extraordinary." ”

Zheng Zhi is polite again. Several people exchanged a few words of greetings, dismounted their horses, and sat directly on the ground. Wan Yan obviously knew the proportions, and the Jurchen army in the distance had retreated more than a mile and began to set up camp.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but feel relieved, and the smile on his face was a lot easier. The mutual trust between people depends on these small details. The trust was short-lived, but it felt great.

Just like Zheng Zhi finally decided to open the city gate to see Sticky Han, although he went through the inner wavering, it was also a kind of trust.

I only heard Zheng Zhi laugh and said, "Haha... Sticky Han, you told me at the beginning, saying that you are the best warrior of the Jurchens, why have you become the second prince now? ”

Zheng Zhi was just joking casually, and Sticky Han couldn't stop laughing, even if he couldn't hear it, he couldn't help but laugh when he heard it: "Sticky Han is just polite, if it's about fighting horses and charging into battle, Sticky Han must be the most brave warrior of the Jurchens." I'm far worse than him. ”

Sticky Han also smiled when he heard this: "The second prince is modest, and now in the war, the mind is the most important, and the second prince's mind is better than mine." ”

Zheng Zhi listened to the words of the two and looked at the happy appearance of the two, and suddenly felt a sense of envy. The Jurchens were able to develop into the current power with Wanyan Aguta, and this unity was the main reason.

The unity and trust from top to bottom, from the emperor's complete face to any of the Jurchens below, are all closely united.

This is something that the Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty do not have. This is also the main reason why Zheng Zhi is in such a predicament today.

Zheng Zhi suddenly said: "Yeluchun is dead, and Xiao Gan is in our army. Yelu Yanxi is in the grassland and mountains. ”

Hearing the translation, Mu Han and Hu Li were startled, only to see Hu Li stand up suddenly, shout a few words in Jurchen words, and several Jurchens beat their horses and went north.

Sticky Han was even more happy and said: "Zheng Zhi, you are really my best brother, we can't find the dog emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao people everywhere, it turns out that he ran to the grassland to hide." This time, I can't tell this dog emperor to run away anymore. ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, and only said: "Originally, I wanted to ride a horse on the grassland with you and chase Yelu Yanxi, but now I can't go along." I'm going to turn back and head south, and there's still big things to do in the south. ”

Sticky Han naturally didn't understand the meaning at this time, and only said: "Don't worry, I will definitely catch the dog emperor of the Liao people in the grassland, you will be busy first if you have something, and after catching the dog emperor, I will come to you again, and then ask the dog emperor to kneel and kowtow to you." ”

Sticky Han didn't know why Zheng Zhi was going south at this time, and he would know after a long time. It's just that I don't know what kind of reaction Sticky Han will have at that time.

"Okay, when you catch Yelu Yanxi, you and I will drink and talk here again." Zheng Zhi's words were said lightly. But there are too many regrets in his heart, Zheng Zhi really wanted to enter the grassland with such an opportunity.

Capturing Yelu Yanxi is only one of them, Zheng Zhi wants to extend his power into the grassland, the grassland at this time is still a vast land, and for Jin Song, it can be regarded as the enemy's territory, and it can be regarded as a borderless land.

Such a great opportunity, enter the grassland with the Jin people, and there will naturally be Zheng Zhi's territory on the grassland, no matter how the territory is divided, Zheng Zhi will not suffer.

However, the matter in the south was imminent, so Zheng Zhi had no choice but to go to the grassland calmly.

Zheng Zhi's expression was a little regretful, and he said, "Brother, don't worry." Yelu Yanxi must not be able to run. You told us such an important news for the Jurchens today, and I will definitely thank you with something from the grassland in the future. ”

Originally, in order to find the whereabouts of Yelu Yanxi, the Jin people had to make a lot of efforts to extract confessions from many Khitans, and even arrested the leaders of the Khitan tribes on the grassland to extract confessions. Now it's easier.

Zheng Zhi was still a little unwilling after all, and said: "You go to the grassland first, wait until I have dealt with the affairs of the south, and then come to the grassland to find you." ”

Zheng Zhi knew in his heart that even if the Jurchens knew Yelu Yanxi's whereabouts, it would be impossible to catch him immediately, the grassland was vast, and it was not so simple to catch a person in the grassland.

Yelu Yanxi hid in the grassland for nearly three years like a lost dog, and was captured by the Jin people after three years. The Jin people were able to catch Yelu Yanxi, and they also had the credit of Zhao Ji. If Zhao Ji hadn't asked Yelu Yanxi to go to the Great Song Dynasty to be the prince, Yelu Yanxi in the desert would not have gone south, let alone been captured in Yingzhou (Huairen, Shanxi).

Sticky Han smiled again when he heard this, and said in his mouth: "Okay, if the dog emperor of the Liao people has not been caught at that time, you and I will ride horses and whips together to hunt Yelu Yanxi." ”

He also answered: "Zheng Zhi, why don't you bring out the warriors under your command and compete with my Jurchen warriors?" ”

When he suddenly said such a sentence, Zheng Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and his brain was running rapidly.

Separation is not the same as Sticky Han, who can only be regarded as a general, or will also become a commander who leads troops in the future. He is not Aguta's own son, but a royal lineage. Thinking about the problem is obviously not the same angle as sticky.

Without saying such a word, a few thoughts quickly turned in Zheng Zhi's mind. It is impossible for this phrase to have no other meaning.

Don't take the opportunity to sneak attack Gubeikou? Do you still want to see Zheng Zhi's strength?

Zheng Zhi looked up at the Jurchen army in the distance who had already dismounted and began to set up camps and bury pots to cook. He nodded and said with a smile: "The second prince's proposal is excellent, so let my sons and daughters see the Jurchen warriors who are invincible." ”

He smiled and nodded.

Zheng Zhi had already turned his head and opened his mouth to order Niu Da beside him. The ox got on his horse and headed back to the pass. He also turned around and gave a few orders, and a Jurchen man got on his horse and headed north.

At this time, a group of men came out of the pass, headed by Zhu Long, who came over with a carriage pulling wine and vegetables, and the wine was naturally spirits, but the dishes were not rich, some pickled vegetables and cooked meat.

Zhu Long personally stepped forward to send a few wine sacs, and Zheng Zhi took them and distributed them into the hands of Zhu Li and Mu Han.

Sticky Han couldn't wait to untie the wine bag and drink, and after a few sips, his mouth crackled.

He also took a big sip, and then laughed: "Good wine, what Mu Han said is true, it's really good wine." This kind of wine is what the Jurchen men drink. ”

Zheng Zhi took a sip and said with a smile: "The wine is good wine, but the food is a lot worse." I made a good dish later, and the two of you will try it again. ”

Without pulling out the short blade at his waist, he cut off a piece of boiled cooked meat from the plate on the ground, put it in his mouth and chewed it a few bites, and said, "What kind of meat is this, why is it so fragrant." Delicious and delicious. ”

After speaking, he didn't just pick up the whole piece of meat and gnawed it. Zheng Zhi replied: "It's just boiled mutton, and some spices are used to remove the fishy smell, so it's easy to eat." ”

There are many spices of the Han people since ancient times, although the army is not so particular, but there are some basic fishy things, star anise, cinnamon and ginger and the like. These things run through the thousands of years of dining history of the Han people. It is the spice of the Western Regions, and the Great Song Dynasty is not lacking, and there is a large group of camel teams in the Western Regions in the Qingming Shanghe map.

He didn't hear the words, and said while eating: "You Song people really live in heaven, we are in the forest, and the pot for cooking meat has to ask the Liao people, and the Liao people can exchange a whole car of fur from our tribe with an iron pot, including a few tiger skins and black blind skins." You said that the Liao people should not be hated, should not be killed. ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, but did not express an opinion. But he also knew that the Jurchens lived an extremely difficult life, and if they wanted the fur of the Siberian tiger and the bear, they naturally wanted the Jurchens to change their lives.

Sticky Han also said: "Needless to say, the Song people live well, such good wine, such good meat, you see that the plates containing the meat are snow-white and smooth, the Song people are really blessed." Now that the Liao people are gone, we Jurchens should live better and better in the future. ”

When Zheng Zhi heard these words, his nerves immediately tensed a little more, and he said: "Now that the Liao people are gone, if I make a deal with you in the future, it will be fair and just, not like the Liao people." ”

Sticky Han laughed when he heard this: "Okay, Zheng Zhi is the most righteous. Now we Jurchens also have a lot of gold and silver things, and we can buy things from you. ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this: "In the future, we will position this place where we drink as a place of trade, and the Jurchens and Han people will trade here, which is fair and just." ”

He didn't hear the words, and he was not polite, so he said: "A word is a certainty!" ”

Zheng Zhi nodded, and there were already countless knights lining up at the pass behind him, with two thousand western troops in front and four thousand party items behind. But it was the Cangzhou knight who was left in the city by Zheng Zhi.

He turned around and looked, and a team of three or four thousand knights came behind him, all wearing iron armor. Obviously, many of the Liao families were inherited by the Jurchens. The Tiefutu after the Jin Kingdom also came from this, but at that time, the heavy armored cavalry of the Jin Kingdom no longer had a few real Jurchens.

After eating the remaining bit of mutton in a few bites, he put the short blade back on his waist, wiped his oily mouth, stood up, and said, "Zheng Zhi, how do you say to compete?" ”

Zheng Zhi also stood up and replied: "The soldier competition, naturally, is a test of bow and horse martial arts, first archery, then strength, and then sumo wrestling skills, what do you think?" ”

He nodded and said, "That's fine, but before the competition, how about you and I each take people and horses for a lap?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Zheng Zhi knew what he meant in his heart, that is, he wanted to see what level this military man under the command of Zheng Zhi of the Song Dynasty was.

Zheng Zhi heard that what he said was also true, and he wanted to show it even more in his heart, so that Jin Ren could cast a mouse trap in the future, so he only said: "Okay, let's go from here to the foot of the mountain in the west, go back and forth, seven or eight miles, and see who comes back first." ”

As soon as Zheng Zhi's voice fell, he had already turned over and got on the horse.

He looked at Zheng Zhi without blinking his eyes, the light in his eyes was fleeting, he nodded, and turned over on his horse.

Mu Han didn't get on the horse, but sat on the ground and said with a smile: "Haha... The two of you will lead the troops to run, and I will wait for you here to eat wine and meat, and be the referee for you. ”