Li Congjing suddenly asked someone to bring Meng Yanyi back to Chengdu, because with the development of the struggle between the enemy and the enemy in Xichuan, he had already realized that Meng Yanyi had become a useful person from a useless person.

I didn't care about Meng Yanyi before, saying that she was useless, because Meng Zhixiang had been defeated, even if there were still remnants of Meng Thief's old department in Xichuan, she couldn't set off the wind and 'waves', but now she said that she was useful because the enemy had the possibility of using her.

After all, Meng Yanyi is the 'daughter' of Meng thief, and if the enemy holds it in his hands, he may use his identity to call on some unscrupulous people and set off another gust of wind and 'waves'. Although it is difficult for this gust of wind and 'wave' to form a general climate, it will still have a great impact on the tense situation in Xichuan.

At this point, Li Congjing can't help but guard against it.

After the order to let the Military Intelligence Department bring back Meng Yanyi was issued, before the report was received, the news of the 'Yin' Pingdao thief army was the first to reach Chengdu.

To Li Congjing's surprise, he was ordered to intercept the Jingjun Mountain garrison of the Hexi thief army, but was defeated by the thief army, and one night, the thief army broke south for nearly 100 miles, and has now 'pressed' close to the boundary of Jiangyou County in Longzhou.

A miscellaneous army with complex composition can defeat the Jingjun Mountain garrison and enter the road?

From Hexi (Longxi) through the 'Yin' Ping Road into Shu, is the Three Kingdoms when Deng Ai walked the old road, its road starts from Qushui, crosses the 'Yin' Ping Bridge, crosses the Sky Ridge, takes the 'Yin' Ping Mountain, passes through the horse to pass the Jingjun Mountain, and to the Jiangyou Pass, according to the current mileage, the whole journey is 700 miles away.

If the thief army is allowed to recapture the Jiangyou Pass and leave Jiangyou County, then the thief army will be the fertile soil of Mianzhou in front of them, and the wolf will enter the flock, which will not only set off a bloody storm, but also a great disaster for the people in the local towns and farmlands.

The Shatuo Tubo ethnic group in Hexi is barbaric and wanton, and it is not difficult to imagine what damage they will cause to the agricultural land.

If this is the case, this will not only be Li Congjing's military failure, but also add a big black spot to his political resume.

"The 'fine' cavalry of the Hundred Battles Army has already been ordered to set off, although Meng Ping did not go in person, but Jing Renzhong Chen Qinglin led the troops, counting his footsteps, it should not let the thief army get out of Jiangyou County." Now is not the time to wonder why the thief army's combat strength can be so strong, Mo Li said his own response opinion, "Maybe you can order the Hundred Battles Army to divide a part of the army as a vanguard and rush to Jiangyou Pass first." ”

"Ling Jing is heavy and Chen Qinglin divides his troops as a vanguard, and quickly rushes to the aid of Jiangyou Pass, and must not let the thief army enter the pass!" Li Congjing agreed with Mo Li's opinion and immediately issued an emergency military order.

A few days later, military reports from the Hundred Battles Army came back one after another.

Under the order of Li Congjing, Chen Qinglin personally led 300 cavalry as the vanguard, galloped day and night to aid Jiangyou Pass, and finally arrived before the thief army broke through, and then after a bloody battle, finally waited for Jing Renzhong to lead the brigade to arrive, and after a 'fierce' battle, the thief army was defeated.

Jing Renzhong Chen Qinglin took advantage of the victory to chase out 20 miles, killing more than 100 enemies and capturing more than 100 thieves. At that time, it happened that Jianzi took Zhang Jinliang to Jiangyou Pass, and Chen Qinglin and the two interrogated the prisoners overnight.

Looking at the letter sent back by Jing Renzhong, Li Congjing sneered, "It turned out to be a mercenary." ”

Li Congjing and others had never understood before, how could the Hexi forces dare to offend the Tang Dynasty, and how a ragtag army could defeat the regular garrison of Jingjun Mountain, which was defending against danger.

It is said that it is a mercenary, which is somewhat different from the mercenaries of later generations, but the employment relationship has been very clear, this group of thieves is indeed moved by wealth, if you want to explain it with the current terminology, Li Congjing is willing to call it a war bandit.

The most important characteristic of mercenaries is that they recognize money but not people, and the reason and purpose of waging war is also the money paid by the employer.

The question is, who is this employer?

The employer is undoubtedly the one who has been hiding all along.

'' controls the Hexi killer to kill people in Shu, create many incidents, and set off the opponent of Xichuan Wind 'Waves'.

To Li Congjing's disappointment, the deputy commander who was interrogated did not know the employer behind the scenes.

According to his 'Jiao' generation, this 3,000-strong army of thieves not only did not belong to each other before, but also had little contact, and even the garrison was far apart. However, this time they gathered together, but they also had a period of time, in short, they had been preparing for a long time for the operation of entering Shu.

The shape of Hexi is complex, and the large forces are divided by race, and the small forces are divided by terracotta and horses, similar to the princes of Kyushu and the relationship between the feudal towns under the jurisdiction of each prince. In addition, due to the frequent 'chaos' of wars in Hexi, the territory of the city changed hands quickly, and the forces of all sides were either struggling to survive or were ambitious, in this case, the 'nature' of the army was no longer pure.

It is not surprising that the garrison of this city today may be the bandits of the other city tomorrow, and the so-called army can do anything in order to compete for resources in this relatively barren land, and this time they are united, and this prince sends five hundred troops, and the chief sends eight hundred, to form temporary mercenaries.

As long as the price is right.

The problem is also the price.

Combined with the Hexi killers to enter Shu to kill people and disturb the 'chaos' Xichuan, there are only a handful of forces that have the ability to afford this price.

If nothing else, the Imperial Domain does not have this strength.

The last thing that caught Li Congjing's attention was an extremely valuable clue provided by the deputy commander.

"Their original purpose was to enter Shu to raid the rear of the king division and cut off the king division's grain road when the war in Shu was stalemate?" Mo Li was surprised, and the strength of holding the folding fan in his hand was also a little heavier.

"It's only because the war between the two rivers is progressing too fast that they haven't been given such a chance, and this time they are going to Shu to make 'chaos', which is a temporary and more important task." Li Congjing's eyes were sharp, "If it weren't for this, once the war was stalemate, the two sides would be in a critical period of wrestling, and the other generation would successfully destroy my grain and 'mess' my rear, and the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

Mo Li stood up suddenly, and the folding fan was unfolded in his hand with a snap, "I don't want to see the empire Shun to exterminate Li Shaobin and Meng Zhixiang, and I know the situation in Hexi, and the forces of all parties are able to send people to contact all parties with ease, and can afford to pay the price of a mercenary army, isn't it already 'wanted'?" ”

Li Congjing took a sip of tea, and when he put down the tea bowl, a flash of light flashed in his eyes like electricity, "He really has a long ability!" ”

The two scenes are the most broad-minded, one is standing on the top of the mountains overlooking the earth, and the other is the longitudinal horse grassland to see the wind blowing and the grass is low.

Raising his eyes and looking at the four fields, Tao Yao didn't feel that his stomach could support the boat at the moment, and the rivers were frozen, how to sail, the weather was too fucking cold. Lowering the curtains, Tao Yao shrank into the carriage, holding the hand stove and refusing to move for half a minute.

"Elder Wang, can you get the West Building today?" Tao Yao asked the person who was driving the car.

"Don't worry, although this old bone can't be used, it won't miss the time!" An old and stubborn voice came from the front of the car, and the voice that was still loud was surprisingly loud, overpowering the angry howls of the wind and snow for a while.

Tao Xiaoxiao said "um" and stopped talking, rolled up the purple 'color' and wrapped himself like a zongzi, and looked at the carriage quietly.

The lonely carriage, creaking and squeaking in the vast snow, the grassland outside the window is boundless, the whistling wind has no place to come and no place to return, flooding the heaven and earth, the carriage staggers and walks, it looks thin and terrible, and the two rows of ruts are like snakes winding, like two homeless 'waves'.

The body faded away, turning into a small black dot, and no longer to be found.

As an empire that dominates the grassland, the north courtyard of the Khitan State Prime Minister's Mansion is built magnificently and magnificently, the two stone lions in front of the 'gate' of the house are higher than people's heads, like its owner looking down on the people who come and go, etc., the guards in front of the 'gate' of the house are tall and brightly armored, and the figure of the immovable body is like a statue, not moving like a mountain, but no one will doubt their bravery, and the movement will be like a landslide.

An ordinary carriage slowly drove towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, looking shabby in front of the imposing mansion 'gate', the reined coachman was too old, the simple hat could not stop the cold wind, and the snow 'flowers' fell all over his shoulders and dyed white beard, which also embellished the wrinkles on his face, making him look even more old and poor.

No one would associate this carriage with this mansion, not even if the servants of the mansion were out of the house, and they would not ride in such a crude carriage. However, unexpectedly, when the carriage drove to the corner gate, an official in brocade clothes who had been waiting here for a long time took the initiative to meet him and led the carriage into the mansion with the bridle.

Astonished, after losing their minds, they may remember the eyes that occasionally appeared under the hat of the old coachman, like the most majestic and ferocious goshawk in the grassland.

"Sister Peach." In the small hall inlaid with gold and 'jade' as warm as 'spring', the prime minister of the North Courtyard, dressed in a gorgeous costume and graceful, hurriedly walked into the 'door', and immediately opened a layer of ripple-like sincere smile on his face, and saluted the back of the 'woman' who was dressed in ordinary clothes and watched the painting with his hands.

The prime minister speaks Chinese and practices Han etiquette.

The purple 'colored' Dayu rolled picturesquely with the movements of the 'woman' turning around, but her ordinary clothes couldn't hide her appearance and temperament, "Yelumin, don't come unharmed." ”

Xiao Xuan window, good dressing, Ye Lu Min took off her heavy outfit in front of the bronze mirror, the fire in the room was high, she removed her luxurious robe, and 'revealed' her graceful figure.

Tao Yaoyao sat on the round bench, quietly waiting for Yelu Min to remove her makeup, although she was as calm as a lake and a pond, she was also as proud as the clouds in the sky.

"I haven't seen Sister Tao all these years, Min'er misses it so much, and she looks forward to seeing each other again day and night, but she has never heard the news of Sister Tao's marriage, so Min'er's thoughts of coming to congratulate her for thousands of miles have not been realized." Yelu Min, who had been dressed, was beside Tao Yao, and whispered while greeting the other party with tea.

"Aren't you married? Khitan princesses don't have to get married? Tao Yao smiled and tasted tea.

Ye Lu Min sighed lightly, her slender fingers slid over her flawless cheeks, and she said with a little complaint: "It is said that I am a princess who is married to Khitan. ”

Tao Yaoyao put down the 'fine' tea bowl and looked at Ye Lu Min, "Then you really married the Khitan?" ”

Yelu Min also looked at Tao Xiaoxiao with crystal clear eyes, "Sister Tao, what do you think?" ”

"Sooner or later, I won't be able to marry you, what do I think about this?" Tao said.

Ye Lu Min chuckled, "My sister is curious, why didn't Sister Tao marry the person she had been thinking about?" There are still a few excellent 'girls' like my sister in the world, how can that person be so ignorant of curiosities? My sister is really upset for my sister. ”

Tao Yaoyao was unmoved, and sneered: "You are worried about others by yourself, what are you doing to squeeze me, do you want me to complain about you?" ”

Yelu Minxia flew on her cheeks and patted Tao Yao with disgust, "Sister's words are really heartbreaking!" ”

Tao Yaoyao squeezed a roll of her eyes

In view of the current situation of the shrinkage of the Khitan land, if the Khitan wants to restore the hegemony of the year, it must expand outward, and the first big goal of expansion to conquer must be the black car Murowei. Recently, the Khitan Xizuo frequently entered the territory of Heichezimurowei, carried out many activities, and had contacts with the Tatar Department of the Bohai State, which indicated that Yelubei had planned to fight against Heichezimurowei. ”

Tao Yaoyao stared at Yelu Min, "I'm right, right?" ”;