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This was Luo Kaixian's belief, and he was also influenced by him, as were his soldiers.

Therefore, although they knew that the Song and Xia sides would not easily start a war at this time, Luo Kaixian's personal guards still set up a number of defensive posts on the mountain road, and there were portable crossbows and large slingshot racks that could throw gravel everywhere on both sides of the rocky road, the purpose was naturally very simple, to prevent the Song or Xia sides from being carried away by interests - this is not impossible.

Fortunately, nothing like this happened, and the new cavalry stopped at a distance, slapped two sentry and shouted, and this decent approach was recognized by the guards.

A quarter of an hour later, a small cavalry group of less than twenty people entered the guard camp of Lingzhou - the mountain road was north-south, and one card at both ends was a complete mountain road camp.

The leader of the cavalry team was stout, his face was black and red, and he couldn't tell his age with a beard, and the first thing he said when he saw Luo Kaixian was, "Zhou Tong, the commander of the cavalry battalion under the command of Suizhou Thorn Shi and Right Sima, has seen General Luo of Lingzhou!" ”

"General Zhou is invited, I don't know what General Zhou said about Suizhou Assassin Shi and the commander of the right Sima ......" Luo Kaixian pretended to be confused, and while casually asking, he was scanning the performance of the Song army behind Zhou Tong from the corner of his eye.

While Luo Kaixian looked at this team of Song soldiers, Zhou Tong was also looking at Luo Kaixian and the guards around him. Facing Luo Kaixian, who was nearly a head taller than himself, as well as his tall, sturdy and bloody soldiers under him, and even the four-hoofed monsters that were far taller than his own war horses, Zhou Tong felt like he had entered the community of little giants, as a perennial general who led troops to fight, he could clearly distinguish that the group of monsters around him was by no means a showman, and it was clearly Shura who fought out of hell, feeling the depression brought by the ubiquitous gaze, Zhou Tong's demeanor became more respectful, "Your Excellency is Li Jichong, I don't know if General Luo has heard of it?" ”

"But Uncle Xiping Wang?" Luo Kaixian pretended to be surprised and asked, and after seeing the other party nodding, he said again: "I don't know where Li Tingshi is?" ”

"Just outside the corner of the mountain road......" Zhou Tong said, and shook his fists with both hands towards the southeast position.

"Ben Jiang and King Xiping are brothers in the Covenant of Mutual Aid for Attack and Defense, Li Tingshi is like an elder general, how can the elders wait outside the camp?" If you are polite, although Luo Kaixian does not understand the etiquette of this era, it is always possible to pretend to be enthusiastic, so he pulled Zhou Tong and did not get on the horse, and walked quickly to the outside.

On the way, he was still pondering, this Suizhou assassin should be regarded as at least a third-grade member, just a gangster, even if he sent a subordinate to deal with it, even if he was passable, now that he is in person, he thinks that he has another plan, but I don't know how this member of the Li family of the party will be compared to Li Deming......

The lord will enter the enemy camp alone, that is a romance story, in the real situation, how can the main general's retinue allow the main general to act alone - the lord humiliates the ministers to death is not a joke, the lord will collapse and the guard dies is the common law of the military camp in this era.

Therefore, Li Jichong couldn't get close to Luo Kaixian's camp before, and sent a Zhou Tong to explore the way, and now Luo Kaixian came out of the camp to greet him, in addition to Zhou Tong, who was pulled by him, there were twenty or thirty full-body armored and shield-wielding soldiers behind him, especially Olki.

The Suizhou team from the south road was not far from the camp, and from a distance, I saw the crowds in the camp, and there was also a veteran with a few long beards and a graceful face leading the team forward.

As soon as the two sides met, the tall Luo Kai stopped first, clasped his fists and saluted, and took the lead in asking, "But the uncle of the Xiping royal family is in front of you?" Lingzhou Luo Kai is polite! ”

"Give General Luo a return salute!" The veteran Li Jichong was not overbearing, he returned the salute with a glance, and then held Luo Kaixian's arms, and hurriedly said: "General Luo is polite on the ground, the general has returned from a long distance, and his achievements are brilliant, he is really a model for my martial arts, and he will be recited by the world!" The general and Ah Yiyue are allies and brothers, this is a fortunate thing for the party and a lucky thing for Hexi! The old man is old and weak, and he can't bear the pain of the war, but he is especially disabled, and he is willing to saddle up for the younger generations......"

Li Jichong, who is a member of the party, is dressed as a Han Confucian general, with a few long beards, a soap-colored brocade robe worn inside, a layer of chain mail with oblique shoulders protecting the left half of his body, a red tasseled helmet with a golden and bronze beast pattern on his head, a black bear skin behind him, a pair of seemingly peaceful eyes, occasionally revealing a trace of fine light, although the body is only more than one meter seven, but a dignified momentum sets off the majesty and kindness coexist, showing that he is not an incompetent cartilage generation.

Of course, Luo Kaixian, who was standing opposite him, was not idle, his height advantage was too obvious, with a navy blue brocade robe embroidered with silver thread and blue dragon pattern, a pair of black crocodile leather combat boots tied with high leather ropes, arm guards with cyan alloy armor embedded in rhinoceros leather on both arms, and white bear skin behind him - this object was still a gift from the Hosa people, which looked luxurious and mighty, especially the blood stains that had not been cleaned up on it, which added a fierce and iron blood.

Luo Kaixian had read about this in later generations, although there were only a few sentences in the military history, far less brilliant than his brother Li Jiqian, but he was able to maneuver between the three major forces of Western Xia, Zhao Song, and Khitan, how could he be an ordinary person?

At the moment, this important member of Zhao Song Border Town is clearly trying to get closer to each other, so he also took the opportunity to say: "The boss doesn't need to be so polite, a certain and Deming brothers don't know each other, and now they are alliance brothers who attack and defend each other, and Brother Deming and you are always uncles and nephews...... There is no word, three at home, and the boss can call a certain San Lang by himself! ”

If it is said that it is close, in fact, there is no need to be sweet and flattering, but appropriate and straightforward words can move people's hearts more. Luo's straightforward words just fit Li Jichong's thoughts, and he smiled loudly, "So the old man doesn't say anything General Luo, San Lang, you don't want to call the boss, well, the old man is forty and three this year, and if you don't think about Ling Zun being older, how about calling Uncle Shi with a thick face?" ”

Luo Kaixian really didn't expect that Li Jichong, who had a lot of wrinkles on his face and a few long beards, was only forty-three years old, but according to the hard work of people in this era, it is reasonable.

Since the other party gave a smiley face, his own family should not be cold-faced, Luo also followed the customs, put away the wooden face, and became much gentler, "Dare not obey your fate?" Uncle Shi, please come with a certain person, today's fact is a coincidence, encountering this rocky mountain bandit blocking the way, a certain people are used to seeing the mountains all the way, but it is annoying Uncle Shi to take this journey. ”

"Where is Saburo...... This rocky mountain was originally the jurisdiction of Suizhou, and there were mountain bandits in the governance, which was a matter of governance, and Uncle Shi, as the chief official in Suizhou, should do his best. It's just that the rocky mountain is extraordinary, the spring, summer and autumn are overgrown with weeds, the shrubs are luxuriant, and there are rocks to obstruct it, and the thieves are tricky, every time they send troops to kill, they can't compete for merit. San Lang killed all the thieves this time, but he was a heart sick for Uncle Shi to go to Nuoda, and he even gave a credit for nothing. Uncle Shi, it's too late for me to thank you, how can I say the word tired? "Li Jichong is a veteran between the three major forces in the end, and his words are full of flowers.

After Luo Kai heard it first, he secretly sighed that he was really weak in his tongue, and he would not succeed in later generations, and in this era, it will not be successful.

Fortunately, he didn't need this Lao Li to do anything, nor did he covet the merits of Lao Shizi's suppression of bandits, he just hoped to take the opportunity to avoid some unnecessary troubles when entering the Song Realm, such as corrupt officials and corrupt officials beating the autumn wind, such as the attachment overnumbered weapons are not allowed to carry......

Therefore, since Lao Li intends to get closer to each other, Luo Kaixian is also happy in his heart, wishful thinking, they hit it off, and when it comes to enthusiasm, Luo Kaixian and this Li Jichong go side by side, to the point that they have been friends for a long time.

Here they are sighing that the warriors from the east are tall and mighty, and the other side is saying that the other party is old and strong, and they are in their prime; Looking at nearly a thousand heads here, they smacked their tongues in surprise, and over there, they were modest but a little proud, saying that this was just an ordinary thing, and it was commonplace on the road to the east......

When he walked into the camp on the mountain road, he saw a group of hard-working people who were tightly wrapped, Luo pointed to the loot bundled and stacked on the side of the road, and said that he asked Uncle Shi to help settle a group of people, etc., as for the loot as a resettlement fee, some property was not seen by Li Jichong, who was a state assassin, but this refreshing way of doing things was greatly appreciated by Li Jichong. Lao Li, who caught the opportunity, boasted of benevolence and benevolence one by one, but Luo thought that his face was thick enough, and he couldn't hold it up.

Even later, Li Ji brought Ge Rina and the two of them over to see the ceremony, which also made Lao Li Lang boast of his talent and appearance, and a match made in heaven, fortunately, the fire lady Li Jiao's tongue was not given in vain, and there was a routine to deal with this kind of retreat topic, which made Luo someone free from embarrassment.

It wasn't until he watched from the sidelines that Lao Luo had the energy to think about the reason for this-why a frontier official was as unscrupulous as a homely old man. Compared with the impression left by looking at the information in later generations, he remembered that this Li Jichong's tenure in Zhao Song was not sincere, on the contrary, he can be said to be the core figure of "Infernal Affairs" in this era! This old Li looks like a Confucian general of the Han family, but he is a genuine party member, and in historical records, this person also went north to Liao instead of Li Deming, seeking peace and recognition for Li Deming.

Such a character who spans the world, but pretends to be an amiable uncle, what is he doing?

Luo Kai thought about it first, and finally it came down to Li Deming, this old Li can endure humiliation and surrender to the enemy for the future of the clan, and naturally he can also befriend him, a guest from Lingzhou, not to mention that he, a guest from Lingzhou, is still a covenant brother of his nephew, and he is also an invincible general with outstanding combat power, how can this person who can bend and stretch not care?

After thinking about this, Luo Kaixian had no worries in his heart, at least this Lao Li is not a threat at the moment, but can become a help for the eastward journey to Bianliang, the capital of Song.