"It's not a good thing that Xie Ra came here, naturally he came to be a lobbyist for Turus, and to recruit elite soldiers in the hands of the patriarch. It is said that our five Xi people have always advanced and retreated together, and they must obey the call of the Xi king Tules, but in the battle last year, our department took the lead for the vanguard, and the result was heavy losses, and after the war, we did not see the slightest benefit from Tules. For the survival and continuation of the tribe, our department must not lose any more young and strong, and the patriarch must not agree to him......"

An old tribal leader stepped forward, saluted, and shouted dissuasion. This person's name is Keru, and he is the uncle of Qu Zhu, about sixty years old, with a thin body, a little saddled back, gray hair and beard, although he is old, he is very prestigious in the tribe.

When the others heard this, they all nodded their heads in agreement, and the whispers in the tent continued, all expressing their disgust at Xie Ra's intention.

Keru was old and acted too conservatively, so she frowned when she saw this, and turned her head to look at the middle-aged man with loose hair on the left. This person is Keru's son, that is, his cousin, named Sunu, who has the courage of ten thousand people, and is very prestigious in the clan.

"Turus wants to prepare for the Khitan, and it is impossible to give us any compensation, especially the loss of the young and strong population, and he can't compensate for it. If he wants our Xixi Second Division to be ordered to accept the dispatch, he will have to pay the price, but what will be this price? Sunu! How do you think this should be properly resolved? Qu Zhu said with some expectation and some worry.

"Is this the price? It's hard to say...... In my opinion, before the war with the Khitans, Turus will not make any big moves. But after the war, it depends on whether Turus can survive, if he survives, we will be in danger, otherwise there will be nothing to do, and at that time, the three parts of Turus will be more than lucky. Sunu said lightly.

"Not bad...... We will not mix in such a big war. Of course...... If Youzhou Li envoy Jun is willing to send troops, it will be another matter. Zhi Zhu smiled slightly, and seemed to be quite proud of taking the line of Youzhou in his heart.

"That's what I need to say...... But there has been no news from Youzhou so far, and the envoy has not returned. Youzhou didn't nod, we didn't have a good name, and we didn't have enough strength to protect ourselves, so our department was like a lonely wild goose, and it was in a very dangerous situation. Go to you! You must be careful not to have too much hope for Youzhou. Keru shook her head and stroked her white beard and said.

"The blue sky is getting higher and higher, and the jade dragon is bewitching. The boundless green and green are herded by sheep, and a horse flies and sings drunk and blue night. ”

The blue sky is cloudless, and the emerald green and empty fields are boundless, until the blue sky and green land meet, like an ink painting scroll opening at any time. Zhuang Yi admired the scenery on the grassland in summer, and had a feeling that he was swimming in the painting, and couldn't help but chant poems to praise the grassland, but no kind of poetry seemed to be enough to describe the beauty of the grassland.

"Tut-tut...... So wet! Zhang Yitai heard it on the side, muttered a few times, and couldn't help but praise.

"That's ...... This poem was written by a friend of mine when he traveled to the grasslands...... Zhuang Yi explained, in fact, he was talking nonsense, he didn't know who the author of the poem was, and he only occasionally heard people recite it and wrote it down.

"Oh...... Is it? This poem is very ...... It's just that after the Baoqiu water in front, it is all hilly area, so the gentle and vast grassland is gone! Zhang Yitai said with some regret.

"Haha...... Anyway! When we are done with our business and return home, we will come back to this field and have a good swim! Zhuang Yi smiled and comforted.

"Good...... You're going to get that happen soon......"

At this time, riding a horse in front of the left, the patriarch of the Duji tribe, Qi Hekun, who accompanied Xie Ra, turned his head and said with a smile and a pun.

"I hope so! The stakes are very high on this trip, and I hope that the patriarch of Qihekun will help me a lot! Patriarch Xie Ra arched his hand and said.

"Is this...... There's nothing I can do! I can only escort you to the camp of the Gozhu, and I really can't help with other things. Qihekun smirked slyly.

Seeing this, the patriarch of Xie Ra didn't want to say more, but just urged the horse to speed up his march.

In the middle of the hour, everyone crossed the Baoqiu River all the way, traveled more than twenty or thirty miles to the west, and finally met Sunu who came to greet the troops.

Walking slowly along the road, Sunu frequently looked at Zhuang Yi, who was also a warrior, and out of the inexplicable familiarity between the warriors, he felt that this was a dangerous person who would bring disaster to himself, and his eyes were unconsciously hostile. Zhuang Yi saw that he was always looking at himself, and his eyes were a little inexplicable, so he had to smile back at the harmless level.

When he arrived at the camp of the Ao Lost Department, Sunu personally accompanied him on the periphery of the camp and set aside a vacant land of fifty or sixty acres, where the patriarch of Xie Ra and Zhuang Yi set up a large camp. By noon, he had settled down, but Sunu had no intention of setting up a banquet to catch the wind, but never appeared again. These are all expected things, and the patriarch of Xie Ra didn't care about it, and sent someone to invite Zhuang Yi and Zhang Yitai to dine together.

The first day passed quickly in a boring wait, and although the patriarch also sent a generous gift and conveyed his desire to see you, the replies were all prevarications without exception. It's a bit difficult to ask to see him, but it's okay to ask to see Sunu, which is the only comfort.

Early the next morning, Zhuang Yi and Zhang Yitai came together to discuss the patriarch, and the three of them discussed it carefully, and Zhuang Yi reconciled the division of labor among the patriarchs.

"You are a Xi person who is convenient to communicate with and familiar with the situation, and is responsible for contacting and negotiating with Sunu, and the sooner the better. We have been delayed on our way here for three days, and for three more days, no matter whether the result is good or bad, there must be a result, in short, this time it can only succeed, not fail! Otherwise, the army of Shuli and the Bone Slaves will arrive! ”

"I can only try, I'm not sure if I can succeed, you still have to be prepared in case you fail, you have to do it, of course...... If we really do it, with the little manpower we brought, it is likely to be chopped into meat sauce and there is no place to bury you, I hope you don't kill you. Xie Ra smiled helplessly.

"Hey...... Wealth and danger are sought! Everything you do has to pay a corresponding price, and we are still very profitable in this matter, aren't we? Zhuang Yi laughed.

The patriarch of Xie Ra understood, laughed loudly, and immediately ordered his entourage to prepare gifts, intending to ask to see Sunu, Zhuang Yi and Zhang Yitai took their leave.