Wulie water, from north to south, stretches and twists and turns, and finally flows into the Luanhe River, flows through Songting Pass of Lulongzhai, and flows into the Bohai Sea. Zhuang Yi's horse team is to go north along the Luan River, after four days of rapid travel, this day at dusk, arrived at the birthplace of Wulie water, where the streams are dense and the green grassland stretches endlessly, even the sky and the ground.

Unknown wildflowers dot the grass, swaying in the wind and fragrant. At any time, you can see the long-necked waterfowl at the water's edge flying in fright, flocks of yellow sheep scattering and fleeing, and in the blue sky, two eagles "croak" and chirping, hovering for a long time.

"Master! Look at these two boring greedy people, let's shoot down! At the forefront of the horse team, Bian Wu stretched out his bow and arrows, and looked back eagerly.

"Good! Let's take one at a time! Zhuang Yi was also interested and took off the crossbow on his waist.

At this moment, a wail was heard in the air, and an eagle fluttered its wings and fell down weakly. The other eagle let out a screech, and in an instant it soared upwards into the air and followed away.

"Master! Someone shot first! I'll take a look......" Bian Wu said, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and the horse galloped up to a small hill two miles away to lookout, and after a while he ran back again, and couldn't help but say, "Master! There's no need to find a place to camp tonight, there's a tribal garrison ahead, so let's go there!" ”

"Oh! I went to find a shepherd to see which tribe it belonged to, and I happened to go to spend the night. Hey! Mei Xiang, where is the girl? Finally able to rest, Zhuang Yi was also happy, and rode his horse for days, but his thighs hurt hotly. turned around and disappeared Mei Xiang, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Lang Jun! I'm here! I'm ......," Mei Xiang said with a flushed face and a squeak.

"What's wrong!" Zhuang Yi asked with some confusion.

"I ride a horse every day, I'm too tired...... the little girl said with a bitter face.

Riding a horse, it's okay for a short time, it's definitely a chore for a long time, and the human body can't stand the saddle of **.

"It's all right! Let's camp right away! Zhuang Yi understood at a glance, smiled evilly and comforted, and ordered the horse team to slow down. This girl didn't gnaw all the way, and she had to take care of herself, so I guess I couldn't support it at this time, and it was really embarrassing for her.

The horse team was ordered to start trotting, and after a short time they went up a small hill, and Zhuang Yi really saw that on the green grass in the distance, patches of white tents were scattered among the grass like stars in the sky. Nearby, there are fields of cattle and sheep, eating grass freely. The shepherds had already seen them, and they galloped to their horses. Bian Wu had already greeted him, talking to the shepherds, and brought him over after a while.

"This Lang Jun is surnamed Zhuang Mingyi, my family patriarch has been waiting for you for a long time! Please follow me! The old shepherd, with gray hair and about fifty years old, said with a smile and a salute to Zhuang Yi.

"Dare I ask who your patriarch is?" Zhuang Yi asked with some confusion.

"The patriarch of my family is Lord Xie Ra, and he has asked us to graze here and wait for your arrival!" As he spoke, the old shepherd turned his horse's head and ran toward the distant camp.

"Oh! That's great! I must thank the Patriarch of Xie Ra! Please lead the way! Zhuang Yi was overjoyed, turned around and said hello, and followed with the horse team.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves rumbling was like a shower, and dozens of knights galloped towards them. Obviously, someone has already gone back to report it first, and the leader turned out to be Sodi. He stopped his horse from a long distance and strode over with open arms.

Zhuang Yi also jumped off the horse and galloped over, and the two hugged each other tightly and laughed happily.

"Brother Sodi! I thank you for greeting me personally, my little brother is grateful! Zhuang Yi was overjoyed and said with a smile.

"Zhuang Dalang is polite, I heard that you have arrived, and I rushed out of the camp halfway through dinner! I miss my brother! Sodi folded Zhuang Yi's shoulder, laughed, and turned his head to see Sha Gu and Mei Xiang also running behind him, Sodi was overjoyed, and immediately turned to Sha Gu, and the two exchanged pleasantries, so Sodi beckoned everyone to the camp. In the distance, a large group of knights rushed out, forming a long formation, and the sound of trumpets "whined".

"Look...... The Patriarch of Xie Ra personally came out to greet him, the military master! You're not small! Shagu said happily.

"Haha! Is that! The cavalry formation is good, and the spirit is okay, but the equipment is really not good. Zhuang Yi began to look at the Xi soldiers from afar, and found that most of them were scimitar leather armor and carried bows and arrows, so he couldn't help but comment with a smile.

"This is just the equipment of ordinary herdsmen, and there is also iron armor, and the patriarch is reluctant to use it for them." Shagu explained.

"Oh...... I see! Let the Patriarch of Xie Ra take a look at our military formation! Zhuang Yi said with a smile, reached out and took off the iron spear on horseback, and clamped it under his armpit. Turning his head to Bian Wu, he commanded: "Bian Wu! Trumpet! Signal the queue! ”

Bian Wu picked up the horn and blew it, and the horn sounded in response, and the cavalry behind Zhuang Yi also began to trot in line, and a triangular arrow formation was gradually completed, Zhuang Yi smiled proudly, and his heart was full of a sense of achievement.

"Zhuang Dalang! What are you doing in a sharp formation, could it be that you want to rush my camp? Patriarch Xie greeted him and said with a pretended annoyed smile.

"Ahaha! How dare you! What a faux pas! How does the Patriarch look at the athletes behind me? Zhuang Yi stepped forward and saluted and said with a smile.

"The equipment is not bad...... Xie Ra reached out to touch his chest and returned the salute, smiling meaningfully.

"Cavalry? Zhuang still has to learn from you, as for the infantry, you ten Xie Patriarch is not enough, how about letting the Xie Patriarch see the knowledge then? Zhuang Yi was confident and said confidently.

"In that case, let's wait and see for Zhuang Dalang to show his talents!" Patriarch Xie said with a smile, then turned his head and pointed at a tall young man behind him and said, "This is my eldest son Ke Zhen, who is twenty-four years old this year, and he doesn't understand anything, Zhuang Langjun will have to teach more in the future!" ”

"Huh...... Patriarch Xie thinks too highly of me! This Brother Ke should be good, I still have to learn from him! Zhuang Yi couldn't help but smile when he saw that the young man was a little shy.

"I've seen Zhuang Langjun...... Ke Zhen bowed slightly, and said lightly, but he tilted his head and looked at Zhuang Yi curiously.

"If you come, you will be safe! Please ......" Xie Ra stepped forward and pulled Zhuang Yi's arm, and the two of them took their arms to the camp, and Bian Wu and Mei Xiang also hurriedly followed. Sodi and Shagu helped settle his soldiers, and they went to the brook to drink their horses and set up their tents.

Xie Ra took Zhuang Yi directly to his big tent, and ordered the servant to buy new wine and food and tableware, the two of them are also old acquaintances, Zhuang Yi naturally has nothing to restrain him, and after he was a few shorter, he sat down cross-legged and began to eat and drink.

"Huh...... You girl! Why don't you eat it? Not hungry, are you? Zhuang Yi saw that Mei Xiang was still standing restrained, and couldn't help asking.

"I'm not going to eat with him......" Mei Xiang pursed her mouth and stretched out her hand to point at Bian Wu, her face full of reluctance.

"I don't eat with you yet, eating something is like a worm eating leaves, and I don't have a good time eating it......" Bian Wu rolled his eyes and replied with a grin.

"Aha...... Come here, girl, pour me wine! Look at these two little ones, like the two of them making an awkward quarrel along the way, Zhuang Yi couldn't help laughing.

"I won't pour you wine...... Hum! The princess won't spare you! Mei Xiang blushed, turned around and ran out of the big tent.

"Hey! As soon as this girl came back, she became bold. Zhuang Yi smiled helplessly.

The patriarch laughed and said nothing, he was not confined to the common etiquette, he didn't care, and said with a laugh: "Haha...... Zhuang Dalang, you came at the right time, and you happened to be eating, but please eat with your belly open! ”

"Of course...... I'm afraid I'll be poor for you! That's right! How far is it to the king's tent? Zhuang Yi finally remembered what was going on and asked.

"Haha! It's only a day and a half away, you're thinking about Alan, right? I have sent a herald. Xie said with a laugh.

"Hey...... I wonder how Alan is doing, is the princess's illness cured? Zhuang Yi's worry was beyond words.

"O Alan! She's been looking south every dusk lately, waiting for you! Because it is a bit troublesome, the Black Car Room is willing to provide us with support, on the condition that we marry Princess Alan, and our king is also in a dilemma about this! And I also recommended you to the king, and now it's up to you. As for the princess's illness, it is still the same. Xie Ra said lightly.

"Is this black car room very powerful? How many congregations are there? Geometry of the control string with armor? Zhuang Yi was taken aback, and suddenly became a little annoyed.

"This tribe is not powerful, and it has also been bullied by the Khitans, otherwise they will not take the initiative to support us, their tribe has a population of about seventy or eighty thousand, about ten thousand soldiers and horses, and the chief's name is Bella, Chinese New Year's Eve, thirty-five years old, fierce, is a sinister and cunning, greedy and cruel person, if it were not for the situation, our king would not want to deal with this person." Xie Lai said eloquently.

"There are 10,000 soldiers out of a population of 70,000 or 80,000...... It's so interesting! So what about the Khitans? Zhuang Yi continued to ask. He still knows a little about the Khitans, this tribe was later under the rule of Abaoji, taking advantage of the Central Plains feudal towns to divide and expand in all directions, and established the prominent Liao State. Thinking of this, Zhuang Yi then asked: "Is there a person named Abaoji among the Khitan people?" ”

"Abaoji! Haven't heard of him, do you know him? Xie asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, I'm just asking, you go ahead and talk about ......" Zhuang Yi said with a smile, of course he didn't know, Abaoji was just a little kid at this time, and in order to avoid vendetta, he was sheltering under the wings of his grandmother's moon.

"The Khitans have eight divisions, namely the Diera Division, the Tuju Division, the B Room Division, the Tunte Division, the Tulu Bu Division, the Wukui Division, the Pin Division, and the Nirvana Division, which is an alliance with the Yaoren clan as the Khan, since the second year of Huichang, the Tang Dynasty broke the Uighurs, and the Yelan Khan Yaoran Qushu was attached, taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty to ignore it, and later quietly annexed the northern Xia, the strength is particularly strong. A few years earlier, the Pala Khan had defeated the black Chezi Murwei and made him pay tribute. But when I heard that he had died of illness in March of the beginning of the year, he began to point his troops at us again. Xie Ra said eloquently.

He took a sip of milk tea and said, "But we are not united within the Xi people. The patriarch of the Ao Lost Department went to Zhu, encircled the Duji Department, and gradually disobeyed the dispatch of King Xi, and began to migrate and retreat to the southwest, in order to preserve his strength, which made King Xi only command three people, and his power was even weaker, and it was very powerless to resist the invasion of the Khitans! ”

"I see! This Khitan Khan is newly ascended to the throne and is bent on winning a few battles in order to stabilize his position. Anyway, Youzhou is also a new commander, and he has no intention of taking care of the affairs of the tribes in Shanbei, which is understandable. But you can't win over the patriarchs? What does the black car room Wei think? Zhuang Yi touched his chin and lowered his head to ponder for a moment, then frowned and asked.

"Fight to go to the patriarchs? I'm afraid it's hard...... Heichezi Murowei naturally has his own plans, he should want to secretly help us fight against the Khitans, and then fight back and attack the Khitans in the back, so as to get out of the control of the Khitans. Patriarch Xie said.

"The enemy of the enemy is a friend, and the black car room Wei still has to fight for it, but there are still the people of the horse? Did King Xi contact them? Zhuang Yi said thoughtfully.

"The original strength of the Xia people is not weak, and there are three major tribes, but the patriarchs and leaders of the three tribes have been killed on the battlefield and completely annexed by the Khitan, they have become the lackeys of the Khitans, and contacting them will cause the Khitans to be alert, which will only outweigh the losses!"

"King Xi's situation is indeed dangerous, but it is not impossible, as long as the Patriarch Xie Ra is willing to support me in acting, I have my own way to resolve this crisis." Zhuang Yi raised his head and said with a smile.

"Oh! Will the plan be settled? Zhuang Langjun might as well elaborate......" Xie Ra asked with interest.

"Aha! No hurry! I'll need the help of the Patriarch of Xie Ra in this matter, and of course, I'm sure you'd be interested in getting involved, so we'll talk about it again tonight. How about I go and see King Xi and Princess Ailan tomorrow, and then see you back? Zhuang Yi laughed confidently.

"Oh? That's good! Let's see what ideas you can come up with, and no matter what you do, you will have a share of it! Xie Ra realized something, and said with a laugh.

I also know that Zhuang Yi was introduced to King Xi by him when he returned to the king's tent first, and no matter whether he can defeat the Khitans at that time, his credit is indispensable. What's more, he somewhat understood Zhuang Yi's intentions, and also knew the relationship between Zhuang Yi and Princess Ailan, if Zhuang Yi couldn't retreat from the enemy, all the Xi people would not let him go, and he would die without a place to be buried.

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