There were more than 700 soldiers from the Tongluo tribe, in fact, they didn't know about the migration of the Kachin tribe at first, but the day before yesterday their scouts came out to patrol, and they saw Bebebe, who was sent by the Kachin to report the news, and caught him, and finally asked for the information they wanted to know.

The head of Tongluo instantly decided to annex Kachin, and there was also the Sui army that had entered the grassland, if the Sui army could be cleaned up again, then the entire Tongluo would be famous in the grassland, and when Agudos came back, he, the head, would naturally become the Tutun of the entire Tongluo (Note 1).

After asking about the route of the Kachin, the head man told the scouts to inquire about them at any time, and tonight the Kachin tribe camped on the south bank of South Billon Lake, so the head man came with seven hundred warriors to annex it, and he did not know that Li Xiang was also with the people of Kachin.

The leader did not call the warriors to attack, but first surrounded the Kachin tribes, and then rode out to call the Kachin to speak.

Tong Jin was actually worried that these people would be slaughtered when they came up, so the chances of survival would be much smaller, and he was very glad to see that there was no attack, so he came out to meet.

Looking at the black soldiers surrounding his tribe, Tong Jin thought for a while and asked, "Which tribe are you from, why are you surrounding us?" ”

The head man smiled and said: "With the Rowakoru tribe, I am with the Luotou people Gagu, you are from the Kachin tribe." ”

Tong Jin nodded and said, "Yes, we are Kachin's people, Gagutou people, why did you come to surround us at night?" ”

Gagu looked at Qi Jin and asked curiously, "Don't you know that Tongluo and Nuogai are now inseparable enemies?" When we see Nogai's tribe, we will not show mercy. ”

The old man behind Tong Jin came out and said: "Gagu, you said that the gods of the grassland will punish you, we have lived in this land for generations, although there have been frictions and unpleasantness, but it is like a light rain in the desert, and it will dry up soon." Now you actually say that we are incompatible, are you still a Turkic tribe? ”

Few of the Turks lived a long life, and generally lived to be forty or fifty years old, which meant that they were about to die, and a man in his sixties like the old man was to be respected in any tribe, and even the khan had to stand up and salute when he saw it.

Therefore, when the old man said this, the warriors who came to Luo Lai no longer had the kind of eyes that they regarded as enemies just now, and Gagu also dismounted and saluted the old man: "The elder is right, but you Abbas of Nogai have not thought about it like this, we just want to graze around Lake North Babylon, but he cruelly refused. The herdsmen of Tongluo are living in great difficulty, our warriors are going hungry, and you are going to attack us at that time, why can you do that! ”

The old man raised his head and said: "That's a matter of the pound, now they are all fighting with the Khan for the honor of the Turks, why would you bring the Turkic warriors to attack us, is this what a Turkic man should do?" ”

Gagu opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer the question.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside them, and Gagu turned his horse violently to look out, and there was another group of men and horses outside them. Gagu turned his head to Tong Jin and said angrily: "You are so despicable and delaying our time, are you just waiting for your reinforcements to arrive? Warriors, fight with them! ”

The soldiers of Tongluo also drew their sabers, and they saw that a big battle was about to be.

"Stop!" The group outside shouted loudly in Turkic, and then a dozen horses came out of the crowd and came rushing first.

It was Li Xiang who arrived with Qin Qiong, Fang Sanlang and others. Originally, Li Xiang watched from a distance and thought that a war was about to start, but he didn't expect that the two groups of people arrived in one place and began to negotiate. He thought about it for a while, and felt that it was necessary to go over first, since he didn't fight, then he could intervene in this matter as an envoy and let him develop in the direction he wanted. But he was worried that if he went over, Tongluo's people would attack first, so he asked Liu Yang to take a large team of men and horses to guard outside, and if there was any abnormal movement, he would rush up to fight.

When Li Xiang and the others approached, Jiagu was a little surprised, when the Sui army was under their noses, and hurriedly called the warriors to prepare for battle.

At this time, Tong Jin spoke, "Gagutou, don't be impulsive, that's a messenger sent by the Khan." ”

Gagu was a little dizzy by what the old man said just now, and now when he heard that the Han people were actually the messengers of the Khan, he was even more confused, and looked at all the people here blankly.

Li Xiang said solemnly: "Are you from the Tongluo tribe?" I am an envoy sent by your Khan, and I will tell your people to lay down their swords first, and have something to say to me. ”

Gagu didn't know what was going on, so the ghost sent the god to tell everyone to put away their sabers according to Li Xiang's instructions.

Li Xiang said at this time: "Jiagutouren, and Qi Jin, come here, let's talk about what happened just now." ”

Of course, Tong Jin was willing to Li Xiang's people come back, so that even if there was a fight for a while, at least he would not suffer in terms of numbers, and he happily walked in front of Li Xiangma. Gagu was a little worried, but he couldn't show his cowardice in front of so many clansmen, so he also rode forward a few steps and faced Li Xiangdao: "You are a special envoy, how can you be with the Kachin tribe?" ”

Li Xiang said lightly: "I'll talk about these things later, you first tell me why you came here to attack them, I came with them all the way, and I didn't find out what they had done, is this how you Turks treat your compatriots?" ”

Gagu is about to go crazy, he was a good sneak attack, but now he is like this, and he was taught a lesson by the old man just now, and now even a child from the Sui Dynasty dares to teach him a lesson, and the anger in his heart rises.

glared at Li Xiang with his eyes, and said loudly: "Our Turkic people's own affairs, it's not your turn to talk nonsense, for the sake of you being an envoy, I won't worry about you, and when we finish dealing with things, I'll come to you again." "After saying that, he turned the horse's head, and he had to go back.

Li Xiang laughed and said: "You probably didn't hear my identity clearly, I am the envoy of your Great Khan, since you are Turkic, I have the right to take care of your affairs." Why, are you going to fight to the end tonight? After Li Xiang finished speaking, he glanced at Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong bent his bow and shot an arrow into the sky. Gagu was stunned for a moment, and saw that the surrounding area was instantly lit with fire, and countless torches were lit, illuminating the entire South Billon Lake, and the number of torches was more than twice that he brought.

He was taken aback and saw Li Xiang sitting calmly on his horse, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that they are really the envoys of the Khan, otherwise there would not be so many Sui troops who easily entered the grassland, and no one intercepted them." Thinking about the disparity in strength, his sweat dripped down.

Tong Jin was also stunned, he remembered that Li Xiang's army was only more than 400 people, how could it suddenly look like there were more than 800 people, could he have other troops?

Li Xiang saw that everyone looked uncertain, so he smiled and said: "Jiagutouren, you are also the leader of the Tongluo tribe, don't you even understand such a simple truth?" ”

Gagu was a little stunned, he looked at Li Xiang and didn't know what he meant.

Li Xiang shook his head and said: "Hey, since I am the envoy of your Great Khan, it means that your Great Khan and our emperor have reached an alliance, think about it, even the Turks and the Han people can cooperate regardless of the previous suspicions, why do you Turkic people in their own tribes still have to fight each other, isn't this a joke for others?" Do you really have a deep hatred for the heavens? ”

Before Gagu could react, several of his generals nodded frequently. Seeing that things seemed to be developing in a favorable direction, Tong Jin also said: "We are all children of the god of the steppe, why can't we live peacefully on the same land, put down your weapons, we Kachin tribe welcome you as guests!" ”

Li Xiang smiled in his heart: "This Qi Jin is a bit interesting, and he will be very cooperative." ”

Indeed, many warriors turned over and dismounted, no longer ready for battle, and waited for the order of the Gagutou. Gagu felt that he was a failure, and he wanted to do it vigorously, but he didn't know that it would end like this. He knew that even if he gave the order to attack now, it would be too late, and the people he brought with him had no fighting spirit, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, what the envoy said is reasonable, we won't fight." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the warriors, and the men of the Kachin, raised their arms and shouted, and began to rejoice, whistling with their characteristic whistles.

Li Xiang's heart was also temporarily put down, and he asked Qin Qiong to shoot an arrow, and the volunteers with two or three torches extinguished the torches again, and the surroundings fell into darkness again in an instant.

Tong Jin is very grateful to Li Xiang now, and Li Xiang helped them resolve a disaster just now. He now solemnly invited Li Xiang to eat and drink in the tent, and of course there were also Jiagutou people.

Li Xiang took Qin Qiong and Fang Saburo to go happily, and Gagu hesitated for a moment, and also followed in with his own soldiers. The two old men of Kachin organized the women of the tribe to start roasting whole sheep to welcome the warriors of Tongluo.

The roasted whole sheep ceremony is a very high-level banquet ceremony in the Turks, second only to the whole sheep banquet of the Great Khan, and it will only be eaten when entertaining distinguished guests. The warriors didn't expect that they were going to fight, but they came to the banquet, and they all helped with a smile.

Li Xiang and a few people followed into the big tent, and after everyone sat down, he said: "Qi Jin, Jiagutouren, your past grievances, let's not mention them today, since we are sitting together, let's talk about some happy things." ”

Of course Tong Jin was willing, but Jiagu still felt uncomfortable, so he just snorted in a low voice. Li Xiang also knew that he was uncomfortable, so he smiled and said, "Jiagutouren, are you the supreme leader of the Tongluo tribe now?" ”

Jiagu and Tong Jin both froze for a moment, not knowing what Li Xiang was going to say. Gagu nodded and looked at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang smiled: "You don't have to be nervous, I have good things to tell you." Originally, I was going to say it after I was going to meet Princess Yicheng, but since you are unhappy today because of the problems in the lives of the herdsmen, I still said in advance that after I am gone, you will have conflicts again. ”

The two were even more confused when they heard it, so they had to wait for Li Xiang to explain.

Li Xiang pointed to the mutton on the table and said: "When it comes to the quality of life, it is nothing more than the quality of food, clothing, housing and transportation. With good grassland grazing, there are enough cattle and sheep, and there is enough food and clothing. But have you ever thought that this kind of life alone can be considered good? ”

Li Xiang began his "follow the good temptation" like flickering again.

Tutun (Note 1): Equivalent to administrative officials such as prefectural orders and county guards