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When leaving the small shop of the grandfather and grandson, Li Congjing knew the girl's nickname and called her Xi'er. The daughter of an ordinary family rarely has a name that can be put on the table, and the reason why she has a nickname is just for the convenience of her family, and when she gets married, she will be called by her husband's family.

Xi'er doesn't like to talk very much, maybe I'm afraid that I won't be able to speak, all the way, Li Congjing asked whatever they asked, she answered, basically didn't take the initiative to speak, it was a typical little girl's family. It's hard to imagine that such a little girl has the courage to set foot on the grassland of an enemy country to find her sweetheart.

She always held the unnamed flute in her hand, and every morning and dusk, she would always sit on the truck rack and blow for a while, and the melodious flute sound was like the fragrance of grass in the wild, refreshing people's hearts. There were no women in the caravan behind Li Congjing, and all of them were men, although everyone was very polite to Xi'er, and the kind sons and daughters would smile at each other most of the time, but after all, it was inevitable that there would be a sense of alienation, which made the little girl who had left home look even more lonely.

Although Ding Hei intended to take care of Xiao'er, he was restrained after all, and he didn't dare to get too close.

Li Congjing's mind naturally couldn't stay on Xi'er for too long, his current identity and the task of this trip were destined for him to have bigger and more important things to think about.

Although Zhao Wuqiang's robbery of the details is infuriating, such things are not uncommon in the army, after all, this is a world where etiquette collapses, and the moral standards in people's hearts have long been unrecognizable. For a man like Zhao Wu, they are a good hand on the battlefield and the backbone of the border army's resistance to the Khitan, but when it comes to bullying men and women, they are not much worse than the landlord's old wealth, and the paradox in this is contradictory. ”

On the way, when Li Congjing and Mo Li Zhang Ziyun discussed this matter, they were not too relaxed, after all, for Li Congjing, the burden of the defense of the Khitan on the Tang border in the future will fall on him, and how to govern these border troops is a problem that he can't avoid. Zhao Wu's behavior is psychologically unacceptable, if the border army also comes to cause trouble in the township and seriously causes death, then how different is they from the Khitans? What is the point of them resisting the Khitan and shedding blood on the battlefield?

"The border army lived a life of adding blood to the knife edge, playing with the Khitans with their heads, and most of them were not very gentle. And many sergeants have a fixed thought: they are bleeding desperately on the front line, why can't they enjoy some privileges when they go off the battlefield? Mo Li said, "In the Hundred Battles Army, there are also some such thoughts, but because they have more Confucian education, there are fewer such behaviors." ”

Li Congjing sighed, he knew that this was another huge project, and it would not be easy to solve this problem in such an era, but since he was going to sit on the border, he had to rectify these problems of the border army. His army does not have to be innocent of Minqiu, but it must not be done to bring disaster to the township and bully men and women.

The caravan's speed was not slow, and it was a hundred miles away in less than two days, and when it was about to enter the border of Danzhou, the caravan ran into the object they least wanted to encounter - the Khitan army.

After all, if you are pretending to be a caravan to go to the grassland, it is impossible to have too tight a scout net, and when the guards of the caravan find the Khitan army, it is impossible for them to get rid of each other with many goods. After the Khitan rangers discovered them, it didn't take long for a large number of Khitan troops to roar up.

This was the first time Li Congjing saw the real Khitan army, the Khitans.

Most of the Khitan cavalry horses were hung with goods plundered from all over the world, iron pots, chickens and sheep, cloth...... There were all kinds of miscellaneous things, and each cavalry was like a moving warehouse, as if they were rushing to a market. It is hard to imagine that such an army later defeated the elite division of the Later Tang Dynasty and defeated the Northern Expedition army of Song Taizong again and again.

Whenever the Khitan army invaded the border of the Central Plains, it basically did not carry baggage, and the supplies relied on plundering on the spot in the Central Plains, so whenever the grassland army passed by, it would be a deep disaster for the local people.

The complexion of the Khitan men is rougher than that of the people of the Central Plains, and it is darker, and it seems to be more sturdy, and every eye can be like a wolf, this is a superficial phenomenon, although in early autumn, the weather is not very cold, but they all wear pointed hats, and the style of clothes is also different from the clothes of the Central Plains. Not all of these cavalrymen in front of him were armoured, only a small number of them were armoured, and most of them were leather armoured.

Li Congjing looked at the Khitan cavalry in front of him, there was no fear in his eyes, but he deliberately put on a businessman's smiling face, trying to make himself look easy-going, not only him, but also Mo Li and Zhang Ziyun beside him, especially Mo Li, who bent down and sneered, that look more businessman than a businessman.

When the Khitan army saw them, their eyes lit up, it was the look in their eyes when they saw the fat prey, obviously they didn't expect to encounter such a large caravan here. These knights shouted their unique voices when fighting, oh oh screaming and waving swords and bows from both sides, the typical shepherd formation, and the Central Plains cavalry when the military formation was tight, it seems to be disorganized, but it should not be very loose, in short, it is just a superficial phenomenon.

The members of the caravan tried their best to protect the goods, and looked at these Khitans vigilantly, but without Li Congjing's order, everyone did not draw their swords. They watched quietly as the Khitans surrounded them in the middle, neither resisting nor giving up resistance. After the Khitans surrounded them, they did not mean to do anything immediately, in fact, in such a place, they would not easily do anything to the caravan.

Abaoji attaches great importance to commerce, and the caravans in the Central Plains are treasures for the Khitan State, which is short of materials, and is an important source of goods and taxes for them, and the Khitan regime encourages them and has a protective policy. If he hadn't known this, Li Congjing wouldn't have been stupid enough to take a caravan north at this time - could it be sent to the door to be robbed?

However, there are no absolutes in everything, if the main general of this Khitan army is greedy and bold, he may also rob property, and may even kill people. After all, the Khitan people have an open eye for wealth, compared to the military and civilians in the prosperous areas of the Central Plains, they are all a group of poor and scared guys, this is like a group of beggars suffering from hunger, when they see the food, it takes a lot of perseverance to not be moved.

Unexpectedly, the chief general of this group of Khitan troops is a very young guy, when the other party is surrounded by some luxuriously dressed knights - no way, just like the armor of the senior generals of the Central Plains army is relatively strong and bright, the higher the status of the grassland generals and the richer, the more expensive the clothes they will wear, for them who were once poor, showing off their wealth is a normal psychological need - when they came out with a general, Li Congjing's eyes were a little weird, the other party looked like a god, and there was a heroic spirit, and there were also noble colors, not like ordinary characters.

"Where are you going with all this cargo?" The Khitan general, who was about the same age as Li Congjing, pointed at Li Congjing and asked after looking at the wagons of the caravan. To Li Congjing's surprise, the other party spoke Chinese, although he was not too proficient, but there was no big problem with it for communication - in fact, there were many Han people in the Khitan Kingdom, because Abaoji had been abducting Han people to enrich the population.

Li Congjing then said to the man: "Go to the West Building." ”

After receiving Li Congjing's reply, the young Khitan general showed a look of satisfaction, he nodded, and even showed a smile, "Your caravan is very large, and there are a lot of goods, Marshal Ben is very happy." The West Building is the capital of our Khitan, and it is also very rich there, you go to the West Building to do business and make a steady profit, this is a smart move, and you are also a smart businessman. ”

Li Congjing didn't expect the other party to praise him so much, and he had an urge to laugh in his heart, so he couldn't help it, and pretended to say: "Thank you for the general's praise, the army of the Khitan Kingdom is also very brave, and the general is even more of a dragon and phoenix among people, and the villain admires it very much." ”

This was originally a scene, and it was used to be perfunctory, but I didn't expect that after the Khitan general heard it, he laughed happily. After laughing, he pointed at Li Congjing with a horsewhip and said approvingly: "You are good, Marshal Ben likes it very much, what is your name?" ”

"Villain Li Jing." Li Congjing said, hearing that the other party claimed to be a marshal, remembering the news he heard before, his heart moved, "The general's heroic posture makes the villain admire, if you can get to know the general, it is the blessing of the villain's three lives, the villain has a lot of things that can be brought to the table, if the general likes it, it should be dedicated to the general by the villain." As he spoke, he waved his hand for someone to go down and get something.

Unexpectedly, the Khitan general waved his hand to stop Li Congjing's actions, and said with a serious expression: "Marshal Ben will not take your things easily, even if Marshal Ben likes something, he will use money to buy it, and he will not let you suffer." The Khitan Kingdom attaches great importance to the Central Plains caravan, and His Majesty our Emperor also likes you very much, and the Khitan army must also abide by the rules of not attacking the caravan. But you're a businessman who can do business, and Marshal doesn't mind telling you who he is. ”

As he spoke, he smiled with what he thought was very graceful, "This marshal is Yelu Deguang!" ”

Originally, Li Congjing was very surprised when he heard that the other party didn't want to offer himself, and when he heard the other party say the previous words, he already had a sense of importance in his heart, which is not the opinion and scrupulous adherence that ordinary people will have. But when the other party said his name, he chuckled in his heart, and his eyes flashed instantly.

Yelu Deguang, who was recognized by Shi Jingjiao as his father, personally led the Khitan army to help Shi Jingjiao destroy the Later Tang Dynasty in the original history, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun became the territory of the Khitan (Liao) in his hands. Later, because Shi Chonggui opposed the Khitan, he led the Khitan army to destroy the Later Jin Dynasty, entrenched in the Central Plains for more than half a year, and brought heavy disasters to the Central Plains. This person, whether it is a Khitan or a Han Chinese, will not be forgotten after a thousand years.

"It turned out to be the Khitan prince, and the villain has seen His Royal Highness the prince!" In order to hide the strangeness of his eyes, Li Congjing deliberately made a big salute.

Yelu Deguang smiled even more happily, he thought for a while, and said, "It just so happens that Marshal Ben is going back to the imperial capital, and he will stop by with you, and your caravan will go with us." Li Jing, you come over and walk with Marshal Ben, Marshal Ben wants to inquire about some things with you. ”