The three Ma family members walked very calmly, and the backs that seemed to walk calmly were not so much a retreat, but more like being escorted out of the country, because they were Lao Luo's personal guards in front and behind until they left the camp.

Luo stood outside the tent, looking at the distant back, without saying a word.

"General, they are not sincere, we ...... Are you going to go to war with them? Olki walked up to Lao Luo and said, followed by Nuralman, who had become less and less of a voice recently.

Turning his head to look at the two people who were approaching, Luo Kaixian did not reply directly, but asked softly, "What do you think of these three envoys of the Ma clan?" ”

"The coyote is very similar to the mercenaries of the Romans, the general, you have seen, it is the kind of jackal that specializes in war, but there are differences, I have seen several times the cathar soldiers of the Holy See, this coyote has a pair of eyes similar to that of religious fanatics......" Alki thought for a moment and continued, "That Ma Xuanji is very much like a speculative merchant, cunning and cautious, at most a third of his words are true, and the rest are not believed......"

Luo Kaixian nodded, and observed Nuralman next to him through the afterglow of his vision, on this part of the road after leaving Kai Helen, perhaps because of the expansion of his vision, or because of the influence of the people around him, this young Arab is no longer a simple believer in the Green Religion, at this time, Olki's words did not cause him any disgust, but meticulously recorded the conversation between the two in a notebook.

Fanatics were a widely distributed creature in this era, not as abundant in Central or West Asia as in later generations, but throughout all human settlements, whether it was the primitive tribes of Africa or the deserts and pastorals of the Nile Valley, or even the land and coast of the entire Europa, and even the nomadic tribes of the hairpin country and the Mobei steppe in East Asia.

Luo Kaixian can be said to be very clear and clear about this, especially what he saw and heard on the way to the west, which is fully confirmed, as for the east, although he has only just arrived, the history that he has read in later generations will definitely be confirmed in front of him, and he has this self-confidence.

Religious fanatics may seem terrible in the eyes of many people, but for him it is a simple thing - it is much easier to destroy the minds in people's minds, it is much easier to destroy their bodies, and this happens to be what he is best at.

So, he didn't pay attention to characters like coyotes at all.

Of course, not taking it to heart does not mean negligence, but only strategic contempt, not resigned passivity.

Nodding somewhat casually, Luo Kaixian continued: "Alki, your feeling is right, but there is another person, why don't you make a comment?" ”

"You mean the deputy who never spoke?" Alki asked rhetorically and continued, "That man...... I see, he's suspicious, just ...... He seemed to be just saying hello at the beginning, and no other words were in line with the behavior of a messenger, as if he was deliberately covering up something. ”

"Uh-huh......" Clearing his throat, Luo Kaixian said: "It seems that you have figured it out, have you noticed that person's hand?" It's obviously more delicate than the other two, and that face doesn't look like the face of a vassal who often runs around. ”

"General, do you mean ......?"

"You noticed? That's right, that person's identity is not simple, even if he is not Ma Zurong, the leader of the Ma clan, he must be a person with decision-making power within the Ma clan! Luo Kaixian said to the people around him while thinking, but the answer in his heart became clearer and clearer.

Olki blames himself for his negligence, but Nuralman laments that he is young and inexperienced, but at the same time glad that he has learned something new.

After a while, Olki asked, "General, did you send Gonzas to prepare for the battle against the Mars?" ”

"Well, some fighters have been struggling lately, and we need time, at least until they regain their strength. And...... The wooden house settlement is still a few days away from completion, followed by the preparation of a group wedding for more than a thousand warriors, as well as the selection of fine war horse seeds, and then the slaughtering of a batch of livestock, ready for the first snow ......" Luo Kai first counted all the things that needed to be busy in recent days, and then concluded, "So the order can only be to let Gonzas control the northern section of the riverbank, and let Alke monitor all the movements in Xingzhou." ”

Alki, who was listening respectfully, thought for a while after Luo Kaixian finished speaking, and then said, "What if the Xingzhou Ma clan gathers men and horses to attack us? ”

"Sneer......" Glancing at the sky that was beginning to turn red in the west, Luo Kaixian squeezed out a voice from between his teeth with disdain, "The person who came back from Xingzhou has already sent a few pieces of information, Olki, didn't you see it?" The total population of Xingzhou is only more than 20,000 people, including the elderly, women and children, how many soldiers will be able to muster? In addition to the necessary to defend the city, can there be 5,000 men to fight? And even if 5,000 people are gathered, their combat power will be comparable to that of the Dangxiang or the Turks? I've said it a few times, Alki, you guy's always cautious personality should change a little bit! ”

"General!" Olki said with some surprise: "I told you, I was captured by the Romans a few years ago, and before I became a gladiator, I was just a guard with the army, and my main task was to guard the main general, and I never been the vanguard of the charge......"

"And what about in the gladiatorial arena? You can't just hold a shield behind you, can you? Luo Kaixian's words were not polite at all, he has always been outspoken to the people around him, this attitude is out of place in the crowd of later generations, but in a purely military group, this is the foundation of honesty, regardless of the upper and lower levels.

Next to him, Nuralman, who rarely participated in the battle, was completely unable to interject, staring at a pair of beautiful big brown eyes and looking left and right.

Olki didn't care what the young Arabs thought of him, and explained with a look of grievance: "General, don't wronged me, when there is a fight in the gladiatorial arena, I will never stab with a knife when I should throw a spear, and the one who shakes from side to side with a shield is the first unlucky ghost to die......"

The corners of Luo's mouth curled, and he raised his arm and patted Olki's shoulder, "Okay, Olki, you need to adapt to the East faster, and you also need to adapt to the position next to me faster, I, the main general, don't need you to be a meat shield, in case of danger or the right time, the soldiers around me should be more like the spear in my hand...... Got it? ”

Obviously, this concept was at odds with what Olki had experienced, and after listening to Someone Luo's words, the latter showed obvious confusion.

"As a soldier or a soldier, it can only be divided into two categories, offensive and defensive, I, the main general, can be regarded as an offensive type, I believe that offense is the best defense, it's very simple, the enemy is dead, you don't need to worry, understand?" In order to make his subordinates grow up faster, Luo Kaixian also took great pains.

His words made Olki's eyes light up, "Understood, Lord! ”

Patting the other party's shoulder again, Luo Kaixian said: "It's good to understand, my subordinates don't need to be as powerful as tigers and leopards, but they must be aggressive!" ”

"Like a hedgehog?" Olki answered.

"It's like a hedgehog!"

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Outside the Lingzhou construction camp, seven Tuguhun horses with shiny coats were scattering slowly, the horse's hooves landed on the soft ground only the sound of "poof", and the masters on horseback were three Xingzhou Ma "messengers" who came out of the camp, as well as their four sturdy guards.

The few people who traveled were strong and well-armoured, but their spirits were a little sluggish.

"Patriarch, this elder surnamed Luo is really as powerful as the legend, and the warriors under him are also stronger than ours, I'm afraid these people are not so easy to deal with." It was Ma Xuanji, the envoy of the Xingzhou Ma clan, who spoke, but what his eyes and words were directed at was the unqualified deputy envoy that Luo was talking about in the camp.

"Don't look at me when you speak! Luo Changren's men can still see us! Ma Zurong, who was known as the patriarch, rebuked in a low voice in his somewhat half-sandy voice, turned his head to look at the patrol that was pulling away, and then he continued: "These people are not something that our Ma family can provoke, go back and arrest those Uta people, and then you will go again and send them over with gifts......

Ma Xuanji next to him hadn't yet spoken, and the coyote on the other side couldn't help it, "Patriarch, they're heretics!" Hu will bless us, a strong enemy can only be our whetstone! As long as we fight bravely, we will eventually become the rulers of this land! ”

"Whetstone?" Ma Zurong, who had a pair of deep-set brown pupils, felt a burst of anger for no reason, and the well-groomed beard on his face could not hide his emotions, he turned his head, and no longer even avoided whether he would be noticed by the patrol cavalry not far away, "My Ma clan only has 30,000 people, and counting the old man and children, who will make whetstones for whom?" ”

"Patriarch, combat power is not determined by numbers, everyone in my Ma clan knows how to ride a horse and open a bow, and this land is a place where we have survived and multiplied for many years, not to mention the support of the Party and the Ministry of Yeli, and the Han people who have returned to the east, what can I do?" In the face of the rebuke of the patriarch of the family, the coyote did not admit his mistake, but retorted it.

Ma Xuanji, who didn't have a chance to speak, shook his head lightly on the horse's back, he didn't want to mix this kind of argument, he was deeply influenced by the Han people, he had already been defined, and he was also from the Ma family, but he was not from the patriarch's line, if he didn't want to see the details of the new Lingzhou people with his own eyes, he wouldn't be the messenger of this Laoshizi.

Perhaps because the patrol cavalry gradually moved away, Ma Zurong, who had always hidden his traces, seemed to have forgotten his original intention, and no longer maintained a reserved face, and a pair of eyes seemed to pop out of the deep-set eye sockets, "Ma Xuanyi, don't forget, this is your name, what kind of coyote do you want to call!" This kind of cow name can only scare ignorant babies! Have you forgotten your bloodline after a few years in Kashgar? The Uta people are arrogant and self-begging, and they deserve to be exterminated! The Luo Chang people are prosperous, the Turkmen have suffered repeatedly, their great emir Mahmoud has run back to Ghaznavid, and Qadir Khan even lost his life, what can you do with this coyote?! ”

"Mahmoud and Qadir Khan are both fools, tens of thousands of people have achieved nothing, and Li Deming, a member of the party, is a mixed breed and a heretic!" Coyote Ma Xuanyi didn't care about the scolding of the patriarch of the family at all, and straightened his neck to argue, "There is a message from the great imam in Mashhad, they have invited the black robes of the Neshabri family (1) to go out and assassinate Luo Changren, as long as we win over the people of the Yeli Department and attack inside and outside, the hundreds of thousands of Luo Changren are just cattle and sheep on the grassland!" ”

"Neshabri?" Ma Zurong's angry face froze a little for a while, the coyote Ma Xuanyi was his nephew, although he was reprimanded, he didn't want to accept the newcomer Luo Kaixian's team in his heart - having a strong neighbor does not necessarily mean that he is a backer, it is likely to be a disaster, this kind of simple truth no one understands.

"Assassin, killer!" Coyote Ma Xuanyi retracted his high chin and said with a mysterious expression.

"Is it the Neshabri family who supports the alcoholic Ismaili (2)?" Ma Zurong's anger disappeared in an instant like a punctured balloon, he asked casually, then looked around, and shouted at everyone around him, "Go back to the camp immediately, don't say anything more, this is not a place for discussions!" ”

"Drink!" The four guards around him, Ma Xuanji and the coyote Ma Xuanyi shouted at the same time, and the horses under them began to gallop faster.

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(1) Neshabri, a Persian surname, is a fictitious pretense in this article.

(2) Ismailis, a branch of the Shia sect of the Green Sect, also known as the Seven Imams, this sect was born in the middle of the eighth century A.D., according to the sixth generation of the Shia Imam Jafar. Satiq was the first to appoint his eldest son, Ismaili, as his heir, but it was later abolished due to Ismaili's drunkenness. Al-Qamzi was the heir, and most Shiites approved of this decision, but there was still a minority that supported the Ismaili, and the huge controversy made this faction later become a reclusive faction, and the influence of this faction was actually very far-reaching, and the establishment of the Fatimid dynasty was directly related to the Ismailis, and later this faction split into many branches, which is a long and complex history of religious interpretation. The teachings of the modern Tajiks belong to this school.

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