"General, look, it's the lord's banner, and the lord is at the gate of the city!"

"Subordinate Li Chenfeng, meet the lord!" Seeing Zhao Xun appear at the gate of the city, Li Chenfeng hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and after a few steps at a gallop, he bowed and said.

Zhao Xun hurriedly hugged Li Chenfeng, who was saluting, and said with a look of displeasure: "Uncle Li, why do you need to be like this." All the soldiers are meritorious soldiers, so be exempt! Go into town and rest! ”

Although Zhao Xun said that there was no need to be polite, Li Chenfeng naturally did not really need to salute. Even if Zhao Xun doesn't care, as a subordinate, he can't ignore it. The gift of the monarch and the minister is higher than the ...... of family affection

In the town guard embassy, Li Chenfeng recounted his experiences in the past five or six days one by one. Hearing this, everyone sighed, wishing that they were also on the spot.

"Good! Well done, this is enough for the Turks to hurt for a while. Even Xue Jian Khan, he must also appease these five tribes. In addition, 80,000 war horses is also a big harvest for us. After listening to what Li Chenfeng said, Feng Ziming stroked his palms and laughed.

"Since Uncle Li has withdrawn, then give orders to the major tribes, let them strictly guard their headquarters, and don't rush out, so that the leaders of the tribes come to meet with this king. As for the thirty or so small tribes, let their leaders come here as well. As for the soldiers of all the tribes, they all converge here. Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.

"All the soldiers who participated in this battle, whether it was my Zhao army or the warriors of the Landu tribe, they will be rewarded!" At the end, Zhao Xun said in a deep voice, and he had a result for this battle.

"Thank you, lord!" "His Royal Highness King Xie Zhao!" Whether it was the general of the Zhao army or the officers of the Landu tribe, Qi Qi was overjoyed. Especially the officers of the Landu tribe, their faces were all like chrysanthemum smiles. King Zhao's reward is naturally extraordinary, and now there are many Zhao merchants in the Landu tribe, and with the reward, those things that you want on weekdays are available.

For several days, various tribes throughout Xia Prefecture and the northern part of the state were in action. Zhao Xun gave an order, no matter how big or small the tribe was, no matter whether the tribal leader had independent real power, they all took action immediately. None of them dared to ignore Zhao Xun's military orders, and they mobilized their troops to move north.

It was this simple action that made Xue Jian Khan dare not move lightly. When he found out where Li Chenfeng's Zhao army was located and dispatched a large army to encircle and suppress it, Li Chenfeng had already returned to the walled city of the Landu tribe.

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The Bujia tribe, a large tribe located in the north of Xiazhou, was one of the nine tribes attached to the Zhao army. Between him and the Landu tribe, there is also a tribe, the Qiyu tribe.

The leader of the Bujia tribe is Hagang, who is in the prime of life and ambitious. The Bujia tribe was originally one of the most powerful tribes within a radius of hundreds of miles north of the entire Xia Prefecture, but it was precisely because of this that he was suppressed by Xue Jian Khan. After the defeat of Xue Jian Khan in Bingzhou, he passed through the Bujia tribe on the way back, and asked for a large number of livestock and war horses from the Bujia tribe. Ha Gang was extremely resentful of this.

It is also because of this that in order to resist the next suppression of Xue Jian Khan, he attached himself to the envoy of the Zhao army who happened to come here to seek cooperation. Of course, the strength of Zhao Jun is also a very important factor. After all, the Zhao army was strong and was bound to fight back, and his Bujia tribe was too close to Xiazhou.

Therefore, Ha Gang took this opportunity to fall to Zhao Jun. Of course, his original intention was not to completely surrender to Zhao Jun, but to use each other with Zhao Jun. He was attached to Zhao Jun and could obtain Zhao Jun's food, salt and tea and other daily necessities, as well as Zhao Jun's armor and equipment. In addition, he was able to trade with the Zhao army to make the tribe stronger. Of course, he hoped to rely on Zhao Jun to resist Xue Jian's aggressive and increasingly ruthless oppression.

He thought that the Zhao army was trying to win him over to stop attacking Zhao and to make him the northern border of Zhao land. However, he was wrong. After the Zhao army won over nine large tribes, it began to send troops to raid the land of Xiazhou and three hundred miles north of Bingzhou, and on the grassland of this thousand-mile-long land, more than 100 tribes of all sizes encountered war in the cold winter. In order to get the food, salt and tea, armor and equipment of the Zhao army, and to resist the oppression of Xue Jian Khan, the nine major tribes sent troops to help.

As a result, the land three hundred li north of Xiazhou and Bingzhou became the territory of the Zhao army, and the southernmost one hundred li became the territory directly under the Zhao army, and the Zhao army had already established a prefecture and county there. Of the more than 100 tribes, only more than 30 tribes survived, but they were all relocated to these 300 miles, disrupted each other, and obeyed the jurisdiction of the Zhao army. The Zhao army even sent officials and troops to the lords of these tribes.

Even his nine tribes were forced to move their garrisons one after another according to the orders of the Zhao army, lined up along the Xia Prefecture and the Bingzhou, becoming the border Great Wall of the Zhao army.

Ha Gang's desire has been achieved, but more unwanted things have also befallen him. Nine tribes, one of which has been annexed by the Zhao army. Zhao Junna, who gave the tribal slaves the status of civilians, and their private property was protected, and there was no need to hand over to the tribal leader, and he immediately won the support of the Landu tribe. And this measure is also a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the other eight tribes. Among the eight major tribes, many clansmen have fled from their headquarters and gone south to survive in the territory of Zhaodi.

Hagang found that what he got was not as good as he expected. He had the position of a town guard on his head, but he could not get any benefits from the Zhao army, and any materials obtained from the Zhao army were traded through livestock, war horses, leather, and tendons, and these were all important materials for making weapons or helping the battlefield. The name of this town guard can only serve as a warning to Xue Jian Khan and the Turks of the northern steppe, we are the people of the Zhao army. Not only did he not benefit from this, but he became the target of various tribes and Xue Jian Khan.

Although he was unwilling, he had already turned his face with Xue Jiankhan, and he personally led the army to assist the Zhao army in destroying dozens of tribes, so naturally he couldn't turn back. And Zhao Jun's strength made him dare not make the slightest move. Coupled with the inspectors sent by Zhao Jun, he didn't dare to have any other thoughts and actions.

This time, Ha Gang learned that King Zhao, the lord of the Zhao army, had personally appeared in the Landu tribe and was in a stalemate with the forward army of Xue Jian Khan. Immediately afterwards, he received a military order from the king of Zhao, telling him to immediately advance northward, and made an expedition to the north with the intention of attacking the rear of Xue Jian Khan, in order to contain the Turkic army three hundred miles away.

After getting the news, Ha Gang had his own idea. After he attached himself to the Zhao army, he left spies in all major tribes to probe information. King Zhao personally went to the Landu tribe, and he naturally investigated the news of the enemy army very clearly. At the same time, he also knew that when King Zhao arrived at the Landu tribe, he did not have many troops in his hands, plus the first part of the pro-guard army and the defenders stationed in the Landu tribe, it was only 30,000. The Turkic camp, which is located dozens of miles away from the Landu tribe, has a Turkic army of nearly 100,000 people. And the headquarters, three hundred miles away, gathered hundreds of thousands of troops.

After learning that King Zhao did not have many troops around him, he had his own ideas. Since the troops around King Zhao are insufficient, if the reinforcements do not arrive in time at this time, will the Turkic army on the opposite side get rid of King Zhao? If King Zhao is killed or seriously injured, then in the entire north of Zhao, no one will be able to restrain himself anymore. Xiazhou, Bingzhou, isn't this the racetrack of our nine tribes? How about Xue Khan, I did the same.

King Zhao ordered the major tribes to move north, but the four tribes centered on the Landu tribe needed to consider the army towards the Landu tribe. If you don't go or act later, when the Zhao army and the Turkic army are fighting hard, you will definitely be able to change the fate of the nine tribes and more than 30 tribes to become vassals of the Zhao army.

However, Ha Gang didn't know that when Zhao Xun was moving towards the Landu tribe, Xiazhou's army also followed closely and converged on the Landu tribe. And the rapid march of the Zhao army was not something that Ha Gang could understand, so Zhao Xun didn't care about the attack of nearly 100,000 Turkic troops on the opposite side at all. Of course, if it was Xue Khan's army to attack, it would be another matter. There are tens of thousands of troops in Ke and the state, and more than a dozen tribes are not vegetarians. As long as Xue Jian Khan dares to move lightly, the army in the north of Bingzhou will enter the grassland from the flank and fight with the Landu tribe in the north and south.

After Ha Gang received the military order, while reorganizing the army, he tried every means to postpone the time of action. Of course, this postponement was for the Zhao Jun supervisor who was arranged by Zhao Jun to be the head of the tribe.

However, it was obvious that the supervisors arranged by Zhao Jun in the Bujia tribe didn't care at all, they had another secret mission, so naturally they wouldn't deliberately ask the tribal guards to do anything, they only needed to check one qiē.

However, the next news made Ha Gang chill. The nearly 100,000 Turkic troops opposite the Landu tribe did not attack the Landu tribe at all, and they did not know that the lord of the Zhao army was close to the Landu tribe. Then he got the Zhao army of Xiazhou, and the Zhao army of Bingzhou was all moving, and he had the intention of fighting a full-scale battle with the Turkic army.

Seeing that the Zhao army in various places began to act, and the major tribes all acted in accordance with the orders of the Zhao Wangjun, Ha Gang suddenly felt that something was not good, and something was not ordinary as he expected.

Sure enough, before he could act, he was personally led by the commander of the Zhao army in Xiazhou to slaughter hundreds of miles away in the north, slaughtering several large and small tribes such as the Moran tribe, slaughtering more than 150,000 people from various tribes, and being called a butcher by the major tribes in the north.

After the spies reported it, Ha Gang felt cold all over, as if he was in the raging Moran tribe, and beside him was the towering Jingguan......

Ha Gang suddenly understood that the reason why King Zhao made such a big move, and even exposed the news that he was in the Landu tribe, was not really to fight with Xue Jian Khan, but to contain Xue Jian Khan's army, to cover the Zhao army that was deep in the enemy territory, and to prevent this Zhao army from being pursued by Xue Jian Khan.

After understanding this, Ha Gang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately ordered his subordinates to take active action and follow the orders of King Zhao, not daring to delay in the slightest. However, at this time, the various ministries received new military orders, so that the officers and men of the various departments were ready for a big battle, but they should not be moved lightly. In addition, the envoys of the various tribes went to the Landu tribe to meet the king of Zhao.

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"The chiefs of the tribes are leaving?" Zhao Xun asked lightly.

"Yes, the leaders of the thirty-five small and medium-sized tribes and the eight tribal town guards are all rushing here." Wei Chen replied.

"Then in this operation, have we investigated the actions of the major tribal leaders?"

"Returning to my lord, here are the results of the investigation. Among the eight major tribes, the Bujia tribe is slow to move and deliberately slows down. Of the thirty-five tribes, seven tribal leaders did not act well according to the orders of the lord's army. ”

Zhao Xun sneered and said, "It seems that these tribes hope that this king will die at the hands of the Turkic army." I really don't know whether to live or die, Wei Chen, give an order to the pro-guard army, when these seven tribes arrive, they will be killed on the spot! ”

"Zhang Yuanjing, immediately rearrange the seven tribal leaders, this time, we need obedient people to take the position of leaders. This is an important position, and those who disobey will be killed! ”

When Ha Gang arrived at the Landu tribe, he saw the Zhao army on the walled city of the Landu tribe, the cold light of the flickering weapons, and the armor that emitted this forest light, all made him squint.

After entering the walled city, he saw the scene in front of him and his heart was shocked. On the high flagpole hung the heads of the seven tribal leaders. The round eyes seemed to tell his fear. And these seven tribal leaders, he basically knew them, and when they discussed together in the past, they also said that they were not angry with Zhao Jun. I just didn't expect that now......

"The Buga Tribe Guard?" As soon as he entered the city gate, Ha Gang, who was stunned by the scene in front of him, was awakened by a cold drink.

"Exactly!" Ha Gang saw a team of Zhao soldiers appear in front of him.

"Let's go, all the major tribes have arrived, and you are the latest one!" The officer of this team of Zhao Jun said coldly.

"Excuse me, this is ...... What's going on? Ha Gang pointed to the hanging seven heads and asked with a little puzzlement.

Officer Zhao Jun glanced at Ha Gang with an inexplicable look, and said coldly: "These seven heads must be no strangers to the town guards, they are the leaders of the seven tribes in the entire Xiazhou and the northern part of the state. These people should have been killed when our army attacked north, but my lord was merciful, spared his life, and arranged for them to survive under the wing of my Zhao army. However, in this operation, they ignored our lord's military orders and delayed military affairs, and our lords had orders to kill them to warn those who have no ghosts in their hearts. After speaking, he deliberately glanced at Ha Gang.

Ha Gang was shocked by Officer Zhao's words, and he didn't pay attention to the other party's expression at all. But he understood that the other party's words were for him, and his forehead suddenly sweated slightly.

A moment later, the officer of the Zhao army arrived at the temporary residence of King Zhao with Ha Gang.

"Wait a minute, the town guard, I'll report it!" Officer Zhao Jun said lightly, then entered the mansion and went to report. Ha Gang, on the other hand, looked at the sergeant in front of the mansion and trembled slightly. At this moment, he realized that he and Zhao Jun were not at the same level at all.

"My lord, the envoy of the Nabuga tribe has arrived." Wei Chen, who returned to the mansion, said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yuanjing smiled: "How? Can he be stunned by your words? ”

Wei Chen nodded and said, "This leader of the Bujia tribe originally thought that he was not small, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. As soon as his subordinates told him about the situation, he trembled and sweated on his forehead. I guess I'm scared to death now. ”

"Then let him in! I also want to see what this thoughtful leader is like. Zhao Xun said lightly.

A moment later, Hagang entered the hall. In the hall, Zhao Xun's eyes were slightly closed, sitting high on the main seat, staring at the leader of the Bujia tribe who came over.

As soon as he saw the sharp eyes of the young man on the main seat, he immediately thought of the seven heads hanging outside, and his eyes widened angrily......

Ha Gang suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

He walked a few steps quickly, threw his five bodies on the ground in front of Zhao Xun, and kissed Zhao Xun's boots. This is a kind of respect and etiquette for the strong by the grassland Hu people, representing their bridge submission to the feet of the strong.

Ha Gang knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Ha Gang wishes His Royal Highness King Zhao all blessings and longevity with the sky!" The Bujia tribe is willing to obey the dispatch of His Royal Highness King Zhao's army, and will not give up! ”

Zhao Xun stared at Ha Gang and was silent. Ha Gang, who was kneeling on the ground, had sweat on his forehead, and he didn't dare to raise his head. He knew whether he would leave this time and continue to serve as the tribal guard, or whether he would be the same as the seven tribal leaders, and the head would be hung on the flagpole, it was up to him now.

Half, Zhao Xun smiled lightly, and the gentleman helped Ha Gang up. He said in a deep voice: "This is very good! You are a town guard envoy canonized by this king, representing the will of my Zhao army. A few days ago, the king of Japan ordered all the ministries to act, but some tribal leaders had bad intentions and delayed the military order, and the king killed them. The heads of the seven tribal leaders hung in their hearts on the flagpole of the school yard to warn the tribes. ”

"Some people also say, Ha Gang, you also delayed the king's military orders, and this king didn't want to believe the nonsense of others. However, this king can't let people suspect him for no reason, so this king has to make some arrangements, I don't know what you think? Anyone who is loyal to this king, this king will not forget jì, and in the future, it is not impossible to be knighted. ”

Between the words, the meaning to be expressed is obvious. Since you are willing to obey my commands, then I have to make some arrangements, and you must obey. Otherwise, those seven people are your examples. Intimidation and co-optation, Jinha Gang is terrified.

At this moment, in this situation, what else can he say? Refuse? Ha Gang believed that as long as he dared to refuse, he would immediately add his sword to his feet.

"The Bujia tribe is already a subordinate under King Zhao, King Zhao has an order, Ha Gangmo dare not obey!" Ha Gang was bitter in his heart, and replied in a deep voice.

"Very well, this king heard that your sergeants are even tough. Therefore, this king will send an army of officers to join your army to teach, hoping that they will be stronger under the discipline and rule of our army. ”

Ha Gang's heart was shocked, and his heart suddenly felt like ashes. He understood that if these 1,000 people joined his army of 30,000, the 30,000 standing army that existed according to Zhao Jun's intentions would have nothing to do with him at all. But at the moment, he could no longer refuse.

"Ha Gang obeyed!"

Zhao Xun turned his head to Li Chenfeng on the side and said, "General Li, immediately send a thousand elite cavalry to join the standing army of the Bujia tribe and train them strictly!" ”

Li Chenfeng said with a happy face: "Don't worry, the lord will not have a problem!" ”