Chapter 417: A Plan to Suppress Thieves
The day was dim and dim, and there was a goose-feather snow. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info is about to go out of the Shu realm and arrive at Huizhou on the Southern Wilderness Plateau. As long as you cross the Lushui, you can reach Lizhou directly.
An He looked back at the long line behind him that was moving quickly in the snowflakes, sighed, and said to himself, "Yanzhen, Yingge, it's been more than half a month, and the horses should be about to enter the Chang'an realm, right?" ”
Under the hypnosis of Sun Yanzhen's ** technique, the killer confessed a shocking secret. At least, this is the case for An He and Yingge. It happened suddenly, and it was related to ...... After thinking about it, An He decided to let Sun Yanzhen and Yingge take a shortcut, cross the Shuzhong Plain, and cross the Qinling Mountains to rush back to Chang'an...... Yingge and Sun Yanzhen left, and this Shangwei had a mess of things on An He's head, and he had already sent someone to fly pigeons to pass the book to the wind chimes of Minyang Cottage, so that she could go south into Shu as quickly as possible to catch up.
Don't say that he can't live without women, but this business guard is an important capital for him to gain a foothold in Datang, and it is related to many secrets in the open and in the dark, which should not be made public, and these, except for his women, he really can't trust anyone else.
Behind her, Qingxia was wrapped in a fur cloak and sat on a horse. An He smiled slightly, "Qingxia, it's snowing, it's cold, you go to the car." Today, we rushed to Huizhou to camp and wait for ......"
"Master Horse, the slave is not cold. However, he has been hurrying for days, and he has been in the dust, so he should pay attention to his body. Qingxia reached out and wiped a snowflake from her forehead, and said softly.
"Hehe, in that case, let's brave the snow to move forward, but it is not interesting." Ann and Langran laughed.
Suddenly, a dense sound of horses' hooves was heard. Three fast horses galloped against the wind and snow, and the first one wore a green fur cape, a light blue hood, and waved his hand, "Master Horse!" ”
An He's heart skipped a beat and he was pleasantly surprised. "Bell!"
At this moment, the three fast horses had galloped in front of him, and Feng Chime grabbed the reins on the horse, and chuckled, "Master Horse, look at who is also here, Ling Er is fortunate to live up to his mission......
Behind Feng Chime'er, a horse flashed out, Ouyang Feiyu raised his hand and took off the hood on his head, his long black hair fluttered down, and a faint smile appeared on his delicate face, "Xuefeng, I'm here." ”
"Huh?!" Ann and a burst of ecstasy. Turning the horse's head and Ouyang Feiyu stood side by side, reaching out and grabbing her somewhat cold little hand, "It's good to come!" ”
"Master Horse, you have to talk about the old days, let's talk about it later, here. There is Miss Zizhi, the special envoy of King Wu of Chang'an, whom we met on the road. ”
Zizhi turned over and dismounted, Yingying stepped forward and bowed. "Zizhi has seen Lord Qinchaxue!"
Special envoy of Wu Wang Li Ke? Ann and stunned. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Miss, please get up!" ”
"Master Horseman, let's talk while we walk." The wind chimes giggled, beat the horse forward, and when they came to An He's side, the slender jade hand handed over a jade bottle. He said softly, "Master Horse." Here are many years of soju aging, Ling'er brought it all the way from Yizhou and has been warm in your arms, you drink some to warm your body. ”
An He took it and pinched it on the hand of the wind chime, and a wordless warmth floated in his heart.
Wind Chimes and Ouyang Feiyu walked side by side, and Zizhi respectfully lagged behind An He by half a horse's head, and whispered about his intentions. When he finished, he handed over a secret letter sealed with fire paint. Naturally, it was Li Ke who wrote it to An He.
After reading the letter immediately, An He smiled faintly, "His Royal Highness King Wu has this heart, and An He is deeply grateful." In the future, His Royal Highness will be able to fulfill his wish and live in seclusion with Miss Zizhi. ”
Zizhi was so embarrassed, why did Li Ke still mention himself in his letter? But she immediately wondered that the news she sent was extremely confidential, or Li Ke would not be willing to let her, a confidante, come to this wild place in person. However, how can Ke'an and He look calm and indifferent?
Seeing Zizhi's confused expression, An He smiled and said, "Don't hide it, Miss Zizhi, I already know these things in Chang'an...... As for the crown prince, when the horse returns to Chang'an, he will definitely live up to the trust of His Royal Highness King Wu. ”
Zizhi's eyes slipped into deep shock, and she was silent.
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On the third day, the honor guard of thousands of people entered the realm of Lizhou.
Beneath your feet is a huge open field, behind which a rushing river rushes through it. An He walked forward slowly, looking at the majestic mountain range not far away, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Gao Hu, this is Li Mountain, right?" ”
Gao Hu stood behind him respectfully and said with a smile, "Master Horse, this is it." Gao suddenly came here for a while, and had a general understanding of the situation. This Li Mountain, the mountain is steep, there are many canyons, many peaks, the whole mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, these thieves live in dozens of peaks, each peak is a big village, and then dozens of cottages are connected into a whole, claiming to have 100,000 soldiers and horses. According to the local natives, most of the thieves in the village are Lisu barbarians, and there are also some Han people. ”
"Lisu barbarians?" An He said in surprise.
A soft voice came from behind, "Master Horse, this Lisu barbarian can sing and dance, is good at drinking, has a strong folk style, and is brave and good at fighting. In that year, when the emperor conquered the Turks, there were volunteers composed of Lisu barbarians to participate in the war. ”
An He turned around, and a girl with a delicate face wrapped in a cotton cloak came Yingying, and behind her, were Feng Chi'er and Ouyang Feiyu.
"Oh, the tassel lord also knows about this Lisu barbarian?" An He smiled slightly. Although this Li tassel followed all the way, he never paid much attention to her. She is also knowledgeable, and she honestly hides in the car car and does not show up on weekdays. It was the wind chimes that came, and she seemed to be a little "active", mixed with the wind chimes and Ouyang Feiyu.
The pony smiled. One of the tasseled maids was a Lisu barbarian, a slave girl I bought, so I knew a little about the affairs of this people. This Lisu barbarian is actually divided into three tribes, Li Man, Shi Man, and Shun Man, each tribe has its own territory. Li Tassel smiled.
An He was stunned and hurriedly turned his head. He couldn't help but admit that although this Li tassel was not stunning, the coquettish appearance of his smile was really fascinating, too confusing, and the two big watery eyes flickered with the blooming of the cherry lips, as if they were about to drip water.
"Mr. Gao Hu. Ordered Feng Yue to set up camp here. It was rumored that the assassin of Lizhou came to see me, and at the same time, he quickly sent people with my token to gather 20,000 soldiers from the three prefectures of Panzhou, Queensland, and Yaozhou. An He groaned and waved his hand.
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Anhe's Dazhai. On the left, there is Meng Tingfang, the assassin of Lizhou. On the right, there are four majestic armored generals - the black-faced one is Ma Long, the commander of Panzhou, the white-faced one is Hu Huashui, the commander of Queensland, and the slightly older one is Jiang Li, the commander of Yaozhou. The bottom one is Feng Yue, the commander of the Shenji Battalion.
An He smiled slightly, "Lord Meng, you have governed Lizhou for many years, you say, how should we exterminate the tens of thousands of thieves on this Li Mountain?" ”
"Lord Qincha, with all due respect, if you want to exterminate this Lishan thief, it will be as difficult as ascending to the sky." Meng Tingfang sighed. "Xiaguan has been in Lizhou for several years, and has repeatedly raised troops to exterminate him, but each time he has returned in vain. Wasting the court's soldiers, horses, money, and food in vain. ”
"How?" An He picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Lord Qincha, this Li Mountain runs through Lizhou, Panzhou, and Queensland, and reaches the territory of Lingnan Road. The mountains are treacherous, full of canyons and dangerous peaks, and the mountains and forests are dense. The bandits are mostly barbarians, occupying the depths of the mountain peaks, and the cottages are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, they are a chain of villages, between the villages, that is, they are independent and connected, exchange news, support each other, the official army attacks a village, and other villages will flock to help. It's hard to break, it's hard, it's hard! Meng Tingfang said slowly, his voice low.
"Lord Meng! You've also grown up with the majesty of this thief, haven't you? It's just some barbarians, even if they are trapped, they can be trapped in the mountains. Malone sneered and said disdainfully.
"Yes, Lord Meng, this time Lord Qincha mobilized more than 70,000 troops of me, can't he exterminate this grass bandit?" Hu Huashui also smiled.
Only Jiang Li's face was solemn and silent.
"General Ma, why are you sleepy? This Li Mountain traverses several states, and the thieves can obtain grain and grass supplies from each mountain entrance at will. What's more, they are self-sufficient in the mountains, and there is no shortage of food and grass at all. If you want to besiege Li Shan, hum, don't say that these tens of thousands of horses, even hundreds of thousands are a drop in the bucket. Meng Tingfang stood up and said angrily.
"According to what Master Meng said, will this Li Mountain thief let them go unpunished?" Marlon sneered.
"You, Lord Qincha, the lower officials think that if you want to break this Li Mountain bandits, you can only break them individually, do it slowly, and you must not be impatient and rash, I think my Tang Dynasty officials and soldiers are not good at fighting between mountains and forests, once the whole line attacks Li Mountain, it will be taken advantage of by the thieves, please think twice." Meng Tingfang sat down angrily, his hands trembling a little angrily.
Jiang Li stood up and bowed to An He, "Lord Qincha, Jiang Li thinks what Lord Meng said is very true. Recently, I heard that Li Shan has recently joined several foreign bandits, and his power has increased greatly. Moreover, our army is not familiar with the terrain and is not good at fighting in the mountains and forests, so the plan to exterminate the thieves really has to be considered in the long run. ”
"The plan to suppress the thieves is for the time being, and Ben Qincha will think about it, three generals, please lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to camp in situ and stand by. Lord Meng, this matter of food and grass supply will be handed over to you. In addition, go and find a few mountain people who are familiar with the local terrain and can speak barbarism. An He was expressionless and stood up calmly.
Everyone bowed down together, "The last general (lower official) obeys the order!" ”
The night was getting deeper. This place happens to be at one of the entrances to Li Mountain. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers are stationed here, and the camps are connected to the camps, and there is no edge in sight. Let this empty and desolate mountain field become noisy, like a lively market town.
An He stood outside his handsome tent, looking blankly at the cold starry sky, and the dangerous peaks of Li Mountain that seemed to be within reach not far away. What Meng Tingfang said is very reasonable, this Li Mountain thief is not as easy to exterminate as he imagined.
A guard is here! "Lord Chincha! There was a man named Zhou Qing who asked to see him outside the camp! ”
An He's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly, "Let him come in!" (To be continued.) )