A few days ago, the envoy of Qi and the envoy of the prairie had a secret conversation on the border of Qi, Wei and the prairie.

The Steppe Alliance was a union of sixteen steppe tribes above the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was mainly designed to resist foreign invasions. The grassland tribe is martial, and its alliance leader is determined by the sixteen tribal chiefs, and whoever has the highest martial arts is the leader of the alliance. Before the establishment of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Qi State and the grassland tribes mainly had a dispute over the four cities of Beijun. The Four Cities of Beijun is a large part of the border between Qi and the grassland, and the grassland tribes want to live in the Four Cities of Beijun when they encounter extreme climate. During the grazing season, these tribes will move back to the grassland, and at this time, the Qi State will recapture the four cities of Beijun, and this will rotate for hundreds of years.

In fact, the four cities of Beijun are neither strategic places nor resource-rich cities, so Qi State does not particularly care about the four cities of Beijun, which causes this phenomenon.

However, since the establishment of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they have blindly suppressed the grassland tribes and occupied the four cities of Beijun, resulting in a unsatisfactory life in the prairie in recent decades.

The scene shifts to Qi having a secret conversation with the envoys of the two countries in the prairie. Qi envoy: "Grassland envoy, my emperor asked your state to come here, mainly to discuss with your state to deal with the Northern Wei Dynasty. In short, if your state agrees to send troops to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty with our Daqi, if this is done, I Daqi will take back the land of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and I Daqi is willing to give your state 500,000 horses of silk and silk, 1 million stones of grain, and the four cities of Beijun will always return to your state, and if your state has any difficulties within a hundred years, I will provide free assistance. The steppe envoy was very happy when he heard this, "This matter is very good, but I can't be the master, how about I go back and report to the alliance leader, and give your country a reply in thirty days?" The grassland envoy said, and the envoy of Qi said: "Good!"

Suddenly, the Northern Wei army came out from the side, and the envoy of the Qi State: "The grassland envoy is leaving." "The two sides retreated, the Northern Wei army pursued at both ends, and the envoys of Qi fled to Songyang City, and the Northern Wei army no longer pursued; On the other hand, the steppe messenger was hit by an arrow, and his life and death are unknown.

After the envoy of Qi returned to the imperial capital Yongyang, he reported the matter to Emperor He, and Emperor He was shocked, at this time he suspected that there was a traitor in Qi State, so he discussed countermeasures with the general Tie Xiao.

After Hu Chen escaped from the palace, the criminal department immediately sealed off the whole city. A person in Hu Chen's mansion who was arrested was recruited under the severe interrogation and torture of the Criminal Department, saying that Hu Chen was indeed secretly communicating with Chu State, and he had planned to go out today to deliver a letter that failed to assassinate Tie Xiao, but he was arrested. The Criminal Department reported the matter to Emperor He.

The screen pans to another place. The ten-day appointment has arrived, Yang Zhihao and Li Fan made an appointment to go to Suzhou of the Dingchuan Division of Qi (the division is the administrative unit equivalent to the province), Suzhou is the hometown of martial arts in Qi State, and many martial arts masters in Qi State are from Suzhou. Li Fan's parents died when he was a child, and on the way to Suzhou, Ah Hao took care of Li Fan very much, and the two formed a deep friendship.

In the prison of the Criminal Department, the chief soldier of the Criminal Department (only the Criminal Department has the post of chief soldier in each department, and he is in charge of nearly 1,000 law enforcement officers, jailers, etc.) said to the person who confessed: "No matter what, the letter still has to be delivered." You take this letter and immediately go out of the city to connect with the people of Chu, don't think about escaping, if you can't handle this matter, I don't dare to guarantee the life of your family. The confessor knelt down and said, "The villain must handle this matter, please don't embarrass my family." "It's good that you know." Liang You gave him another letter.

On the other hand, the state of Qi sent envoys to rush to the prairie. Inside the tent of the Prairie Alliance. This year's alliance leader Dajilis had a dialogue with the envoys of the Qi State. Qi envoy: "I was attacked by the Northern Wei army last time, I don't know if the envoy is okay?" Dajlis: "Lauzi was worried, but fortunately the rescue was timely, and his life was not injured, and he is much better now." Qi envoy: "This matter is all my Qi country's fault, and now I am arresting the traitor, and my emperor specially brought these gifts, and I hope the alliance master will accept them." "Since this is the case in your country, I will not be polite anymore, is it only for this reason that the envoy has come this time?" The alliance leader said. Qi envoy: "Alliance leader Mingjian, now there is a great opportunity for revenge, within five days your country will send troops to attack Hechuan City, and then evacuate after ten days of occupying the city." Alliance leader: "But the river is heavily guarded, and we have no chance of winning." Qi envoy: "Rest assured, the alliance leader will help your state, and the alliance leader will know about this matter in the future." "In that case, then your country will wait for our good news!" Qi envoy: "Weichen will say goodbye first." ”

A few days ago, the general Tie Xiao arrived in Dingchuan, and led 40,000 troops from the Dingchuan Military Region out of Quyan City, and ambushed a place outside Quyan City. The war is coming. The night was falling, the air was filled with the smell of death, and a killing was not far off. Sure enough, a large number of Northern Wei troops secretly approached Quyan City. It's too late, it's too soon. Tie Xiao's army quickly fought from both sides, and the Northern Wei army panicked and hurriedly responded to the enemy, but it inevitably failed after all. This night battle can be described as fierce, the Northern Wei Dynasty leading general Song Qian was wounded, and only more than 20,000 of the 50,000 army remained. On the other hand, the Prairie tribe was led by the alliance leader Dajilis himself to lead 30,000 cavalry to attack River City. Due to Song Qian's sneak attack, Hechuan City was partially transferred, and Qi sent troops from Quyan to attack Huaiyuan, Hechuan was transferred part of his troops, and soon, Hechuan fell.

On the wall of the river, the leader of the steppe tribe alliance Dajlis overlooked. A soldier stepped forward to report: "Alliance leader, the Qi State is at war with the Northern Wei Army, should we go over and help?" Alliance Leader: "No need, we just need to stay here for ten days, and let them solve the affairs of Qi and Wei by themselves." War is only for profit. "Yes, Alliance."

On the other hand, the fierce battle between Qi and Huaiyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty was in full swing, and a soldier of the State of Qi came to report that the grassland tribe had captured the river, and Chen An, the general of Qi, immediately ordered the troops to retreat. A soldier of the Northern Wei Dynasty: "General, the Qi soldiers have retreated, we can't chase them." Huaiyuan guarded Ning Heng: "No, beware of an ambush." "Report, General, Rivertown has been captured by the steppe tribes." Ning Heng: "What, retreat into the city immediately, without the order of the general, you must not go out of the city to fight." "Yes, General."

In fact, River City has no danger to defend, and Huaiyuan City is indeed a hard bone. At this moment, the river is lost, and although Huaiyuan is in danger, it will take time and effort to capture Huaiyuan, and it will not be worth the loss. The Qi State and the steppe tribes all understood this truth, and no one dared to act rashly.

In Huaiyuan City, General Ning Heng ordered his soldiers to immediately go to Luozhou, the imperial capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, to ask for help. "General, how is this good?" Ning Heng's subordinate general asked. Ning Heng: "Obviously, this war was launched by the Qi State and the Prairie Tribes, I really don't know what will happen in the future, I can only take one step at a time." ”

At this time, Song Qian, the general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, retreated to the river to rest, but he never expected that the river had been captured, and the Northern Wei army suffered a dumb loss, and the soldiers and horses were lost nearly half. Ning Heng was both happy and sad when he saw the general coming. Ning Heng: "Why is the general so embarrassed?" Song Qian: "It's hard to say, the original plan was good, sneak attack Quyan, pinching the weir pass, but unexpectedly being attacked by the Qi army halfway, and being attacked by the cavalry of the grassland tribe again, the loss of the army is broken, I really don't know how to explain to the emperor when I go back!" Song Qian and Ning Heng sighed.

The State of Qi successfully attacked the Northern Wei army, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted. A general under Tie Xiao asked, "General, should we go back to the imperial capital to restore our lives, or?" General Tie Xiao: "Don't worry, since it's out, let's have fun." After I repaired the book, I handed over two letters to Zhao Yong, the general of the Yanguan Pass, and Wang Zhichuan, the commander of the Dingchuan Division. Also, the soldiers were ordered to rest for a day and go to the show tomorrow. "Yes, General."