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Chapter 371 Snatch it back

When Li Xian went north, he took 5,000 elite horsemen, and killed them back and forth on the grassland from east to west, and from west to east. A year later, there were still more than 3,200 cavalry left with him, but he brought back 50,000 horses from the steppe. The elite soldiers led by Xiong Kuohai walked for several months before they arrived in Saibei, and each of them had to be responsible for at least five horses when they returned.

This is a huge wealth for the people of the Central Plains, not to mention that the teams on the green forest road are the general manager of Youzhou, Luo Yi, who looked at the herd of horses that Li Xian brought back, and he almost couldn't help but want to leave some behind. If it weren't for Luo Shixin, who also brought back a lot of good horses when he returned to Youzhou, I am afraid that Luo Yizhen, the chief manager, would be able to do this.

Next to the wide and straight official road three miles south of Youzhou City, there is a slightly dilapidated send-off kiosk. I don't know how many years this pavilion has been built, the patent leather on the pillar has fallen off, it looks mottled, but General Luo wants to send off guests here, so someone wiped the pavilion clean in the morning, even the weeds on the pavilion have been pulled, and the stone table and stone bench are wiped like a mirror.

On the stone table were a few small dishes, ordinary but delicate, the wine was old wine that had been in the cellar for twenty years, and when it was poured out, it was so thick that it could almost pull out the filaments, and it looked like it had a different luster of amber.

Li Xian saw that Luo Yi's eyes always looked at Ma Qun, and sighed and said, "I think I'd better go first, although the general's wine looks very tempting, I'm afraid I can't afford to drink it." ”

"Stingy! Villain! ”

Luo Yi reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the horse herd, glanced at Li Xian and said, "I'll give you a pick-up in this pavilion, will I still ask you for wine money?" ”

Li Xian smiled: "If you want me, you won't give it." ”

It was already the beginning of April in the twelfth year of the Great Cause, and there happened to be a wild peach tree next to the send-off kiosk. It is a good time for the leaves to be green and red, the peach blossoms are blooming beautifully, and twenty or thirty peach blossoms in full bloom are hanging on a crooked branch and poke into the pavilion, Li Xian reached out and pinched the branches and smelled the flowers.

It was rare to be in good interest, and casually read two lines of poetry by Tang Yin, a great talent in later generations.

"The car dust is full of fun for the rich, and the wine cup is rich for the poor."

When Luo Yi heard this, he was slightly stunned and then smiled: "If you are poor, who dares to call yourself rich?" Throughout the ages, I have never seen anyone come back from the Saibei with such a large sum of money and robbing tens of thousands of horses from Saibei in one go. ”

Li Xian chuckled and said, "Artistic conception, this is artistic conception." ”

"There's a fart mood."

Luo Yi pursed his lips and smiled: "How can I come back from killing countless people on the grassland, but I have provoked the commotion of a literati and ink writer." ”

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Rough man, the general is a rough man." ”

"If I were really a rough man, I would have ordered you to snatch these tens of thousands of good horses back to Youzhou City in one go, do you have a way to snatch them back?"

Li Xian said angrily: "I'll just say that it's not good for you to invite me to drink this wine." ”

He sat down next to the stone table, took the wine glass that had been filled and drank it all, smacked his mouth very ungracefully and said a good word, and then picked up the wine jug and did not pour it into the beautiful jade cup, but poured it directly into his mouth, only to see that his Adam's apple continued to rise and fall, and he actually drank a pot of twenty-year-old wine in one go. Putting down the wine jug, Li Xian picked up the chopsticks and ate it, and he was not polite, and after a while, he ate the two exquisite side dishes in front of him.

"And call me vulgar?"

Luo Yi glared at him and said, "Robbed me of my wine, didn't leave a drop for me, ate my food, didn't give me a mouthful, where is there a guest like you." ”

"I'm afraid I'll lose too much in a while, so I'll eat a little bit first. If you have taken a lot of money, and I haven't even eaten and drunk all the food and drink, wouldn't it be too wronged. ”

"Shameless."

Luo Yi laughed and said, "Which one is going to slander you?" I didn't see it. ”

Li Xianfeng drank all the wine and ate all the dishes, then wiped his mouth and said: "It's much more down-to-earth now, let's talk about what the general has to do." ”

"You have so many war horses to bring back to Juyeze in Dongping County, if others don't say it, you may not be able to pass Dou Jiande's pass, right?"

Luo Yi said with a smile.

"I'll just say it!"

Li Xian said angrily: "General Luo's wine is by no means drunk in vain. ”

"I can send 10,000 cavalry to help you send your horses back."

Luo Yi smiled.

"I'm not going to give it to you as a horse."

Li Xian replied seriously.

"As long as you make a promise."

Luo Yi said seriously.

"I like women, really."

Li Xian said distressedly: "Why do you want me to make a promise?" I won't be unreciprocated. ”

"Can't you be serious?"

Luo Yi said with annoyance.

Li Xian smiled and said, "If Dou Jiande goes north to attack Youzhou, I will beat him from behind." If he goes south to attack Qilu, you will beat him from behind, in short, the two of us will fight him, whether he dares to fight a bad idea in the north or a bad idea in the south, both of us will beat him to the death, is this promise enough? ”

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The reason why Li Xian didn't go around Youzhou was that he was worried about Dou Jiande in Hebei. After all, the temptation of 50,000 grassland horses is too great, and the establishment of a cavalry of tens of thousands is an irresistible temptation for any heroic man on the green forest road. For the sake of these 50,000 horses, Mo said that he had a bad relationship with Yanyunzhai, even if it was a fight to the death, it was worth it. There are many plains in Hebei and Henan, and whoever has more cavalry will have enough confidence to speak, there is no doubt about this.

The south ship and the north horse, if you want to dominate the situation in the north of the Great Sui, there is a cavalry of tens of thousands of people under your command who can definitely run rampant, think about it at the foot of Daishan, Li Xian's five thousand fine horsemen can bully Wang Bo without tears.

So he would rather be hacked by Luo Yi for some benefits than cheapen Dou Jiande.

When he heard that Luo Yi only needed a promise, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, promising this kind of thing, and he would not change it for 50,000 horses when it was valuable. When it's worthless, a good piece of meat can buy an oxcart. Of course, Li Xian's promise to Luo Yi was solemn and serious, and it was by no means casual and perfunctory. Hebei Dou Jiande has recovered his strength in just a few months, with more than 100,000 troops, which should not be underestimated.

And this person is extremely capable, Gao Jibo was broken by Yang Yichen, Gao Shida was killed, 100,000 minions were scattered, he only fled with more than 100 people, only these 100 days of hard work not only regained the lost ground, but also designed to kill the famous general Yang Shanhui who guarded Qinghe County, and Yang Yichen, the ambassador of the six counties, was transferred back to the imperial court by Yang Guang to serve as the secretary of the military department, no one on the interface of Hebei can restrain him anymore, and no one on the green forest road can be out of the limelight for a while.

He also has Wang Fubao, Yin Qiu, Shi Zhan, and Cao Dan under him, and now he can be said to be a soldier with enough food. Just a few days ago, Dou Jiande proclaimed himself the king of Changle, set up hundreds of officials, and set up counties, just like an emperor who dominated one side. Although Xue Shixiong, the general of Zhuojun Tongshou Zuo Zhenwei, led 30,000 troops south, he did not fight to the death, but stationed troops in a hundred miles north of Dou Jiande's territory, and it seems that Xue Shixiong did not plan to continue to go south at all.

In fact, Xue Shixiong is just making a show for Luo Yi, so that the two of them can coexist peacefully. The emperor named Luo Yi as the governor of Youzhou, and Xue Shixiong as the general guard of Zhuo County, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Li Xian and Xue Shixiong have some friendship, and with Luo Yi's 10,000 elite horses, it will not be difficult to bring back the war horses safely.

When it comes to Youzhou Luo Yi, Dou Jiande has to be cautious. The 10,000 Youzhou cavalry is Luo Yi's attitude, and Dou Jiande naturally understands the meaning. Youzhou and Dongping Yanyunzhai formed an alliance, which was not a good thing for him. One south and one north, clamping him like iron tongs.

With those 10,000 Youzhou elite riders, Dou Jiande categorically did not dare to make a rash move. If he made a move, Xue Shixiong, who was only a hundred miles away, would definitely not sit idly by. In this way, it offended the tripartite forces of Luo Yi, Xue Shixiong, and Li Xian, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Li Xian safely crossed the Yellow River under the escort of Youzhou Jingqi and entered the ground of Jibei County. Wang Bo, the Zhishilang of Jibei County, was too late to hide from him at this time, how could he take the initiative to provoke him. Today's Zhishilang is down-and-out and makes people feel a little pitiful when they see it, and the once commanding figure now has less than 10,000 troops under his command, and he doesn't dare to go out easily in Jibei County. Li Xian was not interested in robbing his Jibei County, he was already reciting Amitabha Buddha every day.

After crossing the Yellow River, Li Xian did not return to Yuncheng, but asked Xiong Kuohai to return to Juyeze with half of his war horses, and he took 3,000 cavalry to escort half of the war horses and went directly to Licheng. South of the Yellow River, Dongping County, Qi County, and Lu County are all owned by Yanyunzhai, and there is nothing to worry about along the way. Now that the reputation of Yanyunzhai has long been spread, who dares to come to the door to provoke easily. There was nothing to show along the way, and after walking for half a month, I finally arrived at Licheng of Qi County.

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After arriving in Licheng, Qi County, what shocked Li Xian was that Zhang Xutuo had been dead for half a year, and people wearing filial piety still abound on the streets of Licheng! How much can a person contribute to a place that the people of this place will love and admire so much?

got the news that Li Xian was coming, Xu Shiji led Niu Jinda, Hou Junji, and was called by Wu Yunzhao before Xu Shiji wanted to come out of the martial arts academy, and Qin Qiong, who had joined Yanyunzhai half a year ago, and others waited outside the north gate of Licheng early. Knowing that the general of Yanyunzhai was coming, many people spontaneously poured into the streets. After Xu Shiji and others publicized, the people of Qi County knew that it was General Zhang Xutuo who entrusted Qi County to Yanyunzhai when he was leaving. Now that the new guardian of Qi County selected by the old general Zhang Xutuo is here, everyone is eager to see what he looks like.

Li Xian deliberately changed his clothes before arriving in Licheng, dressed in white.

When he arrived at the city gate, Xu Shiji and others stepped forward to salute.

Li Xian jumped down from the big black horse and hugged his fists one by one.

"Is the old general's head coming back?"

Li Xian's first sentence was this.

Xu Shiji sighed and shook his head and said: "Although I wrote a handwritten letter to Wagangzhai on behalf of our Yanyun Village, I want to come to Wagangzhai and the people in Wagangzhai hate me to the core, so I naturally won't pay attention to it." I sent someone to find out, and the head of General Zhang was hung on the wall of Wagangzhai, and now it has long been unrecognizable. The squire of Qi County pooled money to cast a golden head and buried it with the body of the old general. It's just that if the head doesn't come back one day, it will be a dull pain in the hearts of the people of Qi County every day. ”

Li Xian nodded and said: "Since I'm back, I'll go and ask for the old general's head, or if you don't come, I'll grab it back!" ”