The reason why he was in a hurry to leave was still Zhao Tianci's idea, because he had an intuition that it was impossible for the Tatar people to flee into the desert to be four or five hundred, and there might be more in the future, and if he was delayed there for a long time, he was afraid that he would encounter even greater trouble.

The Jin people have always looked down on these nomads in the desert, and even now that they themselves have become outcasts, this concept that goes deep into the bone marrow will not change in the slightest.

Therefore, if there is a rout of the Tatar Department coming from behind, once they find out that they have been killed, they will inevitably set off a round of fierce revenge, and he does not want to be involved.

And there is another extremely important factor in this, which is that he is afraid that some of the stragglers of the Tatar division have seen him!

Of course, Cheng Gaoyi also understood his thoughts, so they deliberately accelerated the trip, and it took them just over a day to arrive at the seat of the royal court of the Keli Department: Stone City.

The reason why it is called Stone City is because almost all the buildings in the entire castle are made of stones, and the Stone Town is only a paraphrase, according to the name of the Mongolian people, it should be Chilaqu. To make it easier to read, the more common name is Stone City.

Stone City was second to none among the Mongol tribes at the time, both in terms of size and degree of "modernization".

When Cheng Gaoyi and others came to Shicheng, they reported to the post house according to the tribal rules, and waited for the chief of the Keli tribe, Sang Qian, to receive them.

Here, Zhao Tianci accidentally found some small items and rice grains that are only available in the Central Plains, although there are not many of them, but they are in short supply, and the price is also very expensive, especially the salt that is abundant in the Central Plains, which is even more expensive than silk here.

Zhao Tianci deeply agrees with this, along the way, every meal, whether it is decent or temporary dry food, is less salt, it turns out that salt is so precious here. He suddenly had a strange idea, if the road can be opened, so that the goods of the Central Plains can be transported here more conveniently and quickly, and the free mutual market, at the same time, there will inevitably be a crossover of cultures, with the Central Plains far higher than their level of civilization, I am afraid that history will have a completely different direction.

Of course, this is only a wishful thinking on his part, and any fair trade rules are based on civilizations that are not much different from each other, otherwise it can only be exploitation.

They waited at the post station for three days, and no one came to tell them when they would be able to see the great chief, Sanzen, until the evening of the fourth day, when someone came to inform them that the chief had returned.

They thought they would not see Samzen until the fifth day, but that night they were summoned by Samzen.

Although the meeting place in front of the mulberry is also a stone building, the workmanship is obviously much better, and there are guards on the front and back, left and right.

Before he saw this big leader, Zhao Tianci always thought that he should also be like Cheng Gaoyi, an old man, but after meeting him, he knew that he was wrong, this big leader of Sangqian was only in his forties at most, and his figure was not very tall, with a square face and thick eyebrows, and two beards on his lips, which were black and heavy, making his whole person look a little more majestic.

Cheng Gaoyi stepped forward and hugged him warmly, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years. Cheng Gaoyi only brought Cheng Jike, Zhao Tianci and Han Ping, and the others stayed in the post house to wait for news.

After the two saw the ceremony, Cheng Gaoyi introduced Cheng Jike, Zhao Tianci and Han Ping to Sang Qian, Sang Qian obviously had seen Cheng Jike, and he was not familiar with Zhao Tianci and Han Ping, but compared to Zhao Tianci's lack of fame, he knew a little about Han Ping.

"Hahaha, the Desert Bow God has also entered the Yahan Tribe, Brother Cheng, the attraction of your clan is not small!"

Cheng Gaoyi said politely, "Brother Han is willing to join my small department, it's just to make it easier to walk, we don't dare to ask him to do anything." ”

Sang Qian stared at Han Ping with burning eyes, "Brother Han, my Keli Department is vast and strong, and there is more room for display, do you want to come to me, I will give you a thousand-commander!" ”

Cheng Gaoyi's face changed slightly, but it was only a flash, pulling people in front of him, although this kind of thing is not very good-looking, but for him, how can he take care of these things. It's just that he has the bottom in his heart, and Han Ping can't come to the Klee Department no matter what.

Sure enough, Han Ping hugged his fists and smiled and said, "Patriarch Cheng also said just now, I, Han Mou, am used to being idle clouds and wild cranes, and I don't like restraints, if I become the commander of the big leader, I'm afraid it will be difficult for those subordinates to know who I am in a year or two!" ”

Sang Qian laughed, "Brother Han said this interestingly! ”

Soon after everyone sat down, the wine and food prepared in advance were served, and Sangzen kept beckoning the four of them to drink wine and eat meat.

After two glasses of wine, Sang Qian Zhengse said, "Brother Han, what I just said that I hope you can come and do something for me as a commander is not a joke. ”

Cheng Gao Yiqi said, "Great Chief, your subordinates are like clouds, why do you need to do this? ”

Sang Qian sighed and said, "Something happened in Happy Valley a few days ago. ”

As soon as Cheng Gaoyi and the others heard him mention Happy Horse Town, their hearts couldn't help but move, and they began to pay attention to what he said.

Sang Qian said, "I don't know when a group of rout soldiers from the Jin Kingdom came over and killed one of my centurions in Happy Horse Town, and then their people were also annihilated. ”

Cheng Gaoyi looked at Zhao Tianci, "Great Chief, we know about this matter. ”

"You know?" Sang Qian was stunned for a moment and looked at Cheng Gaoyi.

Cheng Gaoyi briefly recounted what happened that night. Sang Qian nodded thoughtfully, "It turns out that you were the ones who left that night, so it's no wonder." He said solemnly, "What you know is the things in front, and the things that come in the back are difficult to do." ”

Several people looked at him, waiting for him to speak, Sang Qian took a sip of wine and said, "The next day, more than a thousand people came, and when they arrived at Happy Horse Town, they found that the people in front of them had died, so they took revenge and slaughtered the whole town. ”

"Huh?" Cheng Gaoyi's eyes widened and asked, "It's just a rout, dare to slaughter the village on my desert?" ”

Sang Qian glanced at him and said, "Although it is a rout, when did they treat us as a thing?" After getting the news, I quickly sent two commanders to lead the men and horses to encircle and suppress, and after three days of fierce fighting, not to mention the two commanders who lost me, there were not many men and horses left. ”

"What about the stray soldiers?" Cheng Gaoyi asked.

Sang Qian said, "Fortunately, the stray soldiers have all been annihilated." But the price is also too great. So I desperately need some characters like Brother Han to train my warriors. ”

Han Ping smiled, "The big leader has lifted me." I have heard that there are four fierce generals under the big leader, and they are all brave and invincible, and it is difficult for me Han to look at them. ”

Sang Qian smiled bitterly, "Speaking of this, it makes me even more upset." The wolf king has not returned for a long time, and it is speculated that he should have met with these Jin country routs, and I am afraid that there will be less luck. ”

Cheng Gaoyi and the others glanced at each other, and they were all secretly relieved. It's best for this black cauldron to be carried by the rout of the Tatars.

Sang Qian said, "So, I think that no matter how strong our warriors are, they still have a lot of shortcomings in the face of the Jin people who are good at fighting!" ”

His idea surprised Zhao Tianci, aren't the people on the Mongolian steppe all brave and good at fighting? How can you still be so scruptuous?

Without answering his following words, Cheng Gao said righteously, "Great Chief, the purpose of my visit this time ......"

Sang Qian waved his hand and said, "Brother Cheng, don't worry, your clan has a small population, and the materials needed for the winter are not much, I have prepared them for you." ”

Cheng Gaoyi was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, big leader!" ”

Sang Qian smiled, "Brother Cheng, don't be in a hurry to thank me, I have prepared things for you, but how can you transport them back?" You can't go back from the south again, can you? ”

Cheng Gaoyi was stunned when he heard this, "Big Chief, every time I come to ask for help, it is you who greet the Morji Department and allow it to open the border to us, is there any difference this year?" ”

Embarrassed, he said, "This year is indeed different. I was negotiating a deal with the chief of the Murgi tribe, the Grand Governor of Arislan, and he and I made the ...... There is this one, and it cannot open the borders for you. ”

"What?" Cheng Gao Yiteng stood up suddenly, "Why is this?" What does your trade have to do with my Yahan? ”

Sang Qian stretched out his hand and pulled Cheng Gaoyi to sit down, "Brother Cheng, don't worry!" Listen to me slowly. ”

Cheng Gao sat down angrily, and Sang Qian said, "You and I have been friendly for generations, but there is a Morji department in the middle, and behind them is the Menggusi department. That's why I have to be careful. ”

Cheng Gaoyi frowned and asked, "Great Chief, what kind of big deal did you make between you, and you even want to involve my Yahan Department?" ”

Sang Qian said, "Actually, it's nothing, Brother Cheng, you also know that our Keli Department has a large population, and it depends on these rivers in the territory to survive, and these rivers all come from Lake Bhular through the Arishan River. This year, the snow closed the mountain, and even the Arisan River was not smooth, so our side was also affected. ”

The more Cheng Gaoyi listened, the tighter his brows became, although Sang Qian had been going around here without saying it explicitly, but his worry suddenly became heavier.

Sanzen continued, "Because the upper reaches of the Arishan River are managed by your Yahan Division, they mean ...... I hope you will give up the management of the river and then ......"

Cheng Gaoyi couldn't listen anymore when he heard this, he said in a deep voice, "Great Chief, you don't know it, my Yahan and Morji have been fighting intermittently for more than ten years for the Azhishan River, no matter what deal you make with them, you shouldn't use the survival of our Yahan tribe as a bargaining chip, right?" ”

Sang Qian smiled dryly, "Brother Cheng, you think too much!" For the sake of the long-term development of our Klee Department, I want to expand two more rivers, and the Grand Governor of Arislan has agreed, provided that ...... He wants you to hand over the middle of the Arishan River to them to manage ......" (To be continued.) )