When the heads of more than a dozen people including the Great Witch of Kestan were hung on the poles, the Turks were ready to send troops.

Perhaps as early as more than ten days ago, when the shepherd was about to transfer, Mo Si was already preparing for the expedition, but this gathering speed was still far more efficient than the army of the Central Plains Empire.

Mu Si's little son, who liked to wander around, asked his mother to hold hands and staggered in front of Yang Fan.

Yang Fan had just instructed Ma Qiao that Ma Qiao would return to Hebei and report the news of the Turkic troops to Li Duozuo, so that the military operations there could respond in time, while Yang Fan would act as a guide for the Turks and a messenger to communicate with the surrounding armies of Wu, and follow the army of Mo Si to attack Yingzhou.

"You ...... Where to? ”

The little guy is very beautiful, with well-defined facial features, a chubby face, and two healthy reds. Looking at Yang Fan and the others dressed in a long journey, he tilted his head and looked curiously, and asked in a milky voice. He spoke Turkic, and Mu Heyue, who was next to him, smiled and translated for him, and Mu Heyue knew that it was some Central Plains people.

Yang Fan did not evade this time, he bent down and replied patiently: "We...... Go far, far away! ”

After listening to his mother's answer, the little one nodded vigorously as if he understood, and then asked, "Grazing, fighting?" ”

Mu Heyue laughed out loud and said to Yang Fan: "My son is asking, are you going to graze or go to war!" ”

Yang Fan couldn't help laughing, gently pinched the little guy's face, thought about it, and replied, "Let's go...... Nomadic! ”

The child is still too young, maybe he will grow up to be a ferocious steppe wolf, but now he is innocent and cute, and Yang Fan is unwilling to tell him about this bloody thing.

This is the steppe. Due to the harsh climate and the scarcity of water sources, except for the occasional few large rivers where agriculture can be made, only vigorous weeds can grow in other places, so only herders can live here.

If someone whimsically wants to turn this place into a cultivated land, then all he will harvest is the desert, and the desert will turn into an overwhelming sandstorm, and even the farmland in the distant Han farming area will be swallowed up, this shijie is using a sophisticated design. Skillfully balancing everything in the world.

As a result, the people living on the grassland and the people living in the Central Plains fought for more suitable land, and war became a permanent theme, and Yang Fan did not know if they would one day be able to live in peace. If the enemy invades again, he or his descendants will still hold the knife in their hands. But at this moment, he did not hesitate to show a kind smile to a little child.

The little one laughed sweetly, too. Milky voice flaunted to him: "I ...... too" Nomadic. Move often! After saying that, he suddenly seemed to have made some major discovery, turned his head and asked his mother, "Why do we have to keep moving?" ”

It may be difficult to explain this question to a child, Mu Heyue thought for a moment before answering seriously: "The earth is the mother of all of us. It is it that feeds us. If we live in one place for a long time, Mother Earth will be uncomfortable, the plants and trees will no longer grow, and the herd will disappear. If we keep moving, it's like blood is flowing, and Mother Earth will be at ease. ”

She pinched the tip of her son's nose dotingly, and said with a smile: "It's like you help A-Niang beat her back, if you keep beating up and down, A-Niang will be very comfortable, if you only knock on one place, will A-Niang be uncomfortable?" ”

The little one nodded incomprehensibly.

Yang Fan didn't understand the question and answer of the mother and son, he saw Mu Si shouting something not far away, he was riding on a horse, the child turned his head and saw his father, he jumped up with a smile, impatiently took his mother's hand and walked away, and soon, he got on horseback, carried by his father, and galloped towards the flat grassland.

Yang Fan looked at the family with a smile, maybe one day, they will meet each other, but at least at this moment, they are harmonious.

Not far away, there was a miserable cry, it was a sheep, about to be slaughtered by its master, to be turned into food for its master's expedition.

It may have been its owner who took care of the shijie that was born on it, in the summer night, in order to prevent the lamb from falling into the wolf's belly, he clenched the saber, and in the winter, in order to prevent the lamb from starving to death, he worked tirelessly to find weeds, but the ultimate goal was for his own survival.

As a philosopher on the steppe said, "You do not die for sin, we do not live to starve." ”

Standing in Yang Fan's position, it is: "You have your reasons to invade in order to survive, and I have my responsibility to fight for the sake of the defense!" ”

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The long journey began, and the astonishing marching speed finally made Yang Fan realize how terrible these knights on the grassland were, how strong their will to survive was, and how strong their vitality was in the bitter cold environment, maybe they were the embodiment of a puff of wild grass.

Yang Fan and Gu Zhuting both have good martial arts, and their bodies are extremely strong, but they are useless compared to those knights who have long adapted to the life of the grassland.

Soon, the two men were like bones that had been torn apart, and they were dressed in such thick clothes, and their inner thighs were red and swollen, and as soon as they got on their horses, they were in terrible pain, so that the Turkic soldiers on the long march had to get a Lele cart from the small tribes they met along the way, and pull them along.

These Turkic people drank a bowl of mare's milk and nibbled on a few hard-boiled air-dried dried meat every day, and they could continue to rush alive, while Yang Fan and Gu Zhuting had not seen a bowl of hot porridge for three days in a row, and their stomachs couldn't stand it. But they still gritted their teeth and persevered, unwilling to slow down the speed of the entire army.

The sooner the soldiers and horses arrived, the war in Hebei Province would end one day earlier, and one less robe would die on the battlefield in Hebei.

The Turkic cavalry marched day and night, and finally arrived at the Songmo Governor's Mansion. The Songmo Governor's Mansion was set up specifically for the management of the Khitan tribes, and at this time it existed in name only. Among the eight Khitan departments, Li Quanzhong's department and Sun Wanrong's department have been reversed, and Li Jinzhong is the governor of the Songmo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Among the eight Khitan divisions, Li Qianzhong's department was the most powerful, followed by Sun Wanrong's department. Because of the strength of Li Duzhong's department, his tribe has always served as the head of the Khitan tribal alliance.

However, the Khitan Eight Divisions were far from the degree of centralization of power in the later generations of Yelu Abaoji, and the tribal alliance leader at this time had limited binding power on the entire ethnic group, and the internal affairs of each tribe were handled by each ministry on its own, and the military plan was jointly decided, and the alliance leader had no right to make decisions arbitrarily.

Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong rebelled, and although the other six ministries were dissatisfied with the domineering and oppression of the generals around the military, they did not have the courage to rebel together, which was the spontaneous behavior of Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong, so the other six ministries are still living in their own territories. Adopt a neutral attitude towards the opposition of the imperial court and the Sun-Li alliance.

About 50,000 Turkic iron horsemen suddenly entered the Songmo Governor's Mansion, which immediately caused strong uneasiness among the six Khitan tribes. At this time, Yang Fan played a role, and he immediately held the token handed over to him by Li Duozuo and urgently visited the six chiefs. Inform the Turks of their intentions.

The six chieftains were all named assassins by the imperial court. So they were no strangers to the seal letter of the imperial court, and after confirming Yang Fan's identity, the leaders of the six tribes were in a dilemma.

They were not optimistic about the rebellion of Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong, so even when Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong defeated the Zhou army and became famous, they were not tempted and always restrained their subordinates from participating in the rebellion.

But on the other hand. They also hated the raiding and oppression of the border generals of the border army, and they knew very well that Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong were opposed, regardless of success or failure. It was good for them, because Li Quanzhong's rebellion would make the imperial court dare not be unscrupulous against them for a long time to come. Therefore, in their hearts, Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong are the big heroes of their clan.

At present, the main forces of the Khitan Li Duzhong and Sun Wanrong are fighting in the southern part of Hebei Province, and their old and weak women and children are all in the rear. Because of the cold winter, the new city has not yet been built, and once the 50,000 wolf-like Turks are killed, they will definitely be defeated. These old and weak women and children are the parents, wives and children of those rebels, and if they are taken captive, the army in front will collapse without a fight.

But now that the Turkic army has arrived, if you want to keep Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong's ethnic group, unless they join the war, but once they join the war, they will not only have to face the Turkic tiger and wolf army, but also participate in Li Quanzhong's rebellion.

The six chiefs discussed for a day without results, and the next day the respected elders of the six tribes also attended the meeting, but there was still no result. On the third day, Seljuk and Chebikli lost patience, pulled out 50,000 iron horsemen and put them in front of the two major tribes of the six Khitan tribes, the Duhuo Department and the Fenwen Department, and sent them a zuihou messenger: "If you don't borrow the way, you will meet each other!" ”

In fact, adjacent to the Songmo Governor's Mansion is the Raole Governor's Mansion, and the Raole Governor's Mansion is inhabited by the ten major tribes of the Xi Nationality. King Xi has also participated in the war now, and is the accomplice of Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong, but the battle has been fought so far, and the role of Xi people is minimal, and it seems that King Xi's determination to oppose Zhou is not firm.

Therefore, although once they faced each other with the six Khitan soldiers, it was equivalent to handing over their backs to the Xi people, the Turks were not worried.

Sure enough, the most powerful thing is force, the Khitan six divisions discussed for two days without results, and on the third day, the Chebikli swung the soldiers and horses in front of them, and the six chiefs and elders who were fighting in the camp finally bowed their heads in the face of the reality of the pressure of the soldiers.

Chebikli waited impatiently, and was about to order someone to blow the horn and prepare to launch an attack, when the Khitans sent people out of the camp and expressed their opinions to the Zhou envoys and Turkic generals: "Agree to take advantage of the road and not interfere with the actions of the Turkic soldiers and horses on their route to Li Qianzhong and Sun Wanrong." ”

However, they put forward two demands: one is that it is okay to borrow the road, but the Turkic soldiers and horses must not take the opportunity to plunder the tribal people who belong to them along the line, and they will gather troops and horses and wait for the battle. It seems that the Turks made peace with the Zhou state, but then turned their faces and attacked Hebei, which had completely bankrupted the country's credibility.

The second is that they remain neutral and will not provide guides to the Turkic army as Yang Fan asks. But Yang Fan only needs them to be willing to borrow the road, as for the guide, they are unwilling to send people, there are many Han people in the local area, some of them have been border soldiers, Yang Fan quickly found two local Han people who were willing to lead the way for them, and 50,000 iron horsemen went straight to Sun Wanrong's new city.

On the contrary, when he learned that the Turks had sent troops to attack Sun Wanrong's rear, King Xi hastily issued an order, ordering all his soldiers and horses to withdraw immediately, and it seemed that he was about to die down. (To be continued......)

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