Seeing that the scene was about to be chaotic, the surrounding Khitan sentry whistle sounded the siren, and several Khitan cavalry who had already been in ambush immediately got on their horses, only to hear the ground trembling, smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and a large group of cavalry hurried towards the Mayi field.

The situation was about to break out, but Xiao Qin stood with his hands in his hands, he mobilized 5,000 cavalry in Mayi early to wait for him, he was not afraid of the guest army in Lanzhou, he only looked at Wu Yingying, and sneered.

Wu Yingying said in a deep voice: "Xiao Guiren, I have a proposal. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"I can't bear to see the wives of the people scattered, and I want to buy them all, but I didn't bring enough gold this time, can I let the Lanzhou army bring people back first, and then I will make up all the shortfall of gold. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Qin raised his hand to signal, and the guard beside him took out a horn and whined a few times, and the Khitan soldiers in the field gathered their swords and stood, no longer approaching the Han people, and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance gradually stopped.

"General Wu, Wu Ming people don't do dark things, most of these households that have not been singled out are old and weak who do not meet your conditions, so the price of the transaction, but it is still the same?" Xiao Qin stared at Wu Yingying and asked meaningfully.

"Since it is our request for temporary credit, then there should be corresponding concessions, the price is still the same, and I want it all. Wu Yingying replied quickly.

"This time, my Shuozhou departments have brought a total of 11,527 Han people, which is more than 5,000 more than the 7,000 people I talked about before. ”

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" Wu Yingying stretched out his right hand and high-fived Xiao Qin in the air, which was regarded as a contract under the witness of everyone.

Seeing this, the underground Khitan officials observed what they said, and without waiting for Xiao Qin's orders, they immediately passed on the new contract order, and brought the remaining Han people in the fence to the side of the Lanzhou army, and made a bunch with those who were originally singled out. The family members who thought they were going to be separated from life and death were reunited, and they hugged their heads and cried.

"General Wu is a fast man. Seeing that the business was done, Xiao Qin seemed to be quite happy, "Make a friend of yours, come, you and I will go back to the tent and have a drink!"

Wu Yingying arched his hand and said: "Thank you Xiao Guiren, I am afraid that the road will be uneven, so I just want to protect these households and return to Lanzhou as soon as possible." ”

Xiao Qin was a little regretful, he pondered for a moment, looked at Wu Yingying and said, "General Wu is worried about horse thieves. Don't be afraid, you can eat with confidence, I am patrolling the border, and after the banquet, I will lead the army to send you to the border of Lanzhou. He raised his eyes and looked at the strict Lanzhou army formation below, and no longer asked Wu Yingying for permission, so he ordered his subordinates to slaughter sheep and barbecue, and entertained all the soldiers of the Lanzhou army to have a dinner together, and the Khitan cavalry in the distance also slowly drove to the front and surrounded several camps.

The Khitan army and the Lanzhou army in the Mayi Valley saw that the danger had passed, so they all chewed in the camp, and the Khitan people drank heavily and sang well, and for a time the bonfire in the valley was blazing, the meat was fragrant, and the singing was lingering. Only the thin households sat on the ground with a cower, carefully swallowing the bread and water handed to them by the Lanzhou soldiers. Banquets without wine always end quickly, before noon, Xiao Qin said with a smile: "The grassland people originally had to drink mare's milk wine when they were hospitality, Brother Wu escorted Han Min, and he had to hurry in the afternoon, so he won't drink today, and the next time he has the opportunity to go to Beijing, he will definitely get drunk and rest." ”

At this point, Wu Yingying also saw that Xiao Qin was in vain to keep his own food, and it was true to find a way to escort his half-army and half-civilian team to the border of Lanzhou. Although he couldn't figure out his true intentions, he couldn't help but accept this favor, and immediately said angrily: "If Brother Xiao has the opportunity to come to Lanzhou as a guest, De sacrifices his life to accompany the gentleman and has a good drink with you." The two laughed together, and Xiao Qinzhao immediately called his subordinates to end the banquet and start with the Lanzhou army.

Although there were many Khitan troops gathered in Mayi on the order of Xiao Qin, they were all subordinates of the Khitan nobles in Shuozhou. The nobles only led the army to help because they were involved in this slave trade, and after receiving the gold, they all said goodbye to Xiao Qin and left. Xiao Qin, who was escorting Wu Yingying, actually only had a thousand elite horsemen.

Although the number is small, Xiao Qin's identity is a special envoy of the Liao Imperial Court, and the cavalry he brings is from the royal leather room army, whether it is a Khitan nobleman with bad intentions, or a border horse thief who wants to take advantage of the fire, before taking risks, you must weigh whether the person who attacked the leather room army has the ability to withstand the thunderous wrath of Shangjing.

Along the way, the hussar battalion led by Xin Gusuo released a scout circle ten miles away, and the people of the leather room army released the scout horses about five miles away, and the slightest disturbance outside could not escape from the ears and eyes.

"Brother Wu, please see, this is the remains of the border people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, only because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty, the princes rose up, horse thieves were rampant, and the villagers were forced to give up here. Shuozhou is the dividing line between the Central Plains and the desert, whenever the Central Plains prosper, there are countless Han people who settle here to live, and the Central Plains become chaotic, then it is deserted. The Great Liao Dynasty was the co-lord of the Hu and Han dynasties, so in the past hundred years, although the Central Plains have been flat, the residents of Shuozhou have not only not decreased, but have flourished. Xiao Qin pointed to a ruined wall, he was quite interested, all the way to Wu Yingying with a horsewhip to introduce the scenery of the northern country, passing by some ancient battlefield ruins, even pointed out the rivers and mountains, it seemed that there was quite a ravine in the chest.

Wu Yingying walked side by side with him, not talking much, only paying attention to the surrounding terrain. Shuozhou is one of the sixteen states of Yanyun, the majestic mountains are like a natural barrier, cutting off the north and south, the Khitan has the sixteen states of Yanyun, one is the advantage of the terrain, the other is the power of the Han people, and finally becomes the meteorology of the dynasty. However, the Liao State is also serious about Yanyun's management, along the way only to see that there are walled forts in dangerous places, although there are no soldiers and horses stationed in the vast grassland, but the tribe men are all armed with bows and swords, as long as an order, set up tens of thousands of cavalry troops, the Central Plains army with slightly inferior combat strength can not withstand this storm-like cavalry cluster.

Half a day passed in a flash, the red sun was slanting westward, and the two were optimistic about a hill, so they led the army and civilians to set up a camp. More than 10,000 Han people were surrounded by the army, the Jinfan battalion, the horizontal camp, the Bashan battalion, and the baggage battalion were connected by the end of the cart to form a solid peripheral vehicle formation to defend against the invasion of the enemy and wild wolves, and the hussar battalion, the white feather battalion, and the Modao battalion were stationed between the outer camp and the households, so as to protect the households from being injured by the enemy army, and at the same time prevent the riots of the households from impacting the outer defense line. Xiao Qin led the Khitan army to set up a large camp next to the Lanzhou army on a hill.

Xingu led the hussar battalion to wander outside all day, and did not return to the camp until dusk to rest, and Wu Yingying personally handed him a leather bag of water.

Xin Gu took a sip of the water bag, looked at the camp of the Khitan people not far away, he was a Khitan, at this moment when he saw the army of the mother clan, his face was a little indifferent, and he whispered to Wu Yingying: "My lord, the origin of this group of people is unusual, I see that they are the palace division of the garrison emperor, and they have always followed the emperor around, I don't know why they followed this Han official, you have to be more careful." ”

Wu Yingying originally thought that Xiao Qin was just a Sinicized Khitan, and said strangely: "Xiao Qin is a Han Chinese?

Xin Gu looked at Wu Yingying with wide eyes and said: "The good shepherd can smell whether it is a cow or a sheep with his eyes closed, and the Han or the Khitan people can tell at a glance that this Xiao Qin must be a Han person." ”

Listening to him earnestly, Wu Yingying also believed it, perhaps as if the Japanese and Koreans in later generations looked very similar, but in a bunch of Asians, the Chinese could see at a glance which one was a compatriot, this Xin Gu was familiar with both the Han and the Khitans, and naturally could distinguish Xiao Qin's race. This also just explains why he wanted to show favor to Wu Yingying and personally lead troops to escort this group of Han people.

Looking up at the Khitan camp, the palace army had already set up a leather tent, and there was a raging bonfire burning between the leather tents, Xiao Qin sat on an empty high slope in the camp, while drinking, while watching the Khitan soldiers in and out of the camp busy, it seemed that he noticed Wu Yingying and others, turned his head to them and smiled slightly, and drank the liquor in the cup.

The smell of barbecued meat and cooking dinner attracted wild beasts, and there were bursts of wolf howls around the camp from time to time, but there were many people here, except for those Han people who seemed a little scared, whether it was the Lanzhou army or the Khitans, they were all indifferent, only a few more bonfires were lit outside the camp.

The Han people were escorted by the Lanzhou army in the middle along the way, and slowly became clear that this time it was not resold by the Hu people, but the Lanzhou Festival Town redeemed them to the Han land, and many of them cried with joy, at this moment, some families snuggled up next to the bonfire, and some gathered together to keep each other warm, and looked at the surrounding soldiers in a dodgy manner, confirming that this was the Han army, how many people twisted their thighs to a black blue, and only then did they believe that this was not a dream.