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A yellow sheep sprang out of the spur, jumping lightly, its momentum was as fast as the wind, and it scurried out a few feet away in a flash.

"Go!" A group of horseback riders rolled up the yellow dust in the sky, the hooves thundered, followed closely, obviously chasing the prey, when a middle-aged man caught the horse and chased after him, looking at the right time, the ape's arm was lightly relaxed, the bow and arrow, and shouted, the arrow was like a meteor catching the moon, and it was fleeting.

The yellow sheep was hit by the huge impact and rolled on the ground, the strong body fell in the grass, the four legs twitched painfully, the middle-aged man had already rushed out of the back, gently swept the prey, a beautiful kick hidden, in the blink of an eye, the yellow sheep weighing seventy or eighty pounds was captured by him.

"General, what a good archery!" the entourage behind the middle-aged man cheered loudly.

"Hey, I'm old, it's not good, it's not as good as it was back then. The middle-aged man was dressed in a military uniform, with deep eyes and short beards, and he had a general's demeanor in his gestures, although he was very happy in his heart, but he did not show his appearance at all.

The young man who retrieved the prey for him was the opponent of Wufeng's debut, the first tough opponent of the ---- Luo Pei Zhengdong and the head of the three warriors in the east, at this moment he was much more restrained than a few years ago, but the occasional flash of divine light in a pair of eagle eyes showed that the man in front of him was more mature and stable.

"The general's words are wrong, the general is only in his early forties this year, it is the time when a man is in the prime of his life to start a career, how can he say such a thing?" Although Kurdo's tone was full of respect, there was always a hint of unyielding flavor in it.

The man who is called the great general is naturally the current general of Luo Pei's expedition to the east, Besan, who is experienced and refined, how can he not hear the meaning of Kurdo's words, but he sighs in his heart, but he pretends not to hear the sound outside the strings, squints his eyes and smiles: "Curdo, your mouth is getting better and better at talking, I am praised by you all day long, I am afraid that if this is the case again, one day no one will even know my own name." With that, there was a burst of laughter.

Since a year ago, Kurdo has been transferred from the current general of the expedition to the west to the deputy general of the general of the expedition to the east of the army, and after his arrival, Kurdo has performed quite well, both in the training of the troops and in the routine patrols and inspections, and as the commander of the army, Besan is also very satisfied.

However, after more than a year of contact, Besan also found that Curdo was very concerned about his neighbor Li Wufeng, who was defeated in the southeast a few years ago, and always wanted to find an opportunity to meet the other party again. But at present, the top level of Luo Pei has signed a non-aggression pact and a series of commercial cooperation treaties with Li Wufeng, and the relationship between the two sides has entered a relatively normal period of development.

Moreover, Li Wufeng's power has swelled quite sharply in the past few years, and it is far from being comparable to what it used to be, especially since he won North Luzon in one fell swoop a year ago, and his power has increased even more. The economic development of the region under his jurisdiction was also very rapid, and the caravans were dumped into the central and western continents through the northern passage that crossed the entire Tengger grassland, which also brought a considerable amount of tariff revenue to the Luope people. And that guy also deliberately befriended the upper nobles of his clan, and Tu Da, the general of Zhengxi, mentioned the threat of Li Wufeng many times at the middle and high-level meetings of the clan, and asked to take necessary countermeasures, but they were resolutely vetoed by many nobles.

Besan did not approve of Tu Da's proposal to limit the expansion of Li Wufeng's power, because as far as the current situation was concerned, the Luope people were powerless to restrict the development of the other party, unless they took the initiative to provoke a war. But at present, in addition to maintaining a good personal relationship with the high-level of his own clan, the large inflow of commodities from the northwest into the Tengger grassland has indeed brought convenience to the people of his clan, and the income brought by the import of a larger number of commodities and materials into the Central and Western Continent through the northern trade routes has also made the nobles even more reluctant to let go, so the possibility of taking the initiative to attack Li Wufeng is simply minimal.

However, Besan does not think that Li Wufeng will be a close and reliable ally like those greedy and stupid nobles, he firmly believes this, only by maintaining a strong strength, Li Wufeng will respect you, otherwise once he is full of wings and you do not have the strength to fight him, unless you surrender to his feet, then you will be careful of his fatal knife at any time, it should be said that he is now watching the development and growth of this neighbor in the southeast with a vigilant and helpless mood, I hope this villain can turn his target to the more fertile east, Besan can only comfort himself silently。

was thinking about it, but he saw a horse galloping from a distance, and it looked like it was his own soldier, probably some emergency military report.

"Letter, from the Great Chief, the Great Chief of the City of Barona. A beautiful turned-over dismounted, and his own soldier knelt before Besanne, presenting a sealed letter.

Frowning, Besan took the letter and opened it, read it carefully, the content of the letter was not long, only a piece of paper, at a glance, Besanne, who had read the letter, did not have any expression, just flew on his horse and signaled to leave for the station, and then took the lead in galloping away.

Wulan Town is a small market town on the East Tengger Grassland, it is located in the depths of the grassland, more than 300 miles to the south from the northern trade route that crosses the entire Tengger Grassland, and more than 600 miles to the east from the border of the territory of the Mote people. Since the signing of the peace agreement and trade agreement with Li Wufeng, the Eastern Tengger Grassland has become more and more lively day by day, and a large number of mercenary Tang traders have traveled thousands of miles to the grassland, selling all kinds of daily necessities needed by herdsmen, such as tea, salt, cloth, weapons and jewelry, and at the same time buying large quantities of furs, leathers, horses, and handicrafts of their own people.

Wulan Town was originally just a small village settled by only a few dozen herdsmen, because there is a small lake here---- Wulan Lake, and the nearby water and grass are abundant, Besan changed the practice of often moving camps in the past, and led 5,000 elite standing troops to station here.

Returning to the station, Besan took off his military uniform, carefully pondered the contents of the letter of the great chief in front of the case, and thought carefully for a while before asking people to notify his lieutenant to come over.

"General, are you looking for me?" said Kurdo, still dressed in a light cavalry suit, and stepped into the big tent to give a military salute.

"Well, look at it. Handing the letter to his scrappy deputy, Besan thoughtfully played with the jade paperweight on the table. This is a merchant who often travels to and from the Central Plains of the Tang River Empire knows that he has always admired the Tang River culture specially given to him, originally he never accepted gifts from merchants, but this paperweight is indeed delicate and exquisitely made, and it is also carved with the eagle-shaped pattern that the Luope people worship the most, and this is just a study object is not a valuable item, after some excuse, he also accepted it.

The Xuanyu paperweight came through the palm of his hand with a burst of coolness, Besang felt that it was very good to keep himself sober and calm, especially when he was thinking about major issues, and he made his mind much more cautious, so when thinking about the problem, he liked to hold this object in his hand and play with it.

Curdo took the letter and immediately read it carefully, the content of the letter immediately attracted his attention, and he read the letter several times before he handed it back to the manager, raised his head and looked at Besan: "General, what do you think about this issue?"

Laughing, Besang teased: "What, do you have to test Ben Shuai first?"

Kurdo's black face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "The adult is serious, the young general just wants to know the adult's opinion on this matter." ”

"Well, let's not talk about what I think, but you can tell me what you think about this matter. Besan smiled and shook his head.

Nodding, Kurdo sorted out the thoughts in his mind for a while, and then said: "The young general thinks that this matter is actually a great thing, since the big chief also agrees, we should naturally follow the above opinions, even if we don't know the support, but we can also secretly tell the other party that they can act according to their own plan, and there is no need to worry about us." ”

Besan was expressionless, noncommittal to the opinion made by Curdor, and only motioned for him to continue.

"The goal of the countries of the Western Regions to establish a joint army is nothing more than against us or Li Wufeng, since they have taken the initiative to ask us for understanding and help, it means that their target must be Li Wufeng. They now feel that Li Wufeng's threat is increasing, so they insist on the establishment of a joint army to deal with the situation that may change. The young general thought that since the Western Regions countries have this heart, we can promote them, and it is also a check on Li Wufeng's expansion, and the first general always thinks that Li Wufeng's guy will conflict with the interests of our Luobei people sooner or later, and it is also a good thing to be able to cultivate an enemy for him at this time. "Curdor's methodical analysis, some of the ideas also make sense.

"And the young general is still thinking, maybe the countries of the Western Regions don't just want to take a defensive posture all the time, maybe they also want to change the current passive defensive situation when they have the opportunity. When he said this, Kurdo seemed a little hesitant, probably because he didn't have much confidence and basis.

Besan still didn't say anything, the paperweight in his hand turned over and over, but he was obviously thinking about Curdo's opinions and opinions, especially the last two sentences of Curdo that he was worried about.

"Do you think we should support the countries of the Western Regions to form a joint army, so that they can contain Li Wufeng's power expansion?"

"Yes, the young general thinks that we should strongly support it, and if we are afraid of the agreement signed with Li Wufeng, we can secretly support it. Curdo's tone was resolute and forceful, and seeing that Besan still did not show his attitude, he said: "Could it be that the general is worried that the establishment of a joint army by the countries of the Western Regions will pose a threat to us? The junior general thinks that this is unlikely, first of all, we live in the prairie and almost do not settle down, and they will not do much harm to our people, and even if they establish a joint army, it is difficult to say whether they can deal with Li Wufeng's threat, let alone endanger us." Take 10,000 steps back, if they really dare to refuse to pay the annual tribute and materials, we can join forces with Li Wufeng to teach them a lesson. However, I believe that they are not so stupid, you must know that Li Wufeng has a great appetite, whether it is land, population or others, they will not refuse, we just ask them to pay a certain amount of money and materials on time, the difference between the two is very big. ”

With that, Kurdo grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Finally nodded, but Besan showed a trace of worry on his face, and he pondered for a while, as if considering the wording, before he said: "I'm not worried about what threat they will pose to us, after all, the disparity in power, the difference in geographical environment, and the reason for ethnic habits, they have always been on the passive side, but I am a little worried''''''"

At this point, he shook his head, still not saying the last sentence.

"What are the generals worried about?" Curdo was very curious, he knew that Besan could be called the two great generals of the Luope people together with the general of Zhengdong, and it was by no means in vain, when he was transferred to the east of the expedition, Tu Da, who was equivalent to half a master, also warned him that Bessan's wisdom was not inferior to his own, and in some respects he was better than his Tu Da himself, of course, this may be a little exaggerated Bessan, but it can also be seen from this Bessan's ability.

"I'm more worried about whether this joint army that the Western Regions countries have launched this time will give Li Wufeng, who has been looking for an opportunity, an excuse?" Besan half-narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance outside the big tent, "As you guessed, if the Western Regions countries want to re-establish a joint army at this time, it will definitely not be untargeted, it must have its realistic purpose, maybe it will clash with Li Wufeng's side, I am very worried that if the tiger will not succeed, it will be devoured by the tiger!"

"General, are you a little worried? Li Wufeng is now focusing all on the east, and he doesn't have any extra energy to take care of this side, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult for the existing forces in Northern Luzon to do anything, but it really can't work, at that time, we can also think that Li Wufeng clearly asked him not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Regions, and the affairs of the Western Regions are under our control, I don't think Li Wufeng should make enemies on all sides. Curdo said confidently, "In addition, Hayibar is also an old fox, he will not easily do things that he is not sure of, and he should think it through himself." ”

Unnoticed, he shook his head slightly, but said: "Since the orders of the Great Chief have come down, of course we must follow them, Kurdo, you send more people to pay attention to the changes in the situation, let's wait and see what happens." ”