Li Xixing's original name was Mo Li Xi Xing, Mo Li is his father's name, and Xi Xing is his own name.

Since dealing with the Tang Kingdom, he admired the Han culture and took the initiative to sinicize, and took the Li character as the surname from his father's name, so that he has the current Li Xixing.

For this kind of pro-Tang forces, Chang Zhu is also very attentive.

In private transactions, they were given a lot of discounts, and they were also given a sip of soup, and occasionally some iron tools were sold to them.

Therefore, the strength of the Ansan tribe has grown rapidly in recent years, and although the population is not the largest among the tribes in Funan, its hard power has been ranked among the top five.

And Anshanbu, who tasted the sweetness, was naturally closer to the Tang Kingdom.

Chang Zhu's visit was warmly welcomed by Li Xixing, and a grand welcome banquet was held.

It wasn't until the dead of night that the two quietly came to the secret room.

"My good brother, you must have good news to tell me when you come here at this time, right?"

Chang Zhu said solemnly: "It is indeed good news, what you said before, my king agreed." ”

Li Xixing was puzzled at first, what did I say? But he reacted immediately and said in surprise: "You mean? ”

Chang Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, the king agreed to support you in raising troops to become the lord of Funan." ”

"Great, that's really good news. Haha......" Li Xi woke up in ecstasy, and kept turning in circles in place.

However, he quickly calmed down and said suspiciously: "Doesn't King Tang not want to be an enemy of the Jin Kingdom?" Why did you suddenly change your mind this time? ”

Chang Zhu was stunned for a moment and said, "Haven't you heard?" ”

Li Xixing was even more dazed: "What haven't I heard?" ”

Chang Zhu probably guessed the reason and said: "Zhu Zhantan's tribute was returned by Emperor Jin. ”

Li Xixing's eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Really? ”

Chang Zhu said: "This is the news more than four months ago, you don't know? ”

Li Xixing also reacted and scolded: "Zhu Zhantan old thief, he deceived everyone. ”

Then he laughed again: "Haha...... It's good to retreat, it's good to retreat. Without the support of the Jin Kingdom, I see how he Zhu Zhantan can still sit in this position. ”

Chang Zhu smiled: "Zhu Zhantan must also know this truth, so he concealed this matter." ”

Li Xixing said: "It's a pity that he forgot that there is no impermeable wall in the world, thanks to the support of King Tang, I, Li Xixing, will never forget today's help." ”

Chang Zhu Zhengse said: "Although we are friends, it is a matter of two countries, and there are some things I have to say in front." ”

Li Xixing said solemnly: "This is how it should be, you can say whatever conditions you have." ”

Chang Zhu said: "Before coming, my king said two conditions, and you can only send troops if you agree." ”

"First, attach to the Tang Kingdom and send protons into the Tang Dynasty. Second, comprehensive sinicization, learning the culture and customs of the Tang Kingdom. ”

Li Xixing couldn't believe it: "That's it? ”

Chang Zhu said: "Yes." ”

Li Xixing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I thought that the king would put forward such harsh conditions...... Even if he didn't say I'd do it. ”

"In this way, in order to show my sincerity, I will now send my two sons, as well as the sons of several leaders of my department, to the Tang Kingdom as protons."

Chang Zhu was very satisfied with his knowledge, and said: "It's so good, my king also has a little gift for you, a hundred sets of Tang Army-standard weapons and armor." ”

Li Xixing knew the specifications of the Tang Army's standard weapons and equipment, which could be called luxury, and when he heard that he had given him a hundred sets, he was naturally ecstatic.

But these armor alone can't become the lord of Funan, even if the raid kills Zhu Zhantan, it can't subdue other big tribes.

"I don't know how many troops the king is going to send to help me?"

Chang Zhu said: "Six hundred armored cavalry, and at the same time, I contacted four tribes to directly send troops to help you." If you can kill Zhu Zhantan, many small tribes will support you as the lord of Funan. ”

"But on the condition that you reduce your taxes when you become lord of the kingdom, and do justice to the great tribes when they are insulted."

Li Xixing didn't think about it and said, "Okay, as long as they are willing to support me, I will definitely protect them from being bullied." ”

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Besides, Zhu Zhantan, the elephant sent by the Hajj envoy was returned, he was also very panicked, and quickly blocked the news, and shrank his forces to prevent death, for fear that someone in the country would take the opportunity to kill him.

After holding back in the capital for more than four months without any movement, his heart was completely relaxed.

As the so-called quiet thoughts, he couldn't stay a little anymore after a few months in the old nest, and decided to go out of the city to hunt.

What he didn't know was that as soon as he left the city on his front foot, someone on his back foot passed the news to Chang Zhu.

"Zhu Zhantan is very careful, he brought five hundred guards on this trip, what are your plans?"

Li Xi said: "We have 7,000 troops, as well as your 500 cavalry, go directly to the hunting ground and kill Zhu Zhantan, and then turn back to attack the royal city." ”

"The leaderless defenders of the city are just a plate of scattered sand, and they can't stop us."

The others also nodded, and killing Zhu Zhantan was more than half of the matter.

Chang Zhu shook his head secretly, the natives fight is to go straight.

Go head-to-head with whoever is better and who is the boss, and the loser retreats.

But admitting defeat doesn't mean surrendering, and if the winner wants to kill them all, they will burst out with amazing resilience and pull back and forth in the mountains and forests to exhaust the last drop of your blood.

There is also a situation where you try to capture the leader of the opposite side alive. It would be better if the leader on the other side was a woman, and it would be a dowry to marry her to the whole tribe.

There are too many such things in the history of Funan.

It's a pity that Zhu Zhantan is the lord of Funan or a man, and there is no way to capture him alive, so killing him is the best way.

But what about after killing him?

He has a son, and he also has generals under him, will those people be willing to give up the royal city for nothing?

dragged on for three or five days and waited for other tribes to react, Li Xixing was a wage earner, making wedding dresses for others.

Unless Tang Guo directly sent troops to help him.

But when that time really comes, Tang Guo will simply be the king himself, why support him to the throne?

The plan for this battle is to make it a given fact as soon as possible, and when the other tribes react, the matter is a foregone conclusion.

When the time comes, Tang Guo is showing his support, and he will be able to sit firmly in his position.

So Chang Zhu had to say: "This law is too conservative...... We are divided into two ways. The leader of Li led 6,000 people to blockade the royal city, and the remaining 1,000 people followed the cavalry of our Tang State to intercept and kill Zhu Zhantan. ”

Li Xixing said: "Zhu Zhantan has brought five hundred guards, and I am afraid that it is not safe to go with only 1,500 people." ”

Chang Zhu said: "It is not a problem to have 500 cavalry, and this 1,000 infantry is mainly used to block various intersections to prevent fish from slipping through the net." ”

Seeing that he was determined, Li Xixing didn't insist.

The plan was set, and the army marched into the battlefield.

A mutiny began.