Since the destruction of the Six Towns, the young children who used to follow their parents and relatives to the south have finally returned to the old city of Huaishuo after 24 years.

That year, the Rouran people set fire to everywhere and looted livestock, and he was held in the arms of Lou Zhaojun, and the firelight illuminated the night red.

Now when Gao Cheng returned to Huaishuo Town, it was dusk, and the fiery clouds above his head were like another fire, reflecting the sky orange-red, which was dizzying.

Many of the soldiers who went out this time were born in Huaishuo, and they have never returned to their hometowns since they were forced to go south and moved to Ying, Hebei, and Dingzhou.

After seeing the prosperity and splendor of the Central Plains, no one wants to go back to the bitter cold land of northern Xinjiang to settle down and eat wind and sand all day long.

But occasionally I think of the old days in Huaishuo.

After 25 years of separation from his hometown, under the filter of time, the past of being bullied was temporarily forgotten, and only bits and pieces of happy memories remained.

Looking at the strange and familiar town in front of them, many people moistened their eyes.

Bald Tujia led Tie Fa and Uncle Deng to greet them quickly, and all three of them called them Heavenly Khan, and their attitudes were extremely deferential.

Gao Cheng took a deep breath, leaving behind the little memories of himself and Lou Zhaojun relying on each other in Huaishuo, he turned over and dismounted, and helped the three of them up.

First thanked Bald Tujia for running for him, Bald Tujia naturally said something humble, Gao Cheng patted him on the shoulder, and turned to Tie Fa and Uncle Deng:

"The two of you came from afar, I am not very happy, Daqi and Rouran, have a strong friendship, they are unbreakable allies, I will never stand by and watch Rouran ask for help."

Tie Fa and Uncle Deng thanked him when he heard this.

After everyone greeted each other, Hu Lujin, the governor of the six states in Shuozhou, invited Gao Cheng to eat in the city.

was unexpectedly rejected by Gao Cheng.

"There are still three Lao to guide me and take a look at the Rouran camp."

Gao Cheng said to the three of them.

The two sides will fight side by side after the exit, and Gao Cheng urgently needs to know the specific situation of the Rouran army to see if they can fight after the defeat.

The three of them couldn't ask for it, but now the morale of the army is low, and they heard that Gao Cheng led the army to the north, which cheered up a little, and they also hoped to continue to boost the morale of the soldiers through Gao Cheng's patrol.

Under the guidance of Hu Lujin, the northbound army went to the camp that had been prepared long ago to rest.

Gao Cheng was accompanied by Bald Tujia and others and thousands of guards led by Yaoshi, and inspected the Rouran camp.

What he saw made him frown and languid, and it was his impression of this soft army all the way down.

How can such an army expect them to be good pioneers.

Walking out of the barracks, Gao Cheng said to Bald Tujia:

"Organize people to set up a high platform for me tonight, and gather the whole army under the stage tomorrow, I have something to say to the soldiers."

After that, he went into the city with all the people to have a feast.

In the third year of Zhaode (550), June 24, early in the morning.

Outside the city of Huaishuo, the Rouran camp, the three zhang high platform, Gao Cheng stands in the wind, and the bottom is the Rouran soldiers of Wuyang.

"I am the emperor of the Central Plains, and I shouldn't have been able to ask about the grassland, but I really can't bear to see the Turks committing murder and enslaving Rouran, so I went north to be the same enemy as you."

Gao Cheng's mouth is the standard Rouran Xianbei language, and she has been a husband and wife with Princess Worm for several years, she has always been reluctant to learn the Central Plains language, only speaking her own language, and under the influence of her ears and eyes, Gao Cheng really mastered the Rouran Xianbei language.

"Some of you were conscripted into the army in Huaihuang, and your wives and children were in Shuozhou, and some of you, your wives and children were trapped in the royal court, waiting for rescue.

"Today you will all follow me to the steppe behind the Daqing Mountain, I don't know if you still have the courage to pick up your sword and arrow and face the Turks.

"But you must remember that you are not fighting for me, the Turks have already sent emissaries, who claim to be the lords of the steppe, hoping to replace Rouran and become the closest allies of Daqi, on the condition that you, you, and all your Rouran people be handed over to them as slaves.

"Your wives and daughters will be oppressed by them, and your children will be their shepherds and slaves who will take care of their cattle and sheep instead of them, and you yourselves will be consumed as slaves in one war after another.

"I want to tell you that no one in this world can be trusted, and you must rely on yourself to show your courage on the battlefield, so that I can believe that the Rouran people have not been defeated by the Turks, and I am willing to oppose the Turks for the sake of an unyielding ally.

"I have no ambition for the grassland, it is my long-cherished wish to immediately go to the south of the Yangtze River, if you give up first and dare not face the Turks, then I will also agree to the request of the Turks and send you to Mobei in exchange for border peace, so that I can go south with all my might.

"But if you still have the intention of fighting, I am willing to kill the Turkic envoys, cut off the retreat, and fight side by side with you, the choice is yours!"

Gao Cheng raised his arms and shouted on the stage, the green tendons on his forehead rose, and the guards spread his words.

"We are willing to fight to the death against the Turks!"

"Please ask the Heavenly Khan to kill the Turkic envoys!"

When Gao Cheng heard this, he showed a smile of relief, he turned around and signaled to the audience, and dozens of people from the entire Turkic mission were tied up.

After Ashina Tumen ambushed Rouran north of Huaihuang, he sent an envoy south to reiterate the idea of forming an alliance.

One is to stabilize Gao Cheng so that he will not interfere in the war in Mobei.

The second is to listen to the news, if Gao Cheng really has plans to send troops outside the fortress, it is better to take precautions as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, instead of agreeing to form an alliance with the Turks, Gao Cheng detained the envoys and wanted to sacrifice their heads to the flag.

Dozens of cold rays flashed, and the Turkic envoys were all in different places, and the cheers from the audience were even more enthusiastic.

Gao Cheng continued to say in a loud voice:

"This time, you are fighting under my command, I don't care how you distribute the spoils of war in the past, how you are disabled, and how you are compensated for the dead, everything must be according to the rules of my army."

He read out the military discipline of the Qi army one by one, and the soldiers were quite impatient at first, but when they heard about the rewards and punishments and pensions, there was no need for Gao Cheng to arrange the people to mobilize their emotions, and everyone shouted in unison:

"Long live the Heavenly Khan!"

In the past, there was no pension for the disabled and killed in the Rouran army, and when they heard that even if they were killed, the pension could be sent to the family roll, and they were all happy.

Even the people whose families were in the royal court heard Gao Cheng's assurances that if their wives and children were found, the bereavement benefits due to the dead would also be distributed in full, and if they could not find their family scrolls, they would find orphans for them to succeed.

They had never met such a leader who thought about himself like this, and of course, the Northern Qi soldiers had long been accustomed to this.

At this moment, Gao Cheng determined that the so-called Tian Khan was no longer only flattered by the Rouran royal family, but also a title respected and recognized by 20,000 Rouran soldiers.

Looking at the excited faces, Gao Cheng knew that this army could be used!