Xie Tong, Ye Luqi and others walked in front of Li Zheng, and Xie Tong said, "Patriarch, this is Li Zheng, the king of Wu of the Tang Empire."

Yeluqi smiled and said, "I have long heard that King Wu is talented, and when I see it today, it really deserves its name."

Li Zheng was confused, why did they become so polite when they still had to meet each other, Li Zheng hurriedly said, "Who is this gentleman?"

Xie Tong hurriedly introduced: "It's Mr. Yeluqi, the patriarch of the Khitan tribe. ”

Li Zheng hurriedly changed his attitude and said, "Fortunately, I will be lucky!"

Yeluqi said again, "I am a guest from afar, and I also invite King Wu to the city for a while."

Li Zheng hesitated, this Eqina City is the lair of the Khitans, this time he entered rashly, waiting for a sheep to enter the tiger's mouth, it was extremely dangerous, he hurriedly turned his eyes to Xie Tong, looking forward to his opinion.

Xie Tong nodded at Li Zheng and said, "Lord Wang, don't worry, Patriarch Yeluqi is not only our enemy, but our friend!"

With Xie Tong's words, Li Zheng seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, he was convinced of Xie Tong's words, since Xie Tong was sure that nothing happened, he must be at ease.

When the people returned to the city of Ezina, the patriarch of Yeluqi prepared special food for them.

The crowd sat in a circle and sat on the thick wool felt, which was very comfortable.

The dishes are very representative, a roasted whole sheep is placed in front of everyone, even the four daughters of Hong Shan are full of praise, and the wine is also a special mare's milk wine, with a strong milky aroma in the wine.

Yeluqi smiled and said, "The prince may not know, but my Khitan clan is still a good friend of the Tang Dynasty! Since Emperor Taizong's White Horse Alliance, there has been no conflict with your country, but over the years, on the contrary, he has braved the great disapproval of the grassland and exchanged trade with the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Zheng nodded and said, "This is the Khitan tribe that has been governed well by successive patriarchs, and only then is there today's rich and powerful Khitan tribe." How about we have a drink!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine in their cups.

Both of them were playing politically, and Xie Tong was so impatient to hear that he almost fell asleep. When he saw that neither of them had mentioned any help, he muttered in his heart.

Li Zheng must not be able to pull down, while Yeluqi is scheming and waiting for this favor.

Xie Tong finally couldn't help it, and said, "Patriarch Yelu, is there any difficulty in drinking water?"

Yeluqi saw that it was Xie Tong who spoke, and said helplessly, "Although my Khitan clan is poor and weak, the sense of friendship between neighbors is full, and this little thing is not enough to worry about."

Xie Tong continued, "Then how exactly is the patriarch arranged, whether to let us pull it by ourselves, or whether the patriarch will send someone to send it in person." ”

Yelu Qi has a lot of eyes, and he has already heard the voice-over, but this Xie Tong is also eccentric, and the questions are often asked trickily and to the point.

He hurriedly said, "For the time being, it will be sent over by the warriors of our clan! First, your army is tired from the journey, and needs to rest more and replenish physical strength, and the fierce battle is still to come!"

Xie Tong knew that he was not at ease with himself, and he was afraid that he would invade Ezina City on a large scale under the pretext of transporting water.

Li Zheng also heard the mystery in his words, but since the other party was willing to help carry water, it was equivalent to solving the most headache at the moment, so he was not pursuing other things, not to mention that the Khitan clan was not the culprit who attacked them, so there was no need to dwell on it. He smiled and said, "Thank you patriarch, the next day the trade road will be opened, and the Khitan clan will benefit a lot."

Everyone laughed, and a beautiful picture of Mobei trade appeared in Xie Tong's mind.

Everyone had eaten and drunk enough and began to chat.

Xie Tong asked, "Dare to ask the patriarch, what other dangerous areas are there when you go to Mobei, or what matters need to be paid attention to!"

Yeluqi smiled and said, "Akui, you tell General Xie about the sinister aspects of Mobei." ”

Akui's real name is Yelukui, and Yelukui said, "Whether Mobei is sinister or not has a great relationship with people." Ordinary people go to Mobei, just be careful of the desert and horse thieves. And you, on the other hand, will have to face the attacks and retaliation of the grassland tribes, which is a very terrible thing, and it will be difficult to move forward. ”

Yeluqi also smiled and said, "But our Khitan clan has always been an ally of the master of the prince, as long as there is a slight defeat, we will immediately retreat, especially be careful of the Turkic wolf army, they are the most terrifying force in the steppe, no clan can compete with it, you have to think twice." ”

Li Zheng said: "Thank you for the reminder of the patriarch, I will be careful, the time is not early, we have to leave."

Yeluqi said, "Don't you rest in the city?"

Li Zheng smiled and said, "This king still has a group of brothers outside the city!

Yeluqi and the others hurriedly sent Li Zheng and others out of the city, Xie Tong followed behind, and when passing through a clearing, Yelukui orthodox taught several Khitan soldiers the basic skills of archery.

Their posture is very special, and they are very funny.

Xie Tong's hands were itchy, and he hurriedly took a bow and shot an arrow.

In this dark night, the bamboo arrow sent out by Xie Tong seemed to bring a fire, shooting directly towards the bullseye two hundred steps away.

I only heard a bang, and the bullseye was shattered. Everyone was surprised, Xie Tong deliberately showed his hand, obviously demonstrating to them.

Yelukui was particularly shocked, he grew up in the grassland since he was a child, and he was proficient in riding and archery, of course he knew how high Xie Tong's level of this arrow was.

When Yelukui wanted to ask Xie Tong, Xie Tong flashed and disappeared into the darkness.

Chapter 9: A Thought

Everyone returned to the camp safe and sound, Xie Tong wanted to talk to King Wu, but Li Zheng was too tired to even have a trace of conversation, so he went directly back to the camp to rest.

Xie Tong looked at the unconscious old lai, so he had to take him to the nightingale for help.

Hong Shan insisted on going with Xie Tong, but Xie Tong couldn't stop her, so he had to ask her to accompany her.

The two of them went together outside Nightingale's tent, and during this time she had been living alone.

Xie Tong coughed dryly twice, cleared his throat, and said, "Dare to ask Miss Nightingale if she is resting?"

Hong Shan looked at Xie Tong unhappily, twisted his fingers with his fingers, and blamed Xie Tong for being too ambiguous.

Xie Tong smiled helplessly, he had tried his best to restrain and change, but he only admired the beauty of the nightingale from beginning to end, and never had a trace of emotion for her.

A nightingale's faint voice came from inside the tent, "Is it Gongzi Xie?"

Xie Tong hurriedly said loudly, "It is here, Xie has something to discuss with the girl, and he also asked the girl to come out of the account."

The nightingale hesitated for a moment, then said, "In that case, let's invite you two in!"

Hong Shan was stunned for a moment, knowing that the nightingale was aware of her presence. She stepped forward and opened the curtain to enter.

Xie Tong followed behind Hong Shan, and he carried Lao Lai into the nightingale's camp.

When the nightingale saw this posture, she had already guessed seven or eight points.

Hong Shan was angry when she saw the nightingale, although the nightingale had saved her, but she always thought that the nightingale had some ulterior secret, and this secret seemed to pose a great threat to them and the trip to Mobei, but unfortunately, until now, she had never been able to grasp any of the nightingale's handles, she saw the nightingale's gaze sweeping towards them, puffed up her chest, and said, "Does the girl seem to know our intention?"

Nightingale nodded and said with a smile, "Miss Hong Shan may be overhearted, Nightingale is the woman redeemed by General Lai, and it is incumbent on her to take care of General Lai."

Xie Tong was afraid that Hong Shan would continue to provoke, so he hurriedly said, "Since this is the case, we won't bother." After that, he pulled Hongshan and walked out of the camp.

Hong Shan was very dissatisfied with Ailang's actions, and she chattered, "I haven't finished asking yet!

Xie Tong looked at her cold face, and hurriedly said, "The two of us kiss me and me, we have a lot of inconvenience here."

Hong Shan slammed her feet and said angrily, "Brother Hitomi, Shan'er is not a person who ignores the overall situation, Shan'er has long been out of mind about your past misunderstandings, but now is different, don't you think she is suspicious?"

Xie Tong knew that although Hong Shan was jealous, she was not an unreasonable person, so she hurriedly said, "It's me who blames Shan'er, but is there anything wrong?"

Hong Shan said, "As for what's wrong, I can't say, in short, it's very suspicious, for example, this murder is very abnormal to blame the Khitan clan, the Khitan clan is a strong supporter of commerce and trade, the enemy set up this poisonous plan, it is clear that we want to kill each other, and the only party Nightingale, but insist that the Khitan people did it, can't you explain anything?"

Xie Tong said: "Maybe it was a mistake in the judgment of the nightingale! If she really had a bad plan, why did she save us again and again! This really doesn't make sense."

Xie Tong saw Hong Shanqiao's face change slightly, and hurriedly changed his words, "When Lao Lai wakes up, he will know how to do it as soon as he asks!"

Hong Shan nodded and returned to the tent.

Xie Tong had nowhere to go, so he had to return to the camp alone.

The Tang army rested in the city of Ezina for three days, and after sufficient supplies, continued on the road.

When parting, Yeluqi explained that if they encountered any trouble, they could return the same way, and the Khitan clan would accept them.

The army went on the road again, because he already knew the attitude of the various tribes outside the Saiwai, plus the previous two attacks, this time Xie Tong became very cautious, marching during the day, camping and resting at night, everything was in order.

After three days of marching, they arrived at the Eguna Plain, and according to the spies, the army would enter the desert after four days. After the desert, it is the real desert north.

The Eguna Plain is not so much a plain, but there is no human habit, not even a collapsed house can be seen, if it is replaced by the Tang Dynasty, this is probably the best field.

The plains are full of trees and vegetation, and although there are no beautiful mountains and rivers, they are much stronger than the desolate and barren land of the previous days.

At night, the army camped on the Eguna Plain, but Xie Tong was very uneasy, the march in the past few days was too smooth, there was no hindrance, and even the shadow of the enemy was not seen, which was unreasonable.

After dinner, Xie Tong couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart and hurriedly consulted with King Wu.

King Wu was also worried, and after the two met, Xie Tong didn't say too much greetings, and went straight to the point, "Lord Wang, it seems that these days have been too calm."

Li Zheng nodded and said, "This king has also discovered this, and it stands to reason that there should be an endless stream of attacks similar to the previous ones." ”

At this moment, Shi Jianing swaggered into the camp tent and sighed, "Hey, it's been four days, and Brother Lai hasn't woken up yet, Li Zheng, do you think something will happen to him!"

Xie Tong said, "Why haven't you woken up yet! This is even more unreasonable, Xie has already healed him, and there is no major problem, and the nightingale has been taking care of him inch by inch, there should be no accident, I'll take a look!"

Shi Jianing called out to him and said, "The nightingale has rested!

Xie Tong stopped his figure, and he was very embarrassed to go or stay.

Shi Jianing said upsetly: "In a few days, I will enter the desert." Do you have the heart to prepare? You must know that the desert is no more than the mountains we walked through when we went out of the pass, and the gap between it and this plain is even greater, and it is not good for one to die, and it is not uncommon for you to die in the sea of sand."

Li Zheng let out an "oh" and didn't react, for him, he had to get through this way.

Xie Tong shuddered violently, he seemed to have caught a suspicious point. Hurriedly asked, "What did the princess just say?"

Shi Jianing said unhappily, "Didn't you listen to what this girl said? After she finished complaining, she said loudly, "I just said that it is common to die in the sea of sand."

Xie Tong listened carefully to the "previous sentence".

Shi Jianing saw that Xie Tong was so serious, so he put away his angry voice and said, "The desert doesn't need mountains and plains, where there is no water source"

Before she could finish speaking, Xie Tong suddenly jumped up and said excitedly, "I know!"

Shi Jia looked at him blankly, muttering, "Look at the two of you, one is obsessed and the other is crazy, hey! This girl ignores you!"

Xie Tong ignored him and said to King Wu, "Lord Wang, the enemy has not moved, not to dispel this idea, but to walk in the mountains and rivers a few days ago, the attack is difficult to work, and we have taken precautions, so that the sneak attack has lost its value and significance."

Li Zheng frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Xie Tong said thoughtfully, "If the last general is not bad, the enemy will completely give up the sneak attack this time, and what awaits us will be an unprecedented attack, in this vast Eguna Plain, the steppe cavalry will be the most terrible enemy, here, we will be invisible and escaped." ”

Li Zheng's face changed drastically and asked, "****** wolf army?"

Xie Tong nodded, and said, "The possibility of this guess is very high, Yeluqi once said that in the entire Mobei, everyone knows the existence of our welcoming team, and ******, as the overlord of the grassland, is bound to not tolerate the occurrence of harmony, the success of these two days is not permanent comfort, but the tranquility before the storm, and besides, there is a ****** wolf army to make a move, and the other races can only be in a wait-and-see state, and they don't even have the right to meddle or get a piece of the pie." ”

Li Zheng was silent, the Turkic wolf army is an invincible lion on the grassland, and the 20,000 Tang army he led is definitely not an opponent, at this time, he was a little annoyed, before the expedition, he only thought of exterminating the horse thieves and dredging commerce, and did not expect the strong reaction of the grassland tribes, it was really inconsiderable, and now the army is deep in the grassland, I don't know if the retreat can come. He hurriedly said, "At present, the situation of our army is very disadvantageous, how about it is better to retreat first and avoid this crisis?" )