After traveling west for a few days, the caravan arrived at Datong Prefecture, Xijing, Liao. There, Sun Tu finally learned some of the final results of the Youzhou incident - Yelu Sibuda and Xiao Jinde who rebelled were both defeated and killed, while Yelu Dashi, who quelled this rebellion, was regarded by many Liao people as a great hero who turned the tide.

Originally, at the speed of news transmission in this era, it was impossible for Xijing to receive the exact news from Nanjing within one month. But this matter was too big after all, and it also involved stability in Liaoning, so the news naturally spread much faster than usual.

In addition, Yelu Sibuda and Xiao Jinde were killed early, but many people were implicated by them. The Khitans' methods of dealing with rebellion were not as kind as Han people. As long as they were close to these two people, whether they were relatives or old friends, there was no good result this time. Even some officials in Xijing were directly seized and arrested, and then escorted to the capital and handed over to the court for disposal.

When Sun Tu and his friends entered the city, they saw many officials being escorted by Liao soldiers, and they were often called for wrongdoing, but they were helpless. Naturally, he could not have any pity for these Liao officials who were affected by the fish in the pond. However, after hearing that the Zheng Envoy of the Song State was not killed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really worried that Tong Guan was killed by Xiao Jinde and others, and that would be a war between Song and Liao dynasties would likely start immediately, which was not a blessing for the Song Dynasty. In addition, the Yelu Dashi had also caused him a little worry and fear-

Although Sun Tu knew little about history before traveling through time, he had heard of this name and knew that he was one of the few powerful figures in the late Liao Dynasty. It was because of him that the Liao Dynasty survived for a while and blocked several attacks that the Song Dynasty was bound to win. It can be said that if it weren't for his persistence, the weak side of the Song Dynasty might not have been exposed to the Jin Dynasty, and perhaps there would have been no rapid destruction of the country later.

Now that this person actually came to the front stage with this rebellion, Sun Tu was naturally alert. At the same time, he also had a hint of doubt. Has Yelu Dashi been in Youzhou City all the time? If this is true, maybe even this rebellion happened under his attention or even indulgence. Then this person's cunning and methods were really terrifying.

In fact, Sun Tu still didn't know that the pillar of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Dashi, who he feared, was actually Yelu Jian who had been with him for a few days in Tokyo. Otherwise, he would have regretted even more, regretting why he had not taken the opportunity to get rid of this important official of the Liao Kingdom earlier.

Of course, it is useless to mention these things now. For Sun Tu at this time, healing his injuries as soon as possible and then finding an opportunity to leave Liao Kingdom and return to the Song Dynasty safely. As for what kind of changes will occur within the Liao Dynasty now, and what heroes will rise up, he cannot control it.

Huangfu Duan was quite righteous in this matter. Sun Tu is now penniless, so he really paid and worked hard to treat the injuries along the way. After entering Xijing, he deliberately helped Sun Tu find a doctor to treat him and bought some herbs. This made Sun Tu feel even more grateful to him, and thus the relationship between the two became closer. Although they were not a friend of life and death, they were also brothers.

The caravan stayed in Xijing for quite some time, because the road ahead was difficult to walk. In addition to climbing through some difficult mountain roads, the more important thing is that going west of Xijing is a more empty and desolate uninhabited area, and there are even large areas of Gobi wilderness.

In the era of a thousand years ago, even the most populous and richest Song State had large wilderness and uninhabited areas, not to mention the more vast and sparsely populated Liaoxia. As for the junction between the two countries, it is more likely that there will be no people for hundreds of miles. Therefore, when merchants resell goods, they are actually fighting for their lives. The difficulties and obstacles on the road are one after another. The equipment of food and water is only the basis, and they must also have the ability to fight against wild animals, robbers, and even sudden natural disasters. These must be prepared before traveling, especially before leaving Xijing, the caravan must arrange everything well and must not be negligent.

The caravan entered Xijing City in early June, and it was not until mid-term that everything was arranged and ready to go. After these days of rest and treatment, Sun Tu's injury was healed. However, he did not propose to leave, but instead became a member of the caravan.

In addition to the fact that he wanted to leave Liao more easily because he wanted to use this caravan to get rid of his life-saving benefactors. After all, it would be difficult to advance westward. He asked himself that he still had some skills, and he might be able to help solve the problem when he encountered danger. After Sun Tu showed his skills in public, the caravan was full of joy and hired him as a bodyguard in the team, and then, along with a team of twenty guards hired from Xijing, he truly embarked on the road to head west.

Another important reason why Sun Tu went to Xixia with everyone was that he recovered and gradually saw something different from the chaos in Nanjing before.

Sibuda's sudden rebellion that day was a bit suspicious. Why did he, an official from the Liao Kingdom, insist on provoking wars between the Song and Liao dynasties? The risks and gains here are actually completely disproportionate. The only explanation is that he was bewitched by some people and was exploited by others.

It was even more problematic to think that after his death, there was a guy who seemed to be a Han official who jumped out to make his troops fight again. Maybe this person was tricked by everything behind his back, and this person was afraid that the world would not be in chaos to trigger the Song and Liao dynasties to turn against each other.

As for what is hidden behind this person... Sun Tu unconsciously remembered what Yelu Xiongge said while hunting that day - the two tigers fighting each other and finally benefiting is often the evil wolf hidden not far away!

If Liao and Song are considered tigers, then who is the evil wolf? Of course, the Jin Kingdom is one, and even Sun Tu's opinion is a stronger tiger. But at this time, neither Song and Liao knew its true strength. And those who could make Yelu Xiongge fear were now only one side - Xixia!

Sun Tu's first impression of this country that has only been established for decades and is not too strong is that it is a fence-bearer. Since the founding of Western Xia, he has been swaying between the two major powers of Song and Liao. Song strongly surrendered to the Song, while Liao walls surrendered to Liao. He was truly two-faced and three-killing, and he was flirting with Qin and Chu. But because these two countries had a restraining relationship, they were always unable to put all their efforts to deal with Western Xia. So decades later, the national power of Western Xia was booming.

Although the Song Dynasty sent troops several times before to win against Xia, it still feels a sense of depression that cannot be exerted against them today. Now it seems that even the Liao Kingdom feels the same towards Xixia. It is not only to destroy it, but also to worry that this will give Song Kingdom an opportunity to take advantage of it.

The Xixia side also knew how annoying it was, so they had been trying to make a big fight between the Song and Liao dynasties so that they could get the fire and take advantage of the troubled waters. In Tokyo, they had attacked the people of the Liao delegation, but the changes after the Song delegation arrived in Nanjing were likely to have arisen because of them.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his judgment was good. Xixia was the real mastermind behind the previous Nanjing rebellion. This also reminded him that he could not only focus his attention on the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The Xia people in the northwest were the most insidious ones. As the saying goes, a dog that bites people never barks.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty really wanted to let go of its hands and feet to go to war with the Liao Kingdom and suppress the Western Xia Kingdom was a necessary prerequisite. You must know that once the two countries fought, the Western Army, as the elite Song army, would inevitably be drawn out. In this way, the western border of the Song Dynasty would be empty, and the Xia people might take advantage of the situation to enter.

How to suppress Xixia, there will naturally be someone who will take the plan at that time. Whether it is to give benefits or send troops to fight them first, they can use it. However, in Sun Tu's opinion, these are not as good as the one he thought of - disrupting the internal Xixia and causing civil strife.

So this time, Sun Tu went to Xixia with the caravan and had the idea of ​​whether he could mess up there. As for how to do this, he would not have a clue for the time being, but as long as he found a little opportunity, he would let the people of Xixia taste the taste of killing each other!

With these purposes, Sun Tu and the caravan embarked on the road to the west to Xia.

After leaving Xijing and moving forward for a few days, the surrounding environment became completely desolate and withered. Not to mention villages and towns, sometimes there are not even a few trees, and some are just deserts and Gobi that cannot be seen at a glance.

Originally, the team could still follow the river, but shortly after entering the Gobi Desert, the river quickly disappeared, which made everyone's itinerary more difficult and dangerous. You should know that it is midsummer, and people's metabolism outside is fast, and coupled with the scorching sun, water loss has become the biggest problem.

So after a few days of travel, the team could only choose to hurry up in the morning and evening, and during the day, they would camp and rest in the shade. Sometimes they had to use the light of stars and moons to rush on the road at night.

When others talk about businessmen, they value profit over separation, and they have a little jealousy and disdain in their tone, but Sun Tu finally understood their hardships and hardships. Although merchants can obtain generous benefits by buying low and selling high, for most merchants in this era, every money they earned was injected with countless blood and sweat, and even their lives.

And when we go west, the dangers encountered along the way are not only the harsh weather and environment. After entering the border of Liaoxia, a desolate land that is truly uncontrollable, the real threat emerged...

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