Although it is a Changshan chariot ship, under normal circumstances, they will not bring outsiders into Changshan Village. These warriors showed their identities after Xie Laosi's caravan disembarked, so they could arrive smoothly
Changshan Village. Of course, their identity cannot be hidden from Xiao Dapeng, the boss of the carriage shop.
In charge of Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing, Xiao Dapeng had the most extensive sources of information. He had long known that the war in the west was already a mess. When he thought about it, Liu Ziqiu should have been dead long ago. Although outsiders such as Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Hua Yun, and Han Shi'e
People gradually gained control of Changshan Village, but Xiao Dapeng always felt that he was the real owner of Changshan Village. After Liu Ziqiu died, he should naturally be the head of the village.
Now, suddenly I heard that Liu Ziqiu's men had arrived in Changshan Village. You can imagine Xiao Dapeng's mood. He came here today just to show off Liu Ziqiu and his men, so he used the sword hard and fast this time, and ran straight to
Take the other person's life.
But the warrior leader reacted equally quickly. Seeing Xiao Dapeng draw his sword, he suddenly took a step back and drew out the horizontal sword from his waist. With a "dang" sound, the two swords collided fiercely, and Xiao Dapeng only felt a
With a flick, his saber had been broken into two pieces. The warrior leader did not continue to fight back, but just held the saber across his chest and looked at Xiao Dapeng coldly. Just now, Xiao Dapeng had been calling Gao Xiuer "sister-in-law".
The leader couldn't figure out the situation and didn't know what the relationship between Xiao Dapeng and Liu Ziqiu was, so he didn't dare to take any further action.
Xiao Dapeng did not expect that the other party would move so quickly, and that the person holding a sword in his hand would be a master. In Xiao Dapeng's eyes, the person who could use such a sword must be a master, and he did not dare to make any mistakes again.
However, as the boss of a carriage shop, Xiao Dapeng came into contact with people from all walks of life on a daily basis, and his reaction was not slow. He was only slightly stunned, then threw the half-cut knife in his hand to the ground, and laughed loudly: "As expected.
As expected, the eldest brother's people have been attacked twice. With you protecting my sister-in-law, Xiao will feel relieved."
In fact, there is no shortage of guards around Gao Xiuer. The four Kunlun slaves, Afu and Agui, are getting better and better. It is difficult for more than a dozen people to get close to them, and their loyalty cannot be doubted. Moreover, Changshan Village is heavily guarded, and outsiders have no way to enter. Xiao Dapeng
Saying this is just an opportunity to hide your thoughts.
Gao Xiuer was so smart that she couldn't see that he had clearly made a deadly move just now, but she was unwilling to point it out and said calmly: "Xiao Dapeng, are you busy with the carriage?"
Xiao Dapeng waved his hand and said: "I came today because I have something to tell my sister-in-law. I plan to go to Luoyang tomorrow."
Gao Xiuer raised her eyebrows: "Luoyang? Who will be responsible for the carriage and horse racing business?"
The expression on Xiao Dapeng's face has returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "That's right, I have a relative in Luoyang. I just got in touch with him recently. I want to have a look. Our carriage shop also has a branch in Luoyang. I will be in Luoyang then.
Scheduling is the same."
The weather is getting colder, and some rivers in the north have begun to freeze. Most of the business of the carriage and horse shop will be concentrated in the south. It must be inconvenient to dispatch in Luoyang. Gao Xiuer knew that what he said was not the truth, and he never heard anyone mention it.
The Xiao family still has relatives in Luoyang. However, Wei Zheng has mentioned more than once that he wants to take back control of the carriage and horse shop. Since Xiao Dapeng is going to Luoyang, Gao Xiuer also wants to use this opportunity to reorganize the carriage and horse shop, so he nodded and said: "You want to
If you want to go, then go."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll take my leave now!" Xiao Dapeng knew that his skills were not as good as others, and he would not be able to attack those warriors again if he stayed here.
However, what Xiao Dapeng said was not all lies. Someone did bring him a message from Luoyang a few days ago, saying that he had a relative he hadn't seen for many years who wanted to see him. But who the relative was, the other party refused to say clearly. , He only said that he would know it when he saw it, and he would never let him suffer. If this thing hadn't really happened, with Xiao Dapeng's relatively independent status now, if he wanted to go to Luoyang, who could stop him?
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In Weiding City, preparations for Liu Ziqiu's wedding are in full swing. The gifts that will be sent to the Tuoba Tribe are packed into ten carts. The most precious ones are four sharp horizontal knives. In fact, the warriors of the Tuoba Tribe are all on horseback. For heroes, the most suitable thing is to give them sabers, but Liu Ziqiu left a hand and hid the sabers in the snow. The horizontal sword is as sharp as the saber, but it is obviously not as smooth as the saber when fighting on horseback. Even so, these four The Heng Dao was also a very important gift. Because Liu Ziqiu had very strict control over these five kinds of Xihai knives, among them, the Saber and Mo Dao were not even allowed to be taken out of the military camp.
Lin Qiaoer brought twenty pretty girls over and said, "Master, the wedding team is ready."
These girls are all beautiful girls selected from various tribes. They are also good at riding and shooting, and they can serve as Tuoba Qianyu's guards and maids in the future.
Suddenly, a soldier with a triangular red flag on his back came galloping over and shouted: "My lord, there is an urgent military situation!"
This is the post station recently organized by Liu Ziqiu. Post stations for delivering letters and official documents have existed since ancient times. Liu Ziqiu made great efforts to reorganize the post stations in various places, equipped them with the best horses and excellent riders, and greatly increased the number of post stations. , each county has set up at least four post stations. Now the transmission of information has become much faster throughout Hexi Road. What happens at the border can be transmitted to Weiding City within one day.
Military affairs are no small matter. Liu Ziqiu left the wedding team aside and said in a deep voice: "Speak!"
The post rider rolled his saddle and dismounted, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, there are Turks invading the border in Wuwei County!"
Zhao Ling, who was standing aside, frowned and said, "It is common for Turks to invade borders. Why is it so early this year?"
Yiqi continued to report: "Turkic soldiers and horses bloodbathed Gaoyue County."
Wuwei is a border county, which used to be the residence of Feng Xiaoci, the general manager of Hexi Province. After the Battle of Zhangye, Feng Xiaoci disappeared because he was the one who gave the order to massacre those boys and girls and pretend to receive military honors. Liu Ziqiu had already spread the word to various places to carry out the execution against him. Wanted. But he had been operating in Hexi for many years and had many gang members and minions, so Liu Ziqiu couldn't catch him for a while.
The Great Wall divides Wuwei County into two parts: the outer part of the Great Wall and the inner part of the Great Wall. The inner part of the Great Wall has abundant rain and fertile land, and is as much a northwest granary as Zhangye. But outside the Great Wall is an endless desert. However, there are also oases dotted in the desert. , Gaoyue County is one of them, with more than 10,000 permanent residents in the city.
Hearing that the Turkic soldiers and horses had bloodbathed Gaoyue County, Liu Ziqiu's face darkened and he said loudly: "Prepare your horses, order your troops, and follow me out of the fortress!"
Zhao Ling hurriedly advised: "My lord, the Tuoba tribe is ready to welcome the bride?"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Rescuing troops is like putting out fire. We will discuss the matter of welcoming the bride later."
In Xihai, Liu Ziqiu's words were an imperial edict, and no one dared to disobey him. Half an hour later, 20,000 cavalry were assembled outside the city.
They are also nomadic cavalry, but compared with a year ago, they have undergone radical changes. All riders are lined with a thin layer of iron armor inside the leather armor. Although this layer of armor is very thin and light, it provides protection.
However, its power is not inferior to the heavy iron armor equipped by the Sui Dynasty Forbidden Army. In addition to armor, the attack weapons of the riders have also been greatly improved. The saber has become the standard equipment instead of the scimitar, which allows the riders to do more besides riding and shooting.
Got a sharp weapon.
Even the old profession of cavalry archery has undergone great changes. In addition to the traditional cavalry bows, Liu Ziqiu equipped them with cavalry crossbows. Crossbows are characterized by high power and long range, but loading is time-consuming and laborious. Liu Ziqiu equipped them with them
This kind of cavalry crossbow is small and easy to carry. The iron arrow is pre-loaded, and a safety and handle are added. It is hung next to the saddle at ordinary times, and can be picked up and fired during war.
The biggest change lies in their fighting methods. These nomadic cavalry have been organized for more than two months of training, and many of them have participated in the battles to capture the counties in Hexi and Longxi. Now, they have learned to queue and learn to
With the combat mode of splitting into combined attacks, it no longer relies on mounted shooting, and can fully mobilize the impact of the war horse. The combat effectiveness is no longer the same as in the past.
Although there are only 20,000 cavalry, there are 70,000 to 80,000 horses accompanying them. Each soldier is equipped with three or four horses, and most of them are lactating mares. Although it has begun to snow in the Mobei Grassland, it is still snowing.
Before the severe winter covered by ice and snow, forage can still be found in many places. For soldiers, mare's milk and dried meat are the best combat foods.
Liu Ziqiu knew very little about the current situation of the Turks. He only knew that the Turks were divided into East Turks and West Turks. Last summer, Qimin Khan of the East Turks met with Yang Guang in Yulin. The grassland bordering Wuwei returned to the East Turks.
The people who governed and massacred Gaoyue County must be the people of the East Turks. But the entire East Turks were composed of many different tribes. Liu Ziqiu had no idea which tribe these people came from.
But Liu Ziqiu knew that for thousands of years, the nomads on the Mobei grassland had been the biggest threat to the Central Plains. Before the Turks, there were the Huns and Xianbei, and after the Turks there were the Khitans, Jurchens, and Mongols. Due to different living habits, the people from the Central Plains
It is basically impossible for the farming people to control the vast Mobei grassland, or even to completely defeat the nomadic tribes on the grassland. Even if the people of these nomadic tribes are dispersed, they can run on the grassland for days and nights and finally escape.
.When civil strife breaks out in the Central Plains and their strength weakens, they will come back again.
Liu Ziqiu had lived in the wasteland of the West Sea for more than half a year and was quite familiar with the nomadic tribes. He had even become a member of the nomadic tribes. Naturally, he knew that it was impossible to eliminate or truly control the Turkic tribes by himself. So he sent troops this time.
, just intending to inflict heavy losses on the Eastern Turks, causing them to lose the ability to invade the Central Plains within ten years, and win a short-term peace for the Central Plains.