"Good brother, I finally found you!" Queen Mother Xiao burst into tears when she heard that Xiao Dapeng was Xiao Xin's grandson.
Li Ben did not expect that Empress Dowager Xiao's reaction would be so violent, and couldn't help but be stunned. Xiao Dapeng was even more dumbfounded and didn't know why. However, Li Ben was an outsider after all. He quickly calmed down and said, "Empress, could it be that Dapeng is really you?"
Relatives?"
At this time, Li Ben didn't care about pretending and simply made the matter clear.
Empress Dowager Xiao nodded and said: "Dapeng, I am your great-grandfather's granddaughter. Speaking of which, you should call me sister."
Xiao Dapeng heard that Xiao Xin said that he had a cousin who was five years older than him and later lived in another country. However, he did not expect that she would become the empress dowager of the current dynasty. He couldn't help but ask: "May I ask, my dearest lady, what will you do this year?"
But four out of twenty?"
"Dapeng, don't call me empress, call me sister." Empress Dowager Xiao stood up, hugged Xiao Dapeng and burst into tears.
Empress Dowager Xiao's age is a secret that only a few people know. Li Ben was actually sent by Li Yuan to monitor Empress Dowager Xiao, so she knew it, but even most of the eunuchs and maids in Empress Dowager Xiao's palace could not know this secret, let alone
Xiao Dapeng came from the folk. Xiao Dapeng was able to tell the age of Empress Dowager Xiao, which proved that he was the long-lost cousin of Empress Dowager Xiao. As for what Xiao Dapeng said about Xiao Xin, Li Ben did not believe it.
However, Xiao Dapeng is the cousin of Queen Mother Xiao, so Li Ben is more confident. If Xiao Dapeng is just a fake, he might not try his best. But since they are definitely a family, Xiao Dapeng will naturally do his best. But if he wants to win over
To defeat Li Yuan, it is obviously not enough to rely solely on Changshan Chariot and Horsemanship and his left and right guards. Xiao Dapeng also needs to have a certain amount of strength. It is best to develop in the military and gain military power. This is something Li Ben and the Empress Dowager Xiao have discussed long ago.
OK.
Thinking of this, Li Ben bowed and said, "Empress, should you mention it to Mr. Li and arrange a job for Mr. Xiao?"
Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hands and said, "No! We need to consider the matter in the long run!"
If Xiao Dapeng was just a fake, Queen Mother Xiao would naturally let him serve as a general in the army to gain military power. But Xiao Dapeng was indeed her cousin and a descendant of the Xiao family. How could she be willing to let Xiao Dapeng take risks?
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However, Xiao Dapeng also had many thoughts in his mind. If Xiao Dapeng could really overthrow Li Yuan and regain the power of the court, his nephew would be the current emperor, and he would be the current uncle. This risk is worth taking! But Xiao Dapeng, Empress Dowager Xiao, and Li
Ben thought differently. He knew that even if he could join the army, he would not be able to make a difference under Li Yuan's eyes, and would even be secretly dismissed by Li Yuan. Xiao Dapeng's first thought was the power of Changshan Village, but he
This idea was quickly rejected.
It is Gao Xiuer who really controls Changshan Village, and the reason why Changshan Village can become a military fortress is inseparable from the support of Yuhang Yingyang Mansion. Xiao Dapeng feels disgusted when he thinks of Yingyang Lang general Hua Yun. What's more, Changshan Village is thousands of miles away from Luoyang.
Far away, there is a big river in the middle. The distant water cannot quench the thirst of the nearby. How easy is it to overthrow Li Yuan? Of course, Xiao Dapeng didn’t know that Gao Xiuer and the others had already recovered a large number of treasures from the Yang family manor on the outskirts of Yanguan City, and used these treasures
The treasure has secretly trained tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Moreover, with the blueprints and smelting methods provided by Liu Ziqiu, Wei Zheng and Li Jing are organizing people to make five kinds of knives. The power of Changshan Village is not what he imagined, and it is enough to compete with any separatist party.
The princes resisted.
The only thing Xiao Dapeng can really use is Changshan's chariots and horses. Thinking of this, Xiao Dapeng suddenly had an idea and said: "Sister, there is someone who can be used!"
Queen Mother Xiao quickly asked: "Who?"
Xiao Dapeng said word by word: "Wang Shichong of Jiangdu!"
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But it is said that Liu Ziqiu led the army across the Zabuhan River, over the Jinshan Mountains, and arrived at the territory of the Western Turks. From here to Dunhuang, it fell under the sphere of influence of the Xue Yantuo tribe. The Xue Yantuo tribe belonged to the ten surnames of Tiele and was composed of the two surnames Xue and Yantuo.
It was this tribe that invaded the Dunhuang border last year and defeated Feng Xiaoci.
The leader of the Western Turks is called Ashina Daman, and he is elected as Chuluo Khan by his tribe. Daman governs the country unethically, and rebellions have broken out in the Western Turks. Its strength has lagged far behind that of the Eastern Turks. Three years ago, Daman sent troops
Attacking the Tiele tribes and plundering their property, the Tielehun tribe led by Hunluo fled to the West Sea and surrendered to Murong Fuyun's family at that time. At that time, the most powerful tribe in Tiele was the Xue Yantuo tribe. The leader of the Xue Yantuo tribe
Xue Shixiong contacted several surrounding tribes to jointly raise troops to resist, defeated Daman's Western Turks' horses several times, and gradually occupied half of the Western Turks.
Last winter, after Xue Shixiong defeated the Sui army led by Feng Xiaoci, his arrogance became even more arrogant. Although he was later afraid of Yang Guang's nationwide crusade, Xue Shixiong sent someone to plead guilty to the Sui Dynasty and avoided a military disaster, but in his heart, Xue Shixiong had already
Don't take Da Sui seriously.
Recently, news of the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty has gradually spread to the Western Turks. Xue Shixiong was just about to organize troops to raid the territory of the Sui Dynasty when he heard the news that a large army was entering from the east. The east is the territory of the Eastern Turks, although the Eastern and Western Turks belong to the same clan.
, but since Chang Sun Sheng’s envoy divided the Turks into the east and west, the east and west Turks have become feuds. When Xue Shixiong heard that the large group of people came from the east, he immediately became nervous and ordered to sound the alarm. Although they were Tiele people,
However, they have been under the jurisdiction of the Western Turks for a long time, and they have also contributed a lot in the conflicts between the Eastern and Western Turks. If the Eastern Turkic army invades, they will never let go of the Xueyantuo tribe easily.
Although Liu Ziqiu took advantage of the Western Turks this time to show off his military force, he was still very careful. He did not want to lose Jingzhou carelessly and be attacked by the Western Turks, which would make him laughable. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu sent a large number of scouts in front of the team, and was attacked by the Western Turks.
What the Xueyantuo people discovered were the scouts sent by Liu Ziqiu. Because the scouts sent by Liu Ziqiu were all hundred-man troops, the Xueyantuo people thought it was an invading army.
Although the Xueyantuo tribe achieved great victories in the two battles against Daman and the Sui Kingdom, after all, the tribe's population was limited, and the other Tiele tribes only had an alliance with them and were not under their control, so they could mobilize only a few troops.
Only **000 people. Even if there were only **000 people, they were still a decisive force in the Western Turks. When Xue Shixiong's army was assembled and heading east, Liu Ziqiu also received the report from the scouts.
Jiao Liyan cupped his hands and said, "Lord, would you like to send someone to inform them? We are just passing by."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "No need, keep going!"
He understood that the prairie people respected heroes, and if he took the initiative to send someone to inform the Xueyantuo people, it would arouse their contempt, but Jiao Liyan was a little worried. Jiao Liyan's thinking was still at the stage of a nomadic tribe, and it was not easy to grab the
With so many people, cattle and sheep, he felt like getting rich overnight. Of course, he didn't want anything to go wrong along the way and cause a lot of trouble. But he didn't dare to disobey Liu Ziqiu's order, so he had to hold the reins in one hand and the saber in the other.
, stay alert.
After a while, the sound of tramping horse hooves came from the front, and a group of cavalry swept over. Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and asked someone to shoot an arrow as a warning. If he didn't release the arrow, the opponent would keep rushing forward. If he released the arrow, the opponent still wouldn't.
If you are willing to rein in your war horses, then you should be ready to fight.
The first pass of arrows uses an ordinary cavalry bow. The place where the arrow falls is still far away from the opponent. This distance is usually called the one-shot place. If the opponent is a friend but not an enemy, he will release the arrow when he sees it.
Slow down the speed of the war horse. But there is a situation where the opponent wants to show off his riding skills and will often rush straight to a stone's throw before suddenly reining in the war horse. If he does not stop when he reaches a stone's throw, then
Just getting ready to fight.
There are 3,000 people in this vanguard of Xue Yantuo tribe. Their leader is called Yantuo Agan, a brave man. Last year he invaded the border of Sui Dynasty and defeated Feng Xiaoci. At this time, facing this unknown situation,
To build a large army, Yantuo Agan chose the second scenario, leading his army to a stone's throw and then stopping. But Liu Ziqiu couldn't let him charge so close. Impact power is a major advantage of cavalry, and
To maintain a strong impact, it must have sufficient speed. If the enemy is allowed to rush too close, Liu Ziqiu's cavalry will lose the power to maneuver.
Of course Liu Ziqiu would not allow this to happen. Seeing that the other party showed no signs of stopping, he waved his hand and said: "Cavalry crossbow, release!"
The range of the cavalry crossbow is twice that of the cavalry bow. At this time, Yantuo Agan's forward is still an arrow and a half away from Liu Ziqiu's brigade, and has completely entered the effective killing range of the cavalry crossbow. Yantuo Agan is waiting to charge again.
After a few dozen steps to demonstrate their superb riding skills, they heard a loud "bang" from the opponent. In fact, it was not a sound, but the sound of tens of thousands of cavalry crossbows firing at the same time. However, these cavalry were well-trained and moved neatly.
Uniformly. When Liu Ziqiu gave the order, thousands of crossbows were launched in unison. The superposition of all the sounds was naturally shocking. What was even more shocking were the densely packed iron arrows.
The iron arrow shot through the air, even darkening the sky. Yantuo Agan, who was rushing at the front, felt his eyes go dark, and his whole body instantly became like a sieve, and dozens of blood lines shot out. Then
, Yantuo Agan staggered, fell off the horse, and then knew nothing. The iron arrow passed through Yantuo Agan's body and did not stop, but continued to shoot at the knight behind him.
Xue Yantuo's tribe was very poor. They didn't even have processed leather armor. The ordinary sheepskin jackets they wore had no ability to protect them from the iron arrows shot by them. The most important thing was that these knights didn't even think about the opponent's iron arrows.
You can still hurt them from such a distance. Groups of Xue Yantuo knights fell down like you were harvesting rice.