Between the Daxingan Mountains, a mixed Hu and Han cavalry regiment is advancing with difficulty. [??????.??????5?2?0?.??????]
Zhao Yun nodded to the Yuwen tribe members along the way, and then walked to the front of the team amidst the admiration of the latter.
Feeling the different style from Changshan, Zhao Yun came up with a thought from deep in his heart:
"The world is big!"
He unconsciously looked at the Yuwen people in the cavalry. These people had different hairstyles from the Central Plains people, Xianbei people, and Wuhuan people.
The hair should be shaved off all around, leaving only hair on the top of the head, but not in braids. Whenever the hair on the top of the head grows long, cut it short.
It can be said that Zhao Yun has never seen this kind of hairstyle.
No wonder these Yuwen people never admit that they are Xianbei people? Just from the hairstyle, the two really don't look like the same ethnic group.
Zhao Yun also saw these Yuwen tribesmen on horses, marching and adding black heads to their arrows.
Aconitum is highly poisonous, but these Yuwen tribes like to use it for hunting.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun still remained wary of these Yuwen tribe members.
Zhao Yun had been studying under Zhang Chong before, and was recently transferred to the Feilong Army as a deputy.
Yes, that's right, Zhao Yun, who has only been in the army for three years, has already reached the position of deputy of the Cavalry Army, which is more than two thousand stones. Who else in the army can be more obedient than Zhao Yun?
If there are those who are crooked in the army, they can only complain about themselves:
"I wish my sister could also be the queen."
Zhao Yun didn't take these rumors to heart. He had been with the king for a long time, and he had a very deep understanding of the king's courage and style.
He knew what kind of person his brother-in-law was, and how much magnificence he had in his mind.
It was also from the king that Zhao Yun deeply felt how important the long ridge under his feet was.
Unlike most people in the army who didn't know where Liucheng was, Zhao Yun knew the value of Liucheng very well.
This place is located in the Daling Valley between the northern foothills of Yanshan Mountain and the long ridges. It is the hub between Yanyou and Liaodong.
If you want to explore Liaodong, you must first manage Liucheng.
Because only the ancient roads of Pinggang, Wujing, Lulong and Liucheng can travel through the mountains.
And now, under the guidance of the Yuwen Ministry, they have discovered another mountain road. Although this mountain road has not been developed and is difficult to travel, it is a new road developed by them.
After walking all the way, Zhao Yun saw another unharvested field, and couldn't help but said to Yuwen Heihu beside him:
"Chief Yuwen, why are there always some fields cultivated in these valleys, which are obviously man-made, but there are no one or two people harvesting them?"
Yuwen Heihu hesitated a few times, but seeing Zhao Yun insisting on asking the truth, he still told the truth:
"Shenwei Tian, no one knows how many tribes and populations there are in this group of mountains. There are people coming from the north and people coming from the south. Once a tribe grows strong, it will go to Liucheng further southeast.
River valley migration. So whoever occupies Liucheng will be the overlord of this area."
Zhao Yun was puzzled and asked:
"So? What does this have to do with what I asked?"
Yuwen Heihu sighed and said something that silenced Zhao Yun:
"The current owner of Liucheng is from Wuhuan, so where are the previous owners here?"
This sentence directly silenced Zhao Yungan.
Because he knew Yuwen Heihu’s unfulfilled intentions.
Who were the original owners of Liucheng? Of course they were Han people! So where are they now? Of course they are living among these mountains.
Therefore, Zhao Yun's previous problem is clearly revealed.
The farmland opened up in these valleys was naturally developed by the exiled Han people. These people left the city and lived in the mountains like savages. They may have forgotten the Chinese clothes, but they still did not forget the farming instinct engraved in their blood.
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Seeing that Zhao Yun understood, Yuwen Heihu breathed a sigh of relief, and then seemed to explain and prove his innocence:
"These Han people are called field slaves by us, such as the Wuhuan people, Xianbei people and even the Sushen people in the north will come to rob them. Not only the output of the fields, but also themselves were robbed.
At this time of year, at the mutual market in Liucheng, I don’t know how many of these field slaves were robbed and sold. So when these us field slaves saw most of our troops advancing, they thought they were here to catch slaves, so they all dispersed."
At the end, Yuwen Heihu also made up for himself:
"Our Yuwen Department has always been kind to our neighbors and has never done anything like this."
Zhao Yun felt depressed after hearing this. He believed the first half of what Yuwen Heihu said. But Zhao Yun didn't believe the last sentence at all.
At this moment, Zhao Yun was holding the reins of his horse, his mind filled with anger, making him murderous.
Yuwen Heihu trembled and trembled:
"Shenwei Tian, are you okay?"
Zhao Yun came back to his senses and said coldly:
"Okay, I'm very good!"
But these words were so cold that Yuwen Heihu was trembling.
In the end, Zhao Yun only asked:
"How far is it from Liucheng?"
Yuwen Heihu looked at the surrounding terrain and made an estimate:
"It's coming soon, we'll be there before the sun sets."
Zhao Yun nodded, suddenly raised his two-headed horse, and said coldly:
"Just hurry up, I can already hear that my horse is thirsty!"
Hearing this, Yuwen Heihu trembled again.
At this moment, he extremely regretted why he had talked so much!
…
At this moment in Longshan, Xu Huang looked at the sore-covered man in front of him absurdly, and said slowly:
"So you were Lu Zhenbei's personal guard back then?"
The person in front of him was Li Kan. Hearing Xu Huang's words, he nodded silently.
Xu Huang added:
"And you came because a soldier named Jin Machao asked me to deliver a message to me?"
Li Kan still nodded.
Then Xu Huang asked directly:
"And you didn't ask anything, and just came across the river with your companion? Then even when companion froze to death and sank in the river, you still came with a message? In the end, you were the only one who escaped from the siege of the Wuhuan people.
When I came in, I actually delivered the letter."
This time, Xu Huang said directly:
"You said, I mean, if you were me, would you believe what you said?"
Li Kan's face turned red and he was very embarrassed, but he still tried to explain:
"This prince, this matter is indeed absurd, especially from the perspective of a villain. But because of its absurdity, it is more believable. Because there are people like my brother Lao Zhou in the world. He is so serious.
He said this to me when we were drinking water."
Xu Huang asked:
"What words?"
Li Kan took a deep breath and said sadly:
"He said that if we still had powerful men behind us, maybe the Han people living outside the Great Wall would be able to live a better life."
Xu Huang fell silent.
He did not answer the question again, but asked:
"You said Jin Machao wanted you to deliver a letter to me. Where is the letter? Where is the Talisman Festival?"
No matter how good-tempered Li Kan was, he was a little angry now. He completely ignored the identity gap between himself and Xu Huang and directly cursed:
"My two brothers gave up their way home and trudged across the river without hesitation because of one person's entrustment. For what reason? Are they here to be humiliated by you? This prince, I was entrusted by someone to pass on...
It’s a single letter, but it doesn’t mean anything. It just means that your King Zhang has ordered your troops to defend where they are, and you are not allowed to retreat without orders.”
Seeing that Xu Huang was still thinking, Li Kan clasped his fists:
"Now I have brought you my message of loyalty to my friend. I don't want to stay here any longer, so I say goodbye."
After saying that, Li Kan was about to leave, but was stopped by several Flying Tiger Army generals nearby.
Li Kan glared angrily, but he knew he couldn't leave, so he simply sat down and started to curse:
"I know that you Taishan Army are all good men who save the common people. But now, all things have really opened our eyes. First, Ma Chao did not obey his duties and left such an important matter of delivering messages to passers-by. Then there was a flying tiger.
The leader of the army, a huge official, but his heart is smaller than the eye of a needle. We, Lao Li, have really seen this..."
"I believe."
Li Kan was still cursing when he suddenly heard Xu Huang's voice behind him and was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Xu Huang.
At this time, Xu Huang had already stood up, and it was only at this time that Li Kan saw clearly that the armor on the Taishan Cavalry was full of marks from swords and axes.
Xu Huang stood up, walked to Li Kan, pulled him up again, and repeated:
"I believe what you said."
He patted Li Kan and said meaningfully:
"Your brother did not forget the big man before he died. I am not angry. Because I understand this emotion. After all, the big man he missed was the big man who showed his power beyond the Great Wall and must be killed even though he was far away. But that big man is dead. And now, if
If you are willing, please come with me to see how we, the Han people, outside the Great Wall today, are using the blood of the Wuhuan people to recast the power of Heaven."
Seeing that Li Kan was still in a daze, Xu Huang asked again:
"Then you will?"
At this moment, why wouldn't Li Kan want to!
Although I don’t know what Xu Huang’s confidence is, even with this courage, he, Li Kan, is willing to go with these Taishan troops to witness it!
…
Thousands of cavalry rolled wildly, horse hooves flew, and countless apricot-yellow military flags fluttered.
Xu Huang's confidence came.
A cavalry regiment of more than 2,000 people was moving at high speed along the Daling River.
This army was composed of Xi Shen's Flying Leopard Army, Le Jin's Iron Cavalry Army, and the Cross-Collision Army led by Cai Que and Guo Zu.
Among them, the one at the head of the entire army is naturally Zhang Chong, who seems to have endless physical strength.
As soon as they crossed the mountain road, they heard the sound of gurgling water, and everyone knew that they had arrived near Liucheng.
At this moment, they were very tired, and their horses were not strong enough. Most importantly, they had no water source to drink along the way, and their throats were burning at this moment.
Suddenly hearing the sound of gurgling water, everyone present couldn't help but swallow, but unfortunately there was no saliva.
Zhang Chong held his breath and ordered the Han Dang on the side:
"Go ahead and see if there are any Wuhuan people in the pool. If you encounter them, don't be impatient and retreat."
Han Dang took the order and headed for the water pool in front with a capable flying army.
At this time, Zhang Chong took a look at the status of the riders and saw that it was okay, so he had an idea in his mind.
Maybe it's because there is a pool here and there are many birds and beasts nearby, but because of Zhang Chong's appearance, they are all hiding in the hilly grass at this moment, secretly observing these four-legged and two-headed beasts.
Soon, Han Dang came back and brought a message:
"There is a Wuhuan tribe in front of us. We can see that there are thousands of people."