"They are the main force of the Tang Army in Chenzhou!"
"Who leads it?"
"Provincial Governor Liu Qing!"
The news keeps coming.
Wynn raised his hand.
The army stopped and began to form formation.
Including the cavalry led by Yang Xuan, Chenzhou's army only had more than 7,000 soldiers.
It seems that the base force only has 30% more troops, but its equipment crushes its opponents.
Armor, crossbow, spear...
There were quite a few Jibo people on the opposite side who were wearing armor, but compared with those of the Tang army, they looked like beggars.
As for the crossbow, it was a unique skill of the Tang Dynasty. They would suffer heavy casualties in every battle, but there was nothing they could do...
Some people have also thought about imitating it, but they look sad when holding the captured crossbow. Even if it is imitated, the range is quite impressive and it is useless.
In Yang Xuan's view, this is the crushing of productivity.
He slowly returned to Jian with the cavalry, and went to report to the old man himself.
"how?"
The old man was dressed in military uniform and looked majestic.
"This time I killed more than a thousand Kibo people and caused a lot of trouble for them."
"Alright!"
The old man had a cold face and pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, looking quite solemn.
Dozens of Kibo cavalry came out.
"This is to show off your strength!"
Zhang Lichun looked pale and coughed from time to time, so he reminded the envoy.
This person can be regarded as going into battle despite being sick, and deserves praise.
However, Yang Xuan found that both Wu Shunze and Xie Ji were a little disappointed.
From top to bottom, it's the same thing. If the top doesn't retreat, the people below will have no chance. If the old people don't move, the newcomers will have to be squeezed.
Liu Qing held the handle of the knife, "Who will help me suppress their arrogance?"
"My king!" King Wei's eyes were filled with brilliance.
King Wei! He has good cultivation... Just as Liu Qing was about to nod, he saw a rider rushing out.
"Your Majesty, please remember to give me money!"
Wang Laoer rode like a horse.
This baby!
Yang Xuan covered his forehead and said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, this..."
Boom!
The two big sacks were thrown to the ground by the two beggar disciples. One of them said: "Your Majesty, he said these are his heads."
Why is this so awkward?
Everyone wanted to laugh, but they held back when they saw the constipated look on Lord Shijun's face.
Wang Laoer was about to meet the enemy, but he still waved back, "Come on!"
Two Beggar Clan disciples, wrapped in sacks, bravely rushed forward.
Then it roared like thunder.
"one!"
A person's head flew back.
A Beggar Clan disciple caught it easily and threw it into the sack.
Their movements are surprisingly skillful, and the key is that they can accurately grasp the long hair, not the bloody neck.
Liu Qing asked: "Why are you so skilled?"
Yang Xuan explained, “Skills have specializations.”
Liu Qing nodded, "That's a good explanation."
There is a sour smell on the side... you can feel the simplicity of his fart!
"one!"
The horizontal knife kept flying, bringing up waves of blood arrows.
"Who is that?" Wynn saw this scene and asked a little annoyed.
"He should be a fierce general of the Tang Army."
"Where are Ben Khan's warriors?"
Zhanbi knew that others were no match and said: "Khan, I'll go!"
"Um!"
Zhanbi takes action.
In front of the Tang army's formation, King Wei cursed: "It's shameless to bully the few with more, I, the king, will go and see."
Showing off in front of thousands of troops is more useful than any other merit.
Li Han sighed: "You don't know how to outwit me?"
Zhan Bi arrived first.
Just hit him with a punch.
"roar!"
Wang Laoer was already so jealous that he forgot that this man was not his opponent, so he slashed his hand with a knife.
The horizontal knife exploded, but strangely there was no cracking sound.
The fist was still aimed at Wang Laoer's face.
"My head!"
Seeing the remaining Kibo people fleeing in panic, Wang Laoer became angry and punched them with all his strength.
Boom!
Wang Laoer flew backwards, and two Beggar Clan disciples caught him, and without hesitation, they turned around and ran away.
Zhan Bi chases and kills.
A giant knife blocked his way.
The sword flashed.
The fist wind howled.
Boom!
Both parties came together for real.
Everyone takes a step back.
"King Wei has made progress."
The old thief whispered, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes. He was thinking about how to trick King Wei to death.
"The second child has also made progress." Yang Xuan was very pleased.
"My head!"
Wang Laoer was brought back, with blood still hanging from the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Liu Qing with a look on his face that said, "You won't lie to me."
Liu Qing coughed dryly and nodded.
Yang Xuan saw the corner of the old man's mouth tremble slightly.
Damn it!
The second one got too many heads.
The landlord’s family has no surplus food!
The guard king over there slashed Zhan Bi away with his sword. No, it was Zhan Bi who took the initiative to evacuate.
Because the Kibo army was dispatched later.
King Wei was stunned for a moment.
"Come back!" Li Han wanted to shout, but in the end his tone was normal.
Liu Qing's eyes swept over him, and his warning was obvious.
When the armies are facing each other, whoever dares to say anything except the general will do it without any negotiation!
Li Han nodded with a gentle look on his face.
Liu Qing nodded, looking very kind.
Fortunately, King Wei was not a fool. After considering the possibility of becoming a lone hero, he turned around and ran away.
Liu Qing sneered and raised his hand.
"crossbow!"
The sound of the crossbow being stringed is not harsh, but it is heart-stopping.
Sizzling...
Then he placed the crossbow arrows.
Waiting for the enemy to come.
"Further forward."
Wynn was staring at the big flag on the opposite side.
"Waxie is gone, we need to tell Chen Zhou that there is a more powerful Jibo Department."
Under the banner, Liu Qing was as steady as a mountain and said calmly: "Flannel."
On the flank, more than a hundred enemy cavalry were attacking.
This is disgusting.
The old man ordered: "Censure him."
The two groups of cavalry attacked from the front and back, trapping half of the enemy cavalry.
"Come here."
Liu Qing held down the handle of the knife and squinted at the opposite side.
"Wynn, do you dare to take ten steps closer?"
The ranging sergeant raised his hand.
This means preparation.
Wynn is also staring here.
The general remained motionless.
The remaining enemy rider who was trapped ran towards this side.
He looked at the Tang troops in panic, but no one attacked him.
"Let him come over!" Zhang Lichun said with a ferocious smile: "We just happen to be missing the first-level head sacrifice flag!"
The enemy cavalry reached the flag all the way.
Isn't that an enemy general?
Governor of Chenzhou.
If you kill him, even if you are hacked to death, your family will definitely become nobles.
If one person dies, the family will be rich!
Worth it!
The enemy shouted loudly and then raised their swords.
Zhang Lichun was ready to step forward.
"Get out of the way!"
Some impatient voices came from Lord Envoy.
Zhang Lichun obediently pressed down the horizontal knife.
The enemy troops are coming at a gallop.
Ask your lord to hold down the handle of the knife.
Choking!
The sword flashed.
Heads fell to the ground.
The waist is not sore!
My legs don’t hurt!
Immediately, Lord Shijun pointed his sword at the opposite side.
Someone behind him shouted, "Crossbow..."
Snap!
The crossbows were all tilted and aimed at the sky in front of them.
Liu Qing's eyes were contemptuous.
"Stop!"
The Kipo people showed excellent equestrian skills. The cavalry at the front reined in their horses and made a roundabout way, all in one go!
"withdraw!"
The Khan's banner wavered, and then the army turned around.
Before leaving, Wynn glanced at the big flag.
Under the banner, the old man looked at him aloofly.
It seems to be saying: If you don’t come, you will be my grandson!
The army returned to Lin'an.
Wang Laoer followed him to Zhoushe with several sacks of human heads, and was slapped by Yang Xuan.
"Why are you beating him?" The old man frowned and glanced at Yang Xuan, "I'll give him money."
Wang Laoer collected the money and said happily: "I'm going to buy meat!"
This baby!
Mr. Shijun went home humming the tune.
The old wife asked: "I'm busy today, where's the mutton I asked you to bring?"
"Well!"
Liu Qing moved his hands, patted the deflated money bag, and said with a dry smile: "The money was given to others."
"Who?"
"A silly boy."
"The one you said was the one who exchanged heads for money?"
"yes!"
"Don't give it to me anymore."
"If you don't give it... look at that look, it's like clear water, I can't bear to let him down."
"Yang Xuan doesn't care?"
"Yang Xuan looks fierce, but in fact he loves that boy more than I do."
"Hey! This is fate!"
The old wife muttered and prepared to cook.
Knock knock knock!
Someone knocked on the door.
The old wife didn't let anyone else go. When she opened the door to her room, she saw a silly, smiling boy standing outside. He held a greased paper bag in his hand, forced it into her hand, turned around and ran away.
"Hey, hey! What are you doing?"
Liu Qing was stunned, "That's him."
The old wife opened the oil paper package and found a large piece of mutton, which was still cooked.
"this?"
From a distance, I heard Wang Laoer yelling: "Your Majesty, you eat too!"
Wang Laoer ran home quickly and said, "Yiniang!"
"Shouting the soul!"
Today, for some reason, the stove is not easy to burn, and the kitchen is full of smoke.
"Meat!"
Wang Laoer put the oil paper bag on the stove, squatted skillfully at the stove and pulled firewood, and in a moment he pulled out the culprit, bringing with it billowing smoke.
"This is……"
A burnt black rooster died with its eyes open.
"Yiniang, your chicken was burned to death!"
Yi Niang came out and stamped her feet when she saw this, "It must be because it's cold, so she's hiding inside. But she lit the fire and didn't hear any calls!"
A group of chickens raised by Yi Niang gathered around. There was no sign of sadness at the death of a rabbit or a fox. One hen even took a peck. She probably thought it was not to their taste, so she rubbed her beak on the ground a few times.
Oh oh oh!
A hen got up from the henhouse and walked slowly over.
So proud!
Wang Laoer trotted over and picked up an egg with chicken droppings and warmth, "Yiniang, the egg is laid."
This is the first egg laid after moving to Chenzhou.
"Mr. eat."
"For the second child to eat."
The shell of the first egg was a little soft, so Wang Laoer pinched it again and again.
Bah!
The egg is broken.
"Okay, the first egg is a tribute to the land god."
Everyone laughed.
After dinner, Yi Niang and Yang Xuan were talking in the study.
"Over in Chang'an, the emperor is becoming more and more confused now, but he still uses power and tactics to control the court."
Yi Niang was a little annoyed, "The four members of the family would rather be his dogs than rise up and shout."
"Yiniang, don't worry." Yang Xuan said slowly: "I'm still young and I'm still making progress, but he keeps regressing."
Yi Niang sighed, "I wish I could raise an army today and march to Chang'an tomorrow to bring down the false emperor."
"There will come a day."
Yang Xuan comforted her a few words, and Yi Niang asked, "Why don't you see Ye Luxi?"
"I left him on the grassland."
"Why?"
"Cunning Rabbit Three Caves." Yang Xuan's eyes were deep.
Among the most outstanding people in the world, he has Huang Chunhui's cunningness, Liao Jin's ruthlessness and decisiveness, He Lianchun's forbearance, and Liu Qing's calmness...
He continued to improve under the influence of this group of people.
His eyes have gone beyond the original plan and gradually started to make plans.
This was a transformation from tactics to strategy. He didn't know it, but his temperament made Yi Niang happy.
"Lang Jun looks more and more calm."
The boy who was in the second grade of middle school when he left Yuanzhou stepped into the world of chess and lost a piece.
It's the end of the year, and Liu Qing has another worry.
Pay tribute.
"What is our specialty in Chenzhou? Fur! If you take some furs to Chang'an, the people in the palace will laugh to death." Lu Qiang also had a headache.
"Also, who is going to Chang'an this year?"
Everyone couldn't help but look at Yang Xuan.
This is biological.
We are all free range.
"Ahem!" Liu Qing coughed dryly, "I'm going to go this year."
Yang Xuan winked.
An Ning is not young now, it’s time to plan her marriage.
Liu Qing didn't seem to notice, "Look at the specialties that I donated... just fur. Rather than being embarrassed, I want to save some money."
He coughed dryly and said, "I'm getting old."
Lu Qiang remembered that Liu Qing said this morning that he practiced swordplay for half an hour in the morning, how could he become old?
"As I get older, I worry about something happening on the way. Let me take a look... Yang Xuan, Yang Sima will follow me. It will be a hard journey."
Everyone looked up to the sky.
Including Lu Qiang.
…
"There are many people from southern Xinjiang going to Chang'an this year. By the way, Your Majesty, that Shi Zhongtang sent a gift last time and hinted that he also wants to visit Chang'an."
Zhao Dongping poured himself a cup of tea without anyone else, and said with a smile: "This person is very ambitious, but it is not easy to take advantage of people without ambition.
He wants to go to Chang'an. I think he just wants to broaden his horizons. It would be better if he could get to know a few noble people.
But he didn’t want to think about it. With that general’s status, who among the nobles in Chang’an could think highly of him? It’s because the king was kind and gave him a chance.”
These words made Shi Zhongtang analyze Shi Zhongtang's thoughts as if he were witnessing it himself. The King of Yue nodded, quite satisfied with this think-tank.
"It's not a bad thing that he wants to go. Seeing the prosperity of Chang'an, he will have desire. Only in this way will he be devoted to me."
"Then...just let him go?"
"It's not easy for Zhang Huan to take action on this matter." The King of Yue pondered.
Zhang Dongping smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Guogong has returned from northern Xinjiang after being defeated. He has always wanted to ask your Majesty to help him stay at the abbot's side. In this case, you can ask him to help plan Shi Zhongtang's trip to Chang'an."
The King of Yue nodded, and calmly pushed the tea cup to the middle of the table, "Thank you, sir."
"The king is so complimentary."
Zhang Dongping resigned and closed the study door.
The King of Yue picked up a scroll and held it under his eyebrows.
"Zhang Huan is a veteran general. Zhang Chumao has been rising to the top by virtue of his status as Yang's son-in-law. He has some abilities, but he is not a general who can lead a party. If Zhang Huan goes... who will go?"
The eyebrows were raised slightly, "Zhang Chumao has no great talent, and he rules the southern border... He can't handle the blame of such a feudal official!"
"But if it were someone else, I would have to make new plans."
"Time flies, I can wait, but there are many things in Chang'an that I cannot wait for."
The book rose slowly, covering his entire face.
"What's more important is, if Zhang Chumao comes to power, will this Southern Xinjiang belong to a family of four surnames, or... mine?"
…
One day later, the King of Yue and Zhang Chumao mentioned the matter casually.
This matter is difficult for others, but it is a trivial matter for Deputy Envoy Jiedu.
Shi Zhongtang came to the residence of the King of Yue happily. After a cordial conversation, Shi Zhongtang knelt down, hugged the King of Yue's calf and shed tears of gratitude.
"Chang'an is prosperous, you have gone to live a good life, if you cause trouble, I allow you to mention my name." The King of Yue smiled and rubbed his feet uncomfortably for a few times, but in exchange for some snot and saliva, his throat suddenly went up and down. surge.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shi Zhongtang knelt down and kowtowed, and the ground shook. With a bruise on his forehead, he raised his head happily, ignoring the snot on his face, and said:
"This official will only be driven by your Majesty in this life!"
"Go!" The King of Yue nodded. After he left, he stood up and said, "Change your clothes."
The King of Yue therefore took a bath.
Shi Zhongtang happily left the Yue King's camp and returned home.
"Chun Yu!"
Ashina Chunyu came out, "Why are you so happy?"
Shi Zhongtang grinned, "I can go to Chang'an!"
Ashina Chunyu said happily: "Maybe you can take me there?"
"certainly."
"Who helped?"
"King of Yue."
"He's pretty good to you."
"The noble man treats you well, but he is doing business. When have you ever seen a noble man lose money in business?"
"Then what does he want from you?"
"He wants me to help him steal the emperor's throne."
"What about you?"
"If he wants to use me, I will naturally use him. Let's see who laughs last."