(The third update is asking for monthly tickets, subscriptions, and rewards. The monthly ticket list is about to drop to seventh place. This is the rhythm of Ah Cao’s update.)
At the warm invitation of the Khitan people, the Sui army stayed in the tribe for six days.
There can be no more, and this is true for both the Sui army and the Khitan people.
The Khitan nobles told Li Bi bluntly that they wanted to keep the guests until spring, but the food in the tribe did not allow them to do so. If the guests went northwest to the powerful Aklan tribe, they should
You'll get a more satisfying treat.
And Li Bi didn't want to stay here longer, because his subordinates were hooking up with Khitan women. If this continues, some of them might be happy to stay here with the Khitan people and wait for the arrival of spring.
What made her particularly angry were two things. One was that a woman actually got into Li Po's tent at night. If she hadn't gone to discuss things with Li Po.
Maybe, that kid will get along well with others.
This kind of anger has no reason, but is so strong. She, who comes from a wealthy family, cannot fail to understand that it stems from a woman's jealousy.
Just because she understood this, it made her feel even more embarrassed and annoyed.
Li Po, who did not enjoy the beauty, but was poured cold water on Li Bi, his moral bottom line was instantly raised a lot, making a very serious statement.
He was not a womanizer, and he did not dare to be interested in the dark-colored Khitan women, so Li Bi's anger was somewhat extinguished.
Of course, this guy has always been duplicitous, and the reason he talks about is always superficial. What he thinks in his heart is that he will suffer a lot along the way.
His current age and physical condition do not allow him to indulge. He must step up his efforts to conserve his energy to resist the cold and hard work on the journey ahead.
Once he fell ill, he didn't think he would be any better than those guys before. Maybe his life would be lost.
Therefore, it is better not to do anything about this matter. In fact, his self-control is much stronger than Li Bi thought.
If this incident made Li Bi quite annoyed, then another incident made her furious.
Territorial Ligu, the capital of the Khitan people, wanted to marry her.
This is not surprising. The Khitan people like strong women. It would be better if her status was more noble.
Li Bi obviously fits this profile, and his strength far exceeds the expectations of the Khitan people.
When the Khitan leader revealed his intention, one can imagine the response he received.
The Khitan leader felt insulted and his attitude suddenly became cold. In fact, what he didn't expect was that Li Bi, who suppressed his anger and went back, gave Li Po a military order to bring people immediately to slaughter this tribe.
Li Po suppressed his laughter, and it took a lot of effort from the boss to calm down this woman who was about to go crazy again.
This is not Goguryeo, and there is no need to be as knowledgeable as the Khitans. How many more lives will be added if we kill them all the way? There is no need at all.
So, on the sixth day, the Sui army left the tribe and walked into the cold wind of the grassland.
…………………………………………
In November of the eighth year of Daye, in the northwest of Hebei, among the snow-covered mountains, a team meandered out.
They were marching very slowly, and the team was very long. The people and horses were breathing white air as they trudged forward in the snow.
If someone saw them at this time, if they did not see the weapons in their hands, they would definitely think that they were from the grassland tribes, and no one would be able to recognize their identities as Sui soldiers.
Because they were all wrapped in thick leather robes, and their faces were covered tightly with cloth towels or leather, they looked like barbarians outside the Great Wall.
"Ahead is Feihukou, I can only take you so far."
The stalwart Xibu guide spoke a rather strange Chinese language and pointed forward.
Li Po looked at the familiar landform at Heifengkou not far away. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. He finally made it here. More than a year later, it really felt like he was in another world.
He hugged the guide and said, "Thank you very much."
Then he took his hands around and took out a dagger. After weighing it, he put it back into his arms. This thing belonged to that woman Li Bi. Maybe he would be in trouble again if he asked about it.
So he took off his waist knife a little distressed, handed it forward, and said: "We are friends, no need to talk nonsense, this knife is a reward. In the future, you can bring this knife to Mayi to find me, Li Po. No matter what I do, I will do it for my friends."
The guide happily took this nice gift, took it out and looked at it, and then beat his chest hard, "Friend, no matter where you go, it's not far away. I will definitely come to see you."
Guide Xi Bu led the two tribesmen away, and the team also stopped outside Heifengkou.
Several brigade commanders were quickly summoned together.
"There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever. When you get here, go east to the ancient times. Go west to the Lingqiu Road and you will be under the rule of Yanmen. They are all in the Sui Dynasty. Do you want to go back to Mayi with us or go on your own? Is there somewhere to go?”
Not to mention the brigade commanders of the Sui Army in Mayi, these words were entirely meant for the ears of a few other people.
Without much thought, Chen Yuan, a native of Hebei Province, beat his chest and said, "I'll go with the general."
The other two, also generals, were doing brigade commander's business all the way. The two just looked at each other for a moment, and immediately beat their chests together and said: "If the general does not give up, I am willing to follow the general. For General's service."
Yes, no one wants to go back.
If there are wives, children, and children at home, they cannot go back. They do not have Li Bi's vision. They only know that it is not easy to return after a big defeat and survive by chance.
If they go back to their respective counties and let people know that they are still alive, the consequences will be extremely unpredictable.
How unjust it would be if he didn't die in Liaodong and was beheaded when he returned home.
Li Bi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, we will share the joys and sorrows along the way, and I will not disappoint you when we return to Mayi."
"Go down with the order and camp on the spot. Tomorrow we will enter Feihukou and go home."
More than 1,500 people found a place leeward and settled down.
What Li Po didn't expect was that the few brigade commanders didn't leave, but the people around him were leaving.
That night, Cheng Zhijie brought Luo San and a dozen Shandong people to Li Po. He was a little embarrassed to speak, but he had to speak, and said to Li Po, "Join the army, we want to go home and have a look. Do you think it’s okay to go back to Mayi?”
Damn it, Ma Yi, Li Po understood immediately.
This man may be really homesick, or his experience after joining the army has made him very dissatisfied, or perhaps, being by his side all the time is too far from his original ambitions, and he cannot accept it.
Anyway, no matter what the reason is, this person wants to leave.
He looked at Cheng Dabeard and then at the dozen or so people. This was what he disliked most about Cheng Zhijie. He always formed cliques and said nice things. That was called making friends, and it also meant that this person had something unique to him.
personality charm.
But if you say it doesn't sound good, it's called forming a clique for personal gain. Otherwise, why would you have so many people around you?
Li Po curled his lips secretly. In this cold weather, there were actually people messing around with him.
Cheng Zhijie and Cheng Zhijie were never friends.
But looking at Luo Shixin, Li Po felt a little regretful and couldn't help but ask, "San'er, do you want to go back too?"
Luo Shixin nodded his big head, a little reluctant, but still said, "I also want to go back to see my brother and sister. After a while, I will come back to meet my brother."
Li Po nodded slightly, but shook his head in his heart. If you go back to Shandong, even if you want to come back, it will probably be difficult.
Patting Luo San's shoulder casually, Li Po turned to Cheng Zhijie and said: "Well, everyone has his own ambitions, and there is no need to be strong. Since you want to go back, then let's go. But in this snowy sky, you are just seeking death by leaving like this.
, go and get some food to take with you, and then I’ll follow you... each person has a horse..."
"You don't have to think about military orders and documents. The general doesn't have them. How to go back to Shandong, you can only make up your own mind. Let's live and die and get together and part ways. I can only wish you all a safe journey.
"
Cheng Zhijie was surprised and happy. He clasped his fists gratefully and beat his chest. "Old Cheng will remember the kindness of joining the army in his heart and will definitely repay you in the future."
What Li Po thought was absolutely correct. He was indeed a little homesick, but he really didn't like staying with Li Po. These people from Mayi, plus Li Bi and Li Po, all made him
A convinced person.
As for what kind of people he admires, he is probably confused at the moment. When he gets older and has experienced more things, he will understand that Cheng Zhijie is just a follower of others.
If he cannot take the lead himself, then the people who follow him must have high official positions and great influence. That will be his backer, Cheng Zhijie.
The so-called loyalty and loyalty have never really been in his heart.
A group of people rode away, but because of Li Po's generosity, three Shandong people stayed. Later they would be very happy that this was a wise decision.
Because Cheng Zhijie took people back to his hometown, gathered people to protect themselves, and started the business of the Mountain King. Not long after, the bodies of the Shandong rebels were killed by Zhang Xutuo. The murderous name was written in Shandong. Cheng Zhijie was scared away.
He defected to the Wagang Army.
Luo Shixin was a little better. He returned to Shandong and saw that thousands of miles of pagodas were rampant with bandits. He directly joined the Shandong ambassador Zhang Xutuo and became the executioner to suppress the peasant uprising.
When two private salt dealers met again, they could only fight with swords and guns.
Not a single celebrity was left behind. Liu Wuzhou was nowhere to be seen when he was under Liaodong City. Li Po, a time traveler, was such a failure.