A ball of anger ignited in Ashinara's chest. The Tuqishi in front of him was too much!
You can insult me, but you cannot insult my nation!
As a Turk and a descendant of the divine wolf, how could he bend his knees to a Tuqi Shi bastard?
"What, you don't agree? If you don't agree, get away from me. I don't have time to chat with you, sir!"
The Tuqi Shi Shepherd looked at Ashinaraji teasingly, waved his riding whip and whipped it towards his face.
"Get out of the way!" Hearing a loud shout from behind, Ashina Luozha was pushed to the ground before he could react to what happened. The whip swung by the sudden cavalry shepherd was struck by a whip.
The cold black knife cuts all the pieces!
"You, who are you!" Master Shi Mu looked at the half-cut whip in his hand, and looked at the person in front of him in shock. This man was wearing a moon-white blouse, but he didn't have any trace of cannibalism.
characteristics.
What's more, the weird black knife he held in his hand was by no means the standard of the Great Scimitar, but more like a Tang Dao!
Is he a Tang Dynasty?
Li Kuo's face was as calm as water, and he said calmly in Turkic language: "Immortal God, this is my friend. Why did he offend you?"
Although the young man's tone was very gentle, Master Tuqi Shi was still swayed by his strong aura. However, he could not show any weakness, and he straightened his chest and said: "I was attracted to these Tang slaves first.
, but this guy insists on snatching it away, how can there be such a reason in the world!"
Although his words were very strong, there was a tremor in his tone, which certainly would not make Li Kuo have the slightest intention of retreating.
"So, it's such a small thing?" Li Kuo smiled and said: "My brother did something wrong in this matter, but you also did something wrong. How about this, let's have a try.
Fan, if I win, these Tang slaves will be mine. If you win, I will never mention this matter again!"
"This..." Tuqi Shi MuZhu drummed in his heart. Judging from the move just now, this person is very skilled and must not be a simple merchant. But if he is not a merchant, who will he be?
Woolen cloth?
A swordsman? A guardian of a wealthy family? Or a bodyguard of a relative?
With his skills, if they really fought, he would have no chance of winning. But if he just breathed a sigh of relief, he would be unwilling to do so.
"Why do you decide the rules? Everything has a first-come, first-served basis. Since I came first, I should take these slaves away!"
The Tuqi Shi Shepherd finally caught the omission in the young man's words, raised his head and said: "If you really sincerely beg me, I will add three hundred silver coins to each of you, so that I won't embarrass you!"
Li Kuo narrowed his eyes and carefully compared the pros and cons of his actions. If it were to be taken by force, the dozen or so personal followers of the Tuqi Shiren would certainly be no match for his hundreds of soldiers. But if there was a conflict, he would
His identity will be exposed. Although the checkpoint in front has been removed, who knows whether the big man-eater will suddenly jump out from a corner in front?
"Okay, I promise you!"
Li Kuo extended his right hand to the Tuqi Shi MuZhu and smiled slightly.
The most important thing right now is to take these Tang people away from here. As for a few coins, don't worry about it.
"Uh... you, do you really want to pay more?" Tuqi Shi Shepherd smacked his lips in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer. He originally thought that the young man would not waste so much money on just a few slaves.
, who knew that this boy really didn’t feel sorry for Yinzi at all.
"Of course, I will buy it all for one thousand three hundred yuan per person." Li Kuo spread his hands calmly and nodded.
"Deal!" Tu Qi MuZhu raised his eyebrows, raised his arm and slapped Li Kuo's hand hard.
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"Brother Kuo'er, are they really from the Tang Dynasty?" Zhang Yanji couldn't believe his eyes. The slaves in front of him had sallow faces and withered hair. How could they look like the heroic people of the Tang Dynasty?
Even if it is because they have not had enough to eat for a long time, the eyes in their eyes should not be so dull and frightened. They are different from the remnants of Hekou. Those people grew up in Tubo and have no idea what the Tang Dynasty in the east is like.
Naturally, they will not have the sense of pride to sacrifice themselves for others. But they are craftsmen transferred from Guanlong to Anxi. Even if they live in dust for a while, are they willing to be slaves for the rest of their lives?
"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Kuo glanced at Zhang Yanji and said, "They are just craftsmen who make a living by their crafts. Who have the right to decide their own destiny?"
"I really don't know why you bought some useless losers. Do you expect them to forge private weapons for you?" Mr. Zhang Xiaolang pinched the horse's belly and cursed in a low voice.
The most indispensable thing for the Tang army in Anxi was weapons and armor. Because of the vast territory and sparse population, almost every Anxi soldier was equipped with two horizontal knives and a spear. Even officers above the rank of captain were equipped with horses that were eight feet long.
lance.
Therefore, the Shule Army does not have to worry about the shortage of weapons. As long as Brother Kuo is willing, joining the army can even ask for the treatment of one man and two guns!
"Look at your little potential, these are our fellow villagers. They have no value, so can Kuo'er abandon them? Now that we have seen them, we must do our best to save them from danger. Is it possible that you are the only one in the Tang Dynasty like this?
Can your young master enjoy the warm sunshine of Chang'an?"
Wang Xiaochun sympathized with these compatriots who were living in the dust. The similar situation reminded him of the scene when he was oppressed in his childhood. These young men from aristocratic families did not care at all about the difficulties of the lower class people, and they had nothing in their hearts.
It's about the word benefit.
"Hey, who have I provoked again!" Zhang Yanji snorted angrily and waved his riding crop in vain.
People like Wang Xiaochun really have nothing to talk about!
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"Are you an old blacksmith from the Shule Army in Anxi?" After setting up camp next to a river bend, Li Kuo broke off a straw stalk and fiddled with it.
"Yes, sir, I..." An old man in his fifties rubbed his hands repeatedly to calm down his nervous thoughts. The young man in front of him was the benefactor who saved him from fire and water. He
I originally thought that this person bought me back to build some rare weapons and things, which was a good result. Who knew that when he asked me for the first time, he actually used Tang Yan.
But why is he wearing a Dashi jumper? And why is he coming from the west?
Looking at the caravan carefully, the old man became more and more puzzled. Although the goods purchased by this caravan were all normal, it gave people a strange feeling. As for what was strange and why, he couldn't explain it.
.
Maybe it's the eyes of those people? Their eyes are not at all cunning and shrewd like those of businessmen, but they reveal a bright hope and a strong self-confidence. Looking at their figures, they are all powerful and powerful, with no trace of them.
He didn't mean to be sluggish. He had only seen this kind of spirit in the Shule Tang Army in his life...
Are they the Tang Army? The old man shuddered as soon as he had this idea.
How is it possible? Now that the river has been controlled by Dashi for a long time, how could they come back from the west safely if they were the Tang army? How could they pretend to be a caravan if they were the Tang army?
"It doesn't matter. If you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it. I won't force you." Li Kuo had already woven the long straw into a grasshopper and handed it to the old man.
"This counts as my meeting gift to you."
The young man's smile is so harmonious, it seems to be able to melt all the hard and cold things in the world.
"Ah!" The old man didn't know what Li Kuo meant by this move. He was slightly stunned, and then he trembled and brought the grasshopper over.
"Actually, I have only been a military craftsman for three years!" The old man put the grasshopper away and put it in his pocket and said, "Later, the Anxi Tang Army was lost in the river, and many of my companions and I were kidnapped.
here."
The old man hesitated for a moment, but still told Li Kuo the truth. He could see that this young man was really trying to help him, and he had no reason to be wary of him anymore.
Although Li Kuo wanted to know many specific processes of the accident that year, out of respect for the old man, the young man did not ask further questions.
"Are all those military craftsmen still in the river now?" Li Kuo lowered his voice and asked a rather gloomy question.
Although he knew that after more than twenty years, it was impossible for all those craftsmen to survive, he still gave it a try with a glimmer of hope.
"Most of them, most of them, were bought by nearby city lords to work as craftsmen. They ended up pretty good, I guess. Some of them were sold to Dashi in the west and even to the Fulu Kingdom." The old man paused and said with a wry smile: "
The rest are useless old bones like us, no one wants them, they can only be sold as slaves. If we don't meet, if we meet an adult..."
"Don't call me sir again. I am Li Kuo, the new commander-in-chief of the Shule Army. I welcome you home." Li Kuo said leisurely with one finger in front of his lips.
"Ah!" The old man was shocked. The person in front of him turned out to be the new commander-in-chief of the Shule Army? But he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. When in the Tang Dynasty did anyone become a fourth-rank general at the age of seventeen or eighteen?
Junior.
"General...General, I, we have already lost our military status. If we enter the military camp again, I'm afraid..." Although the old man said it very euphemistically, Li Kuo couldn't understand the underlying meaning.
They don’t want to join the military prison anymore! They are already disappointed with life!
Where did this disappointment come from? Were they disappointed with the Tang Army in Anxi or with His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?