Pihanjin

The night is dark and windy, withered grass and wild sand. Xie Changgeng personally led an elite cavalry of 100 people overnight, set off from Xiutu, crossed the border, followed the traces left by the horses heading north, and chased them all the way in the direction of the Beiren Wangting.

In the middle of the second night, after completing the mission in Mahe Valley, the three hundred Northern cavalrymen who were still on their way home stopped for the night after arriving at Hemeng.

They did not expect that two days ago, the Hexi people who had been faked by them appeared in front of them like a ghost descending from the sky.

Those who were awakened by the screams of their companions still couldn't believe it when they first saw the figure of the Hexi cavalry.

Their king, in order to seize the land further south, moved the royal court several times.

Every time they moved south, they were a little closer to Hexi, and while their ambitions were expanding, it also marked that their horse race had a further deterrent power over the court that temporarily controlled Hexi.

Tonight, the place under their feet is not far from their royal court.

And just a hundred miles away, there is also a riding camp of 10,000 people.

That's where they were sent.

In recent years, horses and cavalry in Hexi have emerged. They had not been able to take advantage of them in the previous fights several times, and even the usual harassment had become difficult.

But they couldn't believe that Xie Changgeng, the Jiedu envoy of Hexi, would take such a huge risk and personally lead a light cavalry of a mere hundred people to pursue and go deep into this place tonight.

It is too late to wake up.

Under the starry sky, next to Xunmeng, this peaceful and sweet water pool turned into a blood pool of slaughter.

Mahe Taniguchi, the fierce wind hunting, Liu An led the soldiers, and the confrontation with the native soldiers of Taniguchi has been two days and one night.

After the accident, in a short period of time, the natives gathered troops and filled the valley. The old leader's son, Bai Long, was furious. How could he believe the explanation? He burned the birthday gift that Xie Changgeng sent a few days ago, ordered a battle to the death, attacked Jiedu's envoy's palace, killed Xie Changgeng, and avenged his father and his partner who died in the attack. .

Liu An was very nervous.

The order he received was not to fight, but to use all means to defend Taniguchi, temporarily stop the native soldiers in Taniguchi, and wait for the return of Jiedushi and his party. They must not be allowed to rush out to kill Guzang.

Not powerless to suppress. But once the situation gets out of control, it is not a matter of how many people die, but the whole Hexi. From then on, the peace that was previously maintained by the Jiedushi will likely be destroyed and will cease to exist.

Just last night, he transferred a large army and used the formation technique several times to suppress the native soldiers who were trying to break through the containment. Although the goal was achieved, in the face of the flint and arrows flying from the opposite side, although the soldiers were protected by shields, many were injured.

At dawn, Taniguchi fell the first snow of the year.

The weather was already very cold, but Liu An was sweating hot, and under his shirt, his clothes were tightly pressed against his back.

He got the news that Taniguchi was in a commotion again. This time, Bai Long personally led the native soldiers and rushed out with the help of Fire Stone and Liu Ya.

Liu An quickly stepped onto the stage, looked at the black ant-like native soldiers in Taniguchi, and shouted at the opposite: "Bai Long! The old leader's 60th birthday, Jiedushi even sent congratulatory gifts, how could he send someone to attack You guys! Think about it, and you'll know what's going on! It's all done by the northerners, intending to provoke the Hexi turmoil!"

The other side ignored it. Bai Long rushed to the crown in anger, and when he gave an order, I saw Taniguchi once again flint like locusts, arrows were sent out, and fire was blazing in the snow.

Liu An knew that the old leader was in a coma. Among the natives, Bai Long was the most important at the moment. He was already hostile to Xie Changgeng. When he was in Jiaocheng, there was a conflict. , hurriedly ordered, and ordered the soldiers to form an array again and resist them with all their strength.

Just when it was about to be triggered, a shout came from behind: "Jiedu is here—"

Liu An turned his head sharply and saw a group of light cavalry galloping in the distance. He knew that Xie Changgeng, who had personally pursued the murderer the night before, had returned. Overjoyed, he got off the stage and ran to meet him.

Xie Changgeng rode in the lead and came on horseback. Under the kneeling greetings of the soldiers on both sides, he galloped through the camp to Taniguchi, and shouted loudly, "Look clearly, are these the murderers who attacked you the night before!"

Behind him, several riders followed and threw a dozen heads that had been cut off and hung on both sides of the saddle.

On the other side of Taniguchi, the flint and the bow and arrow stopped slowly.

Bai Long stared at the dozen or so **** heads on the ground, raised his eyes, saw Xie Changgeng grab a sack from the horse's back, raised his arms, and threw it towards him, landing in front of his feet with a "pop".

The mouth of the bag opened, and a pile of blood-stained human ears spilled out.

"Bai Long! You were attacked the night before. I personally led people into the Northland, next to Yu Mengmeng, and caught up with this group of Beiren cavalry disguised as my subordinates, a total of 300 people!"

Bai Long was surprised, and his eyes glanced at the distorted heads on the ground again.

That night, a group of people dressed as soldiers from Hexi came here, claiming to have received urgent military information about Beiren's actions, and they wanted to be detrimental to Mahe Valley. They were ordered by Jiedu to come to see the old leader overnight, discuss important matters, and say Jiedu The ambassador will arrive later, and the old leader must meet.

After thinking about it, his father finally agreed. It was also out of gratitude for Xie Changgeng's previous courtesy and came out to greet him in person. Unexpectedly, after showing up, the other party suddenly changed his face and started killing.

The incident happened suddenly and unprepared, the people nearby suffered heavy casualties, and his father was also poisoned by arrows. After the opponent succeeded, he quickly fled away.

Bai Long raised his eyes and looked at Xie Changgeng on the horse, his anger still lingering.

"You have repeatedly forced relocation, and you have many tricks! How do I know that this is not your design and deception? This is our ancestral land, and we have lived for generations. How can you handle it? My father's birthday, you pretended to send congratulations, seeing that you failed to achieve your goal. , isn't it holding a grudge and killing my father? Now that I don't recognize it, I've pushed everything away, when we are so easy to deceive?"

"Do you think that if you kill my father, I will submit to you? Even if my body is shattered, I will avenge my father and the dead clan!"

The natives and soldiers responded, shouting loudly, and the sound shook Taniguchi.

Xie Changgeng ordered to bring people up again. The entourage pushed on two Beiren cavalrymen who were still wearing Hexi soldiers' clothes.

Xie Changgeng said: "Their accomplices confessed. These two are proficient in Chinese. That night, they pretended to be my name and sent a message to you! You can't remember the face at night, but you can always distinguish the voice?"

Beiren was kicked and knelt on the ground, facing Sensen's knife edge, closed his eyes, and said nothing.

Xie Changgeng's expression was gloomy, and he brushed his hands towards his subordinates. Several people stepped forward, held down one of the northerners, pulled out the dagger, cut off the ear with one knife, and then gouged out the eye and nose.

The knife fell from his hand, and the man's face was covered in blood in the blink of an eye.

The two originally made up their minds not to speak, the big deal was death, and serve the royal court. Never expected to be treated like this.

The remaining man's face was pale, and when he saw the executioner let go of his fainted companion, held a dagger, and walked towards him, he dared not stand up and confessed loudly.

Bai Long and the people present the night before immediately recognized the voice, and there was an uproar.

Bai Long rushed in angrily and drew his sword to stab people to death.

Xie Changgeng got off his horse and said, "The royal court of the north has been moving south again and again, intending to infiltrate Hexi, with clear ambitions. A few months ago, the new king took the throne and claimed to be 500,000 iron cavalry. , to keep the place where generations have lived?"

Bai Long clenched the blood knife in his hand, stared at Xie Changgeng and said, "My father is at stake! If it wasn't for your repeated entanglement before, he would not have been unguarded and was mutilated by others! Even if you didn't do this, you and Beiren would not have done it. The same, be uneasy and kind! We men, everyone can be a soldier! If that day comes, instead of trusting you, it is better to rely on us and fight with them!"

After he finished speaking, he ordered Taniguchi's native soldiers to retreat and turned away by himself.

Liu An and the others were furious and went up to say: "Sir, this Bai Long doesn't know what's wrong! He simply captured him and forced them to give up their place!"

Xie Changgeng looked at Bai Long's leaving back without saying a word.

That night, he returned to Guzang.

In the city for the past two days, there has been news that northerners have entered the city to murder and set fire, and the natives will also riot to attack the city, and people are panicking. Today, the government posted a bulletin to clear up the rumors, and the people saw Jiedushi himself riding back to the city with their own eyes, and their emotions finally calmed down.

In the past few days, the news has also reached the Jiedu envoy's mansion. Xie's mother was terrified and worried about her son's safety. Today, she learned that the news was not true, and her son returned. She also asked the servants to report her safety. Let go. I waited in the room for a while, but I didn't see my son coming to see me. I couldn't hold back. I told Amao to support me and go to the front. I saw my son's handsome face with deep sunken eye sockets. He was ready to eat, and told him to go eat first.

Xie Changgeng said that he had already eaten outside, and he had something to do, so he asked his mother to go back to her room and rest.

Xie mother had no choice but to turn back.

After Xie's mother left, Xie Changgeng sat alone in the government office and continued to sit for a long time, when Liu Guan came and asked him what he thought about the recent events.

Liu Guan said: "Although it is feasible to remove the natives by force, it is the last resort and has to be done. Although Bai Long is young and arrogant, he thinks too much of himself, and has a deep prejudice against adults. But the old leader has seen it. It's a pity that the old leader was murdered and was in a coma. The danger is at stake. Since Lord Weng is there, why don't you ask Lord Weng to try it? If you can save someone's life and survive this disaster, the situation will be big in the future Are not the same."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiedushi on the seat.

The candle on the desk jumped, his eyes were heavy, and he didn't say a word.

Guan Liu waited for a while, and finally heard him say: "Just follow your suggestion and give it a try. I'm busy and can't get away. You go to the racecourse for me to find her."

Liu Guan immediately got up from his seat.

"It's urgent, I'll leave right now."

Xie Changgeng nodded slightly.

Liu Guan said his goodbyes and walked out to the door, when he heard a voice behind him: "Wait!"

Liu Guan stopped and turned his head to look over.

Under his eye sockets, two shadows were cast by the firelight, and there was a gloomy look on his face.

"If she says she wants to see me first, bring her here immediately without delay."

He concentrated for a moment and commanded.