stubborn thief

Chapter 267 Chain Bridge

The wind horse flag is hunting, and the vultures are circling in the cloud and mist of the valley.

Lao Qijia dragged his tired body, raised his head on his knees, and looked towards the top of the mountain.

Not far from the top of the mountain, his reddened cheeks were turned livid by the cold wind, he exhaled heavily, wrapped tightly in the shaved tiger skin, tightly clutched a boulder with hands like old bark, and started climbing again.

The bottles and cans on his body rattled, and knives and axes collided non-stop.

Little Qijia was so tired that his eyes were staring straight, his head was covered with a sheepskin hat and it was hot and dry, white smoke rose from the sweat when he took off the hat, and he shivered when he saw the slightest wind, so he quickly put on his hat again and followed the master. Walk.

Finally, one old and one young climbed to the top of the mountain, and Lao Qijia put the boulder he picked up today on the top of the mountain, and knelt down in the ice and snow that never melted all year round to worship.

Xiao Qijia stood behind him leaning on a six-foot hunting spear, staring blankly at his master praying.

It means shit.

Just like the custom of the Han people, humble names are easy to support, and parents hope that their children will not die young.

Lao Qijia was born in the territory of Gongjue 40 years ago. When he was young, he became a monk in Jambalin Temple in Qamdo. Because the Khenpo who shaved him was named Jiang Bai, he was also called Jiang Bai.

Life in the monastery was poor, and among the endless chores that could not be done every day, Monk Jiang Bai was most envious of those rich kids who had endless tsampa.

Later, when the war came, in order to support Rinbungba in fighting against Zangba, [-] monks from Jambalin Monastery took up weapons and marched towards the snow area together with the Mongolian reinforcements.

The chaos in Uzbekistan also began at that time. Two dibas, two sects, and two Mongolian reinforcements were killed in the plateau and deep valley. All nobles, monks, civilians, and slaves were involved in the war. There is no way out of the quagmire.

The 20 Years War looks like a person's whole life.

He went back to vulgar life during the war, married a wife and had children and lived a hard life. When there was a war, his family ate more, and when there was no war, he tightened his belt and ate less.

The older son grew up and went to the battlefield for a mouthful of tsampa and died on the battlefield. The younger son reached the other side immediately after birth and was put in a bag and hung on a tree. His wife died of dystocia because of this, and his body disappeared with the river without a trace.

The daughter was snatched somewhere by the passing army. Even if she is still alive, it is better to be separated from Yin and Yang.

Monk Jiang Bai became the hero of Chieftain Gongjue because of the war.

It's just that this tiger skin, which symbolizes a hero, is insignificant compared with what he lost in the war.

But the war did not end because of this. When the Gelug Sect's army was defeated by Zangba, King Baili of Kham started another war.

Lao Qijia polished his ax and spear in the dark night. He was full of anger and fearlessness. The war could no longer take away any of his relatives. He thought that the war would definitely take away his body and send his soul to the other shore to reunite with his family.

But he still underestimated the cruelty of war.

This time he lost his hometown and became Bai Li's man.

King Baili is magnanimous, and he gives generous treatment to the warriors who have resisted him but put down their weapons, so that they can support their families.

Lao Qijia had endless tsampa, endless clothes and endless butter, but there was no one in the world who could share these things with him.

Even donating to the monastery or repaying the old master has become a luxury.

The Khenpo who shaved him was very lonely, and the master who gave him the tiger skin died a miserable death.

Lao Qijia is still growing in age, and his power is continuously draining from this body, which makes him feel scared and anxious. At this moment, he finds that he cannot calmly accept reaching the other shore.

He didn't know what was the meaning of his life other than learning to kill a group of people with his own skills.

So he found Xiao Qijia, an orphan from the war with the same name and similar experience as him.

"Father, didn't you say that the war will not end?"

After the old Qijia got up, the young Qijia asked: "Why do you still ask the Buddha to stop the war every day?"

"I never pray for the war to stop, I only pray for a longer peace next time."

Lao Qijia realized early on that the war will never stop, the war will not always be fought, and it will not always not be fought.

And Xiao Qijia, who was born in the war, has never seen peace since he can remember.

The two inspected the mountain and made sure that the valley on the other side of the Gaiqu River was normal and smoke was still rising. Then they walked the difficult mountain road and returned to the simple tent on the mountainside.

They are the sentries of the Bai Li army on the top of the mountain. Since the two armies faced off at Gaiqu, there are people like them at every mountain pass, who wave the flag when something happens, and people go up the mountain to deliver food every few days.

As early as they moved from the rear to the front, they heard that a Daiben army crossed Gaiqu and was wiped out near Danba Manor.

King Baili was very unhappy, and lost his temper in Malcolm, reprimanding the nobles for not being able to do anything well.

Then all generations of the army were ordered not to enter the army, to stick to the line of defense, and drag the war into the first snow.

But in recent days, Lao Qijia who was stationed on the high mountain didn't know what happened. The military mobilization in the rear became more frequent, and people who went up the mountain to deliver food came more frequently.

As if Daimoto couldn't trust them, he sent people up the mountain every day to ask if there was any smoke from the kitchen on the opposite side.

Lao Qijia asked many times, and finally got a response from the soldiers at the foot of the mountain today. They said that the news from the rear said that the Han army marched northeast, crossed Maqu and entered the territory of Lin Cong, and was marching southeast along the Jinsha River. Directly attack Baili's hinterland.

The front-line generals didn't know whether they should return to aid. The twelve agents who deployed troops on the front line originally wanted to discuss whether to return to aid or stay behind, but after the seven agents planned to return to aid, the remaining five agents wanted to avoid being caught. To encircle and annihilate, the only option is to retreat.

Until this time, Lao Qijia, who had been stationed on the mountain for a month, knew that the smoke he saw during this period was caused by the free slaves in Danba Territory, and the Han and Mongolian troops had already left here.

His agent was originally a general who was determined to stay behind, but he had to withdraw at this moment.

Because the Mongolian army gathered in Qamdo, and because the leader said that Taiji believed in the Yellow Sect and reached an agreement with the monks in Jambalin Temple to ensure the safety of the monks, the Mongolian army occupied Qamdo where the two rivers meet without bloodshed, directly threatening the Baili army's left rear grain road.

On the other side, Liu Chengzong encountered an expected problem, the Jinsha River.

The Baili army occupied various mountain passes, with tight defense and familiarity with the road conditions, which made it difficult for the Lions to maneuver frontally. If they wanted to advance from the flanks, they had only one choice, to enter the Lin Cong territory on the east bank of the Jinsha River, which had not participated in the war.

The internal name of Lin Cong's territory is Lin Guo, and the founder is King Gesar. This territory was once the most powerful chieftain in Kham during the Song Dynasty.

In the Yuan Dynasty, he became a chieftain. In the early Ming Dynasty, he paid the seal letter bestowed by the Yuan court to Xu Yunde, a member of Shaanxi Province, and belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

The ancestor of Chieftain Dege was a military general of the Lincong family. Because his daughter was born beautiful, she married the king. The dowry required was the land plowed in a day. As a result, the clever Dege family led the ox and ran wildly, and the plow tip was scratched in a day. Sixty miles of land.

There is today's Dege chieftain.

Liu Chengzong leaned on a waist knife and stood on a high mountain peak, looking at the Jinsha River with a hostile expression. There was a chain bridge across the wide river.

There are many iron chain bridges on the Jinsha River, most of which were built by Tang Dong Jiabo, the teacher of Monk Wang and the founder of Gengqing Temple.

Because it was difficult for the common people to cross the river, and many people were killed by the rushing water, the monk Tangdong Jiabo, who had neither power nor wealth, went around to collect donations from the nobles. He used the money to build [-] wooden bridges and [-] chain bridges in Kham throughout his life. Like a saint.

But at this moment, the owner of the bridge is embarrassing Monk Wang.

On the other side of the chain bridge is the army assembled by Chieftain Lin Cong, checkpoints and the fortress guarding the bridge entrance.

Liu Chengzong was fighting between the two rivers and had no other choice but to cross the Jinsha River. Therefore, as early as he had decided on a strategy, he sent people to contact Chieftain Lin Cong to seek an excuse.

This King Lin Cong, when Liu Chengzong led his army to the south, sent the leader of his subordinates to pay him tribute.

Therefore, in Liu Chengzong's mind, it is more difficult for Lin Cong to send troops to fight against Bai Li for him, but it should not be a big problem to make excuses.

The two sides negotiated quite happily, and chieftain Lin Cong asked Liu Chengzong to give him the official seal of his territory, so he could borrow it.

Even during the march of Liu Chengzong's army, Monk Wang was sent to visit King Lin Cong with gifts.

Unexpectedly, when Dai Daozi's advance Tang Qi arrived at the river bank, the opposite bank changed his mind.

King Lin Cong assembled his army there, and transported a mountain of wood and stone, planning to build a fortress.

Now that the army has arrived, they are all blocked by a river, and they all stop near the noble manor in the valley on the south bank. The nobles here are the leaders of Gama, and they are much more sensible than King Lin Cong on the other bank.

Liu Chengzong stood on the high mountain and looked at the opposite bank. King Lin Cong also stood on the opposite mountain, looking at the Lion Army across the Jinsha River.

The reason for his change of mind is very simple, so simple that it is a bit funny: Liu Chengzong is no longer the Liu Chengzong he knew.

At first, King Lin Cong didn't know what Liu Chengzong was doing. During his journey to the south, his soldiers and horses were strong, so he sent the leader to pay tribute in order to ensure that there was nothing wrong with him.

Later, Liu Chengzong went to the city in Nangqian and captured Nangsuoqian Mo Palace. He felt that this man was too domineering, but the army was indeed domineering.

Later, the confrontation between Danba and Su Mang was a little far away from King Lin Cong's territory. He was busy scolding the Dege family, so he didn't pay attention.

When the news of Liu Chengzong came again, he wanted to ask him for an excuse. He thought that Liu Chengzong would go home after the battle, so he happily agreed to excuse him.

Until this time, the Liu Chengzong in King Lin Cong's mind was still the Liu Chengzong he thought of.

But it was different later. He sent people across the Jinsha River to inquire about the course of the war, but got an unexpected answer.

Liu Chengzong didn't fight much with King Baili's army. He was only busy confiscating noble lands in the Gama territory, and he also called on all slaves to join his army so that he could get land rewards.

King Lin Cong was dumbfounded.

He has no personal grievances with Liu Chengzong, and even from the bottom of his heart, no matter in terms of military strength, culture, or technology, he hopes to get Liu Chengzong's help, because he can't suppress the local leaders represented by the Dege family.

But Liu Chengzong confiscated the land of the nobles and called on the slaves to join the army, which is different.

This is digging the roots of the nobility!
Even at this time, chieftain Lin Cong still has no intention of going to war with Liu Chengzong, but only hopes that with this help, Liu Chengzong can get Liu Chengzong's promise that Lin Cong will never change.

It wasn't until Liu Chengzong asked Monk Wang to bring gifts to visit that chieftain Lin Cong finally couldn't bear it.

Liu Chengzong has actually connected with the monk of the Dege family!

On the one hand, the furious King Lin Cong mobilized nobles in the territory and sent troops to block the Chain Bridge. On the other hand, he sent someone to contact Dunyue Duoji of Malkang, hoping that Bai Li's army could wipe out Liu Chengzong by the Jinsha River.

He was more worried about the ambitious Dege family than anything else. The loyal head family of his ancestors no longer paid him tribute. A very scary armed force.

Of course, that armed force is nothing compared to Liu Chengzong's army, but Liu Chengzong is on the other side of the Jinsha River, and the Dege family is on the same land as him.

Everything is a sensitive and fragile inner drama of King Lin Cong.

Liu Chengzong was puzzled by his behavior, but in fact, if it weren't for King Lin Cong's strange behavior, it is very likely that Bai Lijun would not have known about his transfer at all.

Before leaving Danba, Liu Chengzong asked Basang's slave army to cook every day at the front line of the confrontation... This is due to his habit. In his opinion, even if the transfer is for the purpose of pulling, it is necessary to deliberately arrange some See through the suspicious tactics.

Delay for one or two days, three or five days, and wait for the enemy to find out before they will take the bait.

However, Dunyue Dorji Yindanbei's entire army was wiped out on behalf of his army, and he issued an order not to advance an inch to the front line, so that there was no idea of ​​​​advancing at all the mountain passes on the [-]-mile defense line.

Naturally, no one went through Gaiqu to explore his reality.

People just looked at the smoke from the kitchen and saw that Master Basang almost ate up all the food that Liu Chengzong had left for him, and the expected enemy still did not make a big breakthrough from the front.

On the mountain.

Cao Yao shook his head and said: "You can't use cannons. If you raise the muzzle high, you may hit the enemy on the other side, but the river is [-] paces wide, and the lion cannon can't hit it accurately at this distance. What if a bridge breaks?" ?”

Liu Chengzong pondered for a moment and said: "If you find a way to send troops to the other side, how many people do you think it will take to take the bridge?"

Cao Yao looked at the four or five hundred defenders on the other side, frowned and said: "180 people forced the crossing, and at least one boat sent the firearms over and climbed to that mountain."

He pointed to a hilltop on the opposite bank and said, "That place is just right for them to attack their fortress, and no one can come out."

Liu Chengzong nodded, and ordered the guards: "Let Dai Daozi go north along the coast to find a boat. There are many hidden reefs in this river. If you find a boat, you don't need to go by water, but drag it from the shore. Monk Wang... Forget it, let Gama come."

Liu Chengzong originally wanted Monk Wang to go there again, but he felt that King Lin Cong was very annoyed by Monk Wang who was from the Dege territory, so he simply asked Gama to send someone to the other side to issue an ultimatum to King Lin Cong: "I will give him the last If there is an opportunity, let the army retreat ten miles and let the bridge pass, otherwise he'd better not let it pass for the rest of his life."

The people sent by Gama quickly passed the message from the bridge, and after a while they ran back like a gust of wind, and told Gama with a terrified expression, and then informed Liu Chengzong through Monk Wang.

"Commander, they said they have told Dunyue Dorji that King Baili's army will block us here soon."

Ga Ma spoke very eagerly, and Monk Wang translated very anxiously.

Liu Chengzong's expression was very exciting. He looked at Cao Yao and Wang Wenxiu, all three of them opened their mouths and smiled: "There is no need to cross the river, what's the good thing?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)