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Chapter 887
Only on the 28th of the first lunar month, the order to send Li Zengbo to attack Xingqing Mansion came out of Chang'an City.

It can be seen from this that this battle was not a hasty decision. Li Xia and Li Zengbo obviously planned it for a long time, and they were just waiting for a definite judgment on the general situation.

This big situation refers to the battle between Brother Ali Buk and Kublai Khan for the position of Khan.

If it is more than [-] miles from Chang'an to the Yili River Basin, Li Xia is far away from Brother Ali.

Kublai Khan was even further away. It was more than [-] miles from Kaiping to Harahelin, and another [-] miles from Harahelin to Yili River.

This is indeed a war that spans thousands of miles. It can only be said that no amount of distance can stop the horseshoes of the Mongols.

Li Xia, his officials and the army could not go.

Han people always have the fetters of their hometown, and they can't make their homes all over the world.

But if you put aside this kind of local feeling, Li Xia has actually occupied the Hexi Corridor. Counting from Yumen Pass, it is only more than two thousand miles away from Ali Mali.

From Yumenguan to Alimari is a little closer than from Yumenguan to Chang'an.

The general guarding Yumen Pass is called Ma Ge, the general of Guiyi Camp.If Ma Ge wanted to contact Ahulu and Brother Ali, it would be faster than contacting Li Xia.

This is where the weirdness lies. Outside the Yumen Pass is the territory of the Chagatai Khanate, where Brother Aribu fought against Aluhu.It can be understood that the decisive battle between Brother Ali and Kublai Khan is at Li Xia's doorstep.

On the other hand, it feels out of reach.After all, the entire territory of the Song Dynasty is not so far from south to north, and from east to west.

Thousands of miles away, full of barren land, there is no supply along the way, and it is difficult for the forces to extend there.

Therefore, Chang'an officials said that "we can't control the affairs of the Western Regions", and believed that the battle for the Mongolian Khan position was beyond Chang'an's reach.

The simplest reason is that it is impossible for Li Xia to send soldiers and horses to the Western Regions, because he has no such strength at all.

In short, the last bit of money and food was used for Li Zengbo to attack Xingqing Mansion, and Chang'an officials were relieved.

……

"Your Majesty personally trains the selection battalion just for fun, and he has no intention of personally recruiting."

"Yeah, it's time to take a break. Since I became an official in Hanzhong, I have seen the king fight on the battlefield every year. It's time to slow down. The so-called son of a thousand gold can't sit still..."

The official who spoke was named Yang Qixin, who was ranked No. [-] in the fourth year of Xingchang in the Song Dynasty, and was on the same list as Wen Yunsun and Lu Xiufu.

Yang Qixin was one of the first batch of officials to go to Hanzhong. He used to study in Renfu, but now he is transferred to Chang'an to be in charge of cultural and educational affairs. He has little power but high status and prestige.

His wife had a niece who married Lin Zi, and he was 64 years old. When Li Xia became king, he couldn't run, so he had to stay and bring his family to Chang'an.

Old Tanhua's essays are excellent, and he is also proficient in history. A while ago, Li Xia asked him to write a few memorials, and today he finished them. In the evening, he came to see the King of Qin, but he heard that the King of Qin was not there.

Yang Qixin thought of the recent rumors in Chang'an's official circles, so he rushed to the Lianfang Division on his old legs, and asked Li Zhaocheng to take him to the selection camp to meet the King of Qin.

Said that he had something to report, but Li Zhaocheng was worried that he wanted to persuade him, so he said a few words of relief.

"Yes, Lao Tanhua, don't worry, these hundred soldiers must have been trained as generals, and will be dispatched to lead troops in the army."

"It's better not to conquest yourself." Yang Qixin walked tremblingly, sighed: "If you talk about it, Xingqing Mansion really shouldn't be attacked, and it's not for my homeland of the Song Dynasty, what good is it? What a benefit!"

Li Zhaocheng didn't know about military affairs, so he didn't want to say much, he just helped Yang Qixin get off the sedan chair, and walked to the camp of the frontier camp.

It is said that only 1000 people were stationed in the camp that can accommodate 100 people, and it is on the edge of the Qujiang River.The Qujiang River has become barren and turned into a moat, and there is a wooden wall on the opposite side, so I can't see what it looks like inside.

The two of them hadn't come close, suddenly...

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a sharp arrow came from nowhere and was impaled in front of Yang Qixin's feet.

"The military camp, go away!"

Li Zhaocheng quickly asked: "I am Li Zhaocheng, the envoy of Lianfang..."

"Whoosh!"

Another arrow nailed at Li Zhaocheng's feet.

"Whoever you are?! Go away!"

Li Zhaocheng was helpless, he supported Yang Qixin and wanted to retreat.

Unexpectedly, Yang Qixin took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it up high and shouted: "I have important state affairs and ask to see King Qin!"

Although he is old, at least he has been to Dasan Pass and experienced a battlefield, so he cannot be intimidated by one or two arrows.

The camp was quiet for a while, it seemed that the guard went to ask Shangguan.

After a long time, there was a creaking sound, and a suspension bridge crashed on the ditch.

Yang Qixin stepped onto the floating bridge without hesitation.

He always had an old face, obviously he didn't like this draft camp...

Standing at the gate of the village were two guards with stern faces, and the huge camp was empty.

Li Zhaocheng supported Yang Qixin to continue walking, and finally heard shouts ahead.

If it was in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was actually in the outline of the city, and it was called Furong Pool.Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty liked to have a banquet here for his officials, and Jinshi and Di in the Tang Dynasty would also come here to drink in Qujiang.

Now it has long been deserted, the channels are dry, and there is little running water.Even there are some Chiyong trenches left, which are also full of mud...

"quick!"

After walking for a while, the two looked around and saw men running through the mud in the deserted Hibiscus Pond with heavy wooden stakes on their shoulders.

It was the beginning of February, the weather had not yet warmed up, and Guanzhong was still cold, but these men were still shirtless.The dirty yellow muddy water splashed with their movements and splashed on them, but it couldn't cover their brawny muscles.

Li Zhaocheng and Yang Qixin couldn't help being a little shocked.

One of them is frail and the other is old, as if they could fall to the ground just by being yelled at by these men.

Although these men had only been trained in the forward selection camp for less than a month, they were selected layer by layer from the elite of the army, and they were all the most brave and skilled fighters in the army.

The yellow water splashed everywhere, and when they got closer and closer to the shore, their eyes were looking at this side, full of murderous aura.

Li Zhaocheng's hand was still on Yang Qixin's arm, and he clearly felt that Lao Tanhua's body froze.

He was also very flustered.

Because it can be seen that these soldiers definitely have many lives under their hands, he feels that it is not appropriate for Li Xia to get along with these people every day.

As soon as we met, this sense of danger made people shudder.

"Boom."

A large pile was smashed to the ground.

The two men who climbed up the bank first did not stop, they went straight to a sack on the bank, and carried it to meet their companions who were still running in the pool.

With a "crack", the sack was cut open.

In an instant, Li Zhaocheng was shocked, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

He pulled Yang Qixin to retreat, but his legs were so weak that he couldn't draw any strength.

"Hs...hs..."

I don't know how many snakes swam out of the torn sack.

At the beginning, they were entangled like a ball of hemp rope, and then quickly spread out, wriggling their slippery bodies, and swimming in all directions...

Immediately, a snake swam towards Li Zhaocheng.

Li Zhaocheng's scalp was numb, and his face was pale with fright.He was very afraid that Yang Qixin would be scared to death here.

He opened his mouth to shout, but the sense of fear was stuck in his throat.

"puff."

A soldier from the Selection Battalion rushed forward, and the dagger in his hand stabbed the snake neatly.

"Huh." Li Zhaocheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he saw the other party cut open the snake's belly neatly, and swallowed the bloody snake gall without hesitation.

"..."

After a long time, Li Zhaocheng opened his eyes and helped Yang Qixin back a long way.

At this time, more and more people climbed out of the yellow water and put down the giant tree. From the beginning to the end, no one paid attention to him and Yang Qixin. They only cared about catching snakes all over the ground, and then peeled the snakes and swallowed their guts...

From time to time, blood mixed with yellow water dripped to the ground, but no one spoke, and the scene was chilly, like the coldness of snake blood, and like a person in the cold spring of February.

"What a pain." Li Zhaocheng finally spoke.

The voice didn't seem to come from his throat.

Although he is good at cooking delicious food, he is afraid of snakes.

It took Yang Qixin a while to speak.

"Where is the king...the king...the king?"

Only then did Li Zhaocheng remember to look for Li Xia.

He turned his head, looked around, and then saw a figure in the crowd who looked like Li Xia.

The man was dripping with mud and water, and he couldn't see his face clearly. He was picking up a snake from the ground, peeling off the snake's body and swallowing the snake's gall.

Li Zhaocheng then thought that this person should not be Li Xia.

His younger brother only drank boiled water, how could he eat raw meat here?
The next moment, he saw the person who had just swallowed the gallbladder of the snake drop the dead snake and walked towards them.

When we were far away, I felt that this man was taller than other men, and his aura was more dangerous.But when he got closer and wiped the mud off his face, his handsome face really appeared...

"Elder Yang has something urgent to say?"

(End of this chapter)