Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 15
The sky was bright, and Yinniang hadn't returned for a long time.

Han Ping'an couldn't help but feel a little worried. He didn't even have the mood to drink the rice porridge that Su Dasushi made specially for the Turkic warriors, so he just lay on the blanket and stared blankly at the blue sky.

I lived too hard and tired in my previous life, and I was so overwhelmed by the burdens of life that I could say that I was completely living for others.

Since I have the opportunity to live again, and I am lucky enough to be born in a family of officials, I naturally have to make up for my regrets and enjoy my own life to the fullest.

It is said to be enjoyable, but the requirements are not high.

It is nothing more than being able to wake up naturally every day, eating the food you like, wearing the clothes you like, and being able to go where you want to go.You don't have to bend over for five buckets of rice anymore, and you don't have to worry about those meaningless things.

In fact, this has been the case for the past ten years.But since the afternoon before yesterday, all this has become a thing of the past.

Whether you like it or not, you have to face and accept the harsh reality that the good times are over.

From now on, you can't just know how to eat, drink and have fun, let alone coax yourself and treat yourself as a carefree child.

Isn't it just playing spy wars, lurking, wind, changing face, above the cliff and [-] episodes of Conan are not for nothing, who is afraid of whom...

But in this ghost world, especially in this ghost place, no one under his command can do anything, and he can't even save his life.

Han Pingan didn't want to be as passive as he is now when things happen, so he sat up suddenly and looked at Su Dasushi who was eating naan.

"What's wrong, is there something on my face?"

"No."

"Then what are you staring at me for?"

"Su Da, the pasture your father Khan gave you is not lush with water and grass, and it can't support many people and animals. You are not treated well by your father Khan and your brothers. There is no future in the snow department. Come hang out with me, and I'll take you to eat something delicious and drink something spicy."

Su Dasu was stunned, put down the naan bread and said with a smile: "Okay, but you have to think clearly, although my tribe is small, there are more than 400 people."

Han Pingan asked: "Are you worried that I won't be able to support you?"

"That's more than 400 mouths. If you count horses, cattle and sheep, it will be even more."

"Think of a way and you will be able to support yourself. I guarantee that as long as you are willing to follow me, your life will only be better than it is now, and it will never be worse than it is now!"

Han Pingan still stared at him closely, his eyes full of expectation.

Su Dasushi thought he was joking, looked back at his subordinates who were laughing and playing in the distance, and said with a wry smile: "They are all my mother's tribe, if I don't care about them, no one cares about them. If it's not for worrying that they won't survive Go on, when you left with your father, I went with you to eat delicious and spicy food."

This small tribe originally did not belong to the Snow Department, but was later conquered by the Snow Department.

Adult men, including his grandfather, were killed one by one. Although the women and children escaped, they all became slaves of the Snow Department.

Until one day, his father Khan got drunk and slept with his mother, and gave birth to him. With the help of his mother, the life of the clansmen became a little easier.

Later, he grew into a sturdy warrior, and even defeated his second brother in a martial arts competition. According to the practice of the snow department, he had to "separate the family".

Therefore, his father Khan gave him all these clansmen who were slaves, and let him set up his own family in the high and cold land beyond the Congling Ridge.

But he still belonged to the Snow Ministry, and every year he had to pay tribute to cattle and sheep. If his father Khan wanted to fight, he would bring warriors with him.

It can be said that this is a small tribe that is young, has no sense of belonging to the Xuebu, and even has blood feuds.

More than 100 warriors who grew up on horseback can be of great use. As long as they are equipped with excellent armor and weapons, and a little training, their combat power will never be under the Sogdian personal guard of General Anda .

The more Han Pingan thought about it, the more excited he became, and he said very seriously, "I'm not joking."

Su Da Sushi has been to Chang'an, and has seen the world. He is very envious of the prosperity of Chang'an, and has long wanted to change his way of life.

In fact, more than once, he thought about leading the tribe to leave that uninhabited alpine place and come to Datang to join Han Ping'an's supervising father.Anyway, there are many Turkic people attached to Datang, and there is no shame in attaching to Datang.

It's just that although Yele Town is large, there are not many pastures that can be grazed and land that can be cultivated, and either it has been occupied by the Yele people or the frontier army is stationed in the fields. There is no place for their small tribe.

What's more, Han Ping'an's father is only the supervisor of the army, not the general of Yele Town, so he can't take charge of such a big matter.

He didn't expect that Han Ping'an would take the initiative to bring it up today, and he said it so seriously, he couldn't help but turn around and ask: "Gu Sili, mad brother is going to take us to eat delicious and spicy food, do you want to?"

The Turkic warrior who was feeding the horse by the stream was stunned, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Okay, where are we going?"

"By the way, where are you going?" Su Dasushi also asked with a smile.

Han Pingan was stopped by the question, and scratched his head in embarrassment: "I haven't thought about where to go, I just want to know if you are willing."

"Isn't this nonsense, Gu Sili is willing, I can not!"

"That `s a deal?"

"It's settled, what a big deal!"

The brothers who played together since childhood, know and trust each other very well.

The major event involving where a small tribe will go is decided like a child's play in a few words.

Han Pingan was not overjoyed, because this seemed to be a matter of course, and began to rack his brains to think about how to help Su Da and the others find a place to live.

Su Dasushi was secretly happy, thinking that finally someone was willing to help carry this heavy burden.You don't have to worry about how you will live this winter anymore, and you don't have to worry about other tribes coming to burn, kill and loot.

At this time, a warrior shouted that someone was coming.

The two raised their heads at the same time, only to see that the warrior standing on the top of the slope not far away was waving the flag.

"Go and see who it is."

"it is good."

Han Pingan stood up, walked over and climbed on the horse led by the Turkic warriors, and together with Su Dasushi came to the Taniguchi, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, a Turkic warrior led a Taoist-like figure to appear in front of him.

The Taoist priest was in his fifties, sloppy, and wobbly on the back of an old horse, as if a gust of wind could blow him off.

He was also leading a donkey in his hand, and two dirty and bulging hemp bags were tied to the back of the donkey, and the sacks were covered with patches.

"Walk slowly, Dian's butt hurts, I can't stand it at this age, my old bones are about to fall apart..."

The old Taoist grumbled in Turkic as he walked, unaware that he had reached his destination.

Han Pingan was very kind, and couldn't help laughing and asked, "Fake Daoist, why don't you just stay in the city and set up a business, what are you doing here?"

Only then did the old Taoist notice that Han Ping'an was waiting at Taniguchi, and said happily, "Sanlang, you are really here!"

"Why are you here?"

"I didn't want to come here. It's so far away from Yele City. What should I do if I encounter horse thieves on the road?"

The old Taoist muttered something, carefully climbed off his horse, pointed to the Turkic warrior who led him, and explained: "It was Mr. Chen who asked me to go to Shuiquanfeng overnight to find this Turkic man named Huoba. He said that he would be able to Looking for you, I didn't expect him to bring me here, and I didn't expect you to be here."

Han Pingan got off his horse, supported him and asked, "What did Yichang Chen ask you to come to me, where is Yinniang?"

"Yichang Chen asked me to deliver a letter to you. Yinniang went to Baisha City. Your father was there to quell the chaos, and there were not many people under him. Chen Yichang was worried that your father would have no one to serve him, so he asked Yinniang to follow him. You Yiren, who delivered the letter to your father, has gone together."

"So my dad is okay?"

"When you ask this, it sounds like you are hoping something will happen to your father."

"No, I just want to know how my father is doing now."

"Your father encountered some troubles, but he is doing well now, and he has made great contributions to countering the rebellion."

"What's going on?"

"I drove in the middle of the night, and my mouth is dry. Is there any water?"

"There is no water, only grapes."

"Grape wine is better, let me have a few sips first."

Although Han Ping'an was very anxious, he had no choice but to ask Su Da Sushi to hand him the wine bag.

The old Taoist took a few sips of the wine bag, and then he said with lingering fear: "Yele's tribe is rebellious. Cao Du, the third son of King Yele, is so bold that he led more than 100 soldiers three or four times away from Langya Peak. Here, intercept and kill your father who was going to celebrate King Yele's birthday.

As it turned out, your father had already received the news, and gave them a trick.In advance, let the night watchmen pretend to be the horsemen and camels who help to deliver the gifts, and let the Youyi people quietly gather, quietly follow behind the camel caravan delivering the gifts, cooperating inside and outside, killing Cao Du by surprise. "

It was really predicted by Yichang Chen, those people really came for the old man.

Han Pingan settled down and asked, "What happened next?"

The old Taoist looked at Su Dasushi and the others, and continued: "Cao Duman found something wrong and wanted to run, but he was captured alive by You Yiren before he could run far. Your father was worried about changes in Baisha City, so he didn't dare to wait for General An Assemble the army, and immediately lead more than 100 night watchmen and Youyi people to Baisha City, kill the rebels, capture Cao Wulan alive, and take over the city defense."

"Do General An and General Li know?"

"I know, your father sent someone to Tuncheng to report."

The old Taoist paused, and added: "Besides, once something happened to your father, the smoke of the wolf burned all the way from Langyafeng to Yele. General An saw that there were three puffs of smoke rising from the wolf, and immediately ordered Captain Bai to lead his 100 Many relatives went to investigate, and General Li also ordered Marshal Qian to lead more than 30 soldiers on duty in the military city to help."

Yele town said that there were more than [-] soldiers, but in fact, it was a bit like the production and construction corps in the previous life. It was usually busy farming, and there were very few soldiers that could be dispatched urgently.

Han Pingan thought for a while, and asked again: "The army didn't move?"

"It's moving, but people are either working in the fields, or they are joining in the fun of the barbarians and running to the competition. It takes time to gather. It was not until the sun was about to set and the drums were almost broken that more than 2000 soldiers were called up. General An was worried about your father's loss, so he had to lead the 2000-odd soldiers to Baisha City first, and General Li led the 2000-odd soldiers who were called later to sit in Juncheng, Tuncheng and Yele City."

"Where is the letter that Yichang Chen entrusted you to deliver to me?"

"King Yele's rebellion was almost like the sky falling. The city was like an enemy, and the city gate was closed when it saw the smoke of wolves. The young and strong were called to defend the city wall, and the guards were called to close the houses on Zhengqing Street to check suspicious people. Taking advantage of the fire and looting followed the rebellion. Cui Mingfu drank too much in the Huoshen Temple again, and Yichang Chen was so busy, how could he have the time to write you a letter."

"Then what letter did he ask you to send me?"

"A message."

"What message, hurry up and say it."

(End of this chapter)