At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 512 Northern Mountain Hunting (Third Change)

Beishan is located in the county seat of Beiping County and north of Xinchang County. It belongs to the branch of the Yanshan Mountains and is close to the Great Wall in the north. It is about the current Tangshan Qianxi County and borders Zunhua County in the west. However, Zunhua County in the Sui Dynasty It is not called Zunhua, but belongs to the jurisdiction of Yuyang County in Yuyang County.

In other words, the Beishan where Gao Bufan asked Luo Yi to hunt was located in the north border of Yuyang County and Xinchang County. However, strictly speaking, Beishan was located in Xinchang County, so it is no wonder that Luo Yi would be confident.

Let's say that after Luo Yi received Gao Bufan's invitation, he first found an excuse to delay the time, and then sent a large number of scouts to scout the movements of Gao Bufan's troops. When the 10,000 newly recruited people were in the city of Yang County and they were far away in Zhuo County, Luo Yi felt relieved, so he sent someone to inform Gao Bufan that he would be waiting for him in Beishan on the third day of the winter month.

On the third day of the first month of winter, the weather was fine, the sky was blue, and the clouds were long. Unfortunately, the weather was too cold, and the north wind was still strong. Otherwise, it would be a good day for hunting.

In the sky above Beishan, a white falcon and a gray goose circled and glides under the blue sky and white clouds, in a very comfortable state.

Luo Yi was dressed all over, riding a Turkic short-footed horse, with two pots of feathered arrows on his right waist, and a waist knife on his left waist, with a cold light in his triangular eyes from time to time.

Luo Yi brought a total of [-] soldiers to the appointment today, and they were all elite cavalry. In addition, Xue Wanjun, a fierce general under his command, led [-] soldiers and horses to ambush somewhere on the east side of Beishan Mountain, ready to come out at any time to deal with emergencies. Xue Wanche led the main force to stay in Xinchang County, guarding against Yuchi Jingde's attack.

Therefore, Luo Yi is full of confidence now, not afraid of you Gao Changqing coming, but afraid of you Gao Changqing not coming.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and it was almost noon, but Gao Changqing hadn't appeared yet, Luo Yi couldn't help frowning, and counselor Lu Qi also said impatiently: "This Mr. Gao's score is too big. It's already noon, but I haven't shown up yet, so it can't be that I missed my appointment."

Another counselor named Fang Feng sneered, "It's not surprising that Gao Changqing missed the appointment, but he didn't have the guts to keep the appointment."

Speaking of which, Fang Feng and Lu Qi are both counselors under Luo Yi's tent. Since Wen Yanbo, the chief counselor, was hidden by the snow, the two of them have become more and more important to Luo Yi. Talking bad things about Wen Yanbo in Luo Yi's ear made Luo Yi doubt Wen Yanbo even more, but he didn't know that Fang Feng and Lu Qi combined were not as good as Wen Yanbo.

Luo Yi had been in contact with Gao Bufan before, so naturally he didn't believe that he was timid. He looked up at the two black spots hovering in the sky, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Hey, that one seems to be a goose. In this winter, shouldn't the goose go to the south?" Lu Qi asked strangely while setting up an awning to look at the sky.

"Brother Lu was wrong, this is not a wild goose, it should be an eagle." Fang Feng retorted, obviously this guy's eyesight is not very good.

"Eagle doesn't fly like this, it's definitely a goose!"

"It's definitely not a wild goose. It's winter now, where are the wild goose?"

Lu Qi and Fang Feng actually started arguing, Luo Yi was waiting to be restless, and was about to scold them, when there was a rush of hoofbeats, and he saw a fast horse galloping from the west.

Luo Yi recognized at a glance that it was the scout he had released, and couldn't help but cheer up.In the blink of an eye, the scout rushed to the front, got off his horse and reported loudly: "Report to the general, the man is coming, and he is five miles away."

"How many troops did Gao Changqing bring?" Lu Qi asked hastily.

"Ten riders." The scout said with certainty.

Lu Qi and Fang Feng looked at each other, a little unbelievable, and emphasized: "There are really only ten cavalry, and there are no hidden ambushes behind?"

The scout repeated with certainty: "It is true that there are only ten riders. We have set up dark posts at every intersection. As soon as we enter our Xinchang County boundary, our people will keep an eye on them. It is true that the other party only came with ten riders. There is nothing wrong with that." of."

Lu Qi and Fang Feng were silent for a while, the latter was still a little hot, just now he mocked Gao Bufan for not having the guts to come, but he came to the appointment with only ten horses.

Luo Yi was surprised and delighted, but at the same time suspicious, Gao Bufan came to the appointment with only ten riders, did he really think that he dared not touch him, or was Gao Bufan bold and overconfident?

For horse riders, it takes less than 10 minutes for the five-mile road to arrive, so Luo Yi soon saw a team of horses galloping. As expected, there were only ten riders. There is a young man in strong attire, with sword eyebrows and handsome eyes, full of heroic vigor, he is Gao Bufan who is staying behind in Zhuojun County!

A cold light flashed in Luo Yi's eyes, and Da Ma went up to meet him, bowing his hands and saluting: "The general guard of Beiping County, Luo Yi, see Mr. Gao!"

Gao Bufan said enthusiastically: "General Luo doesn't need to be too polite, after a long time, General Luo still looks as good as before, congratulations!"

Luo Yi's mood at this moment is undoubtedly complicated. Thinking back to the first time we met outside the customs, Gao Bufan was just a boy selling horses, trying to go to Khitan to buy horse breeds. At that time, he wanted to recruit him under his command, but the result was only a short time. In a few years, this kid has climbed onto his head, and at the age of eighteen or nineteen, he is in the third rank, and he is a proper official of the frontier, which is simply shocking.

"It turns out that Mr. Gao still remembers Xiaguan, Xiaguan is really flattered." Luo Yi forced a smile and said.

Gao Bufan smiled slightly, looked at the three hundred cavalry behind Luo Yi, and said calmly, "General Luo has been here for a long time?"

"It didn't take long." Luo Yi's face was a little feverish. Gao Bufan only brought ten riders to the appointment, but he brought three hundred riders, which was thirty times more than others, and Gao Bufan was dressed in casual clothes, while He is wearing armor and fully armed, as if he is facing a big enemy. In such a comparison, the judgment will be judged.

It's as if everyone has made an appointment to go swimming at the beach together, and everyone else wears swimsuits and slippers, but you wear a formal suit and leather shoes. Do you think it's embarrassing?

At this time, Wu Daqing, who had been following behind Gao Bufan, grinned and said, "General Luo, is this hunting or fighting?"

Well, Wu Daqing has the highest martial arts skills among the young generals under Gao Bufan, so this time he accompanied Gao Bufan to the appointment.

Luo Yi's face froze slightly, but Lu Qi was a little quick-witted, and immediately turned his respect and said: "Beishan is very big, and it's winter now, and the prey is relatively rare, so the general brought more people to help drive the prey away, so Mr. Tall It's easier to shoot with the General."

Luo Yi glanced at Lu Qi approvingly, and his face returned to normal. Gao Bufan said with a smile: "General Luo is still thoughtful. If I had known, I would have brought more manpower."

Luo Yi laughed and said: "It doesn't matter whoever takes it, it's getting late, why don't we start hunting, or it will be dark."

"It's only noon now, don't worry, you need to fill your stomach before you have the strength to shoot, right?" Gao Bufan waved his hand, and ten soldiers even spread out a mat on the spot, then opened the food box, took out the food and placed it On top, for Gao Bufan to enjoy.

Luo Yi and the others couldn't help being dumbfounded. Is this person here to hunt or have a picnic?But I have to say that the food that Gao Bufan brought was extremely rich, including wine, meat, and pastries. I don’t know what method was used to preserve it, and it was still steaming. Even Lu Qi and Fang Feng saw it. All of them twitched their index fingers, and the cavalrymen under Luo Yi kept swallowing their saliva.

Gao Bufan sat on the ground, waved to Luo Yi and said, "General Luo, why don't you sit down and have a drink or two with me?"

Luo Yi hesitated for a while, but he still didn't dare to eat Gao Bufan's food, obviously afraid of poison, he said with a smile: "Master Gao, you are being polite, and the lower officials have brought their own dry food, Mr. Gao, please help yourself."

Hearing the words, Gao Bufan didn't force himself, so he poured himself a drink, the oily roasted goose leg and the fragrant braised pork were delicious.

When Lu Qi and Fang Feng saw this, their stomachs growled in disbelief, Luo Yi frowned secretly, and ordered everyone to take out dry food for lunch, but the hard cold noodle cake was really hard to swallow.

Luo Yi gnawed on the bread, a pair of triangular eyes looked at Gao Bufan and the others who were eating and drinking from time to time, and a crazy idea rose and fell in his heart.

"At this time, if I suddenly ordered to charge up, Gao Changqing, no matter how good his martial arts is, he must be able to escape death, right?" Luo Yi pondered in his heart, and the triangular eyes couldn't help revealing a cold killing intent.

At this moment, Gao Bufan actually looked over, Luo Yi's heart trembled slightly, and he quickly suppressed his killing intent.Gao Bufan acted nonchalantly, as if he didn't notice anything, he raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "General Luo really doesn't want a drink?"

Luo Yi smiled and said: "No need, Mr. Gao, please enjoy it slowly."

Gao Bufan continued to eat unhurriedly, glanced at the sky casually, and found that the white eagle was still there, but the gray goose had left, so he stood up, patted his stomach and said: "We are full, let's start hunting!"

With a flash in his eyes, Luo Yi also stood up and got on his horse, shouting: "Captain Zhao, you are in charge of leading people to drive out the prey in the mountains for Mr. Gao to shoot."

But Gao Bufan waved his hands and said: "Shooting like this is undoubtedly killing pigs in a slaughterhouse, what's the point, no need!" After saying that, he clipped his horse's belly and galloped out, Wu Daqing and other personal soldiers also rode their horses to catch up.

Lu Qi and Fang Feng approached Luo Yi, and said in a low voice: "I heard that Gao Changqing's son is very skilled in martial arts, general, be careful, don't get too close, and don't leave alone."

Luo Yi nodded and said indifferently: "I will have my own calculations!"

After finishing speaking, he led fifty riders to follow from a distance, and said with a sneer in his heart: "Gao Changqing, Gao Changqing, if you don't go to heaven, there is no way to hell, I don't care what medicine you sell in your gourd. Shan, I will take the initiative to get rid of you first, and see what other tricks you can play. Then I will find another beast, throw the body forward, bite it to pieces, and then declare to the outside world that the left-behind adult accidentally died In the mouth of the beast, there is an explanation to the court, and as for Yuchi Jingde, without Gao Changqing's support, what troubles can there be?"

　Three changes completed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)