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The river that Huli and the others walked along was called the Lujiao River. This was originally the name of the river by the local Mao people, but it is still used now. Antlers.There are 800 garrisons in the entire fort, and they are usually responsible for patrolling the surrounding coast and maintaining the port. In addition, there are seven other forts like it on Ezo Island. There are only 800 garrisons, but now the barbarians in the grassland are under the control of Li Yin, so these [-] people are enough.

In front of the gate of the Antler Fort, Sochel and Father Doer stood there respectfully. Behind them were dozens of tribal leaders who came to Ezo together with them. Some time ago they pressed King Qi's order passed down from generation to generation by Hu Li told them all to meet up at the Antler Fort, as if there was something important to order them" ".

Originally, Socher and the others wanted to rush over immediately after receiving the order, but their tribes are all nomadic, and each tribe has no fixed settlement, so it is indeed a bit difficult to want them all to come here in a short time. It was difficult, so Huli had been here for four or five days before Sochel and the others found all the leaders.It was precisely because of this that Huli went out to hunt boredly, but just missed the time when Sochel and the others arrived.

Socher and the others heard that Huli was going hunting, and they probably would be back soon, so they took all the leaders to the gate of the Antler Castle to greet them, but they had been waiting for nearly an hour, but they still didn't see him. To the shadow of Tiger Force.But even so, none of these leaders showed such an impatient expression.

The reason for this is that they dare not, after all, they are still under Li Yin's control.If the tribe wants to survive, it needs Li Yin's support.Secondly, they followed Su Dingfang to attack the country of Wa.Everyone has seen Hu Li's supernatural power on the battlefield, for this kind of fierce general.The prairie people admire them from the bottom of their hearts, and now they feel that it is only natural to wait for the first class.Capital Datang 471

When the sun was setting, Socher and the others finally saw Hu Li who had returned from hunting, but it was Hu Qiang behind him and the two brown bears on the bodyguard that attracted their attention even more. A huge fist mark, and Hu Li's clothes were torn and his back was injured.In other words, the bear was probably killed by Huli.

Thinking of this, Sochel and the leaders were all taken aback. They already knew that General Tiger was extremely brave, but they didn't expect that he could fight a bear with his bare hands?This made them even more in awe of Huli, and they all stepped forward to salute Huli.

Hu Li didn't care about these formalities, but he was also very happy to see Sochel and the others. He waved his hand and made them stand up and said, "It's a coincidence that you are here. I happened to kill two bears, and we will be here at night. Set up a fire in this open space, and talk about things while roasting bear meat!"

The chiefs like Sochel are also prairie men, and Hu Li's words are just right for them.Therefore, it was loudly applauded all the time.And Hu Li greeted the other leaders, then went back to freshen up, and had the wound treated again.Then he brought Hu Qiang to the outside of Antler Fort.

The open space outside the Antler Fort was originally a training ground for the defenders in the fort.So it's very flat, but now it's on this practice field.Ten large fires have been set up, and the two bears killed by Hu Li and his men have been disembowelled and cleaned by the soldiers in the fort, and then cut up and hung on the fire to roast. As for the most precious bear bile and paws, people After handling it well, Huli is going to take it back and give it away.

Originally, bear paws were also a rare delicacy, but the reason why Hu Li didn't eat them here was not because he was stingy.It's because fresh bear's paws are actually not delicious, and they must be cooked by a master chef after the bear's paws are dried.Air-drying and a professional cook are two necessary conditions for bear's paws to be delicious. Without either one, delicious bear's paws cannot be made.But now he doesn't have a good cook around him, and the bear's paws haven't dried, so there's no need to waste things.

A large piece of bear meat was placed on the fire, and a small silver knife was cut into the bear meat, and a large amount of cumin and salt powder were sprinkled on it. There was a sound of 'sizzling', clear fat dripped from the bear meat, and soon there was a smell of barbecued meat.

The soldiers in the fortress cut off the outer layer of the roasted bear meat, and then sent it to Hu Li and the leaders. In the middle of the square, several long low tables had been set up, and Hu Li and them crossed their legs. Sit behind a table with a freshly delivered roast and wine.

"Everyone gathers here, put other things aside for the time being, let's have three bowls first!" Hu Li also liked the atmosphere of big bowls of drinking and eating meat, and stood up excitedly.

When it comes to drinking, leaders like Sochel naturally won't shrink back, they all raised their wine bowls and drank it all in one gulp.Speaking of which, they all drank the strongest five kings drunk, so even with their drinking capacity, they didn't dare to use the big bowls before. Now Huli and the others use a special wine glass that is a little bigger than ordinary wine glasses. The wine bowl, otherwise no one can stand it.

After drinking, everyone picked up the meat-cutting knives, forked a piece of roasted bear meat, dipped it in the sauce in front of them, and then chewed it in their mouths.In fact, bear meat is not very delicious, even because the meat is thicker, it is not as good as pork, but this is what everyone eats, and no one cares about it.

After drinking and eating, Hu Li finally explained the reason why he called Sochel and the others this time.In fact, it is very simple. At the beginning, Li Yin provided Sochel and the others with such a ranch, and at the same time asked Sochel and the others to obey his orders at any time. When they needed an army, these prairie people could take up arms to fight for themselves at any time, but now Huli's coming here means conscription.

Li Yin is going to attack Lu Song, but the troops in his hands are still a little weak. Although Li Yin has been vigorously recruiting troops for the past two years, the Han army in his hand is only 5000 people, and these troops have to guard Taiwan, Sanhan, etc. , Japan and other places, even with the help of troops stationed in other places, it is impossible to deploy them all.It is precisely because of this that Li Yin thought of recruiting a group of grassland people.

Hearing that His Royal Highness called them, Socher naturally didn't dare to neglect them, but after discussing with the other leaders, he suddenly said: "General, since His Highness needs us, there is no problem, but we come out The people here are all young and strong in the tribe, if these people are missing, the grazing will be affected, and the property of the tribe will also be reduced, so can your highness promise us a condition?"

"Bah!" Hu Li slapped the table after hearing this, and all the dishes on it jumped up high. His tiger eyes widened and he said angrily, "How dare you negotiate terms with His Highness?"

Seeing Huli getting angry, Socher and the others were all taken aback. In fact, Father Doer, who knows the Han people best, immediately came out to smooth things over and said: "General, please calm down. The governor has said something wrong. We are not trying to raise conditions with His Highness. It's just a small request, and this request is nothing more than a sentence to His Highness and the general."

"Hmph, is that a request?" Hu Li snorted coldly when he saw that Duer was quite sensible.

Seeing that Huli's attitude had improved, Duer said cautiously: "General Qi, when we were on the grassland, when the soldiers were fighting, most of the property they robbed was handed over to us. It belongs to us, but when our soldiers fight with His Royal Highness, we must abide by the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty, and we are strictly prohibited from robbing. Directly under the army, you can get military pay, so..."

When Dad Duer said this, he also showed a look of grievance on his face. Last time they helped Li Yin send troops to attack the country of Japan and paid heavy casualties, but they didn't get any real property. The place of Ezo Island was originally a land of no owners, and Li Yin at most transported them from the mainland.Moreover, after they landed on the island, they also had a war with the local "Mao" people, for which Li Yin did not provide much help.Capital Datang 471

In addition, the most important point is that they have just gained a firm foothold on Ezo Island, and they need manpower to develop the strength of their tribe. After a long time, there is no benefit at all, which makes them naturally have some ideas.

Hu Li calmed down his anger after listening to Papa Duer's explanation. In fact, he also knew that during the war, it was difficult to avoid the looting of soldiers. The improvised army did not do this kind of thing less, and the prairie army did a lot, but these were all done behind the scenes. If someone caught the handle, they might be killed, so the prairie people He was very restrained, and in the end he didn't loot much.

After understanding the request of these prairie people, Hu Li also thought about it seriously. Although he is a rough man, but after leading soldiers for so many years, he naturally understands a truth, that is, he wants the horse to run fast. Naturally, you have to let the horses eat grass, not to mention these prairie people, even if it is the more than 3 Han soldiers under the name of Qi Wangfu, if they don’t pay military salaries, then don’t talk about fighting, I’m afraid it’s good if they don’t mutiny up.

"Well, I will send someone to report this matter to His Highness. Even if His Highness disagrees with your plundering in the end, he will definitely compensate you in other ways, but don't waste your time because of this matter, go back immediately and gather the warriors of your respective tribes. Let’s face it, we don’t need many people this time, as long as there are 2 people, as for the distribution, that’s your internal business.” Hu Li finally nodded and said, while Sochel and the others were overjoyed after hearing this, and all of them He patted his chest and promised that he would definitely provide the best fighters for His Highness to drive.

However, when the news of Hu Li reached Keelung, Jin Shengman, who helped Li Yin handle government affairs, pointed out to Li Yin a major shortcoming in his governance through this incident. In fact, Li Yin had already realized this shortcoming. It's just that he has been unwilling to change it. (To be continued.)

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