Datang New Order

Bailang Water originates from the northern foot of Bailang Mountain. It is formed by the confluence of large and small streams and springs in the mountain. It meanders out of the mountain and flows under Bailang Mountain, irrigating this fertile land.The river flows out of the Bailang Mountain Pass more than ten miles away, passes through a flat grassland, turns a big bend eastward, and continues towards Yingzhou.

A few months ago, when the Khitan Pinbu moved from Yingzhou to the south, it occupied this lush pasture, and used it as a base to spread around, rushing into villages and villages, and will grow on this land for generations. The hard-working Han people robbed and became slaves, looting everything that could be seen.The Khitan herdsmen who had been assigned slaves and goods happily drove the slaves to graze cattle and sheep, and then they were freed from heavy and trivial labor. They rode horses, carried bows on their backs, held sabers and carbine guns, and brought a bag of alcohol The milk wine continued to spread around, robbing more slaves and richer goods.

The increasing number of clan members and the increasing accumulation of wealth could not really satisfy Wuli's desire, but instead made him more eager to ascend to the position of Lord Tengjin of the Pinbu.His mother had the noble surname "Shulu", and was the serious wife of the father who died of a sudden illness a few months ago. No matter what, he felt that he was better than the elder brother who was bleeding from Shiwei and Xiren. How nobler is profit!

It's a pity that Wuli felt that God was unfair to him, not only those tribal elders did not support him, even his cousin A Bo seemed to have signs of abandoning him.Ever since the news of the setback at Yuguan was sent to his cousin Abo, Wuli has been anxiously waiting for Abo's next order. Unfortunately, he waited and waited, but he didn't see any indication from Abo. Abo has forgotten himself the same.The news of Abo did not arrive, but what was waiting was the news that the Khitan tribes such as the Diela tribe and the Tuju tribe aggressively attacked Lulong's borders. Overwhelmed the well-defended Zhenyuan, and robbed countless people and property.

The smoother the battle, the more panic Wuli felt. The next news seemed to confirm his fears. He heard that his cousin Abo sent someone to Yingzhou!When he heard the news, Wuli felt the biting cold wind coming early in the severe winter, and he was icy cold from head to toe!

Wuli finally waited for the messenger sent by Abo. The messenger was a Chinese slave captured by Abo. When he knew the identity of the messenger, Wuli's heart was already half cold.Looking at Wu Li who was about to go berserk, the messenger spoke out the things he wanted to convey one by one with fear, but he never dared to say the last and most important sentence.He has seen too many habits of these Khitan masters. Even if he is killed, Lord Abo who sent him probably wouldn't snort. It is estimated that Lord Wuli's reaction under the anger.

"You damn bastard! Say it! What did Abo say?" Wuli panted, his eyes were red, staring at the messenger like a hungry wolf on the grassland.

Looking at the trembling messenger, Ke Dan frowned, "Tell me, what is Master Abo's order? Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

"Lord Abo, my lord said that now is the best time for Khitan to rise up. Whether the descendants of the green bull and white horse can become the masters of the grassland depends on now. So, so... If Lord Wuli has no ability, just let, Let Master Tuli be in charge of the product department..." The messenger stammered, and immediately lay down on the felt blanket trembling, his eyes turning to Kedan who was sitting cross-legged beside him from time to time, with a begging look on his face.

Wuli opened his mouth wide and stared at the messenger with an expression of disbelief.Ke Dan hurriedly waved his hand at the messenger, and the messenger fled out of the camp scrambling. …,

Wu Li turned his head to look at Ke Dan, the initial anger gradually turned into bewilderment, and he murmured: "Uncle Ke Dan, how could Cousin Abo be like this...he is my cousin... I have blood flowing with him. The same blood...I'm also half of the Shulu Family..."

But Dan sighed, it’s like this on the grasslands, the law of the jungle is the only law that prevails, if you reveal your weak nature, don’t expect help and sympathy from others, the ties of blood and intimacy are completely irrelevant in front of this law. worth mentioning.Unlike Wuli, who was defeated under Yuguan, Tuli, who stayed in Yingzhou, won consecutive victories against Shiwei and Mohe people. In contrast, Shulu's choice to win over and support Tuli It seems very normal.What's more, according to what the messenger relayed, the intention of the Khitan king's tent is to become the lord of the grassland!Those grown-ups really have great ambitions, but when Dan heard this meaning, he couldn't help but feel a little boiling and anticipation in his heart.Under such a major premise, what is a little bit of Shulu's blood?

Ke Dan is the personal guard of the leather house who came from the family of Shulu. He also has the brave blood of the Khitan people flowing on his body. When he heard the word "Lord of the Grassland", his blood was suddenly aroused. It was as if he had returned to 20 years ago, he was eager to roam freely on the grassland and conquer all enemies with the sword and arrow in his hand.But... Looking at Wuli in front of him, he couldn't help sighing.Wuli is the son of the mistress, and he watched him grow up. Deep in his heart, he has long regarded this child as his own, protecting this child, allowing this child to truly grow up, and become the leader of the tribe. Jin, this is not only his responsibility, but also Madam's entrustment to him.This is what he has been doing all his life, and in order to fulfill this entrustment, he even spared his own life.

"The only thing we can do now is to use a victory to win Lord Abo's heart." Looking at Wuli who was at a loss and depressed, Ke Dan said slowly.

Wu Li suddenly came to his senses under the reminder of this sentence, and said in a panic: "Yes, yes, but Uncle Dan, cousin Abo doesn't trust us anymore, we have to win the battle. How to fight? Then Going to attack Yuguan? Do you want to fight again? Let's gather all our hands and we will definitely be able to take it down, right? But Uncle Dan?"

But Dan was a little helpless, Wu Li had great ambitions and ambitions for power, but he really had no ability to speak of, and he was prone to panic when encountering difficulties.But he is the only son of the mistress, the heart of the mistress and the only reliance in the future, but Dan can only do his best, and he doesn't have much confidence in how far he can do it.Fortunately, the kid was quite obedient and had always respected himself very much. From this point of view, Ke Dan felt that everything was not too bad.

"With our small amount of manpower, it is very difficult to take down Yuguan. These days, the number of guards on the pass is gradually increasing, and the number of defense equipment is also gradually increasing. But a few days ago, the one who came out of Yuguan Soldiers, we can go fight." Ke Dan thought for a while.

Mentioning the team of Lu Longjun who came out of Yuguan, Wu Li seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, and suddenly cheered up: "Yes, I almost forgot, we have been watching this team of Lu Longjun for a long time, and we will wait for them to come out of the mountains We are not good at siege, but if we fight in the field on flat ground, we will surely win! As long as we wipe out this group of soldiers, maybe Brother Abo will give me a high opinion, maybe I will get a chance... Yes, but Uncle Dan, haven’t the soldiers come out yet? It’s been seven days, what do you think they’re doing in the mountains?”

Ke Dan frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "Wait a minute, I don't know yet. I have already summoned all the warriors in the tribe, as long as I get the news, I can set off immediately."…,

At this moment, the ranger who was in charge of keeping an eye on the White Wolf Pass came back in a hurry and reported the situation to Wuli and Kedan.

"There are more than 100 people in total, about ten of them are neatly dressed, armed with knives and guns, they should be Lu Longjun, and there are fifty or sixty young and strong without weapons. They drove ten carriages into the mountain. We carefully looked at the marks on the shafts. It can’t be seen from the depth, some marks are deeper, some are lighter, it should be loaded with different things. But there must be grain and dried meat in it. Heiyun’s nose is very good, and he can smell the meat from a distance Smell." The Ranger said, stroking a big black-backed dog squatting beside him.The dog stuck out its scarlet tongue, and licked the extended wrist of the ranger.

After listening to the ranger's report, Ke Dan asked a few more questions, and then said to the ranger: "Kehun, you go and gather the manpower, all the warriors who can fight, let everyone have enough food, and set off in an hour! In addition, you can find a local slave among the Han slaves, and bring them here quickly."

The ranger's name is Kehun, he is Kedan's nephew, and he is also a well-known warrior in the Pinbu. Hearing this, he immediately left the camp excitedly and went to gather the tribal warriors.

Ke Dan looked at Wu Li who was puzzled and said: "Young Lord, we guessed wrong, these Lu Long troops are going to set up camp in the mountains. We were negligent, and we never thought of going to the mountains to have a look after we came here. I don't know what's in that mountain. But this is a good opportunity, let's fight over when they are not stable, as long as we don't attack Guancheng, I don't believe there is no battle that we Khitan people can't win!" Wu Li listened to Ke Dan After finishing speaking, he also showed an excited expression, while pacing back and forth in the tent, he muttered to himself: "Good! Great! Really good!"

Not long after, Ke Hun brought a slightly fat Han man into the tent, kicked him down, and shouted: "If you ask me anything, tell me the truth, if you say half a sentence wrong, I'll bury you alive! "

The fat man lay on the felt blanket and kept trembling, and said with an apologetic smile: "If adults want to know anything, villains must not dare to hide anything..."

Ke Dan stepped forward and asked, "Are you a local? Can you speak Khitan dialect?"

The fat man lay on the felt blanket and kept nodding his head: "Yes, yes, the little man lives in Luojiatun not far from here, and he goes to Yingzhou every year to do some business, and he used to know many noble people in Khitan. , so I can speak the Khitan dialect. The villain has always respected the Khitan nobles very much, but I wish I could also become a Khitan person. The villain has always been devoted to the Khitan, adults must not misunderstand the villain..."

Ke Dan smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, as long as you tell the truth, I won't kill you. What is it like in White Wolf Mountain? How many passages are there to enter the mountain? Take your time, don't worry..."