Datang New Order

After talking for an unknown amount of time, the woman stopped asking, stood up, and paced back and forth in the forest.

The Khitan cavalryman who was tied to the tree said something to the woman. The woman nodded and said to Li Chengzhong: "He said that's all he knows, and he asked for a quick death, so that we don't torture him anymore. He's happy."

Li Chengzhong glanced at the Khitan cavalryman, and sighed: "This guy has great strength in his hands, but he is still a man."

The woman pursed her lips and said with a smile: "This man is a tatter from the Khitan Suju Department, and these Khitan cavalry are headed by him... If it wasn't for you... it would not be easy for him to speak up."

"He. Mom... what is it?" Li Chengzhong was stunned.

The woman said unhappily: "Tat Ma is the subordinate of the tribal leader. To obtain this title, one must not only be brave, but also sincere. He is an elite warrior of the Khitan people."

Li Chengzhong nodded. He still hasn't figured out how the word "he. Mom" ​​became an elite in the Khitan language, but at least he knows that this guy is the personal guard of a certain leader of the Suju Department. Great strength.

The woman said again: "Give him a good time, a warrior should be treated like a warrior. You treat him like this, on the grassland... it is against the rules."

Li Chengzhong secretly sneered.The torture technique he used just now was just a child's play, and the more insidious big move has not been used yet.The culture of the Central Plains has a long history, and the knowledge of criminal names is extensive and profound. How could these grassland barbarians think of it?In his mind, he classified the woman and the Khitan cavalry as barbarians, but he would not refute the Xi Ren woman face to face, after all, they were in the same trench.It's just that he won't just kill this Khitan cavalry, since the Khitan cavalry is "his mother" elite, but he should make good use of it.So far, Li Chengzhong knew little about the military system, tactics and internal situation of the Khitan people, so he naturally wanted to take this Khitan cavalry back for a proper interrogation.

Li Chengzhong changed the topic and asked: "Isn't he from the Suju Department? Why did he come to the border of Pingzhou? I remember that the Suju Department seems to be besieging Lulongsai." When he returned to Pingzhou this time, he also watched Zhou Zhiyuliu The recent military newspaper given to him has a general understanding of the military situation at various borders published in the military newspaper.

The woman hesitated for a moment, and said: "They came here after chasing me..."

Li Chengzhong was a little surprised: "You went to Lulongsai? They chased you from Lulongsai? Lulongsai is at least 300 miles away from here!"

The woman nodded, but didn't want to say too much, she just said: "They have already sent people to inform the Khitan Pin Department here, and it is estimated that the Pin Department will send people to start a siege on this grassland after dawn, let's take advantage of it." night walk."

Seeing her changing the subject, Li Chengzhong thought that this woman might have some important information about the Sudden Department or took some important items, but since it involved the other party's private affairs, he couldn't ask in detail, so he agreed and went to take the four horses. The Khitan war horses came over, thought for a while, and gave one to the woman reluctantly: "If you travel such a long distance, one horse is not enough. Bring another horse, so you can have a foot replacement on the way."

The woman was not polite, she tidied up a bit, got on one horse and led another, and was about to drive overnight.

Li Chengzhong asked, "Where are you going?"

The woman said: "I'm going to the north, to the foot of Rao Le Mountain."

Li Chengzhong said "Oh": "It seems to be your Xiren Wang's tent over there, the road is quite far," he said, and handed over his leather bag containing dry food and dried meat: "Eat on the road. Be careful!"

The woman took it silently, pondered for a moment, and asked: "I don't know what Dalang's name is? Which general of the Pingzhou Army is under his tent?" The tone suddenly became a little solemn.

Hearing what she said, Li Chengzhong seemed to want to look for an opportunity to thank her in the future, and said with a smile: "My surname is Li, and my name is Li Chengzhong. You can call me Li Dalang, and I am currently serving under the tent of the military envoy Zhou Zhiyu. We will meet tonight." Fate, the lady doesn't need to be tied to her heart." He spoke according to the way of thinking of later generations, and couldn't help but contain a little teasing, especially the words "fate" and "tied to the heart". It's kind of ambiguous.But if these words are understood positively, it means that Li Chengzhong does not expect to reciprocate his kindness, which sounds very high-sounding.This way of speaking is often used between men and women in later generations, but it is extremely rare in this era. It is neither a rebuttal nor an agreement. It just made the woman's face turn red, but there was nothing she could do. …,

The woman thought about it, but she couldn't say anything, so she said awkwardly: "Then there will be a time later!"

Li Chengzhong let out a "hmm", but felt a little lost in his heart.This woman is not only beautiful, but also generous in dealing with others, and good at shooting. Her heroic temperament also has a noble taste, which is quite exciting.Although he seemed very chic in his words, saying that he didn't expect anything in return, but if he just said goodbye, he really didn't know when he would be able to "see you later", so he was still very reluctant, so he boldly asked: "By the way ... I don't know how the lady is called?"

Li Chengzhong knew that it was not appropriate to ask the other party's name face to face, but he thought that the other party was Xi Ren, and he should not have the etiquette and customs of Central Plains women.Sure enough, the woman hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My name is Sa Lanna. If... come to the foot of Rao Le Mountain... if you encounter any difficulties, you can find me." After speaking, without waiting for Li Chengzhong to answer, she pushed her horse With a belly full, he rode away, leaving only Li Chengzhong with a heroic and graceful back.

Li Chengzhong couldn't help laughing when he saw her almost running away.

Sa Lanna ran for more than two miles as if fleeing all the way, and then controlled the horse to slow down.She was blushing and angry in her heart, but she felt her heart was beating a little faster, and she couldn't help thinking to herself, this guy is just a little scout, and she was afraid of what he would do, so she escaped in such a panic, and... she was so angry no reason...

She also thought of what Li Chengzhong said just now, it sounded righteous, but she didn't pay attention to it when she thought it over carefully. It was so angry and funny.It's just... those words really have endless aftertaste, and I don't know if he did it on purpose or accidentally...

Then he remembered Li Chengzhong's method of punishing that Khitan scumbag, and suddenly his ears felt hot...

Leaving aside the small considerations of various daughters' families along the way, Li Chengzhong stood silent in the forest for a moment, sighed, and tried hard to drive away Sa Lanna's figure from his eyes.This is ancient times, there are no communication tools such as mobile phones and networks, and it is in the grasslands outside the customs where wars are everywhere. How can there be any "post-meeting period"?Although I know that her name is Sa Lanna and she lives at the foot of Rao Le Mountain, so what?Can he really leave the White Wolf Mountain Military Stronghold and the career he worked so hard to find someone at the foot of Rao Le Mountain?Even if you find it, what can you do?Who knows if she is already married or even has children? If she doesn't care about her at all, can she really force her?Although in this era, even if it is forced, it is in line with the historical trend, and no one will criticize it too much, but Li Chengzhong comes from later generations in his bones, and what he values ​​more is the gratification of two feelings and the thing of forcing others. He really can't do it .

As if it was a roadside affair, Li Chengzhong forcibly put aside distracting thoughts, turned around and tied the Khitan cavalryman to a horse, and regardless of what the Khitan cavalryman was babbling, he stuffed a piece of meat torn from his body into his mouth. Cloth strips, the ears are clean.He tidied up again, and then galloped northwestward with the captives and the three captured war horses.

After running for more than an hour, there was nothing wrong along the way. Through the moonlight, Li Chengzhong saw the dark shadow of Bailang Mountain. After carefully identifying the direction, he went around to the Bailang Pass and saw his guard post.There were two people at the sentry post, one stayed and continued to monitor, and the other accompanied Li Chengzhong back to the army camp.

When Feng Dao, Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong, Zhou Medao and others heard that Li Chengzhong was back, they all rushed to the cave dwelling where Li Chengzhong lived.Li Chengzhong roughly talked about the situation of going to Pingzhou this time. Everyone was relieved when they heard that Pingzhou was about to provide a large amount of supplies to the White Wolf Mountain Military Village. With these things, the White Wolf Mountain Military Village will solve the problem. To deal with the difficult problem of winter, that is to say, it is possible to save troops for training. …,

After letting everyone disperse, Li Chengzhong interrogated the Khitan Tarma overnight.In the entire White Wolf Mountain Military Village, there are quite a few people who can speak simple Khitan dialect. Except for Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao, who were rangers outside the pass and could speak some Khitan dialect, there were also quite a few people outside the pass who had been with the Khitan people. dealt with.But these people are not very proficient in Khitan dialect, most of them can only speak some daily language, and they are not qualified to interrogate Khitan Tama.The only one who is proficient in Khitan dialect is the Wang Erxiao of the Tang Dynasty who led Khitan soldiers and horses around the White Wolf Mountain and escaped successfully.

Fatty Wang Erxiao is a merchant who smuggles goods, and he has nothing to do after arriving at the White Wolf Mountain Military Village.He didn't know how to do farm work, he couldn't be a soldier, and he couldn't do handwork. In the end, Wang Dalang called him over to help feed the war horses. In his spare time, he told Wang Dalang what he saw and heard when he was selling goods among the tribes outside the pass. It also made Wang Dalang gain a lot.

Now that he has a place to use his skills, he seems to be full of energy, and he is conscientiously interpreting in front of Li Chengzhong.

"I know you are the Khitan people's 'him.mum', but don't think that I will treat you kindly. The more 'him.mum' you are, the more serious the crime and the greater the harm to us Tang... "Li Chengzhong stared at the captive's eyes and said very seriously.

Fatty Wang Erxiao said with a smile: "Dutou, it's a tart horse, and it means to follow a warrior in Khitan..."

"I know, in Khitan language, 'he. Mom' means warrior, so I don't need to repeat it." Li Chengzhong waved his hand impatiently, a little impatient with Wang Erxiao interrupting his words.

Fatty Wang Erxiao was a little embarrassed, so he found a branch and wrote the word "Tat Ma" on the ground. Li Chengzhong was taken aback, and couldn't help being embarrassed and funny at the same time.

"Uh... well, are you a tart? Then you should know a lot of things. If you don't tell me, I will deal with you in some very humiliating and difficult ways. I think you have already learned a thing or two about this." But to be honest, the moves I used to deal with you in the woods just now are very simple, and there are many more subtle methods that are useless, and I am looking forward to it." Li Chengzhong continued, and after finishing speaking, he gestured to the fat man Wang Erxiao to let Wang Erxiao The little translator speaks to the captives.

Anger, helplessness, frustration and many other expressions flashed in the Khitan prisoner's eyes, and finally he lowered his head and said a word slowly, Wang Erxiao said: "Dutou, he said that you are... uh... wolf demon... he is willing answer your question."

Is it a wolf demon?Hehe, it's not bad to be a wolf demon, as long as you are afraid.Li Chengzhong didn't mind the newly acquired title, and asked, "What's your name? Which leader do you work under in the Emergency Department? What position do you hold?"