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Chapter 483 Attack
On the vast grassland, the cavalry of the Xi tribe, composed of more than [-] horses and horses, was marching southward.

After several years of fighting in the grasslands, the rangers of the Xi tribe have become very elite.These riders of the Xi nationality with more than a thousand horses are not counted as pack riders. Each rider has three horses per person. There are two bows on each side of the exquisitely embroidered and forged saddle, and two quiver bags full of them. of.

As for the horseshoes on the horseshoes and the Sui sword made of fine iron, they were all rationed by the Han army, which made the Xi tribe's ranger's long-distance running ability and close combat ability more than one grade higher than other grassland cavalry.

"My lord, is Huaihuang Town ahead?"

Hearing the question from his subordinates, Qi Ashu looked into the distance, stopped his horse and looked at it for a while, but saw a wide lake in front of him, with towering trees by the lake, but along the lake were many mansions that had been repaired Beautiful house.

Qi Ashu came to Huaihuang Town two years ago, but it was clearly a wasteland, so he was a little surprised by the scene before him.

Not far away, camel bells rang softly, and a caravan from the northeast was also heading towards Huaihuang Town.This caravan has hundreds of pack horses, and the pack horses have two large wooden boxes.The caravan was obviously not afraid of these heavily armed Shidexi cavalrymen peeping at their property, and passed in front of the cavalry openly.

Immediately, Qi Ashu found the head of the caravan.

The head of the caravan obviously had seen the world, and when he saw Qi Ah's surgery, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and saluted generously.

Qi Ashu saw that the other party was dressed up, with two huge silver rings hanging from the earlobe, and braids on the head. Although he was dressed like a man, he spoke Chinese with a perfect accent.It turned out that the head of the caravan was from Mohe, one of more than a dozen sons of Tudiji, who brought mountain goods, medicinal materials, tiger skin, bear bile, and wild ginseng from the deep mountains and old forests of Eastern Liaodong to Huaihuang Town. Reciprocity.

Listening to Qi Ashu asking about dozens of gorgeous houses by the lake, the man said with a smile: "Return to my lord, this is Anguli Naohu Lake."

After hearing this, Qi Ashu said in amazement: "It's really Anguli Nao Lake, it's already like this." A general in the army like Qi Ashu, even though his Chinese language is not very good sometimes, it is no problem to listen to it.

Now Chinese has replaced Turkic as the common language on the grasslands to the east.

"My lord, you don't know something. The last time I heard from a Han businessman in the Central Plains that the Huaihuang Town is extremely windy and sandy. It is very uncomfortable for those delicate Central Plains people to live in. Only An An The scenery of Guli Nao Lake is slightly better, and there are woods to block the wind, so I fell in love with it. Now the Han merchants from Youjing have all moved out of the city and live here. Now you look at Anguli Nao Lake, it has become a It is now known as Little Shaoling.”

Qi Ashu suddenly saw the colorful colors on the lakeside. The fishing boats on the lake in the past have long been replaced by painted boats.And there were many Han women in gorgeous clothes by the lake, and the cavalrymen under Qi Ashu's command were dumbfounded.

The man said with a smile: "These are the daughters or relatives of Han merchants. I heard that merchants in Han are looked down upon by others, but there are many nobles on the grasslands who like to betroth these Han girls? And Han businessmen married their daughters with even more pride, and the dowry was generous, so they would not have to worry about food and clothing for a lifetime, and now everyone on the grasslands is looking forward to marrying a Han woman."

As soon as this remark came out, Qi Ashu's subordinates immediately envied him.

And in the distance of Nao Lake in Anguli, there are countless luxury and beautiful houses, and Huaihuang Town is so prosperous that it is so prosperous. This lake is still several miles away from Huaihuang Town.

Thinking of this, Qi Ashu led his men and horses to continue forward, and only then did the cavalry see the tall city wall of Huaihuang Town and the grass market outside the city wall.Hu and Han people gathered in the grass market, and the Shidexi cavalry who came to Huaihuang Town for the first time were stunned to see such a bustling town.

The son of Tudiji, who was at the side, knew that Qi Ashu was the military leader who came to Huaihuang Town to fight, and he felt a little bit of recognition at the moment, and took the initiative to say: "Now Huaihuang, Yuyi Second Town, the households listen It is said that it has reached tens of thousands of accounts, let alone us, it is Han businessmen who say that these two cities are about to catch up with Youjing."

"You Jing!" Qi Ashu's subordinates all showed yearning expressions.

One person said: "The town of Huaihuang is like this. I don't know what the scenery of Youjing is like? It would be great if we could go to Youjing."

"Don't think about it, Youjing already has the Cavalry Regiment and Wansheng Army stationed there, and there is no need for other troops to join in. But you have heard that Youjing may not be much stronger than Huaihuang Town."

Tudiji's son said with a smile: "Yes, Han is more prosperous now, so you can't be sure in the future, plus the two new cities built on the White Wolf Mountain, beside the Wuhou Qin River, people on the grassland are looking at it? "

"Yes, in the future my son will definitely live in the big city, and the house will be made of wood." A young cavalryman said.

And the other reprimanded: "What are you talking about, our ancestors lived in yurts."

Several subordinates were arguing, and Qi Ashu had always been indifferent to the dispute that the customs of the Han people were better, or the customs of the Shide people were better.

After the army arrived outside the city, Qi Ashu ordered the troops to rest directly outside the city, and went into the city to meet Yinghefu himself.

Yinghefu is in the mansion. After hearing that begging Ashu came, he met him immediately.

Qi Ashu first said: "Command the army, Qi Ashu led three thousand cavalry to fight in Huaihuang Town this time."

Yinghefu nodded and said: "Understood, this year is just the turn for our Yinghefu tribe to go to Fanhuaihuang Town. Are the cattle and sheep in the clan okay?"

Qi Ashu replied happily: "Well, I don't know what to do with the extra beef and mutton in autumn in previous years, but this year, Han merchants from Huaihuang Town came to our tribe to collect the skins and pickle the beef and mutton. , except for the ones kept for planting in the winter, the rest were sold and exchanged for money and cloth.”

After hearing this, Yinghe Fu laughed, and said: "Okay, but Huaihuang Town is a place where you and I spend money. You have spent a lot of money and money. You have to pay close attention to your brothers. "

Qi Ashu said with a smile: "I understand, I understand, we will watch."

While talking, one person entered the room and said: "Da Duhu has an urgent military situation, please command the army, the two masters."

Yinghefu was stunned when he heard the words and said: "The news from the chief guard is so fast, you knew it when you first came to Huaihuang Town. Please come with me, Ashu."

"Yes."

At that moment, the two came to the city guard's mansion in the city together.You must know that Ruoshui Prefecture's Duhufu is located in Yuyi Town, and although Huaihuang Town has a city guard's mansion, since Yinghefu moved the Tongjun Mansion to the city, Huaihuang Town has become one city and two prefectures. separatism.

Among the five commanding armies of the Zhao State Grassland, the Yinghefu tribe is recognized as the strongest. Its jurisdiction extends to Daluobo in the west (Note [-]), Huaihuang Town in the east, Wuhou Qinshui in the north, and the Great Wall in the south.Not only to monitor Yuan Junzhang in Mayi, the most important task is to guard against the Turkic Khanate in Wuyuan.

Hearing that Wang Junkuo was summoned, Yinghefu and Qi Ashu went to see Wang Junkuo together.

After Qi Ashu saw Wang Junkuo, his heart trembled.Although Wang Junkuo has been in office for less than a year, his reputation on the grassland is almost enough to make children stop crying.To eradicate Yan Yelie's rebellion and suppress the Khitan uprising, Wang Junkuo can be described as murderous.

Seeing that Wang Junkuo was not angry, Qi Ashu sat on the bed in a prestige, stepped forward to pay homage and said: "Qi Ashu pays homage to the Chief Protector!"

Wang Junkuo nodded calmly, and said: "You are just begging for art. Yinghefu has been praising you in front of Ben Duhu, and you are very smart and capable."

Qi Ashu knew that Han officials like their subordinates to be humble, so he said: "Master Tongjun praised me too much."

Wang Junkuo was noncommittal, and turned to Yinghefu and said: "Yinghefu is in charge of the army, do you know why the Duhu is looking for you?"

Yinghe Fu said: "The chief protector, please say so."

Wang Junkuo immediately took out a saying: "Zhao Wang Jinjian sent an order that all the grassland ministries must arrive at the nearest town of Huaihuang and Yuyi before August [-]th, and prepare to go south to destroy Liu Heita."

Yinghe Fu said in surprise: "Didn't the troops be dispatched in September?"

Wang Junkuo said: "King Zhao decided to attack ahead of time. This time, our three major commanding armies of the Xi clan, as well as Tudiji, Cui Xu and the others will dispatch troops, and it is estimated that they will dispatch 6 cavalry from each department!"

"Sixty thousand!" Yinghe Fu and Qi Ashu were all taken aback.

Wang Junkuo nodded and said: "This does not include the Han army. If the Han army is added, the Zhao army will recruit [-] soldiers this time. This is a decisive battle of life and death!"

Yinghefu said hesitantly: "It is possible to send out so many troops from each of our ministries, but I am worried that although the Khitan and Beixi tribes can no longer pose any threat to us, Luo Tuli in the Turkic area is still watching us. We have the Ministry of Xi, I am afraid that the elders of the Khan Court will not agree."

Wang Junkuo said: "Didn't you hear? This is a decisive battle of life and death. You don't have to worry about the Turkic matter. As for the jin, the elders don't even need to think about it. You only need to think about how to go south to fight this battle well."

Although Yinghefu was a little hesitant, Qi Ashu's heart was turned upside down. There were more than 10 horses. I heard that when Li Tang was attacked two years ago, only 6 horses were mobilized.In just two years, Zhao's military strength has doubled.

Everyone knows the benefits of conquering the Han land. In the past few years, Li Chongjiu will mobilize the grassland horses to fight south every autumn. Every year, he wins a big victory. income.

Seeing that Yinghe Fu and Wang Junkuo had made a general agreement, Qi Ashu stepped forward and said: "The general guard, commanding the army, I Qi Ashu would like to be the vanguard, and go south to attack Liu Heita."

Wang Junkuo smiled slightly on his straight face, and said, "Very well, the various ministries can't get together so quickly at the moment, so you go south for the vanguard and arrive at Youjing first."

Qi Ashu was overjoyed after hearing this, and even thought that this was the first time he could go to Youjing.Qi Ashu asked: "Will King Zhao personally conquer this time?"

Wang Junkuo nodded and said, "Yes."

Qi Ashu was even more delighted to hear the words, and said: "The last general will lead his army south today."

Yinghe Fu laughed and said: "Don't be so anxious, are you still afraid of Youjing flying? Rest for one night and start tomorrow."

Note [-]: It is Daihai in Inner Mongolia today. According to the New Tang Book, the Xi clan reached Daluobo in the west, three thousand miles away from Huiheya.

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