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Chapter 85 Advance into the Grassland
From winter to spring, in the military town below the border gate of the Great Wall in Yanmen County.

The long stretch under the eaves of every family's eaves is as thick as a child's arm and crystal clear.

In Yanmen Escort Bureau, when Li Hu received Su Su's letter, his brows were frowned. He firmly remembered the burning of Qiqian Village because of Li Zhiwan.

A confidante, really a confidante, can no longer have anything to do with the Li family, Li Hu thought so from the bottom of his heart.

Now Li Hu is not only planning to reject the matter, but also thinking about it, thinking that Li Chongjiu is considered to be of the right age now, and he should marry a wife and have children.

Marrying a wife not only cuts off Li Chongjiu's thoughts on Li Sanniang, but also helps the Li Family Escort find a powerful helper.Li Hu is confident that with his current status, it will not be too difficult to find a good marriage in Taiyuan County, Yanmen County.

In Yanmen County, Taiyuan County, a good woman from a scholar's family, or a wealthy businessman's daughter's family, or a landlord's family with a hundred acres of fertile land and a thousand mulberry trees, are the right choices for Li Humen at the moment.

Li Hu thought about it carefully now, and felt that women from scholars' families are the best, even if the family is poor, it doesn't matter, after all, Li's bodyguard bureau is not short of money, what is lacking is a good background.

So Li Hu thought of this, and immediately decided to discuss the matter, let the rumors out, and choose a good marriage for Li Chongjiu in the three counties of Shangdang, Taiyuan, Yanmen.

Thinking of this, Li Hu couldn't help looking forward to the scene of the red candles hanging high and the house full of children and grandchildren. For Li Hu, this is the consummation of life.

But at this moment Li Chongjiu didn't know that Li Sanniang came to the Jinyang Security Bureau to look for him, nor did he know that Li Hu was looking for a wife for him.Now Li Chongjiu is busy with his construction of Huaihuang Town.For him, Huaihuang Town is not only a city, but also the beginning of a foundation.

First of all, it was about the refugees going on the road. When the winter snow had just melted, Li Chongjiu rushed to the Shangdang Escort Bureau, called the representatives of the refugees together, and talked about it.

Hearing that they were going beyond the Great Wall, the representatives of the refugees were all apprehensive. If it wasn't for the lack of food and heavy taxes, who would leave their homes and go beyond the Great Wall once more.Most people are uneasy.

Li Chongjiu made an agreement with the refugees, they can go and stay freely, but the famine has not passed yet, if they are wandering outside, they still have to suffer from the cold, and at least they can eat outside the Great Wall.

The future is bright, but the road is tortuous.Li Chongjiu said so, as long as he works outside the Great Wall for three years, every refugee will be given [-] acres of fertile land and three sheep.

After hearing Li Chongjiu's assurance, and many refugees accepted Li Chongjiu's affection, Li Chongjiu had a life-saving grace to them all, so they all agreed.

After the warm sun and snow melted, the [-] refugees who had rested for the winter set out on the road again, heading for Yanmen County.

After traveling for more than 20 days, the people arrived at the Great Wall Pass in Yanmen County.At this time, Lin Dangfeng and the others were going to the caravan in Mobei, and they were already impatient with waiting.

At present, the two sides merged into one road, exited from a hidden pass of the Great Wall, escaped the inspection of the government, and set foot on the vast grassland.

The sky is blue and wild, and above the grassland, there is infinite scenery.

A few white clouds cleared the sky, and under the dome-like sky, there were continuous shaded mountains, and a white snow on the top of the cloud front, dotted the horizon.

A huge caravan is heading east.

The hooves of the horses smashed through the three-finger-thick ice shell, and the big mules and horses carried the big boxes on their backs and walked steadily on the path they stepped out.

The snow on the prairie melted slightly, making it blindingly white. Everyone raised their sleeves to cover their eyes, and those who had suffered from snow blindness closed their eyes tightly, but were still crying.

The big caravan with more than 200 mules and horses is naturally at the forefront.The grooms of the caravan, holding the bit of the horse with one hand, shouted at the other. They all wore thick black leather jackets to resist the spring cold on the grassland.The servants and guards provided by the caravan on the side walked majesticly with their sabers crossed.

But everyone knew that they were not really counting on them if they wanted to pass through the grassland smoothly and earn this sum of money.

On the side of the caravan, there are [-] bodyguards from the Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Shangdang Third Younger Brother Escorts of the Li Family Escorts. The guards led by Sun Erniang and Wang Mahan are beside the caravan.

The bodyguards of the Li Family Security Bureau wore otter leather caps and three-foot-wide belts around their waists. They were all riding tall horses, with pots of arrows on their backs, as well as endless knives and spears.They rode horses constantly, cruising on the left and right sides of the caravan, alert to any disturbance on the grassland.

On the other hand, the travelers followed the caravan honestly on foot, all of them were carrying big guns with white sticks and regimental cards on their backs, they had bows and arrows, and there were more than a dozen crossbows hidden tightly. After passing the government's interrogation, the second is to attack suddenly when the horse thief appears.

Going out of Mobei is different from inside the Great Sui Dynasty. Although there are green forest heroes blocking the road and refugees making chaos, it is still safe on the whole.

But the grassland is different, not to mention the endless horse thieves, many tribes are between shepherds and horse thieves at any time, and the identity of the two changes. The guard size of 500 people is not too much.

The dart flags of the Li Family Escort Bureau hang high, and the riders shouting the dart numbers, walking among the grasslands is also a scenic spot.

After the caravan and bodyguards, there were two thousand refugees from Li Chongjiu, his seventy Shaolin soldiers, and a team of two hundred young and strong refugees.

The deeper you go into the interior of the grassland, the more the scenery changes. The color of the snow field gradually becomes lighter, and many places are exposed to verdant green, and young shoots are emerging.

A large number of gazelles are not afraid of people, and they are only thirty or forty feet away from people, gnawing on the tender grass.

The refugees wore tattered clothes and pushed forward in a wheelbarrow with food and tents for everyone. Although the journey was not easy, everyone was attracted by the bright and vibrant grassland scenery.Children among the refugees, watching the clumsy sand chicken running past with their fat buttocks dangling from their feet, couldn't help clapping their hands and giggling.

The little girl is holding a bunch of fresh flowers picked from nowhere, pointing at the hundreds of gazelles beside her, looking around curiously.

Seeing the fresh and curious look on Pingping's face, it happened that Li Chongjiu rode the horse past Pingping, and immediately reached out to grab Pingping on the horse's back, and rode the horse straight towards the grassland.

Seeing that it was Li Chongjiu, Ping Ping immediately giggled, the silver bell-like laughter spread far away from the horse.

Pingping's mother, watching Pingping nestled in Li Chongjiu's arms, couldn't help showing a gentle smile.

Three days later, the refugee team arrived at Bashang, and 200 people from the [-] bodyguard halls, led by Wang Mahan, were stationed in Huaihuang Town to prepare for the division of the bodyguard bureau.

As for the rest of the bodyguards, they followed the caravan and continued on their way to the depths of the grassland, looking for the Xi tribe.

Just when Li Chongjiu and the others arrived at Huaihuang Town, they found a large herd of sheep not far from Huaihuang Town, sweeping past the hillside like white waves.

Where there is a flock of sheep, there must be herdsmen, and if there are herdsmen, there must be a tribe nearby.

Li Chongjiu was secretly surprised. He thought that there were no grassland tribes near Huaihuang Town, but now it seems that someone has taken the lead.

The biggest cause of war on the grasslands is the competition for pastures. Every year, in order to fight for a good pasture, many people die.If there are grassland tribes who want to graze horses here, obviously there is only one battle.

Both Tanzong and Wang Mahan advocated the first strike, Li Chongjiu decided to investigate the other party's details first, and then decide whether to fight or make peace.

It is very simple to judge the strength of a tribe, just look at the quality and quantity of the tribe's sheep and war horses. There is a cloud on the grassland: the rise and fall of the Turks, only the sheep and horses shall prevail.

Although there was no white disaster on the grassland last year, the herdsmen of the grassland usually dispose of the fattened sheep and horses in autumn. Therefore, in the current spring, the number of sheep and horses is generally kept at the lowest base. It can also be said that the strength of the grassland tribes is relatively weak. when.

(End of this chapter)