Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 177
After driving all the Xi clan women out, they lay down and fell asleep alone, but it was difficult to fall asleep for a long time.

At the banquet, Yelubai performed a dance to break the Xi tribe, and asked the slaves of the Xi tribe to serve food and pour wine, and then let the women of the Xi tribe serve Xu Qing to sleep.Sitting down with such a troublesome matter, I just want to say something to Xu Qing: "Look, I and the Xi clan are at odds. I eat his cows, drink his wine, use his people, and sleep with his women. I am so happy. You It's useless to say anything, I still have to continue beating the Xi clan."

The reason is that Yelubai regarded Xu Qing as a lobbyist invited by the Xi people.

That's right, the last time Xu Qing and Yelubai met was on the grassland, Xu Qing was pretending to be a businessman, and Yelubai thought Xu Qing was a wandering merchant on the grassland.

This time the war between the Xi clan and the Dahe clan was launched by the Dahe clan in order to rise.But once the Dahe clan rises and the Xi clan perishes, then the eastern grassland and the large circle of Liaodong will become the unique overlord.

In this way, small countries and small tribes such as the Bohai Sea will be threatened.Yelubai did not understand this principle.

So when he saw Xu Qing, a circuit formed in his mind:
As a traveling merchant, Xu Qing ran around the grasslands and the pass. One day, Xu Qing ran to the vicinity of the Bohai Sea by accident.Just happened to hear the news of the war between the Dahe clan and the Xi clan, and the Bohai Kingdom also began to feel in danger.At this time, through some reason, the king of Bohai knew about the relationship between Xu Qing and Yelubai, and then Xu Qing became an envoy voluntarily or not. This time, he came to mediate the direct conflict between the Dahe clan and the Xi clan.

With the kindness of saving his life, and Yelubai's climb to his current position, he could not do without Xu Qing's guidance.Therefore, it is not easy for Yelubai to refuse in person, so he can only insinuate and convey to Xu Qing the meaning of "it is impossible to cease the war, let alone deny people".

However, Xu Qing didn't come to persuade the fight.

Xu Qing tossed and turned, and said in his heart: "Do you still want to talk to him about business? If you say it again, will he kill me with one knife?" Xu Qing shrinks her neck, feeling that her neck is not strong enough to withstand a knife.

"Then, go back? No, it's too embarrassing to go back like this. I, Landlord Xu, have no reason not to go back with something. That's too unprincipled."

"Say it again, uh, no, I don't seem to have said it once. Yes, just say it once. If you don't do it once, let's go back with some cattle and sheep. By the way, those Xi women will also be taken back."

The next day, Xu Qing went again.

When he got to the sweat tent, he saw not only Yelubai alone, but also many elders and leaders of the Dahe clan.There is white water mutton cooked in a big pot, and there is only a rub of white salt on everyone's plate.Yelubai saw Xu Qing, set up one, brought a plate of white salt to Xu Qing, and said, "Benefactor, why didn't you send ten Xi clan women last night?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said: "That woman is too big and ugly, I don't want it." Indeed, among the ten Xi women last night, none were under 178.

All the people in the tent laughed, it seemed that they could understand the words of the Han people.

But Yelu Bai let out a long sigh, looked at Xu Qing and said, "The benefactor is kind and suffering, he traveled far and wide to be a lobbyist for the Xi clan?"

Xu Qing was stunned, he didn't expect Yelubai to speak out on his own initiative, he said: "I heard that your step is rich and honored here, so I came here to reminisce about the old days, why would you doubt me as a lobbyist?"

Yelubai laughed and said, "I know that there is Shi Kuang among the Han people. Although I am not as clever as Shi Kuang, I can understand the elegance of the string songs."

Xu Qing admired slightly when he heard this, for a person from outside the Great Wall could easily read Han Chinese classics.Xu Qing thought about it, and pretended to be angry: "This is how you treat your old friend, so please leave."

Yelubai took Xu Qing's arm with a smile and said, "I'm afraid that my benefactor will be a lobbyist for the Xi family. If I don't have this intention, how can I go?" Everyone met Xu Qing.

Xu Qing saw that all the people were wearing brocade and silver armor and sitting in two rows.Yelubai Dujiao met each other, he sat on both sides of the table, brought all kinds of food, played the music of victory in the army, took turns to drink, and unexpectedly had a big banquet like yesterday.

After drinking less and getting drunk, Yelu told everyone: "This man is also my benefactor. Although he came here from Bohai Sea, he is not a lobbyist of the Xi clan. Please don't doubt him."

He untied the sword around his waist and handed it to a person in the tent, saying: "You wear my sword as a wine prisoner. We will have a banquet today, but we will talk about our friendship. If anyone mentions the matter between the Xi clan and our army, he will be killed immediately."

The man agreed and sat on the table with his sword pressed.Xu Qing was astonished: Why did the set yesterday come again?But Xu Qing thought in his heart that there are so many people now, even if he wasn't trying to persuade the fight, it would be inconvenient for him to bring up the matter he wanted to talk about.So I stopped talking and had wine and meat with everyone.

Yelubai said: "Since I led the army, I haven't drunk a drop of wine. Yesterday I met my old friend and got very drunk. Today I have no doubts. I should drink again." After that, he laughed and drank freely.

There are staggered toasts on the seat.When he was half drunk, Yelubai took Xu Qing's hands, left the other people in the tent, and went out of the tent at the same time.

Outside the tent, there are left and right sergeants, all dressed in full clothes, standing with swords and bows.

Yelubai said: "Is the sergeant of the Dahe clan quite majestic?"

Xu Qing said: "A true bear and tiger."

Yelubai led Xu Qing to the back of the tent to take a look. The cows and sheep were full of pens, fat and strong, and the grain and grass were piled up like mountains.Yelubai asked, "Is my food and grass enough?"

Xu Qing replied: "Soldiers are fine and well-fed, and the reputation is well-deserved." Xu Qing now knows that Yelubai is showing off his muscles to him.He was also amused in his heart, did I just want to persuade the fight?
Yelubai pretended to be drunk and laughed loudly, "I think back when I was wandering in the grasslands, I never expected to see where I am today."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "With your high talent, this level is really not an exaggeration."

Yelubai took Xu Qing's hand and said: "According to what you Han people say, in this world, a man should be rewarded for his aspirations. He entrusts the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers to the outside, and bears the kindness of his flesh and blood. He must do what he says and follow his plans. Together. If Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Lu Jia, and Li Sheng come back, their mouths are like a river, and their tongues are like sharp knives, how can they move my heart?"

After saying that, I laughed.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, if you tell the lobbyist what you said, maybe you can scare the lobbyist's guts, but tell me, I want to realize the purpose of coming here even more."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

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At the ancient ferry, the two armies have been stalemate for ten days.Behind the calm stalemate, both sides are doing everything they can to prepare for the next war.

However, they said that the last time the Goguryeo people were defeated, they had no high vitality. After finding out the reason for the defeat, they searched all over the treasury.I found the crossbow left by the Sui army. Although the crossbow has decayed and rusted a lot, it is still usable.The shooting range is about two-thirds of Duan Hongchen's powerful crossbow. The Goguryeo people didn't know the power of this crossbow before, so they kept it in the warehouse without moving it.

In addition to making crossbow bolts and strengthening the water village, Duan Hongchen has also done a big project.

Within ten days, the embankment on Duan Hongchen's side had been built into more than twenty earth mountains of more than ten feet.

These more than [-] earth mountains are guarding the side of the river like [-] tall Hercules.Even if the Goguryeo people reached the river bank, they still had to fight the mountain.

Gao Chan had the equipment of crossbow arrows, practiced five thousand crossbowmen, and connected the raft together. After a few days of practice, he went into the water to find Duan Hongchen to fight.After the crossbowman entered the water, three thousand infantrymen followed closely behind.

This time, Gao Chan wants to be ashamed.

After the three drums, the high-zen gold helmet and gold armor, brocade robe and jade belt, stand on a canopied boat that has been quickly made. This time, he will go into the water to command the battle in person. .The flags and ax are very strict.

Gao Chan pointed at the five thousand crossbowmen with a whip: "I am a god who came down to earth, I prayed for blessings last night, and you will be invulnerable when you meditate on the blessings of the gods in your heart. Go, Erlang!"

Wars often come unexpectedly.

Five thousand crossbowmen rode in front of the raft, approached slowly, and when they got within range, they shot at Duan Hongchen.The soldiers in Duan Hongchen's hands were condescending by the earth mountain and covered by the water village, so the casualties were much smaller than that of the Goguryeo people.But even so, Duan Hongchen couldn't afford to pay.He told the crossbowmen to hide and shoot as much as possible, but in this way, the shooting of the crossbowmen was greatly affected.

The crossbow arrows on Duan Hongchen's side gradually became sparse, and only ten bed crossbows were still bursting out with powerful and terrifying power.Once a raft is shot by a bed crossbow, it will inevitably end up leaking and sinking.

Gao Chan ordered that everyone forcefully cross to land.More than [-] people rushed to the river bank on Duan Hongchen's side.The crossbowmen shot arrows and suppressed Duan Hongchen's side, while the infantry rowed to death.

In a blink of an eye, the first boat docked, and the people on it rushed up and were immediately shot to death by crossbow arrows.At this time, Duan Hongchen's manpower was even more stretched because of the deployment of swordsmen to protect the formation.

At this time, Gao Chan looked aside and thought: Why hasn't he appeared yet?

At this moment, a fast horse flew to Duan Hongchen's side, and the cavalry turned over and said, "Your Majesty, an unknown number of Goguryeo people appeared in the upper reaches of the river!"

upstream? !
Duan Hongchen was shocked, didn't there be scouts and detectives upstream, why did a group of enemies appear for no reason?Although Duan Hongchen was surprised, he didn't get confused, he said to the cavalry: "Explore again!"

The cavalry turned on their horses, and there they were again.

Regardless of the matter of the scouts, the Goguryeo people crossing the river must be small in number and there must be no cavalry.Duan Hongchen thought of this in his heart, and immediately, he called all the cavalry over, and rushed to attack the enemy troops coming from upstream.

After doing this, Duan Hongchen looked at the riverside battlefield again, and was shocked again.Goguryeo people, all went ashore!
When the two sides shot at each other earlier, Duan Hongchen lost hundreds of people, and the Goguryeo people lost more than 2000 lives.Now on the shore, Duan Hongchen's troops rely on the advantages of the earth mountain and the water village, and are still fighting the Goguryeo people evenly for the time being.

However, there were still five or six thousand Goguryeo people, and Duan Hongchen transferred the cavalry, leaving only more than 3000 infantry.In close combat, there is no advantage, it is nothing more than one-for-one death.The only advantage is the number of people. If there are more people, you can win!
Seeing that thousands of people died on both sides, Duan Hongchen felt like retreating.

Gao Chan looked at the battle situation on the other side, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "In front of strength, conspiracies and tricks are like ants, not to mention, those who have power also have conspiracies and tricks!"

"Report! There are also enemy troops approaching downstream!"

(End of this chapter)