Late Tang

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After Li Jing waited for two days, finally came Hutu, Chief Wei, the black chariot of the Yinshan Tatar Alliance.

"Hutu, chief Wei of the black car department, kowtowed to the King of Andong County!" Hutu, with a cold face and red face, has a thick back, a full face of beard, and a long hair knotted into a big part behind his back, but in front of him When facing Li Jing, there was respect and caution in his eyes.

"Please General Guide came all the way, I really have something important to ask, thank you." Li Jing smiled at Hutu.Although the Yinshan Tatar Alliance has millions of people, it is also because it was attached to the Tang Dynasty in the early years, and the Tang Dynasty assigned the Yinshan area to them for grazing, so it can develop and grow so incidentally.But compared with Datang, this loose tribal alliance is not strong. There are Zhenwu, Datong and Youzhou armies of Datang in the south, Xi and Khitan in the east, and Tiele and other tribes in the north. stronger than them.

Even Li Keyong, who they took in before, is now attracting wolves into the house, turning against guests, recruiting a large number of Uighurs and other small tribes, and in turn constantly harassing Yinshan Shiwei, beating them unprepared and suffering terribly.This time Hutu came here, also hoping to ask Li Jing for help.He knew that although Li Keyong was fierce, he was not Li Jing's opponent.Whether it is the Datong Army or the Lu Long Army, or even the Zhenwu Army and the Tiande Army, they all have intricate relationships with Li Jing. As long as Li Jing is willing to take action, they don't have to worry about Li Keyong's harassment.Besides, they are now being harassed by Li Keyong, largely because Li Jing sent someone to deal with Li Keyong.

Li Jing is very clear about the reason for the sudden visit. The Yinshan Tatar Alliance is dominated by two tribes, Wusugu and Heichezi. The leader of Wusugu is also the chief of the alliance. The general of Huaihua, the chieftain of Heiche, was suddenly appointed as the third-rank general of Guide in the Tang Dynasty.General Huaihua and General Guihua are both military ranks specially conferred by the imperial court on those Hu Yi leaders who surrendered inland, which is equivalent to the positions of General Champion and General Yunhui.

Li Jing asked Zhao Jiang to bring a bottle of good Wuliangye, poured a cup for Hutu himself, and handed it to him.He smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, this king is planning to go straight along the Luan River Valley to King Xi's Yazhang, and then go straight to the West White Wolf City of Liucheng in western Liaoning. But this road is really difficult. I heard that you know this road. ?”

Hu Tu nodded, he had heard about it from General Tang on the way here.He did know about this river valley road, but this road was very difficult. He did not expect that Li Jing would actually take this road.What's more, Li Jing actually wanted to send troops to point at King Xi's tooth tent.

"You help me point out this path and help me defeat Xi and Khitan. Then after the war, I will unite with the Tiande Army, Zhenwu Army, Datong Army, and Lu Long Army to attack Yinshan and destroy Li Keyong. And, when the time comes, both of you You can choose to stay in Yinshan, or you can choose to move to the west of Liaoning, or Xidi." Li Jing smiled and threw out an extremely attractive bargaining chip.The land of Xi, but the aquatic plants are extremely lush.

Hearing Li Jing's guarantee, Hutu was very excited. Li Jing's current power can be said to be stable in the East China Sea. With his guarantee, there is no need to worry about Li Keyong.

"There is indeed a passage in the Luanshui River Valley, but this road is a road without roads. Many places cannot pass vehicles and horses at all, especially in the current ice and snow weather, it is even more difficult. It is at least four hundred miles away from the valley, and then to reach the ground.”

Is there a way out?No!

"Give up the extra luggage and move forward with light packs!" Jing Xiang once again made a suggestion to Li Jing.Each person only brought dry food for ten days, except for horses and weapons, all the rest were thrown away!

After throwing away other supplies, Li Jing only had ten days of supplies left.

Marching four hundred miles in ten days, under normal circumstances, having two horses is naturally not a problem.But now, it is definitely not an easy task to walk a bird's path and a beast's path, to open a road through the mountains, and to walk four hundred miles, even in such a cold, rainy and snowy season.

But now, Li Jing has no way out.

Hutu led the Tatars to lead the way, Li Wei led the scout battalion to scout around, the engineer battalion opened roads in the mountains, built bridges when they encountered water, cut thorns and thorns, and walked as they drove.

This road was ten times more difficult than Li Jing expected. The army walked in the ice and snow, among the wild grass and rocks, and walked on dangerous banks on both sides along the way.And I have to cross the icy and bitter river, going south and north, going east and west for a while.Except for birds and beasts, there is no human habitation at all on the road.

If it hadn't been for Hutu's confident statement that the bluntly opened road along the way was that passage, many generals would have begun to suspect that Hutu had colluded with the Khitans and came to lead the town [***] in this barren mountain It's going in circles.

Marching under such harsh conditions, some people in the army kept getting sick, some fell behind, some fell off the cliff, and some fell into the water...

Dying from illness, falling to death, drowning, and constantly reducing the number of soldiers, elite soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but died in this poor mountain and bad water. Li Jing was heartbroken, but he could only look like iron, clenching his teeth and leading the army forward.

Snowflakes are flying!

Large chunks of snow fell leisurely from the sky, clinging to the cloaks and faces of the marching soldiers and horses, slowly turning into white mist, and before long, it would turn into ice and solidify on the robes and armor.

Fortunately, Li Jing had prepared for this dispatch for a long time. All the soldiers wore padded jackets wrapped in cotton wool, cotton gloves, and large leather hoods with waterproof hoods.Moreover, high-protein foods such as canned food and fish are carried in the army, which can replenish calories in a timely manner.

Marching in such severe cold, but few soldiers died of frostbite due to the severe cold.Seeing this situation, Hutu waited for the envy of the Tatars. They wore fur robes, but the fur robes were not as heavy as cotton jackets, and they were not as warm as cotton jackets.Li Jing rewarded each of the Tatars with a set, which made them very happy.Knowing that it is made of white cloth, it is even rarer.

It has been fifteen days since we left Lulongsai. After half a month of walking in the mountains, people are going crazy.

Supplies are almost exhausted, and even the war horses have lost hundreds.

According to the plan, they should have walked out of the Luan River Valley today, but now, they are still walking in the mountains.Li Jing couldn't help but look full of worry, walking in such a mountain, if he went in the wrong direction, he might have to drill into the ravine for a few days.

The weather was gloomy, and it was snowing in a blink of an eye. Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Jing sighed secretly, the team had to stop for the night.In such mountains, walking in the dark is courting death.No matter how anxious Li Jing was, he didn't dare to walk at night.

Just as he was about to give the order to stop, a blaze suddenly appeared in the distance, and then suddenly more and more torches appeared in the distance.

The orange torch was a little dazzling under the gray sky, and Li Jing was a little dazed.

Suddenly, there were bursts of cheers in the distance.

Hearing this sound, cheers began to come from the team, and everyone understood what happened.

At this moment, Li Jing was a little stunned.

"Jun Wang, come out, we are coming out!!" Li Wei galloped forward, shouting loudly, full of excitement.

At this moment, Li Jing's heart became very calm.

After half a month, I finally came out.

Out of the valley in front is the plain, which is Luanping County in later generations. From here, you have already entered Pinggang Road, and not far to the east is Chengde in later generations. If you go east to Pingquan, you have already arrived at Lulong Road with better road conditions.Lulongdao is in better condition than Pinggangdao.Especially after arriving in Chengde, the north is already a plain area.Not only is the road better there, but it is already the backyard of Xi people. There are Xi people living along the Laoha River. Li Jing only needs to go up Hebei. King Xi's sweat account.

"Your Majesty, there is another piece of good news. The Yinshan Tatar Usugubu Hebuler has arrived with ten thousand Tatar cavalry, just below the mountain."

After Hu Tu went to Li Jing's camp to accept the task of leading the way, he asked Li Jing to send someone back to Yinshan to deliver a letter to Hebuler, asking him to lead the cavalry from the tribe to come to meet him.Li Jing knew what Hutu meant. He was expressing his intentions to Li Jing, participating in the battle, and even sneaking up on King Xi's Yazhang from behind. As long as he walked out, it was an inevitable victory.The Tatars joined, in fact, to share the cake.

However, Li Jing accepted this very happily. Having more strength would naturally make his troops stronger, and he would be more powerful in dealing with Xi Ren.

Hearing that Hebuler arrived from Yinshan Mountain so quickly, Li Jing couldn't help showing a happy expression.

From Pingluan, then to Chengde, then to Pingquan, then to Pinggang, and then to Ningcheng where King Xi's tooth tent is located.This road will be very smooth, but from now on, it will also enter the battle.

Li Jing led his army out of the mountain pass, not far from the foot of the mountain, there was a Xiren tribe living in winter, with about a thousand tents.

But at this time, the wintering land had already been devastated.

Under the drowsy evening sky, the snow was still falling, but this camp had already stained the snow red with blood.

"There were about [-] Xi people, and Hebuler led [-] Tatar knights to kill them all. It is said that they came all the way from Yinshan Mountain. This is the ninth tribe they slaughtered!" Li Wei reported to Li Jing .

Hebuler's actions were very cruel. In order to avoid leaking the news, he directly raided and slaughtered every tribe he encountered along the way, not even taking precious slaves.

The corners of Li Jing's eyes twitched a few times, but he didn't blame this ally.Cruel as it may be, that's what war is.Even in some respects, Li Jing has to praise him for doing a good job and not leaking information.

A big bald man wrapped in a bearskin robe and wearing a wolf helmet led a group of Tatars to meet him. He also had a chain hammer in his arms and a thick-backed machete on his back.The whole person, with blood still splashed with wet blood stains, looked like a butcher.

The silver wolf Xiaoyue rushed out from behind Li Jing's horse, its green wolf eyes stared fiercely at Hebuler, its nose wrinkled under its long fur was vigilant, and let out a deep roar.

It was the first time for Hebuler to see a wolf as big as a horse, and his expression changed involuntarily, and he subconsciously grabbed the short handle of the double-edged battle-axe at his waist, but when he saw the silver wolf, the tall Niu Qing on the horse When the man smiled slightly, he immediately realized that the wolf was the wolf of Li Jing, the king of Andong County, and a somewhat simple and honest smile appeared on his face, and he laughed loudly: "Yinshan Tatar Wusu is solid Le is here to welcome King Andong of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Jing immediately sized up Hebuler, and already saw that this man had a shrewdness that was not on the surface.Smiling at the moment, he jumped off the horse, shouted the silver wolf away, stepped forward, lifted Hebuler who was kneeling, helped him pat the snowflakes on his body, and laughed: "General Huaihua, I have admired you for a long time. Ben The king would also like to thank General Huaihua for leading the Tatar warriors to help!"

"This is what the general should do. The general has prepared supplies for the army of the county king, and hot water and meals are prepared in the camp." Hebuler said with a smile.

Li Jing nodded, holding the arms of Hebuler and Hutu, "Let's go, let's drink three cups first!" (To be continued.)