The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 57 Xiao Yanyan's mysterious background
"Boom boom boom~"

The low roar of war horses sounded outside the tower village.

A cavalry team of over a hundred people, with their backs to the sun, ran quickly towards Tazhai.

"Uu uh uh~"

When they were almost in front of the tower, the knights slowly pulled the reins.

"It seems that Tazhai is safe." Luo Ping looked at Tazhai and saw that it was no different from before, and nodded softly.

"The battle last night mainly took place in the west, so of course the situation here is the same as before." Luo Meng explained beside him.

They came from the east and saw the tranquility east of Tazhai.

"You little bastard, do I need you to explain to me?" Luo Ping glared at his son.

The father and son led their men to continue walking into the Tazhai.

Soon, Li Xiao and Zhao Tiezhu came out to greet them.

"Uncle Luo, brother-in-law."

Li Xiao rode his horse up to the two of them, then searched among the team, and soon his eyes lit up.

The Khitan language has been settled.

"Miss Xiao~" Li Xiao nodded and greeted her.

Xiao Yanyan rode forward and asked hurriedly, "I heard from the people you sent back that the Dongdu Army has arrived and is fighting with you?"

Xiao Yanyan's tone was full of eagerness and hope.

This time when she came to Jinzhou, Xiao Yanyan almost died at the hands of the Qarluk people. She felt quite uneasy.

Now, having finally learned the news of the arrival of the Dongdu Army, Xiao Yanyan naturally rushed over impatiently.

In addition, she was also worried about the matter of Tazhai.

In her opinion, the Dongdu Army and the Hexi Forts were all in the same group.

Moreover, the Han cavalry led by Li Xiao was also very powerful, not much inferior to the Khitan cavalry.

Since the Han people have such power, they should be won over and join forces to fight against the Qarluk people.

Why are they killing each other?
"It can't be considered a battle." Li Xiao shook his head slightly.

"At most, it's just some conflicts, and it was a private decision made by the chief of a tribe in Yinshan. It has nothing to do with the Dongdu Army."

"The matter has been resolved."

Li Xiao finally decided to remove the Dongdu Army from this matter and just treat it as a conflict with the Zhelan tribe.

There was no way out. The Dongdu Army was too strong, and the troops of the Seven Forts Alliance could only be used as food.

Although Li Xiao could still take his men to join Naiman or even Xixia, that was only his last helpless choice.

"Solved? That's good!" Xiao Yanyan nodded gently and breathed a sigh of relief.

If the chief of the Zhelan tribe acted on his own, it would be easy to deal with.

She, Xiao Yanyan, can still keep her face in check.

"Come in first, Uncle Luo, Miss Xiao."

"My grandpa and others have just arrived." Li Xiao said.

He brought the 150 cavalrymen from Hedong Fort into Tazhai.

The reason why Tazhai has this name is mainly because there is a stone forest in the village.

It is tall and thin, with distinct joints, like a bone spur protruding from the earth.

From a distance, it looks like a pagoda, standing abruptly on this flat grassland.

Therefore, Tazhai got this name.

However, Li Xiao never saw this stone forest in later generations. It was thought that the stone forest had collapsed long ago due to the baptism of time and wind and sand.

After a while, around noon, the troops from Qianhe Village, Houhe Village and Qiyun Village finally arrived.

There are a total of three hundred people in the three camps.

There are already quite a few of them. It seems that except for a small number of young and strong people who stayed in the village, most of the others have been pulled out.

Li Xiao expressed his satisfaction.

At least these three villages are not the kind of people who jump in when they see an opportunity and run away when they see danger.

"Everyone, our coalition forces from the seven forts have all arrived, with more than a thousand soldiers." In a courtyard, the leaders of the seven forts sat together.

As the strongest side of Hexi Fort, Li Xiao looked at everyone and spoke first.

There were four hundred men in Hexi Fort, one hundred and fifty in Hedong Fort, one hundred and fifty in Gushan Fort, and three hundred in the other three camps.

That’s a thousand people.

There is also Tazhai. If they don't care about the consequences, Tazhai can easily mobilize 250 or even more cavalry.

After all, this is the base camp of Tazhai. Once the battle begins, Tazhai will have no need for anyone left behind.

Finally, there are more than 300 Zhelan slaves who have just been subdued.

Although their loyalty is not enough to allow them to go to the battlefield, it is still okay for them to mix in the team to fill the numbers and add to the appearance.

In this way, the strength of the Seven Forts Allied Forces can reach more than 1,500 people.

It is one tenth of the entire Dongdu Army.

It is already a force that cannot be ignored.

"According to the information we received, the total strength of the Dongdu Army is 15,000 men, divided into two groups."

"The first group is the Yinshan army, with a strength of about 8,500 men."

"Our scouts have already come into contact with the enemy's scouts."

"They are currently stationed twenty miles west of Tazhai. The commander is Xiao Simo, the governor of Dongdu."

"As for the army in the North Sea, there is no news yet. They may still be on the way." Li Xiao said in a deep voice and told everyone the news he had found out.

Yinshan is located southwest of Jinzhou and is the core of the entire northern border. It has the largest population and the strongest power.

Beihai is located northwest of Jinzhou. Most of its inhabitants are nomads, and its population is similar to that of Jinzhou.

Moreover, Beihai is far away from Jinzhou, so the army from Beihai will definitely arrive later.

As for the last state in the northern border, the desert.

Perhaps they also received orders from Dongdu to send troops to participate in the war, but they must have come from another direction, so Li Xiao and others would not encounter them.

The desert is just south of Jinzhou.

"If we fight the Dongdu Army, we have almost no chance of winning." The leader of Qiyun Village shook his head.

The Dongdu army, which was only twenty miles away, was more than five times the number of ours.

Once a war breaks out, the chances of winning are extremely low.

"But our purpose is to protect the interests of the Han people in our Qibao, not to be enemies with the Dongdu Army." Zhao Tiezhu said.

No one wants to fight unless it's necessary. "If the governor of Dongdu is a clear-headed person, he would never make things difficult for us Han people at this time," Luo Ping snorted.

"For the Khitans, the real enemy has always been the Naimans, and incidentally, the Karluks."

Li Xiao nodded gently: "But we still have to be prepared. If the Dongdu Army acts recklessly, we can't just sit there and wait for death."

Although the Dongdu Army is large in number, the Han people in Jinzhou are no pushovers.

"The worst that could happen is that we can just rebel against the Liao Kingdom and go to the Naiman people." Qin Kaishan said angrily, unable to control his violent temper.

The leaders of the Seven Forts met in this courtyard to discuss the matter, mainly to make a plan on how they, the Seven Forts, should fight and how they should escape once the Khitans were ready to go to war.

Another thing is, once the Khitans recruited the Han people to attack the Qarluk people or even the Naimans, how could they preserve their strength and avoid heavy casualties?

These are all issues that Li Xiao and others need to consider.

Just when they were almost done discussing things, Luo Meng came in and said that Xiao Yanyan had arrived, looking very anxious.

After getting Li Xiao's permission, Xiao Yanyan hurried in and spoke to Li Xiao excitedly.

"Li Xiao, I'm leaving."

Li Xiao was not surprised.

Originally, Xiao Yanyan was called from Hexi Fort overnight in order to use her identity as a princess to act as a moderating agent.

Because unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Xiao really didn't want to conflict with the Khitans.

The time is not right, and we need to develop in a low-key manner for a few years.

Therefore, Xiao Yanyan's role became prominent.

She is a princess and the daughter of the Xiao family. She should at least stay in Dongdu. Isn't it a bit of face?

During this period, Li Xiao also spent a lot of time to coax her, but it was not just for the sexual happiness of her lower body.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Yanyan was a little too excited after arriving in Tazhai.

"My brother is here to pick me up."

"Li Xiao, come with me to see my brother."

"You are so amazing, my brother will definitely appreciate you."

"Besides, you saved me, so you will definitely receive a generous reward from my brother."

Li Xiao was a little surprised when he heard Xiao Yanyan's excited words.

Although she knew that Xiao Yanyan had a brother who depended on her for everything, she did not elaborate on his identity.

Now Li Xiao thought about it for a moment, and then he took a deep breath.

"Hi!~"

"Your brother isn't?"

Li Xiao looked at Xiao Yanyan in astonishment.

Damn it, I should have thought of it earlier.

It’s also because Xiao is a big family name. There are quite a lot of people with the surname Xiao among the Khitans. Does anyone know which branch of the Xiao family Xiao Yanyan belongs to?

I didn’t think about it that way.

Of course, the most important thing is that Li Xiao only found out yesterday that the person left behind in Dongdu was called Xiao Simo.

Looking at Li Xiao's astonished expression, Xiao Yanyan showed a smug smile on her face.

Li Xiao usually looks calm and composed, and this is the first time she has seen this kind of expression on his face. Xiao Yanyan is very satisfied with the effect of her 'golden body'.

"Yes, my brother's name is Xiao Simo, and he is the governor of Dongdu."

Xiao Yanyan said this in the softest tone, but the pride in the woman's heart still overflowed unconsciously.

This woman is like this, she doesn't know how to be humble at all.

What she likes to do most is to show off in front of others, and what she likes to hear most is compliments from others, but she always pretends not to care on the surface.

Humph, hypocritical woman!
Li Xiao secretly complained in his heart.

But Xiao Yanyan's display of power in public was indeed very effective.

"What? Your brother is the governor of Dongdu?"

"Are you Xiao Simo's sister?"

"Sigh~"

"Are you really Mr. Xiao's sister?"

After hearing what Xiao Yanyan said, Luo Ping and others opened their eyes wide instantly and showed shocked expressions.

They all looked at her in disbelief.

I originally thought she was just a beautiful Khitan woman, but I didn't expect her identity to be so noble.

Xiao Simo's sister, that would be great.

"If Xiao Simo dares to start a war, I will kill his sister first as a sacrifice!" Qin Kaishan thought secretly in his heart.

　In order to prevent Xiao Worila from really becoming Sima Yi, Yelu Yile took the initiative to give up power.

　　After his death, he let his sister Yelu Pusuwan act as regent.

　　Who was Yelu Pusuwan? She was Xiao Wulila's eldest daughter-in-law.

　　The power has been given to you, the Xiao family. You old thief can't kill us all, right?

　　I have to say that Yelu Yile's move was indeed brilliant.

　　After that, Xiao Worila was indeed law-abiding and devotedly assisted his daughter-in-law.

　　Perhaps feeling that he was too old, Xiao Worila finally handed over his political assets to his eldest son and retired to enjoy his old age.

　　Unfortunately, the struggle for power is the most cruel, it can drive couples apart and turn brothers against each other.

　　With Xiao Worila's retreat, Yelu Pusuwan felt that he had become terrifyingly powerful and his ambitions were growing.

　　Eventually, he was no longer satisfied with the position of regent, so he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, with the reign title Chongtian.

　　Emperors are all self-centered and do not allow others to share power.

　　Therefore, Yelu Pusuwan became very displeased with the Xiao family at this time.

　　Then she set her sights on her husband, and wanted to strip the Xiao family of its power.

　　The final result was that Yelu Pusuwan joined forces with her brother-in-law to kill her husband.

　　The uncle and sister-in-law thought that they had done the job first, and Xiao Worila had no choice but to accept it and honestly serve as Li Yuan.

　　But unexpectedly, Xiao Worila didn't buy it at all.

　　He immediately launched a coup and killed his eldest daughter-in-law and youngest son.

　　Finally, Yelu Yilie's son, Yelu Zhilugu, succeeded in picking the peaches.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)