The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 68: Revenge is a must, never stay overnight

Soon, Xiao Linta and Li Xiao left together, and then summoned all the Jinzhou leaders of Wuya Village to hold a meeting in Xiao Linta's tent.

Distribute military rations!

Not long after, Huang Daquan and others walked out of the big tent with depressed looks on their faces.

They looked at each other and shook their heads.

"We can't escape this time. Let's send people back to gather food!" The Lord of Changshan Fort said with a sigh.

"Let's go back first. Fortunately there aren't too many people here. If every household squeezes in, we can still get everyone." said the Lord of Bohai Castle.

Xiao Simo's task was to obtain 10,000 dan of grain and 10,000 sheep.

Although it seems like a lot, Jinzhou had nine forts and eighteen villages of the Han people, and now there are only eight forts and sixteen villages left.

And there are more than a dozen nomadic tribes.

If you share the cost, it's not too much and basically everyone can afford it.

However, Huang Daquan and others were still in a bad mood, and said worriedly: "Although the number of casualties this time is small, I am afraid that this battle will never end."

"Will all military rations from now on be supplied by Jinzhou?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt like they were poured with a bucket of cold water.

But is it okay not to supply it?
This time the recruitment is done in a friendly way, but if anyone dares not to give face, the army will come to demand it.

"If it continues like this, we won't be able to survive in Jinzhou." Everyone left worriedly.

Inside the big tent, Li Xiao also said goodbye to Xiao Linta: "I am glad to have fulfilled your mission, General Xiao."

"These ten thousand dan of grain and ten thousand sheep have finally been distributed, and I can now give an explanation to Lord Xiao."

Xiao Linta was in high spirits now that he had enough military rations. He laughed heartily and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Captain Li. The king will never forget Captain Li's contribution."

What Xiao Simo wanted was to raise military rations, not rob them, so he certainly couldn't use violence.

We need to find someone who is familiar with the local situation to cooperate.

The Jinzhou Governor's Office was swept away by the Qarluk people, so the most suitable candidate now is Li Xiao, the newly appointed captain.

If you become a Khitan official, you have to work for the Khitans!
"I don't take any credit for this. It's just my duty." Li Xiao shook his head helplessly.

Fortunately, this task is not very heavy. After being assigned, every village and tribe can bear it.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult to collect military rations.

This time he is only collecting military rations. After the people are registered, he, as a thousand-household member, will have to collect taxes from each hundred-household member every year!
It's all work that offends people.

But if you want to climb up, you definitely can't be a good person.

"For those leaders of the various tribes in Jinzhou who have not yet arrived at Wuya Village, please trouble General Xiao to send someone over. I will arrange for someone to accompany them."

"In this way, military rations should be delivered within ten days."

"General Xiao, I will take my leave for now."

Li Xiao stood up and said, "Let's go home to see my grandfather first, and take people to transport the food and money allocated to our Hexi Fort back."

"Okay, thank you Captain Li." Xiao Linta also saw him off warmly.

Although Li Xiao was just a thousand households and was not taken seriously by him, Xiao Linta knew clearly how Li Xiao got the title of thousand households.

In addition to his own merits, the Princess of Chu also said a lot of good things about him.

Judging from how much Xiao Simo dotes on Xiao Yanyan, it would be best not to offend Li Xiao.

Afterwards, Li Xiao returned to his camp.

Luo Ping and others who had returned early came to greet them.

"Dalong, what should we do? Should we go back to the village and gather food?"

Just now in Xiao Linta's tent, all the village chiefs and leaders who had arrived at Wuya Village attended the meeting.

Naturally, this also includes Luo Ping and others.

Each stronghold needed to provide some cattle, sheep and food, but fortunately it was not too much and Luo Ping and others could afford it.

But Li Xiao had other plans in mind.

"Uncle Luo, did the arrival of the Khitans scare you out of your courage?"

"We have always been the ones stealing other people's cattle, sheep and food. When will it be our turn to give them away?" Li Xiao said with a snort.

Luo Ping was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

"What do you mean?"

In Luo Ping's opinion, isn't this a very normal thing?
On weekdays, each fort had to pay grain and cattle and sheep to the Governor's Office every year. When war came, the army would also collect additional military rations.

This has always been the rule, and Luo Ping and others didn't think it was wrong.

But Li Xiao shook his head and said, "Uncle Luo, you should select a group of good fighters from among our seven forts."

"Tell them to come with me to do a job. There will naturally be someone to help us pay for the military rations of our seven forts."

Flying Eagle Castle!
Li Xiao is a narrow-minded person. He always seeks revenge and never stays overnight.

Since they knew the relationship between the Wang family and the Hou family of Feiying Fort, the Wang family also wanted to help the Hou family vent their anger and take revenge.

Li Xiao naturally couldn't tolerate it.

In order to prevent Feiying Fort from causing trouble for him, Li Xiao decided to deal with him now, otherwise he would not be able to sleep well.

By the way, confiscating the Wang family's property in Feiying Fort might be enough to offset the military rations of Qibao this time.

Soon, Li Xiao gathered 600 men from the Seven Forts coalition, including 100 Zhelan slaves led by Zhang Xianfeng.

The group left Wuya Village in a mighty procession.

The reason was to return to Qibao to collect and transport military supplies, but in fact, after Li Xiao led his men to leave Wuya Village, they did not go in the direction of Hexibao.

Instead, he continued to run south towards Eagle Castle.

Feiying Fort is located in the southern part of Jinzhou, not too close to Wuya Village.

Meanwhile, on the way to Wuya Village, the troops from Feiying Fort were also on their way. Feiying Fort was quite large, and there were nearly two hundred people heading to Wuya Village.

There are three people in the lead.

The second, third, and fifth child.

"I originally thought this was our chance, but I didn't expect the Karluks to be so useless. It was so difficult to capture Wuya Village."

Wang Wu said disdainfully, looking at his two brothers beside him: "Fortunately we were able to hold our composure, otherwise we would have been wiped out by the Khitans right now."

Wang San, who was standing next to him, also said thankfully, "This time, the Eastern Capital has assembled an army of 20,000. Perhaps even the Naimans won't be able to hold out."

"If I had known this would happen, I should have advised Hou Wen. What is he doing? He has ruined his entire family."

"Ah, I just feel sorry for Fourth Sister and Tiancai."

Wang Er, who was standing next to him, listened to his two younger brothers' words, and a trace of anger flashed across his pockmarked face.

"The people from Hexi Fort are simply courting death. They knew that Fourth Sister is from my Wang family, but they showed no mercy at all. They simply don't take our Feiying Fort Wang family seriously."

Wang Er and his two younger brothers are half-brothers, but Hou Wen’s wife is his biological sister from the same father and mother.

Therefore, Wang Er was even more angry about the extermination of the Hou family.

The hatred towards Hexi Fort is even greater.

"The feud between Hexi Fort and Houzhai has a long history, but this time Hexi Fort really went too far. Even if the Hou family was wrong, they shouldn't be wiped out!" Wang Wu said angrily.

"If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely teach the Li family a lesson."

Wang San shook his head and said, "It's a pity that the Li family is now in its heyday. Li Dongzhou's grandson seems to be highly regarded by the Khitan people."

"If you want to seek revenge on the Li family, you must wait until the Khitans leave."

Although Wang Er was angry, he also became more rational. He said in a deep voice: "We'll talk about revenge on the Li family later."

"Hide Hou Wen first, don't let him be discovered."

The three brothers talked as they led their men towards Wuya Village.

At the same time, the scout in front of Feiying Fort suddenly met three other scouts.

"Which village are you from?"

One of the three people on the other side asked.

"We are from Eagle Castle."

The scouts from Flying Eagle Fort asked loudly from a distance, "Which village are you from?"

But at this moment, when the three scouts on the opposite side heard that they were from Flying Eagle Castle, their expressions changed slightly and they looked at each other.

"We actually ran into people from Flying Eagle Castle."

"It seems they are also heading towards Wuya Village."

"Ask them how many people there are." The three of them whispered to each other.

One of them followed Li Xiao's instructions and responded loudly: "We are the army of the King of the Six Courts, the East Capital Residential Office."

"Go to the desert to carry out the mission."

"How many people are behind you?"

When they heard that it was the army from the Dongdu Garrison, the three scouts from Feiying Fort's faces suddenly changed.

"Are they actually Khitans?"

"We can't afford to offend him."

"How do Khitans speak Chinese?"

"There must be some Han people in the Khitan army. This is Jinzhou, and the surrounding areas are all inhabited by Han people. Using Han people as scouts will facilitate communication."

The three scouts from Feiying Fort whispered that they must be feeling a little nervous facing the Khitan army of Dongdu.

Especially since they had already heard the news that the King of the Sixth Academy had led an army of 20,000 to Jinzhou.

But I dare not provoke him.

"We have two hundred people from Feiying Fort, and we are preparing to go to Wuya Village to visit the garrison commander and await your orders."

The scout on the opposite side said again: "The governor of Jinzhou, Dahe Chuluoduo, is behind us. Inform your fortress lord to come and see him immediately."

After that, both parties returned.

After hearing the news, Li Xiao snorted and laughed: "To our surprise, we actually ran into people from Feiying Fort. This saves us from having to attack again."

When he was on the road before, Li Xiao met two teams from the Han fortress. They had received orders to go to Wuya Village.

Li Xiao had no grudges against them, so he naturally ignored them.

But now that I have met someone from Flying Eagle Castle, I naturally cannot let him go.

"Pass the order down and prepare for battle."

"Encircle and suppress the troops of Feiying Fort."

On the other side, the Wang brothers also learned the news from the scouts.

"Jinzhou Governor Dahe Chuluoduo?"

"Why is he here? After the defeat at Beishan, didn't the garrison commander punish him?"

"Heading to the desert? Perhaps it's to make him redeem himself for his crimes!"

The three Wang brothers were surprised and discussed what to do.

Finally, Wang Er said, "The fact that Da Hechu Luoduo made such a big mistake and was still fine shows that he has a strong background. We cannot offend him."

"Fifth Brother, you come with me to pay your respects to Governor Dahe. Third Brother, you stay behind and take care of our troops."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)