The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 88 Northern Frontier Cavalry
"What does it mean to eat soft rice?"

Looking at Li Xiao's exaggerated expression, Xiao Yanyan was full of confusion. She could obviously tell that the three words "living off a gigolo" were definitely not what she understood them to mean.

"Nothing." Li Xiao shook his head slightly.

He casually explained, "It means I'm going to rely on you for care and cling to you from now on."

"Cuckoo~"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanyan immediately let out a light laugh.

"My thighs are not thick, I can't let you hug them."

Li Xiao didn't believe it: "I'll have to measure it myself to know."

"Go away, ahahaha!"

Xiao Yanyan slapped Li Xiao's claws, which were trying to do something naughty, and glared at him fiercely, cursing with a smile: "Lecher."

"However, this position of deputy governor is what you deserve."

"Even if I hadn't said anything, my brother would definitely have given you the title of Deputy Governor."

"You made the greatest contribution in the Battle of Jinshan. You risked your life to defeat the Naimans. I feel that being a deputy governor is unfair to you."

Xiao Yanyan said softly.

She knew very well how dangerous it was to cross the Alailing Pass and how difficult it would be to march through the endless mountains.

Even many elite troops had collapsed long ago.

However, Li Xiao led that group of hastily assembled ragtag troops, persevered, and successfully attacked the Naiman camp.

Xiao Yanyan could fully imagine the hardships involved, and she was even more aware of the tremendous pressure Li Xiao was under.

So, at this moment, her eyes were full of heartache when she looked at Li Xiao.

More importantly, a big reason why Li Xiao did all this was to prevent herself from marrying a Naiman.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yanyan slowly reached out and grabbed the back of Li Xiao's hand as he was combing his hair.

His fingers gently slid across the cracked skin, and his mind imagined the scene of Li Xiao leading the army on a difficult journey through the mountains and forests in the cold wind.

Unconsciously, her eyes seemed to become slightly moist.

"Why, are you crying again?"

I didn't expect that Xiao Yanyan would cry while laughing. Women are so sentimental.

However, feeling the warm touch on the back of his hand, Li Xiao felt a slight tingling in his heart, which was very comfortable.

With his other hand, he gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Xiao Yanyan's eyes and said jokingly.

"If others saw this, they would think I had done something to you."

"Your brother would have taken an eight-foot-long machete and chopped me to pieces."

Xiao Yanyan smiled, shook off Li Xiao's rough hand, and said forcefully:
"That's not an exaggeration. My brother has a very good temper."

good temper?
Come on, it's just targeting you, my sister.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Li Xiao remembered something important.

"Since I'm the deputy governor, who will be the governor of Jinzhou?"

Although he could understand Xiao Simo's meaning, he was going there to share power with the governor.

But Li Xiao didn't want to have a tense relationship with the other party.

Everyone should take care of their own business and no one should interfere.

"It's not clear yet. My brother hasn't made up his mind yet." Xiao Yanyan shook her head.

She grabbed Li Xiao's hand, put it on her hair, and asked him to continue combing it.

"But there are only a few people."

"General Xiao Tuladuo, General Xiao Linta, General Jiumeng Anhe~"

"They are all generals who followed my grandfather back then."

Li Xiao nodded slightly. Although he was not very familiar with these people, he had some friendship with them.

There is a high probability that Xiao Tuladuo will go to the desert to serve as the governor.

Among the other people, Li Xiao was considering who had a softer personality.

Li Xiao doesn't want to work with someone who has a hot temper, an aggressive personality, and a strong desire for control.

Because after the war with Naiman ended, Li Xiao returned to Jinzhou and had two main things to do.

Farming and fighting for power.

So what Li Xiao hopes most is to find someone who doesn’t have such a strong desire for power and who can turn a blind eye to what he does.

Unfortunately, he has no say in such matters.

We still have to rely on Xiao Yanyan.

"Who among these people has a better temper?"

Xiao Yanyan thought about it and shook her head: "Neither of them is great."

Yes, in the living environment of nomadic peoples, people with weak temperaments simply cannot become generals.

So Li Xiao changed his statement.

"Lord Xiao was quite considerate of me during the deployment of troops against the Naiman this time."

"Put my troops in the back and do the easiest work."

"Haha, you didn't feel sorry for me so much that you went to beg your brother for mercy, did you?" Li Xiao looked at Xiao Yanyan and said with a smile.

"No, it's not." Xiao Yanyan sneered.

"Who feels sorry for you?"

"Shameless."

"Besides, my brother never lets me get involved in the war. Even if I want to talk to him, he won't listen."

As she pulled her hair to her chest and began to braid it, she whispered, "It's General Xiao Linta."

"He said your troops suffered heavy losses in Jinshan and should rest and recuperate. He will not allow you to participate in the most dangerous battles."

Li Xiao suddenly understood what was going on. He laughed and said, "He's quite nice."

Xiao Linta?
It turned out to be this old bitch.

Of course, Li Xiao didn't want to participate in the main attack, he just wanted to conserve his strength.

Xiao Linta's behavior coincided with Li Xiao's, and objectively speaking, it helped Li Xiao.

However, subjectively speaking, Xiao Linta was suppressing Li Xiao.

I don't want Li Xiao to get more credit.

It only means one thing, that this is an old bitch with a strong desire for power.

"Yes!"

"General Xiao Linta is a good man. After my grandfather passed away, he led people to guard the Xiao family day and night, preventing those Xiaoxiao people from taking advantage of the opportunity."

Xiao Yanyan nodded and said.

Then he told Li Xiao some things that happened in the past, such as how these veterans had a relationship with the Xiao family.

Judging from her words, these people are very trustworthy. But unfortunately, people's hearts are not what they seem.

Perhaps their loyalty was unquestionable in the past, but what about now?

Li Xiao kept lingering until it was almost dark. He thought Xiao Yanyan would let him stay overnight, but he was still kicked out of the tent.

Helpless, he could only take his men back to his own military camp.

In the next few days, Li Xiao led his troops to continue the sweep, preparing to take back as many cattle, sheep, supplies and women as possible from the Naiman grassland.

Unfortunately, the local Naiman tribe had already run away.

In the end, only a Naiman tribe coming from the southern Gobi Desert was discovered by Li Xiao's scouts.

"Even though the war has gotten to this point, there is still a Naiman tribe that is heading north without knowing the consequences?" Li Xiao said in surprise.

The army is now located in the southern part of Naiman territory.

There was no other way. The tribes in the west had either been destroyed or had already fled. Li Xiao could only bring his men to the south to try his luck.

However, he does not have much time left to raid freely, as he must return to the Khitan camp early tomorrow morning to prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.

"It seems that they are heading towards the Naiman Khanate. They must have been summoned by the Taiyang Khan." Da Hu stood on horseback beside them and said in a low voice.

Li Xiao nodded slightly. The Northern Frontier Army was waiting for the arrival of Buyilukhei Khan's army, and Taiyang Khan was also constantly drawing soldiers from various tribes.

Both sides are quietly accumulating strength and preparing for the final decisive battle.

It is also Li Xiao's task to attack and eliminate the Naiman troops that have gathered.

"A tribe of more than 2,000 people is still a fat sheep." Li Xiao murmured.

Then his face darkened and he ordered, "Inform all units to end the battle before dark."

"As ordered!"

All tribes began to take action and prepare to encircle and suppress the Naiman tribe.

……

This is a Naiman tribe that originally lived at the foot of the Altai Mountains in the Gobi Desert.

A month ago, they received an order from Taiyang Khan to recruit 300 young and strong men from the tribe to go to Jinshan to participate in the war against the Liao Kingdom.

And helped escort a batch of important military equipment to Jinshan.

So the entire tribe began to migrate north.

Although the men were mobilized, they could not leave the elderly, the weak, women and children alone. They were also afraid that their homes would be robbed as they were so far away.

So, the entire tribe of more than 2,000 people marched towards Jinshan in a mighty force.

It took more than half a month to reach the central region.

According to common sense, it is not too late for them. After all, under normal circumstances, it is normal for a war to last for several months.

But halfway through the journey, they suddenly learned that Jinshan had fallen.

Sun Khan ordered them to gather towards the Khan's court.

When the Naiman people heard the news, they were stunned.

When did the Naiman army become so vulnerable?

There was no choice but to complete the mission, so the tribe began to move towards the royal court.

But little did they know that they were moving step by step towards the abyss.

Just as they walked to a grassland, the horses in the tribe began to become restless and snored softly.

Soon after, the flock of sheep also began to run around, and a low roar could be heard faintly, becoming clearer and clearer.

The Naiman people who grew up on the grassland were very familiar with this situation. It was a huge herd of horses galloping.

At least thousands of people.

The leader of the tribe was named Burmahei. His face suddenly became solemn and he shouted to the herdsmen to be on guard and prepare for battle.

"Could it be the Khan's direct cavalry?"

"We are almost close to the Khan's court. Only the Khan's army can make such a noise." Burmahe said in a serious voice.

He looked at the person next to him. This was an adult from the royal court named Gulba.

He went to Western Xia on business under the order of Taiyang Khan.

Bulmahe's tribe was also ordered to protect Gulba and a batch of important military equipment and go to Jinshan.

"It must be the Khan's ten thousand cavalrymen. Taiyang Khan must be making another big move." Gulba said confidently as he listened to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer.

This is already the heartland of the Naiman people, and only the Khanate can organize such a large-scale cavalry army.

As for the Liao people?
Although they had captured Jinshan, Gurba believed that the Liao people must have suffered heavy losses and it was impossible for them to reach the Khan's court so quickly.

"What is the Khan's army going to do? The Liao army is in the west!" Bulmahe asked puzzledly.

"Maybe they are planning to go around the southern Gobi Desert and give the Liao people a stab in the ass." Gulba laughed.

"Tell the herdsmen to drive their flocks aside so they don't block the Khan's army's path."

Seeing Gulba's relaxed look, Bulmahe, the leader of the tribe, remained calm.

He looked into the distance with a solemn expression, feeling the ground shaking beneath his feet, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

Years of hunting experience told him that this matter was not that simple.

So he quickly sent several cavalrymen to check the situation and find out whether it was the Khan's army.

As the roar grew louder, Bulmahei finally saw the shadow of this army.

Under the sunlight, this army was covered with a layer of sacred light, and only a group of black shadows could be seen.

"These must be the ten thousand cavalry guards of Sun Khan. Only they can have such momentum!" Looking at the army getting closer and closer, Gulba laughed.

Until now, he still believed that the people coming were the Khan's imperial guards.

Apart from this army, there was no other cavalry in the entire Naiman people that could march at such a fast yet stable speed.

But Bulmahe was not so optimistic.

In particular, the few cavalrymen he sent to investigate the situation were now frantically turning back.

He was still shouting loudly: "It's the Liao people."

"Ready to fight."

Hearing the shout, Bulmahei opened his eyes wide, his face instantly became ferocious and terrifying, and he said angrily.

"Damn it, they're from Liao."

Gulba next to him was also stunned immediately, with an expression of disbelief, muttering.

"Liao, Liao Kingdom, army?"

"It's impossible~"

Then they finally saw the appearance of this army clearly. Although they were also wearing sheepskin coats, their dress was definitely not that of Naimans.

The overwhelming momentum made the herdsmen, who had lived in comfort for many years, feel the breath of death, and despair spread.

"Prepare for battle~" Bulmahei roared.

(End of this chapter)