Hard to be a good wife

Gather up the courage to ask, "Barbarian?"

Zhao Sanlang didn't answer, and vowed to continue the silence to the end.

"What are they doing in Ye City?"

"..."

"Have you ever seen Yu Zhiming?"

"..."

"You don't have to be like this. I'm just expressing my heart, and I won't force you. Can't we get along peacefully?"

Zhao Sanlang rolled his eyes, "This general is not familiar with you."

Li Cheng took a deep look at him, but didn't speak.

The sky was getting brighter, and a faint glow came out from the clouds in the east. There were more and more people outside the city waiting to enter the city, but no one was within a hundred steps of the city gate.

Although the group of barbarians were small in number, they were all fierce and mighty, and they were not easy to provoke. Ordinary people were most afraid of causing trouble, so they naturally stayed as far away as they could.

Zhao Sanlang and Li Cheng were the closest to them, and they were not conspicuous when it was dark, but now that it is dawn, people can see clearly, Zhao Sanlang and Li Cheng are still wearing the clothes they wore for the banquet, although they are not The court clothes are extremely luxurious, and the looks of the two are even more handsome, very eye-catching.

Xiaojun Wang usually keeps a low profile and not many people know him, but Zhao Sanlang's face is still very well-known, and the people who recognize him will not approach him even more.

Nobility means trouble, even if it is a general who guards his home and country, it is not something ordinary people want to climb.

At a quarter of an hour, the bells and drums on the city tower rang together, and the city gate slowly opened. Zhao Sanlang was not in a hurry to enter the city at this moment, but continued to stare at the group of barbarians.

If he didn't leave, Li Cheng would not leave. After all, he was the general responsible for the security of Yecheng. He had the responsibility and obligation to understand that such a group of people suddenly came under the emperor's feet.

Fanwai Ten is so handsome!

The group of barbarians chattered a few words in a foreign language, and at the end a young man rode a horse and came towards Zhao Sanlang.

Zhao Sanlang stared at the horse drooling, and thought to himself: My dear, my mount is already a good one out of ten thousand, but compared to other people's BMWs, it is like a weak chicken, with those limbs, that neck, that buttocks, and so on. With the height of the tail flick, it's really handsome.

The barbarian young man only felt that this man's eyes were hot, like a wolf who had been hungry for a winter on the grassland seeing meat. He shuddered, and asked in an ugly official language while sitting on the horseback: "Dare to ask two people?" But the nobles of the Southern Jin Dynasty?"

Zhao Sanlang frowned, and retorted solemnly: "It's been the fourth year of the Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Jin Dynasty is all old history."

"That's right, Great Tang... I want to ask to see the Lord of the Great Tang, can I recommend you?"

Zhao Sanlang and Li Cheng looked at each other, and they both frowned at the same time, Li Cheng asked unceremoniously: "The Lord of the Tang Dynasty will see you immediately? You are too presumptuous!"

"Didn't you send a letter in just now? Isn't that letter your passport?"

The young man's face was slightly embarrassed, but also angry and anxious, "I don't know if the general can deliver the letter to the Lord Ling."

Zhao Sanlang thought to himself: Is there even a need to ask?Of course, it won't be there anytime soon. If anyone can send something to the emperor, what's the need for such rules?

Yu Zhiming took the letter and read the content again, but the matter was not up to him to decide, so he went to his superior, he was just a young general of the guard army, and there were two or three ranks above him, not to mention the leader of the guard army Standing by his side, if the letter is to be sent to the palace in time, unless it is taken another way.

Zhao Sanlang smiled and asked gently: "I don't know where you are from, what's your business in Yecheng? Since you want to ask me for help, you must know a thing or two, otherwise, if something goes wrong, I won't be able to take care of it, right?" ?”

The young man hesitated for a moment, then turned around and rode back, chatted a few words with the leading middle-aged man, and then hurried back.

"I don't know how to call you two?" The young man's face was a little happy, and his dark skin was a little red.

Just now, they saw the two young men with extraordinary bearing, dressed in the service of nobles, so they wanted to try it out, but they didn't expect that there was a way.

Before they came, they knew that this trip would not go smoothly, they divided three groups of people to come to Yecheng, and now only a small group of people arrived in Yecheng.

If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not be seen, their sacrifices were in vain, and those people who were waiting in the tribe did not know what would happen.

"Report your name first." Li Cheng glared at the young man impatiently.

The young man said kindly, "My name is Gelu, and I'm from the Tasang tribe. We have an urgent matter and would like to ask the lord of your country to send troops to help our tribe repel foreign enemies."

"Ha, this is the first time I've heard of someone asking for help like this. Is it your barbarian etiquette to just smash the door?" Zhao Sanlang sneered.

Not to mention anything else, the attitude of this group of people just now does not seem to be begging for help.

The young man flicked his whip, and smiled awkwardly: "Your Excellency is laughing, we are also in a hurry, and we don't know that the city gate will be opened regularly."

Zhao Sanlang didn't want to talk to them, so he asked directly: "Who is your foreign enemy? Aren't the tribes on the grassland calling today and tomorrow? When did you learn to ask for foreign aid?"

"No, it's different this time. Their demons from the Western Regions are trying to unify all our tribes. I believe that after they occupy the grassland, their next target must be Datang."

"Oh?...Where did such a brave nation come from? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Zhao Sanlang sneered, but he was vigilant in his heart.

If there is such an ambitious country, then their hard-won peace may be broken.

It doesn't look like it's fake, but the truth is only known after investigation.

Zhao Sanlang asked them to show something that could prove their identity, and then led them into the city with Li Cheng.

With Li Cheng around, it was not difficult to bring along a few foreigners, not to mention that Datang encouraged business with neighboring small countries, and although there were not many contacts with barbarians, it was not abrupt.

The two didn't take him directly into the palace recklessly, but arranged to enter the post station of the foreign embassy, ​​and then entered the palace without stopping.

After the two entered the palace, they found that the letter had not yet been delivered to the audience, and the emperor and empress had a rare sleep-in since they were exempted from court today.

Wearing casual home clothes, Tang Yue saw the two of them, and smiled at the first glance: "What's wrong with you? You didn't even change your clothes. Could it be that you went to a field battle last night?"

Zhao Sanlang thought of Li Cheng's absurd confession, and his face froze for a moment. Li Cheng couldn't understand the meaning of "fighting in the field" all of a sudden, and remained expressionless.

"Let's talk about it, why is it so urgent? If you want the emperor to order a marriage, you also saw it last night."

Zhao Sanlang twitched the corner of his mouth, and hastily retorted: "It's nothing, but there is something urgent to report, and it's about the barbarians."

"Oh?" Tang Yue corrected his attitude, let them sit down and said slowly, knowing that they didn't have breakfast, he thoughtfully asked someone to bring a hearty breakfast.

Tang Yue is not a person who can put on airs, and he didn't change much when he became a queen. He broke [-]% of the rules in the palace. He didn't eat, sleep, talk or enforce them. He ate at the same table with his courtiers and discussed the country while eating. Big things happen too.

After listening to Zhao Sanlang's narration, Li Zhao gave Tang Yue a piece of hibiscus cake and asked, "Is there any news from the border?"

"No."

"Ke, send someone to invite guests from afar, and say that I want to meet them." Seeing that the other three people looked at him in shock, he asked amusedly, "Isn't it supposed to be like this?"

Tang Yue hesitated and said, "I haven't confirmed their identities yet, is it appropriate to call them into the palace like this?" At any time, what he cares most about is Li Zhao's safety.

"There are only ten of them, even if they are allowed to enter the palace, can they still carry out assassination?" Li Zhao ordered after finishing Ke, and then ordered someone to deliver the decree, "Send the news to Lu Xingjiang and let him verify it."

"It will take at least two months to come and go. I'm afraid they won't be able to wait that long."

"It's okay, if you can't wait, you can leave on your own. I, Tang, don't bother to embarrass a few foreigners."

About half an hour later, the group of people were brought into the side hall next to the imperial study. This side hall is one of the rare places in the palace that remains intact. It is luxurious and exquisite, and it is the most suitable place to entertain guests.

The ten barbarians had obviously bathed and changed into clean clothes. When they entered the door, they were all shocked by the wealth and honor in front of them.

The middle-aged man in the lead was calmer, and quickly returned to normal. He glanced around at the few people present, and fixed his gaze on the uppermost position in the middle.

"Presumably this is the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who is wise and powerful. We have heard of your demeanor far above the grasslands. Adana admires you very much." The leader clasped his fists and patted his chest, expressing his surprise with tribal etiquette .

None of the people here were pedantic civil servants, so Li Zhao asked bluntly, "Adana, which tribe are you from?"

"We are the herdsmen of the Tasang tribe, and I am the leader of the tribe. I came here from a long distance, and we came here with great sincerity."

Li Zhao had someone hang up the map. Although he had never been to the prairie, he still knew the basics of the barbarians. It was just that these nomads migrated all the year round, so it was difficult to judge their location.

Li Zhao believed that they were sincere enough to travel thousands of miles to Yecheng, but their purpose may not be so simple.

After listening to Adana's retelling, there was no discrepancy with what Zhao Sanlang learned, but Li Zhao didn't believe it, "Which country are the demons in the Western Regions you mentioned? If there is such a big movement, it is impossible to carry out it quietly Bar?"

Adana lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice: "They are like evil spirits that suddenly crawled out of hell, they kill anyone they see. Once they patronize the tribes, men, women and children, they basically die. We don't know their details. appearance and provenance."

"In other words, these people haven't visited your Tasang tribe yet?"

Adana sighed: "Our Tasang tribe is also one of the best tribes on the grassland. It is not so easy for them to kill them all. Before we set off, there was news that their next target was us."

"Then you still dare to leave. I think the ten of you must be good fighters in the tribe. Without you, if they really kill them, there will be more dead." Tang Yue asked, staring into their eyes.

"Not ten, but ninety. We dispatched a total of ninety warriors, but we are the only ones who managed to get here."

Everyone was silent for a moment, Li Zhao continued to ask: "How many people are there? How about force? How about weapons?"

"According to the information we have collected, there are about 5000 of them. They have strong horses, excellent weapons, and everyone shoots a good bow. Moreover, there should be someone in their team who is familiar with the grassland and can easily avoid the traps we set up. Enter."

"5000 people? The Tasang tribe should have more than this number, and you can't handle it with your bravery?" Li Zhao thought to himself, if such a group of people really existed, their combat effectiveness might be more than one level higher than that of the Black Armored Guards.

"Although our tribe has more people, there are also many old, young, women and children. We have to allocate part of our troops to protect them, and we can't concentrate on fighting. I'm afraid they are not their opponents."

"Then why are you here...?"

Adana pressed his fists to his chest, lowered his head and said, "Adana has reached an agreement with the other tribes, and would like to ask your country to send troops to help defeat those demons."

"Oh? What about your sincerity?" If you dare to ask for help, you must pay something.

Apparently, Adana had already prepared, and replied: "We are willing to thank you with a thousand cattle and sheep, a thousand horses, ten carts of fine leather, and a hundred healthy and beautiful girls."

These things may not seem like many, but for the small tribes on the grassland, they are already quite a lot. Apart from these, there is not much else on the grassland that can be sold.

"Then how many soldiers and horses do you want to help?"

"Naturally, the more the better!"

Zhao Sanlang interjected: "You know how to count, the more the better? The salary of these people alone is more than what you just said."

Adana raised his eyelids, licked his lower lip and said: "This is already the best thing our tribe can provide. If your country can help us defeat the enemy, we will offer these things again every three years in the future. .”

The meaning of this is clear enough, as long as Datang can help them defeat the enemy, they are willing to pay tribute to Datang, which is quite a temptation for Datang.

No emperor would dislike the fact that his territory was too large. Li Zhao had no intention of fighting the barbarians, but it didn't mean he didn't want to persuade those tribes, it was just that he didn't want to pay too much.

Now that the person is automatically delivered to the door, he really doesn't know how to refuse.

"This matter is too important. I will discuss it with the minister for a few days. I will inform the leader when there is a result. In the next few days, the leader will rest in Yecheng first, so as to recharge his energy." Saying nothing.

It is not easy for them to enter this palace. If they annoy the emperor, this trip will be in vain.

Moreover, even the strongest people can't stand the long and dusty journey, and they really need a few days to rest.

If they can't get reinforcements, it's pointless for them to go back.

Fanwai [-] reached an agreement

After the barbarians left, Li Zhao asked Zhao Sanlang and the others: "How about each of you? Can you send troops? If you send troops, how many troops should you send?"

Li Cheng thought for a while and answered: "The other party's situation is unknown, and their intentions are unclear. I think it's better to wait for the news to be confirmed before making any plans."

Zhao Sanlang immediately retorted: "I don't think it's too late. If what they said is true, if such an enemy really exists, it's better to make plans as soon as possible. After they integrate the barbarian tribes into one, we will then It will be difficult to fight if you send troops.”

"What does the queen think?" Li Zhao looked sideways at Tang Yue, with a slight curvature at the corner of his mouth, which was rare when facing other people.

But everyone has become accustomed to it. These two have shown their affection for so many years. From the initial shock to the awkwardness, everyone has not blinked their eyes.

Tang Yue drank fresh fruit tea and gave him a sideways glance. He didn't like the title "Queen", but Li Zhao always liked to call him that, especially on the bed, with a low and sexy voice, which made people feel numb to the bone .

"This matter can't be decided in a moment. Of course, we have to investigate, and we have to investigate carefully, but we still have to make preparations. We can't wait to verify the news and then prepare in a hurry. We have to plan for the worst."

"As for the number of troops to be dispatched, I personally recommend using the black armored guards. First, this team is all cavalry, and they are fast, so as not to delay the opportunity to fight. Second, the black armored guards have high force, and the enemy can even deal with barbarians. It shows that the troops are not weak. , send other troops to fear that it is not an opponent, and the casualties will only increase.”

"But the black armored guards are the most important line of defense in the palace. If they are sent out, the safety of the emperor...?"

"This imperial palace is not a dangerous place. There are guards from Yecheng outside and guards inside. If it is not enough, it will serve the king's army everywhere. The role of the black armored guards is not obvious."

Zhao Sanlang laughed loudly: "Haha... just right, I'm so bored in Yecheng, my hands are itchy, I haven't been to the grassland yet, I just went to see it."

Tang Yue shook his head, "Don't take this task too lightly. The Black Armored Guards were invincible back then, but our opponents are not strong. If you were a barbarian, are you sure you can win one-on-one?"

"This..." Zhao Sanlang rubbed his nose and chuckled, "Didn't the Empress often say that the most important thing for a leader is brains, not force?"

Tang Yue replied coldly: "But do you have a brain?"

Among the several commanders of the Black Armored Guards, Prince Heng is the most courageous and foolhardy. Zhao Sanlang has a lot of small ideas, but unfortunately he lacks stability. However, the Black Armored Guards are not a complete and independent army. Li Zhao was the only one who gave orders in the mobile unit with strong execution ability.

Zhao Sanlang dared not speak out, and argued: "People are growing up, the former Zhao Sanlang has gone, and now the person sitting in front of you is the witty, brave and invincible General Zhao!"

Li Cheng tilted his head to look at Zhao Sanlang, his eyes were indescribably strange, he seemed to understand why he fell in love with this person, there was something in him that he could never get in his life, no matter when and where, he would always let him I have the best life.

Tang Yue glanced at Li Cheng, he was so familiar with his eyes, he was secretly startled, he didn't expect Li Cheng to have such thoughts for Zhao Sanlang.

Reminiscent of the fact that the two of them entered the palace together today, and neither of them had changed clothes, it can be seen that they were together all night last night, does that mean...

He looked at Zhao Sanlang carefully, and saw that his complexion was rosy, the corners of his eyes were slightly darkened, and a small beard appeared on his chin. His posture was fine when he walked in just now, and he didn't look like he was fighting in the field.

Looking at Li Cheng again, his face was obviously much paler, except when he was looking at Zhao Sanlang, his eyes were also much more obscure. As for the walking posture, Tang Yue didn't pay attention to it just now.

He secretly slandered: Judging from the faces of these two people, it is obvious that Zhao Sanlang is weaker. Although he is much older than Li Cheng, if he really puts Li Cheng under his body, the picture is too beautiful to bear to look at. .

The preparations for the war are in full swing. I thought it would take two months at the earliest to receive the news. Who knew that seven days later, Li Zhao received a secret letter from Lu Xingjiang from the border. He rushed for eight hundred miles and ran all the way. Several horses died.

The letter said that recently there was a change in the barbarians, because the Tang Dynasty and the barbarians never interfered with each other, so Lu Xingjiang didn't pay much attention to it, and just sent more people to patrol, so as not to be taken advantage of.

But I didn't expect that one day, a few refugees from the prairie came to the city and asked to open the city gate to take them in. Naturally, Lu Xingjiang couldn't agree, the ghost knows if you are spies sent by the barbarians.

For several days in a row, there were more and more refugees, and they all brought their families, rolled up their bedding and cattle and sheep.

The city gate was not open, so they set up tents outside the city, went out to graze early every day, and returned to rest at night, which was very comfortable.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Lu Xingjiang asked someone to inquire about the news, and discovered something extraordinary after this inquiring. It turned out that there was a force sweeping across the grassland, under the banner of unifying the barbarians, several tribes had already been occupied.

Although the matter had nothing to do with Datang, Lu Xingjiang was sensitive to the fact that something was wrong.

The grassland has been in turmoil for hundreds of years, and conflicts between tribes have never stopped, but no tribe has yet emerged that can unify the barbarians.

For Datang, the more chaotic the barbarians, the better. Once they are united, they will become a terrible enemy.

That's why after finding out the news, Lu Xingjiang sent people back to Ye City non-stop.

Adana and the others knew that things had turned around when they entered the palace again, and after waiting anxiously for these days, each of them was very irritable, arguing endlessly between whether to leave or not.

After entering the palace, the two sides went straight to the point. Li Zhao knew that these men on the grassland were cruel but not hypocritical, bloody but not lacking in blood. It was not difficult to discuss cooperation with them.

"We will dispatch [-] elite soldiers to help the barbarians fight against the enemy, but the reward you proposed before needs to be renegotiated."

"But that's already the biggest reward we can offer." Adana wondered.

Li Zhao glanced at Tang Yue, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his voice softened and said: "This is the first time that Datang and your tribe have cooperated. In order for this friendship to last forever, I will naturally not make things difficult for you. Cattle, sheep and horses are very good, and beauties are also very good, but these things are available in the Tang Dynasty, and they are not what we want."

"I, Adana, am not boasting. The cattle, sheep, and horses in our grassland are far from comparable to those in the south, and they are the most precious property in our grassland. You really don't want it?" Adana suddenly regretted coming here. Datang's monarchs seem to have low vision. Can such a person really help them defeat powerful enemies?

Li Zhao didn't even twitch his eyelids, and said calmly, "We don't want beauties, but a hundred masters who can train and raise horses, old and weak, sick and disabled, and don't want cows and sheep skins, but from now on, Datang and If the barbarians want to open trade channels, we will exchange grain or other items for your cows and sheepskins. We won’t let you suffer, but correspondingly, you have to sell an area on the grassland to Datang. Don’t worry, we won’t make you rich For grasslands, we will only choose places where not a single blade of grass grows. As for the size, it will be discussed after you have the right to decide.

The last one, now there are thousands of barbarians stationed outside Sucheng, I don’t know which tribe they come from, but since they want to join Datang, I pity what happened to them and let the guards of Sucheng open the door to accept them, but there is one thing Well, if they rush to Sucheng to do their best and wantonly hurt people, then our agreement will be void from now on. "

Adana's face was beaming. In his opinion, the three conditions proposed by Li Zhao are much cheaper than before. It is not easy to find a hundred young and strong horse trainers, but there are many old, weak, sick and disabled. Survival on the grassland The conditions are harsh, and many tribes will directly drive away the old, weak, sick and disabled. The kinder ones will send some food to let them go out to fend for themselves. It is not too cost-effective to give these burdens to Datang.

The second one is even better, not only do not give free cow and sheep skins, but also allow them to exchange for food, which is what they lack the most, and how many people will starve to death every year in the cold winter.

The third one was a bit embarrassing, after all, he didn't know who wanted to join Datang, but he had discussed with the leaders of several big tribes before coming here, and it would not be difficult to restrain them.

Even if something really happened, the big deal is to hand over the people, and they will never let them destroy this hard-won cooperation.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that your country's willingness to take in those refugees is already a great gift from heaven. If they are ungrateful, none of our tribes will forgive them. By God, I, Adana, once again swear that if you violate the treaty, After death, the soul will fall into darkness forever, and suffer from God's punishment every day."

Li Zhao didn't care how true his oath was, and he didn't care who the gods were, he only asked, "Chief Adana, have you become the leader of the barbarians? Don't you agree today, and tomorrow the other tribes don't agree. These conditions of mine are for the entire prairie."

"Don't worry about this, if Adana can't be the master, there won't be this trip to the south."

"Very good." Li Zhao nodded with satisfaction.

The next day, Li Zhao ordered Zhao Xian to lead 1 black armored guards to go north with the barbarians to help the barbarians repel the enemy.

Along with him were Li Cheng, the lieutenant general, and Huang Can, the military advisor. Li Cheng had asked himself to lead the troops. Li Zhao thought that his personality complemented that of Zhao Sanlang, so he agreed.

As for Huang Can, he is Mr. Ming Jing's senior student and also Prince Yuan's senior brother. Li Zhao has inspected him several times and saw that he is full of knowledge, good political views and strategies, and flexible in mind. .

These three formed the top leadership team of the Black Armored Guards, and led the emperor's order to go out in a glorious manner. However, there was a person with a higher status than them. Leaving Yecheng.

Tang Yue watched the team leave, and said with emotion: "I don't know if the world will be truly peaceful after this battle. I don't want to see war again in my lifetime."

Li Zhao grabbed his shoulders and said, "As long as there are people, there will be disputes. If we want the world to be peaceful, we need to be strong enough to make anyone fearful and dare not invade."

Tang Yue nodded, "Yes, but the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people cannot be accomplished in a day."

"We can't finish it, isn't there still Luoluo, this country will be passed down from generation to generation, and one day we will achieve this goal."

Tang Yue dare not say that he has read history thoroughly, but he knows the general ups and downs of the rise and fall. He knows that the rise and fall of every dynasty and every generation are inevitable. The Tang Dynasty can have the most glorious days, and there will be the day when it will finally collapse. It's just that, at that time, he was long gone, and he couldn't control too much.

"Last time when Luo Luo left Yecheng, you were there to protect him. This time he left alone. I only hope that he is safe and sound."

Li Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How could he leave alone? He has ten thousand black armored guards, two generals Zhao Sanlang and Li Cheng, and Huang Can, which are enough to protect him."

Fanwai Twelve still doesn't listen to General Ben

"No, it's an ambush!" Zhao Sanlang drew his long sword to block his chest, blocking a flying arrow from the back.

The black armored guards reacted quickly and showed their weapons one after another. A group of hundreds of people quickly stood back to back in a circle, blocking arrows from all directions.

At this time, their team had just left Suzhou, and had only stepped out of the Tang Dynasty with one foot. No one expected that they would be attacked at their doorstep.

Zhao Sanlang, Li Cheng and the others were surrounded in the very center, and at the same time they secretly guarded a small book boy in the center. The Black Armored Guards were not conspicuous at all.

"If the situation is critical, you take a hundred people to escort the prince back to Yecheng!" Zhao Sanlang said to Li Cheng with a cold face.

Li Cheng watched all directions, and replied in a low voice: "You should leave such an important task to you!" If such a critical situation really happened, he would try his best to protect Zhao Sanlang.

"The two generals don't have to quarrel about the lonely matter. What they want to think about at this time is how to break through." Although Tai Ziyuan is young, he is mature enough and stable. Not only did he not cause trouble for them along the way, but he also played the role of the book boy effectively. Looks good, in the whole team, only a few people know his identity.

"Your Highness taught me a lesson!" Zhao Sanlang smiled slightly, and looked at the surrounding terrain carefully. Since they came, they were naturally well prepared, and the terrain along the way had long been familiar.

The place used by the enemy to ambush is a group of earthy hillsides with thick bushes, which is not an excellent ambush location.

But there are few high mountains and few canyons in the north, and there are endless grasslands to the north, and there are not many places to ambush.

Zhao Sanlang secretly blamed himself for being careless, he didn't expect that the other party would dare to ambush in this position, you must know that this place is only less than a hundred miles away from Sucheng, and there are [-] elite soldiers in Sucheng, and it would take half a day for support.

"Prepare fire oil and throw fire bombs in the northeast and northwest directions."

"As ordered!"

The fire bomb once appeared in the Battle of Qinyang City, and the effect was astonishing. It was exaggerated countless times after it was spread. It was said that the Southern Jin Dynasty possessed a treasure that could split mountains and seas, and it could resist thousands of troops. It was frightening. , so the Southern Jin Dynasty was able to unify the world in such a short period of time.

Holding a sharp dagger in his palm, Prince Yuan turned his head halfway and said to Huang Can who was behind him: "Senior brother, don't panic, junior brother will protect you."

Among this group of people, that is, this Huang Junshi is a true literati and scholar, and he is naturally the weakest one in a critical moment.

It's just that when these words are spoken from a child in his early ten years old, it doesn't sound so secure.

"Then thank you, Junior Brother." Huang Can still gave enough face.

With a few explosions, the enemy hiding in the dark screamed. The sky in the north was dry, and where the fire bombs went, the bushes burned quickly. For a while, the situation reversed, and the enemy couldn't hide. They were exposed one by one and became the souls of the Black Armored Guards.

However, the number of fire bombs was limited, so Zhao Sanlang didn't use much. As the fire expanded, there was no need to use fire bombs. He gave an order: "Catch alive! Rebels will be killed without mercy!"

This round of hunting lasted for half a day, and when it was dark, the black armor guards set up tents on the flat ground not far from where they were, and buried pots for cooking.

"General, all the statistics have been completed, please have a look at them!" a lieutenant general handed the booklet to Zhao Sanlang and said.

Zhao Sanlang reached out to take it, looked carefully, and frowned, "Fifteen brothers died, and hundreds of people were injured."

"Yes, although we have all the equipment, we are not immortal. These fifteen players are all coming in as substitutes, so there are still differences in their abilities."

After a three-year truce, the Black Armored Guards who had died had replacements. After three years of tempering, they were no different than those who joined the army before. It seemed that after this war, he would propose to the emperor to reorganize the Black Armored Guards.

"How is the injured person?"

"Don't worry, they are all minor injuries. Mr. Xiang will lead fifty doctors and nurses to see them. They will be able to live and breathe tomorrow."

Xiang An is now able to stand on his own. As a talented doctor's apprentice, he has a high prestige, especially after entering the Imperial Medical Office, even veteran imperial physicians such as Wu Imperial Doctor give him face.

50 soldiers and more than [-] military doctors are already a very luxurious lineup. If it is not because of time constraints and the need to hurry, he can only choose young and strong ones. Tang Yue can't wait to send all of them to the imperial medical office.

To him, reducing the death of one person is the greatest victory.

Zhao Sanlang nodded, and was about to speak when he saw Li Cheng open the curtain and come in, his whole body was cold and his face was stinky.

"What? Didn't pry their mouths open?"

Li Cheng shook his head, "Not really."

"Then why do you have such a dead father face?"

Li Cheng didn't remember his expression when his father died, but he knew it was ugly. He was not good at making jokes, so he said honestly: "The situation is more serious than we imagined. Maybe we have to formulate a detailed plan again. plan."

Zhao Sanlang also put away his joking thoughts and asked, "How do you say it?"

"They are indeed the group of people that Adana said, but their number is not more than 2, but a full [-]. These [-] people are divided into four groups to capture the barbarian tribes on the grassland. Now there are probably no fewer than ten tribes that have fallen into their hands. one."

"Where did they come from?" Zhao Sanlang recalled that the costumes and faces of those people he had seen before were very similar to those of the Manchus.

"Further north!"

"Further north? What is that place? Didn't you say that the north is an endless grassland, and no one has ever walked to the border?"

"According to their description, their hometown is in the north of Hengduan Mountain. That mountain is covered with snow all the year round, and the barbarians have never climbed it. There is a vast territory, which may be wider than the grassland from east to west."

"Then how did they get here?"

"It is said that someone in their clan discovered a natural cave, which happened to pass through the Hengduan Mountains. When they found out that this was a vast grassland with fertile pastures, and the living conditions were much better than theirs, they began to occupy it. .”

"Then are they also eyeing Datang?"

"That's not true. At present, they don't have that much ambition. The grassland is enough for them to live on. But it doesn't mean that they don't have it in the future. It depends on their temperament. I'm afraid they are not a kind-hearted nation. They are very hard-working and ruthless. Wait for the grassland to be destroyed by them." After reunification, it might be possible to look at our territory.”

"Oh, that appetite is too great."

"This time they got the news that some barbarians were coming with reinforcements, so they stood there and waited, ready to catch us all."

"Just relying on them?" Zhao Sanlang felt that the group of people not only had a big appetite, but also had strong self-confidence.

"Although the number is only Liang Qian, the ambush has the advantage. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the open. If we are not fully equipped, the armor will not be easily broken. The end may not be like this."

Zhao Sanlang nodded. Their advantage was not their own strength, but a talisman attached to their equipment. If these were not included, they would have suffered heavy casualties in the first round of sneak attack.

"Send the news back to the palace first, and then we will discuss how to deal with it."

Junshi Huang, who was acting as a wooden man beside him, also nodded: "This matter should be reported to the emperor as soon as possible. The world is vast, and no one knows what kind of countries and nations are in the distance, and whether they are prosperous or declining. After this battle, I want to go out." Walk around and experience different folk customs.”

Zhao Sanlang didn't have that much leisure time, he shrugged his shoulders to express his indifference, Li Cheng nodded, and walked to the side table to write the memorial, Zhao Sanlang looked at his side face in a daze.

Along the way, Li Cheng didn't say any more ambiguous words, nor did he act excessively, but occasionally his eyes were too eager, which was not out of line.

I have been with him for a long time, and I know him better. My personality is still the same as when I was a child. I don’t like to talk or laugh. I always have a straight face.