The return of the son-in-law

Chapter 129 Summation

Li Shaojun and others returned to the border town, and sure enough Xia Yi had recaptured it, and now the military flag of the Chu Dynasty on the city wall was fluttering in the wind.The corpses in the big pit in the city have disappeared, and even the sharpened bamboo poles in the big pit have been pulled out.I don't know how Xia Yi handled it. In short, apart from the smell of blood in the air, it is impossible to see that such a large-scale casualty has occurred here.

"Is Your Highness seriously injured?" Xia Yi saw Li Shaojun, and rushed to meet him, "Quick, go get some more pots of hot water for Your Highness. Your Highness, your tent has been re-prepared, it is at the old place, hurry up Go in."

Li Shaojun nodded, and entered his tent with the support of everyone.However, he was not in a hurry to rest, but asked Xia Yi: "How about Tatar?"

Xia Yi replied truthfully: "A few days ago, for some reason, there was a sudden internal turmoil on Tata's side. The news brought back by the spies said that Tatar's tribes that were originally allied had disagreements again, and several tribes had already died. The leader is gone. The leader is dead, how can those tribes continue to cooperate? They are all clamoring to avenge their leader. No, they started killing on the grassland, and they have been fighting for several days."

"It's no wonder Tatar here can't wait for rescue."

"It's also unlucky for them. They are determined to attack us, so all the elites are sent out. This is a good thing. Except for a few elite soldiers, the rest of them have no big skills. If we touch them when they are both defeated, Make up for it, and there will be at least 30 years of peace in the Northwest!"

Sun Jinyong was delighted when he heard it: "That's a good thing! General Xia, why don't you give me more soldiers, and I'll smash their lairs right now!"

Xia Yi shook his head and said: "Our troops also suffered heavy losses. Apart from those who died in battle, there are also many who were injured and couldn't travel long distances. At this time, the gains outweigh the losses."

Jiang Yannian thought for a while, and asked, "Has there been any letters from the Ministry of War these days? When will the reinforcements, food and supplies arrive?"

Xia Yi patted his thigh and said: "Exactly, I almost forgot about this good thing! On the third day after His Highness entered the barren mountain, the Ministry of War sent a letter, saying that in two days the reinforcements and their salaries would arrive. I Estimatedly, it should be just these two days.”

Hearing this, Li Shaojun's bloodless face became even paler, and he said hoarsely: "I see, everyone has worked hard this time, everyone should go to rest first."

Everyone knew that Li Shaojun was injured, so they couldn't continue to disturb them, so they left.

In the past few days, the army of the Chu Dynasty mainly rested and recuperated, but they kept a close watch on the movements of the Tatar tribes on the grassland.

In fact, there is no need for those spies to risk their lives to inquire about anything. These Tatar tribes fought like a catastrophe. Half the grassland became their battlefield. Blood flowed like rivers, and the number of casualties exceeded that of the Chu Dynasty The number of troops in combat.

In the melee, the tribe led by Zha Da suddenly emerged, and came from behind, and even had a faint power over other tribes.

And at this moment, the food, supplies and reinforcements of the Northwest Army finally arrived.

Compared with Tatar's vitality, the Chu army had a great advantage. Taking advantage of Tatar's civil strife, they sent troops to the north, forcing many Tatar tribes to flee all the way west.

The leaders of those big tribes died, and the rest were suspected of murdering other leaders; as for the small tribes, they were not strong enough, and in this situation of internal and external troubles, they could only rely on other tribes.

Such a situation gave Zha Da a chance, and his tribe jumped up and became one of the many tribes on the grassland.Regardless of whether the other tribes sincerely worship or falsely flatter them, now they have to think more about the idea of ​​chasing and fighting.

And the first fire after the new official took office, almost burned out the entire Tatar tribe.

He decided to bow his head to Chu Chao.

No matter how fiercely opposed by other tribes, three envoys and a team of one hundred sent by Zha Da personally set out for the border town three days later.

Li Shaojun and the others received the peace petition sent by Chada in advance, and they already had plans in mind, they did not immediately agree to meet the three envoys, but asked Jiang Yannian and Sun Jinyong to frustrate their prestige.

When Jiang Yannian saw the three envoys, he was so surprised that he forgot to greet them all of a sudden.

Fortunately, Sun Jinyong next to him was not a careful person, and he didn't notice any abnormalities in him. He was staring at the three envoys anxiously at the moment. If Li Shaojun hadn't specially instructed him not to speak before Jiang Yannian spoke. It might have been scolded in a while.

Jiang Yannian calmed down, and said: "Your Highness has read the letter of peace that you sent. His Highness said that when Ning Guhan was here, he signed a treaty with him, promising to be a minister every year and pay tribute every year. , and dedicate a hundred miles to the northwest to the emperor of the Chu Dynasty, does that still count?"

The two envoys on both sides showed dissatisfaction, but the one in the middle was not bad, but hesitantly said: "It's just that, I heard that when your highness signed the contract with Ning Guhan, it was fifty miles to the northwest, not a hundred miles."

Jiang Yannian sneered: "I don't know where you heard it from? Fifty miles is a hundred miles! His Highness said that if you don't agree, the cavalry of the Chu Dynasty will not be polite. Go back and think about it. guest!"

"Please wait a moment!" The envoy shouted quickly, "Please allow us to send a message to the leader and ask him to be the master."

Jiang Yannian looked at the three envoys playfully, and said with a half smile, "Oh? You still want to stay here? Do you want to spy on the military situation, or do you want to take the opportunity to assassinate?"

The envoy looked angry, clenched his fists, and glared at Jiang Yannian: "Please don't insult us!"

"Insult? I didn't know, it's an insult." Jiang Yannian simply stood up and said, "I have conveyed your Highness's meaning. As for you, please stay here. Write the letter to Zha Da today and hand it over to I'll take a look, if it catches my eyes, someone will send it for you."

Even though the three envoys wanted to kill Jiang Yannian with a knife, they still had to accept his arrangement.

That night, at the time of shift, Ah Xin, who had just returned from Xuzhou, brought a tall man into Jiang Yannian's tent.

Ah Xin picked up a corner of the curtain of the tent, and whispered to the inside: "Your Highness, Lord Jiang, someone is coming."

Jiang Yannian got up, greeted him personally in front of the tent, and said, "It's just in time, come in quickly."

The man entered the tent, and took off the coarse cloth covering his head, revealing a Tartar face.

He looked at Li Shaojun who was sitting in front of him, knelt down suddenly, and said respectfully in Mandarin with Xuzhou dialect: "Caomin Tian Geng, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness King Qin."

Jiang Yannian walked between Li Shaojun and this person, and introduced: "Your Highness, this is the one I told you about. Earlier, Guo Zhanan specially found an internal response to be placed in Tatar. His surname is Tian Minggeng."

"Get up." Li Shaojun said kindly, "I have worked hard for you for more than a year."

Tian Geng got up, stood respectfully in front of Li Shaojun, and replied: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. This time, Tatar originally planned to mobilize a total of 30 soldiers to attack the northwest. A puddle of water is muddied."

"Master Guo? Guo Zhan'an?" Li Shaojun wondered, "Why have I never heard of him before?"

Tian Geng hurriedly explained: "A few days ago, I suddenly received a secret letter sent by Mr. Guo, he asked me to find a chance to kill one or two leaders of the big tribes in the alliance, and make them suspicious of each other. I would rather not be a rope. Just in those days, when they saw the border town was breached, they thought they could take the Northwest, and they almost started fighting for the distribution of the Northwest. I just kept going and killed one of them when I saw the opportunity. As a result, they were in chaos the next day. Later, they suspected each other and blamed each other, and two more leaders died. It just fell apart."

Only then did Li Shaojun know, and he couldn't help sighing: "As expected of Guo Zhan'an, I planted your nail back then. I thought it would take at least five years before it would be effective. I didn't expect you to make a great contribution now. After this matter is over, I I will definitely not treat you badly."

Speaking of this, Tian Geng quickly shook his head and refused: "This is what I should do, Your Highness doesn't have to do this. Besides, my mission has not been completed yet. Although the tribe that is being investigated now seems to be the overlord on the grassland, but he The foundation is unstable, and other tribes have to obey him because of reality. If you want the Tatar tribe to abide by the agreement, you must let Chada become the king of the grassland, and I will be by his side to prevent him from conquest Northwest heart."

Jiang Yannian persuasively said: "Then you have decided when to come back?"

Tian Geng smiled: "Your Highness, Mr. Jiang, I, Tian Geng, don't want to come back in this life. I can't bear my appearance everywhere in the northwest. Although the villagers know that half of my body is bleeding from the Chu Dynasty, they treat me very well." Yes, but I have been harassed by Tatar all the year round. How can I be happy when I look like me? On the grassland, they all trust me. I think those who persecuted my mother are dead. Although they are also Tatars, they are not from the same tribe as those people back then, and we cannot transfer the ruthlessness to them. Although I have no skills, I still want to try to see if I can calm down Tatars and Chu in my lifetime. The flames of war between the DPRK will make the people on both sides no longer suffer from the pain caused by the war."

Hearing this, Li Shaojun stared at Tian Geng and asked, "Is this what you mean?"

Tian Geng patted his chest and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I, Tian Geng, will never do anything to instigate Tatar to attack the Chu Dynasty. In the end, this kind of war is just some people's selfish desires, and it is the two sides that suffer. The people. Those Tatar warriors who died, their wives, children, property, everything became the property of the tribal leaders and elders. If there was no war, such a thing would not have happened.”

Li Shaojun didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed: "Forget it, since you have made up your mind, then I won't force you. It's just that I can't miss any of the conditions."

Tian Geng smiled wryly and said: "I can't be the master of this matter, the letter has already been sent, let's see what it means to beat the leader."

"Also," Jiang Yannian added, "Do you know who leaked Ning Guhan's affairs to Tatar?"

Tian Geng's expression froze, and he said, "I'm about to tell His Highness and Lord Jiang about this matter. A few months ago, two people from the Central Plains suddenly came to the grassland. I once heard them talking in private. The official language is very slippery. , the accent is very similar to that of Mr. Guo, and it seems to be from the capital. But at that time, the leader of the investigation was not part of the core of the alliance, so he only knew a little about many things, and I was even more unclear. However, these two people seem to be They were sent by the people in the capital, and there was mention of 'Prince' or something. Later, civil strife broke out in Tatar, and the two escaped in the chaos, but were killed by patrolling soldiers as spies, and their bodies were sent to I thought that although they were dead, there were no wounds on their heads, and they might be able to know their identities by looking at their appearances, so I asked someone to cut off their heads and put them in a box after processing. This time I was afraid of disturbing His Highness, so I didn't bring them here, if His Highness and Lord Jiang want it, I will send another letter and ask them to send these two heads."

Tian Geng said it lightly, but Li Shaojun and Jiang Yannian couldn't take it anymore.

But this is indeed a good idea, so Li Shaojun ignored the taboo and said, "In this case, send these two boxes."

"Yes!"

After more than half a month of negotiations, Zha Da finally took a step back, and promised to be a minister every year, pay tribute every year, and retreat a hundred miles to the west, and never set foot on the territory of the Chu Dynasty for life.

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