after being kidnapped by the general

Ever since he learned that Chu Hechao had returned and received the head of the Huns from Chu Hechao, the Karasuma people, who had been on the verge of moving, calmed down again.

Chu Hechao's deterrence to the Karasuma people was unimaginable for others.

Although the Karasuma people didn't say anything, they were actually very afraid of Chu Hechao.Now that the Xiongnu had avoided Chu Hechao for the time being, they didn't have any allies, so naturally they didn't dare to act.

Chu Hechao didn't keep them honest for long, so he recruited them to fight the Huns together.

Although Lou Shan had been killed by Chu Hechao, the Huns' continuous provocative behavior angered Chu Hechao, and Chu Hechao obviously did not intend to let the Huns go.He asked the Karasuma people to send [-] cavalry to go deep into the grassland with him to attack the Xiongnu.

Karasuma was worried.

Several Karasuma adults gathered at Gu Lichi's place to discuss whether to send troops.

It stands to reason that they should not refuse, after all, it is their duty to enlist to fight the Huns.But they have joined forces with the Huns secretly, and if they attack the Huns again, wouldn't they tear up their faces, and don't want to join forces again in the future?

But if they don't fight...it clearly means that they are against Bei Zhou.

Gu Lichi frowned, thought for a long time and said, "Apply."

Dadan's face was not very good-looking, but he did not refute aloud.

He has grown older these past few years, and it is extremely difficult for him to travel on horseback. At this time, he will not be able to survive if he is torn face with Chu Hechao.

Gu Lichi swept across the faces of Mrs. Karasuma, taking their different expressions into his eyes, "Although I applied, I don't need to tear myself apart with the Xiongnu. Let's deal with it perfunctorily. If we do well, maybe we can get rid of it." Drop Chu Hechao..."

His expression darkened, and he thought of Yuanli's ability to summon thunder and call for rain, and deep fear and fear flashed in his eyes, "...He Yuanli."

"You mean to ask us to pretend to agree, and then join forces with the Huns to ambush Chu Hechao after we go deep into the grassland?" Pu Yan, Lord Karasuma of Yuyang County, doubted, "It's not good to do this. If we really do it, we must To be scolded by the world, Chu Hechao's reputation is too great now, Bei Zhou will not let us go."

They are different from the Huns, and the Karasuma people also have to talk about loyalty.If they agreed to help Chu Hechao, but ended up framing Chu Hechao, they would not stay in Beizhou any longer.

In the past few years, Gu Lichi's deterrence has been getting lower and lower, and the refutation of his courtiers has become more and more intolerable.He suddenly sneered, "As long as we can kill Chu Hechao, we don't care about our reputation. Once Chu Hechao dies, we will rebel. There is no one else in the world who can stop us. It's hard to say whether Bei Zhou will survive or not... ..."

Several Karasuma-samas looked at each other, and their hearts moved.

They discussed for a long time, and finally decided that the three Lord Karasuma would lead troops to ambush Chu Hechao, while the disabled Gu Lichi and Dadan would stay in Youzhou. Once Chu Hechao was killed, they would immediately kill Yuanli and occupy Youzhou state.

After the decision was made, Gu Lichi immediately sent a letter to the Huns.

But before the letter left the county, it was intercepted by people from the Grain Institute.

Youzhou, Ji County.

Yuanli sent people to send Wu Shanshi to Yangzhou to the emperor.

As soon as he sent the man away, he received a letter from the Grain Institute.Yuan Li went to find Chu Hechao after reading it, and the two had a discussion, and they were going to make plans.

Soon, the news that the Karasuma people tried to frame Chu Hechao was spread, and it became more and more intense, and finally reached the ears of the Karasuma people.

The first person to hear this rumor was Lord Karasuma Dadan from Shanggu County. After hearing this, Dadan turned pale with fright. He didn't know how such a confidential matter could be known to everyone.He wanted to send a letter to other Lord Karasuma immediately, but before he could do anything, his subordinates told him that Yuanli's subordinates Wu Kai and Liu Jixin had brought troops to see him.

Lead troops? !

Are Yuanli and Chu Hechao trying to get rid of him first?

Dadan trembled all over, sweating profusely.He knew in his heart that the visitors were not kind, and he was probably here for accountability. He didn't dare to see him, but he had to. He forcibly calmed down and said, "Let them come over."

The soldiers brought Liu Jixin and Wu Kai up. Wu Kai stood behind Liu Jixin with a blank face and many strong soldiers.

Liu Jixin stood at the front, saluted Dadan politely and said, "How is Master Karasuma?"

The cold sweat on Dadan's head grew more and more, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger. Before Liu Jixin asked, he took the first step to argue: "The rumors outside have nothing to do with me! I am a court official, the governor should not have Find out the truth and use soldiers against me!"

Liu Jixin frowned, and simply didn't talk nonsense with Dadan.Slowly explaining how Dadan and others conspired with Gu Lichi to frame Chu Hechao and Yuanli one by one. The more he said, the paler Dadan's face turned, and he couldn't believe where they got the news from. , there was nothing wrong.

As soon as Liu Jixin finished speaking, Dadan had no strength to argue. He collapsed on the seat and asked bitterly, "How did you know the news!"

"Naturally, someone among you Lord Karasuma turned from the dark to the bright and told us about it." Liu Jixin said.

Dadan shouted angrily: "Who is it!"

Liu Jixin smiled without saying a word. After Dadan turned from anger to panic again, he said, "Master Dadan, as far as I know, you value your eldest son very much."

Dadan's expression changed and he glared angrily.

"Don't be nervous," Liu Jixin sighed regretfully, "If I remember correctly, more than 20 years ago, you were the most powerful Lord Karasuma in the Karasuma tribe. You are in charge of tens of thousands of people, and you are brave and good at fighting. You are an admirable hero in the Karasuma Clan. It's just that after Gu Lichi ascended to the position of leader, your reputation has been declining year by year. In addition, you are getting old. The current Karasuma people may have forgotten you long ago. Alright."

Dadan's face was cloudy and uncertain, his pain point was poked, and his expression also showed a bit of resentment.

Liu Jixin smiled slightly, and continued: "It's a shame that Gu Li Chi obviously lost his arm, and his body is disabled. He couldn't even go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but he can still sit in the position of leader until now. Lord Dadan, don't you think Karasuma Should the position of leader be replaced by someone else?"

Dadan's heart moved, and he couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression.But then he reacted and looked at Liu Jixin vigilantly, "What do you want to do?"

Liu Jixin stepped forward and lowered his voice, "Do you think your eldest son is suitable to be the next leader of Karasuma?"

Dadan was taken aback and looked at him in disbelief.

Liu Jixin said: "Other Lord Karasuma has already joined us. If you are a smart person, you should know what to do. As long as you are willing to stand by our side, defeat Gu Lichi and those who support him, and obey Lord Inspector and Commander of the Great General, then we can also help you and your descendants become the leader of Karasuma and regain your past glory."

Dadan swallowed, suppressed his greed, "What if I don't agree?"

Liu Jixin smiled and said, "There will always be someone who agrees."

Dadan was silent for a moment, so what if he disagreed?Chu Hechao already knew about this, and he would never let them go. Shanggu County is the closest to Jixian County, and he was the first to suffer.

In order to survive, there is only one choice.

The flesh on Dadan's face trembled again and again, and he finally made up his mind: "Okay, I am willing to form an alliance with Lord Inspector and General, and fight against Gu Lichi together with you."

Liu Jixin smiled with satisfaction, and saluted politely: "For our future cooperation, I will take away your family members. As long as you don't betray us for a day, we will guarantee the safety of your family members."

Dadan opened his mouth with a heavy heart.

This will completely lose the heart of betrayal, he nodded complicatedly.

On the other side, the same thing happened to Master Puyan of Karasuma in Yuyang County.

Puyan was already worried that this move would be bad, and he was already secretly dissatisfied with Gu Lichi. After learning that other Lord Karasuma had defected to Youzhou, he agreed to surrender without hesitation.

At the end of August, before the autumn harvest.

Before the Karasuma people got any news from the Huns and started to wonder, the unprepared two Karasuma masters from Youbeiping County and Liaodong County were suddenly attacked by Dadan and Puyan.

When Zuo Sang's neck was laid across by Pu Yan's big knife, his eyes widened and he cursed: "Pu Yan, you betrayed the leader!"

Pu Yan snorted coldly, "Gu Lichi has been sitting as the leader for too long, it should be replaced by someone else, don't you think?"

Zuo Sang was furious, his face flushed with hatred, "What on earth can Yuanli and Chu Hechao give you, to make you betray us!"

Pu Yan stopped talking nonsense, cut off his head with a slash of a sword, and then laughed and said: "What they can give me is more than what Gu Lichi can give."

At the same time, Chu Hechao also led his troops to Liaoxi County.

When Chu Hechao dispatched troops, Gu Lichi got the news. Reminiscent of the recent rumors, he broke out in a cold sweat, and sent letters to Lord Karasuma of each tribe overnight, preparing to fight Chu Hechao.

Ever since he decided to quarrel with Bei Zhou, Gu Lichi has been discussing with his subordinates how to rebel.

The Karasuma tribe has been recuperating all these years. If they can gather all five tribes, they can have a full strength of 20 troops, half of which are cavalry.Gu Lichi was full of confidence, even Chu Hechao couldn't do anything with such a force, they would never fail like they did a few years ago.

Gu Lichi and other Karasuma-samas also figured out the offensive route. They first killed Chu Hechao in the grassland, and then divided into three groups to completely occupy Lower Liaoxi County, Shanggu County, and Yuyang County, and then entered from Liaoxi County. Liaodong, approaching Jixian all the way, killing Yuanli can quickly occupy the land of Youzhou.

Although he didn't expect how the news that they wanted to deal with Chu Hechao would get out, but Gu Lichi felt that the big deal was that the fish would die and the net would be broken. How could their 20 troops burn, kill and loot? Even if they couldn't occupy Youzhou, they could still kill Chu He One of Chao or Yuanli!Fight hard, maybe they can capture Youzhou without the Huns intervening!

But when Chu Hechao was in front of him, the remaining four parts didn't respond, which made Gu Lichi, who was already at ease, start to panic.

He repeatedly urged the remaining Lord Karasuma, especially his confidant Zuo Sang, but after sending out letters one after another, Gu Lichi did not receive a single reinforcement.

In the end, Gu Lichi could only hastily bring his [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to face Chu Hechao.

There are many mountains and hills in Liaoxi County, there are few fields that can be cultivated, and there are not many people.Gu Lichi wanted to forcibly recruit soldiers, but Chu Hechao came in such a hurry, he could do nothing, even if he looted, he didn't get much military pay from the looting.

One side is flustered, and the other side is already prepared.When Gu Lichi and Chu Hechao faced each other, there was a difference in their aura.

Chu Hechao sat calmly on the horse, looking at Gu Lichi from a long distance away.

Seeing Chu Hechao and his army, Gu Lichi was full of doubts, and then his face changed drastically.

Gu Lichi hadn't met Chu Hechao since he moved to Youzhou.His impression of Chu Hechao and his army is still in the battle 11 years ago when he was cut off by Chu Hechao.

Eleven years ago, the weapons of the soldiers under Chu Hechao were shabby, the number of cavalry was less than ten thousand, the horses were weak and weak, and the soldiers were so thin that they were so weak that they were out of breath after swinging their swords a few times.Even Chu Hechao himself was not much better.

At that time, Chu Hechao was able to defeat Gu Lichi, all relying on his ruthless will to risk his life, and in the end more than [-] people died.

Gu Lichi was never willing to sell horses to Chu Hechao and Yuanli. Although he knew that after a few years, Youzhou would gradually stabilize and Chu Hechao and his army would be much stronger than before, but he never imagined that they could become This look.

If he didn't know that the people on the opposite side were Chu Hechao and Youzhou Bing, Gu Lichi would almost not have recognized him.

How could Chu Hechao have so many well-equipped and strong cavalry?

Where did they buy the horses from?Where did you get the weapon from?

Looking around, the opponent's camp is complete, including shield soldiers, archers, slingers, and heavy cavalry, all of which are neatly arrayed and magnificent. No matter what soldiers roar loudly, they are full of confidence.Not to mention that the leather armor on their bodies was not worn out, and the weapons in their hands were also shiny and gleaming coldly.

Looking at Chu Hechao again, he is even more different from 11 years ago.

He is wearing an iron armor, with a hood to protect his head, complete arm guards and knee pads, and a belt around his waist. This outfit covers his body from top to bottom, protecting every vulnerable part.Moreover, there are arc-shaped patterns on the armor, which are complicated and gorgeous, and there are smooth polished round guards on the front and back of the chest.This armor was painted with gold lacquer, it turned out to be a very gorgeous golden armor.

Chu Hechao sat tall on the horse, calm and unhurried, his already tall figure was wrapped in armor and made him even more mighty and imposing.

It was noon at this time, and the sun's rays made the golden armor dazzling, making it even more heroic.When Gu Lichi saw the armor, he became greedy and wanted to take it for himself.He looked at the armor on his body again. He thought it was pretty good at first, but now it looked like tattered in comparison, and his face couldn't help but become cloudy and uncertain.

My heart also began to be suspicious.

What happened in the past 11 years made Chu Hechao, who used to be down-and-out even without enough weapons, change his appearance drastically, from top to bottom, there was no sign of being stretched.

He didn't expect that Chu Hechao's army would change so much. Gu Lichi's eyes swept over Chu Hechao's golden armor over and over again, gritted his teeth, and felt like being crushed by the opponent before he even started fighting. feeling.

In fact, this was also the first time Chu Hechao wore this armor on the battlefield.

The fourth day of the first lunar month is Chu Hechao's birthday. Because his parents are dead, Chu Hechao's birthday cannot be celebrated.Yuan Li had been thinking about giving him a gift. Men in ancient times didn't like many things. Chu Hechao was a general. Looking at his unattractive black armor, Yuan Li decided to focus on the armor. superior.

He wanted to make three sets of armor, one set of gold armor based on bright light armor, one set of bright light armor, and one set of fine scale armor.

It's a pity that armor is not easy to make, and these three things are more difficult than the same.Yuan Li also spent a lot of time drawing the armor. After all, it did not catch up with Chu Hechao's birthday. It was not until a few days ago that Yuanli gave these three sets of armor to Chu Hechao.

When Chu Hechao saw these three sets of armor, he was completely stunned.His eyes became fixed, and he couldn't walk.

Knowing that it took Yuanli a year to make it for him, Chu Hechao excitedly picked up Yuanli and walked around the room several times, then went out happily wearing three sets of armor in turn to show off.

This time he came to fight Karasuma, Chu Hechao specially put on the most conspicuous and gorgeous golden armor, and appeared on the battlefield shining brightly.

This armor is not only gorgeous, but also much lighter in weight than today's Xuanjia. Its defense power is greatly enhanced, and it also protects places that the previous armor could not protect. There are countless advantages.

Once the whole person puts it on, even a person who is strong outside but capable in the middle can show great power, not to mention Chu Hechao who is already mighty.When he showed off to his subordinates in Jixian County, the generals under his command were so greedy that their hearts ached, their eyes turned into hooks and stuck to their armor, not to mention the envy in their hearts, they could not wait to cry and beg Yuanli to make a set for them too.

Yang Zhongfa and Yuan Congyun had the cheek to beg Chu Hechao to let them try wearing armor, any armor will do, as long as it is enjoyable.However, Chu Hechao is very cold, let alone let people try it, he would have to beg him for a long time to touch it.

After being touched by others, he still has to carefully wipe the armor with a towel every night. Yuan Li couldn't laugh or cry with that careful and extremely cherished appearance.

At this moment, it's not just the bones that are red-eyed, but also the generals around Chu Hechao, big and small, who like him so much that they can't take their eyes off.

Under the sun, the beauty of the golden armor also improved to a higher level.

Yuan Congyun glanced eagerly, then couldn't help leaning over again, "General, I want to ask you one thing at the end."

Chu Hechao moved his arms slowly, "No."

Yuan Congyun suddenly had a bitter face, "General, I beg you. You can ask Master Yuan to give me a set of armor like this. No matter if it is made of copper, iron or gold, I will send the things over by myself. I will never let Yuan Adults spend an extra penny."

For those who march, there is really nothing more attractive than weapons and armor.This kind of armor is like beautiful jewelry to female relatives, if you want it, you really want it too much.

Chu Hechao didn't waver at all, "Go and ask Master Yuan, I can't promise you."

Yuan Congyun sighed, after all, he was not as thick-skinned as Yang Zhongfa, so he said regretfully, "Oh, okay."

Chu Hechao glanced at him from the corner of his eye. After all, he is a person who loves his subordinates, so he said kindly: "If you can make meritorious service in this battle, then I will..."

Yuan Congyun lifted his spirits and looked at Chu Hechao with burning eyes.

So give him the same armor?

Under his urging and expecting eyes, Chu Hechao said slowly: "I will lend you to wear it for a day."

Yuan Congyun: "..."

Forget it!