Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 409

Chapter 409 Surround Wei and Save Zhao
Yin Mountain stretched across the desert, so of course, it was impossible for Li Ji’s army to reach the grasslands so quickly. The first to arrive at the Huihe tribal clan was a courier sent by Li Ji. He told the Huihe Great Leader that Li Ji had personally led a hundred thousand troops to the grasslands in accordance with His Majesty’s decree!

It turned out that ten days ago, Tumidu had already detected Yi Nan’s ambition to swallow the grasslands from Qibei because Yi Nan wanted to forcibly marry Xue Lian and Xi Yan sisters. At that time, Heluohu, the leader of the Ashna tribe, secretly sent the two women to the Huihe tribe to hide, and asked Tumidu to ask Li Ji, the northern military commander of the Tang Dynasty, for help.

It was a pity that he couldn’t save the Ashner tribe from extermination in the end, and the distant waters of Li Ji were unable to quench their thirst. The Ah Shi tribe had once been glorious for a time, but from then on, they had almost been wiped out on the grasslands.

Xue Rengui was extremely excited after hearing the details from Vomiting Fantasy. His heart was still boiling with passion!

They had escaped and wandered for a long time. They were like the noble Wolf God who was a rootless duckweed, dodging the boundless seas to make a home, and feeling homesickness and longing for their homeland. Now that he knew that the main force of the Imperial Court, Wang shi, had rushed over, it was undoubtedly a feeling of meeting someone from another country who had known each other for a long time.

Xue Rengui decided to stay here and rest assured, waiting for the arrival of the Li Ji army. At that time, we can discuss the next step with him. No matter what, Li Ji was also the prime minister in charge of military affairs, and he was also the leader of the Tang Empire. Even Qin Mubai respected him. Xue Rengui was looking forward to his arrival.

A few days later, the sentry sent by Huihe to Qibei reported that Yi Nan was ill after Xue Rengui’s arrow pierced through his shoulder armor and returned to his dental tent. His brothers, generals, and nephews took advantage of this opportunity to fight for power and gain benefits. Not only did they not talk about reorganizing the army and going south to avenge him, but they also attacked and killed him a few times.

This was great news for Xue Rengui and the Huihe people!

After that day’s great victory in the Erhun River Battle, Xue Rengui had indeed caused the enemy to fear and worship the grasslands. At the same time, the Huihe tribal clan’s prestige had also been greatly shaken. Tu Mudu took this opportunity to gather the leaders of the other nine Tiele tribes on the grassland under the name of “Khan’s Daughter of Ah Shi” to discuss the “righteous action” of crushing the barbarian man and helping the Great Tang King Master.

The walls were pushed down by the crowd, and the Orhun River suffered a great defeat, almost dampening Xue Yantuo’s spirit. Now that they had the backbone of the Great Tang Empire and the vomiting obsession, the other grassland tribes that hated Xue Yantuo to the bone had gathered at the Huihe Wen Clan to discuss the matter of the uprising day and night.

Xue Rengui was naturally invited to be the guest on the throne, and he was even willing to throw up his fanaticism, so he respected Xue Rengui with the courtesy of the Heavenly Dynasty’s envoys. The other tribal leaders and warriors obeyed Xue Rengui like Empyrean Gods!

This was truly beyond Xue Rengui’s expectations!

In less than ten days, the Huihe tribe had actually gathered nearly 150,000 troops, all of them cavalry surnamed Tiele. The leaders unanimously chose Xue Rengui as their commander and organized the Sin Punishment Alliance army. They waited for the arrival of the Li Ji army and rushed northward to eliminate Xue Yantuo! !

Of the 150 thousand troops, one was the most eye-catching. Its leader was a female general, Ashner Xue Lian!

Na Shi Na Tribe was a noble tribe of the grasslands, Heluohu was once respectfully called “Khan”, and Xue Lian was a grand princess. Now that Khan had been murdered by Yi Nan, the princess raised her flag to recruit soldiers and commit the crime of logging, it was only right for her to do so. It was precisely in the name of Xue Lian and Xi Yan that Tu Mudu gathered the leaders of the Nine Surnames Tiele.

However, no one expected that Xue Lian would not be willing to be a puppet or a banner. She insisted on personally leading the thirty thousand elite rebel troops to take revenge on Xue Yantuo as her father. If she didn’t give her a military force, she would rather not afford this rebel army!

The leaders had no choice but to obey him-picking out the strongest thirty thousand strong soldiers and fifty thousand good horses from the 150 thousand strong army and handing them over to this heroine. Later on, she could only let him be willful and let her join forces with Xue Rengui’s Tang army to form the Zhongjun and vanguard, becoming the backbone and center of the rebel army.

Xue Rengui was secretly delighted at this. Although he didn’t have much interest in women being generals and wasn’t optimistic about them, Xue Lian’s willfulness had helped him a lot. On the surface, the Alliance Army seemed to share a common hatred for the enemy, but in reality, wasn’t it a secret battle between the two of them? In the end, wasn’t it just for the sake of disintegrating Xue Yantuo’s power, breaking the current situation, and obtaining benefits for his tribe? Now that the war had not begun, everything was fine; Once he defeated Xue Yantuo, it was very likely that there would be a tribe in the alliance army that would kill each other for their own benefit, and even a second barbarian would appear.

Now that Xue Lian had sent out 30,000 elites to strengthen the Central Army, coupled with the army of Li Ji, they would be able to completely suppress the other tribes and prevent them from acting rashly. As a result, the Great Tang would be able to steadily occupy the throne of overlord on the grasslands.

In other words, Xue Lian inadvertently helped Great Tang, ‘”I believe the young marshal knows better than I do how to deal with her and hold onto the military forces and powers in her hands!” Xue Rengui slowly made up his mind to take this woman to Lanzhou to meet Qin Mubai, but her heart was filled with desire … “I believe that the young marshal knows better than I do how to deal with her and save her a lot of trouble in the future!”

The Nine Tribes, 150,000 troops, hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses, and mountains of grain, equipment, traffic, and horses … The Huihe Tribe was bustling with activity.

In this extremely lively and noisy environment, there was one person who was completely out of place.

In the blue sky, white clouds, and azure plains, she was riding a snow-white horse alone, playing a series of tunes with the Turkic eagle flute over and over again.

Ah Shinawatra said.

The setting sun pulled her shadow long, cattle and sheep were about to return to their circles, she was still sitting alone on the slope of the grassland, watching Yun Feixia rise.

A series of hooves came from behind him, sonorous and powerful. Xi Yan didn’t need to look back to know that it was her sister’s horse.

“Xi Yan, why are you doing this? Is it worth it for a man?” Xue Lian did not dismount and said in a somewhat offensive tone.

Xi Yan turned to look at her sister and smiled without saying a word.

Xue Lian jumped off the horse angrily and sat down beside her, saying, “Xi Yan, there are only the two of us left in the family now. I am your only relative, and you are also my last resort. Tell me, do you really like Xue Rengui?”

“…” Xi Yan’s face reddened slightly as she stared into the distance and whispered, “But he is like a heavenly deity’s wreath and flowing clouds. He is beyond reach. Sister, don’t worry about me. Perhaps he will leave soon and I will forget him.”

“Since you like it, you have to work hard and pursue it fiercely!” ‘”Sister! Even women are brave and straightforward! Our ancestors and brothers were once the real kings of the grasslands. Don’t be so cowardly and embarrass them!” Said Xue Lian anxiously.

“Sister, how do you think I should pursue it?” Xi Yan smiled lonely and whispered, “Luo Hua is intentionally ruthless. How can she force her feelings? Big Brother Xue is a heroic man who stands tall in the heavens and earth. In his heart, he only has his fianc é e, and he can’t let go of other women.”

“Who said that! There’s no man who wouldn’t be tempted by a peerless beauty like my sister!” Xue Lian hugged Xi Yan’s shoulders and glared at her eyes. “Tell me, you don’t care about being his concubine–yes, concubine! You want to follow him to the Central Plains, and if you go to the Central Plains, you will follow the customs! In the Central Plains, concubines have no status, and some are bullied and sold like pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep!”

“I don’t care!”

“Your words are enough!” Xue Lian leapt on the horse, whipped it and sprinted off–“Wait for my good news!”

At night, in Xue Rengui’s yurt.

‘”Think about it! My sister is not a woman who can’t get married. She hasn’t liked anyone since she was seventeen. You’re the first one! So I’m going to fight for her!” Said Xue Lian, wearing a bright red armor and a snowy tassel hanging from his saber. He crossed his chest and stood in front of Xue Rengui.

“Xue Lian … How can such a thing be forced?” Xue Rengui shook his head awkwardly. “Your sister is indeed very beautiful and gentle, but … I already have a wife, and …”

“And what? You’re a grown man, why are you so grumpy!” Xue Lian said angrily.

“Furthermore, I am a general with troops outside. I do not dare to be selfish for the sake of the public.” Xue Rengui said, “If the soldiers found out that I still have the heart to take a wife and concubine at this time, wouldn’t their thoughts be cold?”

“Oh, you mean … if your brothers were to take a wife and concubine back here, you wouldn’t have any objections, would you?–No problem!” Xue Lian spread out his hands and said, “I know that the women of the Central Plains are warm and kind, but the daughters of the grasslands are not bad either! Tomorrow, I will ask my uncle to give an order to all the unmarried women of the nine tribes surnamed Tiele to come to our tribe to marry your brothers of their own free will!”

Xue Rengui was dumbfounded, “Stop messing around!”

“This is not nonsense!” Xue Lian willow eyebrows raised apricot eyes wide open, “han hu intermarriage is rare?” Moreover, it was entirely voluntary and not forced! If so many Tiele women marry into your army, wouldn’t that strengthen the friendly relations between the Great Tang and the grassland tribes? “This will be of great benefit to the Great Tang-I believe your court will not oppose it either!”

‘”…” Xue Rengui was speechless for a moment. He thought to himself, this Xue Lian was too smart, too sharp, he thought everything, and it was undeniably irrefutable!

“If you don’t have any objections, I’ll do it immediately. One sentence!” Xue Lian clapped her hands and prepared to leave.

“Wait!” Xue Rengui stopped her and said solemnly, “In the end, our entire army is actually on a flight. How can we be so foolish? Take it easy, at least until Li Ji arrives. I’m willing to listen to his advice.”

“It’s useless!” Xue Lian angrily stomped his foot. “Didn’t you say you were from Qin Mubai? Why did you listen to Li Ji again? Don’t worry about him!”

Xue Rengui was speechless again.

“If you can’t make a decision, I’ll tell you one more thing.” Xue Lian had obviously come prepared. With a mysterious smile, she approached Xue Rengui and said, “If you are willing to marry my sister, I will give you a big dowry!”

“The grasslands also want a dowry?” Xue Rengui couldn’t help but laugh, “Forget it, although I’m poor, I’m not lacking in usefulness.”

“You’re wrong.” “This dowry is neither gold nor silver nor cattle or sheep, but-30,000 elite soldiers!” Xue Lian said seriously.

“!!!” Xue Rengui was stunned!

“Are you tempted?” Xue Lian’s curved lips curled up into a strange smile. Bai Xi’s lips curled into two small dimples. “I know that only such a thing can move you-even if you don’t like my sister now, it doesn’t matter. I’m completely sure you’ll change your attitude soon, because my sister is the gentlest and kindest woman in the world.” Now, you must accept her and not hurt her! I will pay any price for her happiness-including the thirty thousand elite soldiers, and killing anyone who harms her! ”

Xue Rengui frowned and slowly nodded, “I can give it a try. But you know, I already have a wife …”

“This is not a problem! All you need to do is like her, love her, and treat her well! Or I will! “Xue Lian raised a finger and almost pointed at the tip of Xue Rengui’s nose. Then, she put down her hand and nodded lightly. She whispered,” I’m sorry, Brother Xue, I only have my sister as my only relative … Please forgive me for being too rude! “Leave the wedding to me. This will be the biggest wedding on the grassland. Even the noble Wolf God and Immortal Glow of the Golden Mountain will come and bless you!”

Ten days later … ten thousand kilometers of clear sky, white clouds floated around, and the orchestra sang and danced in unison.

In the tooth tent of the Huihe tribe, Xue Rengui and the princess of the Ashna tribe had a grand wedding on an unprecedented scale. The leaders of the nine Tiele tribes and the people gathered to watch the ceremony together, and it was extremely lively!

Coincidentally, less than half way through the wedding, Li Ji personally led the 100,000 Tang troops to the wedding, adding another joyful occasion!

Xue Rengui and the Tang soldiers welcomed the Li Ji army and wept with joy!

Li Ji had long since heard of Xue Rengui and the others’ heroic deeds and sighed with emotion! At this moment, he was invited by Tu Mudu and the others to officiate at the wedding of Xue Rengui and Xi Yan.

Two hundred and fifty thousand troops gathered in the Huihe tribe!

When the northern Xueyantuo tribe heard the news, their hearts were in turmoil. Yi Nan had fainted several times when he heard about this matter, but the battle in his dental tent had not stopped. The Xue Yantuo tribe that had once flourished for a time was like a withered leaf on the verge of collapse in the blink of an eye.

After three consecutive days of celebratory gatherings, the Huihe tribe became a sea of joy.

The bridegroom Xue Rengui, who should be happy the most, did not seem to be so excited. Lying drunk in a brand-new yurt, looking at the gentle bride who was dressing shyly and pouring sweet milk wine under the red candle, his heart was not withered to the point of deep thought.

“Husband” Finally, she mustered up the courage to call out. Xi Yan’s face was as red as a midsummer grape.

“Sorry, please wait a moment. I have something important to do. I’ll be right back!”

Unexpectedly, Xue Rengui took off the bridegroom’s clothes, opened the yurt and ran out.

Xi Yan was stunned for a long time with two cups of wine in her hands. She gently placed the wine cup on the small round table, carefully draped the traditional red lid of the Central Plains over her phoenix crown, and quietly sat down beside the bed.

“I’m willing to use my life to exchange for your sincerity. Why are you in such a hurry? Go, I’ll wait for you to come back …”

Xue Rengui went straight to the main camp of the Tang army and asked for a meeting with Li Ji.

Li Ji was naturally quite surprised. As soon as Xue Rengui received the bill, he smiled and said, “What’s wrong, bridegroom? Could it be that the bride kicked him out of the house because of snoring and made him homeless?”

“Marshal Li, don’t tease me …” Xue Rengui smiled bitterly and said, “In the future, I will find you to discuss important military matters.”

“Yes, tell me.” Li Ji was not an oily person, so he asked Rengui Xue to sit down and get straight to the point.

Xue Rengui said, “I will be thinking about it at the end of these few days. Since the Imperial Court has already allowed Lanzhou to start a war with Tibet and dispatched troops to Jiannan, Liaodong, and the northern grasslands, I think the successive battles will begin.” Right now, I think the most stressed is still Lanzhou. After the fall of Gao Chang, the allied forces of Tibet and Turkic Norland would invade Pu Changhai and Lan Yang; At the same time, Gaer Qinling led the Tibetan main force to officially kowtow to Dafeichuan. ‘”Lanzhou’s back is enemies, but there are few troops. Moreover, the most elite troops are now thousands of kilometers away on the grasslands … I’m really worried that Major Marshal won’t be able to hold on!”

“Your worries are very reasonable.” Li Ji knitted his brows and said, “To be honest, even I pinched a cold sweat for Qin Mubai.” Lanzhou was currently under the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the number of generals in his hands could be said to be difficult to cook without rice. Even though His Majesty had supported Qin Mubai’s support for the main battle in Lanzhou, he was still facing the same problem-as you can see, the two hundred thousand troops from Guanzhong had been sent out one after another, making it seem a little empty. Moreover, in order to cope with the logistical supplies of hundreds of thousands of troops, he had also recruited hundreds of thousands of civilians … The cost of manpower and material resources was quite astonishing! It could be said that the imperial court was about to be emptied of their family’s wealth, and the Guanzhong army was also quite weak. Your Majesty, I really can’t bring out anything else to support Qin Mubai. All he could do was to support Qin Mubai with the clearest and most decisive stance, and give him the greatest power and freedom! ”

Li Ji obviously had something to say. Xue Rengui was naturally a smart person, and his heart couldn’t help but brighten up. He whispered, “Marshal Li, are you saying … that Major Marshal might recruit and expand his army in Lanzhou?”

“I didn’t say anything.” Li Ji smiled unfathomably. “Moreover, even if he did, the newly recruited soldiers wouldn’t be able to achieve anything without training. At most, it could only be a temporary measure. Right now, what Qin Mubai and Lanzhou needed most was probably an exceptional soldier …”

“This mystic weapon must be inserted deep behind the Tibetan army and attack the enemy together with the defenders of the Yuyang Pass!” Xue Rengui waved his fist and said.

“Miao.” Li Ji raised his eyebrows in approval. “Qin Sanlang often talks to me about Xue Rengui’s talent in both civil and martial arts. It’s true to watch him today!”

“Commander Li, you’re ridiculously praising me!” Xue Rengui bowed humbly and said, “I came here to discuss this matter with the Marshal.”

“Tell me what you think.”

‘”At the end of the day, I want to lead this Gaochang army back to their original path, and unexpectedly flip over to fight again. Recovering Gaochang and killing the defenders outside the Yuyang Pass will form an encirclement with the defenders of the Yuyang Pass and break through the enemy army!” Xue Rengui said.

Li Ji frowned and pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, “Rengui, I heard that … you have also studied Duke Wei’s art of war, haven’t you?”

“Yes, Young Marshal Qin didn’t give up. He once gave me one or two generals.”

“That’s right.” Li Ji smiled meaningfully. “Duke Wei can be called a rare military god. The essence of his use of force lies in the fact that the gods and ghosts are unfathomable.” This move of yours to surround Wei and save Zhao could be said to have gained a deep understanding of the art of hygiene. However, it is still the same saying that a clever woman cannot cook without rice-after a series of fierce battles, there are no more than ten thousand men left under your command. Many of them are injured, and they are already exhausted masters. Don’t say that recapturing Gao Chang and assassinating Tibet are the desert and tens of thousands of Hu Lu Tribe’s defenders that span 800 miles. They are the mountains that you are unable to cross. ”

“Marshal, General Mo is not a reckless person. Since he dares to put forward such a bold idea, he is naturally confident!”

“Oh? Tell me, what’s the source of your confidence?” Li Ji was instantly interested.

“My new wife has brought a rich dowry” Xue Rengui’s thick eyebrows furrowed, revealing a trace of guilt. After enduring for a while, he said, “That’s 30,000 elite horsemen!”

“What?” This time, even Li Ji was shocked!

“That’s right.” Xue Rengui nodded affirmatively. “To be clear, it was her sister, my adopted sister Ah Shi Na Xue Lian, who gave it to my personal troop-thirty thousand elite cavalry chosen from the twenty-eight Tiele Alliance armies!”

“Is this really the case?” Li Ji almost didn’t believe his ears. He was surprised that his heart hadn’t jumped.

Xue Rengui smiled bitterly, “Commander-in-Chief, do you think he will look like the kind of person who likes to talk and laugh at the end of the day?”

Li Ji took a deep breath and nodded heavily, “That’s great!” … Rengui, you really are a divine general, a blessed general! Originally, I only thought that you agreed to marry Ah Shi Na Xi Yan because you wanted to appease the Huihe and the grassland tribes. Although that woman is not bad, I can tell that you are not a pervert. You have little interest in him. The reason why you agreed to the brown marriage was not because of yourself, but because of the overall situation. This is already very gratifying to me. I believe that when I return to the Imperial Court, His Majesty will be delighted and praise you very much-I didn’t expect that! You actually recruited 30,000 elite cavalry! This … haha! Even this Marshal felt that it was somewhat inconceivable! You said that you, Xue Rengui, have led a battalion of crippled soldiers for thousands of kilometers through bloody battles. It’s already pretty good to be able to survive until now! You actually managed to shatter the barbarian man’s might and shake the grasslands, consolidating 150,000 Alliance troops to deal with Xue Yantuo, earning both fame and fortune, earning both beauties and soldiers–haha! You’re as amazing as Qin Mubai! ”

“Marshal! Marshal!” Xue Rengui’s face was already flushed red with embarrassment. “Let’s get down to business-do you think it would be feasible to lead the ten thousand Tang troops and thirty thousand Tiele cavalry to surround Wei and save Zhao at the end of the day?”

“Completely feasible!” Li Ji said resolutely, “Actually, there’s no need for you to say it. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.” The greatest crisis and turning point in the Tang Empire was in Lanzhou. The reason why I ordered my troops to rush to Mobei day and night is to pacify Xue Yantuo’s rebellion as soon as possible and then cross the golden mountain to attack Tibet to aid the Western Regions. “I didn’t expect that you had already beaten Xue Yantuo half to death on your own. Now, you don’t need to pay any attention to Xue Yantuo’s matters. Don’t worry, lead your Correction Army boldly and do what you should do!”

Xue Rengui’s blood boiled!

Huo Ran stood up, clasped his fists and bowed again, “Thank you, Marshal Li, for your advice!”

Li Ji frowned slightly. “Aren’t you a newlyweds? Why don’t you abandon the bride and run away with her dowry?”

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, “If I stay here for one more day, I might lose tens of millions of people in Lanzhou, the Great Tang would be in more danger, and Major Marshal would be under more pressure.” I can’t wait any longer! Since the Sunset Sun has married me, you must understand and support me in doing so-otherwise, I would rather be married today than abandoned tomorrow! “Those thirty thousand elite Hu cavalry, it’s fine if you don’t want them!”

“Then what are you waiting for?” The corner of Li Ji’s mouth curled into a smile of approval, “Chun Xiao is rare. Go back and convince and comfort your poor beauty! Tomorrow morning, two minutes later, this marshal and the Huihe tribe’s puking fanatics will be able to do their best for you!”

“No!!!”