Tian Liuan, Su Dingfang, and Ling Bo were all able to hold their own, but Liu Jun was the only one who came forward in a hurry.
"Don't worry, everything is settled." Li Shan put his arm on Zhou Zhao's shoulder, "The Turkic army retreated fifty miles, and the Tang army entered the city and handed over after an hour."
"besides……"
"Cough cough, cough cough." Li Shan coughed violently several times and interrupted Zhou Zhao's supplement, pointing to the white horse that ran away again, "Excuse me, Liu Hujun."
In front of tens of thousands of troops, there were corpses standing, swords facing each other, talking and exchanging words between life and death. Even though Li Shan thought that his psychological quality was strong enough, he was a little unable to hold on.
This is not the first time he has seen an ancient battlefield, but this is the first time Li Shan has seen such a formation. He can still use riding skills as an excuse for falling off the horse again and again. There is really no excuse for his weak legs... You can't say that I'm not good at walking, right?
Liu Jun, who breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and shouted twice, then rushed over to lead the white horse back into the formation.
At the same time, Li Shan lowered his head and scolded: "It's useless to take you with you, and you almost spilled the beans when you came back!"
Zhou Zhao was a little unconvinced, "Just retreat. You are still arrogantly claiming the head of the Eastern King of Han Dynasty. If not..."
"If you don't want Liu Heita, where can I get the King of Huaiyang in exchange for it?" Li Shandu laughed angrily, and moved his hand around wanting to give this guy two slaps.
"Liu Hujun is a direct descendant of the King of Huaiyang, why..."
Li Shan looked at Tian Liuan and others who were not far away, and whispered: "The trip has not yet taken place, so don't talk too much. Not everyone wants to see the King of Huaiyang return safely..."
Zhou Zhao was so excited, who didn't want to see Li Daoxuan return safely?
Of course it is the former Duke Shi Wanbao, and the deputy general manager of the march of Hebei Province is currently in Guantao City.
Li Shan let go of his arm and smiled as he held Tian Liuan's extended hands... Unlike later generations, the handshake ceremony of this era represented an extremely close connotation.
"Thousands of troops retreated from the crowd. It is true that Su Qin and Zhang Yi are talented." Tian Liuan supported Li Shan and said, "Such a young and heroic hero, no wonder His Royal Highness has been praised repeatedly by his father-in-law and guest masters in their letters."
"Mr. Tian's praise is a last resort."
Li Shan said a few words of modesty, which provoked Uncle Ling to sneer again... The fact is that you are trying to turn the tide and insist on taking credit. This is just pretentious!
Fortunately, Uncle Ling still had a good mouth and didn't say anything... It was all your Li Shan's mouth that provoked the Turkic soldiers. It was your fault in the first place.
"An hour later, three hundred cavalrymen will be handed over five miles outside the city."
Tian Liuan asked carefully, "Liu Shishan is also here..."
"Don't be on guard, send scouts and detective horses around to investigate immediately."
"Let's go back to the city first."
Li Shan approached Tian Liuan and whispered a few words. The latter's already relaxed expression became serious again.
The Turkic troops retreated, and the city defenders had opened the city gate. Tian Liuan and Li Shan quickly entered the city, and there was still work to do next.
"Da Lang, Da Lang!"
As soon as he entered the city, Li Shan turned his head and saw Zhao Da not far away with an anxious face and waving vigorously.
Signaling to release them, Zhao Da rushed over, "The Turks were robbed..."
After just hearing this sentence, Li Shan understood that without asking, Shi Wanbao must have snatched it away!
The scene he least wanted to see happened. The reason why Li Shan didn't let Zhou Zhao talk about the exchange of Li Daoxuan was because he was afraid of seeing this scene.
Shi Wanbao, Shi Wanbao...this is really a troublemaker!
Li Shan smiled and asked, "Where are the others?"
"Already settled in."
"Hehe, hehe." Li Shan asked with a smile, "Where are the Turks?"
"Being taken to the county government office..."
The smile on Li Shan's face grew stronger, "Manager Tian, who is the magistrate of Guantao County?"
Zhou Zhao on the side glanced secretly and felt that the smile on Li Shan's face was filled with a hint of chill... Of course he knew that the Turkic nobleman who could be exchanged for Li Daoxuan would never be allowed to be in Shi Wanbao's hands.
"Cui Xin, the magistrate of Guantao County, is from the Cui clan of Qinghe. He took office at the beginning of the year and is quite famous for his political management."
"Please ask Mr. Tian to lead the way."
The Cui family of Qinghe is a famous family with a reputation throughout the country. Among the five surnames and seven families, it is only slightly lower than that of Longxi Li and Xingyang Zheng. However, this slightly lower reputation refers to their weight in the court, not in other places.
Weizhou is close to Beizhou and can barely be regarded as the private territory of the Qinghe Cui family. Most of the officials at the county magistrate level are related to the Qinghe Cui family.
Outside the county government office, two or three gatekeepers came forward to pay homage to Tian Liuan, while two other soldiers in iron armor stretched out their hands to stop the group.
"Who dares to break into this place where the original state's public headquarters is?"
Tian Liuan was furious, and just as he was about to reprimand, a soldier changed his words and said, "The Duke has ordered that Chief Weizhou be allowed to enter, and the rest..."
"Su Dingfang!" interrupted by a sharp shout to the soldiers.
Li Shan never called Su Dingfang by his first name. This was the first time he called him Brother Su.
Su Dingfang took a step forward and responded loudly.
Li Shan, who still had a cold smile on his face, slowly pulled out the long knife, raised it slowly but firmly, and pointed the tip of the knife directly at the gate of the county government office.
"Fight in!"
Before Tian Liuan could react, Su Dingfang strode forward, a blade of light flew from his waist, and the soldiers in front of him were covered in blood.
At this moment, in the backyard of the county government office, under the warm sunshine, a Turkic young man was leaning on a soft couch, holding an exquisite wine cup, and after drinking it in one gulp, he sneered: "With tens of thousands of troops pressing down on the border, you still have the guts to bargain?"
The short Shi Wanbao, who had always been sluggish after experiencing Xiabo's defeat, was full of energy at this moment and said with a smile: "This is a big fallacy. If we don't retreat, Weizhou will fall. I can't escape the blame. I'm just being complacent."
The Turkic young man threw away the wine cup and accidentally touched the wound on his arm. He couldn't help but grinned, "Okay, I will guarantee this."
Shi Wanbao felt relieved and personally picked up the flask and poured the wine. He was a direct descendant of Donggong and the deputy general manager of the march in Hebei Province. He had known for a long time that Donggong wanted to conquer personally.
Now that Xiabo was defeated and the entire army of 30,000 elite troops was wiped out, the blame could still be placed on that bastard Li Daoxuan, but if he did nothing, I am afraid that his weight in the heart of the prince would become lower and lower.
But if I can persuade the Turkic army to return north with the Turkic nobleman in front of me, then it will be much easier for the prince to conquer it himself... Even if Xiabo is defeated and he is demoted, when the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be promoted to a higher rank!
Shi Wanbao sighed softly, thinking that he was really lucky. He went into the city early this morning and heard that the Turks were attacking. He wanted to summon Tian Liu'an, the general manager of Weizhou, to return to his army. Unexpectedly, he suddenly saw this young Turk.
Although Shi Wanbao was born in the Central Plains, he was of Hu origin and was proficient in Turkic language. After questioning him for a few sentences, he immediately discovered that the other party had an extraordinary identity and immediately detained him.
Not long after, the Turkic young man was already half drunk. He tore open a fat chicken and chewed it, thinking in his heart that once he escaped, the city would be slaughtered.
On the grassland, I am inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Wherever I go, I am bowed down by thousands of people. But now I have become a bargaining chip for the Han people!
"In the battle of Xiabo, I heard that the King of Huaiyang was captured..." Shi Wanbao suddenly said softly: "If the noble man returns to the north safely..."
"for you!"
Shi Wanbao pursed his lips and squeezed out a sentence, "Back then, King Dou Jiande of the Xia Dynasty repeatedly sent the Tang clan ministers back to Chang'an, but in the end he was executed. The lessons learned from the past are not far away. Today, the Eastern King of the Han Dynasty will probably no longer be so merciful..."
The Turkic young man was stunned for a moment and forgot to chew the chicken in his mouth. Although the old man's words were cryptic, the meaning was clear.
If Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan is not dead...please go back and make up for it.
Shi Wanbao looked calm, but the Turkic youth was a little uncomfortable with it. He remembered that the Tang Army of Hebei Province was headed by Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, and the old man in front of him was his deputy.
After chewing and swallowing the chicken, the Turkic young man snorted, "Then we need to hand over that man!"
"Is that Li Shan?" Shi Wanbao smacked his lips, thinking that the young man was really capable of catching this Turk... But it was lucky that he captured this Turk.
Shi Wanbao smiled, "I just gave the order that the Tang army outside the city will be destroyed, as long as..."
Halfway through his words, Shi Wanbao stopped talking and looked at the stunned Turkic young man opposite him with confusion.
"who?!"
Shi Wanbao turned around suddenly and saw the flash of the sword. The yelling guard barely drew his sword to block the incoming sword, but was immediately kicked to the ground.
A big man appeared from the corner holding a long knife, followed immediately by a dozen young men holding knives and guns. Behind everyone, young men with sarcastic expressions came slowly.
Staring at Li Shan, Shi Wanbao felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He was obviously surrounded by a large Turkic army outside the city, why did he suddenly appear here?
It wasn't that Shi Wanbao underestimated the enemy, or that he was too naive. More than a thousand Tang troops had almost no chance of winning against tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry.
Shi Wanbao waited for the Tang army to be wiped out outside, and offered hostages in exchange for the Turks to retreat. Unexpectedly, Li Shan persuaded the Turks to retreat. Afterwards, Tian Liuan quickly entered the city and controlled the main road with his personal guards... Shi Wanbao has been here until now They didn't know that the Turks had withdrawn.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that Shi Wanbao fled south and only had a dozen personal guards left... he was short of manpower.
"There are chickens, ducks, fish, sheep, and even wine." Li Shan's eyes flickered on the face of the Turkic young man before he looked at Shi Wanbao, "The Turkic bandits killed countless people in Hebei and Shandong. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in the First World War, and their souls could not return home. Unexpectedly, the Duke of Yuan was treated as an honored guest."
Shi Wanbao stood up tremblingly and stared at Tian Liuan who appeared behind Li Shan, "I am following the edict of the saint..."
"The sage's edict?" Li Shan laughed and said, "The sage ordered you to stop moving forward and trap the King of Huaiyang in the formation?"
"Did the saint order you to destroy 30,000 elite soldiers and annihilate the entire army?"
"Did the saint order you to be defeated and lose four states in a row?"
The cold gaze caused cold sweat to break out on Shi Wanbao's forehead. He wanted to defend himself, but in the end he couldn't. He could only be cruel in his heart until later...
"Today among those present, there is Liu Hujun, an old corps of King Huaiyang, there is the manager Tian who is the direct descendant of King Qin, and the rest are all close associates of a certain person."
Li Shan slowly threw a long knife at Shi Wanbao's feet, "Guess whether someone will kill you today..."
Ling Bo, who was behind, sneered: "We have already inquired, and there are only sixteen personal guards, either dead or surrendered."
Shi Wanbao's thin body trembled suddenly, and his gray temples clung to his forehead due to sweat. He couldn't believe that the other party really dared to kill him... but he could trap Li Daoxuan and be defeated, and the other party really didn't dare ?
The atmosphere in the courtyard was extremely depressing and silent, except for Shi Wanbao's heavy breathing that could be heard from time to time.
After a moment, Li Shan suddenly smiled and said, "Don't be afraid."
"Of course I won't kill you. You are the former Duke."
