In the Beimang grassland, the cold wind howled and snowflakes drifted all over the sky, dyeing the sky and the earth white. In the pure white, a Beiyi military camp stood on the snow, which was particularly conspicuous. In the middle of the military camp was a tent as tall as a small building.
"Where did Duan Tong go? I haven't seen him for a few days." A tall man in mink fur sat in the big tent. He scanned the many warriors in front of the tent and made sure he didn't see the tall and thin man.
"Great Khan, why are you looking for him? Could it be that this kid betrayed us again and fled back to the Central Plains? Anyway, he is good at this, hahahaha." A lean man said, attracting many Beiyi generals in the hall. The whole room burst into laughter.
The tall man known as the Great Khan was Beiyi Khan Meng Mulie, and the man who made fun of Duan Tong was one of the Four Mastiffs, Tibano. Although this man is lean, his martial arts are extremely strong. In the Beiyi where there are many warriors, his fighting ability is also outstanding.
There was laughter in the tent, but not everyone was laughing with him. There were two people standing there without a trace of smile on their faces.
One person has a face full of beards and a rather burly figure, and his name is Qi Wukuoye; the other person is named Huyanlan. Although his name is elegant, he has triangular eyes, a mouse beard, and his appearance is extremely wretched. These two people are also members of the Four Mastiffs and are Meng Mulie's right-hand men.
Everyone in the tent was laughing, but the two of them were not laughing. For no other reason than Khan Mengmulie was not laughing.
Thinking that the laughter in the tent was too noisy, Meng Mulie frowned and looked around again. The people he looked at immediately stopped laughing and looked serious, as if they were not the ones who had just laughed.
Although Tibano also stopped laughing heartily, he still kept twitching, as if what he just said was so funny that he couldn't hold it back, or as if he remembered something funny.
"Does anyone know where he went?" Meng Mulie asked again, this time in a slightly more serious tone.
A general stood up quickly. He was responsible for the management of the scouts in the army and had to stand up and answer: "Back to the Great Khan, Duan Tong left the camp two months ago. Some scouts saw him going south." He said. If you are not one of the Four Mastiffs, you don't dare to add fuel to the fire and deliberately excuse yourself.
"To the south?" Meng Mulie clicked on these two words: "The south is good..."
Tibano asked: "Catch him back?" He spoke concisely and to the point.
But before he finished speaking, a man opened the tent and came in, shaking off the snowflakes on his body: "I don't bother mentioning you, sir. I'm here to tie you up."
Tibano didn't look back, knowing that Duan Tong was back, he sighed, looking disappointed.
Meng Mulie said nothing, and Qi Guokuoye on the side asked on his behalf: "Duan Tong, what did you do to the south?"
"Of course I went to spy on the military situation. We don't want to live in this bitter cold place in the north all our lives, right?" Duan Tong replied calmly.
"I would like to hear the details." Hu Yanlan narrowed her triangular eyes and seemed very interested.
Duan Tong cleared his throat: "There was a big war in the Central Plains not long ago. Chu Xiang rebelled and had a stalemate with the Central Plains court in Wancheng for two years. It was finally suppressed by the court. Now, three of the eight vassal territories in the Central Plains have been suppressed by the court. recover."
The whole room was silent. Hu Yanlan paused, frowned and said, "Tell me something we don't know."
"I sneaked into Beidi and returned to the city, but I met Duke Wu Dinggong of the Central Plains court, Yi Xiaodao! As far as I know, he was also sent to Beidi by the court to find out information."
"This man was born a beggar. He was favored by the Emperor of the Central Plains three years ago and began to take up official positions. He acted in an eclectic way. The recovery of Nanhuai and Donglu came from his hands. Now that he has arrived in the North, it seems that the Central Plains The turmoil will soon extend to the north." Duan Tong's eyes flashed with excitement.
Hu Yanlan asked: "Yi Xiaodao? This person is indeed a capable person! If the Central Plains court drives troops north, and we take advantage of the opportunity to go south, we may be able to go straight into the Central Plains!"
"That's right! The three regions of the Northern Territory abandoned all the sand cities outside the country in order to put pressure on the imperial court. And this Yi Xiaodao is not an imperial envoy. Since he has arrived in the North, it means that the little emperor of the Central Plains can no longer sit still. !" Duan Tong agreed.
Tibano geared up: "Okay! I can't stand idle for a long time! Now there is another battle to fight!"
The rest of the Beiyi generals in the tent were accustomed to following the wind, and when they saw the four mastiffs doing this, they were all talking, showing off their skills and offering suggestions. There was noise in the tent again, louder than before.
"Well done." Meng Mulie's simple words drowned out the noise in the tent. Everyone shut up and pricked up their ears to hear what the Khan had to say: "The news from the Central Plains has indeed arrived. It’s important, it’s great that you can find out.”
"However, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Qianya is still playing in the Central Plains and has not come back. If we launch troops now, what will my naughty little girl do?"
Meng Mulie's voice was neither loud nor harsh, it could even be said to be soft and gentle. But with such a gentle voice, all the tough Beiyi men in the tent were so frightened that they did not dare to speak, and everyone was sweating for Duan Tong.
The fire in Duan Tong's eyes slowly subsided, and he bowed his head and said, "If you are a villain, please punish me."
"There's no need for punishment. It's all my little girl's fault. She's so naughty. Hahahaha, I can't control her!" Meng Mulie talked about Meng Qianya with a smile on his face: "I'll wait for her to come back. Have a good chat with her. As long as one person in the Central Plains bullies her, we can send troops! How about avenging Mr. Duan?" Meng Mulie lowered his head slightly and asked Duan Tong for his opinion.
Duan Tong bowed and said: "Thank you, Great Khan! Although I am eager for revenge, I will obey the arrangements of the Great Khan in all matters!"
"Mr. Duan, you don't have to be so open-minded. We in the Northern Yi are not like the Central Plains, with all the hypocritical red tape. Now that you are one of our four mastiffs in the Northern Yi, you are one of our own! It's been hard and windy all the way. Mr. Duan, please go and have a good time first." Rest!" Meng Mulie said with a smile, a smile he had not seen since talking about Meng Qianya.
Duan Tong was not lying, he turned around and left. Meng Mulie waved his hand, and the rest of the people followed suit and left the tent, except Qi Wukuoxie who stayed. The four mastiffs are also divided into close relatives and distant relatives. Qi Guoxie was born into a noble family in the Northern Yi region, and he and Meng Mulie have been playmates since childhood. Their relationship is extraordinary.
"Great Khan, if what Duan Tong said is true, the opportunity is indeed rare now, why don't you send your army south?" Qi Guokuoxie asked in confusion.
Meng Mulie smiled and said: "Didn't I say that? Qianya is still in the Central Plains!"
Qi Wukuoxie put one hand on his chest: "If the Great Khan doesn't want to tell Qi Wukuoxie, then I'll leave."
"Hey, okay, okay. I really can't deceive you." Meng Mulie hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay. The guard on the side brought Qi Wukuoxie a low wooden table and a small square stool, prepared mare's milk wine and food, and then left. Got the account bag.
There were only two people left in the tent. This is also their usual practice. After every discussion, the two of them always eat and drink. No matter good or bad, they will eat until all worries in their stomachs are gone. They have always felt this way.
Meng Mulie raised the kumiss to signal: "I'm not worried about Qianya. Although she is a little careless and careless, with her skills, there is nothing to worry about! If she wants to leave, no one can keep her! "
Qi Wukuoxie nodded, deeply convinced.
"The reason why I dare not send my troops south is because of someone else."
"who?"
Meng Mulie took a deep breath and said with a hint of respect: "Zhang Zongbai from Zhenyang Mountain."
When Qi Wukuoxie heard this person's name, he remained silent. Zhang Zongbai's reputation is not only widely spread in Daqi Wulin, but also among the Northern Yi people, this name is well known.
Zhang Zongbai had never been to Beiyi. When his reputation first spread to Beiyi, no one believed it. How could anyone in the world be able to stop the earth dragon from turning over? Until later, someone from Beiyi sneaked into the Central Plains and came to Zhenyang Mountain...
Who would have thought? The Beiyi people who have been to Zhenyang Mountain all start eating fast and chanting sutras when they return...
In short, Zhang Zongbai's undefeated deeds convinced everyone that his title of No. 1 in the world would become more and more popular.
"Zhang Zongbai...is he really the best in the world?" Although Qi Wukuoye believed it in his heart, he still couldn't help but ask.
Meng Mulie shook his head slightly: "I don't know. Just because I don't know, I don't dare to go easily. The tribes have just surrendered. In the first battle, they cannot be defeated. I dare not say that I can defeat Zhang Zongbai. Since I can't win, then All we can do is wait.”
"If Zhang Zongbai is really number one in the world... not to mention the world, but the number one in the Central Plains, then it is because of his luck that he has a long life. When will this happen?" Qi Wukuoye asked.
Meng Mulie continued to shake his head, but this time, he smiled a little happily: "I don't know if he is the best in the world, but he is indeed the best in the Central Plains. It is true that he has good luck, I also know this. It's just his Martial arts is nearing its peak, and he won't be able to stay in this world for much longer."
"What does it mean?" Qi Guokuoxie had already guessed it, but he didn't dare to say it for a while.
"His magical power has arrived a long time ago, and it stands to reason that the Heavenly Gate should have been opened a long time ago. It's just that he has been waiting, and he doesn't know what he is waiting for. However, he can't wait much longer. Three years at most, after three years, he If you don't want to go, you have to go." Meng Mulie is a Khan of Beiyi, has excellent martial arts, is also lucky, and knows Zhang Zongbai's affairs well.
Qi Guokuoxie somewhat understood: "So, Khan, if you don't go to the Central Plains now, are you waiting for him to... ascend?"
Meng Mulie nodded: "That's right. He is just a martial artist in the martial arts world, and I'm talking about the Khan of Beiyi. He carries not only the martial destiny, but also the national destiny of Beiyi. If you march south, you can defeat him, but that's nothing. Defeating a man from the Central Plains is nothing. But if we lose, the Northern Yi will be doomed."
Qi Wukuoxie sighed: "Well, it doesn't matter, we Beiyi have been waiting for six hundred years, and it's not less than three years..."
Meng Mulie nodded: "As long as Zhang Zongbai ascends, the Central Plains will be our Northern Yi's Central Plains!"
"Pa" the wine glass was crushed...
