Wu Yong and Huang Wenyan are also considered old people around Su Qi'an. They know very well that Su Qi'an left Kyoto, returned to Xizhou, and was eventually forced to go south to Jiaozhou.
All of this is inseparable from Xizhou Mu Tangfeng and his son, especially the Xizhou Incident, which caused a fire in Su Qi'an's backyard. The men who followed him suffered heavy casualties.
It is impossible for Su Qi'an to forget or resolve such a grudge. The grudge between the two parties can only continue until death.
Even if Su Qi'an doesn't go to Tang Feng to settle the score, Tang Feng and his son will take revenge on him.
Su Qi'an went south to Jiaozhou for three years, but Tang Feng and the others never relaxed their attention. This invasion of Heilu barbarians was a kind of test.
If Su Qi'an didn't react, he might just be stalking him bit by bit next time. After all, the combat power of the Heilu barbarians was still very strong.
This time, Tang Feng must have done a lot to enable this group of Heilu barbarians to gather and go south.
Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong's eyes flashed, and then they asked, "Sir, what should we do next?"
Su Qi'an smiled and said, "Of course I'm going to Xiacang to meet this old acquaintance of ours who I haven't seen for several years."
The two of them understood what Su Qi'an was saying, and then turned and left. Su Qi'an was going to the warehouse, so he naturally had to make preparations along the way to protect Su Qi'an's safety.
As the two left, Xie Cang and Tong Zhan, who were staying next to Su Qi'an, also took action on their own.
Looking at the empty room, Su Qian suddenly said, "Miss Wang Yan, please show up and talk to you about something."
Not long after he finished speaking, Wang Yan appeared in the room wearing black clothes.
Su Qi'an said, "Miss Wang, now His Highness the Ninth Prince has returned to Beijing, I have also arrived in Jiaozhou, and the members of the communications company have also been greatly improved. Thank you very much, Miss Wang, for your help."
"Su has a heartless request. I hope Miss Wang can return to the capital to protect His Highness Ninth Prince."
Hearing what Su Qi'an said, Wang Yan's indifferent expression showed a strange expression and she clicked her tongue.
"You and His Highness the Ninth Prince really have a tacit understanding. The entrusted matters are actually the same. Humph, do you think that this girl is an object and can go wherever you want me to go?"
Su Qian shook her head and explained, "Miss Wang misunderstood..."
Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Wang Yan, "Okay, no need to explain. I know what you mean. I'm sorry. I have reached an agreement with His Highness Ninth Prince to protect your safety. As for His Highness Ninth Prince , you don’t need to worry about it.”
"Although His Highness Ninth Prince will encounter some troubles in Kyoto, given his status, it is not that easy to touch her."
"Okay, you still have to worry about the current war. As for this girl, it's not your turn to take care of it. It's nothing. I'll leave first."
Under Su Qi'an's gaze, Wang Yan quickly disappeared. Seeing this scene, Su Qi'an could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
On the roof of the room, Wang Yan appeared, with a bit of confusion on her face, and murmured softly, "One is His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, and the other is the Marquis of Daliang. After all, they are both distinguished people. In the love between children, In terms of growth, for such a mother-in-law, I don’t know what Fengling likes about this Su Qi’an, so emotional matters are really troublesome.”
After Su Qi'an returned to Jiaozhou, as Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong began to take action, the entire Jiaozhou soldiers began to assemble immediately.
Su Qi'an didn't stay long in Sanshan Town, east of Jiaozhou. It only took a day or two. After a brief rest, everyone set off towards Xiacang County.
The news of Su Qi'an's return was not widely publicized. His whereabouts along the way were very secretive. No one except his close confidants knew about it.
While traveling quietly, everyone arrived at Xiacang County on the third day.
As soon as we stepped into the territory of Xiacang County, we could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the air was very tense.
There are several times more checkpoints and posts along the way than usual, and everyone must go through the strictest scrutiny.
When they saw the familiar people sitting on the carriage and the inspecting soldiers, their faces showed shock. If they hadn't said hello in advance, these checkpoint soldiers would have been shocked.
Su Qi'an's status in their hearts can be said to be number one, even if they are not the Dongshan Army directly under Su Qi'an, but
The local Jiaozhou soldiers were very excited to see Su Qi'an.
Watching Su Qi'an leave, the excitement on the faces of these checkpoint soldiers remained for a long time.
They knew that with their Marquis back, there would be hope for the war in Xiacang.
On the way to Xiacang County, military reports about the battle in Xiacang had been sent to Su Qi'an long ago.
The situation in this battle with the Heilu barbarians was quite severe. The battle loss ratio between the two sides was almost one to one. If the follow-up troops had not arrived in time, Xiacang County might have been captured.
It can be seen that the Heilu barbarians this time are far more comparable to the batch of Heilu barbarians raised by Tang Feng.
After all, what was dispatched this time was the real main force of the barbarian tribe, which had its own territory and a high level of independence.
"I'm afraid Tang Xiao's behind-the-scenes guidance this time is not as easy as imagined. If so, we can start from this aspect." Su Qian sat on the carriage and murmured secretly.
With the arrival of Su Qi'an, at this time, opposite Xiacang County, less than twenty miles away, there were a large number of tents setting up camp.
There were patrolling soldiers all around. In front of the big tent, several dangerous passes had long been occupied by Heilu barbarians.
It was precisely through these passes that the Heilu barbarians bravely crossed the cliff and invaded Xiacang County.
The follow-up troops are arriving in a steady stream by building bridges on the cliffs. At a glance, the Heilu barbarians are so densely packed that there is no end in sight. Read the book
Among the large tents, the middle tent is particularly conspicuous. It is the main tent of the Heilu barbarians.
Inside the main tent, there were many figures. Looking around, besides Tang Xiao, there were six Heilu barbarians.
These six people were about forty or fifty. They looked a bit old, but they were very strong and had a pair of flashing eyes with deep shrewdness.
These six people are clearly the leaders of the 60,000 to 70,000 Heilu army. They are also the six most prestigious tribal chiefs among the twenty-seven barbarian tribal alliances.
Even if Tang Xiao saw them, he would put away his son's unruly attitude.
In the final analysis, this invasion of Xiacang County in Jiaozhou still depends on these barbarian Heilu.
When he comes here, it sounds like he is the behind-the-scenes guide. In fact, when it comes to the actual war, he has no involvement at all, and he does not even have the right to command.
The barbarians in front of them and the prisoner Heilu in their hands are completely different.
To put it bluntly, these barbarians and Xizhou are rivals. Although no major wars usually break out, there are many small frictions.
This time, it was Tang Feng who made great efforts and paid a heavy price for them to take action.
They promised that once they could invade Jiaozhou, however much territory they could capture, these territories would belong to them.
They also promised that when they take action, they can provide certain weapons and equipment support, and can guarantee that Xizhou will not send troops to intervene in this war.
It was such conditions that made the twenty-seven tribes of barbarians gather together for the first time, gather all their forces, and determined to invade Jiaozhou.
Although their combat power is not bad, after all, their territory is too small, so they occupy the clan land. The clan land area is at best the size of two counties in Jiaozhou.
Moreover, the tribe's territory borders the West and Jiaozhou states, and frictions continue every year, with various minor wars breaking out.
Therefore, they have to station troops for defense on the border between the two states all year round. Compared with the natives of Jiaozhou, their life is miserable.
The territory is small, the population is small, and a large number of troops must be stationed on the border between the two states. Such pressure makes it difficult for them to develop.
And this time, if they can capture Jiaozhou, let alone Jiaozhou, as long as they capture one or two counties, their living space will be greatly increased. If they occupy some fertile land, they can gain a foothold under the attack of the two states.
At that time, after defeating the so-called priest alliance in Jiaozhou and taking over their land, a tripartite confrontation will be formed within the two states.
This is the ultimate goal of the twenty-seven barbarian tribes. Now that they finally encountered this opportunity, they naturally readily agreed.
But they are not fools, and they will not rush in. Instead, they will wait patiently for a suitable opportunity.
The right opportunity.
This opportunity soon came to them. Su Qi'an and Xie Cang actually left Jiaozhou. This news shocked and excited them.
After sneaking into a large number of spies and working carefully, they finally got some shocking good news.
Xie Cang and the others had fought against each other before, and they were very aware of the strength of the Splitting Mountain Army. It would not be a wise move to confront them head-on.
Fortunately this time, not only did they wait until Xie Cang left, but Su Qi'an also left with him.
They had already figured out the identity of Su Qi'an, the person in charge behind the scenes in Jiaozhou. Now these two important figures in Jiaozhou have left.
This was not a God-given opportunity. Without hesitation, two or three days after the two left Jiaozhou territory, the Heilu barbarians secretly gathered and launched a brazen attack on Xiacang.
The attack went smoothly at first. No matter in terms of military strength or combat power, there were only 5,000 defenders in Xiacang, which was more than enough.
They thought they could capture it in two or three days at most, but the subsequent arrival of other Jiaozhou soldiers suddenly made the six tribal chiefs realize that something was wrong.
These subsequent supporting Jiaozhou soldiers were completely different from the ones they fought against before. They were not weaklings at all, and their strength was on par with them.
Moreover, in terms of tactical play, he is quite bold and adventurous. He is not passive defensive at all. He can be used very flexibly according to changes in the battlefield and is good at mobile combat.
Even if they don't have many troops, it can't hinder their flexibility. They can penetrate deeply, divide and surround them at every turn, and even launch a counterattack during their retreat.
This time, the barbarian Heilu was stunned. They had never seen such a posture before. If they had not overcome the cliff in advance and gained a firm foothold, they would have been beaten back long ago.
This was not the previous Jiaozhou soldiers at all. After paying a certain amount of casualties and withdrawing the troops, they sent out detailed operations and finally realized that the so-called Jiaozhou soldiers in front of them were actually expanded from the Dongshan Army under Su Qian'an.
This time, the six tribal chiefs were shocked. It was incredible that a Dongshan army with only ten thousand soldiers could expand to twenty thousand soldiers and still maintain the same combat power as before.
