Jiang Shuo said: "So that's it. No wonder we went around the black forest and saw neither Khitan people nor Yiluohe warriors."
Li Huaixiu was surprised when he heard this and said: "Young Master Jiang, did you go into the dark forest last night? There are spirits there, but no one in the forest would light a bonfire. Ordinary people can follow the light of the bonfire and go deep into the forest." You can’t get out either! That’s why we set up a whole trick to lure Yiluohe there, but we almost killed you if we didn’t want to.”
Dugu Xiang smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about the monsters in the dark forest from now on. The monsters have been subdued."
Li Huaixiu was even more surprised when he heard this. He put his arms around Jiang Shuo's shoulders and said, "I knew that Young Master Jiang was invincible with magical powers, but I didn't know that you could also subdue monsters and catch monsters."
Jiang Shuo felt embarrassed by what he said, and said shyly: "Khan, don't listen to Xiang'er's nonsense. The so-called "spirit" is actually a senior master from Japan, and the campfire in the forest is actually the "Suspended Soul Formation" set up by him. , As for why he is in the dark forest, I don’t know. There are many secrets hidden in that senior, and I can’t explain it clearly. But now that he has left the Black Forest, there is no need to worry about Khitan hunters entering the Black Forest again. "
Li Huaixiu didn't understand Jiang Shuo's words. He only vaguely knew that there was actually a master hiding in the dark forest. Now that master has left, the Khitans are currently fighting against the Yan army and their military affairs are busy, so he has no time to dwell on it. At this, he just smiled and said: "The black forest is dark and airtight. Even wild animals are not willing to set foot in it, and Khitan hunters usually will not go in. This group of Yiluohe is smart and did not enter the black forest. We know them When I went to the village, I dressed up as Yiluohe and wanted to sneak up on him, but I didn't expect that Young Master Jiang and Sister Xiang'er had already taken care of him."
Dugu Xiang raised his head and said, "Isn't it? I am a heroine who can handle a small role like this easily?" He then said, "However, your clothes and armor are acceptable, but the horses look worse than the real Yiluohe." It’s far away.” He said, giving the commander of the Yiluo River a hand.
Li Huaixiu said with a smile: "There are no blacksmiths in Khitan, so our armor can only be obtained by capturing the Yan army. As for the horses, the horses in Songmo are short, and Hebei does not produce famous horses. The mounts in Yiluohe are all Anlu." Shan bought it from the Western Region at a high price, but today, the horses and armor are all available again." He said and glanced sideways at the brigade commander.
Jiang Shuo looked at the eyes of the Khitan warriors looking at Yiluohe. This was not the way the two armies were stacking up to look at the enemy, but the way the hunters looked when they saw their prey, or a poor man who had dug up a treasure. Yiluohe was well-equipped. The equipment of a hundred-man team can be equipped with two to three hundred Khitan warriors, and with these one hundred horses, it will be much more convenient to pretend to be dragging down the river in the future.
The brigade commander listened to their conversation and already knew that Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were not on his side. Seeing Li Huaixiu glance at him, he couldn't help but cursed: "Khitan dog, you still want to pretend to be my Yiluohe warrior, look at how miserable you are. , just put on the black armor, how are you like us Yiluohe warriors?"
Li Huaixiu laughed loudly and said, "Does it look like it? You'll have to dress up to find out." He glanced around and said, "Do it."
The number of Khitan people was more than double that of Yiluohe, and they immediately started to take off their clothes and armor. Not only did the Khitan have no blacksmiths, but they also did not know how to raise silkworms, reeling silk, spinning and weaving, so not to mention horses and armor, they were ordinary There was also a shortage of cloth shirts. Even the inner robes and middle coats were all stripped off. It was very indecent to strip the Yiluohe warriors naked. Duguxiang was still a young girl, she had never seen this before, so she covered her eyes and did not dare to look at it.
Li Huaixiu smiled and scolded: "These dogs are killing talents. After seeing so many clothes and utensils, their eyes turned green. Sister Xiang'er, don't blame me." After cursing for a while in Khitan language, the Khitan people left Zhongzhong for Yiluohe. Yi, they didn't know the art of acupuncture, so they said that Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang used magic to immobilize them. They were afraid that the magic would be ineffective, so they took ropes to tie up the upper body of Yi Luohe, but did not tie up their legs and feet.
The brigade commander was also stripped down to his shirt, and he yelled at Li Huaixiu: "The dog king who kills a thousand swords, Di Nianzuli, kill him if you want, why do you have to humiliate us?"
Direnzuli is the Khitan name of Li Huaixiu. After he became Khan, his tribe called him Zuwu Khan, which was derived from his Khitan name. Jiang Shuo was afraid that he would be angry and kill people, so he asked Li Huaixiu worriedly: "Khan" , what are you going to do with these Yiluohe?"
Li Huaixiu knew that Jiang Shuo was kind-hearted
, said softly to him: "Young Master Jiang, please relax." He turned to the brigade commander and said: "I think you are also making fun of others."
The brigade commander replied: "So what?"
Li Huaixiu said: "We, the Khitans, are resisting the invasion and plunder of the An thieves on our own land. What's wrong? I heard that King Xi Li Yanchong is also at odds with the An thieves, but you are still following An Lushan wholeheartedly?"
The brigade commander glared and said, "We don't recognize Li Yanchong as the Xi King. He deceived the sage Tang Huang. The Tang Emperor also said that he was really the master of Xi people and made him king. But our troops are not convinced!" After listening to his words! , the surrounding warriors echoed.
Li Huaixiu nodded and said: "Yes, the Khitans were like this back then, and the various tribes were dissatisfied with each other. When Li Guozhe killed Qu Lie Khan, the Khitans thought so; when Nie Li killed Li Guozhe, the Khitans still thought like this. As long as the tribes are dispersed, they will be Will attack each other, but in fact it just gives outsiders the opportunity to enslave us. Therefore, Nieli killed Li Guozhe, but he did not become the alliance Khan, but made me sit on the throne. What Huaixiu wanted to do was to unite the various tribes, Let the Khitans stop killing each other so that we can jointly resist foreign humiliation."
The brigade commander glared and said, "Why are you telling me this? If you Khitan keep to yourself, how can Commander An send troops to attack you?"
Li Huaixiu said: "Today's Xi people are so similar to those of the Khitans back then. Why did the An thieves leave the nearby Xi people alone and attack the Khitans in Songmo first? Isn't it because the Khitans are now united and strong?" The Xi people are still falling apart, and the An thieves are easy to control, so they let the Xi people kill each other."
The brigade commander paused, his tone no longer so firm, and said: "Fan Yang is so powerful. There are only a few thousand people in Yiluohe, which is just a drop in the ocean among a hundred thousand troops. The eight Khitan tribes only have tens of thousands of people who can fight." ? It is unwise for you to confront the Yan army in Di Nurili, so what if the eight Khitan tribes are united as one?"
Li Huaixiu laughed loudly and said: "The Khitans are the descendants of fairies and gods. I believe that as long as they stop fighting among themselves, no one can annihilate the Khitans." He glanced at the brigade commander and said, "I know that the Xi people are all upright men. , I am not here to persuade you, I will let you go back today, and you can see for yourself whether the Khitans can withstand the 100,000-strong army of Anlu Mountain."
The brigade commander was determined to die, but he didn't want to survive the unexpected. He stared at Li Huaixiu in disbelief and said, "Dicun Zuli, did you really let me go so easily?"
Li Huaixiu said with a smile: "Not only you, but all of you have been let go. We Khitan and Xi people brothers have resisted the tyranny of Anlu Mountain together. Although you were ignorant and helped the tyrants for a while, you are still a Xi people. Besides, I will not kill those who have their hands tied." warrior."
The brigade commander looked ashamed after hearing this, but he still refused to give in and said, "Okay, don't regret letting me go today. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, I won't show mercy."
Li Huaixiu said: "Huaixiu has his own destiny in life and death. I will let you go now. But if you want to feel wronged, you can go back like this. Armor, weapons, clothing, and other supplies are all in short supply in Khitan at the moment. We cannot return them." Here you go." After saying this, he ordered his tribe in Khitan language. Upon hearing this, the Khitan warriors drove the hundred Yiluohe together and asked the brigade commander to take the lead and tie them together into a long string.
Although the brigade commander was completely defeated, he did not lose his momentum. He raised his chest and shouted: "Brothers, listen to my order and turn eastward!"
The Yiluohe warrior behind him let out a loud shout, and followed the brigade commander to the east. A hundred people were tied together by ropes. It was actually extremely difficult to walk, but under the brigade commander's order, all the warriors came together He moved his legs and walked very quickly, disappearing into the pine forest in a moment.
Seeing that Jiang Shuo was able to deal with a group of Yiluohe without killing anyone today, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but let out a long breath and turned to Li Huaixiu: "Gao Bujie sent Yiluohe to infiltrate and ambush the Khitans scattered in the mountains and forests. People, Khan, you must take action early, otherwise it will be easy to be defeated one by one, and the losses will be heavy."
Li Huaixiu said: "What Young Master Jiang said is that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. In fact, the high-risk tactic is to search Yiluohe first, ambush and kill those with a small number, and call in a large army to destroy them if the number is large. If the Yan army follows, Even if we try to hide it, we can’t resist it.”
In fact, the Yiluo River penetrates very widely through the thousands of miles of pine forests. Jiang Shuo did not need to inform him, and Li Huaixiu had already known it. However, the Yiluo River was extremely powerful. Normally, the Khitan tribe would have suffered heavy losses when encountering the Yiluo River. If all the tribes reunited, , can certainly resist small-cap games
He was riding, but he was easily targeted by the Yan army. He and Nieli didn't have a good idea for a while.
Li Huaixiu said to Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, we have sent people to find Tarigu. When he comes to join us, we will leave after dividing the clothes, armor and utensils. What are your plans?"
Jiang Shuo said: "I wanted to follow Khan, but Grandpa Xiang'er followed Gao Bujie to the east last night. We have to go find Senior Dugu first."
Li Huaixiu was startled and said, "Gao Buwei was in the army yesterday?"
Dugu Xiang said: "Yes, that's what the brigade commander said."
Li Huaixiu stumbled and said, "If we had arrived here a day earlier, we might have met this old thief. The old thief is An Lushan's think tank. If he could capture or kill him, it would be of great benefit to our army."
Dugu Xiang said: "Khan, please forgive me. If you are in danger in the army, with his sophisticated calculations, you pretending to be Yiluohe may not be able to hide it from him. When the time comes to fight, you may not be able to take advantage even though you have more people." "
Li Huaixiu sighed: "What Sister Xiang'er said is that since Gao Buji dares to go deep alone, he must have some persistence. Even if he encounters an encounter, he may not be able to get an advantage without the help of two people."
Jiang Shuo said, "I just don't know what he did when he went east with Senior Dugu last night?"
Li Huaixiu said: "Young Master Jiang, I will go to the east with you to look for Senior Dugu, because I am still vaguely worried. Nie Li's Die La tribe is in the east at the moment..."
