Everyone was lurking in the grass, waiting patiently. The surroundings were quiet, with the occasional sound of insects chirping. Li Zhiyun looked up at the sky. The moon had disappeared and stars were twinkling in the sky. The brightest one was Sirius. Sirius dominates the battle, and every autumn and winter, Sirius will appear in the middle of the sky. He estimated that the third watch had arrived and said softly: "Let's get started." Zhang Zheng agreed, stood up and waved his hands, leading more than a hundred guards to rush towards the camp. Li Zhiyun and Yu Wenxin stayed there to watch the battle.
Everyone ran to a place about forty or fifty steps away from the camp, and was spotted by the opponent's sentry, who shouted: "Who is it?" Everyone did not answer, but only quickened their pace. The sentry yelled quickly, waking up everyone in the yurt.
The guards rushed forward like lightning, slashing and killing more than a dozen sentries quickly. A guard took out a fire sickle, lit the torch that had been prepared, and then threw the torch towards the yurt.
The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind assisted the fire. More than a dozen yurts burst into flames. The people in the yurt couldn't bear the heat and ran out one by one. They were all killed by the guards waiting outside. The fire became more and more fierce, and the guards retreated ten feet away. People kept running out of the sea of fire, covered in fire, staggering a few steps, and finally fell to the ground.
After the fire was extinguished, Li Zhiyun led the people back to the camp. The next day, the news that they killed Xue Ju's envoy spread on the grassland. Mohedu sent a group of Turkic soldiers to surround the camp, and no one was allowed to go out.
Li Zhiyun didn't know what Mo Hedushe was going to do next. Just when he was feeling uneasy, Zhang Changxun came. As soon as they met, he said: "Your Highness, you are so brave! Come with me to see Mohe Dushe!" After that, he pulled Li Zhiyun and left the camp.
The two rode horses to Mohe Dushe's station and walked into the yurt. Li Zhiyun took a look and saw Mo He Dushe sitting there, staring at him angrily. To the left and right of Mohedushe stood a group of strong guards carrying knives and swords, all of them with murderous looks on their faces.
Just as Li Zhiyun was about to step forward to salute, Mo Heduoshu pointed his finger and shouted loudly: "Capture this King of Chu!" Upon hearing this, the guards agreed and were about to step forward to arrest Li Zhiyun. Zhang Changxun said quickly: "Wait! Wait! Mo Hedushe, the King of Chu has something to say. It's not too late to arrest him after he finishes speaking." After hearing this, Mohe Dushe glared at Li Zhiyun and said, "What do you mean? , why did you want to kill Xue Ju’s envoy, who gave you this power?”
Li Zhiyun said calmly: "Mohe Dushe, I am doing this entirely for your consideration."
"for me?"
Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "The day before yesterday, you made an agreement with me, saying that you would not send troops to assist Xue Ju. However, Xue Ju sent people to send so much gold and silver jewelry, and you had to accept it. In order to let you Accept the property with peace of mind, and I will lead people to kill Xue Ju's envoy. This way, you don't have to be in a dilemma."
"But if I receive money and don't do anything, won't I attract criticism?"
"You can blame it on me. Just say that it was me who interfered, which prevented you from fulfilling your promise."
After hearing this, Mohe Dushe rolled his eyes a few times, feeling that he did not suffer any loss. Then he softened his tone and said: "You Han people are so cunning. Forget it, I won't get involved. This is between you." After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the guards to retreat.
When Zhang Changxun saw it, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, Li Zhiyun still refused to give up and said, "Mo He Dushe, I have one more request."
"What request?" Mohe Dushe frowned.
"The three counties of Wuyuan, Wudu, and Danqu are the homeland of the Central Plains. I ask you to return these three counties to the Tang Dynasty."
What? When Mo Hedushe heard this, his eyes widened, and his eyeballs almost fell from their sockets to the ground. Damn it, I just pardoned his murder, and he made such an exorbitant request. Is this King of Chu crazy? He only sent a few boxes of gold and silver. Not only did he break up his alliance with Xue Ju, he also wanted to take the three counties back. Everyone says that I, Mo Hedushe, am greedy, but this King of Chu is much more greedy than I am!
Mo He Dushe's face turned livid and he shouted loudly: "Come here, tie up this piece of shit King Chu and put him on the fire to burn him to death!" The guards agreed and stepped forward to arrest Li Zhiyun again. Zhang Changxun was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly raised his hands and shouted: "Wait! Wait! Mohe Dushe, I have something to say!"
Li Zhiyun glanced at Zhang Changxun with his eyes, feeling secretly proud of himself. The reason why he asked Mohe Dushe to return the land of the three counties in front of Zhang Changxun was to force Zhang Changxun to express his stance. Zhang Changxun was a Confucian scholar who read poetry and books. He had seen many such people. They were full of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice. Li Zhiyun saved his father and was his great benefactor. If he watched Li Zhiyun being killed by Mo Hedushe, then he would have to bear the reputation of being ungrateful, which would be more uncomfortable for him than killing him. Therefore, he must step forward to take the bullet for Li Zhiyun.
Sure enough, Zhang Changxun cupped his hands and said: "Mo He Dushe, what King Chu just said was actually my idea. After all, I am from the Central Plains, and I will return to the Central Plains sooner or later. But don't worry, we are still friends. If you There is a war with other tribes. Just send someone to give me a message and I will immediately lead my troops and be at your disposal!"
Mohe Dushe heard that it was Zhang Changxun's idea, but that was another matter. He secretly calculated in his heart that if he refused Zhang Changxun's request to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, the two sides would inevitably be unhappy, and they might even turn against each other. In that way, he actually added an enemy. There's no way to stop him anyway, so it's better to be a smooth favor so that everyone can get together easily and be a big help when you need him in the future.
Mo Hedushe's expression softened and he said: "Since Mr. Zhang is determined to submit to the Tang Dynasty, I don't have much to say. Let's just be friendly neighbors from now on."
After walking out of the yurt, Zhang Changxun took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said, "Your Highness, you scared me a lot today." Li Zhiyun said apologetically, "Mr. Zhang, I didn't even discuss it with you beforehand. Your statement has put you in a difficult position, and I will apologize to you." Zhang Changxun waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. In fact, my father also asked me to submit to the Tang Dynasty, but I just haven't made up my mind yet. If you force me like this today, Having to make a decision made me feel more relaxed.”
After Zhang Changxun surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court changed Wuyuan County to Fengzhou, and Zhang Changxun was appointed as the general manager of Fengzhou. Mohe Dushe also cut off all contact with Xue Ju and no longer received Xue Ju's envoys.
Li Zhiyun completed his mission to the Turks and returned to Chang'an via Guanglu City. After walking for a month, everyone finally set foot on the land of Guanzhong again.
On this day, the team was marching on the official road, and suddenly they saw a fierce battle going on in an open field in front of them. Thousands of soldiers were fighting together, and the sounds of killing and the clash of weapons were endless.
Li Zhiyun took off the telescope hanging on his chest and raised it to observe. He saw more than a hundred carts of mules and horses parked in a row on the official road ahead. The carts were filled with bags of food. Soldiers from both sides Fighting to the death around the grain truck. Judging from the color of the armor on the soldiers, one side should be the Tang army, and the other side is probably Xue Ju's army. Moreover, the Tang army has a small number and is in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
As soon as Li Zhiyun put down the telescope, he saw Yu Wenxin driving his horse from the front. He came to the front and said loudly: "Your Majesty, maybe our Tang Dynasty's grain transport team was attacked by enemy troops. What should we do?"
Li Zhiyun said resolutely: "Now that we have met, what else can we say except to fight?" Upon hearing this, Yu Wenxin clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please allow Wei Jiang to charge forward and kill him without leaving any trace behind!"
"All right."
Yu Wenxin drew out his sword and said loudly: "Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu, you two protect the prince, the others follow me!" After that, he turned his horse's head and led more than a hundred guards to charge forward.
After all, Yu Wenxin was a battle-hardened general, brave and decisive, and those guards were all elites selected from the army, brave in battle and highly skilled in martial arts. Although their number is not too large, they can be as powerful as ten, making them unstoppable.
This battle has been going on for some time, and the soldiers on both sides are trying their best. Therefore, with the addition of this effective force, the balance of victory finally tilted towards the Tang Army. Xue Ju's soldiers gradually couldn't resist and had to withdraw from the battlefield, and Cang Huangdi fled.
The battle was over, and Li Zhiyun rode over with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu. The battlefield was a mess, with the bodies of dead soldiers from both sides scattered everywhere, and some seriously injured soldiers lying on the ground groaning. Several grain carts were overturned, and grain in sacks was scattered everywhere.
Some of the exhausted soldiers sat on the ground to rest, some were busy carrying the bodies of their companions, and some were collecting food scattered on the ground.
Li Zhiyun dismounted and led the horse forward. He looked around, hoping to find someone he knew. At this time, a big soldier came over. He quickly stopped and said with a smile: "Brother, please ask, who is your commander?" The big man stopped, glanced at him, turned around and pointed with his hand: "Well, that kid is us. Sir."
Li Zhiyun looked in the direction of his finger and saw a young man sitting on the ground three feet away. The man looked about the same age as himself. He was wearing armor and his face was covered in blood, making it impossible to recognize his true face. A doctor was squatting next to the boy, bandaging the wound on his arm.
Li Zhiyun handed the reins to Zhang Zheng and walked over immediately. When he arrived, he stared at the young man carefully for a long time, and finally recognized him. Hey, isn't this Liu Shuyi? Li Zhiyun quickly shouted "Shu Yi". Liu Shuyi raised his head and stared at him blankly, and suddenly asked in surprise: "Zhiyun, why is it you?"
