At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 93 Khitan Cavalry
Gao Bufan originally planned to let brothers Gao Shixiong and Gao Shiheng lead the group back to the south first, but when the two brothers heard that they were going to buy a Khitan stallion in Liucheng County, they immediately jumped up excitedly and wanted to go and see them. Of course, they It's not that I want to meet the Khitan stallion, but I want to meet the Khitan people, and remember the glorious moments of our ancestors by the way.

Because the Khitan people were beaten severely by the Northern Qi. In the battle of Yingzhou, the Northern Qi army captured and killed [-] Khitans and captured hundreds of thousands of livestock. Today, decades later, the Khitan people have not yet fully recovered their vitality, and the Bohai Gao family is naturally proud of being the clan of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Just as Dayu controlled the water, it is better to block it than to block it. Gao Bufan had no good way to control the donkey. In the end, he could only follow the two donkeys, Gao Shixiong and Gao Shiheng, and promised to take them to Liucheng together, otherwise the two guys would probably die. If you sneak away by yourself, it will be easier to get rid of moths.

You don't need too many stallions, twenty are enough for the Flying Eagle Ranch, so you don't need too many people to go. Except for Gao Shixiong brothers, Gao Bufan only brought ten servants from the Flying Eagle Ranch, and a few more. People waited in place, in case Gao Shou and Gao Ren could not be found when they returned, and the rest of the Gao clan's children were all asked to go back to Xing County first.

And Cui Hu only brought 50 people, and the rest more than 200 people were all sent back to their hometowns. In this way, a group of more than [-] people went to Liucheng in the east together. , tea, cloth, medicine and other daily necessities, because Khitan people are used to bartering, these things are more popular than gold and silver!

Let's say that everyone went east all the way, first passing Yuyang County, then Beiping County, and then leaving Linyuguan.

Linyuguan is Shanhaiguan Pass, the easternmost pass of the Great Wall. From here to the east is the land outside the pass, which already belongs to the front line. In order to prevent foreign spies from spying, the interrogation along the way is obviously much stricter. Almost all intersections and ferries They were all guarded by Sui soldiers, but Cui Hu had great powers, and the group managed to get through without hindrance, and they entered Liucheng County smoothly after five days.

It was already the first day of winter at this time, and the temperature was even colder. The temperature during the day was already below ten degrees. Everyone changed into cotton clothes. The mounts under their crotches were not afraid of the cold, but they were more energetic.

Liucheng County is located in the transitional area from the Mongolian plateau to the coastal plain. The terrain is dominated by mountains and hills. The wind blows very frequently. It is winter at this time, and the wind blowing from the Mongolian plateau is dry and cold. Gao Bufan and his party The person riding on the horse couldn't open his eyes because of the cold blow on his face.

Finally, everyone found a sheltered mountain to rest their feet. Cui Hu rubbed his red nose from the cold and smiled wryly, "I made a mistake. I should wait until summer and autumn. Fortunately, it didn't snow, otherwise it would be even more troublesome."

Ever since Gao Bufan practiced the inner family exercises, his body became stronger and stronger day by day, his whole body was full of qi and blood. Apart from feeling that the wind was a bit strong, he had nothing else to do. He asked, "How long will it take to reach Liucheng?"

"It's almost half a day sooner, or a day later!" Cui Hu said: "Liucheng borders Khitan, and there will be a border trade market on the first day of every month, each lasting three days. Today is the first day of the new year, so we should be able to We caught up...but!"

Cui Hu hesitated for a moment when he said this, and continued: "Da Sui and Goguryeo will soon go to war, and the army is gathering. I am afraid that Liucheng has closed the border market now, but it doesn't matter. Let's take a longer walk and go directly Go to the Khitan tribe to buy."

Gao Bufan heard the words and said: "In this way, the relationship between Khitan people and Da Sui is pretty good."

Cui Hu said disapprovingly: "This is all caused by beatings. These wild people only recognize fists and remember to beat but not to eat. Seven years ago, that is, the first year of Daye, the Khitan people went south to invade Yingzhou, and the emperor issued an order. Wei Yunqi commanded [-] cavalry from the Turkic Qimin Khan to fight back, defeated the Khitans in the Liucheng area, and captured more than [-] men and women, as well as tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses.

The Khitan people have been obedient these years, but two years ago, after the death of the Turkic Khan Qimin, Shibi Khan inherited the throne of the Turkic Khan. The head of the government is close to the ear, and the Sui Dynasty is now preparing to go to war with Goguryeo, so the attitude of the Khitan people has naturally become ambiguous. It is said that they did not pay tribute on time this year, and they are probably waiting and watching. "

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "Khitan borders Turks in the north and Goguryeo in the east, so it's normal for Khitans to sit on the fence and watch, but Da Sui has to be wary of Khitans stabbing knives in the back!"

Cui Hu patted his thigh and said: "That's right, when our army of the Sui Dynasty fought against Goguryeo in Liaodong, once the Khitans cut off our food road from the rear, the consequences would be unimaginable. However, it is said that the emperor wanted to stabilize the Khitans. Ke Dun has been sent to visit Khitan."

The Ketun mentioned by Cui Hu is the princess of Yicheng, the wife (equivalent to the queen) of the current Turkic Khan.

Princess Yicheng is a royal family member of the Sui Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, she was named Princess Yicheng and married Turkic Qimin Khan. Two years ago, Qimin Khan died. According to Turkic customs, Yicheng Princess Cheng passed on to Qimin Khan's son Shibi Khan, who was still Ketun.

It has to be said that this Yicheng princess is indeed a remarkable woman. After marrying Turkic, she not only made her first husband Qimin Khan docile, but also her current husband Shibi Khan.

Of course, the reason why Shibi Khan was captured by Princess Yicheng was definitely not because of Princess Yicheng's appearance and body that made him obsessed, but because of her prestige and wrist, and the solid backing of Da Sui.

The current princess of Yicheng is quite influential in Turkic, with many followers, and her own skills are strong, so Shibi Khan is very afraid of her. !

Princess Yicheng obviously knows her roots well. She is nothing without the Sui Dynasty, so she has always been responsive to Sui Emperor Yang Guang. When Yang Guang was preparing to conquer Korea, she helped stabilize the Turks. Also hold on, she immediately set off to visit Khitan.

For the benefit of the country, a woman left her hometown and married a foreigner in the well. If she can do this, it can be said that there is nothing to say!
Just as Gao Bufan and Cui Hu were chatting, the ground suddenly rumbled, and some birds and beasts were also startled away. Everyone couldn't help but looked around in doubt, and when they leaned slightly, the rumbling sound became louder and louder. Dust was flying everywhere.

Gao Bufan and Cui Hu looked at each other in surprise, it was a horse team, and there was obviously a horse team galloping this way at this time, listening to the sound of hooves, and looking at the dust, there were at least hundreds of horses, and there was a faint A murderous look.

Although this is within the territory of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Bufan and Cui Hu immediately ordered to occupy the high place for safety reasons. , couldn't help but all complexions changed drastically.

"It's a Khitan!" Cui Hu exclaimed in surprise.

A few arrows away, there is a cavalry chasing a group of people. This cavalry has about a hundred or so people. They have long robes, round neck and narrow sleeves, and even hair. This attire and hairstyle are very clear. It is undoubtedly the Khitan people!
The so-called bald hair means that the hair in the center of the head is shaved and only the surrounding hair is left. This is the signature hairstyle of the Khitan people, so every Khitan person's head is an artificial Mediterranean Sea, which is easy to recognize!

At this time, the group of people being chased by the Khitan cavalry was obviously from the Sui Dynasty. There were about 40 people, and there was a carriage among them. I don't know who is sitting in the car, anyway, it's uncomfortable!
There are men and women in this group, and the men are very responsible, consciously standing in the rear to block the enemy, while the women run at the front, and the one in charge of driving the carriage is also a girl in a well-dressed outfit, waving the whip in her hand like raindrops, while shouting hoarsely Jiao was drinking, but it's a pity that the carriage is not as fast as the horse anyway.

The Khitan cavalry chased closer and closer, and sharp arrows shot from behind one after another. The men in charge of the rear kept getting shot and fell off their horses. The Khitan seemed to want to capture the people on the carriage alive, so they avoided the carriage with all their arrows.

"These Khitan people are crazy, how dare they chase and kill Sui people on the ground of Da Sui!" Cui Hu was a little messy, his expression changing.

Gao Bufan quickly calmed down, now is not the time to delve into the reasons, since the Khitan cavalry dared to kill people on the ground of the Sui Dynasty, they dared to rob and kill people like himself, so they must not sit still.

"Ready to fight!" Gao Bufan shouted, the longbow already in hand.

Brothers Gao Shixiong and Gao Shiheng also quickly took out their bows and arrows. Now that they are at a high place and occupying a favorable location, it is naturally the most cost-effective to use bows and arrows.

Fortunately, Gao Bufan took precautions. The ten people he brought this time were all skilled archers, and they all brought bows and arrows. At this time, he gave an order, and everyone bowed their bows and set up arrows to prepare for battle.

Cui Hu came to his senses at this moment, and immediately shouted: "Prepare to meet the enemy."

Some of Cui's fifty soldiers brought bows and arrows, and they also bent their bows and set up arrows one after another. Those without bows and arrows took out their weapons and prepared for the battle.

At this moment, the fleeing Sui people apparently also found Gao Bufan and the others, and ran towards the hillside in surprise and joy, waving for help, and within a short distance of several hundred meters, another seven or eight people were shot dead. When they ran down the hillside, there were less than 20 people left, and more than half of the casualties!

"Hurry up, escort the girl up the mountain!" The leading man shouted sharply, and at the same time turned around and shot an arrow, shooting an approaching Khitan cavalry off his horse.

The well-dressed girl who was in charge of driving the carriage hurriedly stopped the carriage at the foot of the hill, turned around and helped out a slim woman in yellow shirt from inside the carriage, and the two of them held hands and ran up the hill!
(End of this chapter)