"St. Petersburg...Speaking of which, I have never been to the Western Continent."

Xiao Siwen took a few Khitan cavalry to drive towards Monan Dragon City, resting at the foot of a mountain on the way.

What surprised him was that Chutian was able to travel frequently between the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent. Chutian's influence seemed to have reached the Western Continent.

However, Xiao Siwen didn't care too much about what Chutian was doing in St. Petersburg. He wanted to see his daughter Xiao Chuo and ensure Xiao Chuo's safety.

"My lord, the blizzard on the grasslands this year is really severe. Many livestock in our tribe were frozen to death by the blizzard. I hope that after taking refuge in King Xia, we will be able to get some relief when we encounter such a blizzard in the future."

A Khitan cavalryman was in charge of lighting the fire, complaining about the horror of the snowstorm.

Nomadic tribes are too weak to resist natural disasters, so that a snowstorm can cause incalculable losses to nomadic tribes, and even survival is difficult.

"If you want to get relief, you have to pay a certain price..."

Xiao Siwen shook his head. As a minister, he knew that equal value exchange was common in politics.

If the Khitan tribe wants to attach themselves to King Xia of the Han Empire, they have to pay a corresponding price, which may be corvee.

"My lord, there is a cavalry approaching fast!"

The Khitan cavalry patrolling outside found a cavalry approaching them.

Xiao Siwen got up immediately: "Could it be the cavalry of King Xia, who came to protect us and go to Monan Dragon City?"

Xiao Siwen only thought of this possibility at the moment, so he rode his horse and led a few Khitan cavalry, preparing to join the cavalry of King Xia who came to meet him.

On the horizon of the grassland, a black line appeared, and the war horse galloped towards Xiao Siwen and others.

"The number of this cavalry is too much, no, they are not the cavalry sent by King Xia to meet us!"

Xiao Siwen saw that the number of this cavalry was estimated to be as many as a thousand.

If Chutian sent someone to meet him, it would be impossible to mobilize the crowd like this, otherwise the Khitan tribe might misunderstand that Chutian wanted to destroy the Khitan tribe.

Chutian will only send more than a hundred cavalry at most.

That is to say, the cavalry in front of him might not be the cavalry of Chutian, but the cavalry of other forces!

...

"What? Xiao Siwen didn't come to Monan Dragon City at the agreed time?"

Lu Su was used by Chutian as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He came to Monan Dragon City specially to meet Xiao Siwen, but Xiao Siwen did not come to Monan Dragon City according to the agreed time.

Liu Hu, the lord of Monan, said: "Could it be that the Khitan people repented temporarily and didn't want to join us? After all, we have a problem with them. They were killed by King Xia in the battle of Mobei."

Lu Su shook his head: "The Khitan people shouldn't be so ignorant. Their power is already insignificant. How can they deliberately play tricks on us? If they deliberately provoke, the lord will be furious, and the Khitan tribe will be wiped out."

Lu Su didn't believe that the Khitans would backtrack and provoke.

The Khitan tribe had already suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Liaodong army, and they decided not to provoke the Chutian forces again, otherwise the consequences could be imagined.

"You send a small group of cavalry to the Khitan tribe, ask Xiao Siwen again, and ask him why he didn't come on time."

"Can."

"Wait a minute, I'll go to the Khitan tribe myself, and if I meet Xiao Siwen on the way, I'll pick him up by the way."

Liu Hu quickly dispatched a cavalry squad of thirty men.

Lu Su noticed unusual information from this incident.

For someone of his level to be disturbed, it must be something extraordinary.

Therefore, Lu Su set out in person, went to the Khitan tribe,

Negotiate with the Khitan tribe.

If the Khitan tribe regretted it, Lu Su believed that his eloquence and sincerity would make the Khitan people change their minds.

The Khitan tribe, Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen, who stayed behind and guarded the Khitan tribe, received Lu Su from Monan Longcheng with a relatively humble attitude. After all, they had decided to attach themselves to King Xia of the Han Empire. Then they have to accept the ruling system of Chutian forces. Lu Su has followed Chutian for several years, and his status is already not low.

"Xiao Siwen has already led the cavalry team to Monan Dragon City to negotiate, how could he not be in Monan Dragon City at this time? Could it be that you don't want to accept us, and are trying to deceive us?"

Yelu Xiezhen couldn't help but suspect the intention of Chutian forces.

Xiao Siwen left the Khitan tribe after being sent off by Brother Yeluxiu and Yelu Xiezhen. According to the calculation of the itinerary, if there were no accidents on the way, he would have already arrived at Monan Dragon City by this time, but Lu Su claimed that he had not seen Xiao Siwen.

The current Khitan tribe is still wary of the Chutian forces. Therefore, Yeluxiu and Yelu Xiezhen have reason to suspect that the Chutian forces forcibly detained Xiao Siwen, and claimed that they did not see Xiao Siwen, and then found an excuse to attack the remnants of the Khitan tribe and annex them completely. Khitan tribe.

Fortunately, it was not ordinary people who were sent to the Khitan tribe this time, but Lu Su, who was good at diplomacy.

Combining what the Khitan generals said, he quickly discovered the problem: "Please don't doubt our King Xia's determination to accept you, and I don't need to doubt your sincerity and rhetoric. If all of us are right, then the middle The process must have gone wrong."

Brother Yeluxiu is also a smart person, and he quickly realized: "You mean, Xiao Siwen had an accident on the way?"

Lu Su and Brother Yeluxiu looked at each other, knowing that Brother Yeluxiu was an excellent cavalry general: "Can the Khitan tribe take revenge on the surrounding forces recently?"

Brother Yeluxiu thought for a while: "After the death of King Liao, we stopped causing trouble. The surrounding tribes should not attack Xiao Siwen's team. But..."

Brother Yeluxiu and Yelu Xiezhen glanced at each other inadvertently, and they quickly realized what the problem was: "After Xiao Siwen left, Wanyan Aguda sent someone to win over our tribe, but was rejected by our tribe. Attack Xiao Siwen's cavalry to show revenge."

After listening to Yeluxiu and Yelu Xiezhen, Lu Su was thoughtful, and the situation was very obvious: "Perhaps Wanyan Aguda wanted to use such clumsy means to provoke a fight between us, if I hadn't come here specially to expensive If the tribe finds out, they may have fallen into the trap of Wanyan Aguda. The most urgent task is to find Xiao Siwen, or the place where he disappeared."

"If it is really Wanyan Aguda who acts like this, he must pay the price!"

After hearing Lu Su's conjecture, Yelu Xiezhen became even more dissatisfied with Wanyan Aguda.

The military generals of the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom both saw each other as uncomfortable.

After Lu Su made a guess, Yelu Xiezhen personally led a group of Khitan cavalry, and Lu Su went to track down the disappearance of Xiao Siwen.

As for Brother Yeluxiu, he stayed with the Khitan tribe.

...

In the place where Xiao Siwen disappeared, several Khitan cavalry who followed Xiao Siwen died in battle. Their bodies were full of arrows, and they were obviously shot by cavalry who were good at cavalry and archery.

With the help of wild wolves, Yelu Xiezhen's cavalry easily found the missing Xiao Siwen team.

When they found several Khitan cavalry taken away by Xiao Siwen, these Khitan cavalry had lost their breath.

"Without Xiao Siwen, he might have been captured."

Yelu Xiezhen counted all the Khitan cavalry killed on the battlefield, and it was a blessing among misfortunes that he did not find any trace of Xiao Siwen.

Lu Su carefully inspected the wounds on the killed Khitan cavalry, trying to find clues: "The cavalry who attacked Xiao Siwen didn't even loot their belongings, not for money."

"That must be Wanyan Aguda's person!"

Yelu Xiezhen, who came with Lu Su, was not a reckless man either. He heard Lu Su's analysis, and the scene of the Khitan cavalry killed in front of him, and turned the target of suspicion into Wanyan Aguda.

Not long ago, the Khitan tribe rejected Wanyan Aguda's solicitation. Wanyan Aguda's envoy must have held a grudge, and specially ambushed Xiao Siwen to take revenge.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be the cavalry of Wanyan Aguda. There are still many Xianbei tribes on the Monan grassland."

Lu Su considered the issue more comprehensively. Based on the facts, he did not easily pin the crime on Wanyan Aguda.

However, Yelu Xiezhen had the feeling that the Khitan tribe he represented was being teased: "No matter which tribe it is, the cavalry attacking our Khitan must pay a corresponding price!"

...

In St. Petersburg, Chutian received the latest information from Lu Su. Xiao Siwen, who was going to negotiate with Chutian, disappeared in the Monan Grassland.

"Your father, something seems to be wrong."

Facing the side incident, Chu Tian informed Xiao Chuo.

Xiao Siwen's disappearance caused the Khitan tribe who originally planned to join Chutian's forces to hesitate, and even wondered whether Xiao Siwen was detained by Chutian, which cast a shadow over the negotiations.

"It's impossible for him to run away. Nine times out of ten, he will be captured by someone who has other plans. If this is the case, it may be a good thing for him, because it means that he will not be killed."

Xiao Chuo still remained calm, so calm that he thought that Xiao Siwen was not only not killed, but was still alive.

"I have arranged for Liu Hu, Lu Su and others to work with the Khitan tribe to find Xiao Siwen's whereabouts. Once Xiao Siwen is found, they will notify you and me as soon as possible."

Chu Tian calmed down Xiao Chuo's mood a little. Although the negotiations with the Khitan tribe had some twists and turns, as long as the Khitan tribe did not join forces with other nomadic tribes, otherwise it would become a disaster in the future.

"Thank you, my lord, for taking care of the Khitan tribe."

Xiao Chuo's loyalty to Chutian has increased this time.

In this incident, Chutian's attitude towards the Khitan tribe was friendly enough to win Xiao Chuo's favor.

"Who the hell took Xiao Siwen away?"

Chutian is also considering potential enemies.

Someone who robbed Xiao Siwen halfway and disrupted the negotiations between Chutian and the Khitan tribe must be unwilling to allow Chutian forces to annex the Khitan tribe, or that there are other forces that want to annex the Khitan tribe, so they will obstruct it.

...

The Khitan tribe, Yelu Xiezhen took away the cavalry to track down Xiao Siwen's whereabouts, and Yeluxiu was in charge of the Khitan tribe.

"Strengthen your guard."

Brother Yeluxiu noticed something unusual, so he sent additional Khitan cavalry to patrol around the tribe to prevent enemies from attacking the Khitan tribe.

A few days after Xiao Siwen disappeared, the Khitan tribe was indeed attacked by dense cavalry!

The first to be attacked was the cavalry serving the Khitan tribe deployed on the outskirts.

"Enemy attack!"

The Khitan tribe, who had thought it would be peaceful, was suddenly attacked and immediately plunged into a sea of ​​flames.

The tents of the Khitan tribe were burned with rockets by the prepared enemies, and the camp was full of smoke and fire. The enemy's arrow rain covers the sky, shoot and kill the Khitan scouts on the periphery!

"Sure enough, someone secretly attacked Xiao Siwen's cavalry unit. Damn it, people of the Khitan tribe, follow me to fight!"

Brother Yeluxiu led the Khitan cavalry to attack the incoming enemy.

Two cavalry battles broke out outside the Khitan's tribal camp.

The rain of arrows fell like locusts. The cavalry on both sides drew their sabers and charged at each other. The horses galloped, and the swords and carbines collided!

Although Yeluxiu's cavalry is very good at fighting, and they are surviving Khitan veterans with considerable combat effectiveness, they are still at a disadvantage in the face of unknown enemies who are far more numerous than themselves.

Moreover, Brother Yeluxiu discovered that this unknown cavalry was no less effective than the cavalry he commanded. Among them, the combat effectiveness of the elite cavalry and sharpshooters in this unknown cavalry is even higher than that of the cavalry led by Brother Yeluxiu himself!

"Could it be that this is the cavalry led by Wanyan Aguda himself?"

Brother Yeluxiu speculated that if this was Wanyan Aguda's forces attacking the Khitan tribe, then it must be the cavalry led by Wanyan Aguda himself, and it would be possible to show a higher bonus to the cavalry than his brother Yeluxiu.

Few of the other generals of the Kingdom of Jin can surpass Yeluxiu. After all, Yeluxiu is a first-class cavalry hero of the Khitan tribe. Ordinary Jurchen generals are no match for Yeluxiu. Brother Yeluxiu is evenly divided.

"No, Wanyan Aguda should be fighting with the Liaodong army at this time, and it is impossible to go deep into Monan to attack our Khitan tribe. Furthermore, the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin only came to the Khitan tribe for a few days. In just a few days, I personally came to the Khitan tribe and launched an attack. Could it be that other nomadic tribes attacked us?"

Brother Yeluxiu thought of this possibility, and this possibility was not small, his expression couldn't help but change.

If it is really other nomadic tribes, the consequences may be extremely tragic. The Khitan tribe may be wiped out in this battle and will be removed from the list.

"I'm in charge, you lead the people to retreat in the direction of Monan Dragon City, and tell them the news that an unknown cavalry has attacked our tribe!"

Brother Yeluxiu saw the huge number of incoming enemies, at least tens of thousands of cavalry, and knew that the Khitan tribe was in crisis again, so he asked several other Khitan generals to lead the tribe to migrate to the west of Monan Longcheng.

The Khitan tribe has declined many times, and if they are hit hard again, they may disappear from then on.

Brother Yeluxiu had to consider keeping the clansmen of the tribe when he was not sure of defeating the opponent, and the tribe could not be destroyed in his hands.

"Defeat the Khitan tribe, capture all the Khitan population, and use them for us!"

On the outskirts of the Khitan tribe, a cavalry leader commanded tens of thousands of cavalry to encircle and suppress the Khitan tribe where Brother Yeluxiu was.

Xiao Siwen, who disappeared, became the captive of the cavalry leader and was forced to follow the cavalry leader.

His face was ashen, because he already knew the origin of this cavalry. This cavalry leader is not very human, and his cavalry bonus is no less than that of Yelu Abaoji and Wanyan Aguda.

Even Brother Yeluxiu might not be his opponent.

The leader of the cavalry looked at the camp of the Khitan tribe that had been reduced to a sea of ​​flames, and was unmoved. Instead, he turned his head and said to Xiao Siwen: "Xiao Siwen, you and your Khitan tribe should serve me, and I will make you king. And you Just join my legion and help me defeat powerful opponents, expand territory, and build a great empire."

"Impossible, you don't know the strength of King Xia of the Han Empire. Temujin's powerful enemy was defeated by him, and you will also face the same failure as Temujin, and you will never recover."

"Then I really want to see how powerful King Xia of the Han Empire is. This prairie should belong to us, not King Xia's ranch."

"The prairie is where the powerful live. Today you captured me, and King Xia and my daughter will avenge me. You are setting yourself on fire."

"Are you threatening me?"

The cavalry leader's eyes showed a fierce look.

Xiao Siwen didn't answer.

He knew that this cavalry leader was specifically looking for trouble with the Chutian forces, and that sooner or later there would be conflicts with the Chutian forces. That is, his daughter will avenge him sooner or later.

The unknown number of cavalry was at least tens of thousands. They surrounded the Khitan tribe from all directions. Arrows rained down, and the fire spread across the Khitan tribe. The Khitan tribe was in an unprecedented crisis.

Brother Yeluxiu led the last cavalry of the Khitan tribe to delay the powerful enemy and buy time for the Khitan tribe to transfer

Brother Yeluxiu is also worthy of being a legendary hero of the Khitan tribe. Under his leadership, the Khitan cavalry fought bravely and fought against the enemy.

The enemy burned their new camp, angering this group of Khitan cavalry!

Many Khitan cavalry just wanted to graze well, but they were targeted by the enemy. The enemy in front of them wanted to conquer and enslave the Khitan tribe, so the Khitan cavalry had to fight to the death!

Because of the heroic resistance of Brother Yeluxiu and the Khitan cavalry, the enemy who attacked the Khitan tribe did not gain much benefit, and thousands of people were killed on both sides!

The camp of the Khitan tribe was stained red with blood, which contrasted with the sea of ​​fire.

"General Yelu, we are waiting for you in Monan Dragon City!"

The eyes of the Khitan generals who moved in advance were red. Brother Yeluxiu bought time for them, and they might die under the attack of unknown cavalry.

This unknown cavalry has too many troops, and its elite level is higher than that of the cavalry led by Brother Yeluxiu.

The ability to come to the enemy has surpassed Brother Yeluxiu and reached the level of Yelu Abaoji and Wanyan Aguda.

"If I am still alive, I will meet you. There is no time to hesitate, you leave quickly."

Brother Yeluxiu pulled out his sword and fought again with the unknown cavalrymen who were chasing after him.

The population of the Khitan tribe was given time to transfer due to the desperate battle of Yeluxiu and the Khitan cavalry. However, under the interception of the other party, many Khitan tribe populations were looted, just like the difference between the Liaodong Army's sweep of the Horqin grassland. After a while, the Khitan tribe once again lost a group of people.

"Capturing this Khitan general, his bravery deserves his life to serve me!"

The leader of the cavalry found that Yeluxiu was fighting bravely, and Yeluxiu's cavalry also had strong combat capabilities, so he loved talents and wanted to take Yeluxiu into his account.

More and more cavalry surrounded Yeluxiu, the Khitan cavalry, and each of his comrades died from the opponent's arrow rain. Yeluxiu was a little hysterical, but he was at a disadvantage regardless of his strength or the addition to the cavalry. He didn't come here at all. enemy's opponent.

There are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky!

The enemy's goal seemed to be to capture Brother Yeluxiu, so he didn't shoot Brother Yeluxiu, otherwise Brother Yeluxiu might have been shot and killed by the opponent's sharpshooter who was good at riding and shooting.

A cavalry came towards Brother Yeluxiu, but Brother Yeluxiu blocked the spear with a long sword, and then Brother Yeluxiu beheaded the opponent's cavalry!

However, there were too many cavalry on the other side. An enemy who looked like a general of the other side brandished a ring-shouldered knife and confronted Yeluxiu. The huge impact made Yeluxiu's jaw go numb.

When Brother Yeluxiu was in pain, several cavalry attacked and stabbed Brother Yeluxiu with spears. After more than a dozen rounds, finally, the enemy general successfully captured Brother Yeluxiu.

At this time, the entire Khitan tribe had been reduced to a sea of ​​flames. The enemy cavalry looted the entire tribe, captured tens of thousands of people, and transported these spoils back to their own tribe. Brother Yeluxiu became a prisoner, and he could only watch the enemy looting the camp of the Khitan tribe unwillingly, but he could do nothing because his own life was in danger.

"Sir Shan Yu, according to your instructions, he was successfully captured."

"Youxian King, your contribution will increase your population by 1,000 households."

The cavalry leader seemed very satisfied with the results.

"Xiao Siwen, I didn't expect you to fall into their hands. I should have thought that this is not the cavalry of Wanyan Aguda, but the cavalry of the Huns!"

Brother Yeluxiu heard the names among them and the costumes of the enemy, and soon realized that these people were not the Jurchens, but the Huns. The difference between the Jurchens and the Huns is not small.

"That's right, this piece of grassland in the north of Mobei and the grassland in the south of the desert should belong to the pastures of our Huns. Temujin and the Han Empire have snatched this piece of land. Soon, I will use my Use your strength to reconquer this grassland and regain the land that originally belonged to us Huns."

The cavalry leader was ambitious. In his view, this land was a pasture given to the Huns by God, not a battlefield for the Han Empire and Temujin to compete.

"I don't know who you are among the Huns, but the Han Empire and King Xia are not people to be trifled with. You destroy our Khitan tribe for your ambition, and I will not work for you."

Brother Yeluxiu had a deep sense of identity with the Khitan tribe, and the Xiongnu Shanyu's looting of the Khitan tribe angered Brother Yeluxiu, so Yeluxiu held resentment towards the Xiongnu Shanyu.

"If you don't work for me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"A man can do something and not do something."

"You are as stubborn as Xiao Siwen, but you will surrender to me sooner or later, because soon I will defeat King Xia of the Han Empire and reoccupy this vast pasture. Come, withdraw troops!"

After the Xiongnu Shanyu attacked the Khitan tribe, he knew that Chutian’s troops deployed in the Monan Prairie would probably encircle them, so he carefully avoided Chutian’s troops. He still needed time to accumulate strength before he dared Take the initiative to launch a full-scale attack.

The power of the Xiongnu tribe gradually formed.

Fortunately, the man named Lu Su was not in the tribe at this time.

Brother Yeluxiu breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that Lu Su was still outside, and Lu Su and Yelu Xiezhen went to look for Xiao Siwen who had disappeared. As long as they did not fall into the hands of the Huns, they might soon find reinforcements to rescue the captured Khitan tribe.

If all the Khitan tribes are plundered by the Huns, the strength of the Huns will increase greatly, which is really not a good thing for the Han Empire.

"Burn everything here completely, leaving nothing behind."

Before the Xiongnu Shanyu left, the Xiongnu cavalry carried out the final plunder of the Khitan tribe, completely razing the Khitan tribe's camp to the ground.

Not long after the Xiongnu cavalry left, Lu Su and Yelu Xiezhen led the cavalry back to the Khitan tribe. From a distance, they saw thick smoke billowing over the tribe camp.

"No, the enemy has attacked the Khitan tribe!"

Lu Su suddenly understood.

Now Lu Su has basically confirmed that an unknown cavalry attacked Xiao Siwen's cavalry squad, and now more cavalry attacked the Khitan tribe. Their purpose is likely to annex the population of other tribes, just like they annexed the surrounding tribes .

According to this logic, it is likely that the nomadic civilization that attacked the Khitan tribe was the Huns cavalry from Mobei.

Because according to the report of Prince Yan who manages Mobei, and Di Qing, a powerful Hun cavalry is gathering in the Langjuxu Mountain area of ​​Mobei. The number of this Hun cavalry may have accumulated to a scale of 100,000. . Di Qing may not gain any benefit from fighting against him. It can be seen that its leader is not an easy person to provoke.

Based on the connection, Lu Su quickly guessed that it was the Huns who were secretly operating. The Huns used to be the masters of this grassland, which caused headaches for the Han Empire for hundreds of years. From the Warring States period to the Western Jin Dynasty, the Huns cavalry were active on the northern grasslands. They are the earliest grassland overlords, so they should not be underestimated.

Figured out the connection, Lu Su immediately sent someone to notify Liu Hu and the cities in Monan, reminding the lords to be careful of being attacked by the Huns cavalry. The Xiongnu cavalry is obviously gathering troops and intends to expand their territory.

For the Huns, losing the prairie is an eternal pain in their hearts.

Equally important was the Dragon City, which was a holy place for the Huns, so they were likely to attack these places. Just in case, they must be on guard.

"No matter what Huns attack our tribe, if they dare to provoke our Khitan tribe, they will die!"

Yelu Xiezhen led the cavalry back to the Khitan tribe, and found that the tribe's population had been dispersed, many people died in the war, or were captured by the Xiongnu Shanyu, which made Yelu Xiezhen furious.

In the east and the west, the lords are all troubled by the Huns. This group of grassland overlords and their descendants are still criss-crossing various places, attacking cities and villages everywhere, and becoming a threat.

Lu Su and Yelu Xiezhen went to Monan Longcheng. At this time, the two sides had no intention of negotiating, but were preparing for the Hun cavalry. Lu Su went to St. Petersburg in person to ask Chutian for instructions.

"Let Li Mu return to Monan."

Chu Tian transferred back to Li Mu, who had attacked Lake Baikal, and stationed in the more important Monan.

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