Twenty thousand of the Celestial Army's riders ran to their positions to stop the attack. Zhang Jiazhen also received the news that all five thousand men had surrendered except for those who had died. Not a single one was left out.
He thought someone was lying when he received the news.
How was that possible? 5,000 people ran for their lives and scattered. How could they catch up?
The Xi tribesman who reported the news swore solemnly. He was just short of banging his head against a pillar to prove that he wasn't lying.
"We knew in advance that they were coming and prepared. They looked like they were crossing the river to attack our rear. We sent people to pretend, but they changed their appearance and ended up like this.
They were surrounded by us. Their commander was killed by the Celestial Army's guns. They surrendered when they saw that they could not escape.
If I say anything wrong, I will … I will let my two cows be stolen again. "
The messenger from the Xi Clan swore heavily. It was quite frightening to hear that two oxen had been stolen.
From the content of the oath, it seemed like they had been stolen before?
"Pass down the order. Twenty thousand people, ten thousand go directly to the Xi tribesmen. The other ten thousand will be divided into groups of 100 to expand the range. Send another thousand men to carry the heavy supplies and march there quickly. "
Zhang Jiazhen chose to believe. He looked at the Xi tribesmen who reported the news and almost cried. He did not want to delay the military situation.
He wrote another letter and sent out the pigeons to explain the situation here. He also asked for more pigeons.
He did not know that the rear was mobilizing on a large scale. His side was tactical and the imperial court was strategic.
…
Between the fast horses and the relay station, the southwest barbarians, Li Yi's Tiele Nine Families, and another group of ten families supported by the Tang dynasty were moving.
The families of the southwest barbarians and the nine families could not follow them. They had to consider their own families before they set off.
The southwest barbarians were unfamiliar with the place. With someone leading them, they did whatever they were told to do to increase their points.
The surrendered families of Tiele had weapons, but they did not have any thoughts of rebellion. They were very satisfied with their current lives.
The yacht went down the river and returned to the Li Family Zhuangzi dock.
The people who lost the cows arrived at the same time. They traveled by land and borrowed a carriage to pull the cows and wolves.
It was a carriage from the same village. When they brought back the cows, they returned the carriage.
Three-year-old cows were the best time to plow the fields. The Li Family Zhuangzi had already trained them.
At the age of two, his body was not strong enough, and his farming skills were not good.
If they were two years older, according to the average age, they would not be able to work for two years earlier.
The person who raised the cow was satisfied and fed the cow grass personally.
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, the cows were not trained by only one person. They were constantly changed, and the time it took for the cows to adapt to their new owners was very short.
Being raised by one person, nurturing feelings, the cow was not willing to leave.
If they were dragged back, they would be depressed for a long time and lose weight.
Li Yi gave the other party a pot of cooked beef. There was no soup, as it would wobble on the way back. He would cook it after adding water and seasoning.
Borrowing a neighbor's horse, he could go back and deliver a bowl of soup.
After that, the horse refused to move. The Li Family Zhuangzi fed the horse with all kinds of ingredients. He even beat four raw eggs, a carrot, and a few pieces of fruit candy.
Giving the calf a handful of fructose, he succeeded in taking the bad-tempered horse away, and the calf was tied to the horse to follow.
"His neighbor didn't take good care of his horse, did he? Why did the horse want to stay after feeding it a few mouthfuls? "Li Yi said with a smile.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, come with me. I personally brewed tea for you to taste."
Bi Goo appeared and pulled Li Yi away. His big strides showed that he had a good physique.
"Old Bi, I drank soup. I have a stomach full of soup, I can't drink tea." Li Yi felt that his freedom was being restricted.
"It's meat soup, right? If you eat too much meat, you need tea to cure it. You can't go wrong if you listen to me. "Bi Goo continued to pull.
"That's referring to black tea, not green tea. Green tea can't cure grease as well as fermented tea." Li Yi was still struggling.
"Alright, to be honest, I have a new poem, and I feel that it's lacking. I'm embarrassed to say it to others. Help me evaluate it."
Bi Goo changed the reason and used more strength.
"What poem? My third brother and the others are all here. Let's evaluate it together! Who can laugh at someone like that?! "
Li Yi didn't dare to use too much strength, afraid that he would pull Old Bi down.
After a few steps, they entered the Political Affairs Hall.
The three chancellors were waiting. It felt like they were being interrogated by the four halls.
"What poem? The Li Family Zhuangzi is mine. You should think it over carefully. "Li Yi made his final struggle.
"A frontier fortress poem!" Song Jing said.
"How many words?" Li Yi asked.
"Seven words!" Su Yi answered.
"Is it a regular poem or a quatrain?" Li Yi asked again.
"Hard and soft, I … … Ah, either is fine." Zhang Jiuling was about to apologize when he saw the expressions of the others.
"Either is fine? You didn't write anything? Then take your time to think about it. I just remembered that I haven't fed the chickens at home yet! "
Li Yi didn't want to waste time. Do you have to? How old are you?
He turned around to leave.
"Wait, there's a poem!" Su Yi took a deep breath, "The Yellow River's Commando Duo Dans."
Zhang Jiuling gave Li Yi a helpless look, "A feint to attack Bashang Luan."
Bi Goo laughed, "Ten thousand horses gallop far away."
Song Jing followed, "A thousand horses gallop through the borders."
Su Yi continued, "Flying pigeons spread their wings to the court."
Zhang Jiuling clasped his fists, "The bugle calls to the north."
Bi Goo tilted his body slightly, "There's no chief in the Zaifu Hall."
Song Jing glared at him, "Idle official position, Duan Tuan."
Li Yi, "… …"
He was stunned. This was the first time he had looked at the group of chancellors in the eyes of literature.
It was no wonder that Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, Li Bai, Du Fu and the other poets didn't care about the Tang Dynasty's emperors.
Whatever the poets could do, the chancellors could do. However, whatever the chancellors could do, they couldn't.
It's just that the chancellors didn't have the leisure to write poems for fun. They were all focused on the important matters of the world.
"Everyone, please take a seat. It's not that I want to seize power. Look, I'm still young. I'm just a small flag.
If you think about it this way, I'm just a conniving official. You're all magnanimous. You didn't purge the emperor's subordinates and let me live.
However, this matter, if we, no, you handle it well, our names will go down in history!
It's you who allowed the Turks to continue running north. You didn't exterminate them because you knew that there were people in the north.
You've guessed it right? Bo Hai, the soil there is good. The rice there is fragrant.
Don't think that the grasslands are good for growing potatoes. In the black soil of Bo Hai, there are not many potatoes. The potatoes that are grown are mushy. "
Li Yi hurriedly tried to calm everyone down. It wasn't easy for them to guess such a huge military operation.
"Aren't you the one who wants to leave your name in history?" Su Yi felt embarrassed.
"Who gave the order? His Majesty's decree, the Hall of Secretaries' orders, what does it have to do with me?
Don't be sad. I've brought back beef for you. It's delicious!
On the way back, the commoners threw fish onto the boat. They said that it was for the chancellors to cook soup. With the chancellors around, the Tang dynasty will be stable. "
Li Yi knew that the other party was agitated. If it was someone else, the four chancellors would have resigned to force Li Longji to deal with them.
Luckily, it was him. The chancellors complained a little. Who wouldn't feel bad if they were in his shoes?
"Gang Rou, we've finished eating. Let's have barbecue tonight." Zhang Jiuling tried to smooth things over. He didn't want to target Li Yi.
The other three sighed at the same time. "Sigh ~ ~ ~!"
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