The people from the Tang dynasty who accompanied them to eat didn't show any expression that they shouldn't have.
The barbarians were confused. What was Yang Yang Yang Yang? They knew at fifteen years old that they couldn't live, but there were also people who could live.
Then …
"Am I Yang?" another barbarian asked.
"You're not. Look, you're already past the fifteenth." Tian Qingyuan waved his hand.
"Maybe I'm lucky." The barbarian was unwilling to give up.
"Tell me which year you were born in!" Tian Qingyuan knew that the barbarian didn't know about the year of Yang. The possibility of him being confused was too small.
Besides, if he was confused about the year, there was still the month.
He couldn't be confused from the beginning to the end, right? Then his luck would be heaven-defying.
"This …" The barbarian obviously couldn't say it, but he still insisted, "Why don't you sell some to us? We'll take them back and try to grow them. When they're grown, we'll bring them back to you. You won't have to go through so much trouble."
"I can't make the decision on this. I'll ask." Tian Qingyuan beat around the bush again.
This went on for several days. Tian Qingyuan brought a group of people to eat, drink, and wander around, but the barbarians wanted to see Li Longji.
Li Longji couldn't see them now. He had to investigate thoroughly and then teach them the relevant etiquette.
In a few days, it would be time for the imperial court meeting. At that time, everything would go smoothly, and the Li Family Zhuangzi would summon them.
The moon became smaller and smaller day by day. When it became a crescent hanging in the sky and the north wind whistled, Fan Fan's team was still moving forward.
Nearly seventy thousand people didn't rest and gave their horses extra food.
"There's still ten miles to go. Hold on a little longer. There's a comfortable camp and hot food there."
Fan Fan ordered and encouraged everyone. In fact, there were still twenty miles to go.
The Tang dynasty's navy had arrived. When the navy came to greet them, they could breathe a sigh of relief.
This was the first time the five thousand southwestern barbarians had experienced such a long journey in cold weather.
It was different from the training in winter. No matter how hard the training was, they knew that they could rest well after the training.
With more than sixty thousand people, they had to protect them along the way. They had become the support of others.
Relying on others and being relied on were two different feelings. Some southwestern barbarians even secretly wiped their tears when they were on duty in the snow at night.
They finally understood the difference between them and the Winged Knights. The Winged Knights didn't give off the feeling that they were made of iron.
At the same time, they also understood that it was not easy to be a leader. Take Dongzhu for example. With him alone, countless people felt at ease.
If Dongzhu was here, he wouldn't feel too bad, right?
The southwestern barbarians were clearly unable to take it, and the commoners who migrated with them were also in a bad mental state.
Fan Fan was worried. He wanted to bring everyone back alive.
There were stragglers in the large-scale march, but his team was not allowed to appear.
It was the strongest army in the Tang dynasty, second to none.
When the people in the group heard that it was five kilometers away, they gritted their teeth and persevered. They were almost there.
The snow squeaked as it was stepped on. The little children sat on the sleigh and were covered with layers and layers of blankets.
From time to time, the old man would get off the sleigh, trot along for a while, and then get back on.
They weren't willing to give up just like that. They were about to live a good life, so it wasn't worth it to give up now.
Li Endong and the other four were also exhausted. Their physiques were not as good as the Winged Knights, but their willpower was just as strong.
"There are torches, there are torches in front." The people walking in front had sharp eyes. The torches were still far away, but they could see them.
Along with the shouting, the group suddenly sped up.
Fan Fan was stunned. It seemed that they hadn't reached five kilometers yet. There should be another five kilometers. Where did the group come from?
He raised his binoculars and looked. Sure enough, there were torches.
"Stop, stop, wait." He didn't dare to let everyone continue to move forward, so as not to mess up the formation.
The people who were already tired stopped moving forward, panting. Some people simply sat on the ground.
Not long after, the long line of torches arrived.
Not only were there people and torches, but there were also horses and sleighs.
"Quick, let everyone drink some hot soup. Change horses, change horses." Someone in the group shouted.
A large group of people held torches and trotted. The people in front ran back and didn't stop in the middle.
Half an hour later, the people in the back gave the people in front a water bag. It was still warm.
"The Li Family Zhuangzi's people will help. Drink the soup last." Li Endong and the others shouted. They were the southwestern barbarians.
The order was passed down. The southwestern barbarians wanted to wait for others to take care of them, but now they stood up and took off the reins for the horses.
"Yes." "Understood!" "Understood!" They replied loudly.
They could tell that Li Endong and the others were shouting "The Li Family Zhuangzi's people."
From this moment on, they would no longer enter the village with their original identities.
How difficult was it to become a villager of the Li Family Zhuangzi? It was even more difficult than taking the imperial exam.
One could pass the imperial exam and become an official, but they couldn't become a member of the Li Family Zhuangzi.
The people of the other tribes drank the hot soup. Seeing that there were more people around, they didn't seem so tired.
The horses naturally became more relaxed. Brothers, pull the plow? Brothers, hold on. Actually, you're not tired at all. Really, if you don't believe me, you can pull the plow.
"Fan Fan, rest for a while. We're here."
Someone walked out of the group and handed Fan Fan a flat wine flask.
Fan Fan swallowed and shook his head. "Is there soup?"
"Drink." The other party continued to hand him the wine flask.
Fan Fan gritted his teeth. "Don't talk nonsense. You guys actually found so many people."
"Drink a mouthful. I'll tell you that I'm also surprised." The other party continued to hand him the wine.
"I made a mistake." Fan Fan took the wine flask. It was warm, so he twisted it open and took a sip.
The 70% alcohol head was soaked in deer antler and wolfberry. Now, it was 60% alcohol. It was a little sweet because of the wolfberry.
The other Winged Knights were also given wine, including Li Endong and the others.
After drinking a mouthful, his blood circulation sped up. It was refreshing to breathe in the cold air.
"Tell me, Old Liu, how did you get here?"
Fan Fan asked Liu Tingguang, the leader of the Tang dynasty's navy.
"The Winged Knights are in Liaodong Protectorate and Xincheng Protectorate. We sent telegrams to each other and they received them.
After receiving the telegrams, they did not reply. The two places tacitly organized their forces at the same time.
The local people listened to them and mobilized a large number of horses and provisions to come here.
They met on the road and saw us two hours ago today. They came together to reinforce us.
We set up camp and waited for you. Otherwise, if we continued to move forward and met in the middle of the night, we would have to set up camp. "
Liu Tingguang gave Fan Fan a thumbs up. He praised the Winged Knights.
A place with the Feathered Forest Flying Cavalry was indeed different.
The Winged Knights, who were in charge of the telegrams, even helped the local people to deal with the local affairs. Although the Tang dynasty built the government, there were many local people.
"You guys are not bad either. Navy. Although the speed of moving on land is a little slow, the formation is stable."
Fan Fan explained the distance between the two sides and the time of departure. The navy was slow.
"We were slow before so that we can be faster in the future. Follow us. The camps along the way have already been set up. You don't need to build them."
Liu Tingguang's mouth twitched. Why do you think we are slow?
"Oh, Old Liu, you like to build camps?"
Fan Fan was surprised. He understood. There would be camps along the way. When the time comes, the camps would be thrown away.
Liu Tingguang raised his eyebrows. "The scariest thing in the sea is not having a camp. Fortunately, the Dongzhu built them for us."
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