On the bank of the Luojiang River, in the middle of Jiacheng County.

Xifeng Bulai introduced Tang Jian to his father, "Father, this is the envoy of Daqin, Tang Jian, a member of the Ministry of Rites. ”

The fine seal rhino looks very similar to his son, but his face is more vicissitudes, and his eyes also look very successful, he didn't rush to get up when he saw Tang Jian, but sat there and looked at Tang Jian.

"Why did the Embassy come?"

"Patriarch Xifeng, a certain person has already been here before, and he has discussed with Ling Lang about returning to the imperial court. Ling Lang is willing to persuade the patriarch to lead his troops to join my Great Qin, and today I came again, and I have already brought the edict of the imperial court. ”

After hearing this, he got up, "I see, that's a certain negligence, please forgive me." "The fine seal rhinoceros is named after the rhinoceros, and that is when he hunted rhinos when he was young. In the Xishan area, rhinos and elephants ran everywhere in ancient times, and Pixiu (giant pandas) climbed everywhere. Today, although there are few elephants in the mountains, some rhinos and pixiu can still be seen.

Although it is called a rhino, the fine seal rhino is called an old fox by the party departments, which is a very cunning guy. The Qin people came to surrender, but he was not convinced. It's just that the last time he sent troops with Tubo to attack Qin, he returned in vain, and he was also worried about the retaliation of the Qin people.

"Under the door."

"The leader of the edict of the party and the fine seal department of the fine seal is the Taishou of Jishi County, and he leads the eight party departments and the black party and the snow mountain party departments, and bestows the title of Jishi Bo."

After listening to the edict, the fine seal rhino was very dissatisfied.

"Where's this Stone County?"

"It is south of Dajishi Mountain, where the party departments are located."

"Does that include this?"

"This is under Tongchang County, so naturally it is not included."

The fine seal rhino forcibly endured his anger, "Jishi County is too guarded? Why not the party king? Before, my son Bulai told me that you had promised him a promise to be king. ”

Tang Jian smiled, "It was different before, but now that the Tuyuhun Kingdom has perished, Tubo is also a minister, and even dozens of countries in the Western Regions and the Western Turkic tribes have also claimed to be vassals. ”

The fine seal Bulai hurriedly persuaded his father not to be angry.

Xi Feng Xi said coldly, "I can agree to the rest, but Jishi County should start from Dajishi Mountain in the north, reach Snow Mountain in the east, and reach the Marco River in the south." ”

"The patriarch asks for this, so not only must the territory of the Misang and Chunsang tribes be drawn over, but also most of the Tongchang County of my Great Qin?"

"Most of Tongchang County is west of the Snow Mountain, and it is difficult for the imperial court to come and manage it, and there are not a few Han people here, so it is better to leave it to me to manage."

Seeing such a tough attitude of the fine seal rhino, Tang Jian thought for a while and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter, but I can ask the imperial court first, and the emperor and the imperial court will decide." Whether it succeeds or not, this is a later story, so let's discuss how to attack the Tuoba Department first. ”

The Tuoba Department is the strongest among the Qiang of the party, and it is also the sworn enemy of the fine seal, if it is not except for the Tuoba Department, the fine seal department cannot become the leader of the party. After the meeting, the father and son had a secret discussion.

"These Qin people are so hateful, they promised me to be the king before, but now they are just an earl, not a founding lord. It's too much for a county to want us to quit here. ”

"Father, please calm your anger, now it's not as good as before, Tuyuhun was defeated, Murong Shun didn't even let out a fart, so he took the whole family to Chang'an? He had led his troops to fight for the Qin army before, but the battle was won, but Tuyuhun was no longer his. Now I can get a post of Taishou, it's not bad, at least with the support of the imperial court, my fine seal department can destroy Tuoba and then become the leader of the party, and in the future, this Jishi County is not our fine seal family has the final say. ”

"That's what I said, then let's borrow his Qin family's banner first, and then destroy Tuoba."

Tuoba suffered a lot of damage in Dafeichuan last time, losing more than 2,000 elite cavalry. However, the emaciated camel is still bigger than the horse, and if the fine seal department does not have the support of the imperial court, even if it wins, it still has to guard against the other departments. But with the banner of the imperial court, the ministries did not dare to meddle in the struggle between the two of them, and maybe they could even pull some helpers over.

"Wait until we destroy the Tuoba Department first, and then insist on not handing over the land west of the Snow Mountain, force the imperial court to retreat, and assign Shanxi to us." The fine seal rhino made a decision.

South.

Su Dingfang led more than 20,000 soldiers of the Great Qin Prefecture, and Shen Guang led 2,000 soldiers of Wenshan County and Shuqiang followers, who were traveling through the valleys, and they went north along the valley of the Luojiang River.

The road was difficult, so Shen Guang asked the Qiang people to drive the goats and carry grain bags to carry grain with the army.

With those 2,000 local guides, it greatly helped Su Dingfang reduce his burden.

On both sides of the Luo River, the Qiang people were everywhere, and most of them came to loot during the Sui chaos, and finally simply occupied the land. Many of the former grain fields have become pastures, and some Qiang people have begun to cultivate them.

There are many Qiang villages and bunkers on the road, but this time Su Dingfang's goal is to seal the department, and the gun will shoot the first bird, and if you want to do it, you will first do the hard one.

Shen Guang sent Qiang guides to greet Zhuqiang along the way, saying that they were just passing by, and Zhuqiang saw that the Qin army was overwhelming, and they did not come to attack, but they did not dare to take the initiative to intercept the attack, and each let go of a road for the Qin army to pass by.

"Chief, do you want to send someone to pick up Tang Jian first, he is still in the fine seal department of Jiacheng County, if we attack, I am afraid that he will really die by then."

"Do you know what death is?" Su Dingfang asked Shen Guang.

"Between death."

"I think that at the beginning, in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a minister named Li Shiqi, he went to lobby the king of Qi to persuade the king of Qi not to be an enemy of Liu Bang, and the king of Qi really thought that Liu Bang sent him to discuss a truce, so he relaxed his vigilance, but Han Xin took the opportunity to wipe out the state of Qi. The angry King of Qi cooked and killed Li Shiqi, and Li Shiqi was dead. ”

Su Dingfang didn't pay attention to Tang Jian's life and death, now is the battlefield, it is the time of war, if Tang Jian is sacrificed, he can be exchanged for victory, then Su Dingfang thinks it is worth it. Because after a hard battle, maybe thousands of soldiers died, Tang Jian's life is life, and the lives of soldiers are also life.

On the battlefield, no one's life is more valuable, there is only the difference between more and less.

"Tang Jian is still in the fine seal department, and the fine seal department will definitely relax its vigilance, and our sudden attack will greatly reduce the casualties of our army. Don't miss the opportunity, with Tang Jian alone, in exchange for the lives of thousands of my children, it's worth it. ”

"If Tang Jian dies, I, Su Dingfang, will find his body and send it back to his hometown, his wife and children, I will raise him."

In Jiacheng County, the Fine Seal Department is preparing for war and preparing to send troops to raid the Tuoba Department.

Before the Great War, according to tradition, they slaughtered cattle and sheep, sacrificed to the gods, and then feasted and drank wine.

At night, the drunken Xifengqiang people were immersed in sleep, and the forward native soldiers led by Shen Guang had quietly touched the bottom of the mountain.

Shen Guang personally led a team of Qiang soldiers who were good at climbing mountains and overcoming dangers, climbed up from the steep side of the mountain city, and quietly touched into the city.

Most of the people of the Xifeng clan were drunk, and the rest were unguarded, Shen Guang and the others descended from the sky like divine soldiers, and soon rushed to the city gate, slashed and captured the city gate, and then opened the city gate, lit a torch to launch a signal.

At the foot of the mountain, Su Dingfang saw the signal, and with a wave of his long knife, countless Qin soldiers rushed towards the mountain city with a shout.

When the fine seal father and son in the city found out that something was wrong, it was already too late, and the elite of the Qin army led by Su Dingfang, wearing bright light armor and holding armor-breaking spears, poured into the city in a steady stream.

The mountain city, which was originally strong and dangerous, has become a cage that traps the father and son of the fine seal rhino at this time.

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