Just heard Li Congjing speak, the other party's voice was upright and resolute, saying that it was ordinary and ordinary, and saying that it was not ordinary, but it seemed to imply a profound and unexpected meaning. At this time, when they saw Ahri again, Barasi and Moxiri were stunned for a long time.

Ahri reacted more quickly, and relieved Baraxi and Moxili, and she said to the two: "This Tang Lulong Jiedu envoy General Li Congjing, it was he who saved me and my clansmen from the Khitan army, and left us to rest here. After that, he smiled, "General Li promised me to send me back." ”

Balasi was surprised and grateful, and saluted Li Congjing again together, expressing his sincere gratitude.

Balaxi even said: "You are General Li who made the Khitan thieves defeat again and again, and captured Pingzhou?" I've admired you for a long time, and I never thought it would be a great honor to meet you here today! You saved the princess and the people of the Tatars, you are the benefactor of the Tatar Ministry, please be sure to come with us and be a guest of the Tatar Ministry, we must thank you very much! ”

Li Congjing thought in his heart, you are all homeless now, how can you talk about going to your tribe as a guest, as for thanking me, it is even more difficult to say, it is already rare if you don't want me to help you, can't I still ask for your belongings?

Thinking so, Li Congjing still said: "The Tang Dynasty and the Tatar Department have always been friendly, and when the first emperor (Li Keyong) was there, he also wanted the Tatar Ministry to borrow troops out of the Central Plains, sweep away the heroes, and support the emperor's family. Since this origin, this time he met with Princess Ali and His Royal Highness Balasi by chance, and it was also due to chance, in this case, Ben Shuai often asked to meet with Tubak Khan. ”

Not only Balasi, but even Ahri, hearing Li Congjing's words, was also overjoyed, Balasi said: "If Father Khan sees General Li, he must be very happy!" General Li is right, the Tatar Ministry and the Tang Dynasty have always been friendly, and it is time to deepen their contacts! ”

That night, Li Congjing entertained Barasi and Moxili and others, but there was nothing else in the army, but there was a lot of military rations that were "raised", and beef and mutton could be eaten with an open belly. This night, Ahri and Barasi accompanied Li Congjing and flattered him in every way, but Li Congjing was a little unbearable, but fortunately, such a dinner did not last long, and everyone dispersed and went to their own tents to rest.

Since Balasi led the Tatar army here, Ahri had no reason to stay in the camp of the Hundred Battles, and separated from Li Congjing, Ahri and Balasi went out of the camp together, and arrived at the temporary camp set up by the Tatars. ”

Balasi said with a smile: "I asked Mosili to arrange for someone to go back and tell my father Khan about this matter, presumably with the wisdom of my father Khan, I will definitely know what to do tomorrow." ”

Balasi's words did not make Ahri immediately put her mind at ease, she pondered for a while, and still said: "No, it is not enough to inform Li Congjing to return to the west tomorrow, we must explain the benefits to my father Khan, the Tatar Ministry would rather suspend the westward journey and delay the trip for a day or two, but also make the ceremony of welcoming General Li the most grand, even if we don't have the material resources now, but the heart must be there." ”

"Brother Wang, Li Congjing is the only hope for the Tatar Ministry now, with him, the Tatar Ministry can be safe and sound under the threat of the Khitan, and then whether it continues to move west, or make another plan, with the support of General Li, it will be much easier! But what is the purpose of General Li's visit to the steppe this time, although you and I have only asked and tried many times, he has never made it clear, if he just comes and leaves, then our Tatar Department has not lost such a huge help in vain? Now that Tatar is facing a desperate situation, if we miss General Li, I really don't know who else can help us, so we must find a way to keep General Li behind! ”

Barasi was shocked, he looked at Ahri in a daze, and said in a lost voice: "Sister, you have seen so thoroughly?!" I discussed the current situation with my father Khan, and talked about it in the middle of the night, and I came to a similar conclusion as you! ”

Ahri smiled, quite smug, "I am the most noble and beautiful princess of Tartary, isn't it natural that I can have such an opinion?" Then he urged Barasi, "Hurry up and arrange for men to inform my father Khan of my intentions." ”

Barassi nodded, and went to make arrangements himself.

Nothing was said all night. But he said that early in the morning of the second day, the two armies pulled out their camps, converged in one place, and went west to pursue the Tatars. Although the two armies are moving forward together, they are clearly distinguished, and the black-robed and black-armored Hundred Battle Army and the Tartar soldiers in white clothes and white hats are walking together, and the contrast is very stark. When marching, except for the sound of horses' hooves and the collision of clothes and armor, the whole army of the Hundred Battles Army was silent, and the five thousand soldiers were the same person, and even the sound of breathing seemed to be the same, such a silent and solemn atmosphere made the Hundred Battles Army look like a heavenly ghost beast. Looking at the Tatar Department again, although the team is also neat, and the soldiers are all strong, the military discipline of the steppe people has always been inferior to that of the Central Plains, and between every move, it is more like a pack of wolves. And the silence and neatness of the Hundred Battles Army also brought a lot of psychological pressure to the Tatar soldiers. Although the two armies have never competed in combat strength, in terms of momentum and military appearance, the Hundred Battles Army first threw off Tatar not a few streets.

This difference naturally can't escape the eyes of Ahri and Labasi and others, they are the most knowledgeable group of people on the steppe, and they naturally have their own set of standards for looking at things, feeling the great sense of oppression exuded by the Hundred Battles Army even when they are silent and marching, their faces are a little pale, they look at each other, and a thought rises in their hearts at the same time: Fortunately, the Tatars and the Hundred Battles Army are not enemies.

Both armies were cavalry, and they were marching on the vast grasslands, and they were very fast, and at noon that day, Li Congjing met the oncoming messenger who was sent by Tubak to meet him.

Seeing Li Congjing, these envoys were overjoyed one by one, and as soon as they met, they chattered endlessly to express their respect for the Tang Dynasty, the Hundred Battles Army and Li Congjing himself, and then it was on behalf of Tubak to express his welcome, the scene was very warm, if ordinary people were in it, they would definitely feel flattered.

In the afternoon, the two armies met the second group of envoys waiting on the road, and compared with the first batch of envoys, the second group of envoys were more numerous and more enthusiastic.

Li Congjing accepted this calmly and led the Hundred Battles Army to continue to move forward.

In the column of the Hundred Battles Army, Li Shaocheng, Guo Wei and other generals who followed Li Congjing looked at each other and talked quietly together.

"This Tatar tribe is very enthusiastic, are the tribes in the steppe so enthusiastic?"

"How can it be, the poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, the grassland environment is bad, and the people here are all strong!"

"Then the Tatar Ministry is still so enthusiastic and polite? This is not normal! ”

"There is something very abnormal, the strength of this world is respected, we are here to rescue the Tatar Ministry, and the Tatars naturally want to offer us as bodhisattvas!"

"It's the pole, it's the pole. However, in this way, Tubak Khan is also a sensible person, he has not taken the slightest position, and he is so humble and deferential, which makes people feel comfortable, and he is willing to help them. ”

"Does he dare not be humble and submissive? Our hundred battle army, up to the military commander, down to the sergeant, which one of them will have a good temper, provoke the old men to be unhappy, turn around and leave, how easy, but the Tatar department will suffer! You say, if the Khitan knew that the Tatars had been in contact with us, they would have to take care of cutting out this threat? ”

This is reasonable, reasonable! But since Tatar is so convenient, we can't handle our identity and be easy-going. ”

"That's nature, people respect me, I respect people, this is the consistent style of our Hundred Battles Army, whether it is on the battlefield or outside the battlefield!"

……

Before dark, Li Congjing met Tubak.

But Tubak, who counted the distance of the two armies, knew that they would not be able to reach the place where the Tatars camped before dark, so he personally led the Tatars not to meet them, and waited for them thirty miles away from the camp. If it is said that the two groups of envoys sent out to greet him before can be seen that he knows the courtesy and sincerity, then this time Tubak personally went out of the camp for thirty miles to greet him, and he has no slightest, and he has lowered his stature to a very low position. As a great khan, he was a festival envoy in the Tang Dynasty, and such treatment was commendable when he was put there.

Li Congjing dismounted and led several senior generals, Li Shaocheng, Guo Wei, Lin Ying, and Lin Xiong, to meet Tubak and others who came in steps. Ahri and Rabasi followed Li Congjing's side, one step behind him, and followed closely.

Li Congjing saw Tubak, and took a cursory glance, the other party was burly, with a straight face, and there was peace in his eyebrows, but his face was not bad, knowing that this was Tubak Khan, so he saluted, "The Tang Lulong Festival made Li Congjing see the Great Khan." ”

Seeing Li Congjing from a distance, and when Li Congjing approached in front of him, Tubak's eyes gradually brightened, and in the end he was already surprised, his heart was a big Tang milk tiger, majestic and heroic, and he was suave, and the other party clearly had a very heavy killing atmosphere, but it didn't make people feel dazzling, because under this killing atmosphere, there was also an equally obvious elegance and scholarly atmosphere, and the two temperaments were perfectly integrated, which made Li Congjing look like a sword and jade, a little incomprehensible.

Tubak laughed heartily, "General Li, I have heard of the name for a long time, and I finally saw it, fortunately!" ”

Looking at Li Shaocheng, Guo Wei, Lin Ying, Lin Xiong and others who followed Li Congjing's side, they are all heroic and extraordinary, and they can be called masterpieces of the moment, especially the first two, who are in good spirits, and they are rare brave generals, and their hearts are immediately shocked.

These Tang generals in front of him, whether it is Li Congjing, Li Shaocheng, Guo Wei, are all in their early twenties, it is when they are young, but they are already full of courage and bravery, and their steps are calm, Tubak can't help but sigh, "The Tang Dynasty is really the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and it is a masterpiece, not only General Li, but these generals under your command are also heroes, and their demeanor is impressive, I finally understand now why the Khitan went south to capture Youzhou many times, but they were always defeated!" ”

This is Tubak's heart, at this time Balaxi also followed Li Congjing's side, originally Balaxi was also a young hero of the Tatar Department, brave and good at fighting, but by Li Congjing's side, he was an authentic foil, not to mention that compared to it, it was far inferior to Li Shaocheng and Guo Wei. This made Tubak can't help but feel a sigh of "I don't have a hero".

Li Congjing said politely and said: "The Tatar tribe is a Turkic descendant, and there is no shortage of heroes in history. Although there are small setbacks at the moment, it will not be long before Tatar will be able to regain its strength! ”

"Then accept General Li's auspicious words!" Tubak smiled heartily. If others said this, he would not face it squarely, but this was said from the mouth of Li Congjing, whom he looked up to, and the weight was different.