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The summer of Tang Guangming's first year was exceptionally hot, and most places in Yanmen Pass in Hedong were continuously hot. Especially in Yanmen, the throat of Hedong, the occasional shower could not reduce the scorching heat at all. The entire Yanmen Town, scorching listlessness in this heat, was gloomy.

After the Yanmen Pass, in Yanmen City, the state city of Daizhou, Li Keyong's uncle and Li Kexiu's father Li Delin was sick and lying on the bed. The illness had tormented him for too long, and in a drowsy state, he heard the dull thunder outside, and felt more and more light, as if he was about to rise into the sky with this thunder.

Li Delin and Li Guochang are brothers, and in the early years, they were also fierce generals in Shatuo, young and brave, and fought with their father in the south and north many times. It was only in a battle more than ten years ago that he was seriously wounded, and since then he has been sick, and many of the younger generations of the Shatuo clan do not even remember that there was such a brave elder in the clan. He hadn't gotten up from his sickbed for more than ten years, and when he fell ill, it was when the Shatuo tribe was at its peak. He has been sick in bed for many years, and he has watched the Shatuo tribe under the leadership of his brother and nephew go to a fork in the road, and he will do it wrong. When he was sick, he had been worried about two troubles, the first was that after the death of his eldest brother, Sha Tuo was led by his nephew Keyong, Keyong was a brave general and marshal, but unfortunately he would never be a good patriarch. He's too sharp, just over easy to break. Under his leadership, Sha Tuo will only be lost. The second is that at this moment, it is not a peaceful season, and the Hu people and the Qin army have already fought on the territory of the Daibei Shatuo people. But he couldn't return in the river. I heard that the Hu people have gained the upper hand. But who knows the end result?

This terrible war is still because of the opposition of his subordinates. It can be said that it was these wars that wiped out the vitality of the Shatuo people, and the generals of the Shatuo fell one after another, and even a terrible internal strife and division broke out among the Shatuo people. Throughout the ages, many tribes have survived defeat, such as the Shatuo tribe, who once faced a more difficult situation than they do today. But they all survived. What I am afraid of is internal strife and division, and many powerful tribes and even dynasties will die from within, not from without.

When Li Delin was lying on the sickbed full of worry, the people outside Yanmen City were still busy in the fields and mountains, July was the hottest month, and it was also Mengqiu, also known as the ghost month. It is also the month of the year when there is the least amount of food stocked, and in general, July is the month with the least war. But this year, it has been a year of constant war. in a year. There have been several major wars, several conscriptions of young people. In order to survive, the women and children left at home, the old and weak, had to go out every day, looking for wild vegetables. The wild vegetables near the villages on the outskirts of the city have been harvested early, and now everyone has to go further every day to pick wild vegetables that can barely make ends meet.

Suddenly, several men on tall horses galloped by, breaking the quiet atmosphere in the field.

Most of the people didn't care, they had seen too many troops coming and going. But there were several old men with uneasy expressions on their faces, and a few disabled men showed some excited looks, they clearly saw that these people on horseback were wearing shiny cuirasses and red cloaks, and the disabled farmers who had participated in the war knew that this was the standard Qin army attire.

Immediately afterwards, a series of changes took place in Yanmen City, first the city gate was opened late and closed in the morning, and then the black crow soldiers stationed on the city tower multiplied, and their expressions were serious and solemn. There are rumors in the streets and alleys that the Qin army has captured Yanmen Pass and is about to fight here.

In the afternoon of the next day, the soldiers stationed on the city of Yanmen found many small black spots faintly appearing on the endless plain in the distance, and after a while, the outline of a cavalry gradually became clear, and the soldiers immediately reported the situation to the commander defending the city. When the general guarding the city hurriedly ascended the tower, he was shocked by the situation in front of him.

The green cavalry has poured into the city like a tide!

Soldiers are coming to the city!

There are thousands of people without borders, and 10,000 people are overwhelming! And these soldiers are all dressed in the same attire, with a wolf's head and a helmet, an iron cuirass, a red cloak, a snow-bright saber, and an eight-foot bayonet!

Although Yanmen City had already been prepared, the Qin army's strength in besieging Yanmen City was 20,000 cavalry plus 30,000 auxiliary soldiers, which was very unexpected. Although Li Delin issued an order to resist desperately, the disparity in numbers was huge, and the 1,800 defenders left in Yanmen City were the opponents of the Qin people with as many as 50,000 soldiers and horses.

This is a battle without suspense, and even the Qin army just put a row of black and faint big iron cylinders under the city, and then after a loud bang that shook the earth, there were already Han people who were forcibly conscripted and defended in the city mutinied, and took the initiative to put down the drawbridge, open the city gate, and welcome the Qin army into the city.

The Qin army poured in, the city of Daizhou fell to Yanmen, the defenders of the city were killed, and all the 1,800 Shatuo people were killed, and then the Qin people began to fully occupy the entire Yanmen City. They controlled and sealed the granaries, money warehouses, and silk warehouses, and quickly occupied and sealed the shops in various streets, and then searched and imprisoned the families of the Shatuo army in the barracks, and sent teams of soldiers to patrol the streets.

In just half a day, the Qin army had already used the corpses of thousands of Shatuo people to shock all the Fanhan people in the city.

Subsequently, the Qin army began to open warehouses to the people in the city to release grain, and at the same time, they invited generations of wealthy families in Yanmen City, and negotiated with them to set up a temporary team to manage post-war affairs on their behalf. On the same day, after leaving a battalion of cavalry and 5,000 people, the Qin army continued to move south, and that night, it had already broken through the Dongcheng Pass in the southeast of Yanmen City, which was guarded by only 800 people.

Subsequently, Zhang Zimian, the marshal of the Western Expedition, divided his soldiers and horses into five divisions, Wang Yanzhang, Gao Siji, Yang Shihou, and Song Wen generals each led their headquarters and attacked separately, taking advantage of the victory to attack the empty Yanmen Town Xin Dai Erzhou, Zhang Zimian led tens of thousands of people, and the four thousand cavalry drawn out of the four armies sat in Tanglin County between the two states. The soldiers and horses of the four routes divided their ways, and the soldiers and horses were swift, and they soon took Yanmen Pass, Dongcheng Pass, Taixi Pass, Shiling Pass, Chitang Pass, and Loufu Pass. And successively took Yanmen City, Fanzhi City, Wutai City, Laoxian City, Tanglin City, Dingxiang City, Xiurong City, and Xinzhou City one by one.

July 20th. Zhang Zimian successively recovered the two states of the Xin Dynasty. He killed more than 10 Shatuo generals, annihilated and captured nearly 10,000 Shatuo soldiers, and detained nearly 100,000 people related to Shatuo, the families of Han soldiers, and other related people. In this battle, Zhang Zimian uprooted the Shatuo power in Yanmen Town, and did not let any of them go.

When the banners of the Qin army were erected and fluttering on the cities of Yanmen Town, the Shatuo people of the entire Yanmen Town had been completely trampled on the soles of their feet.

Wutai Mountain, Yanmen Town, is named because there are five unique tops, and because the mountain climate here is unique and different. The perennial low temperature is cool, the same as the outside of the plug, and it is also called Qingliang Mountain. At the same time, Wutai Mountain is also the holy place of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, with nearly 1,000 temples and Taoist temples on the mountain, and more than 10,000 monks and nuns.

Chengguan, the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva is enshrined on Wutai Mountain, and the temple is small but famous. At this time, in the Daxiong Treasure Palace, Li Delin, who was extremely senior in the Shatuo clan, was wearing a dazzling bald head and a robe. stumbled towards an Arhat golden body in front of him. This former Shatuo brave general, who had been lying on the sickbed for more than ten years, violently grabbed Arhat with all his strength. Writhing him hard.

The arhat statue finally turned and made a rattling sound.

Immediately afterwards, the floor tiles under the Buddha statue suddenly sank, revealing a black hole.

Li Delin lay on the ground a little weakly, panting, looked around, and rolled towards the black hole with all his might.

Seeing that he was about to roll into the hole, there was a sudden sound of breaking the air, and a bronze statue of Arhat was thrown over, and it smashed on the top of the hole, blocking most of the hole, and he couldn't get into the rest of the space.

An eerie voice came from behind: "Don't move!" ”

Li Delin supported the ground with his hands and knelt there, stunned for a long time before turning his head.

Behind him, in the doorway, just a few feet away, a tall assailant stared at him through the candlelight in the hall, he was broad, tall, and had a fierce face. Beside him, there stood a man, an old man with gray and sparse hair, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he looked like a blind man.

The middle-aged man took off the crossbow machine from his back and aimed the crossbow arrow at Li Delin.

"You shouldn't run!" There was a Hebei accent in his voice, "Do you think we can't recognize you when you hand over a bald head and a robe?" Now, honestly tell us where the stuff is! ”

"The poor monk doesn't understand what you're talking about?" Li Delin said with a pale face, trying his best to disguise it.

The blind man who had been squinting, no, the blind old man opened his eyes, his eyes were sharp, and he stared straight at him, "Li Delin, we know everything about you." Now, hand over the crown of Shata, and we will spare you from death. ”

Li Delin was taken aback, how did they find out their identity.

He laughed miserably: "The Shatuo crown is a sacred relic of the Shatuo clan, you don't want to possess him!" ”

"Tonight it will belong to the King of Qin. If you want to live, just tell us where the thing is hidden. The vicious man aimed the crossbow arrow at Li Delin's forehead, "Do you want to die for this thing?" ”

Li Delin's face was ashen, but his eyes were full of determination.

"Even if you die, I won't tell you, kill me, the Shatuo people are not afraid of death. You killed me now, but in the future you will kill me and avenge me. The crown of Shatuo is in the hands of King Shatuo! ”

The blind old man sneered, "Yes, the lie is true, but we already knew that Li Keyong didn't have that crown." ”

"Since you don't want to say it, then keep your secret and die, I believe that there will always be someone who knows the way, and someone is willing to tell this secret, do it." The old blind man turned to Song Wendong and said.

Song Wendong aimed the crossbow arrow at Li Delin's forehead, and this arrow would kill him instantly.

Li Delin closed his eyes, his mind was in a mess, and he was extremely frightened and remorseful.

The sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air was heard, followed by the sound of arrows entering flesh.

Li Delin opened his eyes suddenly, the man swept his crossbow machine, and Da Lu laughed twice, "Damn, I smashed the head of a Shatuo dog with him just now, but I didn't expect to smash the head." He reached out for the arrow, but after thinking about it, he sneered at Li Delin: "This guy won't survive anyway." ”

Li Delin looked down, and he saw the crossbow arrows on his robe. The bolt went a few feet below the sternum, blood all around. He was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, and the crossbow arrow did not go into his forehead, but into his abdomen. But as a warrior who has fought in all directions, he knows this injury very well, and if no one heals him, he will live for about half an hour. Because the arrow wound not only hurt his stomach but also his intestines, and now he was bleeding profusely outside, but his stomach and intestines were also broken.

"Wait here for your death, take your secrets and die together." When the man had finished speaking, he went away with the old blind man.

Now, Li Delin is the only one left in the hall. He turned his head to stare at the door again, which was empty. But he knew that there must be a lot of Qin troops outside, and no one would come to save him, and after a while, he would die.

Then, it was not death that terrified him now, but the secret of the Shatuo crown.

He must keep the Tibetan place of the crown secret, or the Shatuo people will lose their crown forever.

He shuddered and stood up.

He had to figure it out.

But there was no one around him, and he stared at the empty hall, his body getting colder and colder.

About half an hour later, the old blind man returned to the main hall with Song Wendong.

In the main hall, it was still very quiet, Li Delin was already dead and could no longer lie on the ground, blood flowing all over the ground, staining his monk's robe red.

Song Wendong looked at the mouth of the cave, and the old blind man said lightly: "The crown won't hide there, it's just a hiding place." Song Wendong was a little unconvinced, he lifted the Buddha statue that had been thrown here before, and then jumped down, and after a while, he brought a package up, in addition to a pile of gold and silver, there were a few silver tickets from Qianzhuang, which were issued by Qin Fan.

Although these things are worth a lot of money, Song Wendong is disappointed that there is nothing he wants here.

The old blind man had been circling around Li Delin's corpse, and finally a smile appeared on his face, he walked quickly to the row of Arhat statues, and said something in his mouth, and then suddenly stopped in front of a Buddha statue, drew his sword and slashed it away, the clay Buddha statue shattered, and then a burst of dazzling light bloomed inside, and the crown of Shatuo, which was inlaid with pearls and jade, was lying there quietly. (To be continued......)