In mid-September, Li Xingzhou got up early, and then put on his armor with the help of Shiyu, Jiao and Yue'er, and were armed, because today, Di Zhi and Yan Shen's army returned.

This time, Li Xingzhou led the generals of the new army to pick them up outside the city. The emperor's imperial edict and the Ministry of Personnel's documents were all down, and he rewarded the merits of the Battle of the North.

Duke De and the retired Zhong Daoyu, Chen Yu were also the same. Some ministers in the court came voluntarily, with few people. In addition, there were the most proud Prince Kang, who also brought Princess Yongming.

At noon, the sun happened to be right, and the vast army arrived. Yan Shen rode his horse and was so excited when he saw them coming, he shouted loudly as the prince ran over, but saw that there were many imperial officials around him, and he became more and more regular.

Di Zhi's leg injury did not heal and sat in the carriage, but he was obviously the protagonist at this time, because Di Zhi was the head coach of the Eastern Route Army and had great military achievements. He was the second person besides the head coach of the King of Jin and was also very popular.

Before, no matter whether in the army, the court, the country of Jing, or the enemy country, I didn’t know that there was a person like Di Zhi. The Northern Expedition was said to be famous in the world.

It was not an exaggeration to defeat the Liao army's main force, which was several times his own with a very disadvantaged force. It was not an exaggeration to be called a general. Moreover, Di Zhi had been struggling in the imperial guards for several years, and then followed him to fight south and north. Now he is the most reliable mainstay in the royal palace.

The battle in the north proved that even if he was the coach alone, he could be relieved.

As the head coach, he was promoted to the prince, Privy Councilor, the emperor and the ministers. The final discussion was made by the emperor to grant Di the commander of the personal army of the guards, General Zhongwu, and the position of Tong Guan, and still waiting for the call of the new army.

Yan Shen was appointed as the chief guard of the infantry army of the guards, and General Mingwei was appointed to wait for the call of the new army.

Li Xingzhou received them, and then read out the emperor's imperial edict, and gave them the Ministry of Personnel's documents and official seals. Yan Shen was very happy, and Prince Kang was also very happy, as if he was the one who made great contributions and was awarded.

Yan Shen was responsible for resettling the new army. The injured Di Zhize and everyone returned to the royal palace, and held a banquet in the palace to welcome them.

Among the happiest people, there must be Prince Kang. Before, Di Zhibei went to curse and said that Li Xingzhou was sending his son-in-law to die. Now, he has achieved success and fame. He was slapped in the face, but he was willing to do so.

Yan Shen and Di Zhi came back, and Li Xingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief because many things had to be left to them.

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Ji Hei looked at the sky in front of him getting darker. From a distance, the grassland had turned black at the entrance of the towering mountains, and then waved: "Go and call someone back, it's almost closed."

Someone nodded and then went to prepare horses to find people. Here they were north of Linhuang Mansion of the Jin Kingdom, next to the Tatar tribe on the grassland. Some merchants traveled back and forth from here to bring milk residue and leather on the grassland.

This place was originally peaceful, and the grassland people were even more closely related. In the past, there was no need for sentries to serve in this place.

But later the grassland people began to rob and kill merchants, and on several occasions, there were even a small group of people coming from this direction to snatch the wealth and people of the Jin Kingdom.

Subsequently, the local commander ordered the construction of stone as foundations on both sides of the mountain pass, the upper fortress was built with wood, and troops were dispatched to guard them.

It did play some role at the beginning, but it gradually became useless, because after passing the mountain pass, there were roads everywhere, and the mountain pass was also very wide. If you guard this side, they would still come in and rob, although it didn't take many times, it made people panic.

Slowly, west of the Huang Dynasty, more and more fortresses began to be built, densely arranged near the mountain pass, stretching for more than ten miles, separating the grassland and the Jin Kingdom.

Now, a few years later, there have been fifty-two fortresses of all sizes distributed on the border of only more than twenty miles, and new fortresses are under construction.

All this is to defend against the bad Tatar tribes in the west.

After a while, Ji Hei felt something was wrong. There was no sound of horse hooves outside. Didn’t he ask someone to find the scout?

He thought of turning back, climbing the tower again, looking into the distance, outside the high wooden fence, there was no movement, and there was nothing at the end of the soil slope in the distance.

It's time for the scout to come back?

He frowned and thought, then turned around and prepared to gather people to go out to see them. There were only twenty-six of them. It was almost dark, and it was not safe to go out. Not only did the wild animals in the grassland be rampant, but even if something happened, someone would take care of them.

Just as he was thinking about this, he was about to ring the bell, but suddenly he felt like something was knocking hard on his chest. He staggered back a few steps and leaned against the railing.

"Damn it..." He wanted to curse, felt his chest tight and could not speak. When he lowered his head, he realized that he had just been shot! Without time to react, several arrows shot him one after another. He didn't know where he shot, but he felt his strength quickly retreating. In the midst of a dizzy turn, he landed on the sentry tower, and then his consciousness began to blur. Finally, he saw a large number of people chopping down the fence and rushing in... Tatar people!

At the last moment of his life, he finally vaguely reacted.

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In mid-September, the Tatar tribe, which had once attached to the Jin Kingdom, began to attack the Jin Kingdom garrison in order to get rid of the Jin Kingdom. Near Linhuang Mansion, the Tatar tribe was first attacked by the Tatar tribe, killing more than 300 Jin soldiers and burning down the fortress built along the mountains by the Jin army.

The Jin Emperor Wanyan Wugunai was furious and sent his son Wanyan Liang to lead his army north to fight against the Tatar tribe.

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In the northern grassland, the spring breeze was blowing. Liu Xu went on a mission for dozens of days, heading north from Yinshan, crossing a section of desert, and then reaching the grassland.

Everyone was not moving fast, but they had to be very careful. The power of the Tatar tribe had spread to the southern end of Yinshan, and Jin Dynasty merchants were often harassed and robbed by these barbarians.

They come and go on the grassland like the wind, like swift wolves, which is difficult to deal with.

The Jin warriors came from a bitter and cold place in Liaodong. Most of them were strong and good at defeating the enemy head-on, fighting head-on or heavy iron cavalry, no one dared to confront them head-on. The Liao Kingdom was the best proof.

But these cavalrymen who come and go like the wind are different. Most of them either do not have armor or light armor. If they can beat them, they will slowly consume their opponent's physical strength like a wolf. They will not launch a fatal attack until they are unable to resist. If they cannot defeat them, they will turn their horses heads and escape.

This made the emperor very angry. He sent heavy troops to protect the business and travelers, but they would not come. If no one protected them, they would wait for an opportunity to intercept them, which was a headache.

The emperor also thought of many ways, including sending troops. When Wanyan Zongbi was in the Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty, he led his side troops to defeat the unscrupulous Tatar tribe and Wanggu tribe coalition forces between Yinshan and the Daxianbei.

But unfortunately, the grassland cavalry came and went like the wind and did not wipe out their main force. Then the two families surrendered. In order to deal with the war between the south and the Liao Kingdom, the emperor had to give up at this time and accept the surrender of the two families.

After that, the emperor was still worried and married the Tatar tribe, and enthroned the princess of his nephew's daughter and married him to the grassland. He wanted to stabilize the hearts of the people, but it was useless.

So now he had to go on a mission to the banks of the Onon River. The emperor and he saw clearly that the wild wolves on the grassland were repeatedly difficult to tame and could only completely eliminate them. The best way was to catch their own power and let them get internal friction.

The Tatar tribe is a majority. Although the Qiyan tribe is powerful, they are all new and rising stars. They support the Qiyan tribe, which can allow both sides to fight each other and consume their strength.

Although this is the plan, Liu Xu was not more sure.

A team of more than 100 people continued to move westward and northward after passing through the territory of the Wanggu tribe. The Wanggu tribe also sent a guide to help them. Compared with the Tatar tribe, the Wanggu tribe's surrender to the Jin Kingdom was more sincere.

Along the way, Liu Xu also slowly learned from the Wang Gu tribe's guide that the name of Khan was newly elected by the Qiyan tribe, which was from the descendant of the ancient Borgejin tribe, named Temujin.

Liu Xu didn't feel anything at first, but slowly waited for the guide to tell the story circulating on the grassland, and he began to admire the new khan in his heart. His mother was stolen by his father, but on the grassland, this was also a legal marriage and was recognized by everyone.

However, although he was a nobleman, his father was killed when he was young, and his subordinates gradually left, and no one stayed. Only his mother and a few of his young sisters and brothers depended on each other and survived with difficulty.

When he grew up, he was able to reorganize the Qiyan tribe, and made this new tribe a majority of tribes such as the most powerful Krei tribe, Naiman tribe, Tatar tribe and other tribes on the grassland. Its ability is definitely extraordinary.

Although the guide did not say the process, he could understand the difficulties.
Chapter completed!