Xiao Tang and Gao Zhanling followed Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Loushi and the Jurchen tribe to the northwest. After passing three mountain passes, they saw in the distance beside the white-capped mountain forest in front of them, an endless winding road covered with ice.
On one side of the frozen river, hundreds of animal skin tents were pitched darkly.
A Jurchen tribesman took a few steps forward at Aguda's command. He pursed his lips as a whistle and immediately ran out of the tent. Hundreds of people came to greet him. Only a moment later, more than fifty knights on fierce horses came out.
He ran down from the endless group of tents.
"Jurchen Erlang, come out to greet the distinguished guests!" After Wanyan Aguda gave the order, he heard "Woo~~~Woooo~~~" dozens of horns were suddenly blown, and the knights rushed to Wanyan Aguda and others,
Suddenly, the horses were reined in and lined up in two rows on the left and right, and they stood neatly on horseback. Although there were not many in number, Xiao Tang still felt a murderous aura coming towards him.
At this time, a Jurchen leader drove a yellow gelding horse directly in front of Wanyan Aguda. The leader had a sallow face. His face was as sharp and sharp as a knife, and his facial features were quite regular. It was just that the Jurchen leader had a few dark spots between his eyebrows.
Being angry makes people somewhat difficult to get close to.
"A Gu fights Jin, these two people are...?" After the Jurchen leader bowed to A Gu, he looked around at Xiao Tang and Gao Zhanling with a pair of moves, and then asked A Gu again.
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"Slave Bird, this is Xiao Tang, a warrior who dares to fight tigers alone. I love his bravery, so I invited him to have a drink in our tent!" Wanyan Aguda said with a smile, and then introduced him to Xiao Tang.
: "This Wanyan Nianhan, like Lou Shi, is also the bravest warrior under my command."
Wanyan Nianhan and Xiao Tang both raised their heads and looked at each other, with a bit of suspicion and vigilance in their eyes. Wanyan Nianhan heard A Guda say that Xiao Tang could kill a tiger alone. After being surprised, he squinted his eyes and looked Xiao Tang up and down, listening.
Wanyan Aguda admired Xiao Tang very much, but Wanyan Nianhan, who had always been arrogant and hot-tempered, secretly felt a bit of competition with him.
The person in front of him was naturally familiar to Xiao Tang. Wanyan Nianhan, whose Han name was Zonghan and nickname was Niaojianu, was highly valued by two emperors of the Jin Dynasty. He not only made many military exploits when he rebelled against the Liao Dynasty,
Later, when he attacked the Song Dynasty, he served as the commander-in-chief of the army, whether he went south to Taiyuan Prefecture or the second siege of Bianjing and other important battles. He was also praised as a famous general who was able to seek the country internally and seek enemies externally. Wanyan Loushi was famous for his hundreds of talents.
His undefeated military exploits were hailed as the Jurchens' God of War. However, Wanyan Nianhan was regarded throughout the Jin Kingdom as the first contributor to the founding of the Jurchens.
"Those Southern Dynasty people captured by Lou Shi yesterday are all subordinates of this Xiaotang warrior. Niaojia slave, you go call someone to release them quickly!" At this time, Wanyan Aguda said to Nianhan again.
Nianhan frowned. Although he was reluctant, he would never dare to disobey Aguda's order. He glanced coldly at Xiao Tang again, then turned his horse's head and rode towards the camp.
After Xiao Tang thanked A Gu, he followed the Jurchen tribe towards the camp. He saw many fires lit in the tents, and around the fires some hunters were mending animal skins and marinating animals.
Meat. There was a deer on the undulating fire in front of the tent. The deer had been roasted to a golden color. The fat dripped and sizzled in the fire. People couldn't help but twitch their index fingers when they looked at it.
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"Brother Xiao Tang, why are you here too!?" At this moment, Xiao Tang saw five brothers, Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong, Shi Jin, Xiao Yi, and Duan Jingzhu, running out of the camp with expressions on their faces.
Surprised, they all ran towards Xiao Tang.
"Brother, have you been captured by these Jurchen Tartars...these Jurchens!?" Shi Jin glared at Wanyan Lou's room, and then asked Xiao Tang.
"Haha, warrior of Xiaotang, you and your subordinates will rest in this camp for a while. When my people prepare food and wine, I will introduce you to Dubo Jilie from my Wanyan tribe. Then we can have a drink.
Let’s talk!” After Aguda said this, he and Lou Shi led their clansmen back to the big tent first.
Xiao Tang smiled bitterly. He told Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong, Shi Jin and other brothers about how he slipped down the snow slope, killed a tiger alone, and met Wanyan Aguda. Yan Qing and others heard that Xiao Tang actually used his own strength to
Even after he killed a big eye-catching white-fronted insect, everyone was amazed and praised his brother's amazing skills. He was really amazing.
"Jurchens are famous for their bravery, and they also admire martial arts the most. Brother Xiao Tang's feat of killing a tiger alone seems to make that Jurchen Jin very admired..." Xu Guanzhong pondered for a while, and then said: "
Although these Jurchens will no longer trouble us, how long will we have to wait here?"
"Since we are not in danger for the time being, we have to take it one step at a time." Xiao Tang discussed with Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong and others for some time, and then the Jurchen tribe came to summon Xiao Tang and others to meet Wanyan.
All of them were extremely violent.
After Xiao Tang and others walked dozens of steps in addition to the tent, Xiao Tang and others looked at the tent next to the largest tent in the middle and suddenly two people walked out. One of the two people was dressed as a Jurchen leader, and the other looked like someone else.
He was from the Song Dynasty. After the Jurchen leader gave some instructions to the man, the man dressed as a Song Dynasty man bowed his hand again, got on his horse and prepared to leave the camp.
Duan Jingzhu had sharp eyes. When he looked at the man dressed as a Song Dynasty, he found that it was a man he had met while selling horses and transporting horses on the border between Song and Liao. Duan Jingzhu hurriedly leaned over, fearing that the man dressed as a Song Dynasty
Seeing himself, he called Xiao Tang and whispered to him: "Brother Xiao Tang, the guy who talked to the Jurchen leader seems to be Zeng Kui, the fourth son of Zengtou City who once played tricks on me!"
Xiao Tang's expression changed after hearing this, and he hurriedly said: "Brother Duan Jingzhu, are you sure you didn't get it wrong!?"
Duan Jingzhu snorted coldly and said: "In the past, when our horse ranch in Daming Prefecture was competing with Zengtou City for high-quality horse breeds from the horse dealers in the Liao Kingdom, my younger brother had a quarrel with that guy, so Zeng Kui's guy
Even if I turn into gray, my little brother can recognize him! If Zeng Kui really has anything to do with this Wanyan tribe, if he knows that we are being held here, I’m afraid my brother will be too late, and we will be framed by him!"
Xiao Tang knew that Zengtou Shi and his six sons had always been domineering and arrogant. He also knew that they were all Jurchen tribesmen who had moved to the Song Dynasty. However, he really did not expect that Zengtou Shi would now have secret contacts with the Jurchen tribes.
.If the father and son in Zengtou City also knew that Jurchen would eventually rebel against the Liao Dynasty, then what role could they, the expatriates who had already immigrated to Song Dynasty, play in Jurchen's life?
I'm afraid it's not as simple as providing salt, food, grass, armor, bows and arrows and other daily necessities to the Jurchen tribes, or weapons and blades, right?
After the Jurchen leader sent Zeng Kui away, when he was about to return to his tent, he happened to catch a glimpse of Xiao Tang and others. The Jurchen leader was startled for a moment, and then his expression suddenly darkened, and the corners of his mouth became twitchy.
He showed a hint of ferociousness and thought to himself: Is this Khitan Xiao Tang who was an official in the Southern Dynasty? Humph... Although Brother Aguda values you very much, you people can only live longer.
