The Abusi tribe is also the largest part of Tiele. It is located in the northwest of the Sijie tribe. It is composed of more than 20 small tribes. Among them, the headquarters where Yazhang is located has about 10,000 people. It is the largest tribe in Abusi and is located in the middle reaches of the Swan River.
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Absi and Sijie tribe were originally from the same family, and it was called Xisijie. Although Abusi and Sijie tribe officially split decades ago, the relationship between the two families has always been very close, and they have maintained their relationship through the closest marriage.
Relationship.
However, just eight years ago, the Xueyantuo tribe finally succeeded in turning the Abusi tribe and the Sijie tribe into enemies through a series of sowing discord. The Xueyantuo tribe continued to encourage the Abusi tribe to attack the Sijie tribe and weaken the Sijie tribe.
strength to create conditions for its eastward expansion.
Albus's governor was called Mutt. He was about fifty years old. His daughter married Salle, the governor of the Sijie tribe. Although the two families were in a son-in-law relationship, Mutt was always eager to occupy the Sijie tribe.
Grasslands, annexing their populations, and reunifying the East and West in their own hands.
In the big tent, Governor Mut, who weighed nearly three hundred kilograms, was concentrating on eating breakfast. He had to eat six times a day to satisfy his huge appetite.
There is morning meal in the morning, breakfast in the morning, lunch, lunch, dinner and night meal. He spends most of his time on eating every day.
His ambition is as big as his appetite. After eating and drinking, he will start to figure out how to seize the land of the Sijie tribe.
He was not in a good mood these days. A few days ago, he took advantage of Saler's absence and sent a thousand cavalry to attack Sijie Yazhang. Unexpectedly, he encountered stubborn resistance from the opposing army, and the captain he sent was actually killed.
He was shot and killed, and the other cavalrymen fled back in panic.
When I'm in a bad mood, I have a bad appetite, and I feel very annoyed when I eat every meal.
"Captain, the mutton cakes are here!"
A soldier placed a plate of freshly fried mutton patties on the table. Mutt was refreshed. This was his favorite dish. The pancakes were fried softly and loosely, with a thick layer of mutton minced inside.
It is extremely delicious, as well as the fresh and sour Luo Han soup, as well as the roasted brown and tender veal, etc., which are all good dishes that whet his appetite.
Thanks to the cavalrymen who went to Lingzhou and kidnapped a Han cook, he was able to enjoy so many delicacies in the world.
While eating the cake, he said vaguely: "Go tell the little fat man that I want to drink Luo Han soup at noon. Don't let him make any excuses, otherwise be careful with his head!"
The little fat man Mutt was talking about was naturally Shitong captured from Fengzhou. With his special ability in cooking, he was spared the pain of hard labor and became the exclusive chef of Governor Absi, but his treatment was not that good either.
Where to go?
Shi Tong only has one thing to do every day. He works hard from morning to night cooking and making cakes. He is not afraid of being tired, but he is closely monitored. Needless to say, he is watched while cooking every day. He eats and sleeps by himself.
He was also watched, and even when he went to the toilet, he was watched, which made him miserable. He escaped twice and was caught. If Mutt hadn't liked his cooking, he would have been beheaded long ago, but a whipping did not stop him.
It's inevitable.
He was severely whipped yesterday because he was so angry that he refused to make Luohan soup, but Mutt refused to let him go.
A ferocious man strode into the kitchen, slammed an ax on the chopping board, and said viciously: "The governor wants to drink Luohan soup at noon. If you don't do it, I will use this ax to chop off your head and kill you."
Chop it into eighteen pieces and feed it to the dogs!”
Shi Tong didn't dare to talk back and muttered for a while: "What's the difference between me and a dog?"
"Stop talking nonsense, it's not far from lunch time now, hurry up and do it. If you can't make lunch, I will give you another thirty lashes."
Shi Tong was really frightened by the beating. He didn't dare to get emotional anymore and quickly started to prepare the ingredients. The big man was standing next to him with his arms folded and coldly watching him busy.
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In the morning, Guo Song sneaked into a forest, which was not far from Abu Siya's tent. Climbing on a tall tree, he could clearly see the silver-white egg-shaped tent more than ten miles away and the surrounding grassland.
There are thousands of tents of various sizes scattered on the mountain. They are the tribe directly under Governor Mut, with about 12,000 people.
The goal of the Sijie cavalry was to destroy this tribe and then annex more than 20 other tribes. The Abusi tribe disappeared, and Sijie became the second largest Tiele tribe after the Uighurs, enough to compete with the Xue Yantuo who continued to expand eastward.
Partially counterbalance.
This war seemed to happen by chance, but it had a profound background. Ge Luolu's forces used the power of the Xue Yantuo tribe to continuously expand eastward, which not only threatened the safety of Lingzhou, but also seriously threatened the interests of the Tiele tribes in the grassland.
Therefore, it became the choice of Tiele's tribes to join forces to prevent the Xueyantuo tribe from expanding eastward. This war was an action between the Sijie tribe and the Abusi tribe, but the method was a bit special, using annexation to form a de facto alliance.
Guo Song suddenly heard a clanking sound from the south. He listened carefully, as if someone was cutting wood.
He hid his horse and galloped southward under the cover of bushes in the forest.
After running a hundred steps, he saw the logging scene. There were about hundreds of people wielding axes to chop down trees. Most of them were in ragged clothes. Most of them were Han Chinese. About twenty soldiers were sitting under the big tree to rest and eat.
It was the supervisor. It was almost noon, and the supervisor soldiers were getting a little tired.
At this time, Guo Song suddenly saw a familiar figure, and it turned out to be him, another logistician who was kidnapped together with Shi Tong. Everyone called him Xiaoding.
Guo Song was immediately overjoyed. When he saw Xiao Ding, Shi Tong must also be in the Absi tribe, but Shi Tong was not seen in the crowd.
At this time, the gong rang, and it was time to eat and rest. The loggers put down their axes and saws and walked quickly to a clearing. Their lunch was a piece of dried horsemeat and a bowl of soup, and there was nothing else.
Very crude.
As Xiao Ding passed by a bush, suddenly a dark figure flashed out and dragged him in. Before he could scream, the shadow covered his mouth and whispered: "Don't shout, I am Guo Song!"
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Xiao Ding's eyes lit up, he recognized Guo Song, and he was immediately ecstatic, knowing that he was saved.
Guo Song let go of his hand and asked in a low voice: "Why isn't Shi Tong with you?"
"He was spotted and went to work as a cook for Governor Absi, so he didn't have to do hard labor."
Guo Song thought for a while and asked: "Are these the soldiers guarding you from outside?"
"That's them, twenty of them in total, and their horses are outside."
Guo Song rolled his eyes and had a plan in mind. He said to Xiao Ding: "You yell and run deeper into the woods!"
Xiao Ding was startled, "If you run away, you will be killed."
"As long as I'm here, they can't kill you. Just run away and see how I kill them all."
"Okay! I'll run."
Xiao Ding was heartbroken, stood up and ran out of the bushes shouting, "I quit, I'm going back to Lingzhou."
He shouted several times, turned around and ran deep into the forest. The guarding soldiers were furious, and more than a dozen people immediately got up and chased him.
Guo Song used the cover of bushes and woods and moved quickly to kill the soldiers one by one. In less than a stick of incense, all the dozens of soldiers who ran into the woods were killed.
There were six soldiers gathering together for a meal outside. They did not realize that something had happened in the forest.
At this time, Guo Song walked around behind them, pounced into the crowd like a leopard, raised his knife and chopped off the heads of two people, and hacked two more people to death with his backhand. Four people were killed in the blink of an eye, and the remaining two were killed.
The soldiers were stunned.
Before they could react, a black shadow rushed in front of them. In a flash of cold light, both of them had their throats chopped off and fell to the ground. Guo Song each made a stabbing blow, killing both of them.
Hundreds of lumberjacks were stunned, and Guo Song shouted: "Don't be afraid, I am also a Han Chinese, and I came here to rescue you back home!"
Hundreds of lumberjacks cheered instantly, and Xiao Ding also ran out. At this moment, a rapid horn sound suddenly came from the distance, which was the horn sound of an army rally.
'Woo--' The horn sound was very urgent, and Albus's troops had already discovered that the danger was coming.
Guo Song's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted to everyone: "The Sijie Cavalry will kill them soon. You should hide in the forest and come out after the war is over."
"This strong man, are we going to escape to the south?" a middle-aged man asked.
Guo Song added: "Captain Sijie promised me that after the war is over, we will be allowed to return to the Tang Dynasty. Now we cannot go south, or we will be killed accidentally. Hiding in the forest is the best way. Everyone, go quickly!"
Everyone no longer hesitated, picked up the soldiers' swords and axes and fled into the forest. Xiao Ding also fled with everyone.
Guo Song galloped to the north and found his horse in a moment. He put on a flaming headdress and a black cloak of Albus's cavalry. His face was blackened with pot ash. He got on the horse and clamped his legs.