At the end of October, it was already very cold sooner or later.

The daytime is getting shorter and shorter, and the sun has just set, and in a blink of an eye, the earth is already pitch black.

Lingqiu City on the northern border of Dai was the capital of Weizhou. The county was changed into a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. The capital of Weizhou was originally in Lingqiu, but later moved to Anbiancheng, and now it has moved back to Lingqiu. This Datong Basin located in the Sanggan River Basin is also called the Miliangchuan River. If it were not too close to the Hu people in the grassland outside the border, it was actually one of the few fertile soil in Hedong.

Because it is a river and grain river, and it is a key place to go out of Jin and Yan, or even enter the grassland, you can go out of the frontier, or go through Jundu Xing to cross Taihang and Guizhou in Lulong Town. You can also enter Yiding, Hebei through Puyin Xing and Feigu Xing. Therefore, although Lingqiu City is on the frontier, it is known as the Jiangnan Xing.

At the most prosperous time, there were 50,000 or 60,000 people in Lingqiu City, including dozens of specialized houses, and the city had more than 40 rows. Every day, officials who earned city taxes in front of the city gate would be so excited that they could not stop. The restaurants and inns in the city were even more prosperous. Feigufang in the east of the city was known as Xiaopingkangfang. At the most prosperous time, not only was the concentration of more than 90% of the brothels in the entire Lingqiu City, but also occupied more than half of the brothels in Daibei, with as many as 10,000 prostitutes. It is said that Pingkangfang in Chang'an has more than 30,000 prostitutes. Although Xiaopingkangfang is not as good as Daibei, it is also famous in Daibei. There are so many brothels in a small border area, which also shows that Lingqiu City was prosperous in the first place.

As night fell, it was time for the business of brothels and restaurants to be in full swing, but the four gates of Lingqiu City had already been closed. The gates of the yard were also closed, and there were no pedestrians on the streets of the alleys, only patrol soldiers passing by from time to time.

There are even many house doors and windows damaged, and tall artemisia grows in the courtyard, swaying weakly in the wind under the evening autumn wind.

Apart from the sporadic lights and the occasional barking of dogs, the entire city was filled with a complex of panic and despair. It drifted with the north wind and spread in this suffocating quiet space.

The night became darker, and the few lights gradually faded away, and in the end, there were only lights left in the north of the city.

This is the residence of the Zhuye clan of Shatuo. When Li Keyong's grandfather was the governor of Weizhou, he built this mansion in the north of the city. Later, Li Keyong's army stationed in Weizhou and lived there. He married Liu's family here.

There are many houses around the Zhu Xie family's mansion, which are the houses of Li Keyong's generals.

At this time, the Zhu Xie family's mansion and the houses around were still brightly lit, and the people in the mansion were busy and busy. However, everyone's face was filled with a sense of horror and despair. The laughter and joy of the past were gone. The servants and servants in the mansion were nervously packing the soft and soft things in the mansion and loading the car.

Many people were busy, but surprisingly remained silent.

Many people don’t know what happened, and people who know what happened don’t say anything.

When this panic was brewing for a long time, various rumors began to break out everywhere.

Rumors spread one after another, like the wind. Each sounded true, but each was also making everyone's already fragile nerves even more fragile.

An hour ago, a small team of cavalry rushed into the city before sunset. The people were in a mess and met with a hundred cavalry. Most of them were covered in blood. As soon as they entered the city, they headed straight to the north of the city.

Then, there were rumors that Zhigu Pass north of Lingqiu had been lost. I heard that all the soldiers guarding the pass were killed in battle except for the blood-stained knights. However, only half an hour later, the rumors changed again. The defenders of Zhigu Pass mutiny, opened the door and surrendered to the Tang army. It is said that the soldiers who were fighting this time were the soldiers of Youzhou, and the ones who led the troops were Zhang Gongsu, the general of Youzhou.

However, a businessman who traveled around the country immediately retorted: "Zhang Gongsu was driven away by Li Maoxun, the Qingyi Army envoy of Guizhou two months ago. The current General Lu Long is Li Maoxun. The last time Li Ya'er sent troops to attack Ningwu Army in Guizhou, it was probably aggravated the Uighurs. Now it must be Li Maoxun who brought troops to avenge him."

But not long afterwards, someone who had just come from Youzhou immediately refuted, "You don't know yet. Li Maoxun and Li Jing of Zhendong Army had joined forces to drive Zhang Gongsu away. Unexpectedly, Li Maoxun and Li Jing had a falling out again later. Then, Li Jing sent troops across the sea to attack Youzhou and defeated several troops in Youzhou in succession. The Gao family generals of Guizhou knew that they were famous in Guizhou and were defeated by Li Jing's hands. Now they all joined the Zhendong Army. Li Maoxun was so angry that they were now Li Maoxun's son, but now they were the soldiers of Li Maoxun. However, I heard that many generals of Lu Long were dissatisfied. Li Maoxun's son Li Keju had already recognized Li Jing as his uncle. The two families joined forces again, and they just convinced those generals who were dissatisfied in Lu Long Army. Now they must be Li Jing's Zhendong Army and Li Keju's Youzhou soldiers!"

These words are reasonable and well-founded, which makes many people believe that the coalition forces of Li Jing and Li Keju came.

But not long after, another piece of news spread in the city, saying that Li Zhenwu sent troops to attack Tuoba Sigong, the governor of Youzhou. As a result, the Tiande Army and the old and young Helian troops of Tuyuhun suddenly sent troops and captured Huyan Pass without bloodshed. Then the cavalry raided the Shanyu Protectorate's House, the old nest of Zhenwu Army, forty-hundred miles away. Li Zhenwu's family in the Shanyu Protectorate's House, and many of the Zhenwu Army's families had fallen into the hands of Tiande Army.

Then there were rumors that Li Ya'er was defeated in Taiyuan and was chased all the way, and was now withdrawing troops to Weizhou. Wait. Later, some people said that the garrison of Shuozhou had rebelled against Shatuo, surrendered to the Tang army, and sent troops to help the Tang army cheat Yunzhou. They are now heading for Weizhou to rise and read the full text of the Han.

Every news is about having a nose and eye, but every time a while, a new rumor will come out immediately.

Although the doors and doors are closed in Lingqiu City, even the lights are turned off and the fire is turned off, but not many of the people in the city are actually asleep. Everyone is paying attention to the movements outside, because this is related to the fate of most people in the city for the second half of their lives.

All kinds of news were flying all over the sky, but when all the news was gathered together, none of them was good for the Shatu people and Li Guochang and his son. These news gathered more and more, and slowly, in the hearts of everyone, the Shatu people were already surrounded by enemies and completely defeated. At this time, various Tang soldiers seemed to be surrounded by armor and surrounded by Lingqiu, as if they were about to break through the dark night at any time and jump out of the fog.

"Brother, what's going on? I always feel uneasy in my heart. Who is they saying it is true?" A horse team walking from the Zhuye Mansion to the north gate, a family general looked around and asked another young child in a low voice.

"I don't know." The person asked replied in a daze. He looked up at the sky, "If there was a heavy rain at this time, it might be difficult for the Tang army soldiers to march. Or, because of the heavy rain, perhaps Zhenwu and Liuhou would not be able to escape the pursuit and siege of the Tang army. The war is unpredictable, and who can know what the result is, just like gambling, sometimes it depends entirely on luck. No matter how powerful a person is in a war, it is useless if he is not lucky."

"Can war be as simple as gambling?" The older family general was confused. "Don't coax the old brother, anyone can gambling, but not everyone can do this war."

"Everyone can do gambling, unless you don't care about winning or losing. Otherwise, gambling is also very capable. Generally speaking, there are two ways to gambling. One is to play steadily and calculate carefully. If you win, you won't win too much, and you won't lose your bottom in one go. The other is to rely entirely on luck, regardless of whether to be absent or alive. "The younger servant controlled the horse's head, and the white horse took uneasy steps in the drizzle. The hometown smiled, took off his helmet and reached out to grab his hair: "What I said is, I like to be absent all at once."

"Wealth is in heaven, life and death are fate." The young man nodded. "The same is true when fighting. At that time, Emperor Taizong of Tang had two generals, one was Li Ji and the other was Xue Wanche. Emperor Taizong said that Li Ji was cautious in wars and would not win big, but would not lose big. Xue Wanche made a fierce and rushing battle, either winning big or losing big. You said, isn't this war actually the same as gambling?"

The hometown was stunned and then laughed: "I heard what you said, it's really the same. I'm a little interesting, why did I see you in my mansion before?"

"Fourteen years old." Nian Xiaodian was silent for a moment, "I just came back from Zhigu Pass. I didn't have my last surname before, but now my last surname is Li, Li Siyuan."

"Li Siyuan?" The hometown will be pondering at the horse, and suddenly remembered a rumor, "Li Siyuan? Are you Miao Jilie? The newly adopted son he had not long ago after his stay? Your father is Li Ni?" Li Siyuan nodded in the rain, unable to tell what he felt. His family has been the chief of Chief Shatuo for generations. Li Siyuan's father Li Ni, uncle Li Ting, Li Lei and Li Zhen are all brave and good at fighting, and are important generals of Chief Li Guochang. Last month, his father Li Ni and uncle Li Zhen and Li Zhen followed Li Li Ting Li after Li Zhen Li Lei Li Ting. Ke Yong went to the battle of Zhalu City. In that battle, Shatuo Army once again showed their invincible courage, and defeated Dai, Xin and Lan, and headed straight to Taiyuan. However, these battles were also fierce. His father Li Ni, uncle Li Lei, Li Ting and Li Zhen followed the battle. In the end, the third uncle Li Ting brought back the corpses of the three brothers. After burying the three of them in a hurry, Li Ting received an order to rush to Zhenwu Army. Before leaving, his uncle told him that he had already suggested accepting him as his adopted son, and even gave him a Chinese name, Li Siyuan.

Miao Jilie changed his name to Li Siyuan and became the adopted son of the young master of Shatuo Li Keyong. Although he had not seen his adoptive father after his father's death, Li Keyong had arranged him to Naigu Pass to serve as a military academy. Unexpectedly, only a month after he arrived at Naigu Pass, Naigu Pass was suddenly broken on the eve of the previous day. If the guard at the pass was not the commander of his father and sent someone to cover him to break through, he would have died at this time.

Shatuo rebelled against Tang. After only half a year of fighting, his father and two uncles died. He had just experienced a survivor. He rode on the horse and suddenly wondered, why did they rebel against Tang?
Chapter completed!