Wang Zhi looked at the empty river valley and didn't know what to say. There is nothing in the river valley that was originally full of tents.

"Where did the Qiang people go?"

Although Liu Xiu was surprised, he was not as helpless as Wang Zhi. He looked for a moment and ordered Li Yifeng to take two scouts to inquire. Li Yifeng took the order and went down to the river valley. He carefully investigated and returned to Liu Xiu. The Qiang people should have left, and the traces of the tents on the ground were still there, and the ashes were still seen when they were cooking. Judging from the fact that some piles of ashes still had residual heat, they should have left two hours ago.

Liu Xiu probably evacuated after receiving the scout's report. However, he felt a little strange. The mountain road was difficult to walk, and even if there was an enemy, it could only be a small group of people. Tianlang had 20,000 troops in his hands. As long as he was prepared, he would be foolproof. Why did the Yellow Turban Chaos in Volume 4 look northwest? Shooting Tianlang (first update, please vote!) have to evacuate? His retreat was to give in to Zhu Weishan, a favorable terrain.

Liu Xiu was afraid that it was a plan, so he sent Li Yifeng to inquire again, and at the same time, he asked someone to notify the main force who was probably still struggling on the way, so that they could come as soon as possible to seize Zhu Qianshan.

An hour later, Li Yifeng rushed back. Tianlang did leave. He was almost at Luomen Mountain. It seemed that he was retreating back to Longxi County. As for which direction he was going after returning to Longxi, it was still impossible to judge. What is certain is that they were walking very flustered and were in a hurry to go, unlike an ambush.

Liu Xiu was confused. Could it be that something happened among the Qiang people that Tianlang retreated so hastily?

Another hour passed, Xun You and others arrived. After hearing Liu Xiu’s questions, Xun You suddenly laughed. “I don’t know if it is related to the general’s surprise weapon, but from the perspective of time, it should be related to the disappearance of Sirius this morning.”

Liu Xiu was inexplicably aware that he had always been ignorant of the brilliant starry sky.

Xun You explained that in the past half month, the wolf star in Jingsu has appeared in the east sky before sunrise every day. The wolf star is called Sirius in the custom of the Qiang people. The Qiang people have always had the habit of looking northwest by Volume 4, Chapter 341, looking northwest, shooting the Tianlang (first update, please vote!) The stars in the sky are the name of the stars in the sky. This Tianlang should regard Sirius as its own star. In the custom of the Han people, the wolf star symbolizes that if the swords and weapons are not in their position or the color changes, it means that the world will be full of swords and weapons.

"Really or false?" Liu Xiu was not very fond of this. He was not as self-righteous as the people of this era who thought humans were the spirit of all things. Every great man was a star in the sky. However, he knew that the people next to him, including Xun You and Fu Suo, believed that he could not be too maverick.

"It's hard to say." Xun You suddenly pulled Liu Xiu aside mysteriously and said softly: "Jing Su, also known as Jing Mu Ju, is the first of the seven constellations of the southern Vermilion Bird. Although it symbolizes swords and weapons, it also has the meaning of conquest. The general's battle flag is Zhuque, which may be the meaning of the general's conquest to conquer the east."

Liu Xiu told Xun You that Zhang Jiao might have an uprising, but he didn't agree with this mysterious symbol. "I am now entangled by the people of Liangzhou. Whether I can escape is still a different matter. Even if Zhang Jiao is uprising, I can't get over." Liu Xiu shook his head and sighed secretly: "Besides, there are Yuan Shao and Huangfu Song in the east, so why do you need me to go?"

"Otherwise." Xun You shook his head vigorously: "General, Suzaku belongs to fire, the most inappropriate thing is the northern Xuanwu, but you have destroyed the Tanshihuai. What's the difference between Eastern Wood and Western Gold? Fire overcomes metal, and the general's trip to Liangzhou is like a storm. Nie Xiao gave the head and Tianlang retreated without fighting, which is a clear proof."

Liu Xiu blinked his eyes. Is this a big deal?

"General, Tianlang retreated in a hurry. Something big must have happened. The general should chase after him and defeat him. In this way, the situation will be very beneficial to our army when the Hanyang Taiping and the Qiang people are brave.

After hearing Xun You return to the main topic, Liu Xiu became serious. He carefully weighed the pros and cons, and discussed it with Xun You, Fu Bi and others. He felt that it was necessary to pursue it at this moment. If Tianlang can be defeated in one battle, it will have a great impact on the situation in Liangzhou.

After discussion, Liu Xiu set out immediately. He led the three thousand guards as the vanguards, and Jiang Xu and Fu Fan led the 5,000 infantry and cavalry composed of Hanyang County soldiers and various troops to travel back.

The three thousand elite soldiers immediately left the brigade and chased west under Pang De's bow.

Luomenju is located on the south bank of Weishui. It is the border between Ji County and Jingdao County. It is connected to Ji County in the east, Zhang County in the west, Linzhao in the south, and Longxi in the north. It is well connected to all directions and is a major transportation route. It is precisely because of this that the river beach surrounded by mountains has become a gathering.

After Tianlang ran to the Luomen gathered, he received news that the Han army was chasing him. He was shocked and angry. He was shocked that the person who chased him was Liu Xiu, who killed Nie Xiao's 10,000 troops. He was angry that Liu Xiu was too bullying and dared to chase him 20,000 people after only three thousand people. Do you still take him seriously? If this is spread to the ears of other birds, how can he be in trouble in the future?

Although Tianlang was very reluctant to fight this battle with Liu Xiu, he had to fight. He ordered to stop moving forward and stay in the gate to guard the danger, and wanted to fight a battle with Liu Xiu.

Unexpectedly, Tianlang, who had 20,000 troops, had placed himself in the position of defense rather than taking the initiative. His actions were dissatisfied by his subordinates, and they all felt that he was too weak. At this time, he should take the initiative to attack. How could 20,000 people be afraid of 3,000 people?

However, Tianlang was frightened by the ominous sign in the morning. He was afraid that he would be beheaded by the Han army like Nie Xiao, so he would rather set up such a hopeless defensive formation to fight against Liu Xiu than take the initiative to attack. Not only that, he also sent people to ask for support from the Ganlang Qiang in Longxi, asking them to send troops to respond. At the same time, he sent people to report to the Bian Zhang, the Kingdom of Jincheng, and Liu Xiu had arrived in Liangzhou, and please lead the army to fight immediately.

The Tianlang did not attack and defended, which caught Liu Xiu, who was preparing to use cavalry to raid Tianlang, caught Liu Xiu off guard. The fall gate gathered at the turn of the river valley. The terrain was narrow, easy to defend but difficult to attack. What's more, the Tianlang had 20,000 people, while he only had 3,000 cavalry. This was quick to chase, but using cavalry to compete with the Qiang people in the mountains was a taboo in military strategists. No matter how eager Liu Xiu was to win, he could not do such a fool.

Liu Xiu brought people to the front of the formation to watch the formation. It would be fine if he didn't watch it, but he was even more amused and crying. Tianlang set up defensive formations on the hillsides on both sides and in the river valleys in the middle. It seemed that he was determined to defend and resolutely gave up the attack.

"People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. This reputation is too famous, and it is not all a good thing."

Xun You shook his head and smiled, "General, do you think Tianlang takes the initiative to fight our army?"

Liu Xiu shrugged and felt helpless. Of course, his purpose was not to fight a decisive battle with Tianlang. He just wanted to fight a pursuit battle, but now not only did the pursuit battle fail, but it became a luxury to attack every time. If he didn't want to fight a tough battle, he could only retreat.

He obviously did not have the strength to fight the tough battle. No matter how strong the tiger soldiers were in combat, they were only more than 500 people. They could not play much role in front of more than 20,000 prepared Qiang people.

"No matter what, three thousand people force 20,000 people to defend." This is enough to show how strong our army is. When facing the Qiang people in the future, we will have enough confidence." Xun You saw Liu Xiu's disappointment and explained in a gentle manner: "It is already a victory for the general to force Tianlang to defend himself. Why should he force himself too much?"

Liu Xiu smiled, it seemed that this was the only way. He immediately ordered the army to set up camp in Gangu, preparing to wait for Fu Su and the others to arrive before discussing.

The night fell soon, and there was no moon in the night sky, with only stars. The Wei River next to the camp was rustling, quiet and peaceful. Liu Xiu and Xun You sat by the river, lit the bonfire, and talked while keeping warm. The guards set up a small pot on the bonfire and burned the water. Several guards found a place where the water flow was slower, caught a few fish, and cooked fish soup.

The Weishui River is the birthplace of the Shennong family. The Xuanyuan family, that is, Huangdi, originated from the Jishui River. Jishui is a tributary of the Weishui River. Both sides can be said to be a race that originated from the Weishui River. They fought against each other, and after the Battle of Banquan, they finally merged into one clan. They defeated Chiyou at that time and established the foundation of the Chinese nation. These legends are recorded differently in different ancient books, and it is difficult to say which one is absolutely correct. Because of this, it is a good topic to explain boredom now.

As the two talked, they mentioned Sirius again. Liu Xiu was very ignorant of astronomy, but he remembered a poem about Sirius, which was Su Dongpo's "Jiangchengzi - Hunting in Mizhou": I talked about the young man's crazy. He held the yellow on the left and the blue on the right. He held the brocade hat and mink fur, and thousands of riders rolled the flat hill. In order to repay the beautiful city, he followed the prefect, shot the tiger in person and watched Sun Lang.

After drinking, my chest and guts are still open. What's wrong with the slight frost of the basket? I will hold my stern clouds and I will send Feng Tang to the carving bow like a full moon, looking northwest, shooting the sky wolf.

There are two most famous lines in this poem, one is the first sentence "I talk about being crazy for a young man." The other is the last sentence "Looking northwest, shooting the wolf". In fact, Su Shi was not yet forty years old and could not be called me, but the boldness in this poem makes people yearn for it. Liu Xiu worked hard to avenge his revenge in his previous life, and his mood was depressed. Whenever he was about to collapse, he would recite Su Shi's poems and use Su Shi's open-mindedness to help him understand himself.

At this moment, he was worried that Zhang Jiao, who was far away in Qingxu area, would have to solve the Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou, but he wanted no soldiers and money. He looked very glorious and rich, but in fact he was controlled everywhere. The depression in his heart could be imagined. Naturally, he recited this poem again.

Xun You listened quietly, drank the fish soup, and savored it for a moment, "General, good songs, although vulgar, are quite imposing. However, when the general was young, he claimed that he was a little angry. The last few words were good, and he could pull the carving bow like a full moon, looking northwest, shooting the sky wolf, which was not exactly the same as the situation in front of us."

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and put down the wooden bowl in his hand: "It's a pity that I can only sing in my mouth. Tianlang hid there, and I can't ejaculate him."

Xun You smiled slightly: "General, it is easy to hide from the open arrows, but it is difficult to defend against the hidden arrows."

Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xun You, Xun You smiled, raised the wooden bowl and signaled to Liu Xiu: "General, the assassin cannot do this at this time, when will it last?"

Liu Xiu's eyes lit up and suddenly became clear. Yes, the disparity in troops and the attack was not good, but the assassin could be very popular. His subordinates were martial arts masters like Wang Zhi and Xu Kai, and he was also an expert in assassination. This dark and windy night was the time to kill and rob. If he could succeed in one blow, excluding Tianlang, 20,000 Qiang people would collapse without fighting, and would achieve a legendary record.

As he once said to Fu Zan, using assassins to deal with nomadic peoples has always been a low-cost and high-reward transaction. The reason is very simple. The more primitive the tribe, the more it relies on personal charm. Only the mature political group will pay more attention to the wisdom of gathering. Gongsun Shu used assassins to kill Cen Peng and Lai She, and could only temporarily block the offensive of the Han army, because the Han army's strong strength in recuperation was not entirely related to one person, but if the Han army wanted to assassinate the leader of the Qiang people, the Qiang tribe would immediately fall apart.

Just as Tan Shihuai died, the once powerful Xianbei people were pulled off their backbones.

Liu Xiu picked up a branch and fiddled with the fire, secretly pondering the possibility of success in his operation. After a while, he raised his head: "The wolf is afraid of me as a tiger, but he is afraid that the guards will be very tight." If you want to use ordinary assassination methods, it is difficult to get close to him.

"The general said so much, so I think I can use both light and darkness." Xun You picked up the wooden spoon and put a bowl of fish soup. He sipped slowly, and said slowly: "Send someone to see Tianlang, you should be able to approach him and find an opportunity to assassinate him." This is the light. The follower hides masters and follow the envoys to enter the camp, waiting for an opportunity to lurk in the camp. If the envoys are useless, they will assassinate them in secret, which is the darkness."

Liu Xiu blinked and looked at Xun You with a smile. Xun You suddenly felt something was wrong. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Liu Xiu. His hands shook, and half a bowl of fish soup was poured on the bonfire. The bonfire crackled. He said, "General, you must not go."

"Why can't it?" Liu Xiu grinned: "Who is there anyone in this camp who is more suitable for assassination than me?"

Xun You was almost crying, threw the wooden bowl, and grabbed Liu Xiu's sleeve tightly: "General, you have a heavy responsibility, how can you do this assassin? Tianlang is trembling at this moment, and must be very cautious. Even if the assassin is successful, the general will be afraid of death. Even if he kills Tianlang, what if he can do it, he can be worthy of a general's hair?"

Liu Xiu smiled, slowly pushed Xun You's hand away, pressed him back to sit, picked up the wooden bowl on the ground, put a bowl of fish soup for Xun You, stuffed it into his hand, and said softly: "Thank you for Gongda's love. I have my own sense of responsibility and will not mess around. Wang Zhi is carrying the heart-boosting spell, and I have my own way. It is not difficult to subdue a Tianlang. If there is any danger, at least we will give up our actions and leave without success, what danger can there be? Besides, the mountains here are high and dense. If something happens, Wang Zhi and I enter the dense forest. Can these Qiang people find us?"

Xun You tried hard to persuade him, but Liu Xiu refused to give in. All he could promise Xun You was not to act rashly, and if he didn't have the chance to take action, he would give up his actions and withdraw safely. Anyway, it would take one or two days to wait for the people behind him, and he would be idle even if he was idle. It would be better to go to Tianlang's camp to take a look, and maybe he could succeed in one blow.

Xun You regretted it and wanted to slap himself twice. It doesn't matter to him that a few assassins died, but if Liu Xiu had any accidents, he would not be able to atone for his sins even if he jumped into the Wei River. Liu Xiu was the person he loved by the Xun family. If he died in the camp of Tianlang, how could he meet Xun or in the future?

"General, do you think about it again?"

"Don't think about it, I've made a decision." Liu Xiu smiled slightly and called Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi regretted the failure of his last action. When he heard Liu Xiu ask him to assassinate, he agreed without saying a word. However, when he heard that Liu Xiu was going to go in person, he was stunned. After a moment of stunned life, he shook his head repeatedly like Xun You, urging Liu Xiu not to take risks.

Liu Xiu shook his head and gently and resolutely rejected Wang Zhi. "Master Wang, Gongda, I know you are kind-hearted, but the situation in Liangzhou is urgent and I have to take some risks. Besides, I have my own responsibilities and will not make it difficult. With my skills, as long as I get close to Tianlang within ten steps, who can stop me?"

Xun You still disagreed and tried hard to persuade him.

"What's more, I went to see Tianlang, in addition to assassination, but also had another purpose." Liu Xiu was silent for a moment: "I have always suspected that the rebellion of the Qiang people was related to Zhang Jiao, but I was suffering from the lack of evidence. When I saw Tianlang, I wanted to kiss him. Ask him, if the news is true, I would also report to the court and ask His Majesty to arrest Zhang Jiao immediately so as not to cause a major disaster."

Seeing that his intention to leave was settled, Xun You could only sigh: "The general must act carefully and return safely."

"Don't worry, didn't you say that my rebellion against Qiang this time was fire and gold, and the horse was successful? Since God's will, what can the mere heavenly wolf do to me?" Liu Xiu smiled slightly, stopped talking, and immediately started changing clothes and making simple disguise. Wang Zhi acted alone as a secret arrow, Pang De was well aware of Qiang language, and as a general translator, he went with Liu Xiu, and no one else took him.

Not long after, Liu Xiu and Pang De rode out of the camp on two horses and headed straight for the Tianlang's position. Through a valley about two miles away, Liu Xiu and Pang De came to the gate before the gathering, Liu Xiu was waiting in place with the envoy's flag, and Pang De stepped forward and shouted.

The ground was gathered, as the name suggests, two cliffs like door frames stood in the air, with less than twenty steps in the middle. The cliffs on the north extended to the Wei River, like a sharp knife cutting into the Wei River. The cliffs on both sides were filled with Qiang people holding bows and arrows holding torches, looking curiously at the two Han people under the cliff.

He heard that it was an envoy, and the commander in charge of guarding did not dare to neglect it, so he immediately sent someone to report to Tianlang. Tianlang was drinking in the village behind him. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses: "Emunique? What is the envoy doing?"

The headmaster was speechless. What did you say the messenger do? He had to explain: "I guess he was here to negotiate with the Grand Marshal, right?"

"Negotiation? What to negotiate?" Tianlang put down the wine bowl, scratched his head and thought for a moment: "How many people? Do you have weapons?"

"There are only two people who haven't searched their bodies and don't know if there are any short swords, but they don't bring weapons such as ring swords, crossbows, etc."

"Oh." Tianlang was relieved and waved his hand: "Search their bodies and don't allow them to bring a weapon, even a knife that cuts meat."

The commander of the thousand-man responded and turned around. Tianlang thought for a while, and then sent out another tent to send fifty personal guards to gather around the big tent. He put on a small armor he bought with a lot of money, put a leather armor outside, a knife on the left, and a mace on his right hand, which allowed the messenger to enter the tent.

After Liu Xiu and Pang De were completely searched, they were taken to Tianlang. When they saw Tianlang's posture, Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing. When Tianlang saw him laughing, his face turned red, and he could only cover his shame with anger and shouted loudly: "That man, have something to say, laugh at? Are you not afraid that I will cut off your head and send you to Tang Shushan to be a birdman?"

Liu Xiu couldn't understand Qiang language, so he looked at Pang De, and Pang De translated the words of Tianlang. Liu Xiu listened and smiled slightly: "I dare to teach the general to learn that if I, Han people die, will my soul go to the sky and my soul returns to Mount Tai. If you send me to Mount Tang Shu, I'm afraid I can't understand the language."

Tianlang smiled with a gentle tone when he saw Liu Xiu speak, and he didn't care too much, but after Pang De finished translating, he couldn't help laughing and pointed at Liu Xiu with his greasy fingers and said, "That man is handsome and interesting in speaking. Unlike those Han officials, one is more fierce than the other and the other is more greedy, and it is like a wild dog that cannot be fed, which is annoying."

Liu Xiu bowed and bowed: "Master, of course, we Han people also have cunning people, just as there are bad people among the Qiang people. This is not surprising, but the Master is more vigilant and should not be deceived and left."

"Does anyone cheat me, so I cut off his head." Tianlang saw that one of the two Han envoys was a minor boy, and the other was just adult and looked pretty good. It was liked by people at first glance. Unlike those cunning people who didn't carry weapons, he felt a little relieved. He waved his hand, and the Qiang girl next to him poured him wine. He poured him a lot of wine. Then he wiped his beard and asked loudly: "When you come to see me, what's the matter? If you have something to say, I'm tired and sleepy.

"The Grand Marshal is open-minded, and I admire him." Liu Xiu calmly bowed: "Do you dare to ask the Grand Marshal, do you know if the Grand Marshal is a great teacher Zhang Jiao?"

Tianlang was stunned for a moment and stopped the wine bowl in his hand: "Do you know the great wise mentor?"

Liu Xiu smiled slightly: "Zhang Jiao founded Taiping Road, bewitched the people, and was exposed. He was just driven out of the court by the emperor. Everyone in the world knew about this, how could I not know about it?" Liu Xiu said, while looking at the expression on Tianlang's face. He saw shock and doubt in Tianlang's eyes. He was even more sure that their rebellion was related to Zhang Jiao, so he continued: "Zhang Jiao was best at lies. He originally wanted to be an official, deceived the emperor, entered the court, and became the prefect, but unfortunately the fraud was exposed later, so he left in a mess. Now, everyone was shouting and beating the rats he was walking across the streets in my Han territory, and no one was willing to believe him. But I think the Grand Marshal is in the Western Xinjiang and may not know his true face, so he dared to remind the Grand Marshal not to be deceived by him."

Tianlang's eyes turned: "No, I saw one of his disciples know magic. Once he chanted the spell, we would have a headache and panic." At this point, Tianlang subconsciously covered his chest, frowned, and seemed to remember the pain of the man casting spells again!!!
Chapter completed!