Li Qinghuan

Chapter 107

After the battle a few years ago, the barbarians were severely injured, whether they were recuperating or plotting some kind of conspiracy, they barely settled down for half a year.

I have to say that the cold winter in the northern region is really extremely long, but in the early spring, I just think that no matter how long the cold winter is, it is worth waiting.In April, the spring water is born, the spring forest is blooming, the endless grassland, the clear blue spreads to the sky, and the snow-capped mountains that are half hidden behind the dense fog in the cold winter also appear, which is too beautiful to behold.

Although the scenery was beautiful, He Li really didn't have much free time to enjoy the beautiful scenery. He Li was ordered to lead two thousand cavalry to fight along the Great Wall along the Great Wall, cleaning up the Donghu army who disturbed the border along the way.

Donghu sent troops too suddenly, and the border guards couldn't react in time. Youzhou lost more than a dozen cities overnight, and almost half of Youzhou was snatched by Donghu.Nowadays, not only Lancheng, but also Donghu troops are stationed along the Great Wall, but it is too difficult for a large number of troops to cross the Great Wall. A pass.

He Li fought along the road, and within half a month, he almost defeated most of the East Hu army on the Great Wall.

Xiangcheng was peaceful for the time being. At the beginning of spring, the imperial court sent 1 reinforcements from Yongzhou to Lancheng. Because He Li wanted to send them abroad, [-] of them were sent to Xiangcheng by General He.

Originally, Old General He's order was only to ask He Li to assist the defenders of the Great Wall who had not yet fallen into the city to repel the Donghu invaders. It was a long-term errand, and he would go to support wherever there was need, but He Li felt that it was too much work. He directly led his two thousand cavalry from Xiangcheng in the northwest to Huangcheng in the north of Yongzhou, defeating the Donghu army along the line.

The morale of the army guarding the city on the border of the Wei Dynasty was greatly boosted, and they drove the Donghu people dozens of miles away from the Great Wall in one go.

After this incident, the whole Red Wing Army looked at He Li with admiration. You must know that since the war started in the Northern Territory, Great Wei has always been in a passive situation. Donghu was pressing hard at every step, but Wei could only defend at every step. It was the Red Wing Army who hurried north to meet the battle and barely held the fortress.It was the first time that Donghu's army was retreated dozens of miles in one breath.

The news spread back to Great Wei as if it had grown wings, but for some reason, the more it spread, the more outrageous it became. At the beginning, it was said, "General He's grandson, the former His Royal Highness Yu Wang, He Li, led two thousand cavalry and guarded the city. The soldiers fought back the Donghu army for dozens of miles", and then it was passed down to "General He Li led the five hundred cavalry to retreat and the Donghu army retreated for dozens of miles", and then it directly became "General He Li bravely rushed into the Donghu army alone and scared him back for dozens of miles."

He Li was at the border, so naturally he didn't know about these outrageous rumors, but Ji Qing wrote to Yu Du and told him about them.In fact, it was not as legendary as the folk rumors said. This battle was not easy for him. Not only was it not easy, he accidentally got injured.

He Li laughed out loud after reading the letter in the big tent. Gao Yangsu slapped him on the back when he laughed.

"What are you shaking? If you shake again, you can bandage yourself and get down!"

He Li quickly stopped laughing, and obediently returned to the table.

"It's work."

Gao Yangsu didn't answer, he applied the medicine to He Li, wrapped it up carefully, clapped his hands, and then said: "The injury is not serious, it's just that I don't wear armor for a few days, I will take care of it for two days. "

He Li straightened his waist, moved his arms, and stood up: "Okay, thanks."

Gao Yangsu lowered his head, packed the medicine box and said: "You are welcome, little general, I will go first."

He Li waved his hand: "Go slowly."

As soon as Gao Yangsu was sent away, Qin Yang walked in directly, because He Li had just applied the medicine, and He Li was still shirtless at this time, seeing Qin Yang coming in, he immediately grabbed a thin shirt and put it on.

Qin Yang knew that he was impolite when he ran in rashly, so he hurriedly confessed: "General Xiaohe atones for his crime."

He Li put on his clothes and said, "No problem, what can you do with me?"

Qin Yang raised his head and said loudly: "The matter that the little general sent me to investigate earlier has the result."

"Say."

"I selected a dozen people, and asked a friend to find out where they came from in private. They are all private soldiers raised by Ji Qing in various mansions in Yongzhou."

He Li frowned slightly: "Private soldiers? Why does he keep private soldiers?"

Qin Yang lowered his eyes and explained: "Now he can be said to be able to cover the sky with one hand in the business field. If he wants to get mixed up like this, he can't just rely on his own business."

He Li understood right away.

Whether it is in the officialdom or in the business field, there are always some activities that cannot be seen in the light. The things that cannot be seen in the light need to be guarded. It's a matter of time before one becomes enmity with others.Slightly injured, and seriously killed.Many wealthy businessmen or officials would choose to raise some private soldiers in private to save their lives.

Even with Ji Qing's skills, he has to take precautions before they happen. It's not difficult for He Li to imagine that Ji Qing started from scratch when he was a teenager. When he didn't get to his current status, he almost lived a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife. .

After a long silence, Qin Yang said suddenly: "Do you want to continue to check?"

He Li raised the corners of his lips, and said with a smile: "You still underestimate He Ming, what he can let me find out must be what he is willing to let me find out, just stop in moderation, don't get too deep into it, anyway, he won't harm me , I have won so many masters for nothing."

Although Ji Qing dotes on him, he himself knows that sometimes he must know how to measure and know how to advance and retreat.

"Thank you Qin Yang, go get busy, I haven't gone out for several days, go for a walk."

"What?" Qin Yang frowned, "Why are you so injured? The two big cuts on your waist are not enough for you to torment?"

He Li raised his eyes to look at her, and suddenly felt that the tone seemed familiar, so he asked, "Qin Yang, do you think you look like a person now?"

Qin Yang squinted his eyes, and said in a bad mood: "I know you want to say that I look like Ji Qing, but what can I do? Who told you to send me to Yanzhou when you led the troops to clean up the Hu army? It's fine if you don't take me. You were also injured, if Ji Qing knew about it, he probably wouldn’t let you get out of the bed.”

He Li was quite gracious towards the girl's family, he didn't refute, he listened to her with a smile, then stood up, neatly put on his robe and ran away.

When Qin Yang regained his senses and chased after him, he had already run away.

He Li glanced at it from a distance, lowered his head, put on his belt and cuff buttons, took his longbow and some lassoes and got on his horse.

"Where is the little general going?" The soldiers guarding the camp were a little curious when they saw that he was dressed to go out.

"I'll go out to see if there's any edible game, and I'll bring it back for my brothers to eat!"

"Drive!" He Li curled his lips into a smile, flicked his whip, and the white horse rushed straight out.

"Be careful, little general!"

He thought he would be able to hunt a few hares no matter how bad he was, but he didn't even see a single mouse. He Li was unwilling to return empty-handed, so he went deep into the grassland.

I didn't meet a rabbit or a mouse, but I saw a caravan deep in the grassland, at least a thousand people, carrying a large number of goods to the deep grassland, and the whole caravan stretched out of sight place.

He Li was too far away to see clearly, so he rode a horse closer.

It's not surprising that there are caravans, but the strange thing is that these people are all wearing the costumes of the Central Plains. You must know that if you go north here, you will be in the territory of Donghu.

He Li had an intuition that something was wrong, so he rode forward and shouted from a distance, "Where are you going?"

The people in the caravan didn't seem to hear his shout, so He Li rushed forward to them again, and grabbed a person casually: "Little brother, where are you going? Hu people's territory?"

The man looked flustered, and quickly broke away from him and ran to the front.

He Li keenly sensed a hint of danger, and chased two steps forward, but someone behind him called out: "Young master, stop."

He Li withdrew the reins and turned around, looking suspiciously at the person in front of him.

The man seemed to be stunned for a moment when he saw his face clearly, but he soon calmed down.

He Li didn't notice the other party's small movements, and frowned as he looked at the goods: "Are you businessmen?"

The man nodded.

He Li asked again: "What kind of cargo is this?"

The man said without changing his face: "It's all some fabric, and it's going to be shipped to the West to buy."

He Li lowered his eyes and quietly looked at the bundled goods on the cart, but it was a pity that the packages were so tightly packed that nothing could be seen, so he had to give up temporarily.

He raised his horsewhip, "Okay, everyone, be careful, further ahead is the boundary of Donghu."

The man cupped his hands and raised his eyes to meet He Li's sharp gaze: "Young Master Cheng said auspiciously."

There was an ominous premonition in He Li's heart, and he thought that he might have startled the snake, so he managed to maintain his composure, nodded without changing his face, turned around and left.

While it was still early in the day, He Li rode his horse to Lancheng, and told General He about what happened today.

After hearing this, He Huaizhou frowned, tapped his fingers on the table, and asked, "So you suspect that someone sent Donghu food and grass?"

He Li nodded, "It's just a suspicion, there is no evidence, I was the only one at the time, so I didn't dare to check rashly."

"It's better to believe it than to believe it. The matter of marching and fighting involves the lifeblood of the country, and it is even more sloppy, but you don't care about this matter. During this time, you take good care of your wounds, and I will send someone to investigate."

He Li nodded: "Yes."

He Huaizhou patted him on the shoulder heavily, "Take good care of your wounds, and then you can take care of your body before you can do the work at hand."

He Li curled his lips into a smile: "I know."

It's just that He Li always felt that things would not be too simple. If those carts were loaded with grain and grass, what kind of financial resources and power would it take to allow such a large amount of goods to pass through the Yumen Pass?

Except for wartime escorts that can go through Hangu Pass to transport food and grass, ordinary merchants who want to transport goods to the West must go through Yumen Pass by land, and there are certain restrictions on the goods that can be transported through the customs. The batch of goods encountered today is obviously far away. If the limit is exceeded, even if some businessmen know some high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they can get certain benefits from them if they have the power and influence to manage their relationship. They can ship more goods out of customs, but they can't be so outrageous.

He Li pondered for a while, and came to a conclusion that there must be a certain powerful official in the court collaborating with the enemy.

Although Da Wei is still at a disadvantage, but this has not yet fallen, there are officials who can't wait to find a way out for themselves as soon as possible.

He Li sneered, feeling extremely ironic.Sometimes the soldiers guarding the border can't eat enough and wear warm clothes, but now some people send a large amount of food to the ambitious invaders in order to let them eat enough and then step on the bones of thousands of soldiers to the Central Plains to burn and kill Looting?

Lancheng is not too far from Xiangcheng, so He Li rode his horse back for half a day.

Just half a day's journey didn't make his face look any better.