"St. Petersburg... I've never been to the Western continent yet."

Xiao Siwen led a few Khitan cavalry toward Monan Longcheng, resting at the foot of a mountain.

What surprised him was that Chu Tian could often travel between the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent, and Chu Tian's influence seemed to have reached the Western Continent.

However, Xiao Siwen did not care too much about what Chu Tian was doing in St. Petersburg. He wanted to see his daughter Xiao Chuo to ensure Xiao Chuo's safety.

"Sir, the blizzard on the grassland this year is really amazing. Many livestock in our tribe have been frozen to death by the blizzard. I hope that after joining the King of Xia, we will have a relief if we encounter such a blizzard in the future."

A Khitan cavalry was responsible for making fires, complaining about the horror of the snowstorm.

Nomadic tribes are so weak that a blizzard can cause incalculable losses to nomadic tribes, even if they have difficulties in survival.

"If you want to get relief, you have to pay a certain price..."

Xiao Siwen shook his head. As a minister, he knew that politically, equivalent exchanges are common.

If the Khitan tribe wants to rely on the King of Xia of the Han Empire, they have to pay the corresponding price, which may be corvee service.

"Sir, there is a cavalry approaching quickly!"

The Khitan cavalry, who were patrolling the periphery, found a cavalry close to them.

Xiao Siwen immediately stood up: "Is it the cavalry of King Xia who came to protect us to Monan Longcheng?"

Xiao Siwen only thought of this possibility at the moment, so he rode a war horse and led a few Khitan cavalry to meet with the cavalry who came to pick him up.

On the horizon of the grassland, a black line appeared, and war horses galloped, sweeping towards Xiao Siwen and others.

"There are too many cavalrymen. No, they were not sent by King Xia to pick up our cavalry!"

Xiao Siwen saw that the number of this cavalry was estimated to be as large as a thousand.

If Chu Tian sent someone to pick him up, it would be impossible to mobilize such a group of troops, otherwise it would be very likely that Chu Tian would be misunderstood by the Khitan tribe to destroy the Khitan tribe.

Chu Tian would only send more than a hundred cavalry at most.

In other words, the cavalry in front of me is likely not Chu Tian’s cavalry, but the cavalry of other forces!

...

"What? Xiao Siwen did not come to Monan Longcheng as agreed?"

Lu Su was regarded as a foreign minister by Chu Tian. He came to Monan Longcheng to pick up Xiao Siwen, but Xiao Siwen did not come to Monan Longcheng as agreed.

Liu Hu, the lord of Monan, said: "Can the Khitans temporarily repent and are unwilling to defect to us? After all, we have had a marriage with them. They were killed by the Xia king in the battle of Mobei."

Lu Su shook his head: "The Khitans should not be so ignorant. Their power is already insignificant. How can they specifically play tricks on us? If they deliberately provoke and the lord is furious, the Khitan tribe will be in a catastrophe."

Lu Su didn't believe that the Khitans would go back on their word and specifically provoked them.

The Khitan tribes have suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Liaodong Army. They are determined not to provoke the Chutian forces again, otherwise the consequences can be imagined.

"You sent a small team of cavalry to the Khitan tribe, ask Xiao Siwen again, and ask him why he did not arrive on time."

"Can."

"Wait a minute, I'll go to the Khitan tribe in person. If I meet Xiao Siwen on the way, I'll pick him up by the way."

Liu Hu soon sent a 30-man cavalry team.

Lu Su noticed unusual information from this incident.

If a person of this level can make him feel uneasy, then this must be extraordinary.

Therefore, Lu Su personally went to the Khitan tribe to negotiate with the Khitan tribe.

If the Khitan tribe regrets it, Lu Su believes that his eloquence and sincerity will make the Khitans change their ideas.

The Khitan tribe, the left-behind tribe, and the guardians of the Khitan people, Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xizhen and others received Lu Su from Longcheng, Monan, with a relatively humble attitude. After all, they had decided to rely on the Xia King of the Han Empire. Then they had to accept the ruling system of Chu Tian's power. Lu Su followed Chu Tian for several years and his status was already quite high.

"Xiao Siwen has led a cavalry team to Monan Longcheng for negotiations. How could he not be in Monan Longcheng at this time? Could it be that you don't want to accept us and try to deceive us?"

Yelu Xizhen couldn't help but wonder about the intention of Chutian's forces.

Xiao Siwen left the Khitan tribe under the farewell of Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xizhen, and calculated the itinerary. If there were no accidents in the middle, he had already arrived in the Monan Longcheng at this time, but Lu Su claimed that he had not seen Xiao Siwen.

The current Khitan tribe is still wary of Chutian forces. Therefore, Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xizhen have reason to suspect that Chutian forces forced Xiao Siwen to detain Xiao Siwen, and claimed that they did not see Xiao Siwen, and then found an excuse to attack the remnants of the Khitan tribe and completely annex the Khitan tribe.

Fortunately, this time the Khitan tribe was not ordinary people, but Lu Su, who was good at diplomacy.

Combined with the statements of the Khitan military generals, he soon discovered the problem: "Please don't doubt our King of Xia's determination to accept you, and I don't have to doubt your sincerity and remarks. If all of us are right, then the process in between must be a mistake."

Yelu Xiu Ge is also a smart person, and he quickly realized it: "What do you mean is that Xiao Siwen had an accident in the middle?"

Lu Su looked at Yelu Xiuge and knew that Yelu Xiuge was an excellent cavalry general: "Can the Khitan tribes make enemies with the surrounding forces recently?"

Yelu Xiuge thought for a moment: "After the death of the Liao King, we will no longer cause trouble, and the surrounding tribes should not attack Xiao Siwen's squad. But..."

Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xizhen looked at each other inadvertently, and they soon realized the problem: "After Xiao Siwen left, Wanyan Aguda sent someone to win over our tribe, but was rejected by our tribe. The envoys were angry and might attack Xiao Siwen's cavalry to show revenge."

After hearing Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xizhen's words, Lu Su thought about it, and the situation was very obvious: "Maybe Wanyan Aguda wants to use such clumsy means to provoke the fight between us. If I hadn't come to your tribe to find out, maybe I had fallen into Wanyan Aguda's trap. The most urgent task is to find Xiao Siwen, or the place where he disappeared."

"If Wanyan Aguda really acted like this, he would definitely pay the price!"

After hearing Lu Su's speculation, Yelu Xizhen became even more dissatisfied with Wanyan Aguda.

The Liao generals and Jin generals both saw that each other was uncomfortable.

After Lu Su made a speculation, Yelu Xizhen personally led a team of Khitan cavalry and went with Lu Su to investigate the disappearing Xiao Siwen's traces.

As for Yelu Xiuge, he stayed behind the Khitan tribe.

...

In the place where Xiao Siwen disappeared, several Khitan cavalry who followed Xiao Siwen died in battle, with arrows inserted on their bodies, and were obviously shot and killed by cavalrymen who were good at cavalry.

With the help of the wild wolf, Yelu Xizhen's cavalry easily found the missing Xiao Siwen team.

When they discovered several Khitan cavalry that Xiao Siwen took away, these Khitan cavalry had lost their breath.

"Without Xiao Siwen, he is likely to be captured."

Yelu Xizhen counted all the Khitan cavalry that fell on the battlefield, but did not find Xiao Siwen's traces, which was a blessing in disgrace.

Lu Su carefully checked the scars on the dead Khitan cavalry and tried to find clues: "The attack on Xiao Siwen's cavalry did not even loot their property, not to seize the money."

"That must be the one who beat Wanyan Agu!"

Yelu Xizhen, who came with Lu Su, was not a reckless man. He heard Lu Su's analysis and the scene of the Khitan cavalry that was killed in front of him, and turned the target of doubt into Wanyan Aguda.

Not long ago, the Khitan tribe refused Wanyan Aguda's recruitment. Wanyan Aguda's envoy must have a grudge and specifically ambushed Xiao Siwen to take revenge.

"It may not be Wanyan Aguda's cavalry. There are many Xianbei tribes on the southern mourning grassland."

Lu Su considered the problem more comprehensively. Based on facts, he did not easily take the charge on Wanyan Aguda's head.

Yelu Xizhen felt like the Khitan tribe he represented was being played with: "No matter which tribe it is, the corresponding price must be paid to attack our Khitan cavalry!"

...

In St. Petersburg, Chu Tian received the latest information from Lu Su. Xiao Siwen, who was originally coming to negotiate with Chu Tian, ​​lost his trace on the grasslands in the south of the desert.

"It seems that something happened to your father."

Chu Tian told Xiao Chuo when facing the situation of troubles.

Xiao Siwen's disappearance made the Khitan tribe, who originally planned to surrender to Chutian's power, hesitated, and even doubted whether Xiao Siwen was detained by Chutian, casting a shadow on the negotiations.

"He would not have escaped at the last minute, and he was captured by someone with other intentions. If this was the case, it might be a good thing for him, because it means he would not be killed."

Xiao Chuo remained calm, so calm that he was terrible that he thought that Xiao Siwen was not only not killed, but was still alive.

"I have arranged for Liu Hu, Lu Su and others to work with the Khitan tribe to find Xiao Siwen's whereabouts. Once Xiao Siwen is found, they will notify you and me as soon as possible."

Chu Tian calmed Xiao Chuo's emotions a little. Although the negotiations with the Khitan tribe were a little twists and turns, as long as the Khitan tribe did not join forces with other nomadic tribes, it would become a disaster in the future.

"Thank you, lord, for taking care of the Khitan tribe."

This time, Xiao Chuo's loyalty to Chu Tian increased.

In this incident, Chu Tian's attitude towards the Khitan tribe was already friendly enough and gained Xiao Chuo's favor.

"Who kidnapped Xiao Siwen?"

Chu Tian is also considering potential enemies.

Someone who robbed Xiao Siwen and destroyed the negotiations between Chu Tian and the Khitan tribe, certainly he was unwilling to let Chu Tian's forces annex the Khitan tribe, or if there were other forces who wanted to annex the Khitan tribe, they would interfere with it.

...

In the Khitan tribe, Yelu Xizhen took away the cavalry and investigated Xiao Siwen's whereabouts, and Yelu Xiuge was in charge of the Khitan tribe.

“Increase your vigilance.”

Yelu Xiuge noticed something unusual and sent Khitan cavalry to patrol around the tribe to prevent any enemy from taking the opportunity to attack the Khitan tribe.

A few days after Xiao Siwen disappeared, the Khitan tribe was indeed attacked by dense cavalry!

The first to be attacked were the Khitan tribes deployed to serve cavalry on the periphery.

"Enemy attack!"

The Khitan tribe, who originally thought it was calm, was suddenly attacked and immediately fell into a sea of ​​fire.
To be continued...