Chapter 825 The Wind on the Grassland (1)

grassland.

As the saying goes, the sea is all water and the grasslands are all grass. This sentence is really not wrong at all.

People who have never been to the grassland in person can really not imagine the vastness of the grassland. Although the Yinshan Mountains can be vaguely seen on the horizon, when you are on what seems to be a whole green grass carpet, it is so overwhelming. This feeling of joy is truly beyond words. Especially now is the season when the grass grows and the eagles fly. When those thin and tender grass touches the soles of the feet, it makes people feel more hopeful and joyful.

But for these Xianbei tribes in the Yinshan Mountains, there is no joy at all with the coming of spring, only indescribable fear and a cold that makes people shiver from their bones.

Several Xianbei men pressed against the horse's neck as much as possible to reduce the resistance of the wind. From time to time, they looked back nervously. The horses were dripping with sweat, their hooves were flying, and speckled soil and fine grass foam were behind the horses' hooves. Yang Lao Gao, hula la la rushed across the meadow...

In the distance, there are more than a dozen tents, a column of cattle and sheep, and some half-grown boys gathering together to play outside this small tribal settlement. It is said to be playing, but in fact it is not as noisy as usual. , for them, they are not aware of the crisis they are facing now, but the faces of the adults are not good, so the fighting and wrestling games they usually like to play are not very exciting, but they don't want to get too close to the tent, The noise made the adults upset, so they got together and dug out ant holes with sticks and roots.

"Back! Abba and the others are back!"

A sharp-eyed boy saw the horse galloping over the meadow, and recognized it as his father. He jumped up for joy, followed the direction of the horse and ran towards the tent area.

"Back! Oh, back!" A group of boys also cheered, running and jumping. For them, their father is the bravest man in the world. No problem can be overcome, and no wind or snow can stop their steps. It seems that as long as their father is around, the pillars of the tent will never collapse.

"Abba!"

The boy who was rushing at the front was just smiling and jumping to meet his father, but was pushed aside by his father. He suddenly lost his balance, stumbled and fell to the ground. When he raised his head, he found that his father's face was ashen, and his eyebrows were glazed over. He suddenly showed an expression that he had never seen before. He was so frightened that he couldn't help but kick his legs on the ground. He wanted to stand up, but found that his legs were a little weak...

"...Awu'erchi, how are you?"

"Uncle..."

The leading Xianbei man, Awu'erchi, grabbed the old man's robe and said with a grand expression, "...Da Danghu and General Zuo... were all defeated! Defeated! Now the Han people are marching north! Along the way, …”

Awurchi had a look of fear on his face, big beads of sweat broke out from his forehead, and he shuddered: "...all have been breached...and...Bateer is dead..."

"What?!" The old man grabbed Awu'erchi's arm urgently, took a few quick breaths, and said, "...Don't be anxious, speak slowly, speak slowly, what's going on?"

Awu'erchi calmed down, took a breath for a while, wiped the sweat from his head, and said: "Our right and left generals were defeated by some Han from the south, and even Battle died in the battle. Now! The Han people hold flags of three colors, and there are monsters and giants with extremely hard bodies that cannot be hurt by even the sharpest knives and arrows! Battle died in front of those giants... The monsters of the Han people are better than ours The horses are all taller and bigger, and they spray white mist. It is said that they are raised with flesh and blood and are extremely ferocious. When our horses saw the monsters of the Han people, their legs and feet became weak, and there was no way to fight the Han people... Going all the way north, it is said that we are almost reaching Heyin, and all the tribes on the road...are...all..."

As Awu'erchi said, he couldn't help but hesitate. Although he didn't say what the tribes along the way were like, his expression said everything.

"...and this..." Awu'erchi took out a piece of sheepskin from his arms with a sullen face, painted some patterns on it, and said, "This was given to us by General Zuo's tribe..."

The old man took it over hastily and pointed at the little man riding a horse on the sheepskin pattern with his old and yellow fingers. His face became more and more ugly, and the ink between the wrinkles of the years became heavier and heavier, like a tent. The shadows inside all covered his face.

"There are still thirty more people..." the old man closed his eyes and murmured, "...it's spring now. The cattle and sheep need to find a good pasture to put on the fat from the winter, and the horses are also ready to start breeding. ... Thirty more people are not enough even to include an old man like me. Do we have to let half-year-old children also join the battle..."

"Awu'erchi, was this troop deployment order sent to you by General Zuo?" The old man opened his eyes and asked, staring at Awu'erchi.

Awu'erchi shook his head and said: "I don't know him. The entire Zuo General tribe is in chaos... Just one person came, and a tribe gave an order to mobilize troops... What should I do?"

"This...this troop deployment order, apart from you, who else has seen it?" The old man squeezed General Zuo's troop deployment order tightly, as if he could squeeze water out of this small sheepskin, and got After receiving Awu'erchi's negative answer, he pondered for a while before looking around, and then said: "...Awu'erchi, come with me..." After saying that, he turned around and entered the tent behind him.

Awu'erchi didn't know why, so he followed the old man into the tent, only to see the old man standing in front of the small bonfire in the tent, motionless. The flickering flames reflected the old man's old face, and the darkness between the wrinkles on his face seemed to disappear. drip out.

After a moment of silence, the old man suddenly raised the troop deployment order above the bonfire, and then let go...

"Uncle!" Awu'erchi shouted in surprise.

The old man said in a deep voice, his voice hoarse, as if countless fatigue and wind and rain were hidden in it: "... Our tribe is too small... too small... so small that we can no longer bear another loss... Ah Wuerchi...this is not an order to mobilize troops, this is a relocation order! This is a relocation order! General Zuo ordered us...to move to the northwest to save our people..."

Awu'erchi made a sound, then fell silent, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Abo, in this case, we have to move faster, don't wait until the Han people come up... Let's clean up, tomorrow... No, leave today!”

"Yes! Let's leave today!" The old man looked at Awu'erchi and nodded, "Go and tell everyone, we'll leave today..."

Awu'erchi turned around and left the tent. Some light from outside the tent came in, but it was immediately blocked by the curtain, and the tent fell into shadow again...

"...General Zuo, it's not me... Sigh... Anyway, my tribe is so small, and thirty men are not missing much... General Zuo, I'm sorry... My grandson is just fourteen years old, really. 's... I really don't want him to go to the battlefield like this... I'll repay you for your great kindness in the next life..."

The old man knelt down toward the northeast, knelt down on the ground, and murmured, but his voice became lower and lower...

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