Chapter 949 Back

Turkic Khan Ashina Zanzhi received this letter with a heavy heart.

The two countries are at war without cutting off the envoys.

This is the rule.

But after seeing this letter, Zanji felt something was wrong.

There is no news about Yeluqi so far, and no one has escaped back.

There was no news from the five thousand troops and Yeluqi.

It's hard to tell whether it's life or death.

This letter was no different from the previous one, and it was still asking them to pay ransom and slave horses in exchange for their people.

Of course, there is one more Yeluqi on the list this time.

Moreover, the other party's conditions have more than doubled.

Zanzhi knew in his heart that his General Yeluqi might also be captured.

No news means a complete victory.

This time, he no longer dared to send troops rashly. The 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Yeluqi were all strong men and horses.

There is no return and no sound.

The spies he sent out inquired for a long time, but no one knew the whereabouts of Yeluqi.

All I know is that the soldiers and horses sent by Yeluqi arrived at the other side's village, and there was no news again.

Of course, some people also say that the lightning and thunder that day were the heavenly soldiers and generals who captured Yeluqi.

No matter what happened, Yeluqi must be in someone else's hands now. Since he dared to send a letter, he must be in someone else's hands.

Sanji had no choice but to call all the other ministers together to discuss what to do.

This year, their Turks encountered a heavy snowfall that was rare in ten years. Under this kind of weather, they did not have enough food. There were not enough horses, so they froze to death, and countless cattle and sheep suffered frostbite.

Now such a heavy ransom has to be added. Although they can definitely get it out, the impact on them will be far-reaching.

It is definitely impossible not to redeem people. Both Yeluqi and Hamud are important ministers of their royal family.

When the time comes, the hearts of the tribesmen who follow him will be chilled.

After a meeting, they determined that it must have been done by the defenders of Yanmen Pass.

These southerners are so cunning that they actually want to deceive them into thinking that ordinary villagers did this. How is this possible?

If ordinary people had such fighting power, how could they dare to bully the Southerners like this?

There are not many bloody Southerners.

Without knowing what magical means the other party used, they would definitely not dare to act rashly. I had to obediently take away all the horses, cattle, sheep and slaves. They all drove away.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and the others were so excited that they received tens of thousands of horses at once.

Moreover, they are all the strongest Huns horses.

In one fell swoop, 50,000 southern slaves were received.

Although the majority are women, children, and the elderly, these are the population after all.

As long as they are given time to recuperate, these people can be a full-fledged workforce.

They have opened up so much wasteland, and all the mountains have been developed by Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Not only do they plant trees, but they also raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and cows!

All in free-range form.

These new labor forces will naturally create more wealth in the future.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt pain in his heart when he looked at the slaves with numb expressions and ragged clothes.

Being kept as slaves, these people have long lost their fighting spirit and probably live like cattle and sheep. Even though they have returned to the Southland, they still gather together cautiously.

Looking around cautiously, no one dared to speak loudly, and no one dared to do anything excessive.

Looking at the familiar place, they were filled with surprise.

How could those Turks send them back in good condition?

Many times letting them leave meant death, and sometimes the Turkic nobles did it for fun.

They would pick out some of the mature men or children among their slaves, drive them away, let them run, and hunt them as if they were prey, leaving them full of surprise and uncertainty along the way.

The result came here.

No one could believe they had escaped.

Jiang Xiaoxiao led someone to distribute porridge to them. These people had not eaten for a long time. When everyone received the bowl of porridge shivering with a broken bowl, they couldn't believe it.

In their eyes, all they can eat are soups made from grass seeds, roots, bark and the like.

Sometimes you are lucky enough to accidentally catch a field mouse, or a rabbit, which can improve your life in everyone's soup.

Of course, there are also those meatless bones that the slave-owning nobles threw to him for their own entertainment purposes. They will also cook them into the soup, which will at least satisfy their hunger.

They are worse than those cattle, sheep, pigs and horses.

In the eyes of those Turks, although they are called two-legged sheep, they are not as good as sheep at all, and they are not worthy of eating the forage like sheep.

They have no right to eat food.

Food is very precious to the Turks, so it is naturally impossible to give it to them.

But the bowl of porridge in front of them now is clearly thick porridge.

It doesn't even fall over when you insert chopsticks into it.

It had been years since I had eaten such food. Everyone was in a daze as they held the meal in front of them. They didn't know if they would die immediately after eating this bowl of rice.

No one dared to move their chopsticks. Everyone watched silently as the bowl of porridge in front of them changed from piping hot to lukewarm.

No matter how Li Tieniu, Lin Dawang and others tried to persuade them, these people ate quickly. But no one dared to move.

Li Tieniu, Lin Dawang and the others felt the same way. These people no longer lived like human beings, they were just like wooden people.

A word, an instruction, and they will follow it.

The slightest loud noise will cause everyone to huddle together like a frightened bird. It seems that this is the only way to feel safe.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt heartbroken when he saw this scene.

He walked over, took a broken bowl directly to the big pot, filled a large bowl of porridge with a spoon, and came in front of everyone with chopsticks.

These people watched her every move silently. Although they did not speak, their eyes looked around cautiously.

No movement escapes their eyes.

It is through such vigilance that they can survive to this day.

What does that person want to do?

Jiang Xiaoxiao came in front of everyone, "You are all our brothers and sisters, our fathers and brothers. You are afraid, you are worried, you are afraid that there is poison in this rice. I will eat it to show you. I want to tell you, you go home Yes, back to my relatives.

From now on, you can have enough food and clothing, and you can live an upright life. You are no longer a two-legged sheep. "

Jiang Xiaoxiao quickly ate the bowl of half-warm porridge. When she started to choke, the others finally made a move, and tears filled their eyes.

Watching Jiang Xiaoxiao eat the bowl of porridge, he raised the empty bowl.

His eyes are clear and his demeanor is upright.

With tears in their eyes, they began to swallow the porridge in the bowl with force. Although it was cold, in their eyes, it was extremely delicious.

They are back.