Back then, Long Chen and Di Lingyi went on the Northern Expedition and killed Yeluhong. The barbarians were indeed frightened.
But later, Long Chen focused on Xixia and Nanliang, adopting a tolerant policy towards the barbarians, allowing mutual trade between the two sides, and allowing the barbarian war horses to be continuously sent to the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as the barbarian leather.
All these provided Long Chen with gentleman's logistics, especially when attacking Xixia, the barbarians directly sent troops.
At the same time, it also brought disadvantages. The barbarians recovered quickly and had sufficient armaments. Their awe for the Zhou Dynasty slowly faded away, and they felt that they were capable again.
Ugu returned to the camp with his guards, and the hawks Todli and Tieli asked about the situation, and they had already made up their minds.
"Tell everyone in the clan that our Shan is a lackey of Zhou Dynasty. He is no longer the holy son of the Wolf clan."
Tuodeli sneered again and again, and Ugu said: "We must withdraw to the grassland immediately, King Wu is coming soon."
For Long Chen, they still had residual fear in their hearts. They did not want to confront Long Chen head-on, and wanted to retreat to the grassland to escape before Long Chen arrived.
Tie Li nodded and said: "King Wu is not easy to mess with. Let's go back. The ghost tribe and the human tribe are all lies."
They never believed in the existence of the ghost tribe, and felt that this was Long Chen's lie to deceive the barbarians.
Tudley said: "We gathered in the name of saving our brothers, broke through Yanmen Pass, snatched the people away, and then retreated."
Wu Gu nodded and said: "I just saw it, they are only 30,000 people, we have 300,000 here, there is absolutely no problem in breaking through Yanmen Pass."
Tie Li said: "Gather the tribesmen from all over the country and retreat outside the pass within two days."
Long Chen will arrive within two days, and they will leave within two days. Once Long Chen arrives, it is up to them whether he leaves or not.
The three of them immediately split up.
Tuzhi slowly returned to Shan Yuya's tent, and was greeted by a young man at the door. This man was Tuzhi's confidant, named Basi.
Basi once lived near Yanmen Pass and felt close to the Zhou Dynasty. He was not as hostile to the Zhou Dynasty as the barbarians who grew up in the grasslands.
"Chanyu, Ugu, Tieli, and Tuodeli have sent people to summon their ministries. They want to return to the grassland."
Basi immediately reported the matter.
Tu Zhi's face was gloomy and he sighed slightly: "I can't stop them, let them go."
"You summon our people and tell them not to follow Wu Gu's instigation. King Wu will be here soon."
"There are ghosts in the northern grasslands. You can't go back. You absolutely can't go back."
Basi looked very embarrassed and said: "Chanyu, they don't believe that there are ghosts on the grassland."
Tu Zhi looked up at the dark sky, his eyes gradually turned cold, and said: "If you don't believe it, then go back."
In the past two years, he has been trying to win over Ugu and the others and try not to cause internal divisions.
But in the end, Ugu still insisted on it.
In this case, it is just right to use Long Chen's hand to eradicate dissidents, so that he can truly control the barbarians and become a king with real power.
"Go and tell Zhang Man immediately that Ugu may be rebelling and tell them to be careful."
Tuzhi cannot go. If he goes to Yanmen Pass, he will be easily discovered.
Bath can take a trip instead.
Basi immediately took a horse and ran quietly to Yanmen Pass.
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Northern grassland.
Gui Tai and Li Chengdao walked in front, and behind them, five thousand ghost warriors walked through the snow.
They trampled the thick snow into a wide snow ditch.
In the vast grassland, the ghost fetuses were searching for the barbarian herdsmen like headless flies.
Li Chengdao felt that the ghost fetus was a bit of an idiot. The grassland was so big and he was searching aimlessly. When would he find it?
"It should be nearby."
The ghost tire suddenly stopped, standing on the snow and looking around, his nose twitching slightly as he searched for the smell in the wind.
Li Chengdao thought that ghost fetuses were wandering around, but this was not the case.
Guitei remembers that in winter, herdsmen would choose some places to escape the wind and snow, and cattle and sheep also needed shelter. Such places were relatively fixed.
The place where he stands now is the place where herders took refuge in the past.
Ghost Fei sniffed the smell carefully, then looked to the southeast and said happily: "It's right there."
After saying that, Guitai quickly walked to the southeast.
Li Chengdao and the ghost warriors immediately followed.
After walking not long, I saw a cliff with an empty cave underneath, where cattle, sheep and herders were hiding.
Smoke came out of the cave, and the braying of cattle and sheep mixed with the voices of people.
"The Holy Son is wise."
Li Chengdao quickly flattered him.
Guitai sneered and said: "My warriors, go ahead."
After saying that, the ghost warriors who were almost transformed into ice sculptures spread out and formed a circle to surround the cave.
Li Chengdao was secretly surprised. Not only could these ghost warriors understand the ghost warriors' words, they also understood strategies. They were not dead.
These ghost warriors were sleeping in the ice lake. Li Chengdao thought they were dead, like walking zombies.
It seems not now.
The ghost warriors slowly surrounded them, while the barbarians in the cave were warming themselves by the fire.
A young and vigorous man was having barbecue and drinking wine with several other people, who were the leaders of several tribes.
Several people talked to each other, basically mocking Tuzhi's words.
"There are ghosts on the grassland. We have lived for decades and have never seen one."
"I asked the wizard and he said that ghosts are just legends and there are no ghosts in our grassland."
"Humph, Tu Zhi is no longer a wolf in the prairie, he is a dog of Zhou Dynasty."
"He was originally a puppet supported by King Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Of course he was the dog of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Bayi Chinese website
"I think Ugu is more suitable to be a Chanyu, and Tuzhi is no longer suitable."
"I think so, but Wu Gu still followed Tuzhi to Yanmen Pass."
"They went to Yanmen Pass to be dogs for Da Zhou. I don't think they will ever come back."
Several leaders ate meat and drank wine, surrounded by cattle and sheep.
Because of their large number, the huge caves are warmed by the body temperature of the cattle and sheep, which is much better than the ice and snow outside.
Outside, a group of children wearing thick animal skin clothes were playing around.
The children were making snowmen and having snowball fights, and were having a lot of fun.
A girl held a snowball in her hand, and the snot from her nose had frozen into icicles hanging on her lips.
"Hasido, look here."
A little girl throws a snowball at a boy.
The boy laughed loudly after being hit, and picked up a snowball to fight back, but saw a man whose body was frozen into an ice sculpture walking behind the girl.
"Badanai, behind you."
The boy pointed behind the girl and shouted in horror.
The girl turned around and saw a ghost warrior, his body was frozen into an ice sculpture, his eyes were as black as ink, and his expression was like ice and snow for thousands of years. He raised his hand and grabbed the girl's head. His mouth slowly opened, and the ice scum on his face fell down.
Lose.
"ah..."
The girl screamed in terror.
The ghost warrior bit open the girl's throat, and the warm blood flowed into the frozen throat. The ghost warrior's body slowly melted, his face slowly changed from black to flesh color, and white steam came out slightly from his body.
When the girl was bitten to death, other ghost warriors also arrived, and the children playing in the snow became the first prey.
The alert child turned around and screamed and ran back to the cave. The adult was taking care of the animals. When he heard the scream, he cursed impatiently: "What are you calling? You're not helping!"
The child's eyes were frightened and his whole body was shaking. He pointed outside and said, "Ghosts, there are ghosts, they eat people!"
The adults looked at the children in confusion, they didn't believe in any ghosts.
"It's nonsense. What's wrong? It's nonsense told by the people of Zhou Dynasty to lie to us."
The adult slapped the child on the face. The child did not cry or feel any pain. There was always a look of fear on his face.
Now, the adults felt that something was wrong.
If it is a lie, a slap will make the child become honest.
But it didn't, which means something happened outside.
The adult immediately put down the lamb in his arms and hurried to the entrance of the cave, where he saw thousands of ghost warriors walking inside.
