Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty False Greetings from Herdsmen and Changes in Qin
The northern region is a land of ice and snow, and it has officially entered the period of extreme cold.
Su Lu issued a military order, saying that the road was difficult to travel in the ice and snow. One hundred thousand troops had to survive in Rouran, and there was no need to withdraw immediately and return to Xuanfu.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the team, the troops were stationed dispersedly, changed their uniforms, and no longer wore iron armor.
Carry out winter training on a large scale to wipe out horse thieves and bandits in Rouran. In the coming spring, wait for the ice and snow to melt before heading back south.
All the herders in Thule have surrendered, all bandits have been wiped out, and the opposition has completely disappeared.
Su Lu was preparing to return to Beijing immediately. It was too cold in the north and he couldn't use his inner energy. If he stayed here any longer, he would freeze to death.
Lu Zhan immediately prepared to return to Beijing. On the next day, the Imperial Guards Battalion set off and drove their sleigh back south.
Su Lu almost wrapped himself into a rice dumpling, but he still felt cold.
The team marched to Xiwu Banner and set up a tent to rest. After the fire in the tent was lit, Su Lu felt that he had regained some consciousness.
While warming themselves by the fire, Su Lu complained to Lu Zhan: "If you can't mobilize your inner breath, you are simply seeking death in this northern land. I don't know how the herdsmen in this northern land survive. Their life in winter is really hard."
Lu Zhan was busy making the fire bigger. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "Commander Commander, you are really right. The herdsmen in the North who can survive are all because of their inner strength. Otherwise, they will suffer a lot."
But it’s such an icy and snowy place.”
Su Lu was a little shocked when he heard this. These herdsmen actually had inner breath close to them. Just when he was about to ask Lu Zhan what the skills of these herdsmen were, the guards shouted from outside the tent.
"Who is it? Stop."
"There is an assassin, be on guard."
Lu Zhan pulled out his knife and stood at the door of the tent.
Old God Su Lu continued to warm himself by the fire. This icy and snowy land was not suitable for assassins to hide at all. Anyone who could send out assassins at this time probably didn't have much brains.
"I'm not an assassin, I'm a herdsman, here to bring food to the prince."
The herdsmen's voices overwhelmed the voices of the surrounding guards and spread far in the dark night.
Lu Zhan paused in holding the knife and glanced at Su Lu in astonishment.
When it comes to military exploits, my prince is invincible and invincible, but when it comes to loving the people, my prince is outnumbered. How come there are still herdsmen coming to bring food to the prince?
A guard opened the curtain and came in. The cold wind carried snowflakes and blew into the tent. Su Lu, who was sitting next to the fire, shivered.
Lu Zhan hurriedly set up the tent and asked the guard, "What's going on? You're not an assassin?"
The guard ran to the fire, warmed it up and said: "It's not an assassin. Huzi is blind and admits his mistake. It's a few herdsmen. They said that the generals under Prince Meng saved their lives last time. They just saw our Prince camping here."
, I just wanted to come over and bring some food."
Lu Zhan's face was solemn: "How do they know it is the prince who is here? There is no traitor, and no one knows that it is the prince we are protecting."
The guard warmed up the fire and felt much warmer. Then he smiled and said: "There is a herdsman who paid homage to the prince with Yuan Zhang, the shopkeeper of Dafeng No. in Xuanfu, and Lu He, the shopkeeper of Herun No. in Jingcheng. It was
The prince he recognized."
Lu Zhan nodded: "That's right. Anyone who has met the prince will not easily admit his mistake. We, the prince, are the only ones wearing the same clothes as the ball in the ice and snow."
Su Lu waved his hand: "Check his identity and let him in if there is no problem. We will control this grassland from now on. These are our people."
Lu Zhan stood up: "Second son, please stay with the prince, I will go and screen you."
After about a cup of tea, voices rang out from the door of the tent, and Lu Zhan led several herdsmen over.
Huzi led several guards into the camp first, set the table and stood beside Su Lu.
Lu Zhan then led the herdsmen into the tent.
The leader of the herdsmen had a dark complexion. When he saw Su Lu, without waiting for Su Lu to speak, he took a few steps quickly and knelt down in front of Su Lu.
"The herdsman Zarihe has met the prince, and the prince is Jinan, and his longevity is as long as the sky."
Su Lu called Zharihe up and ordered everyone to come over and warm themselves by the fire.
"The weather is really too cold. Zhari and you don't need to come here. You all have parents and children, and your whole family is counting on you. If something happens to you in the dark night, I can't help you."
Your family will explain."
Zharihe was so moved that tears filled his eyes: "Thank you, the common people, for your concern. Zharihe is used to walking in this area of a hundred miles. Even with his eyes closed, he can tell where there are snow caves and high slopes. Nothing will happen to him."
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The herdsmen next to him also said with a smile: "We are accompanying Zharihe, and even the blind bear will not dare to come out to cause trouble for us. Prince, just don't worry."
"This is the beef, mutton and kumiss brought by Zarihe and the others. Please eat some, my lord."
Lu Zhan brought the prepared meat and wine, and several herdsmen looked at Su Lu eagerly.
Su Luxin said that the herdsmen were so hospitable, so he couldn't help but express his hospitality, so he took a few bites of the beef and drank the kumiss in one gulp.
Well, the taste is average. Only salt is added to the beef, which makes it taste even more average.
Hey, why are Zhari and a few herdsmen still looking at me like before? They are not looking at me eagerly to eat because they are hospitable.
"You haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat something together?"
Su Lu was polite.
Zhari and several herdsmen nodded together, almost drooling.
"Your Majesty, you are too polite. How can I be so embarrassed?"
"We didn't send much food, so why are you embarrassed?"
Amidst the chattering, several herdsmen gathered around and ate up the kumiss and beef and mutton in the astonished eyes of Lu Zhanhuzi and several guards.
Su Lu looked at the few herdsmen with unsatisfied expressions on their faces, and immediately realized that this guy was not bringing me food, but that he was thinking about me.
"Go and bring us some food. We need to have plenty of food."
Su Lu ordered.
Lu Zhan understood, turned around and went out. After about half a cup of tea, he came in with a large pot of roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes and placed it among several people.
Zharihe took the lead, picked up a piece of roasted sweet potato, broke it into two pieces, and said excitedly to his companions:
"This is roasted sweet potato, the most delicious food in the South. Try it."
As he spoke, Zharihe took a bite of the roasted sweet potato, with a satisfied look on his face as if he had eaten something unspeakable.
The other herdsmen started to eat sweet potatoes one after another, with the same satisfied look on their faces.
"It's delicious. It's so delicious."
After several herdsmen finished eating most of the pots of potatoes and roasted sweet potatoes, Su Lu asked.
"Zharihe, do you still have enough food stored now?"
Zharihe's face was stunned: "I dare not lie to the prince, we do not have much food to eat. If this white disaster continues for a few more days and the cattle and sheep are slaughtered, we will not be able to survive in the coming year."
The herdsman next to him said: "At this time in previous years, Han merchants would bring food. This year, there were successive wars, and those bastards in Wugutu killed many Han merchants, so Han merchants did not dare to come."
Su Lu nodded and told Lu Zhan: "Write this down. When we return to Xuanfu, we will instruct the government to purchase potatoes and sweet potatoes and transport them to the grassland."
"By the way, wasn't Yuan Zhang of Dafeng's life saved by us? The prophet told him to organize a chamber of commerce to lower the price so that the people on the grassland cannot have enough to eat."
Su Lu gave such instructions, and Zhari and several herdsmen were moved. They all knelt down and kowtowed to Su Lu.
"Your Majesty, something bad is going on. An urgent message from General Cao came from the Western Region. There is a sudden movement of the Qin army in Liangzhou."
