"Woo..." The huge horn sounded, and the deep sound spread throughout Yumen. Whether those who were building the city or those resting, all raised their ears and listened carefully to the sound of the horn. In the Gobi desert, letters were sent using gongs and drums.
It really doesn't work. Flags can't express complex meanings. Only horns are the best and simplest tool to convey messages.
Ever since Su Ren heard the horn horn in Mayi, he has been very fascinated by the horn horn. Its powerful penetrating power is very suitable for use in places where there are no human habitations for hundreds of miles. In addition, the horn horn can also be tuned according to the tone.
The urgency and length can be used to explain the situation, and you can also determine the direction and distance of the other party based on the direction of the sound.
Huo Jin was the first to rush out of his wooden house. His armor was half worn, but he was holding a halberd in his hand. Shi Bao, Zhang Tong, and Wu Xiu all went out one after another. They were the only weapons in Yumen.
Judging from the sound, a large group of people came from the southeast, and they were mainly cavalry. This was very noteworthy.
"What's going on?" Hawking grabbed a soldier who ran past him and asked sharply.
The soldiers panicked: "The people we sent haven't come back yet, and we still don't know what happened. General, what should we do now?"
"Tell everyone to dress up and wait for my order!"
"No!" the soldier agreed and quickly ran to inform the team.
A group of black shadows appeared on the horizon. The ones at the front were naturally the fastest cavalry, and these people were wrapped in animal skins and carried weapons with them. They had no intention of stopping and charged straight at Yu.
Mencheng rushed over.
Hawking shouted: "Archers are on the city wall, cavalry are lined up, ready to meet the enemy!"
The fierce black wind kept digging at the ground. It is said that what kind of people raise what kind of livestock. This black wind, like Hawking, is very yearning for war. As long as he sees neatly dressed soldiers, his wildness will be suppressed.
Guan forced out. Huo Jin took the lead, followed by Zhang Tong, Shi Bao and Wu Xu, one was in charge of archers and the other was in charge of infantry. The number of people under them was not large, but they never doubted that this person could
Can't defeat the enemy!
Fifteen miles passed in a blink of an eye. The people who came were indeed very strange. They wrapped themselves tightly in clothes. Not only did they have long weapons in their hands, but they also had palm-long daggers in their waists. What was even more surprising was that
, behind this team there were more women, children and livestock, the number was unprecedented, and the darkness almost filled up all the ground in front of them.
The messenger quickly left the team and ran towards the large black mass on his own horse, without any hesitation or hesitation. What happened outside the city finally alarmed the people in the city, and almost everyone dropped what they were holding.
He stood blankly on top of the city and looked out, hoping to see clearly whether these people were enemies or friends.
Su Ren was among them. When he saw the group of people outside the city, he was also shocked. So many people suddenly appeared, whether there were many women and children or not, it was a worrying thing. Yumen
The city is still under construction, and the city walls are not properly built. Even if these people step on it, they can easily break in.
King Xiutu asked: "Why is there no flag? Where did they come from?"
Su Ren shook his head: "It's not clear yet, but the fact that they stopped outside the city means that this group of people may not be here to attack us."
"With so many people, they should be a very big tribe. The southeastern direction is full of Qiang people. The Qiang people's tribe is not very big, so there are definitely not so many people!"
Han Qing frowned: "The Qiang land has been at war for many years. Maybe they are really Qiang people."
The messenger was riding alone on the Gobi Desert, going back and forth several times. Neither party knew what was said. The guy Hawking didn't even send anyone to report. Su Ren had no choice but to send Huang Shisan to ask.
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It was not long before Huang Shisan ran back sweating profusely: "Sir, they are Qiang people!"
"Qiang people? Why are they here if they are not in their own place?"
Huang Shisan shook his head: "Hawking didn't say that. He said that the leader was that Erma."
"It's them!"
After several rounds of back and forth, this time some horses from the Qiang team on the opposite side finally followed the messenger. When they arrived in front of the Huojin Formation, someone immediately confiscated all their weapons and then led them into Yumen City.
Su Ren met Erma and the others at the top of the city. King Xiutu guessed correctly that all the people outside the city were Qiang people, and they were Qiang people from dozens of tribes.
The war in the Qiang land has changed rapidly in the past year. The grasslands where the Qiang people have lived for generations have been involved in the war. Even if you are unwilling to join the war, someone will attack you. Those who have already fought have red eyes.
, they had neither soldiers nor cattle and sheep in their hands. In order to continue fighting, they chose these tribes on the edge of the Qiang land as their targets, killing their people and taking away their livestock and warriors.
Erma's tribe is relatively close to Ganliang Road. It can be said that most of its territory is not within the Qiang land. Even this tribe has been attacked dozens of times. In the past, it could barely cope with it, but as the attacks came,
As the frequency increased, the tribe, which was not very big, was on the verge of destruction. Therefore, these tribes who were unwilling to fight made a major decision, that is, to leave the Qiang land.
As soon as he saw Su Ren, Blind Yao consciously acted as a lubricant for the negotiations between the two parties. He first saluted Su Ren and then began to speak: "Dear Mr. Su, the great man, we are really happy to see you again. You and us
We are the best friends, so we traveled thousands of miles to visit our friends. For this purpose, we prepared two hundred war horses and five hundred cattle, hoping to borrow them from here to continue our journey westward!"
"Oh? Going west? Is your grassland bad? Can grass grow in this desert and Gobi for you to graze?"
Erma stared: "You don't have to worry about whether you can graze. You have also seen that I have a large number of warriors. If you don't want to, then you will have to use force!"
Su Ren sneered: "Are you threatening me?"
Blind Yao quickly smiled and said: "No, no, no, Mr. Su is a god in the hearts of our people. He saved many people last year. Mr. Su's deeds are still being sung on the grassland. We are just asking, asking Mr. Su to let us go."
It’s just the past.”
"Haha." Su Ren looked at Blind Yao and smiled: "You still know how to speak. With so many people going to the Western Regions together, could it be that something happened on the grassland?"
Blind Yao sighed: "Hey! To be honest, Mr. Su should know that there has been a war on the grassland. Originally, the war was limited to the area below the plateau. Who would have thought that in one year, the entire grassland would be involved?
Those hateful tribes are fighting for the sake of fighting. We don’t want to fight, so we can only leave the grassland and find another place where we can settle down and live.”
"Oh, that's it! Then where are you going?"
Blind Yao sighed again: "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's take it one step at a time. Let's leave first."
Su Ren smiled, very sincerely: "In that case, why not stay here?"
Erma immediately became vigilant when he heard this. He had not been dealing with this Han for a long time, but this Han was different from the Han people he had seen before. As far as he knew, the cause of the war on the grassland was because of this young Han in front of him.
Now that this Han wants to keep them, could it be...
Erma's thoughts did not represent the thoughts of other tribal leaders, and several of them looked happy. Su Ren was overjoyed and said: "You guys have also seen that we are building this city, and it won't take long to build it."
It will become the most majestic city in Ganliang Dao and even the entire Western Region. As long as you are willing to stay, I promise to treat everyone well!"
"Of course, I'm not forcing it. You can think about it more and tell me before it's too late. As for those who want to leave, I will never stop you. But I want to tell you that judging from the situation outside the city, the number of people coming this time plus
There are no less than one hundred thousand cattle, sheep, and livestock. With such a large force entering the Western Region, even if you are unwilling to provoke anyone, the countries in the Western Region will not let you go."
"What kind of place is the Western Region? There are not many pastures here for you to graze freely, and there are horse thieves everywhere. Once you enter the Western Region, you must consider your own safety at all times, not only to guard against those horse thieves, but also to guard against those from other countries.
Threat! No one can pretend not to see so many livestock." Pulling King Xiutu over, Su Ren pointed at King Xiutu and continued: "This is King Xiutu of the Xiongnu, take a look.
His eyes? Let me tell you this, as long as you leave Yumen, I am afraid it will not take many months before the Huns' cavalry will appear on your way forward. They will not take in the old and weak, they are more interested in livestock!"
Everyone's eyes turned to King Xiutu. King Xiutu rolled his eyes with a dark face, coughed, broke away from Su Ren's hand, and left. Su Ren said with a smile: "Look, I got it right.
Now it's up to you to choose. Okay, you can go. I hope I can hear your correct choice before the sun rises tomorrow."
King Xiutu has left, and the Qiang people have also left, but the vigilance in and outside the city has not relaxed. These Qiang people have reached the point of desperation and may do anything. For this reason, Su Ren specially asked Huo Jin to be more vigilant.
So that you won’t be able to cope with it when the time comes.
The Qiang people camped outside the city, and the lights in the camp were kept on all night. The scouts sent out came back and reported that the Qiang people had been quarreling all night in the big tent, and those who wanted to stay and those who wanted to leave were quarreling fiercely.
The lights were not turned off in Su Ren's room all night long. Su Ren was waiting. He hoped that these Qiang people would stay. Yumen City had just been established, and the Han army had no way to come here. It was also unrealistic to find people from the Han people. Yumen's status was very important.
It was so special that Su Ren simply couldn't handle it with the few manpower he had. The reason why King Xiutu agreed to Su Ren to build the city here, and everyone knew what he wanted to do instead.
The sudden appearance of the Qiang people gave Su Ren a good opportunity. Tens of thousands of Qiang people entered Yumen. Even if King Xiutu wanted to take action, he would have to consider it. This is good news. (To be continued)
