Su Ren actually let him go, which surprised Liu Hong. After running in the snow for ten days and nights, he finally found a place to rest. Nie Yi quickly sent someone to prepare the best for Liu Hong
With a house and the best clothes, the best medical officers were hired to cut off the frozen areas on Liu Hong's body and apply ointment.
The room was very warm, and the bedding was new, with a faint fragrance. Liu Hong was naked from the waist up, and his frostbitten hands were wrapped in thick linen. Three fingers, this was the biggest gift given to Liu Hong in the ice and snow. He looked at the plate.
Without thinking, Liu Hong grabbed the three blackened fingers and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them with a crunching sound. After the last bit was swallowed, Liu Hong said to Nie Yi.
"Pack it up and we'll set off as soon as it gets dark. We can't stay here."
Nie Yi nodded quickly: "The villain has already given the order. Young Master has a bite to eat first."
While eating, Liu Hong asked again: "What's going on outside? Tell me."
"No!" Nie Yi pushed the dishes in front of Liu Hong: "Su Ren was very cruel this time. After the young master left Hami, Mo Cong and Shao Weng also arrived in Hami with their people, but they did not fight Su Ren.
I left, but before I returned to Shanshan Country, I found that Shanshan Country had been occupied by the Han people. They fought a battle with Su Ren's people on the edge of Bailongtan and were wiped out by them. Mo Cong and Shao Weng were nowhere to be found. I'm afraid it's a disaster."
Liu Hong chuckled: "This is within my expectation, what else?"
"Also, Su Ren left Hami yesterday, took all the Han people with him, and was on his way to Yumen. This time he did not get any benefits in Hami."
Liu Hong laughed again: "How can there be no benefit? Defeated us, and defeated the Mohists and Fang Xiandao. This is the benefit. Now, neither the Westerners nor the Huns around Yumen pose any threat to them. Su Ren
You can rest assured to build the city. Once the construction of Yumen City is completed, the Han Dynasty will drive a nail in the Western Region. Their army will attack at any time, and those Qiang people cannot stop it."
"Oh, by the way! Speaking of the Qiang people, our people came back and reported that a large group of Qiang people suddenly left their territory recently and are coming towards us. Their number is no less than 50,000, and they also bring a large number of livestock with them.
According to the time calculation, we will arrive at Yumen in about ten days."
"Oh? The Qiang people are coming to the Western Regions?"
Nie Yi nodded: "The war in the Qiang land has been going on for so many years and has swept away almost all the tribes. The people who came this time were from tribes near Ganliang Road, led by Erma, the leader of the Yongquan tribe. As long as
When they entered the Western Region, they became meat in our mouths. Their soldiers were not many, and most of them were women and children."
Liu Hong rolled his eyes: "This is good news. We are just in need of supplements. Nowadays, people from the Western Regions have nothing to rob. I didn't expect the Qiang people to come to our door. You just said when they would arrive at Yumen."
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"About ten days from now!"
The corners of Liu Hong's mouth turned up and he sneered: "Very good, I'll give the order to all the remaining people to immediately assemble and rush to the west of Yumen. As long as the Qiang people pass through Yumen, no one can stop us!"
Nie Yi frowned: "That's Su Ren's territory there, and Su Ren still has a troop of troops in Shanshan Kingdom. If..."
Liu Hong sneered and said: "Don't worry, we don't have to fight hard with the Qiang people. We can grab the livestock and leave immediately. No one in the Western Region can catch up with us Hai Hu'er!"
At the same time, another group of horse thieves also targeted the Qiang people. As the wolf master, Jingjie was Su Ren's covert disguise after he came to the Western Regions. Although he sometimes acted as Su Ren's enemy, Jingjie was a good friend at critical moments.
. He almost single-handedly supported Su Ren. Without his protection in Qianni City, Su Ren would have been in trouble with just the few people he had. Without the efforts of Bailongtan Thorns, Su Ren would have been able to lead the way.
No one can dig through the thick snow until next year.
After the Qiang people passed through Yumen, Su Ren was the first to write a letter to Jingjing. The letter made it very clear that if you want to establish a foothold in the Western Regions, you will definitely not be able to do it without horses and livestock. Robbery of those passing merchants is not a long-term solution.
Since the Qiang people came to his door, he couldn't blame himself for being evil-minded. In the letter, Su Ren repeatedly warned Jingjing that horses and livestock could be given to him, but the Qiang people could kill as little as possible, and it would be best to send them all to Yumen.
While reading the letter, Jingji smiled: "This guy just said he would never embarrass the Qiang people, and then he turned around and asked me to take action. Such a guy is really not suitable for being friends."
Ying Guangji said with a smile: "This is the mentality of a big shot. It's not strange to talk and laugh with you face to face, but to kill you behind your back. What's more, he only promised not to embarrass the Qiang people, and told the Qiang people that the Western Regions are not so easy to mess with. The Qiang people
Even if I seek death, I can’t blame him.”
"Young master, you mean..., take action?"
"Why don't you take action? If we don't take action, someone will!"
"who?"
Ying Guangji took a sip of wine: "This is a piece of fat meat. Except Su Ren, who has no choice but to make a promise, everyone wants a piece of the pie. This is like a fat sheep entering a pack of wolves. It's weird if you think he can!"
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Jingji thought for a while: "The Qiang people are not easy to mess with, not to mention there are so many of them. It's hard to tell who will win and who will lose in a fight!"
Ying Guangji chuckled: "Then let's take a look first. As Su Ren said, if people eat meat, we can just drink the soup. Besides, this soup is relatively thick, which is most suitable for us poor people."
Jingjia laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, let's drink soup! Go ahead and ask the boys to pay attention and see the situation clearly before taking action. Don't lose yourself in the consequences of not eating the meat!"
After King Xiutu watched the demonstration of the Qiang people, he climbed down the city wall and left Yumen. As for whether he went back to prepare troops and horses as Su Ren said, Su Ren was really not sure. The Qiang people are not easy to deal with either.
Like the Huns, they lived in relatively difficult places, and they also raised horses. Judging from customs and habits, the two races might have been the same race a long time ago.
Su Ren is very busy now. There are many Qiang people left behind, most of them are women and children. Feeding these people consumes a lot of food and does not produce much. The Qiang tribe is a very strange thing. Most of the livestock in the tribe belong to
The remaining small part of the leader or headman belongs to the elders and priests who are most trusted by the leader. As for the people at the lowest level, it can be said that they have nothing, and their lives are to some extent not even comparable to the livestock of the lord's family.
According to the records of later generations, the Qiang race should have been in slavery since the ancestors of that race on the plateau. Since they established society, if Taizu’s army had not approached the plateau, maybe in the 21st century, the plateau would still be
In an ignorant slave society, the superior lord or leader is the soul of the entire tribe, and his words are the life of everyone in the tribe.
Seeing those slaves who were as bent as shrimps walking back and forth among a group of nobles, Su Ren shook his head and left on the pretext of having something to do. As a person of later generations, he did not object to using maids and slaves, but this kind of almost and
He couldn't be happy at all when he saw these servants who were like dust ants.
Han Qing grasped this point keenly and said to Su Ren: "Do you want..."
Su Ren shook his head: "It's not the right time yet. They have just surrendered. Everyone knows it was us who did it now. At least we have to wait until those who left come back. Then there will be a thousand ways to frame the blame."
Han Qing smiled and nodded: "That's fine. Since you promised not to embarrass these Qiang people, you must abide by your promise, at least on the surface."
Su Ren never went to gatherings with those Qiang leaders again. He couldn't bear to see the domineering behavior of those leaders, and he couldn't get used to the smell on their bodies. It is said that these people only bathe three times in their lives, once for birth and once for wedding.
When he died, he held a wine glass and watched the lice burrowing in and out of his messy hair. Su Ren wanted to vomit several times.
"I wonder where those people went?"
Han Qing said: "We have just arrived at the cold wind outlet. After passing by, we will enter the Western Region, but there are already people waiting there, and there are more than one!"
"Oh? It seems that people from the Western Regions are very well-informed! Who is the fastest?"
"Liu Hong's horse thief!"
"It is indeed him. This guy's family fortune is still there. If King Xiu Tu doesn't hurry up, there won't be much meat left. Send someone to tell King Xiu Tu about this. The bait has been put down. How can we not catch some big fish?"
King Xiutu hurried on all night, and the horse's mouth was spitting out greedy food, but King Xiutu continued to urge. No matter how sophisticated a war horse is, it has its limits. Fortunately, it still delivered its owner to the destination safely and quickly.
His four legs went limp and he fell to the ground. Without caring about his own horse, King Xiutu immediately ordered his generals to gather together. The dull horns of horns echoed in the night sky, and pairs of Hun herdsmen quickly put down their things, turned around and ran into their own
The tents were looking for weapons. The sound of the horn was low and rapid, which was the signal for war.
A kind of general entered the king's tent, and King Xiutu was lying on the map to check the terrain. After a while, King Xiutu tapped the cold air vent twice with his fingers: "Tu Xi, I order you to lead the troops and horses to rush there immediately.
No one is allowed to pass through the cold air outlet, and anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death!"
"No!" A powerful Hun general turned around and walked out of the tent.
"Zheliqi, I order you to lead the troops and horses of your headquarters to reinforce and attack. Anyone who dares to harm our army will be killed without mercy!"
"No!" Another Huns general left the tent.
The horn horns outside the king's tent became more urgent and intensive. The call for soldiers and horses was mixed with the sound of horse hooves leaving the camp. Inside the king's tent, King Xiutu was still constantly dispatching soldiers to guard the royal court after just a cup of tea.
The horses were almost all used up by King Xiutu. If it were not for fear of any problems, the last king's army would not want to stay. They are Qiang people, and there are many of them. One more person will increase the chance of winning. King Xiutu understands this very well.
reason.
The generals in the big tent left one after another. You Guduhou was the last force left by King Xiutu. Seeing the others leaving, he couldn't sit still and saluted: "Your Majesty, what happened?
What's the matter? Lengfengkou is the foundation of the Western Regions people, is it possible that those Western Regions people want to rebel?"
King Xiutu shook his head: "They are not from the Western Regions, but from the Qiang people!" (To be continued)