Chilechuan, at the foot of Hell Mountain,
The sky is like a dome.
The sky is vast and the wild is vast,
Cows and sheep are seen when grass is low in the wind.
This is the broadest place between heaven and earth, and also the purest and most distant place. The blue sky and the green grass are far away from each other in the sky. When the breeze passes, the grass billows, revealing the cattle and sheep hidden in it, just like the white waves in the vast sea.
Here is the grassland.
Different from the heyday of Wokuolun Khan more than 20 years ago, all nomads in the whole grassland worship the same king, and all grasslands belong to that name. Even not only the grassland, but also the warmer and more prosperous places outside the grassland are covered by the power of Wokuolun Khan. At that time, prairie people's songs were louder, their waists were harder, and the sound of horse whip spread farther, but now
The prairie boy on the horseback was dreaming, clamped his horse's belly, waved his whip, drank "driving", and galloped by. The former city of Guo Yin appeared, but it could not be that far away. There were also troops stationed outside the city of Da Zhou.
Seeing the camp from afar, the young man, regardless of whether others could hear him or not, shouted while driving his horse: "General Li! General Chen! General Li! General Chen..." When he reached the outside of the camp, without waiting for his horse to stop, the young man had jumped off his horse and ran to the front of the camp.
Seeing how fast he was running, the sentry of Dazhou, who was guarding the gate of the camp, stepped forward to greet him two steps and asked, "Is it the brother of Haloda?"
"It's me, it's me," the boy replied, panting and busy, "Are you two major generals here? We are in trouble, please do me a favor?"
The boundary of the grassland. The grassland herdsmen are in trouble. Please help them solve the problem. If this kind of thing is put in front of ten or twenty, it may make people laugh. But now, it is not new.
The sentry didn't ask any more questions. He threw his long gun to another sentry behind him and shouted, "You wait." Then he ran inward. The young man was still afraid of his delay and shouted, "It's important, please hurry up, two generals!"
After a while, the sentry ran out and said to the boy, "Don't worry, the general will be here soon." As soon as the words ended, he heard the sound of horses' hooves close, and two dark horses flashed from behind the tent, but the horses' hooves were in succession.
"Whew." At once, the two men wore the same green uniforms and the same brass armor, with different weapons on horseback. One was an eight foot long silver gun, and the other was a two inch wide heavy sword. The gun has a bronze face, two big eyes, thin lips, and a grinning look. Its name is Chen Chong. The white face of the sword is unnecessary. The eyebrows of the sword are starry eyed. Its name is Li Zheng.
The two dismounted and walked forward one after the other. The young man on the grassland clasped his fist and said, "General Li, General Chen."
Li Zheng said, "It's the Butch Brothers. What's the matter?"
The prairie boy named Butch is not wordy, and apparently they are familiar: "We caught a Hai Dongqing near the Holman River, but a team of people appeared from nowhere. They must say that they followed the prey for several days and forced us to give it to them. Of course, the leader refused, and the gang wanted to rob hard. There were many of us, but the other side saw that they were all elite cavalry. The leader was afraid of something wrong, so he stabilized them. Let me ask you two to come over and help mediate. "
Li Zheng asked, "What kind of people, troops or bandits?" After several years of garrisoning outside the city of Dazhou, they helped the nomads to settle down. The bandits had already disappeared. If they reappeared, they should be newly exiled, just for training.
"No, it's not a horse thief, but it's not like an army!" Buqi was worried. "I can't say clearly. You'd better go with me to have a look. I'm afraid they will suffer if they are late!"
Li Zheng looked at Chen Chong and they nodded knowingly. Haloda tribe is a large tribe in this area. There are more than 100 families and 200 or 300 young people. If they can't deal with it consciously, the other party should be a tough guy. As I said, the sound of horses' hooves kept on, and a group of hundred cavalry had assembled. Chen Chong mounted his horse and shouted, "Let's go!" The dust was flying, and the horses were chirping. Li Zheng patted Butch on the shoulder and said, "Lead the way quickly."
Butch hurries to get on the horse and catches up with Li Zheng.
Chen Chong waited for Buqi to approach him and jokingly shouted, "Brother, you may have robbed something and gone far this time!"
Although he was anxious, Butch was still calm: "Probably not. Although they didn't look like good people, they just stuck with us and didn't do anything. When they saw me coming to rescue, they didn't stop me."
Chen Chongqi said, "It's strange that we should neither fight nor leave. Is this reasonable?"
Butch said: "The truth has been told. They insist that they found it first and tracked it for several days. Even if it is true, can they see it even if it is theirs? There are so many birds in the sky. If they look up, they can let it down?"
Chen Chong nodded and said, "You are right. Naturally, whoever catches them will be the one who counts. Then you can drive them away!"
Butch pulled his face and said, "If I can drive away, why did I bother to come here?"
Chen Chong laughed.
Li Zheng did not speak, wondering what might happen: no horse bandits, no army, no indiscriminate killing, no fear of many people, who would it be?
The wide grassland nurtures the nomadic people with a broad mind. At the same time, it also doomed their communication difficulties: the road is too far.
Da Zhou's cavalry can be regarded as excellent cavalry, and it took about two quarters of an hour to see the Holman River. Along the river, there were many people, too far away to see clearly. After another run, the men and horses of Haloda had seen them and cheered: "Our friends are coming, our friends are coming!"
The people and horses of the other side were quiet, no one made any noise, and even did not react. Only the horse snorted and shook its head from time to time, with all their dark costumes. The black horse and black armor were just like hell soldiers coming up from the hell. It's very uncomfortable in broad daylight.
Sap, the leader of Haloda, stood in front of his own people, beside him were his eldest son, Binge, and his daughter, Amoya. Seeing the approaching Zhou army, Sapp looked more relaxed, and Brother Bin also smiled proudly. Only Amoya frowned, looked at the Zhou army and the "hell soldiers" in front of her. Hai Dongqing in the animal net hung his head and looked listless.
"Chief Sapp!"
"General Li Zheng, General Chen Chong!"
Arriving near, Li Zheng and Chen Chong greet each other. Li Zheng and Chen Chong cast their eyes on their opponent. They frowned and immediately guessed the identity of the other. I have never seen or dealt with anyone, but I am sure of it. Li Zheng stepped forward two steps and shouted, "Is it Daliang's brother?"
Sapp looks at Li Zheng. They are from Daliang. Why didn't they say that just now?
A man in the middle of the opposite side rode out and answered, "Exactly."
Sapp let go of half his heart. He was a soldier. He should have some reason. No wonder they didn't do anything just now, but let them invite Zhou Jun. Big Zhou is kind to Big Liang. I should be able to do something good today.
Li Zheng, however, was not as optimistic as he was. He walked out and said, "They are all brothers. If you have something to say, let's get off the horse and have a drink. Everything is easy to discuss!"
"No," said the other.
Chen Chong saw that Li Zheng was weak, and smiled to himself and said, "My brothers have waited so long for us to mediate. Why don't we get off the horse and discuss to see who the Haidongqing belongs to?"
"The words have been made clear. Hand them over and let's go." This time, there are more words.
"What if we don't give it? Do we start to rob?" Brother Bin shouted. Sap hurriedly tugged at him and glared at him again. Brother Bin turned his head unconvinced.
The man on the other side didn't speak, but slowly pulled out the long knife from his waist. Later, all the people also pulled out the knife.
After waiting for half an hour, they did not move. At this time, the Zhou army came, and they were about to start. Liang Jun has never been so humiliating to Zhou Jun.
Seeing that the war situation was imminent, Li Zheng was a little worried. He was not afraid of fighting, but it was not interesting to fight in such an ambiguous way. At that moment, he shouted: "Li Zheng is under the tent of Chen Xun, the general of the northern town of Xiada Zhou. Brothers, please don't do anything and listen to me!" Just after the words ended, there was a "plop" behind him. Amoya bent on her knees and said, "Please," Brother Bin angrily pulled her: "What are you doing? Get up, how can you kneel down!" Amoya was almost knocked down by him, but he refused to get up, Crying: "Please let us go, we need this bird! The birthday of the chief Keshufa is coming, and we need this bird as a birthday gift. Our tribesmen have little money and can't get a decent birthday gift, so the chief won't protect us, and other tribes will invade our grassland! Please, you are so powerful. Find another one. We have no time. Please! "
As soon as her words came out, many people in Haloda Department lowered their heads sadly. Sapp's face was expressionless. Brother Bing pulled her and scolded her angrily: "What are you talking about? We don't need to ask people. This is what we caught. Why ask them! Get up, you get up!......"
Amorya was crying, but she refused to get up when she was dragged around by her brother.
Li Zheng looked at the offending Hai Dongqing. It was shrinking its neck, its feathers were a bit messy, and its eyes looked alert. Hai Dongqing is famous for being difficult to catch. Previously, he wondered how he could catch Haloda Department alive without any outstanding hunters. Now it seems that what the other side said is true. It should be that they chased the bird day and night, which made the bird unable to eat, drink, sleep, and sleep. So the people in Haloda picked it up. It should be returned. But what Amoya said was the truth. They were really in a difficult situation. The Zhou Army can help them drive away the horse thieves and help them settle down, but cannot interfere in the affairs between their tribes. Whether they can survive on the grassland depends on themselves.
Li Zheng thought for a moment. He wanted to make the other party convenient. First, he solved the urgent need of the Haloda Department, and then he was sure to capture a Hai Dongqing and return it. The words have not been spoken yet, but I saw the other side put his knife back into the scabbard, turned his horse's head, and turned north.
Just like pulling out a knife suddenly, I walked silently, but the formation was not disordered at all. Just listen to the horse's hooves. Soon, a dark cloud like team disappeared in the green grass.
What happened?
Zhou Jun and Haloda looked at each other. Just leave?
