Chapter 64: Leaving Black Iron City
The Huns' army retreated like a tide, and soon disappeared from the sight of the defenders on the city wall, as the biggest hero in repelling this attack, Tang Mo suddenly became the focus of attention of the audience. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Countless people looked at Tang Mo with burning eyes, and the commander looked at her with a very appreciative gaze.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to find out whether the Huns are really retreating, or just taking a temporary break.
The scouts were lowered from the city walls in hanging baskets and then followed in the footsteps of the Huns.
Half a day passed, the scouts finally returned, this time the Huns really retreated, they had withdrawn for dozens of miles, but they continued to retreat, and there was no order in the retreat, so it could be judged that they were really retreating.
The retreat of the Huns was completely unexpected by the commander, and the only hero of this incident was Tang Mo, who shot and wounded the general of the Huns, forcing the Huns to retreat.
The Huns retreated in a hurry, leaving not only a large number of war horses, but also siege vehicles, and even the Huns' siege weapons catapults were left under the city walls.
If nothing else, after the battle situation arrives in the capital, the commander will inevitably be promoted.
The Huns had departed, and the Black Iron City was filled with an atmosphere of jubilation.
At the commanding embassy, a grand celebration banquet was being held.
Tang Mo, as the hero of this time, deserved to be rewarded, and at the banquet, the commander personally ordered to reward Tang Mo with 10,000 taels of silver, and if Tang Mo was willing, he could stay in the army as an officer.
Of course, Tang Mo was reluctant to stay, so he politely refused the kindness of the commander, and after the banquet, Tang Mo also announced that the Longxiao Battalion was disbanded, and the commander had sent the silver ticket, and each member of the Longxiao Battalion received a silver ticket of one thousand taels, which was enough silver for a family of three to live a lifetime.
The Huns retreated, and the fear that had been building up for many days was dissipated, and the city gates were finally opened, and the merchants stranded in the Black Iron City could get out.
At the gate of the city, the commander personally saw off Tang Mo and the four of them.
Tang Mo and the four of them bid farewell to the commander, left the Black Iron City, and continued to the west.
This was the first time they had set foot on a land outside of the Ming Dynasty, and from now on, they had become strangers.
Before leaving the city, Tang Mo had already exchanged a large amount of gold and silver in the money village of Black Iron City, which was hundreds of thousands of taels, so it was enough to spend.
These gold and silver were all placed in the Xiantian space by Tang Mo, and the size of the Xiantian space, it was just a random matter to place these gold and silver.
Leaving the Black Iron City and continuing to the west, they were about to enter the territory of the Huns, Tang Mo brought the clothes of the Huns, and after leaving the Black Iron City for ten miles, he asked Murong Xue and the others to change into the clothes of the Huns.
To cross the vast grassland, it was impossible to do it without horses, so Tang Mo's plan was to buy horses from the Huns.
Tang Mo has a magnet on his body, and if he relies on the magnet to identify the direction, he won't get lost.
The four of them walked until it was getting dark, and there was still a vast grassland around them, and they found nothing but a cuirass discarded by the Huns.
After a day of walking, the four of them were already hungry.
But now is not the time to eat and drink, because beside them, a field of green eyes appeared.
It was a pack of steppe wolves.
The prairie wolf, known for its ferocity, is the most fearsome hunter on the grassland.
They are cunning and ferocious, and once anyone is surrounded by wolves, there is basically no chance of survival.
In the face of the wolves, Tang Mo did not panic, her heart moved, and a small crossbow suddenly appeared in her hand.
Tang Mo took the small crossbow and aimed at the wolves dozens of steps away.
And Liu Xue and Li Lingyue also took out their weapons one after another, only Murong Xue was good at palming, and at this time, she became the person who needed to be protected the most.
The wolves stared fiercely at the humans in the encirclement, for them, the four people in front of them were their food, as long as they killed these four people, it was enough for them to survive a month or two of hunger, which was a huge temptation.
A battle with wolves is on the verge of breaking out, with the wolves hungry and the humans poised for action.
"Roar"
The head wolf gave the signal to attack.
The four wolves pounced on the four people from four directions, Tang Mo was not flustered at all, the little crossbow immediately pulled the trigger after aiming, and after the sound of leaving the string, the evil wolf who pounced on Tang Mo was hit by an arrow in the forehead, and his body fell to the ground by inertia, but it was only a few times and there was no sound.
The distance between the wolf and the catkins who pounced on the catkins was getting closer and closer, and the catkins took a step back, temporarily avoiding the momentum of the wolf's pounce, and then struck out with a fan, slamming the wolf's head, under the infusion of internal force, the wolf's head was directly hit and collapsed, and the wolf howled miserably, and then there was no sound.
The evil wolf that pounced on Li Lingyue quickly approached, and the short sword in Li Lingyue's hand slashed, as fast as lightning, the evil wolf was beheaded, Li Lingyue's true anger was shocked, and the wolf corpse was directly shaken away.
Before the evil wolf that pounced on Murong Xue could reach his body, he was hit by Tang Mo's palm, and it was torn apart, and the pieces flew out, injuring several evil wolves.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the head wolf let out a low roar, and the wolves automatically retreated.
The wolves departed, leaving behind four incomplete wolf corpses.
"You can eat roast wolf meat today. Liu Wu said excitedly.
Wolf meat is a delicacy that is not only strong, but also fragrant and nutritious.
Tang Mo nodded, took out a set of cooking utensils from the Xiantian space, and took some coke.
Liu Wu lit the fire with a fire fold, and Li Lingyue began to wash and peel the wolf meat.
Murong Xue looked at it enviously, "Master, Ah Xue also wants to eat." ”
"Don't worry, Ah Xue, let's eat together. Tang Mo said with a smile.
Soon, the wolf meat was finally roasted, the fragrance on the grassland wafted far away, and the surroundings were a little quiet, and I don't know how many animals were snooping in the dark.
Tang Mo cut off a piece of wolf leg meat and took a bite, it tasted really good, fresh and delicious.
Tang Mo cut off the second piece of wolf meat and fed it to the catkins himself.
Half an hour later, the four of them had eaten and drunk enough, Tang Mo put the used cooking utensils back into the Xiantian space, and then took out two marching tents.
This was borrowed by the officer in the barracks before leaving, and the other party took a hundred taels of silver and gave Tang Mo two sets directly, this kind of tent is much stronger and more durable than the ones on the market.
At night, Tang Mo and Li Lingyue and Murong Xue slept in one tent, while Liu Wu slept in another.
Early the next morning, the four put away their tents and started on the road again.
It's still thousands of miles away from the Western Regions, so it will take at least a few months to walk, but if you buy a horse from the Huns, it may only take less than a month to pass.
So Tang Mo now wants to meet the Huns.
After walking for a long time, Liu Wu suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Master, look there." ”
Tang Mo looked in that direction, a white pillar of smoke rose from the horizon, this was the cooking smoke, they finally met the Huns.