The grassland is vast, and the green fields are idyllic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A bloody coup d'état had just been experienced, but there was not a trace of mourning in this continuous pastoral tent.

The women herded their horses and gathered together in their free time, while making the robes of their husbands and sons for the expedition, showing off their expensive gold and silver jewelry, and gossiping.

Men bend bows and shoot eagles, competing with each other in martial arts and bows, riding and swordsmanship, in order to prove their bravery.

For thousands of years, various tribes on the steppe fought and annexed, and the people of the Xiongnu may have been accustomed to this. In the midst of the wolves, the wolf king is old and replaced by a new wolf king, which may seem natural to these people.

What the people of the Xiongnu needed was a strong man, a leader who could not only lead them through the ice, snow, cold and frost, but also defend themselves against other wolves on the steppe.

In the Battle of Hetao, the Xiongnu's troops suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Qin army. The leaders of the Xiongnu tribes retreated north to Yinshan and gathered in the court of Shan Yu.

At a banquet, the three patriarchs of the Xiongnu and the leaders of the various tribes attached to them were all killed.

After this battle, Mao Dun successfully annexed the Xiongnu tribes, and quickly pacified the people of each tribe and stabilized the order of the royal court.

The Hun King's Tent.

In the midst of a huge brazier, a raging fire burned. Under the thick felt cloth, the frost outside the big tent did not penetrate a trace of it.

"Hurry! Be careful. ”

The old shaman commanded five or six Hun warriors and carried a huge throne into the tent.

"Old shaman, what are you?"

The wolf girl Nuo Min came from the side of the big tent and asked very puzzled.

The old shaman's face was full of joy, and he said, "This is the throne that the Hutu Ministry paid tribute to Shan Yu. At this moment, Shan Yu has basically unified the Xiongnu and has become a real king. In the future, all the heads of all the surnames and ministries will come to meet Shan Yu, how can Shan Yu not have a magnificent throne? ”

"A little more." The old shaman chatted with the wolf girl while directing the warriors of the Huns to set the throne right.

Nomin glanced at the throne. The heavy and simple appearance is carved with the stars and beast totems that symbolize the authority alone. The most precious thing is that on the throne, there is also a white tiger skin. The fierce expression of the hideous tiger head was full of wildness and majesty.

The white tiger was worshipped as a god among the Xiongnu. With this alone, the position will be more secure.

The old shaman was busy for a long time, and suddenly asked, "What about Shan Yu?" ”

"Shan Yu competes with the warriors of various departments on the school field outside!" Nomin replied. "In addition, in recent days, many tribes have sent envoys to express their allegiance to Shan Yu."

The old shaman sat down on the ground panting after finishing his work, and asked, "Which tribes are they?" ”

"Qiao's, when Yu's, Yuwen Department. In addition, there are a few small and scattered tribes. ”

The old shaman nodded, and Nuo Min continued: "In addition, the king of Donghu and the Tuoba tribe have sent envoys respectively. ”

"Oh?" The old shaman raised his head, looked at the wolf girl, and asked, "What did they say?" ”

King Donghu congratulated Shan Yu and hoped that the two families would be in harmony and jointly resist the southerners. And the envoy of the Tuoba Department is for... After saying that, Nomin looked at the old shaman, as if waiting for his idea.

The old shaman pondered for a while and said, "The Tuoba Department is a large tribe among the Donghu, and it has always been feared by the king of Donghu. Tuoba had just experienced a crushing defeat in the clouds, and less than twenty-three out of ten of the five thousand warriors he had brought with him returned. At this time, the marriage is not to seek foreign aid. ”

"So what are we going to do?" The wolf girl asked.

"After all, this matter is still up to the master, let him come back and get an idea!"

The pastoral tent is enclosed, and on the flat grassland, a group of Xiongnu warriors are trying their martial arts on it.

The Huns' Shan Yu Maodun and his new lieutenant Duoyan Boba tried to compete in the school field. The two men stripped naked, leaving only a pair of leather pants on the lower half of their bodies. They are strong, mighty, covered in chest hair and barefoot, and compete with each other in search of the enemy's flaws.

The concubine of the leader of the Huyan clan, Duoyan Boba, was not implicated in the coup, but was relied on by Mao Dun, inherited the Huyan clan, and became the new leader.

Mao Dun pretended to reveal a flaw, and when Duoyan Boba pounced, he dodged, sent his foot, and threw it to the ground.

Mao Dun took the opportunity to press it, tied it to the ground, and said with a smile: "How is it, Duoyan Boba, have you admitted defeat?" ”

"Shan Yu is slightly better, and a certain service is served."

Maudon stood up with joy, admiring Doyenboba's straightforwardness, and pulled him up.

A pastoral tent not far away.

Hu Ji looked at this scene, put down the tent door, turned around slowly, and said, "This Shan Yu is much more difficult to deal with than Touman. ”

A man shrouded in a black cloak looked at Orchid's slow turn and asked, "Oh? How so? ”

"It seems that there is no city government, but every move is very profound."

"It's not the best." The man in black smiled and said, "If you want to deal with Prince Qin, how can it be a simple character?" ”

Hu Ji picked up the silver pot on the table, poured herself a glass of wine, just tasted it, frowned, and said: "I'm used to drinking the mellow wine of the Qin Kingdom, this sour mare's milk wine is really a little difficult to eat." How's the situation on the Empire's side? ”

"As soon as the war ended, Ying Zheng ordered Meng Tian to lead his troops to reclaim the land, intending to build the Great Wall along Yinshan. Once the Great Wall is built, the Hu people want to cross the Yin Mountain again, I am afraid it will not be so easy. ”

Hu Ji smiled, took a sip of the white wine in the wine glass, and said with a smile on her bewitching face: "No matter how strong the city wall is, it can't resist the erosion from the inside. What is the great trouble of the empire that stops at the Hu people? ”

"What's the matter? Am I competing with Doyanbobal and them? ”

Maudon grumbled and went into his tent, and when he saw the throne, his eyes lit up, and he went up and sat down.

"Shan Yu, there is one thing that you need to decide." Nomin said. "The Tuoba tribe sent an envoy to express the intention of marriage."

Mao Dun looked overjoyed and said, "Is it the daughter of the Tuoba Technique, who is known as the first beauty in Donghu?" ”

Looking at Shan Yu's happy appearance, Nuo Min nodded helplessly and said, "It's Tuoba Yue, the daughter of Tuoba Technique!" ”

"That's fine! Marriage is marriage! With a wave of his hand, the clapper was decided.

"Shan Yu!" Seeing that Mao Dun was in a hurry to return to the schoolyard, the wolf girl stopped: "King Donghu also sent a messenger to congratulate Shan Yu, and expressed his willingness to ally with my Xiongnu to deal with the Qin people together. ”

"That's good!" After Maudun finished speaking, he had already gotten up and was about to leave the throne.

Nuo Min was quite helpless about this Shan Yuke, and I don't know if he understood what he meant. Tuoba Technique, the leader of the Tuoba Department, has always been feared by the King of Donghu, and if you choose one, you can't choose the other.

Nomin glanced at the old shaman standing beside him, and was about to turn to him for help.

"Shan Yu, for the sake of Tuoba Department, offended the king of Donghu, is it worth it?" The old shaman finally couldn't hold back his mouth and asked.

"Compared with Donghu and my Huns, which side is stronger?"

"Our Xiongnu have just experienced a great war and suffered heavy losses, and compared with Donghu, they are already in a weak position." The old shaman said.

"In that case, why do we still want to help King Donghu solve his internal threat, so that he can free up his hands to deal with my Xiongnu earlier?" Mao Dun said casually, stepped out of the tent, and rushed to the school field to find his warriors.

Inside the tent, Nomin and the old shaman were stunned for a long time, and it took a long time to come back to their senses.

………

"Why are you only telling me now?"

Meng Tian scolded the guards accompanying him, and then opened the door of his tent and walked in.

Meng Tian's tent is very simple, a general's case, on which are placed some bamboo slips and a few wolf pencils, and the shelves on both sides are placed with military books and carved bows and swords given by the Qin Emperor.

Behind the case, there is a huge map with a detailed description of the topography of the mountains and rivers between the loops.

At this moment, several new cities have been added to this map, marking information.

These cities are all new cities built by the Qin army after pacifying Henan, relocating labor convicts.

A young man in brocade was standing behind the general's case, looking at the map.

Meng Tian entered the tent, returned on one knee, and arched his hand: "The last general will see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"The locations of these cities are well chosen, and the progress of reclamation and city construction is also very fast, General Meng Tian is really the pillar of the empire, and he is full of civil and military energy."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has praised it."

Ying Ziyi turned around, looked at Meng Tian, and said, "Get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!"

"This king came to serve this time, just for one thing, to transfer troops."

Ying Ziyi walked down the high platform where the case was placed, came to Meng Tian, and said.

Meng Tian thought for a while and said, "Yunzhong County was captured by Beihu, which shows that its defense is insufficient. At the end, 20,000 soldiers will be sent to the north to defend His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"No, the general misunderstood. This king is here, not for the sake of the clouds, but for the purpose of mobilizing troops. ”

Meng Tian's face changed, and he said, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses His Highness will transfer?" ”

"Ten thousand cavalry!"

"This, Your Highness. Although the last general is trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, he has the right to act on the spot. However, now that the war has stopped, the use of more than 1,000 troops needs to be reported to the Taiwei Mansion, and the use of more than 10,000 troops needs to be reported to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Meng Tian looked worried, and said: "What's more, now that the Xiongnu have retreated for hundreds of miles, and there is no war around, I don't know where His Highness will send troops?" ”

"Naturally, Hu Kou has been chased north!" Ying Ziyi smiled and said slowly: "Before coming to the clouds, my father gave this king the responsibility of defending Beihu. This king feels that at this moment, the Huns are not far enough to retreat! ”

"Your Highness, the matter of going out of the Sai to pursue Beihu is of great importance. As soon as the Great War ended, all the centers of gravity of the empire were building the land of Henan. 10,000 cavalry fought, and the cost was quite a lot, and I am afraid that it would not be allowed by the ministers. ”

"It doesn't matter, all the needs of this battle are borne by this king."

Meng Tian was stunned, he forgot that Ying Ziyi had his own fiefdom. Moreover, the annual tax collected from the trade routes and the tribute paid by the countries of the Western Regions were astronomical.

This money, except for a part of the tribute to the imperial court, the rest belongs to the crown prince.

"From Wuchecheng to Fuping County, and then to Jiuyuan and Beidi counties. The main gallop roads are already under construction, and once connected, they will be available for war readiness. At the western end of Beidi County, north of Fuping County, there is a vast field in the east of Helan Mountain, with abundant water and grass. The king has set up several horse gardens around the area to raise war horses and provide for military supplies. At that time, the king recklessly rode 20,000 out of the clouds and attacked the Xiongnu in the north. ”

"Your Highness!" Meng Tian looked around, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Before coming, Your Majesty gave the ministers a secret decree that the end will lead an army of 300,000 to defend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at a critical moment. At this moment, the empire seems to be calm, but in fact, there is an undercurrent. The terrain in northern Cyprus is complex, the roads are difficult to identify, and the transportation of grain and grass is even more difficult. The army is light, and it is difficult to look at the beginning and the end! ”

"For hundreds of years, successive generations of border generals from various countries have relied on the mountains to resist Hu Kou. General Meng Tian, why is that? ”

"Most of the Hu people are archers and move quickly. Its people live in pursuit of water and grass, skilled in horsemanship, and it is idle to transport thousands of miles. The north of the country is barren and cold, and the Hu people are easy to come and go, but the Chinese people such as us are easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

"That's right." Ying Ziyi nodded and said: "In this battle, this king wants the general to select 10,000 warriors who are skilled in bows and horses, and follow this king out of the fortress. The northern attack on the Xiongnu was to clearly tell those Hu people that the vast wilderness was no longer a place for them to retreat and avoid disaster. Kou can go, I can go too! ”

Ying Ziyi slowly walked towards the tent door, and her voice echoed in the big tent, saying: "In this battle, this king is to show the people of the world." From now on, I, Daqin and the Huns, will change shape in attack and defense! ”

"The last general obeys!" Meng Tian's chest fluctuated, and he said in a firm tone.

…….

In the tent, Tian Yan sat quietly on the foot, boredly flipping through the bamboo slips.

Ying Ziyi opened the big tent and walked into it. Tian Yan's expression changed, he ignored Ying Ziyi, and pretended to bury his head in the bamboo slips.

"The hall master has always been poor and weak, why did he brave the wind and cold to come to this border land at this moment?"

Ying Ziyi approached the desk, picked up the wine jug on it, poured a glass of wine into his wine bottle, and was about to drink it.

Tian Yan put down the bamboo slip and said, "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince afraid of the cheap concubine being poisoned?" ”

"Shennong is not dead! What about poisoning? Ying Ziyi ignored Tian Yan, smiled, and drank the wine from the wine bottle.

Tian Yan frowned, as if she didn't like Yingzi's playful attitude towards her. It's as if in front of her, a weak woman who can't do anything.

"I went to the Northlands and found that His Highness had not been as idle as he appeared in the past few years. The army built a city, raised war horses, and expanded trade routes. Isn't Your Highness afraid that my eldest son, His Highness's staff, will be entrusted to him? ”

"So what?" Ying Ziyi drank another glass of wine and said, "Even if you know, can he stop me?" ”

Tian Yan was stunned, but then he was even more angry in his heart, and said angrily: "Ying Ziyi, you are my father-killing enemy, you had better kill me, otherwise my farmer will definitely seek revenge on you in the future." ”

Ying Ziyi didn't care at all, drank wine one by one, approached Tian Yan step by step, and said with a smile: "The army that attacked the wedding banquet was not sent by this king. ”

Tian Yan was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, Yingziyi was already in front of her. The smiling face was only a few feet away, and Tian Yan's heart was panicked for no reason. (To be continued.) )