Volume 1 The Eagle Flies to the End of the Han Dynasty Chapter 41 The Prairie Eagle

Nanying "porphyry" almost sprayed Jiang Mu with a mouthful of water.

He looked at Jiang Huan with dull eyes and said, "What did you say?" Let Brother Jiang work for me? Did I hear it wrong? You're not kidding, old chief, are you? ”

Jiang Mu said seriously: "En! You didn't hear it right! Not only Huan'er, but also my 500 good men of the Qiang tribe are also under the banner of Young Brother Nan! ”

Nanying said stupidly: "There are still 500 people ......"

Jiang Huan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and then rushed to say: "To be precise, there are 500 cavalry, including men and horses, and they have their own weapons!" ”

Nanying finally couldn't stand such stimulation, and fell to the ground with a "bang".

Jiang Huan hurriedly helped him up and said, "Brother Nan, are you okay?" Oh! From now on, I will change my mind and call you my lord! ”

Nan Ying said as he got up: "Old chief, even if I do you Bai Maqiang a great favor, I won't let Ling Gongzi sacrifice his life to repay the favor, right?" He is your only son, and he will inherit your patriarch in the future!" ”

Jiang Mu smiled and said: "I am fifty years old, and I can still live freely for a long time, is Young Brother Nan afraid that I will have a short life?" ”

Nanying was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again: "My old chief! Good uncle! Dear uncle! The younger generations will never dare to think so! ”

Jiang Mu sighed: "Originally, life in the clan was becoming more and more difficult, and I didn't dare to let Huan'er leave. But now that life in the clan is worry-free, and Young Brother Nan taught us how to pickle, we will not have to worry about lack of food in the future! Huan'er has a lot of skills, and I can't bear to let him hide in this grassland for the rest of his life, so I always have to vote for a master and go out for a while! ”

Nan Ying smiled immediately, and said with a vigilant look in his eyes: "Old chief! You're really good, I'm afraid you've already seen that I'm not a businessman! ”

Jiang Mu smiled dumbly and said, "Virtuous nephew Hugh! It's only because you're so sharp and unbelievably clever that you dare to ask if there can be a businessman like you in the world? ”

Nan Ying couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that I really am not a businessman!" The previous time I pretended to be a businessman, I was also recognized by my later brother Yiyi, and this time it is the same! ”

Jiang Mu said with admiration in his eyes: "Virtuous nephew! Since you and I have pierced this layer of window paper, there is nothing to scruple about! Let me tell you the truth, no matter what force you represent, I am not only grateful for your great grace to save you, but also respect your peerless talent, and I am willing to form a life and death ally with you, and share glory and disgrace in the future! What do you think? ”

Nan Ying shook his head and sighed, "In the face of such a benevolent and wise elder, can I say no? ”

His eyes lit up and he said heavily, "Good! On behalf of the 30,000 people of Black Tiger Mountain, I, Nanying, hereby swear that from now on, I will always form an alliance with the Baima Qiang tribe, and live and die together! ”

Jiang Huan continued: "It's Guang Hanqiang!" Baimaqiang is what you Han people call us! ”

Nanying smiled and said, "It's all the same, it's all my own family!" ”

The three of them laughed in unison.

Nan Ying watched the convoy full of cowhide horns and juvenile yaks, escorted by hundreds of Qiang warriors, gradually disappear in the direction of Black Tiger Mountain.

Yang Kun rode to Nanying's side and said softly: "Brother, although the harvest this time is huge, we still have no clue about falconry!" ”

Nanying smiled: "Don't worry! With Jiang Huan here, he has lived on this grassland since he was a child, and there will definitely be clues to find the eagle! Is it? Brother Jiang! ”

Jiang Wanqi said: "What? Is your purpose this time to be a falcon?"

He smiled and said, "Brother Nan, this eagle is already proud of the prairie, do you still need to catch them?" ”

Nan Ying said that he was going to use the harrier as a messenger and a spy, and Jiang Huan's eyes lit up when he heard it.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Although I don't know the harrier, it's a coincidence! A few months ago, I came to a place three hundred miles northwest of here, and found a lonely mountain, in which many wild eagles lived, and I jokingly called that mountain Eagle Mountain, and I believe that there should be the harriers you need! ”

Yang Kunxi said: "Great! Let's go to Eagle Mountain! ”

Nan Ying raised his hand and pointed in the northwest direction, and said with a long smile: "Brothers, and the warriors of Baimaqiang, our task is still not completed!" The vast savannah is waiting for us to explore, let's go! ”

The horse galloped away first, and hundreds of knights behind him let out an earth-shattering cheer, followed closely behind him, and rushed towards the vast grassland, and the sound of thunderous horses' hooves ruthlessly broke the tranquility of the grassland.

Yang Kun and Nan Ying crouched behind a small knoll, carefully observing Eagle Mountain a few miles away. This hillock is the closest hiding place around Eagle Mountain, and the rest of the city is a plain.

Eagle Mountain in the distance is a lonely mountain standing on the empty plain, although the mountain is not large, but it is tall and dangerous, like a sharp blade straight into the sky.

They had been here for two days, and in order not to arouse the excessive vigilance of the eagle flock, Nanying had to order the people and horses to stay farther away, and only took Yang Kun to approach slowly on foot.

Yang Kun stared at the few small black dots that occasionally rose from Eagle Mountain, and said softly: "You see, those eagles first flapped their wings quickly for a while when they soared, and then they continued to glide, judging from the flight trajectory, there is no doubt that they should be harriers, but ......"

Nan Ying said strangely: "But what is it? “

Yang Kun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "But there are two things that are very strange, first, as far as I know, harriers like to live alone, how can they be in groups?" Second, I heard Jiang Huan say that there are a lot of eagles on this Eagle Mountain, but we have been looking at it for two days, and at most we have only seen more than a dozen or twenty! What a strange thing! ”

Nan Ying said disapprerovingly: "It's not unusual, haven't we seen many strange things recently!" Can you imagine that there would be tens of thousands of such a strong bison together? ”

Yang Kun couldn't help but sigh: "Not bad! There seem to be countless unbelievable things hidden in this vast prairie! ”

Nanying whispered: "Brother Yang, don't be emotional!" Have you figured out how to catch harriers? ”

Yang Kun smiled and said: "It's not difficult to catch one or two, the difficulty is how to catch all the harriers!" ”

Nan Ying stuck out his tongue and said, "What a spirit! I really want to serve people in a pot! ”

Yang Kun pondered for a while before saying, "Let's go back first!" I still need to think about it! ”

Nan Ying agreed, and the cat retreated backwards, and suddenly his body froze.

Yang Kun was caught off guard and almost hit him, and couldn't help but scold: "What's wrong with you kid?" If you make a noise and startle those harriers, I won't spare you! ”

Nanying said stupidly: "Brother Yang! I think your second question already has an answer! ”

Yang Kun was surprised: "The second question? Are you talking about the problem of fewer eagle flocks? ”

Seeing that Nanying was still silent, he followed his gaze and couldn't help but almost scream.

Dozens of paces away on the left side of the hill, the corpses of several harriers had died in their stomachs, and judging from the blackened bloodstains, they should have been dead for a few days.

The two looked at each other, and they both gasped.

Yang Kun said solemnly: "Judging from these dead harriers, they should have met a natural enemy!" And it's a big evil bird! ”

He was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "I understand why these harriers live in groups!" It must have been attacked by natural enemies and forced to gather in one place! ”

Nanying also woke up and said, "Not bad! Jiang Huan found out here a few months ago that there were still a lot of harriers, and they must have just gathered. Now, after months of life-and-death battles, the number of harriers has gradually decreased, and only these survivors remain! ”

The two of them were thinking to themselves, when suddenly there was a terrible eagle cry above their heads, like a terrifying cloud in the sky, piercing the clouds and cracking stones, and a huge and gloomy black shadow flashed under their feet.

Nan Ying and Yang Kun looked up in shock at the same time, only to see a giant eagle covered in yellow and black flapping its wings and flying towards Eagle Mountain, its wings were at least three or four meters long after being extended, passing like dark clouds, and the iron feathers all over their bodies emitted golden light in the sun.

Nan Ying and Yang Kun lost their voices together: "My mother! What is it! ”

There were also bursts of eagle roars in the direction of Eagle Mountain, and dozens of black dots quickly rose into the air and headed towards the giant eagle, but it was too small in size.

Although the giant eagle was only one, it was not afraid and pounced straight into the opponent's eagle array. As soon as the two sides touched, the giant eagle's claws caught out like lightning, and crossed the back of a harrier that flew first, and the eagle feathers flew in a row, and the harrier let out an unwilling cry and fell to the ground.

All of a sudden, in mid-air, the eagles beaked and flew with their claws, killing inextricably, and from time to time harriers fell from the sky with a sad cry, blood splashed, and eagle feathers drifted like snowflakes. The giant eagle is as straight as a fierce general galloping across the army, and everyone is invincible.

Soon, the harriers were defeated and flew back to the nest of Eagle Mountain.

The giant eagle seemed to have suffered only a few minor injuries on its flesh, but it did not chase after it, slowly descended, stretched out its steel claws, lifted a seriously injured harrier from the ground, let out a proud eagle roar, and flew away towards the way it came.

Nan Ying and Yang Kun's scalps were numb and they watched the giant eagle go away, and they felt stiff limbs and dry mouth.

After a long time, Nan Ying groaned and said, "God! What kind of monster is this? It's so powerful! I have only felt this terrifying feeling in Brother Yang's black tiger! ”

Yang Kun was dumbfounded: "This seems to be a golden eagle!" But how can it be so violent? ”

He smiled bitterly: "Brother, it's not good! If we don't come up with a solution immediately, I'm afraid that soon these harriers will be wiped out! ”

Nanying said angrily: "Then it's up to you!" You're the master! ”

Yang Kun said aggrievedly: "I have always been mainly about taming beasts, and I have almost never tamed these flat-haired beasts!" Brother, you've always had a lot of ideas, so you're going to help me! ”

Nanying also had nothing to do: "Do you think I'm a jack of all trades?" ”

Yang Kun's eyes lit up and said, "Didn't you easily catch my black tiger last time?" All you have to do is help me catch that eagle! I'll take care of the rest of taming the harriers! ”

He looked intoxicated and said, "My mother! If I can tame this flat-haired beast again, then the golden eagle in the sky will spread its wings, and the black tiger on the ground will be invincible! ”

The more Yang Kun spoke, the happier he became, and he danced with his hands.

Nanying couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to drag him and turn around and leave.

But Yang Kun's words made a trace of inexplicable doubt rise in his heart, first an unheard of terrifying black tiger, and now an unimaginably large golden eagle has appeared, these demonic beast-like existences seem to have never appeared in the records of reality! What exactly is strange about this era?

After listening to Nanying's narration, everyone gasped together.

Jiang Wan was stunned: "You still want to catch that giant eagle?" Oh, my God! That's the overlord of the air, no matter how many of us there are, it's useless! ”

Dian Wei said angrily: "In my opinion, it is still important to catch harriers, tomorrow we will bring all the strong crossbows to ambush, and when the giant eagle flies low, will it be okay to shoot it into a hedgehog?" ”

Yang Kun said urgently: "My good brother! Don't! Brother, I saw such rare birds and beasts, just like brother, you have seen a hundred years old wine! You can't destroy it! ”

Dian Wei touched his nose and said, "It's okay if you don't kill it, you guys hurry up and find a way!" ”

said that he looked at the sky with his eyes, and it seemed that it was nothing to do.

Jia Xu saw everyone's eyes looking at him together, and said with a wry smile: "Don't look at me, I'm okay with people, but I'm at a loss to deal with these beasts!" ”

He rolled his eyes and said: "This matter still has to fall on the lord, he is full of tricks, scheming, and ruthless........."

Everyone listened in a daze, and Nanying also opened his mouth wide and said, "Stop!" Lao Jia, are you scolding me or praising me? You still say I'm unfathomable! ”

Jia Xu smiled: "If I don't stimulate you, how can you come up with a clever plan!" ”

Nan Ying hated and said, "Then what is the use of me asking you as a military advisor?" ”

Jia Xu said aggrievedly: "A few days ago, didn't the lord teach us a sentence, called safflower still needs green leaves?" When the subordinates had nothing to do, the lord came up with a lot of tricks to answer this! ”

Nanying was speechless, so he could only look at Gao Gao'er, Zaoyi, Gao Feng and others one by one, but saw that everyone was either looking up at the sky in a daze, or looking at him left and right, or lowering his head and caressing the corners of his clothes, but no one offered advice.

I was angry in my heart, and I couldn't help but scold in a low voice: "You people are fine, you can't work hard, it's really cunning!" ”

Suddenly, seeing Xiao Ma Jun's thoughtful expression, he suddenly said happily as if he had caught a life-saving straw: "Xiao Jun has a good plan?" ”

Ma Jun woke up from his contemplation and said abruptly: "I'm also thinking hard!" ”

Seeing that Nan Ying and Yang Kun were disappointed, they hurriedly said: "But I think, no matter how powerful this giant eagle is, but as the lord once said to me, everything in the world has its own natural laws, and we can overcome each other, as long as we find the weakness of this giant eagle, we can calmly make a plan!" ”

Nan Ying clapped his palms and said, "Not bad, not bad!" Ma Jun said it very right! Everyone, quickly analyze and analyze, what are the weaknesses of eagles in general. I don't believe it, so many of us can't deal with it! As the saying goes: Three stinkers are better than one Zhuge ......"

Seeing that everyone looked at each other suspiciously, he immediately changed his words and said, "Hey! Well, I mean a threesome, there must be my teacher! But I pinched a cold sweat in my heart, and in a hurry, I almost said Zhuge Liang's name, and I must be careful next time.

Jiang Huan blurted out: "I still said what I said just now, if you don't lure the giant eagle to the ground, you can't do anything!" ”

Gao Feng's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Jiang is right!" Sir, why don't we use the same method we used last time to catch the black tiger and set up a trap to lure it into falling for it! ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "It's difficult! Two questions, how to set up a trap? What is bait? ”

Gao Feng said without thinking: "Of course, it's using the carcass of animals as bait, traps, traps!" ”

Jia Xu laughed and said, "I can't go on!" I also know about the trap you set up last time, but now it's in the vast grassland, where do you find the materials to make the trap? ”

Nan Ying also said: "The carcass of the animal is not good, I saw that the giant eagle deliberately caught a harrier that was not dead before flying away." There were many old and new harrier corpses on the ground, but it didn't move, so it can be seen that this giant eagle is not a scavenger! ”

Gao Feng was dumbfounded and said, "Then I have nothing to do!" ”

Ma Jun said suddenly: "Setting up a trap may not be without materials!" ”

Everyone was surprised, and Zao Yi couldn't help but say: "But when we look at it, it is empty within a radius of dozens of miles, and there is not even a tree growing on the Eagle Mountain!" ”

Ma Jun smiled: "What's the use of asking for trees? My lord, didn't we still take with us a lot of bison tendons and a few cowhides with us before we set out? ”

Zao Qiqi said: "What's the use of that thing?" Can it be made into a trap for falconry? ”

Ma Jun spread his hands and said, "Then it's not my business!" You can use this material to think of a trap! ”

Zao Yi couldn't help but hate: "It turns out that you little ghost is playing tricks on my brother!" ”

Jiang Huan suddenly said, "Wait! I've thought of a way for us steppe people to hunt wolves, maybe we can give it a try! ”

Nan Ying said happily: "Tell me about it!" ”

Jiang Huan said with a smile: "Every time we find signs of lone wolf activity, we dig a deep pit in the place where it often moves. The pit was covered with heavy planks, and there were two holes in the boards for the wolf's claws to protrude, and then the mighty men were sent to carry the lamb in their arms and hide it inside. When the wolf hears the cry of the sheep in the pit, he must stretch out his claws into the hole to catch the sheep, at this time, the strong man grabs the wolf's claws with both hands, and even the wolf carries the plank on his back, but the wolf can't hurt people because of the wooden plank! ”

Everyone exclaimed in unison: "Sure enough! ”

Zao Qiqi said: "Brother Jiang, haven't you grassland people always believed in the wolf god?" How can you catch wolves? ”

Jiang Huan smiled and said: "You are not entirely right, all the tribes of the Xiongnu use wolves as totems, and some tribes in my Qiang tribe believe in wolves, but my Guanghan Qiang is based on eagles!" ”

Gao Gao'er stuck out his tongue and said, "Then isn't it your taboo to hunt falcons?" ”

Jiang Wan shrugged his shoulders and said, "As long as we Qiang people don't offend the Eagle God by ourselves, it's fine!" What's more, if you can really succeed in taming that giant eagle, maybe many Qiang tribes who believe in eagles will bow down and worship us when they see us!"

When Nanying heard the four words of bowing and worshipping, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "There is!" I've figured out how to catch the Condor! ”

Then he said in distress: "But what is the bait? I think the cows and horses are too big for the giant eagles to attack them, but where do we look for small animals in this grassland for a while? ”

Ma Junzheng clasped his hands on his knees, staring blankly into the distance, turned his head when he heard the words, and said with a strange expression: "Do you still need to find it?" ”

Everyone looked at the place where he had looked before, and saw the long grass in the distance move, and a fat hare that did not slip away from the gray was sensitively burrowing out of the grass, and was looking this way with a pair of dark and agile eyes.