"Yes"

Xiao Jinxing nodded solemnly at Qiuzi.

This is not the time to joke, so Xiao Jinxing also knows the severity, so he naturally wants Qiuzi to see his sincerity.

"My sister is eight years old this year, and I asked her to stay in the army.

But I was also afraid that it would be inconvenient for one of her daughters to march with me, so I assumed the pseudonym Deru and disguised herself as a man. ”

Xiao Jinxing continued softly.

But after saying that, Qiuzi immediately rolled his eyes.

He sighed in his heart that the brave reckless Hu Chi died in the hands of an eight-year-old girl, and he couldn't help but feel some sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox, and also lamented the injustice of Changshengtian.

Xiao Jinxing is so young and scheming, leading the troops to fight elusively, and his sister is only eight years old to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, and kill the enemy's main general in the chaos.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, even if you put a knife to your neck and force yourself, it would have been unbelievable.

But since Deru is Xiao Jinxing's sister, then he knows that he deserves to be frightened today.

If you don't think so, I'm afraid that today will really become a life-and-death situation.

After figuring out this matter, in Xiao Jinxing's reproach to Xin'er, Qiu Zi's heart no longer had any guilt.

He bowed his hand to Xiao Jinxing and said:

"Xiao Datouren, since it was a misunderstanding, then there is no need to have an overnight feud, don't mention today's matter."

After finishing speaking, with Xiao Jinxing's face full of apologies, Qiu Qiu Zi went to visit Xiyan Wanhai again, who was stopping the bleeding.

Then he said goodbye to everyone and left with a bitter heart.

This bitterness is not dissatisfaction with today's events, but jealousy of Xiao Jinxing's brothers and sisters.

In the following two months, with the cooperation of Qiuzi, the Yu coalition forces bloodlessly wiped out all the resistance forces in Zizi.

At least on the surface, the most ferocious of the eight tribes is completely under the rule of Qiuz.

And to Xiao Jinxing's surprise, the witch of the Zi people also appeared in the Golden Tribe after the snow on the top of many mountains melted.

It's just that he didn't seem to notice the changes that had happened in the land, and he buried his head in his yurt all day long, not asking about the world.

Xiao Jinxing sighed when he saw this,

It is much better not to ask about the world than to oppose him.

After all, in the grassland, the status of witches is very lofty.

And with the character of the people who can blow up at a moment's notice, it is extremely easy to be agitated.

So before Wu appeared, Xiao Jinxing always felt that he had a sharp sword hanging over his head.

And when Wu came back, his silence or acquiescence made Xiao Jinxing feel relieved to quietly take off the sword.

Some time later, when the news came from the north that Zhezhe had conquered the poor tribe, Xiao Jinxing left the grassland with Deru.

He left quietly, and when he left, he asked someone to bring Qiuzi a message.

The message said that Xiao Jinxing hoped that Qiuzi would be the commander of the Huaxu tribe in the direction of Zi.

He commanded Youyu led by Zhesi and Yousu led by Xiyan brothers, and Zi soldiers and horses under his own command totaling 50,000 and attacked from the southeast of Huaxu.

Zhezhe would lead his headquarters of 18,000 Yu and 5,000 poor people to attack Hua Xu from due east.

In the past two months, Xiao Jinxing has often summoned Qiuzi to his side for discussion

How to attack Huaxu, the largest monster among the eight tribes.

After countless discussions and deductions, Xiao Jinxing gave up the original tactics of joining forces with Zhezhe.

Because he felt that it would be safer to use the condescending terrain of the Zi clan to attack the plateau southeast of Huaxu, and let Zhezhe contain Huaxu's main force at the border of the poor tribe.

To sum up, Xiao Jinxing's meaning is to fight steadily and steadily, and to fight to support the war.

Such a decision was made because Xiao Jinxing learned from Qiuzi about the difference between the Huaxu clan.

According to Qiuzi, apart from participating in the Crusades, the Huaxu clan almost never communicated with the other seven tribes, which made it rather mysterious.

Their core tribe is located in the plain where the Wuhu Water and the Yaozhi Water meet, and it is said that it has a large population, and its wealth is much stronger than that of the other seven tribes combined.

Except for the snow-capped mountains to the southwest, which border Ziz, most of their land is made up of plains.

But half of those plains are deserts and Gobi.

Legend has it that the westernmost part of the Hua Xu clan is a vast sea of sand, where the worms are the lair.

Strangely, with the exception of a major war that broke out a decade ago, the Creeps rarely harassed their neighbors.

This is a far cry from the Creep Man next to Beidi Hez.

But no matter what, the Huaxu tribe still relies on a relatively peaceful environment, abundant water and grass, and a grassland larger than many other tribes.

It has the largest grassland, the largest forest, the largest population, and the most complex and changeable topography and climate.

Moreover, the land area of the Huaxu tribe is much larger than that of the other seven tribes combined.

It's just incomprehensible that the Huaxu clan, which looks extremely large, is extremely low-key on weekdays.

They would participate in Dragon City's battle against Qin on time every time, and the soldiers they sent would never be much more than other tribes.

They never took the initiative to attack other tribes, but when the poor and the poor came to harass them, they just sent troops to drive them away.

After a long time, the Hua Xu clan became an extremely mysterious existence among the eight barbarian tribes.

According to legend, on the western edge of this tribe, there are ancient miracles that are not known when they were built.

Although Qiuzi couldn't tell what that miracle looked like, Xiao Jinxing had learned from Ayi'er's mouth that it seemed to be a place where ancient humans had lived.

It's just that people who have been there rarely make it back alive. Just like the Northern Monument Forest, there are also cursed places.

Therefore, starting a war against Hua Xu, a mysterious and huge enemy, Xiao Jinxing did not think that he would fight the same as attacking the Su and Zi people.

In the golden tribe of the Zi people, Qiuzi's mouth opened wide in shock when he received Xiao Jinxing's message.

Two months ago, he was Xiao Jinxing's enemy, and he fought with him at the foot of Yuqi Mountain.

Two months later, he was relieved to hand over all his soldiers and horses to his command and left alone.

Therefore, in Qiuzi's opinion, Xiao Jinxing's mind is afraid that even the most vast grassland outside the territory cannot be contained.

Although Qiuzi didn't think that the Philosophers and the Xiyan Brotherhood would really follow their own arrangements. But Xiao Jinxing's trust alone is enough to make Qiuzi grateful.

Not to mention not so long ago, I also did

There was a life-and-death struggle with Xiao Jinxing's sister.

Half a month later, when the spring breeze blew to the snowy plateau, the 50,000-strong army officially waved its division to the northwest.

The leading vanguard is none other than the real masters of this snowy plateau, the savage tribe of Conan, except for the worms.

From this day on, they will lead the coalition soldiers behind them through the Green Mountains and advance towards the distant Kushan Plateau.

Although the journey from snowy Kunlun to the Kushan Plateau is not far, they need to climb countless snow-capped mountains and cross countless ravines along the way.

Therefore, compared to combat, the march of the coalition forces on this road is more dangerous.

Qiuzi expected that the army would reach Huaxu in a month's time, and that the first battle of the Western Expedition would also be fought there.

Just as the coalition army crossed the snow-capped mountains and marched westward to the Kushan Plateau, a team of about two or three hundred people appeared in the forest of the Chong clan.

The people in this team generally do not seem to have the ferocity of the barbarians themselves, and some of them are more of an alternative that is incompatible with the barbarians.

But what Xiao Jinxing wants is this kind of alternative, because they are the Qin people that Xiao Jinxing "looted" from various tribes.

Or rather, they used to be Qin.

It's just that because they were taken captive to the grassland by Rong Di when they were young, they don't know if they are from the Qin State or not.

Moreover, all of these people selected by Xiao Jinxing have become families and have children on the grassland, so at least in Xiao Jinxing's opinion, these people are trustworthy.

"Are you tired?"

Xiao Jinxing walked on the northern Xinjiang trail leading to the Qin State again, and asked Xin'er, who was walking not far away.

But Xin'er still muttered, her face was full of resentment towards Xiao Jinxing, and she "snorted" and sped up her pace and left Xiao Jinxing's side.

She was still angry with Xiao Jinxing about Xiao Jinxing's scolding in the Zixing camp that day, although she herself knew that it was a little reckless that day.

But girls, how can they put the truth on their lips and on their faces?

Xiao Jinxing smiled bitterly, turned to look at the team of more than 300 people behind him, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

For this trip to Qin, Xiao Jinxing really had to make some arrangements.

He wanted to send these people to various places on the border of Qin, or to do business or farming, and then join the army of the frontier, so as to lay the groundwork for the realization of his future goals, lay the foundation, and insert a wedge.

This was the first step in his plan.

He had devised a huge plan.

And this time I came to Qin to make this plan come true.

Moreover, Xiao Jinxing believes that once this plan is implemented, the goal he envisions will be achieved with half the effort.

As summer approaches, the northern trail is covered by lush greenery and the sun is not very hot, and the road under your feet, which has been repaired, is much easier to walk than last year.

Although it was still spring, there were already numerous "caravans" carrying furs and horses along the way.

They continuously transported the fur goods that Xiao Jinxing had "looted" everywhere in the past year to the Qin State. At the same time, it also transported the grain, iron tools, and ore of the Qin State back to the grassland.

As the tribesmen returned to the grassland with the transportation to and fro, there were one message after another from the Qin State, among which Xiao Jinxing was most interested in the fact that the drought that had lasted for two years in the Qin State still showed no sign of ending.