Final Chapter. 88. Covenant of Killing Horses

Due to the main force of the battlefield in the west of the city, because of an unexpected situation, it instantly lost all its fighting spirit; Therefore, the sun has just begun to set in the west, and the Shenshi Army hastily withdrew its troops. Although the first battle was a tiger's tail, fortunately, no one on either side showed their hole cards, except for the South Gate battlefield, which suffered extremely heavy losses, and they just tested each other.

After all, this is a siege battle, even if it lasts for ten days and half a month, it is not a new thing.

That night, whether it was Guo Xing or Qilin Jun, including Tian Dashan, who was obsessed with money, they were all busy, and no one had time to rest for a while.

For Tian Dashan, who doesn't know a single word, let him fabricate a reasonable mythological story and completely rip off the fur of the "reincarnation of the great god" on Xie Tao's body, which is really a bit of a duck on the shelves. But fortunately, in the Shenfeng Camp, there are still a few Huashen monks who are responsible for compiling the story with the team; It took a lot of effort for their brothers, their voices and emotions, even beating the guys and singing, and talking about all the spittle, so that they could barely turn the dead brains of the Huashen Sect members around temporarily.

And for the representative of the army who listened to the truth, the amateur Dao Qilinjun, tonight is also not peaceful. This time, the wolf smoke in Huayu Continent was everywhere, which was the result of Diting's deliberate guidance. Even though the rich are rivaling the country, the powerful parties are all over the world; However, if you want to maintain the logistical baggage of the two rebel armies in the west and north at the same time, it is also overloaded. In the case of the Shenshi Coalition Army he was in charge of, the eating, drinking, and Lazar of the soldiers, the operation of the war horses and weapons, and the deployment of manpower and soldiers, each of which was a laborious and troublesome matter; Coupled with the defeat in the first battle, Guo Xing will launch a general attack tomorrow and send all available siege equipment to the battlefield. Guo Xing moved his mouth and left, leaving Qilin Jun to lead the craftsmen and the people to start assembling these big guys with falcon structures, but it was a huge amount of work!

For Guo Xing, it was also difficult to sleep tonight. Because not long after he returned to the account, a carriage set off by the Shenshi tribe in the north of the desert arrived at the foot of Buyeo City. Although the style of this carriage is extremely ordinary, the middle-aged woman on the carriage has an extremely noble status.

This woman has a round face with black and red, single eyelids and small eyes with a collapsed nose, although it is not prohibitive, but it has nothing to do with the word good-looking. She was covered with a precious fire fox coat, but she still couldn't hide her waist, which was as thick as a bucket; Judging from the appearance alone, it looks like the farmer in the countryside who suddenly made a windfall, and there was an awkwardness all over his body......

The woman's name is Sardi, which means "phoenix" in the ancient Mobei language. She was the daughter of a small pasture owner in Mobei; Now she is the wife of the Great Khan of Chaolu and the mother of the entire Shenshi tribe.

As for the gender difference between men and women, even the Mobei grassland, which cannot be built independently by brick kilns, is rarely treated equally. Maybe they are at the forefront of the times, or maybe they haven't shed the influence of matriarchal society; All in all, the significance of Sardi's arrival at the front line is second only to that of King Chaolu Khan's personal expedition.

For Saldi, the change in status is too great, and it will take some time to get used to it; At this time, the carriage had just stopped, and the goddess in her early forties, who was in her early forties, lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

"Tamba Day, my child...... Ah, how did you lose a lot of weight? Is it because you are injured somewhere and you can't eat? Godmother brought a lot of mare's milk wine this time, as well as your favorite milk tofu...... Don't let the soldiers kneel, let the soldiers divide the wine, everyone has fought for a while, now have fun. Let's go, take my godmother to your handsome tent......"

Guo Xing, who was kneeling on one knee, also put down his right hand on his left chest at this time and stood up slightly; He didn't dare to break free from the support that violated the courtesy of dignity and humility, so he could only let his mother, Saldi, drag him by the arm and drag him to the most conspicuous Chinese army commander's tent.

"Hulegan, you are a man now, and Ehe will no longer be able to whip you in front of the warriors! But I have to scold you, I have to scold you! Ehe asked you to follow my Qinba Ri and learn how to fight, but how dare you tire your teacher like this? Is it because you are lazy and lazy on weekdays and forget what Ehe told you? Hmph, when I get home, I must tell you about Ebu, so that he may order you to be punished, and he will be punished severely! ”

After receiving the summons of the heralds, Hulegan immediately flew back to the main formation outside the western city. As soon as he saw Saldi, who was sitting in the first place, he immediately grinned at the root of his ear! Although he listened to the scolding of his mistress, he did not have the slightest intention of being ashamed and repentant; Instead, he stretched out his hand and withdrew the idler in the tent, and immediately stepped forward and threw himself directly into Saldi's arms:

"Ehe, the carriage in Youbei is very sad to sit on, it must be bumpy on this road......"

Sardi's deliberately pretended anger was instantly shattered by Hulegan; She put on her original happy and kind face, and kept beating and stroking Hulegen's head:

"You're going to play tricks with Ehe...... Hey, although Qin Bari is more brave than you, after all, he is a scholar who is as precious as gold, and his living habits are different from those of you brutes! You are a younger brother, but remember to take good care of your brother and don't let him go hungry and lose weight anymore! ”

Looking at Hu Legen, who had changed his previous stable personality, Guo Xing's eyes began to flush. Although Sardi is a woman who is a small owner, she is also a hard-working person, and she is also a good housewife who is kind and sincere, kind and generous! When he was defeated and fled, if he hadn't happened to meet Saldi to save him, he would have already become a nameless skeleton on the grassland by this time!

If there is no bond with the grace of rebirth and reinvention of the master mother Saldi, Guo Xing, who is thoughtful and arrogant, even if he wants to display his talents, the first choice must be Zhou Changfeng, the little Qin king who has a big family and does not have to bear the infamy of treason, how can it be the turn of a small Shenshi tribe?

After the mood of the three of them was completely calm, they talked about business over hot mare's milk wine.

"Qinbari, this time the Great Khan sent me. He asked me to take this thing with me for one last discussion. But you brothers also know that Ehe and I don't know a single word, and I don't understand the affairs between you men, I'm afraid that it will delay the military situation of the Great Khan! Why don't you two give Ehe an idea? ”

Speaking of this, Saldi took out a roll of inferior animal skins from the wide Mobei cotton robe and gently handed it to Guo Xing. After Guo Xing took a closer look, he was immediately shocked and said:

"Masterdam, this animal skin is not ......"

"Hey, you're right, this is old Batu......"

Old Batu is not a person, but one of Chaolu's most beloved horses. For the Mobei people, horses are not just big animals for work, not just mounts for killing enemies, not just pets, but a member of the family. Although in times of hunger, horse meat can also relieve temporary dangers; But many Mobei men would rather die with their beloved horses than go against the emotions they have forged!

In the Mobei grassland, the service age of those top war horses who go into battle to kill the enemy is strictly limited to between two and eight years old; And the old Batu is twenty-eight years old this year, which is enough to be eighty years old when converted to human age! has become a useless horse that can't be picked on his shoulders, can't be lifted in his hands, is too old to eat meat, and can't be cooked in a soup pot!

But even when old Batu was young, he was not qualified to become a war horse. But despite this, it is useless, but it is a bosom friend who has known Chaolu for half his life. As early as when Chaolu was a slave, he personally delivered the baby for it, watched it become a worthless pack horse, accompanied it to do hard labor, and grew old with him.

It is better to bully the pulsatilla than to bully the poor youth. When people reach middle-aged Chaolu, they really take a step of luck! He took the opportunity of the turmoil in Huayu Continent to completely get rid of his status as a slave, and then controlled the entire ASEAN grassland. became the Khan King of the Shenshi Clan, and even had the qualifications to win the Huayu Continent!

But even the most shrewd cattle dealer and the fierce-eyed Soma master is not an easy task to find a horse that is more useless than Old Batu! Even if he walked on foot towards the Great Khan of Lu, it was far faster than this old fellow!

However, he is rich in ASEAN pastures, and he still stubbornly depends on Lao Batu, feeding six times a day, and he does it himself, without interruption for a day.

And today, the dull and worthless horse skin in front of Guo Xing and Hu Legen is the most expensive Khan King Baoju of the entire Shenshi tribe - Lao Batu.

After hearing Sardi's confirmation, the tears that Hulegan had just wiped away gushed out again; Guo Xing just silently rubbed this rough and inferior horse skin, and his technique was extremely gentle, as if he was touching the hair of his beloved girl......

"Things in the east have dragged on for too long. King Khan said that this is because the other party still can't believe the sincerity of our Shenshi tribe. The Khan also knows the difficulty of the war, and he wants to help you in this way......"

After Guo Xing listened to Sardi's words, his lips trembled for a long time, but he never said a word; But Hulegan cried heavily, and kept repeating the words "Lao Batu" in his mouth......

Guo Xing knew that it was not Chaolu Khan who was ruthless; It's the life of old Batu, which has long since come to an end. More than two years ago, it was unable to run, let alone carry heavy loads. The joints of its body have never been swollen, and even standing normally has become an extremely painful torture! The reason why Chaolu is so ruthless to kill horses and skin them is not just because he wants to end the pain for his old friend.

He also wanted to use this way to make Old Batu really able to fight side by side with him and the warriors of the Shenshi Clan!

Following the ancient rites of the Mobei grassland: the covenant of killing horses is the most sincere oath that the grassland people can make. Although the Great Khan of Chaolu is now far away in Mobei, he has killed his most beloved friend and handed over the horse skin to his wife Sadi to bring to Youbei herself. With this worthless gift alone, it is no longer possible for them to get a result of "buying and selling is not benevolent and righteous" in their affairs with the one in the east!

is willing to make a blood oath with the Shenshi tribe to "kill horses", that is, the blood relatives and close friends of the Shenshi tribe; If you are unwilling to take this inferior horse skin, then you will have a blood feud with the Shenshi tribe!