Mobei.

On the desolate land, a dozen or so people in tattered clothes and dirty were riding westward. Judging by their tired appearance, it should have been at least a long time since they had eaten or drunk properly.

People are sleepy, hungry, haggard, and blind, which is the truest portrayal of these people.

They are none other than Mu Dun, the leader of the Shanxi Yuan and Zhe tribes who were driven away by the Tang Dynasty.

If you want to use one word to describe Mu Dun at this time, that is, he is destitute.

Nothing.

The land is gone, the home is gone, the soldiers and horses are gone, and the family is gone, and now he has only one rotten life left.

The world is very big, where should I go?

Mu Dun didn't know anything, and took the few remaining men all the way to the west, walking aimlessly.

"Chief, where are we headed?" It's been a long time, there should be a direction, right? You can't go all the way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

Mu Dun didn't speak, just silently moved west.

At this time, he didn't want to show his coldness, let alone show that his silence was a precious quality of gold, but he didn't know where he should go.

It's terrible to have no culture, because of the limited knowledge and culture, I really don't know what other countries or nations are in front of me, and I don't know where the future direction is.

The northern desert is too big, and it has been almost a month since I walked out day after day, and there is still no trace of anyone.

What about people?

Where did they go?

Not to mention people, not even a rabbit, let alone wild meat such as yellow sheep.

There were eagles flying in the air, but the range of their bows and arrows was really limited, and after exhausting their strength, the bows and arrows were about to break, and they still couldn't shoot the eagles in the air.

The remnant sun was like blood, once again sprinkling the afterglow on the vast land in the north, leaving a long footprint, pulling the shadows of Mu Dun and the others for a long, long time.

Seeing that the day's time was about to pass, and it seemed that he was going to live in the wild again tonight, Mu Dun rolled off his horse and lay on the ground tired.

"Hey———" Mu Dun let out a long sigh. At this time, he felt hungry, he had no strength at all, he couldn't find anyone, he couldn't find food, and he didn't need to chase after Datang, they would also starve to death in this desert.

Seeing that the leaders were all tired and lying on the ground, their men were lying straighter. It's so comfortable to lie down! Much more comfortable than sitting on horseback.

No one has anything to eat, and the quality of life of the war horse is not much higher, and the few weeds that are already very scarce have long been gnawed by the hungry skinny war horse.

Mu Dun lay down, and his subordinates also lay down, did he just lie down and wait for death?

Obviously, it is impossible, if it is to wait for death, there is no need for Mu Dun and the others to escape from the encirclement of **.

Since it came out, of course, it was for survival.

So after a few people lay down for a long time, one of them really couldn't lie down, sat up and said to Mu Dun: "Chief, I'll go to the front and have a look." ”

"Hmm-" Mu Dun said weakly as he didn't bother to take care of it.

People are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic.

This is really reasonable, but there is nothing to eat except for the sparse weeds in the yellow sand and Gobi everywhere.

The men came to the war horse and turned over on the war horse.

After resting for a long time, the war horse was obviously energetic, and the Shanxi soldiers who sat on the war horse galloped forward, and soon disappeared behind the mountain bag not far away.

It had been a long time since he had found anything to eat or drink, and although his men had searched for it, Mu Dun did not have much hope.

If there are too many failures, people will also lose confidence and hope.

It was finally dark, Mu Dun sat up, and looked at the little blood left in the west sky in a lost mind, and after a while, this blood color would be gone.

"Chief, our men are back." The subordinates beside him said to Mu Dun.

Mu Dun didn't respond, and now he didn't bother to respond, after all, speaking also requires effort and physical energy, so save a little effort!

Soon the subordinates who went to investigate the situation came to Mu Dun's side and said to him in surprise: "Chief, there is a shepherd's tent about ten miles ahead. ”

Found the shepherd's tent?

Mu Dun, who heard the news, immediately stood up, his eyes flashing with light, "Soldiers, you have finally found the trace of the person, and quickly get on the horse." ”

Under the leadership of Mu Dun, the group soon came to a mountain depression, where there was indeed a small tent, and there were a lot of cattle and sheep.

There were tents, cattle and sheep, and it was needless to say that this must be the place where the shepherds lived, but by this time it was already dark, and there was no trace of the shepherds.

It's getting dark, and the people who graze here should be asleep.

"What about the chief?"

There were oxen and sheep and tents, but there were no shepherds in sight.

What else can I do?

Mu Dun didn't think about it and said to his opponent: "Slaughter a few sheep and fill your stomach first." ”

Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory tells us that survival is the first need of people, and they are about to starve to death, what else can Mu Dun and others do, of course, killing sheep and cattle to fill their stomachs.

Just when his subordinates were about to rush into the sheepfold to kill the sheep, Mu Dun said: "Don't alarm the master, leave after eating." ”

？？？

When did the brave and brainless Mu Dun become so cautious?

Isn't he just a herdsman herding sheep? If you are alarmed, you will be alarmed, and if you kill their whole family, why be so careful?

The leadership is cautious, and things are complicated.

Looking at his subordinates' puzzled looks, Mu Dun had no choice but to explain, "The fact that the herdsmen can appear in this place means that there should be other tribes living in this place. If you don't want to be chased all the way, we'd better be cautious. ”

One move was bitten by a snake, and he was afraid of the well rope for ten years, which is definitely reasonable.

Mu Dun, who suffered a big loss, and his subordinates became much more cautious this time, eating sheep and eating sheep, and don't kill people indiscriminately.

So some of his men went into the sheepfold, and after catching a few fat sheep, they gently wiped their necks with knives, and the fat sheep never cried again.

When the blood was almost gone, his men carried the sheep out of the sheepfold, and after walking a long way, several people set up a fire and began to roast the sheep.

It's been a long time since I've eaten such delicious food, and although there is no wine, Mu Dun and his men still eat a lot of food, more than thirty percent more than usual.

After eating, the people began to get sleepy, and several people lay down on the hillside to rest for a while, and the day dawned.

Mu Dun got up and continued to walk west with his men, he knew that disappointment had reached the point of strength, and hope should have appeared.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now wanderers, we must be cautious in our words and deeds, and we must not act without authorization and miss a major event." Mu Dun explained to his subordinates.

Missed a big deal? That's a little interesting.

Isn't it just a deserter? Where did the big thing come from, it was the same as the truth, "Chief, we are just fugitive Shanxi soldiers, where is the big thing?" The subordinate joked with Mu Dun.

"Confused, although it is a flight, but you must also think of Shanxi in your heart, as long as there is a Shanxi person, you can't swallow the breath that the tribe will be wiped out." Mu Dun reprimanded his subordinates.

"Listening to the meaning of the chief's words, do you still want to return to the country?" The subordinate couldn't help but ask.

Restoration?

In a fundamental sense, Shanxi is not actually a country, at most it is just a non-falling alliance, but after all, people have survived independently for so many years, and it is not a big deal to call it a country.

After listening to the words of his subordinates, Mu Dun said meaningfully, "Even if you can't restore the country, you can't let Datang sleep peacefully." I must unite with other tribes around Datang to continuously attack Datang and disturb Datang, but they can't sleep peacefully. ”

Big deal, it's an absolute big deal.

After experiencing so many painful lessons, the flame of revenge in Mu Dun's heart still has not been extinguished, not only has it not been extinguished, but it has become more vigorous.

Since he has the purpose of revenge, of course, he can't offend this unknown nomadic tribe now.

The farther west you go, the more lush the pastures become, and the population grows. It seems that this is supposed to be a relatively large tribal living place.

"This big brother, which tribe are you from?" Mu Dun stepped forward and asked.

The shepherd looked at Mu Dun and the others, except for the pigtails on their heads, the clothes on their bodies, the boasted war horses, and their faces and faces were no different from their own, why were they so ignorant?

"We are the people of the Dangxiang clan, may I ask you which tribe you are from?" The shepherd's party member said to Mu Dun and the others.

"We are 。。。。。。" Seeing this, his subordinates were about to tell the party shepherd about their actual situation, but Mu Dun stopped them with his eyes.

"We are Turks, and we have important matters to see your leaders, where can I find them?" Mu Dun said to the party shepherd.

The reason why he said that he was a Turkic was that Mu Dun was also prepared, and he fled all the way, and Mu Dun could judge that with the decline of the Turks, he was no longer as arrogant as before, and he should get along well with the surrounding party members.

In the case that you are not sure whether the party members are friends or enemies of Datang, it is best not to tell the truth, so as not to be arrested.

Party members? They are party members.

After being sure that this was already the territory of the party members, Mu Dun said to his opponent: "Now that we have entered the territory of the party members, we should not rush to find their leader first." ”

You have already come to other people's territory, but you are not looking for the leader of other people, are you here to travel?

His subordinates looked at Mu Dun suspiciously, "What does this mean, leader?" ”

"If we want to make the party members use us and follow us to oppose Datang, of course, we must first figure out what their position is. If they were friendly neighbors of Datang, wouldn't we be arrested? If there is a gap between the party and Datang, then we must make good use of this gap and instigate the party to go to war with Datang. ”

Got it, got it.

His subordinates looked at Mu Dun with a questioning gaze, as if their leader had changed overnight, became wiser, and became more cautious.