Chapter 356: The Omen of War (2)
On the evening of the third day, Zhao Hongrun had already learned the results of his talks between Wei and Yin Rong.
And when he heard that the tribe that decided to support the Wei State only had six votes, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
You must know that there are 14 tribes that come to this campsite, accounting for about half of the Yinrong tribe in the entire Sanchuan land, but among these 14 tribes, only one of the Qiang tribe is the Qiang tribe, and most of the rest are Qiang people, and only a few of them are Qiang people.
However, in this case, the Wei State still only received six votes, which means that even among the Qi people, there are many tribes who do not trust the Wei State, and even some tribes are purely wall-to-wall grass, and they are threatened by the patriarch of the Qijiao tribe, Bitatu, so they dare not openly support the Wei State.
Unswervingly on the side of the Wei State, there are only six tribes of the Qiang people, including the Qingyang tribe and the Baiyang tribe.
『…… These people have made the wrong choice.'"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly.
He knew very well that at present, in the Wei State, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was stepping up the training of soldiers in order to send troops to support Longxi, and the craftsmen of the War Casting Bureau were also working day and night with the assistance of the Smelting Bureau.
And now, the Yinrong tribe in the land of Sanchuan has refused diplomacy, which means that war is coming.
"In addition......" Gao Kuo, who was in charge of inquiring about the news, paused for a moment, and then whispered: "Your Highness, just now that the Tiger Ben Janissaries have come to deliver the news, Your Majesty has summoned a Chenggao army, and when it arrives, we will retreat to Chenggao Pass." ”
"Cheng Gao Army?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this. But then, he was relieved.
After all, as far as he knew, the great thief Huan Hu, who was trying to disadvantage his father, had not left this land yet, and this guy with his fierce subordinates was still lurking in the mountains and forests in this area.
It's not. During the daytime this day, a hunting party of the Qiang people was attacked, and all the men in the team were killed, the food was taken, and even the horses were taken away, leaving only the corpses in one place.
This made the people in the camp afraid to go out hunting.
Obviously, Wei Tianzi also took this into account, so he summoned the Cheng Gao army to escort them back to the territory of Wei. Avoid being attacked by horse thieves led by Huan Hu on the way.
That guy led a mere two or three hundred horse thieves, but he dared to attack a camp of nearly 5,000 people, including the Wei people, at night, this courage is enough to surprise people, it is not difficult to guess that if there is no Cheng Gao army to escort him, that guy will definitely jump out and attack them again.
"Is Cheng Gaojun nearby?"
Zhao Hongrun asked.
Gao bracket shrugged. He replied, "Well, the Tiger Guard didn't mention it. I guess it's not there yet. ”
"Not there yet?"
Zhao Hongrun had an incredible expression on his face.
You must know that the Chenggao army is one of the "six battalions of the garrison", which belongs to the most elite regular army of the Wei State, and it stands to reason that if after the attack last night, his father would send someone to Chenggao Pass to summon the Chenggao army to escort him. In this area of more than 20 miles, the Cheng Gao army should have arrived.
"Could it be that you are going to encircle and suppress that Huan Tiger?"
Zhao Hongrun thought with a little surprise.
He didn't guess wrong, in fact, in the letter of request for help from Li Cheng, the president of the Three Guards, he mentioned that Cheng Gaojun was asked to encircle and suppress Huan Hu, after all, he felt that Huan Hu would not give up easily to the detriment of their Majesty.
But whether the encirclement and suppression can be successful? To be honest, Li Cheng didn't expect much.
After all, in Li Cheng's opinion, Huan Hu is a cunning and treacherous guy, and it can be seen from the fact that Huan Hu decisively chose to retreat last night when the Tiger Ben Guards returned to help, this horse thief leader is not only cunning and treacherous, but also knows how to advance and retreat, once he finds that he has missed the opportunity, he will choose immediately, and will never force it.
It is often difficult to capture such a person.
Therefore, Li Cheng called the Cheng Gao army to encircle and suppress Huanhu, just hoping that the Cheng Gao army could drive this horse thief as far away as possible, so as not to jump out of this group of guys when they returned to the territory of Wei.
"Let's go get ready."
Zhao Hongrun estimated it in his heart, and instructed the guards: "Maybe I will return to China tomorrow." ”
"Huh?"
When the sect guards heard this, they looked at each other, and they could see that their faces were full of disappointment.
"These guys...... Still having fun?'
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes angrily, of course he could guess why these guys were disappointed.
"Didn't you hear your highness? Wei Jiao, Lu Mu. ”
Probably noticing that the guards were standing motionless, Shen Yu, the head of the guards, frowned and scolded.
Wei Jiao and Lu Mu are about the same age as Shen Yu, so they naturally know what matters, so even if they are a little reluctant in their hearts, they can only go back to the tent to pack their things.
And without the support of the two big brothers in the team, Zong Wei, who is like Mu Qing with an active brain but a young age, would not dare to say anything more.
What's more, this is still what their Royal Highness meant.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said to them: "By the way, you might as well talk to those girls of the Qiang tribe, if they are willing to follow you, this king will not object." ”
Hearing this, the Zongwei's eyes lit up, and they left in a hurry one by one.
However, in this regard, to be honest, Zhao Hongrun is not optimistic, after all, the vast majority of young men and women in the Qingyang tribe do not understand the dialect of Wei, and the same is true of those young girls who have "communicated" with the Zongwei from a certain angle, even if they have a heart of admiration for the strong Shen Yu and others, but when they leave their hometown and relatives and follow Shen Yu and others to the strange country of Wei, I believe that most of those young girls will still choose to retreat.
After driving away Shen Yu and the others, Zhao Hongrun packed up his things.
In fact, to be honest, he didn't have anything to pack, at most some change of clothes, after all, in this campsite, bathing is a difficult thing, so he can only replace it with new clothes.
There was no way, after all, Zhao Hongrun couldn't show that face, and went to bathe in the nearby lakes and rivers with those young men and women.
The openness of the Qiang people in this regard. Even he struggled to get used to it.
And just as Zhao Hongrun was packing up his clothes, Una, a girl from the Qiang tribe, hurriedly ran in, pulled Zhao Hongrun's sleeve, and muttered.
Although Zhao Hongrun could see the anxiety on her face, unfortunately, he really couldn't understand what Una said.
To be precise. It was Una who spoke too fast and he didn't understand.
Yes, I have to mention Zhao Hongrun's incredible memory again, although he did not learn the language of the Zong people according to the script, but with his super memory, Zhao Hongrun gradually mastered the daily language of the Shan people.
Of course, since he is not yet proficient, if Una speaks too quickly, then he can only stare dryly.
"Una. Una, you say slow down, and I'll understand. Zhao Hongrun said to Una in an unfamiliar language.
Una looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, and then slowly asked in the Chinese dialect, "You...... Can you understand us? ”
"Of course!" Zhao Hongrun replied a little proudly in the language of the Zong people: "I have a good memory, and I can remember everything I have seen once or heard the sound once. ”
Listening to Zhao Hongrun's boastful words, Una looked at her with eyes that were almost adoring.
In fact, she was actually secretly learning the language and script of the Wei Kingdom. It's a pity that the seal characters and pronunciation of the Wei State. It was a bit difficult for her.
But what she didn't expect was that Zhao Hongrun only took a few days to master the language of their people, which was incredible.
But then again, being stared at by Una's undisguised adoring gaze, Rao is Zhao Hongrun felt a little burning. "By the way, Una, what did you just say?" You say slow down. ”
Seeing this, Una repeated Fang Cai's question: "I just listened to my father talk to your sixth uncle, and you will go back to Wei tomorrow." Right? ”
"Has Uncle Sixth already said goodbye to Uncle Amutu in advance?"
Zhao Hongrun was surprised but not surprised, after all, his sixth uncle Zhao Yuanyan had a deep friendship with Amutu, the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe, so naturally he would not say goodbye.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said truthfully: "This time, we are negotiating with your Shan tribe, as well as the Shan tribe and the Shan tribe...... Well, it's just to discuss some things, but unfortunately the talks between the two sides did not go well, so we have to go back to Wei and make preparations as soon as possible. ”
"Ready...... Is it at war with us? Una asked, biting her lip.
"Why did the sixth uncle even tell Uncle Amutu about this? Hmm, I don't want the Qingyang tribe to be involved."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, the Qingyang tribe will always be our goodwill neighbors of Great Wei. ”
Hearing this, Una grinned, blinked and said, "Actually, I know that you have to fight the Qiang tribe. …… It's a horn, right? ”
"I know you're still asking?" Zhao Hongrun asked in amazement.
"I just wanted to ask." Una grinned, and immediately, she lowered her head a little shyly, raised her hand and gently pulled Zhao Hongrun's sleeve: "That...... Will you stay with us Qingyang? My dad likes you a lot......"
"What's that called?"
Zhao Hongrun didn't understand Una's meaning, but he just felt that this sentence felt awkward no matter how he heard it.
He shook his head with a wry smile.
"Are you not preparing to fight against the Karma? Can't you stay until then and then go back to Wei? ”
Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly and shook his head, after all, after he went back to Daliang, he still had to prepare some things.
The words that the **** said to the patriarch of the Karma tribe Bitatu a few times ago are not just talking.
Moreover, even for the sake of the Qingyang tribe and the Baiyang tribe, which are friendly to the Wei State, Zhao Hongrun will have to come with the army that came to fight with the Qian, especially when this army is the Dangshan army led by General Sima An.
Because if no one comes forward to stop it at that time, it is not impossible for General Sima An, who adheres to the principle of 'those who are not of my race, their hearts will be different', to carry out a racial annihilation and massacre against the Shan people, the Qiang people, and the Shan people living in the land of Sanchuan.
This is what Zhao Hongrun wants to avoid and prevent.
Zhao Hongrun's polite refusal made Una very disappointed.
Just when Zhao Hongrun thought she would leave disappointed, she saw her take the initiative to step forward, shyly touched Zhao Hongrun's chest, and whispered in his ear: "Then tonight, will you stay?" ”
"Tonight, I have to stay (su) and ......stay for a night," Zhao Hongrun looked at Una in his arms with a sneer.
Indeed, Zhao Hongrun will stay in the Qingyang tribe for one night tonight, and will return to Wei tomorrow.
But no matter how you think about it, what Una said is not the same as what he said at all. (To be continued.) )