Chapter 1 The moon is dark and the wind is high

In the vast grassland, there are dozens of scattered tribes, large and small. They migrated with the withering of pastures, wandering and wandering with the rise and fall of the sun and the moon. Wars and confrontations from ancient times to the present day have mostly been related to the grabbing of limited resources, and among these dozens of tribes, the slaughter of pastures, land, cattle and sheep has never stopped for hundreds of years. Among them, the four major tribes are also the most powerful because of their large numbers: the Shani tribe, the Watta tribe, the Kates tribe, and the Danor tribe.

At first, the borders of Daqi formed a number of scattered free trade exchange markets. The steppe tribes exchanged their cattle, sheep, hides, and dairy products for some necessities, such as salt, cloth, and grain. However, a large number of profiteers in Daqi suddenly discovered that the people of the grassland tribes were too easy to deceive, and in order to seek greater profits, they began to add small white stones to the salt, mixed a large amount of sand into the grain, and the cloth was even more shoddy. The people on the grassland are gone, grandma's, since the trade can't be exchanged for real things and good things, then it's also a deal, just grab it directly!

The annual robbery contest gradually became a grand festival on the grassland, and whenever the men of the tribe brandished their sabers and got ready to go, the old and young women and children would cross the road to say goodbye, and shout cheerfully and encouragingly: "Do a good job, boys, grab more!" "Tuliduo, help me grab some sturdy cloth, I'm going to make a skirt!" "Chaheboro, you are not too young, it's time to grab a wife and come back!" ”。

Gradually, the warriors of the grassland found that the border people of Daqi were vulnerable, and the things they robbed were genuine, and the children were not deceived. The appetite is also getting bigger and bigger, and the scope of looting is wider, in addition to the necessities of life, there are also jewelry and jade, etc. Anyway, it's okay to rush to play, and I really can't use it anymore and throw it away.

The leader of the Kates tribe suddenly figured out one day: instead of fighting so piecemeal, why not integrate the power of the grassland and simply grab the entire Great Qi? By then, everything will be needed! As a result, he made friends from afar and attacked closely, using both soft and hard methods, prompting the tribes of the steppe to form a loose alliance, appointed himself Great Khan, and launched a fierce attack on the border of Daqi.

With the steppe tribal alliance plundering the Great Qi more and more deeply for several years, the Great Qi court could no longer hold its breath. It's okay to rob the cabbage gang and dried radish in the yard, and then rush into the room and start to rob the wife and children from the bed, is it unbearable? With the continuous strengthening of the military strength of the Daqi border pass, the life of the robbers has become difficult. As a result, the internal contradictions became more and more intensified, and many contradictions such as the uneven distribution of spoils and the struggle for control of the tribal alliance finally broke out with the serious illness of the old Khan King.

The moon was dark and the wind was high, and a large group of black shadows on horseback rushed wildly to the king's tent of the Great Khan.

"What do you want to do?" The hunchbacked Tokhtar looked at the strong men of the Shani tribe who rushed into the big tent brandishing a long scimitar, and shouted with red eyes.

The bearded leader of the Shani tribe, Shani Hada, sneered and scolded, "Get out of the way, you old camel! It's long overdue for the position of the Great Khan of the steppe to give up to our Shani tribe! Our tribesmen are prosperous, and the warriors are brave in battle, but the good things have been robbed by you Catus! Today, Lao Tzu is going to seek justice! ”。

Totoh stretched out his arms, tried to straighten his chest and stood in front of the sweaty couch and shouted, "Stop! The Great Khan was seriously ill, but after retreating to the steppe, the tribes sat down together to resolve them, and the Great Khan was ready to give way to the virtuous men. There is a great enemy in front of us, and the warriors of our tribe are still fighting bloodily in the front. What is the difference between you taking advantage of the danger of others at this time and the evil wolves on the grassland? ”。

Instead of getting angry, Shanihada raised his head and smiled, "I think you're really old and confused, have you forgotten that the totem of our tribe is the wolf?" Don't worry, old camel, I, Shanihada, am not impulsive, and have already contacted more than a dozen tribes in private. I don't want much, the head and scepter of the Great Khan, and the beauties and possessions of your Gatus tribe! ”。 Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly raised the scimitar in his hand and slashed at the door of Totomien.

Defenselessly, a narrow slit opened from his forehead to his jaw, blood gushed out, and he slowly fell on his back without saying a word.

Shanihada raised his blood-dripping scimitar and shouted, "Warriors of the Shani tribe, don't be soft! Snatch back what should have belonged to us and burn down their yurt! Kill me! ”。

"Fourth brother, don't tell the third brother and the sixth brother about me, they know." Tang Wannian urged the horse to catch up with Zhai Longbiao and said in a low voice.

Zhai Longbiao glanced at him and snorted: "Don't worry, it's not a glorious thing, I'm too lazy to chew my tongue." ”

One of the guards pointed his finger in front and said loudly: "Two generals, look, Dengzhou City is fighting fiercely, but fortunately we caught up." ”

Zhai Longbiao and Tang Wannian looked up at the same time, only to see the dark Dengzhou city in the distance, thick smoke billowing out, and there were faint bursts of shouting and killing. Zhai Longbiao shouted excitedly: "Haha, go full speed, Lao Tzu can finally kill and get over it!" With that, he jerked his mount and rushed out first.

Above the city, a deputy general whose arm was blown off rushed in front of Feng Yong, and cried in a hoarse voice: "Great marshal, the three gates of the east, west and south have been breached, and there are no enemy troops outside the north gate. Our army is desperately fighting the enemy, and it has been struggling to support it for sixteen days, and it can be regarded as doing its best! Please, the commander, lead the living brethren to evacuate from the north gate! ”。

Feng Yong's face was blackened and white by the smoke of gunpowder, and his lips were chapped. He raised his sword and stabbed to death a red-turban sergeant who had just climbed to the top of the city, and kicked his body down with his foot. Gritted his teeth, he glanced at the red scarf bandits who swarmed in from the city gate, sighed lightly, turned his head and said: "Grandpa Guo treats me like a mountain, and I also swore to him in person before I was stationed in Dengzhou: The city is in the people, and the city is ruined!" Today's city is broken, and it is the time when I Feng fulfills the contract! ”。

After saying that, he took the sword in his hand, went down the steps, turned over and got on his horse, put the sword into the sheath, took off the long knife and held it in his hand, his eyes were red, and he screamed and killed the red turban army that poured in.

Ruan Wu looked up and saw Feng Yong rushing over, and couldn't help but smile. He shouted on the horse: "Thief general, why didn't you escape this time?" Why don't you get off your horse and die?! ”。

Feng Yongtie blushed, and without saying a word, he raised his knife and chopped it. Ruan Wu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly raised Fang Tian's halberd to greet him. The horses circled, and the two fought in one place.

I had just walked dozens of rounds, and suddenly heard a loud shout in the air: "The third child dodges away, and a certain family is coming!" Two big axes fell from the sky, knocking the long knife and Fang Tian's halberd aside.

Ruan Wu took a look at his horse and couldn't help laughing: "Fourth brother, why are you here?" Healed from the injury? ”。

Zhai Longbiao blew his beard and glared: "I won't have to drink the soup if I'm a little late!" Get out of the way, he'll leave it to me! ”。 He turned to Feng Yong and scolded: "You kid ran very fast, last time I chased you, Lao Tzu's legs were almost lame!" There is a kind of you don't run this time, you and I fight for 300 rounds! ”

Feng Yong had already made up his mind to die, and did not answer, and the long knife in his hand came with the wind. Zhai Longbiao was unequivocal, burst into a shout, the giant axe in his left hand blocked upward, and the giant axe in his right hand smashed Huashan and smashed straight towards Feng Yong's head.

The flames and the cacophony of people woke up the sleeping second prince Ebony Vault, who rolled over and jumped up, and rushed out of the tent to pick up his sword and mount his horse without bothering to put on his armor. He hadn't gone far before he met Shanihada, who was riding on his horse.

"What's going on? Is it the Great Qi army attacking the camp? Why did the Great Khan's tent catch fire? Ebony asked in a loud voice, reining in his steed vigilantly.

Shanihada smiled: "It is true that the Great Qi army came to harass it, but it has been beaten away by us. The Great Khan was also rescued, and I specially ordered me to summon His Royal Highness the Second Prince to meet with him, and there was an urgent military situation to discuss. As he spoke, he winked, and the army behind him immediately gave way to a passage. Seeing that his father was heartfelt, Ebony Ku did not suspect deceit, and urged the horse to cross the passage and go straight to the direction of the burning Great Khan's tent.

Shanihada followed closely behind, secretly raising the long scimitar in his hand. Blood flashed in the darkness, and the unsuspecting Ebony Ku let out a miserable howl, spurting blood from his mouth and falling off his horse, and after a moment there was no sound. Shanihada rubbed the blood on his long knife on his riding boots, and shouted to his subordinates with a cruel smile: "Fight quickly, we must evacuate before the eldest and third princes arrive!" ”。

Before he could finish speaking, a woman's scream caught his attention, and he slapped his horse and hurried over. Under the firelight, I saw a tall woman in a red dress holding a dagger made of sterling silver, barefoot, trembling and surrounded by a group of wolf-like soldiers.

Shanihada bent down on his horse and smiled, "Little beauty, who are you?" What is your name? ”

The woman didn't answer, just glared at the dirty bearded man in front of her with black grape-like eyes. His lips trembled, and he clenched the dagger in his hand even tighter.

Shanihada said in a loud voice: "You all dodge, Lao Tzu will soon be the Great Khan of the grassland, and there is just a lack of a princess." Lao Tzu is going to have her! ”

The soldiers, armed with spears and scimitars, laughed and took a few steps back, forming a larger circle. Shanihada hurried his horse forward, smirking and waving his long, bloody scimitar.

The woman obviously didn't have any foundation in martial arts, so she gritted her teeth and took two steps back, holding the dagger in both hands and raising the blade outwards to her chest.

Shanihada circled around her with great interest, and suddenly slashed at her head with a sword. The woman closed her eyes with a pale face, no longer dodging, and raised her snow-white neck to wait for death. Shanihada flicked her wrist and slammed the silver dagger in her hand to the ground. The young woman opened her eyes and froze.

Shanihada laughed wildly and rushed forward on his prancing horse, grabbed her from behind like an eagle catching a chicken, and pressed her to his horse. The woman had just woken up and screamed, her hands and feet struggling desperately, her long nails scratching a few bloody streaks on Shanihada's cheeks. Shanihada scolded: "You little fierce horse is so uninteresting, watch Lao Tzu go back and clean you up!" As she spoke, she struck the back of the head with the hilt of her knife, and the woman fainted with her hands and feet, and lay down on her horse and stopped moving.

With the sound of the horn and the neighing of the war horse in the distance, a group of men and horses rushed towards the carriage. Shani Hada roared: "Wolf cubs of the Shani tribe, hurry up!" ”。 He was the first to whip the horse on the buttocks of the crotch, and the horse roared, spread its hooves and galloped away.