When it was almost dawn, the cavalry of Diao's horse team also arrived at the lower eight households.

They learned about the surrounding situation, circled for a while, and then hurried back to report, and when the sun was three poles, Dia Bird and his party rode in. The people who had gathered in the lower eight households thought that they had come to mourn, so they all took it out, and Salihan also came out with his relatives and piled them up far away.

Dia Bird stepped forward and was stunned at a glance.

Although there are customs of weddings, funerals, and feasts and drinks among nomads, saying that mortals die to return to the side of the immortal heaven, how can people not know as long as they are not confused?

This person is dead and has left the world, how can his own relatives and friends not bring relatives? Even if you force a smile, it's just a way to hide your sadness.

Some people asked if they were mourning, and others were angry that they didn't know anything. But more people know that they don't know anything, and stand there and tell them what is going on. After listening to the relay, Dia Bird did not say a word, asked someone to get out of the way, asked Dong Guozhang to come out, and sent two guards of the Qianniu to escort his car to pick up the corpse, although the car was full of arrows, and the curtain with the royal emblem was also destroyed, but it was tall and sturdy, and covered with copper skin.

The crowd began to hesitate.

It's not a question of whether a car is expensive or not.

Presumably, shamanism fears that people will throw their bodies into the wild and be eaten by wolves, and some people will run to strip the dead of their clothes, spreading the custom that the clothes of the dead and the tools of the messengers will contaminate the soul, and make the living endure the torture of the dead and suffer from all kinds of unclean diseases. Diao's offer to use his car to transport it means that his car will be destroyed or even burned, and people can't bear to look at the tall and sturdy body.

Fearing that the young sergeants would not be familiar with the customs, they asked on behalf of the family members like Salihan: "Don't you want this car again?" ”

Dia Bird replied, "Yes." It can still be used if you fix it, why not? ”

They reminded, "But there is a custom?" ”

Salihan also squeezed in, and at a glance he saw the bird of Dia.

He couldn't help but be stunned, the relationship between the two sides, whether it was the enemy, the king and the people, whether it was love and hate, he greatly admired the actions made by Dia Bird.

That time they met in the barracks, many times he reproduced it in his own mind, and this time, he just glanced at it and concluded that this sergeant was not Dia Bird himself, but also a member of Dia Bird's family, because he looked too similar. He didn't think about whether he wanted to speak, he didn't know what to say, the audience felt sorry for the car, but they were thinking: If he is the king or the king's family, this car can be rebuilt if it is gone, but my brother's life is gone, it can't compare to this car, no matter how tall and strong it is, even if it is inlaid with gold bricks, it can't compare with my brother's life.

Dia Bird dispelled everyone's doubts, waved his hand to set his people out, and said, "Thank you for your kindness. My car is different, only the soul of Battle, who guards Dongxia, will be more unbreakable. I'm going to fix it, I'm going to use it, I'm going to use it all the time. Use it to remind and spur myself to defend our Dongxia, our pastures and people with the same flesh and blood. ”

Salihan jerked his head up.

He is sure that this is Dia Bird, others can't understand it, he can understand it, maybe it will be unlucky for the whole Dongxia car to transport the dead, only his car will carry Battle's soul.

He said hoarsely, "No." I don't need your car. I have a flatbed truck at home, I can't leave my brother's soul in your car, I'm going to let him go home. ”

Dia Bird tried to convince him: "Please don't take too much care of these utensils, no matter how tall and big the chariot is, it is not as noble and heroic as Battle, they will only clean this carriage and cleanse the Eastern Xia soldiers like us, which is also the dignity and decency that every person who died in the battle for the Eastern Xia should have before he died." I ask you to accept it. Thank you sincerely for having a heroic brother. ”

Speaking of this, he also pouted his chest and made a gesture.

But Salihan burst into tears, and said angrily, "I don't need to. I have a carriage. ”

But instead of insisting on leaving the car behind, he turned around and walked behind him, striding forward.

Diao's people reminded him, "Take him with you." Which of you got him back. ”

Salikhan turned around and ran home, and when he returned, he drove a carriage straight in the direction of the country flag, and the carriage of Diao's bird also set off, and the two chariots, one large and one small, gradually went hand in hand.

And when Dia looked and looked, suddenly a bull of the party came near to him and said in his ear, "He is Saliham." He was one of the most beloved chiefs of the steppe, one of the most warlike men. I didn't expect him to disappear for a few years, but he lived here. People said that he had a grudge against the king. His father was killed by the old Khan because he did not agree to send troops together. He is your enemy. There must be a reason why he insists on not using your carriage, it must be out of hatred. ”

Diao muttered, "But what did the enemy say when he persuaded his brother to surrender...... His brother still chose to die in battle and chose to defend Dongxia. ”

It was repeated: "The enemy said that he was the brother of Salkhan, and that he was the vanguard." ”

It's like an emphasis.

Diao also repeated: "If you give him the vanguard officer, he still chooses to die in battle, will he be my enemy?" He lifted his whip and pointed in the direction of the two carriages, and demanded, "Don't you see that the chariot is getting closer and closer, and is it going hand in hand?" The real Battle is on the same road as me, to make Eastern Xia strong and rich, please forget what you just said, Salihan is not my enemy. ”

As soon as he turned around, his eyes were extremely fierce, and he said in a low voice: "The officials here are derelict in their duties, why is it that Battle, who is famous in the grassland, lives but is not recommended?" Do you want to miss them alone? ”

He turned his face and asked, "Who of you has an official position here?" ”

The only arrow commander stood up and said, "Honorable general, I am the arrow commander here. ”

Dia Bird looked at him twice, staring at him hairy.

He felt that Dia Bird was questioning him why he had not gone to war, and he pleaded out: "There is no news beforehand." It's almost dark. Salihan sent someone to tell me, saying that Bayi Wusun, a brute, must have led the soldiers of the Tuoba thief, and asked me to come over and wait for the township flag to be convened together, so as not to be attacked in the night, I didn't expect them to attack the township flag first, and they were still discussing, saying that they would take people to the township flag as soon as it was dawn, but I didn't expect that when the day was about to dawn, people came, the township flag was breached, the township was killed, and Samar was also killed in battle. ”

Diao asked, "Xianglu died in battle?" What about the townspeople? It should be Ma Cheng who gathered people. ”

The arrow commander said: "The king is raising troops, Ma Cheng has taken all the people who are good at fighting to hand over the army, and it is estimated that he will also go to war himself, and he will not come back at all." ”

Dia Bird gradually extinguished his blame, felt pity in his heart, and demanded: "Then you can replace Ma Cheng for the time being." Go and gather men in the neighborhoods, and gather them here, and though our army is coming soon, or has come, but the enemy may be scattered, and we will draw a great net and chase them together, so that they will flee like rabbits without food or drink, until they are annihilated. He remembered that the Tuoba clan dared to attack so boldly, it was a belly of liver fire, and the last sentence was actually roaring, and he said loudly: "Go." Go now. Go to the neighborhood. We will swear in front of Samar, in front of his relatives, to avenge him, to burn the enemy, not only to the enemies who enter the country, but also to make the Tuoba thief pay a price that he cannot bear, and let them know the consequences of invading our Eastern Xia. ”

He drove away the arrow commander and the men who had informed the neighbors, and they were already women and children.

When Dia Bird went to them and asked them who were Samar's widows and who were Samar's bones, the women and children stepped aside and presented to him Salhan's wives and children and Samar's wives and children.

And the wives of Salekham, and the wives of Samar, were afraid of him.

From the whispered reminder from Salikhan just now, they knew that this was an enemy they had been talking about for many years.

But when many people around who did not know pointed out to him, he went to Samar's wife and asked, "Is it difficult to raise a child?" ”

Samar's wife shook her head quickly.

Dia Bird felt that there would be difficulties, how should the young wife, the weak mouse, live in the future, even if there was Salihan, but Salihan's burden would be heavier.

He said: "It's a pity that Xianglu has died in battle, and I can't apply for a bereavement pension for you for the time being." I will ask the people around me to record it, and let the government give you a pension in the future, so that you can raise Samar's children to grow up. Whether you remarry or not, the pension goes to Samar's children. He stretched out his hand to Samar's son and asked, "Let Uncle hug you, my poor boy." ”

The child looked at his aunt and cried out with a "wow".

Dia Bird took him in his arms and said, "I have a child of your size at home." You grow up well. Grow up like your Abba. ”

A stout woman took two steps to pick up the child, and said in a loud voice, "You young general is very kind, and we all know that you are a good man, whether you say it or not." As soon as I looked at your car and the dust on your body, I knew that you had fought all night, so you go and rest, and the child will coax his grandma for a while. ”