63, Hu Han
Seeing that there were Xiongnu herdsmen rushing to Hou Luo Hou angrily, Zonu hurriedly rushed forward with a humble knight and blocked in front of Hou Luo Hou's horse.
Seeing this, the accompanying Han cavalry also gathered on the side of Tho Luohou.
After the Xiongnu herdsmen found out that there were many people on the side of the Hou Luohou, and that there were Han people and horses mixed in it, they immediately reined in the horses, and did not dare to speak back, and after hesitating for a while, they turned the horse's head on the spot and hurriedly rode away from the horse.
"Lord Tho Luohou, why bother? You were cautious all the way, why did you go to the Shan Yuting of the Meiji Huns, but instead provoke these little Huns? ”
After seeing the Hun herdsmen flee in a hurry, Zonu also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he didn't understand why the adults in front of him would make such an unexpected move.
You know, this is the heartland of the Huns.
Hou Luohou obviously heard the faint complaint in Zonu's tone, and he was not angry, he laughed, looked at Zonu and smiled nonchalantly:
"I just heard the ballads of those Huns, on a whim, I wanted to try to see if they still have the courage like their ancestor Mao Dunshan Yu, now it seems that it is just a group of lost dogs who can only ride inferior horses and recall the glory of their ancestors, you look at the appearance of those Han knights when they see them, hehe, where is there still a bit of courage that was once the co-owner of the grassland——"
Zonu listened to the merciless ridicule of the Huns, he said goodbye helplessly, and then noticed the movement of the men and horses in the rear, he hurriedly reminded the Hou of Tho Luo and said:
"Lord Hou Luohou, the Han officials who received us are here!"
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After getting the report from his subordinates about the Xianbei envoy mocking the Huns just now, Xi Zhi thought about it, took Fa Zheng and other people and horses, and slowly rode their horses towards Tho Luohou and others.
Although he had not been in contact with the Xianbei people in the northern grasslands before, he still collected and consulted some information and intelligence about the Xianbei people: primitive, barbaric, arrogant, and rebellious, these Xianbei people were roughly the same as the image he imagined.
Fa Zheng, who took the initiative to invite Ying, urged the horse to come to the front of Tho Luohou, Zonu and others, his eyes swept over everyone, and said with a smile:
"In Xia Fazheng, Lord Tho Luohou, come from afar, the general specially sent me here to greet you, this is the general's drama sacrificial wine, and I was also ordered to come here to greet you this time!"
After listening to it, the accompanying translator hurriedly prepared to repeat it in the language of the Xianbei people, but the Hou Luohou in front of him laughed and replied with a laugh in Chinese:
"Thank you, I've got a few of you. Our humble men are all rough people who grew up on horseback, and driving this distance on the grassland is nothing. Since the general is interested in a while, we also have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, and we dare not delay, so please ask a few people to lead the way and take me to meet your generals! ”
When Fa Zheng heard that the rough-looking and pigtailed Xianbei man in front of him was able to speak the Chinese dialect that he was familiar with, he was surprised by the other party's straightforward approach, and on the other hand, he also became more vigilant, and said with a dry smile:
"I didn't expect the envoy to be good at our Han language, it's really unexpected!"
The Zonu who was accompanying him was also fluent in Chinese, and he noticed the vigilance between Fa Zheng's words, and hurriedly asked the translator to help him and said:
"Our tribe is close to the border of the Han land, business and trade, and the folk customs are impregnated, and over time, I can understand the Chinese dialect a little. This time, we have the heavy responsibility entrusted by Lord Kebineng, and we dare not delay time, and there are also some valuable treasures to be presented to the general, so I urgently need your grace to be accommodating and guide the way, and please forgive me for taking the presumptuousness! ”
Fa Zheng cast an inquiring gaze at Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai immediately smiled, he looked at the unruly Xianbei people and smiled:
"The envoy is a guest from afar, since he is tired and insists on meeting the general first, then come with us."
After finishing speaking, Xi Zhi turned the horse's head and urged the horse to move forward, and the Han knight beside him hurriedly patted the horse to follow and stepped forward to open the way. Hou Luohou and Zonu glanced at each other, and they also rode their horses one after another, beckoning the Xianbei knights around them to follow.
But after walking less than half a mile, Hou Luohou frowned again, and he glanced at Zonu, who immediately stepped forward and asked Xi Zhicai:
"Drama sacrificial wine, aren't I going to see the general?"
"Exactly."
"This, isn't the general in the city at this time?"
Zonu opened his mouth in astonishment, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, raised his horsewhip and pointed ahead, and said with a smile:
"At this time, the general is taking the athletes of our army to hunt, and at the same time setting up a curtain in the wilderness, warming wine and meat, preparing to receive the wind and wash the dust for the honored guests."
"Uh, ha, haha, that general is really interested."
Zonu smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly went back to tell Tho Luohou, after listening to Tho Luohou, a light flashed in his eyes, showing strong interest, at this time his attitude changed, as if he was full of expectations for this special banquet.
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With their hearts set on their own affairs, everyone's horses gradually increased, and they trotted more than a mile, and after rounding a dense forest, the scenery in front of them suddenly became clear again.
On a huge hunting ground, the cavalry in bright armor or stationed on guard, or galloped back and forth, or walked around the horse, and the cavalry wandering in the field formed a small team, with the display of various colored flags, advancing and retreating freely, galloping horses and bending bows, vigorously and skillfully shooting the prey that had become trapped beasts in the field.
One of the young generals in silver armor and white robe was quite conspicuous, and he was seen in the cavalry roaring, bending his bow and drinking feathers, and all the arrows he sent were hit, and as the prey fell one after another, many knights surrounded him, cheering and shouting, as if they were celebrating and admiring their heroes on the battlefield who fought bravely to kill the enemy.
What a powerful Han cavalry!
Hou Luohou and Zonu exchanged information with their eyes again, secretly frightened.
For them, the grassland men who have been fighting since childhood, they can see the strength of this Han cavalry just from the fierce and short hunting situation just now.
The cavalry on the field is vigorous, the bow and horse are skillful, not inferior to the Xianbei people who have grown on horseback since childhood, and their dispatch and command such as the arm and finger make the Xianbei people overwhelmed, sighing to themselves, if they gallop horses and hunt, the flags of different colors have already dazzled the ordinary Xianbei men, not to mention the complex changes behind the different flags.
And the archery skills and equestrian skills of that white-robed young general, even compared with the warriors of the Xianbei tribe, are not far behind.
Xi Zhicai, Fa Zheng and others came straight to Yan Xing's command with the secretly amazed Hou Luohou and Zonu, Xi Zhicai stepped forward to restore his life, and Fa Zheng briefly introduced the generals in front of him to Hou Luohou and others one by one.
"Lord Hou Luohou, this one is the hussar general, in addition to the Hun lieutenant general, the captains and captains in the army."
The rugged-faced Hou Luo Hou heard the words, and the name of Xu Kun, the general of the Huns, has also heard a little in the grassland in recent years, and it is said that he is a good general who is good at using soldiers, but today's protagonist will obviously not be him, seeing the hussar general surrounded by these armored generals, it is actually a powerful military general with the same armor, and after the Hou Luo Luo glanced at Zonu, he took the lead in dismounting and paying homage.
"Xianbei envoy Hou Luohou, meet the general!"
After speaking, Hou Luohou stretched out his hand and made a move, and Zonu hurriedly handed over a bearskin coat, and Hou Luohou was respectful and said humbly:
"This is my lord, I want to present it to the general, in addition to some furs and horses, please also ask the general to smile!"
Yan Xing, who was sitting on horseback, looked at the majestic body of this humble man and smiled.
"Then I thank Lord Kebineng for his kindness, come, the envoy has come from afar, please get up and sit down together."
"Thank you, General!"
Hou Luohou got up, but his eyelids were still lowered, hiding his wolf-like eyes.
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In the curtain.
Contrary to the expectations of the two of them when they came, there was not much red tape of the Han people in the whole banquet process, the hot meat in the curtain was delicious and delicious, and the wine of the Han land was more mellow and strong than the mare's milk wine on the grassland, and those men with thick hands and feet would take off the hood, lift off the robe, and eat the wine, meat and food, and the action was not ambiguous at all.
Zonu glanced at Tho Luohou in some surprise, and his lips moved and moved.
These Han officials, generals, and colonels seem to be very different from what they knew before, and looking at the way they eat meat and drink wine, they seem to be more like a group of Xianbei people.
Hou Luo Hou did not respond to Zonu's gaze, and what was actually more surprised in his heart was the hussar general's attitude towards his own side when he gave a "big gift".
There was no pretentious posture and domineering as he imagined, nor did he have the kind of overjoyed and intimate conversations, the whole banquet process was more like entertaining a few ordinary guests from afar, which made Tho Luohou's previous plans and plans all fall through.
Finally, after drinking the last drop of wine in front of him, Hou Luohou stopped the Hu Nu beside him from scooping up the wine, he raised his courage, looked at the hussar general at the top, and asked in a loud voice:
"I don't know what the general's 'big gift' to our lord thinks?"
Hearing that the Xianbei envoy in the seat finally couldn't hold it back, and came over like a merchant who was in a hurry to sell treasures, Yan Xing smiled, and also put down the dagger in his hand, stared at Hou Luo Hou and asked with a smile:
"The gift from Lord Kebineng, Lone is really satisfied, but I don't know, is it really worth your offer?"
Hou Luo Hou was stunned when he heard this, and seemed a little annoyed, but he still smiled.
"General, don't be funny, the previous battle in Yanmen is not enough to explain the price of this gift!"