Chapter 25 The Xiongnu Headquarters
Walking on the prairie, Zhao Gao always had a feeling of getting lost. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe sun hung brightly in the sky, and you couldn't see anyone in any direction. Everywhere there are weeds that have turned yellow and turned green, after the snow and ice have melted. The steppe is simply a huge muddy pond, on which the hooves of the horses are not visible at all. When a person steps on it, the boot will disappear immediately. Below the knees, it's all mud.
I don't know how the Huns recognized the way, anyway, the cavalry about a mile in front of the team was always able to find the way. And every evening, you can find a fairly solid ground camp. Not having to sleep in the muddy pond is the happiest thing for Zhao Gao these days.
There are no mountains on the grassland, but there are dirt bags one after another. The dirt bag is very short, usually only about one or two feet tall. And there are huge gentle slopes, sometimes which can be miles long. You can barely feel like you're climbing.
After flipped through another dirt slope, the Huns leading the way in front began to cheer. The Mu Na otter beside him also muttered in a foreign language, Zhao Gao looked at Ling Qiu in confusion, and Ling Qiu said excitedly: "Eunuch, we have arrived." They said that the royal court of Da Dan Yu was in front, because it was in the spring, and the royal court was also migrating. It is so easy to find, it is the will of the Kunlun God. ”
"This is there?" Zhao Gao followed the Mu Na otter and began to gallop wildly.
Running up the mountain, Zhao Gao was shocked by the scene in front of him, and the cloud-like flock of sheep almost covered the pasture in front of him. Zhao Gao had seen a flock of sheep, but he had never seen such a large flock. The mastiff kept running, constantly bringing back the scattered lambs. In the distance, countless Huns were riding on horses, chasing a herd of galloping wild horses. They held in their hands long wooden poles with a rope loop hanging from the top of the pole. As long as the wild horse is trapped, there is no room to break free.
Farther away, there is a huge felt bag. It was huge like a landmark building, and all the small felt bags surrounded the huge felt bag, which extended outward in a radial manner. Seeing cavalry on the dirt slope, thousands of cavalry had already rushed over. The otter also rushed over, and jumped off his horse before he could reach it. After a few rolls, he hugged the leader of the Huns, who was also like this, and slammed his fist on the back of the other man like a drum.
Mu Na Otter pulled the guy with a curly face to Zhao Gao, laughed and said, "Brother Zhao Gao, this is my cousin Zuogu Liwang Hedgehog Wucha. Brother Hedgehog Wucha, this is Brother Zhao Gao, the envoy of Great Qin. We got along very well in Xianyang, and he came to see Da Shan Yu to discuss something. Listening to Ling Qiu's translation, Zhao Gao hurriedly nodded in greeting. Taking the opportunity of shaking hands, a bead that was originally set in the belt was stuffed into the hand of the hedgehog vulture.
King Zuogu Li is the prince of the Huns, and he has seen a lot of things like gold and silver agate. But this pearl is really a rare object, especially the pearl inlaid on Zhao Gao's belt, how can it be ordinary. Seeing this kind of pink and white and round thing, King Zuo Gu Liwang's eyes immediately straightened. accepted the beads and immediately gave Zhao Gao a big hug. The smell on his body almost smoked Zhao Gao, and Zhao Gao, who resisted the desire to vomit, smiled very brightly.
Zhao Gao was surrounded by knights and entered the camp of the Huns, and it was the first time that he observed the Huns so closely. Like a curious baby, he has to look twice at everything. Under Ling Qiu's translation, he kept asking the Right Sage King and the Left Valley Li King beside him.
The felt bags of the Huns were not very large, and some were simply tents. The triangular wood was covered with a thick cowhide, and it was hard for Zhao Gao to imagine that people could actually live in it. Don't cover people to death this summer?
A group of children in various leather robes were playing, and all their little faces were dirty. Both boys and girls ride on sheep. The boys were armed with burning sticks and fought each other. The mouth "whooped" and let out a strange scream, as if it was fighting to the death. The girl was a little more delicate, just riding a sheep and walking slowly. The hair that has become felt pieces has been braided into a lot of whips, and Zhao Gaogan bets that this hair has not been untied. He could even see small creatures moving in and out of his hair.
The outermost tent is the most broken, and the closer you get to Da Danyu's felt-bag tent, the taller it gets. Close to the big order on the edge of the big tent is one after another exquisite felt bags.
The Huns did not have a standing army, or rather, each of them was a standing army. The adult Xiongnu men that Zhao Gao saw along the way were all equipped with blades. They have a wide variety of blades, the most common of which is the slash. But they have a lot of nails in them, and they look more like maces. Others put a bronze head with round bones and became a hammer-like blade. However, each of them carried bows and arrows, and it was obvious that they were good archers who could ride and shoot well.
Dealing with the Pingliang people a lot, the Huns have popularized the stirrup. With two small hoops, the knight on the horse can control the horse more skillfully. In this way, their bows and arrows will be drawn more widely and shot more accurately.
The closer you get to Da Danyu's big felt bag, the more fierce the Huns you see. Although the weather in early spring was warmer, Zhao Gao was still wearing a cotton jacket. But many of these Huns in front of them were shirtless, revealing a strong muscle. They sat around and ate raw beef while drinking wine. Zhao Gao saw their yellow eyes, so they shouldn't be the eyes of a living person.
"These are the elites of Da Danyu Headquarters, and all of them have the strength to tear sheep with their bare hands. Many of them were condor archers. Even the eagles in the sky can shoot down, let alone the people on the earth. Seeing Zhao Gao observing those strong Huns, King Zuogu Li proudly explained to Zhao Gao.
Walking to the place where Da Danyu was a stone's throw away from the huge felt bag, King Zuogu Li stopped. After saying a word to the Right Virtuous King, he walked straight inside. Zhao Gao estimated that he was going to report, and it seemed that the identity of the envoy he had fooled was very useful. It's just that I don't know if the Xiongnu Shan Yu will see him. Looking back at the wooden box hanging around Ling Qiuma's neck, Zhao Gao estimated that there would be no problem this time, the Huns had to fight if they wanted to, and they had to fight if they didn't want to. As long as he sends the head of Wusun Jichang away, with Yunyue's temperament, the cool people will definitely fight to the death with the Huns.
King Zuogu Li walked out not long after he went, and shouted loudly: "Da Danyu invites the Great Qin envoy to meet in the tent!" ”
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