Volume 18 The Rise of the Empire Chapter 4 The Prairie Eagle

One day in 209 BC! On the vast desert prairie, it is early summer, the grass grows wildly, the wildflowers are in full bloom, and from a distance, a piece of purple and red is particularly appreciative!

Suddenly, there was a rapid hoof sound in the southwest, and a young Hun man in his twenties was covered in blood, and he was rushing desperately to the northeast with his horse! Under his step, the originally extremely tall white horse was also tired and panting at this time, foaming at the corners of his mouth, it seemed that he had been running continuously for a long time!

And behind this Hun youth, there is smoke and dust, grass clippings flying, a group of hundreds of Yue's chasing soldiers, each with two horses, is in hot pursuit. The leader was a white-skinned, white-robed, and huge-scimitar Yue general Huo Di, who shouted while chasing: "Mao Dun Xiao'er leave and leave your head!"

It turned out that the Hun youth who fled in front of him turned out to be the eldest son of the current Hun king Tou Mandanyu - Prince Maodun, the reason why he was chased by the Yue's cavalry alone, there was also a twist and turn in the past.

It turned out that when Maudun's mother was still alive, Maudun was very much loved by his father Tou Mandanyu, and later when Maudun's mother died, Toumandanyu fell in love with another concubine, Alia. This Alia soon gave birth to a son - Ying Yang, and suddenly Mao Dun's status underwent a subtle change, Tou Man was only in love with the house and Wu, so he had the intention to set up Ying Yang as the prince, but because Mao Dun was the eldest son, so he sent Mao Dun to the neighboring Dayue clan as a hostage, wanting to slowly weaken Mao Dun's status in the hearts of the clan, and in the future, Ying Yang was the prince!

Originally, things could have been carried out calmly like this, but who knew that Mao Dun's stepmother Aliya had always been jealous of Mao Dun and would get rid of it quickly, so she encouraged Tou Mandan to attack the Da Yue Clan, wanting to use the hands of the Yue Clan to get rid of Mao Dun. Touman should not be at the beginning, but after he couldn't stand Alia's soft grinding and hard bubbles, plus he had been separated from Mao Dun for several years, his feelings were even weaker, so he sent more than 100,000 troops to attack the Dayue clan.

The king of the Yue clan was furious when he heard this. I want to kill Mao Dun to vent my anger! Mao Dun heard that it was not good, so he was in a hurry, bribed the soldiers who guarded him, stole a thousand-mile horse in the Yue's palace, and escaped from the Yue's country overnight and sneaked to the Xiongnu. So, the king of the Yue clan was furious when he heard this, and sent several chasing soldiers to swear to catch Mao Dun's broken corpse, and one of the chasing soldiers in Huo Di was one of them, and he had chased Mao Dun for four days and four nights. During this period, the two sides fought repeatedly, but Mao Dun successfully escaped by relying on the speed of a thousand miles and his excellent archery skills. Gradually, as soon as the two sides chased and fled, they crossed the desert and entered the desert grassland!

As he galloped his horse desperately, Maudun gritted his teeth and looked back, one arrow wound and two knife wounds on his body gradually cracked and reflected traces of blood in the fierce running. Mao Dun frowned, and suddenly a cold light flashed in his eagle-like sharp eyes, and he hurriedly opened his bow and arrows in front of him, and when he turned around, he shot a stray arrow towards Huo Di!

During the pursuit for several days, Huo Di was slashed and killed dozens of people by Maudun's continuous shooting. I was already very vigilant in my heart, and suddenly I saw Mao Dun in front of me and suddenly turned around, knowing that it was not good. As soon as he leaned over, he heard a scream pass overhead. Immediately behind him, a cavalryman screamed, and an upside-down onion was planted and dismounted!

Huo Di was furious, got up and shouted: "Damn Hun barbarian, you have a bow. Don't my Yueshi people have bows! Shoot me!" The cavalry of the Zhongyue clan hurriedly stretched out their bows and fired indiscriminately. It's a pity that the distance between the two sides is relatively long, and the Yue's cavalry does not have the same strong bow and arm strength as Mao Dun, so they have no choice but to take a chance. Instead, he was stunned in front of him and burst into laughter!

Huo Di has been teased by Mao Dun for a few days, and he has already been like thunder, and now he actually heard Mao Dun laugh again, almost exploded his lungs, roared and waved his knife and shouted: "Chase, chase me, catch up with him, and feed him to the eagle for Lao Tzu!" The cavalry of the Zhongyue clan hurriedly changed horses on their horses and continued to chase!

Mao Dun was running away on his horse, and suddenly the Maxima under him stumbled, almost knocking Mao Dun down. Mao was startled, and looked at the Maxima under the seat: he saw that although this horse was a miracle, it had fled for four days in a row, and had not rested a few times at all, and it could no longer hold on, and the corners of its mouth kept foaming at the mouth, and its speed began to slow down rapidly. Looking at the Yue's chasing soldiers who were getting closer and closer, Mao Dun couldn't help but feel like cooking in oil, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "God, my heart is higher than the sky, can I die silently without achieving anything!"

Suddenly, a mangrove forest appeared on the horizon ahead, and he was overjoyed, and if he could get into the forest first, he could take advantage of this escape, and hurriedly whipped the Maxima, who was already about to collapse, and went straight to the mangrove forest.

Look at only two or three hundred steps left, suddenly a cavalry of hundreds of people turned out of the mangrove forest, Mao was shocked at first, thinking that it was the Yue's pursuers, but when he saw it clearly, he was suddenly overjoyed: it was the Xiongnu attacking the front of the Yue's army.

Mao Dun hurriedly shouted: "Hugh is going to release the arrowโ€”โ€”! I am the prince Mao Dun, the Yue clan is chasing me, save me quickly!"

Hearing Maudun's cry for help, the Huns on the edge of the mangrove forest were in a commotion, and then a general Pegasus rushed over and shouted: "Is it the prince of Maudun?" I'm Ahull!"

Mao Dun suddenly heard this familiar voice, and looked at the face of the person carefully, and immediately ecstatic, it turned out to be his best friend in his youth, the barnyard king Ahu'er, and hurriedly shouted: "Ahu'er, I'm Mao Dun, save me quickly!"

Ahu'er was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly drew his scimitar and turned around and shouted: "The warriors of the Huns, our heroic prince Maudun, kill me and defeat the Yueshi people!" Prince! Prince!" ......" The Huns shouted, and Pegasus rushed over, swept past Mao Dun, and immediately killed the Yueshi people.

The number of people on both sides is similar, but the Huns are better than waiting for work, but in a moment, the Yueshi people will lay down hundreds of corpses, unable to resist. Seeing that the situation was not good, Huo Di hurriedly shouted: "Retreat, retreat!" A group of war horses, the first to flee every day, the soldiers of the Yue clan did not dare to fight, and then fled!

"Ohโ€”โ€”! Ohโ€”โ€”! Ohโ€”โ€”!" When the Huns saw that they had repelled the enemy, they cheered excitedly. Ahur did not give the order to pursue the enemy, and hurried back to Maudun to meet Maudun.

"Prince Maudun, are you alright? Ahur has given you a salute!" Ahur ran in front of Maudun, flew off his horse and bowed! Mao Dun hurriedly staggered down the war horse and said, "Ahu'er, I'm fine, thank you for saving me!"

"Prince, are you hurt!? Come, quickly wrap up the prince's wounds!" When Ahul saw that Maudun was bleeding in many places, he immediately panicked and hurriedly supported Maudun. Shout out for the witch doctor to wrap up the wounds of Maudun!

The witch doctor used some herbs to stop the bleeding for Maudun, then rewrapped the wound, and finally performed an exorcism dance to pray for Maudun. As soon as the witch doctor was done, Ahul hurriedly said, "Prince, aren't you in the Yue Clan?" How could it be here?"

Mao Dun smiled bitterly: "Don't mention it, Father Khan is going to attack the Great Yue Clan, and when the news reaches the Yue Clan, the King of the Yue Clan is furious and wants to kill me." I was so anxious that I stole a thousand-mile horse and ran out. I escaped for four days and four nights in a row, and I chose to plant for more than 2,000 miles, if you didn't come to save me, I would have died this time!"

Hearing this, Ahu'er sighed with emotion, drove the Hun soldiers around him away, and said in a low voice: "Prince, I heard that this time Shan Yu sent troops, completely at the instigation of that concubine Aliya, but the left and right Xian Wang and others did not approve of attacking the Yue Clan, worried about hurting the prince, and finally Shan Yu insisted on going his own way. The kings' dissuasion is ineffective, so they can only send troops! I was worried about the prince's safety, but I didn't expect the prince to be protected by the Great Kunlun God. It's a blessing that I escaped. This is the blessing of my Huns!"

When Mao Dun heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he scolded fiercely: "Damn woman, as long as I don't die, I won't give up with you!" Gradually, he calmed down. It has restored the old view of joy and anger, as sharp as a goshawk, and as calm as a mountain rock!

"Ahur, where is the army of Father Khan now?" He asked suddenly. Ahu'er said: "My branch is the vanguard of Shan Yu. The royal court of the main force alone is about fifty miles away from here, and the prince asks what is this for?" Mao Dun said calmly: "I want to go to see Father Khan immediately!"

Ahu'er was shocked when he heard this: "Prince, will this be dangerous, you must know that the vicious woman is also by Shan Yu's side!" Mao Dun stood up, his face very calm: "Do I still have a choice!?" I want to say no matter how I say, I am also the eldest son of my father Khan, and I am the rightful heir to the Khan's throne, and if I am not at fault, my father Khan should not treat me well on the surface, and the kings of the Khan's court will support me out of orthodoxy. Even if that wicked woman wants to harm me, I'm afraid she won't be able to do what she wants! When I get a foothold, I'll settle accounts with him slowly!"

Ahul thought for a moment and said, "Prince, then I will protect you and go back together!" If something happens, I, Ahu'er, swear to the Kunlun God that I will defend your land with my life!" When Mao Dun heard this, he was very moved, stretched out his hands and grabbed Ahu'er's shoulders tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Ahu'er, we have been good brothers in life and death since we were children, and now you help me like this, if I develop in the future, I will definitely not forget you!"

Ahu'er smiled: "Since I was a child, Ahu'er has admired the prince's courage and wisdom, just as the finch reveres the goshawk, it is my honor to serve you, and I don't expect anything else!" Mao Dun laughed: "Good brother, go, follow me to see Father Khan!" Wait a minute, Prince!" Ahul stopped Maudun, turned around and said, "Come, give the prince some dry food and a bag of mare's milk wine!" A Hun soldier handed Mao Dun a piece of dried meat and mare's milk wine.

Mao Dun smiled, devoured the dried meat and mare's milk wine, then threw the wine bag away, and laughed: "Go, go to the royal court!" Ahul shouted, "Get on your horse and go to the royal court with the prince!"

Immediately, Mao Dun and hundreds of Hun soldiers got on the horse together, and took the war horses abandoned by the Yueshi people with them, and ran towards the royal court!

The line of sight crossed the vast grassland, and then crossed a rushing river and a crooked mountain beam, and under the mountain beam was a small lake, and tens of thousands of white tents dotted the blue and beautiful lake like white clouds!

In these tens of thousands of tents, there is a huge tent as high as nearly ten zhang like the stars holding the moon surrounded by countless small tents, the huge wolf flag, the golden spire, the snow-white tent cloth all show the prominent position of its owner, this is the golden tent of the royal court of the Hun Dashan Yu Touman!

In the distance, a horse galloped into the camp with a whip, shouting as he ran: "Prince Maudun is back!" Prince Maudun is back!" ......" This series of shouts suddenly blew up the originally peaceful camp, and the Hun soldiers who heard it clearly came out of the camp tent one after another, asking in amazement what was going on!

Before he arrived at the royal court, he stumbled and jumped off his horse, helped the helmet on his head, and hurriedly said to the guards in front of the Golden Horde: "I have something urgent to see Da Danyu!" When the Golden Horde guards heard this, they quickly opened the curtain and entered to report: "Respected Da Danyu, there is an urgent request for return!"

Tou Manshan Yu was discussing with the left and right Xian kings, the left and right Gu Li kings, etc., when he suddenly heard the guard's return, and waved the golden tent in his hand and said, "Let him in!" Then he smiled at the generals beside him: "Our Earth Eagle must have brought good news!"

The Hun generals looked at each other and smiled as if they were coping.

Since childhood, Mao Dun has been known for his bravery and resourcefulness among the Xiongnu tribes, and his mother has been very kind to his subordinates. Therefore, it is very popular among the Xiongnu tribes, and is far more popular than the harsh concubine Aliya and the young Prince Yingyang who are loved by the Xiongnu generals. Now Tou Manshan Yu has made it clear that he wants to help Aliya get rid of Mao Dun, and the Hun generals dare not say it in their mouths, but they disapprove in their hearts, so their morale is not high!

Rebuke was summoned into the account, and said excitedly: "Respected Da Shan Yu, the villain is a subordinate of General Ahu'er, the barnyard king, and when he was out of the sentry in the morning, he met Prince Maodun who fled back from the Great Moon Clan and rescued him. Now the prince is being escorted to the Golden Horde by General Ahull!"

As soon as this statement came out. Tou Manshan Yu was stunned for a moment, and forgot to speak for a while. But the generals in the tent were overjoyed, and the king of the right valley was the younger brother of Mao Dun's mother, and when he heard this, he hurriedly got up, raised his hands above his head, and praised: "Respected Kunlun God, I praise you, thank you for helping our prince escape the danger!" The rest of the generals also rushed up to ask carefully, and Tou Manshan Yu's face became a little more embarrassed!

At this moment, a cheer came from outside the tent: "Prince! Prince! The prince ...... "The generals in the tent suddenly couldn't sit still, and they rushed out of the tent one after another. I saw it in the distance. Tens of thousands of Hun soldiers were raising their swords and cheering at a tall and mighty young man, it was the prince of Maudun, who had left the Huns for three or four years!

"Sure enough, it's Prince Maudun!" ...... "The generals were overjoyed, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. Then. Tou Mandanyu, who couldn't sit still in the tent, also stepped out of the tent, and saw his eldest son galloping towards him. The sassy and heroic posture amazed even the bravest riders on the prairie. And the resolute face has also shed the childishness of a few years ago: "The eaglet has fully grown up!" Tou Man felt a sour feeling in his heart, after all, the nature of father and son, he suddenly felt ashamed!

Before the Maudon Pegasus galloped to the royal court, he suddenly saw his father. The heart suddenly twitched, and an indescribable and inexplicable emotion immediately surged into my heart: was it the joy of the reunion of father and son, or the hatred of my father's disregard for his life and death? It was difficult to distinguish for a moment.

But Morton didn't show anything on the surface, just jumped off the horse and ran a few steps. He bowed down in front of Touman and shouted, "Father Khan, Maudun is back!"

Looking at his grown son, Tou Man was happy and ashamed in his heart, remembering that he had told him to take good care of Mao Dun's ex-wife before he died, Tou Man suddenly had mixed feelings, hurriedly helped Mao Dun, looked carefully at his son who had not seen him for several years, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen him for a few years, the wings of the eaglet have grown stiff and can fly!" Wang'er, Father Khan can't stand you!" Below Touman was a little choked up for a while, and he was a little speechless!

Mao Dun seemed to have forgotten his previous grievances for a while, and comforted Touman and said: "Father Khan, don't say it again!" The Yueshi people have always been at odds with my Huns, and there is nothing wrong with my father Khan attacking the Yueshi people! You see, it's not like the Yue's people haven't been able to take me?"

Tou Man was even more ashamed for a while, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Wang'er, how did you escape back from the territory of the Yue Clan?"

Mao Dun said: "Father Khan! Let's talk about it!" Tou Man nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, into the account, into the account!" The group then gathered around Touman and Mao Dun into the golden tent, and the cheers outside the tent were still heard!

After everyone sat down, Mao Dun explained the escape situation in the past few days to Touman and the generals in detail, and everyone listened to it in a thrilling and cold sweat!

Hearing this, the King of Yougu Li said with some old tears: "It's really Kunlun's eyes, so that Prince Maodun can still get out of danger safely in the face of such a danger!" In the coming days, I must offer the richest sacrifice to the Kunlun God!"

Touman also praised: "Wang Er is really a warrior! Riding alone in the face of hundreds of pursuers escaped more than 2,000 miles, and killed dozens of Yue's cavalry, he really deserves to be a good man in my Huns!"

Youzuo Dadu said: "Da Dan Yu, now that the prince of Mao Dun has returned to my Huns, and he is also an adult, then he should fulfill the duties of the prince and share the worries for Da Danyu!" The generals heard: yes, in order for Prince Maudun to have the power to protect himself in the future, he must have military power in his hands, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

At the moment, the generals seconded the proposal, although there were one or two dead friends of the concubine Aliya who opposed it, but they were outnumbered. Soon it was drowned in the saliva of the generals!

Tou Man felt ashamed in his heart, and when he saw that Mao Dun was so outstanding, he had the intention of compensation, and immediately said: "That is the case, my Hun Xiang Youju Prince Sage is the king of Zuo Tu Qi, and this single Yu will seal the prince of Mao Dun as the king of Zuo Tu Qi and will be 'ten thousand horses', what do the generals think?"

At that moment, the generals were overjoyed: Prince Maodun had 10,000 cavalry in his hands, so it was enough to protect himself, and hurriedly responded: "Da Dan Yu Shengming!" Maudun was overjoyed. He also hurriedly bowed down and said, "Mao Dun thanked Father Khan!"

At this moment, a sharp voice shouted, "I don't agree!" Everyone was stunned and looked at it, but it was the concubine Alifei who came after receiving the news!

Tou Manshan was a little afraid, and he loved Aliya very much, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "Yan clan, you see how brave and resolute the king of Maodun is, he can escape back from the palace of the Yue clan people safely, and he is deeply loved by my Hun people, and it is really expected to be the king of Zuo Tuqi." How do you object?"

Aliya was a little speechless for a while, but she said a little tricky: "I don't care, I don't agree anyway." Why can he be the king of Zuo Tuqi, and my son is an empty prince. Big order, you can't be eccentric!"

The generals heard it and were furious in their hearts, among such a nomadic people as the Huns. The status of women is very low, and they are not allowed to participate in politics. In the past, Aliya repeatedly interfered in the affairs of the Huns, but most of them were behind the scenes, and for the sake of Touman's face, the generals also endured more. I didn't expect it to be so excessive today, and I dared to play tricks at the royal court conference, and I exploded my liver and lungs in anger!

At that moment, the king of the right valley jumped up, and said upside down: "Da Danyu, my Hun ancestral training, the Yan clan is not allowed to interfere in politics, today you look at this situation, and also put my Xiongnu ancestral training in your eyes!?" Do you still have this supreme royal court assembly in mind!?" At that time, the Xiongnu had just entered the slave society, and Shan Yu's prestige was not so lofty and inviolable, so the generals sometimes dared to argue with Da Shan Yu!

King Zuo Xian was the most powerful general in the Xiongnu, and he was dissatisfied when he saw this: "Da Dan Yu, King Zuo Tu Kao has always been an older and virtuous prince to take over, this is my Xiongnu rule." Someone looked at the hot eyes, okay, let's talk about it when his seven-year-old son is an adult!" The generals laughed so hard that Alia was red-faced!

Tou Manshan Yu saw that Aliya was angry and felt sorry for Mao Dun, so he also lowered his face and said: "Yan Shi, this Dan Yu has made up his mind, you don't need to say it anymore!" Don't hurry up yet!" Seeing that there was no one to support her, Alia stomped her feet in anger and went out of the account in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that he finally caught an opportunity to punish this vicious woman, King Ligu hurriedly said: "Da Dan Yu, the Yan clan interfered in government affairs, roared at the royal court, and violated my Hun ancestor, please punish Da Dan Yu!" When the generals heard this, they all looked at Touman to see how he answered.

Tou Man was a little uninterested when he heard this, and said with a haha: "Forget it, forget it, a woman, today's return of Wang Er is a great joy, why bother to lose interest!" The king of the right valley still refused to take a break, but when he saw the king of the left sage winking at him, he had to sit down with his breath!

Mao Dun also gritted his teeth in his heart, not only hated this vicious stepmother, but also was very dissatisfied with Touman's weakness, but said quietly on his face: "Father Khan, now that I have just recovered a little after the war between the Xiongnu and Qin, it is really not suitable to fight with the strong Yueshi again!" And now Donghu is strong, threatening our country's back, if our army attacks Yueshi and is trapped, in case Donghu takes the opportunity to attack, our Huns will never have the power to respond to the enemy on both sides, and I am afraid that there will be a disaster of destroying the country! Therefore, according to the opinion of the ministers, it is better to withdraw the troops for the time being, send an envoy to reconcile with the Yue clan, and wait for my Hun soldiers to become strong and strong, and then settle the old account with the Qin State and the Yue clan! I wonder what Father Khan thinks?"

Touman originally didn't want to attack the Yue Clan, but now when he heard Mao Dun say this, he immediately got off the donkey and said, "What Wang Er said is reasonable, what do the generals think?" The generals were also unwilling to fight an uncertain battle with the Yue clan without recovering their vitality, and immediately echoed in unison.

So, this time, the battle of the Xiongnu attacking the Yue clan has not yet started, and it will be broken! Tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops immediately returned to Mobei, and at the same time, Touman also sent envoys to apologize to the Yue Kingdom. However, in this farce, a generation of grassland heroes began to officially appear on the stage of history, when this eagle with full wings gradually began to soar in the sky, it was the time to launch a fierce collision with the Great Qin Empire!