(Note: This book borrows the single number of the later Luan Tiji Hou Zha, and is set as Zuoxian Wang Hu Han Evil, which is really looking for the real name at that time)

The sky and the earth are vast, and the last batch of wild geese also lined up in a neat queue and flew south. On the withered yellow grassland, a long black line moved rapidly in the direction of the wild goose's flight, and the earth let out a huge moan, as if it could not withstand this monstrous flame.

Ascha was on his horse, a little confused. The open and secret struggle between Dadan Yu Luanti's military ministers and Zuoxian's king Luan Ti Hu Han Xie has spread to the entire Xiongnu clan, and as the slave of the Luan Ti clan, Ascha's family has also fallen into division.

Ascha, in the Hun language, means rat. Ascha's father chose this ugly name in the hope that he would be like a mouse on the prairie and breed a litter of cubs for the family. Ascha also lived up to his father's expectations and gave birth to eight sturdy steppe warriors. But now, the father, son and brother are divided into two camps, and the eldest son, Ahumu, leads the three younger brothers of a mother's compatriots to join the throne of King Zuo Xian and become the chief of his personal guard.

It took Ascha decades to climb to the high position of a thousand long rangers, but because of his son's betrayal, he completely lost the trust of Da Shan Yu. This march, being appointed as a pioneer, and raiding Yanmen Stop, seems to be an opportunity for meritorious service, but in fact it is a hot potato.

Half a month ago, there was an outbreak of disease in the herd in the clouds. In the beginning, it didn't attract much attention, after all, tens of millions of livestock gather together every year, and it is normal for some epidemics to occur occasionally. The Huns had long been fully prepared for this, as long as all the herds with diseased livestock were killed and burned and buried, they could effectively prevent the spread of the disease.

However, this time the situation is different from the past, and the strange thing is that almost every large herd has some mild disease, and although the disease is not violent, it is widespread. It is no longer possible to kill the entire herd of livestock in the previous way, but to carefully select the sick livestock, otherwise the losses of the entire Xiongnu will be unbearable.

In this way, all the slaves and their servants were to keep watch in the corrals at night, and check the condition of the cattle one by one. Despite this, the disease continues to spread. The most troubling thing is that it often takes several days for animals to become ill, like a sleeping volcano, erupting without warning. For half a month, the Huns who were responsible for the management of livestock were almost tired and paralyzed on the ground, and the situation of slaves and subordinates was even more miserable, as the weather became colder, every morning they would see frozen corpses lying in the corrals, obviously they were thinly clothed, even if they lay under the sheep, they did not withstand the test of the cold wind.

In just half a month, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed in the entire cloud, which makes the clansmen who are preparing for the winter feel painful, and indirectly causes King Zuo Xian to unite the leaders of all tribes to attack Da Dan Yu, hoping to get the various rewards promised by Da Dan Yu as soon as possible, and quickly lead the clansmen out of this "land that is not blessed by the Black Water God".

The terrible thing is that even the Hun iron horsemen who accompanied each other at night and regarded them as brothers and sisters began to be affected. You know, the horses were cared for by the cavalry, and they had no chance of contact with other livestock, and they ate special forage, and there had never been such a large-scale epidemic. Whenever he looked at the steppe warriors under his command, singing farewell grassland ballads, with tears in his eyes, and burying the war horses that had been with him for many years, Ascha could not hide the sadness in his heart.

Today, there are less than 800 cavalry under Ascha's command that can fight, more than 20% less than at the beginning, and the remaining cavalry is also tired from taking care of the war horses at night, and they are still weak in bending their bows and arrows. Which is still the majestic Hun iron horse that stepped on thousands of miles? Ascha did not have the slightest confidence in completing the order of the raid on Yanmen, and the Han people had a good saying: no matter how sharp the arrow is, if it flies for a long time, the remaining strength will not even be able to penetrate the thin cloth.

"Qianchang, I found a few rangers in front, claiming to be the personal guards under the throne of Zuoxian, and I specially waited for Qianchang here." The first scout cavalry returned from the front and reported back to Aste.

"Oh?" Ascha frowned, pondered for a moment, and said quietly: "Bring them over!" ”

The scout was ordered to leave, but Ascha did not give the order to stop the march, but continued to march on his horse. After a while, several rangers appeared in front of him, and the leader of the rangers dressed as Shi Chang stepped forward, half a horse's head behind Ascha, and said respectfully: "Asqa Qianchang, I am the subordinate of King Zuoxian, and I have come to pass the word for Ahumu Qianchang, please stay for a while." ”

Ascha snorted coldly, ignoring the slightest. Seeing this, the Ranger Shi Chang hurriedly turned sideways, got as close to Ascha as possible, and said in a low voice: "Ahumu Qianchang is now dying, so he specially asked me to bring his last words. ”

Ascha shuddered, his eyes went black, and he almost fell off his horse. Ahumu is his eldest son and the successor he has carefully cultivated for more than 20 years. Although Ahumu betrayed Da Shan Yu and joined the camp of King Zuoxian, it does not mean that he betrayed the Luan Ti family. After all, King Zuo Xian also belongs to the Luan Ti family, and he is the first heir of Shan Yu. As a domestic slave of the Luan Ti clan, he has the right to choose who he allegiances to. Although Ascha hated Ahumu on the surface, he was extremely proud in his heart, and the Zuoxian King in his early twenties was the only one who had such a skill. Now that he heard that his son was in danger, he sent someone to explain his last words, why didn't he feel anxious?

He forcibly suppressed the shock and heartache in his heart, reined in his war horse, looked at the ranger Shi Commander coldly, and roared: "Say it quickly! What the hell is going on? ”

The Ranger Chief's eyes wandered, and he looked around, with an expression that wanted to say something.

Ascha frowned, waved his hand to signal the guards around him not to follow, and rode his horse into the distance alone. The ranger knew what to do, and asked his subordinates to station their horses and follow closely. It wasn't until the two of them were far away from the team that Ascha reined in his horse and said coldly: "You can say it, if you dare to lie to me, leave your head!" ”

The Ranger Shi Chang hurriedly said: "What I said is the truth, Ahumu Qianchang has been cursed, and now his life is on the verge of death!" ”

Ascha scolded: "Nonsense! Ahumu has always been valued by King Zuoxian, which shaman dares to curse him! ”

"I didn't lie, a few days ago, Ahumu Qianchang suddenly had a fever all over his body, and he said that he was coughing nonstop. Before I left, I saw that Chicho was already slumped on the bed, sobbing profusely, his face was flushed, and his entire mouth was covered with gray-white blood spots. ”

Ascha's face was full of horror, this was indeed a curse, the most vicious curse on the savannah. Those who fall under this curse will also be harmed by those around them. In some small tribes, often because one person falls under this curse, almost all the children of the tribe are affected, and less than half of them survive in the end.

"Who did it? Who the hell is it?! Ascha drew his saber from his waist and pointed at the ranger Shi Chang and shouted angrily, as if he was about to cut off his neck in the next moment.

The Ranger Chief was not afraid at all, faced his questioning, and coldly spit out three words: "Big ...... Single...... In! ”

"Nope! No way! Although Ascha had already guessed in his heart, now that he heard the answer, he still couldn't accept it, and Da Shan Yu, who had been loyal to him for thirty years, actually sent a shaman to curse his most proud son, and used the evil curse of the prairie that made people cut off their children and grandchildren.

"Humph! And that's just the way it is! A few days ago, Da Dan Yu gave Zuo Xian Wang a few cans of high-quality southern sugar. At that time, Ahumu Qianchang won the head sheep of Marseille at the Julin Conference, and King Zuo Xian specially rewarded Qianchang with a can. Qianchang didn't want to enjoy it alone, so he took it to the tent and shared it with the others. Within a few days, several of them were cursed. I think it was Da Dan Yu who ordered the shaman to curse in the sugar jar, intending to murder King Zuo Xian, but fortunately King Zuo Xian had not yet eaten it, otherwise now the left part of the Xiongnu has fallen into the hands of Da Shan Yu! ”

Ascha gritted his teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, obviously trying his best to suppress his killing intent: "Ahumu sent you this time to let me betray Da Shan Yu and avenge him?" ”

There was a trace of sadness in the eyes of the ranger chief, he shook his head firmly, and said with a wry smile: "Qianchang misunderstood, the news I came to deliver this time is harmful to King Zuoxian, if it leaks out, he will definitely tear me apart." Ahumu Chichang and I have a great kindness, so I risked my life to deliver the news. Ahumu Qianchang asked me to tell Qianchang on his behalf: Ahumu will always be the son of Ascha, and when he betrayed Da Shan Yu and switched to King Zuoxian, he just wanted to leave a way back for the family. If he can't survive this time, once King Zuo Xian ascends to the throne of Shan Yu, there will be no one to protect the family. Therefore, I hope that Qianchang can think about the family, don't think about avenging him, and don't participate too much in the battle between Da Danyu and King Zuoxian, otherwise I am afraid that the whole clan will not escape the catastrophe. ”

Hearing this, Ascha looked up at the slanting sun on the horizon, and was silent for a long time, and two crystal tears slipped from the corners of his eyes and dripped on the horse's back. The war horse, which had accompanied him for many years, seemed to feel the old man's sorrow, raised his neck, and neighed at Yue, his voice was sad and sad.

After a long time, Asha patted the horse's neck, calmed it down, turned the horse's head, and said in a deep voice: "Go back and tell Ahumu that Abba who taught him to bend the bow and shoot is not old, and the family will never fall!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, he galloped away, leaving only the ranger with a sluggish back.

In the distance, a pair of eagle-like eyes stared at Ascha and the ranger Shi Commander fiercely, seeing Ascha riding away, the owner of the eyes summoned the guards with him, and ordered in a low voice: "Go and report this matter to Da Dan Yu quickly, I will stay here and keep an eye on it, and I will not let Askia Hu come!" ”

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