Chapter 44: The Mighty Desert

The news of the appearance of the Qin army in Dragon City was like having wings, and it soon spread in the desert, and the people on the desert were panicked and could not live all day.

"Quick, quick, drive the cattle and sheep, and go as far as possible."

"Why are you leaving? It's a good place, it's a rare ranch. The water here is blue and the grass is lush, where to find such good pastures? ”

"If you don't leave, you'll die. Do you know? The 300,000 Qin army has arrived, and they have already hit Longcheng and dug up the ancestral grave of Longcheng. ”

"Really? You're not lying? It can't be, right? The people of the Central Plains have never come to the depths of the desert, let alone Dragon City, you must be mistaken. ”

The herdsmen who got the news talked to their families like this, eager to immediately drive the cattle, sheep and horses, how far to escape, the terrible Qin army was really terrible, and even the graves of the Xiongnu dynasties were dug up, what could make them more frightened?

Often when the conversation reaches such a point, more people will join in, and the more they say, the more mysterious it becomes.

"You're really mistaken, the Qin army that hit Dragon City is not 300,000, it's 500,000, it's 500,000, it's scared to death just thinking about it."

"What half a million? I heard that it was a 700,000-strong wolf-like Qin army, and the march was called a dark sky, and the ground was trampled down by a zhang. ”

"You're mistaken, you're mistaken, it's not seven hundred thousand, it's a million."

"A million? Are you mistaken? It can't be that many Qin troops, right? The population of the Great Huns is only three or two million, and the Qin army is a million people, it is unlikely, I don't believe it. ”

"You know what? Do you know how many mouths there are in the Central Plains? Let me make you clear. There are more people in the Central Plains than there is grass in the desert. Much more. Don't say it's a million. Even millions, tens of millions, the Qin State can also take it. You don't want to think about it, if it weren't for the Qin State to send a million people, how could it wipe out the millions of people of the Great Huns? That's a million people, and there are horses as fast as the wind to help, even if they can't be defeated, the warriors of the Great Huns can still run for their lives. The reason why the warriors of the Great Huns did not escape. It's just that there are too many Qin soldiers, and the warriors of the Great Huns are surrounded by water, and there is nowhere to escape. ”

Compared with the Qin army, the Xiongnu's combat power was very low, and they were not the opponents of the Qin army at all. However, when it comes to escaping, the Huns have absolute confidence, they believe that the speed of the horses will definitely be able to escape. The millions of Xiongnu did not escape, in the final analysis, because there were too many people in the Qin army. Surrounded them.

These herdsmen did not know what was going on, but they were convinced.

This letter is incredible. The scare is even more light.

"Reasonable, reasonable. Millions of Qin troops called, oh my God, isn't the Great Hun over? Don't say beating, even if you spit on one person, you will drown us. How does this work? ”

"What else can I do? Escape, as far as you can, it's best to flee back to Mobei, there are great Kunlun gods to protect the warriors of the Great Huns, and they will be safe and sound. ”

"Justified, justified. Run away, run away. If you don't run away, you'll die. ”

As a result, the Xiongnu herdsmen drove cattle, sheep and horses, like frightened rabbits, and fled towards Mobei.

If you look at it from the air, you will definitely find countless panicked Xiongnu herdsmen on the desert, driving cattle, sheep and horses to the north, like a wave.

Of course, the weather at this time is about to enter winter, and it is already very cold. The weather in the desert is even colder, the more north you go, the colder it gets, and it snows before you reach the Thousands of Miles Boundary. The Xiongnu herdsmen had to cross thousands of miles of desperate territory, which was not easy to say and had to pay a heavy price.

The price they have to pay is mainly cattle and sheep, and they have been frozen to death and starved to death countless times. As for people, it's not a big deal. The problem is that for the Xiongnu, whose economy is extremely underdeveloped and food is extremely scarce, the consequences of countless deaths and injuries of cattle and sheep are very terrible, and many people will starve to death in the coming year.

The consequences of this escape can be said to be catastrophic, making the Xiongnu even worse and weaker.

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Mobei is already icy and snowy, dripping into ice, and the snow on the ground is several feet.

Mobei is very cold, and the season suitable for vegetation growth is very short, which is extremely unfavorable to the Xiongnu. Therefore, the Xiongnu dreamed of going south to graze in the Hetao where the vegetation season was longer.

If it is not necessary, the Xiongnu are killed and do not want to go to Mobei to spend the winter, even if they are accustomed to the cold, the Huns feel that Mobei is very uncomfortable, it is a bitter cold and barren land.

However, now many Xiongnu herdsmen have come out of the desperate region and rushed to Mobei. These Xiongnu herdsmen who came out of the desperate region were all red-eyed and cried miserably, as if their ancestral graves had been dug up.

These herdsmen were the herdsmen who heard that the Qin army had hit Longcheng in Monan, dug the ancestral graves of the Xiongnu and were frightened, and fled towards Mobei with cattle, sheep and horses. In normal times, this is fine, it will go well. The problem is that it is already winter, and the snow is several feet old in the Desperate Domain, and the cattle, sheep and horses cannot find forage in the Desperate Domain, and many of them are starving to death.

The consequences for the Huns, who were desperately short of food, were catastrophic. Whenever they saw cattle, sheep and horses starving to death, the Xiongnu herdsmen felt as if someone was ripping out their hearts, and they were very distressed.

In this way, in the desperate realm, cattle, sheep and horses kept dying. When they got out of the desperate region and came to Mobei, there were not many cattle, sheep and horses left.

Looking at the few remaining cattle, sheep and horses, the Xiongnu herdsmen felt even more uncomfortable than digging their ancestral graves, could they not cry miserably?

"Gotta get it!" At this moment, a rapid hoof sounded, and a group of Xiongnu elites galloped over.

"Welcome home, people of the Great Huns!" The elite of the Huns led by him flew off their horses and shouted at these Hun herdsmen.

"Home?" This word was like a sharp sword, which violently stimulated the hearts of the Xiongnu herdsmen, and there was a sharp pain.

In normal times, when they hear these two words, they will be overjoyed and smile. Nowadays, there is only bitterness, only pain. There are countless deaths and injuries of cattle, sheep and horses, and the bitter days of not eating or drinking are coming, is home still home?

"Don't worry, the prince will help you." Led by the elite Dao.

"Prince?" The Xiongnu herdsmen were amazed.

"That's right. It's the crown prince. The elite at the head said loudly: "The prince has already returned to Mobei, gathered the herdsmen of the Great Huns to harvest pasture, make tents, hunt and collect food, and prepared everything for you, you can rest assured that there will be no food and no one will starve to death this winter." ”

"Really?" The Xiongnu herdsmen did not believe it.

There are not many cattle, sheep and horses left, and you don't need to think about it to know that this year must be a difficult and difficult day of suffering. The hardest thing is that you don't have food and you will starve to death. The elite told them that they didn't have to worry about freezing and starving, and it was a bit difficult to convince them that it was like listening to a fantasy.

"It's true! The prince's tent was in front of him, less than a hundred miles away. Hurry up, I will also greet the people of the Great Huns. The Huns at the head pointed to the north.

The Xiongnu herdsmen were suspicious, rode horses, and hurried north. Soon I rushed nearly a hundred miles, and saw a world of tents in front of me, full of tents, and I couldn't see the end at a glance.

"Gotta get it!" A hurried hoof sounded, and I saw a group of elite Huns galloping towards a young man.

As soon as he approached, the young man smiled and said, "My name is Wusunluo, and I have appointed a tent for you on the orders of the crown prince and distributed grass and food to you. Please come with me. ”

"Is there such a good thing?" The Xiongnu herdsmen did not believe it.

"Look at these tents, they are all for you people who have fallen into distress." Wusun Luo boasted the conch for the head man and said: "The prince is wise, knowing that this is a bitter winter, and has prepared a tabernacle, pasture, and food for you. The crown prince is the most benevolent prince in the history of the Great Huns, and he will definitely be able to restore the majesty of the Great Huns! ”

Wusunluo said very frothing on his mouth, but he secretly complained in his heart: "Although the prince is wise and has prepared everything for the people of the Great Huns, however, there are not many herdsmen who have rushed here." ”

Touman saw through Qin Yiren's plan at the last moment, escaped with his life, and returned to Mobei. He knew very well that it was almost impossible for Yu and hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu to survive again, which was a great disaster for the Xiongnu. Therefore, as soon as he returned to Mobei, he mobilized people to make tents, harvest pasture, hunt and gather food, and prepare to cope with this bitter winter.

I have to say that Touman is far-sighted, and his approach is very correct. However, there were not many Huns who rushed to Mobei, which was a blow to him.

Today's Xiongnu, millions of people were annihilated by the Qin army, and what they needed most was not food, pasture, tents, cattle, sheep and horses, but people. Without people, everything is empty talk, and for the Huns, who desperately need to restore their national strength, people represent everything.

Wusunluo said so loudly that the herdsmen did not dare to question it anymore and immediately followed.

"This tabernacle is yours, are you satisfied?" Wusun pointed to a large tabernacle.

"Satisfied, satisfied, so satisfied." The Xiongnu herdsmen were overjoyed, and there was nothing dissatisfied.

"Here, the pasture here is yours. And the food here is yours. Wusunluo gestured to the nearby tents.

Some of these tents were filled with pasture, some were filled with food, and they were enough to survive the winter. The herdsmen were so happy that they could not close their mouths, as long as they survived the winter, and in the spring, they only needed to take good care of them, and they would have lambs, cowboys, and foals, and in a few more days, life would be better.

After arranging the herdsmen, Wusun galloped away and came to one of the largest tents.

This is the big tent of the crown prince's headman, which occupies a large area and is also mighty, but it is far worse than the king's tent of Shan Yu.

Without the golden eagle on the king's tent and the king's flag, the whole camp would have lost its soul, and it would have lost a lot of vitality, a kind of domineering atmosphere, and it would seem a little lifeless.

Wusun sighed secretly in his heart, to be able to have such a situation, this is the result of Touman's painstaking management. If it weren't for the proper measures taken by Touman, there would not have been enough tents, pasture and sufficient food, and in that case, the Xiongnu herdsmen would have starved to death if they fled to Mobei. (To be continued.) )