Hearing Wang Xu's inquiry, Zhang Chong immediately followed his gaze, nodded with a smile: "Yes!" They are. ”

"Is it the Huns?" Because they were wearing Han Dynasty costumes at the moment, Wang Xu couldn't tell who they were, so he couldn't help asking.

"Huh! No, there are 17 people in total, eight from the Xianbei tribe, seven from the Xiongnu tribe, and two from the Wuhuan tribe. Zhang Chong shook his head and smiled.

When Wang Xu traveled, he stayed outside the Saiwai for several months, so he still knew the character and customs of the people outside the Saiwai very well. So he didn't say much, just walked over and said like a conqueror: "Which of you can speak Chinese?" ”

But when the words fell, those people didn't say anything, still keeping their heads down, pretending not to understand. Zhang Chong followed, and continued: "I didn't find that any of them can speak Chinese, we have an interpreter behind the herd, why don't I call him?" ”

"No!" smiled slightly, but Wang Xu shook his head.

Wang Yan must not go deep into the north to buy horses, he must contact the other party at the junction of the border, and then let the other party go back and bring the horse over, and pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. Therefore, the slaves he bought must have been bought at the border, and as far as Wang Xu knew, except for the Hu people in the deep north, almost two out of ten people in the tribes not far from the Han Dynasty could simply speak some Chinese. Moreover, he has also been to the border markets, and almost all the slaves that the Hu people take to sell there can speak Chinese. Otherwise, it is very difficult to sell, because those markets are mainly exchanges between various Hu people and Han people, so those who can't understand Chinese can't be sold.

That's why he doesn't believe that there are so many people who don't know Chinese. When even looked at them proudly, he pulled out the sword in his hand and said: "If you can speak Chinese, you can challenge me, and if you win, you can be free!" If you are defeated, I will never kill you! ”

As the words fell, seeing that the group of people still didn't say anything, they added: "I am the general of Dahan Zhennan, and there is no reason to regret saying this in public at this moment!" I'm just going to give you three tones of time. ”

said, after a slight pause, he slowly counted: "One"

"Two"

As soon as the second sound fell, there was really a commotion in the crowd, and Wang Xu was not in a hurry to count, he glanced at everyone unhurriedly, and said: "This is the last chance, if you miss it, you will never be free!" ”

"Me, challenge!" As expected, as soon as the words fell, a big man with a haircut stood up, with a tall nose and eyes slightly blue, but his Chinese was obviously not very fluent.

"Good! Are you going to use a weapon, or are you going to be empty-handed? Seeing this, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Wang Xu's mouth, and he asked without hesitation.

"Weapons, take advantage of them, no. I, empty-handed! ”

Although the grammar of what he said was obviously wrong, Wang Xu still understood it instantly, he meant that he didn't have the weapon he had at hand, so he had to be empty-handed.

Wang Xu didn't refuse, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, then empty-handed!" ”

As he spoke, he inserted his own sword into the scabbard at his waist, stretched out his hand and said to the big man: "Come on, let you attack first." ”

In fact, the reason why this is the case is because he understands the habits of the Hu people. The current civilization of the Hu people is still in a primitive state, so in order to convince them to be willing to raise horses for themselves, in addition to giving favors, you must first conquer them. They will only accept the favor of the strong, and for the favor of the weak, they will remember the kindness, but they will not be willing to obey orders, and out of the nature of people to seek advantage and avoid harm, they will always want to escape.

When the man heard this, he glanced at Wang Xu, but he didn't say much, and directly raised his fist and rushed up.

The Hu people have lived in a harsh environment for many years, fighting against nature, so almost everyone is a warrior, and looking at this person's shot, it is obviously the strongest among ordinary people. But for Wang Xu, that's all.

In order to completely shock the other party, Wang Xu did not dodge, and in the face of that punch, he had no intention of dodging, and immediately clenched his fists, and his internal strength was fierce. When the other party was about to hit him, he suddenly raised his hand and slammed it into his chest.

"Poof! Burst! There were two muffled sounds, and the two hit each other's bodies almost simultaneously. But Wang Xu's body didn't move at all, but the other party was instantly knocked out. This is still the result of Wang Xu's use of skillful force, if he really wants to talk about killing and punching with all his strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get up.

Seeing this scene, the herdsmen's eyes widened in horror.

However, they are rough and do not like to admit defeat. So it didn't stop because of this, but people kept coming forward to challenge, Wang Xu didn't care, everything that came up to challenge was solved with one punch. And the choice of this rough way is also to better convince them.

With seven or eight people being knocked away one after another, although there was no big damage, the deterrent effect was very great. The rest of the people almost stopped speaking, and when Wang Xu looked over, they all lowered their heads in submission.

Only one person remained silent until no one came out again, then he slowly stood up and said in a very fluent Chinese: "General, I challenge you!" ”

"Oh?" Hearing his standard Chinese, Wang Xu couldn't help but take a closer look. It seems that this person is not tall and strong, on the contrary, he is relatively thin in this group of people, but Wang Xu felt a kind of martial artist's momentum from his body. It is a kind of temperament that naturally exudes from practicing fists and feet for many years.

After looking at it for a long time, I couldn't help but nodded: "Okay, the old rule, empty-handed or weapon!" ”

"Empty-handed!"

"Good! Or let you go first. Wang Xu nodded immediately.

This person seemed to know quite well about the etiquette of the Han people, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Then offend!" ”

When the words fell, the person jumped over like an arrow off the string. The fierce fist struck Wang Xu's right face with a fierce force.

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one. From the agility of this person's body and the power of his fists, Wang Xu already knew that his martial arts were not bad, and with a turn of his right foot, he avoided this punch sideways, his left hand was quickly blocked, and his right hand was also violently counterattacked to the opponent's chest.

The man's reaction was not slow, and the left hand that was on his side immediately stretched out and quickly blocked Wang Xu's fist. There was a "poof" sound, and the hands of the two slammed together, Wang Xu's body shook, but he never moved, but the other party instantly retreated, and took four steps back in a row to stabilize his footing.

Seeing this, Wang Xu suddenly smiled: "Hehe! The internal force is good! ”

As he spoke, his voice changed, and he shook his head and said, "However, there is still too much gap between me and me!" ”

While speaking, the person had already burst out in an instant, stepped on a free step, and rushed up with a vertical leap, and his right fist brought a little wind sound, hitting the opponent's right waist.

That person had just docked with Wang Xu, and he already knew the strength of Wang Xu's internal strength, so he didn't dare to fight hard, so he immediately retreated. Although Wang Xu is not good at boxing, he has learned the basic boxing techniques of the Wang family, so he should press step by step. In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged more than ten moves, but the agility of that person's figure was beyond Wang Xu's expectations, whether he was hiding or unloading, he could always break his own attacks.

But even so, the gap in strength is there after all, Wang Xu is getting bigger and harder, but the other party is out of breath, and every move takes a lot of energy. It can be seen that he is insisting on it completely with the belief of gaining freedom, but Wang Xu didn't care so much, but fought more and more fiercely, and his strength had already used eight points.

In this way, the man suddenly couldn't hold on, and after being forced to take two punches, he was already unable to resist. Wang Xu looked at the void and kicked him away.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers defending the city immediately cheered loudly. "General Wang is mighty!" "General Wang is mighty!"

Tian Feng and Huan Su, who were following him, glanced at each other with a faint smile on their faces. However, Zhang Chong hadn't seen Wang Xu for many years, and he didn't know that he had grown to such a point, and his face was full of emotion.

However, Wang Xu ignored this, looked at him who slowly got up from the ground and said, "How is it?" Convincing or not? ”

Although the man was unwilling, he still turned his head helplessly and said, "Serve!" ”

Seeing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but gently pat the dust on his clothes, and then looked at Zhonghu Daodao: "Then are there any people among you who are not convinced?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they glanced at each other, and they all shook their heads slowly.

Seeing this, Wang Xu laughed and said slowly: "Okay, for the sake of you being so straightforward, I will give you another chance to be free!" ”

As soon as these words came out, those people all looked at Wang Xu in surprise. Outside the Cypriots, it was not uncommon for the conquerors to challenge their slaves to gain freedom in order to show their prowess, but they would never give them another chance.

Knowing that these people were shocked in their hearts, Wang Xu didn't say much, and said directly: "Which of you can raise horses?" ”

Although the soldiers guarding the city didn't know why Wang Xu suddenly said such nonsense, Tian Feng and Huan Su had already vaguely understood Wang Xu's intentions when they saw it now, and immediately nodded appreciatively. Xu Shu had long understood his calculations, so she had been watching quietly behind her.

However, the group of Hu people reacted very quickly, and they spoke out almost instantly. "Yes!" "I, yes!" "Yes!"

It's just that it's obviously messy, almost all sentences, just a few key words.

"Good! Since you all said yes, then from now on, I will not beat you or scold you, and I will give you enough clothes to wear, and there will be no problem in eating meat and drinking alcohol. But you must raise good horses for me, and if you raise them well, and breed more horses for me, then I will give you freedom. Saying that, Wang Xu's eyes quickly swept a glance at everyone, and he quickly turned sharp: "However, you should know that this is already a gift to you." If you dare to run away, or if you don't care about your work, then you will be dealt with according to the harshest punishment of your tribe! ”

With Wang Xu's words, these Hu people were slightly stunned. But where to find such a good thing, as a vanquished, the fate after becoming a slave is very miserable, not to be beaten, not to be scolded, not to be given enough food and clothing, just need to raise a good horse. In their eyes, this is a good thing that cannot be found even with a lantern.

When even knelt on the ground and shouted, they were very moved. "Willing to listen, Shan Yu!" "I, surrender!" "Willing, for, single, serving!" "I want to be a servant of the general!"

With the chaotic voice of submission, Wang Xu suddenly shook his head with a wry smile: "Remember, I'm not Shan Yu, I'm just a general!" General, understand? ”

Everyone nodded suddenly.

Seeing this, Wang Xu looked back at the man with the best martial arts and the most fluent speech: "What's your name?" ”

"General Huiyu, my name is Ke Budu!"

"Hmmm! Okay, from now on you're their leader, you're in charge of their management, and if any of them have a problem, you're going to be responsible, you know? Wang Xu immediately spoke.

"Understood!" Ke Budu nodded immediately.

Seeing that Hu Ren had obeyed his orders, Wang Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to Tian Feng and said, "Okay, this matter is like this!" Yuan Hao, you can arrange their accommodation, and put these fifty horses in the barracks for the time being. It's not early today, I think you can take them to choose the address to build the horse farm tomorrow! ”

"No!" Tian Feng immediately replied.

Hearing this, Wang Xu didn't say more, and immediately looked at Zhang Chong with a smile: "Uncle Chong, go, go back with me!" Later, call Uncle Wen too, and we'll drink together. ”

"Huh!" Zhang Chong smiled, but asked, "Wang Wen hasn't gone back since he went south last time, and now I don't know what he's doing?" ”

"Huh? Didn't your father tell you? He is now in charge of the post office in Lingling County, and he is in charge of all these things. ”

"Oh, no! I just asked, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him. Zhang Chong replied.

"We'll see you later, we're going to have a good drink tonight......"