Just twenty or thirty miles away from the Han Dynasty mission, hundreds of Hun cavalry surrounded this small Qiang tribe, and the tribal leader Dian Liang trembled under the siege of the Hun cavalry.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were strong, and Mao Dunshan Yu had "broken the Donghu, walked the Yueshi, shocked the barbarians, and surrendered to the Qiang!" "In order to cut off the road to the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty and attack Guanzhong from the east and west, the Xiongnu intimidated and wooed the leaders of the Qiang tribes, so Dian Liang recognized that it was the elite of the Xiongnu royal court who were now surrounding them!

"If you dare to ask your nobles what you need to serve, don't dare to disobey!" Dian Liang bent down deeply, not daring to peek at the face of Zhongxing, but he didn't understand why the elite of the Xiongnu royal court had to obey the orders of this Han man.

The Bank of China said that he disdained to deal with the leader of this small tribe, and sat back and watched the Hun cavalry search every corner of the tribe, find those large and small ships, pile them together and set them on fire.

The Qiang people do not have a unified leader, and the tribes usually live scattered, with the powerful tribal leaders controlling the nearby tribes and the weaker tribes relying on others! The habit of obeying the strong has been engraved into the bones of the leader of a small tribe like Dian Liang, his tribe wants to be attached to the nearby Qiang tribe, and the leaders of those big tribes have to kneel on the ground when they see the Kun evil king of the Xiongnu and dare not raise their heads! Therefore, although he was reluctant to let the tribe's property be burned, he did not dare to refute even a word.

"Heavenly King! The tribe's ferries have all been burned! I just went to ask, and the next tribe is thirty miles to the south! "It didn't take long for the little tribe to be turned upside down.

"Well, coming out of the canyon is nothing more than these ferries, and we've burned the ferries of both tribes now! Then explore a hundred miles to the south, and then return to the army to join up with Submu! The Han Dynasty mission will definitely be able to intercept and kill on the banks of the Yellow River! The Bank of China said that it did not know that the mission led by Li You was to the north of him, and the distance between the two armies was only dozens of miles.

"Yes, Heavenly King!" The Hun cavalryman stroked his chest and saluted.

"You're the leader of this tribe?" It was only then that Zhongxing said that he had no time to deal with Dian Liang, and he glanced condescendingly at this guy in tattered sheepskin, and in an instant withdrew his gaze and looked south.

"Don't dare to ask the nobles, the lowly person in front of you is the leader of this tribe, and of course the humble servant of the Great Huns!" Dian Liang lay on the ground and replied respectfully.

"We are here to intercept the Han Dynasty mission, if you see a Han person appearing, send someone to report to us immediately! If there is a delay, the Great Huns will surely slaughter your entire clan! The Bank of China spoke in a soft and kind tone, but every word he spit out smashed into Dian conscience like a talisman, so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Obey your command! If there is any trace of the Han people, Dian Liang will personally report to you! Dian Liang replied tremblingly, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Well, now let your people prepare wine and meat for the warriors of the Great Huns!" Seeing that the person in front of him was quite deferential, the Bank of China commanded.

Dian Liang didn't dare to slack off, and immediately got up after repeatedly kowtowing and quickly ran to arrange for people to kill sheep and cattle, and after a while, the smell of barbecue came from the tribe! In order to tie up with the nobles of the Great Huns, Dian Liang also found the girls in the clan to sing and dance for them; These Hun cavalry have been away from the royal court for many days, and they have long been suffocated, and after a few bowls of wine, they eagerly dragged these girls into the tent!

Dian Liang not only didn't dare to stop it, but also accompanied them with a smiling face to add wine and meat again and again! And even if the bloody and brave men in the clan gritted their teeth, they could only endure it when they saw so many Huns.

The tribe was filled with the wanton laughter of the Hun cavalry, and the Qiang people could only hold back their sobs and smile, praying that these vicious fellows would let them go when they were satisfied; The large and small ships piled up outside the tribe crackled in the raging fire, and the black smoke from the burning of the wet wood rose into the sky.

The black smoke also fell into the eyes of the Han Dynasty mission, and the cousin's father looked in the direction pointed by Chen Qingzhi, and couldn't help frowning, "I remember that there is a small tribe of Qiang people there, and there are a few ferries left by the Han people in the tribe, and now it seems that the Hun cavalry has probably arrived one step ahead!" ”

"Envoy, I'll take a few clever soldiers to investigate! Check back later! "Father Tangyi looked a little anxious, the Qiang tribe has recently been able to find a place for ships, if the black smoke is the result of the Hun cavalry burning the ships, then they can only walk dozens of miles upstream or downstream to find a place!

Moreover, the Hun cavalry was so close to them that if they were discovered, there would be a fierce battle, so someone had to find out their movements first.

"There's a deputy envoy!" Only Tangyi's father knows the road here, so the task of exploring the enemy situation can only fall on his shoulders, Li You Shao has to advise, "Be careful when you go, I'd rather get nothing than fall into the hands of the Huns!" ”

"Subordinates wake up!" Tangyi's father was slightly moved in his heart, and after bowing his hand, he led a few clever Han cavalry to run towards the place where the black smoke rose.

The others began to rest under the command of Li You, in order to avoid the Hun cavalry from discovering that it was definitely not possible to make a fire and boil water for cooking, everyone silently dismounted and sat on the side of the road, divided into several waves, some began to gnaw dry food to recuperate, some were busy feeding the horses, and some people occupied several places with a wide field of vision under Chen Qingzhi's arrangement, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, in case the enemy suddenly attacked.

At night, Tangyi's father hurriedly returned, "Qiyu envoy, it is the Hun cavalry burning the ferry boat in front, and a certain Qiang tribesman has been arrested, and he has been tortured clearly!" It was the Bank of China that said that they had burned their ferry with the Hun cavalry, and told the Qiang people to report to them once they discovered our whereabouts! ”

"Oh? Then the Bank of China said that it is still among the tribes? Is there any other place nearby where you can cross the river? Li You hurriedly asked.

"The Bank of China said that he had led his subordinates to the south! There is also a Qiang tribe not far to the south! As for the place to cross the river! Tangyi's father shook his head, "There were originally several tribes in the north, but listening to what the Qiang man said, the Huns were divided into two routes, and the other was responsible for burning the ferries of the northern tribes, so I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with them!" ”

Li You was silent, if he stayed in this place, he would be discovered by the Bank of China sooner or later! And how can we cross the Yellow River without a ferry? Although it is only the source of the Yellow River in front of us, it is far less extensive than the downstream, but it cannot be crossed by manpower alone! Is there really no way around it now?