Chapter 55: Ukhru

Ukhru rode on top of his warhorse. ()

The boy who fought and messed around at the university in Swadia has grown up. Now he is the future patriarch of a clan. Uhru often complained that if his father hadn't been so stubborn, he wouldn't have gotten here. But politics is politics, and if King Kugit is unwilling to let the clan leader retain so much power, then anyone who confronts the khan will not end well.

Uhru slapped his horse listlessly on the horse's neck and urged his mount to run lightly, Spencer and more than twenty horsemen behind him unhurriedly. Ukhru prepared to enter Zhivadin before nightfall.

In the blink of an eye, it has been seven or eight years.

Uhru still remembers the crowd cheering for him in Suno. He still remembers the endless banquets, the people talking casually, the music melodious, as if everything would go on like this. At that time, Ukhru already felt the inevitability of war, but he only knew that war would come, but he did not know how much it would change a person's fate after war came.

Soon after he brought his beautiful Svadian wife back to the steppe, he had to tell his new wife personally: "My dear, the war has begun. ”

Elune, this is the one Uhru thinks will never be able to see through.

The maturing Uhru found that Elune was perfect in everything: always respectful and considerate. Everyone was amazed by Elune's beauty and her amiable demeanor, and Uhru revered Elune's wisdom even more. In many cases, Elune showed wisdom far beyond that of the merchant's daughter, and this wisdom made Ukhru feel both pleased and gratified--- it was a blessing for a reckless young man like Ukhru to marry such a woman.

However, Uhru still found that he could not see through Elune, who always exuded an aura of mystery, which seemed to be seen very clearly, just like the world under the moon, but no one dared to determine how much was hidden in it.

Spencer whispered to Uhru that Lady Elune seemed to have had a relationship with a man named Gil when she was in Swadiaa.

Uhru said to Spencer: "I seem to remember such a man, which nobleman is he?" ”

"No, he's not a nobleman," Spencer comforted Uhru, "he's a servant, do you remember the fool who fought with you at that ball?" Jill was the servant of his family. ”

"Oh'''", Ukhru hastily ended the conversation. Although Spencer strongly emphasized Jill's status as a servant, Uhru did not feel any lighter, and with Uhru's knowledge of Elune, he really did not believe that Elune would fall in love with an ordinary servant.

Shortly after his marriage, Ukhru went to war, and when he returned from a year of sabbatical, Elune had already given birth to a healthy son. Soon after Uhru returned to the battlefield, a letter arrived from home stating that Elune was pregnant again. While the Kugit were routed under the city of Dehrim and the entire battlefield began to reverse, Uhru was happy in the chaos because he had just become the father of a girl again.

If only everything was as before, when the war is over, Ukhru will be able to return home. Then, like his father, he inherited the leadership of the tribe, and then accepted the appointment of the Khan to take his rightful place in the center of power in the Khanate. Since returning to the steppe, Ukhru has missed the rich life in Svadia very much, and he is looking forward to being able to go to Svadia as an envoy after the war, and then stay in Svadia as a permanent envoy.

But when the tired Ukhru and his people returned to the steppe, they found that King Kugit had unwittingly combed the entire khanate from top to bottom. The Khan's demands were simple: the tribal confederation could no longer hinder the Khan's policies, and the great tribes had to be divided, and if this could be done, the khanate would treat the leaders of the tribes and their children as they had done in the past.

In his youth, Uhru's father, in order to help the steppe people gain allies, helped the Nords fight for many years in Dazeli, Beihai; When King Kugit Khan ascended the throne, he also took the lead in expressing submission and stabilizing the overall situation; When King Qugit decided to reform, he helped the Khan to persuade the tribes to respond.

Faced with this behavior of King Kugit, Uhru's father was unable to accept it for a while, and he summoned several like-minded chieftains to discuss a boycott of King Kujit, but unfortunately, shortly after the conspiracy, those leaders either died in the clan or were placed under house arrest by King Kujit, and in short, Uhru's father failed in his last attempt. The Khan broke with Ukhru's father's clan completely, and after several conflicts, Ukhru's father's clan was exiled.

The romantic assumptions of the past have come to naught, whether it is the vast land or the comfortable life, whether it is the dignity of the status or the privileges of being a nobleman, the Ukhru clan has lost cleanly.

After accepting their exile, they migrated along the Salt River, camping near several salt works for the winter.

With the permission of King Kugit, they set up bazaars for several months, selling what they didn't need for gold coins or bags of refined salt, while waiting for the time to turn--- Uhru's father always believed that King Qugit would recall him at the last moment and restore his glory. At the end of the summer, the messenger of Kugit finally arrived, and Ukhru's father was full of anticipation, but he heard the rebuke of King Kugit: "Why don't you leave yet?" ”

In desperation, the tribe continued to migrate slowly, and finally entered Vekia in the early spring of the following year, and after spending half a year at the border, the king of Vekia set aside a small piece of land near the Eagle Yang Mountain of Zhivading for these displaced people to live in.

In the midst of the ups and downs, Uhru's father was rapidly aging, and the energetic diplomat who used to represent the steppe people had become dull. Uhru knew that watching the fate of an entire tribe collapse along with his own cause would be too great a blow to the poor man. Ukhru was determined to take on more responsibilities so that he could take over the position of patriarch as soon as possible.

Uhru resented his father when he was a child because he married a new man, and Uhru also did not get along well with his half-brother--- Uhru always felt that this brother was as cunning and fierce as his mother. Ukhru didn't like them, and at the same time, they didn't like Ukhru. When Uhru's father finally confirmed Uhru as the future patriarch, Uhru's stepmother and younger brother's hostility towards him reached its peak. But it doesn't matter, it's all human nature.

The patriarch of a small tribe that has been expelled, this is the role that Uhru will try to play well in his future life.

Now, Uhru walks down the tree-lined path, followed by loyal soldiers who have fought with him for years.

"Spencer," Ukhru suddenly cried, "we are not going to Zhivadin. ”

"Huh?"

"Well, let's go to Zhivadine like this, those Wikiyants must look down on us. Let's go to the Swadians first, and then take the 'gifts' to meet the Wikidians. ”

"Hmm", Spencer made an exaggerated gesture and pointed around: "Young master, we have thousands of troops"

Several horsemen laughed, and one of the Kugit lancers spat out his saliva and flew straight over the low bushes.

"Well, you'll all have your own clan." Uhru found that his tone was becoming more and more similar to his father's, "Now, let's pretend that we have thousands of troops." And I've heard that the Swadians arrested a lot of us the other day, and now the Swadians must be taking us very lightly. The Vycians have been taught a hard lesson by the Swadians from the beginning of the border, and now the Swadians must be extremely arrogant. Think about it, in Eastern Svadia, none of us were afraid of them, and now that the Svadias are alone, we are afraid? ”

Spencer and the cavalry around him saw Uhru's serious face, and then seriously considered Uhru's proposal: "I said young master, no matter what, there are only a few dozen of us. ”

"No, we have dozens of warriors, and there is always no shortage of cowards in the army of the Svadias. Let's go, we'll find their watchtower before dark. ”

Dozens of cavalrymen changed their routes, reined in slightly, and headed south.

South of the city of Zhivadin.

The Svadians are slowly setting up camps, the Wikibians have deliberately sabotaged some water projects around the swamp, and now the southern plain of Zhivadin is filled with stagnant water that cannot be drained in time from the swamps, and the Svadians are scolding and looking for a dry place to set up tents, and then make a fire with difficulty.

"Damn the weather, damn mud", Sam scolded as he shoveled away the pile of mud at his feet, "It's worse than the Wikibians, no, it's worse than the Kujits" "Yu, don't look at me, I'm talking about the real Kujits." ”

"I'm honored," said You casually, and then had a few soldiers plop the hay they found on the muddy ground, "this place is indeed terrible, but a layer of felt should keep it out of moisture." ”

"No way," said Sam, "when Sam was fishing in the river, he lived in the same place as here, but no matter how much felt he pounced, the moisture would run down his clothes and go inside, and when he woke up the next day, no one could see that you were peeing your pants, and the water was twisted up and down anyway." ”

"You're very experienced," he said.

Not far away was the towering walls of Zhivadin, and at this time, Sam was not happy at the thought that the Wikibians were happily eating a hot meal on the dry walls. But if you don't clean up the sleeping place, you will really be spoiled by water at the end of the night.

A cavalryman came up with a whip, said a few words to his father, and then turned and headed for the next place.

Sam and You, seeing their father's nervous expression, put on their helmets, find a horse, and climb up.

"What's wrong, head?" Sam asked.

"Dimitri was on patrol when he was attacked by a group of Kujits."

"Kujits?" Sam's eyes lit up suddenly. "Are there a lot of people? Sam wanted to follow. ”

"I don't know, I was told there were only a few dozen people, I had to go and see, you can come along. Especially, I dried the ground before I came back, damn it, my feet were covered in mud and I was slippery on my horses. ”