Unlike the misty rain in the south, the wind in the north is still cold and biting in March.

Looking down from above, there are still some thin pale colors in the field of vision. We looked away from Jiankang, across the rolling Yangtze River, over the vast fields, and over the lead-gray city walls......

Rivers and vegetation are becoming less and less, the horizon is gradually broadening, and a sense of desolation and atmosphere occupies all the senses. In the end, it is frozen in a vast grassland.

Ashina Yan sat on horseback, looking at the river flowing quietly in front of him, crossing this river, and then walking a hundred miles, it was the territory of Qi State.

This river flows out of the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, originally called the Chao River, the river passes through the Great Wall and Monan, into the embrace of the prairie, coiled and twisted, and the grassland people gave it a new name - lightning. Then the river bends to the south and flows into a vein of Luanshan, which is called the Wei River......

The world is like this river, fickle, and you never guess where it will suddenly turn in another direction.

Ashina Yan looked at the rolling river, his blue eyes were full of the marks of time, his cheeks were wrinkled like dry bark, and the ravines were sharp. The tiger is old, but the residual majesty still exists, and the mountain-like majesty makes the war horse under the crotch dare not neigh loudly.

The sun was about to set, and the breeze swept through the grassland, stirring up the fragrance of wildflowers and weeds. The weather hasn't fully warmed yet, but it really feels like winter has passed......

There was a laugh in the distance, and the sound of galloping horses, and with a sharp, chirping sound that pierced the sky, hundreds of Turkic warriors in left hair galloped across the steppe, and a dozen wild sheep fled desperately in the wilderness.

The horses' hooves kicked the shallow turf away, sending up puffs of dust.

Ashina Yan heard the movement and looked back, frowning slightly, these noises disrupted his train of thought. "Khan ......!" Several strong men with scimitars on their shoulders held armrests on their chests and bowed down. These are all attachments to the tent of the wooden pole Khan Ashina Yandu Khan.

"What are they doing with Da Luo and Anluo?" Ashina Yandu's tone was flat, but he could hear the anger contained in this question, but he could hear the anger contained in this question. So he replied respectfully: "Da Luo Ben and Anluo and several young masters are competing to hunt wild sheep......

"Sheep hunting?" Ashina Yandu's eyebrows slowly twisted up again, "Why do you want to make such a scene, this place is very close to the territory of the Qi army Dazhai and the Khitans, and it is not far from the Xi tribe, what if it attracts people with different intentions?" It's just nonsense......! ”

Ashina Yandu's horsewhip was raised, pointing to the south and shouting in a low voice, reprimanding the attachment for failing to stop the young masters' actions. Although he knew that the Khan did not care about this, if the Khan cared about this, how could he only bring two thousand horsemen to this place?

But since the wooden pole Khan said so, then he can only be submissive.

"Well, now let's talk about it, why do you want to hunt sheep in this place?" After venting his anger, the Khan softened a little.

"Qiyu Khan, a few days ago, the Xi people sent thirteen beauties, and the young lord of Da Luo and the young master of Anluo both wanted to snatch these beauties back into the tent, and no one wanted to grab one less, so there was a conflict......

He saw that the wooden pole Khan's brows furrowed even deeper, and hurriedly said: "But the young master of the picture stood up to persuade peace, and suggested that the game should be used to divide the winner and loser, and the young master of Da Luo and the young master of Anluo have already agreed, so this game ......"

"Oh?" Ashina Yan was obviously interested, "Thirteen beauties are indeed difficult to distinguish...... If you take one of the pictures, let them divide the others, and the pictures are not good-looking, so it's a good idea to use the method of competition...... How did the photo convince them? ”

Attached to the slight smile, said: "There are a total of thirteen beauties, and the young master of the picture has asked people to prepare thirteen wild sheep, and whoever hunts as many sheep will share as many beauties as he wants......

"I see, hahahaha......!" The wooden pole Khan laughed heartily, and then commented, "The people of the Central Plains say that they do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness, and it is actually the same with us, if you want to make the warriors under the tent return to their hearts, the most important thing is the word fairness!" The photo suggests that it is the fairest way to use a game to determine the winner and loser, but where is the picture? ”

"The young master of the photo is hunting with the young masters of Da Luo and Anluo."

"The picture is also on the scene, which is interesting and interesting! Speaking of which, I'm an uncle, and I haven't seen a picture of a horse hunting for a long time, ...... I still remember ......, when he was still so young, I held him every day and taught him to ride a horse......" At this time, the smile of the wooden pole Khan was a little more sincere. The hands are compared to a size, a little gratified, a little emotional:

"He's been in charge of his tribe all these years, and he's still so young, I'm worried about whether he's up to the task...... Now that he has become a wise steppe warrior, I am worthy of the dead Yixi Khan......! ”

In the caravan of horses, several groups of knights gathered their young masters in the middle, galloping each other and competing for the wild sheep. The wild sheep were surrounded by the formation of warriors, and quickly dodged the feathered arrows flying from all corners.

The cold winter under the eyes of the wooden pole Khan seemed to disappear at once, and he watched the children galloping on the grassland with a smile, heroic and proud. "That's how a man from the prairie should be!" He smiled and said, "Let's go and see how much the archery skills of these wolf cubs have grown!" ”

The left and right sides should be detached, and the wooden pole Khan drove the war horse under his crotch to run, intending to watch the battle at close range.

The picture is leading the knight to surround a few wild sheep that are desperately fleeing, and the bitter cold of winter has not completely subsided, but he is very thinly dressed, and his fur is open to the sides, revealing his wheat-colored strong chest. The white face was already faintly covered with blue and black stubble, the eye sockets were deep-set, and the tightly pursed lips showed a touch of fortitude.

"—Spread out on both sides! Outflank these wild sheep and drive them up the dirt slopes! The photo quickly ordered as he drew his bow and arrows, "The front team went to the rear, looked at Da Luo and Anluo, don't let them take advantage of the chaos!" See how I shoot through this flock! ”

His hand pulling the bowstring was violently scattered, and the feather arrow was shot, and a wild sheep running in front of it weakened its knees, and the huge inertia made it roll head-on for a few times before stopping, and the feather arrow hit the back of its neck, and it sank straight in, and the sharp arrow pierced through the mouth of the wild sheep.

A few of the detachments shouted loudly, rushed forward and bent down to scoop up, and the booty was loaded onto the horse's back.

"If we continue like this, we will definitely lose." Some of the fat Anluo reined in their horses and motioned for Daluo to stop. Da Luo looked at him vigilantly and asked, "What are you going to do?" Da Luo shook his head and said, "I don't mean to continue targeting you, the wild sheep are almost being hunted, don't you have any other ideas?" ”

Da Luo sneered and said: "What can I think, but I said at the beginning, whoever hunts as many wild sheep will win as many beauties as he wants, you don't want to cheat, right?" ”

An Luo shook his head and said: "I'm not that kind of person, just a few beauties, next time I will go directly to the tribes of the Xi people and the Khitan people to ask for it, do you think they dare not give it?" I mean, if we let the camera win like this, we'd be embarrassed......"

Anluo's chin lifted slightly, and he looked towards the queue of the wooden pole Khan in the distance, "Well, your father Khan is still watching the battle, you don't want to disappoint your father Khan, do you?" ”

Da Luo looked at his father, the Khan, who was intently watching the wonderful performance of the pictures, and occasionally smiled and admired, not noticing this.

Da Luo bit his lower lip lightly and lowered his head. As if she could see through his thoughts, Anluo put her hand on his shoulder and said:

"Don't worry, I know you have a good relationship with the photo, but this is just a game, he is your opponent when he plays, it is natural for you to find an ally to cooperate to fight the opponent, and the photograph will understand, he won't mind...... Think of your father Khan, he must be glad to see you defeat the photo, right? ”

Da Luo was finally persuaded by Anluo, "Okay, let's make an alliance, but when you get to the field, you have to listen to me!" ”

An Luo's eyes quietly flashed with a hint of cunning, and he patted his chest and said, "This is natural, we have a common enemy!" ”

"Alright, let's get started!" Da Luo clamped his legs around the horse's belly and rushed into the territory surrounded by the photographer's men with his own detachment like lightning. Anluo then ordered his knights to rush in that direction, and the two cavalry mixed together to tear through the line of defense of the photograph.

The wild sheep found an opportunity and fled in all directions, disrupting the situation that had been a sure victory. The wild sheep escaped from the pen.

"Hahahaha...... brother, look, Da Luo's kid is really good, and he will give up all his efforts in taking pictures at once, hahahahaha...... "Ash Nakutou, the younger brother of the wooden pole khan, also came up to watch the battle, and exaggerated Da Luo Ben a few words to the wooden pole khan.

The wooden pole Khan smiled with an incomprehensible expression: "I am the father of Da Luo, I know him, he can't think of such an idea, this should be the ...... that your son Anluo taught him"

Without waiting for Ashina Kutou to say anything to refute, he moved his gaze back to the hunting ground: "What's the use of playing these tricks? Da Luo Ben and Anluo still have to lose......"

Sure enough, as soon as the formation of the camera was scattered and disrupted, the formation of the camera immediately changed, and the knights under his command immediately dispersed into three groups, not to entangle too much with Da Luo and Anluo, but to throw off them and gallop towards the scattered and fleeing herd of wild sheep, to gather them together.

"Good!" The wooden pole Khan stroked his palms and sighed, "Regardless of the subsections, focus on your own goals, and be thoughtful, this is the person who does great things, among the descendants of our Ashina family, the picture is the most promising!" ”

Da Luo and An Luo's men and horses chased after each other, and continued to entangle the group of photographers. Although the action was fast enough, he still ran away from the two wild sheep, and for a while he couldn't get out of the chase. Da Luo and Anluo seized the opportunity to ask these two wild sheep to be ashamed, and the three horses collided together.

Just as Da Luo and Anluo seized the opportunity and were about to draw their bows and arrows, a sharp scream came from behind them. A black afterimage sank into the sheep's leg, and the sheep fell with a bang, and in the next moment, another feathered arrow swept in and hit the last sheep.

Everyone looked back in surprise to see the Wooden Khan holding a large bow and still maintaining an aiming posture. Just now it was the Khan who made a move, and all the knights dismounted and saluted the Khan.

The wooden pole Khan stepped forward with a smile, spun around them, and said with a smile: "Children...... Well done kids! Our sons of the prairie should be as brave as wolves, and you—all good! In the future, he must be a proud warrior of our Turks! ”

The wooden pole sighed a few words, smiled and patted the shoulder of the photograph, and said with a smile: "Photograph, you did a good job and won a lot of beauties, right?" ”

"Khan ......" took the picture and saluted, and said respectfully: "The photographer has said a long time ago, I don't want these beauties, since Anluo and Da Luo like it, then give them to them, anyway, there is no shortage of beauties in my account......"

The appreciation in the eyes of the wooden pole Khan was a little stronger, "Okay, good, but since you won, then there should be a reward, you can go to my tent and choose two maids at will!" This is a reward, and there is no shirk! ”

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, he took it without hesitation, and the wooden pole smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, a knight came running and whispered a few words in the ear of the wooden pole khan. The Khan's expression changed slightly, "That's what he really said?" ......, okay, you step down first, let him wait for me in my big tent......"

Mu Zhu pinched his beard suspiciously, and said to everyone: "The envoy we sent to Qi said that the little emperor in the south has made an interesting suggestion, let's go and hear what interesting things he has brought back from the south...... I hope you don't disappoint me......"