Chapter 288: Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses
In the depths of the night, piles of bonfires stretched around the king's tent, forming a circle of fire dragons that were connected from end to end, reflecting the red sky.
A large number of chariots pulled wine and meat in and out of the gate, and in the swaying firelight, Zhang Yu waved his hand with laughter, asking the soldiers to come over and receive their own wine and food.
Many wounded soldiers were carried out of the tent on stretchers by their acquaintances, fed him with wine, and picked up fresh beef and mutton and roasted them on the fire, talking and laughing together.
The cold wind whined and ran across the grassland, in the camp of the Zhulu tribe, a pile of bonfires were vigorous, the ground around the flames, the fine stones were swept away, the two soldiers who took off their shirts wrestled in the cheers of everyone, and in other directions, there were also their own programs around the bonfire, and there were also soldiers who found a few women from the Zhulu tribe to dance in front of the bonfire.
There were also other soldiers who secretly counted the gold and silver in their arms, and occasionally took them out to look at them, with a satisfied smile on their faces.
Thousands of women walked around the campfires, and many young women approached the soldiers with their bodies, but they were soon stopped by the Overseer's horsemen.
This is strictly forbidden by Su Chen, regardless of whether the women in the tribe are willing or not, they play with other people's wives and daughters as soon as the Su Yu Department descends, he doesn't want the matter of Wancheng to reappear here.
This move won Dian Wei's heart, and even Xu Chu nodded in agreement, in his words: "Save trouble, and don't look down on it." ”
However, the corpse who surrendered to Su Chen, this time he made a great contribution to delaying the main force of the sorcerers, according to the tradition of the grassland, those who have made meritorious contributions can enjoy the right to distribute the spoils of war.
The women of the Sulply tribe are the best trophies, multiplying and strengthening the tribe.
However, when he saw Su Chen, as well as Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Huo Quzhi, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and other generals, he didn't dare to say anything.
Although these generals can condone the soldiers, they do not like it in their hearts by spoiling women and separating other people's wives.
This move not only saved the face of the men of their Zombie Tribe, but also regarded them as equal to the Corpse Tribe, which made Iron Buddha, Gu Duohun and other Ten Thousand Horse Commanders grateful in their hearts.
They all picked up the wine, first saluted Su Chen, and then saluted the generals of the Yan Kingdom present, as for the corpse tribe, they didn't look at it, and the majority of the corpses were about to get up and fight with them, and then Huo Qubing took the crossbow and shot him at the thigh.
This move frightened the people of the tribes on both sides, but they didn't expect this young general to be really ruthless, or when they were at the banquet in front of the generals, they subconsciously looked at Su Chen, who was sitting upright.
"Look at what Gu is doing, take it down to heal."
Su Chen waved his hand casually, and asked the armor soldiers outside to take most of the wailing corpses down with Iron Fang. 、
The flames burned around the circular ceiling, dragging the wooden plate between the seats, the seats were placed from left to right, with Li Jing, Huo Quzhi, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Zhang Yu, Zhang Yi, Li Xuanba, etc., and middle-level generals such as Anuhu, and on the far right were the ten thousand cavalry commanders, Dadu Tong, and Da Danghu of the two tribes.
And Dian Wei and Xu Chu each held weapons, and stood around Su Chen with fierce gods.
"At the beginning of the ...... war, Lone didn't think about how long he would fight, to be honest, in the original idea, take the central grassland in his hands, and have a buffer with the western grassland, but the ghost, that is, your khan, for what kind of immortal secret method sneak attack me, causing a lot of losses to the soldiers under the command of Lone, then this battle must be fought, Lone is not the kind of person who punches me, I have to endure it!"
Su Chen leaned on the back of the chair, sitting on the chair that once belonged to the ghost, with the huge scimitar at his feet, and his hands were casually placed on the armrests on both sides, and his tall body leaned forward slightly, like a king overlooking the world.
“…… Now that old guy's honor is trampled under Lone's feet, as the victor, the entire grassland is Lone and Lone's soldiers....... corpses chase springs, iron Buddha, do you think Lone is right? ”
At this time, there was only one voice in the main hall, and the corpse Zhuquan and the Iron Buddha that were asked represented the voices of the two tribes, they looked at the Xia King in the first place, and hurriedly came out of the ranks, knelt on the ground and bowed their heads, clenching their fists and pressing their shoulders.
Huo Quzhi liked to see this scene the most, looked at the two barbarians kneeling down with a smile, cut off a piece of mutton and threw it into his mouth.
"Return to the King!" Here, the corpse chasing spring and the iron Buddha responded in unison: "Yes, you have conquered the grassland, conquered the rebellious tribes, and this place will be yours!" ”
"Hehe, Lone likes you to be so sincere!"
Su Chen looked at them with a smile, and Dian Wei and Xu Chu on the left and right put down their weapons.
"Go back to your seat and continue eating."
It seems that if you are not welcome, for the Xirong people who have always been fierce on the grassland, it is like an intimate meaning, and the corpse and the iron Buddha bowed their heads again, got up and returned to their seats, and sat straight.
Here, Su Chen set his eyes on the generals on the left.
"The bones of the dead soldiers, according to the old rules, the ashes are brought to their families and buried in the soil of their hometown, and their names are engraved on the monument, up to the ministers of the Son of Heaven, down to the peddlers and pawns, telling them that the Xirong people who have been wreaking havoc in the north have been beating down the vast grassland with their lives."
"Yes!" The generals on the left slammed into their feet together and shouted in unison.
Shocked, all the grassland barbarian generals on the right also stood up and clenched their fists following the movements of the generals of Yan Kingdom.
On the big chair, Su Chen smiled and raised his hand to press it.
"Those who are alive will also be rewarded, in addition to the goods that the soldiers themselves 'picked', and when they return, there will be another reward!"
Su Chen slapped the handrail heavily, "That's after I went back, right now, Lone wants to say one thing, Lone wants to set up a political and pacification department in the central grassland, set up a political envoy, and two deputy political envoys, and the subordinate officials will not talk about it. ”
"And the responsibility of the Department of Political Pacification is to strengthen the grassland, trade and culture with the north and the Central Plains."
Su Chen smiled even more, his eyes swept over the people below, and he slowly stood up with his tall body, standing in front of the big chair in military uniform, standing at will, he could give grassland generals such as Corpse Zhuquan and Iron Buddha an insurmountable sense of oppression.
"There are also a few small countries in the Western Regions that have surrendered to the ghosts, let them quickly send envoys over, bring them back, and by the way, tell them who the person who needs to surrender is, Iron Buddha, I will leave this matter to you."
"Yes!"
The tall and tall Captain of the Ten Thousand Horsemen of the Beast Skin and Iron Armor stood up and bowed his head to the first Xia King.
"Tonight, eat and drink, rest for a few days, and then do your best."
Su Chen stretched out his hand to the side, took the wine handed by Wu Zixun, and then raised it: "Go to the northern border of Qi Country and take a walk." ”
The corners of his mouth grinned.
"In this way, tell the southern nations that the rebels will die! Drink to win! ”
Rumble!
The generals in the tent all stood up and raised their wine glasses.
"Drink to win!"
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In the middle of January, the grass gradually took on a little green color between the withered yellows.
The cold wind whined and whined and swept the withered yellow grass clippings in the air, and then drifted along the wind towards the Feiyan Pass in the north of Qi State.
After the end of the year, there are some merchant horse teams here again, and the copper bells go in and out of the rammed earth tower.
After a brief inspection, the yawning Qi soldiers waved their hands and let them in, as long as they were not from Xirong, or the smoke that was lit, they hardly bothered to pay attention.
Nowadays, the caravans in and out of the grassland have become very few, and since the rise of the Xia King of the Northland, he has fought several battles with the Xirong people, which has caused the Xirong people to reject the merchants of the two countries in the north and the Qi Liang in the south.
As a result, horses and cowhides, tendons and other strategic uses became scarce.
At the head of Feiyan Pass, a team of Qi soldiers patrolled with bows and knives, stationed at the border for a long time, making them feel a little resentful.
Seeing that the merchant was scared by himself, several Qi soldiers laughed at the head of the city, and after the laughter, they couldn't help but say curiously.
"These merchants are all scared like this when they see us, where did they have the courage to go to the grasslands of the Xijon people to do business?"
“…… The Xijon people are rare to them, where are they willing to kill the merchants who bring the materials, which really makes these merchants earn. ”
"I'm newly transferred, and the Xijon people are really powerful?"
"It's not that powerful, if I attack the city, I can kill two."
The crowd laughed loudly, and at this moment, one of the soldiers laughing looked to the north and suddenly shouted: "Look ahead!" ”
The patrolling team turned their heads to the north, only to see a beacon of smoke rising into the sky twenty miles away.
"Quick, beat the drums!"
Sima rushed at the head of the city, shouting at the comrades who were also patrolling the city around him, and soon, the sound of war drums resounded inside and outside the city gate, and the city gate was also closed at this moment, cutting off the entry and exit of the caravan.
"Is it the Xijon people coming again?"
"Shut up!"
At the head of the city, when a small colonel scolded the soldiers next to him, several caravans that had just gone away were rushing towards this side like crazy with donkey carts, and there were also figures on horseback mixed in, rushing towards the side of the city pass.
It is the scouts outside the cruising pass.
Without waiting for the scout to report the situation, the smoke and dust that covered the sky and the sun had already risen into their field of vision in the distance, and the soldiers of the Qi State who were densely gathered at the head of the city hurriedly closed their mouths, their breathing nostrils panting one by one, and their chests were rising and falling violently at this moment.
"It's cavalry...... Lots of cavalry"
On the vast grassland with an unobstructed view, dust filled the sky like a gray mist, spreading towards the Feiyan Pass, and the whole earth was shaking wildly.
In the smoke and dust, there were dense horseback figures close together, holding high banners and moving towards this side.
The soldiers and colonels of the Qi State on the city gate gritted their teeth and did not dare to make a sound, and in the dead silence, they seemed to have the illusion that the city walls would be toppled by them.
The power of crushing the earth gradually spread from that side, and then, they saw that the banners that stood were different from the Daxu of the Xijon people.
When it got closer, everyone's eyes on Chengguan were focused on the two big flags of 'Yan' and 'Xia' waving in the wind.
An uncountable torrent advanced in their field of vision, and at a glance, the army in the dust was full of cavalry, and there was no end to the mighty and mighty, and the weapons and armor were all clanging in the wind.
"The Sijon people...... Why under the banner of Yan Kingdom? ”
The guards at the gate widened their eyes, and when he said this, a ridiculous, indescribable thought came to his heart, and his teeth were fighting with each other, and there was a 'gurgling' trembling sound.
The long army was in sight of the gates, and someone rushed out of the great sea, came to the bottom of the gate, shot an arrow, and nailed a letter to the tower.
The messenger of the knight circled around his war horse and wandered under the city wall, and his voice roared loudly through the city.
"The king of my family said, the king of Qi country, today he just came to persuade him to surrender, he is stubborn, and he will step on the country of Qi in the coming day, and he will not leave an inch of tiles!"
Soon, the army from afar slowly retreated, and the letter was being sent to the capital of Qi in a hundred-mile hurry, and after that, the cavalry of hundreds of thousands of troops began to ferment in various places, and the world was shocked.
(End of chapter)