Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 822 The Supreme Prairie Warriors

On the grassland in October, snowflakes have begun to fall regularly, and the sky and the earth are white.

If it is normal, such weather must be nested in a tent holding a sheep to keep warm.

If there is still a little leisure, the men will carefully check the condition of each sheep, and if they find that they are too weak, they will kill them, so as not to lose fat too quickly and be uneconomical.

Women will count the little food they have left, calculate the daily consumption, and hope that this year's snow will not be too heavy, it must not cause white disasters, and spring will come early, otherwise the elderly and children will be killed. will starve to death.

As for the old and the weak, they generally cuddle together tightly, try to be inactive to reduce consumption, and tremble under the might of nature.

Generally speaking, for the survival of the family and even the group, the old and the weak do not get much food in winter.

Because most of the food and a small amount of meat should be given priority to young men and healthy women, the strongest people must be kept physically strong and healthy, so that they can quickly resume production when spring comes.

If they are starved to death, even if there is no white disaster, spring will come early, and the old and weak will probably not be able to survive. Nature is so cruel.

But in this winter, the grassland is full of laughter.

Because the tribe that followed Bai Congxin to the west came back last year, these guys made a fortune in the river, and brought back a lot of grain, salt, sugar, tea, and dried meat, which immediately enriched the grassland.

These grassland people in the nomadic society still have some customs of the primitive society. Whoever makes a fortune will basically take the initiative to distribute some of the wealth to relatives.

Firstly, they can't eat and waste for a while, and secondly, when they encounter difficulties in the future, they will have to rely on their relatives to help them.

In the tent of Qianhu Zhiluge on the left wing of Zhabu Wanhu, a large amount of grain from the river was piled up, and four tents were piled up. The dozens of members of their family could not eat it all in a year. Tea is more.

There were bursts of laughter, and the four sons and daughters of Zhirug gnawed on dried meat and fought together, while his wife was making sweet tea, and the old mother was touching pieces of silk cloth with exquisite patterns, Mei's eyes narrowed .

Zhiluge only felt the warmth in his chest. In such a cold weather, there is nothing more satisfying than having enough food and enough clothes to keep out the cold.

There was a shout in the wind, and Zhiluge carefully opened a corner of the tent and walked out. A figure appeared in the distance, judging from the sound, it should be the Vajra slave's house not far from his house.

Since the Six Dharma Schools began to establish their status, when the people on the grassland took their names, there were many more Vajra Slaves, Guanyin Slaves, and Mahas.

Zhiluge walked over and saw that Vajra Nu and his brothers were driving more than a dozen cows, pulling a lot of wood, cloth and even a few iron pots, and there were more other grains and dried mushrooms.

Seeing Riluge approaching, Vajra Nu greeted him enthusiastically. Although Riruge is a thousand households, it was only sealed by Tian Khan.

The old brothers haven't felt the change of Riruge's identity yet, and Riruge is also more easy-going, so these people are not as timid as they usually see noble people.

"Bayan, here is something from the Han region. It's called mung bean cake. It's sweet. Take a few pieces back and give it to the ladies as snacks."

In the past, even ordinary nobles would not be able to eat this kind of sweets, but now Vajra slaves can get a few pieces from their bodies.

Riluge hesitated for a moment. Considering that Vajra Nu's family has many children and poor family conditions, he was about to refuse, but suddenly saw that Vajra Nu's expression was a little strange, so he quickly took it over.

Then Vajra Nu turned pale, "Bayan, you are usually the best brother of Vajra Nu, but don't you still feel that you are poor. Look at these good things, you just bought them from Dalidi's house."

Zhiluge grinned, "Is Dalidi going to the west? He gave you all his wealth!"

King Kongnu nodded, "Niujin's Dalidi family is well-off, not only these belongings, but also his share of the pasture was sold to someone.

I heard that his brother made great contributions during the Western Expedition with Lu Sanlang Bayan. Lu Sanbayan rewarded their family with [-] shepherd slaves and [-] serfs. .

It's amazing, after 20 years, the Dali family will become a Dali family. "

Now there is a share of pastures, and each herdsman can get a certificate in the temple of the Liufazong where the thousand households are located. This certificate represents how wide their family can nomad and how many cattle, horses and sheep they can raise.

Because the young and strong of all ethnic groups in the grassland are barely considered precious now, they cannot be consumed in the cannibalism.

Nor can it raise a group of not-so-strong men for Supreme Heaven just because the grassland is beyond its carrying capacity.

To put it simply, even if the grassland herdsmen die now, they can only die in the direction pointed by the Supreme Heaven and Heaven Khan.

Riluge couldn't help being a little envious. Although he is a thousand householder now, he has no military achievements, so he still lives with his family, and sometimes he needs to graze by himself.

As for the serfs and shepherds, don't even think about it, because the men on the grassland are all the children of the supreme heaven, and it is impossible for the warriors of the Khan to be slaves.

If you want a servant, you must obey the order of Tian Khan to plunder places that do not belong to 12 households.

"Brother, brother, woo woo woo!"

Zhiluge had only spoken a few words to Vajra Nu, when he saw someone galloping towards him crying and shouting in the distance, and the voice seemed to be Zhiluge's younger brother Asgar.

Riluge rushed to meet him, and the Vajra slaves around him followed suit. Even the mother in the tent heard the cry and came out to look around.

Asig was only wearing a single piece of clothing, his hair was disheveled, his eyes were red, his body still smelled of alcohol, and the war horse on his crotch was already running away, foaming at the mouth.

Zhiluge hurriedly asked his wife to take the horse away to keep warm, and Asig had come over with red eyes and grabbed Zhiluge's arm.

"Brother, Luketu is bullying too much, bullying too much, I want to kill him, I want to kill him!"

Only then did Riluge remember that his younger brother Asig was invited to attend the banquet hosted by Lu Sanlang's son Luketu, why did he suddenly go crazy and come back?Could it be that they bullied Asig?

"A Sige, my son, don't be afraid. No matter how Luketu is the eagle of the Khan, it must be reasonable."

When grandma heard that her beloved youngest son was being bullied, an angry expression appeared on her face.

"Grandma, there is a beautiful girl in Naluktu, her voice is as beautiful as a nightingale, her face is whiter than milk, her eyes seem to be able to speak, and her figure is better than all the grassland beauties.

My son likes her very much, and Luketu also said that he would give it to me, but today he suddenly said that he never said this at all, so I went to reason, and he quietly ran away with the beauty!

How could he do this?I didn't even have time to touch it! "

Grandma, Riluge, and King Kong Nu were all stunned at the same time, but at the same time they breathed a sigh of relief. It's not a big deal, but just a jealousy among young people.

"I know that beauty is the princess of Ogus, and I heard that she has the blood of the Ashina family."

The fourteen or fifteen-year-old son of Vajra Slave suddenly stood on the bullock cart and shouted loudly, it seems that the beauty of this beauty has already spread throughout Yanran Mountain.

"Ah! Luketu, you are such an ass!" When Asig heard this, his whole body ached.

He wanted to bring the beauty over yesterday, but he drank too much.

When he woke up in the morning, everything changed. When he heard that this beauty was not only beautiful, but also had a noble status, Asig felt as if he had lost a hundred million dollars, and rolled back and forth on the ground crying.

In fact, it is not as evil as King Kong Nu said. If it is not only beautiful but also noble, it must be sent to Emperor Zhang first.

This beauty is just the daughter of Ogus Jenner, and she is beautiful, but her status is still a bit low.

However, this lowness is relative. It is low for Zhang Shengren, but for these grassland herdsmen, it is extremely noble.

Zhiluge immediately blushed like Guan Gong, not because of anger, but because of shame, he rushed forward and punched and kicked his younger brother who was rolling in the snow.

"You idiot, you idiot, don't you have a bit of shame, won't you snatch a beauty yourself?

Luketu has a beautiful girl, which he won in a bloody battle for God Khan.

What merits do you have, but you have half an official?How dare you ask someone for such a beauty, I'll kill you, what a shame! "

A Sige screamed again and again after being punched and kicked by Zhiluge. The severe physical pain soon overwhelmed the spiritual pain. He hurriedly got up and hid behind his mother.

Zhiluge was still furious, pointing at Asig who was as strong as a bear and scolded: "Don't you always boast that your arms are powerful and you are the most heroic warrior in our thousand households?

Why don't you take the enemy's Meiji by yourself, but rely on others to give it to you? "

Zhiluge's body is relatively short. On the grassland, this body is lighter and can be the best cavalry archer. His younger brother Asig is as strong as a bear and is the best strong archer and heavy armored infantry. pawn.

A Sige was beaten at this time, blown by the cold wind, most of the alcohol was gone, and he was immediately ashamed. He was about to say something, but he heard the intensive sound of horseshoes in the distance.

After a while, the crowd saw more than a dozen messengers with golden swastika flags on a silver and white background and a red sun-shining banner on a silver and white background rushing towards them. One of the messengers was Riruge, the Dusangtong where the thousand households were located.

Du Sengtong flew off his horse and solemnly handed over a thin scroll of bamboo slips to Riluge.

"Heavenly Khan has an edict to send out three hundred light cavalry from thousands of households on the left wing, and fifty heavy armored ones. They will gather in Yanran City before February next year. One day later, they will be killed!"

At this time, the messenger was followed by at least three or four hundred riders, all of whom were herdsmen from thousands of families on the left wing.

These people had long been looking forward to Tian Khan's conscripting them after seeing the people who went to the west to get a lot of money. Now when they heard the edict, the sky-shaking cheers rang out.

Zhiluge knelt down on one knee, received the bamboo slips for recruiting soldiers, and then shouted loudly: "Ten days later, those who have reached the age of [-] and are not yet [-] should bring their own long knives, swords, bows and arrows, and horses to come here and wait for selection. , the cowardly stay to drink the wind and eat the snow!"

The cheers rang out again!
. . . .

On the banks of the Onan River, the conscription selection for Mierqi Wanhu has already begun.

In total, there were more than 2000 Mier beggars left, and they drove over from the grasslands and pine deserts of various places with their families.

The assessment is mainly to test riding skills, archery skills and physical fitness. After passing this basic selection, it is to see whether they can understand orders and execute tactics.

Tactics commonly used by light cavalry, such as swarming, multi-headed assault, pulling back and forth, and flank gouging, must be assessed.

Whenever someone is picked, the relatives behind him will burst into violent cheers.

A man with two arms and long apes held a huge step bow and shot five shots at 110 steps, which immediately aroused the cheers of the audience.

His wife blushed with excitement, and her young brother and half-grown sons cheered with infinite admiration, as if this was not going to fight, but to become an official.

According to historical records, Mier was tall and healthy, and liked to use a big bow and long arrows.

In terms of shape, it is similar to the English longbow, or it can be said that the English longbow has not yet formed at this time. The Mierqi people are currently the tribe that likes to use this kind of bow and arrow the most.

The chief of the original Mierqi, Tuo Hei, did not cheer, he silently looked into the distance.

When Tian Khan was elected the year before last, he finally arrived with Mier Qiren, and kept the establishment of Mier Qi Wanhu.

After returning to the tribe, the lives of Mier beggars are still very difficult. If it weren’t for the eminent monks of the Six Dharma Sect of the Supreme Destiny to help them, the entire tribe would not even have more than 2000 tents now. It was good luck.

In order to maintain his prestige, Tuo Heida distributed all the food aided by the temple fairly, and so did his family.

Many old people in the tribe died gradually due to lack of food. Tuo Heida had just buried his mother five days ago.

In the distance he looked at, among the piles of small undulating mounds, there was his mother's grave.

"Qianhu, this is Mier's last chance to beg someone, you must seize it!"

After chanting a low Buddha's name, a master of the Six Dharma Sects in a vigorous attire appeared behind Tuo Hei Da.

Tuo Hei hurriedly bowed down to salute, and also chanted the Buddha's name to show respect to the great virtue.

"Respectable Mingzhen, please rest assured that the Mierqi people will definitely use their bravery and loyalty to prove their worth to the Supreme Heaven!"

(End of this chapter)