book of troubled times

Chapter 791 Drinking from the vast sea of ​​horses

"Hey, are you having a meeting?" Zhao Changhe smiled and came to Huangfu Qing's side to look at the map: "Are you the main force who found the vulture's fangs and are discussing how to fight?"

All the generals in the tent turned their heads, but the temple shamans who were sitting there quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed.

The figure carrying the god's head towards the altar cast a huge psychological shadow on them.

Seeing their appearance, Huangfu Qing grinded his teeth even more, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "It's cold and freezing. King Zhao is newly married. Why don't you lie in bed for three more days?"

In fact, it is okay to say that the weather is cold and the ground is freezing. Although it is quite late in spring, as long as it does not rain, the men who practice martial arts cannot even feel the cold. Huangfu Qingtang Yujing is still a fire cultivator, even more so. okay. It's just that the newlyweds and the quilt were added to these words, and the sour smell seemed to corrode the handsome tent. It was so sour.

Everyone's heads tilted even further, and Huangfu Shaozong even wanted to laugh.

I never thought that my hot-tempered sister would have such a moment since I was a child. From this point of view alone, Huangfu Shaozong really wanted to meet his long-time friend Wuhou Tangbuqi, so that everyone could share their experiences from being beaten since childhood, and think about the sweetness after recalling the hardships.

Zhao Changhe said with a shy face: "I've calculated with my fingers that a war is about to start here, so I'm here to help the commander..."

"I, what kind of old man are you?" Huangfu Qingqing said in a cool tone: "Are you the kind of old man who is opposite to other people's old wives? You are so old that you are losing your teeth and you are still married. I have never seen such a shameless person..."

"We are also getting married." Zhao Changhe only used five words to sink the commander.

"...It's shameful to be shameless." The handsome man's eyes drifted around unconsciously, and he caught a glimpse of his younger brother who was snickering. He jumped to his feet and said angrily: "It's useless to ask you to come up with ideas! Let's drink tea and crack melon seeds. The old man from the capital is still very skilled! Get out of here, I want to secretly discuss the military situation with King Zhao!"

The commander lost his nerve and all the generals dispersed.

You also say that others still get married when they are old-fashioned, but you are not old? When I heard about the wedding, the brilliance on my face seemed to overflow, and it was white and rosy, tsk.

The military tent was instantly empty, except for the skin of a melon.

Huangfu pinched his neck and looked at the swaying tent intently: "When will the knot be completed?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Anytime... Speaking of which, the old general is here, so we have to let the old general take charge."

That's true... Huangfu Qing's face was rosy and he still looked intently: "The identity of the Queen Mother..."

"If you use the identity of Suzaku, you have to cover your head anyway... As long as you can explain the past, whoever dares to go around and spread the word that Suzaku belongs to the Queen Mother, beat him."

"What should I do if someone keeps secret notes on unofficial history?"

"Who cares about that kind of unofficial history? There are secret histories of sex all over the world, from every dynasty to every generation. Who should take it seriously..."

In fact, if you search in Beijing now, you may have heard about the secret history of King Zhao, which talks about the filth in the palace, the queen mother and the emperor serving together, etc... So there are too many secret histories of XX from various dynasties and generations, so there is no real story here. People take it seriously, right? People in today's world may still be able to think it's true. After all, everyone really knows...the more it spreads, the less likely it is that anyone will take it seriously.

Thank you so much to all the writers of the past generations.

Huangfu Qing's face seemed to burst into tears: "I want to put on makeup before Tang Wan."

Zhao Changhe stopped talking.

Huangfu Qing didn't force him to answer this sentence. Anyway, the status of the Queen Mother was really not suitable for returning to Beijing to marry. It was barely possible to marry in the army. Then the battle would be over. Tang Wanzhuang still wanted to take the lead?

hum.

The stinky disciple should just wait and go. I want to help you become the emperor, but I will use your man first. What’s wrong?

Huangfu Qing's mood improved immediately, and his face was still tense as he said: "Let's talk business, why do you suddenly appear here? I feel that your injury is not healed and you no longer need to recuperate?"

Zhao Changhe saw her standing next to the handsome desk and looking at the map. She was wearing a soft cloak and armor. She was so handsome that he felt itchy in his heart.

Seeing that there was no one around, he hugged the handsome man's waist from behind, hung his chin on her shoulder, and looked at the map on the table together: "They say I knew you were in trouble at the touch of a finger, so of course I came to help. help."

"There is no trouble. We have won such a difficult battle. Now we are just wiping our tail. Where is the trouble? Do you really think that I can't fight without you?" Huangfuqing struggled a little, and said with a pinched neck: "Let go, Jun. What are the words in the tent?"

In fact, he was so exhausted that Huangfu Qing liked the way he hugged her and looked at the pictures together. It was so intimate and warm. Especially if he could really show up at the military tent when he was having the most headaches, he would be in a great mood, and he wished he could get tired of being with him.

He drove away the generals, not because he couldn't show off his face, but because he clearly wanted to be alone with his lover. Anyway, those rubbish can't help with the discussion, so what are you doing there?

How could Zhao Changhe not feel her little arrogance, so he smiled: "Then I'll let you go."

"You dare? You dare to hug Yue Hongling in front of so many people. What's wrong with hugging me?"

Zhao Changhe almost laughed out loud: "What happened?"

Huangfu Qing pouted, lowered his head and continued to look at the picture: "I can't find the vulture hunting teeth... My spiritual perception is also very far away. If I don't sense it, it must be out of range. But Mobei is so big, even if I open my spiritual consciousness, To scan, you have to pick a direction to scan in. I gathered the generals to study with everyone which direction is the most likely, but the results are all rubbish, and there is no opinion at all. It feels like everyone wants to go back to the Holy Mountain to have a celebration banquet."

Zhao Changhe smiled and said: "It's normal. I thought it was over. Who knew we were going to fight again? I didn't even have a good night's sleep... What we have to do is to win the battle quickly. If it drags on any longer, we don't want to fight anymore."

Huangfu Qing said: "That's why I'm anxious! Having said that, I suddenly feel that it doesn't matter whether you come or not. In terms of the range of spiritual perception, you are not as good as me."

Zhao Changhe said: "Indeed, it seems that my coming here is of no use? In terms of judgment in war, I am not as good as the commander-in-chief."

Huangfu Qing hummed and said: "It's okay, Xiaohezi is here, at least he can provide emotional value to me... Hey, don't touch it with your hands!"

No matter how soft the handsome man's soft armor is, it is still armor, and it still feels hard. Xiaohezi was stroking his lower abdomen, then moved down to his legs.

Huangfu Qingqing said: "You are here to provide emotional value, not to make trouble for me! I am thinking about military affairs, so don't get in the way."

Zhao Changhe said: "Then if Xiaohezi can provide military information reference to the commander-in-chief, how will the commander-in-chief reward him?"

Huangfu's eyes flashed and he bit his lower lip: "If you really know, I will admit it no matter how ridiculous you think. I haven't played with you in any ridiculous things... wait a minute,"

Zhao Changhe quietly untied the hem of her armor, lifted up her cloak, held her waist and pulled it back. The commander subconsciously leaned on the table and looked back angrily: "You haven't said anything yet..."

"But the handsome man's handsome appearance is so alluring... You know, I was drooling every day during this march."

Huangfuqing couldn't laugh or cry: "Then you were pretty good at pretending a few days ago."

"Because the military situation was tense a few days ago, who dares to mess around..."

"What about now? Is there no military situation?"

"Because they are five or six hundred miles away from us...Due to our seven-day ultimatum, they are on extremely tight alert at this time. We can go slowly. On the seventh day, they think that we are all in the Holy Land." The meeting in the mountains is the time when we are most lazy. At that time, we suddenly appear and a battle can be decided."

Huangfuqing was stunned: "That's the truth, but how do you grasp their movements so clearly?"

"I am your husband-in-law."

"Hey... damn, this is the commander's tent of the Chinese army, you are so naked! Hiss..."

The commander was lying on his desk, his delicate hands still clenched into fists, his armor still on, and his cloak like fire. The lower part was quietly pulled down to the crook of the legs, and the enemy troops advanced into the hills.

Huangfuqing looked at the tent nervously. He always felt that this guy had already planned such a scenario when he asked him to be the head coach. It was really too shameful. But the big witch is a little excited in her heart. She really doesn't like men who follow the rules that much...

"You're really not afraid... of someone breaking in and looking at you..." The handsome man faced the impact with charming eyes, biting his fingers, and complained.

"Don't worry, there's nothing else you can do. It's possible to solidify and isolate the surrounding air so that no one can get close to the tent... and your and my voices won't actually get out."

A suppressed groan finally sounded in the military tent, and as expected, no one outside the tent could hear it.

Huangfu Shaozong and others gathered in the center of the camp to eat. They were all discussing in low voices how to find the Vulture Tribe. From time to time, they turned their heads to look in the direction of the commander's tent. They were all thinking that this matter was very difficult. I'm afraid that the commander and King Zhao would Even a secret discussion can't lead to anything, you see, it's been so long and you haven't even eaten...

No one would dare to imagine that such a majestic and murderous Master Suzaku would be willing to do such a thing in a military tent...

Half an hour later, the commander stepped out of the tent with his armor neatly in order and a heroic appearance: "Have you finished eating? Get ready to go to war."

Huangfu Shaozong was stunned: "Commander, have you eaten?"

"King Zhao has brought dry food and has eaten enough." Huangfuqing said seriously: "The location of the Vulture Department has been determined through many deductions between myself and King Zhao. We will assemble the army and set off."

"where?"

"North, the vast sea."

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Hanhai, like Erhai in Miao territory, is said to be a sea, but is actually a large lake. It was called the North Sea earlier and is now called Lake Baikal. It is a large freshwater lake large enough for tribes to thrive.

It's just that the climate is very cold, so very few tribes can really stay here permanently. The surrounding area is vast and sparsely populated, and there are almost no human habitations.

At this moment, in the southern part of the Hanhai Sea, the Vulture Tribe was stationed in a lake bay. The harsh lake wind was blowing, and many old, weak, women and children of the tribe were shivering and hiding in the leaky tents to warm themselves by the fire.

Not to mention the old and the weak, many elites in their prime are unable to withstand it.

They were different from the well-supplied Han army. They temporarily ran away from the battlefield and temporarily returned to the tribe to organize a large-scale retreat. They could not carry many things. Just like Batu, who was driven away by Timur, huddled in the desert, almost all of them would have died if Sanniang hadn't contacted Ying Wu for support. They were better than Batu. At least they evacuated on their own initiative, but their success was limited. At least they didn't have time to bring cattle and sheep, and they were very short of resources.

But everyone also knows that the Han army will not be here for long and will definitely have to return to the court. Once they left, other tribes suffered heavy casualties in this battle. This huge grassland became the world of the Vulture Tribe, which they had prepared for.

It is completely foreseeable that they will sweep southward and establish a new Vulture King's Court.

This is the rise of carrion vultures pecking at the corpse of the Golden Tent.

In fact, there are several options for where the vultures can hide. The reason why they chose Hanhai is because the vulture hunting teeth can be sure that Timur will hide in Hanhai.

There should be a secret place under the sea where Timur rose to prominence in his early years. He must find it and kill him before Timur recovers from his injuries. Otherwise, if Timur recovers from his injuries, he will be the first to be unlucky.

It's a pity that the vast sea is so big that it is really difficult to find a secret place. The Vultures had to guard against the Han army and search for the secret place, but they couldn't find it in a short time.

The vulture is not in a hurry to hunt for teeth. As we all know, injuries at this level are really not that easy to heal. Didn’t you see that the Immortal God was seriously injured overseas and has not been healed for several months now? Bo’e fought in the Ancestral Temple. After being injured, he became half a marginalized person. This was also the main reason why the Han army decided to expedition to the north. Timur's injury this time is definitely no less serious than theirs, and he won't be able to recover within a few months.

Then just look for it slowly and wait until the Han army returns... The guy from Zhao Changhe announced that all the tribes should go to the Holy Mountain to worship within seven days... Not to mention that the distant tribes would not be able to make it in time. Isn't this order a little bit... The conqueror is qualified to say what is difficult for others. For Vulture Hunting Tooth, this time means a node - after this pilgrimage, the main force of the Han army must withdraw, and it is impossible for all of them to eat sand in Mobei for a long time.

The most left behind would be a light cavalry force of several thousand people, supporting converts like Batu to establish one or more vassal states, asking them to kill the tribes that "dared not to come to worship", and let each tribe on the grassland spend another round of conquests on their own. From now on, it will not be able to regain its strength for a hundred years. It is the Middle-earth Dynasty that can achieve the greatest strategic significance.

So the most dangerous thing is actually the few days before the pilgrimage. After getting over it, the only opponents we will face are the people in Batu...

Vulture Hunting Tooth released the vultures of its own tribe, and they did not dare to approach the direction of the holy mountain. They only patrolled the airspace within a few hundred miles of their own. Six or seven days passed, and there was no movement.

Mobei is so big, and it doesn't have such clear goals as the Holy Mountain and the Royal Court. If the other party wants to find me, they really don't know how to find it. Even thinking about it, there is nothing they can do.

On the seventh day, even the originally nervous patrols, including Vulture Hunter Fang himself, breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Zhao Changhe, Huangfuqing and his gang could only host their audience ceremony on the holy mountain. How could they suddenly come to this barren sea.

All the patrolling scouts came back to warm themselves by the fire. Who could bear the cold?

"I have already said that Zhao Changhe is not a god. Their real strength is actually not comparable to Changshengtian... The lucky chance they succeeded this time was actually the result of Changshengtian's injury. They just missed the mark and are not heroes!"

"It's just...actually, they themselves are injured at this time. If you have the ability, come and see if grandpa doesn't chop them all up."

"How is it possible? I said it a few days ago. There is no need to be nervous and alert. If it were you and me who broke the Holy Mountain, we would have rewarded the three armies with money and women. We were just playing with the devout female slaves who serve the gods on the Holy Mountain. It’s full, it’s enough to play for seven days and seven nights, who wants to come out for a drink?”

"What you said is so disrespectful to Changshengtian..."

"You're dead, why don't you give me a shit. Those female shamans have rough skin and are not interesting. When we control the grasslands again and break through the customs, the women in the Central Plains will be able to do it with their fine skin and tender flesh... Sweat you! Say yes!”

Vulture Hunting Tooth was drinking wine. Although he did not participate in the bragging of his subordinates, he still had a smile on his face.

He thought so too.

As long as he finds Temur and gets his Golden Wolf Kung Fu from him, he can break into the imperial realm and try to replace Changshengtian.

As for people like Zhao Changhe and Zhuque Xuanwu, a discerning person would know at a glance that they would not be able to live in the secular world for a long time. Sooner or later, they would do what gods should do, such as the heaven. How was the world like at that time?

In the midst of the commotion, a scout stumbled out: "Great Khan, Great Khan! Enemy attack, enemy..."

"Whoosh!" A long arrow flew from nowhere and pinned the scout who reported the news to the tent.

Everyone's expression changed. Vulture Hunting Tooth stood up suddenly. They heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves approaching instantly. The screams of their own men and horses could be heard outside, and the firelight reflected the sky red.

"What's going on!" Vulture Xingya rushed out with a spear, and saw Huangfu Qingma stepping onto the camp tent and leading the crowd to charge into the formation.

"Cang!" Vulture Xingya held the spear and held it at arms. He was driven back more than ten steps by the terrifying impact, and barely managed to stand still after he bumped into the subordinate behind him.

Zhao Changhe's big face appeared in front of him: "Vulture Khan, long time no see."

Looking at this young man who had difficulty connecting with his own spear in the formation, Vulture Hunting Tooth was in disbelief. How did he find this place, and how did he appear here inexplicably during the seven-day visit period that he had set for himself? Vulture Hunting Tooth thought for a long time and couldn't even figure it out.

What I still don't understand the most is this: "How could your army suddenly appear...my vultures didn't report anything at all."

"The art of true illusion can be used by the Immortal God, but I, Zhao Changhe, can't use it?" Zhao Changhe smiled and slashed at it with a knife: "Although I can't apply it to the army, it is not a big problem to deceive low-minded birds like vultures. of."

"Cang!" Vulture Xingya held Zhao Changhe's sword, and felt slightly in his heart. This sword was much weaker than Huangfu Qing's spear. Zhao Changhe's injury was obviously not healed, and now he was at least on par with himself. He shouted loudly: "Zhao Changhe, you are not a hero for sneak attacks. If you have the ability, fight alone with me!"

"Ha..." Zhao Changhe laughed: "Although what you said is stupid, it is actually okay... The Vulture Khan caused a lot of psychological shadow to me back then. I also want to see the battle between you and me today. how."

The vulture is in ecstasy hunting teeth. Is Zhao Changhe blinded by his successive victories? If you really dare to challenge him, if you can capture him alive, wouldn't everything be reversed?

"Then King Zhao, pay attention!" A spear with a lifelong skill of vulture hunting fangs stabbed Zhao Changhe's face viciously.

Zhao Changhe smiled slightly, and the dragon bird pressed the side of the spear and sliced ​​it along the pole.

Very basic sword moves.

But Vulture Hunting Tooth was shocked to find that with this pressure, no matter how lucky he was, he could not pull the spear back to its original position. He could only watch as the knife sliced ​​his finger.

What's going on? His strength is obviously the same. Why is his own strength completely suppressed?

"This is Yujing's understanding of the rules of the world. It seems that I am still injured and have about the same strength, but everyone's understanding of strength is different." Zhao Changhe seemed to be giving him a lesson, pressing his spear, The blade stayed close to his hand without cutting it.

Vulture Hunter Ya didn't know why Zhao Changhe kept his hand, and struggled to pull out the spear, when suddenly there was a thunderstorm behind his head.

An extremely violent battle ax struck fiercely.

Vulture Hunting Tooth looked back in horror, and what he saw was Timur's eyes of hatred and malice.

He had been hiding deep in the vast sea for so long, yet he didn't even wait for Zhao Changhe to leave. Instead, he took advantage of this moment to take action. He didn't care that he would die if he took action. It seemed that he just wanted to take the head of his vulture hunting fang with his own hands!

And Zhao Changhe seemed to have discovered it a long time ago. He was cooperating with Timur and left the head for him?

Vulture Hunting Tooth tried to draw the spear, but was unable to do so. He tried to dodge, but was stopped in place by Timur's violent murderous intention. In just a moment, the battle ax struck, and half of Vulture Hunting Tooth's head was chopped off. , brains flying around.

The vulture that wanted to eat carrion had its head chopped into pieces by the undead King Khan himself. The dream of replacing the rise was completely dissipated in the vast sea along with the shouts and wails from the surrounding area.

Zhao Changhe kicked aside the body of Vulture Hunter Ya, and flicked the long knife: "Khan, please."

Temur glanced at Huangfu Qing, who was holding the battle from the side, and said calmly: "I killed this beast without any regrets. If you all attack together, I can't stop you, so why do you need to act like a hero again?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Because the Great Khan is considered a hero and has the right to die in a more respectable way."

Temur smiled slightly: "Zhao Changhe has risen in such a short time and has many friends. It is indeed not without reason. Then... look at the axe."

The battle ax whizzed over, and Huangfu Qing beside him sighed and shook his head. Even Huangfu Shaozong and others sighed.

This ax is too weak, and he is no longer the number one in the world after the death of Xia Longyuan, the Golden Horde Khan who once dominated the grassland.

Fighting alone, he might not even be able to defeat the Vulture Hunter's Tooth... The ax that killed the Vulture's Hunter's Tooth was spent with all his energy and energy.

"Qiang!" The dragon bird broke into the axe, and sliced ​​through it solidly.

The battle ax broke and blood appeared.

The golden band on Timur's forehead broke, revealing a long knife mark. Then he looked up at the sky and whispered: "Thank you. There are so many people buried with me."

The burly corpse fell to the ground with a bang, listening to the screams of the vultures around him, smiling even until death.

Zhao Changhe looked at Timur's body and sighed softly.

The importance of some people lies in the fact that the battle is not over until he dies.

The Book of Troubled Times would not be flashed before his death, no matter how many days passed.

But this time, the battle for national destiny that lasted for nearly a month and spanned the entire China and the grasslands and deserts, the blind man did not write in too much detail, but simply gave a brief report of the battle.

"In February, the Han Dynasty raised three armies and launched a two-pronged northern expedition."

"Huangfu Qing led his light cavalry and galloped across the desert east, fighting for thousands of miles, pointing directly at the Holy Mountain. The Changsheng God himself set a trap, Zhao Changhe really broke the illusion, Huangfu Qing defeated Bo'e's army outside the Holy Mountain, Xue Canghai's formation killed Huyin Letai, The Han army advanced hundreds of miles and broke through the temple. Zhao Changhe, Huangfu Qingyue, and Hongling Li had magical powers, and together they beheaded the immortal owl and sacrificed it, and sealed it in Langjuxu Mountain. Bo Fuqing was devastated and was killed by Huangfu Qing."

"In this battle, the sky and the earth were eclipsed, and all those who fought were injured. Zhao Changhe ran out of ammunition and food, Li Shentong was seriously injured with a broken arm, and his practice was temporarily lost. The ancient demon Jiuyouyin appeared to seize the treasure, but Zhao Changhe broke it, and the Jiuyou demon sent frivolous things thousands of miles away , making the world laugh."

Zhao Changhe: "?"

Jiuyou: "..."

"Second on the Heavenly Ranking, Bo'e fell."

"Third on the list of people, Huyintai fell."

"Huangfu Yongxian crossed the desert, Xuanwu broke through the wind and sand, and joined Temur's army in hunting Mobei. Xuanwu turned the desert into a swamp, and the cavalry was weakened, so they fought on foot. Batu won five attacks in the east, and Wuweiyang attacked In the west, the vultures hunted their teeth for their own purposes and retreated before the battle. Huangfu Yongxian took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, and the Hu army was defeated. Chili killed himself in the chaos, and the rest surrendered. The tribes fled, with the sound of wind and cranes, soldiers all over the grass and trees, and hundreds of corpses. Inside and out.”

"Fifty-one on the list of people, the demon fox Chili has fallen."

"Ying Wu Xuanwu fought against Temur together, Yue Hongling flew his sword thousands of miles, and Temur was defeated. Huangfu Yongxian defeated the royal court, and the Golden Horde was destroyed."

"The Vulture Tribe withdrew to the vast sea and could not search for Temur. On the seventh day, Huangfu Qing led a group to raid the military tent and defeated the Vulture Tribe. The Vulture Hunting Tooth invited Zhao Changhe to a duel and killed Temur with an axe. Temur fought again. Zhao Changhe, his crown was shattered and his ax was broken, and he died on the bank of the vast sea."

"No. 1 on the Heavenly List, Timur has fallen."

"Twenty on the Earth Ranking, Vulture Hunting Tooth has fallen."

"The war between Hu and Han lasted for a month and finally came to an end. The list of people in heaven, earth, and people withered in one battle."

"The second one on the Heavenly Ranking has fallen. Judging from the overall performance, Zhao Changhe, who was originally tenth on the Heavenly Ranking, moves to the first place, and the rest will take over in turn."

"No. 1 on the Heavenly Ranking, Zhao Changhe."

"The horse drinks from the vast sea, and the wolf is sealed to live in Xu. The west is connected to the great river, and the counties are Qilian."

When writing the last two sentences, the blind man looked up at the sky.

On this day, it was only two and a half years since Zhao Changhe passed through this world.

【End of Volume 8】

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PS: I’m too busy during the Chinese New Year. I don’t know if I can guarantee an update tomorrow, but I’ll try my best.

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