Ji Tang

Chapter 282 Pheasant spreads its wings
Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields.

The sky is blue, the wild is vast.The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

If you have never been to the grassland, you cannot understand the vastness and depth of "the sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep low".

If you have never been to the grassland, you don't know the heroism and freedom of "the sky is falling and the clouds are about to brush your shoulders".

If you have never been to the grassland, you will never understand how your soul trembles and is shocked in the face of the majesty and greatness of nature!

Climbing to the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains. The mountains and grasslands of Nalati are like a green ocean with vast expanse of waves.

There are dots of yurts, hidden among the green waves, like snow lotuses in full bloom; patches of sheep, dotted with grasslands, like pearls falling down.

The alpine grassland shrouded in mist is looming, and white clouds are floating among the mountains; it really seems like a huge ink painting is presented in front of you, making people feel like a fairyland.

Standing on a high mountain and looking at the grassland below, it feels like a Chinese painting rendered in green spread out on the ground.

Houses, sheep, and people on the grassland all vividly embellish this picture.

It is also like a green ocean. A strong wind blows through countless grass roots and stirs. The momentum is really huge, like thousands of troops galloping towards us, rushing towards us.

At this time, over the vast grassland, there are two grassland eagles, soaring freely in the sky, or swooping, or flying high, or crying, looking particularly lively.

"You've done a good job. From now on, you can take care of these two little ones for me!"

Ji Song raised his eyes and looked at the two cheerful guys and said to the Turkic slave kneeling on the ground.

It was early spring in March. Once the cold wind had gone, everything revived. Green grass had grown on the grassland, and countless cattle and sheep were running freely on this grassland.

As the ancestral land of the Turks, this pasture at the foot of Iron Mountain is not only beneficial in producing iron, but it is also a geomantic treasure in itself.

Nuozhen water originates from the Iron Mountain, the remaining vein of Yin Mountain, flows through hundreds of miles of grassland, and forms a large lake near the mouth of Tut.

The two most important self-reservation areas of the Eastern Turks happen to be in this place. They are rich in water and grass, and the rising Yinshan Mountains block the water vapor from the north.

This makes this place rarely encounter extreme weather such as drought, and it is also a rare place to spend the winter.

Otherwise, the Turks would not have set up the royal court here.

Kunlan was originally a slave of a Turkic Shabolu, who specialized in taking care of war horses.But no one knew that Quinlan was actually a master of falcon training.

As the general manager of the rear army, in addition to receiving the wounded, he also had to send many slaves, and Quinlan was one of them.

After Ji Song left for the expedition, he left the two little guys who had just started gliding to others to take care of.

But no one knew how to take care of things, so when everyone was staring at him, Quinlan stepped forward.

He handed the two little guys over to him with a skeptical attitude, but what people didn't expect in the end was that what this guy said was true.

He really knows how to train eagles. Although there are big differences between eagles and hawks, their habits are relatively similar, and their training methods are also similar.

Under Quinlan's care, this little guy grew up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and spent more and more time in the sky.

When everyone sees it, okay, let me take care of you!

So, he took Quinlan out of slavery and asked him to take care of the little guy.

Not to mention, this guy is really capable and tamed two prairie eagles well.

No, during the latest delivery of grain and grass to Tieshan, they sent Quinlan and two little guys.

What surprised Ji Song was that they were not alive at all. After seeing Ji Song, they pounced from the air without thinking, shocking Ji Song who didn't know why.

But it was obvious that he was overly worried. As soon as he arrived in front of Ji Song, he fell on the ground and crawled into Ji Song's arms, just like he kicked them into his arms and brought them to the camp. "Boohoo."

Ji Song bent his index finger and put it in his mouth, and then a sharp whistle sounded in the grassland.

The two little guys who were chasing each other in the sky came straight towards Ji Song in an instant.

This is the method that Kunlan taught Ji Song to send signals to them. It seems to be quite practical, and he learned it immediately without wasting any effort.

When he saw the guy who was already the size of a hen, he immediately smiled, and he was one step closer to his dream of flying an eagle as a lackey.

"From now on, you will be called Yingda." Ji Song pointed at the prairie eagle with a bunch of golden feathers on its neck.

Then he pointed to the other one with a white neck and said, "Your name is Ying Er."

After saying that, regardless of whether they agreed or not, he directly took out a piece of lamb leg that had been prepared and handed it to him.

Watching them proudly take a bite and look around them, he wanted to laugh.

When I was young, I was as cowardly as I could be, sticking my butt out at the slightest movement. Now I know how arrogant I am?

"Please Lord Marquis, please save my family, please!"

"Boom!"

Quinlan fell to his knees and kowtowed hard on the ground.

Ji Song didn't even look at it. He kept messing with the two little guys. Seeing that they really had no time to care about him, he said, "Go find it yourself! If you can find me, I will help you come over!"

Kunlan was overjoyed when he heard this. He kowtowed several times and said loudly: "Quinlan swears in the name of the God of the Grassland that from now on, Kunlan will be your most loyal servant."

"If there is any betrayal, I am willing to be eaten by vultures and die!"

After hearing this, Ji Song was noncommittal and said: "I don't have a slave in my eyes, and I don't need you to die. Just do your best and come back to Chang'an with me after a while!"

"Thank you! Thank you master!"

Kunlan was overjoyed. He knew about Chang'an. He heard that it was a place where only gods could live. He was lucky enough to go to that kind of place. Am I dreaming?

"Go ahead! Find your family and good luck!"

Kunlan glanced deeply at Ji Song's back, as if to remember it firmly, and then ran towards the place where the slaves gathered.

Ji Song looked back at him. If he guessed correctly, Kunlan's family should be among the prisoners in the royal court.

Although the fire was fierce at first, it did not burn many people to death, and most of them ran out.

Ji Song was also mainly expelling people from the periphery at that time. He didn't kill many people, and they were probably alive.

Not everyone can survive the winter on the grassland. Those who ran out earlier slowly came back over the next few days.

It’s not that they don’t want to run away, who would want to be a slave if it’s not a last resort!
But in the winter when dripping water turns to ice, when they have no place to stay, they are considered lucky if they can survive for three days.

Therefore, compared with the number of prisoners in the victory report, it is now less than half.

Many herdsmen who could no longer survive actually came over on their own initiative, saying that they wanted to join the Tang Dynasty, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could exchange some food with them.

This 180-degree turn of events stunned Li Jing and the others. I just captured your Khan alive. You don't want revenge, but now you want to do business with us?

Ji Song almost laughed out loud when he found out. He didn't stop until Li Jing's face turned dark.

(End of this chapter)