Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 144 The Man Surnamed Yelu

With a wolf by their side, Xu Qing and his party dared not rest anymore.The veteran said that Xu Qing and the others are still at a disadvantage for the time being, and they can take the opportunity to escape.As long as you go to the Turkic tribe, you will be safe.Just in case, Xu Qing quietly took out the gun and loaded it with shotgun. Facts have proved that the shotgun is more effective than the one with an iron pellet.

After walking for four or five miles, the horses of Xu Qing and his party gradually became restless.When he was about to inquire, a figure moved in the distance, and when he looked closely, he saw two or three riders running towards him.Looking again, fifty or sixty wolves were chasing and biting after those riders.

"Damn it!" Xu Qing cursed secretly, because the rider led the pack of wolves towards them.

The moment Xu Qing was thinking, a fleeing horse lacked strength and was bitten by a wolf. In an instant, it was torn into rotten meat, and the remaining wolves continued to chase the rider.

"Everyone get off their horses, push the carts forward to form a wall, people form a circle, surround the livestock in the middle, and set up crossbows!"

He knew that in front of wolves, horses were as useless as bunnies, and cavalry were useless.As the saying goes, the brave wins in a narrow road, Xu Qing finally decided to give it a go, after all, Xu Qing still has the crossbows of thirty guards.If they run away instead of fighting, it will arouse the wildness of the wolves, and it is inevitable that they will be caught up.Sacrifice your companions in vain, it is better to greet them with a bow and crossbow, so that the wolves will retreat by the power of deterrence.

"Don't shoot arrows, don't shoot arrows!" The two people who were running wildly shouted, for fear that Xu Qing and others would shoot them by mistake.Xu Qing ignored him, his face sank like water and he drank:
"put!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With Xu Qing's cry, the crossbow shot through the air.Taking advantage of the moonlight, Xu Qing's guards still aimed at the wolf as much as possible, not letting the two of them become hedgehogs.But the wolves could not be spared. A row of crossbow arrows went down and turned seven or eight wolves upside down.It's just that the death of these seven or eight wolves aroused the fury of the wolves, and a frightening howl of wolves came roaring like a gust of wind.

"Let go!" Xu Qing ordered again.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

As the pack of wolves got closer, Xu Qing aimed more accurately, another row of crossbow arrows went down, and more than a dozen wolves fell to the ground in embarrassment.The fugitive two horses were stupid and half a foot tall, and they entered the low wall surrounded by Xu Qing's carriage. Xu Qing secretly said, "Good horse!", and then had to deal with the horses coming behind. The wolves are gone.

This time, they only brought crossbows with crossbows and no spears when they left the village. Therefore, after the wolves approached, they could only fight close to each other.More than a dozen people stepped forward to draw the chopping wolf, and more than a dozen people stayed with Xu Qing and Huang Shimei, waiting for the opportunity to fire arrows from behind.Seeing that there were more and more wolves, Xu Qing couldn't see that his brother was being bitten by wolves, so he rushed forward to help with his men after a drink.Huang Shimei is not a girl like Lin's sister, and she immediately burst into heroic spirit, and followed Xu Qing to cut wolves.

There is a saying that wild animals are afraid of human voices, Xu Qing and the others got angry and showed a desperate momentum, slashing and yelling at the same time, the wolves gradually died out.The wolves retreated a little, and under the confrontation between the two sides, Xu Qing ordered people to set up the crossbow arrows and put them in a row.I don't know if the wolf was injured, but the wolves howled again and ran away with their heads buried.But they were obviously not convinced, because in the distance, Xu Qing could still see the wolf's eyes shining in the dark.

The stench of wolf blood spread, and in order to avoid more wolves chasing after him, Xu Qing ordered his men to run wildly for about ten miles before stopping.

I don't know where it is, and after being checked for four weeks, and after confirming that there is no problem for the time being, Xu Qing asked everyone to rest.Xu Qing suddenly remembered that those two people were still in their team.So someone "invited" to come and asked:
"Who are you?"

"Ji Li Gua La Ga Li, he touched him and cried..." The two gesticulated and uttered a bird's language that Xu Qing could not understand.

Xu Qing sneered, "Stop pretending. When you were chased by wolves just now, didn't you just speak Chinese?"

"This..." The younger man said slowly, "I am the son of Luochu Khan, Yelubai..."

"The son of Khan? Then why was he chased by the wolves?" Xu Qing was not very angry with this person who brought the disaster.

"Oh, it's a long story..." Yelubai turned his head and glanced at the only remaining companion. Not only was he feeling sad, but he was about to cry. Xu Qing was afraid that the wolves would follow, so he hurriedly stopped him. One move:
"Huh? What did you say your name is?"

"Yelubai..." The man smiled wryly, thinking that Xu Qing was still doubting his identity: "I am the illegitimate son of Khan Luochu, and my mother is the Dahe clan in the east."

"Yelu~ There are not many surnames..." Xu Qing wanted to confirm what was in his mind, deliberately pretending to be full of doubts.

Yelubai shook his head: "Not many? Hehe, I'm the only one with this surname in the whole world, right?"

Xu Qing laughed loudly: "Hahaha... this surname must be carried forward in the future!"

Yelu family, that is a clan that dominated Asia and Europe, Xu Qing is still thinking about whether to exterminate this clan, after all, the land of the Central Plains in later generations was captured by this group of people.

But after thinking about it, the two races will inevitably have conflicts and blending. Existence is reasonable. Without Yelu, there will still be coconuts, coconuts, etc. in the future.The Five Disorderly Blossoms may not necessarily be the prosperity of the Blossoms. From the perspective of the overall situation, it has a role in promoting the evolution of both races.

Conflict is the fastest time to learn from each other's strengths, although it is a bit brutal and bloody.You see, in ancient and modern times, in China and abroad, no pure-blooded person has ever done what a mixed-raced person has done.For those ethnic conflicts in history, Xu Qing still has a more rational attitude.

Of course, if you start from the perspective of loyalty, you should take another attitude.Furthermore, with Xu Qing sitting in the current Central Plains, even if there is a blend of ethnic groups, it will definitely be peaceful, not bloody.

Yelubai didn't understand Xu Qing's words, he just lamented to himself: "I'm wandering around now, and I don't have any tribes, so how can I have any offspring?"

"You are the son of Khan, and the Turkic people don't have the distinction of concubine and concubine. Why did you end up here?" Xu Qing asked.

"Normally, there is no distinction between the son and the concubine. The only thing that is bad is that I am the son of Khan..."

"Oh~" Xu Qing was stunned, another poor student in the emperor's family: "I think you can speak Chinese well, why don't you go and become a general in the pass?"

"No, I want to be the man who aspires to be the Khan King!" Yelubai suddenly became ambitious, but it was a pity that he didn't have a good knife around him, and he didn't have a good general by his side. It even looked a little funny.

"Okay, you and I are destined to meet each other. I will make a fortune for you. It will be of great use if you belong to your mother's tribe! Here are some cattle and sheep, and I will give them all to you as a gift!"

Yelubai was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it: "You..."

"Accept it, if I am in trouble in the future, I hope you can help me a little..."

"I don't know who you are..."

"My name is Xu Qing..."

Sow good causes and reap good fruits. Xu Qing didn't know that the good cause he planted with some useless cattle and sheep would bring Xu Qing a great opportunity at some point in the future. Get him out of danger.

Yelubai was a native of the prairie, so he naturally knew the direction. Before leaving, he pointed to Xu Qing and said that one hour to the east and two hours to the north, he could reach a prosperous market.

Accidentally, a prince was saved.Xu Qing just exclaimed that it's a pity, why is luck so bad, if only a grassland princess would be great?It's a good thing to sow seeds in this vast grassland...

Rest alternately, and at dawn, follow the route pointed by Yelubai, walking east for an hour, and then walking north for another two hours.After it was over, it was still deserted, could it be that Yelu was pointing blindly?No, it's just because grassland horses run faster than Xu Qing's horses, Yelubai used their speed to calculate.

After wandering around a few times, Xu Qing finally found the market.At first glance, it was really prosperous. Not only were the tents set up more neatly, but also the goods were in excellent condition. There were also scattered Turkic warriors patrolling on horseback to maintain law and order.The first time I went in, I heard many people talking about the caravan being attacked by wolves last night, and even many tribes were attacked by wolves, which caused great losses. It seems that it is time for wolves to be frequently dispatched recently.

In this bazaar, all kinds of goods were placed in different categories, not as chaotic as the previous one. This time, it was impossible for Xu Qing to "make something out of nothing", so he had to honestly bargain.One hundred catties of white salt in Xu Qing's hand was almost snatched out, and he bought a full amount of beef, mutton and milk, but the good horse that Xu Qing had always wanted to buy was tightly detained by the Turkic people, and he was not allowed to sell it.

"Go back to the customs~~ Come quickly if you want to join me~" A male voice sounded in the market, and many Han merchants hurriedly stretched their heads to look.There are a lot of wolves recently, and it is safer to form a brigade. After hearing this, Xu Qing wanted to ask, but he heard the man say: "To join the group, you have to pay five Wen per person, three Wen per animal, and pull a cart." Add ten words, those who are interested come quickly..."

The so-called group means that several large caravans join together to support each other, and then attract the remaining small caravans to attach to them, so as to earn some extra money.Xu Qing has more than 30 horses and horses, more than 20 friends cattle and sheep, and seven or eight cars.

After this calculation, half a tael of silver is gone.This is just an unprofessional caravan like Xu Qing's, with few vehicles and few livestock. Some other caravans are different, and it takes more than one tael of silver to join the group.Naturally, some people were dissatisfied, and said: "No, no, so much money, why don't you grab it!"

"Yes, yes, we'll form a group by ourselves, it's no worse than going there!"

The man who started to recruit people sarcastically said: "You iron cocks really want money and life, but you are not enough for a pack of wolves!"

As soon as these words came out, some people hesitated.Little life is the biggest capital, if you lose your little life, how much money you earn will be in vain, and it is indeed safer to join the big group, some people reluctantly cut their flesh and join the big group.But businessmen are profit-seeking, and some people also choose to take risks and recruit a few small businessmen to join the group.

Xu Qing is so entangled, where is it more fun?

(End of this chapter)