Tome of Troubled Times Chapter 258: Grassland
Chapter 258 Grassland
Until he anxiously rode out of the fortress and looked at the looming military tents on the distant horizon, Zhao Changhe suddenly became excited and quietly took a detour. At the same time, he secretly cursed himself for being a fool for not knowing why he was so anxious.
He Lei's death was notified to the world, and Yue Hongling's presence on the list was obviously a bonus. Since there was no notification, it at least proved that she was alive.
It seems that I have found the biggest advantage of the book in troubled times besides making trouble and showing off: reporting peace...
Thinking of this, we can draw inferences - if a celebrity like Yue Hongling had fallen somewhere, the Hu people would have publicized it long ago. Since he didn't, it can be seen that he didn't get caught. The greater probability is that he didn't even encounter danger at all and was purely trying to scare himself.
The vast grassland is so vast. To the west is the Gobi, to the north is the desert, and across the desert is still a grassland. There may not be a human being in sight for thousands of miles. It is really normal to be unable to contact us for a month or two.
I guess Cui Yuanyong was speechless just now. While he was praising your brain, he was being stupid at the same time.
There is no way... caring will lead to chaos. I would be just as anxious if your sister lost contact...
Anyway, this time out of seclusion, let's do the mission while looking for news about Yue Hongling. It's not impossible to do two things well.
Zhao Changhe calmed down and quietly rode his horse slowly around the road, observing the surrounding environment along the way. Inside and outside the pass, separated by a pass, there are two worlds, and the impact on people's souls is quite big.
"Outside Yanmen Pass, people do not raise mulberry silkworms or plant hemp; there are no pear and jujube trees in hundreds of miles, so how can we get peach and apricot flowers in the spring?"
This is the watershed that separates farming and nomadic life. There are two civilizations separated by a mountain.
No matter how many high mountains I saw in the pass, I didn’t feel poetic. This scene, which seemed to be divided among civilizations, actually gave rise to many sentences, including the famous "Don’t teach Huma to cross the Yinshan Mountains", which I had never thought about before. ...Now that I see the grassland and the military tents, I suddenly remember that this is actually the intersection of Yinshan Mountain and Taihang Mountain. This is Huma who is visiting Yinshan Mountain!
Civilizations are divided and intersected, but time and space are connected here. This feeling is very interesting.
This was still a war zone, not his mission. Zhao Changhe made a long circle and galloped westward.
Beihu is a collective term, but in fact it is a union of multiple ethnic groups. Although the Great Khan Temur is also called the king, in the eyes of China, the concept is more similar to that of the leader. Even his own tribe is divided into countless tribes. , he himself belongs to the Golden Wolf tribe, and there are a lot of other fighting lions and black wolves, but recently his own tribe has become a bit big.
He Lei is the leader of the War Lion Tribe, and when Yue Hongling was on the list, he killed the Black Wolf King, all of whom were strong men from the Temur tribe.
I don’t know if it will cause certain thoughts among other tribes. It’s hard to say. After all, Temur is ranked third in the Heavenly Ranking. His deterrent power to the tribes in the grassland is no lower than Xia Longyuan’s deterrent to the forces in the Central Plains.
Who is second on the list?
The Great Shaman of Changshengtian.
In fact, he and Timur are not from the same ethnic group, but he does not participate in tribal disputes and only stays in the temple. It has nothing to do with him who dominates the grassland. However, his dominance over the grassland may be better than Timur's.
But he participated in the Battle of the Central Plains... The demon fox Chili is his direct descendant.
From this perspective, it can be said that Xia Longyuan controls the second and third teams by himself. None of them appeared on the front line in person, but they had some kind of tacit understanding with Xia Longyuan.
Or maybe it’s a secret fight from afar?
For example, is that lightning related to the temple of Changshengtian? Zhao Changhe felt that it was still somewhat possible. At least the blind man would not get angry because of that disrespect. Hu Shen, who was currently fighting, was somewhat possible.
In short, due to the characteristics of the grassland tribes, many of the coalition forces are stationed in different places, and some are even very far apart. This also gives Yue Hongling and others the opportunity to cause trouble everywhere, which is very suitable for martial arts masters to do it. This is how Black Wolf Camp came to be.
This time, a small team went to a distant tribal garrison, mainly to gather information. If there was a chance, they could also try to do things like burning grain and grass. It was similar to military scouts, but more Some special combat. Danger is dangerous, but they are all martial arts masters and not ordinary soldiers. They are mainly just for exploration and not as a death squad. If they run around in trouble, it is unlikely that the entire army will be wiped out and no one can escape.
Cui Yuanyong felt that he should at least confirm what happened, and at least confirm his death. If he was not dead but was just trapped or captured, he still had to try to rescue him.
Zhao Changhe also felt that it was necessary, and this time he galloped with a full sense of mission.
It was really far away. Wu Zhui let go of his horse power and galloped for a whole day. It was dark and he didn't even see it.
Expand the map to see it, but it’s in vain. I don’t know where I am, so what’s the use of looking at the map?
Just when he had a headache, he felt someone approaching from a distance. Zhao Changhe reined in his horse and looked around. When he saw a small earth bag, he galloped over and hid behind the earth bag to watch.
Damn it, it’s not easy to find a dirtbag in this endless wilderness. Fortunately, Wu Zhui was very spiritual and kept silent.
Under the darkness of night, a convoy gradually came forward. It was well-organized and numbered over a thousand people. It looked like a well-trained army, but there were many vehicles and horses escorting it, and it looked like a caravan, but it was empty.
Zhao Changhe looked a little stunned. Most of them looked like they were from the Central Plains... It looked like they were going to trade with the grasslands, and the things were already empty. But why is the empty car not full of other things to take back?
By the way, there are still people trading while these armies are fighting?
Zhao Changhe thought of the shops in Ji Yinan. Where did this grassland thing come from?
Since there are things from the grasslands coming south, are there things from the Central Plains going north?
Some people were talking and laughing in standard Chinese Mandarin: "If you are afraid of horse bandits at this time, I say there is no possibility."
Another person said: "What I'm afraid of is not the horse bandits. How dare a horse bandit approach this area at this time? What I'm afraid of is the real army under the banner of horse bandits."
"It's not like that for them. They just play this game on weekdays. Why do they still play at this time?"
"It's hard to say." Someone sighed: "Did you know that it's not just the grassland tribes who pretend to be horse bandits to rob?"
"Who else?"
"Of course it's Huangfu Yongxian. If he robs it, all he can do is knock out his teeth and swallow his blood. The old man doesn't dare to take this issue, but he still dares to eat it."
Zhao Changhe has a clue.
Damn it, businessmen from the Central Plains are selling grain to the barbarians at this time, right? It’s not like I haven’t heard of this kind of thing before. I really didn’t expect that they would do this during the war. It’s awesome.
Huangfu Yongxian lived in the border area, and he probably knew it well. There were many considerations and it was hard to make an attack, so it would be a good idea to **** it back directly.
Still chatting over there:
"It has become even more disgusting recently. Did you know that there is another kind of one-man bandit?"
"Ah? What do you mean by a one-man bandit? He can also steal things?"
"That's fine when her name is Yue Hongling."
Zhao Changhe: "..."
"So there must be more people, a little less. There have been many incidents where Yue Hongling robbed a group of people by herself."
"I see..." The man shrank his neck: "Isn't she right now?"
"There are many of us this time, so of course she wouldn't dare. Maybe we'll wait on the road ahead at Huangshaji. She has done this to someone before, which made people panic." The man from before said with gritted teeth: "Wait until I go back and report to the head of the family, and find a way to get revenge on this bitch. She is still living in the Central Plains after all. She can run away but a monk can't run away from the temple. How can it be so easy to expose her for offending us!"
Someone laughed: "There are thousands of us this time, and she comes as soon as she feels like it, just in time to strip her naked for the brothers to play with."
What follows is a bunch of foul language.
Zhao Changhe frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something and looked up at the sky.
What Beidou points to...the direction of this team is north.
He thought about it in his mind and roughly understood what was going on... These people were most likely selling food and weapons to the tribe he originally wanted to go to, but his location was far north. After unloading, they continued north, heading to Huangshaji to restock empty trucks.
Zhao Changhe hesitated for a moment.
Should we go south to see that tribe, or should we go north to Huangshaji?