Bureau of Anomalous Biological Countermeasures Chapter 424: Land of the Huns

Unfortunately, although this Yin Haoda is a Xiongnu, he has never heard of the place called Chidan. However, when he heard that Wu Mian and Gui Bugui were going to the hinterland of the Huns, his eyes lit up with excitement.

Yin Haoda was the family slave of the Huns Zuo Xian Wang. When Zuo Xian Wang defeated the general Wei Qing a few years ago, he and 3,000 Xiongnu soldiers were captured by the Han army. The three thousand prisoners of war were escorted to Chang'an City. On the way, Yin Haoda seized the opportunity to escape from the prisoners of war. However, he was unfamiliar with the place and did not understand Chinese, so he was sold as a slave by mistakenly believing that people were confused.

Fortunately, Xiongnu slaves like Yin Haoda were rare at that time, and the people who bought him were basically wealthy households on one side. He was bought to make his appearance in front of others, and no one really bothered that Hun slave. The food and drink in the past two years was more than ten times better than when he was in the Xiongnu. In recent years, he has also learned Chinese, although there is no obstacle to communication. However, he still seems to be out of tune with the Han people in the Central Plains, often dreaming of scenes of when he was a child herding sheep in the grasslands.

Now hearing that the new owner is going to the land of the Huns, and that he will be able to return to his hometown in his lifetime, Yin Haoda is almost speechless with excitement. After inquiring about the situation, he was happy whether he returned or not. He promised that as long as the Xiongnu man could bring them to the place called Chidan, he would return his freedom and give Yin Haoda enough money to live on for the next half of his generation. At that time, although the Huns were still bartering, there was no concept of money. However, some great nobles have begun to use gold and jade tools, and gold is a good thing whether it is in the Xiongnu or the Han land.

A few words of returning or returning broke Yin Hao's idea of ​​escaping the Xiongnu, and promised another Han Chinese named Wang Cheng, as long as they returned from the Xiongnu, he would also give him a large sum of gold and silver. Now Wu Mian and Guibugui still have dozens of golden cakes sent by Liu Xi, the king of Huainan. People like them will naturally not be stingy with worldly wealth.

At the suggestion of Yin Haoda, Qiu Li purchased some necessary supplies in the grassland in Shouchun City. After two more days of preparation, on the third day, the convoy of the troika began to drive towards the border between China and Hungary at the Hetao. Only Qiu Li was left alone to stay here to watch the house.

After bypassing the area that was strictly guarded by the Han army, Wu Mian and his party finally reached the endless grassland. It's just that there have been years of wars here, and almost no herdsmen who are grazing by the Huns have been seen. In desperation, the troika could only continue to march toward the depths of the grassland.

Yin Haoda had followed Zuo Xian Wang all over the grassland. Now, under his guidance, they finally met a group of herdsmen who came out to herd the next evening. After seeing the convoy of Han people, the herdsmen were so frightened that they drove their cattle and sheep away immediately, and finally Yin Haoda stopped them in Hun dialect.

Yin Haoda immediately said a few words of Xiongnu language that no one could understand to these herdsmen, then returned to Guibugui's side and said, "Master, they don't know where the Chidan you are talking about is. You I know, there is a difference between the Chinese name and the Xiongnu name. Is there any other name for Chidan?"

Guibugui didn't answer Yin Haoda's question, but turned his head and smiled at the white-haired man in the same car with him. Wu Mian ignored the old guy and said directly to Yin Haoda, "Isn't Chidan the name of the Xiongnu? Why doesn't this sound like a Chinese name."

"It's not the name of the Xiongnu" Yin Haoda shook his head, then continued: "I thought it was your monk's name, but as long as it's on the grassland, we can always find it. Let's keep moving forward, as long as we can find the big tribe. There are older people there who must know this place of Chidan..."

"I have to go inside." At this time, Bai Wuqiu, who was driving to Wu Mian, looked up at the fiery clouds in the sky, and then continued: "It will be dark if the sky says it is dark, old man, we are here Stay here for one night. Don't say that we, sons, didn't warn you, you can smell a monster when you enter the grassland. There are more than one or two monsters, so be careful yourself. I know the old guy You have recovered your skills, but have you ever heard of ants gnawing on elephants? It's really a thousand and eight hundred monsters, no matter who they are, they will die on this grassland."

Yin Haoda, who was riding on the horse beside him, said to Bai Wuqiu with a puzzled face: "Little master, what do you mean by elephant? I know about ants? What is this elephant? Is it like a cow or sheep?"

"How do I know?" Bai Wuqiu glared at Yin Haoda, and then continued: "Didn't you hear that old guy say that my brain is not good? It's good to remember him, who can remember? What is an elephant? Also, don’t call me a little master in the future, who is smaller than the other? How can you tell that I am small? Everyone is a buddy, you can call me Bai Wuqi in the future. Out of the mouth, isn't the name just called? You don't dare to call him, what is that old guy doing before I have a name?"

Yin Haoda was born in the Xiongnu in the end, but fortunately he only spent two years in the Han people. I haven't learned the fake politeness of the Han people, and I'm not polite at the moment. After smiling at Bai Wuqiu, I called my name directly and said: "Bai Wuqiu, you are right, it's really not safe to go forward now. A few years ago, there was a wolf disaster in this area. It is close to the checkpoint of the Han people, and the wild sheep will not come here, and the wild wolves will not prey here.”

As I spoke, the sky had begun to darken. Seeing that Wu Mian didn't want to go any further, Gui Wugui ordered Yin Haoda and Wang Cheng to set up a tent and cook. When the two of them set up the tent, Bai Wu asked for help from the past, and the monster looked at Yin Hao Da's spleen and stomach. After a few words, the two even made friends.

After the tent was set up, Yin Haoda built a bonfire with the firewood collected during the day. Then put a pot and cook a large pot of meat soup in it. After the meat soup was cooked, the man named Wang Cheng took out the wheat cake and distributed it to a few people.

According to the rules, Wu Mian and Gui Bugui had not finished their meal, and Yin Haoda and Wang Cheng were not allowed to eat. However, Wu Mian and the others did not have the habit of being served on the side. In the end, at the request of the father and son, Yin Haoda and Wang Cheng also shared a bowl of meat soup and munched on the wheat cake. stand up.

After eating and drinking, Yin Haoda and Wang Cheng packed up the tableware. Originally, Wu Mian, Gui Bugui and Ren San wanted a big tent. Wang Cheng and Yin Haoda slept in a small tent, and they had to take shifts at night to watch the big tent that was supposed to be sleeping beside the homeless. But this monster had to squeeze a small tent with Yin Haoda and the others, and he didn't stop him when he returned.

Wang Cheng replaced Yin Haoda into the tent while he was waiting in the second half of the night. At this time, in their small tent, the snoring of Bai Wuqiu was so loud that even Yin Haoda, a slave who was used to sleeping in the stable, couldn't sleep because of the snoring. Just when he was about to come out and endure the night on the carriage, he suddenly heard a soft cry from Wang Cheng outside the tent, and then he stopped moving.

"Pharaoh, are you calling me?" Yin Haoda said, but Wang Cheng didn't seem to hear it. At the moment, the Xiongnu man shouted to the outside again. However, Wang Cheng, who was guarding the bonfire outside, still didn't respond. Yin Haoda frowned and pulled the curtain to go out.

At this moment, his arm was suddenly grabbed. This action frightened Yin Haoda. When he turned around, he saw that Bai Wuqiu, who was still snoring just now, had opened his eyes. Before Yin Haoda could speak, the monster had already reached out and covered his mouth.

"Don't make a sound, don't mess up, that Wang Cheng outside is already dead..." These few words were whispered in Yin Haoda's ear. A sentence made Yin Haoda's face change greatly, and then he heard Bai Wuqiu continue behind him: "The ghosts are borrowing the way outside, Wang Cheng's life is not good, he happens to be by the bonfire..."