Chapter 399 Don’t Stay in the East
Helian Wuqin died suddenly.
This was beyond the expectations of Hunxie and the people of Daqi.
This time the pursuit was led by the Hunxie people, who worked day and night to catch up with Helian Wuqin's army.
They caught up with Tiele Khan's troops outside the abandoned city and fought with them in anger.
When they got to the back, they found that Helian Wuqin was already dead.
Hu Long waved his knife and laughed a few times, then asked:
"Who killed him? Big reward!"
Hulong offered a generous reward to the warrior who killed Helian Wuqin, but in the end no soldier dared to step forward and claim responsibility.
Hulong and Tumusuo were both a little surprised.
Yun Jin also rushed over. When he saw the very short arrow stuck in Helian Wuqin's head, he felt that it did not look like a weapon commonly used by Hu soldiers.
Hu Long also noticed the short arrow at this time.
It looked very much like the sleeve arrow that Helian Wuqin always played with in his hand. He had used it to shoot Bagta before.
Hu Long: "There was a spy among them."
With this speculation, it seems that we can understand Helian Wuqin's previous actions.
But this did not prevent the army from continuing to attack Tiele Khan.
Xue Yucheng sent the peace talks to the capital and expressed his idea of eliminating Hunxie and Tiele Khan in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles.
Pei Lingyun quickly gave an accurate reply.
So, the cavalry of the Great Qi marched into Tiele Khan again from Hunxie.
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che were also among them, and they joined the army to destroy the enemy country.
This battle lasted another two months.
Tiele Khan could not hold on and failed to defend even the last inch of grassland.
In May, the grass grows wildly in the fields, and the eyes are filled with lush green.
A country disappears in the height of summer.
The elderly Khan Tiele Khan expressed his submission to the Great Qi and was willing to submit to the Great Qi.
But Hulong got there first and killed him on his horse.
The Black Mountain Army, which had fought against the Tiele Khanate north of Chang'an last year, was surprised to hear that Helian Shuchi had fled with part of his troops before the battle.
Xue Yucheng sent people to track the whereabouts and heard that the team bypassed Hunxie from the northwest and headed further west.
The scorching summer wind blew, and the grass on the grassland nodded towards the northwest.
Xue Che and Su Zhizhi stood in the vast wilderness, their eyes more resolute after months of bloody battles.
Both of them seemed to have grown taller, and their heavy winter clothes had long been replaced with summer clothes.
Standing side by side on the endless grassland, they are like two trees growing in the sunshine and wind.
They pitched their tent together.
After setting up the tent, they gathered with the villagers to eat roasted whole lamb.
It's a long-awaited break.
Wu Yingniang cut off a piece of mutton with skin:
"She kills easily, and she runs away easily too."
They talked about Helian Shuchi.
Wei Dashuan tutted his lips: "When Helian Shuchi goes crazy, he is really no ordinary person can compare."
Old Man Qin: "That's why people say she's like a wolf. When she gets angry, she'll bite even her own den."
Su Zhizhi usually talks a lot, but today she seemed to be thinking about something and spoke less.
Xue Che asked: "Zhizhi, what are you thinking about?"
Su Zhizhi: "I remember someone once told me that she wanted to be a tiger or a wolf, but she had been raised as a rabbit for too long."
Xue Che turned his head to look at Su Zhizhi, waiting patiently for her to continue.
"If she had grown up on the grassland, I wonder what she would have become. She might have become a wolf like Helian Shuchi."
Su Zhizhi took a bite of the mutton in her hand, and the aroma of oil burst in her mouth.
"Of course, it's also possible to turn into a delicious sheep."
Xue Che shook his head: "It's hard to say. No one can say for sure what hasn't happened."
Just like he didn't know what would have happened if he hadn't gone to the banquet at the Duke of Ming's mansion when he was a child and hadn't been kidnapped.
Old Xu, sitting nearby, overheard their conversation and urged them on with his greasy mouth:
"What are you talking about, wolves and tigers? Look at how strong he is! He eats like a wolf. If you don't eat quickly, the sheep will be gone."
Kong Wu was chewing on a whole leg of lamb. When he heard what Old Xu said, he gestured, "Ah, ah, ah."
That means he won't eat it all, just the leg of lamb will be enough.
Ni Tianji put the pancakes into the mutton soup pot and cooked:
"Don't worry, there are still soup noodles, there is enough to eat."
Qiu Jinyu folded two dry biscuits left over from last night in half, put some roasted lamb in between, and stuffed them into Ni Tianji's pockets.
"Take it and eat it, don't waste it."
Hua Erniang asked, "What kind of cake is this?"
Ni Tianji said without even looking up: "Couple Cake."
Qiu Jinyu hit Ni Tianji on the head with a spatula.
“Hahahahahaha…”
Everyone in the circle laughed.
The laughter spread with the wind and drifted into the Hunxie army not far away.
Hu Long faced the direction of Su Zhizhi and others, his eyes falling on Kong Wu.
With such a large body, it is really easy to see at a glance.
Even the image of him holding the leg of lamb and laughing with his mouth open was clearly visible.
Along the way, Hu Long not only instructed his men to pay more attention to Kong Wu, but he also took a look at him from time to time.
He saw his son so brave on the battlefield, like a natural killer.
But after leaving the battlefield, he always laughed so happily with a group of Han people, which was completely different from when he was in their Hunxie military camp.
Hu Long could see that his son was not being bullied or abused.
Similarly, he also realized that it was impossible for his son to return to Hunxie.
Hu Long let out a long sigh.
Under the current situation, he can no longer snatch people from Da Qi.
Tumusuo came over and said, "Khan, there's movement from the wizard's side."
Hulong shifted his gaze and immediately walked in another direction with Tumusuo.
The wizard is an important figure in charge of their Hunxie sacrifices and is said to be able to convey the will of God.
Before Hulon became Khan, the wizard's words carried great weight.
But after Hulong became Khan, the status of the wizard became a bit awkward, because Hulong was much more powerful than the previous Khan.
Although they would ask wizards to ask God for advice before every major action, whether the results were satisfactory or whether they wanted to listen to them was another matter.
For example, before sending troops last year, they asked wizards to ask the gods whether they should send troops to the Central Plains.
The wizard fluttered about for a moment, his hair whipping about in the wind, and then he said:
"Can't."
After Hulong learned about this, he immediately announced to the public that the gods agreed to their march south and would grant them strength.
At present, the Tiele Khanate has been destroyed.
Hu Long knew that the fragile peace between Hunxie and Da Qi would not last for a few days.
When he heard that Helian Shuchi led his troops to abandon Tiele Khan, he did not think she was crazy. On the contrary, he thought it was wise in some ways.
He had a decision to make.
Ding ding ding——
Tumso lifted the curtain of the wizard's tent and pulled a string of bells hanging on it.
"Wizard, please tell us God's will."
The white-haired wizard sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and muttered:
"Don't linger in the east. The east is where you will be buried. Leave here, like that woman, and go west to the west. There are rivers and grass, fat cattle, sheep, donkeys and horses, a sea as vast as the sky, and people as white as snow..."
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