Chapter 400 The Sun Sets
Hu Long had not listened to the wizard many times in the past and always made decisions that were contrary to his words.
But this time, Hu Long believed the wizard's words.
They had been plundering the southeast for many years, winning and losing, but had not really expanded.
They could not coexist peacefully with Da Qi because if they wanted to become strong on the grassland, they had to conquer and plunder.
There is no telling when natural disasters or man-made disasters will strike the grassland.
If they don't have enough resources, they will survive by robbing.
Just like this time, they had to destroy Tiele Khan, not only because they wanted to take revenge on Tiele Khan for betraying the alliance, but also because their food and supplies were burned by Helian Wuqin.
They had to get some of Tiele Khan's supplies, otherwise they would not even have food to eat on the way back.
Hu Long came out of the wizard's tent and squinted at the sun hanging high in the sky.
He said to Tumusuo, "Go find the Daqi people."
On the other side, in Xue Yucheng's tent, they were discussing how to deal with Hunxie.
Wu Yingniang, Su Zhizhi, Xue Che and others also went over after eating the roasted whole lamb.
Everyone in the account agreed on this point:
Although Hunxie and Da Qi cooperated to destroy Tiele Khan this time, they must not just stop fighting and let Hunxie go back. Otherwise, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain, and it would become a big trouble in the future.
It is impossible for Da Qi to send such a large number of reinforcements to the northwest every year, so it should take this opportunity to eradicate the root of the trouble.
Just when everyone in the tent was fired up, a soldier came to report:
"General, someone from Hunxie said they want to discuss something important."
Xue Yucheng: "Let someone in."
After a while, two Hu people came in.
It was still Tumusuo who brought a subordinate who could speak Chinese.
Tumusuo sat down and said directly without saying anything else:
"Our Khan knows that you want to annihilate Hunxie. Indeed, you do have a military advantage now—"
Tumusuo's tone changed slightly.
"But it won't be easy. We've been fighting for so many years. If you try to force your way through, you'll lose a lot of troops. The Great Qi Dynasty has just been established, so you probably don't want to lose too many troops."
Tumuso straightened his back and conveyed Hulong's meaning clearly.
Xue Yucheng stared at Tumusuo with a sharp look in his eyes: "Your Khan thinks that just a few words can make the Great Qi withdraw its troops?"
"No." Tumusuo tried his best to make himself look more imposing.
Xue Che took a step closer to his father, worried that Tumusuo might suddenly do something to Xue Yucheng.
Unexpectedly, Tumusuo said the following:
"You don't need to fight, we can go on our own."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the tent looked at each other in bewilderment.
There was a flash of surprise in Su Zhizhi and Xue Che's eyes.
They had just made up their minds to continue fighting to the northwest, but someone came over and said they would go on their own.
"Is this what Hulong meant?"
Xue Yucheng obviously did not expect Tumusuo to say this. He originally thought that Tumusuo would say something to express his submission to Da Qi and try to get a chance to breathe.
Tumso: "These are our Khan's words. We will take our troops and people and migrate westward, leaving this land."
In his heart, Tumso didn't like this decision, but he obeyed the Khan.
Both the Khan and the wizard said so, and he was willing to follow the Khan to expand the territory westward, since there would be wars wherever they went anyway.
Xue Yucheng frowned and thought for a moment, then he understood what Hu Long was planning.
Hu Long knew that Da Qi would not let Hunxie go, so he could only go west if he wanted to survive. However, the road ahead was unknown, so he naturally wanted to preserve more troops and supplies.
After Tumuso finished speaking, he left, not expecting the people of Da Qi to respond on the spot.
The sound of discussion in the tent was heard again.
"The Hunxie people are full of tricks. Perhaps this is their delaying tactic."
"He's right about one thing. The new dynasty has just been established, so it would be best if we could reduce casualties."
"The Hu people are not trustworthy. Even if they tell the truth today, they may suddenly regret it tomorrow..."
"Winning without fighting is the best. Great Qi can afford it, but every time a battle is fought, soldiers are buried here. How many families long for reunion? If one person is spared, one more family will be reunited..."
In the end, everyone decided on a compromise.
They did not fight, but agreed on a time limit, requiring the Hunxie people to leave the current border within one month.
At the same time, the Da Qi army will follow the Hunxie people until they leave completely and take over the Hunxie border.
If the evil person changes his mind midway, we can start fighting at any time.
Of course, it would be best if you don’t have to fight.
Da Qi sent the reply to Hu Long's military tent.
Hu Long sneered: "One month?"
Time is very tight and they cannot afford to delay even a little.
Hulong immediately gave orders to the army to reorganize and set out early the next morning. He also sent people back to the royal court to ask them to prepare for the migration.
Two large groups of troops headed northwest.
From midsummer to late summer.
On an evening with rosy clouds in the west, the Hunxie people were finally about to step out of this vast grassland, cross the mountains and go to the other side of the mountain.
The troops of the Great Qi will only follow here.
Before leaving, Hulong made a request to Daqi:
He wanted to see Kong Wu again.
Xue Yucheng conveyed this request to Wu Yingniang and others.
The villagers did not help Kong Wu make a decision, but asked Kong Wu whether he was willing.
When Kong Wu was asked, he was fiddling with some beautiful stones.
The previous one was burned black in the Hu army camp and could not be found later. Kong Wu was very sad about this for a while.
After Kong Wu came back, each villager went to find a beautiful stone for Kong Wu, and Su Zhizhi even found a particularly translucent one.
When exposed to the sun, it will emit a colorful halo, as if you are holding a rainbow in your hand.
He likes it very much.
"Ah, ah, ah." Kong Wu, who was holding the stone, hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
If for no other reason, he just wanted to show some toughness to Hu Long.
He remembered Hulong.
A very strange person who always said he was his father. Sometimes he was very fierce, and sometimes he was very gentle.
He was very scared at that time because he was alone in the Hu army camp. His grandfather and Zhizhi were not there, so he didn't have much momentum.
Now that everyone is around him, he is no longer afraid and he wants to fight back.
The evening wind is a little cooler than during the day.
The wind blew the grass low, and the cattle and horses nibbled on the ground to their heart's content.
Hu Long had his back to the sunset, while Kong Wu faced it.
Behind Hulong were soldiers and people who stretched as far as the eye could see.
Behind Kong Wu stood a row of villagers from Heifei Mountain who were full of banditry.
Although he already had the answer in his heart, Hu Long still asked one last time:
"Bagta, are you willing to come with us?"
"Ah, ah, ah--!" Kong Wu picked up his big hammer and swung it hard in the air, making a sound of air flow.
The movements were fast, powerful, and looked fierce.
After Kong Wu swung the hammer, he was very satisfied with his performance. He scratched his head and laughed again.
The orange-red glow fell on his face, making him look rosy.
When he smiled, he didn't look fierce at all.
This time Hu Long understood what Kong Wu meant.
Kong Wu said: "If you dare to come back and bully me again, I will beat you to death."
He understood, but laughed.
Hu Long also looks like a fierce person. He usually either doesn't smile or laughs loudly.
At this moment, he rarely showed a very faint smile.
Although he was facing away from the light, his eyes were tinged with red.
This child looks like him when he was a child.
Not only the body and strength are similar.
Kong Wu's appearance reminded him of a time long ago when he was a child and had fought with his jealous brothers.
He single-handedly fought off several half-brothers. He was injured and his cheek was so swollen that he couldn't speak.
But he still snatched someone's meteor hammer viciously, swung it vigorously, and warned the other party that if they tried to bully him again, he would hammer them to death.
"Bagta." Hulong called again.
Kong Wu shook his head: "Ahh, ahhh!"
He said with dissatisfaction that his name was Kong Wu, not Bagta.
Hu Long stared at Kong Wu for a while, because he knew that from now on there would be no chance for them to meet again.
He admired Kong Wu very much, felt sorry for what he had experienced in his childhood, and regretted his previous negligence.
But he would not stay for Kong Wu.
Just like he had frequently waged wars against the South over the years, it was definitely not just for a son whose life or death was unknown.
He has greater ambitions and he cannot submit to the Great Qi.
He could only go further...
The sunset glow on the horizon burned brilliantly for a moment, then faded.
Burned dim.
The evil sun set over the grassland.
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