"Donghu is actually a tribal alliance, and this Donghu people had a dispute with the Great Elder a hundred years ago. Only then did he move all the way west to Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain, and successively occupied Wuwei City, Zhangye City, and Jiuquan City. It became the current Donghu Kingdom.

Although there are many Gobi deserts in these three places, there are also many grasslands with abundant water and grass. After the Donghu people took root here, they soon flourished. At that time, the Xiongnu were not as strong as they are now, and you Han people were fighting back and forth in the Central Plains. It's a paradise.

The powerful Donghu warriors drove out the Qiang and annexed some of the weaker tribes. This is the prototype of the current Donghu Kingdom.

My family's tribe was annexed at that time, and we were originally nomadic in the grasslands near Jiuquan. Our ancestors built Jiuquan City, although it is a very small town. But it is also the blood of the ancestors, I didn't expect the Donghu people to come. The town was occupied by them, and we were forced to become subjects of the king of Donghu.

There are always voices in the tribe that avenge our ancestors, but we are too weak. By the time of the third generation of Donghu kings, the Huns became stronger. So some people in the tribe secretly ran to the Xiongnu, and our tribe established contact with the Xiongnu in this way.

Ah Jin and Ah Yu are my kindred people, but by the time they reached their generation, they had grown up completely in the Xiongnu. When I was in Chang'an, they found me. I accepted them out of friendship with the clan, but they soon became hungry wolves. They threaten me with the tokens of my people, and if I do not listen to them. and they will slaughter our people entirely.

I know that what they say may be true, that the Huns are strong and warlike. Even slaughtered our little clan. The king of Donghu will also not go to war for us against the mighty Huns. In fact, this marriage was a way for King Donghu to protect himself.

The Huns are getting stronger and stronger, and have already fought several times with Donghu over the ownership of pastures. Every time, Donghu was defeated, and now Donghu has become a piece of meat on the side of the Xiongnu's mouth, but it can be annexed at any time. The king of Donghu prepared to unite with the Han dynasty through a marriage in Guò, so that there would be a way out if attacked.

I didn't expect the emperor of the Han Dynasty to agree so happily, and Ah Jin and Ah Yu wanted to destroy this marriage. Their plan was to stun the princess so that she could reach Donghu. A woman who has lost her virginity will not be valued by the king of Donghu. They also got a secret elixir for this, but your defenses were too tight and you never found a chance.

Tonight they found the inner response. The result of thinking about the success of the inside and the outside is also seen through by you. Now think about it. With an opponent like you, how can they succeed. ”

Arnold, who had lost hope, told the ins and outs of the matter like a bean in a bamboo tube.

Yun Xiao and Tian Wei, who were sitting opposite, both knew Liu Qi's intention for this marriage, and they also wanted to use Lian Heng's old wisdom back then. Liaise with the countries of the Western Regions to keep warm and jointly resist the attack of the Huns. At this point, the two sides hit it off.

"Do you know Lao Shun?" Yun Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"Nope. They didn't mention the man. They only mentioned one person named Zhongxingyue. It is also said that there is a man named Nail in Chang'an who is their leader. ”

Yun Xiao felt that the question was almost over. After all, it is the envoy of Donghu. I can't be interrogated like a prisoner, and I have to save some face for him.

"Emissary Arnold, I am glad to be honest with you. I also regret the unpleasantness that just happened. The Huns seem to be a wolf of wealth. They don't want us to join forces. Imagine if the countries of the Western Regions unite, one side will be in trouble and all sides will support. Then the Huns did not dare to invade the Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions lightly. Such peace and tranquility will befall not only in Dahan, but also in Donghu. Your weak tribe is not in danger of being annexed every day.

This time, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent us, first, to make peace. Second, let us explain this truth to King Donghu and the people of the Western Regions. Only by jointly dealing with the Huns is the way out. ”

Yun Xiao felt that he was very much like a commander during military training, and he was fooling Arnold, a new recruit.

"If that's the case, then it's really a blessing for the countries of the Western Regions." Arnold's eyes lit up with hope, after all, he came from a weak tribe. Being able to live peacefully and unbullied in this world is something he dreams of.

"Today's matter, we will not report to King Donghu. However, you should persuade the king of Donghu to sign a treaty with the Han Dynasty, and our two countries will help each other. ”

Arnold was overjoyed, and it was not an exaggeration for his crimes to be regarded as treason to Donghu. If the king of Donghu knew that he was in contact with the Huns, he might have wiped out his tribe.

"There's no problem with this, absolutely nothing wrong with that." Arnold promised in a loud voice that he would use his own strength to accomplish this matter.

In fact, Yun Xiao also knew that this matter was not difficult to do, and the princess of King Donghu who married the Han Dynasty actually fought this idea. It's just that the meaning in my heart is now directly spoken.

reconciled with Arnold, which made Yun Xiao feel a little relieved. Ah Jin and Ah Yu ran away, but their spy network also collapsed. In the future, there is no need to worry about this spy network, but unfortunately that Lao Shun still has no whereabouts.

Yun Xiao began to understand Taizu's words, fighting with the sky, fighting with the earth, and especially fighting with people was really fun. It is enough to have a confidant in life, and now Yun Xiao feels that it is quite difficult to get a suitable opponent.

There was a cross on the ground in the tent, and the righteous man was tied to the cross. His chest was already covered with whip marks, and the vicious bear was holding a whip in his hand, and he was so drenched that it seemed as if he was in more pain than the man who was beaten. Such a straight-minded person is not suitable for interrogation at all, and usually the person who is handed over to the bear will be beaten to death by him before the prisoner confesses.

"Master Hou." When the bear saw Yun Xiao coming in, he hurriedly put down the whip in his hand and bowed down.

"Recruited?" Yun Xiao looked at Brother Yiqi and asked.

"Nope." The bear was very ashamed, and he asked for a long time but didn't ask anything. Even the name Ding San was provided by other Yulin.

"What's his name?"

"Ding San." The bear wiped a handful of sweat, but fortunately asked for a name, otherwise he would have been killed by a headlong crash.

"Oh, Ding San. Judging from the name, there should be two more brothers in the family. ”

"Back to Master Hou, the one who died is called Ding Da is his eldest brother." The bear replied with a bow.

Damn, I thought he was really a righteous brother, but I didn't expect it to be a brother.

"Have you checked Ding Er's whereabouts?"

"Uh...... This one...... He did not confess. The other Yulin didn't know either. ”

The bear replied awkwardly.

Yun Xiao glanced at the bear, and it was indeed difficult for him to let this guy interrogate.

"Okay, let Canghu interrogate. Go back and rest. ”

The bear put on his cloak and walked away, and the tiger walked in front of Ding San. Stirring his chin with a horsewhip, he looked at Ding San's face and put down the horsewhip. Ding San's head drooped down heavily.

"Master Hou, this person can't be tried again. has already made my second brother scrapped, and if I continue to torture now, I'm afraid I'll die before I can speak. ”

The tiger returned to Yun Xiao.

"People are handed over to you, and you are not afraid that he will run away if you fight like this. Just remember, one is not allowed to die. Second, you are still not allowed to die. Give me a report after three days, and I hope you can ask something. By the way, let's start with his second brother. ”

"No"

After a night of chaos, Yulin and the Donghu people were exhausted by dawn. Yun Xiao knew that the land under his feet now was the Hexi Corridor marked. This has always been the land inherent to the Han family, and it was only after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs that it was effectively controlled. The dynasty established by the Han people has never been effectively controlled here.

You must not linger here for too long, the night on the prairie is terrible. Even if someone attacks, it is impossible to counterattack quickly, and the combat effectiveness shown by Yubayashi yesterday is very worrying. With such a team, Yun Xiao believed that it would not be able to withstand the two rounds of impact of the Huns.

Ignoring the opposition of the soldiers, Yun Xiao urged them to the road with a leather whip. However, the road will not be shortened by the whip of the clouds, and it will be ten minutes before sunset. Yun Xiao was still nearly a day's distance from Wuwei, and the sun was about to set. The temperature also gradually dropped, and Yun Xiao had to order to set up camp.

The soldiers unloaded their tents from their carts, and the fireheads began to prepare for their meals. The Yun family is very simple to eat, and the water in the cauldron is boiling. Then the large rolls of somen noodles went in, and a few more bottles of canned beef were cut. A large pot of canned beef noodles was ready, and the villagers had already started their meals before they set up their tents.

This made the Yulin people with rice and noodles envious, and their meals were either porridge cooked raw, or a pot of batter. The sheep were also killed, thrown into the water and taken out after two blows. The blood and water were not cleaned, and Yun Xiao had the urge to kill the cook's entire family at a glance. If any cook rushed him to eat this, it would be boring.

The villagers ate the noodles to a great extent, and Yun Xiao could hear the majestic sound in the camp of Yulin. At that time, everyone ate two meals, but the Yun family's Xiangyong horses all had a small bag on their backs. It contains toffee and biscuits, so you can pad your stomach at noon.

In this cold grassland, you need to eat more high-calorie foods. Otherwise, it would be difficult to resist the invasion of the cold wind, and the Yun family's Xiangyong still had something that the feather forests absolutely did not have. That's the big turnip. Yun Xiao came out this time with a large number of radishes, and these large radishes were buried in the soil. Dig one out every day, cut it into slices and distribute it to the villagers. Everyone gets a slice as thick as a pig's ear.

The villagers chewed the big radish, ate the biscuits, and had nothing to do, and they could have a piece of toffee. The happy life made Yulin can only stare dryly. (To be continued......)