Chapter 18: The Eyes in the Dark
The southerly wind of early spring blows through the grassland with warmth and vitality, and the pastures on the ground have begun to turn green. The green, green, yellow and yellow www.biquge.info pen and fun pavilion are like a blanket, spreading all the way to the horizon. The white clouds above the sky are as white, and the sky is as blue as satin. Take a deep breath and the air with the smell of grass and moisture enters the lungs, moist and warm, not to mention comfortable.
Wusun Jichang was very fond of the spring grasslands, and since he was a teenager, he followed the caravan of the Wu family to the northland to sell cattle and horses. Walk in the spring and return in the winter. It can be said that his youth was spent on the grassland, until he met the demon Yunyue.
"The trouser legs are tightened, and the grass crawlers are careful to make you a eunuch when they drill into the crotch of their pants." Wusun Ji Chang lightly whipped the little guy who served him, this little guy came to the grassland for the first time. Everything is ignorant, the cuffs, neckline and trouser legs don't know how to get in, and if you get into the grass, it's amazing. The thing would burrow into the flesh of the man, and the little match head would end up sucking blood bigger than a fingernail. Wusun Jichang once saw a cow with this thing on its belly, sucking the cow to death.
"Whoa!" The little guy dodged Wusun Jichang's fluttering whip and hurriedly thrust his trouser leg in. Uncle Wusun has a bad temper, if he annoys him. The whip will really come down, and it will be better to do what he says.
After admiring the scenery of the grassland, Wusun Jichang decided to sleep quietly for a while. Lie in the carriage and look up to see the blue sky. The white clouds change shape, and as you go, they go, as if a naughty child is following you.
After hard work, Wei Jiaoer successfully conceived. This is a great event, the Wusun family is finally going to usher in a little young master. Although the child is only three months old, Wusun Jichang firmly believes in the success of his labor. It's a son, it must be a son!
It's so strange that many people have children just by sleeping with a woman. But he and Yunyue need to work a lot harder than others to have children. Wusun Jichang felt as if the brothers had killed too many people, and God was punishing them. Uncle Wusun is very arrogant, and the women in the family are all in the group. He didn't even know how many there were. But there are so many women, only Wei Jiaoer is pregnant with a child, and this is the result of his hard work for a winter.
In contrast, Yun Yue is a little better, she married four women and gave birth to two children. Wusun Jichang believes that God is very partial on this point.
Behind him was a long line of broad-wheeled carriages, which were a bit more shipped this time. In addition, there are a thousand carriages with baggage, but the guards are a little small. There are only more than 600 people!
This is also something that can't be helped, Yun Yue prepared a big meal for Qin Jun in Yongdu. According to the estimate of Yun Yue and the staff, the number of guests will reach 300,000. In order to prepare for this feast, Yun Yue had to transfer as many people as possible to Yongdu. Even Zhang Liang prepared a Yueshi army in the Western Regions to support the Yongdu battlefield.
The trade routes in Guanzhong were cut off, all the shops were raided, and the shopkeeper was arrested. The goods transported on the road were confiscated, and this time the Yun family suffered very heavy losses. For the sake of safety, Pingliang's goods to Yan and Qi this time could only take the road of the Xiongnu grassland. Moreover, the number of shipments is also very huge. Therefore, Wusun Ji Chang will personally escort it.
"Bunnies, be smart! Set off fireworks when something happens, and remember to set off three in an emergency. Everyone had to be about ten miles away from the convoy, not far or close. Hear me! The old dog's loud voice echoed over the convoy.
The scouts who came out this time were all veterans, but most of the guards were novices. There are also more than 200 Qiang soldiers, although these guys fought bravely. But the martial arts are not flattering, and the Qiang people seem to have a problem with their brains. No matter how much they teach, they can't be taught, they seem to have a primitive wildness in them. As soon as you go to war, whatever you teach, they will forget. In its place was madness, that primal madness, though terrifying. But it is not worth mentioning the strong in martial arts, the old dog alone can deal with twenty of them.
Hearing the roar of the old dog, Wusun Ji Changxin let go of half of it. This time, Yun Yue was afraid that something would happen to Wusun Jichang, and he really couldn't squeeze out manpower, so he sent the old dog to Wusun Jichang. This moved Wusun Jichang for a long time!
More than 1,000 carts marched across the grassland, pressing the yellow hay deep into the ground. The ruts gradually deepened, and the grassland, which had no roads, forced a road.
The brigade marched the grassland, and the warm south wind blew the frozen soil. The ground was soft and unsightly, but fortunately, the carriages were replaced with wide wheels. It was also equipped with a lot of logs, as long as there was a carriage that sank into the pit. Naturally, someone would stuff the log under the wheel, and with just a few more horses, it would be able to pull it out quickly.
The convoy was moving slowly, and the swarthy Great Wall could be seen in the distance. Sometimes you can even see the big banner of Qin on the city wall, and Korea and Zhao become Yingchuan County and Handan County. Now, even if you want to rest, you can't enter the Great Wall, so you can only continue to march on the grassland. Fortunately, the Qin people only guarded the Great Wall and did not come out. Otherwise, if you don't meet a horse thief, you will probably have to fight with the Qin people.
Wusun Ji sighed for a long time, it has become more and more difficult to do business these years. The Qin people are now very strong, and the next step may be the Qi State or the Yan State. In that case, even the road of the Xiongnu steppe will be cut off. Once the goods are out of line, Pingliang will fall into a financial crisis. The barren Pingliang is even more unlikely to have great development. Never mind! I can't care so much, let's do this business first. Get more food or something to pull it back, and the first thing to do in the war is military rations. If you can't eat enough, even the strongest army will become as soft as mud.
The sky is getting longer and longer, and the sun is still a foot above the horizon. Wusun Ji Chang ordered people to start camping, and the continuous rush had already made everyone very tired. And the Pingliang people, who are used to eating three meals, are now full of resentment towards eating two meals a day, especially those Qiang soldiers. They seem to think that Governor Wusun Ji is treating them harshly.
The sun finally set, and the smell of boiled noodles wafted from the camp. Whether it was the scouts or the guards, the riders all gathered in front of the big iron pot and happily scooped up the noodles. Although it is two meals, each meal is full. It was the happiest moment for the whole team, and no one noticed. In the darkness, a pair of black eyes were observing the team. Their eyes are full of greed and ferocity, much like wolves.
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