The Huns are so powerful that there is no need to worry about getting lost on the grassland, this is their home, and they can find the place they want to find even if they have their eyes closed. The winding procession was almost five miles long, like a wriggling earthworm in the vast white.

The army was divided into three parts, and the forward battalion was all cavalry, each of whom was dressed in extraordinarily thick clothes, and his whole body was wrapped in fur, even the nose and belly of the war horse, which were most susceptible to cold. Ashi Nabe is the forward of the forward, and he leads people to take charge of the direction of the entire army. Speaking of this mission, it is dangerous, if he goes the wrong way, all that awaits him is death.

The Chinese army is the main force of the Xiongnu, and it is due to the personal command. Due to the heavy snowfall, the chariot could not walk on it, and Shan Yu could only ride a horse. This is also the tradition of the Huns, who have lived with horses since childhood, and no one of them, young or old, knows how to ride horses.

The Chinese army was the largest in number and the most elite, especially the 1,000 people guarding Shan Yu, all of whom came from the Shan Yu tribe. This time, they have only one task, which is to ensure that Shan Yu will not have any problems. The Huns had a habit that if the lord was about to die in battle, all the guards needed to be buried with them. That's why the Huns were so difficult to fight, as long as the Han army tried to attack the Xiongnu generals, they would encounter stubborn resistance from the Huns.

The ranks of the rear army were the strongest, with not only numerous slaves and civilians, but also countless cattle and sheep. The team walked together like a big ball, and the slaves and herdsmen surrounded the cattle and sheep in the middle to prevent the livestock from escaping. Livestock are also the slowest walkers, stopping every now and then to arch their noses through the snow and rummage through the grass roots below.

King Tuntou looked up at the sky: "Shan Yu, the weather is not early, order to camp in Lushuichuan, right?" It will take some time for tens of thousands of troops. ”

Shan Yu nodded, and his own herald quickly conveyed Shan Yu's order. Although the Huns were familiar with such weather, they also felt tired after walking too much. As soon as the news of the camp came out, cheers could be heard from the ranks in the distance.

King Han laughed and said, "These boys, they are so happy to hear the rest? ”

Shan Yu also smiled: "It's difficult for them to march in such weather, I'm also a little tired after a day of walking, you all go and rest, just let Brother Wang stay!" ”

The kings and generals gathered around him bowed and retreated. Shan Yu turned over and dismounted, stepping on the loose snow and walking towards the tent he had just set up for him, only the king of Tuntou followed behind Shan Yu.

This place is called Lu Shui River, and it is named because Lu water flows through. The weather was cold, and the water had frozen, leaving only a narrow stream in the center of the river, but it was slowly shrinking, and in a few days the water would hide under the ice, and the river would no longer be visible after being covered with snow.

The slaves were busy in the tent, lighting fires, lighting lamps, and arranging all the utensils of Shan Yu in order. As soon as Shan Yu stood by the fire, someone immediately placed a low table under Shan Yu's buttocks. Shan Yu wrapped his cloak and sat down: "Move a low table for Brother Wang, and wait for everyone to go out, I have something to say to Brother Wang." ”

Outside the tent, the sound of cattle and sheep being slaughtered could be heard, some of which had already been put into the pot, and some of which were still being slaughtered. The smell of meat came in from outside the tent, and Shan Yu swallowed his saliva: "Brother Wang, you will take people to the back early tomorrow morning, and go back when the army is ready, right?" ”

"Shan Yu, Chen still doesn't feel the need to take such a risk! Why don't you think again? ”

Shan Yu shook his head and sighed: "Have you seen it, all the kings who sent troops followed, they were afraid that I wouldn't go, I wouldn't be able to leave!" ”

King Tuntou knelt down at Shan Yu's feet: "This must be very dangerous, when leaving, the Bank of China said that it was afraid that the Han army in our army was ambushed, and the minister also felt that it was very likely." ”

Shan Yu nodded: "I have also thought about it, rest assured that I will be careful, in the grassland, we Huns are wolves, no one is afraid!" ”

A slave came in with a plate of meat, and a smile appeared on Shan Yu's face: "Very good, let's not talk about it first, let's talk about it when we are full!" ”

There was only meat, no wine, and no other vegetables. Greasy to eat too much appetite is naturally not very good, these days of marching pause is either meat or jerky, although Shan Yu is hungry, only eat a piece and let the slave take it down. Shan Yu didn't eat it, and the king of Tuntou hurriedly stopped. They didn't have many livestock with them this time, and they didn't have enough to meet the needs of the army to reach Mayi, and the supplies along the way had not yet landed, so they could save a little.

Just because they ate little, the kings had a great appetite. They chatted happily while eating, this was a rare gathering, and if it weren't for the war, they would have stayed in their fiefdoms for the rest of the year, and rarely interacted except for the annual sacrifices and dervishes.

King Han also had the best appetite when he was young, so he ate his leg of mutton in three or two clicks, and asked the slave to get another one for himself: "This sheep still has to eat lambs, and the old sheep doesn't taste very good?" And there is a lack of condiments, I remember that when Su Ren came to the royal court, it was the king and the king of Tuntou who went to greet him, and the sheep roasted by Su Ren still drools when he thinks about it. ”

King Huai laughed: "It's not easy to eat Su Ren's roasted sheep, this time I went to catch it and let him roast it for you every day!" ”

The Ukiyo King nodded again and again: "The women of the Han family are not bad, I don't know if there is Ma Yi or not, according to those merchants, those Western Regions dancing girls in Ma Yi City can kill people!" ”

King Han was disdainful: "Speaking of those Western Regions Dancing Queens, this king remembered one thing, I heard that King Youxian called two Western Regions Dancing Queens in Mayi, and before he could make a move, he was stunned by the smell of the two of them, hahaha......"

"Hahaha......" A group of kings laughed loudly in the tent, the sound was very loud, and Shan Yu and the king of Tuntou could hear it clearly.

King Tuntou frowned: "These guys! ”

Shan Yu sighed: "Forget it, they are also being used, I can't blame them, tell me your plan, how to deal with the provocation of King Zuogu Li when you return to the royal court?" ”

King Tuntou hurriedly said: "The minister has contacted the tribe loyal to His Majesty, and the king of Zuogu Li dares to send troops to come, and the minister swears to protect the royal court!" ”

Shan Yu shook his head: "You can't die, I'm still waiting for you to help my son to the position of Shan Yu!" Brother Wang is a famous wise man of my Huns, so I left Brother Wang behind, and I will ask Brother Wang as soon as I qiē! ”

Shan Yu's camp is encamped at the mouth of the Lushui River, which runs east-west, blocking the cold wind from the north. If the cow dung fire is not too hot, this thing is not used for roasting. The entire camp occupied almost the entire Lushui River, and during the dotted firelight, it flickered and dimmed like stars in the sky. The herd of cattle is the food of the army, and if two thousand soldiers are specially sent to guard it, there must be no problem with these livestock.

Standing on the top of the earth mountain, Shan Yu looked down at Yi Qiē with his hands behind his back, originally these livestock and people belonged to him, but now he is losing control over these little by little. As the king of the Huns, Shan Yu does not like to be forgotten like this, because every Shan Yu can control his own ethnic group very well, except for him. Sometimes Shan Yu felt that it was unfair to him, why did Father Khan choose another person after choosing him?

"He should have been killed in the first place!" King Tuntou stood behind Shan Yu and said coldly. Although he did not name names, both of them knew who the king of Tuntou was talking about.

Shan Yu smiled: "I didn't have a chance at the beginning, and I won't have a chance in the future!" ”

"Yes, please trust me!"

Shan Yu didn't ask the king of Tuntou why, since the king of Tuntou said so, he must have his own way, killing Yi Zhixie is for Shan Yu, at least to make Shan Yu's descendants safer. In the history of the Xiongnu, Shan Yu's succession to the throne was often accompanied by bloodshed, perhaps this is a tradition, or it may be the intention of the previous generation of Shan Yu. The people of the steppe worship wolves, and only the strongest and fiercest wolves are worthy of being wolf kings.

When they came down from the dirt mountain, there was still laughter and laughter in the tents of the kings. During the period, there were also women's voices, and these people estimated that they had brought a few women and children in the rear army, and they didn't care if these women were the wife or daughter of the soldier, all they wanted was a tool to vent.

Shan Yu didn't go in, and in this case he was not suitable to go in, so he just stood outside the tent and coughed, and then went back to his tent. The kings heard Shan Yu's cough, and a few of them had already come out of the tent, and when they saw the murderous eyes of the king of Tuntou, they smiled and went back to their tents.

The Xiongnu army is the most brave and warlike army in the world, the Han army has been pressed for a hundred years, and the surrounding neighbors have not been attacked by the Huns, the Wuhuan people, the Shanshan people, the Yueshi people, etc., as long as they border the Xiongnu, they have not had a good life. But no one thought of uniting to resist, in the face of the looting of the Xiongnu army, the Wuhuan people chose to surrender, the Shanshan people chose to forbear, the Yueshi people chose to avoid, and even the Han people avoided the war in a friendly way, which made the Huns very proud.

The king of Tuntou saw those people leave, ordered the soldiers to send a few disheveled women back to the back camp, and glared at the soldiers guarding outside the account viciously: "If they were your mothers, wives, and sisters, would you still be able to stand so calmly?" ”

Several of the soldiers bowed their heads in shame. King Tuntou snorted coldly: "If something like this happens again in the future, report it immediately, understand?" ”

"No!" Several soldiers hurriedly agreed.

King Tuntou sighed and walked back with his hands behind his back. In that moment, he seemed to see the future of the Xiongnu, and he knew that Su Ren rescued the Han envoy, although this time the Han people were not able to unite with the Western Regions, but as long as the emperor of the Han people did not give up, sooner or later the punishment of the gods would fall on the Xiongnu.

The next day, the wind and snow were much lighter, and the king of Tuntou took his men to the back camp. Last night's events just gave the king of Tuntou an excuse, and none of the other kings said a word.

The wind and snow stopped, and the sun appeared in the sky, but the temperature was low. Such weather is even more unsuitable for haste, because if you can't go far, the trouser legs will be soaked, and the hooves of the war horses will be frostbitten. Shan Yu wanted to stay for another day, but the kings were unwilling, and repeatedly urged Shan Yu to set off, and Shan Yu had to order the army to march with a wry smile.