However, when he heard that Liu Yin wanted to go through the grassland to Longxi, the Qiang man showed a look of horror on his face, and said in stiff Chinese: "I can't go!" Can't go! ”

Liu Yin smiled and said, "Why can't you go, didn't you migrate from Longxi?" ”

The Qiang people told Liu Yin in Qiang language that his name was Sangda, and that they originally lived in Zhongti on the banks of the Taoshui River in Longxi County, and that the Wei people instigated infighting among the Qiang people, and their tribe failed in the infighting and was expelled from Zhongti, and in order to avoid the disaster of extermination, their leader was forced to lead the whole tribe of men, women, and children across the grassland and migrate south. The terrible meadow swamp swallowed nearly ninety percent of the lives of their tribe, and even the tribal chief died in the mire, when their tribe set out from Longxi, there were still more than 300 people, and after crossing the meadow, only thirty or forty people survived. Sanda said that this meadow is a demon that eats people and does not spit out bones, and once a person falls into a mud pit, he will be swallowed by the devil, and this meadow can never be passed.

Liu Yin smiled slightly, obviously this Sanda was frightened by the tragic situation when he crossed the meadow, and his face turned pale when he mentioned the meadow. However, Liu Yin thinks that no matter whether he is afraid or not, he is always a person who crosses the grassland alive, and the experience and lessons are exchanged for blood and life, which is simply priceless.

"You tell him I want to hire him as a guide, and you can only ask for a price." Liu Yin said to Ah Jian.

Ah Jian relayed it in Qiang, and Nasanda waved his hand and shook his head, signaling that he would not do anything to give him.

Zhang Le was furious, brushed out the knife, and put it on his neck. Threatened: "Fuck it." Toast without eating and eating penalty wine. Let you be a guide is to look up to you, put on a score in front of Lao Tzu, believe it or not, I chopped you with a knife. ”

Although Sanda couldn't understand Zhang Le's words, Zhang Le's fierce and vicious appearance really frightened him, and he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to beg for mercy.

Liu Yin glared at Zhang Le, now he is asking for help, and Zhang Le is so domineering. Even if he is forced to be a guide, who can guarantee that if he has evil intentions and leads tens of thousands of troops astray, it will not be a bad thing.

Liu Yin drank back Zhang Le, helped Sanda up with his own hands, and said: "Don't be afraid, fellow, my brother's temper is a little hotter, but there is no malice." A certain is the general of the north of the Han Dynasty, and this time he led the army to conquer Cao Wei, passing through the grassland. There is no reason to retreat, the fellow once walked through the meadow. This experience must be different from ordinary people, a sincere hire fellow to be a guide, what conditions you just have to mention. ”

Ah Jian translated Liu Yin's words to Sangda, and then pointed to the military camp not far away, which was equivalent to confirming Liu Yin's identity.

Sanda is just a humble Qiang man, when he was in Longxi, they often had to be bullied and killed by the Wei government, so that he was born very afraid of the Han people's high-ranking officials and cool officials, just now when Zhang Le held a knife to threaten him, he seemed to return to Longxi again, scared him trembling, but fortunately Liu Yin's attitude was gentle, and amiable, but he was relieved a lot, but I heard that compatriot who could speak Qiang said that this attitude was a big official of the Han Dynasty, and he also saw the camp of the Shu army over there, and the momentum was calm, The fear also increased a little.

Liu Yin and Zhang Le's grace and power had obviously worked, and Sanda didn't have the courage to refuse again, so he had to agree to Liu Yin's request, but he did have an additional condition, that is, he asked Liu Yin for ten steel-stringed crossbows and a hundred crossbow arrows.

This move made Liu Yin very strange, Sanda didn't want money or food, but asked for a bow and crossbow, there are many crossbows in this bow and crossbow army, as long as it is not Zhuge Repeater, no matter how many dozens of Liu Yin will not feel distressed, but he is very curious about what this Sanda wants to do with so many bows and crossbows?

Sanda knew that if he didn't agree to their request today, it would probably bring ruin to himself and his people, although the grassland was really terrible, if he really turned back, it was estimated that he would die for a lifetime, and it didn't matter if he died, their tribe now only had thirty or forty people left, and they had to be preserved.

Migrating to the south of the meadow, Sanda and his tribe realized the harshness of life here, which was desolate and remote, with few birds and beasts, and they could hardly find anything to survive on except for some wild vegetables. If you move further south, there is a large primeval forest, filled with countless wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and their people only have a few simple homemade bows and arrows and knives, and it is very difficult to deal with these large beasts. Sanda had seen the bows and crossbows of the Han people, and it was only fitting to use that powerful weapon against fierce beasts, and at this moment he made this request, just to exchange his life for ten crossbows.

With these bows and crossbows, they no longer have to fear the wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and they can hunt and get food on a larger scale, or they can leave the edge of the meadow to find a more ideal place to stay.

From this point of view, Sanda felt that he would not hesitate to pay for his life, he looked at Liu Yin, for fear that Liu Yin would not agree.

Liu Yin smiled, and quickly understood what Sanda meant, it is better to give him a fish, this fish is like money and food, and the bow and crossbow are understood as a kind of fishing gear, it seems that this Sanda is very shrewd.

Liu Yin immediately agreed to the deal, promising to give the Qiang people ten bows and crossbows and give them an extra hundred crossbow arrows, although these crossbow arrows can be used repeatedly, but damage is common, once there are no crossbow arrows, these crossbows are all waste. Therefore, Liu Yin generously gave them an extra hundred crossbow arrows, which moved Sanda so much.

and the ability to walk through grass and guides, these ten crossbows are insignificant.

And Sanda did not live up to Liu Yin's expectations, and before he crossed the meadow, he provided Liu Yin with several extremely valuable suggestions. On the one hand, some light and thin planks can be tied to the soldiers under the feet, which is equivalent to skies, and can step on the water and grass to advance, so as not to fall into the mud puddle, and the second is that it takes a long time to cross the grass, and it is inevitable to camp in the grass, and the chance of finding a relatively high and dry highland is slim, most of the time, can only stay on the grass, this time is very dangerous, If one is not careful, it will be swallowed up in the grass, and the long planks are laid side by side, so that the soldiers can sit on the planks to avoid accidents.

Liu Yin took his suggestion and cut down trees around to make planks, but there were not many tall trees near the meadow, and on this day of resting in the meadow, only a part of the planks were obtained. (To be continued......)