Chapter 258 Grassland

Until he eagerly rode his horse out of the fortress, looking at the looming military tents on the distant horizon, Zhao Changhe was inspired and quietly took a detour. At the same time, he secretly cursed himself for being a fool for not knowing why he was so anxious.

He Lei's death was notified to the world, and Yue Hongling's presence on the list was obviously a bonus. Since there was no notification, it at least proved that she was alive.

It seems that I have found the biggest advantage of the Book of Troubled Times besides causing trouble and showing off: reporting peace...

Thinking of this, we can draw inferences - if a celebrity like Yue Hongling had fallen somewhere, the Hu people would have publicized it. Since he didn't, it can be seen that he wasn't caught either. It's more likely that he wasn't even in danger at all and was just trying to scare himself.

The vast grassland is so vast. To the west is the Gobi, to the north is the desert, and across the desert is still a grassland. You may not see any human habitation for thousands of miles. It is really normal for you to be unable to contact us for a month or two.

Cui Yuanyong must have been speechless just now. While he was praising your brain, he was being stupid at the same time.

There is no way... caring will lead to chaos. If your sister lost contact, I would be just as anxious...

Anyway, this time out of seclusion, let's do the mission while looking for news about Yue Hongling. It's not impossible to do two things badly, it's the same thing.

Zhao Changhe calmed down and quietly rode his horse slowly around the road, observing the surrounding environment along the way. Inside and outside the pass, separated by a pass, there are two worlds, and the impact on people's souls is quite big.

"Outside Yanmen Pass, people don't raise silkworms or plant hemp; there are no pear and jujube trees in hundreds of miles, so how can we get peach and apricot flowers in the third spring?"

This is the watershed that separates farming and nomadism. There are two civilizations separated by a mountain.

No matter how many lofty mountains I saw in the pass, I didn't feel poetic. This scene, which seemed to be divided among civilizations, actually gave rise to many sentences, including the famous "Don't teach Huma to cross the Yinshan Mountains". I had never thought about it before... Now I see it When I saw the military tent on the grassland, I suddenly remembered that this was actually the intersection between Yinshan Mountain and Taihang Mountain. This was where Hu Ma was visiting Yinshan Mountain!

Civilizations are divided and intersected, but time and space are connected here. This feeling is very interesting.

This was still a war zone, not his mission. Zhao Changhe made a long circle and galloped westward.

Beihu is a collective term, but it is actually a union of multiple ethnic groups. Although the Great Khan Temur is also called the king, in the eyes of China, the concept is more similar to that of the leader. Even his own tribe is divided into countless tribes. He himself They are from the Golden Wolf tribe, and there are a lot of other war lions and black wolves, but recently his own tribe has become a bit big.

He Lei is the leader of the War Lion Tribe, and when Yue Hongling was on the list, he killed the Black Wolf King, all of whom were strong men from the Temur Tribe.

I don’t know if it will cause some thoughts among other tribes. It’s hard to say. After all, Timur is ranked third in the Heavenly Ranking. His deterrent power to the tribes in the grassland is no lower than Xia Longyuan’s deterrent to the forces in the Central Plains.

Who is second on the list?

The Great Shaman of Changshengtian.

In fact, he and Timur are not from the same ethnic group, but he does not participate in tribal disputes and only stays in the temple. Whoever dominates the grassland has nothing to do with him. However, his dominance over the grassland may be better than Timur's.

But he participated in the battle of the Central Plains... The demon fox Chili is his direct descendant.

From this perspective, it can be said that Xia Longyuan controls the second and third teams by himself. None of them appeared on the front line in person, but they had some kind of tacit understanding with Xia Longyuan.

Or maybe it's a secret fight from afar?

For example, is that lightning related to the temple of Changshengtian? Zhao Changhe felt that it was still somewhat possible. At least the blind man would not strike down thunder because of that disrespect. Hu Shen, who was in the middle of the battle, had some possibility.

In short, due to the characteristics of the grassland tribes, many of the coalition forces are stationed in different places, and some are even very far apart. This also gives Yue Hongling and others the opportunity to cause trouble everywhere, which is very suitable for martial arts masters to break through the Black Wolf camp. That's how it came about.

This time, a small team went to a distant tribal garrison, mainly to collect information. If there was a chance, they could also try to do things like burning grain and grass. It was similar to military scouts, but more special warfare. . Danger is dangerous, but they are all martial arts masters and not ordinary soldiers. They are mainly just for exploration and not as a death squad. If they run around in trouble, it is unlikely that the entire army will be wiped out and no one can escape.

Cui Yuanyong felt that he should at least confirm what happened, and at least confirm his death. If he was not dead but just trapped or captured, he still had to try to rescue him.

Zhao Changhe also felt that it was necessary. This time he galloped with a full sense of mission.

It was really far away. Wu Zhui let go of his horse and galloped for a whole day. It was dark and he didn't even see it.

I unfolded the map and looked at it in vain. I don’t know where I am located. What’s the use of looking at the map?

Just as he was having a headache, he felt the sound of someone approaching from a distance. Zhao Changhe reined in his horse and looked around. When he saw a small earth bag, he galloped over and hid behind the earth bag to watch.

Damn it, it's not easy to find a dirtbag in this endless wilderness. Fortunately, Wu Zhui was very spiritual and kept silent.

Under the darkness, a convoy gradually came forward. It was well-organized and numbered over a thousand people. It looked like a well-trained army, but there were so many vehicles and horses escorting it, it seemed like a caravan, but it was empty.

Zhao Changhe looked a little stunned. Most of them looked like they were from the Central Plains... It looked like they were going to trade with the grasslands, and the things were already empty. But why is the empty car not full of other things to take back?

By the way, there are still people trading while these armies are fighting?

Zhao Changhe thought of the shops in Ji Yinan. Where did this grassland thing come from?

Since there are things from the grasslands coming south, are there things from the Central Plains going north?

Someone was talking and laughing in standard Central Plains Mandarin: "At this time, we are still afraid of horse bandits. I said it is impossible."

Someone else said: "We are not afraid of horse bandits. At this time, are there any horse bandits who dare to approach this area? We are afraid of real troops under the banner of horse bandits."

"They are not that bad, they play this trick on weekdays, but they play it at this time?"

"It's hard to say." Someone sighed and said: "Do you know that it is not only the grassland tribes that pretend to be horse bandits to rob?"

"Who else?"

"Of course it is Huangfu Yongxian. If he robs us, we can only swallow our anger. The old man dares not to use this to attack, but he dares to eat it."

Zhao Changhe has an idea.

Damn, the Central Plains merchants are selling grain to the Hu people at this time, right? It's not like I haven't heard of such things, but I really didn't expect that they would play like this during wartime. Awesome.

Huangfu Yongxian was a garrison in the border area in his life, so he must have known what was going on. It's not easy to attack after considering many considerations, so it's also a good idea to directly rob it back.

There was still a chat over there:

"It's even more disgusting recently. Do you know there is a kind of one-man bandit?"

"Ah? What is a one-man bandit? Can he steal things?"

"When her name is Yue Hongling, it's OK."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

"So there must be more people. A little less is better. There have been several cases where Yue Hongling robbed a group of people alone."

"I see..." The man's neck shrank: "She won't be nearby now, right?"

"We have more people this time, of course she doesn't dare. Maybe she's waiting on the road to Huangshaji in front. Someone was messed up by her on this road before, making people panic." The previous man gritted his teeth and said, "Wait for me to go back and report to the head of the family, and find a way to retaliate against this bitch. After all, she still lives in the Central Plains. She can run away, but she can't run away. How can she offend us so easily!"

Someone laughed: "We have thousands of people this time. If she has the guts, she can come. It's just right to strip her naked for the brothers to play with."

Then there was a bunch of dirty words.

Zhao Changhe frowned and pondered for a moment, suddenly realized something, and looked up at the sky.

Beidou pointed... the direction of this group of people was north.

He thought about it in his mind and roughly understood what was going on... These people were most likely selling food and weapons to the tribe he originally wanted to go to, but he was in a different place, this place was to the north. After unloading, they continued to go north, with empty trucks to Huangshaji to purchase goods.

Zhao Changhe hesitated for a moment.

Should he go south to that tribe to have a look, or go north to Huangshaji?