sand bar.
This is a valley located northwest of the Nanli Mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a small river flowing from west to east.
Lush alfalfa grows on both sides of the river, which is the favorite pasture for horses, cattle and sheep. This kind of pasture is most suitable for growing in soft sandy loam like Shaba, so this small river valley in Shaba has raised fat and strong horses, cattle and sheep.
There are horses, cattle, and sheep, and naturally there are people. With people, there are villages and tribes.
The Shanze tribe is a medium-sized tribe living here, with about 3,000 people.
Abao is an ordinary boy in Shanzebu, only ten years old. Because he often eats beef and mutton, he is stronger than ordinary boys and looks about the same as twelve or thirteen years old.
He had a pair of blue eyes, as bright as gems, so his father gave him the name "A Bao", and people in the tribe also called him "A Bao".
His father told him at night that this time he went east to look for treasures and would definitely bring him the bow and arrow he wanted most when he came back.
East!
It is said that there is an extremely rich country in the east. The land is full of gold. The clothes worn by the people there are all inlaid with precious stones. It is a paradise on earth.
This time, Abba went to the country to the east to pick up gold and treasures.
Abba said that he could pick it up if he went there, but Abao himself didn't quite believe it.
Since the country to the east is so rich and must be very powerful, can Abba really pick up the treasure so easily?
Abao is very worried about his father. He has not been able to sleep since his father left.
Not long after his father left, he ran to the mountains alone and waited for his father to return.
It's cold in the mountains.
He was wrapped in a sheepskin jacket and squatted on the top of the mountain, staring at the bottom of the mountain with a pair of blue eyes.
However, half a day has passed, and he still hasn't waited for his father to come back.
The night has gradually dissipated, the white fish belly has appeared in the east, and the sky is gradually getting brighter.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves coming from the east, galloping towards here.
"Abba!"
Abao's eyes lit up and he stood up. Just as he was about to call out his "Abba", he suddenly stopped.
wrong!
Abao realized that something was wrong. The sound of horse hooves was heard in an orderly manner. This was not something they heard from the Shanze Department.
If Abba and the others come back with the baby, the sound of horse hooves will definitely be brisk, not as heavy and neat as this.
He quickly stuck his head out and looked down the mountain, only to see a black torrent rushing towards here.
Then he saw what it was.
The rushing torrent was made up of hundreds of cavalry, each wearing red armor, holding spears and sharp blades, and they were so majestic that they were like divine soldiers descending from the earth.
Po's mouth was wide enough to fit an egg in. He had never seen such a neat army.
Now that these soldiers are here, Abba...
Although A Bao was young, his brain was very responsive and he quickly realized that something might be wrong with his father and that these soldiers were here to kill them.
"Ka Hong escapes (bad)!"
Just as Abao was about to shout for help, he immediately covered his mouth and took another peek down the mountain. Seeing that no one had noticed him, he sat on his butt on the ground and quickly slid down the hillside.
After a while, a large number of cavalry reined up their horses and stopped at the foot of the opposite mountain, only a hundred meters away from A Bao.
Although it is only a hundred meters, one is on the mountain and the other is at the bottom of the mountain. They are actually separated by a mountain.
The two leaders were all wearing fish scale composite armor. They were Wang Cheng and Captain Zhang Han.
After galloping for several hours, they finally arrived here before dawn.
"Why did the general stop?" Zhang Han was puzzled.
Wang Cheng said in a deep voice: "Did you hear anything just now?"
Zhang Han looked around, shook his head and said, "No."
He then asked: "General, could it be that those savages from the Gaoshan Country are hiding near here?"
Wang Cheng didn't explain anything, and rode Qing Lei, walking slowly close to the mountains.
A group of people hesitated for a moment and followed Wang Cheng, curious about what Wang Cheng was doing.
Just as they were becoming more and more confused, Wang Cheng at the front suddenly reined in his horse and stopped.
I saw him lift the tiger-headed golden gun in his hand and stab it at the mountain.
With a "click", a pile of rubble fell, and a hole opened in the originally tight mountain.
The entrance of the cave is three to four meters high, and inside is a dark passage. A cool breeze blows continuously from the passage. This passage clearly leads to the other side of the mountain.
"This is a secret passage!"
Zhang Han looked shocked. At this moment, he didn't know that there must be a Gaoshan national hidden behind this secret passage.
Suddenly, he thought of something, half-opened his mouth, and looked at Wang Cheng in front of him.
How did his general know about such a hidden passage?
There was another thing that he couldn't figure out. How did the general find this place?
Along the way, they did not come along any official road, there was no road at all!
Under the dark light, Wang Cheng led them to this place in various twists and turns.
How did he know so clearly?
Is this person a human or a ghost?
A wisp of mountain wind blew by, and Zhang Han couldn't help but shiver. When he looked at Wang Cheng again, there was fear in his eyes.
terrible!
Wang Cheng didn't know what Zhang Han was thinking, so he said "Enter the mountain" and rode Qing Lei into the secret passage.
The secret passage was not as deep as imagined, only a few dozen meters, and soon we reached the other side of the mountain.
As far as the eye can see, there is a huge plain with lush pasture growing on it.
A river flows from west to east, and there are tents along the direction of the river.
At this time, people kept coming out of the tent, all of them with disheveled clothes.
They were all looking in the direction of the secret passage. When they saw the dark cavalry, they were all stunned.
These people were naturally called by Abao.
Abao didn't stop because of this. He shuttled between the tents, warning the tribesmen as he ran.
However, his power alone is limited after all, and he cannot summon all the clan members in a short period of time.
So, he ran to the patriarch's house and rushed in without caring about anything.
When he came in, the patriarch Shanze Taluo was shirtless, sleeping soundly with his beautiful wife in his arms.
"Li Geng (chief)!"
"Li Geng (chief)!"
…
Abao shouted several times and finally woke up Shanze Tarot from his sweet dream.
Shanze Tarot was tall and thick, and had a notoriously bad temper. He was about to beat Abao to death with his hand.
However, when he heard a group of cavalry coming here, his extended hand stopped in mid-air.
"You little brat, what are you talking about? How could anyone find us here?"
The one who spoke was the beautiful lady of Shanze Tarot, and she spoke fluent Zhou language.
Her name is also different from that of the people in the Yamazawa tribe, who all call her "Xiu Niang".
Xiu Niang looks to be only in her thirties. She is different from those swarthy women in the Yamazawa Department. Her skin is smooth, white and delicate, her facial features are exquisite, and her eyes are full of charm, which can attract people's souls.
"You go to bed first, I'll go take a look and come back!"
When Shanze Taluo spoke, he actually used the language of Zhou people, but it was a little bit not fluent.
"Oh! What's there to see? There are so many people watching outside, what could happen?" Xiu Niang asked impatiently.
Shanze Taluo held the back of her head with his big hands, kissed her red lips several times before putting her down, and said in a gentle tone: "Be obedient! I'll be back soon."
Xiu Niang rolled her eyes at him, turned her head to the side unhappily and ignored him.
Shanze Tarot smiled, then picked up a gorgeous piece of clothing from the ground and put it on,
When he walked out of the tent, he took off the long bow and quiver hanging by the door.
It's almost a mess outside.
There were people everywhere, screaming everywhere, and they were all running away like crazy.
Behind them, a group of cavalry surrounded them from both sides, like chasing a herd of sheep.
"People from Zhou?!"
A look of shock appeared on Shanze Taluo's rough face, but it was quickly replaced by deep fear.
He is not like other people in the tribe. He has lived for fifty-three years and has experienced too many things.
To the east of their tribe, there was a great eastern country that was once the master of this land.
She is rich, with gorgeous clothes and splendid culture; she is powerful, with the most powerful army in the world.
But this is a country that fell into decline many years ago, and was almost destroyed fifteen years ago.
Since then, other countries have seen the internal weakness of this eastern power.
As a result, countries continued to challenge her, and even the not yet fully civilized Gaoshan Country bit off a piece of fat meat from her body.
It was precisely because of this that Shanze Taluo dared to let his tribe plunder, but this did not mean that he was not afraid. On the contrary, the fear of that eastern country had been buried deep in his heart.
It's like muscle memory. If you don't think about it or don't use it for a long time, you may think you have forgotten it, but once there is a stimulus, the unconditioned reflex will be triggered immediately.
He dropped the bow and arrow in his hand and knelt on the ground.
Yes!
He knelt down!
Abao on the side had no idea that the normally fierce clan leader would kneel down so suddenly and neatly.
He opened his hands with his palms facing outward, kowtowed with great piety, and at the same time shouted loudly.
"Bebo (kneel down)!"
"Duye (don't kill)!"
…
After hearing this sound, the Yamazawa tribe members who were originally running for their lives fell to their knees one after another.
At the same time, a loud voice sounded in everyone's ears.
"Don't kill them!"
After hearing this, the cavalry did not attack them anymore, but just drove them away together.
Soon, all the remaining two thousand people in the Shanze Department were gathered together.
Zhang Han said excitedly: "General, all the people from Gaoshan Kingdom have been captured!"
In all the years he has been in the army, he has never fought such a smooth battle. An enemy tribe of three thousand people was captured so easily.
How much credit does this have?
Wang Cheng said hello, rode Qing Lei to the crowd, and said, "Who is Shanze Tarot?"
Upon hearing this, Shanze Taluo quickly stood up from the crowd and said respectfully: "Young man!"
Wang Cheng nodded. Just like in the memory he had, this person was the clan leader of the Shanze tribe.
"You were the one who ordered the raid on our Nanli County?"
