Die in battle?
As soon as he thought of this word, a burst of deep regret flashed through Pu Gu's heart!
Perhaps, if I had not escaped just now, if I could have died in front of my tribe, then I would not have to face the current situation again!
But now, it's too late.
After all the hardships, there is only one death!
Faced with life and death, he chose to escape for the first time! Then the outcome is already determined! Even if he wanted to die generously, no one would mourn for him.
Now, I can only leave here alone, wandering between heaven and earth, like the lone wolf on the grassland, only knowing where I came from but not knowing where I am going.
Slowly turning the horse's head, Pu Gu took one last look at his home in the distance, and then rode away without looking back.
The tribesman next to him looked at Pu Gu's lonely back and opened his mouth to shout something, but in the end he couldn't shout anything. He could only stare blankly at Pu Gu's figure until he slowly disappeared from sight.
This war is not a crime of war, but someone always needs to bear the consequences!
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The sky gradually darkened.
In a small cave deep in the grassland, Pu Gu lit a bonfire at the entrance of the cave and stared at the heavy snow outside in a daze.
The war horse behind him was half-lying and fast asleep, and even occasionally snored comfortably.
It is very familiar with this place and knows that it is safe here, so it changes its habit of sleeping standing up and adopts a more comfortable lying position.
When Pugu heard the snoring, he looked back at the war horse, stretched out his hand to touch its warm belly, and suddenly felt that it was good to be a horse, waking up to eat grass, running happily, carefree, and without any fight.
It’s not like humans, who have to eat meat and grain since birth! Fight with heaven, fight with earth, fight with people! Every moment of life is a struggle. Even when I die, I still want to fight for a few breaths with the god of death, and I am unwilling to close my eyes as soon as possible.
"Why!"
Sighing deeply, the tired servant threw the branches in his hands into the fire, stood up, and prepared to go behind the war horse and rely on it to survive the cold night.
"Dong dong..."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves broke the silence of the night, frightening the stretched servant, and subconsciously grabbed the bow and arrow thrown on the ground.
"Eh..."
The war horse beside him was also awakened at this time. It shook its huge head and tried to stand up, but was patted by the servant bone to stop its fearful movement.
At the entrance of the cave, a bonfire danced, like a bright light, particularly dazzling in the dark night, attracting danger.
But at this time, Pugu had no intention of extinguishing it.
He just stood quietly at the entrance of the cave holding his bow and arrow, waiting for someone to come.
At this time, Pu Gu had already thought about it: if the enemy came this time, he wouldn't run away!
The afternoon's accumulation and the squeezing of all the negative emotions made him so angry that he just wanted to let go and fight for life or death! Even if you die in battle, it doesn't matter!
The sound of the horse's hooves was very clear, and it ran straight towards the cave. Anyone who dared to ride like this in the dark was undoubtedly an experienced knight.
The person came very quickly, and after a few breaths, Pu Gu could already see the outline of the person.
Looking at the man riding alone in the dark, he took a deep breath and gradually drew the long bow to full capacity. As soon as he let go, the arrow in his hand would fly out and nail the uninvited guest to his horse!
"Ahem...servant bone!"
However, just when the sharp arrow in his hand was about to be shot, the horse suddenly stopped, and then a familiar and weak voice came, which immediately shocked the servant and made him unable to hold the bow and arrow in his hand.
"Father...Father!" He lowered his arms and shouted tremblingly!
The servant who thought his heart had become dead suddenly burst into tears all over his face! He didn't expect that the person who came late at night would be his father, Mo Yun!
"Ahem, I guess you're here!" Mo Yun heard the voice of Servant Bone and rode over quickly. When he saw his son staring at him in a daze, a smile gradually appeared on his snow-covered face.
After struggling to dismount from his horse and shaking off the snow from his body, Mo Yun strode to the front of Pu Gu.
There was no imaginary thunderous fury, nor was there any reasonable blame or scolding. After looking at the servant's bones up and down, he directly pulled him back to the cave and sat down.
"Take a sip to warm yourself up!" Sitting on the floor, Mo Yun fumbled to untie the wine bag from his waist and handed it to the servant opposite.
Pu Gu took the wine bag at a loss and looked at it, but did not put it to his mouth.
When Mo Yun saw Pu Gu's appearance, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed softly.
He knows his son so well!
Since childhood, Pu Gu has been a smart and proud child! Even if you are frustrated, you will not talk to others. You will only hide here alone and lick your heart silently.
When he appeared in front of others the next day, he was still the same high-spirited young man!
Because he was smart, he studied Han Chinese books and assisted himself to develop and expand the declining Ashina tribe!
Because of his pride, even if he was accidentally attracted by Xue Yantuo Khan and wanted to recruit him to be the Khan's son-in-law, he still ignored him and did not go with him to become the son-in-law who would dream of riding a dragon!
But Mo Yun also knew that it was precisely because of his character that Pu Gu could not withstand this heavy blow! Because such people will only blame themselves and will not pass all the blame on others like other defeated Turks.
"Here, take a sip!"
After sighing, Mo Yun took the wine bag from Pu Gu again, opened the cork, and handed it to his mouth again. It wasn't until Pu Gu mechanically took a big sip that he shook his head and said, "If you lose, you lose. There is no archer in this world who can shoot the golden eagle every time! There is no general who can win every battle! And I saw what happened this time with my own eyes and heard it from others, it’s not your fault!”
After taking a big gulp of wine, Fu Gu remained silent and allowed the strong alcohol to flow from his throat into his stomach like a ball of fire. He didn't even wipe the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, but stared at his father across from him in a daze.
Mo Yun himself took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and continued: "There are other things in the clan, you don't have to worry! I will ask the clansmen to start packing this afternoon. When the heavy snow stops, our clansmen will move to elsewhere!
We lost some people this time, which is not a big bad thing. At least it indirectly left a lot of food and grass. Otherwise, we don’t know how many people would have died during this migration! "
"Father, please stop comforting me. I know what I did this time..."
After hearing this, Pu Gu's eyes finally had some light. He knew clearly that what he just said was just his father trying to comfort him!
Migrating in winter will certainly result in the loss of manpower, but those lost at that time are the old, weak, sick and disabled!
And those who died following him were all the youngest and strongest warriors in the clan! Without them, how will the tribe seize the pasture and fight the enemy in the coming year? !
