Thorin was greatly surprised when he heard that Qiang Yu quickly captured Yongding Pass, and quickly led some of his soldiers into the pass to join Qiang Yu.
After entering the city gate, Thorin looked around happily and observed the internal structure of the pass before looking for Qiang Hui.
After taking over Yongding Pass, Qiang You was rearranging the city defenses. When he saw Thorin coming, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Brother," Thorin shouted happily, "I heard that you captured Yongding Pass in less than half an hour."
Unexpectedly, Qiang Yu said with a gloomy expression: "We have won it, but it is just an empty city, it is boring."
"Empty city?" Thorin was quite surprised.
Only then did Qiang Yu tell the reason for the interrogation.
Thorin smiled and said: "Isn't an empty city also a city? You know, if we occupy this pass, the situation will be very different."
"That's right." Qiang Yu nodded and said, "I just feel that the killing is not enough, and the battle will be over before we can show off our skills."
"Brother, don't worry, there will be many opportunities in the future." Thorin comforted.
"Look, there are plenty of battles ahead." Qiang Yu finally smiled, "If all the cities in Da Qin were like this Yongding Pass, it would be much easier for us to destroy Da Qin."
"Hahaha..." The two brothers laughed together.
After laughing for a while, Thorin seemed to have remembered something, his face hardened, and he said anxiously: "No!"
"What's wrong?" Qiang Yu was quite surprised by Thorin's change.
"There are no defenders in this pass, so the military doctor must not be in the pass either," Thorin said.
Only then did Qiang Xu remember that he wanted to treat Yu Tu. He slapped his forehead and said, "Guan Gu is going to fight. Go and interrogate those surrendered soldiers again."
The two of them quickly arrived at the cell where the soldiers were held.
"Speak quickly!" Thorin shouted eagerly, "Do you have a military doctor here?"
The older centurion seemed to have recovered from his self-blame for losing the pass, and said calmly: "Military doctor? Didn't the military doctor follow the army back to Yongcheng a long time ago?"
When Thorin heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Do you have any of you who know some medical skills and can treat patients?"
The centurion smiled bitterly and said, "If it's an ordinary headache or brain fever, we do have a few medicinal materials here."
"Then get it first," Thorin ordered.
The soldiers next to him took the centurion to get the medicinal materials, and Thorin ordered someone to send a message to the army to enter the pass.
Back in the hall, Thorin still frowned.
“Brother, tell me, it’s a little too easy for us to take Yongding Pass so easily.” Thorin asked with some confusion, “Is it true that Great Qin only sent so many people to guard such an important pass? "
"I also think this question is a bit strange, but I haven't had time to think about it more in the future." Qiang Yu said.
Thorin looked sad: "At this time, Grandpa..."
"Don't worry, King Yiqu will be fine." Qiang Yu comforted him, "Why don't we think about what arrangements would be made if King Yiqu was not sick?"
Thorin frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said: "If it were my grandfather, he would definitely send out detective horses to find out whether this matter was a fraud, and then explore the situation of the city ahead and the relevant terrain, and then make a plan based on the information gathered. Countermeasures.”
"Haha." Qiang Yu said with a smile, "Isn't that right? As long as we act according to King Yiqu's approach, we will make no mistake."
"Okay, I'll arrange to explore the horse right now." Suolin rushed out of the house in a hurry.
Originally, the various Rong and Di tribes were led by Yiqu Wang Yutu. Their morale was high and their confidence was also very high.
But who would have thought that after hearing the news that Lao Ai had been captured, Yu Tu, who had always been physically strong, became furious and fell ill.
This made the army of more than 100,000 on this expedition suddenly leaderless. After all, the young clan leader Thorin had just turned two.
At ten years old, he has almost never led so many people in a battle before, so he still lacks experience.
As for Qiang Yu, he is only one year older than Thorin. Although he has some combat experience, it is limited to fighting with other tribes. He has basically not experienced much tough battles like the one in front of him.
Today we relied entirely on our morale to attack Yongding Pass, and thanks to the fact that there were no defenders in the pass, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.
The remaining armies of Rongdi Army entered the pass one after another and reorganized.
Yu Tu also woke up from the turbulence and was leaning on the bed, drinking hot soup.
Although he was conscious, Yu Tu's face was still pale, he didn't have enough energy to speak, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time.
"Grandpa, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?" Thorin squatted in front of Yu Tu and asked softly.
"Don't worry, it's much better." Yu Tu said softly with a smile on his lips, "Is it safe here?"
Thorin nodded vigorously and said: "It's safe. We've checked all around. Except for the dozens of captured Qin soldiers, no suspicious people have been found."
"That's good." Yu Tu took a deep breath and said, "Since it's safe, go and call some elders from the clan over."
"Oh." Thorin responded, turning around to find the three elders who were accompanying him.
There are five elders in Yiqu who are in charge of clan affairs.
Because the tribe needed someone to take care of it, the first elder and the second elder among the five elders stayed in the tribe. The third elder, the fourth elder and the fifth elder traveled with the army. Because they had to lead a team each, they were not with Yu Tu. .
"The Sword Comes"
Not long after, Thorin returned to the room with the three elders.
"Old patriarch." The three elders said in unison.
Yu Tu reluctantly sat up, a smile appeared on his face, and his already cloudy eyes suddenly became bright.
"This bed is really comfortable, and this chair is not bad. Sit down quickly." Yu Tu said, "We can't sit there."
An extremely ordinary chair in the Daqin military camp is a luxury item for the Yiqu tribe.
The three elders each took a chair and sat down. They looked at Yu Tu at the same time, and seemed to feel that something was not right with Yu Tu.
Yu Tu coughed twice and then said: "I called you here immediately because I want to talk to you while I'm awake."
"Old patriarch, please speak." The three elders said at the same time.
"You all know that Sorin's father passed away early. His second uncle broke his leg while riding a horse when he was young and has been paralyzed in bed. His third uncle went to Xianyang many years ago, and now it is said that he has fallen into the hands of King Qin. , life and death are still unknown." Yu Tu's tone was quite heavy, "This child Solin is sensible, righteous, and well-loved in the clan, so in the future, you must help him more and manage and protect the clan well. .”
How can the three elders fail to understand what it means? King Yiqu Yutu is asking for help.
"Old patriarch, what do you mean?" the third elder said.
"Yes, old patriarch, you will be fine." The fourth elder also said.
The five clan leaders were usually not very talkative, so they just nodded vigorously.
Thorin also heard what Yu Tu meant, and his clear eyes showed anxiety.
Yu Tu did not respond to the elders, but gently took Sorin's hand and said softly: "Solin, my grandfather watched you grow up and knows that you are pure in nature and have great ambitions. Grandfather also believes in you. If the clan is handed over to your hands, you will definitely manage it better than my grandfather."
"Grandpa, don't say that, you will be fine." Thorin's eyes were filled with tears, "I'm going to find the best doctor. If that doesn't work, I'm going to capture the imperial doctor from Great Qin."
However, Yu Tu slowly shook his head and said in a low voice: "Don't bother me. Your grandfather has governed the Yiqu family for more than forty years. It's time for him to take a rest. I don't think so."
When the king took over, he was not as old as you. The Yiqu tribe at that time was really miserable, so I vowed to take back our land and let the people of Yiqu live upright and live a comfortable life. days. "
The three elders listened quietly, as if they were returning to long-lasting memories with Yu Tu.
"Now that we have finally embarked on the journey, Yiqu is finally able to seek justice for himself." Yu Tu's eyes widened a bit, "But hearing about your uncle also made my grandfather very angry."
"First of all, I'm sorry for your uncle! When I sent him away, he was not as old as you, but he had to make a living outside alone. You can imagine the hardships involved."
"Secondly, the plan we conspired with your uncle has also lost the opportunity. It can even be said to have failed half. The other half depends on whether our army can defeat Qin's army."
Thorin's eyes were bright and he said resolutely: "Grandpa, don't worry. Even if we don't succeed this time, we will have another time, and our grandson will still have decades to live. I will make sure my grandfather gets what he wants!"
Yu Tu nodded calmly, reached out and pulled off a leaf-like pendant from his neck.
The eyes of the three elders gathered together.
"Saulin, our Yiqu royal family didn't leave anything valuable behind when we led our people away. This jade pendant was left to your grandfather by your great ancestor. It is also a symbol of Yiqu's royal power. Now, , Grandpa will entrust this jade pendant to you." Although Yu Tu's strength became weaker and weaker when he spoke, the strength in his hand did not decrease, and he put the jade pendant into Thorin's hand.
Thorin was stunned there, not knowing whether to accept it or not.
"Thorin, you can't hesitate. My grandfather is old and can no longer lead the army. Besides, this jade pendant will be yours sooner or later. Take him with you." At the end of the words, Yu Tu's voice became cold.
Thorin was still hesitant and looked back at the three elders.
The three elders could not disobey Yu Tu's wishes, so they stood up, knelt on one knee and said, "We have met the new patriarch!"
After receiving the approval of the three elders, Thorin returned to his confidence. After putting away the jade pendant, he quickly helped the three elders up.
"Don't call the three elders like this yet. After all, the inheritance ceremony has not been held yet, so just call them the young clan leaders." Thorin said.
"Okay!" the three elders responded in unison.
"The top priority now is to cure my grandfather's illness. Do the elders have any advice?" Thorin asked.
The third elder thought for a while: "But looking at the state of the old patriarch, our exorcism skills will no longer be of use. For now, we should invite a doctor with good medical skills to come over."
"Yes, since there isn't one here, let's go to the next city to look for it." said the fourth elder.
"Exactly." The fifth elder finally said something, but he said it so concisely.
Thorin nodded, turned around and helped Yu Tu lie down to rest.
Yu Tu was indeed tired. He probably struggled just now, but now he relaxed and fell asleep quickly.
Thorin and the three elders walked out of the room, discussed briefly, and then selected two more energetic tribesmen from each tribe to go find the doctor.
Early the next morning, Yu Tu took some medicine and seemed to be in better spirits.
Thorin was supporting Yu Tu and wanted to have breakfast together, but he heard Tan Ma shouting and brought back the latest news.
"Clan leader, we have heard from the front that Young Master Lao Ai has...already..." Halfway through his words, the detective raised his head and looked at Yu Tu with some fear.
"How is he? Tell me quickly!" Thorin urged.
"He has been torn apart by King Qin's chariot and died!" Tan Ma said, lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Gudong! …
Yu Tu fell from the chair to the ground, unconscious, and saw two streaks of black and red blood flowing out of his nostrils.
