"By the way, have you agreed on which way to go?"
Seeing that Hui had recovered, Zhang Qi quickly changed the topic and asked.
Seeing that something was serious, Yingyao and Yao stopped playing around, put their bows on their backs, and quietly came to Zhang Qi's side.
Bo Fu rubbed his bowstring, making a crackling sound.
"Hui and I discussed it for a day and decided to head east along the Shenshan Mountains, where Zuo Tuqi (tu2qi2) belongs.
And from the news we overheard from the Xiongnu nobles, conflicts with Donghu occasionally occurred there. I think it might be easier to go there to enter Donghu's territory and then transfer to the Han Dynasty. "
Zhang Qi nodded and thought about it. Combining the historical knowledge in his head, Zhang Qi roughly calculated that this era may be the most prosperous period of the Xiongnu, but even so, the population of the Xiongnu will not exceed three million (enlarged) .
In addition to their conquests and captures from the east and west, including the tribes and slaves of various tribes who were forced to surrender, the Huns' power would not exceed 4 million people (increased).
This is the disadvantage of nomadism. Storage of various dairy products is a big trouble. Once natural disasters and diseases cause cattle and sheep to die in droves, their disaster resistance is completely incomparable with farming civilization, so the population has been unable to develop.
But it is also because of this that the Huns' fighting ability in order to survive and plunder is astonishing. The whole clan is a soldier when mounted, and a herdsman when dismounted.
The cost for them to launch a war is pitifully small. They have already completed mobilization as soon as they mount their bows and mount their horses. This is their advantage.
Unlike the current Han Dynasty, whenever they wanted to launch a foreign war, they had countless steps to complete.
The Huns worshiped the sunrise, so they respected the direction of the sunrise. In addition, they regarded the direction of the Han Dynasty as the front. Therefore, Zuo Tuqi was the first person under the Xiongnu Chanyu, and was usually held by his legitimate son or heir. , whose status is equivalent to that of the Prince of the Eastern Palace, and is also honored as King Zuoxian by the Huns.
In addition to Zuo Tuqi, there are also You Tuqi, Left and Right King of Guli (li2), Left and Right Generals, Left and Right Captains, Left and Right Da Danghu, etc., a total of twenty-four positions, known as 240,000 horsemen, and are the most powerful of the Huns alone. Yu's direct line power.
During the reign of Emperor Wen, the Xiongnu Kou Bian were known as having 300,000 men who could control strings. This is how they came about.
The system of the Xiongnu was not much different from the structure of the court of the Han Dynasty. There was no way, the only systems in the huge grassland for them to learn from were the Qin and Han dynasties, so the structures of these two powerful countries were very similar.
A population of four million is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. As long as the five of them are careful, it is not difficult to escape. One of the reasons why they were so worried before was the food and the other was the direction. .
But now starting from the sacred mountain, the problem of direction no longer exists. It must be correct to move towards the place where the sun rises, and food...
Everyone looked at Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi smiled and naturally understood what they meant, so he said easily: "Direction and food are not a problem. Besides, if there is a chance, we might be able to get horses."
Everyone's eyes lit up, especially the two Ying Yao. Unlike Zhang Qi and the others who stayed in the clan all year round, the two of them often went out with the Xiongnu nobles, so their riding skills were not bad.
"Really? Qi! This is great!"
The eagle shouted excitedly. If there were horses, he would be more confident in protecting everyone's safety.
Zhang Qi looked at him with a smile on his face. He found a way to buy wood for nothing today. As long as everything goes well, it is really not difficult to bring horses out of the riding and slashing world.
He is not worried about how the horses in the riding and slashing world will change after they are given real attributes in the real world. They are still horses.
"Of course, can I still lie to you?"
"That's good, that's good!"
This time, even Bo started to talk about it. He usually didn't talk much but was the calmest among them. He treated everyone as gentle as an elder brother, did the most things, and cared the most.
Zhang Qi stood up. Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed. He could not waste time. Every time he stayed in the outside world was equivalent to spending twenty-four times less time in the world of riding and slashing.
"Okay, it's time for me to go. I will come out at noon tomorrow. You should prepare in advance. As soon as I come out, everyone will set off!"
"no problem!"
The eyes of Ying and others were hot, and even the howling wind and snow hanging outside the cave could not extinguish the burning fire of hope in their hearts.
Zhang Qi hugged them one by one and then disappeared in an instant.
"Tomorrow, we will be free!"
In the cave, the teenagers laughed heartily.
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Returning to the world of riding and slashing, warmth arrived as expected.
There are still 431 dinars left, and Notai is out of iron ore.
There is no time to lose. Even if Zhang Qidang decided to leave here and go to the next town, he did not rush to leave. Instead, he waited at the gate of the city, sharpening his knife and chopping firewood. He had free bodyguards, so he didn’t use them in vain!
He was not kept waiting for long, and not long after, a neat army of lords came out from the direction of the castle.
Zhang Qi didn't know who the leading lord was. His memory was not good enough to remember the names of all the lords in the game.
Looking at the leading lord and the dozen or so elite cavalry and half a hundred bows under his command, Zhang Qi once again showed envious eyes.
"You're a handsome guy in armor. He's the strongest heavy cavalry in the game. Although he died a little quickly, I really want him!"
With a crazy face, Zhang Qi followed him all the way. When the lord's troops entered the village, he also entered the village to see if he could recruit NPC soldiers before the lord.
Not to mention, I followed this lord and rushed into three villages in a row, and he actually recruited one.
[Empire recruits. 】
Looking at the stunned imperial recruit who was following him like a fool, Zhang Qi couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Although he was called an [Imperial Recruit], he was carrying a pitchfork on his back. Although his clothes were not tattered, they were not much better.
Even though Zhang Qi had experience in the game, he still couldn't help but doubt that this guy could really fight?
Fortunately, the NPC soldier is dull but can complete the instructions he gives very well. Even if the instructions are complicated, he has a unique way of understanding them.
For example, Zhang Qi asked him to cut down a tree. Although he didn't know what cutting down a tree meant, it didn't prevent him from interpreting the cutting as an attack, and he stabbed a tree with a pitchfork.
Moreover, Zhang Qi also discovered that the performance of these NPC soldiers was exactly the same as those in the game.
When Zhang Qi was on his way, he asked him to follow him, and he was able to follow Zhang Qi and the lord's troops and run wildly for thirty miles without taking a breath.
System soldiers are system soldiers. Apart from looking like humans, they cannot be considered human in other aspects.
Following the lord's troops, they passed two more villages, one of which happened to be a village whose specialty was iron ore. Zhang Qi looked at his wallet and saw that there were not many dinars left. For 48 dinars, a piece of iron ore could only be purchased for eight pieces. Although it is small, it can still start the plan to make money again.
After looking at the fifty or so pieces of iron ore left in the village, Zhang Qi wrote down this place on his homemade cloth map.
The cloth map is not perfect yet, only the places Zhang Qi has walked, but one day, this cloth map will be as complete as the map in the game again!
