As expected, for six consecutive days after they set off, they did not see even a shadow of Chan Yu's army. The news of the fall of the three counties must have shocked Chan Yu greatly, although he had not even seen Chan Yu. But people are already imagining their current expressions. Are they furious, or are they unable to sleep at night and not satisfied with their food? Thinking like this, Shan Yu's expression inexplicably became vivid in his mind, which actually made the owner feel a little pity for him.
Yu Fuluo had only been a Chanyu for a year, and the situation had deteriorated into this. Is this all his fault? Of course not, the princes under him are as stupid as dogs. How can he be a good chanyu with these dogs? Danghu thought like this, if he became a Chanyu, he would definitely kill all the thieves and burn them all into fine powder, and mix them with gold powder to mark the flag.
But thinking about these things now is too far away, and they are not as realistic as the new skirt and armor I just put on. Li Hou is right, if you go to the battlefield a few more times, you will have everything. Danghu not only found a better-fitting armor in Sanxian, but also prepared a red date horse and a snow-white bright jade horse. The most important thing is that he has a group of die-hard fans around him, and he really looks more and more like a Hun prince now.
The number of people in the team is also expanding. After a thorough search of the three counties, not only the slaves in the city, but also many ordinary tribesmen were taken westward. In just a few days, the number of people in the household reached an unprecedented seven Ten thousand people, with nine tribes and sixteen surnames under his command, while the three counties were reduced to a scorched land without people. In terms of numbers, no tribe among the Xiongnu tribes except Chanyu could compete with him. This fact has to be inspiring.
But there is still a shadow lingering in Danghu's heart. As the big city gets closer and closer, his uneasiness becomes more and more obvious. When the dim ridges in the north completely cover the forest cover in the east, the old ruins of the big city are also in front of you: this is not a land that can accommodate 70,000 people.
Both sides of the city are covered with pale yellow desert, and between the deserts there is only a piece of yellow land no more than four miles wide. This piece of yellow land spreads for nearly three hundred miles, from the old ruins of the city to the upper reaches of the river. In this barren land On the land, there is only one Huo River running through it, and the water is no deeper than a person's waist. Therefore, even though this land covers nearly half of Shuofang County, only two tribes, the He Nai tribe and the He Lai tribe, live here.
Since the He Lai Tribe was exterminated by Yi Jinhuo, the Dacheng Walled City has been managed by the He Na tribe. When Dang Hu led his tribe to the Dacheng Wall, the He Na tribe saw that the leader was Dang Hu, and there were many faces of the He Lai tribe under his command. As a matter of course, he surrendered. Just by listening to the pronunciation of their names, you can tell that the Ho Lai tribe and the He Na tribe were originally one tribe decades ago. However, due to the narrow land and barren resources, they had to live separately. The Horai tribe farmed in the east, and the He Na tribe grazed in the west. To each his own place.
The old acquaintances of the clan were shaken when they saw that Danghu was now the king, and the troops under his command could not see the head or tail of him, and they all came up to fawn over him. They discussed with each other privately: "Huye still has no taste in naming. If his son is named after him, the Huns may be changed."
But when Hu didn't care about this, he left all these people behind and went to find his family alone. Unknowingly, he has been away from home for more than four months, but he still remembers the appearance of his home very clearly. Walking one mile straight to the north of Dachengzhai, there is a small tributary of Huo River here, which also branches off into a small road. , it was here that he opened up twenty acres of dry land. Two miles further west from the dry land, there was a courtyard with two entrances, which was his home.
When he returned home, he was filled with joy. He opened the door and called his wife and only son, but the house was empty. This made him a little surprised, but he calmed down immediately. The tables, chairs and stove in the house still showed signs of regular use. There were still chickens and ducks coming and going in Zhongye, and sure enough, after half an hour, he waited for the door to open, looked back, and saw his wife Yan coming back with a wooden bucket.
Both of them were stunned and didn't know where to start. After all, it was Dang Hu who asked first: "Where is Ping Lin? Why are you the only one back?" Yan laughed and she replied: "Ping Lin is busy in the fields. Oh! He just told me that someone passed by here, and I didn’t know it was you!” At this point, Mrs. Yan couldn’t help complaining: “Pinglin is at the age of pulling out rice seedlings. If you don’t come back, the food at home will be lost. I don’t know how many days there will be enough for him to eat!”
Danghu stood up, put his arms around his wife's waist, and said with a smile: "It's okay, he can eat as much as he wants now." After that, he picked her up, put a black-backed horse on her while she was playing, and rode the horse to the front of the dry field. , calling his son's name to the wilderness: "Ping Lin! Ping Lin!"
He Napinglin was at the other end of the field, like a point in the vast world. Danghu saw his son jumping up and waving to him at the other end, running all the way across the wheat seedlings in the field, and finally panting in front of the horse. Danghu suddenly realized that, The fourteen-year-old son is already nearly seven feet tall. He Napinglin did not greet his father. Instead, he sighed and said, "What a handsome horse!"
Danghu stretched out his hand to pull him onto the horse's back. The black-backed horse was carrying three people, but it was still walking as usual and showed no signs of fatigue. He smiled at his son and said, "Your father has two such handsome horses." See He Napinglin's face was full of disbelief, and he smiled proudly. He hugged his wife tightly in his arms, and said to his son: "Hold on!" After that, he drove back the same way.
Along the way, the black-backed horse galloped at full speed, and the bumpy road was like stepping on soft turf. He Napinglin felt like he was in the wind for the first time in his life, so he called in the wind, as if he could call someone. The God who brought strong winds roared like a tiger cub hiding in the clouds. When the endless crowd appeared in front of him, he stopped talking, hid behind his father and smiled seductively.
But what he didn't expect was that the crowd didn't laugh and looked at him with either fear or admiration. This made He Napinglin feel strange, but he immediately realized that these people were looking at his father.
They rode their horses all the way to Dachengzhai and stopped in front of a large tent. He Napinglin knew this big tent. It was originally the royal tent of He Lai Gu Duhou, but now it was occupied by He Nai Gudu Hou. At this moment, there were mostly strangers outside the king's tent. Except for Lord He Nagudu and a little king, the other twenty or so people were all covered in armor. None of them had faces he knew well, but they all obviously had identities.
These people surrounded the landlord one after another and pushed him into the king's tent. Only Yan and He Napinglin were left standing outside the tent blankly until a landlord they knew came forward and said to them: "Shi The sun has changed, Danghu is now elected as the king, and you all have become nobles! Ping Lin'er, don't become wealthy and become nobles who have forgotten their clansmen!"
Not to mention what happened outside the tent, inside the tent, He Nagudu Hou He Nabu asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I wonder how your Majesty plans to arrange these 70,000 people?" When I saw him, his face was full of emotions. Flattery and fear suddenly arose in his heart, and he suddenly felt disdain. Even though he knew that the current situation was unfavorable, he changed his face to an arrogant one and still asked: "What arrangement are you talking about?"
He Na couldn't help but force out a smile to cover up his troubled mood, and then said slowly: "The king is joking. The king is accompanying him in great numbers, with a sea of followers, and his power is unparalleled. But at such a scale, it is difficult to afford food and clothing. Counting, how can we support the big city with its poor land resources? And the king can defeat four cities in ten days. He is a genius. How could he not know that our army is in trouble? I am just asking the king to point out a clear way."
After hearing this, Danghu stood up, punched him suddenly and knocked him to the ground. He then grabbed Guduhou's leg corners and dragged him out of the king's tent. All the ministries were waiting outside the tent for the king's conclusion. Who would have expected? When they saw the person coming out of the tent, they all stepped back and saluted.
The owner threw down Guduhou's feet and said to everyone: "This man just said in the tent that there are not enough people to feed here, so he asked me to go bare-chested and lead the sheep, and then go to feed Shan Yu." Surrender and become a slave!" As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar. Guduhou struggled to say something, but was kicked unconscious by Danghu.
Danghu continued: "It's uncomfortable to be hungry, but why are we slaves? Is it because we can't survive on an empty stomach? Is it because we don't work hard that we deserve to be sold?" Before anyone could answer, Danghu shouted loudly He shouted: "It's the tyranny of the Shan Yu! It's the incompetence of the princes!" When everyone heard this, they also shouted in response: "Yes! Yes!"
At this point, Danghu stepped on Gu Duhou's spine and said angrily to everyone: "He can't feed so many people, but I think he can! Tens of thousands of lives, whether heading east, west, or south To the north, where can I not earn my own piece of heaven?! He asked me to surrender to Huvrault, so I will kill him first to sacrifice the flag!"
Before he finished speaking, he slashed off Guduhou's head with a knife. Guduhou lost his life without saying a word. His head only blinked twice in the hands of the owner, and then was thrown away by the owner's hand. A wolf flag was hanging on a wolf flag that was sprinkled with blood. Everyone's breath froze when they saw it, and then they burst into thunderous cheers.
At this time, Yiqi quietly passed through the gap in the crowd. When he saw the person in charge, he wanted to go forward and whisper to him. The person in charge said to him sternly: "Let's say it here for everyone to hear!"
The knight then knelt down and announced the news loudly: "Your Majesty, Shanyu's pursuers can be seen six miles away, numbering about 20,000. Looking at the flag, the leader must be Danghu Yijinhuo! "
Unafraid of rejoicing, he stepped onto his black-backed horse and said boldly to the people in front of the king's tent: "Well done, I'm about to have a showdown with him!"
