Chapter 307: Grassland Chaos

Today's prairie is now in chaos. The Xiongnu King Ting Yemang was chased by the Qin army and was killed cleanly. However, some of the original people were in the previous battle, because they were The target of the Qin army's key strikes was also heavy losses. The entire Xiongnu tribe no longer had a tribe or a highly respected figure who could overwhelm the crowd and call on the heroes.

From the grassland where the chaos was born, the era of the jungle has truly entered the era of the jungle, and the tribes that have retained some strength have begun to annex unscrupulously. If there is a slight disobedience, they will immediately be attacked by swords and guns. And mutual plunder, even more It's commonplace, in this chaotic time, having more horses, food, and weapons is the foundation of life.

He Lanxiong had an idea to save his men and horses, so that during the process of their return, no matter whether it was war horse reserves or food reserves, they would be safe, but this also made them a target of public criticism.

After the defeat, these Xiongnu troops lost their horses and food reserves. These guys who are extremely hungry have no reason to count. If the number of troops exceeds that of He Lanxiong, they will naturally rush forward unceremoniously. , wanting to grab a hand, even those tribes whose strength is far inferior to He Lanxiong's now, are trying to devise all kinds of tricks, wanting to blackmail him, so that they can take He Lanxiong's supplies as their own.

For nearly a month's journey, He Lanxiong walked extremely difficult, even harder than before. Before, he always knew where the enemy was and how many there were, so at least he had a precaution in his heart, but now, the enemy is everywhere. Maybe a deserter walking not far from you, who looks messy, will mobilize his horses, brandish his sword, and charge himself at the next moment.

A very hungry man can do anything.

Along the way, He Lanxiong has defeated several groups of troops who coveted him. Most of these armies still have more than a thousand horsemen left. Seeing that He Lanxiong has few people, he wanted to have a big fish to eat a small fish, but when he didn't want to, he bumped his head against the iron plate In addition, although He Lanxiong only has more than 500 people, their combat effectiveness is obviously not comparable to that of these beaten tribal troops.

What made He Lanxiong even more troublesome was not these obvious robberies, but the ubiquitous sneak attacks, defeating countless enemies along the way, but his losses were gradually increasing. Up to now, there are only more than 300 people left on hand. Fortunately, , here, is already very close to home.

Wiping the blood stains from the scimitar on the robe of the enemy who fell in front of him, He Lanxiong put the knife back into its sheath with a sullen face, and stood there silently watching his subordinates clean up the battlefield. The damaged weapons were thrown onto the carriage one by one, the arrows shot out from the enemy were pulled out, the bloodstains were wiped clean, and then stored away. They are not those countries in the Central Plains. For these losses, every feather arrow is precious to them.

While wiping the blood on his face, He Lanrui walked towards He Lanxiong with big strides. In the battle just now, they defeated a tribal armed force that was about the same number as them. The tribe that wanted to rob them has now disappeared. Horses, weapons, They all belonged to the Helan Department, which can barely offset their losses.

"Patriarch, everything is done!" Throwing the blood-stained skirt on the ground, He Lanrui looked at the silent He Lanxiong and said.

"How many fewer people have we lost?" He Lanxiong's face was not happy. Although they had won all the battles along the way, every time they fought, he would lose a lot of soldiers.

"More than 50 people died, and there are more than 100 wounded, but it's not a big problem." He Lanrui said, "The Titila tribe didn't open their eyes and dared to provoke us. Their patriarch and generals were all killed by us." The rest of them all scattered and fled, and this tribe was expelled."

He Lanxiong smiled wryly, "They've been expelled, and we're not much better off. Ah Rui, what do you think of the current situation?"

"What's the situation now?" He Lanrui looked at He Lanxiong with some surprise, "Patriarch, our house is not far away, we will be safe when we get home."

"Is it safe to go home?" He Lanxiong raised his head and looked in the direction of home, but the wry smile on the corner of his mouth grew stronger. "I'm afraid that from now on, there will be no peaceful days on the grassland."

He Lanrui opened his mouth, but when he thought about the chaos all the way back, he knew that what He Lanxiong said was right. In the past, there was no shortage of attacks among the tribes, but how is it like now, where we don't care about anything, just start fighting when we meet? Even if we go back to the pastures of the Helan tribe, I'm afraid there will be no peaceful days in the future.

"This time we have been fooled by the Qin people. Why did the Qin people stick to the Wang Ting until they wiped out the whole Wang Ting? They just want to leave our grassland without an owner!" He Lanxiong sat depressed On the blood-stained grass. "From now on, I will be killed for fish, and people will be killed by knives. I am afraid that the Xiongnu will never recover."

"Patriarch, you don't have to be so pessimistic. Although we were defeated in this battle, only 40,000 to 50,000 people died on the battlefield. As long as everyone works together, all the Huns will gather together and gather a dozen Wan Qi is not a difficult task, so who will win and who will lose may be uncertain?" He Lanrui comforted.

"Work together?" He Lanxiong murmured, "This is the problem, how can we work together? Our king is dead, his family has been killed, the royal family no longer exists, and the remaining Who will obey whom? They all want to replace the royal court, and they all want to become the masters of this grassland. In the future, they are afraid that they will continue to kill each other, and with the means of those Qin people, how can they stop there? They will definitely do everything they can to prevent us Huns from being united, and they will not tolerate another Hun king."

"They have such sinister intentions?" He Lanrui opened his mouth wide.

"When it comes to tricks and tricks, we can't keep up with these Central Plains people." He Lanxiong lowered his head sullenly, "Looking at the chaos along the way, I understand that their goal has been achieved."

"Patriarch, what should we do?" He Lanrui said in horror. Although the Helan tribe has developed rapidly in the past two years, it has only less than a thousand cavalry warriors and three or four thousand tents. Quite a few people put together all their family properties, and it would not exceed five hundred cavalry. Although those big tribes suffered heavy losses, it is still easy for any family to gather one or two thousand cavalry. Small tribes like the Helan tribe , then you really have to let the mermaid go.

It is conceivable that there will inevitably be a wave of mergers and acquisitions on the grasslands. The big fish will eat the small fish, and the small fish will eat dried shrimps, and the cards will be reshuffled.

He Lanxiong shook his head, "I don't know either. I can only take one step at a time."

"Patriarch, others can expand, can't we? Maybe this is the opportunity for our Helan tribe to rise." He Lanrui's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The rafters that stand out first die first!" He Lanxiong smiled wryly, "Looking at the behavior of the Qin people, I'm afraid that one of us Huns who stand out will become their target, not only them, but also Zhao Guo, Yan Guo, And wouldn't you take this opportunity to take advantage of the fire and rob us, and beat us to death in one fell swoop, you know, we have blood feuds with them."

He Lanrui's expression changed immediately, "Patriarch, do you mean that Zhao Guo and Yan Guo will also attack us?"

"The Dai County of the Zhao State suffered a big loss this time, and now we have lost a lot, so there is no reason for them not to come out to take revenge, and the Yan State, naturally, will not let go of this opportunity." He Lanxiong said.

"I don't dare to say Zhao Guo, but in Yan Guo, don't we have good friends with Gao Xianwei?"

"I'm not worried about Gao Yuan. We're close to his territory, so we don't think anything will happen. The enemies in Liaoxi County are mainly Donghu people, so they won't make things difficult for us, but Hejian County will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to sweep them up." He Lanxiong said. "In this way, we Huns may not be able to recover their vitality for decades."

Looking at He Lanxiong who was in an extremely depressed mood, He Lanrui didn't know what to say. The defeat in this battle almost doomed the Xiongnu tribe to never recover.

"Anyway, we finally came back alive, and the loss is not too big." He Lanrui whispered: "Patriarch, let's go home first, and then make plans for the future after returning home."

"Yes, go home first, go home!" He Lanxiong stood up.

Almost at the moment when he stood up, the sound of the warning horn sounded suddenly, He Lanxiong and He Lanrui's complexion changed drastically, looking far away, dust covered the sky, and a group of cavalry suddenly appeared from a distance.

"Prepare to fight!" He Lanxiong drew out his scimitar with a choking sound. In the current grassland, when two tribes meet, there is almost no friendship at all, and some are just fighting and looting.

More than 300 exhausted cavalrymen of the Helan tribe turned on their horses and pulled out their scimitars. Either you die or I live. If you don't want to be killed, you can only fight.

The cavalrymen in the distance were getting closer and closer, but He Lanxiong's eyes were getting wider and wider, and he rode ahead first, his red cloak was fluttering in the wind, and countless braids on his head were flying in the air, his figure was so familiar.

"It's Swallow!" He yelled, "Why did he come here?" He Lanxiong yelled, and with his horse, he rushed forward to meet him.

The cavalry in the distance was getting closer and closer, and everyone could see clearly that it wasn't He Lanyan who was on the front horse, but there were hundreds of cavalry behind him.

The reinforcements arrived at this time, and more than 300 tired soldiers burst into cheers almost at the same time.

"Brother!" He Lanyan reined in the horse, looked at He Lanxiong who stopped almost at the same time, and shouted happily.

"Swallow, why are you here?" He Lanxiong looked at He Lanyan opposite him in disbelief, "Is everything alright at home?"

"Okay, everything is good!" He Lanyan's eyes filled with tears, "Brother, we heard the news of the tribe's defeat, and there are many, many bad news. Many people said that you will not come back. I don't believe it. , I brought the soldiers of my family out to look for you, I believe you will definitely come back.”

"Of course I will come back!" He Lanxiong nodded heavily, but looked at the person behind He Lanyan, "Who is this?"

"Brother, his name is Bai Yucheng, and he is Gao Yuan's friend." (To be continued.

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