Chapter 312 Rong Di
Northland.
In the mountains and river valleys, an earthen city is located, surrounded by fields and pastures. It's just that on this hot summer day, there are not a few people visible outside Tucheng, but a large number of tents.
Suddenly, a group of cavalry galloped by the river and soon entered the military camp, making a noise in the quiet afternoon.
In the center of the military camp, the soldiers opened the door of the tent, and a big man walked in with a handsome swordsman.
The tribal leaders were already waiting, and it was not until they saw this big man that the leader among them spoke.
"Qiang Su, are you finally here? How many troops and horses have you brought with you?"
The expressions of the people present changed, and the one with the explosive temper was already angry.
"Qiangxu, what do you mean? We are all doing business together. Don't you want to contribute only to gain benefits?"
Qiang Yu was speechless, but turned his head to look at the handsome swordsman beside him.
After noticing this action, the people present were a little surprised as to why there was such a delicate swordsman following Qiang Yu. It seemed that he was from Qin.
"Everyone, how much benefit can you get by following Lao Ai and plotting rebellion?"
Gai Nie held his sword, walked to the center of the crowd, and asked.
"Who are you?"
"The chief swordsman beside King Qin is Gai Nie!"
When Gai Nie said something, the expressions of the surrounding Rongdi Dukes changed drastically. Someone pulled out his sword and was about to kill Gai Nie, but when the sword flashed, the man fell to the ground, while Gai Nie still stood there.
"Most of the people in the trap around you are dead. This one just now was the last one."
Gai Nie said lightly, but it was full of power. For a moment, several tribal leaders present were shocked and did not dare to act rashly.
"What do you want?"
"Everyone, how much benefit can you get by following Lao Ai and plotting rebellion?"
Gai Nie repeated what he just said with an indifferent expression.
"Each tribe present has a thousand taels of gold, a hundred war horses, two hundred good bows, and some iron weapons!"
Gai Nie smiled and said lightly.
"The king can pay ten times as much!"
When Gai Nie said this, everyone in the room was moved, but there was still some hesitation.
"But if Marquis Changxin finds out, his trap will be difficult to deal with."
"Lao Ai is just an eunuch. Even if he has the intention to rebel, how can he defeat the Qin Dynasty's million-strong army? And you are just a few small tribes in the north. Even if you unite together, Lao Ai will succeed, and in the end he will succeed. Not much difference."
"this…"
Gai Nie glanced at the people around him, and their attitudes were obviously somewhat relaxed.
"Now you are in a good position. Several Rongdi County Dukes in the north have already led their troops. As long as you can cut off their retreat. The king promises that you can take as much of the women, people, gold, silver and iron in their territory as you can. As many as there are.”
The people present fell into a deathly silence, but what Genie saw in their eyes was not fear, but greed.
"The opportunity is fleeting. When those Rongdi Dukes change their arrangements, you will no longer have this value in the eyes of King Qin!"
"Done!" Qiang Yu shouted, with enthusiasm on his face, "I have pledged allegiance to the King of Qin. The King promised that after the matter is completed, the titles and territories of the Rongdi Dukes can be distributed to us. "
Then, the few people who were silent stood up and bowed.
"We are willing to follow the leader Qiang Yu and be loyal to the King of Qin."
A large number of soldiers passed through the highlands and dense forests. After a long march, they were about to leave the territory of Longxi. However, a huge wooden pillar erected in front of the valley stopped them in their tracks.
The leader of the army, Mokdu, passed through the forward cavalry and came to this wooden pillar. The sapphire-like eyes on his handsome face stared at the strange totem on the wooden pillar. Not knowing what it meant, he looked at the middle-aged man next to him. people.
"Teacher Tudor, what does this mean?"
"This should be the totem of the Huns."
"Why do the Huns' things appear here?"
Tudor had a thick beard and stared at the totem on the wooden pillar. After studying it for a while, he came to a conclusion.
"This should be the totem used by the Huns to declare their territory, which means it is inaccessible."
After Tudor finished speaking, Mokdu smiled contemptuously.
"It's a joke. We are going out of Longxi and into the North. Moon Wolf Valley is the fastest way. Otherwise, we will have to take an extra five days of detour. By then, what Chang Xinhou of Great Qin promised us will be It’s impossible.”
After Mokdu finished speaking, he waved the riding crop in his hand and commanded his army.
"My brave soldiers, no matter what obstacles are in front of you, crush them!"
"Ho! Roar! Roar!"
Just when the soldiers of the Rong army were about to rush into the valley, a wolf howl sounded. Then, several Hun women stood on the high cliff at the edge of the valley, overlooking a group of soldiers below.
"What a beautiful Hun woman!"
The desire to conquer arose in Mokdu's heart, and his interest became even higher.
"Chief, be careful, this is a strange land after all."
Tudor's reminder did not loosen Mokdu's will. He waved the riding crop in his hand and spoke loudly.
"Kill all their men and kidnap their women."
Following the order, a large number of soldiers began to move towards Moon Wolf Valley. However, not long after the vanguard troops entered, they collapsed.
Mokdu, who was at the rear, didn't know why, but he grabbed a soldier who was running forward and asked.
"what happened?"
The soldier's eyes were distracted and full of fear, and he hesitated and pointed in the direction of the valley.
"Wolf... wolf..."
"What's there to be afraid of wolves!"
Mokdu shouted loudly, but then, the horse he sat on felt the danger first and seemed a little uneasy. Immediately afterwards, Mokdu was shocked when he saw hundreds of wild wolves rushing out of the Moon Wolf Valley.
"Form up a formation, put up your shields quickly, and surround the horses in the center!"
There is no cover here, and only a tight infantry formation can fight these beasts.
However, the army at the front was still a step slower after all, and was rushed into the formation by the wolves, suffering heavy casualties.
After the soldiers in the middle and rear formed a square formation, they saw that the front was littered with corpses. The horses and their owners that had not escaped were all bitten by the wolves, their flesh and blood were mangled, and their condition was tragic.
After obtaining sufficient results, the group of wolves did not continue to attack and attack the tight infantry array. Instead, under the comfort of the Huns women, they stopped their movements and displayed themselves outside the valley.
"What is this mark?"
As he got closer, Tudor discovered that these Hun women had strange tattoos on their bodies.
"What's the matter, teacher?"
Mokdu stood high on the cliff, and the nearest Hun woman was only twenty steps away from them. However, Mokdu did not order the soldiers around him to fire arrows, for fear of irritating the wolves.
"They are all slaves!"
"What happened to the slave?"
Mokdu was very surprised. What's so strange about the Huns having slaves? Isn't it normal?
"No, this is not an ordinary slave mark, but the highest oath made by the Huns in front of their gods, representing the surrender of the entire tribe."
"What, but this is within the territory of Qin?"
These Huns women did not speak, they just glanced at the soldiers who did not dare to make any move, then took the wolves back into the Moon Wolf Valley and disappeared.
Mokdu looked at the land in front of him that was littered with corpses. Those Huns women had disappeared. For a moment, he had no idea and was in a dilemma.