Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 570
After dealing with the matters in the tribe, Gongsun Xu led the team on the road again.This time he led 350 warriors, with a total of more than 400 horses. In this way, their marching speed and tracking speed of sheep will be much faster.

Although the leader of the antelope tribe is very greedy, he is still reliable in his work. At least the three hundred warriors he lent to Gongsun Xu are considered to be the few young and strong men left in the tribe. Moreover, the horses he exchanged with Gongsun Xu They were all pretty good, after all, Gongsun Xu didn't lack good horse hunters. For these herdsmen who had lived on the grassland for many years, they might not be able to spot a thousand-mile horse, but bad horses couldn't escape their eyes.

Along the way, Gongsun Xu didn't say a word, he just sent people to look for nearby sheep. Most of these things were left to the warriors of the antelope tribe. The old man Bai followed Gongsun Xu all the time. But there is no way, the situation is stronger than mine, and now I can only swallow my anger.

"Old Bai, how much do you know about these warriors from the adopted tribe?" Gongsun Zan asked suddenly, "I think they respected you along the way. It seems that you are very familiar with them."

"Well, it's a bit embarrassing to say this." The white old man shook his head and replied: "Our antelope tribe is actually a big tribe. Earlier, there were 2000 people who control strings. My son is the oldest in our tribe. Famous warrior.

In the early years, he used to be a centurion in Shanyu's personal guards. In our tribe, he held the position of commander of a thousand, hehe, so these juniors all know me, and I am still honored by my son. "

"Oh? I haven't heard you talk about this yet." Gongsun Xu smiled and said, "No wonder, I said that you are not young in age, but you are capable. It seems that you are hiding your secrets and can cultivate Such a son also shows that you are very powerful.

However, what I'm curious about is that since your son is a rare commander in the tribe, your family should be considered well-off. Why was your family so poor when I met you that day? This seems a bit wrong. . "

"Boss, I get angry when you talk about this." The old man smiled wryly, "Actually, I have two sons. My eldest son died in the tribal war ten years ago, which can be regarded as a sacrifice for our tribe." Bar.

My youngest son is the most powerful warrior in the tribe, and was recruited by Shan Yu himself as a centurion in the personal guard. This is indeed an honor for my family.A few years ago, a powerful person appeared in the south. I heard from my son that his name was Gongsun Xu, and he was a great general among the southern barbarians.

This Gongsun Xu is incredible, and the leader must have heard of it. He led and defeated all the heroes of Xianbei when he was a teenager. A few years ago, he led the army to the north and directly defeated our Shanyu. Zhong was defeated by the opponent and escaped by luck.

Later, I heard that there was a turmoil among the upper-class nobles, and the Hetao side was occupied by the Nanman again.My son will stay in the tribe for the time being.Over the years, we have heard about the prosperity of Hetao from many herdsmen.

My son is quite knowledgeable, he originally wanted to take our family to migrate to Hetao, who knows that something happened before we went there.After taking office, the new Shan Yu started recruiting the old army. Because my son is the most powerful warrior in the tribe, he was called back to fight by the Shan Yu.

Back then, Shanyu was kind to my family, and this time when Shanyu convened the old ministry, there was not enough food and grass, so my son was asked to take away all the cattle, sheep and horses in the family. We didn't care about this at first, because Shan Yu said that they would return all the cattle and sheep to us within half a month.

Who knew that after so long, there was no movement from Shan Yu. I went to the leader to argue, but the leader said that these things were taken away by Shan Yu, and it had nothing to do with him. Not only that, but there were more than 500 warriors in the tribe. He was conscripted to guard the southwest, and it is said that he was guarding against the Qiang people.

It's also a good thing that our tribe is far from the south, otherwise the more than 500 tribesmen would have been sent to the front line to fight. Alas, what a crime, not many warriors who are sent to the front line can survive every time. Come back, especially now that Nanman has such a powerful hero, the warriors in our clan can't beat Nanman at all. "

"So, your family has run out of food." Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "Besides, your leader didn't help your family. Is this why you are driven to a dead end?"

"Almost, oh." The old man Bai replied, "It's in vain that I trust Shan Yu and the leader so much, but I didn't expect to kill myself in the end. If it wasn't for you, the leader, the grandchildren in my family might also be hungry." Dead, it’s been so long now. There’s no news about my son, he probably died in battle.”

"Do you hate it?" Gongsun Xu looked forward and said, "Old Bai, your son may have died at the hands of Nanman, because when I came from the south, I heard that war broke out in the south, and there were several battles between Nanman and the grassland. , both sides have lost each other.”

"Hate? Hehe, who do I hate?" The old man said with a smile, "I've heard about the prosperity of Hetao from my son. The great hero in the south is really a great person. As long as the herdsmen are willing to take refuge in him, as long as they really want to settle down in Hetao, he will treat them equally, whether they are Han Chinese or grassland people.

Moreover, in the past, our family needed more than [-] sheep to spend the winter, but if we took these [-] sheep to Hetao to do business, we could exchange thousands of catties of grain, enough for our family to eat for a long time.

Originally, my son had been to Hetao a few times, and bought back a lot of food and other good things, but after Shan Yu's order came, all these things were gone, even the cloth that was used to make new clothes for my grandchildren. No, it was all bought by my family with my own cattle and sheep, but in the end it was all taken by Shan Yu.

To be honest, I really want to go to Hetao to settle down. There are too many dangers on the grassland. I am tired of the days of fighting and killing. Over the years, I have seen so many relatives and friends die in front of my eyes. It's not a taste.

A long time ago, Hetao was originally occupied by a Nanman general. Later, something happened in the south, and we Xiongnu took it from the other side. In fact, this Hetao belonged to Nanman.

Alas, I am old and have seen more, and I have seen it. I don't need to hate the Nanman. They are actually the same as us. Who doesn't want to live a stable life? What's the point of fighting and killing like this all day long? It's not about ruining the family. "

"If you still have the opportunity to settle in Hetao, would you still go?" Gongsun Xu continued to ask: "I have also heard of the prosperity of Hetao, and I have been there several times to see it. The Han people and Huns there are peaceful. Coexisting, almost everyone has satisfied smiles on their faces, there, no one will starve to death, no famine will happen, it is indeed very good.”

"Yes, it's a pity. No one knows what the Hetao looks like now." The old man looked at the sky and said, "Oh, it would be great if such a place wasn't destroyed, if only my whole family could get together How nice it would be."

"Let's look at it, the dead can't be brought back to life, what we have to do now is to look forward, don't you still have a few grandchildren to support?" Gongsunxu comforted: "You are the only man in the family now, you must Let children see hope."

"Thank you, leader. Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Without you, our whole family doesn't know if we can survive this winter. Leader, let our family follow you in the future. After a few years, my grandchildren When you grow up, let them lead your horses and herd your sheep."

"Hehe, no problem, as long as you are willing to follow me." Gongsun Xu nodded and replied, "Then it's settled."

"Okay, it's settled like that." The old man Bai smiled and said, "I don't know how long I, an old guy, can live. I also hope that you, the leader, can take good care of those cubs for me."

Just as Gongsun Xu and the old man Bai were talking and laughing, a scout suddenly came from ahead.

"Report,,,,,," the two scouts ran to Gongsun Xu and said, "Leader, we went to the front to check, and we didn't find a large number of sheep, but we found a herd of bison, but there are too many bison. Not sure."

"Where there is pasture and water, there will definitely be prey." Gongsun Xu looked ahead and said, "Come on, let's go and have a look first. Maybe this herd of bison just migrated here, which means that the aquatic plants around here are pretty good." If there is plenty, there will definitely be a large number of sheep migrating over by then.

Let's go check what's going on with the cattle. We've camped near here today. You continue to investigate the situation within a radius of [-] miles. If you have any news about the sheep, come back and tell me. "

All the scouts rode away immediately after receiving their orders. They haven't found the flock yet, and they haven't gained anything so far. It seems that this hunting also depends on luck.

"Warriors, go hunt the bison now. How about giving the highest reward to whoever kills the most today?" Gongsun Xu waved his spear and shouted: "Let's go. Let's eat roast beef and beef soup tonight."

Everyone followed Gongsun Xu and rushed forward. The warriors from the antelope tribe were very excited. Their families were not actually rich. If it wasn't because they were young and strong, their leaders might not have feed them.

But these warriors all have families, and the little food given by the leader is enough for them to eat. Their families have been starving all the time. Now they follow Gongsun Xu, and they can get extra food and furs. Many people have already tasted it. When it comes to the benefits of hunting with Gongsun Xu, those new warriors are very envious. Now that the heavy snow is approaching, they don't know how many more opportunities they can come out to hunt. They must take advantage of this time to make a good fortune.

If it was placed 20 days ago, Gongsun Xu really would not have dared to touch the herd of bison, but now he is surrounded by almost all young warriors, plus more than 400 horses, he does not need to worry about the herd being difficult to control. If the bison were driven back like gazelle, he would send someone to round them up on the spot at worst. Anyway, it could be made into beef jerky, and if it was used to stew meat soup in winter, it would taste very good.

(End of this chapter)