Chapter 1356 Hunter and Prey(1/2)
Because the goddess gave birth to Tuoba Liwei to Tuoba Jiefen, Xianbeisuo's head was divided into two.
Tuoba Liwei became the leader of the tribe, but the eldest son Bald Pigu, who was supposed to inherit the tribe, could only leave his hometown with the tribesmen who supported him.
As the son of Bald Pigu, Bald-faced Tianli finally found an opportunity and said that he wanted to go to the grassland to find relatives. Unexpectedly, his former relatives turned against him.
How rude!
The bald and embarrassed Kieli fled towards Bingzhou with Tuoba Desert Khan.
"What exactly is going on? Didn't you say you are the eldest prince of the tribe?"
The sun was scorching high in the sky, and even riding on a horse and blowing the wind could not dispel the heat on my body.
The blue sky is so clear that there is almost no cloud in sight, making it look high and vast.
The grassland is vast, like a green ocean.
Riding a horse and galloping between heaven and earth is really a... bullshit!
Now Bald Khotan misses Pingcheng very much.
Even if you can't see Pingcheng, it would be nice to be able to see the dilapidated fortresses built on the grassland by the former Han Dynasty.
Although you can see more and more undulating grass hills and the slope is getting bigger and bigger.
Based on his intuition, Bald-faced Kheli knew that he was getting closer to Yanshan.
But this damn green is still endless.
In the past few days, I almost always eat, drink and have sex on horseback.
The hair on the temples has long been scattered and is flying wildly in the wind.
Coupled with the bald and straight face with gnashing teeth, he has the appearance of a prairie lion.
The person he was questioning, Tuoba Desert Khan, just hugged the horse's neck, lying on the horse's back with his whole body, looking forward, but his eyes were unfocused and his face was dull.
At this time, he no longer needed to be tied to the horse, but it seemed that he was just riding on the horse relying on the instinct he had practiced since he was a child. He followed the team numbly and ignored Bald Kheli's questions.
Seeing the other party's appearance, even the bald Kheli could do nothing.
All he could do was pinch the horse's belly to urge the mount to speed up.
The horse, which was already frothing at the mouth, failed to speed up despite repeated urging from its owner.
The bald man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to reach his thigh, pulled out a dagger, and then without looking, he just relied on his feeling and slashed towards the horse's buttocks.
The horse's buttocks, which already had several stab wounds, suddenly received a deep wound, and blood flowed profusely.
The mount hissed loudly, and the pain forced it to move forward.
After the originally boiling horse blood flowed out in large amounts, the horse even stimulated the last bit of physical strength in the body.
It's just that the pursuers behind him have changed two or three times, and the opponent's horses have been rotated.
On his side, there were at most a dozen extra burden-bearing horses, and most of them had been damaged in the past few days.
If this continues, if you still can't get rid of the pursuers...
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt something was wrong with the mount beneath him.
As someone who has grown up on horses, I can clearly feel that the horse under me starts to slow down again after exerting force for a while.
His heart sank.
Before this bad feeling could pass, his body moved forward again.
The horse has stumbled!
The moment the horse fell down, Bald-faced Khotan had already turned over and landed on the ground, standing firmly.
This unexpected situation can't hurt him.
But after glancing at the horse that was lying there with its eyes frothing at the mouth, Bald Kheli sighed.
The leader, the bald Khotan, was killed on his horse, and the remaining thirty or so people also stopped. In the past few days, dozens more brothers have been killed.
In fact, all horses are in much the same condition.
There is no point in running out for another mile or two.
From the pursuit in the past few days, it can be seen that the people of the Tuoba tribe seem to be determined not to give up until they get the Tuoba Desert Khan.
"Look carefully and pick out nine horses that can still run."
Before the pursuers appeared, Tufa Tianli made a prompt decision and named the two people with the best riding skills:
"You, and you, the two of you," then pointed at Tuoba Desert Khan, who looked like a dead man, "Take him and leave immediately!"
Although the horses are almost completely useless, as long as they don't run to death, they can keep running.
One person and three riders continue to run, and they will almost be able to run back - I hope...
"General!"
The two people who were singled out immediately said urgently, "General, take him away, and we will break up the rear!"
"This is a military order!"
Bald-faced Kheli was already in an extremely bad mood. When he heard that the person below him was acting like a mother-in-law, he immediately became furious and kicked the person down mercilessly:
"Get out! Remember, you must escort this guy to the king!"
That time in Youzhou was a rare defeat for the Han Dynasty in recent years.
Not only did he lose his head in the army, but he also suffered a great loss in the hearts of the princes.
I was ordered to reconvene Hu Qiyi from Liangzhou and came back, just in time to catch up with the monarch who was about to send a caravan to the grassland.
Since I have the same ancestry as the Tuoba tribe, I am the most suitable candidate.
I thought this was a God-given opportunity to make up for my mistakes, but I didn't expect that I messed up like this again.
How can I have the dignity to go back and see the Lord?
Bald-faced Khotan Li, who had taken refuge in Longyou, even made contributions when the Han Dynasty recaptured Liangzhou.
Therefore, he is qualified to call Feng Da Sima a prince.
Precisely because he had taken refuge with the monarch early on and followed him in expeditions east and west, Tufa Tianli knew one thing very well:
Over the years, the number of barbarians pouring into the Han border from the northern grasslands has increased year by year.
Plus the recruitment of workers at Caochang Workshop.
There are so many barbarians who want to be dogs for the big man, and the competition is fierce - the word "dog" is not a derogatory but a compliment.
Because dogs can bite people, they can bite people for big men.
As long as they can serve as dogs for the big man, their lives will be better than 99% of the people on the grassland.
The remaining 0.10% are the adults of the tribe, the commander-in-chief, and other noble people who stand at the top.
Bald-haired Khotan was certainly not the Han's dog, he was a Han general bestowed upon him by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
But even a Han general will be punished if he continues to be unfavorable to the enemy.
And even if we ignore the punishment of the Han people, the Hu people - from the Qiang people to the Di people, the Huns, and the Xianbei people - anyone with some strength will find a way to step on them and get to the top.
By then, not only myself, but also my clan members may be affected.
If he escapes again this time, he will become a representative of incompetence and cowardice.
If the current patriarch of the Bald Tribe is incompetent and timid, everyone in the Bald Tribe will be looked down upon.
And once the Bald Tribe is marked with this kind of mark, it will be even more difficult for the tribesmen to join the Hu Qiyi Cong in the future.
A big man doesn't care for idle people.
If you can't bite people for a big man, you can only work for others.
Instead of like now, the bald people can have the pasture allocated by the big man and let others work for them.
So, this time, he can't escape.
After the military order was given, the two people named knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to say anything more.
Get on the horse with Tuoba Desert Khan and continue to escape to the southwest.
On the other hand, Tuoba Desert Khan, who had always looked ashen and motionless, couldn't help but look back before leaving.
He seemed to want to open his mouth, but his lips moved but no sound came out.
But when he saw the bald man, he immediately drew his sword and shouted:
"Everyone, form a circular formation!"
He wants to use his own life to prove his loyalty to the Han: he is willing to die for the Han!
The remaining people quickly built a small array with Bald Kheli as the center.
Although the weapons are insufficient, it is good if we can delay it for a while.
After a while, the ground began to shake slightly.
Bald Khotan subconsciously clenched the long knife in his hand.
To be continued...