Farmer of Shu Han

In the deep grasslands north of Youzhou, a large army of Han people has not appeared for a long time.

Even when Tian Yu, who advocated a tough stance against the Hu people, was still in Youzhou, he often led troops to attack the Hu people, but he did not reach the current territory of Tuoba Xianbei.

So when Tuoba Chuo saw so many cavalrymen appear, his first reaction was not to think that the enemy was coming, but to marvel at who could mobilize so many people and so many horses in this season?

The second reaction was:

Could it be that my grandfather had figured it out, or that he could not wait for the snow to melt, so he led all the tribesmen to surrender?

It is not his fault that he had wild ideas, because this direction was exactly the direction to the Moluhui tribe.

In Tuoba Chuo's cognition, apart from the Tuoba clan and the Dou clan, he really couldn't think of any other tribe in the grasslands in this area that could have such a huge momentum.

No!

Even if it was the Suotou, unless it was necessary, it would be impossible for the tribesmen to abuse the horses in this season.

Yes, it was abuse.

The horses that had just survived a winter were very weak.

If the horsepower is wasted at this time, it will be a great loss to the horses.

It will even cause the horses of the tribe to be in a weak state, or even sick and die for the whole year.

In doubt, Tuoba Chuo subconsciously asked his men to prepare for the contingency.

Although the adults have almost unified the tribes north of Youzhou, the Dingling and Jiankun people in Mobei have been crossing the desert and trying to enter the south of Mobei from Mobei.

There are also the Western Xianbei who were expelled by the Han army in the early years. They probably couldn't stand the cold and hardship in Mobei in recent years, and they wanted to return to Mobei in the past two years.

They didn't dare to go to the west because the Han people would capture them as laborers, so they had to migrate to the east.

Whether it was the Dingling and Jiankun people coming from the north or the Western Xianbei coming from the west, they naturally couldn't pose too much threat to Tuoba Xianbei.

But these people are like horseflies on the grassland, everywhere, and they will be bitten and sucked blood if you are not careful.

Although it is mostly not fatal, it is itchy and painful.

Moreover, these horseflies will not only bite people everywhere to suck blood, but also bite and devour each other.

It is precisely because of these horseflies that the feud on the grassland has not stopped for a day.

So when walking on the grassland, encountering an unknown team and before you can't tell the enemy from you, you must be on guard at the first time.

Although there are few people on his side, Tuoba Chuo is not panicked.

He believes that after the two sides come into contact, as long as he reveals his identity, no matter who it is, he will give the head of the team some face.

Tuoba Chuo, who thought he had no omissions in the response, soon found out that he was wrong.

Because the figures of cavalry soon appeared on the left and right rear, and they formed an encirclement of his team.

Seeing this situation, Tuoba Chuo, who was originally a little calm, sank slightly in his heart.

Obviously, the other party seemed to have discovered him a long time ago, otherwise it would be impossible to prepare in advance on his left and right wings.

And there is only one possibility for such a reaction.

That is, there is an army on the opposite side, and it is an army on the march.

During the march, scouts were sent out to explore in advance.

After discovering their group, they outflanked them at the fastest speed.

After figuring this out, Tuoba Chuo's face became more and more ugly.

"Third Prince, what should we do?"

Looking at the cavalry approaching, the people below couldn't hold back and couldn't help asking.

"Don't panic, don't move around," Tuoba Chuo, who was also unsure, ordered calmly, "The opposite side may be the Mo Lu Hui tribe."

Soon, the cavalry was about to surge in front of them like a tide, and Tuoba Chuo could even see the other side's horse mane fluttering in the wind.

I don't know if it was an illusion or because of nervousness, Tuoba Chuo only felt that the other side's warhorse was quite majestic and powerful.

It didn't look like a horse at this time at all.

The sound of horse hooves was deafening, and the ground seemed to be shaking.

Tuoba Chuo tightly grasped the reins in his hand and tried his best to stay calm.

Just as he was thinking quickly about how to deal with the other side, he saw the other side's outflank cavalry suddenly stopped in front of him.

Then, he pulled the crossbow and pointed it at him from a distance.

Tuoba Chuo could even see the arrow under the sun, reflecting the cold light.

Although the weather was still a little cold at this time, the other party took out the crossbow and prepared to shoot without saying a word, which made Tuoba Chuo immediately break out in a cold sweat.

"Don't shoot! We are the head of the Suo tribe, and we are going to visit the Meiluhui tribe!"

Tuoba Chuo, who originally planned to see the situation before talking, no longer cared about the reserve of the third prince of the first tribe in the grassland, and shouted hurriedly.

He thought that his vigilance had caused the other party to misunderstand, and quickly pointed out a confidant:

"Go, go and tell them our identity, and ask them which tribe they are from?"

The confidant responded, bit the bullet, and went towards the row of arrows flashing with cold light.

Seeing the confidant riding a skinny horse crossing the center line of the two sides, and the other party had not shot him into a hornet's nest, Tuoba Chuo's knuckles, which were whitened by the force, relaxed a little.

It's good to be able to communicate, and it's a good thing to be willing to communicate.

As long as the other party can give me the opportunity to reveal my identity, no matter who they are, they will not make things too difficult for me for the sake of Suotou's face.

After all, no one dares to look down on Tuoba Xianbei on the grasslands today.

Tuoba Chuo kept comforting himself in his heart.

But he looked around and found that the hundreds of people around him had been completely surrounded. The self-comfort in his heart could not eliminate his panic.

The other party's silent surrounding gave him great pressure.

Although Tuoba Chuo deliberately did not think too much about it, the sophisticated weapons displayed by the other party reminded Tuoba Chuo all the time that things did not seem to be as simple as he imagined.

What gave Tuoba Chuo some comfort was that when he saw the envoy he had sent, the other party quickly came out with a horse to greet him.

The two sides talked for a while, and the other party quickly turned around and went back, while the envoy sent by Tuoba Chuo also turned around.

Tuoba Chuo saw that his confidant even pinched the horse's belly, causing the skinny horse to start running.

"The third prince," his confidant started shouting excitedly before he even got close, "he is the one who doesn't have the Luhui tribe, he's the one who doesn't have the Luhui tribe!"

"Huh?!" Hearing the cry of his confidant, Tuoba Chuo stood up subconsciously, involuntarily pinched the horse's belly and went forward, "What did you say?"

The confidant came to Tuoba Chuo. He seemed to be too excited and even stumbled over his words. He waved his hands a few times and said, "It's Mr. Dou Bin! Mr. Dou Bin and his people are preparing to go to our place."

"What!" Tuoba Chuo couldn't help being surprised and happy when he heard this, "Is this true?"

If my grandfather takes so many people to his tribe at this time, what else can happen?

Tuoba Chuo suddenly remembered the merger of the two clans.

"How dare a villain deceive the third prince?"

As soon as the confidant finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the opposite side.

From the direction of Tuoba Chuo, he could see a group of cavalry running towards him.

"Hahaha! My good grandson, where are you?"

As the cavalry approached, a voice came over.

Tuoba Chuo looked at the leader, finally put aside all his worries, stepped out from the crowd, and greeted them:

"Grandpa, I'm here!"

"Hahaha! Good grandson, my good grandson!"

When Dou Bin saw Tuoba Chuo, his eyes lit up. He urged the horse to come to Tuoba Chuo. Without waiting to dismount, he stretched out his hand to hold Tuoba Chuo's arm across the horse:

"I didn't expect to meet you here."

Tuoba Chuo originally wanted to dismount, but his arm was held by Dou Bin, so he could only cater to Dou Bin's movements:

"I didn't expect to meet my grandfather here either."

Glancing at Dou Suhou who was behind Dou Bin, Tuoba Chuo added, "There is also uncle."

What Tuoba Chuo didn't expect was that Dou Suhou actually smiled at him. Although it looked a bit superficial, it was enough to surprise Tuoba Chuo.

In his impression, his two uncles, not to mention his brothers, have shown no mercy to the adults over the years.

But Tuoba Chuo soon felt relieved.

After all, if the two are really combined into one, then... haha!

Thinking of this, Tuoba Chuo also showed a bright smile to Dou Suhou and tried his best to express his kindness.

Seeing Tuoba Chuo like this, Dou Suhou's face became more and more twitchy, and his smile became weirder.

Tuoba Chuo didn't think much, but looked at Dou Bin again and asked:

"Grandpa, where are you going?"

As he said that, he turned his head again and looked at the cavalry who had not dispersed outside, with surprise in his eyes.

In fact, even Tuoba Xianbei's most elite and brave warriors are probably not much different from the cavalry in front of them.

The only uncertainty is how many such elites there are in the Molu Hui Department?

Tuoba Chuo looked around for a week, but most of his inquiring eyes were blocked by the surrounding cavalry, and he was unable to see clearly the people of the Wuluhui tribe who were further away.

"Of course I am looking for your lord, where else can I go? But what are you looking for, my good grandson?"

Dou Bin was old, but his eyesight was extremely sharp at this time. He noticed Tuoba Chuo's abnormality and immediately interrupted the other party's investigation.

"Nothing, I just think, Grandpa, it's really surprising that your tribe can still have so many strong war horses at this time."

Dou Bin laughed, "My good grandson, why do you envy me? The number of good war horses you ask for on the head will only be more than mine, not less than mine."

Tuoba Chuo shook his head and explained:

"What I mean is that if you knew that grandpa had so many good horses, you might be able to borrow some from grandpa. In this case, we would be more confident going south."

"Going south?" Dou Bin keenly captured the unusual emphasis in this sentence.

"Yes, go south. Our allies in the south need our support."

Tuoba Chuo briefly told what happened in Hebei.

This one isn't a secret either.

After all, as soon as the snow melts, news of tens of thousands of people heading south will spread across the grasslands.

And without Lu Huibu, he would even be the first to know the news.

Because his mother was from the Mu Lu Hui tribe.

My two uncles may not like to interact with Suo Tou, but the relationship between my grandfather and the adults is excellent.

"ha……"

Before Dou Bin spoke, Dou Suhou next to him could not help laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Dou Bin turned his head and scolded his son:

"It's not the first time that our warriors of the Great Xianbei have defeated the Han army. With the ally of Sima Taifu, the Lord of Hebei, Tuoba Kehan ​​will surely defeat the enemy and win this time when he sends a large army south."

Dou Bin, carrying Tuoba Chuo on his back, said while winking at his son:

"Okay, don't spoil the fun here. Go to the back and tell our people about the situation. Tell them not to worry and everything will go according to plan."

Dou Suhou was stunned by the scolding until he saw Dou Bin's eyes, then he came to his senses and quickly bowed his head and retreated.

Tuoba Chuo naturally did not hear the hidden meaning in the words of the Bin family father and son, and his thoughts were diverted by Dou Bin:

"Grandfather, you just said that you were going to find the adults, right?"

"Yes." Dou Bin smiled and said to Tuoba Chuo amiably, "Don't you really know that your adults have always wanted to merge our two tribes?"

Hearing Dou Bin's words, Tuoba Chuo could no longer hold back his ecstasy:

"Grandfather, I naturally know about this, and I came here this time for this matter, but I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to find the adults."

While speaking, he seemed to remember something again, and looked Dou Bin up and down, "The adults also told me that your health is not very good, grandfather, he is very worried about you, and urged me to leave quickly."

"Oh, by the way, I also brought you a gift from the adults."

Tuoba Chuo said, waving to the back.

After receiving Tuoba Chuo's instructions, the Tuoba cavalry quickly presented the gifts that Tuoba Liwei gave to Dou Bin.

Dou Bin looked at the dozen horses carrying wool, brown sugar and strong liquor, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face:

"My beloved son-in-law is really thoughtful. When we get there, I will definitely thank him."

"But now, let's go. You have to take us to find your master as soon as possible."

Dou Bin looked up at the sky, wrapped himself in a thick fur coat, and sighed:

"I am old and don't know how long I can live. I want to solve this matter as soon as possible while I am alive. Besides, it's a bit unbearable in such a cold weather."

It can be seen at a glance that the fur coat is from the Han area and is extremely expensive. Tuoba Chuo tactfully said nothing more.

The Meiluhui tribe is closer to Pingcheng than Suotou. It is said that the two uncles have taken people there to exchange for supplies.

Thinking about what his grandfather just said, Tuoba Chuo had an idea in his mind:

Could it be that his two uncles want to surrender to the Han people, so his grandfather is anxious to solve the problem of merging the two tribes?

Thinking of these years, many tribes on the grasslands could not resist the temptation of the Han people and took the initiative to go to Pingcheng to join the Han people.

The two uncles have been there many times, so it is not impossible for them to have such thoughts...

After all, the adults also said that the two uncles "have always been greedy for money and like things from Nanxia", so it is normal for them to be lured and corrupted by the Han people.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Chuo quickly agreed:

"No problem, grandfather, please follow me, I will lead the way."

This trip was so smooth that Tuoba Chuo was very happy. Without thinking, he turned his horse around and returned to Tuoba Xianbei's territory.

Tuoba Chuo did not realize that the cavalry that surrounded him from the beginning had never dispersed.

Instead, he quietly protected his group of people.