Chapter 63 Understanding the Situation: The Eagle Sends a Message
"Please spare my life, General!" After the old man finished speaking, he wiped his tears and knelt down to beg for mercy again.
"Okay, I won't kill you, but you have to answer my questions well!"
"Yes, General! I wonder if you have any questions to ask?"
"How many Xianbei people migrated west?"
"More than 40,000 people."
"How many young men are there?"
"A rough estimate is around 20,000."
"Very good, get up!"
"Thank you, General..." The entire tribe, as if they had received an amnesty, kowtowed several times excitedly, then quickly stood up and left, as if they were afraid that Gao Lan would regret it.
"Gao Xiang, pass the order and go all the way west to pursue the migrating Xianbei tribe."
"General, the Xianbei tribe moved west from here five days ago. I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up!" Gao Xiang did not turn around and leave, but asked the doubts in his heart.
"You're wrong. The Xianbei people are migrating, and there are old people, children, cattle and sheep goods included in them. These will slow down the speed. According to my estimate, it will only take three days at most to catch up."
"But what if we catch up? Does the general want to eat them with the few men and horses we have?"
"No, I'm not so arrogant. Let's find Xianbei first, and then harass and hold them back. There are nine of our troops around here. Go and notify the scout commander immediately and ask him to send people out as soon as possible.
Inform the other nine teams to move closer to the west quickly! When 20,000 troops gather, it will be the day when we head-on attack westward to Xianbei."
"promise!"
"The general wants to notify other troops, I can help you get in touch quickly!" The old man had not gone far at this time. Hearing the conversation between Gao Lan and Gao Lan, the old man turned around and said.
"Oh? What can you do?"
"The people in my tribe are short and have little fighting prowess. Everyone spends their energy training eagles. I can use the eagles to convey messages on their behalf, reducing the time the scouts spend searching and running."
"Is this possible?" Gao Lan said with half-belief and doubt. He had never heard of this method of transmitting messages.
"Don't worry, how dare I deceive the general! Please write the letter. I will ask someone to bring the eagle. Then I will tie the letter to the eagle's feet and let it deliver the message. The eagle is much faster than the horse.
Yes, it only takes one day at most for all teams to receive the letters."
"Thank you very much!"
"I wonder why you want to help us?" Gao Lan then asked about his doubts. Logically speaking, this group is also from Xianbei and shouldn't help.
"I helped the general just to vent my anger in disguise, and to avenge my tribe in disguise. Almost every tribe that moved westward plundered our tribe, and some even brutally massacred us. Our tribe's combat power is low.
I can't take revenge at all, I can only rely on the general's power." After the old man finished speaking, he said coquettishly again: "Besides these, there is one more thing I want to ask for!"
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Our troops are unable to survive in the chaotic grasslands and cannot even protect themselves. Do you think you can allow our troops to move to Han territory?"
"I can't make the decision on this matter. Otherwise, you can stay here for the time being and wait until I send a letter to ask my lord's opinion before making a decision."
"Then General Lao."
"It's okay, come here, get a pen and paper."
Soon the soldiers had their pen and ink ready. Gao Lan turned over and dismounted, picked up the pen and wrote ten letters in a row, nine of which were for each cavalry group and the other one was for Chen Yaotian. The eagle spread its wings with the letters and soon flew high.
Just disappeared without a trace.
"Okay, we have to go west to pursue Xianbei, so we say goodbye!" Gao Lan bowed his hand to the old man and turned the horse's head.
Chapter completed!