Chapter 381 Big Fat Sheep
In the early morning, a Tielle cavalry crossed out in the cold mist. This was a team of various clothes that were obviously not Tielle elite. They were auxiliary soldiers who were responsible for the battle of the Grass Valley for the Tielle soldiers. Like many grassland tribes on the frontier, although the whole people were soldiers, there were also differences among them. The most elite young and strong were often pointed as war soldiers, while some young or old were auxiliary soldiers. A grassland knight often had two auxiliary soldiers, one was responsible for the camp and guarding the prisoners, and the other was responsible for the battle. When fighting, the grassland tribes basically brought their own weapons and food, so the logistics supply was insufficient. They all rely on fighting to support the war. Wherever they fought, a auxiliary soldier was sent to fight to the Grass Valley. The so-called grassland valley was robbery, and they could rob wherever they went.
The victory and harvests from these days have inspired these auxiliary soldiers who specialize in grass-fighting valleys. The Sogdians who were originally glamorous and wealthy have now become their pursuit of prey. They galloped and roared in high spirits. After a night of rest and night of indulging in pleasure, they were satisfied with the nine surnames Hu who were originally envied by them, and they were eager to leave the temporary camp early in the morning. Along the way, they raided many unexpected Sogdian tribes.
The Tieler Pioneer Knights who went south had long captured a large number of gold, silver, women, cattle, sheep and horses. But no one was satisfied with the mountain of spoils. These auxiliary soldiers who were fighting the Grass Valley were more active than their masters. Many of the auxiliary soldiers were poor people of the war soldiers. They finally encountered a chance to make a fortune by robbing a big robbery. They were even more excited than the war soldiers. They had long forgotten that the real purpose of this trip south was to be the Tieler Pioneer and intercept the Tuli Khan.
The auxiliary soldiers are equivalent to the entourage of the war soldiers. Some are older half-old men, and most of them are young people who have not yet become young. Some of them are even directly slaves to the war soldiers' masters. However, such a rare opportunity to rob robbed more spoils. So most of them end up with the war soldiers, they can also get a small part.
Running over a short slope, the auxiliary soldiers suddenly found that there were the first knights doing some makeup on the river beach in front. It seemed that this small team was camping here last night, and it seemed that they had just gotten up and were about to set off. When the team of knights saw them, they were immediately frightened and screamed, and quickly got on the horse and ran away. They didn't even have time to take away their luggage.
"Not Sogdian!" An old auxiliary soldier who used a piece of cowhide to squint a clan's left eye was shot by an arrow while fighting in an early tribe. After squinting his other intact eye several times, he immediately saw some clues.
"It's Han people." Although the Sogdians who moved to the east have gradually become Turkic, they still retain many characteristics of the nine surnames Hu. For example, the Turkic tribes are accustomed to distinguish hair from hair, and they have long hair regardless of gender. For the convenience of nomadic and riding and shooting, they are used to braiding their long hair and combing them behind their heads. The Han people in the Central Plains call this hairstyle a quilt. Some tribal leaders and nobles prefer to divide their hair into many strands, braid them into extremely thin small signs, and then tie them together to tie them behind their heads. The Turks do not cut their hair and are bald. They are similar to the Han people. However, they do not tie their hair like the Han people. They do not tie their hair like the Xi people, they do not have hair like the Khitan people, and they do not shaved their scalp like the Marine tribe. There is only a separate small sign like the pig's tail left behind their heads.
On the grassland, you can often easily distinguish the differences between some large tribes.
The Tielites were also haired, but they usually tied their hair into two strands. However, the Sogdians on the grassland retained tradition and always cut their hair. Sogdian men, like Persians, cut their hair to the neck, and even often applied some sesame oil to make them greasy and powdery. They also like to wear white robes, and even speak mainly in the Western Regions.
The old auxiliary soldier could see clearly at a glance that the escaped knights had neither cut their hair nor wore white robes. Their right hair was tied, and their clothes were obviously dressed in Han people.
After seeing clearly that it was a Han Chinese, the old guy hesitated a little. After the Han and barbarians in the south unified the Central Plains more than ten years ago, the Han people in the Central Plains became stronger and stronger. When he was young, he followed the Turkic Khan to the Central Plains to fight for the two dynasties in the south. At that time, the Zhou and Qi dynasties competed for tribute and money to ask the Turkic troops to help them attack the other side. Every time the Turkic Khan collected the money, he randomly sent a group of troops to the Central Plains. Often after they arrived at the Central Plains, they just took a random turn, and then they directly robbed the Northern Qi dynasty or the Northern Zhou dynasty. After they had enough money, they would just go around.
He went home by himself. In his eyes, the Han people at that time were just cowardly southern barbarians. But later, the Central Plains were unified, and the Turks suffered great losses from their godsons back then. They could no longer enjoy the feeling of paying tribute, or the exquisite silk cloth porcelain tea that paid tribute to the Central Plains. Especially last year, several tribes of Tiele suffered great losses in this southern desert area. The old man was the so-called older the world, the less courageous he was, and he had already passed the age of arrogance. His arrogance had long been thrown away with his eyes.
"These Han people seem to be merchants." Looking at the other party's embarrassing look at the wind, the old guy judged. But even so, he still dared to take action. This place already belongs to the eastern part of the desert, and is only more than two hundred miles away from Huaihuang on the Sui Dynasty, which was spread by the Tiel tribe, and only one day and night. There is no need to take risks for the goods of a few merchants.
However, the one-eyed caution was not accepted by the companions behind him. Most of the companions behind him were young young men who were just as happy as a young calf, who was just as old as a tiger. Especially the smooth journey these days made these guys no longer know how high the sky was and how thick the earth was. Seeing that it was obviously a group of fat sheep, they were not willing to let it go. A young black man with a black charcoal roared and immediately waved his hand to greet several companions and chased them together.
"Don't chase!" One-eyed shouted.
The person who led the auxiliary team temporarily was a darker black man. Although he was as old as one-eyed, his eyes were still fierce. Seeing this, he just laughed and waved to the one-eyed, "Go with those little kids."
"Those are Han people."
"So what? Our trip south is not only to intercept the sudden loss. We have to deal with the sudden loss, but we have to continue going south, flattening the shit Huaihuang, and then killing all the way to the Central Plains. These Han people just treat it as letting the little boys practice." This old man was the uncle of the little boy, so he naturally protected his nephew.
At this time, a panic scream and a cheer came from the front. Everyone looked up and found that the Han people were running in a hurry. The bags they had finally carried were not tied up properly. They opened a hole. They rode wildly, and the things in the bags were sprinkled like beans. They were all good things, including the Great Sui copper coins in yellow stirrups, even gold and silver, and the soft and soft satin. The black cubs who were chasing were getting more and more excited. At this time, they were not in a hurry to catch up. They deliberately hung behind them slowly, playing with them like cats and mice, enjoying the panic and terrifying appearance of the Han people.
Many auxiliary soldiers who had stopped to watch the show on the spot saw that these Han people were so well-known and so fat, all of them were roaring with their eyes roaring and chasing them.
Gradually, the fast-rushing Tiele auxiliary soldiers had already chased after the Han people a hundred steps away.
At this moment, the Han man who had not tied up his money all over the ground simply threw the bag onto the ground, then ran away, as if he wanted to lose money and eliminate the trick. The black cub was the best riding technique, so he rushed over first, and took the bag with one spear and grabbed the rich spoil. The other auxiliary soldiers cursed in disappointment, then accelerated the speed, and rushed directly to the Han man, intending to lose other fat sheep property and not let others take the lead.
In their eyes, the Han people were all fat sheep and they were not taken seriously at all.
The closer you chase, the closer you catch up.
A man in gray robe who fell on the back of the Han knight suddenly flashed, and heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and then a feather arrow shot towards him in front of him.
The arrow wind was swift, and the young Tiele auxiliary soldier who was rushing to the front was caught off guard. He immediately got caught an arrow in his throat. He even screamed and turned over and fell off the horse. The Tiele people behind him were a little unresponsive and were all frightened. When they came to their senses, they were not afraid, but were full of anger. These damn Han people actually dared to shoot arrows, but now they chased them even harder. They were just trying to grab the spoils, but now they were going to chop the Han barbarians with one knife.
At this time, the Han people began to continue to accelerate, and not only did they escape, but they also began to turn around and shoot arrows.
After chasing for a while, both sides kept shooting arrows. But somehow, they chased all the way, and there were more than a dozen Tieler auxiliary soldiers on the way, but the Han people kept the number of nine people under their bows and arrows, and there was not even one of them hitting the arrows.
The black cubs and the others chased them out of the fire and were already chasing them to chase them. Yixin just chased them and cut them down with one knife.
However, the one-eyed and the old black man behind had already seen something wrong at this time.
Chapter completed!