Just as the emperor was traveling southeast, a team protected by the Qin imperial guards was also driving opposite each other, driving carriages and horses through the vast deserts and grasslands, enduring the bumps and extreme cold all the way to find the place of the Yuezhi royal court.

From the beginning of January to the beginning of March, it took nearly two months for the entire time. The Yuezhi team led by Li Shun had not yet found the purpose of their mission in the vast and deserted bitter and cold land.

Departing on the tenth day of January, crossing the river and entering the Yuezhi territory in early February, but because there was no map and familiar guide, the team traveled in the snow and desert for nearly twenty days. Fortunately, they carried enough dry food, and robbed some small Yuezhi tribes along the way, so that they could persevere.

Facing the small team of envoys of Daqin, the nomadic people who had just passed the cold winter were full of fear, and some of the tribes even launched attacks. However, in front of the three hundred fully armed Daqin Iron Cavalry, the gathering area of ​​thousands of people was vulnerable. After several consecutive massacres, the soldiers of this team had strings of heads hanging behind the butts.

Although there were also Daqin soldiers injured during this period, almost all of them were slight arrow wounds and skin trauma. The two layers of leather armor and some armor pieces made of fine iron were protected. The Yuezhi's not sharp bone arrows and blades could not cause too much damage to the escorted imperial guards. The accompanying doctors and nurses were basically fine bandaging them. From the captured prisoners, the team finally slowly learned about the location of the Yuezhi royal court. In addition, after entering the March Zhi, the temperature warmed up, and flowers and plants began to flourish in the grassland desert. There was no ice and snow blocking the road, and the team's march was much faster.

There is a grassland with flowers and plants blooming on the edge of the desert. Countless cattle, sheep and horses grazing on the grassland. Occasionally, you can hear the singing of the shepherd girl from afar. Between the rolling dwarf hills, there is a lake that looks like a flat mirror, with an area of ​​hundreds of acres. There are several streams and rivers around the lake. The snow melted in spring turns into clear and cold streams flowing into the lake.

Countless yurts and tents of all sizes are scattered between the lake and the rivers and streams, radiating to more than ten miles around the lake in a scattered manner.

This is the location of the Yuezhi Royal Court.

In the middle of a neat circular yurt south of the lake, there is the tallest tent, about six meters high and covers an area of ​​three or four acres. It is all made of trees and cowhide. It is not only embedded with gems of various colors, but also paints various patterns of sun, moon, stars and monsters with different pigments. A huge altar made of stones in front of the tent is about ten meters wide. On it stands a wolf-skinned bar (dào), painted with a strange totem that looks like two horse heads. The place of the bar makes this extremely luxurious tent look as eye-catching as a crane.

The entire Yuezhi royal court station was very lively. Countless herders took off their thick winter clothes and put on short jackets and leather jackets and were running back and forth. There were old people delivering cattle, sheep and horses, women squeezing goats and horses, burly men riding horses and practicing, and children taking care of young animals. However, both men, women, young and old were in a good mood. The shouts and shouts were connected one after another, resounding throughout the grassland with hundreds of miles in a radius.

There were thousands of Yuezhi warriors with strong bodies and arrows gathered near the tent, all of whom had strange patterns on their faces. Each of them was holding a tall horse in their hands, some of which were equipped with the Gaoqiao saddle and stirrup that Daqin had equipped. Although they looked rough in workmanship, they were of no difference.

Almost three years have passed since Chen Xu officially promoted saddles and stirrups in Daqin. After the two Huns and Hu wars, many fled Huns ran to the Yuezhi to take refuge, and naturally spread the equipment like Daqin, which allowed riders to sit on horseback as steady as Mount Tai. Therefore, this equipment began to appear in the Western Regions. Yuezhi is the largest tribe in the Western Regions and is closest to Daqin. As long as you are determined to do it, you will always find methods and craftsmen that can make stirrup saddles. However, the craftsmanship level cannot be compared with that of Daqin, the overlord of the Central Plains with a strong industrial foundation.

There are always some similarities when you draw cats and tigers.

It's like a woman, turning off the light and covering her face, and being dark and lit, actually has nothing to do with beauty and ugliness. The key is that it can be used.

Among the stars holding the moon, there was a thick sheepskin carpet on the ground. An old man wearing a wool sheepskin robe and long hair and majestic face were sitting cross-legged in the center. On the rough low table in front of him were ox horn cups and large pieces of stewed beef and mutton. On both sides were more than a dozen leaders of different Yuezhi tribes, most of whom were middle-aged and several handsome young men, with red, yellow and black hair, but they all had disheveled hair. There were almost the same items on the low table in front of him.

On the wall behind the old man, there were several bronze long swords and long spears hanging, and a dazzling red horse totem in the center. Above the totem was a row of skulls of wild beasts and cattle and sheep. The color was pale and full of a strong evil spirit, and at the same time it was rich in the rough and barbaric style of the nomadic people.

"The Qiang people of the Shaodang tribe robbed the King of Ruha's tribe half a month ago. They not only snatched hundreds of cattle, sheep and horses, but also snatched the King of Ruha's wife, daughter and hundreds of people. The King of Ruha was also seriously injured and died. Now the King of Japan summoned you to attack the Shaodang tribe, so that the Qiang people knew that our Yuezhi was not a weak tribe that could be bullied at will..."

"King, what are you waiting for? I have long disliked those Qiang people. Every year in the beginning of spring, these Qiang people will come down to rob. We must teach them a lesson so that they can know how powerful we Yuezhi people are!" A burly red-bearded man stood up slapped the table.

"Yes, since we occupied this land of abundant water and grass, the Qiang people have come to harass each year, and those who only know how to mate with wild wolves must be beaten up!"

"When dealing with the Shaodang tribe, why do you need the king to use the personal guards of the king's tent? My Nantu tribe can beat them up!" A middle-aged man with a sinister face stood up.

"King Nantu, don't be careless. Those Qiang people run faster than shuffle foxes with agility, and like to hide in the mountains. In previous years, we have fought with them. We can't catch up with them in the mountains..."

"King Guga should not be ambitious to others to destroy his own might. My Nantu tribe is now equipped with hundreds of Qin saddles and stirrups. Riders can sit on the horse's back and shoot arrows calmly. No matter how fast the Qiang barbarians run, they can only lie on the horse's back and run away. Could it be that you have forgotten how the Huns were defeated by the Qin Dynasty? With stirrups and saddles, in a few years, our Yuezhi will definitely be able to form an army of tens of thousands of equipped stirrups and saddles, and then we unite to attack Hedong to defeat the Qin Dynasty..."

"Attack the Qin Dynasty? Does King Nantu want my Yuezhi to destroy the clan?" An old man with a red beard sat under the left hand of King Yuezhi sternly interrupted the black-haired middle-aged man's words.

"What King Zuo Ping said is, King Nantu should not talk nonsense. My Yuezhi tribe is not scattered. The bow and arrow weapons are not as sharp as the Great Qin, and the horse armor is not as complete as the Great Qin. Once this is reached the Great Qin, if the Emperor of the Great Qin sends a large army to attack, my Yuezhi is in danger! Another middle-aged man wearing a robe and holding his forehead on his head will also echo.

"Hmph, my Yuezhi is neither the barbaric people of the Huns nor the short-sighted people of Donghu. Even though the Qin Dynasty is powerful, if it is blocked by the rivers and mountains and deserts, they will definitely not dare to attack my Yuezhi royal court..."

"Hmph, I'm afraid you have never seen the power of the Qin army. Listen to the Huns who fled and fled, the Qin army was strong and the bows and arrows could not be shot through at all, and the weapons were sophisticated and sharp. Even the bronze sword was shattered in one blow. The barbaric Huns were vulnerable to the Qin army!"

"Yes, I also learned from the Huns that the Qin army was as fierce as tigers and wolves. Not only were the horses equipped with excellent weapons, but they were all fierce and fearless. The attack also paid attention to military tactics and dispatches, which were far stronger than us. Therefore, it is better not to pay attention to the Qin Dynasty."

"The Qin Dynasty occupied the prosperous Central Plains, with a population of tens of millions and a mountain of food. It was originally my shared property in China, but it was just stolen by the Zhou people. In one lifetime, he would definitely attack the Qin Dynasty and snatch the Central Plains back..."

"Enough~~"

Listening to more than ten tribe leaders making noises with each other, the Yuezhi King finally couldn't help it. After roaring and suppressing the noisy voice, he said with a gloomy face: "It's not possible to be an enemy of the Great Qin at the moment, but my Yuezhi defeated the Qiang people and occupied the abundant power of this water and grass. With familiarity with the production of stirrup saddles, he will definitely be able to gather strength to compete with the Great Qin in ten years, but it is not the time. Today is the discussion of the Shaodang tribe who attacked the Qiang people to avenge King Luha..."

The Yuezhi King swept across the entire tent with sharp eyes, and all the leaders sat down again. Although many people were unwilling to accept it, the Yuezhi King is now the most powerful and the most powerful, and no one dared to offend him head-on.

Then there was another clamor in the tent. After the result, the Yuezhi King also began to issue orders to ask these leaders to return to their respective camps to summon people to attack the Qiang tribe. But at this moment, more than ten horses suddenly galloped in the southeast direction. The riders on the horses all disheveled their heads and looked pale. While whipping the whip hard, they couldn't help but look back, with a terrifying face as if they saw something very terrible.

"Report~~"

More than ten horses rushed to the near the lake, and then shouted loudly all the way to the tall wolf-skinned flags and the tents.

"Report, the king is not good, the Qin people are here!"
Chapter completed!