The land of the Xiongnu was roughly divided into three parts. The east of Shanggu belonged to King Zuoxian, and the west of Daijun belonged to King Youxian. The Xiongnu royal court moved roughly to the east of the Ergun River in the area bordering Donghu, which was called Dragon City.

Wang Ao was afraid that Mao Dun would not die, so he decided to go to Longcheng in person.

He rode fast and ran all the way. Under the protection of Qin Ao and Qin She, Wang Ao was lucky enough to bypass Maodun, pass through King Zuoxian's defense, and enter the boundary of the royal court.

Dragon City is the most densely populated place in the entire Huns.

The decaying withered grass on the vast and boundless prairie is swaying, and there are puddles of clear lake water embedded in the grassy beach. At a glance, the vast wilderness is like a large gray carpet spread out. On the plane, there are winding and horizontal paths.

The river was frozen, and the seven-colored rays of light reflected in the sunlight were like ribbons thrown down by fairies.

The dark clouds were overshadowing the north wind, and the bulging mountains in the distance were like huge waves rising on the sea. Countless horses, cattle, sheep, donkeys, mules, and camels appeared in Wang Ao's sight. {There were no donkeys in the Qin Dynasty at that time.

and mules, which are unique products of the Xiongnu} Groups of herdsmen are chasing water and grass, and the loud moron fiddle is playing over the grassland. They are wearing leather clothes and woolen fur coats. Many children are riding sheep and shooting with bows and arrows.

Birds and voles, if they grow a little bigger, they can shoot foxes and hares. If they are bigger, they can draw strong bows, wear armor, ride war horses, and shoot people!

Wang Ao thought to himself, no wonder the Central Plains people couldn't defeat the Huns. They had opened a military academy since they were young.

These herdsmen usually live by water and grass, nomadic at will, and take hunting birds and animals as their profession. Over the years, each of them has become an expert archer. The reason why the Central Plains soldiers cannot defeat them is also obvious. They can shoot all the time.

They are all movable living targets. The Central Plains soldiers only shoot at the target with a red heart on the training ground. The advantages and disadvantages can be understood at a glance.

Wang Ao knew that when the situation was urgent, all the Huns were in arms. With a single order, the bows and arrows used to shoot birds could immediately shoot people. The Huns were keen on war because war could make them rich. They regarded war as a

It is a kind of livelihood, and Da Chanyu is just a contractor. When the contractor brings in the business, he distributes it to each household. All the young and middle-aged people are ecstatic, leading their horses or mules, picking up their husks and rushing to the battlefield.

They have many rules for fighting. The Huns rely on these rules to encourage morale and thrive. Except for a small part of the trophies and prisoners captured by the warriors, the rest will automatically become the property and slaves of the warriors, so when fighting

At that time, everyone was looking for opponents to fight like gold diggers. They looked at the enemy like gold diggers looking at gold mines, and like robbers who were greedy for seeing the heavy yellow gold coins in the pockets of wealthy businessmen.

These people will never do anything without something cheap. The reason is very simple. Their purpose in joining the war is to plunder wealth. If there is something cheap to take advantage of, they will gather together like locusts to carve it up. If the battle fails, the team will immediately break up.

Zero, like the clouds dissipating. It is not easy for the Central Plains army to capture their main force in a decisive battle. They will not play with you at all. During the retreat, whoever can bring back the body of his comrade will get the body of his comrade.

All property, of course, includes the wives and children of comrades-in-arms. They are not responsible for supporting the elderly in comrades-in-arms' families. Most of them will sleep with their wives, then drive away the comrades-in-arms' parents and file a lawsuit with the government.

, Centurions and Thousands will only smile in return; "He did the right thing, and that's exactly what he should be doing."

Because the Huns did not respect the elderly, they only respected the young warriors, and when they got old they had to eat the leftover food of the young. Because young warriors can create wealth and multiply for the Huns.

The most important thing for the Huns is to carry on the family line, so their marriages are generally exogamous, that is, they marry women from other tribes.

People from other tribes are not fools. They also want to develop and grow, and their populations are not rich either.

Therefore, people refused to marry women over.

So good, I will grab it!!

You robbed mine, I will remember you, and I will rob you tomorrow. Just robbing back and forth, leading to a shortage of women, so Shanyu came up with a workaround, that is, his son can marry his own stepmother.

The younger brother wants to remarry his sister-in-law. This policy may have played a certain role in solving the widow problem and causing excessive waste among women.

Come to think of it, because of the years of war, there must be a lot of widows.

In the first month of the year, the grassland winds howl!

Dragon City is the largest material distribution center within thousands of miles.

When Wang Ao arrived, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes gathered in Longcheng to offer sacrifices to Changshengtian. In fact, the purpose of this sacrifice was mainly to count the number of herdsmen and livestock, similar to a census. These leaders and households brought a lot of people.

The skins of cattle, horses and sheep, bows and arrows, knives, kumiss, jewelry from merchants in the Western Regions, jades, silks, porcelain, and grain from the Qin Dynasty; in addition, there is the human trading market with the largest and busiest trading volume, and the slave trade is originally

One of the important ways for the Xiongnu nobles to make money. Outside the golden-domed Changchun tent of the Great Chanyu, a large-scale market was formed.

Although Wang Ao is from Qin, he is not conspicuous here. There are many Central Plains merchants around the royal court. They are all well-dressed, smiling, and their eyes are shining. They have not seen how cruel the Huns were to them.

On the contrary, some Huns were very polite to them.

Wang Ao rode through the busy city on a tall horse. On both sides, there were people roasting lamb legs, selling bows and arrows, shaking off silk for sale, and strong men with knives gathering to drink and chat. It was very lively.

"Master from Qin, come and see my slaves. They are all of the best quality. If you want them, all you need is a sheep. Let's see how it goes." A man with lustful eyes tilted his head.

He bowed to Wang Ao and struck a ragged little girl with a whip.

"Ah!" the cry was loud.

"Haha, I said they are all very good things. You see, her skin is still very elastic, her teeth are still sound, and she still has some energy. Take her back, give her something to eat, and find a bar.

The chain is fastened and placed in the woodshed. You can release it whenever you want to use it. I guarantee that she will be very obedient. My slaves have been strictly trained. Oh, I'm afraid you don't know that I am here.

The most reputable businessman!" The man with lustful eyes said, pinching one side of the girl's body like he was inspecting an animal. Finally, he took off her top that couldn't cover her body, pinched her bra and said, "Isn't that right, sir? I don't have it.

Brag, this is really a good product. If this batch of goods were not eager to sell, I would not sell a sheep - Master, do you want to buy it or not?" As he said that, he opened the girl's small mouth again,

He pointed at the teeth inside with a whip that was half an iron chain and half a leather cord and said: "I dare say that if you use it well, he can serve you for three to five years. Think about it, sir. The price is already very fair."

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Qin Ao, Qin She had seen this before, and his face turned purple with anger, and he almost rushed towards him and was stomped on like a fool.

Wang Ao knew the laws of the Huns. Anyone who intentionally killed someone and pulled the sword out of the scabbard for a foot was sentenced to death. Those who committed the crime of theft had their finger bones smashed and their property confiscated. In serious cases, they were also punished by death. There was no penalty of imprisonment. The two brothers rushed over and were likely to do something bad.

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The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her whole body was tanned by the sun in the desert. Her big black eyes were full of deathly gray. There were streaks of blood on her face from the whip, and her long black shawl hair was stained with dried

There was black blood. The bare feet of both feet were locked with leather straps connected with iron chains. The clothes had been torn into strips, and 70% of the skin on the whole body was exposed. Not to mention embarrassing, this

The weather was so bad that she could freeze to death.

The girl's whole body was purple and blue, and she looked at Wang Ao with her big stubborn eyes. Her eyes seemed to say, "Please buy me, please."

Although the girl has black hair and black eyes, she has sunken eye sockets, a tall nose, and a plump figure. She is not from the Central Plains! There is an old man beside the girl, about fifty, about as thin as a cornstarch, with tears in her eyes, and she is holding on tightly.

The girl. Farther away from the two of them, there were many young men and Hu women. Their situation was similar to theirs. They were also shackled and covered with scars, and looked desperate. A group of people were surrounding them, looking at their teeth again.

, touching his chest again, as if he were selecting animals in his own barn. Someone was already calling out the price: "I'll buy ten slaves for one camel -"

Wang Ao said to the Semu people in Hun dialect with a cold face: "I want this old man too. Just give it to me for free. No one will buy him if he looks like that. You have to give him food."

"You are really a businessman, and you are very good at calculating. This is so unfair to me. Even Changshengtian will be angry when he sees it. Don't look at him. He is old, he knows a lot of things, and he can still work in the fields. He is very good.

Okay, slave. That's good. I'll add a pot of kumiss and you can take me away." The se-eyed man narrowed his eyes and smiled in apology.

"Let's go, let's go. If you don't want to buy anything, let's go to the royal court to pay a visit to the Great Chanyu - drive - drive -" he said and rode forward.

Qin Aiao and Qin She were both anxious: "Sir, buy it -"

Wang Ao ignored him and rode away.

The seductive man caught up from behind and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I will tell you that you are a great nobleman, so I will make an exception and sell him to you. You can only give him a sheep, or you can give me gold."

, but it has to be converted according to the market price. I will not accept the currency of the Qin Dynasty. No one likes it when it comes to the Western Regions!"

Wang Ao took out a golden bead smaller than a sesame seed from his arms and handed it to him: "That's enough!"

"That's enough, that's enough! Master, this person is yours. You can do with it whatever you want. I'm at a disadvantage. I haven't even touched this female slave. I just want to sell it for a good price. As soon as I came out this morning,

When I meet this noble lady like you, her stomach is smaller than a sparrow and will not waste your food; her voice is as sweet as a lark and can make you feel happy; her buttocks are so full and strong that she can

You will never tire of it - Hehe, Master, please walk slowly -"

Wang Ao really couldn't listen anymore. If he continued to listen, he might commit murder.

Qin Ao and Qin She untied the girl and the old man and took them away. Before leaving, the glaring man snorted coldly! He thought to himself, don't let me see you in Qin State.

When Qin Ao came, he drove forty dilapidated carriages. Wang Ao hollowed out the inner walls of the carriages, and hid all the hundred pairs of jade bis, gold hairpin necklaces, and cake gold given by Wang Zhu in the inner walls and shafts of the carriages.

Down.

I thought to myself that this time I had a narrow escape from death. If I encountered a robber, I would not be able to survive.

Unexpectedly, they were so lucky that they arrived at Longcheng smoothly. Qin Aiao and Qin She helped the old man and the young man onto the carriage, and the carriage moved forward slowly. It was too heavy and the horses could not pull it.

Wang Ao did not go directly to visit Touman Da Chanyu. Instead, he left the market and headed west. He inquired with herdsmen along the way and came to a pasture thirty miles away.

The herdsman here was a young Huns. Wang Ao was surprised and asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, is Li Xiaoxian still herding here?" The young Huns were also surprised and said in fluent Chinese: "You recognize my father - you are

Coming from Xianyang - great -" the young man's eyes flashed with gold letters.

At this time, an old man and a young man in the car suddenly jumped out and ran away desperately.

Qin She and Qin Ao were able to catch them back without any effort. The young girl and the old man were put on horseback and dragged back. They both shouted loudly. They spoke neither Xiongnu nor Chinese, and Wang Ao couldn't understand them at all.

The young man looked surprised: "Where did these two Yuezhi people come from?"

"Are they Dayue people?" Wang Ao said in surprise: "They were bought from the slave market. By the way, is your father here? I am -"

The young man interrupted Wang Ao: "Please come to the tent to talk. By the way, bring two friends of Da Yuezhi. They are very important people."

Wang Ao was stunned.

What and what?

The ranch is small, with more than a dozen shepherds. The tent is warm and clean, the rugs and kumiss are both white, and the place is full of fishy smell.

The young man suddenly knelt down on one knee and performed the Huns' etiquette: "Li Deyang meets your lord!"

Wang Ao was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Where is your father?" The young man choked and said: "My father hoped day and night for the Lord of Qin to call him back to the country, but he never expected that he would not get his wish even until his death."

Wang Ao's face changed drastically, he became bad, and the contact person was dead.

"My lord, there is no need to be depressed. When my father was dying, he gave many instructions, saying that we are from Qin, and we must return to Qin in the future. That is our destination. My father also told me that if one day the Qin Dynasty needs my service,
To be continued...