The wall of the Iron Palace is not very high, but standing on the top of the wall, you can see very far.
The camp outside the Iron Palace was already devastated.
Luoting Kedun stood on the palace wall, watching the Zhenyu army withdrawing to the south. His face was calm, but there was a complicated look in his charming eyes.
He Guhan was willing to follow Zhenyu's army out of the palace as a hostage, and Tuya Tutun got Heguhan as a hostage. Under the auspices of Qin Xiao, he did not get too entangled, but just proposed that Hegubu must ask Zhenyu next.
On the condition that the Yu army provided logistical supplies, and after receiving Ketun's guarantee, the troops withdrew from the Iron Palace.
The soldiers and horses chasing the wolf cavalry only chased a few dozen miles before retreating, but He Gu still sent people to pay close attention to the wolf cavalry's movements.
The losses suffered by the True Feather Army were not great, with only two to three hundred casualties. However, He Gu suffered heavy losses. The Bone Crusher lost most of them, and the two thousand defenders also suffered most of their losses in the Wolf Cavalry's raid. However, the Wolf Cavalry suffered heavy losses.
Not small at all. After counting the corpses, the Wolf Cavalry also left nearly a thousand corpses, all of which were piled up by the skeletons. The corpses were burned clean with a fire. In addition, they also captured hundreds of wounded soldiers and imprisoned them all.
Most of the thousands of tents in the sweat camp were burned down. When the wolf cavalry attacked, they killed everyone they saw and burned the tents. At least two thousand tribesmen died tragically under the wolf cavalry's sabers and sharp arrows. People naturally reacted to the wolf cavalry's atrocities.
They are extremely resentful, but the wars between tribes on the grassland are so cruel. In every war, countless lives will fall in a pool of blood.
The Zhenyu Army withdrew, but the sweat tent was still in a mess. Cleaning up the battlefield was not something that could be completed in a moment.
However, in order to stabilize people's hearts, only a few people knew that He Guhan was taken away as a hostage.
"Do you know why the population of Hegu cannot develop?" Ke Dun stood on the palace wall, watching people cleaning up the battlefield, and suddenly asked.
Qin Xiao was startled, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Please give me some advice."
Ke Dun, who was standing next to the palace wall at this moment, was extremely majestic, without the enchanting and charming attitude before. Although his voice was still soft and greasy, his back was straight, and his full jaw was raised like a swan, and he said calmly: "Because of the war and
poverty."
Qin Xiao stood next to Ke Dun and looked at her profile.
A stunner like Ke Dun, no matter from which angle you look at her, is extremely beautiful and makes men's hearts flutter.
"He Gu sits on the Iron Mountain and owns the precious mineral deposits in the desert. He has always been coveted by others." Ke Dun said quietly: "But apart from the ore, He Gu does not have many materials. Our pasture is limited. If we use all of it,
If you raise cattle and sheep, the soldiers will have a shortage of war horses, so they can only free up part of the land to raise horses. In this way, the pasture for raising cattle and sheep will be greatly reduced, which can only ensure that the tribesmen will not starve."
Qin Xiao thought to himself that compared to He Gu, Zhen Yubu was really rich in land and resources.
"He Gu is located in the land of the Four Wars. To the west are the Tusun tribes. Although there are only some small and weak tribes in the north, they are like a pack of hungry wolves, invading He Gu from time to time." Ke Dun looked into the distance and spoke in a calm voice.
: "To the south is Zhenyu, and to the east is Buliuda. Zhenyu always wants to annex He Gu. Although we and Buliuda are allies, we have never really trusted each other. Everyone knows that once He Gu weakens, the third
The one who pounces might be Bu Liuda." He turned his head slightly and looked at Qin Xiao, with a wry smile on his beautiful face: "He Gubu is in danger every day, and there will be losses in every war.
There are many tribes, so the population has never been able to grow, but this also gives every Hegu people an iron will."
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "Why didn't He Gu conclude a peace treaty with the Zhenyu tribe earlier? The three Xile tribes have been fighting each other for many years. In the end, countless people died in vain, but the situation did not change."
"There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that you can stand and speak without pain in the back. That's what you said." Ke Dun glanced at Qin Xiao, his eyes were as charming as a fox, and chuckled: "The Three Parts of Xile began to work for a hundred years ago.
They dominate Modong and attack each other, with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. How can such hatred be dissipated at the drop of a hat? You are from Zhenyu, and Zhenyu Wuqing thought that Zhenyu were all good people after just a few words, and thought we were congratulating ourselves
They are all evil people. You don’t know that after the destruction of the Xile Kingdom and its division into three parts, Luozhi Mountain was once the territory of our Hegu tribe, and it was also our natural barrier against the Zhenyu tribe.”
Qin Xiao was startled, he really didn't know about this.
"The True Feather Tribe took advantage of the vast pastures and had the best and most abundant war horses. It always considered itself the leader of the Xile Tribes. It attacked Bu Liuda in the east and He Gu in the north. At that time, the True Feather Tribe was the most powerful.
If He Gu hadn't worked together, Tieshan would have been owned by the Zhenyu tribe long ago." Ke Dun sighed softly: "At that time, both He Gu and Bu Liuda had proposed that the tribes form an alliance and not kill each other, although we couldn't agree to it.
They obeyed Zhen Yu's orders, but were willing to let Zhen Yu's tribe become the leader of the various tribes. However, Zhen Yu's tribe was strong at that time and wanted to unite with Mo Dong and make everyone submit to it. Our suggestions turned a deaf ear to them."
Qin Xiao sighed in his heart, knowing that the tribes in the grassland were ups and downs, and that they wanted to annex other tribes when they were strong, but when they declined, they also had to face the annexation of other tribes. If you want to reach an alliance, it is the same as before.
Matters of ascending to heaven.
"The True Feathers are not as good as they used to be, but without Tie Han's invasion, they would still feel that they are stronger than us and would not agree to conclude a peace treaty. In fact, this is also the way to survive on the grassland. The weak will eat the strong, and whoever has the sharpest knife will only win.
I think about making others surrender, not about making peace." But Dun Humei's eyes also became cold and stern, saying: "If He Gu wants to survive, he must never surrender. Once there is an opportunity, even if there is a huge risk, he will
You must wield your saber, otherwise you will have to sit back and wait to be trampled under your feet.”
Qin Xiao's mind is that everyone can only say things that are beneficial to themselves. However, it is not easy for He Gu to survive in a severe environment so far. Moreover, He Gubu's current situation is even more difficult, and only this woman can lead him.
Let everyone hold on.
"After this battle, many people lost their parents, wives and children." Ke Dun looked at the messy camp. Their tents were destroyed, and many people didn't even have shelter from the wind and rain. They could only sit in a pool of blood and cry bitterly.
Her expression also became gloomy: "I have seen too many scenes like this, but every time after crying, the bone bearer can stand up again."
These words made Qin Xiao feel that although Ke Dun had a soft and charming appearance, underneath the beautiful appearance, he also had a strong heart. To survive in the desert where the jungle was strong, it was natural for that heart to be full of cunning and ambition.
In fact, everyone in the He Gu Department knew that the wolf cavalry had returned in defeat, but the matter could never end there. Tie Han, who called himself Taiyang Khan, had been invincible under his wolf cavalry for many years. This time, three thousand elite soldiers
Most of the wolf cavalry were lost, which will undoubtedly make Sun Khan lose his face. If he cannot regain his face quickly, it will definitely lead to a great loss of Sun Khan's prestige in the hearts of the grassland tribes. For a Khan who has ambitions to dominate the desert
Wang Li said that this was certainly unacceptable.
Losing the prestige that can intimidate other tribes is undoubtedly more serious than a disastrous defeat.
Therefore, in order to regain his prestige, Tie Han is bound to make a comeback.
The Hegu people knew that the real test had not yet come, but they were attacked by wolf cavalry and the Khan tent suffered heavy losses. Most of the soldiers and horses guarding the Khan tent were lost. The main cavalry had not returned after going south. At this moment, it can be said that the iron mountain
When it is at its weakest, it is surrounded by dangers.
Many people even began to doubt Ke Dun's ability.
After all, if Ke Dun had not sent the main force of the tribe to attack the Zhenyu people, then the Khan tent would not have been taken advantage of by the wolf cavalry, and it would not have suffered such heavy losses.
Although Zhenyu's army withdrew from the Iron Palace, they camped only fifty miles south of the Iron Palace. Even though they had the experience of jointly repelling the wolf cavalry, the Hegu people still regarded Zhenyu as their enemy, and thousands of Zhenyu's cavalry were killed.
On the edge, no one knew whether they would suddenly come over with their sabers waving.
The situation was urgent. In the next two days, Ke Dun arranged for people to entertain Qin Xiao, but he summoned many nobles from the He Gu tribe to discuss countermeasures.
In order to appease people's hearts and recruit young people from the surrounding Hegu tribes, the most important thing was naturally to discuss the next negotiation and alliance with the Zhenyu tribe. There were many things, but Ke Dun had to take care of everything. Qin Xiao spent two whole days
I haven't seen him again for ten days.
In the past two days, he was walking around among the people. Although he was called a hostage, Ketun gave him complete freedom. He could enter and exit freely inside and outside the Iron Palace.
Qin Xiao's conversation with his tribe made him feel that the Hegu people were nervous about the upcoming war, but the perseverance in their bones had not disappeared. More people still believed that Ke Dun could lead them to repel the Tusun people.
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People's evaluation of Ke Dun is not bad. At least in everyone's hearts, Ke Dun is always working hard for the survival of the Hegu people.
At dusk on the third day, Ke Dun finally sent Mang Dele and invited Qin Xiao into a main hall of the Iron Palace.
The hall is decorated with colorful gilts and is splendid. The floor is paved with animal skins, which looks very luxurious. Ke Dun stands high above, wearing a colorful crown on his head, dressed in gorgeous clothes with patterns embroidered on them, and a Miluo stringed with fine beads on his face.
, covering that beautiful face, only the fair skin under the Mi Luo could be vaguely seen, but the entire face could not be seen clearly.
Qin Xiao thought that the Kedun in front of him was no longer the woman hiding underground, but now the high and mighty He Gu Kedun.
Of course, this palace cannot be compared with the lofty Jinluan Palace of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it is much shabby. However, the bright light at the moment is enough to make the palace splendid. There are more than a dozen officials from the Hegu Department below, all dressed in military uniforms.
You can still wear swords in the main hall.
Behind Ke Dun, there were six Bone Crusher guards on his left and right.
Qin Xiao took a few steps forward and saluted with his arms crossed: "I would like to pay my respects to Ke Dun!"
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Xiao, with different expressions, but most people looked wary when they saw that Qin Xiao looked like a Tang nationality.