Zhuo Ta ignored the surprised words of Zhuo Lu and the others, whipped his riding whip and started galloping on the surrounding snow.
In about half a stick of incense, Zhuo Tower returned to its original location, and a series of horse hoof prints were left on the snow in a radius of half a mile.
"Commander, you feel itchy and want to ride a horse!"
"It looks like it to me, but it's understandable. I almost got sick from being bored in the yurt for a month or two. Taking advantage of the fact that the snow is lightening today, it's good to go for a walk."
Zhuo Ta frowned and looked at the eight Zhuo Lu people who had not noticed anything wrong: "Shut up, everyone. Haven't you noticed that the surroundings are too quiet?"
Seeing Zhuo Ta's serious look, the eight people realized that he didn't look like he was joking. They also put away their smiles, straightened up and looked around.
Mulsha seemed to have reacted, and his horse wandered around for a while before turning back.
"Commander, you are right, something is not right. From the time we came out to the time we went back, we didn't seem to encounter a single wild beast."
After Mursha finished speaking, the others also realized that the atmosphere on the grassland today was a bit different from before.
Zhuota got off his horse and ran hard into the snow. From time to time he bent down and dug through the snow to look for something. His fingers were red with cold and he didn't even notice.
Seeing Zhuo Ta's actions, the others also dismounted and scattered, digging through the thick snow to look for something like Zhuo Ta.
After a long time, the nine people got together again and shook their heads at each other.
"No!"
"I don't have either."
"I don't have this either!"
"I also........"
The unanimous answers from the nine people made Zhuo Ta's eyes become wary.
"In four directions, each attack a five-mile area, and then they meet here."
"Got the order!"
The nine people, who all felt that something was not right, dispersed and wandered upstream in the snowy field. They did not reunite until dusk fell.
"Commander, there are no traces of wolves in the east!"
"The same applies to the west, south, and north. Not only are there no traces of wolves, but other prey are also missing. It is completely different from the situation in previous years when we encountered wild pheasants and wild yellow sheep from time to time."
Zhuota put the riding crop in his hand on his waist, took out a map from his horse and started to read it.
"This period to the end of the year is the time when the wolf cubs howl with hunger and the wolves come to our tribe to steal the sheep. In the past, at this time, there would always be wolves wandering around our various Turkic tribes waiting for an opportunity to attack the sheep pens. Now, this time
We are getting close to our tribe, but not a single wolf has been found. There must be something wrong.
We just walked to the easternmost position, and less than a hundred miles further east is the pasture and camp of the Sheep Tribe. It is expected that there should be traces of wolves wandering around.
But there seems to be no trace of wolves at all, which is obviously not in line with common sense.
Wild beasts like wolves are cunning and alert by nature. If they didn't show up, they must have sensed the danger.
But we didn’t receive an order to kill wolves this year. How could they sense the danger? It only means that this danger does not come from our Turks.”
"Could it be that the enemy troops from the Great Dragon entered the country for a sneak attack? That shouldn't be the case. To the east, the Chuyang tribe and the Zhahe tribe and other seven or eight tribes are constantly sending eagle shooters to detect the movements of the enemy troops stationed in the border towns of the Jin Kingdom.
If they come to make a surprise attack, there's no way there won't be any movement."
Zhuota frowned and thought for a while, then looked around at his eight accomplices.
"Zhuo Lu, Mulsha!"
"The humble position is here!"
"Don't rush back to the tribe yet. Turn back and head east to investigate the situation. If circumstances permit, try to get to the Sheep Tribe to have a look. Be careful to hide your whereabouts. If you notice something is wrong, evacuate immediately."
"Got the order!"
"Tuobuhua, Shibiruzan, please give the dry food and water you have to Zhuo Lu and the others in case of emergency."
"yes!"
"Molu, Sanda, you two should bring more dry food and rush to the royal court to report this matter to the Great Khan."
"Got the order!"
"The rest of the people will follow my leader back to the tribe and report this matter to the king."
"yes!"
Under the order of the commander Zhuota, the nine people dispersed and rushed over the boundless snowfield, their figures gradually disappearing into the snow.
But Yunyang and the others didn't know that the Turks living on the grasslands had noticed something was wrong based on their accumulated life experience for generations.
Whether the Northern Expedition army can achieve its wish and capture the Turkic royal court in one fell swoop depends on God's will.
The atmosphere in the large tent of the Shibi tribe, which was filled with singing and dancing, suddenly became tense because of Zhuota's return.
King Spillies also became vigilant because of Zhuota's report, and sent an additional number of Condor Shooters to investigate the situation outside the tribe.
And he quickly summoned his top ten commanders to discuss the matter to prevent sudden changes.
Although Zhuo Lu, Mulsha and the others who went out to investigate the situation at the Sheep Division have not returned yet, and it is still unclear whether there is really a surprise attack by the enemy, but without delay, Spilliers and the others are preparing a strategy to meet the enemy.
If they are unprepared and are caught off guard by the dragon enemy, then the Shibi tribe will be in danger.
How could the Shibi tribe under the leadership of Shibi Lisi be so valued by Zhang Kuang? How could he be such a headstrong and conceited brainless person?
One day later, the Northern Expeditionary Army in Yunyang, which was continuing to advance westward, was inevitably captured by Zhuo, and Mulsha and the two discovered their whereabouts.
Dalong's elite scouts also happened to discover the traces of the two of them.
Looking around, on the snowy plains where everything is white, and with snow mu flying all over the sky blocking some of the sight, the distinctive figures of the two people and the two horses are still easily exposed to the telescope of the dragon scout.
Sensing something was wrong, Zhuo Lu and the two men turned their horses and retreated. The Dalong scouts also divided their troops into two groups and went to report all the way. Along the way, they began to pursue the two Turks who discovered their whereabouts.
Yunyang and the others learned from the scouts that their whereabouts might be exposed. Although they had already made plans for their whereabouts to be exposed, the generals couldn't help but sigh when it was exposed so quickly.
However, since things have come to this, we can only speed up the march and try to launch a surprise attack before the Turkic scouts bring the army's whereabouts back to the tribe.
Yunyang and his companions and Shibibu Zhuolu had the misfortune to meet during the march.
Molu and Sangda, who had been attacking all night and day, also braved the harsh environment and rushed to the Turkic Royal Court.
After explaining their purpose to the guards, the two men immediately received a message from their Taichang Great Khan Huyan Yunyao.
In the Turkic king's tent, Huyan Yunyao looked at the shivering Mo Lu and the two of them, frowning and lingering slowly in front of them.
"Besides these, have you discovered the enemy's whereabouts?"
"Back to the Great Khan, we have not seen any traces of the enemy with our own eyes. Everything is just speculation by us and Commander Zhuota."
Hu Yanjunyao and her second brother Hu Yanyu looked at each other, and they both saw the uncertainty in each other's eyes.
"Are you sure that wolves in your tribe will attack your sheep at this time of year?"
"Reporting to the Great Khan, we are sure that our Shibi tribe is close to the border between Dalong's northern border and the Kingdom of Jin. There is a wild wolf valley near Shanhaiguan. At this time every year, the wolves living there will come to our Shibi tribe.
The tribe and the surrounding tribes, large and small, attacked the sheep.
But this year, let alone the wolves, not a single wolf hair was seen.
Commander Zhuota suspected that the wolves may have sensed the danger and did not dare to approach the tribe, but due to the war, our Turks did not attack the wolves this year."
Huyan Yunyao pondered for a while, then looked at Hu Yanyu: "Second brother, what do you think?"
"It's hard to say, but it's very likely that the dragon soldiers and horses will attack. Apart from the evil energy gathered by the army that can make the beasts fearful, there is almost no other reason to explain this situation.
However, the Zhahe Tribe, the Chuyang Tribe, the Turik Tribe, the Muli Tribe... a total of nine tribes, with a total of more than 400,000 tribesmen, did not notice the big man at all.
The whereabouts of the dragon soldiers and horses?
With their strength and numbers, looking around, Dalong's soldiers and horses might be discovered as soon as they leave the city.
If they really launched a raid, we should have received the news."
Huyan Yunyao's white jade hands beat her hard.
"It's no surprise that the truce has lasted for too long. The kings of the Zhahe tribe and the Chuyang tribe relaxed their vigilance and reduced the number of investigations, so the Dalong soldiers took advantage of the loophole."
"This...is probably the case. What are you going to do?"
"Someone is coming!"
"See Khan!"
"Instruct all tribes and the enemy dragons to attack the snow, and let each tribe king and commander prepare to respond to the enemy and retreat."
"Got the order!"
"Huyanxufeng."
"I'm here!"
"Immediately invite the Golden Empress to come to the Khan's tent to discuss matters."