As Nangong Ping guessed, the small tribe near the water grass ranch did take refuge with the fourth prince. When the fourth prince fled, they took him in, so they were "swallowed". The young and strong became slaves, and the old and weak were driven out.
He was exiled from his homeland, his supplies were taken away, and he only took with him some old horses that the Iron Wolf Guards and Flag Wolf Soldiers looked down upon, without even a piece of iron on them.
However, Chu Qing didn't want to care about these things, and he couldn't care about them. He was just a little worried and needed to rearrange the combat missions and change the plan.
There are many tribes near the water and grass pasture, some large and some small. They are now occupied by the Iron Wolf Guards and Flag Wolf Soldiers. They are all elites and are difficult to attack. Moreover, you will encounter many grassland "refugees" along the way, so the chance of being exposed is too high.
Those grassland refugees gathered there like zombies, with dozens of old soldiers riding horses guarding the perimeter. As long as these people made any move, they would face a merciless massacre. Based on their physical condition,
There is no threat to the wolf-catching army.
The sky finally became brighter, and the supplies were sorted out. Eighty percent of the food was soaked in water, including naan bread, dried meat, a small amount of tea, coarse salt, etc.
"Young Master..." Lin Kuai sighed, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Needless to say, Freddy also knew that Chu Qing knew that there was no need to take any more risks. In this case, he could only go back to the customs, replenish supplies after returning, and then exit the customs after replenishing enough supplies.
Of course, you don’t have to go back, you can just keep moving forward and keep fighting with war, but the risk is too great. If you forcefully enter the grassland, once you encounter a strong enemy or cannot find a target to attack, everyone will starve and lose their physical strength.
Maintain, let alone fight.
A very depressing thing. The reorganization of the wolf-catching army attracted the attention of the border troops and civilians. I went for a walk and wiped out a garbage outpost tribe. I was hunted for half a day, got caught in the rain, and went back dejected. It was not shameful enough.
The most annoying thing is that he also helped the Golden Wolf King put down the civil strife.
This is the first time that the wolf-catching army has been around for so many years.
"Nothing is as important as life." Chu Qing forced a smile and said: "Go back, we have only been out for four days anyway. Go back to replenish supplies. In line with Comrade Lao Ma's plan, we can only replenish supplies for half a day, repair for half a day, and then come back after a day.
, march quickly.”
"Sure, I'll explain it later."
As the sun emerged, Chu Qing stood up and finally saw clearly the miserable situation of the grassland refugees.
Most of the people were asleep, sleeping on the muddy sand, not in a deep sleep, but in a lethargy caused by exhaustion and exhaustion. Four thousand to five thousand people were close together.
The wolf-catching army is not far away, but this group of people can sleep, which is enough to explain a lot of problems. Maybe they have given up their desire for life long ago. Even if the wolf-catching army holds the butcher knife high now, there should not be many people who will resist.
.
There were more than 300 children, and many elderly people did not even have clothes to cover their bodies.
Chu Qing has seen refugees, real refugees. These exiles on the grasslands, the exiles who fend for themselves, are basically the same as the refugees in the pass.
Squatting on the ground, Chu Qing looked thoughtful.
Tao Shaozhang sat over and asked, "What is the elder brother-in-law thinking about?"
"reason."
"reason?"
"Yes, a reason, give them, or give me a reason."
Tao Shaozhang didn't know why. Before he could ask, Chu Qing rubbed his eyebrows and said, "These people believed the lies of the Fourth Prairie Lao Si and the lies of Prince War Eagle, thinking that the Fourth Prairie Lao Si would bring them peace. They would not
Fight with us Changchao people again, right?"
"That should be the case."
"Then this means that they are not hostile to us Chang people, a small and helpless tribe. It is precisely because they do not have strong combat capabilities. During the war, they are either forced to be used as cannon fodder or to transport supplies.
, right?”
"Brother Yu doesn't know either, but I heard from General Lin that this is the case."
"They don't hate people from Chang, and they probably haven't killed us people from Chang either."
The more Tao Shaozhang listened, the more confused he became: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Just tell me whether my analysis is correct or not."
"Brother Fool doesn't know. Brother Fool only knows that there are Liang people on the grassland. Even herdsmen, old and weak, women and children. When they see Chang people, when they are full of food, drink, and have scimitars,
The people from Chang will definitely be killed."
Chu Qing let out a slight oh and lowered his head again, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, Chu Qing turned around and shouted: "Muhua, come here!"
Mu Hua, who was under the supervision of Xiao Yi, walked over with a calm expression.
"We are going back. A lot of the food is stained with rainwater and will become moldy. It cannot be stored for a long time. What will happen if I give this food to them?"
Mu Hua was very surprised: "Would you really do this?"
"I don't know, so I need you to give me a reason to give them food to satisfy their hunger. If you can't give me a reason, then we will take the food away and throw it away, even if it is moldy or rotten.
I will not give it to anyone on earth, even if they are all old people and children."
"Leave the weapons behind."
Chu Qing was stunned: "Weapon?"
"If you want to go back, then leave your weapons."
Chu Qing was so angry: "Do you think that my uncle and I are sitting together, which means that our IQs are the same? Why are we giving you weapons to massacre us Chang people in the future?"
"No, they will go back, eat enough, rest enough, return to the pasture, use sophisticated weapons, the weapons you left behind, to rescue the young men who have become slaves, and rescue their tribesmen. Maybe they can be rescued, maybe they can't be rescued.
, but they will try, they are willing to try, even if they die."
Chu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I will leave the war horse to you again."
"It's the best."
Chu Qing: "..."
Muhua took a deep breath, and then made a very strange gesture: "I promise you, they will definitely go back, try to rescue their tribesmen, and avenge their tribesmen. Although they are old people and women
, are children, but they will definitely take revenge, avenge their own people, and let the fire of hatred devour those dirty, damned, eternally cursed Golden Wolf slaves and Iron Wolf Guards. If they cannot kill them, they will bite them.
Their flesh and blood, dig out their eyes, take revenge, you must take revenge!"
Chu Qing narrowed his eyes and stared at Muhua. After a long while, he turned around again and looked at the grassland refugees who looked like dead bodies.
Mu Hua was extremely nervous: "You have to go back. Food, weapons, horses, stay, stay, and bows and arrows. We are going to kill each other. We are going to kill each other. You should do this, just do it.
Let us kill each other…”
Chu Qing ignored her and just observed the refugees on the grassland. Half a stick of incense suddenly burst into flames and he shouted.
"Freddy, Aping, Axiaoyi, Ertong, Xiaotong classmate, the Fu family's second fool... Er, the second fool doesn't need to come. Mr. Liu, come over and have a combat feasibility analysis meeting. Hurry!"