When Si Qin gave such an order, he had already guessed in his heart that the people in the Minuo Department had already made preparations, and they would have to miss out when they went there. I just didn't expect that the Minuo Ministry outside the city was stationed on the ground, and the building was already empty. Not even a shadow was left.
The person who returned to Siqin watched the Khan's expression nervously, for fear that Siqin would kill him in a fit of rage. Anari Khan used to have a turbulent temper, and it was common to hack people in a fit of anger. Although the new Khan is benevolent and righteous, who can ensure that he will not change after he ascends to a high position
But Siqin dispelled his worries in the next moment. He was really like the rumors from the outside world. Although he was angry because of the betrayal of the Minuo Department, he did not implicate his subordinates, and said gently: "Thank you all."
This really warms everyone who has been living under the violence of Anari for a long time. It was really touching that a high-ranking Khan could speak to them in such an approachable manner.
Because of this level of emotion, the hunters became more careful. Dig all the houses of the Minobu in the city three feet into the ground. Finally, under the broken tank, a cellar was found.
Everyone was so embarrassed. They all smashed the big vat that day, but they didn't expect to check the bottom carefully. If they could be more careful that day, they might be able to catch the two murderers!
All the Minoans are gone.
After confirming the news, Siqin ordered to withdraw the search team in the city, saying: "There is no need to look for it in the city, they must have escaped with the people from the Minuo Department. It is impossible for such a large team to be cleared. They disappeared for no reason. There are not many young adults among them. The remaining group of old and weak women and children is not easy to move. Moreover, in such a cold weather, they have to migrate more than 4,000 people, and they will definitely leave traces of life. Pay attention to tracing these traces, and don't let any clues go!"
Because of Khan's lack of accountability, these hot-blooded men are even more moved and guilty. They feel that the killer of Anari Khan escaped because of their own faults. conscience.
Just as Siqin's people were scrambling to track down the whereabouts of the Minuo tribe, Qin Yining, Lu Hengzheng and the Harbala brothers led the Minuo tribe on the snow-covered wilderness.
Qin Yining said to Lu Heng worriedly: "It's impossible for such a huge team to leave no traces. I just hope they can chase them slower."
Lu Heng stepped on the snow with one foot and one foot shallowly, making a creaking sound under his feet, and panting tiredly, he said, "Siqin has just ascended the throne, and he will definitely be rectified, so we also took advantage of him. Once he gets angry and launches his army to arrest people, I'm afraid none of us will survive. I will set up camp tonight and I will discuss it with them. It is normal to want to migrate, but it is too much to go with us fugitives. Adventure."
"In the end, it was we who made them tired." Qin Yining felt a little guilty.
Lu Heng said: "They were also oppressed by Anari and they couldn't stand it anymore. Even without us, they would have to migrate."
"Having said that, but migrating with the two of us, their danger will also increase. Now Siqin may send troops to hunt them down, but if they go alone, the chasing troops shouldn't have trouble chasing a group of old and weak. Women and children."
"That's right." Hearing this, Lu Heng also felt that Qin Yining's analysis was very reasonable, and immediately went to communicate with Harbala and Chaganbala.
After talking about Qin Yining's analysis, he said, "I'm mainly worried that they will be tired by us. If they parted ways before entering the desert, as long as they told the soldiers, we would have abandoned them long ago. Ascension to the throne, for the reputation of their wise masters, will not harm their lives.
"But if they are with us and cross the desert all the way, at least half of them will be damaged. After all, they are already weak, how many of them can insist on getting out of the desert? Also, so many people walk together, eat and live, and aim for It has also increased, and it is very likely that it will be caught up, and then the entire Minoan army will be wiped out."
In fact, when Qin Yining and Lu Heng were talking about the matter, Harbala and Chaganbala were also discussing the matter in a low voice.
At first, they were rushing to leave Dadu, and they did their best to take all their clansmen away, so as not to be oppressed by the Tatar royal family. After they left, they could still recuperate outside. If they stayed in Dadu, it was very likely that they would gradually devoured and perished.
But among the more than 4,000 clansmen, most of them are old and weak, women and children, and only a small number of men, some of whom were disabled in the past.
In such a team, when the Mino tribe lacks mounts and resources, the speed of travel varies, and the physical fitness of individuals is not the same. Those who walk fast have to wait for those who walk slowly. They are also gradually falling behind.
If you bring them all, I'm afraid it won't take long before people from Siqin can catch up.
But if they don't take them and leave them outside the desert, they will inevitably face Siqin's investigation, and they worry that Siqin will torture them.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the wild wind was blowing violently at night, and the fine snow gradually turned into a heavy snow, which was carried by the cold wind and blown into the face, as if a knife was scraping it.
Everyone was shivering with cold. Qin Yining, Lu Heng, and the others were better. Although they weren't wearing silk and satin, they were all cotton-padded clothes. In such a weather where water turned into ice, they could resist it even if they gritted their teeth.
But there are many women and children who have been working as Anari's men for more than a year, all wearing shabby single clothes. Some people even wore straw sandals on their feet, and their toes and skin were red, swollen and festering from the cold.
Under such conditions, how can you cross the desert with a huge temperature difference between day and night
"You're right." Halbala gritted her teeth coldly, looked at the vast surroundings, and rubbed her cold, red fingers, "I can't continue like this, I'm afraid no one can bear it. In the test of living in the desert, we were running for our lives, and if this dragged on, the entire tribe might be dragged down."
Chaganbala nodded, his already cold tongue almost knotted, "Either we will set up camp today and let everyone warm up and warm up. Let's calm down and think about countermeasures first."
In fact, at this juncture, we really should not stop, we should continue to move forward.
But in the current situation, if we go further, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to pursue them, and these old and weak women and children will lose some of them first.
If the clansmen died like this, they would feel heartache and it would be a pity.
More importantly, if such a thing happens, it will be a heavy blow to everyone's heart. In the future, who will have the courage to resist
It's a dilemma.
In order to save the lives of most people, everyone had to stop, set up camp, and simply set up tents with the materials they brought.
4,000 people were in full swing. Although they were still hungry despite the severe cold and heavy snow, everyone was actively busy when they heard that they could rest.
Qin Yining, Lu Heng, Chaganbala, Harbala, as well as several other senior seniors and generals who fought in the past but had their arms crippled all gathered in Harbala's tent.
A bonfire was lit in the middle of the ground, and everyone surrounded the fire, silent for a while.
Qin Yining didn't know Tatar, so he could only rely on Lu Heng for negotiation.
Lu Heng covered his mouth and coughed for a while, his face turning red, and then he said: "I mean, I can't let the people of the tribe lose their lives in vain. Such a big migration may happen if there are sufficient preparations. Unexpected. Besides, there are still chasing troops now."
"That's what I mean," said the uncle named Alhan who had a broken arm. "It's almost impossible to let all the clansmen rush through the desert. My opinion is to leave some of the men behind and protect them from continuing to migrate. Let them find a no-man’s land nearby and live temporarily. Waiting for good news for those of us.”
Harbala nodded and said, "I agree with Uncle Alhan's words. Most of the rest of the people will go through the desert together to find a place to live in the surrounding area. After the settlement is stable, we can also come to pick up the clansmen. ."
"But in this way, will the clan people feel that they have been abandoned?" Chaganbala said worriedly, "Everyone is a person who survived with great difficulty. If they are abandoned by the clan in this way, the people who remain will be sad. Bar?"
"But if you take them, I'm afraid they will die. If you stay, the new khan may be able to give you a way to live because everyone is a poor woman and child."
Lu Heng looked at Qin Yining who was silent on the side, and translated all their conversations to her.
Qin Yining thought for a while and said, "Actually, the short-lived indignation is not because we want to abandon everyone. Those of us who plan to cross the desert are taking such risks to find a better way out for everyone. He was so strong and lived a self-sufficient life, but now, he was living a slave life that was inferior to pigs and dogs, and even a horse raised by Ana Ri was more expensive than a human being.
"If you all stay, you may be able to live, but what everyone wants is really just to survive? Do you really care if the Minuo Ministry can be revived?"
Qin Yining's words were not understood by the rest of the tent, but Uncle Alhan, who had a broken arm, understood.
He said in a less fluent Dazhou dialect: "You are right. We can't be khan's slaves forever. The Mino tribe is a big tribe. If it completely decays and disappears like this, then we will have no face to die. See the ancestors."
Qin Yining nodded with a smile: "Uncle is right, one's life is one breath, and one's life is not called living. If we surrender now, then in the future our juniors will all live under the oppression of the Khan. Slaves, every generation is a slave. In this way, our descendants will be too pitiful.
"We are fighting now, so that we can breathe a sigh of relief, so that future generations can stand tall and live.
"Men, women, old people, children, a complete tribe, each of these people is indispensable, and each of them is the hope of the tribe. Although I recommend leaving those parts of the body that are not allowed outside the desert, there will be great dangers in it. Part of the old people, women and children, but this part of the people is the biggest part of the force that will be able to rebuild the homeland after the Minuo Ministry settles down in the future.
"I believe that if I tell these words to the clansmen, they will understand. And those of us who travel through the desert in search of life are just warriors who fight for the majority of the clansmen."