"By the way, have you agreed on which way to go?"

Seeing that Hui had recovered, Zhang Qi quickly changed the topic and asked.

Seeing that something was serious, Yingyao and Yao stopped playing around, put their bows on their backs, and quietly came to Zhang Qi's side.

The uncle stroked the bowstring and made a hollow sound.

"Hui and I discussed it for a day and decided to head east along the Shenshan Mountains, where is the territory of Zuo Tuqi (tu2qi2).

And from what we overheard from the Xiongnu nobles, conflicts with the Donghu over there occasionally occur, I think it might be easier to go over there to enter the territory of the Donghu and then transfer to the Han Dynasty."

Zhang Qi nodded and thought about it. Combining the historical knowledge in his head, Zhang Qi roughly calculated that this era may be the most prosperous period of the Xiongnu, but even so, the population of the Xiongnu will not exceed three million (enlarged)

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Including the conquests and captures from their eastward and westward campaigns, including the tribes and slaves of various tribes who were forced to submit, the Huns' power would not exceed four million people (enlarged).

This is the drawback of nomadism. Storage of various dairy products is a big trouble. Once natural disasters and diseases cause cattle and sheep to die in droves, their disaster resistance is completely incomparable with agricultural civilization, so the population has been unable to develop.

But it is also because of this that the Huns' fighting ability in order to survive and plunder is astonishing. The whole clan acts as soldiers when they mount their horses, and they become herdsmen when they dismount.

The cost for them to launch a war is pitifully small. They can complete mobilization just by mounting their bows and horses. This is their advantage.

Unlike the current Han Dynasty, whenever they wanted to launch a foreign war, they had countless steps to complete.

The Huns worshiped the sunrise, so they respected the direction of the sunrise. In addition, they regarded the direction of the Han Dynasty as the front. Therefore, Zuo Tuqi was the first person under the Xiongnu Chanyu, and was usually held by his legitimate son or heir.

, whose status is equivalent to that of the Prince of the East Palace, and is also honored as King Zuoxian by the Huns.

In addition to Zuo Tuqi, there are also You Tuqi, Left and Right King of Guli (li2), Left and Right Generals, Left and Right Captains, Left and Right Chiefs of Households, etc., a total of twenty-four positions, known as 240,000 horsemen, and are the single members of the Huns.

Yu's direct line power.

During the reign of Emperor Wen, the Xiongnu Kou Bian were said to have 300,000 men who could control strings. This is how they came to be.

The system of the Xiongnu was not much different from the structure of the court of the Han Dynasty. There was no way, the only systems in the vast grasslands for them to learn from were the Qin and Han dynasties, so the structures of these two great powers were very similar.

A population of four million is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. As long as the five of them are careful, it is not difficult to escape. The reason why they were so worried before was one because of food and the other because of direction.

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But now starting from the sacred mountain, the problem of direction no longer exists. It must be correct to move towards the place where the sun rises, and food...

Everyone looked at Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi laughed and naturally understood what they meant, so he said easily: "Direction and food are not a problem. Besides, if there is a chance, we might be able to get horses."

Everyone's eyes lit up, especially the two Ying Yao. Unlike Zhang Qi and the others who stayed in the clan all year round, the two of them often went out with the Xiongnu nobles, so their riding skills were not bad.

"Really? Qi! This is great!"

The eagle shouted excitedly. If there were horses, he would be more confident in protecting everyone's safety.

Zhang Qi looked at him with a smile on his face. He found a way to buy wood for nothing today. As long as everything goes well, it is really not difficult to bring out the horses in the world of riding and slashing.

He is not worried about how the horses in the riding and slashing world will change after they are given real attributes in the real world. They are still horses.

"Of course, can I still lie to you?"

"That's good, that's good!"

This time, even Bo started talking about it. He usually didn't talk much but was the calmest one among them. He treated everyone as gentle as an elder brother, did the most things, and cared the most.

Zhang Qi stood up. Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed. He could not waste time. Every extra moment he stayed in the outside world was equivalent to spending twenty-four times less time in the world of riding and slashing.

"Okay, it's time for me to go. I will come out at noon tomorrow. You should prepare in advance. As soon as I come out, everyone will set off!"

"no problem!"

The eyes of Ying and others were so hot that even the howling wind and snow hanging outside the cave could not extinguish the burning fire of hope in their hearts.

Zhang Qi hugged them one by one and then disappeared in an instant.

"Tomorrow, we will be free!"

In the cave, the teenagers laughed heartily.

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Returning to the world of riding and slashing, warmth arrives as expected.

There are still 431 dinars left, and Notai is out of iron ore.

There is no time to lose. Even if Zhang Qidang decided to leave here and go to the next town, he did not rush to set off. Instead, he waited at the gate of the city, sharpening his sword and chopping firewood. He had free bodyguards, so he didn’t use them in vain!

He was not kept waiting for long, and not long after, a neat army of lords came out from the direction of the castle.

Zhang Qi didn't know who the leading lord was. His memory was not good enough to remember the names of all the lords in the game.

Looking at the leading lord and the dozen or so elite cavalry and half a hundred bows under his command, Zhang Qi once again showed envious eyes.

"You're a handsome guy in armor. He's the strongest heavy cavalry in the game. Although he died a little quickly, I really want him!"

With an idiotic expression on his face, Zhang Qi followed him all the way. When the lord's troops entered the village, he also entered the village to see if he could recruit NPC soldiers before the lord did.

Not to mention, I followed this lord and rushed into three villages in a row, and he actually recruited one of them.

【Empire Recruit.】

Looking at the stunned imperial recruit who was following him like a fool, Zhang Qi couldn't help but raise his forehead.

Although he was called an [Imperial Recruit], he was carrying a pitchfork on his back, and although his clothes were not tattered, they were not much better.

Even though Zhang Qi has experience in the game, he still can't help but doubt that this guy can really fight?

Fortunately, the NPC soldier is dull but can complete the instructions he is given very well. Even if the instructions are complicated, he has a unique way of understanding them.

For example, Zhang Qi asked him to cut down a tree. Although he didn't know what cutting down a tree meant, it didn't prevent him from interpreting the cutting as an attack. He took a pitchfork and stabbed a tree continuously.

Moreover, Zhang Qi also discovered that the behavior of these NPC soldiers was exactly the same as those in the game.

When Zhang Qi was on his way, he asked him to follow him, and he was able to follow Zhang Qi and the lord's troops and run wildly for thirty miles without losing breath.

System soldiers are system soldiers. Apart from looking like humans, they cannot be considered human in other aspects.

Following the lord forces, there are two villages, of which there is a village with iron ore. Zhang Qi looked at the wallet.

Although there are few, it can also start the plan to make money again.

Looking at the remaining fifty iron ore in the village, Zhang Qi recorded this place on the homemade cloth map.
Chapter completed!