But unfortunately, not all Han slaves are so lucky.

The team escorted by the Little Saint and Dieluo Zhi were not the first batch as Gu Tianya said.

The first batch of Han slaves to arrive in Youzhou came from a Turkic tribe called "Tashlagan".

This tribe is a large part of the grassland Turks. At its peak, it once had more than 20,000 herdsmen. The Turks are a people on horseback. Almost any man with a scimitar is a cavalry, even if the elderly, children and women are thrown out.

In this case, the ratio of warriors can still be as high as five to one.

What is the concept of five to one?

This means that one out of five people can become a soldier.

And they are cavalry who can fight on horseback and come and go like the wind.

In other words, at its peak, this 'Tashlagan' tribe could produce a cavalry force of more than 4,000 people with just one force.

Even though their strength has weakened slightly in recent years, the population of this tribe still remains around 15,000. If calculated based on the ratio of soldiers to soldiers of 5:1, they have maintained a strength of 3,000 cavalry all year round.

3,000 cavalry were not a small force in the early Tang Dynasty, but an extremely powerful force that could even intimidate a small country.

The troop formation rate of the Turks is really scary.

…

What is the proportion of conscription in the Central Plains?

When the country is strong, the ratio can be as high as fifteen to one, but few emperors dare to do this, because conscription at this ratio will bring down the country.

The reason is simple: the common people cannot afford to support so many soldiers.

Therefore, even when the Central Plains Dynasty was at its peak, the rule of recruiting soldiers was at most twenty men and one soldier. For example, the Kaihuang rule in the Sui Dynasty was an era when the Chinese nation was relatively wealthy...

At that time, the Sui Dynasty had a population of 50 million.

Among them, there are about 20 million men.

The country's standing military strength is 600,000-1 million.

Calculated based on this ratio, the ratio of soldiers in the Sui Dynasty was about 20 to 1. This was already considered an extremely powerful manifestation of national strength. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty could be said to be a great talent for being able to raise so many soldiers.

There is no way, this is the situation in the Central Plains.

Because it is a farming culture, raising soldiers is very expensive, because the people need to support not only soldiers, but also layers of people who are constantly sucking blood.

But the Turks are different. The Turks are nomadic in nature.

This resulted in them living in a homeless place and developing a plundering character. When they built an army, they would often use war to support war. Therefore, the cost of raising soldiers was extremely low, so there were only five people.

You can draw a soldier.

…

For example, the 'Tashlagan' tribe is a typical looting tribe.

Why did the Han slaves they released arrive first?

There are two factors.

First of all, the area they live in is closest to Datang.

Secondly, they drove the Han slaves as hard as they could.

These two factors are complementary to each other.

First of all, they were closest to the Tang Dynasty, which caused them to invade the Central Plains all year round. Almost every winter, this tribe would launch a war. Thousands of cavalry would attack suddenly, invading the Central Plains, burning, killing and looting, looting countless supplies and taking away countless female slaves.

The men were massacred to prevent the Han people from organizing an effective resistance.

It is precisely because they have invaded the Central Plains all year round and succeeded every year that they have a contempt for the Han people in their hearts. In their eyes, the Han people are just a group of weak sheep.

Therefore, when they released the Han slaves this time, they did not care about the life and death of the Han slaves, and drove the Han slaves to rush on their way.

Therefore, they will become the first tribe to reach the border of Youzhou.

The reason why they agreed to release the Han slaves and transport them along the way was only because of the strict orders issued by the ancient temple of sacrifice.

That's all, it's not that he is afraid of the Tang Dynasty.

More than a hundred of the Han slaves they transported died on the road...

…

On this day, the atmosphere at the Youzhou border seemed extremely depressing.

Cheng Chumo was holding a document in his hand, his expression was very gloomy and scary. Suddenly he roared angrily, slammed the document to the ground, and roared: "One hundred and forty-seven, one hundred and forty-seven,

You, you..."

Suddenly, tears welled up in his eyes, and his roaring voice was choked back. After a long time, he continued to speak, and said with overwhelming hatred: "You actually killed one hundred and forty-seven Han slaves."

"kill!"

Without even thinking about it, the child suddenly let out a sharp shout and roared: "Uncle Ma Sanbao, lead your cavalry to kill me. Kill all these beasts and avenge those Han slaves."

He not only asked Ma Sanbao to send troops.

While he was crying, he also pulled out the horizontal knife.

The cavalry behind him had not yet made any move, but he wanted to rush over and fight with them first. It was obvious how strong the anger was, and this guy was obviously going crazy.

Fortunately, there was Li Chongyi beside me.

…

Among the three disciples of Biaozi, Li Chongyi was considered a somewhat calm person. Although he was full of anger at this time, he hugged the frantic Cheng Chumo and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Elder brother, please bear with me.

"

He lowered his voice and reminded in a low voice: "The Han slaves are still in the opponent's hands. We can't kill them directly. We need to hand over with them first. Only after the handover is completed can we let out this evil breath."

"me……"

Cheng Chumo was trembling all over, and the hot tears in his eyes blurred his vision. He gritted his teeth and said, "But I don't want to bear it. I can't bear it even if I want to."

He is the most affectionate and sincere of the five disciples.

He is also the one who most closely inherits Gu Tianya's love for the people.

Now he heard that more than a hundred Han slaves were tortured to death by the Turks. With his character, how could he hold back this anger and heartache?

Li Chongyi took a deep breath, turned to look at the very young Wang Bo, and signaled: "Fifth Junior Brother, come to Senior Brother, the cold wind is howling here, your body bones are the weakest, hurry up and let Senior Brother hold you

You, let him use his chest to protect you from the cold wind."

Wang Bo is so smart!

The little guy ran over without thinking, and without saying a word, he threw himself into Cheng Chumo's arms, pretending to be shivering and said, "Elder brother, I'm cold!"

Cheng Chumo's furious expression subsided a little, and he hurriedly held Wang Bo in his arms, subconsciously saying: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, senior brother will protect you. When I have time in the future, I will hunt a wild fox and make you a fox."

Qiu, then you won't be afraid of the cold, and no cold wind will blow through you."

Wang Bo nodded, but still pretended to be shivering, and said again: "But there is no fox fur now, I am so cold that I am shivering all over."

Cheng Chumo took a deep breath, turned his head and glanced hatefully at the Turkic man opposite him. Then he hugged Wang Bo with both hands and carefully protected the little guy in his arms.

Suddenly, there was a sigh, and he said lonely: "Forget it, forget it, actually I know you are afraid that I will go crazy, so you want to use this method to stop me... Xiao Boer, you don't have to pretend, senior brother is actually not.

stupid……"

"But, Senior Brother is still willing to be deceived by you!"

"Because I don't want you to be frozen by the cold wind..."

His voice was obviously sad, but it was also full of warmth. He carried Wang Bo to the back of the team, found a horse as a shield from the cold wind, and then stood there carefully protecting Wang Bo. Updated

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But he suddenly raised his head again, looked straight at Li Chongyi, and said in a deep voice: "Second brother, remember, Master never said that we should endure it."

"If you ask me to endure it now, I can endure it!"

"But please don't make me sad."

"I, Cheng Chumo, am standing here, watching how you solve this matter..."

"One hundred and forty-seven Han slaves were killed by them. If this revenge is not avenged, I will never forget it for the rest of my life."

"Second brother, Li Chongyi, the Tang royal family, the son of a county prince, I only hope that you will not just stop me..."

No one could believe that Cheng Chumo, who was always the most vulgar, could speak like a wise man.

No wonder Gu Tianya always says: "All of my apprentices are very good, and all of my apprentices are good boys. Especially this little guy Cheng Chumo, although he gave me a stomachache all day long, but I know that Cheng Chumo is the most important

A good boy who values ​​​​love and justice."

Cheng Chumo is really a good boy who values ​​affection and justice.

…

It's a pity that after he finished speaking, he refused to speak again. He just stood there holding Wang Bo and crying.

The little guy Wang Bo felt his pain, stretched out his hand to gently wipe away his tears, and said obediently: "Elder brother, don't be sad, okay? Wait, just wait, we won't endure it in vain.
To be continued...