Zhao Ziliang's body trembled when he heard it, and he didn't make a sound for a long time.
He stretched out his hands and slowly pressed her shoulders, "What are you going to do?
Keep him or take him away.
If you keep him, he will bring you a lot of trouble."
It’s troublesome, and you can’t tell clearly who the child is, and how do you face Tutun’s youngest son and your fiancé?”
"I don't know, but I have to give birth to him.
This is the consensus of us Avar women."
Grayling shook her head, but her face could be seen with a firm tone.
Zhao Ziliang thought about it, took out a jade plaque with a red belt from his arms and hung it around Gray Lin's neck, and said: "When the child is born, hang this around his neck to protect his safety throughout his life.
If I can still see this jade plaque one day, then I will know that the owner wearing this jade plaque is my descendant.
There is a secret on this jade plaque.
It records a method of practicing martial arts.
I hope.
After he learns it, he can protect your mother on my behalf."
Grayling nodded silently and said: "Winter is coming.
If it snows heavily on your way to the Frankish Kingdom, you will be stuck halfway.
You can stay here and wait for others to set off tomorrow spring."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "We can't stay here anymore.
If my estimate is correct, the Franks will soon send troops to attack you.
If we wait until they attack, it will not be easy for us to enter the Frank Kingdom.
Only when they are not sure If you enter the Frankish Kingdom before attacking, there won’t be any problems.”
After hearing what Zhao Ziliang said, Greenling quickly asked: "How did you know that the Franks would attack us soon?"
There had been a lot of friction between the Franks and the Avars on the border before.
There were no big battles, but small-scale conflicts occurred almost every day.
Moreover, Charman had already solved the Principality of Bavaria and brought together the former nobles of the Principality of Bavaria.
After arresting and killing, there was no resistance in Bavaria for a long time.
Charman had no worries and would definitely use Bavaria as a springboard to attack the Avar Khanate as soon as possible.
Zhao Ziliang said: "The obstacles that hindered Charman's progress no longer exist.
Although the Saxons in the northwest still have strong resistance, there is no threat to the Frankish Kingdom at this stage.
They need time to recover.
Therefore Charman can free his hands to attack you with your Avars' cavalry.
Fighting strength, as long as you don't fight the Franks' armored cavalry, there will be no problem.
Also, remember my words, you must be prepared for the Franks to join forces with the Bulgars in the east to attack you.
You have also seen that Kru Damn, this is a Bulgar with heroic talents.
As long as he is around, it will be a matter of time to unify the Bulgar Khanate."
Although Grayling is only a woman, she also feels that the Avars' survival pressure is increasing.
Facing the Bulgars, Slavs and Franks who are constantly squeezing from all directions, she has not experienced this for many years.
It became increasingly difficult for the war-torn Avars to maintain their former glory.
"I understand.
I will tell King Khan and my father and advise them to prepare for war with the Franks immediately."
On October 18, Zhao Ziliang and his party set off from Budapest and headed northwest along the Danube River.
Five days after they left, heavy snow began to fall in the sky.
This winter also came earlier.
The furs, fur clothes and blankets they purchased from the Bulgars and Avars were finally put to great use.
On the evening of October 23rd, Zhao Ziliang and others stopped advancing immediately before the sky darkened.
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They started to camp by the river.
Zhao Ziliang told everyone: "Looking at it, the snow will probably not fall for a while."
If we can stop, we must be prepared to spend several days here.
Zhang Huchen, you take ten people to harvest some forage nearby.
You must be back before dark; Du Bo Sarai, you take your people to cut down trees and prepare to build camp fences and stables.
Liang Zhenwu and five people set up camp on the spot.
They must set it up firmly and wait for Dubosare and the others to carry back the felled timber.
Use wood to reinforce it so that it doesn't fall down when the wind blows.
The rest of you will go hunting with me.
In the past few days, we are afraid that we will have to hunt while sheltering from the heavy snowstorm here."
"Yes" everyone started to take action.
Gu Lun, an Avar man who was sent by Grayling to guide Zhao Ziliang, rode up to catch up and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Sir, there are many forests around, so hunting is not difficult.
Besides, we have brought a lot of food, which can last for a long time." for a while, but the horse's It is difficult to solve the problem of forage.
It is obviously not enough to send people to harvest forage now.
I know that there is a camp of our Avars about forty miles further.
We can speed up and try to get there in the shortest time.
The fodder problem is solved.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Look at the sky.
I'm afraid it will be completely dark before we have walked a third of the way.
It is easy to get lost in this wilderness.
Don't worry about the forage.
Our horses are not that delicate." , they are not afraid of severe cold and can eat grass anytime and anywhere.
Even if it snows heavily, they can dig through the snow to eat the weeds underneath.”
Gu Lun was shocked and said: "In this case, if there is a battle, will the horse still be able to fight?
Wouldn't it mean that it would be skinny and bones?"
"Hahaha, our horses can survive even in the harshest environment, and they can produce and fight well."
Zhao Ziliang led five people and Gu Lun.
After everyone entered a dense forest, they dispersed under his command and gradually went deeper into the dense forest.
Animals have a strong survival instinct, and they can predict big changes in the weather.
Therefore, many animals hope to eat enough food before the heavy snow completely covers the earth, and then return to their nests to avoid the heavy snow and hibernate.
Zhao Ziliang and others acted very promptly.
As soon as they entered the dense forest, they saw two fat wild boars leading a group of more than a dozen small wild boars struggling to eat.
Zhao Ziliang reined in his horse and stopped, raised his hands and made a series of gestures.
Gu Lun was very close to one of the Dragon Guard guards.
After seeing the gestures Zhao Ziliang made, he asked: "What does this mean, sir?"
The guard whispered: "Let us not outflank, just shoot the big male wild boar, and let the female wild boar and their cubs go."
Gu Lun was surprised and said: "Why if we shoot these two big wild boars, it will be enough for us to eat for many days.
Of course, I don't eat this kind of animal meat.
I only eat beef and mutton."
The guard said seriously: "My lord has said that heaven and earth have their own laws, and hunting also has hunting rules.
In order to obtain more prey in the coming year, hunters must abide by not to hunt pregnant prey, and not to kill pregnant prey."
Prey with juvenile cubs, like this case, if we take the male and female All the wild boars have been killed, and the little wild boar cubs without their mother will probably freeze to death.
In this winter, just like you herders, you will not always stay in one pasture to graze.
You will have to change places after a while to allow the weeds to charge.
The opportunity to grow will allow the herdsmen to come back with their livestock next year.”
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After hearing these words, Gu Lun immediately felt admiration and saluted him with the etiquette of the Avars: "You are right."
Before the sky completely darkened, Zhao Ziliang and others finally withdrew from the dense forest.
In just one hour, they hunted a large wild boar, two mountain antelopes and six hares.
By this time, heavy snow had covered the ground.
People who had gone out to harvest fodder and cut down trees were returning one after another, and the tents were almost set up.
Zhao Ziliang asked everyone to light a bonfire, rush to build fences at night to surround the camp, and build stables to tie the horses in to feed fodder.
Except for those who baked and cooked food, everyone else was busy working.
Everything around seems so desolate and ancient.
This is already close to the edge of the European Black Forest.
According to Gu Lun, we can go three days further to reach the easternmost border town of the Franks, the city of Vinia.
This city It was built by the Roman Empire in the middle reaches of the Danube River to defend against the northern barbarians at that time.
In later generations, its name was Vienna.
After the tents, fences and stables were set up, everyone wore fur hats and animal skins and sat around the campfire, warming themselves and chatting while waiting for food.
A captain of the Dragon Guard Army came over with several guards and reported to Zhao Ziliang, clasping his fists and bowing: "Sir, all the traps and traps have been set up, and secret sentries have also been arranged.
Unless someone flies down from the sky, it is impossible to bypass these.
Traps and traps entered the camp.”
Zhao Ziliang nodded, waved his hand and said: "Well, make sure to replace the secret whistle in time.
You can sit down and rest first.
The food will be ready soon."
"yes" It was late at night, and the bonfire in the middle of the camp was still burning.
Several guards were sitting around the bonfire and talking in low voices.
Others had already gone into the tent to sleep.
According to Liang Zhenwu's arrangement, a group of guards would change outside every hour.
Guard, at the edge of this dark forest, monsters, beasts and savages may appear at any time.
Some dark figures vaguely appeared in the dense forest to the north of the camp.
They were all barbarians wearing animal skins and tattered cloth towels.
Their foreheads were smeared with white sap from tree trunks, their faces were painted colorfully, and they had tattoos on their heads.
Wearing the feathers of birds, they carried a variety of weapons, including rusty knives, long swords, scimitars, feldspar hammers, maces, and crossbows of different shapes.
A tall barbarian carrying a huge mace walked to the front and observed the camp.
He turned around and asked: "I remember that there seems to be no Avars camp here.
Why did a camp suddenly appear?"
A barbarian next to him said: "I don't know, we heard a wild boar howling in the forest in the evening and came to check.
Unexpectedly, we saw a camp suddenly appeared here."
The barbarian leader asked: "Do you know how many people are in the camp?"
"have no idea" "Looking at the small scale of the camp, it can only accommodate fifty people at most.
Excluding the elderly, women and children, there should be less than twenty adult men.
They actually have stables, and there should be a lot of horses.
We walked over quietly.
Then rush in and kill them all, leaving the woman behind and killing everyone else, do you understand?"
"yes" "Let's go."
The barbarian leader immediately bent down and walked in front with his mace.
Despite his size, he didn't make the slightest sound as he walked.
"Swish, swish, swish" suddenly countless arrows were shot from all directions, and the barbarians who were bending over and approaching the camp with weapons were completely unprepared.
"Ah" screams sounded one after another, followed by the sound of bells ringing all around.
The Dragon Guard sentries who were on alert in the camp immediately jumped up and took out their bows and arrows from their backs.
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They unfurled their bows and nocked arrows while shouting: "Enemy attack":