Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty: Zhu Biaos Worries
Because of the blizzard, the army rested here for six days. This was the longest period of rest that the army had since moving north. Then they took advantage of the blizzard to stop and continued westward along the Onan River.
Along the way, they encountered some unknown small tribes. Without the help of the Ming army, Azashili led his troops to attack them. It was too common for such small tribes to live and die like mayflies on the grassland.
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Since being given the reward to Azashili by Han Du, it is obvious that he has become more and more active in the war. Especially the ordinary Ullangha people have changed the most. Although they originally gave away cotton clothes to the Ming army,
It can't be called hostility, but it can't be called friendly either. It can only be said that we can get along with each other coldly.
But now, the Wuliangha people have become closer to the Ming army officers and soldiers. There are even soldiers who can speak Mongolian and have conversations and exchanges with the Wuliangha people.
We passed through another snowstorm, but the sun did not appear in the sky, and it was still gray. It seemed that the next snowstorm would come soon.
Azashri stretched out his hand to pat the snow off his head and sighed unluckily, "I thought last year was the coldest year. Why is it colder this year than last year? There are more white-haired winds than last year."
The Tat tribe actually hides by the Onan River. Even if we don't attack them, they will suffer heavy losses if they survive this winter."
Handu rode on the horse, glanced sideways at Azashili, and said with a smile, "Did you know? Wait until next year and you will find that it will be colder than this year, with more and more violent white-haired winds!"
"Isn't that possible?" Azashi smiled obsequiously. He didn't expect that Han Du would pay attention to his complaint.
"It's been cold for the past few years. It should get warmer in the future."
Han Du laughed and started talking to Azashili without hesitation, "The Ming Dynasty's Heavenly Supervisor has already calculated that from now on, it will get colder and colder every year, and this situation will last for a hundred years.
The weather is indeed getting warmer, but that will be a hundred years later."
"It will last for a hundred years? How is this possible?" Azashili's expression suddenly changed. From the bottom of his heart, he did not believe this. No matter how cold the weather is, it will last for several years at most. How can it last for a hundred years?
But he had heard of the reputation of the Qin Tianjian of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Han Du did not lie to him about this matter. What was the benefit of lying to him? Did he want to deceive him into going to the Ming Dynasty?
Azashi took a deep breath and asked solemnly, "Does the Marquis really mean what he said?"
"If you don't believe it, you can wait until next year and see.
Let’s see if it’s colder than this year.” Han Du replied in a relaxed tone.
Azashili suddenly fell silent, and he was even more convinced of Han Du's words. He only had to wait until next year to know what the weather would be like. Even if the Marquis was lying to him, how long could he lie to him?
Azashi lowered his head, cupped his fists in salute to Han Du, and frowned, "Please tell me, Lord Marquis, if it really gets colder year by year for a hundred years, what will this grassland look like?"
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Han Du carefully recalled the information about the north during the Little Ice Age, his eyes suddenly opened slightly, and he sighed in a low voice, "In the worst case, the entire Mobei land will be frozen all year round, turning into a completely icy and snowy land.
And even the land of Monan, which is still warm now, will be colder than the current Mobei. The ice and snow only melt for about four or five months every year. Even within the Great Wall, winter will become extremely long, and the ice and snow will
intertwined with drought”
At this time, not only Azashili's expression changed, but Xu Chengfei's expression also changed. He couldn't help but asked, "What? Even the Ming Dynasty is not immune?"
Han Du looked calm and said in a gentle tone, "It's not that the Ming Dynasty cannot be spared, but the places close to the Great Wall cannot be spared. As for the south of the Ming Dynasty, although it will be colder than in previous years, people can still survive."
"But the people near the Great Wall are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. Can we just ignore them?" Xu Chengfei whispered in a complicated tone.
Han Du glanced at him, who was looking down, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you worried about? Even if the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty is uninhabitable, there are still Nanyang and continents in the Ming Dynasty. Even if all the people in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty are moved there,
, and there is enough land. What do you have to worry about?"
Xu Chengfei suddenly understood and even looked at Han Du in surprise. He even had some doubts about whether Han Du had already planned to open up Nanyang and the continent.
Where can there be such a coincidence in this world?
Oh, the weather in the north will become colder and colder, and it will no longer be suitable for living. It just so happens that the Ming Dynasty has a large area of uninhabited territory in the south, which can be used to move people there?
Even Xu Chengfei began to wonder if Han Du had known for a long time that the weather in the north would get colder and colder, and he insisted on exploring Nanyang to prepare for this?
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These were all his own guesses. With Azashili beside him, Xu Chengfei couldn't directly ask Han Du. He glanced aside and ended the topic with Han Du.
After Azashili listened to the conversation between the two, his heart felt cold. The people of the Ming Dynasty could move to the warmer south, but what about his people?
How could he and his people survive in a place where even the Ming people who farmed the land couldn't stay? But if they couldn't survive, where could they go? They could only go to the warmer south like the people of the Ming Dynasty. But the south is the Ming Dynasty.
territory, will the Ming Dynasty allow them to migrate here?
Thinking of this, Azashili had an idea in his mind. If what Zhenhaihou said was true, then he would have to think carefully about the future of the tribe for hundreds of years.
As time went by and the army moved further west, the snowstorms gradually became rarer.
Even when Han Du reached the end of the Onan River, the ice and snow had already begun to melt.
spring is coming!
Although the weather was getting better and better, and the army's march became smoother and smoother, Han Du was not happy because he lost his way again.
"Where have we gone?" Han Du looked up, but couldn't see anything that could confirm the direction.
Hearing this, Azashi also glanced around, and then said, "Master Hou, we just passed the Onan River. If we continue to go west, we should find the Tula River. As long as we follow the Tula River
To the west, at the end is the territory of the Oara tribe.
"In that case, let's continue heading west and find the Tula River first!" Han Du nodded and ordered.
Azashili was naturally more familiar with the grasslands than he was, so Handu would generally agree to Azashili's marching route proposal.
Beijing.
A month ago, the military report of the three armies sent to attack the Tatar tribe reached Zhu Biao.
Although Zhu Biao felt a little strange that the three-way army miraculously failed to find the main force of the Tatar tribe, he was not angry.
Although nearly 300,000 horses went out to fight, and the cost of eating horse chews was not small, they only wiped out some small tribes encountered along the way, which was not cost-effective. But for the current Ming Dynasty, this cost is not considered
What, it’s still within the tolerance range.
Therefore, Zhu Biao did not blame Zhu Di, Lan Yu, Fu Youde and the others, but instead issued an order to praise them.
But as time passed, Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel gloomy. Because there was no news about Han Du's army from beginning to end. Logically speaking, Han Du's army was the safest and least risky.
.But something happened to this group of troops. The other three groups all came back, and only Han Du had no news at all.
Zhu Biao couldn't wait any longer and sent someone on a fast boat to ask Zhu Quan about the whereabouts of Handu.
The answer he received was that Han Du had led his troops north since he had captured his troops, and he did not know where Han Du had gone. At the same time, Zhu Quan also complained to Zhu Biao in his reply, saying
All his soldiers were given to Han Du, and he asked the emperor to compensate him for something like this
Zhu Biao was now extremely anxious about Han Du's safety, so he had no time to pay attention to Zhu Quan's complaints. He wrote him a casual and perfunctory letter and sent him away.
"Handu, Handu, where have you been?" Zhu Biao stared at the map in a daze, as if he wanted to see Handu's figure.
What worries Zhu Biao even more now is that the other three armies have not found the main force of the Tatar tribe. If this main force is hit by Han Du, he will be in danger!
Although it was learned from Zhu Quan's reply that Han Du had an army of 200,000, including more than 100,000 cavalry. But in Zhu Biao's heart, the three guards of Wuliangha were not trustworthy at all. These three guards were not trustworthy at all.
At any time, there is a possibility of counter-attack against Han Du, in which case Han Du will almost definitely lose!
"It doesn't matter if you lose, as long as you can come back! We only have an army of tens of thousands, I can still afford to lose."
Zhu Biao murmured to himself, even in his heart, if Han Du could be exchanged for these tens of thousands of troops, he would do so without hesitation.
Just as Zhu Biao was deep in thought, Wang Yue stepped forward softly and whispered, "Your Majesty, Princess Anqing wishes to see you."
Zhu Biao suddenly smiled bitterly after hearing this.
Wang Yue was also aware of the embarrassment in the emperor's heart, and became a little anxious, so he quickly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, why don't I just say that the emperor is busy with government affairs and ask the princess to come again next time?"
Zhu Biao's face turned red and he sighed, "Alas! How many times has the emperor requested to see you?"
At this time, Wang Yue came to his senses a little, "The third time"
"It's the third time." Zhu Biao muttered, smacking his lips, and then sighed, "It's only three things. If I keep avoiding it, I'm afraid it will make the imperial sister think about bad things. Summon her!"