Storms on the grassland come at any time. One moment the sun is shining brightly, and then there are dark clouds and lightning and thunder.
The Qiang people locked up their cattle and sheep early, hid in their grassland bags, and looked outside from the windows.
The younger children played together, while the older ones looked after them. Their mother was sewing clothes with bone needles, her eyes a little sad.
A few days ago, news came back from the south that Shanyu and his tribal warriors besieged the Xiliang people from the south in Hylar. As long as the battle of Hylar is over, everyone can leave Lake Balon and return to the pastures of their tribes.
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Because of the Xiliang people, they were forced to run from the pasture to the area around Lake Balong. This area was richer in water and grass than where their tribe was located, but the good places here were occupied by powerful tribes.
A small tribe like them could only get a little fodder every day around Lake Baron, barely keeping their cattle and sheep in stock.
The lambs that were just born this year are each thinner than the last. Whether they can survive until they grow up is a question.
I hope the war ends soon so they can leave here and return to their pastures!
Rumble!
Suddenly, there was a vibration in the distance, and the woman holding the bone needle stood up. This was a vibration that can only be felt by thousands of horses running in unison!
The cavalry from all the major tribes have appeared. Although a large number of troops have been left around Lake Baron, those people are all around Lake Baron. How can they reach the border with them.
Dozens of men left by the tribe ran out of the grassland pack and saw a black cavalry galloping from a distance in the heavy rain, and a bloody wolf flag fluttering in the heavy rain.
"Enemy attack!"
When they saw the bloody wolf flag, the men shouted and ran to where the horses were tied.
The bloody wolf flag is the battle flag of the Xiliang army. In order to let the tribes on the grassland know about the existence of Xiliang, the Great Chanyu made great efforts to publicize the battle flag of the Xiliang army.
The purpose is to allow tribal herdsmen to detect the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in advance when they see the Bloody Wolf Cavalry and send the news back in advance.
This way, people behind can also prepare early.
Hearing the siren, the women in the grassland calmed down. Only the dozens of men were left to guard them. In addition, the nearest army to them was also twenty miles away!
They are the only tribe within a radius of twenty miles!
Where can they run with their children?
Pulling out the weapons left by their men, they hid in the grassland bags and waited quietly, waiting for the enemy to arrive.
Those who wanted to run were shot to death by arrows before they could even take a few steps. They didn't even have the desire to return and fight the Xiliang army.
Facing the Xiliang army that looked like black clouds, how could these old men dare to turn around and fight against the Xiliang army!
After the Xiliang cavalry shot and killed, they did not immediately enter the small tribe of prairie people. Instead, they passed by from both sides and slowed down, changing from running to advancing slowly.
The people in the grassland bag looked out through the gap. Raindrops dripped from their hard black armor to the ground. As if sensing the eyes of the people in the grassland bag, a pair of tired eyes looked into the grassland bag.
The people in the grassland bag were uneasy. Li Xiang rode his horse and rushed to the tribe. When he saw the quiet grassland bag, he could feel the uneasy hearts of those inside.
Along the way, he had trampled down countless grassland packs like this and wiped out countless small tribes.
Killing out of anger, the more Qiang people he killed, the anger in his heart did not decrease, but he became a little confused. Killing these old and weak Qiang people could not quell his anger, it just made him no different from those beasts!
Therefore, he promised the Extreme Demon Sect Master that he would not cause any more massacres!
When I walked to the largest bag in the prairie bag, I opened the curtain of the prairie bag, and what I saw was a young woman and an old man holding a rusty machete in their hands, followed by three children.
The child was tightly protected by the two of them. They looked at Li Xiang in bright red armor in horror. He was too tall and his weapons and equipment were too dazzling.
"Send them to other tents!" These grassland parcels are tents in Li Xiang's eyes, and they have been requisitioned by him!
This heavy rain came too suddenly, seriously damaging his plan!
Originally, we were going straight to Baron Lake today. The master of Ji Mo was able to contain the opponent's grand master. He first led his army to control the families of the surrounding herdsmen!
It is very simple to control these Qiang people, you only need to use swords, and there are a large number of Dagan people around the Qiang Lake Barong. They were captured here, and you only need a few means to control these people.
He wanted to exterminate the Qiang people before, but when he went to the grassland, he discovered that the population of the Qiang people was quite large. There were tens of millions of Qiang people gathered here, and there was still a large part of the Qiang people who had not come to Barong Lake. side, otherwise the population here would be larger.
They want to kill tens of millions of people, and among the tens of thousands of them, almost every one of them kills more than a few hundred...
The quantity may not sound like much, but when you actually do it, it’s not that difficult!
Only then did he know what difficulty was, and it was impossible for him to do such a thing!
Xiliang soldiers who spoke Qiang language stepped forward and said to the woman holding a rusty weapon: "Now take your children to another grassland. We will not hurt you. If we really want to hurt you, do you think Can the knife in your hand hurt us? It can't even break our armor!"
The Qiang woman heard the Qiang language and listened closely to the soldier who was talking: "Really not hurting us and the children? They are not as tall as a wheel!"
On the grassland, two sides fight, and the winning side will not kill the children below the wheels!
"My lord, the lord, is the lord in the Qiang language, and the emperor is also the emperor. He said he would not hurt them, so he will not hurt them. If you continue to stay here and make my lord angry, you will all Gotta die!"
"Let's leave now!" The woman was overjoyed. She knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xiang several times before leaving the grassland under the leadership of the soldier.
Behind the woman were two little girls, the kind who had just learned to walk. The Xiliang soldiers with them took a look at the heavy rain outside. This grassland bag was more than twenty meters away from the grassland bag on the other side.
It's pouring rain outside now, and these two children would have gotten wet in the past. Being sick on the grassland means death for children!
The two women looked at the heavy rain outside and the children in their arms, and they were also very worried.
"Do you have an umbrella in your bag?"
The two women's faces lit up with joy: "Yes, there is an umbrella made of sheepskin!"
"Go get it!" the soldier said to the old man.
"Yes!" The old man handed the child to the woman and walked in.
Li Xiang glanced at the old man who walked in, but didn't pay attention. He took the table next to him and took out a white cloth.
Among his space treasures, the most abundant is white cloth, which is used to wrap soldiers when they are injured.
He took out a white cloth and a brush to draw on it. The Xiliang scouts could not penetrate into the two hundred miles radius of Balong Lake and had no news about the Xiliang army in this area.
I don't know the location of the major tribes inside at all, so I will just kill everyone I see when I go in.
The old man walked to the edge of the umbrella, holding the sheepskin umbrella, and glanced at Li Xiang who was drawing a map. Reminiscences flashed in his eyes. In those days, someone also drew maps like this and taught her how to draw.
More than forty years have passed in just the blink of an eye, with green hair and white hair, spring has come and autumn has passed.
"Answer, da, sir!" The old man said in a hoarse, stuttering voice, saying something she had forgotten she hadn't said in many years.
Li Xiang turned around and looked over. This was the first time the old man dared to look at Li Xiang. He was so tall and mighty. No wonder he could kill around Balong Lake. No wonder he could scare the entire Qiang people!
The old man trembled slightly and took out a parchment scroll from his pocket: "Here, this one is for you!"
The Xiliang soldier on the side reached out to take it, but Li Xiang stopped him with his eyes. He walked over and squatted down. The old man was bent all year round and was only about 1.5 meters tall. Compared with Li who was more than 2 meters tall, he looked like a child.
Li Xiang knelt down and said, "Is this old man from Dagan?"
The old man smiled, shook his head, and gave the parchment to Li Xiang: "No, my husband is, I am Lou Fanren. This is something my husband left behind when he was alive. It records some places on the grassland, and what I have been doing these days. I hope the things drawn around Lake Baron can help you!”
Li Xiang took the scroll and took a look at it. It contained a large number of drawings of the locations of the tribes around Lake Balong. The painting technique was the same as that of Daqian, and it should have been carefully painted by a certain person.
The things on the sheepskin scroll are very useful to Xiliang. Just compare the terrain that the Xiliang scouts have detected before to confirm that there are no big mistakes in what is drawn on this sheepskin scroll. There are still some problems in a few places that need to be carefully investigated. grind.
He said to the old man: "Does the old man have any wishes or wishes?"
The old man smiled at Li Xiang: "I am already old. I don't want anything. I just want to be with my young lady. If you feel that the things drawn on the parchment are useful to you, please protect my young lady's safety. I As long as they are safe, that's fine."
At her age, she has no pursuits or wants.
"Please rest assured, old man, Mr. Li will not let you get hurt."
"Leave 100 people to guard here later. If the enemy is defeated, lead them to retreat in advance and find a stable place to wait for the army to be recalled!"
Li Xiang came here just to wait for the army from behind to arrive. Because of the heavy rain, the marching speed became very slow, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
Along the way, they destroyed a large number of Qiang tribes, and many tribesmen fled. These people have now arrived here. If they let the other side take the lead, inform the tribal leaders around Baron Lake.
The Xiliang army will definitely suffer a lot of casualties if they attack, so they will not stop attacking even if it rains heavily.
"Thank you, sir!" The old man bowed respectfully and walked out with his umbrella in his arms. He personally held umbrellas for the men outside and sent them to the grassland bags on the other side.
After watching the other party go away, Li Xiang opened the parchment and looked at the locations of the tribes drawn on it. The core of Baron Lake is the Holy Land of Baron Lake.
There is one of the only two sects in the small grassland. People in the Central Plains call it a sect, but this term is not recognized in the grasslands. There are only holy places in their grasslands.
There are two great masters in this holy land. It is precisely because of their protection that the small grassland was not invaded by the tribes of the prairie. The small grassland is much poorer than the prairie.
However, there are also some places with lush water and grass, which are very suitable for herdsmen. The people on the prairie do not dislike these places. They have also sent troops to attack the small prairie, but the two major races in the small prairie blocked them.
Back then, they couldn't compete with the prairie people on the prairie, so they were forced to come to this small prairie. If they are still driven away by the prairie people here, they don't know where else to go.
You must know that going west is filled with yellow sand, and that is the territory of Buddhism!
The main purpose of this attack is the Holy Land. Surrounding the Holy Land is the core area of the eight major tribes in the grassland. The high-level officials staying here gather there. As long as that side is attacked, the surrounding small tribes will flee.
This time, he only brought 53,000 cavalry. If the other party rebelled, he would only be able to cause massacres here!
At that time, maybe he can ask the other party's senior management to help him stabilize these grassland people. If not, then he can only go on a killing spree.
The generals of the various armies arrived quickly, and Chen Huaihe handed them tasks one by one. He wanted to launch attacks from all directions at the same time, giving the opponent the feeling that the main force of Xiliang was approaching.
Only with great momentum can the opponent surrender and defeat himself without attacking.
And he will personally lead 3,000 flying bear troops straight to the opponent's holy land!
Rumble!
With thunder rolling in the sky, the Xiliang cavalry on the ground set off again. They ate while walking, and when they were thirsty, they picked up the wine on their waists.
What they eat is the most precious high-grade ferocious beast meat. This battle will determine Xiliang's policy on the grassland.
Because of the heavy rain, the senior Qiang people around Lake Baron were hiding in grassland bags, eating fat mutton and drinking delicious milk wine.
Tear!
Suddenly the door of the grassland bag was opened, and several people who were all wet ran and crawled.
"What's going on?" This made the high-ranking nobles present a little angry. Didn't you see that they were having a banquet?
"Chief, the Xiliang cavalry is coming!" A man said in a crying voice: "My tribe has been destroyed."
"How is it possible? Isn't the army of Xiliang fighting with my brother in Hailar right now?" The big man at the top immediately retorted. As he said this, he suddenly thought of another possibility: "You mean King Li of Xiliang?"
The Xiliang cavalry led by the Prime Minister have arrived at Balong Lake!!''
'"No, how could the Southwest Iron Cavalry come so fast? How could they find our location in the vast grassland!"'
The senior officials in the grassland didn't believe it, but they felt the vibration coming from the ground...
