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The howling cold wind blew across the prairie, yellowing the green grassland and yellowing the hearts of Wala people.
Everything was as Li Mu expected, and the "black disaster" came as scheduled this winter. Since the beginning of winter, there has been no rain on the grassland.
The Altai Mountains, which were supposed to be covered with ice and snow, are now withered and yellow, and there is no sign of ice and snow.
The water levels of Uvsu Lake, Khuvsgul Lake, Kyrgyz Lake, and Halawusu Lake in Wala have all dropped significantly, and some small lakes have even dried up directly.
Even the Selenge River, the Orkhon River, the Kherlen River, the Kobdo Riverthe current flow has shrunk significantly.
Due to the lack of water, the pastures have become thinner, and the animals have been forced to lose weight. Epidemics are prevalent, sows are aborting, and disaster is spreading across the prairie.
The Vala Royal Court, which occupies the land of abundant water and grass, is okay, and it can still support it at last. This is not the case in remote areas. In order to reduce water consumption, many tribes are forced to slaughter livestock.
Livestock are an important means of production to maintain the livelihood of herdsmen. In normal times, people are reluctant to kill and eat meat.
Except for the rich and powerful who can eat meat every day, the livestock in the hands of ordinary herdsmen are sold for salt, grain, tea, cloth
Although everyone raises a lot of livestock, in fact, only milk, goat milk, and mare milk belong to them, and they can dig some wild vegetables for a meal.
If you can add some fried rice, fried noodles, and a bowl of broth, it will be a fairy day.
"The sky is blue, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the sand to make me charming!"
A large number of livestock were slaughtered, and the entire grassland became silent. Herdsmen, who have overdrawn a large amount of survival resources, have to go out and grab them if they want to survive
In the Royal Court of Oara, Ashi Timur Khan, who listened to the constant complaints of his younger brothers, also felt the pressure now.
It's not easy to be a big Khan on the grassland, loyalty is worthless here, and what follows is the naked law of the jungle.
For example, right now, due to problems with water sources and pastures, the grasslands have been turned upside down. Countless tribes disappear every day because of competition for pastures.
Ashi Timur doesn't care about the disputes between small tribes, but now the big tribes are following suit.
If no action is taken, there may be a new round of tribal annexation wars at some point. Then the victor will challenge the royal court, or the royal court will take the first shot to kill the potential threat.
Seeing that everyone was arguing endlessly, Ashi Timur profusely reprimanded: "Enough, if you think quarreling can solve the problem, then go out and argue slowly!
The once-in-a-century black disaster has come, and now we only need to discuss one issue: go north, go west, or go south.
I don't want to hear anything that has nothing to do with it.
As long as this problem is solved, the spoils you loot will be far more valuable than what you are fighting for now! "
Grassland jungle law one: lack of food - go out and grab it.
Law of the Prairie Jungle 2: To ease internal conflicts - go out and grab.
Prairie jungle law three: lack of things - go out and grab
In a word, no matter what problems happen, they can be solved by going out to rob.
If you still can't solve the problem, it must be that you haven't grabbed enough, and it will be fine if you grab a few more times.
Believe it or not, Ashi Timur Khan is a staunch supporter of the law of the grassland and jungle. It was with the help of the law of the jungle that he was able to gain everyone's support and become Oara Khan.
It's just that he has always bullied the weak chickens in the west. With the continuous expansion of Wala, the weak chickens have been eaten up, and now they have become entangled.
To the north of Oara is the Shibier Khanate, a country that is poorer than Oara, and it is also plagued by black plagues.
Such a poor ghost is obviously not a good target for robbery. Even if the Subier Khanate was destroyed, Oara would not be able to raise enough supplies.
To the west is the Kazakh Khanate, which seems to be a little richer than Wala, but this neighbor is not easy to mess with at all.
The sphere of influence extends to the Irtysh River in the east, the Ishm River, Turgai Prefecture, and Omsk in the north, the Caspian Sea in the west, and the Syr Darya River in the south. Ding's mouth is no less than one million, and he has 300,000 soldiers.
Everyone is a nomad, and they all follow the same law of the jungle. If you go to rob the Kazakh Khanate, it will be the decisive battle of the steppe cavalry.
In the past years, the two sides have not had less contests, but the ending is a bit touching. Everyone declared themselves winners, but they didn't see any real gains.Those who can survive are all young and strong, but the road to escape has just begun. Who will abandon their families before the critical moment?
Even if the power of an individual is small, but those who fled with the family, it can't be so miserable, right?
Li Mu no longer wants to know the story behind it, nor does he dare to know it. Human nature is terrible, he is not willing to learn.
Just as he came down from Chaoyang Peak, he heard Wang Buyao shout: "Master, just received the news that the Tartars have started buckling their sides!"
Although the Hu people's invasion was not as simple as a routine, there would always be such a wave every now and then. On average, the Ming Dynasty would be harassed by grassland tribes dozens of times a year.
Of course, this kind of frequency is distributed in the ten thousand li territory of Ming Dynasty, and when it reaches a specific border node, it will often only happen in a few years.
If you are lucky, it is possible to live in Taiping for decades. If you are unlucky, it is not uncommon to be harassed several times a year.
Worthy of Wang Buyao's yelling, it is obvious that this time the tartar buckle is unusual, which makes him, the intelligence elder of the Huashan faction, moved.
Li Mu asked with concern: "Where did the Tartars launch their attack? Which grassland forces participated? How many troops?"
Taking a breath, Wang Buyao said in a deep voice: "According to the information we have collected, almost all the grassland tribes adjacent to Daming participated.
Even if a few companies did not participate, I am afraid that they will join the invading army before long.
Preliminary inference, it should be related to the grassland black disaster. Since the beginning of winter this year, there has been no rain in most areas of the grassland.
If something unexpected happens, most of the tribes on the grassland will choose to go south in the end.
The big forces that have sent troops so far include: Tatan, Oirat, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and perhaps the Jurchens in the east will also join.
With the power of the imperial court, it may not be able to withstand it. If the Northwest Seven Guards fall, we will have to fight the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in advance. "
"The first to attack is the strong, and the second to attack will suffer."
Li Mu was not surprised by this result. Emperor Shenwu issued a conquest order, and the friendship between neighbors naturally ceased to exist.
Even without this black disaster, I am afraid that war would still be unavoidable. It is nothing more than the outbreak time, which will be pushed back a few months.
Even so, Li Mu was still very dissatisfied. He hadn't even gone out to find the bad luck of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but they closed the door first.
Looting the Northwest?
Frankly speaking, Li Mu is very suspicious that the top leaders of the East Chagatai Khanate have had their brains flooded, or that they intend to kill people with a knife.
Just look at the refugees who gathered in Guanzhong and you will know how miserable the northwest region is now. Everyone was so poor, and someone came to snatch it, it was simply not letting people live.
Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention the strong folk customs of the Great Northwest. As long as someone raises their arms, the complex situation in the Northwest is a natural meat grinder.
The most important thing is that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate didn't even ask, who is in charge in the northwest region, it is clear that he, the town of Beigong, is not in his eyes.
Looking in the direction of the Central Plains, Li Mu said calmly: "There is no need to worry too much, the northwest region has been corrupted for a long time, no matter how bad the situation is, it won't be that bad.
The frontier army is not just paper. It may not be possible to go out to fight in the field, but it can last for a while if it is guarded by the city.
Now there is less than a month left before the martial arts conference is held. At that time, masters from various factions will gather, just in time for the Great Northwest Defense War.
If the main force of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate can be retained with the help of the power of the Chinese martial arts, the next Western Expedition will be easy to fight. "
Come early, it is better to come by coincidence. Just in time to launch the invasion at the time of the martial arts conference, Li Mu didn't know how to describe the god luck of the East Chagatai Khanate.
Unless they can get together and stay still, once the prairie army divides up and loots, they are sending themselves to a point of no return.
Maybe a hundred first-class fighters are no match for 10,000 cavalry in the front; but a first-class fighter can definitely kill a hundred grassland cavalry with ease.
Armored cavalry can still struggle a little bit. If there is no armor on their bodies, they can take away several people in one face-to-face in front of the masters of the rivers and lakes.
When encountering a master who is good at using poison and concealed weapons, dozens of people may have fallen down without even seeing anyone.
If tens of thousands of people in the martial arts world survived the tossing of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, everyone would not have to mess around in the rivers and lakes
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