In July, the grassland in the clouds has begun to enter the twilight autumn season, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and the cattle and sheep are fattening.

In previous years, it was a good time for the Turks to use their troops, and they would attack some of the feuding tribes in the north, or they would be harassed by the other side.

Of course, most of the tribes will keep an eye on their harvest and are ready to start offering offerings to the main Turkic tribes.

The territory of the Turks is very vast, so every autumn, the Turkic Khan will also send envoys to inspect the various tribes, bring the greetings of the khan, and test the loyalty of some large tribes.

Every few years, the Turkic Khan's account would also hold grand events such as alliances, hunts, and sacrifices to show the strength of the main army and the prestige of the Turkic khans.

But this year, whether it is Mo Nan or Mo Bei, it is very quiet.

The Turkic tribes in Mobei are constantly migrating, but this does not mean that they have given up the grasslands and mountains and forests that they have guarded for generations, and most of the most powerful Turkic tribes are using all their strength to use troops to the north to drive those who have been peeking at the grasslands of the Turks far away.

In the far east, because of the weakness of the Great Sui and Goguryeo, many of the Jin and Khitan tribes expressed their submission to the Turkic Khan.

This is obviously a good time to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

In fact, in the twelfth year of the Great Cause, the strength of the Turks was growing at a very rapid rate, and they had overwhelmed the Western Turks, and their territory was expanding rapidly whether it was in the east, west, or north.

A never-before-seen steppe empire is stretching its body.

But the problems encountered by the Turks are also obvious, the territory is too vast. The length of time it took for the Khan of the Turkic Khan to reach the border began to be unbearable.

And. This year the tribe surrendered and gave a gift to the Khan Tent. And when the messenger of the Khan account went there, he could not find the tribe at all, or the leader of the tribe had changed.

As a result, Shibi Khan finally decided to divide some of the smaller khans and give them a certain amount of power to shepherd the flocks for the Turkic lords.

In fact, the Turks are sliding into the abyss of feudalism.

There are still two khans on top of the little khan. And above these two noble khans, there is the Great Khan, who is the same as the vassal states, and the power of the two khans in the east and west is also constantly increasing.

This situation has led to the dispersion of power and the opposition to each other.

But there is no way, the empire in the northern steppes already has an insurmountable congenital disease, a powerful and wise khan. It can lead them to glory, but it may also lead them to the abyss.

This is very different from the stable ruling structure of the Central Plains Empire.

But in any case, there is no doubt that the Turkic Khanate today is in a golden age.

Many tribes of the steppe were subjugated under one banner. The Turkic nobles looked around and suddenly found that there were no rivals, which obviously left them in a moment's confusion.

And at such a time. However, in order to survive, the Hengan Zhenjun stretched out their claws to this increasingly huge empire.

Go down with one paw. I grabbed a piece of fat.

The sound of horses' hooves made the ground tremble slightly, and the shouts of killing tore apart the autumn tranquility of the grassland.

The Horde warriors kept falling. The Chiliuan tribe has come to the brink of destruction.

The enemy suddenly appeared near the tribe and rushed towards the tribe in two directions, and as they had a stable in-law relationship with the Turkic court, they were not powerful, but they were highly respected.

So they were able to get such a rich pasture in the steppe of the clouds, near the Turkic khan's account, to graze their flocks.

But it is also clearly a source of disaster.

They were too close to Dingxiang County, and too close to the Great Wall, so they became the first target of Heng'an Town.

The wealthy and lazy Chiliu'an tribe was famous for their handsomeness in the Turkic Khanate, both men and women, but they lacked courage and reputation, and their status in the royal court was not high.

It was a tribe that relied on marriage to maintain its status, which was not uncommon among the Turks, but few were so successful.

When the wolf-like enemy swarmed in, the resistance of the Red Rokuan tribe was almost immediately crushed.

The nobles chose to flee instead of leading the warriors of the tribe to resist the enemy's attack, and the direction of their escape was naturally to the west, and they plunged head-on into the long-awaited trap.

The battle ended much sooner than expected, and the raid launched in the early morning ended in less than an hour.

A large herd of cavalry surrounded the whole tribe, drove out herds of cattle and sheep, men, women and children who laid down their arms, trembling in front of swords and spears, the brave men were killed, and the rest were waiting for the final fate.

By noon on the day, all the captives had been tied hand and foot, thrown on horses, and driven south with the flock.

The four thousand cavalry gradually converged and, led by the scouts, pounced on the remaining small tribes.

This is a very perfect raid, the vast grassland makes this kind of raid look easy, since ancient times, the North and South Hu and Han Empires, in fact, have been engaged in such a game.

It's just that with the migration of time, the Hu people slowly gained the upper hand because of their living habits.

Li Po led his troops to wander cautiously at the edge of Dingxiang County, until the news came from the east, the army was retreating south, and Dingxiang County did not move.

But Li Po knew that such actions should be cautious and cautious in the future, although the Turks are not very smart, but there are so many people, there will always be some smart people, and they will react quickly.

As for whether the Turks can guess who the enemy is, hehe, this question is very unnecessary.

So cattle and sheep, how can you hide the traces if you want to, they all went south, so who else?

There were no accidents this time, and there were no strange things such as the Golden Wolf Banner, the Attached Ion, the Turkic Princess, and the four thousand cavalry had already withdrawn to the Great Wall after four days of hard work.

With one blow, advancing and retreating like the wind, Li Po was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

This year's operation has ended here, and next year, he will send people to the steppe in the clouds to look for opportunities, of course, if the Turks react too violently, for example, in a fit of rage, more than ten or two hundred thousand people will be killed, then it will be two words.

After crossing the Great Wall and camping the army, Li Pocai began to order people to count the casualties, plus to see how much they had gained.

Sixteen were killed and twenty-six wounded.

And the richness of the Chilu'an tribe gave Li Po a big surprise, the fat and strong cattle and sheep are not comparable to the cattle and sheep that ran thin last winter.

With these cattle and sheep, next year, Yunnei will be able to achieve a virtuous cycle in terms of grain and grass.

According to the calculations of the officials in Yunnei, the population of Yunnei City should be maintained at 30,000 or 40,000 next year, which is about the same, and the rest will go out to shepherd the sheep.

Yunnei, or the northern border of Jindi, has unique conditions, so that the people living here do not need to farm, and can live a life of fishing, hunting, and nomadism like the grassland tribes.

Of course, these are not many surprises.

What surprised Li Po was that he got a lot of corn back.

Of course, if you turn your brain, you can actually figure out that these corns will naturally not be grown by the Turks, where did they come from, it must be from Mayi, Yanmen, and Loufu counties of the Great Sui.

I found the captives and asked, Li Po was also happy, last year the Turks went south in a big way, and they would share this bit of corn when they went back.

Because the Chiliu'an Department and the royal court were relatively close, they also divided some more, and then the various departments carefully counted the casualties, and complained one after another, and the things divided were not enough to stuff the teeth.

The Turks were wounded more than expected.

In the late autumn battle, the cattle and sheep ate countless people, went back to the grassland, and froze to death a batch, fortunately, they can still be saved for their own consumption, and it is not a waste.

But the cattle and sheep ran back and forth, and they lost weight quickly, and in winter, many of them couldn't survive.

This reaction was almost chained, and some small and medium-sized tribes suddenly couldn't stand it, so they got some more corn, which was regarded as the royal court to make up for their losses, and the Chiliu Anbu took the opportunity to get some back.

Corn is something that the steppe people are not used to eating, and most of it has become something to feed slaves.

After a year, they didn't consume much, and because they didn't store it well, some of them were moldy.

Just when they were thinking about using corn to exchange something for other tribes, or directly feed the war horses, cattle and sheep, Li Po led his troops into their tribe, and the corn piled up like a hill became the spoils of the Sui army.

After returning to Yunnei, Wang Qing took people to count it, and then told Li Po that there were more than 200 stones, which is not much, and the Hengan town army was open to eat, and it could be eaten for two or three days.

Li Po didn't feel discouraged, being able to eat for three days is three days, and there is not too much food now.

Of course, when they entered the Great Wall to count the loot, Wei Chi and Buqun had already told Li Po that there was still a lot of corn in the Chiliu'an tribe, but ...... I can't bring it back, this makes Li Po regret it a little, when I took people to the grassland to investigate, I should have entered this tribe to have a look.

When you send out the troops, you might as well prepare some wagons or something, and bring back all the food?

In addition, there is a lot of gold and silver in the Chiliuan tribe, and the nobles have a very thick family background.

It's a pity that these things can only be stored in the treasury of Hengan Town, and they can't be used now, in troubled times, everything is fake, and only food is the most precious.

What made Li Po feel strange was that Chi Liu'an, the leader of the Chiliu'an tribe, even treasured a crown that was obtained from the Western Regions and was worn by an unlucky king...... (To be continued.) )