As we all know, since the unification of the grassland decades ago, the main strategic goal of the fierce Di has always been the rich Daguang Empire in the south, whether it is the deployment of troops or the expansion trend has always been mainly aimed at Daguang, and there is little strategy for the Western Regions in the west and the Daxian State in the east.

This is actually related to the characteristics of the nomads, a country's foreign policy must be inseparable from the fundamental nature of the country, the fierce people are nomads, in their eyes gold, silver and jewelry are important, but the fertile grassland is what they rely on for survival, just like the care of the agricultural people for the land, the grassland is the spring of life for the herdsmen.

One of the Western Regions and Daxian is located in the panic desert, and the other is mostly submerged in ice and snow, and neither is suitable for the nomadic people to live, which makes the people of the Fierce Di not have much interest in those lands.

Therefore, the fierce Di has always been mainly a deterrent to the countries of the Western Regions, as long as these small countries pay enough taxes every year according to the requirements of the fierce Di, the fierce Di usually will not send troops to attack.

"How could the Fierce Di people go west? Could it be that the countries of the Western Regions have not paid their taxes? Yang Yi wondered.

Basang shook his head and said: "No, last year, our Xishen Kingdom not only did not default on taxes, but paid more than three layers of taxes to the fierce Di in previous years. ”

"That's why, the fierce people have always been not interested in the Western Desert, how could they suddenly go west?"

Basang said: "At first, the lord of my Xishen Kingdom discussed with the little monks, and they all thought that the reason why the fierce Di suddenly went west was because of the defeat of the last year, and in order to alleviate the low morale caused by the defeat and the attrition caused by the war, he waved his troops westward in order to achieve the strategic goal of occupying the Western Regions to cover up the impact of his loss of power in the south, and the news that our foreign envoy came from the court of the fierce Di was the same.

However... Now it seems that this matter is not so simple. ”

After a pause, Basang continued with a worried face: "According to our intelligence, the commander of the army that attacked the Western Regions this time is the leader of the Fierce Di Kuojiao tribe, Kuohetai. ”

"Broad Terrace?" Yang Yi took a sip of tea, and after thinking carefully, he didn't seem to know this person.

However, Basang's next sentence made Yang Yi stunned.

"Kuohetai has a very close relationship with Luo Chengzhi, and he is a sworn brother, and he is one of Luo Chengzhi's most powerful supporters."

Yang Yi, who was about to put down the teacup, almost spilled the tea, and the right hand holding the teacup couldn't help but exert a slight force.

After a little contemplation, Yang Yi immediately thought of the key point: the westward expansion of the Kuohetai tribe was planned and facilitated by Luo Chengzhi.

Master Dejing, who was watching from the sidelines, obviously also thought of this, and frowned: "Luo Chengzhi is trying to cultivate his own strength?" ”

Yang Yi put down the teacup and said to Zen Master Basang: "Zen Master? Can you learn about the Kuo tribe and the Kuohetai? ”

Zen Master Basang glanced at Yang Yi and nodded: "The Kuojiao tribe of the Fierce Dixi Grassland, originally seven years ago, was a medium-sized tribe under the rule of the Fierce Di, with a population of about 70,000 people, usually entrenched in the middle and upper reaches of the north bank of the Khadisiya River, which you Guang people call the middle and upper reaches of the north bank of the Absolute River for nomadism, and later moved to the south bank of the rich water and grass for nomadism. ”

Yang Yi was puzzled: "As far as I know, the weather on the north bank of the Juhe River is cold and the water and grass are poor, on the contrary, the south bank is mild and rich in water and grass. ”

Although Yang Yi didn't know much about the fierce matter, he also knew something.

In the prairie where the strong are respected, only the powerful tribes are worthy of having pastures rich in water and grass, which is related to the life and death of each tribe, even if the wolf king Hu Yanzhi does not dare to go easily, how can such a small and medium-sized tribe enter the south bank of the Jeno River?

Zen Master Basang glanced at Yang Yi again with deep meaning, and said with a smile: "This matter is still related to Your Highness." ”

"Huh? What does it have to do with me again? Yang Yi was shocked, but scolded in his heart: "How can there be a matter of Lao Tzu!" This Pasang Lama will not give up if he does not drag himself into the water! ”

I only heard Basang laugh and said: "Your Highness still remembers the Helian tribe, but do you still remember Helian Tu?" ”

Yang Yi frowned, and said lightly: "Helian Tu? Very familiar name. ”

Seeing this, Zen Master Basang nodded again: "Seven years ago, under the city of Shuozhou... ”

Yang Yi was stunned and immediately remembered.

Seven years ago, the 200,000 army of the fierce Di invaded the south, and the soldiers came to Shuozhou City, an important town in the north of Daguang.

At that time, the fierce Di people colluded with Yang Jie to delay the siege of Shuozhou City in order to drag the army of the first emperor and did not attack. Later, in order to cover the withdrawal of the first emperor, Yang Yi asked for orders to lead the army to attack the fierce Di army at the north gate besieging Shuozhou City, and the fierce Di army guarding the north gate of Shuozhou at that time was really the clan army of the Helian tribe, and the leading general was Helian Tu, the leader of the Helian tribe.

"In the battle that day, His Royal Highness attacked the Heliantu camp at night in the wind and sand, not only defeated the Helian clan army, killed Heliantu, but also rescued the besieged Daguang army in Shuozhou City and then fled thousands of miles." Zen Master Basang said.

Yang Yi nodded, that battle was the first time in Yang Yi's life to lead the army, and it was also his first victory, so his memory was still fresh, but he only learned from the mouth of others that he defeated the Helian tribe, so when Zen Master Basang asked about it, he didn't think about it for a while.

Seeing that Yang Yi recalled, Zen Master Basang continued: "At that time, the Helian tribe was one of the several major tribes of the fierce Di, and their clan land was on the south bank of the Jue River. In the first battle of Shuozhou, most of the young people of the Helian tribe died in it, and even the leader Helian Tu was killed, and his strength was greatly damaged, and the foundation was damaged, and he was no longer able to guard the pastures on the south bank of the Juhe River, which was rich in water and grass.

After the end of the war, the wolf king Hu Yanzhi followed Luo Chengzhi's advice and succeeded the entire Helian clan slaves, who were basically only the old and weak women and children, to the Kuojiao tribe on the grounds of defeat. Overnight, the Kuojia tribe became a powerful tribe in the western steppes of the fierce Di, and the whole tribe also moved to the south bank of the Jedi River to nomadism, and the once powerful Helian tribe disappeared from the grassland. ”

Yang Yi took a breath lightly, quite surprised in his heart, firstly, he did not expect that a battlefield would cause so many changes, and secondly, he did not expect that the fierce Di people would be so realistic and ruthless, showing no mercy to the defeated, even if they treat their own people.

"Perhaps... This is the so-called grassland law of the winner is king, and the loser is coward. Yang Yi sighed.

However, this incident also once again confirmed Yang Yi's analysis and view of Luo Chengzhi, and now it seems that the recommendation of the Kuojiao tribe to replace the Helian tribe seven years ago has been preparing for his blazing ambitions.

Luo Chengzhi now seems to be in a high position in the fierce Di, in fact, he doesn't have any chips in his hands, he is a poor sour who can only show off his mouth in the eyes of the Di, and without the protection of the extinction, those who have a grudge against him will eat him without even bones.

But Hu Yanzhi is Luo Chengzhi's umbrella, and he is also his death judge. As long as he does not die for a day, Luo Chengzhi will not dare to make any moves in the territory of the fierce grassland, and doing so can only bring about his own destruction. Only by cultivating his own power in a place where the fierce people don't care at all, once something happens, Luo Chengzhi will have the bargaining chips to save his life and realize his ambitions.

And the Western Desert is such an excellent bargaining chip.