(Recommended works: "Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty", Author: Ping Kuan)

Once you cross the Great Wall, the scenery is very different, you can still see a lot of green here, and the grassland over there has long been a yellow.

The drought has been a headache for herders who depend on the weather for food, and the only places where they can graze are scattered blisters along some large rivers and around large lakes.

As for the small river, the riverbed has long been bare, and there is not even water in the small lake.

Pity the Great Wall, one of the seven wonders of the world, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the northern Yan State, Zhao State, and Qin State spent huge sums of money to build the Great Wall in order to resist the invasion from the Xiongnu.

After Qin Shi Huang unified the country, he did not hesitate to spend manpower and material resources to connect the Great Wall of the original Three Kingdoms.

Today, the Xiongnu have been beaten by Xianbei to the north of the Beihai, and some of the Xiongnu rely on the Han Dynasty to become the Southern Xiongnu.

The new alien Xianbei replaced the Xiongnu as the new ruling nation in the north, and the Great Wall of China was in vain, and they had already crossed the Great Wall in many places to graze.

Even the capital of Xianbei, Danhan Mountain, is more than 300 miles north of Gaoliu City, ready to invade the great rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty in the south, the Great Wall of Leaping Horse.

In the sixth year of Emperor Ling's reign, Tian Yan, the general of Xianbei, was punished for committing some crimes, and he bribed the eunuch Wang Fu at that time in order to redeem his merits, and provoked the emperor to start a war against Xianbei.

With the support of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and the mediation of Wang Fu, Xia Yu sent troops from Gaoliu County, broke Xianbei Zhonglang and Tian Yan from Yunzhong County, and Xiongnu Zhonglang sent Zang Min and Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu from Yanmen County.

The three ways crusaded against Xianbei at the same time, but the result was a big defeat.

It was a battle that lacked reason, with seven or eight out of ten soldiers and horses lost, and the Xiongnu died of serious injuries in the following year.

The war extended to Liaoxi and caused the unfortunate death of Taishou Zhao Bao, who was the brother of the eunuch Zhao Zhong and the brother of Zao Wouji.

After Tanshihuai unified Xianbei, Xianbei was divided into three parts: eastern, central, and western, and sent large tribal leaders to rule separately.

In his opinion. Once the internal integration is completed, he will take the tribe south and completely conquer the Central Plains.

Who knows, the tribal adults of each part are busy expanding their strength, and they are not willing to be the first bird to attack the Han in the south, and the day of invasion of the Han is far away.

The most painful should be the small and medium-sized tribes in the central region, who from time to time receive double tribute from the central lord and from the royal court.

In the steppe, cavalry and bows and arrows are the last word. Weak tribes are in danger of extinction at any time.

However, it is said that more than 1,000 miles north of the royal court, there is a small tribe named Genwu, whose leader is said to be the same ancestor as the current Xianbei king Tanshi Huai.

So what? In the past, the Xiongnu drove the Donghu people to the land of projectiles, and the Xianbei people were more or less related by blood.

The leader of this generation was nimble, and led a small tribe of only 200 people, maneuvering between large and small tribes, often teaming up or uniting with some tribes, and fighting for many years.

In constant battles, the Gengu tribe grew rapidly. It gradually became famous throughout the central region, and the tribe has grown from more than 200 people to more than 10,000 today.

More people means a lot of strength, and when a dry year comes, it becomes a mouth that needs to eat.

When the tribe was still weak. None of the other tribes will take the little root in their eyes. But nowadays, everyone is wary of the aggressive Genwu tribe.

Once there is a wind and grass, immediately flee away, for more than a year. The strength of the Gengu tribe has not increased.

Looking at the increasingly thin horses, Genwu was helpless and often introspected. Could it be that his aggressive behavior aroused the wrath of the immortal heavens, and he came to condemn the crime?

During this time, even the tribal leader Genwu personally drove his livestock and looked for grasslands with abundant water and grass to graze.

However, due to the drought for many years, the entire tribe has been migrating for more than ten consecutive days, and there is no place to graze.

"Chief, Daijo!" A burly man rode up at a gallop.

"Is there a grazing land?" Gen, who was sitting on the ground praying silently, stood up: "Hahan, take us quickly." ”

"No, no, no." Hahan shook his head again and again: "The Han people have sent us grain, and our tribe can have a full meal." ”

"Han Chinese?" Gen Wu's brow furrowed.

The year before last, their troops almost attacked their own tribe, but fortunately, the great king Tanshi Huai attacked in time and drove the Han people back.

"Chief, not the army of the Han Chinese. It's a caravan, it's here to do business. Seeing that the grain was about to be lost, Hahan hurriedly explained: "Their owner is the head of the eunuchs of the Han emperor. ”

Oh? Gen Wu had heard that there was a large Han caravan, which had been active between the territory of Xianbei and the Great Han.

But the tribe was far away from the border, and he had never seen this caravan, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Quick, please." ”

The leader of the caravan was a sturdy man named Zhao Yinlong, and as soon as he met, he touched his chest with the courtesy of a Xianbei person: "Hello respected leader, I am Zhao Yinlong, and I have come to your department to buy horses." ”

"It's easy to say," Gengu greeted, "Serve wine to your distinguished guests!" ”

After tasting the immortal drunkenness, Zhao Yinlong was really not surprised by the sour taste of mare's milk wine.

However, for the sake of business, he had to pinch his nose and pour the mare's milk wine.

At this time, the Genwu tribe was almost exhausted, and Genwu couldn't care about greetings, so he opened the door and entered the mountain: "I don't know if you need other goods besides horses?" ”

He pointed behind him heroically: "The sheep, cattle, furs, and women of my tribe can be traded. ”

"Leader Mingjian," Zhao Yinlong was a little embarrassed: "From here to my Han territory, how can it be more than two thousand miles?" Although there are more than 2,000 people in our caravan, they are all scattered and acquired. ”

"I'm going to keep buying along the way, I'm afraid I'm ??????"

Actually, he did it on purpose. The reason is very simple, Tanshi Huai secretly ordered to stop giving horses to the Zhao family's caravan, otherwise why did he come here?

"As long as the distinguished customer needs, we can trade at the fairest price!" Gen Wu also had no choice, gritted his teeth: "You can also give women away for free." ”

In the grassland, children are the most important, and women can go to other tribes to grab them.

The two sides were willing to buy and the other to sell, and a deal was quickly reached. The people of the caravan ran so far one by one, and they were indeed hungry and thirsty, and the women, regardless of their age, accepted a lot.

Seeing the piles of grain, the people of the Gengu tribe cheered.

The foals and children are the capital of the tribe's survival and growth.

At this moment, a large cloud of smoke and dust was suddenly found in the north, and at a glance, a large group of cavalry was marching, and the people of the entire tribe instantly fell into panic.

The warriors had just sold their horses, so did they ride their foals to meet them? Only the leader and a few big men still have horses to ride, and there are no big tribes nearby.

The Xianbei army is not like the Han army, and you can know whose troops it is when you look at the flag.

"Who is the leader of your tribe?" A knight galloped over: "On the orders of the royal court, quickly offer the horses." ”

Genwu's heart instantly sank to the bottom. (To be continued.) )