Chapter 82. Prairie Heroes (middle).
The burning and looting of the Nandi warriors lasted for a whole night. 1 Novel ÎąC finishing
After this battle, around the royal tent of the fox deer tribe, nearly 30,000 people, half of them were killed by Nandi warriors, and half became slaves of the Nandi tribe.
And Bale, at the moment, was sitting in the original king's tent of the Fox Deer tribe, quietly listening to his soldiers report the harvest of this war.
Suddenly, a Nandi warrior entered the tent, got down on one knee, and reported: "Great Khan, Mr. Dongfang is here." â
Bale was not good at dealing with these post-war legacy matters, and after hearing the soldier's report, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Please." â
Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed in Confucian costume walked into the king's tent.
It turned out to be a Han Chinese!!
He was thin, his face was yellow, his body was weak, and he had to cough every two steps, but the eyes of the Nandi warriors in the king's tent were full of respect when they looked at this person.
To be able to win the respect of these warriors in such an environment of courage and weakness with a sick and weak body is simply a fantasy.
But it is clear that this Mr. Oriental did.
Even, when he saw the gentleman of the East enter the king's tent, Balak himself went up to him and helped him to sit down by the throne.
"Sir, you're finally here." Bale said with a smile: "A lot of things are still left to you to handle, and I can't handle them at all." â
Hearing Bale's words, a hint of warmth flashed in the eyes of the gentleman of the East.
His name is Dongfang Hua, he was a poor teacher, he couldn't do anything, he fled to the grassland after owing a sick debt ten years ago, but he didn't expect to be seriously ill again on the grassland, he thought he was going to die like this, but he didn't expect to be saved by Bale.
Over the years, Balak regarded him as his right-hand man, except for fighting, almost all the affairs of the Nandi tribe were handed over to him to deal with, and he was even more respectful on weekdays, Dongfang Hua, who had been single all his life, and even married three Nandi noble women here and had four children.
The so-called scholar dies for his confidant, there is a master like this, what else is Dongfang Hua to ask for? Do your best, do your best to plan for Bale, that's all.
In fact, before meeting Bale, Dongfang Hua never imagined that he, who had repeatedly failed and was congenitally frail, would have such an outstanding talent for strategists and management talents.
However, such warmth and emotion only passed in a flash, and the next moment, Dongfang Hua had already recovered to normal, nodded at Bale, and said: "My health is too poor, I can only ride a carriage, but I can't ride a fast horse, which makes the Great Khan worried." â
After confessing his guilt, Dongfang Hua's expression suddenly became extremely strict, and he stared at Bal and asked sternly: "The fire in the Lati steppe, but the Great Khan sent someone to set it?" â
Bal nodded in astonishment, and said, "Yes, I sent someone to release it, so that I can drive those cavalry from the Fox Deer Department to one place......
Dongfang Hua waved his hand to interrupt Bale's explanation, and asked, "The burning of the Fox Deer Tribe last night was also an order from you, the Great Khan?" â
Now, Bale obviously saw Dongfang Hua's unhappiness, and asked respectfully: "Sir, is there anything wrong?" â
Dongfang Hua sighed: "Great Khan, you are confused, the grassland has just experienced a locust plague, and the grass is already insufficient, I was counting on the Lati grassland to let us hold on for a while, but it was burned by you like this." Last night's burning and killing certainly robbed countless wealth, but there were even more cattle, sheep and horses that ran away in panic. Now that the cold winter is coming, the population has increased greatly after we have eliminated the fox deer department, the cattle and sheep have no grass, and they have frozen to death and starved to death after winter, how do you let the soldiers survive the winter? â
Hearing Dongfang Hua's words, Bale flashed with embarrassment, he was a natural leader, a natural warrior, and quite a bit scheming, but like any hero on the grassland, he didn't have the slightest talent for managing people's livelihood.
"Sir, can't you do anything about it?"
Dongfang Hua snorted coldly and said, "You pray to the wolf god, I have already exchanged the forage from Dachu in advance that can allow us to survive the whole winter, but it can only barely let us survive this winter." If there are still locust plagues or droughts next year, then I can't do anything about it. â
After hearing Dongfang Hua's words, Bale pondered for a long time, and a trace of ruthlessness suddenly flashed on his face, and he said slowly: "If there is another drought next year, then I will take my sons to the south to rob them, and I can't let my sons and daughters starve with me!" â
Hearing Bale's words, Dongfang Hua was taken aback and asked incredulously: "You, what did you say?" â
Balak was also stunned, obviously stunned by his own thoughts.
The Great Chu has been established for more than 100 years, and its strong momentum has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and for the grassland people, the prestige of Tian Xian, the ancestor of Chu, is still unshakable.
But gradually, the fanatical color in Bale's eyes became more and more intense, and he turned his head to Dongfang Hua and asked: "Sir, didn't you tell me that Da Chu is extremely rich, and the output of one state is enough for our entire grassland to live carefree for three years?" Sir, didn't you tell me that after a hundred years of stability, the Great Chu army was weakened and was already vulnerable? Why can't we rob them? â
For the steppe peoples, it is a sin for the weak to have too much wealth!!
Dongfang Hua looked at Bale in front of him, and suddenly found that he had told Bale too much about the prosperity of Dachu back then, which seemed to be a mistake.
"That'...... Will it lead to a war with Da Chu? â
One of the warriors couldn't help but ask.
On the other side, the warriors in the king's tent were also stunned by Balak's words, and the great Chu in their hearts was still strong, far from being invincible to Nandi.
Balak, however, suddenly stood up and shouted to the warriors in the tent, "Come out with me." â
Bringing a group of Nandi warriors to the tent, Balak pointed to the grassland in front of him and asked loudly: "This is the place where our ancestors have lived for generations, and we have been singing a proverb for countless years - the sky is panicked, the wilderness is vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep!" Who can sue me and what does this sentence mean!? â
"Our grasslands are endless."
Said one of the warriors.
"Our grasslands are rich, with countless cattle, sheep and meadows."
Another warrior said.
"Wrong!!" But Balak roared, "This sentence is to tell us that we have nothing but the wind, but the grass, but the cattle and sheep!" We can only live by grazing, and a locust plague will kill us countless children!! â
Then Balak pointed to the south: "And there is everything, and there are delicious grains, beautiful women, innumerable gold and silver, fine porcelain and silks!" Why can they have and we can't!! â
"Are you afraid of the strength of the Chu Dynasty? I tell you that the strength of the Chu Dynasty is all fake, and if a wolf is kept in captivity for too long, it will become a dog!! Twenty years ago, in our opinion, the fox deer tribe was also so strong, but after the war, we were surprised to find that the warriors of the fox deer tribe were so vulnerable, why? Because of the long period of comfort and enjoyment, they have discarded the bravery and perseverance passed on to them by their ancestors. They are so cowardly, but they live a life that we dare not even imagine, and occupy much more wealth than we do. Now, the fox deer tribe has been annexed by us, their grasslands have become our pastures, their women have become our slaves, and their cattle and sheep have become our property......"
With Bala's words, the eyes of all the Nandi people became extremely fanatical.
"Now, how similar are the Chu Dynasty and the Fox Deer Tribe? Is it reasonable that they are weak but rich, and that we are strong but need to starve? The wolf god is watching us, this year's locust plague is its drive to us, it wants us to use our bravery, with our scimitar, to seize the wealth that belongs to us!! â
Unconsciously, countless Nandi people surrounded Balak in the middle, and as Bale's words fell, all the Nandi people roared like wolves!! â
"Use our scimitars to seize the wealth we deserve!!"
"Follow the Great Khan!!"
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Inside the king's tent, looking at the scene outside the tent, Dongfang Hua felt a chill on his body.
Looking at Bale, who was surrounded and cheering by countless Nandi people, Dongfang Hua suddenly thought, is this decision really just a temporary thought of Bale?
There are countless ways to defeat the Foxdeer tribe, so why would he set fire to the grasslands and push his own tribe into a corner?
Dongfang Hua's body trembled slightly, but he felt colder.
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P: The third watch, there is more to come!!