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When the army stepped into the grassland, Yun Zheng found that the living conditions of the people here were much worse than he expected. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are no people, no livestock, not even birds in sight on the snowy grasslands...... It's the same silence that spreads from the feet to the horizon......

The army advanced to Eagle Lake, and apart from some frozen corpses, there were a few dilapidated yurts that leaked on all sides.

Originally, it was a good place for the tribe to live in the winter, but in winter, it was one of the most lively places on the grassland, and the grassland people of Maodong would put their livestock in the leeward Nanshan, where even in winter, the heavy snow could not cover the dry grass, and it was the most ideal grazing place in winter.

In order to keep the livestock fodder enough for the winter, the herders avoid this place for grazing in distant places throughout the spring, summer and autumn, until the first snow of winter falls, when they come to this last pasture.

The withered grass in the Nanshan Pasture was more than a man tall, shivering in the whistling of the north wind, and the scene of herds of cattle and sheep in the past no longer existed.

Yun Zheng jumped off the war horse, pulled the dry grass under his feet with the long knife in his hand, broke one of them and put it on the mouth of the big green horse, the big green horse opened his mouth and ate it, Yun Zheng untied the bridle and iron chew of the big green horse, and the big green horse lowered his head and began to eat grass happily.

The monkey lit a powder bullet and threw it far away on the hard rock, and a loud noise spread through the valley, and after a long time the echo gradually disappeared, no one came out, and no livestock were alarmed, the only thing I saw was seven or eight gray rabbits in a panic and disappeared into the distance by the tips of the grass, and the big green horse shook his ears twice, dissatisfied with the monkey's rudeness, looked up and continued to start his grazing business.

Lang Lige chewed a grass stalk in his mouth and smiled at Yun Zheng: "The grass here is fat, it has been fallow for grazing for at least two or three years, and after the beginning of spring, the scene here must be even more spectacular, even if it is the pasture under the Yin Mountain, it is not as good as here."

If you like, I suggest that you choose the site of the horse farm here, graze it once in the spring, then move to the summer pasture, and finally save it for the winter, if you want the grass to grow better next year, I suggest you can set fire to the dead grass here, the grass ash will nourish the grass roots, and the grass will be stronger next year. ”

Yun Zheng looked back at the four mixed teams of military and businessmen who went deep into the grassland, and instructed Bo Bo to let go of Hai Dongqing to find out if there was anyone nearby, and if not, set fire to the grassland here, so as not to waste the dead grass here.

Dousha County ordered Liu Xi to take the county Cheng, the main book, Wei Cao, and Hu Wei to measure the land here from the beginning of Yuanshan, all kinds of drum cars, wheel rulers, and measure a piece according to the area drawn by Yun Zheng, and make a mark with a thick wooden board.

If the Tibetan people had a geographical atlas, Liu Xi would not have to be so troublesome, as long as they were divided according to the geographical atlas.

The Tibetans knew where the danger came from, and they knew where they should take refuge, and in any case their own people were much more reliable than the Song.

The closer they got to the Great Song Dynasty, the more sparsely populated they became, and the remaining Tibetans took refuge with their people on the plateau with their last glimmer of hope after winter fell.

Black smoke billowed from Eagle Lake, the grassland was burning, and the black smoke blackened the blue sky here, which could be seen even from a hundred miles away, and the poor herdsmen became even more panicked.

The old man prostrate on the grass and begged the almighty god to protect the grassland, and the woman held her child in fright, looked at the smoke billowing the sky, and chanted over and over again: "The grassland is on fire, the grassland is on fire......

Who would be willing to burn the fat grass? Grass that is not covered in snow in winter is more precious than gold, and they still refuse to admit that they have no cattle or sheep.

The shepherds are used for grazing, and the shepherds without cattle and sheep will only waste supplies and food, and the remaining tribal leaders on the steppe know this very well, and when they found out that the Song people had invaded across Yuanshan, their choice was very simple, only the sturdy henchmen and warriors fled far away with the only little money and food in the tribe......

People without food can't go far, and they can't go fast, and the old men and women dragged the Lele cart on the grassland with difficulty, naturally not as fast as the horses' hooves of the army and merchants.

The army appeared like a black line in the sky, and the experienced old shepherd knew that the black line would swallow up all the women and children here after a meal, so they stopped, prostrate on the ground and prayed to the heavens sincerely, and the women and children hid their children who were taller than the wheels under their robes, and everyone knew that the army would kill the old people and the boys who were taller than the wheels.

The cavalry came running from a distance, and did not stop as they passed the herdsmen, the black line broke a gap, the horses galloped past them, and a young horseman, when he saw a beautiful little girl, took a piece of bread from his bosom and threw it, and then left the group of fugitives with a smile.

The cavalry under the command of the tiger and the leopard did not have time to pay attention to these fleeing herdsmen, and their task was to close the gate of the western Yunnan grassland to the plateau, Qi'er Mountain, and only by closing the gate there would the western Yunnan grassland be truly stable.

The old shepherd looked at the army in the distance in confusion, and he did not understand why this devilish army would spare his group.

He was not only confused that he was not dead, but also a small bag of food in front of him, the hungry little girl was biting the cake in her mouth despite her mother's obstruction, and the cake the size of a human head had been eaten by the little girl in a short time.

The old shepherd opened the bag suspiciously, took out a handful of yellow barley from it, and threw a few into his mouth, the familiar taste of barley almost made him cry, these are real food, the devils did not throw a bag of dirt to deceive themselves.

The devil doesn't kill?

That's the devil too! The old shepherd gathered away the barley that had been scattered in the crowd, and touched the little faces of the children who vigilantly hid the remaining cakes, so that everyone could eat a hot porridge of barley today without taking away the children's food.

The barley porridge had just been cooked, and everyone was given a wooden bowl, although it was not much, it was much better than eating grass roots. While everyone was drinking barley porridge, a fat merchant led the caravan to the place where the shepherds stayed.

When the old shepherd Yongcuo saw the familiar fat face, he couldn't help but shake a few times, it was this fat man who exchanged a bowl of black medicine for his last six sheep, it was this fat man who exchanged a beautiful hada for his last horse, and it was also this fat man who exchanged a piece of linen cloth for his last two cowhides when his wife swallowed her last breath...... Thinking of this, the old shepherd looked at the last mouthful of barley porridge in his bowl, drank it with a tilt of his neck, carefully licked the wooden bowl, and then waited indifferently for this merchant who was more terrible than the devil to come, anyway, he had nothing.

A piece of white Hada like snow was respectfully hung by Huang You on Yongcuo's neck, Yongcuo looked at the Hada on his neck and sighed: "My friend from afar, Yongcuo has nothing to repay your noble friendship, just like you saw, I have nothing now, and the last bite of gruel has been drunk by me." ”

The chubby Huang You said with tears in his eyes: "My brother, why are you stubbornly holding your head high now, as long as you lower your noble head a little, you will find that your friend is not far away, as long as you call, your friend will come to you with the gift you need."

Please forgive me for my mistakes, I don't know that you are so bad now, in my impression, the proud Yong Cuo will always be the richest man on the grassland, I have exchanged countless riches from you, it is your wealth that makes me rich, and now, it is time to use my wealth to make you rich, please allow me to help you get out of trouble. ”

Yong Cuo said angrily: "Your army has just galloped past me, and you have just burned the grass on the edge of Eagle Lake, is this how you want to repay the friendship I have bestowed on you?" ”

Huang You said in astonishment: "My friend, the grassland can no longer continue to fight, those greedy leaders squeezed out your last sheep, a horse, a cow, the last yurt, and let your last son die on the battlefield, I am a timid person, when you are fighting, I only dare to hide from a distance like a quail, there is no way to help you."

Now that the invincible commander of our clan has come to my homeland, proud as an eagle, strong as a tiger, and as strong as a leopard, I dare to beg him to use his noble army to quell the war on the steppe, so that he can come to your rescue.

You see, I brought you your jujube red horse, what kind of shepherd is a shepherd without a horse, and I also brought you your mastiff for grazing, he is your best helper, and it can even warm your body on a cold night. ”

Yongcuo was shocked to see a jujube red horse running towards him, although the horse is very old, and the coat color is no longer bright, but when he saw the jujube red horse, Yongcuo forgot all the harm that this fat merchant brought to himself, when his mastiff leopard ran out of an iron cage and circled around him, Yongcuo felt that the long-lost strength returned to his body.

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