Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 556 The First Snow on the Prairie
Songshan Chifeng in Dading Prefecture, Zhongjing.

The flags are flying and the horns are sounding.

Under the clear blue sky, the two teams of soldiers and horses were fighting frantically.

Standing on a hill, Yelufu Sage looked down at the soldiers. They all looked like beggars, their beards and hair were dirty and long, but their eyes were like hungry wolves, giving off man-eating eyes.

Yelufeng Sage and his Mongolian Antawu beggars made an appointment to plunder Khitan because the winter in the north came too early.

Many herdsmen are driving their cattle and sheep to escape the cold winter, and began to shrink their herds.

The two went eastward all the way, with little gain.

Yelufu Sage wanted to retreat, but Wu's beggar refused.

"Anda, our tribe has just been reorganized and unified. If I can't lead the tribe through the winter. It's me, the patriarch, who has neglected his duty. How can I have the face to lead the heroes of the Kret tribe?"

Yelufu Sagejiu Township Mobei, has a certain foundation, lives a poor life, but will not go hungry or cold.

But the beggars of the Wu family have been busy in unifying the tribe these years, so they have neglected to develop.

This winter has come so early, if there is not enough food, it will bring huge casualties to their tribe.

Yelufu Sage also knew this, and together with him went deep into the Khitan's Zhongjing Dading Mansion and made a big fuss.

Zhongjing Dading Prefecture has a mild climate and abundant water and grass, which is suitable for farming and grazing. Compared with Shangjing, it is richer.

Yelufu Sage and Wu's beggar went deep into Qingqi this time, and gained a lot.

This also angered Gao Xun, who stayed behind in the Khitan Zhongjing, and sent General Yelusha to attack the soldiers of Yelufu Sage and Wushi Beggar.

The purpose of Yelufu Sage and Wu's beggars was to plunder, so naturally they didn't get entangled with Yelusha and hid in Tibet all the way.

It's just that they led the cattle, sheep and goods, and they were not walking fast, so they were overtaken by Yelusha many times.

The two parties had been entangled for ten days, and Wu's beggar suggested that Yelufu Sage lead the cattle and sheep to retreat first, so that he could stop Yelusha's tribe.

Yelufeng Sage looked at his brother who was getting more and more out of control, with mixed feelings in his heart.

With the soaring strength, Wu's beggar's ambitions thrived, but when something happened, Wu's beggar was really willing to do it.

Yelufu Sage was worried about Wu's beggars, so he asked people to deliver the spoils first, and kept his confidant guards to watch the battle.

After more than ten days of hiding, this group of Mongolians lacked clothing and food and looked like beggars, but Yelufu Sage was really shocked by their wolf-like tenacity and blood.

With a strong combat power in itself, coupled with this kind of will, it is really scary to block people.

Yelusha on the opposite side also had the same idea. There were only three thousand soldiers on the opposite side, but he fought back and forth with his five thousand soldiers, without losing the wind at all.

There was a trace of seriousness and anxiety in Yelusha's eyes. It seemed that the outcome was not decided at the moment, and he still had a certain advantage, but he was experienced and had realized that he might lose if he continued to exert himself.

The key to cavalry combat is the horse.

Zub's mount is a special horse breed from the Mobei Plateau. It is short in stature and unattractive in appearance, but its limbs are solid and powerful, and its endurance is extremely strong.

Their Khitan horses are also known for their endurance, but there is a clear gap with the Zubu horses.

Thinking of this, Yelusha suddenly felt depressed.

This is fighting against the Central Plains. The Hequ horses in the Central Plains used their powerful impact and explosive power to bully them. Now they are fighting against the Bubu people, and the Bubu people also use the stamina of the Bubu horses to bully them?

what's the situation?
How could a majestic Khitan fall into such a situation?

"Damn, let's see who beats who!"

With a roar, Yelusha led his personal guards to pass the left flank of the Zabu cavalry quickly. A thousand assault cavalry straightened their bodies on horseback together, like sharp arrows off the string, they rushed straight at the Zabu cavalry.

In the battle to regain Youzhou, the Khitan cavalry was restrained by the Central Plains cavalry.

The well-educated Khitan also began to train their own assault cavalry and heavy cavalry. The thousand guards under Yelusha's command were assault cavalry with Liangzhou horse blood.

The two armies fought in one place in an instant.

Blood splattered everywhere, and people turned on their backs.

In this hand-to-hand combat, Malaysia's advantage is beyond doubt.

The beggar of the Wu clan who had been fighting for a long time suddenly fell into a disadvantage...

When Yelusha rushed into the battlefield, Yelufu Sage knew that the situation was not good, and without any hesitation, he led his guards and rushed straight down from the hill, and strangled Yelusha at the same place.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and there are snowflakes mixed in the howling wind.

At the end of September, the first snow on the grassland comes on this day.

The fight between the two sides was hindered by the cold wind and heavy snow on the grassland. The wind and snow made people unable to open their eyes, so they had to retreat separately.

It was getting dark gradually.

Wu's beggar broke the arrow tail on his shoulder, and cut open the injured flesh with a red-hot knife.

Yelvfu Sage helped him take out the arrowhead and put it away.

Wu's beggar poured some water on the wound and let Yelufu Sage bandage him.

"Thanks, An Da! If it weren't for you, I would have died to go back today. Damn, I never thought that Khitan and Hequ Dama, where did you get them?"

Wu's beggar cursed.

Yelufu Sage said: "There was no time when the Central Plains went west to conquer Lianglong. At that time, the Khitan, the entire Monan, Mobei, and the Western Regions all surrendered to us. Isn't it easy to ask them for horses?"

Wu's beggar grinned, and said, "Fortunately, the snowstorm came in time. The spoils can be sent out, at least this winter will not be a worry. It's a pity that eight hundred warriors were lost..."

Yelufu Sage also breathed a sigh of relief, living on the grassland, the environment is the biggest enemy.

If there is not enough food for the winter, not eight hundred people will die.

Starving to death is a trivial matter. In order not to starve to death, fighting and killing each other will lead to the direct demise of the tribe.

Yelufu Sage said: "Let's move overnight. Yelusha is a ruthless character. If he bites, even if he wins, he has to remove a layer of skin. Just as the wind and snow can cover the footprints, go farther and be safe."

Wu's beggar also knew that Yelusha was going crazy, so he said, "Let's go!"

They took advantage of the snowy night to travel ten miles, completely throwing off Yelusha's pursuit.

The two groups of people returned to Yuanyang Po and stopped to rest.

Yelufu Sage didn't like the Central Plains, so he didn't plan to trade with the Central Plains directly, but sent someone to count the spoils he got this time and send them to Datong Mansion, and use Yelu Dilie's hands to trade grain and leather clothes with the Central Plains.

This kind of transaction has been done many times. Yelufu Sage is familiar with the road here. After counting all the materials, they transported them to Jiaoshanfeng Town, north of Datong Mansion.

However, this time Yelv Dilie did not send someone to receive it, but rejected Yelufu Sage's request to exchange grain.

When Yelufu Sage and the beggar of the Wu clan went out to plunder, Cangcheng, Taiyuan had not yet caught fire.

When they came back this time, the turmoil of the Cangcheng fire had passed, and the two of them didn't know about it.

The food provided by the Central Plains to the grassland this time is only [-]% of what it used to be, which is enough for Yelu Dilie himself.

No matter how many cattle and sheep there are, it is impossible to exchange a grain of rice from the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)