Villager of Daming

Chapter 1265: Temptation is around

Two days later the weather was clear, the morning was crisp and crisp in autumn, and more grass tips turned yellow.

It is very hot at noon, and the bites of the autumn heat are very painful. Now it is cool in the morning and evening.

After the rain, the gradually yellowing grass will turn green again until it is covered with snow.

In fact, even in the coldest months of winter, if you dig away the ice and snow on the grassland, you can still see tender yellow grass buds.

Normally sheep will dig snow to eat grass, so if herders suddenly encounter such heavy snow, they can only hope that there is no ice.

Once ice appears, the sheep's hooves will be damaged when they dig at the surface. The herders have no means to treat the disease and can only watch the sheep die.

They either starved to death, or died of disease due to damaged hooves, or were even frozen to death in the snow.

Nomads fear a sudden drop in temperature the most. It may be a good pasture, but in the blink of an eye, winds and clouds rise, and heavy snow falls. No one can help them even if they cry out to the sky or the earth.

This was the situation of Mongolian herdsmen during the time of Zhu Wentian, but not in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Inner Mongolia knew about the sudden drop in temperature before it happened. The weather forecast is becoming more and more accurate, and they will tell you in advance that heavy snow is likely to come. According to data analysis, there is a probability of it snowing.

At this time, everyone drives the livestock into the pen. It would be best if it doesn't rain, but if it does, we won't be caught off guard.

After the snow, the grass was gone. I quickly called and someone delivered the grass.

Unless there is improper management, it is basically impossible for cattle and sheep to die on a large scale. The logistics are very powerful.

The herders in Mongolia do not enjoy this kind of treatment. They can also know in advance that it is going to snow heavily, and then... just bear with it!
The Red Heroes in Ulaanbaatar can’t even take care of themselves! How can they have the strength to rescue them?
Some nomads have fixed locations, some choose to find new places, and some encounter wolves and have to move, abandon some of their sheep, and run away quickly. Wolves also have a hunting range.

"Do you dare to chase us? Pah! Only a fool would chase us. There is a swamp over there, which is a trap for people and horses. Kodamu, we are fighting, can you follow us?"

The 500-man team of the Ming army now encountered a nomadic family, and the other side encountered a wolf pack of more than 50 wolves, and they ran away!

After running for three days, the wolves were still chasing him. He lost sixty-one sheep. When he saw the Ming army, he began to cry, saying that he had chosen the wrong direction and should have been closer to the castle.

Zhu Dan, the guard of the Prince of Qin's mansion, didn't believe it. It didn't make sense.

The castle over there is too far away. It takes more than 70 days to get there with sheep. Is this the wrong choice? Do you think I don't have a map?
It doesn’t matter whether what the other party says is right or not, but we have to fight now, and the other party wants to follow. There is a wooden sign on the road ahead with words engraved on it.

The words were "Do you dare to chase me?" and there was an arrow drawn on it.

It is obvious that Qiqili wants to solve the problem on his own on the premise of cooperating with Nahachu.

Nahachu's men have already come into contact with Qiqili's men, and scouts are running around.

The people he came into contact with were all Nahachu's personal guards, among whom were mixed Ming troops, who were carrying telegraphs and other equipment.

I know there is a swamp where the arrow is going, but fortunately there is no quicksand nearby, otherwise the other party would have put an arrow pointing to the quicksand.

"Commander Zhu, the wolf pack is too big. Usually, we only see a dozen or so large wolf packs. How can we encounter more than fifty? You guys fight, and I hide. Otherwise, you can help me kill the wolf pack.

Look how scared my family is. They are afraid of everyone and dare not say a word. The wolf pack is so big, woo..."

Kodamu started wiping his tears again as he spoke, but unfortunately he was not a delicate and pretty girl. The more he cried, the more annoying people became. A herdsman’s man should not be like this.

The tears of the herdsman man had long been frozen by the wind and snow when he hugged the lamb to keep warm as a child. There is only tenacity, indomitable spirit and indifference in his eyes. His gaze is like a sword, his back is unbend, his face is full of vicissitudes, but he still smiles brightly, supporting his family.

"Good! You hid during the battle. I don't know where they ran to. The traces on the grass are too messy!"

Zhu Dan patted the other person's shoulder and agreed to go together.

He saw that Kodama's family members avoided looking at their people and shook their heads when asked any questions.

They don't even talk much to each other, giving people the feeling that they don't want to interact with outsiders, it's boring!
"I know, it's over there, Commander Zhu, look at the marks on the grass leaves. No matter how they turn, they will eventually point in the same direction. The marks on the ground may be messy, but the leaves will not be." After listening, Kodamu pointed in a direction and said.

"Good! This direction is good! Is there any water there? We are not horses, we need to drink water, and there is not enough water."

Zhu Dan picked up the telescope and looked over there, frowning slightly.

"Yes, there are mudflats there, the river is very shallow, and it gets deep when it rains. Right now, the deepest part is only up to the middle of the calf.

Lying in the shallow water, it seems like you are being washed away by the water, but in fact you are not moving.

There are pebbles under the shallows, and the water is clear, which is what horses love to drink, and it is also clean for people to drink.”

Kodamu introduced the situation ahead, saying that the stream water was good and it was no problem for children to play in it.

"Okay! After we win, I'll come back and help you kill the wolves. Let's go! Forward!"

Zhu Dan patted the other person's shoulder again, his face full of joy.

The horse team was running, and someone was helping Kodamu to drive the flock of sheep. The sheep ate as they walked, and would not move unless they were driven.

The marching speed slowed down. How could a bunch of messy sheep run as fast as horses?

When they saw that there was indeed a shallow beach in the distance, the flock of sheep rushed over to drink water. They also needed to drink water when they ate grass.

If there is no water, grass will do. Grass contains a lot of water. Seeing the water, the sheep can't help themselves.

When the horse sees the sheep coming over to drink water, it feels thirsty too and drinks together!
So the team started to get busy, organizing the horses. They couldn't stop them, and sometimes the horses were not very obedient.

“Commander Zhu, the sun is setting, so we should set up camp by the riverbank and then walk along the river, otherwise it will be dark.

After the sheep have had enough water, I will herd them together so as not to delay you.

Come and look after the sheep quickly. It will be time for dinner soon. Kill a sheep for Commander Zhu."

After Kodamu finished talking to Zhu Dan, he greeted the people who were standing there in a daze.

Those people came over, and there was still no intelligence in their eyes.

"No rush! Setting up camp takes too much energy, and there's nothing near the river, so we just go with the flow."

Zhu Dan refused to set up camp right now. The team had no tools or tents, which were not needed in the summer.

"Yes, yes, it's really hard to set up camp without wood. Then why don't we camp on the mountain next to us? The horses are stable up there, and we can look down from above!
It’s just that the mountain is difficult to climb, there is no road, and no one walks here.

Judging from the horse hoof prints on the ground, they must have drunk water at the river and then walked over there."

Kodamu echoed and made another suggestion, pointing in the direction of the downstream river.

"Yes!" Zhu Dan nodded and patted Kedamu's shoulder. "Looking at these traces, there are probably two thousand cavalrymen! At least a Wanhu, right? Qiqili Wanhu?"

When Zhu Dan finished speaking, he flipped his fingers and placed a small knife on Kodormu's neck.

"Yes, ah? Commander Zhu, why are you doing this?" Kodamu dared not move and sweat broke out instantly.

"For you! I didn't expect you to come here in person. Amazing! If it weren't for our timely intelligence analysis, I really wouldn't have thought of this! Someone, take good care of our Kodamu's family and ask them what happened."

Zhu Dan curled his lips and smiled brightly!

(End of this chapter)