After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

The mangroves and green hills are slanting by the sun, and the grasses in the suburbs are green and boundless.

Many torches were lit in the royal court.

Inside the king's tent, the leaders of each tribe looked solemn.

This year is a year of great disaster. Not only has the Zhou Dynasty suffered from drought, but even the grassland has been deeply affected.

Every year, each tribe would cut more grass while it was green and abundant to use as winter fodder for livestock.

But this year, the grass that looks lush and green is actually far less lush than in previous years.

In normal years, after the grass is cut, it only takes one rain for the weeds to grow again overnight.

However, this year, the rain has been slow to fall.

No matter how they prayed and offered sacrifices, the rain god seemed to be asleep, allowing the sun to scorch the earth.

The Khan was playing with a handful of green grass in his hand. The grass was very dry and lacked juice.

"Great Khan, except for the foot of the Chi-Le Mountains and the side of the He-Lan Mountains, the pastures of the tribes do not have enough grass to survive the winter. I'm afraid many of our tribesmen and livestock will die this winter."

Someone was eager to try: "How about we go threshing the straw earlier this year?"

Threshing straw refers to going south to plunder the surrounding people.

In their eyes, the border residents of the Great Zhou were like weeds, with one crop growing after another.

At this time, the sturdy man wearing a tortoise shell necklace retorted: "Those border residents are even poorer than the herdsmen! The Marquis of Yongchang has been plundering the land at the border for three feet, and he is just short of boiling the bones of these border residents to extract oil."

The sturdy man sighed, not because he felt sorry for the border residents, but because he felt that his methods of plundering were far inferior to those of the Great Zhou.

The eldest prince Agula said without hesitation: "Then let's go deeper! Maybe we can go to Kyoto to bring back our brother Ajinai."

The latter sentence is trying to flatter Ajinai, but the former sentence is indeed a good suggestion.

Everyone looked at the Khan at the top.

The Khan's thick palms pinched the grass, but even so, only a few green marks were left on the fingertips.

"Great Khan, there is no commander at the border right now, so we can take advantage of the situation and invade!"

"Great Khan, our Chacha tribe is willing to serve as the vanguard!"

The Khan still did not express his opinion. His black eyes were as deep as the night sky. At this moment, perhaps he thought of the man, the gun, and the flames in the sky.

There was silence in the king's tent for a while, except for the crackling sound of the campfire in the center, and the sparks floated into the air, catching everyone's eyes.

"Report! Repay!"

The messenger dismounted, ran over at top speed, and knelt on the ground: "The Second Prince led a group of assassins to attack the Yongchang Marquis's mansion at night. The Yongchang Marquis lives or dies, and the Second Prince has been captured!"

Everyone was shocked and stood up with a bang.

"The Second Prince was captured?!" The people of the Second Prince's faction were devastated. The grassland would not recognize a prisoner as their leader.

The second prince, Ajinai, completely withdrew from the battle for the Khan throne.

The corners of Agula's mouth were getting wider and wider. If his father Khan hadn't been here, he would have laughed with his hands on his hips.

The neutral faction was also very excited: "Great Khan, this opportunity is rare and will never come back! The Second Prince has created a great opportunity for us. According to the actions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they will argue for a month or two over who to send to guard the pass! And this is a good opportunity for us to launch a large-scale attack!"

The Khan no longer remained silent and waved his hand: "Everyone listen to my order. Prepare to march south within three days!"

"Well, let's thresh the straw!"

"I like the women from Da Zhou the most. They have delicate skin and are durable."

"I like their porcelain best. Although it is fragile, it is as beautiful as mutton fat!"

As soon as the news of the threshing of the hay began, a loud cheer rang out outside the king's tent.

Everyone was looking forward to a good harvest from threshing this time so that the tribe could have a good winter.

Naturally, the unusual movements on the grassland could not be hidden from the border guards who were keeping a close eye on them.

Gu Shisan led a small team of Gu family soldiers and went deep into the enemy's territory alone. After a brief investigation, they immediately traveled day and night to run back to the border town to report the news.

"Deputy General, there are signs of troop movements in the thirteen main divisions of the Northern Territory Royal Court!"

The deputy general had gray hair. At this moment, he was sitting on a wooden chair, beating his knees with his hands.

Although he is only in his fifties, his face is full of wrinkles and there are wrinkles between his eyebrows caused by years of frowning.

"All thirteen divisions have been dispatched?" The deputy general's heart sank.

They had already made preparations for the northerners to move southwards this year. After all, the drought this year has spread over a wide area and life in the north is not easy, so they will definitely move southwards.

However, they did not expect that, whereas in previous years they had only dispatched two or three tribes, this year they were planning to dispatch thirteen tribes, and all of them were the main forces of the royal court.

"They are bullying us because we have no one!" The deputy general laughed angrily.

The Northern Border is different from the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou is a centralized system, while the Northern Border is a group of tribes united together.

The royal court controls twenty tribes. Besides him, there are also the Left Wise King and the Right Wise King, whose strength is slightly inferior to his.

Normally, in order to prevent being backstabbed, when they went south to thresh grass, they would pick out one or two tribes from each of the three forces to participate in the battle.

As a result, this time most of Wang Ting’s main forces were present!

It can be seen that the Khan of the Northern Territory believes that this time is a sure win and is the best opportunity to strengthen his own strength!

As one's power grows, the other's power declines. By then, the power of the Khan of the North will leap forward.

Gu Shisan also understood it, and gritted his teeth and said, "Then we will make sure they come alive but go back dead! We were able to drive them out of the grassland back then, and we can definitely do it now!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The Gu family army is full of murderous intent. They have a blood feud with the Northern Territory and will fight to the death!

"News from Kyoto! Ajinai attacked the Yongchang Marquis's mansion at night. Yongchang Marquis was killed and Ajinai was captured!"

The letter from the messenger was like a wake-up call, pouring a bucket of cold water on the entire Gu family army.

If you ask what the Gu family army fears the most, they are not afraid of death, nor are they afraid of the fierce Northern cavalry.

What they fear most are those scholars who cannot wield swords or guns but think they have read a few military books!

"What should we do now? With the Yongchang Marquis dead, who will His Majesty send?"

"Looking at the court of Kyoto, there is only one person who understands military affairs, Li Aotian. However, Li Aotian is deeply trusted by the emperor. If he wants to protect the safety of Kyoto, he can't be sent to the border."

"No! Those people are only good at talking on paper. When they really go to the battlefield, they are like headless flies, running around everywhere!"

"Deputy General, whether in terms of qualifications or merits, you are fully qualified to be the border guard!"

The deputy general smiled bitterly and shook his head. Just because he was once surrounded by the God of War Gu, it was impossible for him to be in charge of the border alone.

The Gu family army was in a state of gloom and sorrow.

At night, inside the tent, Gu Shisan and his companions huddled together with dull eyes.

"Alas, don't expect to send a god of war, but don't send a civil servant who likes amateurs to guide experts!"

"It doesn't matter if he can't fight, as long as he can learn to turn a blind eye and learn to delegate power."

Gu Twenty-three sighed softly: "It would be great if we could get the young lady to come to the border."

"You really think this is impossible!"