Realm of Power

In order to avoid the possibility of encountering the alliance between the North Royal Court and the people from the Cold Land, the Yelu Army suddenly turned from the hinterland of the Northern Grassland to the Dongbo side that no one expected.

Relying on his familiarity with the North Grassland, in the early morning of the fifth day, the fat man suddenly saw hills appearing on the vast flat terrain in front of him, like a yellow-brown section cutting the earth here. The vibrant grassland was different, revealing a layer of desolation and sadness at dusk. Yelu Qiyeguang, who was next to the fat man, had a moved expression on his face. "The yellow land is the symbol of Dongbo. No one knows why. Dongbo, which was originally lush and green, suddenly became like this in an accident in a thousand years. Most people chose to migrate and stay. The only ones are the Dongbo people. Even the grassland people think that this area represents an unknown, and the grassland people are not interested in areas where grass does not grow. Otherwise, I am afraid that this area would have been occupied by the Northern Grassland hundreds of years ago."

The loess ravine in front of him made the fat man narrow his eyes slightly and tighten his hand on the riding whip. The prairie people might not be able to see it, but the fat man could vaguely guess that this piece of land rolled up by the wind-blown loess has, over the course of thousands of years, It may have been a fertile land with lush vegetation in the past, and it is entirely possible that the Little Ice Age caused by the sudden cooling of the climate could have caused such a huge change.

Decades of coldness caused the vegetation to either freeze to death or be cut down for warmth, eventually forming a loess area like this. Originally, Fatty had suspected that this sudden change in the cold climate was too much like the Little Glacier. A precursor to climate change, I didn’t expect to see the remnants of the Little Ice Age in Dongbo.

This had to make the fat man feel nervous. He glanced at the north. If the Little Ice Age really came, the northern areas controlled by the empire would also bear the brunt.

This matter must be informed to Besukaya as soon as possible, otherwise once the Little Glacier arrives and the cold regions think it is just the same winter as in previous years, it will inevitably cause extremely tragic costs, and other regions must also arrive as soon as possible. Be prepared. The empire’s ruling areas are basically in the north, which is directly affected by the climate of the Little Glacier. In the region, the cold period of the Little Ice Age can generally last for 20 to 30 years, which will not only cause changes in temperature, but also damage to the entire existing living environment, and even frequent droughts that last for several years. In this era of underdeveloped agricultural technology, man-made disasters caused by such natural disasters can even destroy a country.

If this kind of natural disaster cannot be avoided, then passing the disaster on is the only thing that can be done

The fat man grinned. This is not difficult for the empire. The empire's main economy is not the agricultural economy, but external military expansion and trade expansion. The area controlled by the empire is large enough. At least within fifty years, the empire will have enough land to settle immigrants, plus the empire Due to the consumption of foreign wars, the sudden change in the climate of Little Glacier should not have a great impact on the empire. As long as it can be deployed properly, natural disasters such as Little Glacier, which are extremely dangerous, may not be unable to become the driving force for the empire's external expansion. This is the timing. , and I have already mastered this before others.

"The Royal Court Army is spotted ahead." An Imperial Guards officer galloped from the front, his horse's hooves raising yellow smoke.

"How many people are there?" Yelu Qiyeguang asked before the fat man, "About two thousand riders are escorting a convoy full of supplies to the north. It looks like a transport team," the imperial guard officer replied respectfully.

"Haha, I didn't expect that I, Yelu Qiyeguang, would be so lucky." After hearing such a report, Yelu Qiyeguang suddenly laughed wildly on horseback, looking very happy. Under the surprised gaze of the fat man, , Cai Qiao’s face blushed slightly, and she explained, “Beiwangting has always used Dongbo as a place of plunder to get whatever you want. Especially in spring and autumn every year, raids on the border areas of Dongbo are carried out routinely, and now it is the end of autumn. Two thousand cavalry are used to protect a convoy, which must be valuable materials looted from Dongbo this autumn. , I originally just wanted to try my luck, but I didn’t expect that we actually met. This is really the guidance of the Immortal God.”

"Since it is shipped to the North Royal Court, then intercept it!" The fat man waved his hand and ordered sternly. A mere two thousand Royal Court cavalry are not enough to kill in front of the 80,000 Imperial cavalry. Since they encounter , then we must not let it go, otherwise once the North Royal Court knows that both the Yelu Army and the Imperial Army have gone around to the Dongbo border, , they will inevitably chase after them like wolves with the cold people. The border of Dongbo is located to the southwest of Beiwangting. Beiwangting has always regarded it as its own backyard. Every year, a large amount of materials are collected and looted from Dongbo area. Wealth is also one of the main sources of income in the North Royal Court. I didn't expect that this time it would be all in vain.

"yes"

The Imperial Guards officer put his right hand on his chest, and the red cloak went away. Tens of thousands of Imperial cavalry left the team and headed towards the direction where they found the target. The team continued to move forward, crossing the yellow earth dividing line, and the scene in front of them gradually became desolate. , no one could be seen around, the scouts on both sides of the army were searching back and forth, But as reports came back one after another, Fatty's eyebrows slightly knitted together. Many Dongbo villages and even quite large towns had been discovered along the way, but the result was the same. All Dongbo people were They were all killed by the prairie people, leaving no old, weak, women or children alive. All the houses were set on fire.

"It was not like this in the past. Beiwangting has always used Dongbo as its backyard, just like raising sheep. What they want is wool, not even killing the sheep. In the past, as long as the people of Dongbo were willing to give up their property, robbery outside the city would be possible. The plundered Royal Court Army will withdraw, and they will not kill all the people in the city and the village." Yelu Qiyeguang looked at a broken wall in front of him and murmured in a low voice.

"There are people from the North Royal Court in Yelu King's Court. This is not a secret to both parties."

The fat man handed the report in his hand to Yelu Qiyeguang, looked around, and said coldly, "The reason why Beiwangting killed someone this time should be related to the fact that someone among the Dongbo people agreed to join forces with you, or that Beiwangting and I don’t know who is joining forces with you, but I believe that as long as we clear out all the border areas, we won’t miss anything. By the way, we can also serve as a warning to the entire Dongbo area and deter other Dongbo forces.”

"But the Dongbo forces that agreed to join forces with me are not from these families on the border. These families have been squeezed by the North Royal Court all year round, and some even sent their daughters and sons as hostages to the North Royal Court in order to protect themselves. I, Yelu Qiyeguang, am not a fool, and I will discuss such an important matter with them." Yelu Qiyeguang's red lips opened, with a hint of seductive cunning at the corner of his mouth.

The fat man looked at Yelu Qiyeguang's pretty and cheerful face. He suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but take a breath. "Did you deliberately release the news? The Dongbo forces that have joined forces with you should be those Dongbo forces on the border." Behind the forces, Wang Tingjun doesn’t know, they are helping you clear the route for the army in advance!”

"this……"

The beautiful smile on Yelu Qiyeguang's face suddenly froze, with a look of shock on his face. Is this guy still a human being? Under the fat man's bright and shining eyes, he actually felt that he had the illusion that he could not hide any secrets. The news of his alliance with the Dongbo people It's indeed her Deliberately released, half-truths and half-falsehoods are the best cover-up. As a woman from the Yelu family of Beiwangting’s prime minister, she is very aware of Beiwangting’s style. As long as the information is obtained, Beiwangting will definitely even the most basic information. I don’t even bother to do the verification, so I just transfer it. The border cavalry was used to intimidate. Since it was a joint march, the Dongbo forces united with Yelu Palace must be these families on the border. As the fat man said, no matter who it is, just scan it once. It is simple, crude and effective. The strong do not need to listen to the explanations of the weak. This kind of strong logic has always been the rule of thumb pursued by the grassland people. Even though Yelu Qiyeguang claimed that the Yelu family was a royal family from Dongbo and had been on the grassland for two hundred years, his style was harmonious. The habits have long been consistent with those of the prairie people.

As long as they can win the victory, Yelu Qiyeguang doesn't think there is anything wrong in deliberately letting Wang Tingjun massacre the Dongbo people on the border. The border area is a killing zone, not to mention that since Dongbo was suppressed by the grassland people, for hundreds of years, the grassland The material wealth and population that people have gained through the Dongbo border are countless. Now seeing that Beiwangting has looted his own backyard, why not do it?

"Although this area is large, it actually belongs to the area governed by Wanlu in the great city of Dongbo. It is the home city of the Nu family, the third largest family in Dongbo. As the special envoy of the North Royal Court, I came here once. I have some impressions." Yelu Qiyeguang seemed to be having a good conversation. He also introduced the geography and people of Dongbo to the fat man along the way. It seemed that the villages in front of him were dilapidated, and there was only one village. Some dock walls are still left, bones are exposed in the wild, and there are only lifeless and abandoned villages in the area, just like a wealthy land where people flow through. This kind of special perverted and vulgar customs makes a murderous guy like Fatty also... He would be speechless. Fortunately, with a cold-blooded woman like Ruitang Tingna in front of him, the fat man already had the ability to resist the coldness of the prairie woman.

"Give the order and station yourself on the spot."

The fat man raised his hand. The cavalry sent to intercept the convoy came back and dragged back more than a hundred carts of various materials, mostly food and property. What surprised the fat man was that there were Dongbo women in the convoy. These Dongbo women The women wore white sand bamboo hats on their heads and were slender. Under the escort of the imperial cavalry, their bodies were shaking like chaff. In front of them, there was no difference between the soldiers of the Yelu Palace who were also dressed in the uniforms of the prairie army.

When they saw the more than 100,000 Yelu army filling the mountains and plains in front of them, with countless flying military flags, not to mention the heavily armored groups of imperial cavalry passing by them, the aura like bursting swords came towards them, These Dongbo women who were reluctantly moving forward were already huddled together in fear and refused to leave no matter what.

The army was killing them, and these ordinary Dongbo women could resist. These devil-like cavalry chopped up melons and vegetables, killing all the two thousand prairie people who were guarding them. They were devils more terrifying than the prairie people, and in front of them The army made them believe that the other party wanted to destroy the entire Dongbo with just one word.

"Are these Dongbo women plundered by the grassland army?" Yelu Qiyeguang asked, his eyes still cold.

"No, the grassland army seems to be their escort." The guard's reply made Yelu Qiyeguang's eyes light up. Looking at the group of Dongbo women huddled together and trembling, Yelu Qiyeguang rode over and spoke fluently. Dongbo language comes out of the mouth

The Dongbo language sounded very strange, and even the fat man couldn't understand it. He saw Yelu Qiyeguang asking intermittently what this was, and then pointed a woman in the crowd with a riding whip. Several Yelu Royal Court guards were like wolves. He rushed in like a tiger and dragged out the woman with mud on her face. Several maids wanted to rush out to snatch it, but a Yelu guard pulled out a scimitar and backed away in fright.

The fat man's eyes couldn't help but light up. What a pair of clear and bright eyes, which seemed to have the halo of stars and could look straight into people's hearts. The clarity was something I had never seen before! The woman seemed to be trying her best to control herself in front of Yelu Qiyeguang's horse, but she still couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"It seems that you are lucky to catch such a big fish." After a while, Yelu Qiyeguang returned with an excited look on his face. "That convoy was indeed going to the North King's Court, but it was not a plunder of supplies." , but a marriage gift from Dongbo Prime Minister Al to the new King Khan. That woman is from the Dongbo royal family and has the same status as me. However, two hundred years have passed and the Dongbo royal family has probably forgotten our branch. , you must know that my ancestors were raped Originally captured, in order to cover up, the Dongbo royal family announced that my ancestors had died in the grassland. In fact, it was almost the same. You must know that out of ten Dongbo slaves, only one could survive. This is the style of the grassland. Prisoners of war are better than slaves. The existence that is even lower is the enemy. Slaves may still have something to eat. Prisoners of war often have to look at fate. It is normal to go without food or water for several days. Do you know how my ancestor, Prince Dongbo, survived? ?”

The fat man glanced at the beautiful face of Yelu Beauty, which was red with excitement, and rolled his eyes very speechlessly. Don't think that I don't know. The word Yelu has a very bad meaning in the prairie language. What the fat man originally wanted to say, now Thinking about Yelu Qiyeguang's unique vulgarity, well, I don't know, the fat man shrugged his shoulders. The two hundred years of oppression in the Yelu family need an outlet. "You must not have guessed that the name Yelu was given to my ancestors by Beiwangting this time. It was a shame. Yelu means cannibalism. Do you know cannibalism? Until now, I, Yelu, have maintained this tradition. My This is how our ancestors survived until the end." Yelu Qiye's eyes flashed, and his whole body was trembling slightly. I never thought that one day my Yelu family would return to Dongbo! ’

"What are you going to do about that woman?" The fat man looked at the group of huddled Dongbo women in the distance. Among them was the so-called Dongbo Princess who was recognized, and several maids who looked like they were trying to comfort something. She was too young. , are you thirteen or fourteen years old? The fat man's eyes are still very sharp. Just from a glance, you can vaguely see that he is a beautiful woman, but he is definitely not more than fifteen years old.