Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2939 The wild sky is low, the Hanhu alliance

  Mobei.

  Northern Territory Protectorate Camp.

  Whether the night in Wancheng is dark or not, Zhao Yun doesn't know, but he knows that the night in the desert is really dark.

  During the day, it is dying of sunburn, and if there is no moon at night, it is dying of darkness. It is hot to the point of death, and cold is to the point of death. They are all extremes anyway, so it seems that people in this desert are also prone to extremes.

  Zhao Yun stared at Tu Yu and remained silent.

   Dabing's face was full of majesty.

Under the military uniform, there is a strong body, undoubtedly full of explosive power. Enough meat makes Zhao Yun's physique a step higher than before. If Zhao Yun and Lu Bu are fighting now, it is really hard to say who will win and who will win .

   Not only Zhao Yun, but the guards directly under the Northern Territory Protectorate who have obtained a lot of meat and can run around in the desert over the years are basically big-bodied and burly-backed.

According to the usual practice, there are only winter and spring in a year, and Zhao Yun stays in Changshan. In the other two seasons of summer and autumn, he basically goes deep into the desert with his guards. I don't know the exact location of Zhao Yun, where he will be stationed, and where he will appear.

Because Zhao Yun discovered very early that this kind of harsh and extreme weather, as long as the logistics can keep up, is undoubtedly a huge temper for the spiritual level of soldiers and generals. In the lonely and undisturbed wilderness, no matter who is facing a real battle formation, they will naturally be able to exert 100% power, or even 120% power.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Zhao Yun's strategy that in the desert, there is no doubt that such a sharp army that can come out from anywhere at any time is a great threat to Cao Jun, and no one wants to be in the desert. When I was walking, or when I was resting, I was stabbed in the back by such a military horse...

  Zhao Yun is looking at the map.

On the map, there are various terrains that have been investigated, including water sources, grasslands, deep ditches, dense forests, etc., and even some detailed data are marked, such as the size of the lake, the depth of the ditches, and the size of the forest. How many trees and so on. However, in this kind of map, the data is more detailed in areas that are relatively close to the Central Plains, and the farther the distance is, the more northward the data becomes.

  Some places are even blank.

  Because the areas scouts can explore are limited by food and water, especially water.

  When the snow falls in winter, there is not much water shortage, but at that time, when traveling in the wild, even if you have skis, blankets for shelter, cotton jackets and other utensils, you will still face the test of life and death when the temperature suddenly drops in the middle of the night and early morning. Many excellent scouts died like this, and only a small number of them were discovered by latecomers when the snow melted and the flowers bloomed in spring.

   And when they are discovered, there are often only wrecks left, not even wrecks, only the weapons and signs left behind, proving that this place was once the last imprint of someone...

  So, when Zhao Yun came to the back, he didn't let people do risky things.

  North Territory is bigger than he imagined.

  Zhao Yun had already imagined the northern desert to be very large, but when he really started to investigate, he found that it was actually more than ten times larger than he imagined.

It is very difficult to figure out such a large area and land it on the map, but it is almost impossible to form a sand table, because it is impossible to form a proportional land without knowing the specific distance. on a specific sandbox.

  The Northern Territory is a land of wind and snow, a land of deserts, deep forests and wild beasts, but it is not a beautiful homeland.

  If there were no shepherds who said that the North Territory did have a boundary, and his ancestors had gone to the northernmost point and saw the boundless sea and ice sea, Zhao Yun would almost think that the North Territory was a boundless Gobi desert.

Of course, Zhao Yun didn't know that at the end of the Han Dynasty, or during the Jin Dynasty, the climate of the small ice river rose again in the Sui and Tang Dynasties after the chaos of the Five Dynasties. Not only did Chang'an Sanfu become a treasure land with abundant rain, but It also made the people in the snow area also get the grace of the weather, and Tubo was born, and then started the process of falling in love with the Tang Dynasty.

  Nature’s temperature change in units of a century is too long for human beings.

It’s even so long that it doesn’t matter. Anyway, as long as my generation won’t die from the cold, I’ll just do what my generation does. As for whether the next generation will die from the cold, it’s none of my business, but you still have to eat. Eat the food of the next generation and the next generation, and use the things of the next generation and the next generation. As for the next generation, I can’t control it, and it’s none of my business. After all, the first generation A person can only do the work of one generation, but the cost of food and drink can be slightly surpassed.

Zhao Yun is not that shameless, and he never thought that his generation would be able to investigate the entire desert. Maybe he had this idea at first, but after he arrived in Beimo, he found that this idea was indeed impossible to accomplish, but it was not The representative said that Zhao Yun just gave up...

  『Continue to look for some water sources. Mark the small ones, these will become the bases of barbarians in the desert, and the large water sources will be occupied..." Zhao Yun patrolled the map, "If we can find a large lake or swamp in Beimo, We can build a city there, and then investigate the surrounding area more clearly...』

   Simpi handed over should be.

  『How about Zhang Junyi inspecting the border village? Doesn't it mean that it will arrive today and tomorrow? Zhao Yun asked again, "Did his subordinates report any news about Cao Jun?" 』

  『Should be back tomorrow...』Xin Pi shook his head and said, 『As for Cao Jun, it seems that they have been stationed in the Yuyang Youbei area, and have not made any major moves...』

   Both of them were silent for a while.

  The border strongholds are the tentacles of the Northern Territory Guards, and Zhang Xi can guarantee that he can keep an eye on Cao Jun's movements anytime and anywhere by cruising these military strongholds. Although Cao Jun has always declared that he wants to fight Wuhuan, but...

  Who will believe it?

  The Wuhuan people are now shrunk in Liaodong, part of them are between the white mountains and black waters, and part of them are on the Koryo Peninsula. They are fighting with Goguryeo, Puyu, and especially Silla Baekje.

  So the Wuhuan people actually dare not covet the big man at all, they are more afraid.

  Hu people have no think tanks, the brains of their patriarchs are the brains of all people.

  After the Wuhuan people chose to plunge headlong into Liaodong, they gradually became nomads in the mountains and forests, rather than a threat from the northern desert.

  『Since there is no news for the time being, let’s ignore that side for now,』 Zhao Yun turned his gaze away from Yuyang, and said, “Let’s make a good reserve first... so that we don’t have to worry about it in case of a real fight. What is the amount of food and grass in the army? 』

  Xin Pi took out a roll of silk cloth from his sleeve, unfolded it, and wrote ink characters densely on it, and presented it to Zhao Yun, "Guardian, please have a look." This is a list of the number of granaries stored in various places...In Yinshan, Jiuyuan, and Changshan, we have built a total of 21 granaries, storing a total of 3.7 million shi of grain and 180,000 catties of cured bacon...』

   It looks like a lot, but if you count the current Changshan New City, plus the people in the surrounding villages, and the soldiers of Zhao Yun, Ganfeng and Zhang Yun, these numbers are actually not that much.

  People's appetite is always a bottomless pit.

  Zhao Yun looked at it carefully, then nodded, and handed the book to the confidant veteran behind him, "Old rules, you go and bring some people and randomly check a few granaries. 』

   Zhao Yun's confidant veteran just took the silk cloth and left without saying a word.

  Xin Pi seems to have not seen Zhao Yun's actions, because this is not the first time to check. Basically, Zhao Yun would send someone to check the warehouse inventory every time Xin Pi handed it in. It has become a habit, so naturally there is nothing to make a fuss about, or express any unnecessary emotions.

  『In addition, there is a lack of forage in the camp,’’ Simpi continued. 』

  Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Shan, you can arrange this matter." By the way, what about the temperature drop in the desert? 』

   There were no mercury thermometers in the Han Dynasty, but that doesn't mean that ancient people couldn't measure temperature changes.

  During the Qin Dynasty, ice bottles appeared to observe the freezing time of the water in the bottle to determine the temperature. Of course, this measurement is naturally not accurate enough, but for the moment, it is enough.

"Report to the Protector," Simpi replied, "According to the records of the ice bottles in the military camps of various places, the time when the desert was frozen was indeed earlier than before... If the ice bottles were frozen earlier this winter, then it would be enough Proving that what the lord said is true, the desert will become colder and colder. 』

  Zhao Yun nodded, looking worried.

   This is not a good thing.

   If it is a battle, Zhao Yun still has some ways to turn the crisis into safety and turn defeat into victory. However, Zhao Yun is really powerless and unable to change his direction when the weather changes.

  The weather is cold and keeps getting colder. Although it is said that there are not many cold days every year, the difference over the past few years is very big.

Simpi continued, "I have asked many shepherds in the northern desert, especially the elderly. Most of the shepherds feel that it has become colder and colder over the years...in order to prevent these old people from feeling the cold because of their lack of energy and blood." , I also asked some middle-aged herdsmen, and they all have similar feelings... Especially the border of the Northern Desert, no one has dared to go there for many years... My lord said that the cold comes from the north, which is the most reasonable...』

  『In this way, there will be more and more barbarians going south...』Zhao Yun's eyes stayed on the open space to the north of Tuyu, "These barbarians are hidden threats..."

  When a disaster occurs, if there is an orderly country on weekdays, and the government comes forward to provide disaster relief, it may be possible to survive, but for the nomads, they only have one way...

Rob.

   Robbing other people's things to save myself and my own wife and children.

  Therefore, behind the backs of several large-scale nomadic southward travels, there is a howling cold wind from the north, endless white disasters and black disasters.

Because there is not much continuity in this kind of robbery at all, those barbarians who robbed supplies will eat all the supplies in a short period of time, and use them as soon as they can, so most of the time they will be really happy in winter. Before coming, bring supplies back to the desert. As for the Yuan and Qing dynasties, it was the result of many factors working together.

Simpi said in a deep voice, "Guardian, in my opinion, we should send more people now to contact the tribes who are willing to be friendly among the Hu people, and let them stay in the middle and herd them. First, we can recruit some people first, and the weaker Combat strength, secondly, can also be used as a barrier, when the time comes, there will really be a large number of Mobei Hu people going south...』

  Zhao Yun nodded and said, "That's right, the matter of the Northern Territory Nomadic Alliance should be urgent now... If there is another large-scale white disaster and black disaster, it will be chaotic and people will be terrified. It will be difficult to form an alliance again." 』

  If these barbarians are willing to turn into human shields, of course a famous name is indispensable.

   This is the same as the Co-Prosperity Sphere, except that the current alliance must naturally be ruled and led by a big man.

This is also the reason why Zhao Yun came here, because he needs to summon the chiefs of the surrounding barbarian tribes to confirm this matter as soon as possible, otherwise, when winter comes, when the white and black disasters come together, the order will completely collapse In a bad situation, the alliance cannot be formed at all.

  The foundation of the alliance is very simple, it is cattle and sheep.

"According to someone's knowledge, the number of herdsmen in the desert is no more than 3,000..." Simpi said slowly, "It is a certain number for cattle and sheep to eat grass. If there are too many cattle and sheep, it will easily damage the pasture... Just like the Han Dynasty The strength of the family field is exhausted, and it turns from abundant to thin. Therefore, for these Hu tribes who gathered in one place because of the severe cold in the north, they could trade grain and grass for cattle and sheep, and send them directly to Yinshan and then to Chang'an. Everywhere is now ready for transshipment at any time. 』

Under the black and white disasters, a large number of cattle and sheep will die, and these dead cattle and sheep will not have enough freezers and freezers for refrigeration like later generations. Sometimes the temperature fluctuates up and down, and the dead cattle and sheep are Rotten and inedible.

Aiming at this point, Zhao Yun and Simpi formulated the alliance basis of exchanging grain and grass for cattle and sheep. Just like the Han land quasi-liquidation, these Hu tribes who are willing to be friendly to the Han people can sell the excess cattle and sheep before winter comes. The sheep are replaced with grains that are easier to store, and after the winter, they find the Han people to buy cattle and sheep...

  Of course, transactions are charged.

  At the beginning, some Hu people were unwilling, mainly because they did not trust the Han people, but after a small amount of experimentation, the Jiankun and Rouran people became the first beneficiaries of this trading model.

  The Han people are also not at a disadvantage...

  After a short pause, Zhao Yun said again: "But be careful that these barbarians deliberately replace some sick livestock with food and grass. ’ It’s something that is brought up almost every year because it happens every year.

   There are always barbarians who want to take advantage.

   Simpi smiled and said, "What the guard said is true. A certain has ordered that at the gate of the market, a special person will read the rules in Hu and Han. Anyone who violates the prohibition, regardless of Hu or Han, will be punished. 』

  Zhao Yun nodded.

  Now in the Northern Territory, in addition to the large trade fair in Yinshan, Zhao Yun also established a large-scale permanent market in the north of Jiuyuan and Changshan, attracting these nomads to come to exchange goods.

  For a big man, no amount of cattle and sheep is actually enough to eat. Hu people also lack daily necessities, so trading is an inevitable choice, but it also creates a lot of problems.

  It’s like what Zhao Yun just said about Hu people exchanging sick cattle and sheep for food...

  Not to mention those purchased for zero yuan, they are all there, and the strange thing is that these shepherds think that as long as they are not caught on the spot, they will be fine, and after running around, they can come back to get a second time!

   There are also tricks, such as clearly saying that you can trade a certain item, and you have to add some more when the deal is completed, otherwise you will not want to get the money, and you will roll all over the floor...

When looking at the pure eyes and honest smiles of these barbarians, people often think that these barbarians will not lie, cheat, or harm others, but in fact they are wrong, not that these barbarians Will deliberately deceive the Han people, but these Hu people think that this is their ability to survive, just like eagles fly in the air, wolves run on the ground, no need to teach, even after the Han people expose their lies, they will not feel that There's nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to be ashamed of.

   This cannot be attributed to the low morality of the Hu people, because they have never had time to form a moral view...

In such a vast desert, it is difficult for the Hu people to form an effective inheritance. Many Hu people are destined to be a cowherd man, or a shepherdess, or to become a warrior, or to be a child. tool.

  Hu people often have no inheritance of knowledge, let alone a system of civilization.

Because they have never been exposed to knowledge, the poor education these barbarians can get often comes from their parents, and their parents' knowledge comes from the "winners", and the "winners" tell them What is what.

When an ethnic group is destroyed, the surviving people of this ethnic group will naturally become the slaves of the winner, so a gap in knowledge will inevitably appear. After a long time, in most tribal alliances formed by these Hu people, whether it is In the northern region, or in the western region, or in Sichuan, Shu and Dachuan, there will be situations where the moral values ​​of many Hu people are completely opposite to those of the farming peoples in the Central Plains.

They will warmly and gently invite him to be a guest at his home at the last moment, and they will share the most delicious, useful, and most beautiful things in the house with the guests, but they will also directly respond to a certain action of the guest at the next moment. Turn your face, take a knife and cut off the head of the guest.

   This is normal among the Hu tribe, and the Hu people have never felt that there is anything wrong.

   It’s like the Xiongnu left. The Xiongnu language morphed into Xianbei language, and Xianbei language later evolved into Turkic language. The evolution of this language has a context, but the text is gone.

  Writing is the root of a nation.

   Without this root, you will be like a nomad, wandering around.

  Zhao Yun pondered for a while, "This wind cannot last long. 』

  Xinpi clasped his hands and said: "Since the capital protects Dingce, I will send someone to inform the patriarch of these things... but if the patriarch is weak and incompetent, he cannot stabilize his position..."

  Zhao Yun said: "Then let them choose another one." The alliance is good for the barbarians, we are not begging them, if they are not sober enough, we can make them sober. 』

   Simpi bowed his hand in response.

  At this moment, suddenly there were hurried footsteps from outside the big tent, and then someone bowed in front of him, "Report to the Protector, Cao Jun is here to envoy, and he is approaching Changshan!" 』

  (end of this chapter)