Chapter 803 Yixin Mountain
The wind carried the sand, blowing in waves.
Yu Mie was unprepared for a moment and ate a mouth full of sand, and immediately started vomiting.
This poor place in Yixinshan is far worse than Shengle.
Just a few months in the northern capital of Dai Kingdom, the rivers are crisscrossed, the soil is fertile, the water and grass are abundant, and it is suitable for grazing and farming.
Looking at Yixinshan again, what the hell is this place?
It looks like grassland from a distance, but it looks like sandy land up close. There are so many bugs and the wind is so scary that it can almost blow away people’s souls.
This is Suotou’s hometown, and it is also a place where there are many old parties.
Yixin Mountain is a general term. Anyway, after Yu Mian asked many people, he couldn't tell which mountain it was - don't ask, just ask that every mountain top is called Yixin Mountain.
Yixinshan also covers a wide range of areas.
Perhaps knowing that the grassland here is not as good as that of Henan south of Yinshan Mountain, the Tuoba clan assigned the Yixinshan and Nuoshui watersheds to the Helan Tribe and the Hexi Tribe.
Nuoshui is the Chinese name for the Aibugai River and its downstream extending to Tenge Nur Lake in later generations. It was the place where Zhang Meng, Han Chang and Hu Hanxie swore an alliance.
Nuo means "black".
Tuoba Xianbei likes to add "Zhen" after his name to represent someone or a certain type of person. At this time, Nuo Shui was called "Nuo Zhen Shui" by Xianbei - which translates to "Black River", which is outrageous!
Yixin Mountain is roughly located in the current Siziwang Banner of Ulanqab, and Nuozhenshui is located in Damao Banner. The two places are adjacent. The pasture range reaches the present-day Sino-Mongolian border in the north and the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain in the south. .
Crossing the Yinshan Mountains is the old land of Wuyuan County of the Han Dynasty, that is, the Baotou area. The Hedouling tribe grazed their cattle in Wuyuan.
Helan, Hexi, and Hedouling are very "wild" and are typical of the old party. They are mainly nomadic and have some farming, but not much.
In mid-May, the Helan tribe was still grazing cattle in Xinshan and had not moved. Yu Mi stayed here for seven or eight days before waiting for Helan Aitou to return from the Hexi tribe.
"Coward! Idiot!" Helan Aitou yelled as soon as he returned to the pasture.
At that time, Yu Miao had just finished spitting out the sand in his mouth. He saw He Lan's angry face and looked at the expressions of the nobles of the tribe, and he knew what was going on.
And just when he was about to step forward to speak, there was another sound of horse hooves in the distance.
The leader is a young man, followed by more than a thousand riders, galloping across the vast grassland.
Yu Mian stopped being impatient and calmed down to watch.
Well, my riding skills are very good and my morale is quite high.
But the equipment and weapons are poor. After all, they mostly rely on charity from Shengle. Looking at the whole, there are not many iron armors, and the number of leather armors is not too much. At least more than half of the people are wearing furs.
If we want to fight the Yi Congjun, we still need to strengthen our equipment, but Shengle and Pingcheng are probably very tight and will not support them unless a large-scale war breaks out.
Yu Mi felt that if possible, recruit as many rope heads as possible into King Liang's army, and after one or two years of training, they would have a strong army.
Equestrian combat is ultimately based on riding skills, and all movements on horseback are based on riding skills.
Those who have this kind of riding skills in the Han area usually have to be the children of rich families, such as Mrs. Yin's brother Yin Xi, the Xingyang Jing brothers and other people who led their tribes to join the army.
Maybe they are descendants of the Forbidden Army cavalry, and their families have a small fortune, which can support them to practice riding skills for a long time. The overall number is still too small.
To put it bluntly, everything is a matter of cost.
Directly recruiting Xianbei people as cavalry can form an army faster and cost much less. The disadvantage is that it is easy to rebel.
The young man and more than a thousand cavalry quickly roared away and disappeared into the vast sky.
"That is Tuoba Yihuai." While he was thinking, a follower came over and said softly: "I heard that Helan Aitou wanted to marry another sister to Yihuai."
" What?" Yu Mi was shocked.
Tuoba Yihuai’s mother is Helan Aitou’s sister. Is he going to marry his aunt?
"It's normal in the grassland." The attendant said without changing his expression: "It's very common for uncles to marry nieces and nephews to marry aunts. There are even nephews marrying aunts. There are too many."
Yu Miao reacted. Indeed, this is not uncommon in the grassland, especially when it comes to politics, it is not a problem.
"Have you found out in the past few days? How many people are there in the Helan tribe?" Yu Mi asked.
"They are watching very carefully and don't let us run around." The attendants said helplessly: "I only counted three or four thousand men."
Based on the information passed by everyone, Yu Mi made a rough calculation and said, "The Helan tribe should be able to dispatch more than 10,000 riders."
"About that." The entourage nodded and said, "Otherwise Tuoba Yulu will not marry the Helan tribe, and he will definitely have to win over the big tribes."
"Have you ever found out why the Helan tribe sent envoys south?" Yu Mi asked again: "This. It's a bit strange."
"No." The attendant replied: "They are very tight-lipped. They have been rumoring that the tribe is going to move east, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
Yu Mi felt something in his heart. .
Migration of grassland tribes is the norm.
The Helan tribe originated from the Helan Mountains in the west, but now it is north of the Yinshan Mountains.
The Hedouling tribe was originally located in Mobei, then moved to Guangning, and is now in Wuyuan.
As for the Tuoba clan, they were originally in the Daxianbei Mountains, but now their capital is Shengle.
I won’t talk about the Bald Hair Division that moved westward to the Huangshui River Basin.
But there's always a reason for migration, so what happened?
“Let’s go and ask Helan Aitou.” Yu Mi made a quick decision. ******
Helan Aitou declined the request of the Jin envoys to meet and asked them to calm down.
He first called Tuoba Yihuai back, and then summoned Helanugen and other close associates to discuss matters together.
"The He Douling tribe responded." He Lan looked at everyone and said, "The He Xi tribe also got the news."
Tuoba Yihuai is twelve years old this year. At this moment Sitting next to his uncle Helan Aitou, his eyes were sinister, just like his father Yu Lu's, with a hint of greed.
After saying that, He Lan looked at his nephew again and explained: "The country of Dai is divided into three parts. The west is where the Tuoba lords and their close tribes live, and the middle is where the Tuoba, Wuhuan, and Jin people live. , there are more Wuhuan in the east. The Qi family who killed your father and the Wang family, Shi Yijian's mother, are both from the east, so they will run to the east if something happens. Make friends with the adults in the central region who are willing to help you. As for the east, don’t bother, only Shi Yiqian may have a chance, but you can’t, understand?”
Young man Yi Huai was a little unconvinced and said nothing.
"Pah!" He Lan Ai slapped his nephew in the face, raised his voice and asked, "Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Tuoba Yihuai lowered his head and gritted his teeth.
Tuoba Sanfen is a problem left over from history.
The eastern region is dominated by the Wuhuan people, has had many contacts with the Han people, and has a high degree of Chineseization. It is a typical New Party area.
The western region is dominated by nomadic tribes and their in-laws (mostly Xianbei tribe, with a small number of other tribes, including the relatively barbaric nomadic Wuhuan people). The degree of Chineseization is low and it is a typical old party area.
The central region was originally part of the old party, but in the past ten years a large number of Jin people have poured in. At the same time, there are many sinicized Wuhuan, Xiongnu, and Xianbei. It is a mixed area of old and new forces.
Of course, this is only a rough division.
Just like there are blue areas in red states and red areas in blue states in a certain country's general election, this is only the overall situation, and there are changes in each tribe.
For example, Shengle City in the old party area in the west is a typical place where the new party has an advantage, because it is too urbanized...
It is actually quite difficult for Tuoba Xianbei to digest such a pot of raw rice. It's easy, but it's also the only way for them.
If you don’t Chineseize, you will die. Only by Chineseizing can you unify the interior, and then have the opportunity to go south to the Central Plains. However, this kind of thing is destined to be very difficult, and it is easy to take three steps forward and two steps back. It can spiral upward. That’s pretty good.
Although He Lan's attitude was rude at this time, he was also kind-hearted and patiently taught his nephew the distribution pattern of domestic political forces, so that he could understand clearly.
As for whether Tuoba Yihuai is grateful or not, that is another matter.
"Since this spring, many tribes have not paid tribute, and some tribes such as the Hedou Ling clan have raised troops to threaten Sheng Le." Helan Aitou added: "The news came from the palace, and He Li was panicked. I think that the various tribes have not paid enough attention to the matter, and I want to go to Pingcheng, the southern capital."
Speaking of this, Helan Aitou smiled contemptuously, seeming to look down on Tuoba Hesi, who could not bear any pressure.
The adults in the west did not rebel. They just said harsh words and refused to pay tribute. At the same time, some thorns came out to scare people. Can't you handle this?
But then again, for Tuoba Heli, going to Pingcheng, the southern capital, might not be a bad thing.
Pingcheng has developed agriculture and a large number of new parties. It is close to Wuhuan in the east. It can be relied on as a backup and take care of the west. As the saying goes, you can advance, attack, retreat and defend.
But now there is a little problem...
"Agan, are they going to Pingcheng or not?" Helanugen asked curiously.
"The Qi family vetoed it." Helan Aitou said: "Pingcheng is too close to Jin. In the past, it was no problem, but now that Shao Xun has appeared, it will be troublesome. You also saw it last year, Shao Xun The soldiers are still difficult to fight. Their cavalry is very troublesome to charge, and the infantry is also very tidy and invulnerable. The Qi family finally has some knowledge. Once Shao soldiers attack, it will be difficult to move. The loss will be huge.”
Helanugen suddenly realized that he was afraid of Shao Xun, but he thought of it together with them.
"Will we leave or not?" he asked again.
"I heard that the Qi family wanted to move the capital to Dongmugen Mountain, build a city on the dangerous side, and control all directions." Helan Aitou said with a gloomy face.
Dongmugen Mountain belongs to the central part and is the pastureland of the Dugu tribe of the old party. If it is occupied by the new party led by Qi, it will be dangerous.
That place is not far to the east, and Wuhuan cavalry can be called to help. It is also not far from Pingcheng in the south. At critical moments, troops can be mobilized north. Once they are allowed to take hold, it will be really difficult to deal with.
Maybe, the Dugu tribe and even the Lan tribe will be subdued by it - the Lan tribe was originally the Uluolan clan of the Huns, nomadic on the grasslands north of Dongmugen Mountain, Tuoba Yulu's grandmother Lan Fei He was born in this department.
"Let him go to Dongmugen Mountain, and the big thing will be over." Helanugen said in shock.
He Lan nodded slowly, and then became very angry: "I went to the Hexi tribe, but they were unwilling to send troops to fight the Qi family. They were a little afraid. They are really cowards and idiots!"
" Where is the He Douling clan?" Helanugen asked.
"Dou Qin said that if we go south to Shengle in a big way, they will send troops to meet us." Helan Aitou said.
Helan Nu was suffocated and asked Helan Bu to take action first.
In this way, you look at me and I look at you. Don’t end up with no troops sent out in the end.
In the final analysis, everyone wants others to stand out and wave the flag themselves.
If the battle is really defeated, the tribe that takes the lead will probably be liquidated, but the ones who wave the flag and shout may not be in trouble.
Damn it, they’re all human sperm!
"Agan, what should we do?" Helanugen asked.
Helan Aitou pondered for a moment and said: "First, contact various ministries to see how many people support us."
"If the Qi family and their son really move the capital to Dongmugen Mountain, there will be no need to worry. It’s not us, but Liu Lugu, or even Wang Feng.”
“Let the Jin envoy come over, and I would like to ask if Shao Xun is willing to help us.”
Congratulations. Lanugen nodded repeatedly.
Tuoba Yihuai listened from beginning to end and had no chance to speak.
(End of this chapter)