Under the clear blue sky and clear sunshine, two teams of soldiers and horses were fighting madly.
Standing on a hill, Yelu Sage looked down at the soldiers. They all looked like beggars. Their beards and hair had not been combed, and were dirty and long, but their eyes were like hungry wolves, exuding cannibalism.
Yelu Sage and his beggars of the Mongolian Andawu clan made an appointment to plunder the Khitan because winter in the north came too early.
Many herdsmen are driving their cattle and sheep to escape the cold winter and have begun to shrink their herds.
The two of them marched eastwards and gained little.
Yelu Sage wanted to retreat, but Wu's beggar refused.
"An Da, our tribe has just been reorganized and unified. If I cannot lead the tribe through the winter, it will be because I, the tribe leader, have neglected my duty. How can I have the dignity to lead the heroes of the Kled tribe?"
Yelv Kuang Sage Jiuzhen Mobei has a certain foundation and lives a poor life, but does not starve or freeze.
However, Wu's beggars have been busy unifying the tribe in recent years and have neglected development.
This winter has come so early, and if there is not enough food, it will cause huge casualties to their tribe.
Yelu Sage also knew this and went deep into the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, Khitan, with him, and made a big fuss.
Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing has a mild climate, abundant water and grass, and is suitable for farming and grazing. It is more prosperous than Shangjing.
Yelu Kuan was spreading ge, and the beggar of the Wu clan went deep into the field with his light horse, and gained a great harvest.
This also angered Gao Xun, the Khitan's garrison in Zhongjing, and sent General Yelüsha to attack the troops of Yelükun Sage and Wushi Qier.
The purpose of the Wu clan's begging children was to rob Yelusha, so they naturally did not get involved with Yelusha and hid in Tibet all the way.
However, they were not walking very fast while carrying their cattle, sheep and goods, and Yelüsha overtook them many times.
The two sides were entangled for ten days, and the beggar of the Wu family suggested that Yelu Sage should lead the cattle and sheep to retreat first, and he would come to stop the Yelüsha tribe.
Yelu Sage looked at his brother who was becoming more and more out of control, with mixed feelings in his heart.
As his strength soared, Wu's beggar's ambitions grew stronger. But when something happened, Wu's beggar was really willing to do it.
Yelu Sage was worried about the Wu family's beggar, so he asked someone to transport the spoils of war and leave first, leaving his own confidants to watch the battle.
After more than ten days of pulling and hiding, this group of Mongolians looked like beggars due to lack of food and clothing, but they were as tough and bloody as wolves in their bones, which really frightened Yelu Sage.
He has a strong fighting power, and with this kind of will, it is really scary to block people.
Yelusha on the opposite side also had the same idea. There were only three thousand soldiers on the opposite side, but they fought back and forth with his five thousand soldiers, without losing at all.
There was a trace of solemnity and anxiety in Yelusha's eyes. It seemed that the outcome was still undecided, and he still had a slight advantage. However, he was experienced and realized that he might lose if he continued to use up his energy.
The key to cavalry warfare is the horse.
Zubu's mount is a special breed of horse from the Mobei Plateau. It is short in stature and unattractive in appearance, but has strong and strong limbs and extremely strong endurance.
Their Khitan horses are also famous for their endurance, but there is a clear gap between them and the divination horses.
Thinking of this, Yelusha suddenly felt as depressed as death.
In this battle with the Central Plains, the Hequ horses in the Central Plains used their powerful impact and explosive power to bully them. Now when fighting the Zubu people, the Zubu people also use the endurance of the Zubu horses to bully them?
what's the situation?
How could the dignified Khitan fall into such a situation?
“Damn, let’s see who can outdo who!”
Yelusha roared loudly and led his bodyguards to quickly pass by the left wing of the Zubu Cavalry. A thousand assault cavalry straightened their bodies on horseback and charged straight at the Zubu Cavalry like sharp arrows off the string.
In the battle to recapture Youzhou, the Khitan cavalry was restrained by the Central Plains' assault cavalry.
After learning the lesson, the Khitan also began to train their own assault cavalry and heavy cavalry. The thousand personal guards under Yelusha were assault cavalry with the blood of Liangzhou horses.
The two armies were fighting in one place instantly.
Blood splattered everywhere, and people fell on their backs.
In this hand-to-hand battle, the superiority of the horse is unquestionable.
Wu's beggar, who had been fighting for a long time, was suddenly at a disadvantage...
When Yelüsha rushed into the battlefield, Yelu Sage knew that the situation was not good and without any hesitation, he led his bodyguards to rush down from the hills and strangled Yelüsha.
The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the howling wind is mixed with snowflakes.
At the end of September, the first snow in the grassland came on this day.
The fight between the two sides was hindered by the cold wind and heavy snow on the grassland. The wind and snow blew so hard that people could not open their eyes, so they had to retreat.
It's getting dark.
Wu's beggar broke the arrow tail on his shoulder and cut the injured flesh with a red-hot knife.
Yelu Sage helped him take out the arrowhead and put it away.
Wu's beggar poured some water on the wound and let Yelu Sage bandage it.
"Thanks, An Da! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to go back today with my life. Damn, I didn't expect that the Khitan and the Hequ horse came from where?"
Wu's beggar cursed.
Yelu Sage said: "When the Central Plains did not conquer Lianglong in the west, the Khitan at that time, the entire southern and northern deserts, and the Western Regions all surrendered to us. Isn't it easy to ask them for horses?"
Wu's beggar grinned and said: "Fortunately, the snowstorm came just in time. The spoils of war can be sent out. At least we won't have to worry about this winter. It's a pity that eight hundred warriors were lost..."
Yelu Sage also breathed a sigh of relief. Living on the grassland, the environment is the biggest enemy.
If there is not enough food to survive the winter, eight hundred people will die.
Starving to death is a trivial matter. Fighting and killing each other in order not to starve to death will lead to the direct destruction of the clan.
Yelushage said: "Let's move overnight. Yelusha is a ruthless character. If you let him bite you, even if you win, you still have to peel off a layer of skin. It just so happens that the wind and snow can cover up the footprints, so you can go farther and be safe."
Wu's beggar also knew that Yelusha was crazy and wanted his life, so he said, "Let's go!"
They took advantage of the snowy night and traveled ten miles, completely escaping Yelüsha's pursuit.
The two groups of men and horses returned to Yuanyangbo before stopping to rest.
Yelu Sage did not have a good impression of the Central Plains and did not intend to trade directly with the Central Plains. Instead, he sent someone to count the spoils obtained and sent them to Datong Prefecture, using Yelu Dilie's hands to trade grain and leather clothing with the Central Plains.
This kind of transaction has been done many times, and Yelu Sage is a familiar road. After counting all the materials, they transported them to Jiaoshan Feng Town, north of Datong Prefecture.
However, this time Yelu Dilie did not send anyone to receive it, but rejected Yelu Sage's request to exchange grain.
When Yelu Sage and Wu's Beggar went out to plunder, Taiyuan Cangcheng had not yet caught fire.
When they returned this time, the storm of the fire in Cangcheng had passed, and the two of them were unaware of it.
The food provided to the grasslands by the Central Plains this time was only 20% of what it used to be, which was not enough for Yelu Dilie's own needs.
No matter how many cattle and sheep there are, they cannot exchange for a grain of rice from the Central Plains.