Chapter 7, 8, 8, the soldiers have not moved, the ships will arrive first
In the spring of March, the Central Plains is already a prosperous scene of warblers flying and grass growing, but in the far north, spring is still in its infancy, and the fields are missing a bit of white, and the greenery is gradually becoming more lush.
The spring plowing time in Northern Xinjiang is later than that in the Central Plains, mainly to wait for the frozen soil to completely thaw. If the plowing is late, the sowing time will naturally be later, the growing period will be shorter, and the harvest will naturally be unsatisfactory. Liaodong is regarded by the Central Plains people as
It does make sense to turn it into a barbaric land.
However, for the Hu people who live in the area, as long as they master the farming skills, life in Liaodong is better than wandering on the grasslands. At least they won't go hungry every day and can only have a full meal occasionally.
Because they know how to cherish, Wuhuan people are gearing up for spring plowing as early as February when the remaining snow has not disappeared. The frozen soil is not completely unmovable, but it just takes more effort. If you put in a little effort now, it will be ready in autumn.
There will be a good harvest. Although the Hu people are not very smart, they can still calculate this account clearly.
However, the planned spring plowing could not be carried out as scheduled because of the war.
Since the first month of the year, the atmosphere in the county has been very tense, and everyone is aware of the ins and outs.
Someone has changed the decision-making in Youzhou, but everyone still acts like before. When they see an opportunity, they want to team up to make some extra money. Horses and grass are not fat at night, and there is no extra money. How can life be easy? It turns out that luck
No, it hit an iron plate. Although everyone is not very clear about the reason for retreating, the hussar general drove away the Xianbei people, and now it is clear that he will take revenge.
Therefore, although they were reluctant, thinking of the legendary hussar general who killed people like mowing grass and showed no mercy to the barbarians, the tribal warriors had to put down their hoes, pick up their bows and swords, and gathered in
Lord Tadun's men are ready to resist and defend their homeland.
There were inevitably some complaints and accusations. Some people complained that Ta Dun did not inquire clearly before using weapons without permission, causing great trouble to the tribe. Others felt that Ta Dun was too nervous and felt that even if a war was to begin, it would be too late to wait until the spring plowing was over before regrouping.
, we didn’t get much benefit last winter, and this year’s harvest has been delayed again. What will everyone eat in winter?
However, the facts proved that Tadun's decision was wise. As soon as March entered, the Han army began to march westward. The size of the Han army in the Jieshi Mountain area of Linyu increased sharply. From the beginning, the vanguard of about 3,000 people rapidly
Expanded to 30,000!
War is about to break out!
After all, these news were false. Most people had no chance to see it in person, and they did not feel the strength of the Han army deeply enough. It was the navy of Qingzhou that first made the Wuwan people realize that the war was imminent.
The ice floes on the sea had just melted, and Qingzhou's navy appeared on the coastline.
"It's a boat! Ah Da, look, it's such a big boat!" The first person to witness the arrival of the Qingzhou Navy was a young shepherd. Although he relied on his excellent equestrian skills, he did not fall off the horse.
But his mouth was opened wide enough to fit a big apple completely, and his wide-eyed eyes clearly showed the shock in his heart.
What a behemoth it is!
The long and narrow hull is like a shuttle on a loom, but the area on the deck is larger than Lord Tadun's golden tent. Just by taking a quick glance in the distance, you can see at least thirty or forty Han troops.
Someone walked out of the cabin and said that there were hundreds of people on board, and the young shepherd believed it.
What shocked him even more was the speed of the ship. Against the backdrop of the boundless sea, he couldn't notice anything even from a distance. The ship seemed to be stationary. But as the distance between the two sides got closer and closer,
The herdsman discovered that the speed of the boat was not as fast as when he galloped his horse and raised the horse's speed to the extreme!
Watching the streamlined bow break through the waves, the towering mast is like a straight sword, piercing the sky, the huge sail is filled with wind, making the ship so huge that it can easily carry dozens or hundreds of people at a fast speed.
The speed of the horse was crisscrossing the sea, and he was not the only one who was shocked to the point of being stunned.
There are eight people in this patrol team. At this moment, it is like there are eight more statues on the beach. They have different looks and figures, but only their expressions are exactly the same.
After a long time, an old shepherd said with a sigh: "Is this the legendary building ship? It's so big! No wonder it can transport so much tea from thousands of miles away. If it had been so fast all the time, it would actually have been thousands of miles away.
It’s not too far.”
The ships of the Qingzhou Navy were actually different from the large ships of the Han Dynasty. The latter were not suitable for going to sea, but they were much larger. From a distance, they looked like a hill or a palace on the water.
But for the Karasuma people who have not seen much of the world, Qingzhou's practical sea-going ships are enough to shock them. This is also the most incomprehensible thing about the Han people. Everyone is human, with two eyes and one mouth.
, plus two hands, how could the Han people build such a huge ship so that it could sail freely on the vast sea?
For a time, the people of the Karasuma tribe, who were half-grazing and half-farming, were filled with indescribable envy and yearning. Everyone knew that the tea that had just become popular in the past few years was brought by these sea ships, and the price was as good as gold.
Baby.
I heard that these ships would also buy a lot of furs and livestock back to the Central Plains. In Liaodong, these common things on the grasslands can be exchanged for a small price. Specifically, a small pinch of tea leaves can be exchanged for a complete piece of tea.
For a piece of cowhide and a tael of tea leaves, you can exchange it for a cow, two horses, or five sheep.
These items were in short supply when they arrived in the Central Plains, and they could easily be exchanged for more tea and pottery.
"Ah Da, if we also have one, how great would it be? From now on, we will never have to worry about food and clothing." The young shepherd looked forward to it.
"An Mochui, please stop thinking nonsense." Before his father could answer, another old shepherd continued: "Look carefully, the flag on the boat, the tiger with wings, is the symbol of the Hussars.
.They are here to fight, not to deliver ships!"
After being reminded by the old shepherd, envy and longing soon turned into fear. The shepherds realized that the cloud of war had truly fallen on the Wuwan people, in an unprecedented but shocking way!
Seeing that the young shepherd turned a deaf ear and was still walking towards the beach to see more clearly, others also tried to persuade him: "Dad Wubald is right, An Mochui, don't go any further.
There are a lot of Han troops on the ship. If we can't protect them all, will they come ashore? If they do come, there won't be enough people like us to fill their teeth."
"It's okay. I want to take a closer look. If there is no war in the future, I will also learn to build a boat. Then Ada and Aniang will not have to starve." An Mochui behaved quite stubbornly.
This was the first time he had the opportunity to see Han Chinese ships up close. Although there were ships in Liaodong, Lord Gongsundu kept a close eye on those ships. Even Liaodong's subordinates could not see them easily, let alone him.
This Wuhuan is a nobody. You know, before this spring, the two families had been fighting fiercely.
An Mochui really wanted to learn shipbuilding. He wanted to learn more than just shipbuilding. After learning how to farm, he felt that everything about the Han people was so magical. If possible, he wanted to learn as much as possible, so that his relatives would
, my friends no longer have to fight, and Ah Da no longer needs to be old and rides a horse as a sentinel.
"Don't worry, the bigger the ship, the harder it is to dock easily. This is what I learned when I went to Liaodong last time." After hearing his father's call, An Mochui finally stopped, but had no intention of looking back.
, but turned around with a smile and waved his hand at Ah Da.
He had heard that the big ships in Liaodong could not dock until they found a suitable place. This place is close to the mouth of the Yushui River, and the current is very fast, so the big ship would not be able to dock anyway.
"Anyway, please step back a little first..." The old man said mid-sentence, his eyes suddenly widened again, showing a horrified expression, as if he saw a storm surge up and hit the coast. The expressions of the others were similar.
, it was obviously not an isolated incident. An Mochui didn't know why. He turned around and saw a scene that he would never forget.
The ship did not dock, it was at least twenty steps away from the seaside, and it had not even dropped anchor. However, the people on the ship had already disembarked - to be precise, there was only one person disembarking, and there was no need to use a boat to ferry him.
Then jump up from the side of the ship, and use the height of the side of the ship to fly high in the air, like a roc with its wings spread out and flying high!
It seemed as long as a century, but in fact it was just a blink of an eye. The man had already fallen down. He jumped over twenty steps and landed directly on the shore. He pulled out the short halberd from his back with one hand and rushed forward like that.
He came up, leaped like flying, and roared like thunder: "Donglai Taishi Ci is here, don't run away if you have the guts!"
Wuhuan has been around for a long time, and everyone in the tribe can understand Chinese. People like An Mochui who are yearning for the civilization of the Central Plains and have relatively high attainments in Chinese can even easily tell that the other person's words are inconsistent.
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The purpose of the Han generals' names before the battle was to frighten the enemy. They were usually followed by questions like "Who dares to fight?" to enhance their momentum. What kind of regulations was this "Don't run away if you have the guts"?
Just because some unnecessary thoughts were running through his mind, An Mochuo was stunned for a moment before he finally realized what he was doing. Everyone was frightened by the Han general's ferocity, and they all mounted their horses and fled before he could rush up to him.
I seem to be running slower!
People who think too much have this problem. They have many thoughts and cannot keep up with their actions. As a result, they look like a fool. When An Mochui found out that the people of the tribe, including his father, had already dispersed,
He finally remembered that he seemed to be the closest and most dangerous, so he should run away in advance.
He found out too late.
In short distances, a strong general like Tai Shi Ci could sprint faster than a galloping horse. His tribesmen started running ahead of time, and they could only rely on their companions to distract Tai Shi Ci in order to escape. An Mochui was like this
, then all we have to do is resign ourselves to fate.
He was lucky. When Taishi Ci rushed past him like a whirlwind, he did not kill him, but knocked him out casually. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better updates of the novel. Faster!)