Lord Moyu was forced to open

After the lively Laba Festival, the entire Song Dynasty fell into intense preparations before the festival. People who had worked hard for a year rushed to purchase various supplies before the New Year, just so that their families could have a good New Year.

Vendors and shops specializing in selling New Year supplies are making a lot of money these days.

As living standards have gradually improved over the years, people are willing to spend more on New Year's Eve every year.

Their business is getting better and better every year.

The entire Song Dynasty was immersed in a joyful festive atmosphere.

At this time, the Xiongnu and Northern Turks were trapped on the grassland by heavy snow.

Every day, we receive news that members of our tribe are freezing to death. The population is shrinking in the extremely cold weather, and life is extremely miserable.

The same season, two different ways of life, and the two situations they faced were the differences between the Song Dynasty and these barbarians.

Even the Southern Turks who made deals with the Song Dynasty are living a good life now.

In previous years, the Southern Turks would be like the Northern Turks now, huddled in tents for the winter, helpless to watch their members of the tribe freeze to death and starve to death.

But now, with the help of the mutual market, and the fact that they grabbed a handful of Northern Turks before winter, they exchanged a large amount of supplies from the mutual market.

Today's Southern Turks spend the winter in felt tents warmed by briquettes, holding warm drinks and drinking them in large gulps. There is also a steaming iron pot on the briquette stove. The fragrant beef and mutton are constantly tumbling.

Take a sip of wine, eat a morsel of meat, and warm currents flow throughout your body. What a joyful day it is!
Even the livestock have sold fodder from the mutual market, so they don’t have to worry about food and drink.

The same grassland, different circumstances, and the huge gap in treatment is disappointing.

Under completely different circumstances, four years of Xingwu passed quietly.

After the long Spring Festival holiday, the Song Dynasty court woke up again after taking a vacation.

Time came to the fifth year of Xingwu, February 21st.

spring equinox.

The spring water is born, and the spring forest is blooming.

The harsh winter is gradually passing, new shoots are sprouting from the tender grass, and the vitality of all things is beginning to revive.

After more than a month of inactivity, the state machinery began to slowly turn again.

The preparations for the expedition that started last year are now almost complete.

Five days, the fifth year of Xingwu, February 26th.

It rains heavily during Qingming Festival.

It was raining lightly in the sky, and nearly 700,000 troops stood silently outside Bianjing City. Their eyes were firm, like iron towers that stood unshakable. They looked at the figure wearing a scarlet crown on the gate tower of Bianjing City.

Zhao Jun stood on the city gate tower of Bianjing, looking at the huge army that could not be seen at the bottom of the city, and said the only three sentences he wanted to say today.

“Soldiers of the Song Dynasty, go to the grasslands and vent our hatred to your heart’s content!

Let the unrepentant Huns and barbarians pay the price for what they have done!

Blood debt! It can only be paid with blood! "

Sonorous!

Nearly 700,000 soldiers wearing armor all raised their heads, their eyes filled with anger, they raised their weapons with a click and shouted:

"Blood debt must be paid with blood! Blood debt must be paid with blood! Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

"set off!"

Click, click, click!

Amidst the sound of metal clashing, the black army surged toward the north like black waves in a storm.

An army of 700,000 people, carrying the flames of revenge that they have endured for nearly five years, are going to let it all out this time!
Northern Xiongnu grassland.

Tila looked at the situation reported below with an ugly expression.

One winter passed, and the Huns, who were already having a bad life, became even worse again.

During the trip to the Western Regions before winter, the Huns originally robbed a lot of supplies.

It's a pity that they were tricked by the Turks in the subsequent support.

The 30-strong army was chased by more than 50 Tatars one after another. When they ran back to the Bucks Grassland, less than 30 of the real 25-strong army remained.

The loss of 5 young men was an unacceptable heavy casualty for the Huns today. This also made all the things that the Huns had finally obtained in the Western Regions come to naught.

The heavy snowfall has come one after another. According to the intelligence reported by various ministries, the entire Xiongnu population has reached a new low.

Last year the total population of the Huns was 930,000.

It’s already less than a million.

Then one winter later, more than 40,000 Xiongnu people froze to death.

Coupled with the losses in previous wars, it is difficult to guarantee that the total population of the Huns is even 80.

There are 800,000 people, less than half of whom are young and strong.

The entire Xiongnu 90 emptied their wealth and could no longer raise 400,000 people.

Although such a large army is enough to allow the Huns to dominate the surrounding areas.

But they also faced a more powerful enemy staring at them, and that was the Song people.

According to the information from the Falcon Court, their current armies number at least one million, and their population reaches tens of millions.

If the comprehensive strength is used at full output, the Song people may be able to muster nearly ten million troops!
Such a huge number really made Tila feel uneasy.

The Huns have fallen, but their enemies are growing stronger.

A sense of crisis spread throughout Tila's body like never before.

"Da Chanyu, there is news from the Elle tribe that the tribe is short of food. I would like to ask if the royal court can borrow some food from the Elle tribe to tide over the difficulties?"

After hearing this, Tila was about to agree when another person walked in.

"The Great Chanyu is short of food from the Japanese Ministry and wants to come to borrow food!"

Another person came in.

"The great Chanyu, Chunmo's tribe also wants to borrow food!"

In a short time, Tila Shanyu's felt tent was filled with people from various ministries who came to borrow food.

Looking at the people standing in the felt tent, Tila's smile froze on her face.

There are so many people, how can we borrow this food? If it is lent out, will the royal court still have food?

Food has become Tiela's biggest concern now.

At this moment, someone suddenly suggested: "Great Chanyu, if the Turkic tribe hadn't let us off the hook and tricked us a few years ago, how could we have suffered such huge losses?
Nowadays, every family is having a hard time, but it's not like before when they couldn't survive next to the Song Dynasty, but they could still go to the Song Dynasty to grab a few.

It's far away now and can't be beaten.

The 500,000-strong army of the Song Dynasty in the Western Regions is still stationed, let alone leaving.

I think there is only one way we can do it at the moment! "

Everyone and Tira fell silent, listening to him quietly.

When this man saw everyone looking over, he immediately shouted: "Since we have no food, let's go grab the Turks' food!

Originally, he owed us. I heard that they were attacked by a male classmate before. Now our ancestors have suffered heavy losses and this winter is even harder than us.

They shouldn't be able to defeat us. As long as we kill them, we can occupy their pastures and collect their supplies! "

In an instant, all the Xiongnu people who were almost driven crazy by the food were moved.

Tila's eyes flickered fiercely for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and nodded heavily:
"Gather all troops immediately! Prepare to go to war!

Tell them that I am going to take them to grab food!
Warriors who want their tribes and families to survive join in! "

"Yes!"

All the Huns generals smiled and hurried back to prepare.

At the same time, the Northern Turks.

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(End of this chapter)