Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 393 Three Disasters on the Grassland
Accompanied by the news of the attack on the military fort in Fengsheng Prefecture, it was Yang Xinzhong's son, who hoped to build a wooden track from Datong Mansion to Fengsheng Prefecture, pulled by animal power, so as to quickly support Fengsheng Prefecture.

But he has no money.

Zhao Huan has.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty first approved the railway plan from Fengsheng Prefecture to Datong Prefecture, and this railway, because of the existence of Khitan people, can slightly slow down some expenditures.

But this is also a huge expense. Zhao Huan directly approved the start-up capital of 500 million guan from his own internal funds, and at least 5000 million guan of funds will be invested in the construction of this 23-foot-wide road.

And this 69-mile-long wooden-track railway is also an important hub to ensure the safety of Yunzhong Road. Zhao Huan didn't think it was too much for the [-]-meter-wide road in the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Huan knew that this was state affairs, and it was not a problem for him to always pay from internal funds, but he didn't care about that much right now, so he built the wooden track first.

After Zhao Huan approved the letter, he kept staring at the military newspaper of Fengsheng Prefecture in a daze, and occasionally glanced at the geomancy map. He was very worried.

The loss in the military newspaper was not heavy. The opponent was just a cavalry team of 50 people trying to attack a civilian fort in Fengsheng Prefecture.

It's just that they evacuated in an orderly manner under the bows and crossbows of the defenders of the military fort.

Yang Xizhong analyzed that it was the regular army of the Jin people. Because the advance and retreat were well-founded, the pursuit of the defenders did not kill effectively.

Moreover, Yang Xinzhong said something in the military newspaper, which made Zhao Huan even more worried.

That is the Jiesheng Army of Da Songyuan in Linhuang, and the three-day security army report was not delivered on time.

Under the threat of Linhuang City, Fengsheng Prefecture should not be attacked.

The safety of food and grass is the first guarantee for military marching at any time. Since the Jin people attacked the military fort in Fengsheng Prefecture, the regular army appeared in front of the military fort.

That shows that the Jinren solved the danger of Linhuang City.

Wang Zhisun Yi's 2 people are a little dangerous.

Could it be that Yelu Dashi returned to Mobei from the Western Regions?Or did Yeluyu go back on his word and accept the offer from the Jinren again?
Zhao Huan frowned and looked in the direction of Datong Mansion. How did the golden man untie this knot in Linhuang City?
It was night, the lone moon hung high, and the grassland was covered with frost.

The unique strong wind on the grassland, carrying a piercing chill, constantly washed the mottled walls of Linhuang City.

Under the city walls are the corpses of countless Khitan, Bohai, Haner, and Jin people.

It became an iron fact that the Jinren went south again.

They attacked Linhuang City like crazy, but how could this former capital of Liao Linhuang Mansion be so easy to attack?

The city was fairly peaceful. Although tens of thousands of signing troops and elite gold men had been besieging the city recently, only thousands of signing soldiers' corpses were left behind.

"This group of golden men blocked Linhuangwei's water, and the messengers couldn't get out. If the officials sent reinforcements, they would fall into Wanyan Zonghanwei's trick." Sun Yi took a bite of the leg of lamb and felt that the taste was not very good. Right, I grabbed cumin and sprinkled it on the leg of lamb.

He put the leg of lamb on the campfire and kept turning it.

There was a golden lamb on the bonfire. The lamb had been roasted to a golden brown color, and there was a constant mutton fat dripping into the fire, making a sizzling sound.

The strong wind was blowing the bonfire, which was unpredictable, and the flames of the bonfire kept licking and wiping the lamb.

A tangy aroma continued to spread in the air, and the bonfire crackled, and the flames flickered, illuminating Wang Tin's face.

Wang Ting nodded, and said in a serious tone: "We need to break through, let Tanma pass the news that we are still safe to Song Dynasty."

"Why did the Jin people behave like this? According to the information of the Imperial City Division, at least [-] Jin people's elite soldiers were dispatched this time! There are also [-] Meng'an Muke accompanying them! This is not normal." Lin Youyu frowned and asked.

Yeluyu tightened the cloak on his body, and said: "It's bitterly cold in the north, not to mention the strong winds all the year round, if it snows heavily, it will be a vast expanse of whiteness, not even a grass root can be seen, and sometimes the trees will be buried. "

"Do you know about the white calamity?" Yelu Yujian asked as he tightened his white cloak again.

If the autumn wind in Bianjing is bleak, the autumn rain is day and night, and the drops are falling, the wind in Linhuang has already begun to bring cold air.

Sun Yi nodded and said, "White calamity, black calamity, yellow calamity, I know, I've seen it too, the white-haired wind eats people."

Yeluyu saw the fear on his face, which was distorted by the light of the campfire.

"Baimaofeng, Baimaofeng, it's not winter if there is snow or no snow." Wang Ting also said in response.

Seeing this, Yeluyu sighed and said: "If there is a strong wind blowing on the grassland in this winter, heavy snow will blow up, and the road will be blocked by heavy snow, the whole sky and the earth will be connected together, and it will be completely white."

"If the sun doesn't come out, people's bones will hurt from the cold. If the sun comes out, there will be heavy snow everywhere, which can make people blind."

"Sometimes while walking, sheep or horses that can be frozen into ice lumps stumble over one another."

"If it doesn't snow here, if there is no snow this winter, there will be no grass growing in the field next year because there is no water. The livestock will still die of hunger and thirst. It's all gone."

"Many ewes starved to death along with the lambs in their stomachs. Alas."

"The locusts in the ground dug up the soil and flew all over the sky, everywhere, not to mention people eating, not even lambs."

"If there is no white-haired wind, in the spring of the second year, the strong wind will inevitably blow the wild sand, and when you go out, there will be sand in the teeth."

What Yelu Yujian said made the four people in front of the campfire a little silent.

"In order to make the people of the Liao Kingdom live better, the Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty built cities everywhere, bought grain from the pass, and went to the pass to plunder, also to keep the Liao people alive."

"Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the Khitans have really bought a lot of grain from the pass, and they have lived a comfortable life."

Yeluyu's expression was full of nostalgia.

When he was young, it was the time when the Song and Liao commerce flourished. When the white hair wind blew, the entire Khitan tribe would hide in the city. No matter how heavy the snow fell outside, there would be more food in the city. people.

"But the men in the prairie are people on horseback. Are they still prairie people when they enter the city?"

"After entering the city, life is a bit more comfortable, and the blood of the grassland people has been completely lost. No, the Liao Kingdom is gone."

Under the night sky, in front of the bonfire, only the sigh of Yelu Yujian was left.

Prairie people, as long as they enter the city, they will fall into a strange circle, that is, their combat effectiveness will decline rapidly.

It was probably fighting and looting desperately to survive.

Now that there is a way to live without desperately, who would fight to the death?

"The Khitan people entered the city, but the Jin people did not enter the city. They suffered from the three disasters of the grassland. It's only September, and it's not yet the month of the white-haired wind, but the wind in Linhuang is already bone-chilling." .” Yeluyu said remindingly.

Lin Youyu frowned and thought for a while and said, "This year's autumn came earlier. But is this the reason why the golden people went south?"

"If the Jin people don't go south, they won't be able to defeat the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Next year, they won't have the strength. Maybe it's snowing in Huanglong Mansion now." Yelu Yujian had stayed in Huanglong Mansion for several years, he There was fear in his eyes.

"What does the General mean, this year's winter will be longer than usual?" Wang Jin's frown deepened.

Yelu Yujian nodded and said, "Yes, and this year, there will definitely be very thick snow, and it won't melt all winter."

"The Khitan people are better. Now that they have taken refuge with you Song people, whether it is receiving charity from you or buying food from you, the Khitan people can survive this winter. The Jin people will suffer this winter."

Wang Ting said with a face of enlightenment: "The general sent envoys, and he used so many conditions. He also wanted us to garrison. It turned out that there was a difference in the sky. It turned out to be the reason."

Grassland people have inherited it for thousands of years, so they must have their own set of survival rules. Watching the sky is their instinct.

Yelu Yujian laughed loudly, and after laughing for a long time, he said: "The Khitan people have also established the country for more than 200 years, so naturally they have some inheritance."

"Jinren must also know that the snow will come earlier this year."

"It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. The big tree now is the Great Song Dynasty. The soldiers of the Jin Dynasty are sharper, but they can't cut the throat of the Great Song Dynasty. Your new emperor of Bianjing is really courageous. Put it down." All of them conquered Yunzhong Road, if the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures are in the hands of the Jinren, the Khitan people will definitely defect to the Jinren."

Wang Ting cupped his hands, Yelu Yu saw that he could be regarded as a scheming man, with a long-term vision.

He thought for a while and said, "Maybe I disappointed General Jinwuwei. A certain person decided to leave Linhuang with the Jiesheng Army."

Yelu Yujian frowned and looked at Wang Ting.

It's winter soon, where is he going?

(End of this chapter)