It's no wonder that the party members are so angry. In fact, every time the Huns encounter some enemies, they like to recruit their tribes to serve as soldiers.
Usually used as cannon fodder.
"Stop arguing, let's discuss what to do?"
Leader Tuoba looked very ugly. In terms of power, he had the largest number of men under his command.
Once the Huns raised a large army, he was the first to bear the brunt.
A clan leader said angrily.
"What should we do? There are only 30,000 people in my tribe. If we are drafted, won't we have to recruit 10,000 people? Then won't there only be women, old people and children left in my tribe?"
"Old man? Humph, I guess the old man won't let it go!"
"If we can't continue like this, we'd better move to the north."
"boom!!!"
One of the clan leaders slapped the table.
"Go wherever you want. If it doesn't work, then I'll fight the Huns!"
"That's right, our eight tribes combined have more than 300,000 people, and the Huns only have more than one million."
"As a clan of our Dangxiang clan, both men and women can mount up and fight, depending on the strength of the troops, we are not afraid!"
"You are confused, can't we defeat the Huns?"
"It's not just that the Huns smuggled with the people from the Central Plains and did business with the people from the Western Regions. Their weapons are much more powerful than ours. Many of the Huns even have iron armor. If we fight, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"I can't walk or fight, so what should I do?"
Leader Tuoba looked at the matriarch.
This woman was the only woman among the eight tribes, and she was very beautiful, but what Chief Tuoba admired more was her intelligent gaze.
Sometimes we also ask each other for advice on some issues.
"Chief Yeli, what do you say?"
The leader of the Yeli clan, the matriarch, said after thinking again and again.
"A few years ago, one of my Yeli clans was not very gregarious because of their small number. They migrated towards the east. I heard that they are living a very comfortable life now."
"Migrating toward the east? Is that a place with abundant water and grass?"
Someone asked doubtfully.
Chief Yeli’s phoenix eyes flashed.
"They took refuge in Xia Kingdom!"
Chief Tuoba stood up suddenly and said in shock.
"What? How dare they?"
"Their tribe used to have a large population. After being conscripted several times by the Huns, there were only a few thousand people left. I heard that after integrating into the Xia Kingdom, they were reused by the Xia Kingdom because of their superb riding skills and taught the Central Plains people how to ride. As well as managing business affairs on the grassland, life is much better than ours."
Suddenly, everyone started discussing again.
"Hey, how can our party go to Xia State?"
"Yes, it is rumored that the northern part of Xia Kingdom is in the hands of Marquis Wu'an, and that man is not easy to deal with."
"Yes, there are rumors that he hates the grassland people so much that he even wiped out the Eastern Huns. If we rashly seek refuge with such a person, wouldn't we be giving ourselves to the wolves?"
"That's not true. Although the Xia Kingdom has their cavalry in the grasslands, it's not like we haven't been there. We heard from the herdsmen there that as long as each tribe has no more than 5,000 people and accepts the jurisdiction of the Xia Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom will take the initiative to fight with the Xia Kingdom. They trade with each other."
"Yeah, yeah, who wants to fight as long as they can survive."
The life of the grassland people is very bitter and cold. Their cattle and sheep are all their wealth, and their food depends on God's arrangements.
It is possible that a snowstorm can lead to the decline or even destruction of a powerful tribe.
But now, the Xia Kingdom not only conquered the Eastern Huns, Jie Clan, and Yue Clan, but even built hundreds of cities on the grassland.
Although the city is not big, it can at least avoid the wind and snow. As long as you prepare fodder, food and other winter supplies before winter, you don't have to go out all winter and just lie in the warm city. How comfortable it is.
Everyone knows this information more or less, but they just haven't said it out. After all, no matter who they are, as long as they make a living on the grassland, no one can build a city.
But what's the use of being envious?
At this time, only the heroic voice of Chief Yeli was heard.
"Since Marquis Wu'an can accept a branch of my Yeli clan, if possible, how about I go and have a look?"
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
Isn't this a discussion on how to resist the Huns? How can you directly plan to take refuge with others? In this case, wouldn't the autonomy of the party members be lost?
"No, if we surrender to the Xia Kingdom, wouldn't the life and death of us and others be in the hands of Marquis Wu'an?"
"Yes!!! I am also a clan leader now. What if the Xia people turn against me and refuse to recognize me?"
Leader Tuoba also looked very uncomfortable.
After all, after taking power, who wants to delegate power, but if the Huns continue to force them like this, even if they resist, the end will probably not be much better.
"Clan Chief Yeli, how about you think of a way? Can you get in touch with Marquis Wu'an first and see the other party's attitude before making a final decision?"
Chief Yeli nodded and looked at the surrounding chiefs.
Everyone nodded one after another. There was nothing we could do now, but at least we had to go find out first. There was nothing to lose.
"In that case, I will personally lead a team to find the people from the previous tribe and meet Marquis Wu'an."
Leader Tuoba was immediately horrified and inexplicable, but his face showed no emotion.
"It's better to go to Taihuang County. Don't look for your branch. It's only a few hundred miles away from Taihuang County. If we go to find your branch from the grassland, it will be at least thousands of miles away. It's too dangerous."
Chief Yeli frowned and thought, and finally nodded helplessly.
There is no peace on the grassland. Many small tribes don't even have names, and just a few hundred people live there.
Such tribes live like stars on the grassland.
Some tribes were slightly kinder and just lived by themselves, while other tribes formed raiding tribes and plundered wherever they went.
Because there is no guarantee for this kind of tribe, the number of people will not be too large, but even if it is not too many, it is not something that these twenty or thirty people can compete with.
It has to traverse the entire grassland, a distance of three to four thousand miles, and to put it bluntly, the fatality rate is as high as 70% to 80%.
Although she was not afraid, she didn't want to delay it too much. If she found the person in the branch, she would look familiar.
With the current relatively open trading attitude of Taihuang County, being a recommender should not be a big problem.
"good!"
After the gathering is completed.
Chief Yeli immediately returned to his tribe, gathered twenty or thirty people, prepared a large number of war horses, and galloped towards the east without stopping.
From the Dangxiang tribe to Taihuang County, the straight-line distance is only four to five hundred miles, which is not very far. It only takes about three days of running to reach it.
The moment the sound of horse hooves sounded, dozens of people had disappeared into the grassland.
Time flies by.
On this day, Tian Zong was dealing with things, and he had a lot to do.
He is the only person in the entire Yuntong system who integrates military and political affairs. He is also the border guard and the governor of Taihuang County.
Fortunately, Taihuang County also has its own complete set of bureaucratic teams, and even the county magistrate has set up two, one to manage the people's domestic affairs, and the other to manage the caravan trade from foreign nations.
The reason why Taihuang County prospered so quickly and became a unique trading county in Xia Kingdom was entirely due to its relatively complete trading system.
Just when Tian Zong was busy writing and preparing to take a good rest after finishing the work, a subordinate ran in.
"General, a group of party members were stopped at the gate of the city. They said they wanted to see you."
Tian Zong's face was filled with astonishment.
Party members came to see him? How can it be?
Having been here for a while, Tian Zong naturally knew the party members, but he couldn't remember the details.
Immediately ask your subordinates to get the records of party members.
Not long after, a complete record appeared in his hands and he opened it.
Dangxiang was once a large clan. When they fought with the Xiongnu for control of the grassland, they were attacked from both sides by the Eastern and Western Xiongnu, and the clan was almost wiped out.
Later, because he wanted to preserve his bloodline, he fled to the north. When he left, only about 100,000 people were left among the million-strong clan.
Later, because the living conditions in the far north of the grassland were bitter and cold, I came back, but this time came and went.
When they came back, they discovered that the Huns had risen and they were no match for the Huns.
When the Huns saw that there were about 200,000 of them, they naturally wanted to annex them.
But the Tuoba leader at that time was naturally unwilling. It would be easier to let him go to the north than to kill him, but he promised.
In the process of having their heads cut off, they would also make the Huns pay a sufficient price.
The Huns, under pressure to die together, simply made them submit.
In the eyes of the Huns, it's not that they can't defeat them or they don't dare to defeat them, but that there is no profit after defeating them. It's just more cattle, sheep, women and the like.
The Western Huns were richer than the Eastern Huns, and what they wanted more was strategic materials such as salt, iron, and tea.
After negotiations between the two parties, an agreement was finally reached. Dangxiang surrendered to the Xiongnu, but he did not listen to the announcement, but he needed to provide supplies every year and help in the war.
In this way, the party members stationed themselves three to five hundred miles away from Yanzhi Mountain.
The advantage of the Dangxiang tribe is that almost all the people are soldiers. It is not like the military service system implemented by the Central Plains people. It is by no means a super-economic coercion by the state power, but the conscious formation of a strong martial spirit of the entire nation.
Because the Dangxiang people live in a harsh geographical environment and have very difficult living conditions, they all train their bodies to be very strong, able to work hard, endure hunger and cold, and are usually taller in stature.
This kind of atmosphere has cultivated the life customs of the entire party nation, which is fierce, aggressive and willing to fight.
Everyone can fight, and they can't tell what is a citizen and what is a soldier. Whenever a war breaks out, the whole country often participates.
What's even more amazing is that even the women in Dangxiang are very brave.
If you fight against the party members, you can almost see many women among their soldiers. They follow their sons, husbands or nephews and play a role that is no less important than men.
To sum up, the combat effectiveness of the party members is among the best on the grassland, and they are a typical representative of the martial spirit.
