Chapter 1010 1011 [Morning in the Wasteland]

How vast is the world, how vast are the mountains and rivers?

For the Central Plains dynasty, the wasteland symbolized a barren land with a harsh environment. It had no value to set foot on or occupy, so naturally it would not pay attention to it. For example, the "Taiping Huanyu Ji" collected in the Tianyi Pavilion of the Fu family in Jiangbei is

The geographical annals written by more than a dozen sages over several decades cover almost all the landforms and customs in the world, but there are very few descriptions of wilderness.

Such a vast area, more than 2,000 miles long from east to west and more than 3,000 miles wide from north to south, has been located quietly and alone in the extreme north of the continent for thousands of years.

It is impossible to tell when human footprints appeared here, because the barbarians did not have writing to record history, so there will be many deviations in their memory. In fact, they also had it at the beginning, but as time went by and the years passed, some skills

Gradually disappearing into the ice and snow. For them, survival is the biggest challenge. The deeds of their ancestors can only be preserved through word of mouth.

Liejiaomi often thinks of the story that his father told many times. That was many, many years ago, when the ancestors were forced to leave their warm homes by armored enemies and went all the way north until they entered the wilderness. The enemy wanted them to suffer the consequences of the world here.

The cruelest punishment is to freeze them alive to scare others.

The so-called "Jiankun" word in their writing more than a thousand years ago meant "exiled untouchables".

The nobles in the south at that time must not have imagined that the ancestors of the barbarians survived tenaciously and found various ways to help survive in the cold wilderness.

For more than a thousand years, every insightful and courageous barbarian leader has had a similar dream in his heart, that is, to return to his warm homeland in the south, multiply and enjoy a peaceful and tranquil life. However, although the Central Plains Dynasty had no interest in the wilderness,

I have no interest, but I will not forget the barbarians living here.

They built military stations and beacon towers on the border, and stationed large numbers of troops farther away, just like erecting a high wall between heaven and earth, prohibiting what they considered barbarians from crossing the border south. In fact, for the barbarians, they faced

The biggest difficulty is not those military stations, but the internal fighting and fighting within oneself.

Except for the Jiankun tribe, these nine people were the leaders of the larger tribes in the wasteland. Now they have become followers of Xie Jiaomi. However, because of the special characteristics of the wilderness tribe, they still have the command rights of their original subordinates, which can be regarded as

Vassalization rather than true annexation.

Isolated in the wilderness, unable to break through the invisible wall, they can only kill each other and survive by reducing their lives.

"Yes, I heard that the Liang army has appeared on the border, and the generals leading the troops are very powerful. Why are we waiting here?"

Liejiaomi has shown extraordinary wisdom since he was a child, and possesses innate divine power. He has a high prestige in the tribe, and no one doubts that he took over the power of leader from his father. But he is not satisfied with this.

Life and the admiration of the tribesmen never let him get lost, because he knew the stories of his ancestors from his fathers' mouths and the miserable situation of the barbarians in the wilderness, and he wanted to change everything.

At that time, Gu Liang left Kyoto and was appointed by Emperor Kaiping to control the Chengjing camp. It was obvious that he was about to become an important figure in the Daliang military. Pei Yue's Xiangyun had already set off, and he himself chose to hibernate in the suburbs of Green Willow Village.

Work hard to improve yourself with the company of Ye Qi.

His words immediately heated up the atmosphere in the tent. The leaders looked at each other and immediately expressed their strong support in unison.

Someone frowned and retorted: "The army must be exhausted. I heard that Liang Guo has countless armies. Even if we can defeat this one, won't the emperor send more troops? We don't have many warriors. If one dies, one will be missing."

, who can persist in fighting like this? Also, the last time I went to attack that city, more than a thousand people died, and not one of them came back. If we come back a few times, there will be no people left to hunt!"

Jun Xumi, who was standing aside, looked at these short-sighted leaders and sneered: "You fools, you don't even understand the simplest truth. This time we killed so many people in the Liang Kingdom and robbed more than 2,000 people."

, do you think the Emperor of Liang will pretend that nothing happened? If we don’t unite at this time to defeat the Liang army that dares to enter the wasteland, they will defeat them one by one, and by then it will be too late for the big leader to save you."

For the first time in history, the barbarians were finally kneaded into a powerful whole.

Like a wild beast in desperate situation.

Junxumi shut up and said nothing.

He paused slightly and his tone suddenly became solemn: "Do you have any comments?"

It's just that this whole is not solid and united enough, as the noise in the tent at this moment can prove.

"Only by defeating this Liang cavalry that penetrates into the wilderness can we intimidate the emperor and ministers of Liang, have more room for activities, and turn robbing Liang's borders into a normal state. As long as we win this battle, all the previous

All the things stolen will be given to you, and the Jiankun tribe will not want any of them."

The turning point of fate occurred four years ago. If we follow the dating method of Daliang, it would be the beginning of the fourth year of Kaiping.

Liejiaomi put down his legs and sat upright, looking around at everyone with cold eyes, and the noisy voices were quickly suppressed.

Liejiaomi loosened the clothes on his chest a little and said slowly: "This battle must be fought because I don't want to repeat my previous life. For Liang people, every morning is the beginning of a new day, but

For us, when we wake up from sleep, we have to worry about whether we can find enough food today."

From that time on, he began to learn southern writing and gradually became able to read the letters sent by the messenger.

Liejiaomi did not get angry and said in a deep voice: "As long as the Liang cavalry can be defeated in the wilderness, Liang will not send troops here again for at least two years. You don't need to know the reason, keep my words in mind.

That’s fine. Also, I’m calling you here today not to ask for your opinions, but to tell you what you should do.”

The ancestors were originally divided into many factions. The barely habitable places in the wasteland were scattered and sparse. Therefore, over the long years, the apparent unity also disappeared. They split into dozens of tribes, large and small.

Each tribe occupies an area in the vast wasteland. In order to compete for limited food and resources, these tribes are constantly fighting among themselves.

The man only felt that he was being targeted by the most ferocious megalodon in the wilderness, and his heart trembled unconsciously. He lowered his head and said, "Big leader, I don't dare."

Liejiaomi turned to look at the leader who spoke, and said indifferently: "Are you questioning me?"

Although the nine leaders present were secretly unhappy with the fact that they had surrendered, they had all seen Lie Jiaomi's power and cruelty. At this moment, they did not dare to openly object, and could only bow their heads to show their sincerity.

Liejiaomi showed a satisfied smile and said: "That cavalry is very powerful, and it is not easy to kill them, so we can no longer fight individually as before. From now on, all the warriors of your tribes will gather together.

, I will be under unified command. Of course, I allow each of you to leave twenty warriors as guards."

"Big Chief, why don't we divide the things we robbed, and then go back to our respective territories to hide them. The wasteland is so big, it's impossible for the Liang Army to search all the places. After they return, we will go to the south to rob it again!"

"From now on, we will have to rob several times every year. We will kill their men, rob their women, and take all the food, iron, tools, and salt!"

Liejiaomi, who had just become the leader of the Jiankun Tribe, saw a human from the south for the first time in his life. He didn't know the other person's true identity or the purpose of coming to the wasteland, but the gift he brought made the entire Jiankun tribe...

The whole party fell into a carnival.

Liejiaomi sat leaning on the wooden chair, his left foot on the rough armrest, and his sharp eyes like a falcon looked at the nine men of different shapes below.

…

At the beginning of last year, the Jiankun tribe, which had been dormant for three years, finally showed its fangs. Liejiaomi used three thousand warriors and learned military strategies to conquer most of the tribes in the wasteland in nearly a year.

"Big Chief, we have grabbed so much food and iron tools now, and there are more than 2,000 Liang people. When can we go back?"

"Big boss, just do it like this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Jiankun warriors holding swords appeared outside the tent, staring inside like wild beasts.

After a long silence, someone finally couldn't bear the pressure, got up and knelt down on one knee and said: "I am willing to follow the big leader to the death!"

Liejiao Mi looked over one by one, and every leader he scanned had the same reaction.

So he nodded and said loudly: "Very good."
Chapter completed!