novelaction Chapter 498: Consequences of the Northern Avalanche
Chapter 498: Consequences of the Northern Avalanche
An avalanche occurred in the Northern Border military camp, and the subsequent series of consequences were exactly as Xie Ruiyuan had imagined. After Bei Mo learned that the food and grass of the 300,000-strong army were buried under the snow, his already restless heart became restless and he began to count his troops, ready to attack Beiling City at any time.
You have to know that Beimo is always paying attention to the movements in Beiling City. This year's winter is really too cold. Even though they have made sufficient preparations before winter, when winter really comes, they still feel that no matter how much preparation they make, it will be of no avail.
This winter is indeed much colder than before. Countless cattle and sheep have been frozen to death on the grassland. That would have been a bad enough situation. Due to the strong wind, many yurts have been blown away. Without tents to shelter from wind and rain, many herdsmen have been frozen to death in the biting cold wind.
The more people died, the more they felt that if they had a house to live in, they wouldn't have to worry about their tents being blown away by the wind. They didn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so they could only endure the cold. When they couldn't bear it anymore, they could only accept their fate and freeze to death.
But they are also human beings, no less inferior than the people of the Great Zhou. Why should they have to live a nomadic life? The food and drink of the whole family depends on cattle and sheep. If the cattle and sheep are hit by a plague, it is very likely that they will all die, and then they will lose their source of survival.
But it is different for the people living in the land of Da Zhou. You must know that Da Zhou is vast and rich in resources. It not only has abundant land, but also vast and fertile land. Not only can you grow grain, but also cotton and other crops. You can live in one place for a long time and lead a happy and fulfilling life.
Why are we all human beings treated differently? They are not satisfied. They also want to have land and a house of their own. They no longer have to migrate frequently and can live a settled life.
In the past, the Great Zhou was strong, and the victorious God of War King Chen was stationed on the northern border. Even if they had many ideas, they put their ambitions on the table.
He only sent a small number of cavalry to harass some remote villages and steal food.
The reason why they dared to do this was, first, because the cavalry had high mobility, allowing them to rob and run away. Even if the people who were robbed came out to chase them, it would be of no avail and they could only watch their horses' butts and cry.
The second reason is that the place they chose is far away from the garrison in the north. Even if the garrison knew they were robbing, they would not be afraid. After all, by the time the garrison arrived, they would have already run away without even a trace of them.
Their entry into the grassland is like fish entering water. It is a pipe dream to want to find them.
Third, the border of the Great Zhou was too vast, and it covered many places. Even if the Great Zhou had more troops, it was impossible to cover every place. There would always be some places that were not taken care of. This gave them the opportunity to find loopholes.
It was under this situation that they had maintained this way of interaction with the Great Zhou for hundreds of years, but this year they did not want to continue like this.
On the one hand, the snow and wind this year were so severe that countless cattle and sheep were frozen to death, bringing a devastating disaster to the grassland.
On the other hand, they also received news that Prince Chen was not in the Beiling City military camp, but had gone to a place called Qingshan Prefecture to resettle the victims.
Although they didn't know why Prince Chen, who couldn't walk, went to Qingshan Prefecture and took on the task of disaster relief, the news was absolutely true. They believed that the Northern Army without Prince Chen was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, so they didn't need to take it too seriously. Of course, they couldn't let their guard down either.
Just as they were planning to attack Beiling City, they didn't expect that God was not only cruel to them, Beimo. The army stationed in Beiling City was actually hit by an avalanche.
Avalanche, it was an avalanche. When the people of Beimo heard that an avalanche had occurred where the Beilingcheng military camp was stationed, they all cheered and rejoiced.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was given to them by God himself. If they did not cherish it, they would probably never have the chance to set foot in the Great Zhou again, to own the vast land, and to allow the herdsmen on the grassland to live a stable and prosperous life.
So the Khan of Beimo, without any hesitation, immediately sent his second son to lead a large army to attack Beiling City.
But now the Northern Army has no strength to fight, and it is not sure whether the soldiers can save their lives.
In the temporary military camp of Beiling City, General Xie Qichen of Huaihua summoned the deputy generals in the army to discuss the matter of the Northern Desert Iron Cavalry approaching the border.
Deputy General Zhao Meng said: "Thank you, General. If you ask me, Bei Mo is just taking advantage of someone's misfortune. What else should we worry about? Why don't we just start fighting?"
"Zhao Meng, you talk nicely, but you dare to talk about starting a war without even looking at our current situation."
"What's going on? Don't I, Old Zhao, know that we are out of food? Even if we hide, won't Beimo attack us? Rather than being scolded and holding on like a coward, it's better to fight and die on the battlefield. Then I, Old Zhao, can be considered dead on the battlefield and live up to the uniform I wear."
"Ask anyone present what you said. They will feel depressed. So what? They still have to endure it."
"Bear, bear, bear. Just say bear. Look at the army of Beimo who has been stationed outside the city for ten days. Every day they send people to shout and curse. I believe that everyone knows how ugly the curses are without me, Old Zhao, telling you. So, can you really bear it?"
Speaking of cursing, everyone present had an extremely ugly look on their face.
They knew that what Zhao Meng said was the truth. Since the fifth day after the avalanche, the second prince of Beimo had led a large army and stationed five miles outside Beiling City.
They did not directly initiate an attack, but simply sent people to the city gate to curse them, saying that they were cowards and used all kinds of nasty words to curse them.
If there hadn't been an avalanche, how could they have tolerated Beimo's arrogance? But the fact was that they really didn't dare to take the initiative to send troops.
Because the avalanche came so violently and suddenly, they were lucky enough to have managed to get all the soldiers out, as they had no time to go back and fetch food.
What's more, the amount of food consumed by 300,000 troops is not a small amount. Even if they want to take it with them, it is not possible. If they really do that, they will probably lose not only food but also many soldiers.
After finally escaping death, they had not even had time to catch their breath when the Northern Desert Army arrived at the city gate, catching them off guard.
Now they are stuck in the city, unable to go out to purchase food. They can only survive day after day by relying on the food from the people.
But this is not a long-term solution. Even if they give money to the people, it will not last long. After all, although they don’t know the exact number, they still know roughly how much grain the people have.