Three Kingdoms

Things sometimes feel very simple if you just imagine them before actually doing them. Just do what you do first, then what you do, and what you do last. It seems to be all right. But when you really start to work on it and do some specific things, you will suddenly find that there are still so many problems. In fact, it starts I didn't even think about it.

Leader Ding Ling did not expect that there would be so many follow-up problems after occupying Xianbei's pasture.

When there is no pasture, all I think about is more pasture. With more pasture, more livestock can be raised. With more livestock, there can be more people, and they can continue to occupy more pasture. Lots of pasture...

Everything seemed so beautiful, but now it was like waking up from a sweet dream. In addition to feeling emptiness, there was also confusion, a kind of confusion about the future.

During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Dingling, Wuhuan, Wusun and other tribes could not bear the bullying of the Xiongnu. At the same time, under the instigation of the Han people, they began to attack the Xiongnu, which exposed the internal conflicts of the Xiongnu alliance. During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ding Ling, Xianbei, and other ethnic groups in the Western Regions, together with the Southern Xiongnu, defeated the Northern Xiongnu and forced the Northern Xiongnu to move westward.

Later, the Xianbei people occupied the pastures that originally belonged to the Xiongnu, and then slowly became larger and larger, while Ding Ling did not change much, and then he was naturally suppressed by the Xianbei.

Therefore, Ding Ling people will inevitably have the anger of "I treat you as a brother, but you treat me as RBQ". In the past, Xianbei was so powerful that the Dingling people dared not speak out. But now they saw that the two great kings of Xianbei were beaten to a pulp by the Han people, their thoughts came to life, and they began to suppress the Xianbei people and grab a lot of originals in one go. A grassland belonging to Xianbei.

Because the Han people have always pursued the political strategy of pulling in the small ones and defeating the big ones, the Han people actually have a good relationship with these relatively small tribal alliances in the north. Not only are they generous rewards, they sometimes canonize their kings, open markets on the borders, etc. etc., so the relationship between Ding Ling and the Han people is relatively harmonious.

Leader Ding Ling himself can be regarded as a warrior in the desert. He has few rivals among the Ding Ling tribe. He also has many brave warriors of his own tribe. The entire tribe directly under him has nearly ten thousand people, so he also uses this to control and influence the rest. Ding Ling tribe. When Bu Dugen and Kirby Neng compete for morale, the Ding Ling tribe has about 50,000 to 60,000 troops, and it is a force that cannot be underestimated. Therefore, neither Bu Dugen nor Kirby Neng easily provoke the Ding Ling people. .

Now that the Xianbei regime has basically collapsed, the Ding Ling people took advantage of the situation, but it also brought many problems. The first to bear the brunt were the original Xianbei people who remained on various pastures.

In the desert grassland, there are no rules for the law of the jungle, and defecation with the fist is the rule. However, leader Ding Ling always feels that there is an unresolved problem in his heart, and he feels a little uncomfortable, like a wooden thorn stained on his clothes. I couldn't see clearly, and I couldn't touch it, but as soon as I put it on, I felt prickly.

At the same time, various disputes and fights broke out from time to time in the Xianbei pastures occupied by Ding Ling. The Xianbei people captured by the Ding Ling people were not as obedient as they thought, and they rioted, escaped, and even assassinated the Ding Ling people. This happened so often that many people in the tribe began to suggest that all Xianbei people should be killed to avoid future troubles.

So, if we really kill all the Xianbei people, the problem will be solved?

Totally impossible!

Because during this period of time, the Ding Ling people were busy occupying this and embezzling that. When they were happily acquiring one pasture after another, they suddenly realized that winter was almost here.

The cold wind howled, causing Leader Ding Ling's originally heated mind to gradually cool down.

During this period of time, I was busy occupying pastures, leaving the winter reserves that should have been prepared long ago to almost zero...

If we really follow the advice of some idiots and resort to killing people to solve problems, then do these idiots have to conjure up the hay for the next winter?

As a result, leader Ding Ling scolded those mindless idiots and said that he was not allowed to continue killing Xianbei people for no reason, but that these Xianbei people should work together to prepare hay reserves for winter. In addition, he also felt that something was wrong with Ding Ling's current situation, so he I found the wise man in the clan, who was actually the wizard in the Ding Ling clan, and asked for his advice.

"Big leader..." The old wizard of the Ding Ling tribe was sitting by the campfire. He took out a cow hind leg bone from somewhere and handed it to the leader Ding Ling, "Come, God will tell you the answer..."

Leader Ding Ling ignored some tooth marks remaining on the cow's hind leg bone. He closed his eyes, put the cow's hind leg bone against his forehead, murmured something in a low voice, and then took the cow's hind leg bone. Thrown into the bonfire.

The two of them silently stared at the cow hind leg bone that was burned in the flames. After a while, both of them heard the obvious sound of bone cracking, and saw the old wizard and his agile movements using his black paint stick. Using a cane of unknown material, he pulled out the cow's hind leg bone from the campfire, and then covered it with a layer of sand. When it slowly cooled down and was taken out, he could clearly see the upper part of the cow's leg bone. A few more cracks.

"God..." Leader Ding Ling swallowed subconsciously, "What, how did you say that?" 』

The old wizard stroked the beef leg bone with some cracks, his eyes were half open and half closed, and he muttered something. After a while, he sighed and handed the beef leg bone to leader Ding Ling.

Leader Ding Ling took it in his hand and looked at it for a long time by the light of the campfire, but he couldn't understand it at all...

"This...what does this mean?" ” asked leader Ding Ling.

The old wizard pointed to the thickest and most obvious crack on the cow's leg bone, "Big Chief, what do you think this... looks like?" 』

"like what? Leader Ding Ling tilted his head and looked, "It looks like... well, this... looks like a spear?" 』

The old wizard nodded, "Yes, God's warning is very obvious... What will happen next, the big boss should have the answer in his mind..."

"..." Leader Ding Ling's face darkened, "War..."

The old wizard nodded slowly again, "Yes...then, what will this bring?" 』

"Bleeding...injury...even...death..." Leader Ding Ling squeezed the cow leg bone tightly, gritted his teeth, and said with difficulty, "We have occupied the Xianbei people's pastures, and these Xianbei people have not completely If they lose their fighting spirit, they will come back... It will definitely be a big war, and countless people will be injured or even die... I... what should I do now? 』

"Then..." the old wizard continued to nod, "Why didn't the Xianbei people lose their fighting spirit?" 』

Leader Ding Ling replied, "That's because we are not...not really strong, we, we are just...thieves...it was the Han who defeated the Xianbei people, not us..."

"The Huns and the Han have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. What did the Huns gain?" When the Huns were at their most powerful, they had two to three hundred thousand troops. But where have they gone now? Have they occupied even an inch of land in the Han Kingdom? ” asked the old wizard slowly.

"Not even an inch..." Leader Ding Ling shook his head.

"What about the Xianbei people?" "The old wizard asked again, "When the Xianbei people were strong, they defeated the Han Dynasty several times, but what about now? What did the Xianbei people get? What about the land that was once acquired? 』

Leader Ding Ling said, "It was taken back by the Han Kingdom again..."

"Hundreds of years..." The old wizard's slightly chaotic eyes stared at the jumping flames of the bonfire, seeming to see the rolling desert sand. "In the desert, generations of brave men are trying to defeat the Han Dynasty. First, The Xiongnu, and later the Xianbei... When they were powerful, they seemed to be able to summon the entire desert, with hundreds of thousands of troops under their command, as if they could crush the Han Kingdom in the next moment..."

"But now, the Han Kingdom is still standing..." The old wizard continued slowly, "The Han Kingdom is still strong. It was defeated by the Xianbei people before because the Han Kingdom did not put its thoughts here... Now they are back. , Xianbei is finished... Big boss, don't you still understand what God means? Don't let what you see in front of you blind you, big boss, you should look further and see the future of our clan..."

Leader Ding Ling took a deep breath and fell silent.

After a long time, leader Ding Ling lowered his head, and his body could not help but hunched over. "I... understand... tomorrow, I will order everyone to stop heading south... Our current strength is not enough to allow us to Occupying so much grassland... We need to wait, wait for us to become stronger... and wait for the day when the Han Dynasty will weaken again..."

The old wizard stood up, and then knelt down to leader Ding Ling again, "Wise leader, you have made a wise decision... Under the leadership of the leader, Ding Ling will definitely become stronger..."

Leader Ding Ling stood up and helped the old wizard, "Yes, we will definitely have that day..."

……/(ㄒoㄒ)/……

Human life is actually very short, and even the body of a warrior is still very fragile.

Perhaps a warrior like Zhang He could easily defeat a dozen or twenty Xianbei people, but after two or three meals and no water for several days, even a child could easily stab Zhang He. turn.

Therefore, human beings are inevitably short-sighted and only focus on the present, because without food and drink in front of them, what future is there?

But after eating and drinking, if you don’t think about the future...

That's pretty stupid.

Zhang He looked at the Xianbei people around him who were respectful to him, but sighed slightly in his heart. Everything requires effort to gain anything. What Zhang He had to pay was to give these Xianbei people the so-called "correct" guidance.

Except for a very small part, the kind of bear who knows he is wrong, but still stubbornly blames others for his mistakes, is unwilling to listen to anyone's opinions, and only asks others to cooperate with him, but he himself does not want to change. , most people hope that they can have a system when they are faced with difficult choices, and when they are confused and at a loss in the face of the future... uh, an old man... um, there can be a Du Niang... Bah, there can be one A sage tells me how to go.

Hey, that’s what it means anyway.

It's always fun to copy answers. If there's anything more fun than this, it would be to be able to copy answers all the time. But now Zhang He didn't have any answers to copy, and he couldn't even show any weakness, even if he was exhausted physically and mentally.

Many people are unwilling to choose, generally because they are unwilling to take responsibility.

Just like the simplest meal, when a group of people choose what to eat, there will always be some people who will answer casually when asked what they want, but when someone else suggests eating a certain food, they will immediately object.

Do people like this really have no ideas and are they really casual?

Not really.

As long as you don't say what you think, you will be invincible. When someone finally says what you think, you can pretend to be happy and agree...

It's a pity that Zhang He doesn't have the right to choose, and he doesn't even have the conditions to seek advice from others.

Dark clouds were rolling in the sky, which was not a good sign. It might rain in two days, or even icy debris. The cold wind came and went, blowing and shaking the already withered grass.

In the distance, Xianbei people were scattered and cutting the withered grass, trying to store as much food as possible for the coming winter.

This work should have been done since the summer, but now...

There are now two major forces in the entire Xianbei territory. One is the Wuhuan people, Nanloulou Ban Liu He and others. Relying on their relationship with Zhao Yun, they are frantically occupying the Xianbei pastures in the south and east of Youzhou, and To the north are the Ding Ling people...

Zhang He and others struggled to survive in the crack between the two forces.

Zhang He was not afraid of the people in the team, whether they were Wuhuan people or Ding Ling people. However, as the forces on both sides suffered some losses, the number of people chasing and rounding up Zhang He gradually increased, leaving Zhang He and others in a difficult situation. It’s getting harder and harder.

Along with the whistling wind, Zhang He suddenly heard some low cries in his ears, and then there was a stretched-out song that seemed particularly long...

The Xianbei people believe that only singing can send the souls of the dead back to heaven, so as long as conditions permit, they will sing a song similar to a requiem for the deceased after the death of a family member.

"Huh..." Zhang He turned his head and waved to a Xianbei man.

These are the few Xianbei people who know Chinese, and they should be among the nobility among Xianbei, because only the upper-class nobility of Xianbei can specialize in learning some Chinese culture.

As for the average Xianbei people who can't even write, how can they understand foreign languages?

It's just that Zhang He didn't know what his name was, and he didn't care what he was called. He slightly raised his head and looked at the direction where the singing was coming from and gestured, "Didn't you make it through?" 』

"Yes..." The Xianbei leader lowered his head, "The injury is too big..."

Zhang He nodded, with no emotion on his face. It was not because the people who died were Xianbei people, but Zhang He had seen so many life and death scenes on the battlefield that he was already numb.

"Next..." Zhang He asked, "Do you have any ideas?" 』

"What to pick up?" ” asked the Xianbei leader.

Zhang He frowned slightly. He didn't want to waste any effort to explain the shortcomings of the Xianbei people in foreign languages. He directly took out the short blade from his boots and drew it on the ground. "This is Youzhou, Yuyang is here. We can probably The location...here...get it? 』

"Yuyang..." the Xianbei leader muttered, "Oh, what a famous watch..."

"Then from here to here, there are Wuhuan people..." Zhang He sighed and drew several crosses on the ground, "The Wuhuan people have blocked the road to the east... Now this road is unreachable. ...Then on this side are the Ding Ling people, occupying the pasture to the north..."

"The situation is roughly like this now," Zhang He finished the painting, and then looked at leader Ding Ling, "Do you understand?" 』

"It's a famous watch..." The Xianbei leader frowned and nodded.

Show your size.

Zhang He twitched the corner of his mouth, but said nothing. He just turned his gaze to the direction where he had just sang the soul song, "If you force yourself to break through, you might be able to get through... but it will be difficult... many people may die..."

For Zhang He alone, it is not a big problem to break through, because one person's target is small and the risk of exposure is also small. In addition, even if he is discovered, the other party will not send large troops to hunt down the person. By the time he realized something was wrong, Zhang He must have already gone away.

But with the addition of these Xianbei people, it's different. This is a temporarily put together Xianbei tribe. Naturally, there are old and young, and there are also some women and children gathered along the way. Breaking in with such a structure is undoubtedly equivalent to suicide for most people.

"There is one more troublesome thing," Zhang He continued to draw two arrows, "People from both directions are coming here... In a few days, this pasture will no longer be safe..."

"So now there are two roads and one road..." Zhang He raised his short blade and pointed to the west, "To the west... The Huns fled westward and disappeared without a trace, so I don't know what this road is like... Whether it’s life or death... I can just give it a try..."

"There is another direction, northwest..." Zhang He sighed, "There shouldn't be any enemies on this road, but the only danger is... God... if we encounter a snowstorm halfway, we can be killed." I swallowed it all in one breath... So, you have to think carefully about which one to choose..."

"So General Zhang, which one do you think is better?" asked the Xianbei leader.

Zhang He looked at the sky, "The weather seems to be getting colder and colder... Both of them are not good... But if you go into the depths of the desert, it all depends on God's face... And I hope to be able to It's better to hold your destiny in your own hands..."

The Xianbei leader thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, that's it... So, Xiangxi... Then is General Zhang still willing to go with us?" 』

Zhang He still looked up at the sky, "Maybe... Zhang is also homeless now..."

"But..." Zhang He suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "If you think about it...there is actually another way, but...do you know why you, Xianbei, were defeated?" ? It's because you Xianbei are too big. The Han Dynasty has already defeated the Xiongnu once, and doesn't want to fight again... Therefore, whoever becomes stronger in this desert will definitely become the opponent of the Han Dynasty... Now Xianbei After falling, the Wuhuan and Dingling people rose up... In other words... this may be an extra way..."

Maybe, you can give it a try?

At least this is the worst case scenario now, right?