Some tired people closed their eyes and lay on the big poplar tree. The dragon and phoenix pictures on the silk embroidered curtain showed that its place of origin came from the Tang River in the far east. The old man seemed to have fallen asleep, but the two men standing beside him did not. There was no slacking off at all, and they knew that the chief might be the most sober at this time.
"It's over?" After a long while, the old man lying on the bed waved to the maid who had been kneeling beside him and beating his legs to leave. There were only three people left in the tent. The bright flame of the butter candle flickered occasionally, and the people in the tent The atmosphere seemed a bit solemn. Although we have learned that the Eastern Expeditionary Army suffered a tragic defeat through fast horse delivery, it is just a vague message. No one knows the specific details. They are thousands of miles away. In many cases, the nobles and elders can only There were vague guesses based on sporadic news, but the city of Barona was already filled with an atmosphere of failure and pessimism.
The businessmen's information is even more informed, accurate, detailed and reliable than the military's information. The trade routes from the east have been completely cut off. Not only the main trade route to Wulanji in the north has been completely cut off, but also the goods entering the Tengger Grassland through the Western Regions and India have been completely cut off. The prices of tea and silk have skyrocketed. The penalty was more than doubled, and the price of ceramics and cloth was also reduced by 30%. The merchants who took advantage of the situation took the opportunity to drive up prices, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of some small and medium-sized nobles in the city of Barona.
The nobles and senators spent five days restlessly in this anxious and restless mood. Detailed battle reports from the front line and official letters from the army were finally delivered to Misai, who was handling daily affairs. In view of the seriousness of the situation, although he knew that the chief was in poor health at this time, it was not appropriate to disturb him. However, after several quarrels at the meeting of nobles and elders, it was still impossible to reach a satisfactory conclusion, and some changes in the Chidi people exacerbated the possibility of such a crisis. Therefore, the meeting of elders had to let Misai and Doni The two immediately reported the incident to Chief Wadeya, who had been bedridden and recuperating for nearly a month.
"Well, the situation in the east is roughly like this. Now Tu Da has led the rest of his troops to withdraw from Ulanji and return to Barona. It is estimated that they will be able to cross the Selenge River and reach Helin tomorrow." After swallowing his saliva, Mi The sweat on Shi Da's head has soaked into the cloth tied around his head. The seriousness of the situation is far beyond what he initially imagined. Misai, who had always been skeptical about the effectiveness of Tu Da's expedition, became more determined at this time. My own thought was that the situation before him was so dangerous that Luo Bei might never be able to stand up again on the Tengger Grassland after falling this time.
"What's going on in the east? Is there any accident in other directions?" Turning his head slightly, the originally round and plump fat face has become much thinner, but the shining light in his eyes proves that the old man's physical condition does not seem to be good. It wasn't as bad as imagined. Both Misai and Doni's heads dropped suddenly at this moment. The old man's heart tightened. Even such a big defeat in the east didn't keep the two of them silent. So what other news would make people so taboo
Taking a deep breath, the old man suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart and asked calmly: "Did the Chidi people retort?"
"Well, the Chidi people have indeed made some changes in the past few days. In the southwest border area with our territory, our intelligence personnel have discovered that the Chidi people seem to be secretly conducting military mobilization, because they have informed us in the early stage that they are going to There was a military training exercise in the south. So it didn’t attract our attention at first, but now in connection with our defeat in the east and some other situations, we have some doubts...Doni did not say anything further.
Even if Donnie didn't say the following words, these words had already shocked the old man's heart. What he was most worried about had happened. The damn Chidi people had never dared to believe their promises and agreements. Everything is bullshit. The Luobei people, who have had a rough life, once faced a crisis like the last time. But will they have such good luck this time? Wadeya wasn't sure. There are only three good things, this is a proverb of the people of Tanghe, but the war between the Luobei people and the Xijiang people seems to have been far more than three times. From the time Li Wufeng started to establish a foothold in Qingyang, it seems that the relationship between the two parties has never been real. Things have been normal, except that there seemed to be a honeymoon period after Doni signed the agreement with the other party after the second war. From the Tengger War triggered by the Mote coup to the present, will the people of Western Xinjiang let the Luo Bei family go? "That's enough, why are you still doubting? What we can know, Muluwa knows better than us, even faster and clearer than us! What are you still hesitating about? There is no need to doubt, this is the harbinger of war! Chi The Di people would not give up any opportunity to destroy our Luo Bei so casually. They immediately notified the escort to mobilize the entire army. Misai immediately issued a conscription order. All the remaining reserve soldiers in the western and southern conquests were immediately summoned and entered. War status, ready for war at any time!" Resisting the nausea caused by chest tightness, Wadeya propped himself up and leaned against the bed. His heavy breathing, like a bellows, was particularly harsh in the tent, and the chief was angry. With a roar, the concubines who were staying in the back tent rushed in and helped Wadeya up to sit up. While stroking his chest to calm his violent cough caused by anger, they motioned for Misai and Dhoni to leave first.
If it were in the past, Misai and Dhoni would definitely have saluted and left at this time, waiting to report back at the appropriate time. However, the urgent situation forced them to not dare to leave without permission. If these matters had not been expressed by the chief, they would not have been brought to the meeting of elders. It will definitely lead to countless quarrels, and it is not impossible to even cause the entire Luo Bei clan to split.
Wadeya also saw from the expressions of the two of them that they must have something more worrying that they had not disclosed to him. At this time, Wadeya's heart became extremely calm. He could not imagine anything else. It's more worrying than the threat of war from the Chidi people, but it must be quite a troublesome thing for the two of them to be so hesitant and never clarify it.
"Mise, Donny, if you two have anything else to say, just pour it out at once. Stop being secretive. Do you really think that I, Wadeya, am so fragile? I can't even withstand a little setback. Get up?" There was another violent cough, and Wadeya's face turned red, and his breathing became much faster.
Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, Donnie rubbed his hands and exchanged helpless looks with Misai. It took Na Na a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "Great Chief, uh, we may have some troubles in the north."
"North?" In shock, Wadeya, who had been lying down slowly, suddenly straightened up his body and pushed away the two concubines who were supporting him. His eyes widened and he said sternly: "You mean An'ou people?!"
Seeing that the topic has been made clear, Donnie doesn't have so many worries anymore. This matter will break out sooner or later. Let the other party know early so that he can prepare for the response. It's just whether the other party's current physical condition can withstand such stimulation. This made Donnie quite afraid. "Yes, Great Chief. The An'ou people sent envoys two days ago to make some demands, uh, some unreasonable demands."
"Come to make a request at this time? It's a good time. What request?" He tried his best to control his emotions, but Wadeya felt that his heartbeat was becoming more and more uncontrollable, and the temples on both sides of his forehead were beating continuously. , sweat slowly soaked down along the cheeks. His breathing was wheezing, and even his words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Uh, it's about the request for the gold mine in the Mobei Valley." Donnie lowered his head quietly and lowered his voice. He knew that once these words were spoken, the chief would immediately become furious, but now the power within the clan was already weak. At the extreme point, facing the strange movements of the Chidi people, the wind and the cranes were shaking, and the grass and trees were all in disarray. Now they still have to face the deliberate provocation of the Anou people, and the Luo Bei clan has reached a critical moment that affects the survival of the clan.
At this time, a smile appeared on Wadeya's face, but this smile looked miserable. It was so desolate that it was almost eerie, "The time has finally come. Jipper chose the time well. Thanks to him having endured it for so many years, he finally got this opportunity. What did they say?!"
The Mobei River Valley is a section of the valley where the Mobei River flows through the grasslands in the northwest of Luobei. Due to the rugged and steep terrain of this section of the valley, the Mobei River has formed many ravines and valleys in this section of the valley. Hundreds of thousands of times have flown and filtered this valley. It has become a famous gold sand producing area in the Tengger Grassland. The gold sand produced in this river valley every year has brought huge profits to the Luobei nobles. However, since the gold mine in this river valley was put into production, the Anou people have been in conflict with the Luobei nobles. People have disputes over the ownership of this area. It turns out that because it is just a barren land, no one has paid attention to it. From the geographical boundary, it should belong to the Luo Bei people. However, as soon as it became a Jinsha production area, the Anou people proposed It's just that when Luo Bei was strong in the past, the An'ou people's objections were just verbal, and the Luo Bei people never took it to heart. But now when they raise it, there is something profound in it. .
“They demand that the ownership of this area be redefined. They believe that the Anou people in this valley should have at least 50% of the rights. In other words, they demand half of the income from the Jinsha production area, and they say that this request must Satisfied." Duni was also very angry, but at this time, as the elder in charge of internal affairs and intelligence affairs in the clan, he had to first consider the possible consequences if the Luobi people refused this proposal.
"What if this request is not met? Are they planning to fight each other?" Wadeya felt that he couldn't even breathe at this time, and he felt dizzy and had to lean on his concubine. Only then could I sit firmly. The gold mines in the Mobei Valley were not only the largest financial source for the Luobei clan before the Tanghe Empire opened the northern trade route to the Western Continent, but also the main source of income for many nobles every year. Compared with the herdsmen raising livestock for themselves, The income brought by the Mobei Valley to the Luobei nobles is not only much richer, but also the most reassuring thing is that it is quite stable. If the animal husbandry industry does not want to rely on the sky for a living, it may even be nothing if there is a snowstorm. Under certain circumstances, the Mobei River Valley The gold mine in the North River Valley has actually become a natural link to maintain the centripetal force of the Luobei nobles. Once this gold mine is lost, let alone the invasion of foreign enemies, I am afraid that the Luobei clan will immediately fall into division and continue to inherit the position of chieftain of Luobei. The Qiuming tribe will also immediately disappear from the succession sequence of the throne among the Luo Bei tribe.
"Well, our scouts also discovered that the An'ou people started preparing for war a month ago. Although they were very careful, we still found anomalies. I have informed the guards stationed around the river valley to increase their vigilance and strengthen their alert. However, intelligence also shows that envoys from the Chidi people visited the territory of the Anou people a few days ago, but we have not obtained specific information in this regard."
Doni's tone has become a little bitter. Although he prefers to believe that this is a coincidence, starting from the time when the Chidi people agreed to their proposal to sign a peace agreement and supported Luo Bei in regaining the lost territory from the Tanghe people, and then to the peaceful settlement in the middle The war preparations of the Ou people and the visit of the Chidi envoys to the An'ou territory all seem to indicate that this is a huge conspiracy, a conspiracy specifically targeting the Luo Bei people. This conspiracy has now firmly dragged the Luo Bei people into A quagmire, a quagmire that is difficult to extricate from. It is said that the envoy of the Hansen Alliance in Barona once reminded the chief and Misai to be careful of the Anou people. But at that time, almost no one believed that the Anou people could do anything with their current strength. What was gained, but now it seems that everything has become a reality. The An'ou people have abandoned their original balance strategy, and seem to want to use the power of the Chidi people to stand on the corpses of the Luobi people and move towards the strong position of the Tengger Grassland. Moving forward, for the Luobei people, the Anou people may be more dangerous than the Chidi people. They want to completely destroy the Luobei people and annex everything of the Luobei people, and the Chidi people seem to be willing to return to the East Tengger Grassland. Support a second-rate nation that is attached to them, a little brother who can be obedient on the Tengger Grassland, so that they can spare time to digest everything they have gained.
With a "pop" sound, the blood spurting out of his mouth could no longer be controlled. It splashed on the gorgeous silk curtain and painted a bright red. Wadeya could no longer support his body and lay on his back* *, Dhoni's words were like the last bag of hair that broke the camel's back, finally knocking him down.
"Great Chief! Great Chief!" The frightened two people and a group of concubines and concubines were in a mess. At this time, Wadeya's face suddenly turned yellow, and his gray lips wriggled slightly. He hurriedly ordered the guards to notify the doctor outside the tent, while listening carefully to the inaudible voice.
"Tu Da is wrong for me, Tu Da is wrong for me!" As the dying voice suddenly stopped, Luo Bei Chief Wadeya, who had dominated the Tengger Grassland for decades, died of illness in a golden tent on the outskirts of Barona.