abnabooks Chapter 2108: Yaguo’s Dilemma
Chapter 2108: Yaguo’s Dilemma
Chapter 2108: Yaguo’s Dilemma
"Well...it is made up of many tribes, and the main tribe at present is the Colin tribe. When the main tribe goes out to fight, the other tribes have to send people to follow, but they have to prepare their own horses, supplies, and medicines for the battle outside."
"Yes, each tribe has the obligation to provide its own food and wages and go to war with the army." He Lingchuan asked him, "Obligations and rights must be equal. So, what responsibilities does the main tribe have to the other tribes?"
Duties? "Distribution of the spoils?"
"There is also the allocation of supplies for relief during famines! This is the same as in other countries."
"Over the past hundred years, most of the land in Ya Country has been poorer than that in Bailie and Qing Country. Although it is mainly plains, it only grows grass and no good crops. Farming on the few good pieces of land is not enough to support oneself, so nomadic horse riding and archery often plunder the surrounding areas."
He Yue nodded. In the past, the Black Water City of Yuan Country was even poorer than Ya Country, and next to it was the Panlong Desert, so everyone's life was very hard.
Otherwise, it would not have become the place of exile for the Yuan Kingdom.
"But it's different now."
He Yue understood: "The spiritual energy is abundant, and the grass has changed?"
There was actually a sand table in the room. He Lingchuan walked to the side and pointed to Baiqiuyuan. "That's right. In the past two years, the grassland beside Baiqiuyuan has grown hundreds of weeds. In addition, there are heavy rains every few days. The weeds, fruits and shrubs have all rotted and fermented in the ground. The accumulated rot in one year is equal to that of the past 20 years. The grassland soil has improved rapidly, and there is no problem in growing crops."
"Yaguo was not stupid. It immediately promoted farming, hoping to solve its own food problem." If its own land could produce food, the country would be stronger and the quality of life of the people would certainly be more stable. "But they encountered several problems."
"First of all, most people don't know how to farm and don't like to farm." The Ya people have been nomadic for their entire lives, and they are not used to farming all of a sudden. "So Ya has sent hundreds of people to abduct them and bring them back to serve as serfs."
"Secondly, the grains we brought back from neighboring countries were not suitable for the local climate in Ya Country, and the yield per mu was not high."
He Yue nodded repeatedly: "Seed selection and breeding is indeed a hassle. Good things introduced from other places may not be suitable for our country. It depends on the hydrology and geography."
He also worked as a farmer in the State of Shen and knew that crops also have their own temperaments and cannot be grown well just by bringing them directly from their places of origin.
"Being too adaptable can also cause problems. This is the third problem." He Lingchuan raised his third finger. "In order to raise more good horses, Ya State introduced a kind of excellent forage grass from Mou State more than ten years ago. It is called Fengdu Grass. It is said to grow fast and cattle and horses also like to eat it."
"Yaren is not stupid. After introducing it, they knew to open up a piece of land for trial. In the first two months, the performance of the wind poison grass was indeed very good. The stems were tender and juicy, and the growth rate was fast. The roots would not be gnawed by cattle, horses, donkeys and sheep. Therefore, they were confident to promote it."
He Yue was also a sensible supporting actor: "And then something happened?"
"That's right. Three months later, the wind poison grass suddenly became hard and grew thorns! Now, except for camels, no other livestock can eat it. So this time the introduction of forage grass is considered a failure." He Lingchuan poured more wine for the two of them, "I really doubt whether this is a big trap deliberately dug by Mouguo for Yaguo."
"When the Ya people reclaimed the farmland, the wind poison grass came out to cause trouble again - it grows faster and stronger than the crops! With the current concentration of spiritual energy, if you don't weed for seven days, the fields will be full of this stuff and the crops will have no room to survive."
The spiritual energy is rich, and the crops are growing faster than before, but the weeds are growing even faster and more vigorously!
The wind-poison grass is hard and covered with sharp thorns, making it extremely difficult to weed. If you accidentally touch it, your hands will be covered with bloody holes.
"So in the past two years when spiritual energy has gradually become abundant, the progress of Ya Nation's farming has been much slower than expected. In addition, Shanjin has been annexed by me. The few small countries that it could plunder before have now become my territory, and it dares not to make any more moves."
Why doesn't Ya Kingdom dare to attack the Golden Plains easily now?
I was still scared last time.
It is said that the strong are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate. The people of Shanjin fight to the death. The last time Yaguo attacked the western Shanjin, the ending was not very good. It was frightened when it thought about it. It didn't want to try again, so it decided to go back to picking on the weak.
"The winter two years ago was particularly cold, with several heavy snowfalls. Many cattle, sheep and horses froze to death on the grasslands. The tribes suffered huge losses and all turned to the main tribe for help. But the Kelin tribe couldn't afford so much money, food and supplies, so there were some problems with distribution. As you know, when it comes to distribution, the problem is not the lack of food but the imbalance of food. The tribes are full of resentment."
"Later, the Ya Kingdom's plan to plunder Shanjin failed. The Ge brothers suffered a great loss in Shanjin, with heavy losses in personnel and troops. They are important supporters of the main tribe. Once their power is weakened, the voices of criticism from other tribes will be even louder."
He Yue understood: "Is Ya Country experiencing internal discord now?"
"Not now." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "There have always been problems in this regard."
"Why do you think I chose Baiqiuyuan instead of Zhicaocheng, the second largest city in Ya country, for the battle?" He pointed at the map. Zhicaocheng was not far from here and the terrain was flatter. "Baiqiuyuan is the birthplace of three tribes in Ya country, including the main tribe. It is a treasure land left by their ancestors. They must fight for this place. But other tribes may not be so eager."
"If I attack Zhicao City, besides the high walls, it is also a place where the nobles of various tribes gather. All tribes will work together to fight, and it will be difficult to fight. Yaguo is good at cavalry, but you see the terrain of Baiqiuyuan is not so favorable for cavalry."
Baiqiuyuan is a typical landform at the end of the mountain and river degradation, with hills of all sizes standing on the flat ground. On the windy plain, this is a treasure land that hides wind and gathers water, suitable for human life. The vegetation here is lush and the climate is humid. There are century-old trees that are rare on the plains, and part of the land has been developed into farmland.
However, this kind of hilly area is not suitable for large-scale cavalry charges, but is more conducive to guerrilla ambushes.
This was the location that He Lingchuan had carefully selected a few months ago. He had sent merchants and bird demons to come here in advance to carefully inspect the location and even materialize it on the sand table. He was even more familiar with Baiqiuyuan than the Colin people who rarely returned to the holy land.
To be fair, Ya Nation was not willing to fight with the Dragon God Army in this kind of terrain. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to go out and fight on the open plains? However, this was a holy land, and they had to take it down anyway.
Ya Country also wanted to respond calmly, but the Great Emperor Jiuyou just hit them in the lungs with one move, and even sent uncle and nephew Wanqi Song and Wanqi Feng as the vanguard to attack Baiqiuyuan first!