At the end of the battle, the dawn broke out from the east.

Bai Xiaode said to Li Huaide: "I'm going up the mountain, so you can stay in Yuguan to assist Gao Tinghui. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you about the Khitans."

After saying that, he led the cavalry battalion and the strong crossbow battalion to the east.

The place he was going to was Gou River (the river of the same name that later generations merged into the Bohai Sea, between Shanhaiguan and Huludao). There was a road along the river to go up the mountain, and the Khitans also came down from there and returned.

Go up the Dog River and walk the five hundred miles of mountain road to reach the Nera tribe (Chengde).

When the Neila tribe had a lot of bone strength, the team was naturally not all from the Neila tribe, but some of the former Xi tribes became prisoners under the powerful offensive of the Thunder Ye Army. It was only under the leadership of the Xi prisoners that Bai Xiaode could successfully find the Neila tribe in the mountains.

The heroes have similar views.

As a famous general in history, Bai Xiaode had such thoughts.

Surprisingly, Kang Xiaorong, a young commander in the mountain camp, actually thought of this.

Of course, all the premises are attributed to the fact that the Khitans were still in a relatively weak stage at this time. Even Yelu Neri, who had just shown signs of a heroic talent, could only blockade the Raoleshui Mountain Pass and the Neila tribes to protect themselves. If he had made a desperate bet and put half of his military strength on Yang Shouzhong's Xi tribes, Kang Xiaorong would naturally not do this.

But he did it after all.

A few days later, his remaining troops arrived.

Like Bai Xiaode, he took a cavalry battalion, a strong crossbow battalion, and a heavy barracks to set off, leaving half of his men to guard Chicheng.

By the time we set out from Akagi, it was already October.

The temperature in the hinterland of Yanshan Mountain had dropped sharply to below zero degrees, and snowflakes were also floating in the sky. Kang Xiaorong gave in to his troops to prepare dry food for ten days and pushed ten mountain cannons with a wheelbarrow. This time, because of the difficulties and dangers of the mountain road, except for the cavalry battalion, the heavy barracks and the strong crossbow battalion were all walking. Among the ten cannons, there were five 200 kilogram cannons and five 100 kilogram large spray barrels.

During the march, one soldier pushed him from behind and another soldier pulled him with a rope, which could easily pull up one or two hundred kilograms of things.

In order to strengthen the ability of the mountain camp, under Sun Xiurong's inquiries, the crude rubber that had been mass-produced in the territory of the Saiye Army was also used on the wheels of the wheels of the wheels, ensuring that it would not fall apart too quickly when forcing it to force.

At this time, Yelu Piede had already brought a large number of cattle, sheep, livestock and women from the sect, and children back to the east of Hongshan. However, the Khitans blocked the Raoleshui Pass again, and it seemed that everything was settled.

Yelu Neri's scheme has been proven to be successful in the history of the Khitans.

In the past, whether it was the Rouran or the Turkic people, the Khitans or their predecessor, Xianbei, could protect themselves in the Songmo area, relying on the complex terrain east of the Hongshan Mountain. As long as you seal the Raoleshui Mountain Pass, you can ensure that there is no harm.

So the enemy could only come from the north or south, with vast mountains and mountains in the south, which were familiar to the Khitans. The grassland tribes would definitely be at a loss when they entered here. However, from the north, they would have to pass through the territory of the Muhe people and their predecessor Sushen people. At this time, south of the Great Xianbei Mountains, due to the flooding of Nen River, it was a large swamp that seemed to be endless. If you want to come here, you had to consider it.

Of course, the red mountain in the Great Xianbei Mountains stretches thousands of miles north and south. If you are familiar with the path, you can pass everywhere. But if you are familiar with it, can you be familiar with the Khitans?

In history, in order to please Wu Zetian, the Turks broke into a mountain pass and killed Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong's family in order to please Wu Zetian. This was caused by the fact that the troops were loyal to the Turks.

With this lesson, I believe that Neri has made arrangements. To the north of Songmo, there is the Wuwei tribe, one of the eight Khitan tribes. Its leader Chounu has hosted a large number of Shiwei people and the Marine people, second only to the Diela tribe!

The route Kang Xiaorong took was where the Baihe River was located in later generations. You can directly reach the Nera tribe along this river. The distance is shorter than Bai Xiaode, but it is about 400 miles.

The most dangerous place on the road is not that the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk on, but that there is a section that is extremely close to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty and only looks at it through a mountain about ten miles wide.

If it were normal, this mountain would definitely be one of the important strongholds for the Tang army to capture the lives of the people. However, at the moment when the main forces of the rebels headed south in large numbers, no one would even think of catching the lives of the people.

Just as Bai Xiaode and Kang Xiaorong were traveling through the mountains, Niri also made one of the most important decisions in his life.

At this moment, he finally made a sacrifice. Now he realized that the Nera tribe was located was a key place. If unfortunately taken away by the Shattered Ye Army, the Khitan tribes would suffer an unexpected disaster, so he personally led 10,000 elite troops to the south.

And before Bai Xiaode and Kang Xiaorong arrived, they took over the defense there!

In other words, even if Kang Xiaorong and Bai Xiaode successfully arrived at the Neila tribe, the two divisions combined were less than 3,000, and they would still face the attack of the Khitan elites with the strongest combat power, the best equipment, and the Diela tribe as the core!

The tent of the Neila tribe was Fengyingzi Town, south of Chengde City, later generations, facing the Luan River in the east, west and north, and leaning against the mountains in the south, extending to the east and west ends. The Luan River also winds along the mountain. Neil also set up a military fort on the nearby mountains, and learned from the Han people to place wooden cannon stones. The Broken Ye Army would not get to get there if it wanted to get close to it!

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. Niri, which occupied the tent with great bone strength, used dried cow dung to build a stove. At this time, all the chiefs of the Khitan tribes had brought iron stoves from the previous turtle. However, coal cakes were needed. When Sun Xiurong went west, he took all the relevant craftsmen away, so the coal cakes naturally had nowhere to be found. However, the herds used dry cow dung, horse manure, etc. in the stove.

Lamb was stewed in the iron pot on the stove. While cutting the mutton with a knife, Niri was enjoying the top-quality wine produced in Youzhou at this time, a very rare wine, close to later generations of soju and red in color. This wine had a high degree at this time and was most loved by the grassland chiefs.

Naturally, the brewers in Youzhou did not fully master the method of distillation to make large-scale soju wine. Only a few people occasionally obtained it at their own homes, and the prices were extremely high on the market. People on the grassland were willing to exchange a jar of such wine with a first-class horse.

Neri didn't care about the fate of staying in the Neila tribe of Yuguan.

In his eyes, if the strength of the bones is too strong, he can take over the Neil tribe in the name of Dayi Lijin for a period of time according to the latest regulations of the eight Khitan tribes. Until the elders of the tribe select a new Yilijin, all this was done under the eyes of him, Khan, Dayi Lijin. How could the elders of the tribe do their own things?

In a short time, the Neila tribe will become one of his direct tribes, and it is only a matter of time before merger with the Diila tribes. In later generations, in the era of Yelu Abaoji, only the Diila tribes remained, and the Yishi tribes (the tribe of the Khitan king of Yaonian clan, the tribe where Li Huaixiu, the King of Chongshun, was granted by the Tang Dynasty), and the rest of the tribes were in name only.

On the grassland, after defeating a certain tribe, why do most people adopt the strategy of killing all the young and strong men in the defeated tribe? That is because as long as these strong men exist, rebellion is inevitable. But after killing these people, it is much safer to take their women and children for themselves.

Needless to say, women, girls, boys with high wheels are most likely to be adopted by young and strong people from the victorious tribe as adopted sons. Sometimes adopted sons can also inherit the throne. This is the origin of the keenness of accepting adopted sons on the grassland, which is even more keen than the Central Plains dynasty.

The Hu regime of the Central Plains dynasty took this scene to the extreme. The typical one was Li Keyong. Didn’t Li Siyuan inherit his throne later?

As adopted sons, most of them will accept their fate, because this tradition has been passed down on the grassland for thousands of years and has been considered a natural and natural existence. Of course, these tribes believe in the shamanism where all things have spirits. In the north of the desert, the reproduction, development and demise of wolves are their excellent objects of observation.

It is said that humans are not easy to survive, but animals are the same. Why do wolves flock in groups? That is because they have no choice but to have tigers, they don’t have to flock in groups. However, the members of the wolves are not static, and they are always facing challenges from outsiders.

When a wolf pack is so big that the leader thinks it cannot bear, some members will be expelled and let them make a living. These expelled wolf packs are mostly males. If they happen to encounter another wolf pack with wounded or too old, they will naturally come forward to challenge, defeat or even kill the leader, and replace it with themselves. Generally speaking, it or they will kill the most brave male in the wolf pack at the same time, leaving the remaining females and minor wolves. Even if those minor wolves are not it or their children, they will remain and become members of the new group.

This is a scene that is different from the Mobei grassland and the African grassland, and it also creates a different civilization.

When this inheritance penetrates into the blood, it is regarded as a part of their life.

That's what Niri thinks.

A powerful Khitan was also in the Liucheng Quechang for many years. Once he reached a high position, it would naturally bring great changes to the tribe. Without Niri, the Khitans would probably take longer to challenge the Central Plains dynasty. However, with Niri, the progress accelerated and directly evolved to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

The territory of the Neila tribe was roughly in Fengyingzi Town, southern Chengde City in later generations. The Wulie River flowed from the north and the Luan River flowed from the west, and it was integrated here. Near the radius of ten miles, the Luan River roughly flowed from the southwest to the northeast. After converging with the Wulie River, it flowed from the northwest to the southeast.

Therefore, the place where the Nera tribe is located is actually surrounded by a "herring-shaped" river. Ten miles north is where Chengde City is located in later generations. There is a camp in Niri. At the end of the left side of the herringbone, the big turn of the Luan River, which is where Kang Xiaorong wants to come from the west, there is also a camp in Niri.

At the end of a stroke on the right side of the herringbone, near Nanyingzi, later generations, the Luan River turned to the east, and a camp was also set up in Nieli.

The rivers are facing three sides. Although the waters of both the Luan River coming from the west and the Wulie River coming from the north are very shallow, and the average is only about one meter, it is a river after all, with mud and stones in the river, which is not so easy to live.

What's more, it is the turn of autumn and winter, and the weather is already cold. Before the river water is frozen, there will be some ice residue along the river in the early morning. Crossing the river at this time is a harm to people and horses.

What's more, in this season, the river water will freeze at any time, but at the beginning there is only a thin layer. Such a Luan River is more dangerous than when it is not frozen, because you don't know when the river water will completely freeze. If a large amount of strong cold air comes down from the north at this time, it will probably completely freeze in three to five days.

But if it is still as usual, the little north wind is hanging, and it will probably take more than ten days to freeze. If you step on the ice rashly, you will suffer a big loss.

On the south side of the Niri Camp is Nanshan. In the parking lot in the middle of the top of the Nanshan Mountain in later generations, there was also a camp in Neri, which was the camp he valued the most.

The number of people in each camp ranges from 500 to 1,000. Although the number is not large, they are all stuck in critical places, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, the distance between the camps is not far away (the farthest is twenty miles). There are at least 7,000 troops in the Niri Camp, so you can come to pick them up at any time!
Chapter completed!