The grasslands in early autumn are yellow, and the flat and open wild scenery is lonely. However, the war horses have been raised to be fat and strong after a spring and summer with lush water and grass. The bravery on the grassland will choose to follow their chiefs and hold large-scale hunting in the vast wilderness.

Of course, if the tribal leaders on the grassland want to launch a war to expand territory, it is the best time of the year. Mobei has never been a peaceful place, and tribes of all sizes always fight endlessly.

When the year is not good, cattle and sheep are not strong enough in spring and summer, and they cannot survive the long winter. The tribe will choose to start a war to plunder the supplies that are enough to survive the severe cold.

When the years are good, the ambitious tribal chiefs will also choose to launch wars, allowing the tribe's brave cavalry to expand their territory and obtain more cattle and sheep property.

Such wars will not only happen between hostile tribes, but even tribes with a name are full of various annexes until a real hero appears, unifying large areas of grassland.

Only heroes can bring enough wealth to the tribe, and only heroes can bring true peace to the grassland. The grassland tribe's worship of heroes comes from the bottom of their hearts and penetrates into their bones.

If you want to become a hero, you must first become an invincible warrior. When you reach this level, you can win the respect of the tribe; and once you advocate fighting and pioneering warriors have wisdom, they may win the worship of everyone.

Undoubtedly, Yelu Abaoji is such a hero.

This is true for the eight Khitan tribes and the entire grassland.

On the grasslands that are thousands of miles east and west, the horse hoof prints of his warriors have been left over the years. Tribes of all sizes are unified and united under the same banner because of their existence. This big flag that is now flying in every corner of the grassland, with three bloody big words written on it: Khitan.

Unlike the heroes who conquered the grasslands in northern Demon, Yelu Abaoji was the first hero to establish a complete national system on the grassland. Under his jurisdiction, the Khitan warriors became the well-deserved master of this grassland, and for the first time, they had the collective consciousness of loyalty to the king in addition to obeying the thoughts of the tribe and obeying the strong.

Xilou City is the center of Yelu Abaoji's rule over the grassland.

This place has thus become the sacred city in the minds of grassland people.

Under the clear sky, the breeze was blowing, and a cavalry full of prey came back screaming. As soon as they approached the camp, the warriors held up various preys to show off their achievements to their companions who were greeting them.

The leader of Yelu Abaoji had a black martened hat. There was no prey hanging under his seat, but the guards behind him held the most prey in his hands.

After getting off the horse, Yelu Abaoji swung the horse whip and walked towards a vast white felt tent with a smile. There was already someone waiting in front of the tent. The leader was a young woman in white clothes and red blobs, with red lips and white teeth, and her eyes were like stars. She was not as rough as a grassland woman. Her delicate beauty was like the moon in the sky.

"Yueliduo, you are getting more and more beautiful. When the bravest warrior on the grassland sees you, he will be willing to bow to your skirt!" Yelu Abaoji gestured exaggeratedly, which attracted the beauty's shyness and anger.

Yelu Abaoji, who was laughing, picked up Yue Liduo from his mouth in the waist and walked into the felt tent with a laugh. When the maids on both sides saw it, they understood that they did not follow them in, but helped to put down the curtain.

On this grassland, everyone can praise Yue Liduo's beauty, but only Yelu Abaoji can enjoy her beauty.

The most dazzling pearl on the grassland should be matched with the bravest hero, which is a rule that no one can break.

When Yelu Abaoji returned to the camp, the sun was still hanging high in the sky. When he and Yue Liduo walked out of the felt tent again, the galaxy had already illuminated the night sky.

There were bonfires in the camp, and the warriors who came out to participate in the hunting barbecue the spoils amid laughter. Various sounds of wine-making were heard one after another, making them very lively.

In front of the largest bonfire, there were the most people and the scene was the most lively, but the wide main seat was left. Although the food in front was not dazzling, the wine and meat mountain was also quite large.

The appearance of Yelu Abaoji caused cheers. He just waved his hand and signaled the warriors to continue the fun, so he sat in the spacious seat.

He picked up a golden and plump lamb leg for barbecue, opened his mouth and bit off a piece of slender meat, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it. The pink moon flower was pouring wine and serving it gently.

After eating a leg of lamb, Yelu Abaoji also drank a jar of wine. Yue Liduo carefully selected a piece of venison, cut it into small pieces and handed it to him on a plate. His eyes looked at him with tenderness, but he reached out to push it away.

In Yueliduo's puzzled and curious eyes, Yelu Abaoji suddenly sighed and said indifferently: "Do you know Yueliduo, Li Ye pacified the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty is the only one who has the final say. And he also regained Hexi and completely defeated the Tubo people... Haha, that was a great victory in the foreign war that the Tang Dynasty had not seen in a century!"

Seeing Yelu Abaoji's sorrow, Yue Liduo blinked her big black eyes and said in confusion: "What does the Tang Dynasty have to do with us?"

"We grazed on the grasslands, and they farmed on the land. As long as we didn't go south, aren't it all the same? Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty has never taken the initiative to advance north. It was because of counterattacking our invasion that wars were launched again and again."

Yelu Abaoji drank a large bowl of wine, wiped his mouth and said, "War is inevitable."

Seeing that the moon was full of confusion, Yelu Abaoji continued: "The grassland is barren, and the only things we can harvest are cattle and sheep. These alone are not enough for us to live in. We also need them, but there are too few on the grassland.

"Even cattle and sheep are not enough every year. When the year is not good, if you freeze too much in winter, you will starve many people to death in the next year. In order to prevent your tribe from starving to death, many tribes will launch a war of plunder and rob other tribes.

"If he wins, he will get enough food. If he tied, they will consume a lot of people and save a lot of food. The remaining food may be enough to eat.

"If they are defeated, their tribe will disappear. Do you know what that means in the Disaster Nian tribe? Those people are not reduced to slaves, but are abandoned in the wilderness and starved to death!"

Yue Liduo's bright eyes widened.

She knew some of the words Yelu Abaoji said, some only knew one but not the other, and some had never heard of them. She had a noble status and was considered a kind of person on the grassland. She did not know so much about the lives of the lower-class herders and small tribes.

This is the first time she heard that a tribe launched a war to consume the population of her tribe so that she could eat enough food! Even if this is not the main purpose, as long as she has this intention, even if it is only a little bit, it will make people feel cold all over her body.

Yelu Abaoji looked at the night sky in the south and said with a heavy look: "When the grassland is not unified, once a disaster occurs, it will naturally lead to internal losses. However, when the grassland is unified, no hero can tolerate his shepherd being starved to death on a large scale.

"What should we do if there is not enough cattle and sheep? We are used to war. In addition to grazing ourselves, we will only rob other people's cattle and sheep. So before the severe winter comes, we will call on the shepherds to step on their own war horses, pick up their own bows and arrows, gather to fight south to steal the wealthy Han people and raise enough supplies and food to survive the winter."

Hearing this, Yue Liduo nodded.

At this moment, she understood the fundamental reason why the grassland cavalry continued to invade the south.

If you don’t want to starve to death, you can only choose to fight. If the Central Plains dynasty is not particularly strong and there is a little chance of winning, the predatory war between the grassland tribes to the south will not stop.

After all, the grassland is still too barren.

Survival is an even more unchanging fundamental proposition.

But another question arose in her heart, "But this year is a good year, there are abundant cattle and sheep on the grassland, and winter is not a problem at all. There is no need for us to start a war and fight with the Tang Dynasty, which is now a major decisive in the country."

Yelu Abaoji smiled bitterly and touched Yue Liduo's hand and said, "But Li Ye knows that we will still fight south after all. As long as this possibility still exists, he will not sit still. The heroes on the grassland will not watch their shepherds starve to death, and the heroes of the Central Plains will not ignore their people being burned, killed, looted.

"So, when he is able to deal with us, he will definitely solve this disaster that will always come. In any case, the earlier the time, the better, and it is best before we launch another plunder war. In this way, his people will not suffer losses and his taxes will not be reduced."

Speaking of this, Yelu Abaoji drank another bowl of wine.

Yue Liduo thought about it and said seriously: "But the Tang Dynasty has not used troops to us for many years. They are all defenses. Now there are heroes like you on the grassland. The Khitan Kingdom is unprecedentedly strong, far from the previous nominal unification, but in fact the situation where the tribes are in power. Does Li Ye have the courage to go to war with us?"

This question left Yelu Abaoji silent for a moment.

But he was not thinking, but fell into memories.

Yue Liduo didn't disturb him, so he watched him quietly wait.

Finally, Yelu Abaoji came to his senses, smiled, and said, "Li Ye is a different person. He will definitely fight against us. And he should be impatient. He is a rare hero in the world. He once said to me that he would not allow others to snore on the side of the bed!

"The strength of the Khitan will put pressure on the Tang Dynasty. He will not sit idly by and watch the power of the country, and every hero will not make the power of the country strong. Power means a threat, so there must be a big war, or even a decisive battle between the north and the south. Just like the "Tian Khan" in the early Tang Dynasty, he defeated the Turks and declared his rule over the grassland.

"A hero like Li Ye must be very eager to reproduce the glorious achievements of the 'Tian Khan'. People in the Tang Dynasty worship their ancestors, and their achievements are their lifelong goals. Anyone who is still a little brave and passionate in their bodies will not relax if they do not achieve this goal in one day."

Yue Liduo finally understood that the war between the Khitan Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty was inevitable and was close to her.

From the moment the Tang Dynasty was pacified, it was announced that the war between the North and the South had entered the preparation stage and was about to break out.

......

"The warriors on the grassland never wait until the enemy enters the tent before they think about picking up their bows and arrows. It was too late at that time, right?"

Yue Liduo stared at Yelu Abaoji with bright eyes, "The eagle on the grassland, you are already preparing for the war, maybe you have already done it, right?"

Yelu Abaoji laughed loudly, laughing very happily. He hugged Yue Liduo in his arms and grabbed the full place for a few times, making the laughter even brighter.

"Do you know Yueliduo? People in the Tang Dynasty said that Li Ye recovered Hexi in the last month and then turned around and pacified Shuzhong without bloodshed. This is a brilliant record comparable to the prosperous Tang Dynasty! There are no Tang people now, so what is the nonsense that the dynasty will surely revive. They now say that this is a sign of the future of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!

"Now, every Tang Dynasty is sharpening his sword, hoping to pick up his sword and ride his horse immediately to expand his territory. The Tang generals on the border of Youzhou have now begun to send scouts to cross the Great Wall to inquire deep into the grassland! What is this? This is the Tang Dynasty once again showing his hideous fangs, sharp claws, and fierce eyes!

"They are going to pursue prey and expand their territory like the wolves on the grassland! You said that at this time, as the largest shepherd on the grassland, how could I, Yelu Abaoji, not be prepared for war?"

Yue Liduo lay in Yelu Abaoji's arms, resting his head on the other person's broad and solid chest, and his whole body was as tender as water, as if he was about to blend into the other person's body.

She said indifferently: "No matter how vicious the wolves are, they will only end up being shot by bows and arrows when they meet excellent hunters."

Yelu Abaoji nodded repeatedly: "You are right. Excellent hunters know that the best time to shoot a wolf pack is to kill them before they launch an attack - especially before they become strong, and it is best to kill them as a beast early."

Speaking of this, Yelu Abaoji picked up Yue Liduo, who was already weak all over, and turned around and was about to walk into the white felt tent again.

But he had just taken a step and stopped there, put Yue Liduo down, and said to her, "Go and wait for me in the tent."

Yue Liduo responded gently, blushed and lowered her head to run away.

Next to Yelu Abao's machine, an old man in black hood and a snow-white beard appeared.

"If the shepherds find that the wolves are too strong, they will not fight alone. The best choice is to turn around and summon more shepherds riding horses and holding bows to hunt." The old man's deliberate voice was lowered, just like a night owl.

Yelu Abaoji sat down again, waved his hand casually, signaling the old man to sit down and say, "Didn't the God Cult have always claimed that it does not need help?"

The old man carefully selected a pot of wine, took an extra clean silver cup, sat on the felt, poured a small half cup for himself, leaned in front of his nose and sniffed it carefully, then he showed a satisfied look and said lightly: "Of course the god of heaven doesn't need help, but you need it."

Yelu Abaoji stretched out his hand to the side, and a maid filled his wine bowl, "The Tang Dynasty has just settled in the country, is there such a strong strength?"

The old man drank wine and savored for a while before he slowly said: "The Moon God Sect is gone and the Shimen has also surrendered. Do you still think the Tang Dynasty is not strong enough? Li Ye is not an ordinary hero. No matter how we value him, it is not an exaggeration. You have suffered losses twice in his hands, but you still don't understand this principle?"

"Okay, then who are we going to be a helper?" Thinking of his only two defeats in his life, Yelu Abaoji became tactful.

"All countries around the Tang Dynasty will be our helpers. The prosperous Tang Dynasty once brought them a very deep nightmare. No one hoped that the Tang Dynasty would appear again. It would be a disaster for all of us. Therefore, all existences that are within reach of the Tang Dynasty's military front will unite with us."

The old man was swaying his wine glass, but his eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light, "The Uighurs in the west, Silla in the east, and even the Nanzhao in the south of the Tang Dynasty..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sneered, "People in these places should be trembling now. Especially the Uighurs, the people from the Ming Cult have taken the initiative to find us."

"No one can really fight." Yelu Abaoji curled his lips, "a group of native chickens and tiled dogs."

The old man said lightly: "Compared with us, they are weaker, but as long as the Tang Dynasty is attacked by several sides, it is our chance. The Tang Dynasty's country is too vast, and the mountains and rivers are crisscrossing. Even the cavalry cannot quickly rush to support everywhere. As long as these countries can restrain some of the Tang Dynasty's troops, we will be sure to win."

Yelu Abaoji stood up, stared at the old man for a long time, and suddenly said, "This time, it seems that it is not a warning that the Tang Dynasty's army will enter the grassland, nor is it going south to plunder the Tang Dynasty's population and wealth. Are you trying to... destroy the Tang Dynasty and completely occupy the Central Plains?"

The old man laughed and asked, "What's wrong? A great hero should have a big mind. Could it be that there are no eagles on the grassland?"

Yelu Abaoji lay back, "During the Jin Dynasty, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, and Qiang entered the Central Plains one after another, and the final result was not very good."

The old man said disdainfully: "How can a mere ants be compared with the divine envoy? Although these five tribes entered the Central Plains in the past, their gods did not defeat the Taoist Immortal Court. So after they entered the Central Plains, most of them eventually became people in the Central Plains. We are different. The gods are already going to defeat the Taoist Immortal Court and seize their Taoist tradition. This is the general trend!"

Yelu Abaoji felt energetic again, sat up and said, "Can the gods defeat the Taoist Immortal Court?"

The old man smiled proudly: "The Taoist Immortal Court is now in a civil war, and we are just taking advantage of the fisherman. Don't worry, the result will be announced soon."

Yelu Abaoji lay back again, looked at the night sky, and said for a while: "The victory and defeat of the Immortal Realm are divided, the God of Heaven occupyes the Immortal Court of the Taoist Sect, and my Khitan Kingdom conquered the Tang Dynasty. Isn't that a natural result?"

The old man nodded and said, "This is exactly the reason."

Yelu Abaoji sighed leisurely and seemed a little overwhelmed: "One day in the fairyland, one year in the mortal world, then don't we have to wait for a long time? My war preparations are ready, but now we want to leave the warriors idle?"

“It’s nothing wrong with being idle.”

The old man drank all the wine in his glass in one sip, "Super your energy and strength. When it's time for you to go into battle, don't be killed by Li Ye to become defeated. I said that Li Ye is not an ordinary person. Even if we occupy the Taoist Immortal Court, he may not be devastating. Hexi is an example."
Chapter completed!