Although I have checked a lot of terrain and tribal conditions, I dare not explore the deeper conditions in the land of white mountains and black waters.
Even though they have declined greatly, the northern barbarians still have martial saints.
They also believe in unique totems, and their great wizards possess abilities that are no less than those of the Martial Saint.
Some of the unique instruments left behind from their peak period are extremely lethal to Martial Saints, so I didn't dare to delve too deeply.
Many times when I went deeper inside, I felt like there was a thorn in my back. My spirit and my will told me that I would die if I went deeper.
I thought I would return empty-handed, but in the third year of wasting time in the land of white mountains and black waters, I discovered something strange.
There is a powerful tribe in the land of white mountains and black waters, rising quietly.
All their weapons and equipment are those only possessed by the elite troops of Daxia, and the way they train their troops is neat and orderly, and their military discipline is even stricter than that of the troops on the border of Daxia.
They are famous for their cavalry and swift movements, and even specially trained heavy armored infantry.
Their training methods are exactly the same as Daxia's. It cannot be said to be similar, but it can be said to be exactly the same, copied completely. If Daxia sees it, they will have to pay copyright fees.
When I saw all this, I felt uneasy.
I had searched the land of white mountains and black waters for nearly three years without finding any trace, but now they suddenly appeared and all gathered together.
According to their previous actions, they are heading south.
And this time the march south is more intense than any previous one.
There were so many elite troops, and I even saw craftsmen among the army. They were all from Daxia.
Even in such a poor environment, the craftsman seemed to have a good life, with a rosy complexion. Although his skin was rough, it was caused by the wind and frost in the north.
Judging from their overall appearance and body shape, they can live quite well in the North.
When I saw this, I knew something was going to happen, something big.
The fact that the northern barbarians have been able to fight against Daxia for many years is definitely not useless. They have been moving south for many years, plundering people, weapons, and many craftsmen.
If I were to be severely criticized or scolded, I would not be afraid at all, but they treated the craftsmen with such care that even their soldiers had signs of frostbite on their skin, while the craftsmen were wrapped in fine monster furs without any signs of wind and frost.
This is going to be a big problem.
Daxia did not value craftsmen, and many of them were commoners. Even families of craftsmen with extremely superb skills did not have much wealth and could only make do with enough to make ends meet.
But if the northern barbarians are willing to save money and give the craftsmen excellent treatment in this poor and mountainous area, then there will be problems.
Judging from the weapons and armor they are equipped with, they are no less capable than those of Daxia's elite troops.
Although the overall number is not large, it is scary enough.
I followed this army from a distance and didn't dare to get too close.
However, I still can't understand why they dare to show up when their power is not yet established. Under normal circumstances, they still need to be conquered, and it will take years or even decades to accumulate enough power to fight against the border troops.
I strongly disagree with what the border lord did. He deceived the court and gained its support by cheating it, and then took the initiative to trade with the barbarians and nurtured the enemy to protect himself. However, he was extremely outstanding in commanding the army.
The barbarians often moved south and were often swept away by him. Even if they attacked in large numbers, he would easily defeat them.
His rhetoric about trading with the barbarians couldn't convince me, but it could convince many people in the army because he had swept through the barbarians many times and defeated them.
Whenever the barbarians were about to die, he would give them a break.
In this regard, we can only say that he deceived his superiors, concealed the truth from his subordinates, and was corrupt, but he was still a very strong general.
Under normal circumstances, the northern barbarians would be crazy enough to reveal their cards in advance and attack the border.
Then I discovered that the northern barbarians were not crazy.
Their army advanced rapidly, and the previously powerful border troops became like a pile of loose sand.
The command was chaotic, the formation was loose, and the soldiers were like headless flies.
The individual soldiers did fight bravely, but they had no one to lead them, and they were easily defeated by the elite northern barbarians.
As I watched in extreme shock and incomprehension, the border exploded.
It was simply a massacre. There was a world of difference between an organized army and an unorganized army.
I gathered a large number of remnant soldiers and resumed the fight against the northern barbarians.
But the border had been breached, and the northern barbarians fled with a large amount of supplies and craftsmen. Although I won several major victories in a row, it was still a huge defeat.
From beginning to end, the Lord of the Border never showed up.
It was only later that I learned from the soldiers that the border lord had died.
Half a year ago, the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to inspect this place.
The commander of the border checkpoint came and went in a hurry many times, using the excuse of being busy with military affairs. The imperial envoy thought that he was disrespecting the court, so he drew his sword and beheaded him.
Subsequently, the faction to which the border lord belonged suffered a massive loss of power, with a large number of people dying within half a year.
I knew very well that this was probably the court's revenge. After my news spread, they conducted relevant investigations for another two and a half years, and then wiped out all the people in the faction of the Border Lord.
"But this imperial envoy is completely clueless in his actions, isn't he?"
"The general guarding the border can be executed at will. If we want to kill him, we must at least find someone who can take over his position. And we can only do this after this person has taken control of the border soldiers."
"grass!"
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When Zhang Mingtu saw this, he felt extremely angry and felt that what the court had done was outrageous.
While there were wars at the border every year, the border lord was suddenly killed.
Moreover, all the people from the faction of the Border Lord were cleared out, but no one came to take over in advance, resulting in chaos and lack of command at the border.
It would be fine if it happened in peacetime, but doing this in wartime is simply courting self-destruction.
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I heard that it was done for civil servants, so I don’t have the energy to complain about it.
The most capable commanders and fighters were all killed, especially when there was a possibility of emergency military situation at the border. This was completely self-destruction.
I finally understood why a martial arts academy was set up to balance the literary academy. Without a doubt, this was the job of a civil servant.
The arsenals at the border were emptied by the northern barbarians. It is unknown how much money and gold and silver they plundered in this wave. The most crucial thing is that the most elite craftsmen at the border were also completely plundered.
The soldiers at the border suffered heavy casualties, with about 30% of them dying in this war.
It was not that they were not brave enough, but that they had lost their coordination and command, and fought on their own in chaos. They were divided and disintegrated by the northern barbarians and defeated one by one.
This is a disaster.
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