On the grassland, every valley that can shelter from the heavy snowstorm is precious, and usually only large tribes can occupy it. Even if there is vacant space, small tribes that want to move in to avoid the wind and snow must pay tribute to the large tribe.

This kind of exploitation is actually a means for large tribes to ensure that the strong remain strong.

The Balin tribe, with more than a thousand tents, is the closest large tribe to Songzhou. According to Tibetan rules, a family must have at least one warrior to be eligible to set up a tent.

If there are no warriors, then all the family is property and will be taken away by others.

Our tribe has over a thousand tents and the number of warriors can easily reach two thousand. Naturally, we can occupy a valley with very good terrain. The cattle, sheep and other goods contributed by the nearly a thousand tents of small tribes that depend on us can allow the tribe to easily survive the winter.

In fact, most of these small tribes that came to rely on the grassland were migrated out of the original tribe. Every spring, some people would be migrated out of the original tribe. Life on the grassland was extremely cruel.

Not only do they have to guard against hundreds of wolves, but they also have to guard against sneak attacks from their own kind. A small tribe is in danger of extinction at any time. However, the nomadic lifestyle makes it impossible for too many people to live together.

After lunch, the soldiers rested directly in the ice boat.

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Such a close distance made Bazin very worried, but this valley was his ancestral land and also the best place within a hundred miles. There were other large tribes in other good places further away.

Several soldiers used bamboo boards to paddle the snow vigorously, and the ice boat immediately moved away at a high speed.

Occasionally, when encountering an uphill slope, all you need to do is put a bamboo ladder on the snow and let the soldiers come down to drag the ice boat. Generally speaking, traveling on the ice road is several times faster than the normal marching speed.

Xiao Yuehua raised her little fist and waved it, and said sincerely: "Daddy can take me with him when he goes to fight the bad guys. I can let the big dog bite them. The big dog is very powerful."

Similarly, the people of the Balin tribe also heard many legends about Wang Zheng, stories that had been passed down from ancient times. They, the descendants of the Qiang people, were driven to this bitter and cold land by the Ba people.

Wang Wu was wearing thick winter clothes and sitting alone on a not-so-large ice boat. When he saw Wang Zheng nod, he looked down at the compass.

Then Wang Wu shouted "Gee", and ten big dogs divided into two rows and worked together, immediately driving the ice boat to gallop, leaving a trail on the ground.

As Bazan is the Tibetan who knows Wang Zheng best, as it is the closest large tribe to Shuzhong. Over the years, the good things such as colored glaze, red and white icing sugar that came from Shuzhong have made the Balin tribe earn a lot of wealth.

"Haha, thank you, Daddy, but fighting is for adults. Children can't fight, not even in a fight. So, you can't drag your brother to practice martial arts anymore, understand?"

The tribe still has the horrific legend of the Ba people. Now that the two legends are combined and they are coming, how can Bazan not be worried? Since arriving here, Bazan has been sending out cavalry to roam in the southwest, observing the movements of Songzhou. If Wang Zheng leads his men to kill them, he will immediately run away with his people.

Three hundred miles away, Wang Zheng was also looking towards the northeast. If the gaze could ignore space, then the two people's sights might meet.

Even after the first snow, the cavalry were not withdrawn. After the heavy snow a few days ago, the cavalry were withdrawn as a last resort, but sentries were still posted thirty miles away.

These days, Bazan has cursed Lu Dongzan countless times in his heart, and has made up his mind that if he can escape this time, he must choose a new place to spend the winter.

Unless a tribal war is launched, there would be no better place to spend the winter than here. If it were normal times, Bazin would rather start a tribal war than spend the winter here.

Wang Zheng touched his son's head and said with a smile: "My son has grown up, and Daddy is very pleased."

Even so, Bazin still felt a little worried.

After half a day, the hourglass turned upside down six times, and the ice boat traveled more than a hundred miles easily. Well, the speed should be about fifteen kilometers.

Wang Zheng held his children in his arms for a while, and smiled and said, "Daddy will be back in a few days. You must be good at home and listen to mommy. Do you understand?"

After casually replenishing some water, the team set off again.

Wang was sitting on the ice boat when he heard his daughter's heart-wrenching cries behind him. He could not help but smile bitterly and shook his head, as they would have many more days to be separated in the future.

Then, dozens of ice boats loaded with bamboo ladders and soldiers came and went at high speed, pulled by two rows of big dogs. As the ice boats slid past, the snow was pressed tighter and tighter, and finally a smooth ice path was formed on the snow.

Then Wang Zheng nodded to Luo Xiaomei, Wang Ying, Wu Yi and others, and boarded the 1,000th ice ship, which was also the last one. There were ten soldiers on each ice ship. This time Wang Zheng took almost ten thousand soldiers with him, intending to give it a try first.

Xiao Ping'an nodded obediently, "Don't worry, Daddy, I will take good care of mom and sister."

The entire army has stopped training and had a good rest for three days. With all the supplies available, the soldiers have recovered to their best condition.

Bazan, the chief of the Balin tribe, looked far to the southwest with a worried look in his eyes. Three hundred miles away, not only lived a legendary existence, but also tens of thousands of troops.

The following ice boat only needs a little effort to paddle and it can be driven forward at a very fast speed.

According to the original plan, there would be a one and a half hour break at noon to allow the dog and the soldiers to recover their strength.

The large army stockpiled by Lu Dongzan thousands of miles away left Bazan with no choice but to continue to come here to spend the winter.

Each ice boat was padded with a layer of sheepskin and a layer of felt, plus the soldiers' winter clothes, and finally the entire ice boat was covered with linen. Everyone took a sip of strong liquor, and everyone could squeeze together and sleep like this without any problems.

The guys in front who were sleeping with their dogs were sweating profusely while sleeping.

The person who stayed behind turned the hourglass upside down three times, woke everyone up, and the team set out again.

After the hourglass turned upside down six more times, the team stopped again.

This place is not far from the Balin tribe, but we don’t know where it is exactly in the vast sea of ​​snow.