In the farther pastures, Zhu Yunchang would take advantage of the south wind blowing in spring and autumn to order the troops to cut the grass.

Take your own grassland as the boundary, and then cut out a blank grassland thirty zhang wide. The grass was transported back to the castle to be used as fodder and then set on fire.

The purpose of cutting out the white ground is to prevent the fire from burning to one's own pasture after the wind direction changes.

Whenever the south wind blew, Zhu Yunchang would send cavalry to the opponent's pasture to set fire.

The fire was blown by the south wind, and it immediately burst into flames. Sometimes the fire will not be extinguished for three to five days. Mingjun's soldiers, on the other hand, sat on the castle, eating roasted whole sheep, nibbling on bread, drinking soju, and then watching the fire spread to the north.

Until at last the pastures of the Warat people turned white and bare.

Of course, Zhu Yunchang's damage is far more than that, the nomads live by water and grass, Zhu Yunchang just burns the grass, and there is a water source.

Zhu Yun often forcibly diverted the water sources he could reach, blocking the original rivers and allowing the water to flow into the rivers he had dug and the small water sources used to irrigate farmland and pastures.

As for the big one, Zhu Yunchang changed it into a moat. Thus robbing the nomads of their water resources.

As for those that can't be touched, Zhu Yunchang is a bit desperate.

Zhu Yunchang ordered the troops to pull the corpses of soldiers and horses who had died of the plague to the water source of the Warat people in carts.

The dead bodies were then thrown inside, thus contaminating the water source of the Warats.

However, this method was not the first thing Zhu Yunchang thought of, but an allusion he saw from the classics, that is, Huo Quai.

Wei Qing and Huo Quai's uncle and nephew were the ministers of the Han Dynasty.

And Huo Quzhi is a military genius in history, and he has never been defeated in his life. But such a general star only lived to be twenty-three years old.

The reason was the plague war waged against him by the Huns.

The place where the army marched and camped must have a water source, which Ma Jian of the Han Dynasty has proved the importance of the camp and the water source.

Huo Qubing set up camp next to the water source, but the Xiongnu followed the advice of the Han eunuch Zhongxing. The dead horses and the corpses of the soldiers were thrown into the water source, which polluted the water source, and Huo Quai's troops became sick because they drank the water with the germs.

Huo Quzhi himself died because of this.

Zhu Yun often used his own way to give back to him, although the Warat people had no direct relationship with the Huns. But they are both nomads, and their living habits are still very similar. So Zhu Yun often used this conveniently.

Just a few days ago, Zhu Yun often talked about these things while chatting with Lou Yun.

Although Lou Yun did not approve of Zhu Yun's frequent use of these yin damages, the destructive practices that undermined virtue. But I have to say that he did use the most correct and effective method.

It was these good ideas that kept the Warat and Tatars from forming the most effective fighting power for so many years.

However, Zhu Yunchang was not complacent because of these, but always regarded the Warat people as the biggest threat and opponent.

And Lou Yun also thinks so, so he talked about these things with the prince today.

I haven't seen the ferocious Lou Yun of the Warat people, but Lou Yun has also studied the military books of Liutao and Sanluo in the Ghost Valley.

Although he did not like war, he was not against it either.

Because he remembered the saying, "Though a nation is great, belligerence will perish." Although the country is safe, it will be dangerous to forget the war. ”

It's just that after he came out of the Ghost Valley, it was the days of wandering the rivers and lakes, and no one let him be in charge of the army or in power.

And after that, he was surrounded by girls such as Qiu Yuling, Lin Luoyao, and Nangong Li.

Girls have little interest in these things.

And it's easy to dislike talking about military affairs with girls.

Lou Yun was very happy to be able to talk with Zhu Yun and talk freely.

Although he didn't want to be a general, it was a very good feeling that he could learn and be useful.

Lou Yun continued the question just now, and he said: "Although the Warats are the same Northern Yuan tribe as the Tatars, they are different, and I know from the mouth of the eldest brother that the Warats are far superior to the Tatars in terms of combat ability and military discipline. ”

"And the Tatars do not have a good relationship with the Warats, and the Tatars are not in a good position, he is between us and the Warats. ”

"The eldest brother has always regarded the Warat people as a big problem. ”

The crown prince knew who the eldest brother he was referring to was, and there was no one else in the court who could have this opinion, except for his younger brother Zhu Yunchang, the king of Han, and only Zhu Yunchang, the king of Yong.

Although the crown prince and the king of Han were the main rivals, the king of Han was indeed a madman of war.

He was literally made for war, and he loved war as much as he liked women.

Although they are compatriots, the king of Han is very belligerent. He has always regarded Warat and Tatar as a thorn in his side, and if he is made emperor, the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil, and even the people will be in danger of living in danger.

What the people need now is a stable life, a slow recuperation, not a war of renewed expansion.

The end of the last war was due to the willingness of the Warats and Tatars to accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and thus become vassals of the Ming Dynasty.

On this matter, all the views of the Manchu dynasty were to accept it when it was good, because the state treasury could not support such a large military expenditure.

Of course, the prince's opinion is also the same.

However, the important members of the military department led by the king of Han had different opinions.

Vigorously denounced the calamity of the officials for the calamity of the country and the people, and the military attaché clique saw this as an opportune time to eradicate the Warat and Tatars in one fell swoop.

They advocated a one-and-done approach to the fundamental disintegration of the Varat and Tatars. Fully occupy the pastures and lands on which the Warat and Tatar are located.

And then let them no longer have the power to threaten the Ming Dynasty. The strength of the Ming Dynasty against the martial arts.

And King Han also brought out the story of Yue Fei and Qin Hui.

They denounced the practice of the officials led by the crown prince for ignoring the overall situation, and they believed that if they did not cut the grass and eradicate the roots this time, then in the future, the tiger would be a problem, and Warat and Tatar would become a sharp knife hanging over the neck of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is only a stone's throw away from the other party's territory.

The generals of the army led by the king of Han even asked the emperor to move the capital, and they advocated moving the imperial capital from present-day Beijing to Jinling or Luoyang and Kaifeng.

So as to avoid the edge of these nomads. The capital of a country is the throat of a country, and if the capital falls, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the entire country.

And the generals even brought out the shame of Jingkang to advise the emperor.

For the peace and war of the war, the court at that time launched a big debate, and the civil ministers and military generals were divided into two factions to fight each other's words, and wrote to each other to advise the emperor.

And that time, Zhu Yunchang also rarely stood on the side of King Han. He also saw this as a good opportunity to eliminate the Varat and Tatar in one fell swoop and eradicate the threat.

(End of chapter)