It was already February when the news of Wuqiu Jian's death came to the grassland. The ice and snow on the grassland had just melted and winter had just passed.

This winter, the snow was particularly thick. For the Xianbei people, it was almost a catastrophic winter. As the heavy snow covered everything, it was impossible to obtain enough forage, and large numbers of cattle and sheep froze to death and starve to death.

Cattle and sheep are originally the property of the Xianbei people. On the grassland, there is no concept of real estate. Whoever is richest depends on who has more cattle and sheep. After several heavy snowfalls, many Xianbei people went bankrupt, especially those who have a large number of cattle and sheep, and the losses were still heavy.

Those dead cattle and sheep can still be frozen in winter and can be eaten by people, but in spring, everything melts and the frozen meat will rot quickly. If not processed in time, it may lead to the epidemic. Therefore, this spring is a desperate spring for the Xianbei people.

It took a long time for the surviving cattle and sheep to reproduce again, and the Xianbei people had no food and could only starve to death. Therefore, the heads of many tribes asked Tuoba Liwei for his orders, asking him to allow the tribes to go south and rob the Han people.

All Hu people have a habit that in a good year, they will be content with the status quo and not enterprising, but when the disaster year comes, they will be extremely aggressive, looting everywhere, and becoming uneasy.

In fact, this is also due to the instinct of animals. In order to seek food and to survive, they must use any means. When the barren grasslands can no longer provide everything they need, they rushed to the Central Plains like a screaming hungry wolf, hoping to get everything they want there.

Tuoba Liwei of course also knew everything the Xianbei tribe was facing now. If we continue to maintain the inherent lifestyle and live by water and grass, it would not only be the large number of cattle and sheep that died, but their tribe members.

In fact, Tuoba Liwei envied the Han people very much. They had houses to live in and farm land. Although they seemed to be bound to a relatively narrow land, they could live a life of food and clothing without worries. The high-ranking officials and nobles of the Han people lived in tall cities and enjoyed an extremely luxurious life.

In comparison, the Xianbei people have a lot of difficulties in life. Even as the lord of the grassland, he lives in tents. Although his tents are better than those of ordinary people, no matter how expensive the tents are, they cannot be compared with the beautiful palaces of the Han people.

Tuoba Liwei went to Luoyang when he was young. Standing outside the palace, he saw this majestic palace city. When he learned that this palace city was only for one person and the others were serving this person, he was extremely shocked and extremely fascinated. If one day he could live in this palace, he would be unstoppable even if he died.

Therefore, Tuoba Liwei is more eager to advance to the Central Plains than anyone else. The other Xianbei people only hope to get the food and goods they need from there after entering the Central Plains, and there is no need for the land in the Central Plains. However, Tuoba Liwei is different. His goal is to become the owner of the palace and let all the beautiful women in the palace become his slaves.

Wuqiu Jian's death is undoubtedly a huge good news. The Xianbei tribes in the eastern region have fought with Wuqiu Jian many times and have been beaten to pieces. Unexpectedly, Wuqiu Jian was killed by his subordinates this time. It seems that the Han people are like the Xianbei people, and they are still useless measures to fight for power.

Tuoba Liwei is a famous ruthless man. When Suo's head was down, he did not hesitate to marry into Wuluhui tribe, and became the son-in-law of Dou Bin, the leader of Wuluhui tribe. With the help of Dou Bin's power, he made a comeback again. After Dou Bin's death, Tuoba Liwei's two brothers-in-law plotted against him, but they were long known by those who lurked around them. So Tuoba Liwei killed his wife first, then killed two brothers-in-law, annexed Wuluhui tribe in one fell swoop, and since then he became the overlord on the grassland.

He was merciless to attack his own people, not to mention outsiders. Tuoba Liwei unified the Xianbei for decades, defeated Wuwan and the Xiongnu, and became the lord of the prairie that traveled thousands of miles. How could he accomplish anything without a sharp iron-blooded skill?

People on the grassland often advocate heroes. Whoever has stronger skills and more violent means will be more likely to climb out of the dead and reach the highest point. There is no moral evaluation, no kindness, no kindness, only the strong are respected.

Now the Xianbei people unify the grassland, and their power and space are strong, but a sudden blizzard has put the entire tribe in crisis. If the Xianbei people cannot overcome this crisis, then it is very likely that the newly established kingdom will fall apart, the stars will scatter, and the grassland will fall into division and chaos again.

Tuoba Liwei knew this well. If he wanted to solve this crisis, it was no longer possible to solve it on the grassland. He had to look for opportunities to go south and seize Youzhou by taking advantage of the opportunity of Wuqiu Jian's death.

Capturing Youzhou will also be his first step towards the Central Plains. In order to realize the unattainable dream when he was young, Tuoba Liwei must do his best this time.

Tuoba Liwei first contacted the Murong tribe, Yuwen tribe and Duan tribe of the Xianbei in the eastern region, and asked them to be the vanguard troops to disturb the Youzhou border and make a tentative attack first.

After Kebineng, the Xianbei people were divided into the eastern, central and western regions, the Murong tribe, Yuwen tribe and Duan tribe in the eastern region, while the Tuoba tribe was the dominant family. Due to the situation, the Murong tribe, Yuwen tribe and Duan tribe surrendered to the Tuoba tribe one after another.

Of course, this kind of surrender is not a complete surrender, but they all regard Tuoba Liwei as the lord of the grassland, and pay countless cattle, sheep and treasures to the Tuoba tribe every year in exchange for peace. In fact, the three eastern tribes also have their own ulterior motives and have their own troops, hoping to have the opportunity to get rid of the oppression of the Tuoba tribe.

However, the interests of their attack on Youzhou this time were the same. The blizzard in last winter covered a wide area and almost covered the entire grassland. All tribes were spared. If they could not find food and supplies, they would endure hunger and struggle on the brink of death for nearly a year.
Chapter completed!