Chapter 1531 The edge of survival
When they arrived at the forage farm, they were all stunned. The fires soaring in front of them had already covered the entire forage farm. The haystacks were already piled up like small hills. At this time, all the haystacks were lit up, and the height of the flames was even higher than that of the grass mountain. The rising fire waves were like volcanoes that were erupting. The five-mile-wide forage farm had already become a sea of volcanoes. The Xianbei people wanted to put out the fire, but found that this was futile because they could not even get close to the fire.
It is winter now, and it is snowing, which is so cold that people are deadly. But as long as they are received around the fire, a rolling wave of heat will come to your face, and anything close to the sea of fire will be burned, so countless Xianbei people can only sigh and do nothing.
It's over! Tuoba Demohan's eyes were straightened, and his heart was filled with sadness. So much forage was burned in an instant. This was the harvest that the entire Xianbei clan had accumulated for an autumn harvest, and it was also the only reliance on them to survive the cold winter. It was gone, so how could millions of Xianbei people live?
"Where is the flower thorn? Where is the flower thorn? Come find him quickly!" Tuoba Demohan shouted angrily. Someone must be responsible for such a big thing. It is absolutely unforgivable to guard the forage farm.
Liu Yuan whispered to Tuoba De Mohan: "Hua Tsubiao has been killed. His body was just discovered there, and he was broken and died in a very miserable way."
Tuoba Demokhan walked another way, and there were almost no corpses along the way. He was very focused on the fire and did not find any fighting situation around the fire. Liu Yuan was more careful. He had noticed a lot of corpses along the way, most of which were from Xianbei people, but there were also corpses of the Bingzhou army. It was obvious that the Bingzhou army was attacked here, so there was no doubt that the fire was released by the Bingzhou army.
Liu Yuan also sent someone to find Hua Shijiji's body, and his intestines were scattered all over the ground. His death was terrible. He could kill Hua Shijiji. Obviously, the troops sent by the Bingzhou Army this time were quite powerful, and it was reasonable that the forage farm was burned.
Tuoba Demohan was not stupid either, but his attention was only on the fire. When he heard that Hua Shiji was killed, he realized that there was an enemy attack: "Who killed Hua Shijiji? Are they from Bingzhou?"
Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, there were also many corpses of Bingzhou soldiers found around him. Obviously, they retreated in a hurry and didn't even have time to clean up the bodies. There is no doubt that this arson was done by Bingzhou soldiers."
Tuoba Demohan punched his right fist heavily on the palm of his left hand and said angrily: "They must not escape at this moment. People come and pursue them immediately. If they don't tear them into pieces, it will be difficult to vent my hatred."
The fire cannot be saved, and the forage cannot be saved. Tuoba Demokhan can only use the Bingzhou army to vent his anger. Since they have just escaped, the Xianbei army has a chance to catch them up. Being able to kill these Bingzhou army that have sneak attacked and set fire can be considered as avenging revenge.
Liu Yuan hurriedly said, "Brother, don't be anxious. Since the Bingzhou Army dares to come, it must be a backup plan. If you go after it now, you will be trapped by Cao Liang. Only now is better to Shengle first and the Khan will decide."
When Liu Yuan heard that Tuoba Desert Khan was going to pursue the Bingzhou army, he couldn't help but frown secretly. It was such a critical time. Tuoba Desert Khan couldn't tell the difference. The Bingzhou army's sneak attack on the forage farm was just a prelude to a large-scale attack. When Tuoba Desert Khan pursued at this time, he would probably be ambushed by the Bingzhou army.
Besides, revenge is small, and the overall situation is the most important. The forage farm is burned, and the Xianbei people have no guarantee of wintering. The whole clan will be in chaos. At this time, we should quickly find ways to minimize the losses and blindly pursue the Bingzhou army. Even if we can kill a few people to avenge some small revenge, what can we do? The forage farm is destined to be gone. Even if we kill all the Bingzhou army that attacked the sneak attack, the Xianbei people still cannot solve the problem of wintering.
When Tuoba Demohan heard this, he made sense, so he gave up the idea of chasing and led his troops back to Shengle to report to Tuoba Liwei.
The fire in the forage farm had already alarmed Tuoba Liwei, but when he heard that Tuoba Demo Khan had led his army to the forage farm, he did not go there in person, but stayed in the tent of the king, and ordered the soldiers of the Xianbei troops to gather immediately and prepare to face the enemy.
Even though Tuoba Liwei did not personally go to the forage farm, he knew who released the fire as soon as he heard the news. Now the only opponent of the Xianbei people is the Bingzhou Army. Except for the Bingzhou Army, it is impossible for anyone to come and burn their forage farm from thousands of miles away.
But no matter what, the Bingzhou army was almost a devastating blow. The forage farm was burned and their livestock would inevitably starve to death if they had no forage. Livestock was the only source of food for the Xianbei people. Without livestock, millions of Xianbei people would inevitably face famine. How to survive this cold winter would become the most difficult and severe thing.
What's worse is that since Cao Liang burned the forage farm, it would definitely not be an isolated operation. He would inevitably launch a full-scale attack. The Xianbei soldiers who suffered heavy losses were panic. How could they be the opponent of the Bingzhou Army?
As Tuoba Liwei, who had ruled the grassland for half a century, naturally knew the serious consequences of this matter. Before Tuoba Desert Khan returned from the forage farm, he had already ordered all the leaders of the tribe to discuss the plan.
On the way back, Tuoba Demokhan said to Liu Yuan with shame: "Brother A Yuan, it was because he didn't obey your words yesterday that such a big mistake was caused. I really regret it!"
Yesterday, when inspecting the forage farm, Liu Yuan was worried that the forage farm would be attacked and suggested not to pile all the forage together. In that case, even if there is a loss, it would not be unbearable.
But at that time, Tuoba Demohan disagreed and thought that Liu Yuan's worries were redundant, but unexpectedly, Liu Yuan's words came true. At this moment, Tuoba Demohan was extremely regretful. If he had taken precautions early, such disastrous consequences would not have occurred.
Unfortunately, things have come to this point and are unable to turn the world back. Tuoba Demokhan can only accept this result with a dejected horse and rush back to Shengle's tent. Now Tuoba Demokhan is helpless. He can only help his father Tuoba Liwei, hoping that Tuoba Liwei can find a solution to the current dilemma of the entire Xianbei tribe. Otherwise, they will really be on the verge of life and death.
Chapter completed!