Chapter 26: The Horse and the Great Steppe
The steppe is a very difficult place to live.
To the north lay the bone-chilling cold coming from gods knows where.
and to the south, there is intense heat
Some said it comes from the mouth of a fire gods. That there used to be desert that separates the Great Steppe with the Yan dynasty
But one of strange men in the world walk the desert and where he walks forest would rise up and grass would spread
At least that is how the story goes
Situated between these two extremes, the steppe shared some of its weather with each.
Winters lasted nearly nine months with temperatures dropping below the normal temperature and during summer, the heat could boil water
In the middle of summer ... there is a good deal of thunder and lightning which kills many people, and a great deal of snow actually falls there then.
There are great cold windstorms, so that men can ride horses only with difficulty.
The wind is harsh and the dust is everywhere
