As soon as he set foot on the road to Custana to the northeast, Qitad immediately felt inappropriate.

In the southern part of the Western Siberian prairie, it started to rain and sleet!

This is too unusual.

In such a place, even if winter just begins, at most only snowflakes fall, so there is no rain or sleet.

This situation can only tell one problem--as Norbu said, this winter seems much warmer this year!

Although this situation is beneficial to the herdsmen, it is very disadvantageous to his troops equipped with almost all firearms.

Needless to say, the method of pouring out gunpowder into the chamber can only last for up to three days in this case, and then it will be unbearable because the gunpowder is damp.

Although his Minnie gun uses a fixed-packing paper cylinder and painted the surface of the cylinder to prevent moisture, this doesn't take long. If this rainy and snowy weather lasts for a long time, his troops' combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

Everything has both positive and negative aspects. If you use it in large quantities and rely on firearms, you will definitely deteriorate in the use of cold weapons.

In other words, although his Truqin army was born from the Turgut nomadic tribe, if it was purely a cold weapon duel, he would probably not be the opponent of the tribal cavalry.

According to his effective cycle of fixed-packing tube-board shell bullets, the gunpowder needs to be taken out and dried again in a maximum of 20 days.

On the 20th, the Kazakh prairie is so big that unless the enemy takes the initiative to come up to fight you, it will definitely be a delusion.

Although he was a little nervous, he still ran towards Custana without hesitation.

....

About fifty miles east of Custana.

This place no longer belongs to the southern part of the Western Siberian prairie, but to the north. Here, it is still the world of Siberian air cyclones.

For those living here, there is no difference between minus forty degrees and thirty degrees.

But no matter what, since a great war broke out near Kurgan, it also means that the snow on the ground is not thick.

A large number of people are slowly walking westward.

In the team, a man who was about forty years old and was born with a mighty and handsome man was not afraid of the cold winter at all. He did not put his hands in his cuffs to keep warm, but placed them outside carelessly.

Yellow face, but with clear outlines, a neatly trimmed short whisker on the upper lip, and a foot-long beard with a beard that moves around in the cold wind. This person obviously pays great attention to appearance and often straightens it with his hands.

Sultan of Bala, he became the sultan of the Golden Family twenty years ago and became a tribal alliance dominated by the Nai Barbarians.

At this time, in addition to the Naiman tribe, there were also the Wusun tribe, the Kelie tribe, the Qincha tribe, the Arhun tribe, the Hongjila tribe, and the Wak tribe. The herders of each tribe were more than 10,000 tents, among which the Wusun tribe, the Kelie tribe, the Qincha tribe, and the Arhun tribe were more than 30,000 tents.

It can be roughly seen from its tribe name:

The Wusun tribe is a tribal alliance formed by the former Wusun Kingdom;

The Krei tribe is dominated by the remnants of the Krei tribe who were defeated by Genghis Khan;

The Qinzha Ministry mainly immigrated from the former Qinzha Khanate;

The Arhun tribe was dominated by the former Hun tribes;

The source of the Wak tribe is very complicated, but there was the Khitan that moved westward during the Tang Dynasty, so the Xi tribe was sure.

Some of these tribes are indeed survivors of the former tribe name, but the number is very small, and some are just a cover. For thousands of years, there have been countless tribes living on the Kazakh prairie (formerly Qincha grassland). In addition to their living habits, they also have traces of the previous tribes, which probably no longer exists in terms of blood.

But the Naiman tribe is a special case.

They were a tribe who had always spoken Turkic in the past, and they looked different from most Mongolians. They also maintained relative independence after coming to the Kazakh prairie.

Of course, if you can maintain independence by looking alone, you are overthinking. The Naimans on the Kazakh prairie can maintain relative independence because this tribe generally believes in Nescent!

About a hundred years ago, most of the Naimans who had converted to the Islamic religion moved to the grasslands near the Shiva Khanate, while the tribes left in the same place still adhered to the Nestorian beliefs. Of course, the upper class must have converted to the Islamic religion.

Because the tribe is relatively simple, there are not too many small tribes under their command, so it is relatively easy to control and has stronger combat power.

Twenty years ago, Bala became the first Batel among the Golden Family members by shooting Xionghu. He also performed well in the battle with the Junggars, Shivas and Cossacks, so he stood out and became the sultan who ruled the entire Naiman tribe.

At that time, the Sultan of Bala was not only brave but also had a handsome man. He was close to the daughter of the Qinshi tribe since childhood. The woman was also a famous beauty in Zhongyuzi. She originally thought that the two would be together, but the woman still married Xiaoyuzi's Khan Abu Haier.

This made Bala Sultan angry. Because his ranch was close to Xiao Yuzi, he secretly prepared for war, and from time to time he pretended to be an ordinary herder to visit the woman in Culisari. It gradually developed to the point of having an affair.

What's more, when Abu Heil Khan often lived in Orenburg, a city controlled by the Russians, the woman found various excuses to stay where she was, and even moved to a place near Kustana in the name of summer vacation.

There is no airtight wall in the world. Later, this matter was naturally noticed by Abu Haier Khan. He must have been furious and then launched an army to attack the Sultan of Balah. He brought 20,000 elite cavalry at that time, and the herdsmen under the Sultan of Balah were only 20,000 entries.

Originally, this was a war with a clear distinction between strength and weakness, but unexpectedly, Balakiram made good use of the geographical environment near Orks. He showed weakness from the beginning and led Abu Haier Khan's army to the north.

To the north, which is the Chelyabinsk area in later generations, there was a large swamp at this time. Abu Haier Khan quickly fell into a desperate situation without knowing it. After a big battle, Xiao Yuzi was defeated and retreated to Orks in a hurry, and was finally captured and killed by Balah Sultan.

Sultan of Bara took the opportunity to attack Xiao Yuzi and seize the woman. This was naturally a great humiliation for Xiao Yuzi.

This is also the reason why Qitade was not worried about a large number of herders escaping to Zhongyuzi after conquering Xiaoyuzi.

After this war, the reputation of Balah Sultan in the entire Zhongyuz was second only to the Khan. With his great talent and strategy, the possibility of taking advantage of the opportunity to obtain Zhongyuz Khan was not unavailable, but since he had this woman, he seemed to be depressed and had been staying in Kustana for nearly 20 years and guarding the 20,000 tents of Nai Barbarians.

However, things have changed. In the past, both Abu Haier Khan and Nur Ali Khan were useless in his eyes and did not need to cheer up at all times to deal with it. However, since Xiao Yuz was captured by the Turkuts, the original Sultan of Bala has finally come back.

So there was a joint attack on Dulbert's troops in Ablikhan.

Of course, Ablikhan's rise in Zhongyuzi also alerted him.

"That's a person who can still charge forward after being a big khan"

Immediately, Sultan of Balah couldn't help but sigh.

Compared to this, I am no longer as useful as before.

Behind the cavalry, there were a large number of captured Dulbert women, children, cattle, sheep and horses. Balah Sultan turned his head and looked, "With these women and children, our army's strength will increase greatly. In less than five years, it is certain that the tribe will increase to 30,000 tents, but..."

His expression dimmed again.

"The big head was taken away by Ablai Khan. According to the captives, there were 30,000 households in the Dulberts and Bayin Khan's men. After the battle, we only seized more than 20,000 households. Ablai took away nearly 10,000 households, and I only obtained less than 5,000 households..."

Just as I was thinking, a ride came flying in front of me.

When I approached, it turned out to be his adopted son, the famous warrior of the Naiman tribe, Baladin!

Paladin was picked out from the black bones, and this name was given to him, meaning a man belonging to the royal family.

Paladin is tall and strong, with a complete appearance of Shiva, with small eyes and fierce face, but after seeing the Sultan of Bala, he is as gentle as a lamb.

"Sultan!"

"What's the matter?"

Paladin couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and this scene caused Palasudan to catch it immediately, and he frowned.

"What happened?"

"Sultan, it's not good. The Turkuts who recently captured the Zeduer Alliance actually broke in while our troops were empty!"

"Ah?!"

The Sultan of Balah could not sit still, and it was obvious that the jewel-inlaid horse whip he was holding was trembling slightly.

After a while, he returned to peace.

“How many people are there?”

"The distance between the two brigades and Culissare is the same as that of us, and they are about fifty miles!"

"Two brigades? That's six thousand people"

Sultan Bara looked at the people behind him. This time he went north to attack Dulbert's army, and only brought five thousand elite cavalry in total, but in order to defend the rear, he left three thousand people near Custana before leaving.

What's more...

When he thought of this, he felt completely relieved.

"Very good, hurry up and notify Ablikhan, just say so"

After Paladin left, he issued a new order.

"Leave a thousand riders to guard the spot and seize them, and the remaining people will turn to the south!"

....

There are also a large group of people walking about dozens of miles to the east.

Unlike the energetic Balah Sultan, a man surrounded by a large group of strong men with a tiger back and bear waist was immediately drowsy.

High eyebrows, fair face, brown beard, and a big brown beard, who is about forty, but he looks listless.

Around it, there were tens of thousands of elite cavalry following, and there were no prisoners or cattle and sheep nearby.

About fifty miles west of them is the famous Turgai River, which flows northward into the Tobor River.

He is Ablikhan. His tent is thousands of miles away in Astana. Why did he drive the large group of people to a place only one step away from the Balaksultan Ranch?

Obviously, he obtained from Dulbert's prisoners that three groups of people from the Qing Dynasty, Turgut and Russia arrived at the Celing Ministry's tent not long ago.

Most people will not take this news seriously.

But Ablikhan doesn't think so.

"The Qita, who seized Xiao Yuzi's land, is another Galdan. It is very likely that he will attack his territory again when the Sultan of Bala is leaving!"

Of course, if it was just because of this, it would be too much of a joke for him to drive the army near the ranch in Balaksultan.

It is naturally outstanding that he was able to become a great khan from Zhongyuzi in a short time.
Chapter completed!