Chapter 193 The United Horse Thieves(1/2)
On this side, Xia Qi is doing whatever he wants in the world of that unlucky player.
On the other side, on the grassland of Daxia, accompanied by bursts of horse hooves, a huge and staggering number of cavalry drove through the snow waves and raged past.
The total number of this cavalry team reached over a thousand!
This was the grain transport team headed by Zhou Tong.
Over the next few days, they kept going back and forth between Qingyan City and the two grassland cities, transporting food resources together with the mammoths and yak knights.
During this period, they naturally encountered a lot of horse thieves who wanted to take advantage of them. However, this exaggerated formation was placed here. There were thousands of cavalrymen, not counting the mammoths and yak knights.
For the horse thieves who rode in groups of dozens or two to three hundred at most, this was a completely unstoppable force.
The gap in hard power between the horse thieves and the army can be said to be clear at a glance.
In the previous battles, apart from a few fast runners who escaped upon hearing the news, there were also several groups of horse thieves who were slower than others and were almost swallowed up by the torrent of cavalry on the spot.
Under the trampling of thousands of cavalry, all that was left was a piece of bloody mud.
The horse thieves who coveted the food of the grain transport team were shocked, and they were told from all aspects that the only way to go against Daxia was to die!
After quickly transporting this batch of grain and grass to the Canglang tribe, Zhou Tong dismounted from his horse and stretched his muscles. He had been tired all the way, with obvious fatigue on his face.
After several days of high-intensity marching, they had to pay attention to the harassment of horse thieves while transporting food. Not many people could bear it.
Looking at the tired cavalry under his command, Zhou Tong decided to rest for a day in Canglangbu and then continue the work of transporting grain.
The deputy sent by Kled is called Huck, a prairie man who is not tall but looks very strong.
Beside the bonfire, he looked at Zhou Tong, who was holding a bowl of ginger tea and drinking it one mouthful at a time, and said: "General Zhou Tong, the horse thieves seem to be a little too peaceful these past two days, and I'm a little worried."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong, who was also sitting by the fire, was stunned, and then his brows wrinkled slightly.
Obviously, he knew what Huck was worried about.
Zhou Tong drank all the ginger tea in the bowl and said, "Let's use it as soon as we see it."
"We have a thousand cavalry here. In addition, there are mammoths and yak knights behind us. I don't believe that these mere horse thieves dare to come and cause trouble for our Daxia army!"
At the same time, in a tent deep in the grassland.
It can be said that all the bandit leaders in the area are gathered here at this moment.
A group of grassland men with weathered faces and a rough look gathered around the fire to discuss matters.
The most powerful leader of the horse thieves present was called Du Ri De, and he held a very important voice among this group of people.
Duzhde first announced a list of names, but no one came forward.
I saw Du Ride sighing first, and then saying: "These people are all dead, and not a single one of them is left, including all the people under his command!"
After hearing Duzhde's words, everyone present trembled.
These names are not unfamiliar to them, because all of them are the same thieves as them, and they all hang out in this area, and they have some intersection with each other.
Several of them have good strength, and they have hundreds of horse thieves under their command.
But that's it, they all know why those people died.
In the eyes of thousands of regular cavalry, these horse thieves had no choice but to die.
Just when the tent fell into silence, a young man broke the silence.
"The food transportation routes of those Xia people are just under our eyes. They don't take us seriously! This is a provocation!"
Everyone looked at the young man and found that he looked very strange, including Du Ri De.
"Who are you?"
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"I am Shinar, the son of the leader of the Alata tribe."
After hearing what the young man said, the bandit leaders in the camp also let out a burst of surprised exclamations.
The Alata tribe is one of the largest tribes in this area, and its strength is not much worse than the Canglang tribe that has surrendered to the Xia people.
Normally, a large tribe like this would be disdainful of hanging out with horse thieves like them, and might even be somewhat hostile.
After all, I am often harassed by horse thieves.
Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that the previous snowstorm caused heavy losses to the Alata tribe. Even the leader's son had to come out as a horse thief to plunder food.
Just as thoughts were swirling in everyone's minds, Xinar, who seemed to be the center of attention, spoke again.
"Dude, everyone is already hungry and their chests are touching their backs. We are not here to listen to your nonsense."
The unkind words made Duzhide's facial muscles twitch, and the other horse thieves in the camp were also shocked. Some even moved their bodies further away, causing harm to Chiyu.
Shinar looked directly at Duzhide, with such a posture that he didn't take him seriously at all.
And in fact, that may indeed be the case.
Horse thieves are horse thieves after all, and their Alata tribe can be said to be emperor-level existences on this grassland.
Even after a blizzard, a large number of cattle, sheep, horses and tribesmen died, and a food crisis even broke out, but the emaciated camels were bigger than the horses. Is it necessary for him to take Du Ri De seriously?
After all, the Alata tribe was famous, and Duzhide was obviously a little afraid of it. He really didn't dare to do anything until he had a thorough understanding of the opponent's strength.
In the end, he simply asked the question in a low voice.
"Listening to what you said, it seems you have some good ideas?"
"Oh."
After hearing this, Xiner sneered and said, "Duzhide, don't do this to me."
"The Xia people are so powerful that they directly mobilized a thousand troops to transport food. In addition, I heard that there should be a huge monster in the food transport team that I have never seen before. Faced with this kind of strength, we alone
If you kill them, there is no chance of winning at all. If you want to grab food, solve it
The only way to solve the food problem is to gather the tribal warriors in our hands together and act together. When you call them all together, you are just making this idea. Please save me a lot of nonsense.
To put it bluntly, how are we going to divide the food we grabbed in the end?"
When the horse thieves heard this, they pricked up their ears one after another. Duzhide, who had been humiliated, also looked ugly for a while, but he couldn't get angry yet.
Finally, he suppressed his emotions and said: "Although we are acting together, some people will be dissatisfied with whoever takes command. It is impossible for each of them to be willing to hand over the command of their soldiers to others."
Duzhide's words are undoubtedly on point. It is impossible for these gang of horse thieves to hand over the tribal warriors under their command. After all, this is their survival guarantee and lifeblood!
Once a person is handed over to someone else's command, wouldn't it mean that his fate is out of his control? So Duzhide never expected this from the beginning.
Anyway, he has the most people among this group of horse thieves, so no matter how hard you beat him, you won't suffer any loss.
Thinking of this, Duzhide spoke again quite simply: "In that case, let's just see an opportunity and rush forward together. How much food can we grab in the future? How about each one depending on his ability?"
As soon as Duzhide said these words, he immediately received a response from the gang of horse thieves. Even Xinar, who had a little tit-for-tat with him, also responded. After all, other than that, there is no better way at the moment.
Already.
"Well, our goal is the next wave of food delivered by the Xia people!"
In recent days, the snow has gradually become heavier in the summer.
The wind and snow roared above the grassland, and fine snowflakes were blown into the air, forming a snow mist.
The change in the weather has undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the grain transportation team.
The entire grain transport team was all wearing raincoats and bamboo hats to protect themselves from the wind and snow.
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However, due to the snow and fog, the grain transport team no longer wore the slightly funny eye patches.
However, it was not only the grain transport team that suffered in the snow, but also the horse thieves who had reached cooperation one by one.
How massive was the grain transport team composed of a thousand cavalry?
From a long distance away, a group of horse thieves squatting there were already aware of it.
The horse thieves who were in charge of the camp didn't dare to be careless. They didn't care about the cold snow on the ground. After pushing away a lot of snow with their hands two or three times, they directly put their ears to the ground.
After quickly confirming the movement coming from the distance, he immediately jumped up from the ground, rubbed his ears vigorously, and quickly went back to report the situation.
After receiving the news, Duzhide, Shinar and others all frowned.
The Xia people's grain transport team came at the right time. Braving the wind and snow to steal grain was very risky for them, and it was difficult for them to display their proud riding and archery skills.
However, at this moment, they obviously have no way out.
Calculate the grain transport efficiency of the grain transport team. If you miss this time, the next time will have to wait at least eight or nine days. But the people in each tribe have been short of food for a long time. If they wait another eight or nine days, they don’t know if they will have food.
How many people starved to death.
Can't wait any longer!
After a quick exchange of glances, the horse bandit leaders could see in each other's eyes their determination to grab food.
Duzhide spoke in a deep voice and said: "The plan remains unchanged, mount the horse and grab food!"
The prairie people are all good riders on horseback. Even in the wind and snow, their movements are still nimble.
After getting on their horses, the grain-stealing troops, numbering nearly two thousand in total, officially set off.
To be continued...