Chapter 48: Prairie City
Bayanwugula City, since its construction, should be its rare highlight moment.
The four kings of the Mongolian host, Hesaer, Hechiwen, Ochijin, Beligutai and their descendants all led their own troops to gather in this big city that is the number one in both the area and population of the Eastern Mongolia grassland.
At this time, Ulutus was leading his own cavalry to the outside of the city, starting from the east bank of Hulun Lake. If he whips up, he usually won't have a distance of more than two days. If he slows down, he will not have a distance of more than three days.
Due to the ample time, Ulutus was not so tight to travel. He also led a caravan with him and carried a large amount of cargo, which made the speed even slower.
When I saw the heroic city entrenched on the ground in front of me, Ulutus couldn't help but feel shocked.
I saw a two-meter-high earth wall standing on the endless grassland. The yellowish color and the green all over the ground formed a strong visual contrast.
"Is this Bayan Ugula City?" This was the first time Ulutus saw the city of this era. Although he knew that Bayan Ugula City was nothing in the Han area. However, this was a grassland where nomads were the main living, and cities were extremely rare.
"If the prince goes to Zhongdu City, that would be tall and majestic!" Liu Tongzhi couldn't help but smile and said with a smile.
"Haha! I was obsessed with it!" Ulutus immediately regained his expression and said in a little fascinated: "Zhongdu! If you have the chance, I will definitely go and see it myself."
"The prince is wise and powerful, so he must have a chance." Liu Tongzhi immediately praised him.
Ulutus didn't say much, and continued to lead the team forward.
Although Bayanwugula City is a city of the Mongols, there is also arable land outside the city. It is not only planted with wheat, but also various vegetables and vegetables.
Obviously, it is necessary to support a city on the grassland, agricultural cultivation is indispensable.
When we arrived at the city gate, there was no need for Ulutus to send people to negotiate, and someone led a team of cavalry to greet them.
"Prince, the king knows that the prince is coming, so he specially asked someone to wait here." Quandong came forward with a smile and saluted. Ulutus sat on the horse, nodded with a smile and said, "I really respect my nephew, Mr. Lao came to greet me."
"Where are there!" Quandong said, and then told Ulutus about his arrangements for the cavalry.
Since ancient times, cavalry have been more cautious in entering the city. Moreover, there are many princes coming this time and are under different forces. Therefore, all cavalry are not allowed to enter the city, including the host Ochijin, who only arranged a small number of troops in the city to maintain order.
Fortunately, the weather was warm at this time, and as long as there was a grassland, the cavalry could camp on the spot. Therefore, Ulutus only brought one hundred cavalry and caravans from the guard battalion into the city. The remaining cavalry in the guard battalion were 2,000, of which 800 were often trained cavalry, and one thousand two were ordinary herders selected from the tribe.
Although the training is not as good as the conventional cavalry, ordinary herders who are auxiliary soldiers have been riding horses since childhood and are a good seedling of cavalry. In addition, they specially trained for a while before coming, which was almost enough.
So Quandong appointed several cavalrymen to lead Abatu and the others to the planned pasture, and he led Ulutus into the city.
When he arrived in Neri, all the beautiful fantasies of Ulutus about the city of this era were immediately broken!
The street is a yellow dirt road, and it has just rained lightly, and the road is a little muddy. In addition, people and horses are running around, causing big pits and small pits to be everywhere on the road.
Not only is it not too accustomed to walking on the horse, but Ulutus also feels uncomfortable sitting on the horse's back.
Moreover, there are many people on the street, and the unique fishy smell of Mongolians hits me. Even if Ulutus sits on the horse's back, he can smell this unpleasant body odor from time to time.
And on both sides of the street, not only are there low earthen houses and wooden houses, but also scattered tents. The entire layout is very compact, with sewage being discharged in front of the house and dirt being piled up randomly. In the eyes of Ulutus, this is not a commercial street, it is simply a large rural septic tank.
Large groups of flies and mosquitoes flew in and out of the filth, and sometimes people would step on them without paying attention. Ulutus thought he had no obsession with cleanliness, but when he saw this harsh and dirty environment, he couldn't help but vomit.
Quandong saw Ulutus' impatience and immediately explained apologetically: "It makes the prince laugh! There are more caravans flocking into the city recently, and this place is more convenient and messy. But if you enter the inner city, it will be better."
"Yeah!" Ulutus tried to calm his breathing so as to avoid inhaling too much waste gas and stench. The guards who were used to being in the tribe were also disgusted with the stinky land of sewage. Therefore, they tried to speed up their speed and follow Quandong, who was opening the way forward.
A sound of whipping and scolding also sounded on the street. After seeing Quandong and his team's outfit, the pedestrians who were beaten to endure the angry expression. After all, they couldn't bear it. This was the tall face in the city, and they didn't have to pay their lives if they killed them.
After walking forward for a few miles, a second city appeared in front of me. Although it was not as tall as the outer wall, there were many guards on duty. Even with Quan Dong, the luggage carried by Ulutus and the others were searched.
"The city is now in a mess, and there must be people who are tempted by miserable people who have become evil and are not good for the princes. Therefore, when entering the city, the king specially asked the guards to search carefully." Quandong, afraid that Ulutus would feel offended, explained with a favor.
"It is the right thing for the king to do things with caution!" Ulutus replied calmly. Just as they were under inspection, another team of people came to the city gate. The guards on duty searched, but heard a man shouting at the top of his voice: "You little slaves, I dare to search for things from me, can you bully me? "
As he said that, his cavalry surrounded him and pushed and shoved the search guards, and his tone suddenly became unruly.
"This is the Prince of Chitai! I heard that his tribe was half robbed by horse bandits, so I asked the king for his tribe. For the sake of his uncle and nephew, the king rewarded him with three hundred herders, one hundred cows and one hundred sheep." Quandong pointed to a man riding on the horse's back and whispered.
Ulutus was a little amused when he heard this. Uchijin was really stingy, otherwise he would not give it, and he would give it more. He gave it to three hundred herders and one hundred cattle and sheep, which was not enough to get between his teeth. After all, there were three thousand households in Chitai at the beginning. Moreover, because a large number of cattle and sheep were looted, some people starved to death in the tribe of Chitai.
Chapter completed!