The two men looked at each other, and both saw doubts in each other's eyes: "When did the Han army enter the grassland? It may have happened before, but at least in my own memory, it has never happened before!"
It’s not that the Jin army has never entered the grassland, but they are all Jin armies from Hezhou. This small tribe is close to Liangzhou, but the Jin army from Liangzhou has not taken the initiative to enter the grassland to fight. This time it was overwhelming.
First time.
After all, since the Loop was conquered, among the states close to Yuanmeng, this state is the richest and one of the suppliers of grain and grass. In addition, it is at the forefront of the front, so it is naturally a competition between the two sides.
focus.
If Liangzhou, a poor place, wants to invade the grasslands, its logistics supplies have to be transported from other states, and there is no way it can be self-sufficient like Hezhou. Furthermore, although the Qiang people have been beaten to the point of fleeing, they are still there after all.
Therefore, taking into account various factors, this was the first time that the Jin army sent troops to the grassland from Liangzhou.
The herdsmen of these small tribes have also heard that there is another war in Bingzhou and Hezhou. As for the war further west, it has not stopped in the past few years.
But these things have nothing to do with them. They are all small people, and all they want is to live their small lives well. Those things are things that only the big people above should consider.
When they heard that the border market in Liangzhou would not be closed due to the ongoing wars in several other places, they were relieved at that time. As for the wars in other places, it really had nothing to do with them.
Although Temujin's Yuanmeng was mainly composed of the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes, it also swallowed up many other small tribes. Coupled with the current territory of the Western Regions, the composition of the Yuanmeng was actually extremely complex.
Even if fighting breaks out in other places, these herdsmen may not necessarily regard the Yuanmeng people who are fighting as their own.
Forcibly annexing so many countries and tribal peoples in such a short period of time, without time accumulation and integration, there will naturally be no hidden dangers.
Homo Chen Chong, who was leading a group of soldiers in front, saw the father and son carrying hada and kumiss, and waved to stop the group from proceeding.
This place used to be the hometown of the Western Xianbei tribe. Many of the original tribes here were actually people from the Western Xianbei tribe before. Hou Mo and Chen Chong were born in the Western Xianbei tribe.
Ah Shu, who was in the rear team, saw that the front team had stopped. At that time, he immediately went to ask: "Why has the army stopped moving?"
They are Dou Xian's vanguard force, and they must be in front of Dou Xian. Naturally, they cannot delay everything.
Hou Mo Chen Chong quickly saluted on his horse and said: "There are herdsmen appearing in front of us."
Ah Shu's seniority in the Jin army was much higher than that of Hou Mo and Chen Chong. His achievements were also higher than those of Hou Mo and his official position was also higher than that of his.
Ashu frowned, of course he saw the old herdsman and his son behind him, but he coldly ordered Hou Mo and Chen Chong: "Kill them."
Hou Mo Chen Chong looked at Ah Shu in confusion: "What?"
Ah Shu said coldly: "Kill them."
"What? Kill them?" Hou Mo Chen Chong asked again in confusion, "But they are old women and children. I will not kill old and weak women, and they are very respectful and humble." Hou Mo Chen Chong firmly refused.
Rationally speaking, Hou Mo and Chen Chong also knew that A Shu's approach was right. They did not have logistical support for sending troops this time, and they needed to provide food and grass by themselves. Along the way, they encountered herdsmen on the grassland, whether alone or not.
It is the most normal thing for a family or a small tribe to kill them and then seize their cattle and sheep to use as their own logistics.
But he is not a robot. He cannot think about things so rationally. He also has his own feelings. After the defeat and destruction of Xi Xianbei, they left their hometown and lived under the shelter of others. They lived in fear for so many years. In order to survive, they charged on the battlefield.
The most fierce thing is that they rushed to do any risky work that the Jin army had.
Now, after so many years, I have finally returned to the grassland of my hometown, but my first blow is to strike at my former compatriots. I am afraid that most people will have the same reaction as Hou Mo and Chen Chong.
"If you don't want to kill me, I will." Ah Shu said nothing and rushed out on Pegasus.
Although Hou Mo and Chen Chong were theoretically his subordinates, A Shu was not willing to push his opponent too far.
Over the years, these generals from Western Xianbei who defected to the Jin Army have been living in trepidation. Were they not the generals who surrendered to the Southern Xiongnu in trepidation? They always had to keep their tail between their legs!
After all, Xi Xianbei also had several concubines in the harem, and was much better than the Southern Xiongnu in this aspect. A Shu always wanted to save some face for the other party.
"Run!" Even though Old Wumeng was just a civilian and didn't have any long-term vision, when he saw this murderous army, he realized something was wrong.
However, it was already too late. At the same time that Ah Shu came on Pegasus, the bowstring in his hand had already been drawn.
The herdsmen on the grassland are instinctive in riding horses and shooting arrows. In this regard, the Han people can never compare, but these ordinary herdsmen and A Shu are certainly incomparable.
Lao Wumeng had some tricks up his sleeve, and managed to avoid one of Ah Shu's arrows, but the second arrow had already killed the horse under his crotch, and he fell directly off the horse. His son subconsciously wanted to save his own.
Father.
However, it was too late, A Shu's sword chopped off their heads with one stroke.
Since there are already herdsmen here, it means that there is a high probability that there will be a small tribe not far away.
A Shu took action decisively and led his troops to raid the small tribe. He searched the area around the small tribe and found no fish that had slipped through the net. Then he released the isolation team. A Shu led the soldiers and had a real meal in a happy mood.
prairie rice.
On the bonfire lit with Obo's support, a plump lamb was riding. The fresh fat kept dripping and fell into the bonfire, causing the bonfire to continue to dance with small blue flames. In the flames
During the beating, waves of rich aroma floated into the depths of the grassland.
"With more than a few hundred sheep, a 20,000-strong army won't last long. This won't work. We must speed up our pace and plunder more cattle and sheep to prepare our military supplies and plunder more horses before the enemy gets wind of it."
Replace the donkeys and mules we use to pull the cart now, speed, what I want is speed."
Sitting on a wool sheaf, Ashu turned over the lamb on the bonfire in front of him.
As a general on the grassland, he knew how to fight on the grassland better than other generals in the Jin army.