The most common way to fight on the grassland is mounted shooting. Because everyone grew up on horseback, they all have superb riding skills. Unless there is a sneak attack, the defeated party will often escape quickly. The grassland is vast enough, and you can chase two teams of people.
I rushed, arrows were flying, it looked very lively, but there were not many casualties. But on the other hand, the living environment on the grassland was extremely harsh, and accidental deaths occurred from time to time. Therefore, the nomadic tribes on the grassland took life and death relatively lightly. It’s just that
Compared with the desert, the grassland environment has obviously become a paradise. Even the herdsmen who take death lightly are not willing to set foot there easily.
Now, what lay before them was to cross the desert without supplies, which made the herdsmen feel a little uneasy in their hearts. Some clan elders gathered around Tanley and Bertin, trying their best to persuade them not to take risks. However, the Daman faction
The Morey supervisors who came were watching eagerly from behind, not allowing them to flinch at all.
When Tanli saw the anger among the crowd, he suddenly felt something in his heart and lowered his voice and said: "Khan's army is right behind. If we continue to argue, it will inevitably arouse Khan's wrath. It is better to wait until we enter the desert and we can think of a safe strategy!"
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Bodin seemed to hear something, and waved his hand: "Brothers, stop fighting, kill the cattle and sheep quickly, and eat enough so that we can go on our way!"
Everyone was still unhappy, but they had no choice but to disperse. Burdine then took an opportunity to pull Tanley aside and asked in a low voice: "What are your ideas?"
Tanli gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Instead of working hard for Daman and dying, it is better to rebel against him and join the new khan appointed by the big man!"
Bodin hesitated and whispered: "Daman Khan has 200,000 elite soldiers under his command. The Han Emperor's new Khan has no soldiers. How can he fight against him?"
Tanli said in a deep voice: "I don't believe that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty would be so stupid to let the new Khan come to the territory of the Western Turks alone. The Han Dynasty will definitely send troops to help him. There is no need for us to charge forward now and waste our troops in vain.
, we should conserve our strength and wait and see what happens!”
Bourdin looked in the direction of Morey and pondered: "But will he let us be so relaxed?"
Tanli stretched out his palm and made a slashing gesture: "Huh! Then kill him!"
Bodin pointed to the north: "Daman's army is ten miles away from here. If we take action here, can you and I stop Daman's 200,000-strong army? Stanley, think twice before you act!"
Tanley waved his hand impatiently and said: "So I have to wait until we enter the desert before taking action. Don't worry, I have already thought about it carefully. I will kill them and throw them into the desert. The wind and sand will blow by and the bodies will be buried for decades.
It’s hard to find traces! If you’re afraid, I can just do it myself! However, if I defect to the new Khan in the future, you won’t be able to share this success!”
Bodin raised his head and looked at the sky. A large eagle screamed and flew past the clouds. His mood fluctuated with the big eagle. After a while, he still couldn't make up his mind: "Let's take a look."
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An hour later, the Turkic army continued to set off and officially entered the desert. In fact, these herders were no strangers to the desert. They lived on the edge of the desert all year round, but they just did not dare to go deep. Now they really stepped into this desert.
, I truly felt the horror of the desert. The desert was desolate, with no water source, no life, only endless stretches of yellow sand. At the beginning, there was no wind, and everything seemed very calm. But after walking for a long time, there suddenly started to blow.
There was a strong wind, and the flying yellow sand covered the sky. Even the horses were unstable. An extreme fear spread among the soldiers. Bodin had experience and ordered: "Quick, dig a hole.
Hide and avoid the wind and sand!"
Tanli sneered and quietly led a dozen of his followers back.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the sand and gravel blew on their faces, causing bloody cuts in an instant. All the people could only lower their heads and huddle behind the sand dunes with the wind at their backs, not even caring about their most beloved war horses.
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Morey also lowered his head, avoiding the wind and sand while muttering: "What the hell is this place!"
Suddenly a sneer came from behind him: "What the hell is this place? You didn't force us in!"
Morey turned around and saw Tanley holding a sharp scimitar and looking at him coldly. He was shocked: "Chief Tanley, what are you doing?"
He was speaking into the wind, but the wind and sand were so strong that he could only see his mouth opening and opening again, and all his words were blown back by the wind. People around him couldn't hear what he said at all. This made Mo even more confused.
What made Lei angry was that the wind was also mixed with a lot of yellow sand, which also got into his mouth, causing him to vomit.
But Tanli had the wind at his back, and his voice came clearly into his ears: "What are you doing? I'm here to send you on your way, so that you don't suffer in this desert!"
A flash of fear flashed in Morey's eyes, and he grasped the handle of the knife with both hands. But his action was still too late, and Tanli's scimitar took advantage of the fierce wind and came straight to his throat. Morey had no time to draw the knife.
, desperately stepped back, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his heart spread throughout his body, and his footsteps suddenly froze there. Morey turned around with difficulty, only to see a confidant beside him holding a scimitar, the tip of the knife
It was still dripping with blood. Morey couldn't believe his eyes and pointed at the crony: "You, how dare you..."
The confidant snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter if you follow Daman to death, you have to drag us with you! I still have a newlywed wife at home, and I don't want her to become someone else's slave from now on! Don't blame me, sir!"
Just when Morey was about to say something else, there was a sound of wind on his neck, a cold light flashed, and Tanli's scimitar drew an arc and chopped off his head.
The confidant had already abandoned his sword and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "Big Chief Tanli, you guys are willing to follow the leader and regard him as the new khan!"
Tanley did not pause at all, and continued to chop with the knife, cutting off the head of this confidant. Several of Morey's other cronies were shocked and drew their swords one after another, intending to resist. However, they were surrounded by Tanley's men.
Stop, he swung the knife randomly and turned it into a piece of meat.
Bodin, who came after hearing the news, was surprised when he saw this and asked: "Since they have surrendered, why do you still kill them?"
A ruthless look appeared on Tanley's face: "Who knows whether these people's thoughts are true or false. If the news is leaked, you and I may still be able to survive in this desert, but I am afraid that your, my wife and our children will be in danger."
.The only people in the world who can keep secrets best are dead people!”
Anyone who can control a large tribe on the Mobei grassland is not a kind person. Bodin also nodded: "Yes, be careful and never make a mistake. What should we do next?"
Tanli pointed his hand towards the south and said: "There is no turning back now. We can only continue to move forward. Wait until we reach Puchanghai, settle down everyone, and then send people to Shanshan City to surrender to the Han!"
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At this time, the raging wind and sand gradually weakened, and Tanley raised his arms and led the troops to continue marching south. Although Burdine hesitated, Morey and a group of supervisors had been killed by Tanley, and he did not look back.
Maybe, I have to grit my teeth and keep up. This walk lasts a day and a night, and the journey is very difficult. It is early spring, and the weather is still very cold. It is not bad during the day, but at night the water in the desert turns to ice. Most of the herdsmen are relatively poor and do not have much to protect themselves from the cold.
Clothes withstood the extremely cold temperatures, and many people froze to death in the desert.
We finally waited until dawn. When the sun rose again, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if they saw hope. The sound of rushing water seemed to be heard in the air. Suddenly, there were soldiers who came out to explore the way.
Report: "Sir leader, we found a lake ten miles ahead. The water and grass around the lake are lush!"
Tanli said happily: "That should be Puchanghai. Brothers, work harder and rush through these ten miles. Everyone will be safe!"
For these nomadic cavalry, the ten-mile journey was just a snap. The more than 20,000 people who survived the desert mounted their horses one after another with strange roars, and ran all the way in the direction pointed by the spies. For a time, the desert
The dust was flying on the ground, and from a distance, it looked like a yellow cloud rolling against the ground. The scene was very spectacular.
Sure enough, green grass and blue lake water could be seen not far away. Not to mention the knights, even the horses they sat on were neighing happily. No need for Tanli to give any more orders, everyone was pushing the horses desperately
, rushing towards the lake. The war horses have not eaten grass for a day and a night, and the grassland by the lake is almost fatal to them. On the grass, several cavalry who had previously explored the road were sitting on the ground.
, letting his war horse eat the green grass on the ground. This quiet scene made others want to fly over.
Soon, everyone rushed to the lakeside. The soldiers almost jumped down, loosened their reins one after another, and let the horses graze freely. They rushed to the lakeside. They marched in the desert for only one day and one night.
The water they carried was enough to meet their needs. They were not thirsty, but hungry, hoping to catch a few fish from the lake.
Suddenly, there was a shrill sound of horns and the sound of horse hooves all around the lake. Countless soldiers and horses came from all directions. Arrows fell all around them like locusts. In mid-air, a large eagle passed by again, shouting a command.
People's hearts palpitated. The Turkic cavalry were in a panic. Some people rushed to hold their horses. However, the horses had been hungry all day and night. They finally saw the green grass. They were not willing to give up easily. They couldn't even listen to their master's orders. There were also people.
Feeling that there was no way to escape, he simply jumped into the cold lake. The lake was rippling, and among the withered reeds on the shore, small boats were speeding out. The warriors on the bows were holding their bows and arrows, staring at the ups and downs of the lake.
Those Turkic soldiers.
Tanley was surprised. He didn't expect that there would be an ambush here. Just as he was hesitating, Burdine had already shouted: "Brothers, don't move, we surrender! We surrender!"