There were not many people in the team, and they looked like fourteen or fifteen riders. Bashmi hesitated for a moment, then rode up to meet them. An old man asked loudly: "Where is the tribe of Ge Luotai?"
Geluotan is also a small tribe attached to Daman. He doesn't have much contact with Bathmi. It was only during this expedition that they met for the first time. The two had a few drinks together. Bathmi saw this old man.
With a face full of anxiety, he couldn't help but ask: "Old man, who did Ge Luo arrest you? What do you want to do with him?"
The old man had obviously traveled a long distance, and while breathing heavily, he said: "I am Ge Luotang's uncle. Something big has happened in the tribe, and I must see him immediately."
An old man in a family is like a treasure. On the grasslands with harsh environment, experienced old people are the most precious wealth of the tribe. The old man in front of him is nearly seventy years old, and the people behind him are also old people of such an old age.
They are very rare among nomadic tribes, and they are usually not allowed to go out and run around. Bashmi suddenly believed that something big had happened to the tribe of Geluotai, and pointed to the west: "I remember them, so you are over there.
Go over there and ask, you should be able to find it."
"Thank you very much!" The old man raised his riding whip, but then turned around and said, "I'd like to remind you that something big may happen to your tribe, so you'd better make preparations in advance."
Bashimi was startled, and just as he was about to ask for more information, the old man and his men had already hurried in the direction pointed by him. Although he didn't have time to ask what was going on, Bashimi was inexplicably upset. They
This expedition brought out almost all the fighting strength of the tribe. It can be said that the tribe has no defense power. If it encounters an enemy attack, it has no way to protect itself. At this time, seven or eight more cavalry galloped towards them.
Some old men came and asked Bashmi for the location of another small tribe and hurried away.
Several groups of people came one after another, ranging from three to five riders to nearly a hundred. They were all elderly people over sixty years old, some from small tribes, and some from large tribes. Each group of people was a professional.
In a hurry, someone also kindly told Bashmi that something big might have happened to their tribe and asked him to prepare in advance. As for what happened, no one had time to stop and explain to him clearly.
Bathimi was able to become the leader of the tribe, so he was certainly not stupid. He originally planned to assemble his troops and move closer to Daman, but at this time he made a decisive decision and ordered everyone to stay put.
Suddenly, there was a commotion from the tribe to the east of him. After a while, dust flew up and headed north. From a distance, it could be seen that about a thousand riders had left the desert and seemed to want to return to the grassland.
Immediately afterwards, another tribe returned north in large numbers. These sudden situations surprised Bashmi, because it was impossible for these people to have time to resign to Daman, and because of Daman’s cruel character, no matter what tribe these people were in
No matter what happened, they were not allowed to go back.
While they were hesitating, another group of cavalry came towards them, led by Ge Luotan and the old man who first asked for directions. Ge Luotan's tribe and Basimi's tribe were about the same size, and now he
There were only five or six hundred riders left behind him, and they had obviously also suffered heavy losses in this black storm.
Ge Luotai's face looked bad, and he greeted Bashmi on his horse and said: "Chief Bashmi, I don't know why people from your tribe haven't come to deliver the message, but please listen to my advice and hurry up.
Take your people back to the tribe. If you wait until Daman gets the news, it will be too late to leave."
After saying that, without waiting for Bashmi to reply, Geluoteng had already galvanized his horse and headed north, apparently fearing that Daman would send someone to catch up after him.
Seeing more and more tribes leaving the desert and returning to the grasslands in the north, a big man couldn't hold himself back: "Chief, what should we do?"
Bathimi held up the awning with his hands, looked towards the south, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go too!"
They had just walked out not far when they heard someone shouting from behind: "The Khan has an order, no one is allowed to retreat in the face of battle, otherwise they will suffer the disaster of annihilation!"
Bashmi looked around. Almost all the small tribes that were attached to the Turks like him had fled. He was one of the last few tribes to escape. He was still willing to stay. He shook his riding whip fiercely.
He shouted: "Ignore them! If they dare to catch up, I will kill them!"
As expected, the group of pursuers refused to give up and got closer and closer to them. The leader shouted: "Basimi, if you don't stop, I will release my arrow!"
Bathimi was chased by him in a hurry, and he also aroused the real fire. He turned around and shouted: "Are you the only one who knows how to bow and arrow? Brothers, shoot for me!"
The team of pursuers did not expect that Bathmi would really dare to resist. They were caught off guard, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten people fell off their horses. There were not many of them in the first place, and the opponents were all good at riding and shooting, so they were soon at a disadvantage. The leader
Seeing that the situation was not good, the man turned his horse and ran away, leaving a cruel message: "Basimi, just wait, I will definitely attack your tribe and make you unable to live or die!"
Several big men around asked anxiously: "Leader, what should I do? Do you want to chase after us and eliminate the roots?"
Basimi waved his hand, sighed, and said: "Forget it, it's too late. Everyone ran back. Obviously something big happened. Let's go back to the tribe quickly. I'm always a little uneasy."
After running for more than twenty miles, I suddenly saw six or seven riders coming in front. Seeing Bashmi and his party, an old man who was riding ahead was overjoyed: "Chief, I finally met you. A few of us encountered a wolf on the road.
We were in a group, and we managed to escape with great difficulty. Fortunately, we didn’t miss anything important.”
"Uncle, what happened in the tribe?" In fact, if Ge Luoteng hadn't persuaded him, Bathimi would still be staying in the desert at this moment. By the time these old people arrived, everything would have been too late. Of course, this man
The old man was his elder, and the time was delayed because he encountered a pack of wolves on the way. There was no displeasure in Basimi's tone.
The old man quickly said: "The new Khan has issued an order. If the people who follow Daman Khan on the expedition do not return to the tribe on time, he will make all the women and children in the tribe into slaves! Chief, it's too late, let's leave quickly.
Bar!"
Bashmi also heard about the fact that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty named a new Khan. However, he was in the army in Daman at the time, and the source of the information was relatively limited, so he did not know the details. But one thing he knew very well, in the grassland
Above all, strength is the key. Although the new Khan has the support of the Han Emperor, he does not even have a decent tribe, so how can he control the entire grassland? Therefore, most people who heard about this chose to continue to follow Da
Daman went on an expedition. But now it seems that the situation has changed. The new Khan took advantage of Daman's absence and forced the tribes to recall their own children. In this way, Daman's military strength will inevitably be greatly weakened. In fact, Daman's military strength will be greatly weakened.
, many tribes have escaped from Daman's control and returned to their tribes.
"Well, let's go quickly!" Bashmi said while beating her horse and running wildly. "It's getting lively now. Two khans appeared on the grassland."
The old man and Bashmi walked side by side and said loudly: "Let these two khans fight. Whoever wins will be the one we rely on!"
Bashmi laughed and said: "Do you think that if Daman wins, he will let us go? But I believe that if Daman cannot win, we will choose to follow the new Khan. We can't go wrong!"
Daman's own tribe only has more than 10,000 young men, plus some old people and teenagers, but only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. The closest relations with Guoman are Shekui and Tongyehu, these two tribes can at most gather together
Although Daman summoned an army of 200,000 to fight the Han Dynasty, there were only more than 50,000 people who truly belonged to his direct lineage. The new Khan's methods were powerful, and he was defeated in one fell swoop.
Daman came to pull the plug and forced the soldiers and horses of dozens of tribes, large and small, that were attached to Daman back to their respective tribes.
And the new Khan has the support of the powerful Central Plains Dynasty. The Central Plains Dynasty's army is not a coalition composed of various tribes. It is a unified army that cannot be divided and disintegrated. In this way, the war has not yet begun.
, the situation in Daman, which has lost a lot of support, must be bad, and the outcome of the war will not be much suspense.
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In the center of the Turun Moraine Desert, Daman roared at his men with a livid face. The heavy storm day and night also caused him heavy losses, and more than 3,000 of the tribe's young men were lost. Of course, this loss was different from that of Bathmi and the others.
In comparison, it is almost negligible. After all, there are tribes like Bashmi who blocked a lot of wind and sand for them on the outside. But as soon as the wind and sand stopped, those outside tribes all ran away like rabbits. Now only the ones who are still with him are
He himself, together with the three major tribes of Yehu and Shekui, as well as a dozen small tribes that did not have time to escape, had a total force of less than 50,000.
What made Daman even more furious was that the Han people actually captured his royal court and occupied his tribe, causing his men to be depressed. Even as cruel as Daman, he knew at this time that he could not continue to invade the south. Daman waved his hand and hit the target.
He held up his horsewhip and said loudly: "Everyone mount their horses, fight back to Sanmi Mountain, and take back our women, cattle and sheep!"
Tong Yehu hurriedly advised: "Kang, wait a minute! The Han people are cunning and will definitely set up an ambush in Sanmi Mountain. If we go here, we may be trapped."
Daman sneered and said: "Your tribe is safe and sound, so you can take your time. My women have all fallen into the hands of the Han people. If we don't take them back, how can our brothers fight with peace of mind!"
In fact, they still don't know that not only Daman's tribe, but also the tribes of Tong Yehu and Shekui have all fallen into the hands of Shi Danai. At this moment, the 10,000 Turkic cavalry under Shi Danai's command in the royal court are busy
Divide cattle and sheep, divide women, and reorganize new Turkic families one after another. Of course, even if they knew, there was nothing they could do. By the time they arrived at Sanmi Mountain, everything would have been settled long ago.
Tong Yehu didn't expect that his loyalty would be exchanged for such deceptive words from Daman. However, he was frightened by Daman's power and had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Kang, please calm down. I mean to send someone to bring Tanli and Bodin's
Recall the troops and concentrate our forces to fight the Han to the death!"