252. Chapter 252 Stepping on the homeland, there is no way out
The desert is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood.
Qian Wubing stood quietly on the low wall, looking at the quiet Liqian people in the distance, and let the sunset stretch the shadow behind him.
No one could tell that this town with a low wall surrounding it was the same village that was almost buried by the wind and sand two days ago. The low wall was not high, and it might not be able to stop their agility at all.
The foot soldiers, but if you are riding a horse, it is not easy to jump over it, not to mention that there are some specially dug sand pits a few steps away from the low wall. These sand pits
There were more or less sharp stones inside. Qian Wubing gestured with his eyes. If a powerful war horse crossed the low wall, one or more of its hooves would surely fall into these sand pits. When he thought of it,
The knight on the horse was crushed by the body of his lame horse. He couldn't help but shudder. At that time, the dagger in the hands of the Liqian man who was watching eagerly from the side would definitely not pretend not to see this unfortunate knight.
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All this was built in just two days!
Qian Wubing gained an additional understanding of the Liqian people. This was not something prohibited by military discipline or order. When they stayed here and encountered an attack that night, the elders decided to build defenses here, almost
The entire Liqian tribe moved, from the elderly to women and children. It can be said that except for those who could not move, almost everyone silently joined in the process of building this low wall.
It doesn't matter if there are no rocks. The houses in this town that haven't collapsed can be demolished. It doesn't matter if you fall down because you are tired. Someone will naturally carry you to a cool place and give you a bowl of water to wake you up.
Many people, with little need for supervision, rejoined the construction process.
It's no wonder that Qian Wubing's subordinates looked on dumbfounded. They also contributed to the construction of the mighty university, but compared with others, they seemed to be enjoying a blessing, especially when they saw
When they saw that the general named "Ben" on the other side was working as enthusiastically as ordinary soldiers, these people were shocked and shocked. It was better to be an official than to be unworthy of such a high status!
Someone slowly walked over from behind, Qian Wubing did not look back, and there was no one else except Zhu Ruoxi with such soft footsteps.
"These Liqian people are really impressive!" Qian Wubing said softly, the cloak behind him rustled, but it could not cover up his voice.
"If a tribe is struggling on the edge of life and death every day, if it slacks off, it will be in a situation of catastrophe. I believe that every tribe will become like this. Thousands of people are like one person, working together!" Zhu Ruoxi stood beside him.
, nodded slightly.
"It's a pity that there are a few of them!" Qian Wubing sighed. If this ethnic group were larger, maybe they could take root on the grasslands and in the desert, instead of wandering around like this.
Always worried about being annexed.
"Too much is not necessarily a good thing!" Zhu Ruoxi laughed. A little Mongolian prince had already made Ming Dynasty so uneasy. Just imagine, if Ming Dynasty's enemy in the north became them, they would face strong cavalry.
After the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers were not inferior to this group of people in the Ming Dynasty, and their number was tens of thousands. Do you think this is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty?"
Qian Wubing fell silent. He understood what Zhu Ruoxi said. Perhaps, at that time, the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty would be the Liqian people in front of him, and there would be no naturalization of the Liqian people at all. They would bring
They came with their cavalry and their infantry, and took everything they wanted from Ming's hands.
The martial spirit of this nation is simply integrated into their blood.
"However, if you lead the army in the future and have such a group of Liqian people around you, I won't have to worry too much about your safety!" Zhu Ruoxi leaned against him gently and said.
Qian Wubing's eyes lit up. To be honest, if he had such a force and the cooperation of Weiwu Battalion, he would not be afraid of where in the world he would go. Especially these Liqian people, except for
A few people speak Chinese, but most people still speak their own language and don't worry about others trying to fool them.
"Show kindness! Try to show kindness!" Zhu Ruoxi said, "Do your best to help them. With the eyes of their elders, they can tell whether you are sincerely helping them or just using them. I think they will always reciprocate.
Of this day!”
"I know!" Qian Wubing glanced at Zhu Ruoxi, who lowered her eyes and said nothing more.
A few days ago, they were probably the first Han people to understand the experiences of the Li people since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the elders' meeting of the Liqian people, they listened to Elder Lufa narrating the experiences of the Liqian people over the past several hundred years.
The war destroyed the city where they originally lived. The Presbyterian Church, which had existed for hundreds of years, made the decision to move north. Among their tribes, in addition to the Han Dynasty, they had their origins in the far north.
.Since there is war everywhere right now, leaving here is the best choice for the entire ethnic group.
They went all the way north, across the desert and across the grassland. Along the way, they stopped and went through many generations. They also found land suitable for their survival and found fertile pastures. However, one refused to compete with the others.
Ethnic groups with harmonious tribes will inevitably be coveted by larger forces when they annex smaller tribes.
When the population was at its most prosperous, they were said to have reached more than 30,000 people, and even established their own city. Unfortunately, when the city began to take shape, the surrounding hostile forces united to launch an attack on them, regardless of
Whether it is a desert or a grassland, or even the plains and mountains beyond the grassland, to the local people, they are always a foreign race.
Even after they returned to the place where their ethnic group was said to have originated, they were still regarded as aliens. Although the locals who should be their ethnic group had the same appearance and hair color as them, they
Their language and culture are no longer the same thing. After thousands of years of evolution, they have become orphans who can no longer find their roots.
Starting from the Presbyterian Council of the previous generation, after the proposal of the Presbyterian Council and the vote of everyone in the entire ethnic group, they made the decision to go home. Their home is no longer the illusory place of origin, and no longer treats them as such.
The lambs are like the grassland and desert of Qiu Kou. Their home is the powerful empire on the other side of the grassland.
After so many years of wandering and fighting, they are no longer afraid of fighting. What they need is just a place to live, a place where they can be protected by strong people and don't have to wander around. Therefore, they took everything they could with them.
East and West, heading towards the land that their ancestors left hundreds of years ago. Since that extremely powerful empire accepted them for the first time, they firmly believed that it would definitely accept them for the second time.
The inheritance of the language and culture of that powerful empire in this tribe has never been cut off, which also proves that in their tribe, this idea existed a long time ago and has never died out.
Now, they finally set foot on the land of their homeland. Although this desolate town is worse than many places they have been to, this is their homeland. Standing on their homeland, they have no good intentions towards anyone.
The enemy will not retreat any longer, and they have no way to retreat.
The clatter of horse hooves sounded from behind. Qian Wubing saw the smoke in the distance and walked off the low wall.
The Liqian people are definitely not a nomadic people. Although they have captured a lot of horses, the cavalry only accounts for a very small part of their military establishment as a combat force. Qian Wubing understands this and raises three thousand cavalry.
He raised three thousand steps, that root
There are two concepts. With the Liqian tribe of less than 10,000 people, they cannot afford so many cavalry anyway. Therefore, apart from scouts and officers, the horses in their tribe are mostly used for transportation.
Tools or edible livestock existed.
This is cheap and cost-effective.
At least half of Qian Wubing's men now have their own mounts. Especially these war horses were captured from the Mongols. They don't need any training at all. They can put on the bridle and saddle and use them. Get
Since the Ming army on horseback does not need to intervene in the matter of building the city wall, this rebuke
When the incident happened, it naturally fell on them. Fortunately, these subordinates of Qian Wubing were all selected from the martial arts test. There were not a few knights who could be selected from them. If this was another ordinary army of 500 people,
, I am afraid that even if the war horses were placed in front of them, they would not be able to pick out so many knights.
"It's our messenger who's back!" When Qian Wubing saw that he was riding alone, he immediately understood. If these were the scouts sent out, they should at least be in a team of three. He turned back to Zhu Ruoxi and said, "Follow me.
have a look!"
"I won't go, I'll go over there to rest!" Zhu Ruoxi shook her head. She was now afraid of hearing the news from Anhua.
"My lord!" Yan Jiu jumped off the horse and threw the reins to the sergeant beside him: "My subordinate brought back a letter from Eunuch Zhang!"
Qian Wubing took the letter, read it quickly, and held it in his arms. Since Zhang Yong agreed to report this matter to the court, it would not take too long before the court knew about it. But Prince Anhua and his son, indeed,
Being escorted to Beijing should be good news for Zhu Ruoxi. At least she knows that her relatives are still alive!
"Where is Luoshui?" He looked behind Yan Jiu: "When you came back, had he not left the city yet?"
"Sir, my subordinates and Luo Baihu entered the city together. However, it took some time for Master Yang to dispatch manpower and food for you. However, Luo Shui asked me to bring a message to you. It will be noon tomorrow at the latest. If he can bring it,
Sir Yang's reinforcements and food are here, please feel at ease!"