Under the night, Sugatha's beautiful eyes shone with a cold light.
She naturally knew how useful the two pieces of Qin equipment brought back by Lajia Gu were.
The grassland people lack copper and iron, but they can replace it with other materials to make it.
There are countless trees on the Helan Mountains, and herdsmen on the grasslands raise large numbers of cattle and horses.
Wood, leather, rope...
These materials can be used to imitate the anklets of horses and the tall saddles of Qin people.
Although the products produced will be crude and less durable than the standard metal equipment of the Qin people, it can ultimately provide the Yuezhi cavalry with a combat power bonus.
With the high saddle and anklets, the knight on the horse can let go of his hands holding the reins, draw a bow and shoot arrows while running, and wave his weapon during a charge to kill the enemy.
This was probably Lajia Gu's confidence to take revenge on the Qin people.
But Sugatha didn't think they could succeed.
Although she marveled at the effects of these two pieces of equipment, she knew more keenly that the reason why the Qin army's combat effectiveness surpassed that of the Yueshi was not just because of these two things, but because of its all-round crushing.
"The Qin army has more people than our entire tribe combined. Their armor is strong and can withstand the arrows of our Yuezhi people. Their weapons are sharp and can easily pierce the bodies of our warriors. Gather together
The formation of vehicles is the best cover for the Qin army’s infantry, which can protect their fragile food teams from our attack, and the crossbow arrows flying in the sky are their powerful weapons.”
"And they also have a cunning general, none of which our Kushans can compare with."
"Jihou's mistake has caused the tribe to suffer huge losses. More than 10,000 of our warriors died on the grassland. Now Kuishang can no longer afford the war."
Sugatha just wanted to lead her people back to the west of Hexi and was unwilling to fight the Qin people again.
But the return of Lajiagu caused problems in the evacuation plan she and Hou Miji made.
Even Marquis Xiumi was persuaded by Lajia Gu. He looked at the two pieces of cavalry equipment and was moved.
After seizing the land in Henan, the Kushan tribe occupied the Helan grassland, while the Xiumi tribe grazed in the Hetao grassland a little further to the north, where the water and grass were luxuriant, the land was fertile, and the conditions were much better than those in Hexi.
If there was a chance to defeat the Qin army, Marquis Xiumi did not want to give up the piece of fat he had obtained. The two pieces of cavalry equipment brought by Lajiagu gave him confidence.
Seeing this situation, Sugatha could only shake her head secretly.
Hou Mi Xihou, who had no independent opinion, was really torn between the two sides.
She could only advise her brother and tell him about the strength of the Qin army and its equipment.
Lajia Gu hummed: "Father was wrong before, we should not attack the Qin people's chariot formation."
"Although the Qin people's chariot formations are strong and their crossbows are powerful, as long as we leave with our horses, they will not be able to hurt us, let alone so many casualties. Therefore, the Qin people's infantry is not fearful at all. We only need to defeat their
That’s enough cavalry!”
"Although many of our tribesmen died, the Qin army is not much better. Their cavalry is less than 20,000. If they are released to fight with us alone, our warriors equipped with high saddles and anklets will definitely defeat them.
!If their cavalry dare not come out, they can only march on the grassland at the speed of a tortoise like the infantry!"
"We just need to avoid the main force of the Qin people and drag them down. The large number of the Qin army also means that they consume a lot of food every day. They eat grains that do not grow on the grassland. They need to come from fortresses thousands of miles away.
If it's brought here from the mainland, it won't last long."
"If we don't fight them, we will continue to guerrilla with them on the grassland. At most, in autumn, when the weather turns cold, the Qin people will not be able to hold on and retreat. By then, it will be our time to win!"
Sujiasha frowned and said: "Since the Qin army cannot survive for long, we might as well retreat to the west of Hexi and wait until autumn when the Qin army retreats before we come back."
"We can't go back to Hexi! The Royal Court has always had disputes with our Kushan tribe. Once we retreat, the Royal Court will definitely attack us, and the Kushan tribe can only stay here."
"And if we leave, the Qin army will retreat safely in the autumn, and they will come back next year, so we have to fight them here until they can't hold on and retreat, then launch a pursuit and defeat the Qin people. Only in this way can we
Let them never dare to come to the grassland again!"
Lajiagu was very convincing and believed that his strategy could defeat the Qin army. He scolded his sister and asked her to go and win over the Xihou of Xiumi, so that the Xiumi and Kushan tribes could stand on the same front.
Sujatha retreated silently. She recalled the crazy look of Lajiagu and Kushan Jihou when they besieged the Qin army's chariot formation.
"The Qin army is difficult to defeat. If we continue to fight, Lajia Guhui will destroy Kushan!"
"He is Kushan's enemy!"
Sugatha made up her mind, and after leaving the tent, she summoned a few of her cronies whom she had conquered.
The noble daughter of the Yuezhi's status in the tribe is not low. In addition, Sugasha is quite resourceful and intelligent, so her subordinates naturally have some power.
It's evening time.
Lajagu, who was directing his tribe to cut down trees and collect leather to make anklets and high saddles, received an invitation from Sujatha, saying that he was invited to come over and discuss important matters.
"What else is going on? I am busy."
Lajia Gu was a little unhappy, but he still took his bodyguard to Sugatha's dome.
In the warm dome, Sugatha was sitting quietly on the felt carpet wearing only thin clothes. Her exotic and beautiful face and curvy figure made Lajiagu's eyes light up when he saw her just walking into the tent.
The two guards behind him even made the sound of swallowing saliva involuntarily.
"What do you want me to do? The Qin army will be here in a few days. I have to let the clansmen build those two things as soon as possible."
Lajia Gu spoke.
He saw that in addition to Sujatha, there were two women waiting in the tent. They were lowering their heads and cutting the roasted lamb legs with the daggers in their hands. There was a faint aroma of barbecue. There were also preparations beside them.
Good drinks.
Sugatha smiled faintly, looked at the two guards behind Lajia Gu, and said: "Of course we have important matters to discuss, let them go out."
Lajia Gu frowned, and then when he heard Sugatha say something again, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he asked the personal guards behind him to leave the tent immediately.
"Someone wants to support Darasu."
This was what Sugatha said, and it was also the reason why Lajiagu's expression changed.
The Marquis of Guishuang did not just have one son, especially the one who stayed in the Helan grassland. The younger son Darasu, who was not yet an adult, had always been favored by the Marquis of Guishuang and was a threat to him.
He whispered: "Who is it?"
After Sugatha saw the two personal guards of La Jiagu going out, she stood up, walked over, and said to the two maids who were cutting meat: "You guys can go out too."
"yes."
The two maids responded and stood up with daggers in hand.
Lajiagu didn't pay attention and only stared at Sugatha in front of him. Her words were very important.
Sugatha walked up to Ragyagu and smiled at him.
"It's Chikeda and several thousand chiefs. Chikeda has a grudge against you and is afraid that you will retaliate against him after becoming a Marquis of Xi, so he came to me, hoping to get my support and help Darasu ascend to power."
Lajiagu's face turned green. Chikeda was the leader of the ten thousand cavalry brought back by Sujatha. He was very powerful in the Kushan tribe. If he supported his younger brother to seize the throne, it would be troublesome.
"The Qin army is coming soon, but they still want to cause civil strife at this time. I want to kill him!"
"I'll help you."
Sugatha chuckled and reached out to unbutton her clothes. In a moment, a fit and well-proportioned female body was nakedly displayed in front of Lajiagu.
"What...what do you mean? We are brothers and sisters!"
Lajiagu was caught off guard. As he spoke, his eyes stared directly at Sugatha's chest.
Sugatha smiled, moved her smooth body close to her, and said softly: "It's just because we are brother and sister that..."
She suddenly raised her foot and kicked Lajia Gu hard in the crotch.
This tough man on the grassland had already been disturbed by his sister's series of operations. He didn't expect this move, and he was heartbroken and fell to the ground screaming.
Immediately afterwards, the two maids who were not far away rushed forward together and stabbed the dagger in their hands into Lajia Gu's neck.
Looking at the blood spurting on the ground, Lajia Gu was twisting his body in pain.
Sugatha's face was expressionless.
While putting her clothes back on, she said coldly: "The person who supports my younger brother is actually me. Lajia Gu, you will only bring destruction to Kushan."
Sugatha looked outside the tent, where screams rang out at the same time. It was her people who were killing Lajiagu's personal guards.
Calculating with intention but without intention, everything goes smoothly.
Next, she only needs to take control of her younger brother, rectify the tribe in his name, and clean up Lajia Gu's influence.
Then you can take the Kushan people away from here and return to Hexi, far away from the Qin people.
"Time is enough."
Sugatha whispered softly.
The battlefield where the three tribes of the Yuezhi and the Qin people fought was two hundred miles away from Helan Mountain, and the cavalry could arrive there in a day or two.
However, the Qin army is mainly infantry. They only have more than 10,000 cavalry. It is impossible to send only cavalry. That would be too risky. Therefore, the time for the Qin army to get here is at least six or seven days.
She still has time.
By the time the Qin army arrived, the Yuezhi people had already left, leaving only livestock excrement all over the ground for the Qin general.