Chapter 9 The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook (3)
The last trace of light in the sky disappeared, and the grassland fell into darkness.
Outside the felt tent, Mengbao was tending a yellow sheep by the campfire. He was a famous warrior in the tribe, and he also hunted this yellow sheep. The tribe leader originally wanted to go, but it was difficult to catch yellow sheep at this time of the year.
Usually there are more in autumn and winter, but Mengbao refused. This was his prey. The meat was fresh and tender. Although the skin had to be handed over to the Tuoba clan in Youzhou, the tail could be kept. There was someone in Xiazhou who finished the tail to make a writing brush.
, the price is pretty good.
He once visited Xiazhou. It was a dazzlingly majestic city. The locals called it "Baichengzi", so named because the city was entirely white.
The merchants in Xiazhou are very cunning, but overall they are still satisfactory, because they really give money. With the money, Mengbao can buy various utensils in the city, which are urgently needed in daily life. But this kind of thing
It has to be done secretly, because according to the rules of the Tuoba family, hundreds of pieces of sand fox skin, yellow sheepskin, deer skin and the like need to be paid every year, and everyone in the clan has to share it, which is unbearable. But Tuoba
They would only pretentiously give some green salt and a small amount of very rough ironware, which was much worse than what was sold in Xiazhou City.
Furthermore, like a sick horse, after the old horse dies, you can eat the meat yourself, but you are not allowed to hide the skin, not even a piece of it. Collect them all and pay tribute to the Tuoba family.
Their Weicai tribe is not a direct descendant of the Tuoba family, and they are squeezed particularly harshly. Sometimes they are also oppressed by the Manu tribe, and their lives are extremely difficult. If it weren't for the abundant water and grass here in Dijinze, the patriarchs and elders would have been
So he ordered the entire clan to move as far away from the Manu and Tuoba tribes as possible.
"White milk, let the dogs drink it. Drink it in the morning and milk it at noon..." Mengbao sang a song to adjust his mood while cutting the meat.
The Tuoba family and their lackeys have been oppressed greatly, but can we still live a good life? At least the clan leader has been very obedient for so many years. He always said that the Tuoba family is the governor of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he cannot offend him yet and has to wait for the opportunity.
If you continue to wait for the opportunity, you will become old. The warriors of the previous generation of the clan waited until their beards were all gray but did not wait for the opportunity. I am afraid that this will be the same for me, right?
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance. Mengbao suddenly changed his color and immediately fell to the ground. After listening carefully for a while, he immediately got up and rushed into the felt tent and picked up a hunting bow. His wife was preparing kumiss.
, the two children were crawling around on the ground. When they saw him hurriedly entering the house to get the bow, they immediately stayed there.
Mengbao didn't say much, only whispered a few instructions to her, then untied the horse's reins outside the tent and headed towards the felt tent of the clan leader and clan elders.
Dozens of people have gathered there, including several knights wearing armor that is rare on the grassland. They do not look like members of the clan. The sound of horse hooves in the distance is getting clearer and clearer, but the clan leader is not panicked at all.
On the contrary, there was a faint sense of excitement.
"Mengbao, this is General Zhe Siyu from the Zhe family in Linzhou." The clan leader Wei Cai Sudu introduced.
Mengbao was shocked when he heard this. The Linzhou Zhejia family is a big family with the same name as the Tuoba family. Well, it is a bit shorter. At least on the grassland, the various tribes still recognize the Tuoba family more, and the Linzhou Zhejia family is still at the lower level.
At a disadvantage. But no matter what, they are still a wealthy clan, at least much stronger than their Weicai tribe.
The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and slowly stopped. It was hard to see clearly in the night, but with the dim light of the bonfire, there were still thousands of horsemen, and they were well-armed. At first glance, they were the standard equipment of the Tang Dynasty official army.
Mengbao looked extremely envious. When did he get to look like this?
"This general is entrusted with the orders of the Jiedushi Envoy of the Nanjun Army, the appeasement of the Pingxia Dangxiang Envoy, and the escort of the feudal vassal envoy Shao Shude, to conquer the grassland rebellion. The three tribes of Luoshu resisted the heavenly troops and have been defeated. The tribes were sealed in detail, and four of the fourteen tribes of Luo Yi were
Already surrendered, the whole Wuyi tribe fled in fear of crime. Now we want to take down Ma Nu, La'er and other tribes, Chief Weicai, don't make any mistakes!" Zetsugu Yu said in a cold voice while stroking the riding bow in his hand.
Meng Bao listened with fear and excitement. Luo Shusanluo lived in the south. He went to Xiazhou before and was almost robbed by them. When they were defeated, he could only applaud. Luo Yishijiuluo,
We have always been on the same page, but this time four tribes have been surrendered. I don’t know what will happen to the remaining ten tribes. The Wuyi tribe is a large tribe, and they actually fled without fighting. How many troops did Xiazhou send out?
But it was a good thing to conquer the Manu and La'er tribes! I already disliked them. If these two tribes were not relatively strong and there were many warriors, I would have already persuaded the chiefs to kill them. Mengbao took a peek.
Seeing his calm expression, the lower clan leader suddenly understood in his heart that he and this general of the Zhe family had probably secretly passed each other for a long time.
"Since the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have arrived, the Weicai Department must take orders." Weicai Sudu said: "The Manu Department seemed to have heard something during the day. They are still packing their things now, and they probably want to escape. Mengbao, summon them immediately.
The warriors of our clan are coming to fight with the heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. After oppressing us for so many days, the gods can no longer stand it, so they will take action tonight."
Mengbao responded loudly, and then went to gather people with an excited expression.
The manpower was quickly gathered, and there were about seven hundred people, all with horses. There were originally more, but they had no horses. General Zhe thought it was troublesome, so he asked the chief Wei Caisudu to stay behind to prepare the infantry.
I set off with the one with the horse first.
Mengbao followed Zhejiyu closely along the way and found that there were not only the heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also the men and horses of the Miwei tribe, Pang Qing tribe, and Xifeng tribe, totaling more than 2,000 horses.
This is really a big scene! I just don’t know if there are any other arrangements for the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Shouldn’t it be just these two thousand people? If there are five thousand cavalry, they will all use their horses and bows.
As for the elite soldiers equipped with iron armor, let alone the Manu, Laer and other troops, they can sweep across the entire grassland without any problem.
Dijinze is a huge swamp wetland. There is a huge lake in the center, and there are a series of small seas like pearls around it. The tents of the Manu tribe are distributed among them. They have the best location, the largest area, and the nearby pastures are also
The freshest and tenderest.
At this time, there was some noise in their tribe. Originally, everyone was asleep at this time, and there would be almost no movement except for the rangers who were on guard outside. But there was something unusual today. The tents were full of people and horses.
Neighing, dogs running around, barking non-stop, sometimes mixed with the cries of children, which is extremely surprising.
"Kill! Leave no men behind, but leave the women and children behind!" Oritsugu Yu pulled out his long horsetail and ordered.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly became louder.
About five hundred horses went ahead, and the bright horses looked so cold in the moonlight.
Mengbao followed closely with his own knights, probably more than a hundred steps apart, firmly controlling the speed of the horse, neither too fast nor too slow, keeping a distance from the front army. In the end, there were seven or eight
The hundred cavalry stayed in place. According to the usage of cavalry by the Han people, it should be called "garrison". They always didn't like to use everyone, so the two thousand cavalry were divided into three groups. Mengbao still had some ideas about this.
understand.
The bonfires everywhere in the Manu tribe's tents gave everyone excellent guidance. Five hundred horsemen rushed into the chaotic crowd of people who were moving like a whirlwind, and their horses stabbed into the chests of the Manu tribesmen. The knights
They were all veterans. They quickly threw away the handles of their swords, took out their axes and hammers, and rushed left and right in the crowd, almost entering a deserted area.
Behind them, some riders drew their bows and fired left and right, and some even had time to light torches and throw them into the tent, causing chaos.
This cooperation! Meng Bao was a little stunned. They must have been practicing together for seven or eight years, right?
He asked himself that his riding skills were better than those of the Tang Army cavalry, and his archery skills were no worse than them. Many warriors in the tribe were also like this. But when it came to cooperation and tacit understanding in marching and fighting, they felt that they were far behind. There was always endless work to do.
You also have to deal with the Tuoba family's reminders, so how can you have time to get together? Unless someone sacrifices cattle and sheep so that you don't have to work and concentrate on training, but how is that possible!
"Kill!" A group of cavalry rushed out from the diagonal stab. Without anyone else's orders, Mengbao immediately led the people to rush forward. Those were the people mobilized by the Manu Department urgently. Many of them were old faces and knew each other.
.New and old grudges came to mind together, everyone's eyes were red, and they soon collided with each other.
The sound of rumbling horse hoofs sounded again from behind. Mengbao took a peek during the battle, but the riders who had stayed behind also moved out. The ones rushing at the front were more than a hundred riders from the Xifeng clan. They had already surrendered.
Marshal Shao, there must be no way out. He must perform well today, otherwise he will be in trouble.
"The overall situation has been decided!" Meng Bao was determined, and his men became more and more powerful, gradually killing the old enemies of the Manu tribe to the point where they could not hold on anymore and fled one after another.
"Catch up with these dog thieves and leave no one behind!" Meng Bao shouted, drew out his hunting bow, shot one of them down first, then waved his mace and chased after them with all his might.
Behind him, war horses galloped, and fires were blazing. The originally peaceful land and lakes gradually turned into a hell on earth with corpses strewn everywhere. There were more than ten thousand members of the Manu tribe, how many of them could escape? Let alone
Of the 200,000 cattle, sheep, horses and camels, it is estimated that there is not much left, and they were all looted by the Tang army? I wonder if the Wei Cai Department can share some of it, it should be possible.
And just when Zhe Siyu led his troops to raid the Manu tribe, Zhu Shuzong also led more than a thousand cavalry, together with Mingwei, Huang Ni and other tribal cavalry, and rushed towards the pastoral area of the La'er tribe. Behind them, there were
Zhe Zongben personally led the 1,500 Zhe family elite cavalry. That night, three groups came out together. Taking advantage of the panic among the tribes in Dijinze and wanting to avoid the limelight of the Tang Dynasty official army, more than 5,000 cavalry attacked overnight.
, actually intending to solve the problem once and for all.
Well, it is unrealistic to do it once and for all, but it will work for at least ten or eight years, right? With this time, it will be enough to formulate the rules and slowly concoct them.
