Yeguzhashi had 2,500 cavalry, but the Wuhuan cavalry only had 500. There were also 1,000 Northern Tartar herdsmen, 300 Shengfan cavalry and 700 Yuezhi cavalry. Among them, the Wuhuan cavalry was the most elite.
Equipped with light armor and carbines, one man and two cavalry; the Northern Tartar herdsmen are all half herdsmen and half cavalry, with different weapons and inconsistent clothing, but
They are familiar with the grassland climate and have strong survivability. When encountering sandstorms, a thousand cavalrymen were not lost. There are not many Shengfan cavalrymen, and they are mainly responsible for carrying baggage and ensuring supplies. The Yuezhi cavalry is the most unbearable. If it were not for Yegu Chashi, he would kill a few shouting
Looking at the Yuezhi officers who escaped, I am afraid that all the seven hundred Yuezhi people fled when they encountered a sandstorm.
So when they encountered the "broken army" led by Guancheng, the Yuezhi people shouted: "General Tian (the honorific title given to Wuhuan general in the vassal state), it's time to rest. Even if the people don't rest, the war horses have to rest. The wind and sand are so strong tonight
It’s so big that you have to camp in the woods to avoid the wind and sand.”
Before Yeguzhashi and others checked whether there was any danger in the thorn forest, they heard a Tartar cavalry shouting: "There is gold, there is gold." Several Tartar herdsmen immediately ran in.
Yeguzhashi was immediately shocked and said: "You can't go in." However, the Tartar herdsmen did not listen to him, and several Tartar herdsmen shouted: "A few money-grubbing Chinese dogs have escaped! The ground is covered with dirt.
Their things include gold, silver, armor and weapons, but those Chinese dogs have even thrown away their swords, spears and spears."
Yeguzhashi was furious. These herdsmen were really untamable. Not to mention their military discipline, the combat was also very bad. He was about to get angry, but when he saw a Wuhuan soldier and his mount suddenly fell to the ground together, he was shocked.
Just as he was about to draw his sword and prepare to fight, he saw the soldier immediately stood up, touched the horse's neck and apologized: "Master Qian Fu, our horse has been chasing for a whole day. If we continue to chase, it will die of exhaustion."
Other soldiers also took the opportunity and said boldly: "Master Qian Fu, there are only a few thousand of us. Even if we catch up with the prince of Han Dog, we will not be able to kill their tens of thousands of troops."
"Yes, the men and horses are tired."
"Everyone is too tired, please take a rest for the night, sir."
"If people don't rest, horses must also rest."
Yeguzhashi knocked his head. He guessed that Xuanyuan Zixun was in front, but looking at the tired eyes of the soldiers around him and seeing the tired horses, he finally couldn't bear it and ordered: "Everyone must dismount and rest."
, don’t enter this forest—Ememuha, come here, why is there a forest here?”
Aimemuha is the captain of thousands of herdsmen in the Northern Tartar Tower. This man was originally the chief of a small northern tribe. He was canonized as a captain because he was the first to follow Ligaotu. Aimemuha's nature is as cunning and fearful as a hyena.
He died and was the first to escape whenever he encountered danger. Therefore, his soldiers today are the most intact and they are all herdsmen from the original tribe.
Then Aimemuha rode up and explained with a smile: "Reporting to Lord Tianjiang, it is said that six hundred years ago, there were thorn trees everywhere in the north of the Great Wall, and this thorn tree was the national tree of the Roland people. The Roland people became Roland
We Tartars were forced to plant thorn trees everywhere."
Yakuchashi asked curiously: "What's so good about a thorn tree? It's better to have more fruit trees."
Ememuha continued: "The thorn tree likes drought and is cold-resistant. In the spring, the thorn buds and willows are a famous dish. In the summer, the thorn flowers can also be used for cooking. In the autumn, the thorn fruits can be used to make wine or be dried and used to cook meat.
It’s extremely delicious. You can cut some branches to make firewood in winter. It’s a treasure.”
Yeguzhashi was also surprised. He did not expect that this ordinary thorn tree had so many uses. No wonder the Roland people loved thorn trees so much. So he asked again: "Isn't the thorn tree full of thorns? Why do you guys
Everyone has gone in?"
Ememu laughed loudly: "Master Tianjiang, you may have misunderstood. The thorn trees on our grassland are different from the thorn trees in your Wuhuan Empire. They only have some thorns around the thorn fruits on the top of the tree.
But there are no thorns on the trunks and branches. So even if you go into the forest, you won't be thorned."
Yeguzhashi asked: "But why haven't I seen it north of the Jialan River?"
Ememuha said: "Because there is little firewood in the wasteland, people often cut down thorn trees when burning fires, so that many thorn trees have been cut down. Especially this kind of tree grows very slowly. It takes three years for a sapling to grow.
Grow as tall as a person."
There were a lot of withered and tender grasses in the thorn forest, and even some Wuhuan people's war horses unconsciously entered the thorn forest and began to eat it. Jegu Chashi did not stop him, but just said: "The Wuhuan cavalry are stationed in the forest.
Outside, the rest of the people can go into the woods to rest, but don’t go too deep into the woods.”
"Yes." said the soldiers.
Among the foreign soldiers, the Wuhuan soldiers naturally obeyed his orders, but the soldiers of other ethnic groups only obeyed the orders on the surface. In fact, after dismounting, they went into the forest to pick up property and armor.
The primary reason why all the foreign races united to attack the Holy Han Empire was that the Holy Han Empire had been suppressing the surrounding countries since its establishment, which resulted in the living space of the various khanates and tribes getting smaller and smaller. When the Wuhuan Empire united with other countries to attack the Holy Han Empire,
, all the countries united to attack the Holy Han. Naturally, from the perspective of the Holy Han Empire, their oppressive approach of oppressing the foreign tribes is understandable, and they also
In order to survive, it is also for the prosperity of the country and the nation. After all, after three hundred years of reproduction in the Holy Han Empire, land annexation has become increasingly serious. The reason why Emperor Taiqian created the Yajin Granary and forcibly conquered the people in the five cities in the north of the Great Wall was to alleviate the problem.
Pressure on domestic farmland. There is only so much land in the world. As the Shenghan people prosper, they will naturally occupy more land in the surrounding areas, which will continue to cause border conflicts.
The second reason is money. The Wuhuan Empire promised the vassal states that if they forced the Holy Han to pay compensation, they would be distributed according to the proportion of each country sending troops. The more countries sent troops, the more wealth they would get. Moreover, the property women looted by each country,
All belong to the soldiers of each vassal state, and the Wuhuan Empire will no longer distribute them.
The Holy Han Empire of the Central Plains Dynasty had high mountains in the north, dense forests in the south, the sea in the east, and thousands of miles of yellow sand in the west. There were natural dangers in all directions. The people living in the Central Plains not only created a splendid culture, but also created a lot of wealth. Only the Holy
In terms of the individual equipment of Han soldiers, the standard equipment is leather armor, three swords, cherry helmets, cloaks, and coats. However, in some foreign armies, even officers wear them.
Without leather armor, soldiers only have one weapon and a coat of the same color. Some armies actually require soldiers to prepare their own marching rations. For example, the herdsmen of Northern Tartar Tower cannot tell at a glance who is the commander of thousands or the commander of centurions.
Unless they declare their family status. Therefore, although the Wuhuan people disdain the greedy behavior of the Tartars and Yuezhi people in robbing equipment, gold and silver, it is understandable.