A small river meanders away, with luxuriant water and grass beside the river. Some white yurts are built along the water, which are particularly dazzling in the sun. There is smoke from the kitchen, the sound of sheep bleating, and the barking of dogs.
At the door of one of the largest yurts, the tribal leader was whipping a slave. The scars on his face were twitching and looked a bit ferocious. The riding whip he raised high was whipped down without mercy, leaving a trail of blood on the slave's body.
The slave did not dare to cry out, or even dare to hide. He lay motionless on the ground and allowed himself to be beaten.
Perhaps the slave's attitude satisfied the tribe leader, and his anger subsided a lot. He put his hands on his hips and cursed a few times, and shouted to the people around him: "Tribesmen, the tribe leader sent someone to bring the good news of the conscription. Our tribe will send a hundred people to accompany them.
, Go east to Chang'an, the women of Chang'an, silk, tea, gold, silver, and food are all good things. There is a chance to make a fortune. If you want to go, hurry up and sign up. The opportunity is rare."
"I!"
"And I!"
Countless men gathered around him, their gazes wild.
A shirtless strong man said excitedly: "Last year, I made great achievements in clearing the grass valley. The chief rewarded two Han female slaves and one male slave. Unfortunately, the male slave died of illness. The two female slaves were fucked to death by me and they didn't give birth to a single child."
It is really unlucky for me to have a son and a daughter. I will definitely make more meritorious service this time and strive for more rewards."
"Hahaha, Mu Shan, you are a cow with lots of strength. You will definitely bring glory to the tribe this time. Do your best. The Tang people are just two-legged sheep that eat grass. They only know that they are holding useless books and have no strength. They can't defeat us.
"The tribe leader said with satisfaction.
"Chief of the tribe, just watch out." The other party's chest was slapped loudly.
"No, someone is coming." Suddenly someone shouted, pointing in one direction.
Everyone looked around and found that a large number of people were rushing towards them. The team was spread out. The tribe leader reacted quickly. With a sharp look in his eyes, he shouted loudly: "Erlangs, they don't have horses. Don't be afraid. Charge up and kill them all."
"kill!"
Everyone roared and rushed to their respective yurts, took out their swords, quickly untied the reins of the horses tied to the door, turned over, shook the reins, and urged the horses to rush forward. Their movements were extremely skillful.
Soon, a horse rushed up and joined them.
"They are not like the great Turks, they are foreigners, kill them!" the tribe leader drew his sword and looked up to the sky and roared.
The harsh climate of the grassland has created a strong folk custom. Everyone mounts his horse to serve as a soldier and dismounts his horse to serve the people.
Hundreds of cavalrymen beat their horses wildly and rushed out of the tribe, howling and screaming, and their morale was like a rainbow.
However, more people suddenly appeared from behind the hillside and charged forward quietly. Like the first people who came out, the formation was widely spread out. Even if everyone charged together, it would be difficult to knock over a few. The tribe leader suddenly realized
I was fooled, and the first two hundred people who rushed out were just bait to attract everyone to rush out.
"No, I've been fooled!" The tribe leader's face changed drastically, and he roared: "Quickly, disperse, stop them, use your speed to kill the enemy and protect the tribe."
"drink--"
Everyone roared, quickly turned their horses and dispersed, gradually forming a charge side by side.
However, the people who rushed up dispersed again, seemingly without formation and disorderly. In fact, they were in groups of three. The three groups formed a triangle, and the small triangles formed a large triangle, interlocking with each other.
After all, the tribe leader had some knowledge and felt something was wrong, but he couldn't see what was wrong. But with the tribe behind him, he had no choice but to charge forward, waving his sword and shouting: "Erlangs, protect the tribe, kill!"
Sliding down, the tribe slapped its horse's tail, and the war horse accelerated and rushed forward.
The two swordsmen blocking the front suddenly dispersed and slashed at the horse's leg with their swords.
It is difficult to deal with the concentrated charge of the war horses. Once they disperse, they will undoubtedly be left alone, and the horse's legs can be killed easily.
The war horse was psychic and jumped up high to avoid it, but when it landed, two spears came from both sides. One spear stabbed the man, and the other spear stabbed the horse. The tribe leader chopped off the spear with a knife, but the horse was stabbed in the belly. The war horse stabbed
He screamed in pain and rushed forward crazily, almost overturning the man on the horse.
Before the tribe leader could sit still, two arrows roared out, one of which pierced the leather armor of the tribe leader and penetrated.
"ah--"
The tribe leader screamed and fell off his horse. Before he could stand up, a spear pierced his abdomen like a poisonous snake, and a sword also came over, hitting him in the middle of his neck.
Several people joined forces and successfully killed the cavalry.
The same situation was repeated in other places. The horse bandits were familiar with cavalry combat and were good at individual combat. After practicing the three-three system, they were able to cooperate closely and fight alone, greatly increasing their lethality.
It was very easy for more than a thousand people to deal with the hundreds of cavalry that rushed forward, killing one out of ten and making the fatal mistake of spreading out to intercept them.
The idea of spreading out the interception is good, but it depends on who you fight. It may be useful against ordinary bandits, robbers, and even the army. If you don't know how to cooperate and fight, and combined with the joint attack of multiple arms, no one can withstand it.
After a while, all the hundreds of cavalry were killed and fell from their horses.
Luo Tong just had time to kill one person, and seeing everyone killed, he felt unrealistic. The mixed arms seemed to be really strong in cooperation. They could intercept, sneak attack, coordinate, and support. If you put it all together, you might be able to fight against him.
Everyone has to rush.
"Well played!"
Luo Tong couldn't help but admired that a thousand infantrymen faced hundreds of cavalry charges. Normally, even if they could win, they would have to pay a certain price. But looking at the people around him, no one died in the battle, and only a few people were slightly injured. Still, he didn't
Be careful with the majority of sprains.
Luo Tong didn't know what to say in this battle, so he just didn't think about it anymore. Ma Shan pointed his finger and said: "Come in, resist everyone, and kill without mercy!"
"Kill!" everyone yelled excitedly, screaming and rushing to kill.
I am a horse bandit, I am the best at this kind of work and I like it the most.
After a while, the team rushed in and killed the few who dared to resist. Everyone surrounded them and gathered in the square in the middle of the tribe.
Luo Tong rode forward with satisfaction. A man kneeling next to him suddenly asked: "Are you the Tang Army?"
"Who are you?" Luo Tong stopped and looked at the other person.
The other party spoke fluent Tang dialect and said quickly: "Little Li San'er, a soldier of Suzhou Prefecture, was defeated and captured three years ago and became a slave. Are you really a Tang soldier?"
"Suzhou Prefecture soldiers?"
Luo Tong stopped and looked at the other party. He didn't recognize the other party, but he did not doubt what the other party said. The Turks went east to clear grass valleys every year, and many captured the people and the defeated soldiers as slaves. He said: "I am the soldier of the Tang Dynasty. Get up and answer."
The other party quickly got up and said with a look of surprise: "I have been a slave in this tribe for three years and suffered humiliation. Can I kill the tribe leader with my own hands to avenge my shame? From now on, my life will be mys."
It belongs to adults."
"I'm afraid the tribal leader you mentioned is already there. None of the hundreds of people who rushed out survived." Luo Tong said. Seeing Qin Huaidao coming over under the protection of the Guards Camp, he raised his voice and shouted: "Brother, there is a slave here who calls himself Su."
I am a soldier from the state government, my name is Li Saner, how do you think we should deal with it?"
When Qin Huaidao heard that there were indeed slaves and that his plan to expand the army was working, he urged his horse to come up, looked at Li Saner for a few times, and asked, "How many people like you are there?"
"Sir, there are only about thirty slaves like me in this tribe, and there are more than fifty female slaves. They are all living a life worse than death. I beg you to give me a helping hand."
"Go and pick them all out." Qin Huaidao's eyes narrowed.
Not long after, the slaves were brought over. When everyone learned that it was Tang Jun who was coming, they were all excited. Silently, their eyes became more hopeful. They knelt down and thanked them. Qin Huaidao looked at everyone. They were all skinny, with dull faces, and in their hearts.
Inexplicable pain.
It is simply unreasonable that the people of the Tang Dynasty should be so miserable.
"Li San'er, you have two choices. First, bring enough dry food to go back, but it is difficult to guarantee whether there will be peace on the road. Second, follow us to kill the Turks."
"Sir, will you really take me in?" Li San'er asked in surprise.
Qin Huaidao thought the other party would choose the first one, so he asked in surprise: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Sir, I have long regarded myself as a dead person. I just want to take revenge. Besides, those who are defeated will also face punishment when they go back. Why not follow everyone to kill the Turks, make contributions and atone for their sins, and avenge their previous shame. However, I am weak.
, I’m afraid I’m not strong enough, but as long as I raise them for a few days, I can kill the Turkic dogs without any problem.” The other party said with his chest raised, vowing to do so, for fear that Qin Huaidao would not believe it.
"What about you?" Qin Huaidao looked at the others with satisfaction.