At this time, we can see the importance of equipment. If there were no pocket watches in the past, it would be necessary to light fires, set off rockets, beat drums and other methods to coordinate the simultaneous actions of the army. However, in this way, when the army launches a surprise attack, the enemy will
The army will also immediately discover the clues, which will reduce the suddenness and give the enemy a certain amount of time to prepare. If it is not done right, it will easily trap itself.
But now, acting at the same time without any communication at all can minimize the possibility of enemy discovery, maximize the advantage of sneak attacks, and minimize our own losses.
"tread" "tread" "tread" "tread"
The thin but dense sound of horse hooves sounded on the grassland. Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the target, the soldiers got on their horses one after another, ready to charge at any time.
As the distance approached, chaos suddenly broke out in the distant grassland tribe tents, and bursts of shouts rang out. Soon, the entire camp was boiling.
The grasslands are never peaceful, and the killings never stop. Large tribes will look for opportunities to annex small and medium-sized tribes. Small tribes always want to develop and grow, because the weak will be beaten. Even when there is no danger of annexation, they will fight against each other.
Conflicts may also occur over competition for water plants.
Therefore, in this grassland full of survival crises, any tribe is extremely vigilant. Throughout the dynasties, it is not that the ancients did not know how to go deep into the grassland to fight for support, but it is very difficult to sneak attack on these tribes on the grassland.
Any tribe that can survive on the grassland will have how to make sneak attacks and how to prevent sneak attacks engraved in their bones.
Even if they encounter a sneak attack, they have contingency plans and will be prepared before the enemy attacks to deal with the attack of unknown enemies.
It is very rare for the army to be discovered at such a close range this time. This is because of the detailed and accurate intelligence.
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"
People from all directions began to charge almost as soon as the camp was discovered. With the help of bonfires in the camp, 10,000 people began to mercilessly kill the tribesmen from all sides.
How could a small tribe of 2,000 people, with less than 800 warriors in total, be able to withstand 10,000 professional soldiers armed to the teeth like wolves and tigers? Even the tribesmen on horseback were of no use. They charged across from all directions and could not pass through any wave.
All that was left in the camp was the pitiful wails of some people who were still alive, and no one was left standing.
More than two thousand people died, and a large amount of blood flowed out and stained the entire camp. The ground was wet when you stepped on it. There were stumps and broken arms all over the camp, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.
Even the strong wind on the grassland cannot blow them away.
When they entered the camp, Zhu Youxiao's group of people turned pale. Although it was not the first time for them to kill someone, it was the first time for them to kill so many people. Fortunately, it was very dark and they could not see each other's faces clearly.
Through the bonfire and the lit tent, Zhu Youxiao finally saw the dead bodies on the ground. He frowned and looked elsewhere. The sight he saw made his face become even more ugly.
This is not just how scared he is, although there are some, but more of them are other reasons, "Teacher, these are the Tatars? The latter refers to the Mongols, why can't I see any difference between them and my people of the Ming Dynasty?
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This is the first time he has seen so-called prairie people. They are completely different from what he imagined. There are no tall noses, deep-set eye sockets, and no blue or other colored pupils. No matter how you look at them, they look like the Chinese people from the Central Plains.
No difference.
"There is no difference in the first place." Wang Xuan shook his head and said: "In the past one or two thousand years, do you know how many Han women were robbed on the grasslands and how many grassland people they gave birth to? The blood of the Han people has long been the same as the blood of the grassland people.
They overlap and become one, making it difficult to distinguish each other."
"It can be said that since the beginning of the Wuhu Dynasty, the difference between the grassland people and the Central Plains people has not been much different. To say the difference, it is only the difference in living environment, the difference in culture and habits. In addition, in terms of body shape, the grassland people
Humans mainly eat meat and are stronger and taller than the Han people."
"Especially the closer you get to the Great Wall, the smaller the gap becomes. If you keep walking towards the north, the gap will gradually become more obvious."
"This is why I have never said that I want to kill all the people in the steppe. As long as the language is changed, after a generation, there will be no difference between Tatars and Han people."
Zhu Youxiao sighed, "If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that there is no difference between the so-called Tatars and Ming people."
"Not only are they Tatars, but they are also Jurchens. If you don't look at their hairstyle, they are no different from Han people." Wang Xuan patted Zhu Youxiao on the shoulder, "Okay, don't think about these things.
Quickly organize your team and find another place to have a good rest."
Zhu Youxiao calmed down and ordered his soldiers to bury corpses to prevent the occurrence of plague, slaughter cattle and sheep to make food, collect food from small tribes, and try to use every bit of resources. This is the essence of supporting war with war.
After burying the body and resting nearby for another day, mainly roasting the meat into dried meat to make it easier to carry, the group set off on the road again, heading towards the next goal.
After continuously destroying five small tribes along the way, we finally encountered the biggest hurdle along the way, a medium-sized tribe with a population of no less than 8,000 people.
Zhu Youxiao already had information on the various tribes he would encounter along the way, so on the way, he discussed with others how to deal with this medium-sized tribe.
If we are still surrounded from all sides as before, a big victory is certain, but losses are inevitable. The most feared thing is that we waste time afterwards and let Lin Danhan's golden account at the next stop get news, then the gains outweigh the losses.
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In Wang Xuan's words, they came to the prairie not to kill many prairie people, but to destroy the entire Tatar hierarchy and turn the prairie into a piece of loose sand.
It had just gotten dark, and judging by the time, it would be around eight o'clock. The tribes opposite were setting up bonfires, and it seemed they hadn't fully rested yet.
Several sentinels squatted in the grass and used binoculars to monitor the other side's camp. For about two hours, when the entire camp became completely quiet, they returned to the original route.
Zhu Youxiao glanced behind him. There were tens of thousands of troops, but more than 40,000 horses followed behind them. Most of them were captured along the way. Based on the information obtained by the sentry, Zhu Youxiao confirmed that this night attack was
direction.
Fifty thousand horses and twenty horse hooves. No matter how careful you are, you will inevitably be discovered by the enemy from a distance. So Zhu Youxiao simply gave up hiding. With an order, the army began to charge, and the horses behind him seemed to
Like a migrating army, they move quickly behind the army.
The horses running at full speed were very fast. On this endless prairie, the wind roared in my ears, and the horses' hooves rumbled, completely shattering the silent night sky. The rumble was so shocking that it made me sad for a while.
The whole Tartar camp shook.
The Tatars, who were awakened from their sleep, looked frightened. They thought it was an earth dragon turning over, but it took them a while to realize that it was a large number of cavalry charging.
The whole camp was like a pot of cold water poured into a boiling oil pan, completely exploding. The disheveled man ran out of the tent, gritted his teeth, waved his machete and ran towards his horse. No matter where the enemy came from, he would attack them.
I want to survive the night before thinking about anything else.
The cavalry that began to charge were not something that these scattered herdsmen could resist. They were like fragile trees in front of rolling mudslides. They were swept in but could not create any waves at all. Some of them were just blood flowers blooming in the air.
Especially when the purpose of the charging army is no longer to kill, under this all-out charge, to say that the mantis is blocking the car is to lift them up.
The target of the charge was the tribe's stables, where most of the horses rested at night. However, when the rolling torrent was about to rush forward, the horses that lacked their masters immediately realized that their lives were in danger. Instinctively, tens of thousands of horses began to follow.
He moved in the direction of the charge, trying to avoid damage as much as possible.
How could that simple stable stop the horse, which was almost on the verge of being frightened, and was easily smashed to pieces?
After all, Wang Xuan's army started early enough, and its speed was at its limit. Soon it got mixed up with the horses in front that had just begun to accelerate. When the army rushed through the entire camp, the size of the army of 10,000 and 50,000 horses expanded again.
, this medium-sized tribe has more than 10,000 war horses, most of which have followed the trend and joined the larger team.
From the beginning to the end of the charge, the total time was only half an hour. After the army rushed through, the entire camp was in a mess. Although Zhu Youxiao did not intend to kill too many people, the flood still swept many herdsmen in, causing heavy losses in the camp.
Of course, the most serious loss was the loss of tens of thousands of war horses.
The night was still so dark, and the leader of the tribe was so angry that he went crazy. Suddenly, the earth shook, and a group of enemies suddenly came and killed him. Then he saw that his tent was completely crushed by iron hoofs. The poor little sister who was just now was already on the ground.
The dust is mixed together and cannot be separated...
Until now, he was completely confused. He didn't know who the enemy was. He was completely confused. He was holding the pants he had just taken off from the guard in his hand. He stared at the enemy running away with blood-red eyes. His lips trembled for a long time, but he didn't know.
Dare to say the word "pursue".
It was too dark, and there were still seven or eight hours until dawn. If this was the enemy's plan to lure the snake out of its hole, his tribe would be completely finished.
Therefore, I am not a coward, not afraid of the army that is like a torrent of steel, but I am thoughtful. The leader gave himself a thumbs up, casually tied his pants, turned around and left.
In the dark of night, with the help of the stars and the sparse moonlight, Wang Xuan's army headed straight for Lin Dan Khan's tent.
"I don't know if the plan will go smoothly or if it will make the people of this tribe suspicious." Zhu Youxiao, who was on a horse running at a medium speed in the night, asked Wang Xuan with some anxiety.
This point is very critical, and it can be said that it is related to whether there is a chance to take the lead in Lin Dan Khan's golden account.
"You are thinking too much. Since the plan has been successfully completed, no matter whether it is successful or not, you have no chance to make amends now. Therefore, instead of thinking about whether it is successful, it is better to think of two countermeasures, what should happen if it succeeds, and what should happen if it fails!"
"However!" Wang Xuan suddenly changed his tone and looked at Zhu Youxiao next to him with a smile, "I personally think the possibility of success is extremely high. At least, until the sky is completely bright and the tribe can be sure that there are no other enemies around,
They will never let down their guard, and the tribe has not been beaten to pieces and fled in all directions. The more this happens, the more they will consider their own safety first. As for our goal, he can't think of it, and he will not forget this aspect. After all, Lin Dan Khan is
The most powerful man on the grassland, how could he easily suspect that our real target is Lin Danhan and send someone to report it!"
"You can think of it, it is great to use the weakness of human nature to design tactics. No matter whether it is an individual or a force, when encountering a life or death crisis, they will consider themselves first and then consider others. This is called a dead Taoist friend but a poor Taoist. Unless,
That person is more important than his own life, so do you think the leader of this tribe will feel that Lin Dan Khan’s comfort is greater than their own?”
"Definitely not. If my Ming Dynasty pays attention to benevolence, morality, and loyalty, there are too many people who are willing to shed their lives and blood for their beliefs. There are too many people who are thinking of the entire Ming Dynasty regardless of their own safety at this moment. This is civilization.
This is education, but on this grassland, there are only weak and strong predators. The law of survival is too simple. If you want to find someone who is willing to sacrifice his entire tribe for the Golden Tent, I don’t believe that there will be!" Zhu You!
The principal said firmly, with a deep sense of pride in his tone.
Wang Xuan also agrees with this point. Although he does not think highly of Confucianism, one thing he admits is that before Confucianism was in a dominant position, or in other words, before the Han Dynasty, there was no more rigorous concept of country.
Many great gods travel around the country and serve randomly.
If Lu couldn't do it, I would go to Han, and if Han couldn't do it, go to Zhao. But after the Han Dynasty, this was called a traitor. No matter what the reason, no matter how wronged you were, you could resist, but you couldn't betray the country. Loyalty was raised to an absolute status.
"You are right. The purpose of coming out this time is to test you. I hope you will grow. Eliminating Lin Dan Khan is just a goal, but now it seems that you have done a good job."
Zhu Youxiao also had a smile on his face. He was very convinced of Wang Xuan. It was not easy to get Wang Xuan's praise.
During the long night, Wang Xuan did not say anything more, but quietly followed the team forward. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not a people on horseback, but hard training can also develop superb riding skills.
One night passed, and when dawn came, looking at the mountain peak in the distance, Wang Xuan already knew that he was not far from his goal.