It's spring again when the grass grows and the orioles fly. The grass on the grasslands grows taller again. There are now more than 30,000 nomads settled near Kaiping Town. They are a new ethnic group, the Manchus, separated from the Tatars.
They are divided into eight tribes and nomadic between Kaiping Town and Xuanhua Town.
Because the Tatars did not graze here, the water and grass here were very rich, and because the Manchus were Jia Ke's slaves, they grazed here. Not only were they not discriminated against by the officers and soldiers, but they also received a certain degree of protection.
Nowadays, the life of the Manchus is much better than that of the Tatars. At least they can have enough food and clothing, and those who are willing to work even have some savings. The only problem is the lack of women.
Jia Ke did not leave them alone. On this day, Jia Ke, led by Liu Yu, went to inspect the pasture of Zhenghuang Banner of the Manchu people. This was the first time for Jia Ke to come among the Manchus.
As soon as Jia Ke entered the tribe, all the people who knew Jia Ke's identity knelt on both sides of the road and looked at Jia Ke feverishly. After Jia Ke's systematic brainwashing and Jia Ke's own mighty achievements, these people had already
Treat Jia Ke as a god walking in the world.
Kneeling at the front is Jirigela, the capital of Zhenghuang Banner. This guy has now completely evolved into Jia Ke's lackey.
The purpose of Jia Ke's visit this time is mainly to understand the current living conditions and combat capabilities of the Manchus. Although it is spring, it has only been five or six months since the Tatars went south. Jia Ke can't wait to concentrate on everything now.
A force to fight against the Tatars.
Jia Ke entered the central tent of Zhenghuang Banner. He was not polite and sat directly on the main seat in the center. Everyone was accompanying him on both sides.
Jia Ke first asked: "Jiri Gela, do you have enough livestock in Zhenghuang Banner? Do you have any extra horses?"
Jirigela immediately came out again, knelt on the ground and said: "Master, we in Zhenghuang Banner are very rich in all kinds of livestock, and our living standards are much better than before. The number of horses in our Zhenghuang Banner is two levels more than before, and they are all newborns.
The foal will come in handy in one or two years." The source of their livestock and horses were all military supplies that Jia Ke plundered from the Tatars in the last war, so whether they were horses or livestock, they
It is very abundant.
Jia Ke asked again: "If you have any difficulties, tell me if you can't solve them yourself."
"Master, if there are difficulties, it is true. Our tribe is full of grown men, and it is really difficult to manage them now. Everyone wants to marry a wife."
Jia Ke knew about this, and Liu Yu also reported it to him. But Jia Ke really has no way to solve it now. The only way is to wait until autumn, when he will go north to plunder the population.
Jia Ke was not going to hide it from Jiri Gela now and said to him: "You let everyone endure it for a few months until autumn. We will march north. By then we will have enough women to give you several wives each.
I'm afraid you won't be able to cope with it by then." After saying this, he also laughed. As a master, he not only takes care of food and drink, but also takes care of his wife.
Jirigela said embarrassedly: "Master, I really caused trouble for you."
After Jia Ke finished talking about these relaxed topics, he changed the subject and asked: "Is our place far from your original tribe?"
When Jirigela heard Jia Ke ask this question, he immediately realized something and immediately replied excitedly: "Master, it's not far. Every year we go south to spend the winter. This place is only a hundred or two hundred miles away from the original gathering place of the tribe.
Journey. Master, I will show you the way when the time comes."
Jia Ke said with satisfaction: "Very good, Jirigela, you are a good slave. I won't let you travel in vain until you reach your original tribe. Then you can choose the woman of the tribe leader."
Jiri Gela was even more excited after hearing this. Their leader's daughter Naren was as beautiful as a fairy, a hundred times more beautiful than his original mother-in-law. If he could go back this time, he would definitely kill the enemy with all his strength so that he could be saved.
The master gave Naren to himself.
Jia Ke asked again: "How many tribes are there in the north of our Xuanhua and Kaiping towns?"
Jirigela said respectfully: "Master, there are at least five or six large tribes and more than a dozen small tribes gathered in the north of our two towns. These people go south to spend the winter and rob winter supplies."
"Can you know exactly where they are stationed?"
"Master, there is no problem at all. We are raising the yellow flag, and there are many people from these tribes who can lead the way when the time comes."
Only then was Jia Ke satisfied, and asked casually: "We went over to plunder their original tribe, wouldn't they be angry?"
Jirigela said nonchalantly: "Master, what's the point? Isn't this how we came to the grassland? And now we are not from the same clan as them. It is a good time to strengthen ourselves by plundering foreign races."
Jia Ke was completely relieved. In fact, he was not very reassured about the original Tatars and the current Manchus. Therefore, he placed many spies among them. If there was any trouble in the Eight Banners, he would be able to predict it in advance.
Know.
Jia Ke then visited all the eight Manchu banners to let the bannermen know their masters. The brainwashing effect of Jia Ke was still very powerful. Now he has forgotten that he is a Tatar and is proud of being a Manchu.
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Jia Ke also watched the riding and shooting drills of these people. As expected, they were indeed a nation on horseback. Their talent on horseback was simply not comparable to that of the Han people born in the Central Plains. If their original equipment had not been so poor,
Even if he could defeat his original army in Kaiping Town, he would still have to pay a heavy price.
This time Jia Ke equipped them with horse bows from the Central Plains, sharp sabers, and fairly strong armor.
If they encounter the Tatars again, they can defeat their opponents who are two or three times more numerous at a very small cost.
Now Jia Ke, if these Eight Banners soldiers are dispatched, more than 25,000 people can be mobilized. This is a very impressive number at the border, and this is the number that can determine the outcome of a war.
Jia Ke felt that as long as he had these people at hand, plus the troops of Xuanhua and Kaiping towns, he would be considered a powerful figure in Jiubian.
After Jia Ke inspected the Eight Banners tribes, he also inspected the 30,000 troops under his command in Kaiping Town. These troops were entirely built with his own soldiers as the backbone.
There were 5,000 cavalry, 5,000 crossbowmen, and 20,000 Macedonian soldiers, for a total of 30,000 troops.
These people were originally elite soldiers from Xuanfu Town. Otherwise, they would not have survived in the harsh environment after being dispersed by the Tatars. In the end, they were recruited by Jia Ke, saying that they were recruits because they had not passed through Jia Ke before.
Ke's systematic training means they are said to be elites because each of them has seen blood. Now after systematic training, they can fight the enemy decisively as long as they are dragged onto the battlefield.
After Jia Ke visited the 30,000 regular troops in Kaiping Town, he held a large-scale exercise with a formation of 30,000 people on the grasslands outside Kaiping. The purpose of this was to let them experience their respective positions in the war. What would happen?
Next? How should it change? If an emergency occurs, how should we deal with it? The effect of this drill is still good, although there are some minor flaws. But there are no mistakes in the general direction.
Before the arrival of summer, Jia Ke basically patrolled back and forth between the Manchu Eight Banners and the Kaiping Town regular army, carefully assessing the combat capabilities of both sides. Finally, he concluded that the well-equipped Manchu Eight Banners, together with the Kaiping Town regular army, could
If a war breaks out, when both sides have the same number of people, both sides will probably suffer losses.
Now these two troops are the two swords in Jia Ke's hands.