When a fool gets a benefit, he should hide it instead of showing it to Kou Ji.
If you get the ceremonial instrument in front of Kou Ji, Kou Ji will naturally confiscate it.
Kou Ji returned to the tent, put on his armor, and then left the tent. Liu Heng ordered people to collect the Chinese army's tent.
The group of people was divided into two groups again and embarked on the journey.
The direction of travel remains the same.
It's just that there are fewer soldiers and horses accompanying Qingtang, and there are thousands more horses.
The soldiers who supported the Japanese army took off their heavy armor, put on leather armor, and transformed into ordinary rangers.
The number of horses pulling increased from one to three.
The speed of the grain truck has become much faster.
Many civilians had their hands free and either rode horses or sat on the shafts of carriages, saving their legs.
When the group arrived at the gate of Danshan City.
The four thousand warriors in Danshan City have already been prepared.
Seeing that the other side was not a simple character, the Japanese soldiers wanted to stand in front to prevent any unexpected events, but Kou Ji refused.
After some greetings about performing for others.
The four thousand warriors in Danshan City successfully joined the team escorting the grain and grass.
The warriors in Danshan City carry a lot of things.
There are tens of thousands of horses and thousands of carts.
Not many people knew what was in the car.
The team escorting the grain trucks, instead of shrinking due to the departure of Qingtang soldiers and horses, actually grew much longer.
Kou Ji led a group of people through the empty Danshan City, rode their horses to a low hill behind Danshan City, stood on the low hill, looked at the distant southeast, and murmured quietly.
"The war against Qingtang's invasion of Huangtou Uihe should have already begun... I hope Huangtou Uihe Khan can get the news as soon as possible and lead his army to return for reinforcements."
"I don't want to run into them in Huangtou Huihe territory, otherwise a fierce battle will inevitably occur."
"..."
After muttering a few words, Kou Ji descended from the low hill, and the group of people walked quickly along the wide road at the bottom of the Daxue Mountain (Qilian Mountain).
There is no need to deliberately identify the direction, and there is no need to look for a guide who is familiar with the road.
The Snowy Mountains are the best guiding light.
The Daxue Mountain is a mountain range that stretches from east to west. The west end of the mountain is the junction of Huangtou Uighur and Shazhou Uighur.
Kou Ji and his party only need to walk to the end of the mountain to reach Shazhou, which is heavily surrounded by troops.
After leaving Danshan City, we traveled for two days.
Encountered some small groups of soldiers and horses in Huangtou Huihe territory to test.
There was no need for the patrolling horse guards to take action. The rangers, who were proud of the Japanese soldiers, took care of them.
Since the opponent was a soldier of Huangtou Huihe and did not carry gold and silver accessories or property with him, the Japanese soldiers attacked several times but did not achieve any big gains.
There were hundreds more horses.
It is worth mentioning that.
After Kou Ji opened the way, Zhang Yuan changed a lot.
In the past, Zhang Yuan always had a gloomy face wherever he went, and seemed to be scheming against others anytime and anywhere.
Today, Zhang Yuan has a free and easy smile on his face.
In the past, Zhang Yuan would not eat, drink or play with the patrolling horse guards.
Nowadays, Zhang Yuan likes to hang out with the patrolling soldiers and eat, drink and play with them when he has nothing to do.
Although the patrolling horse guards still didn't want to see him, he still liked to get close to them.
On the third day.
Passing by a Huangtou Huihe City.
Encountered a surprise attack by a yellow-headed Huihe army with thousands of troops.
Liu Heng, Gao Yi, and Zhang Yuan led their troops to attack and annihilated them.
The soldiers and horses in the sneak attack should be the elite of the city owner in the city.
Therefore, it caused considerable harm to Kou Ji and his party.
Dozens of the Japanese soldiers died.
Ten of the patrolling horse guards lost their lives.
That is, starting from this day.
Zhang Yuan no longer joined the patrolling horse guards, but led a patrolling horse guard team of more than 100 people, broke away from the large army, and began to wander around the large army.
It also starts from this day.
Kou Ji and his team began to grow stronger again.
I don’t know what method Zhang Yuan used.
Every time I go out with more than a hundred people, I will bring hundreds of people with me when I come back.
Kou Ji did not ask about the identities of the people Zhang Yuan brought back, nor did he ask what benefits Zhang Yuan had promised to those people.
From the attire of those people, Kou Ji could easily tell that those were horse thieves wandering around the territory of Huangtou Huihe.
What Zhang Yuaneng promised them was nothing more than money and wealth.
As the number of horse thieves recruited by Zhang Yuan exceeded a thousand, and they were floating around, word spread that a small group of yellow-headed Huihe soldiers and horses were responsible for a sneak attack, and it fell on the horse thieves.
The horse thieves seemed very convinced of Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan deceived them into working hard, but they were not hesitant at all.
The eighth day.
When they reached the middle of the northern border of Huangtou Huihe, Kou Ji and his party were attacked by a cavalry force of tens of thousands.
When the horse thieves resisted the Huangtou Huihe troops, more than 600 people died, but they still did not flinch and were always at the forefront when charging.
Kou Ji mobilized the patrolling horse guards and mobilized hundreds of tigers to run together, and cooperated with the horse thieves to defeat the enemy.
When the horse thieves cheered and shouted, Kou Ji probably guessed what Zhang Yuan promised to the horse thieves.
If these horse thieves can survive in the end.
They must have a place in the territory of Huangtou Huihe governed by the Danshan tribe.
What Zhang Yuan promised to the horse thieves was the future, the future.
It is a place where they can truly settle down and take root.
Horse thieves have no permanent property, and naturally they have no perseverance.
If you miss a hit, you will be able to escape a thousand miles.
Once you have permanent wealth and perseverance, you will naturally not want to run away any further, and you will naturally be willing to fight for your life.
No one is born a thief, most people are forced to do so.
The few who voluntarily become thieves are careerists, adventurers, and gamblers.
There is no such person in the team of horse thieves led by Zhang Yuan.
Because Zhang Yuan had already eradicated this type of people when he went to recruit horse thieves.
On the fifteenth day.
The number of horse thieves under Zhang Yuan exceeded four thousand.
Kou Ji and his party traveled through most of the northern border of Huangtou Huihe.
evening.
Kou Ji was about to give orders to the soldiers and when the peasants were packing up their pots and pans and heading off, Liu Heng and Zhang Yuan appeared in Kou Ji's tent with solemn expressions.
When Liu Heng met Kou Ji, his first words made Kou Ji frown.
"Fourth brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to travel tonight."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Reason?"
Liu Heng glanced at Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Our people discovered Huangtou Huihe's army fifty miles away."
"Fifty miles?!"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Our scouting horses have been dispatched fifty miles away?"
Zhang Yuan nodded heavily.
Kou Ji asked: "Why are you sure it is Huangtou Huihe's army?"
Zhang Yuan solemnly said: "The opponent's number is more than 100,000, and our people found the royal tent of Huangtou Uihe Khan and the golden wolf flag of Huangtou Uihe Khan among them."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said solemnly: "The golden wolf flag is the status symbol of the Yellow-headed Uighur Khan. If there is a golden wolf flag, then the Yellow-headed Uighur Khan must be here."
After a pause, Kou Ji continued: "Fifteen days have passed since Qingtang attacked the territory of Huangtou Uighur. From the time when the Huangtou Uighur people passed the news to the Huangtou Uighur Khan, to the time when the Huangtou Uighur Khan responded,
He led his army back to support and arrived here at just the right time.
It's just that the Yellow-headed Huihe Khan didn't lead his troops directly south, but chose to go east to reach here?"
Liu Heng pondered: "The Khan of Huangtou Huihe should not only have received the news that Qingtang is attacking the territory of Huangtou Uihe, but also the news that we have entered the territory of Huangtou Uihe."
Kou Ji was stunned, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Does he think we are soft persimmons? If he pinches us, it won't be too late to pinch Qingtang again?"
Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said: "I think this is what Huangtou Huihe Khan thought. Our soldiers and horses are all mixed together, barely more than 10,000 people, and Qingtang has 60,000 soldiers and horses.
They have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are the closest to us, so they naturally attack us first."
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother, what should we do?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Liu Heng, you lead the soldiers who support the Japanese army and sit here and let the civilians camp on the spot. Zhang Yuan, take your people and come with me to see Huangtou Huihe Khan.
Golden Wolf Flag."
"No..."
"Young Master, it's better not to take risks..."
Zhang Yuan and Liu Heng both spoke out.
Liu Heng even said loudly: "We are responsible for everything. If we all die, it will be your turn to take the risk."
Seeing this, Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Don't worry, I'm not looking for trouble with Huangtou Huihe Khan. I just want to take a look and confirm the opponent's strength and strength."
Liu Heng frowned and said, "That won't work either, it's too dangerous."
Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth and said: "If the young master wants to know the depth of the other party, I can send those horse thieves to try."
Kou Ji glanced at Zhang Yuan and said with a smile: "You worked so hard to recruit them to gain a foothold in Huangtou Huihe. If there are too many casualties, how will you gain a foothold in the future?"
Zhang Yuan said solemnly: "The villain can recruit another group of horse thieves."
Kou Ji shook his head, "Zhang Yuan, I see your loyalty. However, there is no need to test it with human life."
Kou Ji's eyes lingered on Zhang Yuan and Liu Heng for a moment, and he said: "I just looked at Huangtou's soldiers and horses from a long distance away, and I didn't do anything. You two don't have to think too much, and you don't have to
Worried about my safety."
"Just looking at it from a distance?"
Liu Heng asked in disbelief.
Kou Ji nodded seriously.
Liu Heng suggested: "I will accompany you and let Zhang Yuan stay and take charge."
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Zhang Yuan has always been an outsider to the outside world. He can't help but praise the Japanese soldiers and civilians."
Liu Heng hesitated again and again and said to Kou Ji: "Then you should be more careful."
Kou Ji nodded and asked Liu Heng to go out and arrange for the Japanese soldiers, civilian husbands, patrol horse guards, and horse thieves to set up camp.
He and Zhang Yuan quietly left the camp, took two hundred patrolling horse guards, and rode their horses fifty miles away.
A group of people rode fast horses and galloped all night.
When the moon was at its zenith, we arrived forty miles away.
Arrived forty miles away.
The group of people decisively reined in their horses and stopped.
According to the news sent back by the scouts, Huangtou's scouting horses were deployed about ten miles around.
If the group of them were to gallop on horseback, they would easily be discovered by the yellow-headed scouts returning home.
The group dismounted and walked.
After meeting with the scouts who were also guarding here, they walked to the camp where Huangtou Huihe was stationed.
The scouts led Kou Ji and his entourage in many twists and turns, bypassing Huangtou Huihe's scouting horses, and arrived at the place where Huangtou Huihe camped before dawn.
Huangtou Huihe's soldiers and horses were stationed beside a stream flowing from the Snowy Mountains.
Under the moonlight.
A series of white tents are connected together.
It's like the earth is covered with a layer of white.
The yellow-headed guards, carrying knives and wearing armor, were constantly patrolling around the camp.
The piles of bonfires in the camp lit up half the sky red.
Groups of Uighurs, wrapped in turbans and sheepskins, gathered in front of the campfire, barbecuing, playing soothing music, or wrestling.
There are not many people.
More people should rest in tents.
"That is the royal tent of Naye, the yellow-headed Huihe Khan..."
Kou Ji and his party were lying in the withered grass halfway up the Snow Mountain. The scout pointed at a tall tent in the camp and said to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji glanced at what the scout was pointing at.
The royal tent of Huangtou Huihe Khan Naye is very unique.
I don’t know if it’s to show status or to keep out the cold.
The royal tent was built on a high platform.
The high platform is built of wood.
In the middle of the camp, it is very eye-catching.
Four braziers were lit around the high platform, and the blazing flames burned in the braziers, making the entire tent red.
On the top of the tent, a flag hung high.
The flag flutters in the wind.
A wolf head is looming.
It is said that the golden wolf flag inherited by Huangtou Huihe Khan is golden yellow.
Unfortunately, the sky is still too dark and it is difficult to tell whether it is yellow or white.
Kou Ji stared at the king's tent and asked in a low voice the leader of the patrolling horse guards beside him, "Approximately how many people are there?"
The leader of the patrolling horse guards stared at the camp at the foot of the mountain and whispered: "Judging from the number of tents, there should be 140,000 people. Among them, there are about 100,000 cavalry, and the remaining 40,000 should be infantry.
I didn't see any sign of large-scale ordnance. There should be no large-scale ordnance.
It is more than a star and a half worse than the soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said thoughtfully: "If we fight against them, how sure are we?"
Zhang Yuan and the leader of the patrolling horse guards all stared.
Kou Ji saw the two of them staring at him and asked, "Is there a problem?"
The leader of the patrol horse guards said: "If we patrol horse guards all go out together, there is a 100% certainty that we can fight a way out among them. But there is no chance of defeating them."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Although the patrolling horse guards are strong, they must be supported by enough auxiliary troops.
Without auxiliary troops to drive the enemy to one place, it would be difficult for the patrolling horse guards to achieve effective lethality.
The heavy armored cavalry is very powerful, and its shortcomings are also very obvious.
Kou Ji looked at Zhang Yuan, who was staring at Huangtou Huihe's camp with burning eyes, and asked, "How sure do you think you are?"
Zhang Yuan licked his lips and said with a slightly trembling voice: "Thirty percent!"
Kou Ji looked at Zhang Yuan in surprise.
The leader of the patrolling horse guard was a tough soldier who had fought on the battlefield for a long time, and even he didn't feel that he was even 10% sure.