This time Lin Dan Khan gathered troops and not only mobilized the troops of Chahar Wanhu headquarters, but also recruited many tribal troops from Tumut.
Hardanbaatar is the right-wing commander of the camp. According to the Mongolian army's establishment, the right-wing commander has at least 1,100 to 1,200 troops, but the actual number is far more than this number. In addition to the cavalry, there are also auxiliary troops composed of slaves and herdsmen. The latter's The total number was quite large, so the number of people in their camp was close to 1,800 after Burigude and his men arrived.
There are six thousand captains in the whole camp, and Hardanbaat'er is one of them. This army is led by Asgen Wanfu (Wanhu). Wanfu's big tent is in the center of the yurt, and there is Asgen Wanfu over there. Gen's troops were directly under the command of Wanfu, so the entire camp had more than ten thousand cavalry (excluding slaves and auxiliary soldiers).
There are more than 10,000 cavalry, which is not a small number. The entire Ming Dynasty may not have that many cavalry capable of fighting. But the Mongols gathered so many troops at will. And this is not the number of all the cavalry under Lin Dan Khan. Lin Dan Khan’s camp is not here. This is just the camp where Asgen’s thousands of families gathered their troops. After everyone arrives, Asgen will organize the army according to Lin Dan Khan’s request. He broke camp and led his troops eastward, and then arrived at Baicheng, where he joined Lin Dan Khan's main army and jointly sent troops to attack Chaohua.
This time Lin Danhan mobilized at least 35,000 troops to deal with Chaohua. Such a military force was considered very powerful in Mongolia. You must know that in its heyday, the Nekarkha tribe only had 15,000 cavalry, and it suffered heavy losses in the battle with Nurhaci not long ago. Now the old, weak, sick and disabled combined can collect 78,000 cavalry who can ride horses and hold swords on the battlefield. It’s not easy for people anymore.
Even if Huahua now has the support of Hou Jin, Hou Jin's military strength is still limited.
In the Battle of Sarhu, Hou Jin went out in full force and used all his available troops, but it was only less than 30,000 people. Although this battle was a great victory, Nurhachi also suffered certain losses. In addition, after the war, Houjin attacked everywhere, and as the territory increased, the troops in his hands became even more insufficient.
After Xiong Tingbi took office, he steadily put a lot of pressure on Nurhaci. This was also the main reason why Nurhachi attacked the Inner Kharkistan tribe and forced the Huahua Alliance to relieve his worries.
Now Lin Danhan wants to teach Huahua a lesson. Even if Nurhachi wants to rescue the Nekarkha tribe, he may not be able to spare many troops. What's more, Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong is not a vegetarian. Once Xiong Tingbi seizes the opportunity, let alone protect the Nekarkha tribe. In Kabu, even the territory previously occupied will be taken back by Xiong Tingbi.
No matter from which aspect, Lin Dan Khan's 35,000 troops are sure of victory and have an absolute advantage.
This feeling is not only felt by Lin Dan Khan himself, but also by the Mongolians in the camp. They all look relaxed and smile. It seems that as long as they join forces with Lin Dan Khan, the next war will be sure.
The two brothers hugged each other warmly, and then Hardanbaatar looked towards the person brought back by Burigude. When he saw the carriage and Zhu Shenzui and others in the crowd, he was slightly startled. Before he could ask, Burigude leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.
After listening, Hardanbaatar nodded without saying anything, and reached out to pat Burigude on the shoulder. Buzhigude immediately grinned, and then chatted with Hadan Battle for a few more words, then turned and walked towards his team.
The camp had long been reserved for Burigude, and Burigude took his people to settle down here. In addition to his subordinates, Zhu Shenzui also took care of them. Not only did they allocate two yurts to Zhu Shenzui and the others, they also had three slaves brought over for Zhu Shenzui to drive.
He thanked Burigude and specifically asked about the rules of the camp to avoid getting into trouble because he didn't understand the rules.
Burigude smiled and threw him a waist badge and asked him to hang it on his waist. Tell Zhu Shenzui that he can rest assured that the camp here belongs to them. As long as they don't break into other people's camps with this reputation, they will be fine. There is no harm in walking around in the camp, but try not to go to other Qianfu's camps. After all, there are He can't control it either.
He just arrived at the camp today. He still has a lot of things to deal with there. Besides, it's getting late now. He asked Zhu Shenzui and the others to have a good rest today and get familiar with the environment here. He will come back to Zhu Shenzui tomorrow. Discuss transactions.
After thanking Buri Gude, Zhu Shenzui personally escorted him out of the yurt. After Buri Gude left, Zhu Shenzui noticed the three slaves kneeling aside and frowned slightly.
These three slaves are one young and two old. The younger one is short and looks like he is not even 14 or 15 years old. As for the two old ones, their faces were covered with grooves, and they looked older than Erezi before. The three of them knelt motionless, their heads lowered, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
As he got closer, before Zhu Shenzui could speak, he smelled an unpleasant smell.
These days in the grassland, Zhu Shenzui has gotten used to it a lot. When he first entered the grassland, the smell of ordinary Mongolians was too much. Even Mongolians with the status of Erris and Burigude were not much better.
Due to limited conditions, Mongolians rarely have the opportunity to bathe. In addition, Mongolians have different eating habits and often stay with cattle, sheep and horses. Most Mongolians also like to drink koumiss, which tastes fishy when mixed together. And coquettish.
No wonder the Ming Dynasty often called Mongolian Tatars. People who are not used to this smell can't stand it. During these days in the grassland, Zhu Shenzui has gradually become familiar with this smell, and has almost reached the point where he can live in an abalone shop for a long time and not feel the smell, and live in a house of orchid for a long time without feeling the smell.
But even so, the pungent smell of these three slaves still hit Zhu Shenzui's nose, making him frown.
Originally, Zhu Shenzui had planned to ask the names of the three slaves, but now he had no such interest. After thinking about it, he called Ma Shizhou directly, pointed at the three slaves and handed them over to Ma Shizhou. These three slaves were given to him by Burigude. As a guest, he could not refuse them, otherwise he would be slapped in Burigude's face.
Since it was given to him, he couldn't let them have free time. He asked Ma Shizhou to take them down to find a place to wash themselves, change into relatively clean clothes, deodorize them, and then start working again. Otherwise, based on their smell, Zhu Shenzui would be disgusted with them.
Zhu Shenzui has been on the road these days and has not had a good rest. Today is the first day in the camp. Although he is a little curious about the situation in the camp, Burigude also gave himself a badge. It stands to reason that walking around the camp will be fine.
However, Zhu Shenzui did not do this. It was better to be on the safe side when arriving at someone else's territory. At least, don't do it rashly without Buri Gude's company. It would not be too late to go shopping after you get familiar with it. Besides, he has been working very hard these past few days. Although Zhu Shenzui is in good health, he is also a little tired. He will have a good night's rest today and wait until tomorrow to discuss other things.
It was a peaceful night, and I finally got a good night's sleep.
This was the most solid sleep Zhu Shenzui had ever had since arriving on the grassland. Surrounded by Mongolians in this camp, there was no need to worry about shifts at night or the attacks of hungry wolves that wandered around the grassland.
At dawn the next day, accompanied by the sound of horses honking in his ears from time to time, Zhu Shenzui opened his eyes and stretched comfortably before getting up.
After washing up, changing into his robe, and hanging up the waist tag that Buri Gude had given him yesterday, Zhu Shenzui went out for a walk. Not long after walking around, he ran into Buri Gude who came to see him.
"My brother, did you have a good rest last night?"
"Thank you, I slept very comfortably. This is the best sleep I have had in these days." Zhu Shenzui told the truth. This sentence made Burigude burst into laughter. Zhu Shenzui responded like this, This made him quite satisfied.
He told Zhu Shenzui that he had made arrangements and the transaction could be carried out today. He ate all the goods brought by Zhu Shenzui, and traded part of them for cattle and sheep skins, and the other part for gold and silver.
After all, this is not their tribe, but a camp for gathering troops. Although they have supplies such as cattle and sheepskins, they don't bring much. However, he found someone to collect some gold and silver and traded them at the price Zhu Shenzui had previously offered. I hope he can do not mind.
Zhu Shenzui said there was no problem with this and told Burigude that he could trade at any time and that he would cooperate fully.
Hearing such an answer, Burigude was very happy. He slapped Zhu Shenzui's shoulder hard and grinned. He spoke like a brother, and was extremely affectionate.
The next transaction went smoothly. Zhu Shenzui returned to the yurt and asked someone to calculate the goods that had been unloaded yesterday, and then gave the other party a price. When he heard the quotation, Burigude narrowed his eyes even more happily, because the price quoted by Zhu Shenzui was lower than what he originally calculated. This was clearly Zhu Shenzui's deliberate bid for himself based on the original price. Discount.
"Good brother, I accept this favor. This time it was too hasty. Next time you come to the grassland, go directly to my place. I will ask for as much goods as you bring, and I promise not to let you suffer!" Burigude smiled brightly. , patting his chest to assure Zhu Shenzui and made a promise to him.
This was exactly what Zhu Shenzui needed. He nodded happily, asked carefully about the location of the Burigude tribe, and agreed to go to his tribe to find him next time he came to the grassland. Burigude also told Zhu Shenzui to carefully keep the waist tag he gave him yesterday and carry it with him next time he comes to the grassland. It is normal for tribes to migrate on the grassland. If he cannot find his tribe's location at some time, With this waist card, you can ask ordinary Mongolian herders nearby. As long as other people see this waist card, they will understand and help Zhu Shenzui.
Listening to Burigude's words, Zhu Shenzui nodded repeatedly, and at the same time asked curiously if they were about to break camp? Burigude said yes. He had just received the military order from Wanhu. Tomorrow would be the time to break camp and march eastward. See you later when he comes back from the battlefield.
