Alabayan is the younger brother of Dabu Haraqin Taiji and has a distinguished status.
It was very honorable for Irgen to invite him as a guest.
Haraqin tribe, one of the thirty-six families of Duoyan Sanwei. Also one of the top three.
The population is 50,000, and there are 10,000 cavalry.
In today's Mongolia, this is already a decisive force.
Both Lin Danhan and the Qing Dynasty must try to win over him.
The last time Lin Dan Khan was stabbed in the back, he was one of the promoters of forming an alliance with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Unfortunately, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties broke the agreement in the end.
This made Haraqintaiji very embarrassed and his prestige dropped seriously.
Therefore, during this period, the princes and nobles of Haraqin were active in various activities, hoping to close relations with various tribes.
"Dear Ilgentaiji, we Haraqin people will never sit aside and watch when something happens to our friends. Please allow me to take my team of 500 guards to deal with this with you. Arrogant Na Yan," Alabayan said angrily.
The Haraqin herdsmen he brought with him all started making noises. It is stated that the Haraqin people always fight side by side with their friends.
Irgen's face turned red with excitement and his whole body trembled. Haraqin people are too generous.
"Okay, let's ask the Alabayan brothers to raid the formation for me and see how I kill that arrogant bastard. Let's set off now, and then come back and continue drinking after we kill them. I'll also prepare some preparations for the Alabayan brothers. I have a girl who looks like a flower, hahaha”
A group of nobles, surrounded by guards, swarmed out of the tent as the horns sounded. All the strong men in the entire camp immediately stopped what they were doing.
No matter what you are doing at this moment.
Even if you kill half of the cow, you still have to put down the knife.
Even when playing poker, when the critical moment comes, you have to get out of bed.
This is the rule on the grassland. After the horn of the troops is sounded three times, if you don't bring all the equipment, ride a war horse, and hold a weapon, you will be beheaded when you gather in front of the big tent.
Alslen was playing with his son, throwing him into the air and catching him again.
Little Ana giggled happily.
Suddenly the horn sounded, and Alslen frowned. This season should be a time of peace. The Ming army has long lost the strength to sweep the grasslands in recent years.
The Mongols would only send troops to prepare food for the winter when autumn was high and the horses were fat.
There are no big tribes around. Who comes back to attack the Baiyin tribe?
"Abba is going to war. You and your sister don't run around. Stay at home with your mother. Do you understand?"
Little Anari nodded vigorously, holding a small Mongolian knife in his hand, and said: "Abba, I will protect my mother and sister."
Alslen twisted his cheek hard and turned to lead the horse.
At this time, when he heard the desolate horn bugle, his wife Wuyun Qiqige had already brought the horse over, and together with her husband, they saddled the three-year-old black horse.
"Who is Taiji going to fight at this time? It won't be Lin Dan Khan who comes to fight again." Wu Yunqiqige said uneasily.
Last year, Lin Dan Khan's 100,000-strong army marched all the way west to the Mongolian tribes north of Jiayuguan Pass, bringing serious disasters to the Mongolians in the desert.
"Who knows, these nobles, today I will beat you, and tomorrow you will beat me. I hope the eternal God will bless you, and Lin Dan Khan will not come again." Alsileng said with lingering fear.
At this time, his wife had brought the saber, spear, horn bow, and quiver. Alslen was a centurion and had a set of rusty chain mail and an iron helmet. Wu Yunqiqige helped him get dressed.
"Last year, Lin Dan Khan went all the way to the west, but he caused a lot of harm to the tribes in the west. Fortunately, he returned to the Vajra White City. I hope we won't fight him this time. The Chahar tribe and the eight battalions under him can easily dispatch a hundred thousand troops. The cavalry is not something a small tribe like us can mess with."
"Could it be Taiji's problem? Last year, it was revealed that thirty-six companies were secretly connected to defect to the Qing Dynasty. Lin Dan Khan came to cause trouble for us."
Alslen curled his lips and said: "Four years ago, when the Nenhorqin Tribe and the Qing Dynasty got married, Lin Dan Khan sent tens of thousands of people to attack their capital. Nurhachi sent Daishan to lead 5,000 reinforcements. In fact, the old slave The chief made it clear that he just wanted to go and see the situation. As a result, Lin Dan was so frightened that he gave up the city he was about to capture and ran away overnight. It would be strange if he dared to come to us for this matter. He has already been captured by the Qing Dynasty. Terrified."
Alslen put on his chainmail, picked up his weapon, and said, "Stop guessing. Keep an eye on the child. Stay in the felt bag and don't come out. I'm leaving."
After Alslen ran out, hundreds of cavalry followed him and swarmed away. This centurion was brought by Fujin of Irgentaiji when he married, and it was the most capable centurion in the entire tribe.
Huang San and An Sanxi have been stationed at Sancha Gang with their troops.
The terrain here is open and the Tuer River turns a small bay here, surrounding a small hill.
This small hill is only thirty meters high. The terrain rises gently. Although it is not high, the view is very good.
The Tuer River is very shallow, only three feet deep, and men and horses can easily cross it.
"Although this river is very shallow, it is also three feet deep. The war horses must stop here and then wade across the river. This will slow down the speed and give us the opportunity to fire two to three more shots." Huang San He pointed at the terrain. Explain the reason why he chose this place as the scheduled battlefield.
"First, let these tribesmen line up in front, facing the direction where the Baiyin tribe is charging. When these cavalry are close to the range of the bow and arrow, you have them run to both sides to leak out my musketeers. Just let them guard my flanks," Huang San continued.
The main force in this battle is Huang San's musketeer battalion, so they naturally have to obey his orders.
"No problem, my tribe can also fight. Once your muskets and five three-pound cannons defeat them, my cavalry squad and the 200 tribal cavalry can also rush in to chase them." An Sanxi said.
"Except for the seventy men of your two hundred cavalry, the rest are women and half-grown children. I don't know if it can be done." Huang San had some doubts.
After all, more than fifty of the seventy men were old men, and the fighting ability of the women and children was also worrying.
After all, the middle-aged man had just been beaten to death by An Sanxi. Otherwise it wouldn't be so miserable.
"It's okay, I fired a double-barreled gun into each of them. When they catch up, they can just shoot the fleeing enemy in the back." An Sanxi said.
"My cavalry team will each lead a group of six or seven people. There will be no chaos."
Huang San nodded. Since these tribesmen were led by quasi-officers of the cavalry squad, it wouldn't be a big problem.
There is no problem for women and boys on the grassland to shoot and shoot arrows in the back.
After all, he brought infantry, which could defeat the enemy, but there was absolutely no way to pursue them.
This is a natural weakness of infantry versus cavalry.
He touched his chin and remembered what his master had said during his lecture at the martial arts hall. The infantry in the Tang Dynasty were all mounted infantry.
There are horses everywhere on this grassland. It would be great if you could equip your infantry battalion with one person and three horses.
Just like the Anxi soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, one horse is for riding, one is for carrying supplies, and the other is for carrying ammunition and equipment.
When marching, one rides a horse, and when fighting, one dismounts and forms a formation.
There is no need to give yourself those good horses, such as Arabian horses and Don hippo horses.
Just these short Mongolian horses would be fine, otherwise the infantry's mobility on the grasslands would be too limited.
"Engineer platoon, prepare obstacles," Huang San ordered.
More than thirty engineers, carrying Luoyang shovels, rushed to the other side of the river and began construction in the grass.
Every other foot, use a Luoyang shovel to make a small hole as wide as the mouth of a bowl and one foot deep to prevent breaking the enemy's horse's legs.
The small hole in the grass was completely invisible to the galloping horse.
The Luoyang shovel is very easy to use, and a small hole can be made by just stepping on it.
At this time, a horse came running from a distance, followed by more than a dozen cavalrymen chasing him in the distance.
