After hearing this, One Eye couldn't help but look in the direction pointed by the deputy pastor. Sure enough, a cavalry set off from a small tribal group station they had just passed by and rushed towards the area where the enemy cavalry in Outer Mongolia were located.
This scene made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
"If I remember correctly, Commander Zhao is stationed near Pingqian Tun, right? It was Pingqian Tun just now, right?"
One Eye pointed at the tent not far away and asked.
"Yes... yes, Chief Shepherd, that's Pingqian Tun, but when I just passed by it, I took a look and the people inside seemed to have evacuated long ago.
I just don’t know who is leading this cavalry. Isn’t this a fool? "The deputy pastor shook his head and didn't understand.
One Eye pondered slightly, glanced at the deputy pastor and sneered, "As you said, they had already evacuated.
Since you have known for a long time that the Outer Mongolians will go south, do you think these people are crazy? "
"Uh...but...isn't this looking for death?" The deputy pastor didn't take it seriously.
"Hmph! Do you still remember the first time we dealt with that Chief Zhao? What do you think of the dozens of people at that time?" One Eye said in a deep voice.
"This...is very strong!"
Although he was reluctant to admit it, the deputy pastor nodded.
If they had not had the numerical advantage at that time, they would definitely have been defeated.
"Walk!"
"Chief Shepherd, are we going back? Now we go back and the brothers really can't walk. This..."
"where to!"
When he saw One Eye pointing at Pingqian Village not far away, the deputy pastor was dumbfounded for a moment.
"Uh... Chief Shepherd, this place is only a few miles away from the Mongols. Isn't this too unsafe?" The deputy shepherd was stunned.
"No! It's too cold outside now, and the brothers can't stand it even if they camp in the wild.
It's already empty over there, so let's just go over and let the brothers have something to eat and give the horses a rest.
As for the Outer Mongolians..."
One-eye paused as he spoke, seeming to organize his words. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "I feel like they might be in trouble."
"Okay, let's go over there and take a rest first!"
One Eye shook his head. After running all day and night, not to mention his brothers, even he couldn't hold on.
In this situation of extreme exhaustion, if there is no place sheltered from the wind to rest, I am afraid that a large area of the brothers will freeze to death after tonight.
At the same time, he also had another guess. He always felt that there was Zhao Ming in the cavalry just now!
The crazy new commander who is not afraid of death!
"Brothers Balinke, we are just here to have fun! These people are too weak. Trade has made them no longer grassland people!
I don’t know what kind of credit we, Ba Alin, can get this time. Can we all improve our titles? "
"Haha! Brother Ketuo, I don't know, but I am sure that we will definitely get a lot of cattle and sheep this time.
I heard that these two units also hide a large amount of arms, which is also urgently needed by our unit! "
Two second lieutenants from Ba'a's neighborhood who were on guard outside were chatting happily.
Although Outer Mongolia currently has plenty of cattle and sheep, they are a large tribe and are still in short supply for small tribes at the bottom.
Next is arms, population and land.
Although Outer Mongolia still retains the tradition of archery, they also realize that with the regular assistance from northern Russia, their descendants are increasingly unable to use traditional weapons such as bows.
Therefore, the ratio of firearms and bows and arrows in their Outer Mongolian army is 30-70.
Originally, this ratio would only be higher, but currently there are not enough firearms to support the deployment of all armies.
The second is population. Outer Mongolia is in urgent need of population, especially young and strong men!
There are even female soldiers in their current army. There are nearly 10,000 female soldiers in the 30,000-strong army going south this time.
This is unthinkable elsewhere.
Logically speaking, if there are so many women, they will reproduce very quickly, and the total population will grow explosively.
However, the fact is exactly the opposite. Now their total population in Outer Mongolia is only 600,000.
This time, 30,000 troops went south, which was already a big deal for Outer Mongolia. In order to avoid another sharp decline in men, they could only allow more female soldiers to occupy a larger proportion.
The reason why the population cannot grow is because of the land.
It seems that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and each person and each household can benefit from a large amount of land. In fact, the natural conditions are extremely harsh, and the desert and Gobi occupy a large proportion.
And many people still live a nomadic life. If the population is not concentrated enough, reproduction will naturally be slow.
There is also the fact that alcoholism is more serious among Mongolians. Both men and women are extremely fond of drinking. A small amount of drinking is helpful for interpersonal communication, and excessive drinking...
"I heard that the superiors have heard the news this time. The current situation in Chahar is very unstable, and this powerful ancient country is now at the end of the war.
Listen to the meaning above, if possible, we can even really live here! Enjoy the fertile land here! "
The neighboring warrior named Ketuo suddenly said this mysteriously.
Balinke's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He could really see the pasture here. It was not very good. If they lived here for a long time, maybe they wouldn't have to live such a nomadic life.
However, at this moment, one of his subordinates suddenly exclaimed.
"Enemies! There are enemies!"
Hearing the sound, hundreds of brothers on guard outside all looked into the distance.
In the dark night, hundreds of figures appeared vaguely on the thin snow. It was almost midnight, and the fog was even bigger.
In addition, the fire here is soaring into the sky, and the opposite side is pitch black, which greatly limits the brightly lit field of view.
When they saw each other, the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred meters.
"Kill them!"
"Lord Zuoling! Should we report to the flag master?"
At this time, Ketuo had already hurried to the commander of his headquarters, Zuo Ling.
Zuoling is the term used in the previous dynasty. Now the reform has changed the name to battalion commander. However, some old people here in Outer Mongolia prefer to call the chief the title of the previous dynasty to highlight their seniority.
Hearing this, Zuo leader Li He just shook his head indifferently, "No need, we are just herdsmen of two to three hundred people. We are professional soldiers and warriors of the empire. Don't bother the flag owner with such trivial matters."
(Many Mongolians in Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia have the habit of using Han surnames, as explained above.)
"yes!"
Everyone heard this and thought it was quite reasonable. Isn't it as simple as killing chickens and sheep with just two or three hundred people?
Following Lord Zuoling's gesture, four to five hundred people began to gather.
Everyone held their heads high and their morale high. Their eyes were shining brightly under their sheepskin felt hats, and their faces were full of excitement.
"kill!"
Accompanied by a low cry, hundreds of roars sounded like a wolf king, and they charged towards the prey.
Looking at the enemy cavalry from Outer Mongolia who were also charging this way, Zhao Ming looked motionless, and the expressions of the brothers under the cotton armor behind him were equally firm and abnormal.
When they learned that Beishan was going to rush to the grassland, they had already sold their lives to Zhao Ming, just to be able to gallop on the battlefield.
In fact, this is a disease. Zhao Ming can be sure that once his brothers truly return to normal life, they will be anxious and furious, and even do some extreme things.
