The personalities of many nomadic peoples are actually very different.
Some nomads are highly aggressive.
Some are more laid-back and happy-go-lucky.
Others are proficient in commerce and like to trade supplies among various tribes.
But all nomadic peoples have one characteristic, that is, they are very good to their cattle, sheep and horses. Even when some calves are just born, the herdsmen will take care of them all night for fear that they will not survive.
If there are no cattle, sheep and horses, it means the demise of the nomadic people.
Nomads also determine wealth based on the number of cattle, sheep and horses.
A tribe with many cattle, sheep and horses would not be much weaker no matter how weak it was.
For a tribe with few cattle, sheep and horses, no matter how strong it is, its strength is limited.
But today is different.
The cattle that were usually treasured to death by the Huns were directly dragged out and slaughtered by the soldiers.
You can’t take it with you anyway, so you can eat as much as you can.
Of course, no matter which tribe you belong to, everyone still needs war horses. As long as you hold the leading war horse, you won't have to worry about the horses behind not following.
The great thing is that when you are rushing, a small part of it is lost.
After a while, the entire tribe camp was filled with heat, and the aroma of beef and mutton mixed together, making people salivate after smelling it.
Simmer over high heat, and when you pick up a piece of ribs, the meat falls directly from the top, which shows how crispy it is in the stew.
For nomadic peoples like the Huns, slaves would pick up dung almost every day. The cow dung would be dried and piled up. This was the best fuel.
There are also opinions about cow dung, and the effects of cow dung produced in different seasons are different.
Cow dung in the summer turns white when dried and is very powerful.
After cows eat dry grass in winter, the cow dung will be black and yellow, soft and weak in fire.
Looking at the piles of white cow dung, anyone who knows anything knows that this tribe's logistics are quite good.
We usually use white cow dung sparingly, but it comes in handy in winter. Generally, we use low-quality ones.
But Xia soldiers don't care about so many, and they just take out the good materials. The Huns generally save them and just put four or five pieces.
Hey, the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom just took a dozen pieces of white cow dung and threw it in. This firepower is fierce. If you burn some more, you can make iron.
With such strong firepower, any meat, let alone beef, can be cooked to a pulp.
There is a special sauce in the beef. The border troops usually bring two or three kinds of sauce with them when they come out. This sauce is also the result of the latest research and is as hard as a stone.
Just throw it into a pot and it will melt. It's simple to make, but it's time-consuming. It's almost the ultimate concentrated version of cooking it nine times in a row.
There are ones specifically for cooking mutton, and there are ones specifically for cooking beef and horse meat.
It not only removes the fishy smell but also removes the smell, especially the Chinese medicinal materials added in it, which can strengthen the spleen and eliminate food.
After drinking a large glass of kumiss, General Gao took a pot of beef and mutton and ate it continuously. After eating two or three kilograms of meat, he drank three large mouthfuls of soup and exhaled a long stream of hot air. Suddenly, the whole world was filled with excitement. It's bright.
After touching his mouth, General Gao's face turned red.
There is nothing more comfortable than eating meat and wine after a while of fighting.
After burping, I started writing march and battle reports.
This kind of report is not compulsory to be handed in, but as a point in the promotion assessment, generals who can read and write will basically write it.
Not long after, a soldier walked in.
"General Gao, everyone is here and waiting outside."
General Gao immediately closed the book and called everyone in.
A dozen women walked in sparsely.
"The slave family is waiting to see General Gao~~~!"
General Gao gave a weak support and asked.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
When it comes to eating, these women immediately start chirping.
"This is the first time in so many days that I'm full."
“You can also eat mutton and beef~~~”
"I heard that the Xiongnu chief was killed?"
"Yes, I have seen that the clan leader in the tent was cut into pieces with daggers."
"He deserves it, hahahaha, I, the Xia people, will definitely not let him go so easily!"
At first, everyone was talking about food. When they learned that the patriarch was dead, the women suddenly showed expressions of gnashing teeth.
Many people still had hatred on their faces. If the clan leader hadn't been sliced into sashimi, they might have wanted to whip the corpse again.
"Okay, be quiet!"
General Gao roared, and everyone was silent for a moment, looking at him with pitiful eyes.
General Gao cleared his throat and said.
"I asked you to come here today to discuss, where should you go?"
The girls looked at each other, their faces full of confusion and uneasiness.
The woman who beheaded the tribe leader alive was slightly puzzled.
"General, I, we want to go home, can you send us to Taihuang County?"
General Gao sighed helplessly.
"We have other things to do, and we may not be able to return to Moshuang County for the time being."
The women suddenly became anxious. They were imprisoned, ravaged, without enough food and clothing, and watched their relatives, friends, and teammates being killed in front of their eyes.
After such an experience, they are not crazy yet, even if their nerves are relatively strong.
Seeing that they were a little uneasy, General Gao also had troubles that he couldn't tell. He was so excited when he saved people, but now that the kit is open, if he can't complete it, he might be beheaded when he goes back.
Marquis Wu'an's military orders were obtained by killing people.
Even though the battle damage rate of the frontier troops was not high, there were not many soldiers executed internally. The red lines strictly stipulated by military law meant that anyone who touched them would die.
The women looked sad. The leading woman did not cry, but asked.
"General, do you have anything else to do?"
General Gao said calmly.
"This is a military secret and it is inconvenient to tell."
The woman then said, "General, if we can't go back, can we follow the general? When your army returns, we can go back together?"
General Gao glanced at her and let out a long sigh.
"Although our mission is kept secret, it requires a long march, with more than a hundred miles of attack every day. I'm afraid your body and bones may not be able to hold on."
Suddenly some women stood up.
"General, I, we can keep up."
"Yes, most of our women traveling on business can ride horses."
"Yes, yes, I can not only ride a horse, but also a camel."
General Gao was speechless.
These women seemed to be very frightened, and they held on tightly and refused to let go.
"In this case, you go down first. I will need to discuss it with my subordinates. Don't worry, no matter what the reason, I will definitely protect your safety."
a woman shouted, her eyes sparkling with tears.
"General, please don't give up on us. I don't want to be bullied by this foreigner anymore."
General Gao said with a serious face.
"Don't worry, everyone, we are joining the army to protect our family and the country. Lord Wu'an has strict orders to protect the people who were plundered by the Huns."
"If the Huns want to harm you, they must step over the corpses of tens of thousands of our troops."
These few words, he said them loudly and resonantly, which made people feel a sense of security.
After sending the women down to rest, General Gao immediately called some generals in and began to discuss.
Saving a dozen women was already considered a great achievement.
After all, the strategic significance is greater than the actual rescue effect.
"General Gao, I think it's actually very simple. Either take them away, or leave them behind and let them go back without showing up."
"What if we send troops for protection?"
"That's definitely not possible. How much should we send? If it's less, it won't have any effect. If it's more, we'll have fewer soldiers here and our combat effectiveness will decrease."
"The general thinks that since they say they can ride a horse, they might as well go with us and let them stay with the general every time the cavalry charges. In this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
General Gao's eyes widened.
"They are with me, what should I do?"
The young general smiled and said, "General, your safety is the most important thing."
General Gao laughed and scolded, "Boy, you are still so naughty."
"Let's do this. The scouts have already found the location of the next tribe, but it's still more than two hundred miles away. We'll walk in two days. If we can reach it within two days, it's your choice."
"If we can't arrive in two days, we will divide our troops into five hundred and place the rescued Xia people in one place."
One of the generals said curiously.
"General, if we divide our troops into five hundred, we might as well send them back. Why should they be placed in the same place?"
General Gao sneered.
"Then when the Xia people are rescued from the Xiongnu tribe in the future, they will be divided into five hundred troops each time?"
"As a result, if the military order cannot be completed, our threat will double!"
The general who asked the question immediately understood, and after bowing his hands, he stopped talking.
The next day.
Early in the morning.
Several military doctors began to get busy.
General Gao came over and asked.
"Is the body ready?"
Several military doctors wiped their hands with sheepskins.
"General Gao, the corpses of all Xia people have been preserved in lime and wrapped tightly in horse leather. They can be left at any time and will not emit corpse odor in a short period of time."
"good!"
"Here comes someone!"
"Notice, eat immediately. After eating, rest for a quarter of an hour and set off."
"promise!"
General Gao immediately found the people from Tianshou Division and asked.
"How's the contact going?"
The person from Tianshou Division did not speak. After recording the last information, he said.
"General, I have contacted three armies, and I have always estimated that they are far away. I have called several times, but I have not received a reply."
General Gao's heart tightened.
"What the hell, nothing will happen."
The man from Tianshou Division shook his head.
"According to our intelligence, this is not the central area of the Huns' sphere of influence. There will not be tens of thousands of tribes gathering together. Although the cavalry team of 5,000 people does not have the elite of the Wind Control Army, it is impossible to annihilate them all."
General Gao nodded.
The people from Tianshou Division said again, "General, the three armies have completed their mission. When can we retreat?"
"There are also cattle and sheep of the Huns that have been plundered by us Xia people. What should the people of the Western Regions do with them?"
General Gao rolled his eyes.
The tasks were completed well.
"Wait? Why are there still people from the Western Regions?"
