How big is the area of the Turkic steppe?

Since the early Tang Dynasty, there was no unified regime in the north, and there was not even a fixed concept of borders.

It originates from the Turks in the Altai Mountains, the Uighurs in the Selenga River area, and the Heilongjiang, Songhua and Ussuri River basins.

There are also Khitan, Murowei, Tuyuhun, Tiele, Rouran...... Wait for the nomads, you fight me, I fight you, today you annex me, tomorrow I annex you, very chaotic, and even some simply split from a certain nomad, and take a rare name that they can't name.

Therefore, it is difficult to define the ethnic definition of these nomadic tribes, after all, they may not be related to each other.

As for the scope of the activities, it is even more extensive, and whoever is strong has a large pasture, and everyone draws circles with their hands and says, "This piece is mine! You are not allowed to come and herd the sheep!"

As a result, from the Central Plains to the north, it is considered the territory of the nomads, and it is estimated that even they themselves do not know how big their territory is.

To the north can go all the way north to the North Pole, and to the west can go all the way to Turkey...... At this time, there was no polar bear Lucia, only a very casual name called "Rakshasa", and that very romantic place, which seemed to be very vague at this time, had to wait until the Turks were defeated and drove all the way to that place before it was established.

Therefore, in such a vast concept, the land belongs to the "north", and most of the time it is not possible to see people when running on a horse on the grassland for a month or two.

After Bai Yuqi sent the dragoon guards and engineering team into the grassland, he didn't expect them to send back the news so quickly. After all, you may not be able to see people after running for ten days and half a month, let alone this time when the snow is raging.

But before the construction of Yuanlou Town was completed, the construction team that was sent out sent back through the "message board" to call for help and locate: they were trapped by wolves!

Bai Yuqi's requirement for these engineering teams is to ensure their own safety.

Every other day, the modified snowmobile, runs at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.

At a distance of about 200 kilometers, a simple transit station was established, forming a checkerboard grid of camps on the grassland.

The requirements for the camp are not high, as long as it can be sheltered from the wind and kept warm as a storage point for later materials, and a foothold for the mercenary team.

But what Bai Yuqi didn't expect was that this grassland was covered with a few feet of heavy snow, and it was difficult for people and horses to walk an inch.

It is true that there are no Turks wandering around the steppe, and theoretically, as long as they bring enough food, fuel and other resources, the safety of the engineering team can be guaranteed.

But the problem is that he ignores the fauna of the steppe, especially in this pristine era, where there are thousands of wolves...... There is no way, the Turks can huddle in the tent and shake to keep warm, but the wolves also need to eat.

It is not easy to hunt in the case of heavy snow, and the hungry wolves gradually form large-scale groups, huddle together for warmth, and hunt cooperatively.

The dragoons, who were scattered in the form of a team of 100 people, were not much of a problem because of their rapid movements, and due to the restrictions of the heavy snow terrain of several feet, it was actually difficult for the wolves to catch up with the horse team.

But the steam truck is a big target, running slowly, and constantly emitting thick fog and black smoke, and the big guy who is particularly conspicuous is not good, and he is targeted by wolves before he runs hundreds of kilometers on the grassland.

In the beginning, because the number of wolves was small, and the engineering convoy had not yet dispersed small units, everyone did not care about the small group of wolves that followed far behind the team.

However, the first transit station was established on the snowfield, and when the team continued its journey the next day, it found that the wolves following it had grown a little larger.

But because there were dragoon guards in the convoy who happened to camp with them on the way, everyone was still not too worried.

On the third night, when it was time to camp, he gathered a large enough pack of wolves to launch a tentative attack on the camp at night.

However, because the convoy had built a wall with steam trucks, and because the convoy was full of craftsmen from the [Tiangongmen] who had joined forces to build a strong wall, the wolves howled around the camp all night, but they could not find a way to get into the camp.

The dragoons who followed the convoy even shot a group of wolves, and everyone happily ate a wolf meat stew together in the evening.

He also asked the craftsman to help peel off a lot of wolf skin mattresses, so that when the time came to break away from the convoy and move alone, it would be warmer to sleep on the ground at night.

But this act was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the smell of blood sent the wolves into a frenzy, and after the attack on the camp failed to break through the convoy's defenses, they howled and summoned more wolves.

As a result, the convoy took refuge within a wall built by craftsmen overnight, while thousands of steppe wolves crouched outside the wall.

One side couldn't attack, and the other side couldn't set off, so he could only use the message card to urgently send back a message for help to the base camp of Yuanlou Town.

Because the situation was more urgent, Bai Yuqi immediately summoned the second generation of Xungui led by Yu Chi Baolin, and hundreds of [Royal Beast Gate] disciples formed a rescue team, and they were fully armed along the snow road rolled out by the convoy and rushed to the place where the convoy was trapped.

Fortunately, the engineering team did not go far, and after chasing the traces they left on the snowfield for half a day, they found a large number of wolf packs...... Some people may wonder, other people's convoys have been set off for several days, and you have caught up in half a day?

In order to be in a hurry, Bai Yuqi did not let the disciples of [Wujimen] ride ordinary horses.

Instead, they used [Skill Sharing] to help them summon the Aeano Horse through the connection of the subsystem.

With a speed of 60 km/h, and a speed that doesn't slow down due to the physical exertion of running, it's no surprise that they can catch up with the convoy in half a day.

If it weren't for the [Apprentice] subsystem, which couldn't grant skills and level up, it would be a great convenience if the [Summoning Mount] spell could be popularized.

As soon as Yu Chi Baolin and the other generals saw the packs of wolves surrounding, they instinctively grabbed their weapons, but Bai Yuqi stopped them...... Do you think that when he came to the rescue engineering team, he brought a group of [Royal Beast Gate] disciples who came out of the [Shennongmen] Si Beast Hall and were specially independent?

The original purpose of bringing these [Royal Beast Gate] disciples who were specifically responsible for domesticating animals was to prepare them to be responsible for receiving mules, horses, cattle and sheep collected from the grassland.

With all kinds of domestication skills, they can top a group of herdsmen and control the herd of cattle and sheep by themselves, but they didn't expect to see the rescued animals before they saw them, but they came in handy in the rescue first.