Yellowbeard and Qi Monkey rode side by side in the middle of the team, looking at the huge team stretching out in front and back, their eyes beating with pride and expectation.

There are already more than 800 people in one place, which can already be regarded as a large force in terms of the size of the horse bandits on the Monan grassland.

In the entire Monan grassland, the largest horse bandit force is only a thousand people, and there are only three such forces. Except for one of them, which was made up of pure Mongols, the other two were all from everywhere, and the number of each team was about eight or nine hundred.

Like Yellowbeard and Qi Monkey, each with three or four hundred people, they occupy the largest proportion, probably more than ten branches. Further down there are small forces, or one or two hundred, or eighty or ninety people, and the least is even thirty or forty people.

The reason why horse bandits give many tribes a headache, and even can be so wreaking havoc all the time, is not actually because of how high the combat power of the horse bandits is. Rather, because they are scattered and scattered, they come and go, and it is difficult to form a devastating blow at all.

When they encounter a strong one, they will rob and run, and when you want to chase it, it will be too late; and when they encounter a little weaker, they will rush up, and their attack is extremely vicious, and they will kill and set fire, which is difficult for ordinary small tribes to resist.

The so-called only those who were thieves the day before yesterday, and those who did not prevent thieves the day before yesterday are the truth.

It is precisely because of this characteristic of the horse bandits that it is also determined that their size will not be too large. Without him, because they can't afford to support too many people themselves. The harsh living environment of the grasslands is not to be said, not only for the herdsmen, but also for the horse bandits.

Therefore, it is already the top of the sky to have a thousand people. Yellowbeard and Qi Monkey had cooperated a lot in the past, which also made them few of the horse bandits willing to provoke. After all, once these two are united, it is almost equal to another top power. This is also the confidence of Qi Monkey and Yellowbeard to dare to participate in this operation.

"Monkey, do you know what Agatai is doing on their side?" Yellowbeard's body rose and fell with the bumps of the horse, and suddenly turned to Qi Monkey and asked.

Agatai was the largest force of pure Mongols, known as the wolf riders. The so-called wolf rides actually indicate that they are the descendants of the blue wolf, and there is a faint meaning to distinguish them from other horse bandits.

The people of the steppe claim to be the descendants of the blue wolf and the white deer, and think that they are the masters of the prairie. The other races are a head lower than them, and they don't deserve to be with them.

Yes, that's a form of discrimination.

Therefore, most of the horse bandits did not welcome the Agatai branch, and they were both disgusted and jealous of it. This attack on the new city of Ordos in the Ming Dynasty, many horse bandit forces have united like Yellowbeard and Qi Hou'er. But there was only the Agataean branch, and no one considered uniting with them.

In fact, it is not that no one has ever thought this way, but to the anger of the horse bandits, Agatai is still as arrogant as ever, and he looks down on others at all, so he refuses without hesitation.

"Wolves hunt with their kind, how can they walk with rabbits and mice?" was Agatai's response.

As for facing the behemoth of Da Ming, Agatai didn't care about it at all. Whether it was just a new city, or the city walls that had not yet been completed, Agatai did not think it would be very difficult. He can win it on his own, and his confidence comes not only from his own bloodline, but also from the source and combat power under his command.

If the horse bandits are really ranked according to their combat power, the wolf riders are indeed significantly higher than other forces. After all, they themselves are composed of the remnants of the warriors after the steppe tribes attacked each other. Being able to survive such a brutal war of extermination speaks a lot in itself.

Besides, they didn't really fight against the regular army of the Ming Dynasty this time, but they were just a caravan escort force. If it weren't for the name of the alliance with the Mongolian royal court, I am afraid that there would be no scum left that I would have been eaten.

But now, there has been a secret word from the royal court, acquiescing in their actions, and even encouraging them to act, so does Agatai still need to be afraid of anything?

So, with which one does not exist?

This made several other bandits quietly watch Agata's movements, none of the horse bandits were stupid, they didn't have Agata's confidence. It's the same as Qi Hou'er's idea, they all want to let others rush to the front first, and everyone will follow behind to make a fortune.

Hearing Yellowbeard's question, Qi Hou'er shrugged his shoulders and said disdainfully: "Those sassers, all of them have eyes on their heads, and it is said that they went there yesterday, and they didn't hide it at all." I guess it's time to get to the ground now, and I'll get the news tonight at best. ”

Yellowbeard sighed and said hurriedly: "Then we have to hurry, otherwise, once they have decided the winner, it will be difficult for us to fish in troubled waters." Those Saudas won't let us pick up the cheap in vain, and they can't say that they still have to do it. ”

Qi Monkey smiled and said unhurriedly: "The big boss doesn't need to worry, you must know that they are facing that master." If it's really that easy, I'm afraid that he won't have any dregs left to eat, so why wait for us to get a piece of the pie. Look, if it's as expected, Agatén will definitely fall a big heel this time. If we rush forward so boldly, we will fall into it if we are not good. Besides, even if they win, it will definitely be a miserable victory, and when the time comes, we can unite with several other leaders, and everyone will join in, and he Agaté will win a miserable victory, unless he wants to die, he can only endure this breath, this is the way to be perfect. ”

Yellowbeard shook his thumb violently, and laughed: "Monkey, it's still your kid's brain." That's it, that's it. Let's also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so what catch birds, and what fishing profits, hahaha......"

He laughed, a scorching fire dancing in his eyes. A faint trace of contempt flashed in Qi Monkey's eyes, but he said with a smile: "It is the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind, and the sandpiper and clam competing for the fisherman's profit." ”

Yellowbeard laughed and nodded, "Yes, that's what it means." ”

The two of them made a plan, so they were no longer in a hurry, pressed the rhythm of the team, and slowly approached the destination. By the end of the afternoon, it was only twenty miles away from Ordos.

Qi Monkey asked the team to be stationed temporarily, and sent several scouts to investigate. He and Yellowbeard climbed to the top of a mountain and looked into the distance. You can't see the details of that side here, but you can get a rough idea of the terrain on the left.

The horse bandits are not useless, at least they still have the basic common sense of marching and fighting. From the nearby terrain distribution, coupled with some actual combat experience, it is probably possible to deduce a rough idea.

As for the fact that there were maps before, hey, the maps of this era are outrageously rudimentary. Coupled with the errors in the depiction, let alone them, even if Zhuge Wuhou is in power, he will not completely rely on that. Don't you see that in the past, whenever Zhuge Liang went to a place, he had to personally investigate it? This is the reason.

After the two of them reached the top of the mountain and had a general look, Qi Hou'er couldn't help but gasp, turned his head to look at Yellow Beard, and found that Yellow Beard's face was also a little unsightly.

"That master is really not a good stubble, this place is really special!" Qi Monkey sighed.

Yellowbeard nodded, with a look of concern on his face.

The site of the new city of Ordos selected by Su Mo will definitely not be the real Ordos of later generations. He really doesn't have that level, and even if he does, there is a gap of hundreds of years, during which the terrain changes and the impact of human logging and development processes, most of the future Ordos city sites at this moment will not be suitable for building a city.

However, Su Mo also has his own methods, at least after he has been here for so long, almost all of the top generals of this era are around him. Under the influence of hearing and seeing, the ability to choose a place that is most conducive to defense in the situation is still undoubted.

At this time, Ordos is close to the big river in the northeast, and the Yin Mountain and Daqing Mountain in the northwest. Ordos City is like a hub inserted in the middle, completely connecting these two mountains and one river.

In the north and south directions, there is a large river flowing in the north to form a natural moat more than ten miles away, close to the new city, there are also a piece of primitive dense forest, although after the dense forest, there is a plain of Pingchuan, but if the cavalry wants to step on this plain, the tributaries of the big river and the dense forest are the obstacles that must be served first;

As for due south, there isn't much to cover. But first, it is closer to the Daming border pass, and second, there has always been a blank area formed by the war between the two countries, and there are very few herdsmen on weekdays.

Without herdsmen and some small tribes, the horse bandits have lost the soil for their activities, so although there are some sporadic forces, most of them are small forces, and there are not even hundreds of them.

Therefore, once the Ordos New City is built, as long as it holds the side due north, it will almost be completely invincible.

"I'm afraid it's about to start......" After sighing at the location of Ordos City, Qi Monkey looked far away and muttered softly.

Yellowbeard nodded, taking a deep breath in the wind, as if he could vaguely smell the smell of the battlefield. "Shall we go a little further ahead? It's still a little farther away from here, and I guess those guys are here too. ”

Qi Hou'er retracted his gaze, frowned and thought about it, but still shook his head and refused: "It's not good, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." For some reason, I always have a feeling that I can't put it into words, and the further I go, the more dangerous it seems. As for those guys, they are willing to move forward and follow them, and when the time comes, we will have a hard fight with them. With the forces that you and I have united, even Agata, they don't dare to really exclude us, at most, it's just a little bit of benefit. But compared to life, it is nothing. After all, life is everything, isn't it?"

Yellowbeard raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he finally agreed. The two were silent for a while, just standing quietly on the top of the mountain and waiting. Watching the sun set in the west, he suddenly saw a rider flying from the bottom of the mountain, which was the scout sent out earlier.

The two of them glanced at each other, then turned to meet each other. After a short time, the scout was brought to him, and when he saw the two of them, he nodded to the ground on one leg and reported: "The two are in charge, Agataean and they have crossed the river, but they are ........"