Chapter 81: Wrestling (15)
More than 1,000 stables stand quietly in the night. This is a large area of the camp, which covers about half of the entire camp.
The stables were all made of freshly cut wood, and the straw was bought directly from Cloudsdale and changed every three or two days. The stables are all covered with fresh straw to keep the horses out of the rain.
There are also clansmen who clean up and clean up every day, and it looks neater and cleaner than the old king's tent.
The steppe people, horse-oriented. Especially when riding a war horse into battle, it is a matter of course to spend a lot of effort to take care of it.
Horses, especially war horses, are very delicate animals. The resting place should be clean, the drinking water should be clean, and if the horse wants to have strength, it must be fed with concentrate. The war horses should also try not to be tied to a groove, otherwise these war horses that can go into battle and have a fierce temper will be able to bite and kick each other.
Taken together, these reasons result in a huge stable that covers such a vast area. The limited manpower patrolled the periphery, guarded the wall, and guarded the king's tent, so it was impossible to take care of this place closely.
Normally, with so many war horses, a series of camps should be established and fed in a dispersed manner. And this series of camps plays the role of supporting each other and covering each other, which is equivalent to establishing a tight defense system that can be stationed.
But more than 1,000 Yue tribes are in the land of the clouds at this moment, even if the Hengan Eagle Yang Mansion turns a blind eye to more than 1,000 Yue tribes for various reasons, it is impossible to condone them to establish a perfect defense system!
Therefore, more than 1,000 Yue troops could only establish a large battalion with thin guards, and hundreds of war horses were stuffed in the camp. From a defensive point of view, there are holes everywhere. And it is impossible for Hengan Yingyang Mansion to turn around with more than 1,000 Yuebu anyway, so these loopholes don't matter.
And Xu Le had a deep impact during the day, and he could clearly see at a glance that the camp of more than 1,000 Yuebu was large and weak. That's why I made up my mind to come back at night to rescue Rotun!
In the vast stables, only a few grooms lazily patrolled, occasionally adding water and material to the troughs. A dozen grooms were sleeping on the hay pile.
Hundreds of sleek and slippery horses were tethered to the trough, or sleeping standing up, or eating night grass at the trough. When the beans were added to the night grass, a small creaking sound was heard.
It was the end of autumn, and the fat on the war horses was nearing the end, and these hundreds of war horses were raised very well by more than 1,000 generals. But the grassland tribes, sold to the Central Plains have always been second- and third-rate horses, and those who are kept for their own use have always been the top.
Under the moonlight of the western slope, the figures of Xu Le and Buli quietly blended into the stable. Some of the horses looked up, snorted a few times, and continued to bury their heads in the groove.
A groom walked lazily in front of him, yawning from time to time. Although it is on duty in shifts, everyone knows that the second half of the night is harder than the first half of the night, and people are the most sleepy at this time. Not to mention that there was a nervous fight during the day, and now it is even more tired.
The groom carried a straight knife, and the scabbard and the belt hook clashed slightly. Holding a bag in his hand, he took out a handful of beans from it from time to time and added them to the trough.
The groom didn't notice that Xu Le and Buli were following him, and dragged his steps all the way to the depths of the stable.
In the very center, there is a separate stable, and a white horse is tethered to the trough. The white horse was five feet tall at the shoulders, narrow at the waist and long in legs, with distinct muscular lines and a neatly trimmed mane. Looking forward to it, there was an atmosphere of a king among horses.
This is Heiguo's mount, only three years old, and when he was born, he was considered by the herdsmen to be a god horse that has not been seen for more than ten years. Carefully fed and raised, and also found the best horse master training. The legs are long and good at running, and the endurance is enough, and he is not afraid of anything when he goes into battle. Even if it is on the grassland, it is enough to deserve the name of the dragon horse!
But the black fruit man is fat and short-legged, and except for the great man in the clan who barely rides this white horse, he rides a rather docile mare at other times. This white horse is also quite arrogant, and he is not close to the black fruit that can't control him, so that the black fruit does not appreciate this carefully selected dragon horse more and more.
After this incident, Hei Guo had already planned to give this dragon horse to the Turkic nobles, and whether it was Zhibi Luo or Zhibi Sili, he expressed his good feelings for this dragon horse.
As the groom approached, the dragon foal looked up vigilantly. The groom took out a few cooked chickens from under the bag, all of which were bought from Cloudsdale, hesitated, deducted one, and scattered the others into the trough. Bai Ma paused, then lowered his head and ate.
The groom chuckled: "You are the ancestor!" This time, I bought a few hundred chickens in one go, which is enough for you to eat to go to the Turks! I'll follow you a little bit too! ”
As he spoke, he shoved the chicken into his mouth, and swallowed it without a few bites. The second half of the night is duty, and this little supper can be regarded as a small make up for it. You have to find water to rinse your mouth, so as not to be found out by others and stealing yourself.
As the groom was looking around to find water, a figure suddenly crossed behind him, raising his palm and striking him at the throat. The groom pressed the Adam's apple, and Hehe gasped, but he couldn't make a sound, and his face was flushed and slowly softened.
And a petite figure snatched it up, and a cold dagger had already shone under the moonlight, and it was a touch of his throat!
Blood splattered and spilled onto the surrounding haystacks. The groom fell to the ground and could no longer struggle.
It was Xu Le who hit the groom's throat, and it was Bu Li who snatched it out to give the fatal blow!
Under the moonlight, Xu Le glanced at Bu Li, this little wolf girl still looked so petite and weak, but when she killed, she was neat!
rushed to kill, Xu Le was also decisive and ruthless, he wanted to knock out at this moment, anyway, the camp would be in chaos immediately, and nothing would happen. I didn't expect that the step away was much more crisp than myself!
But if the person is dead, forget it, Xu Le is not the kind of person who is fake compassion anyway, this time he left Shenwu, he already has a number of lives in his hands, and in the foreseeable future, there will be more blood.
In troubled times, if you want to struggle forward, this is an inevitable fate.
The groom fell, the bloody gas emanated, and the war horses in the stable began to stir, Xu Le took off the straight knife on the groom, and gestured slightly towards Buli.
Bu Li nodded, felt the fire knife flint he was carrying, and as soon as he turned around, he dived into the darkness, ready to start arson. This little wolf girl, killing people and setting fires, I don't know if it's talent, and she can't do it more quickly.
Xu Le drew his straight knife and turned over into the manger where the white horse was. The white horse had already raised his head and looked at Xu Le, snorting, his hooves scraping the ground, looking vigilant.
The red horse that Xu dared to give to Xu Le was already a miracle horse. But compared to this white horse, it is still a lot worse. But for a man in the borderland, how can there be a reason not to love horses. Xu Le looked at this white horse, and his eyes lit up. But he didn't move for a while, just stared at the white horse.
The noise of the horses in the stables grew louder and louder, and some of them neighed. The grooms were alarmed, and the roving grooms scurried around in the stables to soothe them, and the grooms, who slept on the hay, rolled over and got up, rubbing their eyes and cursing. At this moment, a little fire rose, and then another one, and in the blink of an eye, there were five or six clusters.
The neighing of the horses sounded, and then the five or six points of fire moved, and they scurried all over the stables!
It wasn't the hay heap that was set on fire, but the tails of these horses that were set on fire, and the reins were loosened and they were thrown around!
The neighing sound of the war horses tore through the night sky, and finally alarmed the entire more than 1,000 Yue battalions.
Xu Le suddenly took off, and the white horse turned over without reacting, cutting the reins with a knife, and the white horse raised his head and hooves, trying to lift Xu Le down. Xu Le slapped the white horse between his ears, causing the white horse's head to sink, and then pulled the reins, pointed in the direction of the king's tent, and knocked the horse stock with a straight knife.
"Follow me to make a fuss!"
The white horse roared like a dragon, leaped up, turned out of the stable, and crashed in the direction of the king's tent!