In the battle of Yehuling, two or three thousand people were killed, and the fierce reputation of the grassland people soon spread.

In the border city of Zhongshan Kingdom, the people of those vassal countries looked at each other after hearing the news.

Isn't that a piece of fat, how did it become a snake?

"Kill those steppe wolves!"

"The army strikes and tears them to shreds!"

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A group of lethargic generals finally came alive, and one by one they thundered.

One order after another was issued, and a column of soldiers was sent out, with clear banners, bright armor, and vigorous dragons and tigers, and they were indeed elite soldiers and strong generals.

The armies sent to the steppes were very well-matched, with chariots in the majority, cavalry in the second, and all infantry consisting mainly of engineers, shieldmen, and archers.

Chariots were used to charge in formation, specifically against the cavalry of the steppe people, which was also the most relied on by the vassal people. Therefore, everyone is full of confidence, after all, those grassland people have been fighting for years, and they have long been weakened, as long as they don't go deep into the prairie, it is equivalent to going hunting.

All the troops pounced on the wolf's mouth, crossed the mountains, crossed the desert Gobi for two or three hundred miles, and entered the steppe.

There, there are seven or eight thousand horses waiting for them to bring back.

However, the battle of Wild Fox Ridge sounded the alarm for everyone, those grassland people look honest, but in fact, they are all cunning jackals, and if you are not careful, they may bite you.

Two or three hundred miles, a round trip for three or five days, plus a month of hunting on the grassland, you can return triumphantly. Therefore, when the army traveled, it did not prepare much food and grass.

In fact, the agrarian tribesmen have a natural fear of those grasslands, and the boundless vastness makes these people who are accustomed to hoes and plows at a loss.

The grassland is too desolate and lonely, making people small.

In this land, people will become silent, even if it is not spoken for seven or eight days, it seems normal.

However, because they were very confident, they were all very energetic, and the young soldiers of the vassal states were full of curiosity about the steppe, and looked around with great interest, and saw from afar a shepherd on horseback, lazy and sleepy.

Those lambs were so fat, and the cavalry charged and "boomed" to approach the flock of sheep.

The shepherd was startled, and when he opened his sleepy eyes, he saw a fierce cavalry rushing towards him.

The shepherd whistled, summoned his sheepdog, and ran away.

The steppe man was good at riding and his horses were fast, so he was not worried that the cavalry of these farming tribes would catch up, he ran away for one or two hundred paces, reined in the horse's head, and when he turned around, he saw the dog mongrels driving the sheep back.

The shepherd cursed, like a leper dog, and followed the cavalry not far behind, and unwillingly shot a few arrows.

One of the cavalry was struck by an arrow in the shoulder, and he was so angry that he cried out, so seventy or eighty men turned back and threw the arrow, and the shepherd was frightened and fled a hundred or two hundred paces.

The flock is the bread and butter of the steppe people, just like the land of the farming tribes, it is both wealth and something to feed them.

The shepherds followed the cavalry at a distance, refusing to go far, cursing loudly in a strange language, crying and grabbing the earth, and seeing the soldiers of the vassal kingdoms laugh.

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Along the way, from time to time, I met the sheep of the steppe people, and even the herds of cattle, which were all robbed by the people of the vassal states and became the food and grass of the army.

The situation was a bit wonderful, everyone tasted the sweetness, and the originally dull steppe march began to become a little interesting.

There were constant reports from the horses, and the thousands of horses of the grassland caravan were three or four hundred miles away in the northwest, accompanied by nearly three hundred grassland people, and the horses were too big, and they did not dare to go too fast, otherwise it would be easy to blow up the circle.

Hearing a series of good news, those generals were both happy and a little worried, after all, this is entering other people's territory, and they must not be careless.

On the Wild Fox Ridge, the blood of those two or three thousand people is estimated to have not dried up yet.

After careful consideration, the general at the head sent more scout horses to report to him at any time the situation within a radius of hundreds of miles. He is an old general of the Yan Kingdom, and when he was young, he once fought against the Di people in the northwest, and there was also an old man of the Qiang tribe.

Therefore, he still knows some details about the nomadic tribesmen, at least, those low-level mistakes will never be made.

The lone army is deep, and what is most needed is a quick victory, and when the group of war horses succeeds, they will immediately retreat to the south of the wolf's mouth. This was the intention of the generals of the vassal states.

Fortunately, those foolish steppe people provided everyone with a lot of free grain and grass, and it was also fat and oily lambs and cattle, which made the generals have a lot less doubts. The grain and grass that I originally prepared for a month could not be used for the time being, so I simply kept it and ate it when I returned.

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In the border city, in the Black Ear Alley, in a manor, the two are conspiring.

"Childe, there is news over there that the coalition forces of the vassal states have entered the hinterland of the grassland for more than four hundred miles and are rushing to the northwest." The thin man Yan Wen bowed and said.

"Well, yes, what else is there from the old general?" Ji Ke, the prince of Yan Kingdom, nodded and asked.

"The old general said that he took the fools of the vassal states around the steppe to buy us time. However, he reminds us that the steppe people are cunning and should not be taken lightly. Yan Wenchang said.

"That's nature, the grass is gray and snakey, the veins are thousands of miles, and the grassland man named Guo Yang is a little fox, that is, he has not met a real eagle yet. The old general is very much to my liking. Ji Ke smiled and picked up a sip of wine.

"The son is far-sighted, and the chief is respectful!" Yan Wenchang also picked up a sip of wine, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and drank it elegantly.

"Tell the old general, the momentum can be even bigger, take those idiots to take a little more detours, and if you have to be separated from those thousands of horses, don't startle them to flee to the depths of the grassland, it won't be fun." Ji Ke said indifferently.

"Yes, Childe." Yan Wenchang got up, bowed, and withdrew seven or eight steps, before turning around and going out.

Listening to Yan Wenchang walking away on tapping, Ji Ke coughed lightly, and said gently, "Sir, you can come out." ”

Behind the screen, a person turned out, but it was the Hazhnau Sea.

He had already taken off his sheepskin robe, changed into a green cloth linen robe, his hair was combed quite cleanly, and he was simply tied with a silk belt, and draped it behind him, which was actually the image of a hermit in the world.

"Mr. Ha, come, Ke continues to listen to the teachings." Ji Ke bowed slightly and said respectfully.

"Childe is humble. I'm just an idler who travels all over the world, and I can't afford to be a son's love. Harinauhai came over slowly and said indifferently.

"It's a great luck that Ji Ke can get Mr. Ha's ear to mention his life, come and come, drink." Ji Ke invited him.

"Hehe, outsiders, it's wonderful to talk about wine, but Gongzi is a person who does big things, the key is to be strategic and pragmatic." Harinaohai has changed and turned out to be a master in the world, if Guo Yang sees this matter, he will definitely be stunned and speechless.

"Sir is a master, even if he can pick up some wisdom, it is very inspiring. In particular, Mr.'s familiarity with the people of Mobei grassland is very valuable. Don't hide it from Mr. I'm not going to ask Mr. to come over this time, just because of Mr.'s power. Ji Ke said mildly.

"Ha has been funded by his son for a long time, and he is the master of Jiuyun Temple, such a high righteousness, and he has some bad ideas, which is too deserved." Harinao Hai twisted his beard and smiled, and said indifferently.

"Then I'll stop talking. This time, Ke met a little grassland fox, you must have heard it before, we have prepared a back hand, planning to copy his back road, get the seven or eight thousand horses, Mr. has a high opinion on this? Ji Ke's eyes flashed slightly, and he said indifferently.

"Isn't he just a Guo Yang, he is indeed a jackal on the grassland, needless to say ruthless, but in terms of cautious and cunning heart, it is indeed worth fighting." Harinaohai smiled indifferently.

"Sir, please make it clear." Jike said.

"What he relied on was actually a crossbow machine invented by your farming tribesmen, and in the battle of Wild Fox Ridge, he could easily destroy two or three thousand of you. In addition, he also has a team of cavalry, about 1,000 people, most of whom are descendants of merchants, who are not afraid of death and have strong martial arts, so they need to be careful. ”

"Besides, those thousands of horses are a bait he throws to seduce the greedy tiger wolf, so you have to watch out for his followers."

Harinaohai took a sip of wine, drank it slowly, and continued: "The steppe people have an Achilles' heel, that is, they can't do without their own sheep and cattle, so of course, they can't do without water and grass. Cattle and sheep are their food, and the grasslands are full of grass, so let your people find their large army by closely monitoring those places where water and grass are abundant and cattle and sheep gather. As for how to deploy troops to fight, this is Childe's forte. ”

"Sir is really familiar with the tactics of the steppe people, and Kemao is stunned." Ji Ke knelt up and gave a sip of wine.

"Also, Guo Yang is cunning, you have to beware of him setting up suspicious formations and luring you deep into the hinterland of the grassland, which is a bit bad. On the grassland, without the support of the brigade of cattle and sheep, it is difficult to solve the problem of grain and grass. Before, there was a merchant ancestor King Wuding and the Tengger tribe war, 30,000 soldiers went deep into the grassland for 800 miles, cut off grain and grass, and finally killed horses to satisfy hunger, and were slaughtered by the Tengger cavalry day and night, which is a precedent. Therefore, Childe needs to be well prepared. ”

Ji Ke nodded slightly, groaning, lost in thought.

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Border city, bell and drum lane in the south of the city, in a high-walled compound, idle flowers fall.

The room was simple and elegant, and several parchment rolls were spread out on a large wooden table, but they were maps.

A middle-aged man, with deep eyes and a graceful appearance, was leaning over to look at the maps, and from time to time he picked up a pen to circle them.

Suddenly, a person walked into the room in a hurry.

"Lord, our people have sent news, and as you expected, that little fox from Yan Kingdom really sent another cavalry to cross Yan Mountain and try to go around to the back to attack. It is reported that their people must have penetrated more than 500 miles into the hinterland of the grassland in the past two days. ”

The thin-faced elderly man whispered.

"yes, got it." The middle-aged man didn't raise his head, his eyes stared at the maps, and said lightly.

"Lord, this is the case, should we go back?" The thin old man said.

"I'll be out of town tomorrow. However, there is no need to rush back to the Jin Kingdom, to the vicinity of the border. In addition, spread the news of the Yan State cavalry entering the grassland to the remnants of Dongyi, I want to see if that little fox still has a backhand. The middle-aged man said indifferently.

"Lord...... Those 8,000 war horses? The thin old man said hesitantly.

"Hehe, the steppe people are not stupid, throwing out a piece of fat just to make everyone rush up, they hide in the distance, ready to give us a fatal blow. Don't worry about it, let our three thousand tiger ben be on standby at any time, and if necessary, destroy this Zhongshan country. The middle-aged man finally raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and he had obviously not rested for many days.

"Yes, my lord. They all wanted a virtual bait, but what the lord sought was a real benefit, hehe, afterwards, it is estimated that Zhou Gongzao's old fox was going to vomit blood in anger. The thin old man smiled, turned and walked out.

"Hey, seven or eight thousand horses...... Even if you swallow it in one bite, you have to digest it for three years and two years. Ridiculous, lamentable, pathetic! ”

The middle-aged man rubbed his eyebrows, sat down slowly, picked up the wine, and took a sip.