Chapter 237: Drinking Horse Xiaobei River

The world is full of wonders. Li Huaitang and the soldiers under his command deeply thought that the sea where they drank horses was a monster.

The sea is divided into two sections, east and west, divided by the narrowest waterway in the middle, the northeast section is long and narrow, its water is salty, and the southwest section is broad and its water is light.

The Xiaobei River, one of the rare rivers in the southern part of the western foot of Jinshan, is the only freshwater river that flows into the north bank of the northeastern section of the Yibo Sea, and is also the best wintering place for the nomadic Qarluq people here. In early winter, the Qarluq tribes, driven by the severe cold, migrate to the Xiaobei River valley for the winter.

'Spring' Hua Qiushi. Autumn is a fruitful season, and the plump grass seeds are so heavy that they bend the grass to the back, and these oily fruits are undoubtedly the most popular in the eyes of livestock, just like the liver, which is the favorite of wolves. In Xiaobeihe Ranch, hundreds of thousands of livestock are frantically sweeping the golden pasture, making the indigenous herdsmen feel distressed, as if it is not the grass that is eaten, but the 'meat' of their hearts, yes, it is the horse of their horses, and the 'meat' of cattle and sheep. To the herders' relief, the strongmen were only here for a few days.

For the indigenous herdsmen, Li Huaitang is an uninvited guest. Their arrival brought Xiaobeihe into the lively season ahead of schedule. Fortunately, the grassland herdsmen also believe that heroes do not suffer immediate losses, and the strange visitor obviously has a huge fist, which is enough to crush dozens of left-behind herdsmen.

Uge is the leader of the Mouluo Department stationed in Xiaobeihe. At first sight of the rolling iron hooves of Wan Qi, Uge's trembling legs almost did not obey the call, but things were not as bad as he imagined, and the strange riders did not mean to kill and plunder, on the contrary, they also gave him a large number of cattle and sheep.

Li Huaitang treated these indigenous herdsmen very politely and did not give them the treatment of 'fat' sheep.

For Li Huaitang's abnormal behavior, the soldiers of the Ministry of Light are like mirrors, mosquito 'legs' are also 'meat', the general is never willing to lag behind others in grabbing sheep, if it weren't for the need for a guide, the general would not have done such a thing against the style. Of course, the herdsmen did not know that they were overjoyed by a large sum of money for no reason, at the cost of a few guides. If it's all such a good thing, they don't mind doing it every day.

The friendship established by the two sides on cattle and sheep developed passionately at the bonfire festival in the night.

"Honorable General, thank you for your generosity, and on behalf of the people of the Woo tribe, you kindly invite the general to stay a few more days, and then march to Talas after the end of the 'spirit'." The herdsman's leader, Uge, poured wine and raised a glass to invite, and the attitude on his face was sincere that could not be expressed in words.

"Okay, but it's disrespectful, and so-and-so will bother." The crappy Turkic language in Li Huaitang's mouth did not have a trace of politeness in Uge's ears.

This grassland is barren and has limited resources, and tens of thousands of people come at once, and any hospitality is warm

people will be frightened and collapse. But Uger can't help but say this, even if he doesn't invite, the other party will definitely stay and rest, it's better to be a favor.

"In this cup, Uger congratulates the general on his victory, and he will be successful in one fell swoop!" Ugg proudly drank the second cup. Ugg didn't know where Li Huaitang was from, but he knew that Li Huaitang was going to Talas, so he provided two experienced herders as guides.

Talas, the only way to the west, is thousands of miles away from the Xiaobei River, but the Qarluqs are no strangers, and every year, they send people to drive cattle and sheep to Talas to 'handover' for supplies or tall green-eyed slaves, which are then sold to the Eastern Turks or Khitans.

Along the shores of Lake Ibokai to the west, you can lead to the city of Talas. It's just that this road used to be a wasteland, the road was long and arduous, first walked hundreds of miles to the narrowest point of the east-west 'junction' boundary of Yibohai, and took fresh water from the west Yibohai to replenish, and then bid farewell to Yibohai, and continued to cross hundreds of miles of wasteland westward to reach Talas.

Li Huaitang has tasted the taste of the lake in the eastern section, it is very bitter, and people and animals cannot drink it directly. To get to Talas, you must first replenish fresh water and repair the river side of the Little North River. The continuous conquest is very difficult, the man loses weight, the horse loses the horse, and before crossing the desert, both men and horses must reserve as much energy as possible for the body.

Therefore, Li Huaitang decided to stay in Xiaobei River for three days to gain 'fat'!

Knowing the other party's intentions, Uge was very distressed, this river beach grassland is a blessed land for the tribe to spend the winter, and the abundant pasture will be harvested for livestock wintering, and now the hundreds of thousands of livestock brought by Li Huaitang will be eaten for a few days, how can he 'deliver' to the leader at that time?

Unlike Uger's worries, Tetsuki was just the opposite, he was 'excited', and he saw an unprecedented opportunity. He will not be satisfied with the gifts of thousands of cattle and sheep, his ** is the same as the horses, cattle and sheep he sees in his eyes. Especially the hundreds of war horses of the gods, treasures like heavenly horses, I don't know how many cattle and sheep can be exchanged for.

Uger seemed very happy, and drank several glasses in a row, but he found that the other party had no intention of drinking, and only cared about competing with the beef and sheep 'meat' and melons and vegetables in his hand.

"General, is this difficult because our wine is not fragrant and has neglected the warriors?" Uger was in a hurry, and in order to complete Tetsuki's offering, he took out all the good wine that the tribe had kept for wintering, but the other party did not appreciate it.

"The Wugetou people are too careful, this is the practice of our department, the battle will inevitably kill and be wounded, and the soldiers are sad in their hearts, and they are unwilling to drink and indulge in 'desire'." Li Huaitang made an excuse, and he didn't care if it was reasonable to say it or not.

"Come, six monkeys, Lu joins the army, we replace wine with water, take turns to toast the leader, and wish him a good day every year." The disparity in strength is to such an extent, what can Uger do except laugh and perform a lot?

The bonfire feast will end in the thick of the night. A drunken Ugg was carried back into his 'wool' felt.

"Tetsuki, they're very vigilant, I think forget it." Uger was still quite sober, and after losing the first battle, he had the idea of retreating. After all, if the other party sees through their intentions, what awaits them is only a doomous ending.

"I don't think they can take so many cattle and sheep to Talas, and they will definitely leave most of them for us before leaving." The psychology of unearned luck has always occupied most of the place in Ugg's heart.

Tetsuki couldn't help but despise, what are cattle and sheep, his target is those more precious war horses, and the king of the hundreds of horses, with his years of experience, he can see the value of these horses at a glance.

"Don't be discouraged, seek wealth and danger. Just because they've escaped the 'drunken goat' doesn't mean we don't have a chance. ”

"What are you going to do?"

In Uger's hesitant tone, Zhemu 'revealed' a 'treacherous' smile: "This is God wants to send a fortune to our brothers." Yesterday, Ye Hu sent an order to prepare us for the arrival of the entire tribe. I guess 'touch', Yu Ciye Hu is almost halfway there. That's all we have to ......"

There is a tradition in the Muluo tribe that it will move south to the Xiaobei River valley every winter, and this year's migration is a bit special, as it is advanced to autumn.

The leader of the Fall Division is called Ye Hu. For the first time, he felt the threat from the south, and the Moheda cadres in the Ili River valley went against the previous norm that the river water did not violate the well water, and since returning from the expedition to the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms, they aggressively 'forced' people, competing with him for territory, population, cattle and sheep, in short, they became a potential hostile force in the blink of an eye. The world is changing, as the leader of the Mouluo tribe, Yu Ci can't help but take precautions and move the tribe to the wintering territory in advance, he is worried about Mohe Dagan's wolf ambitions, if the treasure land for them to survive the cold winter is occupied, then many people in the Mouluo tribe are destined to be buried under the ice and snow.

More than 20,000 people from the west foot of Jinshan marched towards the Xiaobei River, only half of the way, the remaining people came with the news that a cavalry of tens of thousands of people took the lead in the Xiaobei River!

"There are only 3,000 people, more than 10,000 horses, and 100,000 cattle and sheep?"

The news made the plot fall Yuci surprise 'handover', surprised that the geographical advantage on which it relied for wintering was occupied, and the joy was that the enemy who seized the land occupied brought a large number of cattle, horses and sheep, and was relatively inferior in terms of numbers. Especially when he heard that the other party had more than 10,000 war horses, he was even more overjoyed, and he had no doubt that this was the legendary pie in the sky. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon