The day dawned, and the wind blowing from the grassland in September had brought a slight coolness, and there seemed to be no autumn tigers on the grassland.

It took a full hour for the Dragon Gate Caravan to pack up the camp and slowly embark on a new journey.

Slowly tidying up the camp, this is the result of Zhang Yunyi's deliberate arrangement.

Although he didn't know much about strategy, Zhang Yunyi instinctively felt that the speed of the whole team of the junior team was too exaggerated and needed to be suppressed.

In Zhang Yunyi's mind, if he didn't press it, the speed at which the youth team could line up and set off in only a quarter of an hour would frighten many children. How can that attract friends?

As the Longmen caravan marched on the road, the grassland began to be lively.

Around the Longmen caravan, there were all kinds of shepherds galloping by.

Some of the bold herdsmen even raised their voices and sang a long tune unique to the Mongols, and the song flew through the vast steppe, creating a scene of peace.

"That's not right."

After walking for a few days, after the caravan camped again, the old shopkeeper Zheng Ming said to Zhang Yunyi and several other chief officers with a solemn face.

In order to refine the command, Zheng Ping, Niu Jinxing, Zhang Junhao and Li Zhao also joined the command camp. Zheng Ping, Niu Jinxing, and Zhang Junhao are the captains of the junior team A, B and C respectively, and Li Zhao is the representative of the border soldiers.

"What's wrong, Mr. Zheng, you say, let's listen." Zhang Yunyi chose to follow Zheng Ming's advice without hesitation. Zhang Yunyi knew that on the grassland, the gap between his and Zheng Ming's experience was far greater than the age of the two.

"There are too many herders around the caravan?" The old shopkeeper Zheng Ming said worriedly.

Afraid that a few people would not understand, Zheng Ming explained very carefully: "None of these herdsmen are leading herds. At the very least, they were all single-riders, which was clearly the configuration of the Mongol scouts.

There are also those long tunes, although they don't have lyrics, but they all obviously have the meaning of words.

That's not all, our caravan of this size has been in the grassland for several days, and it can be regarded as going deep into the grassland.

There were so many herdsmen coming and going around the caravan, and it was common for herdsmen to come to the door to inquire about the goods carried by the caravan and consider the exchange. But so far, not a single herdsman has appeared to ask for goods. ”

Looking at the solemn faces of several people, Zheng Ming made a heavy conclusion: "We are only afraid that we are being targeted by some big force." Otherwise, the surrounding herders would not behave like this. ”

After listening to Zheng Ming's words, Zhang Yunyi and the others showed different looks.

Zheng Ping's three teenagers all showed a look of anticipation, they were now bursting with confidence, and they couldn't wait for a group of enemies to appear immediately, so that they could make contributions.

Li Zhao showed a very solemn look on his face, he was a veteran of Xifengkou. I am also familiar with this grassland. Born in the army, he is even more afraid of the big forces of the grassland.

The steppe is not as complicated as the Central Plains, and the so-called great power is calculated by the cavalry owned by the tribe. Those who can be called big forces must have at least 3,000 horses to start.

Thinking about the shuttle-like herdsmen around the caravan, Li Zhao gasped.

After being reminded by Zheng Mingyi, Li Zhao suddenly discovered: "Nima, there are at least 7 spies around this caravan. Is this a hornet's nest in the caravan? ”

Zhang Yunyi's expression was solemn and a little expectant. Among all of them, only Zhang Yunyi has a relatively reasonable judgment on the strength of the junior team.

In Zhang Yunyi's view, relying on the defense of the carriage, as long as the youth team plays the level of 3 rounds of tunnel guns in 1 minute, there is no problem in playing a 1-to-3 exchange ratio for the light armored cavalry on the grassland.

These steppe tribes did not have more than 3,000 people, and attacking the caravan was simply delivering food.

In Zhang Yunyi's mind, the small and medium-sized tribes on the grassland that lack supplies, there should be no tribe that will risk the emptiness of their own family, and the whole clan will come, right?

As for those large tribes with sufficient ability, although the caravan brought a lot of materials, it has not reached the level of attracting large tribes, right?

Zhang Yunyi's biggest worry is whether the horse thieves will join forces to attack.

"Elder Zheng, you are familiar with the grassland, where do you think they are most likely to attack us?" Zhang Yunyi pondered for a moment, but still asked directly.

"You want me to choose?" Zheng Ming pondered for a moment before he spoke: "At our speed, we will arrive at the Hu Stunned River in two more days." If they were going to attack us on a large scale, it would have been around the time we crossed the river. ”

"Grandpa Zheng, why do you judge so much?" Zheng Ping asked curiously.

Looking at the handsome and upright young man in front of him, the old shopkeeper Zheng Ming replied solemnly: "Because that is the grassland dividing line between Duoyan and the Khalkha Department!" ”

That small river is the dividing line between Doyan and Khalkha. Zheng Ming's answer is as simple as that.

This answer surprised Zheng Ping. Zheng Ping originally thought that it would be some kind of topography reason, but he didn't expect the result to be so simple.

Seeing the doubts of the teenagers, the old shopkeeper Zheng Ming further explained to them.

"With such a large caravan and so many people, we can see that we have a strong background.

Rob, these Mongols dare to rob us. But they are not stupid, and they also have to leave some way out for themselves. That dividing line is the best way for them to deal with Da Ming's inquiry. ”

The old shopkeeper smiled bitterly twice, and asked heavily, "Shall we continue to move forward?" ”

When asked by the old shopkeeper, the teenagers were still firm.

The old border soldier Li Zhao looked left and right at the expressions of the young man and Zhang Yunyi, and made his decision.

"Zhang Tou, I can arrange it with you, at most it is just a death, anyway, you have given enough money to settle down.

But brothers, you still have to explain it. In such a situation, I am not sure that the brothers will continue to follow. Li Zhao said with an embarrassed face.

said that he was an old border soldier, but in fact, Li Zhao's age was only 31 or 2, which was the age when he was fighting. He is skilled in bow horses, he is the land-sitting household of Xifengkou, but because of his personality, he does not like Xifengkou Qianhu.

Otherwise, Li Zhao would definitely be accepted as a thousand-family member.

The veterans who traveled with him were all about the same identity as him, and most of them were thorns from all over Jizhen. Although they were skilled in bowing and horses, they were not treated well by the generals of the headquarters at all, so they were easily hired by Zhang Yunyi.

Hearing what Li Zhao said, Zhang Yunyi's heart moved.

Li Zhao is right, deception is not the solution to the problem.

Rather than waiting for the veterans to see that the enemy army is strong, they will flee or surrender to shake the morale of the army. It's better to be open and honest with them now and give them a chance to choose freely.

Zhang Yunyi still attaches great importance to the combat power of the veterans.

Respect the veterans and let the veterans choose for themselves, which can not only recruit them thoroughly, but also eliminate some hidden dangers in advance. Zhang Yunyi believed that with the power of the Wangfu, the veterans would give him a satisfactory answer.

"Gather all the veterans, I'll talk to them." Zhang Yunyi made a decision happily.