When the war between Houjin and Daming burned more and more vigorously on the line from Jinzhou to Ningyuan, the grassland was still calm.

Horqin steppe

Looking at the meandering grain team like a long snake, Ying Erdai was particularly depressed in his heart.

You said that this autumn is high and the horse is fat, and it is the best time to use the army, but he was sent by the Great Khan to escort these grains and grass.

Looking up at the calm, endless grassland in front of him, which could not even be seen by people, Ying Erdai felt even more annoyed.

Counting the days, Dajin should have already begun to attack Daming, and I don't know if the Great Khan has taken Jinzhou now?

Releasing the reins and letting the horse walk freely, Ingordai began to wander.

The grass in the grasslands is now starting to turn yellow, and in a few days it may even fall for the first snow. Once it snows, even if he rushes back to Shengjing, he is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to go to Ning Jin's side to participate in the war again.

Hit Ming Pig, this is the best opportunity to get meritorious service, and he regrets missing it again.

Thinking of this, Yingordai's mood was even more depressed.

In the distance, a sharp arrow suddenly broke the tranquility of the grassland, and also woke up the troubled Yingordai in his heart. Standing up directly from the horse's back excitedly, Ying Erdai stared at the direction from which the arrow came, his eyes flashing with longing.

Yingordai is really going crazy.

In February, the Fan family in Zhangjiakou sent the first batch of grain to Houjin. At that time, it was also the Fan family who came to pick up Yingordai (accompanied by Fan Wencheng).

Unexpectedly, the road was not smooth that time. As soon as the two sides met, a group of thieves came out of nowhere at night and took advantage of the night to steal a lot of food from the caravan camp.

At that time, if it weren't for the quick reaction of Ying Erdai, who was guarding him, there might not be anything left of the Fan family caravan that time.

That time, the Fan family also transported 20,000 stone of grain for Houjin, but was troubled by the gang of thieves, and finally only 14,500 stone of grain finally arrived in Shengjing.

The loss of more than 5,000 stone of grain made the four beylers at that time and the current Great Khan Emperor Taiji extremely angry. Then, the drudgery of Inordai came.

Since then, Yingordai has led the elite of 3,000 positive white flags under his command and has become a grain guard army on this grassland.

Later, relying on that batch of grain, Huang Taiji officially ascended to the throne of Khan. Yingordai was also promoted from a staff general, a white flag solid mountain Ezhen to a deputy general, and a yellow flag solid mountain Ezhen. The 3,000 elites under his command have also been converted into yellow banner armor, but their task is still to protect food on this grassland.

Even after the Jin Sanqi Expedition to Korea, Ying Erdai took the initiative to ask for a change of taste, but was also refuted by Huang Taiji.

Ying Erdai, who has a first-class quality on both the military and political sides, certainly knows in his heart that Huang Taiji's rejection of his initiative is actually because of the importance he attaches to him.

The consequences of the old Khan Nurhachi's excessive destruction of the Houjin people have come to a full-scale outbreak this year. When Nurhachi was seriously ill, civil unrest began in Houjin, and food shortages spread.

After Huang Taiji ascended to the throne of Khan, in a few months, the shortage of gold and grain intensified. Although Huang Taiji tried his best to encourage the Han people to farm, grain was not gold or silver, and it could not be grown in a day or two.

In July, the price of grain in the Shengjing market even reached a record of one and a half silver.

As the grain shortage spreads, the huge Houjin, with a population of nearly one million, has now been reduced to relying on external grain purchases to maintain temporary stability.

The current situation of Houjin Yingerdai can see it very clearly, and the grassland grain road he is now guarding can be said to be the most important lifeline of Houjin. If there is a problem with this grassland grain road, then Houjin will really have a big mess.

It's just that, although he knows that he is carrying a heavy responsibility, the depression in Yingordai's heart is still difficult to resolve.

The living conditions on the grassland are harsh, and the daily food is wind and rain, and these Yingordai can still endure it. But this long grain road is always calm and unwavering, which makes Yingordai a little unbearable.

For months, those horse thieves on the steppe, probably afraid of the might of Houjin, have not been able to harass Yingordai. Even those thieves who dared to attack him at night did not appear again on this road.

You know, if you don't fight, you won't have any feats. Houjin established the country with martial arts, and seeing that others had made countless achievements in the east and west, how could Ying Erdai not be upset?

Ying Ordai also wants to go to the battlefield to kill and make achievements, so that he can have a good look at Beizi and Baylor.

Arrows rang out

Standing on horseback, Ingordai stared at the direction in which the arrow flew, eagerly awaiting in his heart to hear the second arrow.

In this vast grassland, in order to ensure the safety of the grain team, Yingordai released the exploration horse dozens of miles away.

The vast grassland is inconvenient to communicate, and Yingordai made an appointment with the Tanma: an arrow sounded, there was a small situation, and the nearby Tanma needed to go over to help.

Two arrows, that means that the probes are no longer able to clear them, and they need the home team to help.

As for the three consecutive arrow fires, it means that there is a large number of enemy troops attacking, and the home team must immediately line up and be careful. In addition, Yingordai also sent messengers to the nearby Horqin Mongol tribe to ask for help as soon as possible.

Depressed and almost insuffocating, what Ying Ordai is looking forward to most now is to quickly sound the second arrow.

As soon as a second arrow sounded, Ingordai would immediately rush straight away. He wants to vent the sullenness in his heart.

Unfortunately, over the past few months, this grain road has been traveled several times, but a second arrow in a row has never been heard.

I don't know if it was Yingordai's expectation that played a role. Just under the eyes of Yingordai's fiery expectation, a second arrow really sounded in the distance.

The second arrow rang out, and before the smile from the bottom of his heart had bloomed on his face, he heard a third and a fourth arrow in succession.

What's the situation?

The smile on Yingordai's face, which had not yet bloomed, suddenly turned into deep surprise.

After being stunned for a moment, Ying Erdai suddenly understood. Not counting the first arrow, the latter is definitely the most standard three consecutive arrows.

Three arrows, a massive enemy attacking?

Although he didn't believe it too much in his heart, Ying Ordai, who had always been cautious in doing things, quickly shouted and ordered: "Quickly, gather the grain team and line up." ”

Ignoring the caravan guards of the Fan family, how to rush to collect the grain team. With a gloomy face, Ying Erdai commanded his elite of three thousand positive yellow flags, and quickly lined up the military formation facing the direction of the arrows.

The 3,000 soldiers of the Yellow Banner under the command of Ying Erdai were the most standard Jurchen Eight Banner Army in the Later Jin. They consisted of 1,000 cavalrymen, 1,500 archers, and 500 armoured men.

What Yingordai is now putting on is also the most standard Houjin customary military formation.

With 500 armor soldiers shielding 1,500 archers as the main formation, the cavalry was hidden behind the formation, ready to attack at the right time depending on the situation on the battlefield.

Looking at the quickly arranged formation, Yingordai's heart was full of pride.

Don't look at him, he only has 3,000 soldiers, but in this grassland, even if the Horqin tribe can dispatch tens of thousands of horsemen at any time, they don't dare to fight him head-on.

With these three thousand elites in hand, Inordai was confident that he would defeat any enemy of the steppe five times his size.

This is the true pride of the Jurchen elite flag, which has won hundreds of battles and won for decades.