Fort Voqiang.

The gates of the city were closed on all sides, and the Mongols had cleaned up all the grain, and the weapons were also concentrated, because there was too much food, and the war horses could not be transported at all, and it was a pity to give it up, Bayar decided to go back a few days later, and consume some of the food in the fort first, even if it was burned, it could not be left for the Han people.

There are nearly 1,000 military families and civilians in the fort, and there are at least hundreds of adult Han women, and the Fuqiang Fort was suddenly breached without warning, and the people did not have time to leave the city, and all of them became prisoners of the Mongols.

In the past ten days, he changed a woman almost every day, knowing that the nearby Ming army was weak, and he didn't even bother to send out the rangers, in fact, when he came to this kind of place where there was no royal law, no one wanted to go to the castle to be a ranger, and they were busy reproducing offspring one by one lying on the Han women.

These used Han women, naturally, want to take them back, when the time comes, tie their hands and feet, throw them on horseback, and ride a double pack, which is the most familiar experience for them, but the grain in Bayar's red castle is enough to have thousands of stones, although he has one person and two horses, a total of less than a hundred, not to mention the pack woman, these grains are not finished.

All the livestock in the fort were gathered, mules, donkeys, oxen...... It's a pity that there are no war horses in the fort, and when they go back, the march will definitely not be too fast, and these Han women can only walk by themselves, even their cavalry have to walk, and the war horses have to carry food and materials.

Bayar gave these rough jobs to Tadrakan, and he himself lay on the belly of the Han girl again and began to toil.

I don't know what the reason, since the afternoon, Bayar's right eyelid has been beating, asked the elders, but can't say why, maybe it's because he's too tired these days, he's busy making people day and night, and no matter how good his body is, he decided to take a good rest, take the Han girl and food supplies as soon as possible, and return to his tribe, which is the place where he feels the most at ease.

After resting for half an afternoon, Bayar was not at ease, and personally checked the preparations for the return trip, Tadrakan was quite dedicated, everything was arranged properly, the grain was basically arranged for the transport of livestock, it was really not finished, and when he left, a fire was burned, and the Han women would give birth and raise them, and bring them back to reproduce the population, as for the strong men among the Han people, after the initial slaughter, there are still hundreds left, and they must also be brought back, although they are weak, they can't fight as cavalry, but they can help herd cattle and sheep, and milking the mare's milk, Now there is a shortage of strong men in the tribe, let them be on top for the time being.

"If only the children grew up quickly!" Bayar silently muttered in his heart, children are the hope of a tribe, but to grow up, they can only grow up slowly day by day according to the laws of nature, this kind of thing is not urgent, not as simple as they conquering Fuqiang Fort.

"Elder Baihu, is there anything else you need to explain?" Tadracan's body was a little taller than Bayar, and when he spoke to Bayar, he could only bend over, looking a little rickety.

"Ao, you are well prepared, remember to be good, we will go back tomorrow," Bayar was very satisfied with what Tadrakan had done, and was even more satisfied with Tadrakan's attitude, he was respectful to him every time, and in the tribe, he never challenged his authority, "Back to the tribe, you pick five Han girls first!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Hundred!" Tadracan couldn't wait to lick Bayar's heels to show his loyalty, he smiled, but in his heart he was thinking about which Han girls to choose, it was very good to sleep with that one last night, not only was his body full, his waist was thick, but he was also very obedient in bed, so that he could fully appreciate the taste of a master.

"Tadrakan, do a good job, Lord Ben will definitely not treat you badly," Bayar patted Tadrakan's back and said with some sadness: "The losses we suffered in Bayan Canyon must be made up for this time, materials, population, you can bring as much as you can, the Han people will always be the lambs we provide for raising." ”

"My subordinates understand that my subordinates will try to bring as many supplies as possible." Tadracan bowed and withdrew, busy again.

Bayar returned to his big tent with peace of mind, although there are many Ming army barracks in the fort, and there are more houses, but Bayar is still used to living in his Mongolian tent, it is summer, the big tent is much cooler than the house, his big tent is built on the original training ground of the Ming army, across the stone is the original barracks of the Ming army, and the rest of the Mongolian soldiers set up tents around Bayar like stars and moons, which is not only to protect Bayar's safety, but also to highlight Bayar's leadership position among the soldiers.

He carried beef jerky with him, but these had long been sealed and prepared to be eaten on the way back, and the people of Fuqiang Fort, both military households and herdsmen, domesticated a large number of cattle and sheep, and these became the delicacy of the Mongols.

There are too many cattle and sheep in the fort, and it is too difficult to drive them back, so you can eat as much as you can.

When Bayar returned to the big tent, his soldiers had already roasted a whole sheep for him, and half a pot of mutton soup was still stewed in the pot, looking at the roasted whole sheep that was so greasy that it dripped with butter, his eyes suddenly lit up, he reached out and tore off a front leg, and bit out a piece of waning moon with a sharp bite, and two oily stains rained from the corners of his mouth to his chin.

The soldier handed over a bag of mare's milk wine, Bayar twisted the lid open, took a sip, and then took a deep breath, "Boom......"

Bayar, who had a great appetite, also had a surprisingly large appetite, half roasted the whole lamb, and drank up a bag of mare's milk wine, when the sky was completely dark, he drank some mutton soup casually, and gave the rest of the food to his soldiers.

Tomorrow we have to hurry, the war horses have to carry food, and we can only work on our legs, and Bayar did not even call the woman, so he lay down on the big bed early, and after a while he began to snore.

To the north of Fort Fuqiang, about five miles away, the grass was dark, and if you looked closely, you could see that black shadows were slowly wriggling, not much faster than snails, and their movements were very light for fear of making sounds.

Li Guo's 100 households took the lead, more than 100 people lined up in two horizontal columns, crawling forward, and there were four same hundred households behind, and Li Zicheng pressed the formation at the end of the team.

It happened to be the end of the month, there was no moonlight in the sky, the whole night sky could not see the five fingers, even the companions were invisible to each other, and the soldiers in each column could only feel the companions on the adjacent sides, and then determine the position between them, and try to keep in sync with the companions.

At this time, Li Zicheng was most worried about the Mongolian rangers, so many soldiers appeared on the grass, once the rangers came, it was impossible not to find out, he was ready, if the Mongolian rangers were found, they could only be forcibly killed, in case there was a person who slipped through the net, Fuqiang Fort still had to fight, that is, a strong attack.

Fortunately, the sound of horses' hooves was not heard outside the fort, the Mongolian rangers have been staying in the fort for the past few days, as long as the Ming army does not come to attack, they are too lazy to go out to plunder, although they are all one person and two horses, but there are too many food materials in the fort, their carrying capacity is seriously insufficient, how can they have the heart to go outside the fort to fight an autumn breeze?

Finally climbed to a place outside the fort for a mile and a half, Li Guo stopped his action and lay quietly in the grass like a well-fed sheep, and the soldiers behind him gradually approached him, Li Zicheng estimated the time, and it was about three minutes now, which was still early from the scheduled time.

In addition to the soldiers who were on guard around them, most of the soldiers were lying on their stomachs or lying down, lying on the grass to rest, before a big battle, this was a rare time to relax, Li Zicheng hung a piece of grass in his mouth, and played up and down a few times, but his mind was thinking about the whole battle process to see if there was anything missing.

More than half an hour has passed, a glimmer of light has appeared in the sky, the moon is about to come out, and now it is almost the moment when ordinary people sleep the deepest, He Xiaomi quietly climbed to Li Zicheng's side, and said in a low voice: "My lord, it's already mid-time, do you want to ......?"

"What's the time?" Li Zicheng sat up from the grass, his movements were gentle, and the Mingguang armor on his body did not make a sound, "Tell the soldiers who are blasting to prepare for action." ”

"Yes, sir!" He Xiaomi quickly crawled away from Li Zicheng's side.

After a while, in the southwest corner of the team, several soldiers dragged a huge package, slowly sliding forward from the grassy mountain, in order to reduce the obstacle, these soldiers did not have Mingguang armor, only thin single clothes, although they were already very careful, but the package sliding on the grass, still made a slight "rustle" sound.

Li Zicheng's ears have been facing the direction where the sound came from, but fortunately, the weather is dark enough, and he can't see the figure clearly at all, even if the Mongolian soldiers in the fort hear the sound, they can't see the specific movements, most of them think that some animal is gnawing on the grass with dew.

One and a half miles away, the soldiers climbed for half an hour, now it should be the time, the "rustle" sound has long disappeared, I don't know if these soldiers are close to the city gate, Li Zicheng subconsciously touched another package beside him, which contained spare gunpowder, if the first operation failed, it would come in handy.

Time seems to stand still, and he hasn't gotten the message from front for so long, Li Zicheng couldn't help but get anxious, but then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, no movement is good news in itself, at least the Mongols didn't find out, maybe they were sorting out the lead, maybe they had lit the lead......

The surrounding soldiers were also silent, the battle was about to start, and they were facing the Mongols who had made them lose their souls, the tension in their hearts was self-evident, Li Zicheng had no good way, at this time, they could only rely on their own adjustment, the gunpowder had not yet exploded, and they could not alarm the Mongols for the time being.

These soldiers are veterans and have rich battlefield experience, but unfortunately, their battlefield experience is basically a history of escape, this experience is even more terrible than that of recruits, recruits do not know the dangers of the battlefield, and there is a spirit of newborn calves, and they have a vivid taste of the dangers of the battlefield, in the face of death, can they maintain a calm and brave heart?

In the past few days of training, the soldiers have performed well, but in just a few days, can they really transform an army that is discouraged and has completely lost its fighting spirit?

Fortunately, Li Zicheng has made certain preparations, once the battle begins, these soldiers will never be allowed to have time to think, except for killing people with knives!

A loud bang of "boom ......" interrupted Li Zicheng's contemplation, and Li Guo, who was at the front of the team, immediately got up from the ground and shouted: "Brothers, the city gate is open, follow me and kill the robbers!" ”

"Kill the robbers!" No matter what the soldiers are doing, this slogan needs to be shouted first.