The conquest of the Tunu tribe is equivalent to taking the central part of Heilong Island, and the south is a no-man's land, so it is equivalent to controlling half of Heilong Island, and it cannot but be said that the matter is important.

Liu Tang knocked on the table and said, "The stakes are very high, you still have to be fully prepared before you go to negotiate, invite Mr. Wang here, let's discuss." ”

Mr. Wang is Wang Lun, and he is now in charge of the government affairs of Heilong Island. It didn't take long for Wang Lun and Yan Huaiyuan to arrive, and Liu Tang briefly told him what had happened.

Wang Lun thought for a moment and asked, "The black wolf and horse thief on the back they said, if they go south to attack us, will they let go of the Tunu tribe?" Or does the Tunu tribe have the capital to lead the way? ”

Yan Huaiyuan is now Wang Lun's assistant, responsible for aquaculture and consulting on various issues.

Yan Huaiyuan said: "Sometimes there are many black wolf and horse thieves, sometimes there are few people, and in general, the force is very large, and there are five or six thousand cavalry." A few decades ago, when I was very young, the central part was also quite prosperous, because the black wolf and horse thieves often came to rob it, and this time the central part declined. Although the Tunu Department has a large population, but there are only more than 2,000 strong men, in the past few years, the Liao State has repeatedly drawn Ding has hurt the vitality of the Tunu tribe, in other words, the Tunu people don't look at the joy, but the Tunu Tiger he dare not fight, because once the two thousand strong men are lost, his tribe will be gone. ”

Guo Sheng said: "They don't have thousands of women and children." ”

Yan Huaiyuan said with a smile: "The area here is remote, far away from the Central Plains civilization, and the wars between tribes generally kill men, and as for women and children, they become trophies. ”

Liu Tang said: "We know too little about that black wolf, is this black wolf really so terrifying Uncle Yan?" ”

Yan Huaiyuan nodded solemnly and said, "The black wolf tribe used to stop children from crying, and whoever had a child who was not well-behaved would stop crying as soon as he said that the black wolf was coming." ”

Wang Lun also shook his head, it seems that this Black Dragon Island is really difficult to manage, but it has already come, and there is no way. Wang Lun said: "The prevention of black wolf bandits is the main force, but I am afraid that all the people must be soldiers, and I also ask Battalion Commander Liu to send troops to train the strong men on the farm." ”

Liu Tang said: "This is natural, Mr. Wang, don't worry, I will arrange it in the next few days." ”

Wang Lun didn't go to the negotiation, Liu Tang decided to take Lu Fang and Guo Sheng's 500 cavalry, another 300 archers, 300 sword and shield soldiers, and Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye stayed in the military camp in case of accidents. Yan Kuohai acted as a translator.

The next day, at noon, the plain on the banks of the Tunu River, the terrain here was open and very flat, not to mention the mountains within ten miles, not even a tree. Tunuhu gathered the strong men of the entire tribe, two thousand five hundred. took out all the weapons and leather armor that he was reluctant to use on weekdays, and the team was neatly arranged, trying to show momentum.

Tunuhu looked up at the sky, and it seemed that the Jeju group training was coming soon.

Tunu Bear said: "Do we really want to join the Jeju group training?" They're weak Song people. ”

Tunuhu shook his head and said, "As a tribal leader, you must not only consider your own life, but also the lives of your tribesmen. Do you think that if the black wolf bandits go south to rob and rob, they will leave after robbing the Song people? Don't they like the cattle, sheep and pigs of our tribe? ”

Tunu Xiong said: "I will definitely not let it go, although the strange things of the Song people are more attractive, but the attraction of cattle and sheep is not small." ”

Tunu Tiger nodded, it seems that Tunu Bear still has brains.

As he was talking, a cloud of smoke and dust appeared in front of him, waving flags, and in front of him were cavalrymen, all dressed neatly in leather armor, boasting cavalry knives, holding a crossbow with a divine arm in his hand, and a curved bow and quiver on his back. Behind were the infantrymen, also wearing helmets and leather armor.

Tunu Xiong looked at it and shook his head, "The Song people are too extravagant, what kind of iron helmet do the soldiers wear, it's really a waste." ”

"You don't understand the richness of the Song people."

It was none other than Liu Tang, Lu Fang, and an old acquaintance, Yan Kuohai, whose long yawn face was always so smiling.

Liu Tang stopped the team two miles away, and only brought Lu Fang, Yan Kuohai and a dozen soldiers with big shoulders and round waists.

There is no pavilion on the grassland, and the military negotiations are not camping, everyone just sits on the ground.

Tunuhu said: "You are Liu Tang, the biggest official here." ”

Liu Tang said: "Exactly, oversee all the military affairs of Black Dragon Island. ”

Tunuhu looked at the young man in front of him with his eyes and asked, "What is the goal of your Jeju group training?" ”

"The whole Black Dragon Island." Liu Tang had no hidden purpose.

Tunuhu gasped, swallowing the entire Black Dragon Island requires a lot of strength, it seems that Jeju group training is not small.

Tunuhu said: "Do you have that strength?" ”

"This is not the scope of your consideration, according to the law of the grassland, if I talk about collapse today, I can only erase the Tunu tribe, of course, this is not something I want to see. Joining our Jeju group practice is beneficial and harmless. Liu Tang said.

Although Tunuhu is reluctant to admit it, the warriors of the Tunu tribe really can't beat the elite soldiers trained by the Jeju regiment, the difference in equipment is too great, and there is no advantage in numbers.

Tunuhu said: "Leader Liu, tell me, what are the benefits of joining you." ”

Liu Tang immediately put forward three points, "First, the Tunu tribe only needs to send two hundred warriors to join the Jeju regiment to train the army, and they can get cavalry patrols once every three days, and whether it is an invasion of horse thieves or wild wolves and other beasts, they will come to help unconditionally." ”

Tunuhu said: "If the black wolf bandits come, can you resist it?" ”

Liu Tang laughed: "Within half a year, there will be no less than 5,000 elite soldiers, including at least 1,000 cavalry." The rest of the soldiers numbered four thousand. There will be another 50,000 strong men, do you think we will not be able to resist the black wolf bandits? ”

"It's not enough to deal with the black wolf bandits, they are all cavalry, they come and go like the wind, their horsemanship is exquisite, they dodge when the enemy is strong, and they eat when the enemy is weak, which is a headache." Tunuhu shook his head and said.

Liu Tang said: "Then don't be afraid, everyone is a soldier." The Jeju regiment trained all farms, strong men, and tribes, and all men over the age of 16 underwent military training and were given weapons. ”

Tunuhu's eyes lit up and he asked, "What weapons are issued?" Will our tribe have it? ”

"Reed leaf guns, pak knives, axes, wood knives. Choose one of them. As long as your tribe joins the Jeju regiment, it will definitely be distributed. Liu Tang said.

The climate of Black Dragon Island is harsh, and you have to fight with the sky, the earth, people, and beasts, so you are relatively strong, and if everyone has a weapon in their hands, the nightmare of the black wolf bandits will really come.

The first question Tunuhu was very satisfied, and the second point Liu Tang said: "After you join, the central and southern parts of Heilong Island will be regarded as a great unification, and several trade cities will be established at that time to facilitate the transactions of various ethnic groups and tribes, mutual benefit and reciprocity, and promote development." For example, the cattle, sheep and pigs you raise can be sent to the trade city for sale, where you can buy the salt, tea, porcelain, ironware and so on you need. ”

The market is a must, the Tunu tribe is not a primitive tribe after all, it is impossible to be self-sufficient, the basic market is still needed, and Tunuhu has no objection to this.

"The third point." Tunuhu asked.

Liu Tang said: "We have learned that although the Tunu people raise cattle, sheep and reindeer, they really rely on pigs for their livelihood. ”

Tunuhu nodded: "Yes, we raise wild boars." ”

"What you raise is not a wild boar, but a female pig and a male wild boar breeding, the wild boar born is small in nature, suitable for grazing, and it takes two years for a pig you raise to grow to a hundred catties. After joining us, our technicians will teach you to raise pigs, and as long as eight months, the piglets can grow to 200 catties, so that you can completely worry about food and clothing. Liu Tang said.

Tunu Bear couldn't help it, and said: "There are camels that don't brag, we Tunu people have been raising pigs for hundreds of years, and we have never grown pigs so fast." ”

"This needs time to verify, you can find twenty forty or fifty-year-old piglets, send them to my camp, and wait for half a year to go over and see how heavy they are."

Tunuhu said, "Okay, we decided to join the Jeju group training. ”

immediately worshiped heaven and earth, and drank blood wine, which is considered to be a franchise, just like opening a company and buying shares.

If you join, you have to show your sincerity, and Tunu Hu sent Tunu Bear to lead 200 soldiers to join the Jeju regimental training team. The reindeer cavalry is mainly suitable for driving sleds in winter, and it is not as good as infantry when there is no snow in normal times. Therefore, Liu Tang incorporated them into the infantry and became a glorious sword and shield soldier.

Liu Tang also immediately distributed 1,500 knives, 50,000 catties of corn and soybeans and other crushed compound feed to the Tunu people, so that the Tunu people could raise pigs and not starve to death in the spring.

The Tunu people have completed the unification on the surface, but the foundation of this cooperation is very shallow, and once there is any change, the Tunu people are easy to change.

In the Chinese army, Liu Tang was worried about the map, the area in the middle was too large, not inhabited in the south, it was more than 200 miles long, and it was 1780 miles wide, and it would take several days for cavalry to patrol in this area.

Wen Zhongrong said: "The area is too big, but there are not many important places, if the black wolf bandits want to go south, it is nothing more than two destinations, one is our military camp here, next to Baiyu Port and Baiyu Village, this is considered one." The second place is with the Tunu people, who are rich in supplies and may also be one of the targets of the black wolf bandits. As for the other small tribes, most of them have relatively small populations and few supplies, and the black wolf bandits are not worth a large-scale dispatch. ”

"It makes sense, it's just that patrols have to be routine for a long time, with infantry patrolling at close range and cavalry patrolling from afar. Lu Fang, what do you think? ”

Lu Fang pondered: "The situation on the grassland is changeable, and the distance is far away, the number of people is too small to patrol at all, and a patrol team needs at least a hundred cavalry, so that when encountering enemy soldiers, you can have the strength to fight." Lu Fang said.

Cui Ye said: "A hundred cavalry is too much, the cost of materials is too great, and it is more reasonable for a team of fifty or thirty-one people to patrol." As for the problem of too far away is easy to solve, the number of infantry is not large, we can build an outpost every few dozen miles, the outpost is patrolled by infantry, and the cavalry patrol can also come to the outpost to rest when tired. ”

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