Chao Gai said: "You said that I know that in that place, the lower reaches of Heilongjiang are fertile grasslands, and there are herds of cattle and horses, but there is a place where the Jin Kingdom started. ”

The black eagle did not give up, and said: "Otherwise, as the saying goes, it is dark under the lamp, now the Jin State and the Liao State are fighting hotly, the troops are moving south, and the rear is empty, of course, our troops are too small, the two sides make up, we make up 5,000 cavalry, you make up 5,000 cavalry, let's work together to snatch the good horses of the Jin Kingdom, which not only strengthens themselves, but also weakens the Jin Kingdom, why not." ”

Chao Gai thought about it, it was now the beginning of June in midsummer, and it was enough for two months to integrate the troops, and it was time to send troops to grab the medium-sized horses of the Jin Kingdom at the end of July, and immediately said: "Okay, a word is decided, let's prepare separately, and send troops in two months." ”

The black eagle was very happy, but he didn't expect Chao Gai to agree, and immediately said: "Okay, send troops on time in two months, as long as you can have 10,000 elite soldiers, you can guarantee that you can mess up the rear of the Jin Kingdom." What Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000, and is invincible, that is all scaring. ”

"Yes, there is nothing to be afraid of the Jurchens, shoot him with an arrow and die, and cut him with a knife and bleed." Chao Gai said.

The black eagle went back, Liu Tang, Yuan Lang and the others looked at each other and said: "This thing is a little strange, we are here to rob their Black Dragon Island, they want to ask us to rob the cattle and horses of the Jin Kingdom, it is unreliable." ”

Chao Gai corrected: "Heilong Island was originally our territory, in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, it was all ours, and taking back what belongs to us is not called robbery, it is called recovery, and we have to give more publicity to the soldiers when we turn back." As for cooperation, let's not mention it for the time being, and when the time comes, the most important thing at present is military training. ”

Three days later, the black eagle came again, with five hundred cavalry, and five hundred medium-sized horses, but many of them were foals, and five thousand cattle were still good, and Chao Gai did not care too much, so he returned a thousand captives to them.

The black eagle said: "General Chao, you have a lot of soldiers and horses, and you consume a lot of grain, grass and meat every day, and I have also brought 10,000 sheep, so it is better to take them together." ”

Chao Gai said: "10,000 sheep is not a small number, if you have any requirements, just tell me." ”

"Armor, the armor of the Iron Float, change part of us, otherwise our Iron Float cavalry will not be able to practice." The black eagle said.

The Jeju regiment has a fleet to transport grain from Jeju Island to this side, and the cost is not high, of course, this cannot be told to the black eagle.

Chao Gai said: "10,000 sheep are not worth much, we go hunting casually, the harvest is not small, how many sets of armor are you going to change?" ”

"Hunting also has to be autumn, it's still summer, hunting hurts the sky, you have just entered the fierce cattle grassland, and now it is not appropriate to levy more cattle and sheep. 10,000 sheep will be enough for you to eat for a few days, and you will need to exchange only 500 sets of armor. ”

There were almost 900 sets of Tiefutu armor captured this time, and cavalry armor and horse armor were considered a set. It takes a lot of time to create such a set of armor, and with the craftsmanship of Black Dragon City, this set of armor also costs twenty sheep, and the price is still very fair, but now is not the time to talk about justice.

"10,000 sheep, only 200 sets of sheep, love to change the sheep to keep the sheep, not love to change people." Chao Gai said.

The black eagle said: "There is a good horse in the herd, General Chao didn't notice it." ”

Talking about the black eagle, let people pull out a white horse from the herd, this white horse is a mare, it looks small, at most two years old, tall and strong, as white as snow all over the body, not even a single hair, there is a nickname called Baiyun, not to mention the speed of running, how fast and how fast.

Chao Gai's eyes lit up when he saw it, it was indeed a good horse in a million, if this horse alone could be sold for three or five thousand yuan in the Central Plains, it was not uncommon to meet a rich master of ten thousand yuan.

Chao Gai smiled: "You still have a little conscience, give you a face, three hundred sets of armor, don't say more." ”

The black eagle could only look like this, and it was not interesting to grind more, so he immediately took the prisoner and three hundred sets of armor back. The Black Dragon Fortress abandoned Zhennan Fort as agreed, and similarly, Chaogai's Jeju regimental training no longer marched north.

The Black Dragon City has withdrawn, and the army trained by the Jeju regiment will also go south, and Zhennan Fort must have a general to defend it, urging the field to accept the order and be willing to stay and defend the city.

Urging Ye said: "You all go back, I will lead people to guard here, this city is small, easy to defend, and the Black Dragon City army can't enter." ”

Chao Gai nodded: "The defensive ability of the wild is still very strong, how many people do you need?" ”

"Three hundred artillerymen, five hundred archers, two hundred sword and shield men, and one hundred light cavalry." Urgino said.

Liu Tang said: "This is too ruthless, leaving 1,100 soldiers at once." ”

"The current peace is only temporary, and the enemy may come back one day. Black Dragon City is one hundred and fifty miles away from the Fierce Bull Grassland, and once their army attacks, we will have to defend the city for at least two to three days. ”

Chao Gai said: "Liu Tang, arrange good soldiers from your camp for Xuye, and Wang Lun will send people to the city to manage internal affairs." ”

The defense of Zhennan Fort needs to be strengthened, and the people inside and outside the field are urged to check the city wall to ensure that there are no secret doors and secret passages left by Black Dragon City. The walls were high enough and thick enough to be hung with tiger squat cannons on the battlements, and next to the cannons was the position of the archers. The watchtower added one in the north and south, and built on the city wall with logs, which was more than ten meters higher than the city wall. There is no problem with the city gate and the jack gate, both are quite strong. This city is a fortified city, and it only needs to ensure that the soldiers are highly vigilant and tenacious. Urging Ye also worked hard, every day according to the requirements of the drill soldiers, training but also to the soldiers to tell history, this Black Dragon Island in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty when our ancestors things, and later because the Song Dynasty was weak, people occupied, we are not here to grab other people's territory, just to recover the place of our ancestors.

As soon as the soldiers heard it, it was good, it was more reasonable, and they were all high-spirited, not to mention that there was really nothing to say about this Black Dragon Island except for mosquitoes, there was meat to eat every day, and they didn't dare to think about it before, some soldiers wrote a letter to their families, and they laughed when they wrote, saying that after some time, they would settle down here, and if someone in the family was willing to come over, they could move the whole family over, and those who were willing to farm would be given three acres of ration fields for free, and those who didn't want to farm would go to graze, and the large area of grassland would be grazing at will, in short, this Black Dragon Island was fertile and boundless, There were horses, cattle, and sheep everywhere, and the crops they planted grew like trees.

This fortress has two city gates, a south gate, a north gate, there are more than 20 merchants in the city, every fifteenth day of the new year, outside the city is an exchange meeting, all tribes will come here to sell cattle and sheep, exchange some daily necessities, etc., and a part of the meager business tax.

Chao Gai, Liu Tang, Yuan Lang, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng led 4,000 cavalry to drive a large herd of cattle and sheep back to the fierce cattle grassland, and the entire grassland was shocked. Jeju regimental training not only exterminated the black wolf bandits, but also defeated the Black Dragon City, and won such a large herd of horses and cattle for nothing.

As for the 10,000 sheep, they were left to Zhennan Fort, so that the soldiers could arrange grazing and subsidize the military supplies.

There is still a long way from the barracks, and I saw a large group of soldiers riding horses with board axes and big swords to show off their might, and it was none other than Li Kui, who complained when he saw Chao Gai Li Kui, and said: "Brother, you go to war and play, leave us here and have nothing to do, riding a horse all day long, and my ass hurts." ”

"It's a good thing that it hurts, it means that you are all about to learn to ride a horse, how about it, the grassland has been peaceful recently, and there is no tribal trouble." Chao Gai asked.

Li Kui said: "With me and Bao Xu here, who dares to make trouble." ”

It turned out that when Chao Gai led people to the north, he emptied all the troops of the Fierce Bull Grassland, leaving behind 500 soldiers from Pang Wanchun's department and 500 soldiers from Li Kui's department. Chao Gai gave them the task of patrolling back and forth, showing off their might.

Pang Wanchun's archery skills are like a god, known as the god of arrows, and the fierce bull and grassland people obey him. Li Kui and Bao Xu are reckless and murderous, and the soldiers under them are also murderous, with big axes and big swords, so everyone is afraid of them.

Although these two battalions have few soldiers and horses, they are enough to deter the young.

The Fierce Bull Steppe is in good order, and the next thing is to consolidate, the outposts that are not completed will be completed as soon as possible, and the finished infantry will be stationed as soon as possible.

The Fierce Cattle Prairie Medical Center is still only a tent, but it is already open. The official Fierce Bull Grassland Medical Center is under intense construction, in addition to the Fierce Bull Grassland Primary School, the Fierce Bull Grassland Middle School, the Fierce Bull Grassland Martial Arts Hall, and so on.

There were also more caravans on the steppes, and herds of mule and horse convoys pulled all kinds of goods, including fine salt, tea, cloth, and so on.

Fighting, killing, and killing can't stabilize the grassland, it still depends on culture.

Wang Lun also arrived and came to discuss things with Chao Gai. Wang Lun's head has been relatively big recently, and when he saw Chao Gai, he said: "I'm afraid that the fierce cow grassland is bigger than our Jeju capital, and the location of the primary school is a problem, and public security is also a problem." ”

Luo Yun next to him said: "Now the security of the Fierce Cattle Grassland should be okay, at least there are no large-scale rebels." ”

Wang Lun said: "It's not a human, it's a wild wolf or a leopard, if these bastards get to school, it's amazing." ”

"You can't stop running a school just because there are wild beasts making trouble, and each school has two professional guards, with knives and guns, to protect the children." Chao Gai said.

Wang Lun said: "Okay, the most difficult thing is the problem of teachers, the children of these tribes can't understand each other's local dialect, let alone teachers." It seems that education here will be a long-term problem. ”

Chao Gai smiled: "You are not a good prefect, the burden is heavy, let's work hard." ”

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