Chapter 420: Ethnicity

"On the Gobi Desert, Sweet Water Island is no longer a chassis for sand pirates, and it is also an important place for trading. Sweet Water Island is also known as the Sweet Water Collection. However, further west from Sweet Water Island is the trade route that crosses the entire Gobi, which is actually formed by a series of sand bandit gangs retreating some supply points, especially water sources. Sand pirates generally do not camp on trade routes, and at most they leave some people to maintain law and order...... Instead, it's those small sand bandit gangs that don't care about anything but collect money. Anyway, caravans attacking each other and stumbling on each other and things like that seemed too normal to them. Following Chi Lei's side, Tormu began to explain to Chi Lei in detail the distribution of the sand pirates' forces.

"If you want to talk about sand pirates, there are actually a few times when they have the opportunity to merge into a country from a group of gangs, or at least a little bit of farming and production and developing various resources. However, on the one hand, there has never been a sufficiently strong force within the country, and on the other hand, all forces outside have not allowed it, and they have always contributed to the chaos in the Gobi. Before the northern steppes, they didn't have many necessary consumables, let alone what necessities they could introduce to the Gobi through trade. Most of the salt and tea consumption in the Gobi came from the countries in the west and southwest. In this case, the other side needs a chaotic overland trade route between the East and the West that is not controlled by anyone, and naturally there are various methods. And the Gobi Desert can't have a big enough tribe, it's easy to say, the living conditions here are bad, and they are constantly attacking each other, even the big leaders of those relatively large forces can live to be in their fifties. …… If I had been living on the Gobi Desert, I would never have survived now. And one side of the force, once the big leader dies, it will be divided into several parties that fight each other, fight for the inheritance, and run away with their subordinates, abound. Anyway, as long as you can pull up a team. Of course, you will still have to rely on some big forces to survive, but after all, it is not a way to live. In recent years, the big forces such as the Wild Sand Banner have strengthened their control over the business road, and everyone has become more and more dependent on the business road, which has greatly reduced the speed of the birth and destruction of small tribes. Now, if you dare to rob casually, the first to attack must be those big thieves, who rely more on the trade road......"

Listening to Tormu's faint narration, Chi Lei's eyes became brighter and brighter. Tormu really has some ability, not just a guide, but a depiction of the genealogy of forces on the Gobi Desert. Of course, the forces of the sand pirates want to go south to obtain a rich water meadow, and they will have such thoughts, if not those small and medium-sized forces who do not live well in the current power lineage, or those large tribes who want to control one end of the trade in their own hands. Chi Lei also understood why they had no trust in each other, and the distance between the troops was so far that it was difficult to support each other. If it weren't for Chi Lei's insensitivity to the war of attrition, with enough troops to replenish him, Chi Lei might really be able to break through each one and stand up until the end. This situation is naturally also taken advantage of by the senior general Chi Lei.

"What did you say...... To solve the problem once and for all, what are the suggestions? Chi Lei asked casually.

Tormu said very seriously: "If you can guarantee part of the consumption of salt and tea on the Gobi Desert from the east road, in fact, half of the problem will be solved. The current situation is that the closer you get to the east, the more difficult it is to obtain the necessary things such as salt and tea. Although there is no guarantee that salt and tea can be imported, at least they can rely on the harvest on the trade route to supplement their huge consumption of salt and tea and medicines, especially the good weapons smuggled in Yunzhou over the years, which have made the eastern bandit group much better. However, at the beginning...... That's why the bandits, and the bandits, I was in. Not only did our boss start to actively plan the business and wanted the brothers to switch from robbing the trade to escorting the trade group, but he also made some things in our territory, which could also be sold out in the trade group. At this moment, everyone was scared. The boss's actions are too big, there are traitors in our group, and under internal and external attacks, only I escaped with some offspring. ”

Tormu's expression still did not fluctuate at all, as if what he said was not his own business at all. He continued: "Salt and tea should be imported, but the inflow of various commodities should be controlled as much as possible, when the business is not functioning properly. In order to survive and compete for limited living resources, chaos will inevitably arise on the Gobi. Of course, there must be a premise for this, and it must be this time, to establish enough prestige, so that no one is confident that they can win in front of your military power, and they will not dare to peep into the grassland in the near future. ”

"With the combat power of the adults, it is naturally no problem to stand up. However, it is really not interesting to sweep so slowly on both sides of the business road. If your Excellency allows me, I suggest that you let me lead the army to attack not very far from here, probably ...... A medium-sized bandit group of one hundred and seventy or eighty miles. Frankly, the nest occupied by this group of thieves is where the Golden Gate Banner I was born in is located. The bandit group had a population of about 35,600, and according to the proportion of the fighters in the bandits, there were probably more than 10,000 cavalry. It's just that although the adults have the advantage in troops, they will inevitably have to pay some price if they want to capture the nest that others have been running for many years. Now, although this bandit group is also called the Golden Gate Banner, I think there are only a few old people I know inside, and I am afraid that there is no way to help the adults too much. However, the Golden Gate Banner was a very important link in the chain of a series of bandit groups along the entire trade route. Tactically, it is also called a point. The Golden Gate Banner was laid, but it could directly threaten the supply of most of the troops that the bandit group was preparing to go south. Although sand thieves have never paid much attention to supplies, they can't survive by eating sand. If you are lucky, it is possible that there are many other tribes' grain and grass hoarded in the Golden Gate Banner. But there are pros and cons to that, and you know, people can't trust each other, so if there's a lot of stuff piled up, it's going to stuff a lot of people. Tormu introduced the current situation of the Golden Gate Banner, which had nothing to do with him.

"That's it?" The corners of Chi Lei's mouth twitched, and he asked a little senselessly.

Tolmu was still expressionless, but what he said made Tanan, a man who had been extremely respectful and respectful of Tormu for many years, stunned. Tormu said slowly: "The underground of the Golden Gate Banner is the mausoleum of the king of the grassland. Our boss found it back then. There are countless kinds of jewelry inside. I know adults aren't interested in this, but a lot of people do. When the news broke, it was time for the troops who were attacking the front to come back and loot the treasure. Your Excellency, you can defeat them all. At this time, they could not cooperate with each other. ”

"It's a bit of a challenge...... Yi Lan's status will be different in the future, if he really wants to do this. How do I turn around and face that little colleague? Chi Lei smiled, and his face was no longer so gloomy.

That was the excuse that a few years later, Yi Lan led the army to completely sweep away the hidden dangers of the Gobi. He can be allowed to bring an army of hundreds of thousands to kill in the name of revenge, killing thousands of miles of red land, leaving no one alive. Those who are willing to keep their names are pulled back to the grassland. The population of the Gobi Desert is so small that it is impossible to recover it every thirty or fifty years. Isn't that great? Tormu also added: "Anyway, the trade routes on the sea are in the hands of Ye Jingluo, and it doesn't matter if the trade routes on the Gobi Desert are interrupted because of this." Even if it is not interrupted, it must be able to show the banner of the Ye family, and even the banner of whoever has something to do with the Ye family, I am afraid that it will be able to run rampant. ”

Tolmu's way of thinking is indeed dark, and if it is feasible, although most of the time, it is also a test of the planning ability of the people who operate these things, but it really cannot be said to be a very indiscriminate plan. In particular, Tormu himself was born as a sand thief, and has his own set of perceptions of the cowardice and bravery of the sand thief. After thinking about it, although Chi Lei did not accept Tormu's statement in its entirety, he also felt that he could try, and Chi Lei naturally had to make some modifications.

"It should be no problem to capture the Golden Gate Banner, anyway, I want to find someone to stand up, as for who I am looking for, it doesn't matter much, as long as I can eat it within the range of losses I can accept." The treasure you said is not a treasure, in fact, I don't care, but waiting for others to fight, it's a bit bad, running the Golden Gate Banner in a place like unfamiliar to defend and fight, I might as well stay still and garrison there with a battalion of heavy weapons. Anyway, Ye Jingluo won't ignore me. Let's make a splash and use the situation. To attract those guys who were interspersed behind us to return to fight, either the Golden Gate Banner is really piled with baggage, or ...... It's what treasure we claim to be transporting back. On the road, you can play the drama of robbery and anti-robbery. Here, I'm really not afraid of falling into a trap, the eyes of the sand thief, but not as bright as mine. Chi Lei said casually. Tolmu thought so, and bent down respectfully.

The smoke and dust in front of him rose slowly, and Chi Lei glanced at it and nodded at the sergeant beside him. These personal guards who have followed Chi Lei for many years, many of them have even followed Chi Lei since the era of the Blood Qi Army, and they have a thorough understanding of his every move. However, the guard, who had been instructed, did nothing, shrugged his shoulders, and another guy came up and said, "The front team has taken the enemy." An enemy detachment, hiding in the woods by the roadside, trying to hide from us, was rounded. The whole team of 317 people was completely annihilated. One hundred and nine people were captured. Seven of our people were slightly injured. ”

Chi Lei nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't affect the speed of the march." ”