Chapter 148: Oath

It was the first time that Ye Tao saw more than 100,000 cavalry marching in front of him, and he felt that standing on a slightly higher hillside and looking down, it seemed that there were soldiers as far as the eye could see, all neighing war horses, and all kinds of weapons standing in a forest, as if the whole land was covered with cheering warriors, as if their cheers could be condensed into substance.

And from the hill where he was to another uplift of the earth, in the middle of the crowd, there was a wide passage. In this passage, Dai Yun galloped through with her sword held high, shouting different words at the warriors of each tribe, and her voice was immediately drowned out by the warriors' loud responses. Behind Dai Yun, a column of cavalry of Tieyun cavalry and a column of cavalry of the Blood Qi Army held high various banners, some of these banners represented the current commander of the whole army Dai Yun, some represented Yunzhou, some represented Dongping, and some represented the Blood Qi Army, and behind the soldiers were the most heroic warriors of each tribe holding high the banners of their own tribes, and they also received the cheers of the warriors.

And these are a simple oath. It is impossible for a cavalry of hundreds of thousands to stay in one place for a long time. It is impossible from the point of view of logistical supply, from the point of view of daily consumption, and from the point of view of maintaining discipline and stability, it is also quite difficult. After taking the oath, the soldiers will return to their respective camps and scatter throughout the Wolf Plain. Perhaps a small number of elite warriors of the tribe will stay for an extra day under the leadership of the clan leaders and elders to engage in some games and competitions unique to the grassland, to strengthen friendships or to make a break with non-irreconcilable contradictions between them.

After all, this is how the steppe coalition army was formed. This also made Ye Tao really relieved. Somewhat unexpectedly, when the commander of the coalition forces was elected, Golan, the leader of the most powerful Solo tribe, gave up his command and instead sent his son Anlo to command the warriors of his own tribe. He elected Dai Yun as the commander of the coalition forces, but won the support of the vast majority of the tribal leaders.

"Lord Ye......" Just as Ye Tao was admiring the grandeur of the pledge meeting, Golan quietly came behind Ye Tao and bent down to salute.

"Chief Golan, you're too polite." Ye Tao hurriedly took a hand, even if he knew very well that this old man's strength was not ordinary, and if he wanted to stop him from saluting with his own strength, it would never be possible.

"The tribal coalition gathered by Kolka is still two days away from here." Golan calmly told Ye Tao the news. "The cavalry of the Chapa tribe has sent us this news. Dai Overseer is greeting everyone, so I'll let you know the news first. ”

"Two days." Ye Tao thought back for a moment and said: "If there is only a situation of not dying, I don't know how many of the outstanding warriors here will still be alive in two days, three days, twenty days, and thirty days." ”

Golan had a wrinkled smile on his face: "The seed of your kindness must be able to grow on the grassland. It needs blood to irrigate. ”

Ye Tao smiled bitterly and said, "Where do I have any benevolent seeds. ”

Golan said firmly, "No, my lord, you have. As long as you put forward those conditions...... No, it is said that the conditions are not good, and it should be said that the strategy can be implemented. The tribes of the steppe can benefit greatly. What are these brave lads willing to risk their lives for? Isn't it for the sake of your own family, for the people of your tribe to be able to live better? We can't reason with the Kolka bastards right now, but in a few years, when they see our lives again. They will regret that they did not come under the command of the adults sooner. When the time comes, will they fight again? Come, we are no longer afraid of them. Just with plenty of salt and tea, how many fewer people would die in our tribe every year. ”

Ye Tao replied slowly, but equally firmly: "I will definitely do everything in my power to make these policies implemented." Whether it is for the tribe or for Dongping, I believe that at least some of these measures will have a good effect. As for the ones that no one has thought of, I hope that everyone can work together to find a way to improve slowly. War this way. In my opinion, it is not the best way to solve the problem. ”

Golan nodded and asked, "My lord, I heard Dai Yun say it. You built the Blood Qi Army, so why don't you want to lead the army into battle? You must also be a great general. ”

Ye Tao shook his head and said, "The Blood Qi Army was not established by any one person, everyone in the Blood Qi Army is a part of the Blood Qi Army. Besides, even if I built it. It doesn't prove that I'm a good general. The women of your tribe will help the ewes to give birth to lambs. They will keep the lambs in tents to hide from the wind and snow, but when the lambs grow up. or let them go to the ground in the flock. ”

Golan nodded in understanding and said, "It's okay, you have Dai Yun." She's amazing. ”

Ye Tao smiled and said appreciatively: "I never thought of a girl...... Okay, I'm used to it, Dai Yun is a little older than me...... I never thought that a girl could be so prestigious. Moreover, it seems that on the grassland, Dai Yun knows a lot of people. ”

"What is it here, even to the north," Golan pointed in the direction where the Kolka tribe was coming, "Dai Yun knows a lot of people. When she was a child, she ran all over the grasslands, and the warriors of many tribes did not dare to go to the land, climbed the snow-capped mountains, and also went to the far north, which is said to be beautiful and cold. I don't know how many tribal warriors love her, but they don't think they are worthy of her. Although Dai Yun is a Han and a girl, she is undoubtedly the pride of the entire grassland. To put it mildly, even if we were defeated, that bastard fat man of the Kolka tribe would dare to kill us all, but he would have to let Dai Yun go. Otherwise, someone might stab him with a black knife at any time. ”

Ye Tao smiled dumbly and said, "It turns out that Dai Yun is so powerful, no wonder he cleaned up those gentlemen in the Blood Qi Army. ”

Golan said as if with a little heartache: "I have a daughter, who is about the same age as Dai Yun, and now she is a mother of three children. Dai Yun is so powerful, I don't know who dares to marry her. This time, it was expected that she would lead the whole army, but it made it even more difficult for her to marry. ”

Ye Tao moved his shoulders a little uncomfortably, and he felt that Golan looked at him with a very judgmental gaze when he said this.

Golan did not continue the topic, he smiled and said: "My lord, when the matter of Yunzhou is over, I hope you can allow me to go to Dongping and Danyang." I will give my tribe to my son Anlo, and I will only take a few of my own servants, is it okay? ”

Ye Tao asked strangely, "Why not?" You are a distinguished guest and our friend, and when the time comes, my wife and I will entertain you well in Danyang. ”

Golan was a little strange: "Aren't you staying in Yunzhou?" You came to Yunzhou with the Blood Qi Army, defeated Xiling, and led us to defeat Kolka's coalition army, shouldn't the imperial court hand over Yunzhou to you? ”

Ye Tao bared his teeth and said helplessly: "Is this...... Things are a little complicated. …… By the way, what do you want to do in Danyang? ”

Of course, Ye Tao couldn't explain to Golan how he came to Yunzhou and how he came to Benwolf Plain, mainly because he didn't take it for granted that he regarded himself as a victor and conqueror before the final battle. Even after the victory, he wouldn't think like that. Being able to return to Danyang peacefully is completely satisfying for him. Although he was attracted by the beautiful scenery and grand scenes of the grassland, and was inspired by the fanaticism and savagery in the depths of his heart by Jin Ge Iron Horse, in the final analysis, he was still Ye Tao.

Golan sighed and said, "I want to go and see Dai Ye." That guy is old now, too. I fought with him when I was younger, and I fought under him. Since he stopped leading Tieyun to ride, it has been more than ten years since I have seen him. I went to him for a drink and asked him if he would be interested in doing business with me. ”

"What kind of business?" Ye Tao asked with a smile, "I also have some experience in doing business, and I have a good relationship with those big businessmen and big chambers of commerce." ”

Golan smiled and said, "It's not just horses, wool or something, you can't rely on the merchants who usually come here. Those guys are so dark. Or sell these things yourself, and then sell salt and tea in, and don't care if you make money. It's just a picture to be able to walk around and see. I don't have the ability of Dai Yun, and then to the north, people can't withstand the cold when they are old, and the south is warmer than here, so they should be okay. ”

Ye Tao laughed and said, "Okay." You might as well call the people in the various tribes who want to go out and have a look, the merchants of the Central Plains, and then to the northwest, there are actually a lot of Hu merchants, but you are a little too honest. It's good for everyone to get together and do business. When the time comes, remember to call me to make one. ”

Maybe when Ye Tao thinks of this moment a few decades later, he will remember the casual agreement between himself and Golan and the monopoly that gradually swelled later, but at this moment, this is just the casual nonsense of two high-ranking and powerful people who are idle and have nothing to do.

After taking the oath, Dai Yun was also informed of the news that the Kolka coalition was only two days away from the Wolf Plain. As the commander of the whole army, Dai Yun's calmness impressed everyone. Although everyone trusted her and weighed the balance between the clan, Yunzhou and Dongping to make her commander, Dai Yun's outstanding performance quickly convinced everyone.

Although Dai Yun boosted the morale of the coalition army, Dai Yun fully realized that there was still a big gap in combat effectiveness between the Yunzhou tribal coalition army that rushed to the army and the northern tribal coalition army, which had the unified command of the powerful Kolka tribe and had been getting along for a while. If you want to talk about riding and archery kung fu, everyone is about the same, the quality of the horses is about the same, and the cooperation of the army is the strength of the Kolka coalition army, and in terms of weapons and equipment and understanding of the geographical environment, it is the Yunzhou coalition army that has the advantage...... Moreover, the Yunzhou coalition army has some advantages in morale, supply, and reinforcements.

Therefore, in view of this series of advantages and disadvantages, Dai Yun specified a plan to annihilate the enemy in Benwolf Plain.