Chapter 419 is inauspicious

The leaders of the Gaza tribe and the Kyrgyz tribe were a little incredulous after receiving Chi Lei's message, but Chi Lei was obviously not playing a fake, and at the same time that the order was delivered to the two tribes, the soldiers who were going to leave the camp tomorrow quickly packed up their bags and began to rest, and the troops that were going to stay behind took over all the camp duties and defense. In order to cooperate with the operation of entering the territory of the sand pirates, it is natural to strengthen some other aspects of the equipment for the attacking troops. It's not convenient to carry heavy equipment, but there are still some small fire oil bombs that can be thrown by hand, which are used to set fire to the camp or something, which is an excellent supply. Moreover, there are still some masters in Jingyun Riding who can play the extremely unpopular grenadier belt superbly. In addition, the attacking force was reinforced with medically trained soldiers, each with an extra horse, and the saddle was loaded with various medicines. The rest of the soldiers didn't bring two or three more days of rations, and they just brought two more bags of arrows.

Seeing that Chilei's battalion was so prepared, the Gaza tribe and the Kyrgyz tribe could not delay any longer, and they also adjusted their defense overnight, moving the battalion forward a long distance, showing a posture of loyally defending Chilei's remaining troops.

Early the next morning, Chi Lei personally led the army to set off. Groups of knights quietly left the camp, reorganizing the formation of the large army as they advanced, and the scout squads had already stretched out their tentacles in front and behind. The Gaza and Kyrgyz tribes are also experts in steppe warfare, so it is natural to see the quality of these soldiers. When they saw the spacing of the fifteen to twenty-person squads of the Frost Wolf Army under Chi Lei, who was known as the world's number one scout team, echoing and protecting each other, looking at the equipment they carried, the horses they mounted, and their exquisite and concise performance in every detail, they also understood that the title of the world's number one scout was by no means vain. Even the best scouts will inevitably be affected by the terrain and environment in the mountains, forests, plains, and hilly areas, but in the northern grasslands of the Plains, in the savannahs and sand dunes, and in areas with low vegetation that have adapted to dry and wind-blown sandy environments, these scouts can play a much greater role. In any tribe and in the ranks of those sand thieves, the scouts are almost the most elite troops, and they have excellent treatment, but even the largest sand bandit gang in the vast Gobi, the Wind Banner, has gathered tens of thousands of sand bandits, but their scout team is only more than 200 people. The Gaza tribe and the Kyrgyz tribe still relied on the fact that it was relatively close to Yunzhou, and it was easier to get a telescope, so they also had a scout team of two or three hundred people, and each team was equipped with an early model of monoculars, some of which still had some quality problems, and the push and pull of the lens barrel was very difficult to repair. And the frost wolf army in front of them, each carrying a cowhide box with the latest model of binoculars inside...... Can this kind of technological weapon really affect the situation of the battle? If it's just one or two rare pieces, it probably won't have this effect. After all, this is the real world, not some kind of virtual game world, and there is no room for artifacts or anything like that. But when the two sides are in a completely unequal position, when others can observe you from a distance and you don't know it, that's a terrible situation.

"Chief, shall we send some men to follow?" A clever commander saw the grim expression of Torre, the military leader of the Gaza tribe, and with a sense of understanding, he reminded in a whisper.

"Keep up? They don't want us to follow at all...... Moreover, if you look at the speed of their march, this is still in the marching procession, and when they march at full speed, unless the enemy engages and slows down, otherwise we may not be able to keep up. Run like a dead dog and send it to them to see a joke? Torre glared at the commander and said angrily.

"Chief, we just need to follow, and show our attitude of advancing and retreating with them. And, I'm sure they need at least some guides, too. We sent Uncle Tormu and a few of them there, but it would be better for them to appreciate it than sending three or five thousand soldiers. …… Chief, they have a map of the northern steppes...... But ......," the commander insisted.

At the mention of the map, Torre's face was a little unpleasant. Both Torre and Hook, the leader of the Kyrgyz tribes, had entered Chilei's command tent and glanced at the entire map of the northern steppes. Those of them who lived on the steppe had never seen such a detailed map, on which there were the approximate locations of the tribes, the large and small water supply points, the trading markets everywhere, and the shelters established by the caravans and tribes together...... God knows how much time and money Yunzhou spent on the northern grasslands in order to be able to make this map. Torre even felt that the map might be worth more than their entire clan. However, it is true that Chi Lei may not know so much about the attack they are going to carry out. No one has ever been able to map the territory of the sand pirates in detail, it is too chaotic and entangled, and it is also a loss that in order to take care of long-term interests over the years, several major sand pirate groups have joined hands to open up a smooth trade route, let the things they need flow in, sell the things in their territory, and can also obtain a lot of income by collecting tolls from the caravans, which can be used to purchase various things, especially ordnance. The power of the sand pirates is constantly changing, but in fact, all you know is the open trade routes and some surrounding conditions. Presumably, Chi Lei can only take this path, and then try his best to understand the larger situation around him through the powerful scout team and airship team, and then make a decision. However, if Tolmu and several other people who were considered bad luck by the clan and were shunned by everyone were handed over to Chi Lei, then, through them, Chi Lei would at least have a variety of options.

"Okay, that's it, you go to this matter yourself, take two hundred of my personal guards, and follow them directly. Don't disgrace the clan. Torre grabbed the commander and said, "You have to see clearly, what kind of person Chi Lei is, and then find out what kind of person Ye Tao is...... No matter what kind of master we follow in the future, we have to be more or less prepared. ”

When the commander Tanan came to Chi Lei with a dozen people including Tormu, as well as two hundred of the most elite warriors of the tribe, Chi Lei looked disapplieving. He asked bluntly: "Do these people know the geography of the Gobi?" ”

Tanan glanced at Tormu, then at Chi Lei, and cautiously said, "General, they ...... used to be a sand thief, but later he was squeezed out because of the conflict within the sand bandit gang and was hunted down and killed all the way. It turns out that they are all leaders with good backgrounds. Over the years, our tribe has suffered a lot because of Uncle Tormu and their understanding of the Gobi Desert, as well as some of the contacts left behind. After all...... Our tribe's chassis is not very good, and it is inevitable that we will have to deal with sand thieves and those bold merchants. ”

Chi Lei's eyes crossed Tanan and looked at Tormu and the others who were kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. "Stand up! There is no such etiquette in the Yunzhou army, and we don't have this in mind. …… Tormu ...... How do you think you can help me? ”

Tormu's eyes were cold, but they didn't feel sharp at all, as if they were ice pools. Tormu is indeed quite old, he looks like he is in his fifties, and on the grassland, this is a good lifespan. The traces of pampering in the early years and the ups and downs of exile in the later years are very obvious in him. Tormu calmly replied, "It depends on what the general wants to do in the Gobi Desert." If it's just to stir things up and push back the sand pirates, I'll at least be a good guide. If, the adults need greater results, then ......" Tormu stopped talking. He knew the power structure of the Gobi Desert very well, and knew how to shake the relatively calm situation that had been formed by many years of bloody fighting between each other.

"Oh...... I want this pile of debris to not affect the grassland for five years. Chi Lei said casually.

“…… If they didn't dare to go south, the general only had to take his troops to kill them, leaving no one alive. Kill tens of thousands of sand thieves, piggyback on their families or something, it's only a hundred thousand people. After killing all of them, if someone else wants to go south, you have to weigh your own energy. If they are unable to go south, it will be more troublesome, and the only way is to upset the balance of power on the Gobi Desert. Once chaos breaks out, the trade route will definitely be cut off, and until the Gobi Desert attacks each other reach a result, I am afraid that no one will go south. Five years is definitely guaranteed. When Tolmu said this, his tone was very casual.

"You...... What an inauspicious person. Chi Lei chuckled: "I can't kill women and children, I don't think I heard your first suggestion." The second one is really the solution. When they fight enough, either everyone has shed blood, and no one can help anyone, or a powerful ** force has also been integrated on the Gobi Desert, which is really a problem. ”

Chi Lei said the key to it with a twist of his mind, and this insight made Tormu's heart tremble. "Yes. It's not up to anyone to decide. However, in my opinion, the latter is more likely. In the past few years since the opening of trade routes, the strength of large gangs and small gangs has become more and more distant. ”

"Let's talk as we go. Don't waste your time here. We're going to Sweetwater Island today. Chi Lei looked at the team that had begun to march normally and the speed had soared, and said with a sigh.