Wedge Bone, who was assigned by his brother, drove his horse to the bank of the river with a dozen personal guards, and saw from a distance that the cavalry of the Galen tribe had begun to prepare to camp by the river, and he couldn't help but be furious.

But there were two teams of ranger scouts next to him, and the guy in his hand, not to mention the wedge bones before, had seen it many times in a row, this kind of projectile shot out of the iron pipe, which could kill a strong horse, was the scene of today's explosion, and it also made this rude Tartar leader not be easily irritable.

Able to punch a bloody hole as big as a cuphole, an artillery that can explode and sweep across the war horse warriors, and hundreds of fires/guns lined up, dismount and walk to the wedge bones on the bank of the river, and for the first time his mind is much clearer.

He and the guards were unceremoniously left behind by a group of soldiers in khaki clothes, this is the rule, Wedge He Gu understands; If the strength of his tribe is stronger than the other party, then he doesn't understand, and he will definitely jump up and scold angrily.

On the way to a large tent, Wedge Hegu saw a dozen cavalrymen from his affiliated tribes lying on the ground, and five or six sergeants with wooden boxes on their backs bandaging their wounds.

"Report, my lord, the leader of the West Wedge He tribe brought the wedge bones," the guard who led the way for the Tartars, waved his hand to let the wedge bones wait outside the account, and entered the big tent himself, kneeling on the ground to report.

In the big tent, Xiao Yepan sat on a soft cushion, a simple wooden case in front of him, and Yu Shan, Qin Shishi, and Hao Yongliang knelt on both sides; Lena had been running with the team for two days, but she couldn't hold on to her strength, so she went to rest in the back carriage early.

"Hmm," dropping the map in his hand, Xiao Ye got up, "Let's go, go out and see if this leader of the West Wedge He tribe is qualified to negotiate with us,"

His words made several military men happy on their faces, and they hugged hundreds of households with a smile and walked out of the tent.

In the open space outside the big tent, the knife was already carrying the black-clothed guards, and he was staring at each other with a lot of momentum, and the two sides were full of momentum, facing each other with their chests and heads up.

Although the knives are of different heights and sturdy figures, compared with the wedge bones with a thick neck, in terms of rough faces, it is really not easy to compare, it seems to be half a catty.

However, after the knives in black uniforms collided with the opponent a few times with their chests, the guards who were wedged knew that the opponent was difficult, so they could only hold on to half a step.

In the sunshine, Wedge Bones was comparing his eyes with the knife when he heard a light laugh from the other side, followed by a series of hilarious laughter, and a fine sweat broke out on his head.

"Hehe, knife, guests come to the door, be a little polite, and don't retreat," in Xiao Ye's light scolding, the corners of the knife's mouth twitched, and he flashed his figure, revealing Xiao Ye with a smile on his face.

"You're the big leader of the Galen tribe?" Wedge Hegu blinked his sour eyes, raised his head and asked loudly unceremoniously, but the moment he met Xiao Ye's gaze, Xiao Ye's eyes full of coldness made this stout man tremble, and then drooped his eyelids.

What kind of eyes are this, it's like, like looking at a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, oh, my heart suddenly stumbled, and I raised my head suddenly, and I was not to be outdone.

He came to negotiate, not to surrender, how could he be so aggrieved, the wedge bone with anger in his heart, I don't know why I was at a loss today, he was not scolded wherever he went before, how could he be so uncomfortable.

Especially this leader who obviously looks like a Ming person, and his indifferent gaze makes Wedge Hegu obviously feel insulted.

I didn't understand the meaning of Xiao Ye's words, and was about to raise his voice and shout, when he saw Xiao Ye say a few words to the people around him, ignore himself, turn around and enter the big tent.

Inexplicably, Wedge Hebone's eyes widened, the stubble on his chin twisted a few times, and he didn't get angry, and the strong man in black who was staring at him appeared in front of him again.

"You and I, plus nine warriors from each side, can win the gladiatorial battle against us, and then you can go in and negotiate," said coldly in a half-baked Tatar language, with a thumb of the knife.

"Okay," Wedge Hegu was full of enthusiasm, and he didn't think about it, so he didn't look at the lively guards on both sides.

Ten people on each side of the party, catching each other, the wedge bones and knives were naturally on the right, and with a strange scream, twenty people suddenly began to shoot.

One force down ten times, compared with the guards with nearly four hundred catties of strength, of course, they suffered a dumb loss, under the expectant gaze of a group of guards, the rough Tartars in leather robes were crackled and smashed to the ground, and the sound of oops was endless.

The knife that stood on his waist shook his head regretfully, if he hadn't told him in advance, these guards would definitely use their fists to blow these dozen or so Tartars in the head, and how hard did they come to put them to the ground.

The mud-covered leather boots stepped on the side of Wedge He's bones, and the knife leaned over to look at the short and thick guy, "You can't do it, it's better to change someone who can see it, and come and negotiate with our Lord Baihu,"

After speaking, he led the people to retreat to the big tent, and stood with their hands tied, no longer paying attention to the defeat of these men.

Gray and defeated the wedge bone of the camp, there is nothing to say at this time, he has also embarrassed the opponents of other tribes before, and today he can be regarded as a taste of despised.

After receiving his own horses and weapons outside the camp, he took over the dozen or so wounded who had been handed back, and Wedged He led the people back to his brother who had been waiting by the quagmire for a long time.

Listening to Wedge Hegu's sad and angry complaints, Wedge Hemu, who had been tense in his nerves, thought for a moment, couldn't help but relax his mood, and there was a smile on his face; Although he has the hole cards that will die with the other party, he will never want to erect such a powerful enemy without harming his own tribe.

Fortunately, most of the warriors who have been killed and wounded in this battle so far are cavalry from affiliated tribes who have been gathered, and there are few casualties in their own tribes.

The dozen or so wounded who were returned had already explained the attitude of the other party, otherwise, the people would have pressed up and started the war directly, and there was no need to spend a lot of time playing gladiatorial battles.

"Wedge Hegu, our tribe should be fine, just to pay some supplies," comforting the indignant brother, Wedge Hemu untied the scimitar at his waist, and went to the camp on the bank of the river alone.

From Wedge Hegu's words, Wedge Hemu suddenly realized that this move was powerful, and it turned out to be a hundred households of the Han people, who controlled the right to speak of the Galen tribe, so it was even more necessary to take a look.

Not bringing a single soldier is already his greatest sincerity.

Smoothly came to Xiao Ye's camp, not surprisingly, Wedge Hemu was personally greeted by Xiao Ye, who was also alone, Xiao Ye, riding a black horse, standing quietly outside the camp.

The two war horses approached, ten paces apart and stopped, Xiao Ye looked at the thin and tall wedge on the opposite side, waved his right hand slightly, and the knife that followed from a distance ran over; Xiao Ye can't speak Tatar, and if you want to talk to each other, you have to use the knife as your ears and mouth.

Waiyi's language, Xiao Ye is too lazy to learn, he is already satisfied if he can understand a few words, and a foreigner who can't speak clearly will not feel guilty when he attacks and takes the raw materials of the medicine in the future.

"Simon Xiaoye, the leader of the Galen tribe,"

"The big leader of the West Wedge Clan, Wedge Hemu,"

"You have lost the covenant,"

"No, we are not defeated, there will be a chance next time,"

"Then, I will take what I deserve, you can't stop it," Xiao Ye stretched out his right hand, his calloused palm forward, and grabbed it fiercely.

"Our tribe will fight desperately, it's a big deal that you and I will be burned to ashes by the fire," Wedge Hemu smiled coldly, and smiled very strangely, so that the knife acting as a translator next to him frowned.

If it weren't for Baihu on his side, he wouldn't have had time to catch his breath and crush the neck of this thing.

"Okay, let's talk about your compensation," Xiao Ye changed the topic and changed the subject, not interested in Wedge Hemu's expression at all; What he said made Wedge Hemu's full of confidence suddenly fall short.

"This, even if it is a defeat in the covenant battle, my tribe has suffered a lot of casualties," Wedge Hemu thought for a moment, "How about five catties of gold sand?" ”

Xiao Ye turned his head with a sneer, shaking the reins and going back, he didn't want to talk to this guy who buckled the rope.

Even the knife standing on the ground was contemptuously stepping forward to pull the war horses of the hundred households, turning around and leaving; The silver ticket on the knife now, to say the least, is a thousand taels, and the military salary and reward deposited in the account of the hundred ladies are at least three thousand taels upward, and fifty thousand taels of silver To be honest, he really can't look down on it.

"That, how about ten pounds? Fifteen catties," Seeing Xiao Ye turn around and leave, Wedge Hemu couldn't hold his breath, he knew that if the other party went back to the camp, then the next big battle was inevitable; The purpose of his negotiation is not to fight.

Xiao Ye pulled the reins speechlessly, turned his head to look at the big leader of the tribe, "Wedge Hemu, if my cavalry doesn't leave, can you continue to pan for gold in the river?" ”

"The gold sand in this river, if the official wants it, your tribe can't get it, so don't talk about the gold sand, you want to show sincerity and exchange it for something else,"

The words that the knife translated loudly silenced Wedge Hemu, yes, he still didn't see the situation clearly, and habitually understood his own territory.

"A thousand cavalry, join my Galen tribe, we will be responsible for the food, and the rest of the deals," Xiao Ye dropped this sentence and returned to the camp with a big grin.

He still has a few powerful potions on his body, but seeing that he is sober in front of him, the Wedge Hemu brothers will take it in this situation, I am afraid that the entire West Wedge He tribe will not be obedient even if it is dispersed, and the damage to Xiao Ye's plan will outweigh the losses.

After resting for two days, the cavalry of the Amanians on the bank of the river wandered around, accompanied by a few heralds, and began to scout the terrain and draw maps; It was Qin Shi and Xiao Liuzi, who were using the tools that the tartars threw on the bank of the river, and fiddling with the mud and sand in the shallow river water.

The gold sand the size of a grain of rice, a small handful, was wrapped in sheepskin and sent to Xiao Ye's desk, which made Xiao Ye and the others suddenly interested, and the big guy came to the river beach and began to pan for gold barefoot; I took a break.

If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't figured out the so-called hole cards of the West Wedge tribe, Xiao Ye would even have the idea of occupying this river.

Until the fifth day, the big leader of the West Wedge tribe took a few old people and rode to Xiao Ye's camp to see Simon Xiao Ye, the big leader of the Galen tribe.

Formal negotiations have begun.

After some traders' deals, the two sides reached a compromise, according to Xiao Ye's statement, the Galen tribe hired a thousand cavalry from the West Wedge tribe for a period of one year, and the deadline depended on the wishes of the thousand cavalry, and they came and went freely.

And what Xiao Ye paid was nothing more than the normal sergeant's salary, and the battle reward was calculated separately.

The West Wedge tribe can use gold sand, black fire oil in the mire, and even manpower to trade all kinds of goods and a small amount of fire/guns provided by Xiao Ye.

Dressing mirrors, perfumes, lighters, pocket watches, and military shovels amazed several old people of the West Wedge He tribe, and the demonstration of the sun stove, the power of fire/gun, short fire/gun, and military crossbow, and the explosion of earth-shattering thunder made Wedge Hemu feel powerless.

Xiao Ye directly ignored the rifles on the guards and guards in the big tent, which made Wedge Hemu even more uneasy, and no one was allowed to see the big killing weapon that could spit out a long tongue of fire and shoot cannonballs.

The refined salt that was taken out at the end could be condensed into ice in the blink of an eye, which made Wedge Hemu make up his mind.

In the big tent, after drinking the cold ice water that seeped his teeth, the refreshed Wedge He stood up, pressed his left chest with Xiao Ye's hand at the head, and bowed deeply, "The big leader of Ximen, my West Wedge He tribe is willing to form an alliance with the Galen tribe,"

"For this reason, our department is willing to give the big boss a thousand heads of cattle and sheep, ten girls, and three hundred Han slaves," Wedge Hemu's statement made the elders of other tribes praise one after another, nodded their heads, and also got up and bowed to Xiao Ye to express their sincerity.

Wedge Hemu's words were translated to Xiao Ye by the knife, and Xiao Ye, who was sitting on the soft cushion, looked coldly at the sincere upper echelons of the West Wedge He tribe, and snorted coldly in displeasure.

Although the West Wedge tribe secretly succumbed, Wedge Hemu's sincerity, in his opinion, was not enough at all.

"Wedge Hemu, whether it is your tribe or your affiliated tribes, all the Han slaves are sent to the official, and the official will not let you suffer, ten Han slaves are exchanged for one fire/gun, one Han slave is exchanged for ten projectiles, and the firearms trade can only be exchanged for people, even you Tatars, the price is the same,"

Xiao Ye's unceremonious remarks made Wedge Hemu's face turn cloudy and clear, although he couldn't get the big killing weapon, but with sharp firearms, those big tribes in the south and west would not tax him unscrupulously.

The people of the steppe are bold, and once an agreement is reached, a bloody handprint can be pressed on the parchment; Of course, if there is a big change in the strength of the two sides in the future, the agreement will be torn up, and no one will complain.

The goods that Xiao Ye had planned to bring to Haixi Village were quickly escorted to the bank of the river from the Galen tribe, and this time, the Xiwedge tribe exchanged gold sand, medicinal herbs, and leather goods for all kinds of novel goods.

Two hundred hastily brought Han slaves also exchanged ten and a half percent of the new rear-loading fire/guns and a thousand paper-shell projectiles for the West Wedge tribe.

And Xiao Ye generously gave the Wedge Hemu brothers five short fires/guns, which made the Wedge Hemu brothers very happy, and the brilliance on their faces could bring unexpected enthusiasm.

Thousands of cattle and sheep, ten girls, Xiao Ye waved his hand and rewarded Ah Man, the jubilant Galen tribe cavalry, facing the thousand West Wedge He cavalry who had just joined, couldn't help but show off.

On the eve of leaving, Xiao Ye set up a banquet to entertain more than a dozen high-level officials of the West Wedge He tribe, during the banquet, Xiao Ye gave two pocket watches in public, which once again gave the Wedge Hemu brothers great face, and also showed his importance to the two brothers.

Facing the two brothers who were grateful, Xiao Ye couldn't help but take out two potions, two red pentagonal potions, and after Xiao Ye explained the benefits, the Wedge Hemu brothers solemnly took it with both hands.

Whether it is the previous Dayuan or the current Daming, in the eyes of the people on the grassland, the alchemy in the mainland is extremely magical, and now the great opportunity is in front of you.

With the covenant in front of him, Wedge Hemu didn't believe it, Xiao Ye would turn his face immediately, you know, the thousand cavalry outside the big tent was the elite of his tribe.

"Why don't you let your guards try it first?" Xiao Ye's suggestion was rejected by the two Tartar leaders, the strength of the knives and their guards, and the scene where Xiao Ye was inadvertently able to pinch a meat cleaver at the banquet were enough to make them eager to try.

"As long as you don't have evil thoughts about the official, this pill is a high-grade medicine," and under Xiao Ye's assurance of patting his chest, the Wedge Hemu brothers swallowed the pill.

After arranging the two of them, Xiao Ye walked out of the back tent with a smile, in the past few days, he has already changed his mind three times about how to deal with this West Wedge He tribe, from the original extermination to the hiring, and then to the current alliance, it can be said that there have been several ups and downs.

Early the next morning, the energetic Wedge Hemu brothers knelt at Xiao Ye's feet, pulled out a short knife and cut his cheek, and swore a heavy oath of allegiance; The two rugged Tartar leaders, in Xiao Ye's opinion, were more realistic than his own henchmen.

Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and it depends on the future. The faint mist on the river in the early morning made Xiao Ye's heart very comfortable.

"Big leader, my subordinates also ask you to go to our tribe and see the herdsmen under your alliance, there are still three hundred Han people there, you can take them away at any time," At the invitation of Wedge Hemu, Xiao Ye rode a horse and led his guards through more than a dozen undulating Gobi hills, and came to the oasis grassland where there was no edge in sight.

At this time, Xiao Ye knew Wedge Hemu's so-called hole cards, where the Gobi Desert and the oasis were connected, countless black quagmires of different sizes, bubbling black fierce fire oil, and the horse team could only walk on the edge, and it took more than an hour to walk around.

These open-air quagmires, which are covered with strands of earthy yellow sand, will become a large area of fire if they are hit by rockets, and they cannot be extinguished unless it is rainstorming.

Thinking that they had seen that kind of scene, they had a plan to die with the enemy, but it was not good for them to think about it.

After passing through the large Gobi quagmire, Xiao Ye hastily inspected the oasis, ate a meal of roast mutton, drank a few glasses of milk wine, and endured the pungent smell and returned to the riverside camp. Three hundred Han Chinese slaves were taken away by him.

"Wedge Hemu, the fierce fire oil in the quagmire, you can send someone to collect it, transport it to the Galen tribe, and trade with Yushan them, how to trade the price, it's up to you, the official doesn't care," Xiao Ye patted Wedge Hemu's shoulder before leaving, and laughed loudly.

"The list of goods that Miao Biwu gave you, you can trade any goods in it, or you can take it to other tribes to continue trading, and the profit of commercial goods depends on your ability,"

Xiao Ye's words, Wedge Hegu was confused when he heard it, and when the time came, Wedge Hemu's eyes lit up, and he knelt down and thanked him again and again.

The horse team marched and returned to the Galen tribe.

On the way, with Xiao Ye's hint, Ah Man naturally wanted to establish a good relationship with the newly joined cavalry Qianhu Wedge Hehashan, a pot of ale wine plus a large piece of canned beef, plus the Tatar language that was intertwined, the two rode together on horses, and soon called each other brothers.

"Brother Hashan, it doesn't matter if you want those wounded, I have a good medicine belt here, but the external injuries are very good,"

Although he admired the fire/gun in the leather bag next to Aman's saddle, as well as his capable equipment, Wedge Hehasan had his own pride.

"No need, we have the Heavenly Sweat Holy Water, and we can get better quickly by scrubbing the wounds," Wedge Hehasan shook his head and politely rejected Ah Man's kindness, and in order not to let him have an idea, he took the initiative to tell Ah Man about the Heavenly Sweat Holy Water.

In the western section of the northern foot of the Altai Mountains, there is a small river in the mountains, the Kelan River, which is the place where Genghis Khan's cavalry camped in the west earlier, with pines, birches and shrubs intertwined on both banks, and trees and shrubs stand in clusters.

An inconspicuous river, the river water is not only fragrant for tea, but also can strengthen the body when drinking, and it also has a miraculous healing effect on knife and arrow wounds.

The Kelan River is more than 200 miles away from the West Wedge tribe and has to pass through a large area of the Gobi, but it does not prevent the West Wedge He tribe from sending special personnel to fetch water from time to time, and it has also created a prosperous population of the West Wedge He tribe, and the three nearby tribes have been pacified by military deterrence.

Drinking the mellow ale, the flushed Wedge Hehashan forgot Wedge Hemu's explanation behind his mind, and couldn't hold his mouth for a while.

"Altai Mountain, you also know, in the words of our Tatars, it means the golden mountain, I heard that in the mountains to the north, there are not only gold and silver mines, but also countless jade mines, but a rare treasure land," full of regret, Wedge Heha Mountain, even with some wine, also knew that it was the flesh in the eyes of the Thorn people, and they could not put down a little hand.

Wedge Hashan's words soon reached Xiao Ye's ears, wrapped in the leather jacket on his body, and his eyes, between the bridges, shone with a trace of essence. Lena, who was riding on a horse on the side, glanced out of the corner of her eye and knew that her husband had a mind again.

This time, it took more than ten days to make an appointment, and the goods brought by Xiao Ye were also exchanged for two large bags of gold sand, and Miao Biwu could only be arranged to return to Madao Stone Fort and bring the goods to Haixi Village.

The gold sand, medicinal herbs, and leather goods were taken away, and the figure of Miao Biwu's hundred-man team soon disappeared into the vast grassland.

Due to the addition of the cavalry of Wedge Hehashan, Xiao Ye consulted with Yu Shan and A Man to form a new cavalry team in the Galen tribe.

The 3,000 cavalry of the Galen tribe, plus the 1,000 cavalry of the Wedge Heha Mountain, became the cavalry brigade of the Galen tribe, and the hundred-man team of Yushan was broken up and joined the four cavalry thousand-man teams, becoming a large number of captains and chiefs, and even the winner after the gladiatorial battle became the commander of fifty men and the centurion.

The men on the grassland eat fists.

Aman, Yushan, Wedge Heha Mountain, and Du Ding, who is about to go out of the mountain, as the four thousand commanders, did not enjoy the powerful potion of Wedge Heha Mountain, and soon had the treatment of the potion.

Of course, if he had malicious intentions towards Xiao Ye early, Xiao Ye wouldn't mind letting another Wedge Clan Commander take over.

The rapid promotion of Yu Shan and Du Ding made Qin Shishi, Xiao Liuzi and others hot for a while, and secretly called Xiao Ye from a hundred households to a big leader.

Five hundred Han people brought out from the West Wedge He tribe, Xiao Ye plans to let them join the family guard after they will be raised in the Galen tribe for a period of time, and if they are not physically strong, they can go to Wang Dali.

In the past, I had to negotiate with the rescued Han people, but now Xiao Ye will not do it, there will be no pieces of meat in the sky, and the Han slaves who have been guaranteed food and clothing must take out real money and silver if they want to leave, or they will pay it back with their hands.

Seven days later, Miao Biwu's family guard brought more than a dozen carts full of various supplies, accompanied by a shop deacon sent by Xin Weilin to deal with the West Wedge tribe.

An Ran's use of a powerful potion of Wedge Ha Shan has also been in a fight with Yu Shan and them for a few days, not to mention those West Wedge He cavalry who are rushing for food and salary.

The cavalry teams of Aman, Yu Shan, and Du Ding, Xiao Ye divided three hundred fires/guns according to the merit book, plus the fires/guns accumulated in the Madao Stone Fort that he wanted to take away, had been exhausted.

After taking away two hundred rear-loading guns, supporting projectiles, and five carts of other goods, Xiao Ye immediately continued to move north under the protection of the family guards and the personal guards; With them were a thousand wedge-wedged cavalry.