Chapter 1371: Arabian Storm (42)
The mission to Cairo was relatively smooth, and a preliminary agreement had been reached with the Cairo side, and the elder of the Bagir tribe, who had entered the Cuman with the Imperial Army, was panicked at first when he saw the sudden appearance of the enemy cavalry.
Yes, even if the Imperial Army was right in front of him and had already lined up, he would still be afraid.
The reason is very simple, although I saw the training of the Imperial Army at the army station in Cairo, it was only training after all, not actual combat.
Therefore, for the real combat strength of the Imperial Army, Aziz still has some reservations in his heart.
Even what impressed him was that the Imperial Army's weapons were already sharp.
At the same time, because Aziz has lived in Cumanistan for decades, he is very familiar with the environment here.
Of course, it is also very clear that for an army like the Song Empire, which has never lived in a desert environment, how miserable it was in the early stage.
No, in just a few days of marching, the soldiers of the Imperial Army have begun to show some uncomfortable symptoms.
All of this was expected by Aziz.
However, he didn't worry about anything at that time.
As long as you arrive at the oasis where the Bajir tribe is stationed, and then let the Imperial Army recuperate for a while, there is actually not much of a problem.
However, he could not have imagined that just as they were about to reach their destination, they would encounter a surprise attack.
Looking at the cavalry rushing from behind the sand dunes in the distance, how could Aziz not know what was going on.
Moreover, by visual inspection, he knew which side the attackers belonged to.
The Tatanir tribe, one of the three major tribes of the Cumans, the Bajir tribe is nothing more than a small gecko under the gaze of a desert lizard.
Aziz didn't understand how the cavalry of the Tatanir tribe could appear in such a close area to the Bajir tribe. And also to launch a surprise attack on them?
However, Aziz didn't wonder about it for long, that is, he figured it out in a short moment.
Yes, it has been almost a month since I left the tribe, and in the past month, the situation in the Cuman region has definitely changed something that I am not aware of.
I remember that when I left, the three major tribes had almost integrated the small and medium-sized tribes, and the small tribes of the Bedouins had not been resolved.
Then, since the cavalry of the Tatanir tribe appeared in this place, it means that the Tatanirs have launched an attack on the Bajir tribe.
Broken!
Thinking of this, Aziz's heart couldn't help but tremble.
Since it is quite possible that the Tatanirs launched an attack on the Bagir tribe. Then I don't know what happened to the Bajir tribe now.
Being able to attack yourself in this place shows that the situation of the Bajir tribe is very bad now.
Otherwise, the Tatanirs would not have been so bold to ambush here.
Could it be that ....... Bajir tribe has been destroyed!
Suddenly, Elder Aziz thought of a very unfortunate possibility.
At the same time, the Tatanirs may have learned that the Song Empire's army had entered Cumanist, and it was not impossible to try to solve this Song Empire's army in order to avoid long nights.
After all, the army of the Song Empire was not accustomed to the desert environment, and at the same time they were all infantry.
This puts them at a natural disadvantage, but the Tatanirs, who are accustomed to the local environment. There could be no discomfort at all.
Moreover, the other party also has the most important means of transportation in the desert, camels, so they still have a great advantage over this army of the Song Empire.
This advantage. Even if the Song Empire's army was twice as large as theirs, there was no way to get closer.
Then, these Tatanirs who rushed to kill must have this idea.
Destroy the army of the Song Empire. The Song Empire was unable to formally take over Cuman.
After destroying the army of the Song Empire, it was thought that the Song Empire itself was too far away, and it would be impossible to mobilize more than a few thousand troops into Cuman again in a short period of time.
So. The three tribes could take advantage of this period to compete with each other to determine who would be the last king to rule the Cumans.
At that time, even if the Song Empire re-sent troops to enter Cuman again, it would be powerless.
As for the fact that the Ottomans gave Cuman to the Song Empire, the Song Empire had no way to do it if the tribes who actually controlled it were not given at that time.
Eventually, it will definitely turn into a, and then slowly become a fact.
And it is not so easy for the Song Empire to retaliate, first of all, their homeland is too far away from here.
It is not a simple matter to mobilize troops from the mainland, and it will take a long time to do it.
And the number of troops mobilized was small, and it was not a matter of time to enter the Cumanist.
But there are more troops mobilized, how can they be sent? After it is delivered, how to get all kinds of supplies? These are all troubles that need to be solved.
I have to say that the three major tribes are too smart.
In a short period of time, Aziz had already thought of this.
At this time, Tataniel's cavalry was still some distance from the front of the Imperial Army.
Aziz hurriedly urged the camel under his crotch to the side of the commander of the Song Empire's army, a young man of Chinese descent wearing a red imperial army uniform.
This young man of Chinese descent does not look very old, just looking at his face, he is in his early twenties.
Such a young man already commanded an army of 4,000 people, which was nothing new in the Song Empire.
After all, most of the genetic people cultivated by Zhao Hongyu and others are Chinese genetic people between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six.
After all, it is not cost-effective to cultivate those old genetic people at this stage.
Only when the empire has developed to a certain level will it cultivate those genetic people with super high knowledge and a certain age to serve the empire.
At least for now, what the empire needs is young Chinese who can fight, who can use them to maintain stability and expand the territory of the empire.
Therefore. It can also be said that the current Song Empire is a very 'young' country. This is not only because the Song Empire was established for a short time, but also because the age of the Chinese people, the main ethnic group in the internal ethnic structure of the Song Empire, is very young.
Under such circumstances, those young Chinese descendants must have entered all levels of the empire to hold positions.
So, within the Song Empire, you can see a lot of young people in important positions, and don't be surprised by that.
Of course, these young people have been nurtured and have gone on to various professions and positions. They are all carefully selected.
They're not the incompetents.
For example, the commander of the Imperial Army, who was appointed by Ma Bond to enter Cuman and came to take over the ruling power here, don't look at his young age, but he can be regarded as an 'old man' in the empire.
He is not one of those newcomers who was cultivated in the later period, but someone who was cultivated in Zhao Hongyu's early years and participated in the Quebec War and the invasion of Central and South America.
That is, this commander has seen blood and has a lot of combat experience.
Otherwise, he would not have been entrusted with a heavy task by Ma Bond.
In fact. For example, the Chinese genetic people cultivated by Zhao Hongyu in the early days have basically stepped into the post. They were abundant in all branches of the empire, and of course the army was the most numerous.
For example, this young man of Chinese descent named Zhang Xiao, in fact, his current position can be said to be among the 'old people'. It's relatively low.
The reason why his current position is not so high is mainly because his temper is not very good.
When he was in the Americas, this guy often bullied those from Europe, so in order to ensure stability and unnecessary friction between the various ethnic groups. That's why Zhang Xiao was sent to Cairo.
Moreover, Zhang Xiao is also a member of the 'Huaxia Chauvinism', a strange organization within the empire, and he is still a very radical kind.
Although Zhao Hongyu has no objection to this organization. But it's not that much in favor of it, especially if it's too radical.
After all, Zhao Hongyu wants stable rule, not killing everyone.
If it's all killed, then it's still a fart.
And Zhang Xiao is too radical and always finds trouble with Europeans in his homeland, so he will be constantly demerit and lose the opportunity for promotion.
But even so, he is now the commander of an army and has risen to the rank of colonel.
With a swarthy face of Chinese characters, Zhang Xiao looks like a loyal and honest person, and no one knows that he advocates very radical ideas.
I have to say that the 'Chinese Chauvinist Alliance' that Zhang Tie and Wang Shan made attracted many such Chinese people to enter.
Especially people like Zhang Xiao.
Although you can't usually see it when you deal with him, as long as it comes to a critical time, then he will reveal his true nature.
Aziz has a little bit of this experience.
Because along the way, although this Colonel Zhang did not speak ill of him, Aziz could always feel the contempt that was revealed when the other party's eyes looked at him.
Of course, this is just Aziz's personal subtlety.
After all, no matter how stupid Zhang Xiao is, he also knows that his entry into the Cuman region is very important. Therefore, he could not let his temperament go so far as to jeopardize the interests of the empire.
"Colonel, let's get out of here. Fighting here is very bad for us! ”
After Aziz came to Zhang Xiao's side, he said nervously and quickly.
Yes, Aziz did not think that in such a situation, the Imperial Army would be able to cope with the surprise attack of the Tatanils in a hurry.
The wisest choice is to retreat cleanly.
Zhang Xiao sneered and snorted, "Do you look down on us like this?" It's just a shameless sneak attack, we can handle it. You can put your heart in your stomach and watch quietly how we deal with these surprise enemies, and by the way, you can also learn a long way! (To be continued......)