"Lord Wang! Lord, what I said is true! Tielin's shouting grew farther and farther away, and then came to an abrupt end. I think he gave up on his own.

Meng Ge Buhua asked the prince of Batu with a frown, "Do you think the Yuan Kingdom can have two million horses?" ”

"Hahahaha!" The prince of Batu couldn't help but laugh, as if he had heard the biggest joke. When the smile dissipated a little, Batu asked Meng Ge if he didn't spend it, "When Hao Ren went to Kievan Rus', he had about 600,000 men under his command and brought a lot of horses. Even if he has 200,000 horses, 100,000 of them are mares. He has been in Kievan Rus for less than ten years, where can he give birth to two million horses! ”

The arithmetic is simple and clear, and it is also very convincing. Horses are pregnant for 11 months, and the time of childbirth is unstable, taking a few days, and the fastest conception after childbirth takes another 10 days, which is exactly a year after giving birth to a child. Of the 100,000 mares born for ten years, there are only 1 million of them.

Although Möngke Buhua felt that Hao Ren should still have some horses in the Dnieper Valley, and that the mares could give birth after the age of five, it was not theoretically impossible to reach two million.

However, the theory and reality are too far apart, and the Mongols are very familiar with horses, and know that it is not so simple to let horses give birth. First of all, the mare estrus period is not very easy to accurately locate, the so-called mare spring estrus is just a general concept, each horse is different, when the mare is not in heat, the stallion wants to go up to do something, will be kicked by the mare, don't want to take advantage of the slightest advantage. Many young horses try to do something for the first time, but they are kicked and bruised and run away, and they dare not try again for a long time.

Secondly, even if you do it, it doesn't mean that you can get pregnant. It is a Mongolian person who is good at herding horses, and half of the mares can be pregnant after the estrus period is over, which is already very powerful. After the end of estrus in most horse herds, only two or three out of ten mares are pregnant. When a mare is pregnant, it needs better care, the grass is not good, the water is not good, and God knows why, the pony will have a miscarriage or even a dead body.

Thinking of this, Meng Ge Buhua completely lost his trust in Tie Lin's words. Although he was not particularly suspicious of Tielin's loyalty, the story of Tielin was so appalling that it must have been exaggerated.

The prince of Batu did not believe in Tie Lin from the beginning, and he continued to preach according to the original line of thought: "Hao Ren has more than 800 Zhuangzi on the east bank of the Dnieper River, and these people were the first to follow him, that is, more than 800 pastors. There are probably more than 1,000 shepherds in Hexi, 2,000 shepherds, 50 people from each herdsman, plus Hao Ren's own subordinates, and he can have 120,000 people under him. The horses were given to him according to ten years and four times, 800,000 to the sky. ”

At this time, the prince of Batu re-believed in the pre-war estimate, he nodded slightly, and added, "Those old horses in their teens and twenties are just looking at what they look like, but I'm afraid that those old men in the Yuan Kingdom are riding these old horses." Hao Ren is afraid that there are less than 600,000 horses that can really be used. ”

This is the estimate of the Yuan state before the Kipchak Khanate went to war. Population is a good thing to estimate, adding up the two million people lost and the 800,000 poor people and Hao Ren's population that the Great Khan stuffed into Hao Ren, there are about more than 4 million. According to the experience of the Mongolian steppe, in another ten or twenty years, the number of troops available to Hao Ren will be doubled, reaching about 250,000. At that time, the Kipchak Khanate could not defeat the Yuan State. Unexpectedly, Hao Ren was not greedy enough, and he imitated Batu Khan to go on an expedition to Poland. This gave the Kipchak Khanate the best chance.

Once again to determine the strength of the Yuan Kingdom on the other side, the prince of Batu looked solemn, "Hao Ren is about to come back, and the Yuan Kingdom gang will build a pontoon bridge." As soon as Hao Ren returns, they will definitely cross the river to fight us. Take advantage of the present moment to fight a decisive battle with those cubs of Yuanguo! ”

Meng Ge didn't spend his eyes on the prince, this is nonsense. Previously, some peripheral princes of the Kipchak Khanate took the initiative to plunder the Yuan State and were defeated by the Yuan State. However, Hao Ren did not have a reason to fight a full-scale fierce battle with the Kipchak Khanate, and this time everyone had completely torn their faces, and the decisive battle became the only option. It was the Kipchak Khanate that completely withdrew its troops at this time, and Hao Ren would not let go of the Kipchak Khanate after he returned.

The superior princes made a decision, and the rest of the matter was decided according to their opinions. Tie Lin, who was locked up in the horse pen by the prince, could only honestly curl up in the corner. He didn't know what he had done wrong, and it was not because he asked for his current wealth from Lord Hao Ren, but that Prince Hao Ren gave all the poor people under his rule livestock and horses, and Tie Lin just got his share. If he wants to live a good life, wouldn't it be good to stay in the Yuan Kingdom honestly. Why bother to travel hundreds of miles to report to the prince.

The hard work of this journey was curled up on the ground of the horse pen, and Tie Lin still fell asleep unconsciously. I don't know what, there is movement in the horse circle. Tie Lin woke up in a daze and tried to pull up the quilt to cover his eyes, only to find that he was tied with a rope. When he looked up, he saw a man leading a horse outside. Tie Lin immediately remembered the identity of his captive and immediately panicked. What will be his fate next, whether he will be released, or will he be dragged out and hacked.

No one took care of Tielin, and the horses were quickly taken away, and the stables became empty. The sun had risen, and the bright sunlight kept Tie Lin awake. The horse ring quieted down first, and not long after, after a lot of people near the horse ring, it gradually quieted down. The sun shone brightly, Tie Lin couldn't sleep, and it wasn't long before a new feeling gradually overpowered the fear. Tie Lin felt his stomach begin to gradually take over his thoughts. Tielin was hungry.

If it was in the Yuan Kingdom, Tie Lin had already started to eat breakfast at this time. There is a thick soup and some baked bread on the table. The bread is coated with cream and filled with preserved fruit. In the past two years, Tie Lin has long been used to it. At this time, Tie Lin only had all kinds of horse manure eggs in front of him, which exuded an unpleasant smell. At this temperature, the hunger pangs gradually dissipate.

After enduring it for a while, Tielin found that his tongue was almost on the roof of his mouth. Thirst is not diminished by the unpleasant smell, but is intensified by it. Tie Lin struggled to stand up and shouted to the people outside the horse pen, "Brother, do you have any water for me to drink!" ”

At first, no one paid attention to him, and Tie Lin could only shout again. was harassed by Tie Lin, and finally someone came over and shouted at Tie Lin: "What are you yelling about, if you yell, you will be allowed to eat the whip." ”

Seeing the fierce and vicious appearance on the other party's unfamiliar face, Tie Lin didn't dare to say anything more. I can only hope that the prince can call him for interrogation again.

Wait, wait, wait, wait for most of the day. By the afternoon, Tie Lin couldn't hold back any longer, he went to the horse pen again, and shouted outside in a hoarse voice: "Brother, it's okay, give saliva to drink." ”

Still no one paid attention to him. Tie Lin only felt like fire in his throat at this time, and the threat of a whip could not scare him, as long as he had saliva to drink, a whip would be fine. He continued to shout in a hoarse voice, "Okay, okay, give saliva." I'm dying of thirst. The prince didn't let you die of thirst for me. ”

Still no one paid attention to him, as if Tielin didn't exist at all. Tie Lin was furious, if it was in the Yuan Kingdom, there were several wells in each pasture. Cool well water is just something that everyone drinks occasionally, and most of the time they are willing to drink a light drink with lemon. At this time, recalling the cool well water, Tie Lin felt that his throat was almost burning. He couldn't help but hit the railing of the stable, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Did you hear, I didn't lie to the prince, I told the truth." Every household in the Yuan Kingdom really has horses, give me water to drink! Give me water to drink! ”

Seeing that Tie Lin was hitting the thin railing, several guards in the horse ring rushed over with sticks and whips, and greeted Tie Lin with his head and face. Knock him to the ground. A particularly heavy man kicked Tie Lin's curled up body reluctantly, kicking and scolding: "Let you make trouble!" Make you mess around! Die! Die! Die! Dead ......"

Someone next to him grabbed this guy who was venting frantically, "The prince didn't let him die, and if the prince wants to interrogate him, we won't be able to explain." ”

After hearing this, the angry guy kicked Tie Lin twice, and then stopped. At this time, one of the guys said, "Give you a drink." ”

After speaking, he took out the leather bag on his waist and put it against Tie Lin's mouth. Smelling the smell of water, Tie Lin hurriedly opened his mouth, took the mouth of the skin, and wanted to suck the water into his mouth, but he didn't expect to be too anxious, and when he choked, the water squirted out. The man who gave the water was sprayed with some water, and with a 'cut' sound, he put away his skin and turned away. Only Iron Grove, who was constantly coughing, was left curled up on the ground.

His nose and throat were sour and uncomfortable, his body kept coughing, and Tie Lin even felt like he was drowning. It took a while for Tie Lin to breathe a sigh of relief. Perhaps it was a little nourishment, and Tielin's thirst improved a little, but the place where he was beaten began to hurt.

In the midst of all the pain, Tie Lin only felt despair, but also deep regret. If he didn't come to report the news to the prince at that time, but was honestly at home. He should be sipping his drink, ready to wait for dinner to be ready. It was those people in the Yuan Kingdom who harmed him, if it wasn't for the fact that he went to the Yuan Kingdom as a spy, Tie Lin would not have encountered these.

It was getting dark, and Tielin continued to curl up in the stable. In the middle of the day he begged for water again, and he was hungry and begged for a stutterer. No one paid any attention to him, thirsty and hungry, and he was still tied, and Tie Lin lay on the ground in a daze, not knowing the passage of time or his fate.

After the night, it was dawn again. The stables are always quiet, as if on the edge of a forgotten world. Because lying on the ground, Tie Lin seemed to hear something on the ground. He didn't care anymore at this point. However, the action became bigger and bigger, so that the dazed Tie Lin had to notice, and when he forced himself to raise his head, he saw some horses suddenly rushing into the horse pen, and those who were guarding the horse pen were driven around by them, and finally knelt down outside the horse pen.

Soon, several people dismounted and entered the stable. After seeing Tie Lin, he shouted: "There is a brother who has been arrested here!" ”

If you listen closely, it turned out to be a woman's voice. Tie Lin only felt dizzy, and only felt that a woman was shouting in Chinese, and it was he who hallucinated. But the trousers in front of me are leather trousers, leather trousers sewn from cowhide and sheepskin, the inside of the trousers is hard-wearing cowhide, and the outside is soft sheepskin, which the Mongolians do not wear. During Tielin's life, only the Mongols of the Yuan Kingdom would wear this kind of leather pants when riding horses.

Someone lifted Tielin up and untied the ropes that bound him. Then the skin bag was carefully sent into his mouth, and the water slowly entered Tie Lin's mouth. This saliva was like a rain, which made Tie Lin instantly cheer up. He didn't know where he got the strength, so he grabbed the flat bag and began to drink. After drinking all the water, Tie Lin shouted, "Is there anything else? Anything else? ”

Immediately, another skin bag was handed over, and after drinking three skin bags of water in a row, Tie Lin felt as if he had finally come back to life, and his vision, which had lost focus before, was barely recovered. Looking around, there are several Yuan Mongols. The cloth clothes, the brimmed cloth hat, and the leather trousers of the cloth jacket were all so familiar.

"Is there anything to eat?" Tie Lin asked.

Immediately someone pulled out the dry food in his arms, it was a small bread of butter. When he took it and stuffed it into his mouth, the aroma of flour, the sweetness of the cream, and the sourness of the preserved fruit made Tie Lin almost cry. However, his lacrimal glands were unable to move due to lack of water, and he only felt a burning stinging pain in his nose.

After Tie Lin devoured three loaves of bread, the Mongolian militia here asked, "This brother, how did you get caught?" ”

Tie Lin's brain had also regained the ability to think at this time, and he said slowly: "I...... I was on the east side of the river, and I was captured by Mongolian scouts. ”

There were many farms on the eastern bank of the Dnieper that had not had time to evacuate when the Kipchak Khanate raided them, and Tielin's words did not make the Mongol militia suspicious. However, Tie Lin noticed the person kneeling on the ground outside the horse ring at this time, and he felt nervous in his heart. The Yuan militia killed here, but they were afraid that the princes would be more auspicious. The princes who don't know the traces will talk about it later, and now Tielin can't let these people who watch the horse circle say anything.

He said to the people around him, "Give me a knife!" ”

"Good!" A woman's voice with hatred sounded, and then a steel knife from the supply and marketing cooperatives was sent to Tie Lin.

Tie Lin grabbed his knife and stood up desperately and walked towards the guys who had been guarding not long ago. Without giving these people a chance to speak, Tie Lin went up and cut off the major artery with a knife in his neck. The knowledge of veterinary medicine allowed him to choose the most effective way to kill people.

The captives guarding the horse farm didn't expect Tie Lin to be so ruthless, and before they could think of exposing Tie Lin, they collapsed in a pool of their own blood and began to die. The other Mongols didn't think that much, and when they saw Tie Lin being tortured like this, they understood it very well.

After killing these men, Tie Lin asked, "What about the other Mongols?" ”

Everyone thought that Tielin was asking the army of the Kipchak Khanate, and someone proudly said: "They have been defeated by us, and we are pursuing the Mongols!" ”