Early the next morning.

The sky was a little overcast, and the wind was a little strong, blowing away the smell of blood in the red ancestors, and the dead grass was blowing all over the sky, mixed with the smell of moisture, as if it was going to rain.

The Chixian tribe had just taken it, there were too many variables, Qin Huaidao hadn't slept all night, dealing with all kinds of big and small things, smelling the smell of meat wafting, turning his head to see, it was someone stewing meat, ready to eat some, and then sleep, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves, he turned around and saw that he was sent to contact Luo Tongcheng and returned.

Thinking of the catalogue tribe, Qin Huaidao greeted him and asked, "What's the situation?" ”

"The catalogue department took it, killed more than half of it, Luo Tong said that the five roads attacked at the same time, and the other party was caught off guard, plus Luo Ying led the special combat group to rush in, and the horse stepped on the joint venture, won the tooth tent in one fell swoop, locked the victory, and our side suffered more than 500 casualties, and asked how to deal with it next?"

More than 6,000 people, plus a special combat regiment, and more than 7,000 people, actually suffered more than 500 casualties in a sneak attack on a catalogue department of about 4,000 soldiers.

But if the casualties are not handled well, it is possible that the army will be unstable, and even cause a mutiny, Qin Huaidao pondered for a moment and said: "You run hard again, tell Luo Tong that the surrendered soldiers who died in the battle are still prisoners, and they have not recovered their freedom, and they cannot be treated according to us, but they cannot be left without compensation, and the families of the deceased will be restored to their freedom, and the assets of the deceased will be returned to their families." ”

Assets originally belonged to the other party, and after defeat, they became trophies, and now they are returned, which can win the hearts of the people, stabilize the morale of the army, and stimulate the enthusiasm of other troops to fight.

In extraordinary times, the spirit of the military is more important than anything else.

Cheng Chuliang also understood the reason, solemnly accepted the order, and was about to leave, Qin Huaidao continued: "There is one more thing, the catalogue department is near the water, and the living conditions are better than those of the Red Pioneer Department, let him be ready to receive it, and the Red Pioneer Department will be relocated as a whole and managed in a unified manner, so let's go." ”

"Obey!" Cheng Chuliang agreed and hurried away.

"Herald, get ready, move in an hour!" Qin Huaidao shouted loudly, there are still too few real people he has brought, and he can only manage the Turkic tribes in a centralized manner, otherwise there will be not enough manpower.

The tribe takes action.

An hour later, when they stepped on the road, the faces of the Red Pioneers were dazed and desperate, not knowing what fate would be next, and their hearts were uneasy.

Horses carry yurts, old women, children and children, and men drive cattle and sheep, walking slowly, mightily.

It wasn't until noon that the team came to the catalogue department.

Luo Tong came up with a team of people to greet him, and excitedly greeted Qin Huaidao, his eyes fell on his son Luo Tong, his eyes were full of pride, Luo Zhang urged him to step forward: "I've seen my father!" ”

"Well, it's dark again, it's in vain for Lao Tzu to give you a good skin, like a, how will you marry a wife in the future?" Luo Tong said with a straight face and his father's majesty.

Luo Zhang was speechless and too lazy to talk.

Qin Huaidao saw that Luo Tong was about to get angry, so he hurriedly urged him to step forward, and said with a smile: "Okay, I don't look at the occasion, you want face, but your son doesn't want face?" The catalogue department is east of the end of the river, and the west is camped for the Chixian department, which is easy to manage, and how many troops can be surrendered in a war? ”

"There are more than 3,000 people, and the remaining 500 or so are either old or injured and need to recuperate for a few days. Luo Tong hurriedly said.

"More than 500 people have entered the baggage regiment, and more than 3,000 people can't give it all to you."

"It doesn't matter, you arrange." Luo Tong agreed.

"Well, if you lose more than five hundred people, then add five hundred."

Qin Huaidao said and looked at the fierce generals behind him, this kind of thing must be as flat as possible with a bowl of water, and one cannot favor one over the other, he thought about it, and added: "There are more than 1,500 people in the Chixian Department, and there are 4,000 people in total, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Luo Zhang, Fang Yiai, Su Dingfang, each of you is divided into 800, plus the more than 200 people you carry, it is more than 1,000." ”

Speaking of this, Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Tong again and asked, "How many people have been taken captive?" ”

"There are more than 1,100 men and more than 1,300 women."

"So much?" Qin Huaidao was overjoyed, and added: "There are also hundreds of people in the Red Pioneer Department, and the men are also evenly divided into the five of you, about three hundred each, just one regiment is full, and you will form a team by yourself, and each team will elect a captain or a competition, and the captain will then select the battalion and regiment commander by competition, and then promote according to the military merit assessment, and complete the reorganization within today, and train the three-three system of combat and sword skills in the next few days, and improve combat effectiveness. ”

"Obey!" The crowd rejoiced and saluted.

Li Yixie didn't get anyone this time, but he already had a regiment full of strength, and he was not envious, and when he saw Qin Huaidao coming over, he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

"Transfer all the affairs of the logistics regiment to Li Dejian and concentrate on leading the troops."

"Obey!" Li Yixie was overjoyed, he had been waiting for this for a long time, and he could finally fall down on the heavy and complicated logistics and concentrate on leading his troops to kill the enemy.

"Everyone!"

Qin Huaidao's face was solemn, and he solemnly admonished: "We still have too few people, stabilize the morale of the army, and let the troops be replaced."

We are very important in fighting, we must not be abused, everyone should seize the time to train, as soon as possible to form combat effectiveness, at least three days, at most five days will be exposed, whether you can withstand the test or not depends on you in the next few days. ”

"Obey!" Everyone clasped their fists and responded violently.

The crowd dispersed, followed Luo Tong to lead the surrendered troops first, and then demarcated the area and selected officers.

The busiest was Li Dejian's staff department, but fortunately, many literate people were selected to assist, and there were many logistics personnel, so as soon as the order arrived, it was also orderly.

Zhao Long came up with the people from the guard camp, and when he saw that Qin Huaidao was unscathed, his heart was relieved, and he saluted one after another.

"If you're hungry, get something to eat." Qin Huaidao rode forward as he spoke, entering the largest tooth tent.

The men of the Guards Battalion followed, and they spread their guards, and someone went to get food.

There is a small bonfire burning in the tooth tent, the ground is covered with withered grass, and the withered grass is padded with a wool blanket for sleeping, simple, but comfortable, Qin Huaidao has not slept all night, he is not tired, but he is strong, the catalogue department has just been taken, the army is unstable, and he can't relax, careless.

Not long after, someone came in with a clay pot with fresh mutton in it, which was stewed over a campfire.

Qin Huaidao thought of something and reminded: "Send someone to go to Qitun and tell Li Jingren that Chixian and the catalogue have been taken, so that they don't have to worry, wait patiently, and someone will go to Qitun to garrison in three days." ”

The surrender army has just been taken, and it has not had time to train, so it cannot leave immediately.

All the tribes around Qitun have been taken, and there will be no danger within three days, so there is no need to worry.

The other party said yes and left in a hurry.

Qin Huaidao took out the map and spread it out, and his eyes went down the end of the river, which were the three major tribes of Putao, Dianhe and Crossbow, according to the information provided by Guo Xiaoke, the governor of Jiaohe City, these three tribes were powerful, and the smallest population had 20,000 households, and according to one male per household, there were also 20,000 troops.

In fact, the Turks have no entertainment at night, and they have nothing to do except give birth, and if there are two men per household on average, it is 40,000 people, and there are only more than 10,000 people around them.

Now it's just a small fight, and then there's a big war.

The next step is to attack one of the three major tribes and continue to grow in strength, or to bypass the past and directly attack the end city? Qin Huaidao fell into deep thought and was silent for a long time.

It wasn't until the mutton in the crockpot was fragrant and his stomach was rumbling that Qin Huaidao pressed his thoughts and ate it.

While eating, Li Dejian hurriedly came in, and he was not polite, sat down and picked up a piece of meat and chewed it in his mouth, swallowed it in three or two bites, and then said: "The transfer is completed, Li Yixie handled it in an orderly manner, and he is simply a top talent in logistics, but it's a pity that it's better to fight, otherwise I can save a lot of things." ”

"Everyone has their own ambitions, by the way, how many female soldiers are there?"

"More than 1,300, doing rough work as a slave, there is no lack of strength, but there is no combat experience, and it takes time to practice slowly." Li Dejian reminded.

Qin Huaidao didn't expect the women to form combat effectiveness immediately, and said with a smile: "The establishment of a regiment, let them form their own teams first, select the captain, and then compete and select the officers at the battalion and regiment levels after the training, mainly practicing bows and arrows, but the melee knife technique cannot be practiced, just in case." ”

"No problem, I'll arrange it." Li Dejian picked up another piece of meat and ate it, and he was also hungry.

"Choose some clever people to learn the Turkic language well, so that those who can be used in the future, and then we will face a severe test, no matter who Pu Tao, Dianhe or Crossbow, they are all big tribes, and they may be killed, tell me what you think." Qin Huaidao pushed the map up.

Li Dejian looked at the map and pondered, while eating meat.

There was silence in the tent, except for the sound of chewing.

After a while, Li Dejian said: "The three major tribes of Putao, Dianhe, and Crossbow are not easy to fight, so it is better to attack the city directly, for two reasons, one is that the Turks are not monolithic, and the three major tribes and the royal family are only subordinate relationships, and they need to pay tribute every year, listen to the tune, but they are not directly related, maybe we want to kill the royal family and reap the benefits of the fishermen; Second, if we attack one of the three major tribes, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory, once the three major tribes join forces, we will lose, how can we save people? It's better to hit the end city directly. ”

"Let's think of a piece, but there is a problem, and the last city is an earthen city, well defended, unlike the flat grassland that can be sneak attacked, and the royal family will only have more troops, and there is little chance of winning." Qin Huaidao's gaze was contemplative.

Li Dejian nodded in agreement.

The road ahead was difficult, and the two fell into deep thought again.