Wu Nian effortlessly attacked the Qiongyong Ranch. The Mengyuan soldiers and officials who stayed behind were either killed or ran away.

"Li Qianhu, Zhang Qianhu, you lead troops to control the exits everywhere and guard them."

"Wang Qianhu. You lead the heavy armoured and heavy axe men into the tent to rest. ”

Wu Nian rode into the camp gate and waved his hand. Ordered.

"Yes."

The three thousand households shouted yes and went down separately.

"It's a big ranch." Lu Yanxun and his fellow beggars got out of the carriage and looked at the pasture in front of them, all in amazement.

"General. We searched the ranch and found some Han Chinese. Soon after, a hundred households came over with dozens of men.

There are old and young, all the same with their heads bowed, bent over, and trembling. It may be fear, but it may also be thin and frozen.

"Do not be afraid. I am Wu Nian, the general of the Auxiliary Han Dynasty. My soldiers do not kill Han Chinese. ”

Wu Nian turned over and dismounted, came to the front of these dozens of people, and said very sincerely.

"Thank you, General." But the Han people were still frightened and couldn't stop trembling. Wu Nian frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "You guys here." Who has the highest status and knows the most about ranching? ”

"General Hui. It's old. The old man has been working on this ranch for twenty years. An old man in a leather coat, gray hair, and a thin figure stood up and said to Wu Nian with a fist.

Maybe it's because I'm old and look down on life and death, compared to others. The old man is much calmer.

Wu Nian nodded, and then ordered his own soldiers to bring these Han people down to settle down and distribute food for them to eat.

Then he took the old man and went into a large tent.

There were defenders in this ranch, and the tents were ready-made.

Now Wu Nian has plenty of time, so he didn't come up to ask the old man about the situation. Instead, they were asked to light a bonfire in the tent and set up an iron pot.

Kill the live sheep fed in the pasture and boil the mutton soup.

Wu Nian asked the old man to sit with him in front of the campfire, talking while looking at the mutton soup in the iron pot.

"Old sir. What is your last name and where are you? Wu Nian asked politely.

"General Hui. Lao Yu was originally a native of Guangyang Mansion in eastern Liaodong. It's called Wang You. Wang You looked at the mutton in the iron pot and swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saying.

Wu Nian nodded, Wang You said that he had been in this ranch for twenty years, so he was robbed from Guangyang Mansion by the Mengyuan people at least twenty years ago.

Wu Nian immediately inquired about Wang You's situation again, and learned that Wang You was already childless and daughterless, alone.

He sighed, and at this time the soldiers had cooked hot wine and brought it in. Wu Nian picked up the wine jug, filled it with a glass of wine, and handed it to Wang You.

Wang You hesitated, reached out and took a sip of the wine glass, his face quickly flushed.

After thinking for a while, Wu Nian said: "We Han people are talking about providing for the elderly. Old man. You can see the children I brought. They are all Han Chinese. I plan to take them back to Liaodong with me. If you don't pick one, be your adopted son. What do you think? ”

"Really?" Wang You's eyes suddenly lit up, and his breathing became short.

No queen is greater.

That's what the Han people say.

"Why should I lie to you?" Wu Nian smiled and said.

"Thank you, General." Wang You hurriedly put down the wine glass and solemnly saluted Wu Nian.

"Old gentleman doesn't have to be like this." Wu Nian shook his head and helped Wang You up.

After some talking, the two got to know each other a lot. And the mutton soup in the iron pot also needs to be boiled for a long time. Wu Nian asked, "Old man." Do you know how many horses there are in this ranch? ”

"There were more than 6,000 horses. Of these, about 2,000 were mares, 1,230 were ponies, 180 were stallions, and the rest were war horses. ”

Wang You replied without thinking.

This has nothing to do with the favor that Wu Nian gave him.

Regardless of whether Wu Nian wanted to bring him back to Liaodong and give him an adopted son, he would answer this question.

Even if he doesn't say it, Wu Nian's soldiers can be counted quickly.

Wu Nian was a little disappointed, not only did there not be ten thousand, but they were not all war horses.

Soon, Wu Nian laughed.

It's really a lack of people's hearts.

With six thousand horses, it's already good. Two thousand mares and one hundred and eighty stallions are used for breeding, and one thousand two hundred and thirty ponies are the future war horses and colts.

Besides, aren't there still more than 2,000 war horses left?

Not bad.

Relying on these horses, within a year, I can help Feng Chong form a cavalry army of five thousand households.

A cavalry corps with a mixture of heavy armor, heavy cavalry, and light cavalry.

Plus, I've got an extra ranch.

Thinking about it like this, Wu Nian became satisfied. He and Wang You chatted and ate wine at the same time, and soon the mutton soup was ready, and they ate and drank to their heart's content.

Wu Nian asked people to find another piece of Dayu and put it on Wang You. The old man was so thin that it seemed like a gust of wind could blow him away.

Immediately, the two left the big tent and watched the situation surrounded by their own soldiers.

Pasture.

In addition to the stables, there is also a hay house. Stockpiling a lot of hay, soybeans. War horses can't just eat hay, they need to be supplemented regularly.

Wu Nian looked at the hay with a thoughtful look on his face.

According to his expectations.

After he attacked this Qiongyong Ranch, it could lead to infighting among the remaining commanders of the Mengyuan Commanders. Break them one by one.

But what if Commander Meng Yuan didn't fight among themselves, but chose to stick to the granary of the Xiaoshan camp?

Now that the weather is dry, why not choose a windy time? With a large amount of hay, what about a fire that burned the Xiaoshan camp?

This thought made Wu Nian's heart pound. He asked the soldiers to go down with Wang You and dozens of Han people, and fed the war horses fodder, so as not to starve the war horses that he had finally obtained.

He led his own soldiers back to the big tent and sat down, and sent someone to summon three thousand households in.

"General. Are you looking for us? Wang Qianhu, Zhang Qianhu, and Li Qianhu all took off their armor, wore regular clothes, walked in, and saluted Wu Nian with fists.

"Sit down first." Wu Nian first asked them to sit down on a small bench around the campfire, and then told the three of them about his plan.

"If the commander of the Mengyuan Thousand Commanders is infighting. When someone comes to retrieve the horses, I will break them. Then lead the army and capture the Xiaoshan camp. ”

"If they stick to the camp in Xiaoshan, I'll set it on fire."

"What do you think?"

The eyes of the three thousand households are bright.

"Do you use the cart and hay in the racecourse? If this fire burns well, it will not be a problem to burn down the Xiaoshan camp. Li Qianhu said without thinking.

"General. I think the plan to burn down the camp in Xiaoshan is feasible. Zhang Qianhu nodded and said.

Wang Qianhu didn't speak, but his expression was obvious.

"That's good. We had a full day rest at the Joan Yong Ranch. We'll leave tomorrow morning. With these 6,000 horses, they used the carts in the pasture to carry hay. Head to the camp of Xiaoshan. ”

Wu Nian nodded, and cut the railroad to the point.

His heart was very excited.

Burning down the granary in the Xiaoshan camp may force Chunyuan to retreat.

Don't care about your own battle with the Chu State for now. If Xiong Wu gave a little effort and drove the Mengyuan people out of Liaodong, it would be completed.

The goal of expelling the Tartars and recovering Liaodong.