It's too cold.

Lothar exhaled a burst of white mist from his mouth, looking at the sergeants under his command, the knights took off their iron gloves and rubbed their hands together, these people who were used to staying in the heat of Egypt were thrown into this environment at once, it was really unbearable.

Many of the mounted horses under the crotch of the foot sergeants, carrying heavy burdens such as armor, equipment, food, etc., and even dromedary camels.

If the march continues for a few more days, many horses and pack animals will die of disease on the grassland.

The effects of the Xiaoice Age have begun to be felt, in the Middle Ages, Iceland, Greenland and other places were still important fishing sources, the Vikings when they first discovered Greenland, even called it the "green island", which means that even near the poles, some crops can still be grown, livestock can still be grazing, the Vikings often travel by longship, trade exchanges, the Pope even stationed a bishop here.

But at this point in time in the world of combat records, because of the extremely cold weather and frequent storms at sea, these two large islands have almost completely isolated themselves from the world.

Lothar and his entourage, with the help of the guards of Gubeitai, found a well where they usually used water, replenished the water source, and set off on the road again.

It's a pity that Jeanne and his party are obviously moving much faster than them, and since their destination is also in Fort Civil, Lothar has no idea of speeding up the march and chasing them, and others don't catch up, which makes the army tired.

Along the way, they ran into several more raiding Tatar cavalry, numbering only a few hundred, and were all charged by the hussars under the command of Lothar.

These ordinary Tatar cavalry are very poorly equipped, only a few chieftain-level characters are equipped with scale armor, armor, cloth armor, and more are only wearing leather armor or jackets, and the arrows used will only be bounced off and deformed when they hit the cuirass of the hussars.

After all, "captives can't be refined and fried", iron pots are strategic resources on the grassland, how can a small tribe be equipped with good armor?

After annihilating a detachment of Tartar rangers, Lothar asked, "Whose men are these?" ”

The little flag officer who did not accept the night carefully identified it for a while, and speculated: "I don't know, but please know, the first Ross Department has tens of thousands of armor riders, and that is the elite under his command, which is not the same as these." ”

He paused, and then said: "At this time, those who don't go to the Tumubao Alliance and go to the territory of Daming to plunder, except for the Arazhi Academy, are all small tribes - the Arazhi Academy's department is the Wara clan, and their strength is strong, looking at their combat strength and equipment, they know that they are definitely not the subordinates of the Arazhiyuan." ”

Seeing that he was vague, Lothar frowned and said, "Tell the truth." ”

Xiaoqiguan had no choice but to say honestly: "It should be a Han tribe that defected to the Tatars, probably driven to the north with the Yuan court. ”

Lothar nodded and said, "I know, in the future, the military strategy will be important, according to the truth, there is nothing to keep." ”

The Central Plains Dynasty, it seems that which dynasty and which generation are at war with the nomads in the north.

Donghu, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Khitan, and now Tatar (Jurchen fishing and hunting, not nomadism).

It seems that on the border of the Central Plains Dynasty, there will always be new barbarians.

But in fact, Lothar felt that the grassland was there, and whoever lived on the grassland would become a barbarian, and even if the grassland was emptied, there would still be nomads from the rest of the country filling in.

Some Han Chinese, who either actively rebelled or passively plundered the grasslands, will also quickly merge into the big dye vat of the nomads.

Like the Turks in Asia Minor, where did so many Turkic people come from migrating from the Far East? A large part of the population was the Greeks who were gradually becoming Turkic under the rule of the Turkic princes.

It was not until the late Ming Dynasty that a large number of Han Chinese immigrants began to pass, and this situation was reversed.

At first, it was a group of people who went to the steppe in the summer to help the Tatar landlords and lords plow, and then returned to the interior with their wages for the New Year when the weather turned cold, and they brought back to their hometown the news that many of the fields on the steppe were very fertile.

Just in time for the frequent natural disasters at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was no rain in some places throughout the year, so that the already unbearable and barren land could not grow any grain at all, which gave birth to a large number of Han people who rushed to the Tatar steppe.

The Tatar princes were also happy to have these Han Chinese, who were good at farming and handicrafts, to settle in their own territories, and the two sides hit it off.

This is called the West Exit.

An eagle swept through the sky, and the little flag officer exclaimed, "It's the falcons of the Tatars, they should have discovered us." ”

The Tatars of this world also domesticated falcons, and nomads seem to have this habit.

"Prepare for battle!"

The "mission" led by Lothar was immediately put on full alert, and according to the experience of fighting the Saracens, where there were falcons, it was not far from the enemy.

The little flag officer hurriedly said: "Honorable envoy, please send a few people to listen to my dispatch and come forward to investigate the enemy's situation!" ”

"Hans, you take a few men with him."

The scouts were sent out.

However, the mission did not stand still, helping each other to remove their armor from the chariots and horses, equip their weapons, feed the war horses, and make preparations before the battle.

After about a quarter of an hour, Ye Bushu Xiaoqi ran over from afar with a few horse scouts, shouting: "There are well-equipped Tatar cavalry in front of us besieging our baggage team, please come to the rescue!" ”

Baggage team?

Lothar's expression moved slightly.

"Is it the Arazhi Institute leading the people?"

The night does not accept the small flag and said: "It should be." ”

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"Roughly estimated, at least two thousand."

Lothar frowned and said, "Explore!" If it is the department of the Arakzhi Academy, there must be at least 10,000 people. ”

He had to figure out where the enemy was, and then consider whether to swallow up the Varat cavalry of the raiding baggage caravan, or to surround them and send reinforcements.

A large number of scouts were scattered.

If only Flynn were around, she could bring a pair of eyes to the army by summoning a gargoyle at any time.

The mission, ready for battle, began to advance slowly.

"Prepare for battle!"

Hans waved his banner, and the fastest hussars came to the front.

They raised their spears painted with red paint, and their spears were tied with their own swallowtail flags or square flags.

Below, thousands of light horsemen besieged a Ming army's baggage team like jackals, and they instigated their mounts from afar, shooting arrows so that the Ming army could not raise its head.

The number of the Ming army was only a few hundred, most of them were wearing cloth armor, there were many shield soldiers, crossbowmen and musketeers, relying on the chariots and horses equipped with baggage to defend.

As the mission led by Lothar gained a firm foothold on the mountain, the two sides that were clashing at the bottom of the mountain slowly distanced themselves.

On the opposite mountain, several armored Tatar generals appeared, and the leader glanced at Lothar, his expression was suddenly stunned, and he asked left and right: "Who is the general wearing a golden mask on the other side?" ”

Someone next to him immediately replied: "Looking at their armor style, it should be the legendary Fanbang mission that is not weak in combat power and was appointed by the emperor of the Ming Kingdom to go out with the army." ”

Arachiin laughed.

After a while, he said: "There is no one in the Ming Kingdom, so I sent a miscellaneous Hu Semu to lead the army to meet the battle." ”

It's just that although there is a sneer on his face, his eyes are full of jealousy.

What is the origin of this masked man?

Even if you look at it from afar, it makes people's hearts tremble.

A group of subordinates also laughed, but this laughter is really not imposing, as long as you have a long eye, you can see that this group of enemies is well-equipped, and the masked man on the back of a supernatural giant horse at the head looks more terrifying than the big demon in Lingbei.