On the steppe, the chiefs of the tribes, such as Mauri, Arochu, and Porunai, were meeting with the seven princes of Senza Khan.

The Tatars are the most numerous tribe in the steppe, occupying the best position in the steppe for a long time, and the Tatars are strong and strong in the Baturu (warriors). He also bought off the merchants of Great Xia, and constantly bought iron weapons to arm his military camp.

The other tribes combined were not as numerous as the Tatar tribes and their soldiers, and every time they harassed Bactria the Khan would release goodwill.

Promise great benefits to all tribes, whether it is tea, salt, cloth and ironware, there is always something that will satisfy you. For this reason, the tribes are also happy to come up and share some of the scraps.

This time the Great Xia conquered the grassland, and Senza Khan naturally couldn't leave his neighbors and brothers behind. Let the leaders of each department bring their own Baturu people to play drums and shout and cheer on the side, and they also need to make up for the knife at the critical moment.

Xu Shangshu personally came to the grassland to supervise the battle this time, of course, it was not unprepared.

In addition to the abundance of food and grass, he also brought the fire guns developed by the Ministry of War. Gunpowder has been used in the Great Xia Dynasty for several years, and the Ministry of War has invested several generations of wisdom and energy in the research and development of firearms.

This time, all the guns made by the Ministry of War were taken away, and they were only 120, which shows the current level of craftsmanship.

Although when comforting his sister, Xu Shangshu was very rational and objective. But his proudest second son is the best son of the family who has been carefully cultivated for many years, as well as those grandchildren and nephews who died in smallpox.

The Xu family has never suffered such a big loss since the founding of the country, although the Xu family has countless concubines, but the number of children and grandchildren is also limited!

For this use of firearms, he didn't have half a fluctuation in his heart, these damn Tartars, he only hated firearms not enough. The military headquarters allocated an 800-man Shenji battalion for these 120 muskets.

The configuration of the Shenji Battalion is as follows: a total of ten teams, each team has 62 people, one captain and one deputy captain, and 36 people are responsible for 12 firearms.

The 36 people are divided into three echelons: front, middle and back, with 12 people in each team.

Then, the 6 shieldmen are at the forefront and are responsible for the defense, while the long knife soldiers are divided into two sides, 6 people on each side, which can attack and defend.

Behind the gunners, there were 6 gunpowder men who were responsible for dispensing gunpowder, 12 men in the last echelon were responsible for loading gunpowder, 12 in the middle were responsible for passing the gunpowder, and 12 men in the front were responsible for shooting. If the shooter is killed, the middle echelon is quickly replaced, and the operation can be rotated.

Shooting, on the other hand, is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 first, then 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and then continue shooting.

In this way, the continuity of firepower can be ensured, and it is also a rotational shooting tactic trained by the Great Xia Military Department.

This was originally a big meal for the three vassal kings, but before it was used, it could only be cheaply Tatar.

Of course, the Tatar iron cavalry is not in vain, in addition to 100,000 soldiers, Senza Khan also has a 100-man ace heavy cavalry, this cavalry, men and horses are covered with heavy armor.

Because of the high requirements for horses and soldiers, it has been developed for many years.

In the usual harassment war, Senza Khan was reluctant to use his precious cavalry. Since Daxia dared to come to the grassland this time, he must be entertained.

Xu Shangshu's encirclement was divided into three roads, left, middle and right, with 80,000 leaders on each side, and he himself commanded the middle road with the Shenji Battalion.

The left route is led by Li Ji, the general of Zhaoyong, Li Ji is also a son of a warlord family, the official residence is the second grade, and he has been stationed in the north for many years.

The leader of the right army is the deputy general Yan Zhong, he is a grassroots general, from the grassroots to kill the enemy army, born with amazing arm strength, a long knife makes it superb, these years mainly for the Great Xia Dynasty to strangle bandits and rebels, this time was transferred to the north by Xu Shangshu.

The encounter soon began, and the Tatar intelligence army was very good, and as soon as it came up, it wanted to capture the king, and concentrated its firepower to open the knife against the middle army. The Shenji Battalion thought it was going to be used as a hole card, but it didn't expect to open so quickly.

This enemy army was the bravest of the Senza Khan, and the 10,000 cavalry he led. I wanted to fight a front battle and brush up on more combat exploits in front of my father Khan.

When cold weapons meet hot weapons, in less than an hour, these 10,000 enemy troops were completely annihilated, and the casualties of the middle route army were less than 2,000.

In the royal tent of Senza Khan, the Yan clan of Xinna was singing and dancing, "Report! The song and dance were interrupted by the sound of one song after another.

Waiting for the tent to stumble into a soldier, he prostrate on the ground, crying bitterly, "Khan, it's not good!" The second prince, he was shot dead by the enemy, not only the second prince, but the 10,000 people we brought were all wiped out! Great Khan, you want to avenge my second prince....."

When Senza Khan heard the soldier's cry, his face sank like water, and he gave the slave next to him a look.

In an instant, the soldier who reported the news had his throat cut. "You are the most loyal Baturu of your second prince, and you should be buried with your prince!" He dropped the wine glass in his hand and called his subordinates to discuss the matter.

The first battle was won, Xu Shangshu did not have much joy, in his eyes, this was only a little Tatar, and it was not enough to bury his dead Xu Jiajun. Moreover, the Tatars are brave and cunning, and he has not relaxed in the slightest after many years of studying the north.

That night, the Left Army was attacked at night, and the enemy wrapped the horse's hooves in rags. quietly outflanked the Left Route Army and caught him off guard.

The cunning Tartars not only burned the grain and grass in the camp tents, but also turned over many war horses with poison and medicine.

In the melee, Li Ji, the leader of the Left Route Army, was hacked to death, and he and his own soldiers were all beheaded, and the death was tragic.

The left army was in great disarray, the soldiers rose up to counterattack, the loss was a large number, several times that of the enemy, after half an hour, the situation was stabilized, and the enemy saw that it could not attack again in a short time, and quickly retreated.

After receiving the news, Xu Shangshu sent people to take over the Left Route Army overnight, sorted out the grain, grass, war horses, and casualties.

The victory of 10,000 enemy troops in the day was greatly discounted, and the left army not only lost a general of Zheng Erpin, but also suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, and more than 2,000 horses were poisoned.

After reading the horse's death, the military doctor analyzed it as a kind of grassland snake venom, which is so poisonous that it can kill a fierce horse in a quarter of an hour of blood.

Enduring grief and reluctance, Xu Shangshu divided his Shenji battalion into four teams and gave it to his nephew Xu Maoqiu, the deputy general who took over the Left Route Army, and accompanied the four teams of Shenji Battalion to supplement the burned grain and grass of the Left Route Army.

Xu Maoqiu is his cousin Xu Maochun's most powerful subordinate lieutenant, and he is also the pillar of the Xu family.

No matter how expensive the Shenji Battalion is, it can't compare to the safety of its own children, although it was a fiasco, but it also has one more chance to lead the army.