Chapter Seventy-One: Gathering Troops

Before Zhu Shencone came back to his senses, Erisi, who suddenly got up, shouted at his people in Mongolian, and the Mongols who were still trading with Zhu Shencone with great interest a moment ago all changed their faces in an instant, and the old and weak hurriedly ran towards their yurts, the young people ran quickly to their horses, and some people had already picked up their weapons and began to gather in this direction.

Zhu Shen's heart was suddenly shocked, could it be that this old guy suddenly changed his face and wanted to eat black? Subconsciously, Zhu Shencone stretched his right hand into his arms.

The spear head he hid in his arms, and due to the suddenness of the incident, Zhu Shencone could not quickly use the musket he was carrying.

And when I was sitting and drinking tea just now, according to etiquette, the sword and other weapons had been unloaded in advance. I'm afraid it's too late to pick it up now, and the most convenient and fastest thing is to use your own tip.

Although the situation in the tribe of the Mongols had changed abruptly, Zhu Shencone did not have much panic in his heart. Even though there are many more Mongolians here than on their side, Zhu Shencone is sure that he will be able to restrain Erisi, who is not far from him, as soon as possible.

You must know that Eris is the leader of this tribe, as long as he is held in his hands, it should be no problem to protect himself. And Zhu Shencone's skills are very good, they are close to each other, it is enough to give him a breath.

"I'm sorry my brother, don't be nervous, it's not against you." Zhu Shencone's actions attracted the attention of Eris, and he did not make other moves, but took the initiative to spread out his hands and explain to Zhu Shencone in a slow tone: "There are outsiders coming, and there are still many outsiders coming, and I don't know who it will be." So...... We can't continue our trade for the time being, I hope that Immortal God will bless us, and everyone will be okay later. ”

"Outsiders?" Zhu Shencone was puzzled and was about to ask, but the next moment he closed his mouth.

For at this moment he felt the earth tremble slightly, and it seemed that many horses' hooves were beating on the ground and rumbling from afar.

As the leader of the tribe and once the Great Khan's centurion army, Erisi's experience is naturally not comparable to that of Han people like Zhu Shencong, even if they are also Mongols, most of them do not have such ability as him.

Although he is old, it is impossible for him to go to war again. But the ability to judge from the subtleties has not fallen, and as he grows older, this has become Erisi's instinct, and when Zhu Shencone didn't notice the slightest thing just now, Erisi found that something was wrong.

Ma Shizhou whispered to Zhu Shencone on the side, judging from the size of the movement from the sound of horses' hooves, there were at least 100 riders coming.

The number of such cavalry is not small in the grassland, you must know that the tribe of Eris is only a hundred people, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are only more than 30 young and strong people who can fight on horseback, if this is a hostile cavalry force, then it is simply a disaster for the tribe of Eris.

In the Mongolian tribes, it is common for the weak to swallow each other, in the customs of the Mongols, the big fish eat the small fish, and the small fish eat the shrimp is the rule set by the immortal heaven, the ancestors of the Mongols were like this, and it is precisely for this reason that the powerful Mongol Empire was born in the hands of the great Genghis Khan.

Who exactly is coming, although Eris can roughly judge the number, but he can't see who the other party is.

At this time, the Mongolian youth of the tribe had already gathered, and even the old and weak who ran back to the yurt took up arms and vigilantly made a defensive posture.

"Sixth Master, what should we do?" The sudden change made Zhu Shencone's people a little frightened, although the few people he brought to Mongolia this time were all good at following him to take salt, and they had also had blood on their hands in smuggling salt with their heads in the past two years.

But in the Ming Dynasty to move the salt knife is completely different from in the grassland, the grassland is unobstructed, the terrain is conducive to the cavalry galloping, the Mongols are a people on horseback, it is impossible to run through the Mongols on two legs on the grassland, plus they add up to only six people, and with a cart and so many goods, once the fight is probably impossible to even protect themselves.

Frowning, Zhu Shencone looked around, at this time he didn't have any good way, he could only see the opportunity to take one step at a time.

Rebellion was the most untimely move, and now I only hope that the people who come are not enemies, even if they are, and that they will obey the rules of the Great Khan and spare themselves, depending on the customs of the merchants on the steppe.

"Fence off our carriages and horses, be careful and take precautions, and don't act rashly until you have to."

"Yes!" Everyone responded and hurriedly arranged to go. At this time, who cares about the goods that have been unloaded from the car? Although everyone is unsure of how much effect this arrangement can play, it is better to do it than not to do it at this time.

"Uncle Ma, do you think it's evil or auspicious?"

Ma Shizhou shook his head, his face was solemn, he couldn't answer this question, and now it seems that he can only wait like this, the so-called murder can't be avoided, he just hopes to be safe.

Zhu Shencone took out the head of the gun in his arms, loaded it on his jujube stick, and then took out the musket for self-defense and lit the fire rope.

These preparations are better than nothing, the cavalry charge is not something that can be stopped by manpower, and there is nothing to hide in the grassland, although Zhu Shencone has enough confidence to exchange for a few people on the other side, but in the face of a large number of Mongolian cavalry attack, once the result of the conflict can be imagined.

It only took a few breaths before the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer, and all the Mongols in the camp looked nervously towards where they had come.

Holding the stick in his hand, Zhu Shencone felt that his palms were slightly damp, his breathing was rapid and his heartbeat was a little faster, he tried to calm himself down and wait for the unknown to come.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Mongol cavalry arrived in front of the camp, most of the Mongols who came were wearing armor, swords and spears on horseback, and all of them were carrying bows and arrows.

The leader wore a helmet, his leather armor was decorated with iron sheets, and his equipment seemed to be much stronger than the others. When he got closer, the horse under him did not stop, nor did he pull the reins, but the horse galloped in front of the camp with a slight side, which was enough to see that he was a great horseman.

"Eris! Eris! ”

"Whew......." Eris, who had been nervous, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard someone call his name, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot.

"I'm Eris, is it Burigud who came? My brother! ”

"It's me! Eris! The Great Khan has an order! Summoning the Erisi Department to gather troops! Bu Rigude shouted, holding up a small flag in his hand, this flag Zhu Shencone couldn't understand, but Ma Shizhou beside him recognized it at a glance, and told Zhu Shencone in a low voice that this was the order flag of the Mongol Great Khan's troops, and anyone who saw the order flag must obey his orders, otherwise it would be against the will of the Great Khan.

Seeing Ling Qi, Eris's body trembled slightly, and his eyes widened with a shocked expression. As the leader of a small Mongolian tribe and a former Great Khan's 100-part army, Eris knew nothing more than what this banner meant.

He motioned for his people to put away their weapons, and then walked out of the crowd and bowed in the direction of Lingqi, and when he saw Eris doing so, Burigud also stopped his horse, dismounted with great strength, and strode towards the camp.

"Eris, long time no see."

"Immortal Heaven is above, long time no see, Bu Rigude!"

Brígude and Eris seem to have known each other for a long time, the two greeted each other and hugged each other, and Burigude handed the order flag to Eris, Eris took it with both hands and looked at it, and then held it up solemnly and returned it to Brígude.

"This is the procedure for the Mongols to gather troops, and only when the authenticity of the command flag is confirmed, the tribe that responds to the call will cooperate." Ma Shizhou explained to Zhu Shencone in a low voice on the side, Zhu Shencone nodded slightly, and asked him what the origin of this Buri Gude was, Ma Shizhou shook his head and said that he didn't know, but judging from the rules of the Mongols' gathering of troops and the other party's clothing, this Bu Rigu De was at least a centurion.

Burigud and Eris were talking to each other, they were speaking Mongolian, and they were a little far away from Zhu Shencone, so they couldn't hear what they were saying.

From their conversations, it should not be difficult to guess that the content of the conversation is related to the gathering of troops. After talking for a while, Eris seemed to be pleading with the other party, but the other party shook his head and replied with a firm expression. Hearing the other party's answer, Eris's spiritual qi seemed to be taken away all of a sudden, and his already old face was filled with helplessness and sadness, he sighed silently, and then turned his head and said a few words to the clansmen behind him, and then the clansmen of the tribe also showed sad expressions.

Then, Eris's son, Hatulig, selected a dozen young men from among his people, and when he was chosen, Eris looked at Burigud with an inquiring gaze. Glancing over the crowd, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the unselected young men one by one, and when his finger was raised, the parents, wives and children who were pointed at the young men could not help but cover their eyes with sad expressions.

Erisi's tribe is only a small tribe, and the population of the entire tribe is not large, and the total number of young and middle-aged people is only in their early thirties, but now Buzhigude has directly picked up most of these young people, and only a few half-old children remain.

In the face of the Great Khan's order to gather troops, Eris has no ability to resist at all, if a small tribe like them dares to resist, then what will happen next, Eris himself knows very well in his heart.

Back then, when he was a centurion under the banner of the Great Khan, he also used to go to various tribes with the order banner to gather troops like Burigud. Whenever he encountered a tribe that refused to send troops, Eris would order an attack without saying a word, and it was not uncommon for him to directly destroy these small tribes.

At that time, he was still young, and so many years have passed in a blink of an eye, but he didn't expect that he would face the same choice as those tribal leaders back then.