Chapter Seventy-Six: Waist Cards
This time, Lin Dan Khan gathered troops, not only mobilized the troops of the Chahar Wanhu headquarters, but also recruited many tribal troops from the Tumut side.
Hadanbatar was the commander of the right wing of the camp, according to the Mongol army, the right wing commander had at least 1,100 to 1,200 troops, but in fact the number was much more than that, in addition to the cavalry, there were also auxiliaries composed of slaves and herdsmen, the latter of which added up to a large number, so that the men in their camp were close to 1,800 after the arrival of the people led by Burigud.
There were six thousand commanders in the whole camp, and Hadanbatar was one of them, and this army was led by Asgen Wanfu (Wanhu), and the Great Tent of Wanfu was in the center of the yurt, and there were also Asgen's direct Wanfu troops there, so that the whole camp had more than 10,000 cavalry (excluding slaves and auxiliaries).
There are more than 10,000 cavalry, which is not a small number, and I am afraid that there are not so many cavalry that the entire Ming Dynasty can fight. But the Mongols gathered so many troops casually. And this is not the number of all the cavalry under Lin Dan Khan, Lin Dan Khan's camp is not here, this is just the camp of Asgen Wanhu to gather troops, and when everyone arrives, according to Lin Dan Khan's requirements, Asgen will pull out the camp and lead the troops to the east, and then arrive in Baicheng, where it will join with Lin Dan Khan's main army and jointly send troops to attack Fried Flowers.
This time, Lin Dan Khan mobilized at least 35,000 troops to deal with the fried flowers, which was already very powerful in Mongolia. You must know that the Inner Khalkha Department was only 15,000 cavalry in its heyday, and it suffered heavy losses in the battle with Nurhachi not long ago, and it is not easy for the old, weak, sick and disabled to gather seven or eight thousand people who can ride horses and carry swords to the battlefield.
Even if Fried Flower now has the support of Houjin, Houjin's strength is limited.
In the battle of Salhu, Houjin poured out of the nest and took out all the troops that could be used, but there were only less than 30,000 people. Although the battle was a big victory, Nurhachi also suffered certain losses, and after the war, Jin attacked everywhere, and with the increase of territory, the troops in his hands were even more insufficient.
After Xiong Tingbi took office, he steadily put a lot of pressure on Nurhachi, which was also the main reason why Nurhachi attacked the Inner Khalkha Ministry and forced the Fried Flower Alliance in order to relieve his worries.
Now Lin Dan Khan wants to teach a lesson to fry flowers, even if Nurhachi wants to rescue the Inner Khalkha Department, I am afraid that he will not be able to draw many troops, not to mention that Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong is not a vegetarian, once Xiong Tingbi catches the opportunity, not to mention that he can't keep the Inner Khalkha Department, even the territory he occupied before will be recaptured by Xiong Tingbi.
No matter from that point of view, Lin Dan Khan's 35,000-strong army is in the palm of his hand and has an absolute advantage.
This feeling is not only Lin Dan Khan himself, but also the Mongols in the camp, all of them look relaxed and smiling, it seems that as long as they join forces with Lin Dan Khan, the next war will be secure.
The two brothers hugged warmly, and Hadanbatel looked over to the man who had brought back from Burigud. When he saw the carriage in the crowd and Zhu Shencone and the others, he was slightly stunned, and before he could ask, Burigude leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.
After listening, Hadanbaatl nodded, and without saying anything, he reached out and patted Břigud on the shoulder. Břigud grinned, then chatted with Hadanbatel before turning and walking towards his group.
The camp had already left a place for Burigud to be stationed, and Burigud led people to settle his side. In addition to his subordinates, Zhu Shencone also took care of it, not only allocated two yurts to Zhu Shencone and them, but also asked people to bring three slaves over for Zhu Shencone to drive.
After thanking Burigud, he specially inquired about the rules of the camp to avoid getting into trouble because he didn't understand the rules.
With a smile, Burigud threw a card from his waist and let him hang it around his waist. Tell Zhu Shencone that although he can rest assured, the camp here is theirs, and as long as he doesn't break into other people's tents with this waist card, it's okay to walk around the camp at all, but try not to go to the camp of other thousands of people, after all, he can't control it over there.
He just arrived at the camp today, and he still has a lot of things to deal with there, and it's not too early now, so let Zhu Shencone and them take a good rest today, familiarize themselves with the environment here, and then he will come to Zhu Shencone tomorrow to discuss the transaction.
After thanking Burrigund, Zhu Shencone personally sent him out of the yurt, and after Burigude left, Zhu Shencone noticed the three slaves kneeling beside him, and frowned slightly.
The three slaves, one young and two old, were short in stature, and they didn't seem to know if they were fourteen or fifteen years old. As for the two old ones, their faces were full of ditches, and they looked older than the previous Eris. The three of them knelt motionless, their heads bowed, and they couldn't see their faces clearly.
approached, and before Zhu Shencone could speak, he smelled a bad smell coming to his nose.
These days in the grassland, Zhu Shencone has become accustomed to a lot, when he first entered the grassland, the smell of ordinary Mongolians is really unbearable, even Mongolians with the status of Eris and Buzhigude are not much better.
Because of the conditions, Mongolians rarely have the opportunity to bathe, coupled with the different eating habits of Mongolians, and often stay with cattle, sheep and horses, most Mongolians love to drink mare's milk wine, these flavors are mixed together, fishy and sassy.
No wonder the Ming Dynasty often called the Mongols Tartars, people who are not used to this smell really can't stand it. In the grassland these days, the current Zhu Shencone has gradually become familiar with this smell, almost reaching the realm of living in abalone for a long time without noticing its smell, and living in the room of Zhilan for a long time without feeling its fragrance.
But even so, the pungent smell of the three slaves still rushed Zhu Shen's nose, making him frown.
Originally, Zhu Shencone was going to ask the names of the three slaves or something, but now he is not so interested. After thinking about it, he directly called Ma Shizhou, pointed to the three slaves and handed them over to Ma Shizhou. The three slaves were all given to him by Burigud, and he could not refuse as a guest in any case, otherwise he would have slapped Burigud in the face.
Since it was given to him, then he couldn't let them eat idle food, let Ma Shizhou take them down to find a place to wash, change into relatively clean clothes, and then go to work again. Otherwise, with their smell, Zhu Shencone would still be disgusted with it.
These days have been on the road, Zhu Shencone did not have a good rest, today to the first day of the camp, although he was a little curious about the situation in the camp, Bu Rigude also gave himself a waist card, it stands to reason that it will be okay to walk around the camp.
However, Zhu Shencone didn't do this, it's better to be safe when he arrives at someone's territory, at least don't be reckless without the company of Bu Rigude, and it's not too late to go shopping after getting acquainted. What's more, these days have been very hard, although Zhu Shencone is healthy, he is also a little tired, so he will have a good night's rest today, and other things will be talked about tomorrow.
A peaceful night, finally a good night's sleep.
This sleep was the most solid sleep Zhu Shencheng had since he arrived in the grassland, and the camp was surrounded by Mongols, so he didn't have to worry about the problem of night shifts, nor did he have to worry about the attack of the hungry wolves wandering on the grassland.
Waiting until dawn the next day, accompanied by the sound of horses in his ears from time to time, Zhu Shencone opened his eyes and stretched comfortably before getting up.
After washing, changing into a robe, and then hanging the waist card given to him by Buri Gude yesterday, Zhu Shencone went out for a walk, and after walking around the neighborhood for a long time, he ran into Bu Rigude who came to find him.
"My brother, how was your rest last night?"
"Thank you, I slept very comfortably, it was the best sleep I have had in these days." Zhu Shencone told the truth, this sentence made Burigude laugh, and being able to get Zhu Shencone to answer like this made him quite satisfied.
He told Zhu Shencone that he had already arranged it and could trade today. He ate all the goods that Zhu Shencone carried, some of which were traded in cow and sheep skins, and the other part was in gold and silver.
After all, this is not their tribe, it is a camp for gathering troops, although there are materials such as cattle and sheepskins, but he doesn't bring much, but he found someone to make up a little bit of gold and silver, and traded it according to the price Zhu Shencone had offered before, hoping that he wouldn't care.
In this regard, Zhu Shencone said that there was no problem, and told Burigude that he could trade at any time, and he fully cooperated.
Hearing such an answer, Burigude was very happy, and slapped Zhu Shencone's shoulder vigorously and grinned, one brother at a time, and the affection was abnormal.
The next transaction went well, Zhu Shencone returned to the yurt and asked people to calculate the goods that had been unloaded yesterday, and then gave the other party a price. Hearing the offer, Buri Gude squinted his eyes even more happily, because the price quoted by Zhu Shencone was lower than he originally calculated, which was clearly Zhu Shencone deliberately discounted himself on the original basis.
"Good brother, I have received this love. This time it's too hasty, the next time you come to the grassland, you will go directly to my side, and I will bring as many goods as you want, and I will guarantee that you will not suffer! Buri Gude smiled, patted his chest and assured Zhu Shencone, and made a promise to him.
This is exactly what Zhu Shencone needs, he nodded happily and said yes, carefully inquired about the range of the Buzhigude tribe, and made an appointment to go to his tribe to find him next time he came to the grassland. Buri Gude also told Zhu Shencone that he gave him a waist card carefully yesterday, this waist card will continue to be carried next time he comes to the grassland, and it is normal for the tribes on the grassland to migrate, in case he can't find his tribe for a while, with this waist card, you can find ordinary Mongolian herdsmen nearby to inquire, as long as other people can understand when they see this waist card, they will help Zhu Shencone.
Listening to Burigude's words, Zhu Shencone nodded again and again, and at the same time asked curiously if they were going to pull out the camp? Burigud said yes, he just received the order of the Wanhu army, tomorrow is the time to pull the camp and march east, and the time to see you later is when he returns from the battlefield.