In mid-August of the third year of the Apocalypse, Prince Xiong returned to Daying, the right wing of the Uzhumuqin Division.

Returning to his camp was not voluntary by Prince Xiong, but was escorted back by Yan Erniang.

Infiltrating Liaoyang City or Shenyang City to assassinate Nurhachi is a crazy attention.

Even if you don't think about your own safety, it's definitely a bad idea.

Yan Erniang resolutely objected: "Before consulting with the military advisor, before getting everyone's consent, Xianggong, don't blame me for not listening to you." Now that you've got this in mind, I'm sorry. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Erniang hurriedly found the young man Chige: "Little brother, someone wants to escape." Hurry up and inform the brothers to take the sheep and set off overnight, they can't stay here. ”

Xiong Chu was unwilling to compete with his own woman, and he was even more unwilling to make Yan Erniang sad, so he was naturally escorted back every step of the way.

"It's really not a good idea to assassinate Nurhachi. After listening to Yan Erniang's report, the military advisor Wan Lian immediately shook his head: "There is no doubt that the lord means that if the assassination is successful, those sons of Nurhachi will immediately fight and form a civil strife." ”

"But there is one thing that the lord did not think of, even if Nurhachi was really killed, the sons were all in their forties, and it was not very likely that they would be completely chaotic. If those sons all go crazy and launch a full-scale attack on the Mongol side, that will be the worst thing that will happen. ”

"And the current situation has exceeded the original estimate and is deteriorating at an accelerated pace. Lin Dan Khan's Chahar tribe is plotting against the Karaqin tribe, but this can be said for a moment. I have a more urgent military situation here, and I am about to discuss it with my lord, and you will come back in time. ”

As soon as Prince Xiong heard that there was a more urgent military situation, he couldn't sit still anymore: "What happened?"

Wan Lian sat down opposite Xiong Chu: "According to the news from the scouts, in fact, Oba's every move has been reported to Lin Dan Khan. When he heard that Oba was secretly colluding with Nurhachi, he was furious. ”

"Because Lin Dan Khan had already issued an order to his subordinate ministries a year ago, no tribe was allowed to interact with Nurhachi without permission. Oba sent his personal guards to Shenyang City, which was a big taboo. ”

"Dayataiji, the right wing of Zarut, sent someone to deliver the letter, and Lin Dan Khan had already issued an order to the five Inner Khalkha tribes, and all of them arrived in the city of Gelzhugen on the eighth day of the ninth month to ask Oba, the lord of the Korqin tribe, for their guilt. ”

"Not long ago, Ang An Tai Ji and Zhong Nen Tai Ji from the left wing of the Bollinger Department came to visit, mainly to make a request for an alliance, and I have agreed to it in place of the lord. And let them leave half of the troops of the two divisions of Zarut to defend, and take out half of the troops to carry out the orders of Lin Dan Khan. ”

Xiong Chu shook his head: "Things are not so simple, Nurhachi has prepared two large armies, how are the military divisions going to deal with it? Also, in the past month and a half, have our troops been reorganized?"

Wan Lian nodded: "Actually, it is to stabilize people's hearts, and there are no other difficulties." Slave owners, large and small, have been wiped out, and the rest are local herders. ”

"In addition, according to the will of our lord, before there is no war, all people will be abolished from their original slavery and their status will be equal. In addition, livestock were distributed to each household according to the proportion of the head, and now the lord is already a long live Khan in the mouth of the herdsmen. ”

"It was precisely because all the herdsmen were grateful to the lord that Lin Dan Khan sent a team of 1,000 men to stay south of us for five days before leaving. ”

Prince Xiong made a gesture of wiping his neck: "How many people have you killed in the past month and a half?

"How many real slave owners can there be?" Wan Lian disagreed: "Women and children under the age of ten have all been rewarded to those who have made meritorious contributions to this battle." The left and right wings of the Uzhumuqin Department combined only killed less than 2,000 people. ”

"However, no one knows the exact situation, because they were all escorted to the border with the Chechen Khan Shuoli in the north, and they were handled with troops that we brought from Huluhai. The locals knew that we went out to fight again, and then quite a few people died, and that's it. ”

Xiong Chu also understood that if he didn't kill those people, he would have no way to live in peace. This is the law of grassland survival, and no one can resist it.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiong Chu could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "Now that the big war is imminent, if Lin Dan Khan's army and the Jurchen army are about to collapse at the first touch, the shape will be very strict." How is our former battalion reorganized?"

Wan Lian smiled and said, "Our own troops were carefully selected from the two tribes in strict accordance with the number agreed upon last time, and the ages were both fourteen to eighteen years old, and then it was determined by a big competition. ”

"As for the left and right battalions of the local guard, they are 12,000 people. Since there are no slaves and everyone is equal, I changed my old practice. ”

"The left and right battalions keep a regular army of 1,200 people in peacetime, strengthen training on a daily basis, and are responsible for patrolling the grasslands. The rest of the people are still handled in accordance with the way that they go out to the army and enter for the people. ”

Xiong Chu nodded: "How is the military advisor going to deal with the current crisis next?"

"We still have time, so there's no need to rush. Wan Lian smiled: "Lin Dan Khan's troops should be dispatched in late August, and after they are dispatched, we will use a few nights to pull out our former large battalion troops and serve as the defensive force of Lin Dan Khan's right flank, which can also be regarded as a major training." ”

Prince Xiong understood: "What does the military advisor mean that we are acting alone and secretly and not participating in Lin Dan Khan's troubled waters?"

Wan Lian smiled: "Of course you can't participate, because he is mobilizing all the troops of Inner Khalkha, and if we take the initiative to pass, he will still think that we want to plot against him." I just want to pull the troops out and find the Jurchen army for training. If the Bahrain and Zarut divisions are attacked, reinforcements are urgently needed. ”

Xiong Chu suddenly thought of the young man Chige he brought back: "I have an idea, we must form a special archer unit. After all, we have a limited amount of gunpowder on the steppe, just like the last time Sima Cheng ran out of gunpowder, their combat effectiveness was gone, and they could only be slaughtered by the enemy. ”

Wan Lian did not refute: "That's it, we'll make a decision tomorrow after reviewing the troops." There are many archers in the steppe, but it is still difficult to find the sharpshooters. ”

"I understand what the lord means, and in addition to adding archers to the firearms battalion, it is necessary to form a separate small mobile force, ready to strike at the enemy's flank. ”

After the two of them finished exchanging some major questions, Yan Erniang hurriedly came in: "Strategist, where have they all gone?"

Wan Lian said with a smile: "Madam, after you and the lord left, they couldn't sit still. In particular, I missed the life in Kannai, so I joined the convoy and went to Dushikou Gong City to trade. More than 1,400 miles, it takes more than a month to make a round trip, and it is estimated that the first batch will take half a month to come back. ”

Yan Erniang felt a little incredible: "It's a little better to pass through the Bahrain Department and the Keshiketeng Department, and further south is the Tumut Department, which is not a big problem, but isn't the Karaqin Department dangerous?"

Wan Lian shook his head: "The women's battalion of the Chinese army battalion and the hussar battalion of the former army battalion add up to 2,000 escorts, so it's not a big problem. There is nothing here, not even coal for striking iron, and there is no way to cast clusters of arrows. Herdsmen's iron pots and farming tools need to be purchased. ”

"There was coal in the Bahrain Right Banner in Nanuk, but they were not good at mining, so I sent a group of brothers who had followed us out of the Guannai, and now they are barely enough. The most important thing is that salt and iron are needed, and if they are not traded, they will definitely not work. ”

After listening to Wan Lian's words, Yan Erniang's love also fell, and she turned around and walked out of the big tent silently.

Xiong Chu looked at Wan Lian and smiled bitterly, shook his head and didn't make a sound.

Inspecting the reorganization of the troops, Chige, a young man who followed Xiong Chu closely, finally couldn't help but speak: "My lord, these arrows need to be screened and reclassified. On the one hand, it should be classified according to the material, and on the other hand, it should be classified according to the quality. It's not okay to put it all together. ”

The military advisor Wan Lian was very strange, and he looked at Xiong Chu very happily.

"Don't look at me, I was almost shot to death by him. It was clear that he had lost a battle, but Prince Xiong's expression was extremely proud, as if he had won a battle: "Hehe, there are not many people who can shoot me to death with bows and arrows on the rivers and lakes, but he happens to be one." ”

Hearing Xiong Chu describe the battle process at that time, Wan Lian seemed to have picked up a treasure: "Chige, right? You actually have the best archery technique to shoot a martial arts master, it's amazing." Let's talk about the pros and cons of these arrows. ”

Chige pointed to a bundle of arrows and said, "Overall, the materials are good, which shows that the person who made the arrows is very careful." But arrows don't just look at the material. This bundle, for example, is made of the finest birch poles, that is, the finest arrows. ”

"However, the advantage of the birch pole is that it is hard, does not deform, and does not bend, but it is heavier than other arrows, and the five-stone bow has not been able to play its role at all. Birch arrows can only be useful if they are given to good archers who use six-stone bows. ”

"Like this bundle, the willow pole with the worst material grade, it will be deformed and bent by moisture when it rains on a cloudy day. Moreover, the material is loose and easy to break, and can only be used below the four-stone bow. However, because of its light material, it has the longest range and the most powerful armor piercing, and is used against enemy cavalry or arrows in dense phalanxes. ”

Xiong Chu was also a little curious: "Chige, how much pull does this bow on your back need, and how far can you shoot?"

Chige shook his head: "This is a six-stone bow, I am much worse than my father and eldest brother. I can shoot two hundred paces with an arrow from a birch pole, and I can shoot two hundred and forty paces with an arrow from a willow pole, but I can't shoot with this bow. My father could shoot 300 paces with an arrow from a birch pole. ”

Xiong Chu was a little puzzled: "Is there anything else to pay attention to?"

"Of course, sir. ”

Chige casually pulled out an arrow from a willow pole, took off the big bow on his back with his backhand, buckled the bowstring, and shot the arrow into the sky. The whole action is done in one go, like flowing water.

As a result, after the arrow fell, Chige picked it up and handed it to Xiong Chu, only to find that the arrow shaft had exploded.

"My big bow is too powerful and shoots too fast, and I can only use birch pole arrows. When the arrows of the willow pole were fired, they exploded when they shook violently. If such a situation arises in battle, not only will you not be able to shoot far, but you will also miss the target. ”

Wan Lian clapped his hands and smiled: "I understand what the lord means." Hahaha, that's good! We need to form a mobile force and enter the Chinese camp. Now go to the military field to teach, according to the standards you kid said, select soldiers and hand them over to you for training, and it will be called the Shooting Battalion!"

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