Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 124
The last ray of light in the sky also disappeared, and the grassland fell into darkness.

Outside the felt tent, Meng Bao was tending a gazelle by the campfire.He is a well-known warrior in the clan, and he also hunted this gazelle.The clan boss wanted to go, because it was difficult to catch gazelle in this season, usually in autumn and winter, but Meng Bao refused.This is his prey, the meat tastes fresh and tender, although the skin has to be handed over to the Tuoba family in Youzhou, but the tail can be kept, there are people in Xiazhou who finish the tail to make brushes, and the price is not bad.

He had been to Xiazhou.It was a dazzlingly majestic city, and the locals called it "Baichengzi" because of the white color of the city.

Xiazhou merchants are cunning, but overall still satisfying because they really give money.With the money, Mengbao can buy all kinds of utensils in the city, which are urgently needed in daily life.But this kind of thing has to be done secretly, because according to the rules of the Tuoba family, hundreds of pieces of sand fox fur, yellow sheepskin, and deerskin are handed over every year, and everyone in the clan has to share it, which is extremely miserable .As for the Tuoba family, they would only hypocritically give some green salt, plus a small amount of very rough ironware, which was much worse than those sold in Xiazhou City.

Furthermore, after a sick horse or an old horse dies, you can eat the meat yourself, but you are not allowed to keep the skin privately, not even a single piece.Collect them all and pay tribute to the Tuoba family.

Their Wei Cai Department is not a direct descendant of the Tuoba family, and the oppression they receive is particularly cruel, and sometimes they are also oppressed by the Manu Department, making life extremely difficult.If it weren't for the rich water and grass here in Dijinze, the clan chief and elders would have ordered the clan to relocate long ago, and the farther away from the Manu and Tuoba tribes the better.

"White milk, drink it for dogs, drink it in the morning and squeeze it at noon..." Meng Bao sang a song to adjust his mood while cutting the meat.

The Tuoba family and their lackeys squeezed them hard, but life is still going on, isn't it?At least the patriarch has been very obedient over the years, always saying that the Tuoba family is the governor of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and they can't offend them yet, and they have to wait for the time.

If you wait for the time to go on, you will be old.The warriors of the previous generation in the clan waited until their beards were all white, but they didn't wait for the time. I'm afraid it will end like this, right?
Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance.Meng Bao suddenly changed his color, and immediately fell to the ground, listened carefully for a while, then got up and rushed into the felt tent, picked up a hunting bow.His wife was preparing kumiss, and the two children were crawling around on the ground. When they saw him rushing into the house to get the bow, they immediately stayed there.

Meng Bao didn't say much, he only gave her some instructions in a low voice, and then he untied the horse's reins outside the tent, and went towards the felt tents of the patriarch and elders.

Dozens of people have gathered there, and there are a few knights wearing armor that is rare on the grassland, they don't look like members of the clan.The sound of horseshoes in the distance became more and more clear, but the patriarch did not panic at all, on the contrary, he was faintly excited.

"Meng Bao, this is General Zhe Siyu of the Zhe family in Linzhou." The patriarch Wei Cai Su Du introduced.

Mengbao was shocked when he heard this.The Linzhou Zhe family is as famous as the Tuoba family.Well, to be shorter, at least on the grassland, the various tribes still recognize the Tuoba family more, and the Linzhou Zhe family is still at a disadvantage.But no matter what, it is still a big family, at least much stronger than their Wei Cai department.

The sound of hooves came closer and closer, and slowly stopped.It was not very clear in the night, but with the dim light of the bonfire, there were still thousands of riders, and they were well-armed, which looked like the standard equipment of the Tang Dynasty army.

Meng Bao looked envious, when can he get such a suit?
"This general will follow the orders of Shao Shude, the envoy of the Dingnan Army, the envoy of Pingxia, and the envoy of the vassal, to conquer the rebellion on the grassland. The three tribes of Luoshu resisted the heavenly soldiers and have been defeated; the four tribes of Xifengbu and Luoyi's fourteen tribes It has already surrendered, and the whole family of Wuyi tribe fled in fear of crime. Now if you want to attack Manu, La'er and other tribes, you must not make mistakes!" Zhe Siyu rubbed the riding bow in his hand and said coldly.

Meng Bao was terrified while listening, but at the same time, his blood was boiling.Luo Shu falls in three kinds and lives in the south. Before going to Xiazhou by himself, he was almost robbed by them. When they were flattened, he could only applaud.Luo Yi has fourteen kinds of falls, and he has always been in the same spirit. This time, four of them have been dropped, and the remaining ten don't know what to do with them.The Wuyi tribe is a large tribe, and they fled without a fight. How many troops did Xiazhou dispatch?
But it is a good thing to conquer Manu and La'er!I have long seen that they are not pleasing to the eye.If it weren't for the relative strength of these two tribes and the fact that there were many warriors, he would have persuaded the patriarch to kill them.Meng Bao took a peek at the patriarch, seeing his calm expression, he immediately understood that he and this Zhe family general must have secretly communicated.

"Since the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have come, the Wei Cai Department will be ordered." Wei Cai Su Du said: "The Ma Nu Department seems to have heard something during the day. This meeting is still packing up, and it must be trying to escape. Meng Bao, call immediately The warriors of the clan, go to the door with the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. After bullying us for so long, the gods can't stand it anymore, so we will do it tonight."

Meng Bao responded loudly, and then went down to gather people with an excited expression.

The manpower was quickly assembled, and there were about seven hundred people, all of whom had horses.Originally there were more people, but they didn't have horses. The Zhe general thought it was troublesome, so he asked the patriarch Wei Caisu to stay behind to prepare the infantry, and he set off with those who had horses first.

Meng Bao followed closely behind Zhe Siyu along the way, and found that there were not only the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also the troops of the Miwei, Pangqing, and Xifeng tribes, with a total of more than [-] horses.

This is really a big scene!I just don't know if there are other deployments of the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, maybe there are only more than 2000 people?If there were [-] cavalry, and they were all elite soldiers with horses, bows, and armor, let alone Manu, La'er, etc., it would be no problem to sweep the entire grassland.

Dijinze is a huge swamp wetland.There is a beautiful lake in the center, surrounded by a series of small lakes like pearls, and the tents of the Manu tribe are distributed among them. The location is the best, the largest, and the nearby grass is the freshest.

There was some commotion in their tribe at this time.Originally, at this time, everyone was asleep, and there was hardly any movement except for the rangers who were on guard outside.But today was a bit unusual. There was a lot of voices among the tents, horses neighing, dogs running around and barking non-stop, sometimes mixed with the cries of children, which made people extremely surprised.

"Kill! No males will be kept, women and children will be kept!" Zhe Siyu drew out his long horse and ordered.

The sound of horseshoes suddenly became denser.

There were about five hundred riders ahead, and the snow-bright horses looked so cold in the moonlight.

Mengbao followed closely behind with his own knights, about 100 steps apart, firmly controlling the speed of the horse, neither too fast nor too slow, keeping a distance from the front army.In the end, there were seven or eight hundred cavalry who stayed in place. According to the usage of cavalry by the Han people, it should be called "garrison".They always don't like to use everyone, and the two thousand rides are divided into three parts. Mengbao still understands this.

The bonfires all over the tents of the Manu tribe gave everyone an excellent guide.Five hundred riders rushed into the messy crowd who were moving like a whirlwind, and the horse spear stabbed into the chest of the Manu tribe.The knights were all veterans, so they quickly let go of their lances, drew out their knives, axes, and hammers, and dashed left and right in the crowd, almost entering a deserted area.

Behind them, some riders pulled out their bows and shot left and right. Some even had time to light torches and throw them into the tent, causing chaos.

This fits!Meng Bao was a little stunned, must have practiced together for seven or eight years, right?

He asked himself that his riding skills were better than those of the Tang Army's cavalry, and his archery skills were no worse than them. Many warriors in the clan were also like this.But when it comes to the degree of cooperation and tacit understanding in marching and fighting, it feels far worse.Usually there is endless work to do, and Tuoba's family has to deal with reminders, how can they have the time to run in together?Unless someone enshrines cattle and sheep so that he can not work and concentrate on training, but how is that possible!

"Kill!" A group of cavalry rushed out from the oblique stab.Without anyone's orders, Meng Bao rushed up immediately with his men.They were people mobilized urgently by the Manu Department, and many of them were old faces whom they all knew.Old and new grudges surged into their hearts together, everyone's eyes were red, and they collided quickly.

There was another rumble of horseshoes behind.Meng Bao took a sneak peek between the battles, but the riders who had stayed behind also moved out.The ones rushing to the front are more than a hundred riders from the Xifeng family. Since they have surrendered that Marshal Shao, they must have no way out. They have to perform well today, or they will not fall on both sides.

"The overall situation has been decided!" Meng Bao was determined, and his subordinates became more and more powerful, and gradually killed the old enemies of the Manu tribe, unable to support them, and fled one after another.

"Catch up with these thieves, don't leave one behind!" Meng Bao yelled, drew out his hunting bow, shot down one person first, and then waved a mace, desperately chasing after them.

Behind him, galloping horses and blazing fire.What used to be a peaceful land and lake has gradually turned into a hell on earth where corpses are strewn across the field.There are more than 20 mouths in the Manu Department, how many can escape?Not to mention the [-] cattle, sheep, horses, and camels. It is estimated that there will be no more left. They were all taken away by the Tang army, right?I don't know if Wei's talents can be divided, it should be possible.

And just when Zhe Siyu led troops to raid the Manu tribe.Zhu Shuzong also led more than a thousand cavalry, together with Mingwei, Huang Mie and other tribal cavalry, rushed towards the pastoral area of ​​the Laer tribe.Behind them, there are [-] Zhejia cavalry led by Zhezong himself.This night, three groups came out together, taking advantage of the panic among the tribes in Dijinze and wanting to avoid the limelight of the Tang army, more than [-] cavalry rushed all night, intending to solve the problem once and for all.

Forget it, once and for all is unrealistic, but at least it will work for ten or eight years, right?With this time, it is enough to set the rules and slowly concoct them.

　Only to find out that the high order is more than 5000, and the average order is 3900+, which is close to 4000.Although not as good as the great gods, it is good for me. Thank you for your love. I will add another chapter at five points.

　　
　
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