I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 118 The Eagle Flutters Its Wings
In April, the ice and snow melted on the grassland, and the spring was full of vitality, which formed a sharp contrast with the chill of winter.

Since February, the Diannu tribe at the foot of Jinshan raised troops against the Golden Tent Royal Court, and it has been more than two months.

Wang Ting successively dispatched Prince Shi Liemen, Shuhu as the main general, and dispatched thousands of elite crusades, but all returned in vain because of the terrain near Jinshan.

Even the elite of the royal court could not touch the shadow of the rebels.

Due to the cold winter, the royal court was unable to organize a larger-scale conquest, but now it was spring, and all the rebels knew that the royal court could not tolerate betrayal, and the elite leopard and tiger divisions were already gathering. It will be killed on a scale of tens of thousands or even larger.

How to defend against the enemy, or how to survive when the army came to kill them, became the top priority for them.

In the large camp of the Ge Luolu tribe at the western foot of Jinshan Mountain, the patriarchs and generals of each tribe sat on the ground. This is not a royal court, nor is there a big tent with a golden roof.But there is no tent above their heads, which makes these prairie men who used to forge iron very happy. The wind blowing from the Jinshan Mountain blows over their heads, making everyone extra energetic.

A large pot of cooked mutton was brought up, and everyone picked up a piece and devoured it.

"Timur, Wang Ting's army is coming soon, you have to make up your mind."

"That's right, Timur. People in the royal court are also afraid of the cold in winter, and the horses have no place to graze. Spring is here, and their army is not far away. What should we do next?"

Timur, the patriarch of the Ge Luolu tribe, was still wearing a shabby leather robe and a felt hat. He was holding a sheep stick bone in his hand and was gnawing on the meat on it. His hands were hot and red, and he didn’t seem to feel anything. The beard was covered with juice.It's like I haven't eaten meat for a long time.And in fact it is.

After gnawing on this bone, he picked up the wine bag next to him and took a sip.Then he used the oil on his handle to wipe the oily leather robe.

"I haven't eaten meat for many days, but you can't let you say I'm stingy when you come here today. You all know that I am a person who likes to share, and I won't eat alone when I have good things. You all know this, right? ?”

Dozens of patriarchs, big and small, nodded, but no one interrupted.

"We rebelled against the royal court together, not because of me, Timur, but because the royal court didn't treat us as human beings. We wanted to live well. It was okay when the snow hadn't melted. Now that the snow has melted, the army of the royal court also It's coming, and you ask me what to do. It's actually very simple. Fight if you can, and run if you can't. We people in the north fight like this. As for surrender? Are you willing to continue to fight for the royal court? And the royal court He has never been lenient in dealing with betrayed tribes, and every time the blood is not killed, it flows into a river?"

"Are you still imagining that the royal court will let us go?"

After Timur finished speaking, he picked up the wine bag again and took a sip.

Akesu, the head of the Tongluo tribe, said: "Timer, we all know the truth. Since we killed the inspector and wolf guards of the royal court, we have no way out. We can only fight with the royal court, or we will die. But how do we fight next? Although we are also from the north, we can ride horses and shoot arrows, but our dozen or so tribes add up to less than [-] young adults. Although we are doing our best, we can guarantee that everyone There are horses, and everyone has swords, but the tiger masters are all wearing armor, and we can't even make up a thousand sets of armor now."

The armor rate of an army is definitely one of the manifestations of combat effectiveness.

In the northern border, the most elite tiger division has reached the terrifying level of full armor.Leopard divisions have only [-]% armor, and Eagle divisions only [-]%.

But now the rebel army is actually equivalent to a falconer, with 1 people and less than [-] soldiers.

But as minions who were born as forging slaves, the proportion of iron armor in this thousand armors is not small.This is also one of the reasons why everyone still has a little fighting spirit.

Timur smiled and said: "I understand what you mean, so I brought everyone here today, just to talk about how to fight against Wang Ting."

When everyone heard this, they cheered up.

While talking, Timur's gnawed sheep bone was placed in front of everyone, "This is the golden mountain, the golden mountain where we have lived for generations."

Then he took a piece of sheep bone, "This is Wang Ting."

"We are now located at the east foot of Jinshan, with Jinshan behind us, facing the royal court, they may mobilize hundreds of thousands of eagle masters and leopard masters to kill us at any time, but the horses of the grassland cannot climb the peak of Jinshan, Only the eagle can do it. We only have 1 people, we can’t fight head-on with the royal court. When the army comes, we have to avoid their main force and attack their flanks. If there is no chance, we will go into the mountains. We all grew up at the foot of Jinshan , five-year-old children can also climb mountains, if you can't compete with them immediately, then spend time with them in the mountains and forests."

"But Timur, there is no large pasture in the mountains to support so many cattle and sheep. We all go up the mountain, and the cattle and sheep will starve to death in a few months."

"No, we can eat grain."

Timur's words made everyone stunned.
"We. Have. Food?"

Timur nodded: "We have. As long as we fight with Wang Ting, we will have food, right Mr. Yiwu."

A man dressed as a Hu merchant suddenly appeared behind Timur. He looked about 30 years old, with a big beard, and his appearance was very similar to that of the Western Regions, or a Huren from the Western Regions.

"Hello, leaders."

Everyone was very surprised, why a well-known Hu businessman on the grassland suddenly appeared here, and what he said afterwards surprised everyone even more.

"In Xia Yiwu, the Jiedu Mansion in the Hexi of the Great Jin Dynasty has heard that Cao Bei is the owner of the house."

Timur continued: "Now do you understand, as long as we fight with the Golden Account, we will have food. Dajin will give it to us."

Aksu said: "What do we need to pay?"

Why are all the people waiting and not understanding?This is Timur who has already caught up with the people of Jin.But now they are most concerned about the conditions of Da Jin.After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Yi Wu said: "Everyone is guarding Jinshan, are you still worried that there is nothing to exchange?"

"You mean ore?"

The reason why Jinshan is called Jinshan is because there are so many mineral veins around the mountain, and there are many glacial water flows. The sky is a good place to smelt copper and iron.

It is also because of this that these tribes who lived here for a long time became forging slaves, and to a certain extent, they are considered to be uniquely blessed.

And this is also one of the places where the Golden Horde's armor is forged the most. The rebellion of the Jinshan tribes is definitely not as simple as a dozen tribes and tens of thousands of people leaving the royal court to stand on their own. It also represents the source of about [-]% of the Golden Horde's armor every year. Something went wrong.
"Not just ore,"

Watching everyone leave, Timur and Yiwu stood side by side, "Mr. Yiwu, I heard that the Hexi Jiedu envoy of the Great Jin Dynasty, the British Duke has returned to your capital."

Yi Wu said with a smile: "Patriarch Timur, are you worried that our agreement will change after the Duke leaves?"

Timur nodded bluntly.

Yiwu said: "Although the Duke of England has returned to Shangjing, he still leads the Hexi Jiedu envoy. Although Deputy Envoy Zhang is in charge of Jiefu, he will not change the Duke's plan at will, because the Duke has been promoted after returning to Beijing. "

Timur didn't understand. In his opinion, according to the rules of the background grassland, without his own territory and followers, even if he stayed in the royal court, he was still a dwarf.

Seeing Timur's puzzled expression, Yiwu continued to explain: "The Great Jin Dynasty is different from the Northern Territory. The princes and patriarchs in the Northern Territory have their power from their own land and tribes, but in the Great Jin Dynasty, the power lies with the imperial court. Granted, when the Duke returns to Shangjing, his power will only increase."

"I understand."

Timur nodded and said, "We will follow Da Jin's instructions, and hope Da Jin can provide us with food and medicine as agreed."

Yi Wu said: "It's natural. Da Jin has always been generous to the vassal states."

Tie Mu'er said: "But Mr. Yiwu, how can we defeat Wang Ting?"

If you can choose, Timur's first choice is actually to go south and attach, just like Ashina.

But Hexi Jiefu gave him another choice.

Stay and fight the royal court.

He chose the second without hesitation.

Because Mr. Yiwu told him that more than 100 years ago, the Shulu family was just a small tribe.But in the end they became the golden family on the prairie.

became the royal family of the entire northern border.

They conquered the dissidents, and sent the heads of the enemies across the grassland, bringing the golden family's invincible prestige.

The entire northern region is dormant under the hooves of the sorcerers.

And now, someone told him that the Golden Family was no different than you are now.
Timur is full of ambitions, but he is actually a little at a loss when it comes to how to overthrow the Golden Family that has ruled the northern border for hundreds of years.

Yi Wu said: "Looking at it now, you have a great chance of winning the first battle, because no matter which prince leads the army, he will despise you. This is your chance. Seize this opportunity and win this battle. You You can establish prestige, and then wait for the second army of the royal court to attack, you can lead the crowd to the northwest along the Jinshan Mountains, bypassing the Jinshan Mountains to the west, where the Wangting's control is weakest. You can Gather strength there and bide your time.”

After listening to Yiwu's words, Timur remained silent for a long time, he was a little puzzled why a Dajin Dizi who was supposed to be a Hu businessman could speak of such a plan full of infinite possibilities.

He even wanted to tell the other party whether he could stay and start a business together with him.

But thinking about the identity of the other party, Timur directly gave up this idea.

Not suitable, at least not right now.

Now he is just the patriarch of a tribe of thousands of people, and there are only a thousand men in the tribe who can afford to fight with a sword.Living in a precarious life, what would he use to recruit a Dajin official?
And Yiwu seemed to have guessed the other party's thoughts, and said: "Patriarch Timur, there is a saying in the Central Plains that the road is long and obstructed, but the road is close. It means that the road is very long and long, but as long as you walk, you will eventually be able to come." Get where you want to go."

After hearing this, Timur smiled.Then bow slightly to each other.

"Yes, the eagle always flies to the top of the mountain and overlooks the mountains."

(End of this chapter)