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Chapter 196
In September, by the Wuhou Qin River.

More than 200 top-class Turkic horses babbled the green grass by the river. They were already fed up, their belly was round and round. At present, many horses are resting with their necks flat and their eyes closed, and their tails are flicking. Catches the flies on his body.Along with the owner who was guarding the horse, two big dogs were grabbing a piece of meat and bone and fighting aggressively.

On the grassland, horses and dogs are the most important partners of herdsmen. A good horse is the life of the shepherd. Killing enemies, hunting, and even escaping depends on a good horse. Dogs are the brothers of the shepherd. Horses, sheep, a good helper for hunting.And the two horsemen who raised the Turkic horses watched all this and laughed. After the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn, the fur of the horses on the grassland was as bright as satin, and their songs were powerful.Just like farmers seeing their fields full of golden rice, and horsemen looking at their livestock, they all showed happy expressions. It is still the saying that sheep are beautiful.

For a tribe, although the number of horsemen, shepherds, cowherds, and horsemen is small, each of them is very important. It takes a lot of courage and courage to train horses, gelding horses, harness horses, and trim horseshoes on weekdays. Fang Ke, so the horsemen are the bravest warriors among the herdsmen.Ke Mulun was the youngest among the horse herders. Not only was he the best at archery among the younger generation of shepherds, but he also had a pole in his hand, allowing the most handsome horse on the grassland to become his mount.Whenever Ke Mulun galloped across the grassland on a strong horse, the shepherds asked him to deliver messages to their acquaintances, and the girl in the tent did not wink at him for a hundred miles around.

The other partner, Qi Ashu, is much inferior to Ke Mulun, but he is a few years older. He once went to the edge of the Great Wall to sell horses with Han people. , and didn't take much advantage of him.

Ke Mulun asked: "You said that King Khan divided our [-] tribes by the Wuhou Qinshui River into four tribes, for what purpose?"

Qi Ashu said: "A piece of wood cannot be used as a cart wheel, and an arrow is easy to break. This is what the Khan told us at the beginning. In the past, everyone was separated, just like a pair of hands cannot be twisted into a fist. Now we ten Tens of thousands of people hugged into an iron wheel and a bundle of arrows, and if the Turks and Khitans dare to come in the future, they can make them look good."

Hearing this, Turkic, Khitan, and Ke Mulun touched the bow beside him, and said: "The Khitan people have oppressed us for a long time. If it wasn't for the Khan this time, we would have been slaves for a long time. You are right. In the future, we will stick together and not be bullied by Khitan and Turkic people anymore."

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard the sound of a horse's hoof not far away, a man with feathers on his head rode up to the two of them, and said: "Ke Mulun, beg Ashu, the owner has an order to let you Come to the big tent with fifty fine horses."

"What's going on here, why do you need a horse?" Qi Ashu asked.

The man had an excited expression on his face when he heard this, and said: "I heard that someone is holding golden arrows to mobilize troops, and they are going to fight, so the master should use horses."

"Where are you going to fight, fight the Khitans?"

"No, it's south."

"To the south." Ke Mulun and Qi Ashu looked at each other.

After Ke Mulun and Qi Ashu picked up the horses, he handed over the remaining horses to the other stablemen, and the two of them brought fifty horses to the big camp by the river.According to the order of the Khan, the Khanate lived in hundreds of tents, and set up a master, who was their original patriarch, and there were 120 tents here.

After the two met the owner of the building, the owner of the building said: "The Khan ordered more troops and sent a golden arrow to the various army leaders to send troops to the south to join Yuyi City. The army asked us to send 45 people and 150 horses to each building. , prepare your own food for ten days. Both of you are the most outstanding fighters in my clan, one is brave and the other is resourceful, so let me take you together.”

Ke Mulun, Qi Ashu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zemi."

The patriarch laughed, waved his hands and said, "Go down and get ready, we will start tomorrow."

After hearing this, Ke Mulun and Qi Ashu immediately went home to clean up.After Ke Mulun returned to the tent to meet his mother, and told her the news of the southern expedition, he couldn't wait to spend the night with his beloved lover, and returned to the tent the next day with his feet unsteady.

And Qi Ashu packed his fur coat, tent, and food for the journey early on, and put them on a horse, while he led another horse to wait for him at the entrance of the tent.Ke Mulun showed some embarrassment when he saw Qi Ashu. He knew that Qi Ashu had always been celibate. His father heard that he was born overnight by a Han businessman, and his mother raised him alone. She died of illness not long ago, and in his tent, His mother also prepared the jerky for him early, and after the two had a hasty meal of milk and meat porridge, they went to the front of the banner of the owner to report, and the herdsmen and soldiers from the other tents also arrived. Speaking of horsemen, everyone else must bring at least two horses of their own, all of which are high-quality horses and fast horses. As for the fifty horses that the patriarch asked them to prepare, they are for the horses to be replaced after the horses are injured, or to carry the wounded horses in the future. sick, so each person has an average of more than three rides.

Right now, after autumn, it is the fattest time for horses and horses. At this time, if war horses run long distances, they will not lose too much fat, and they are also the least likely to die. And the shepherds hate spring wars the most. At that time When the sheep and horses were the weakest, the war horses were most likely to die in large numbers if they ran long distances. Right now, they were well prepared for the extra war horses, so everyone gathered and headed to Yuyi Town together.

The owner of the building and the others first traveled for a day, joined most of the army owner's army in a valley, and stayed overnight until the ten buildings were ready.The army leader eliminated some old, weak and injured people, and set off for Yuyi Town after counting 450 people.Because there were horses to transfer to, they traveled very fast all the way, and arrived at Yuyi Town two days later.

"Khan, after the herdsmen received your golden arrow order, they all rushed to come, and they have already gathered. There are a total of twenty troops and nine thousand cavalry."

Li Chongjiu heard Yinghe Fu's report, nodded and said to the craftsman beside him: "Li Zuojiang, how is the matter of the horse shoes going?"

Li Zuojiang stroked his beard and said: "Reporting to the prefect, fifty craftsmen and 150 cooks have been selected. They have been trained for half a year, and they can all shoe horses."

Li Chongjiu frowned and said, "This manpower is still not enough."

Li Zuojiang also had a look of embarrassment on his face, and said: "Prefect, there is no way to do this. We can only put on some horseshoes for some of the barbarian cavalry, and even after putting on the shoes, they have to be removed and rebuilt every month." Once, it was troublesome. You must know that only one of the ten war horses in my Sui army had horseshoes. This matter was done by the military supervisor, and ordinary craftsmen would not know it at all. It took three months just for the horseshoes of the two thousand army horses of the one thousand cavalry in the headquarters, if the handwork is rough and the horseshoes are nailed, it will damage the horseshoes instead."

Wang Mahan said: "Prefect, let's go to the road in Huairong County. The official roads here are all mountain roads. There are no stone roads, so the horseshoes will not wear too much. As it is autumn now, the weather is dry and there is little rain, let alone worry about the roads on the ground. The mud has rotted the hooves of the horses.”

Li Chongjiu shook his head and said: "No, this horse doesn't have horseshoes. It's okay to walk for dozens of miles, but if it's a few hundred miles, you have to sprain your hooves. Our army is going to make a long-distance attack. Every horse of the cavalry should be cared for, Li Zuojiang, you horse blacksmiths simply follow the army all the way, wherever our army marches, you will shoe our horses there, and the barbarian cavalry must have at least a thousand horses with horseshoes."

After hearing this, Li Zuojiang took the order immediately.

After traveling around for a few days and arriving at Yuyi Town, Ke Mulun and Qi Ashu thought they could rest for a while, but when they arrived here, there were several Han Chinese cavalrymen and craftsman-like figures who wanted to take one of their mounts away, saying they wanted to take a break. Horse spikes.

Horse shoes, Ke Mulun, Qi Ashu and the others know that if a horse hurts its hoof, it is basically useless, so for a stableman, it is necessary to trim the horse's shoes regularly, and if they travel long distances, they Generally, there are six or seven good horses for transfer, and leather horse shoes will also be put on the war horses.Ke Mulun couldn't let go of his good horse right now, so he chased after him to see what happened. It was okay not to look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it. It turned out that what they called horseshoeing was nailing the horseshoes with iron nails and iron plates.Seeing his beloved horse struggling, Ke Mulun couldn't help but feel conflicted in his heart. When he rushed up, he was stopped by several soldiers.

"Bastard, trespassing on the military camp, do you want to command military law?" A Han general said in Turkic language.

At this time, Qi Ashu hurriedly pulled Ke Mulun aside, and apologized to the Han general.Ke Mulun immediately told Qi Ashu about shoeing the horses, and Qi Ashu laughed out loud when he heard this, and said: "When I was walking the Great Wall, I saw the elite cavalry of the Sui army with iron nails on their horseshoes. , this is a good thing, not a bad thing."

Ke Mulun didn't understand why, so Qi Ashu said: "You said that in our grassland, there is no shortage of horses, but there is a shortage of iron, so no one shoed the horses, but the Han people do not lack iron, but they lack horses. The horses are all nailed with iron, don't worry, your beloved horse will be able to run at ease in the future." Hearing Qi Ashu's words, Ke Mulun felt relieved.
Rest in Huaihuang Town for a day, and the next day, Li Chongjiu merged [-] cavalry from the Huren and [-] cavalry from the five regiments of the original Cangtou Army Headquarters, making a total of [-] cavalry, and led the army southward.This road went south along the river valley, and arrived at the border of the Great Wall within half a day.

Xiongguan Yizai is the entrance to the capital of the first Xing army in the eight Xings of the Taihang. The pass here is Dushikou, the throat of Xuanzhen in the Ming Dynasty. In history, Wala wiped out 20 Ming people here after breaking through the pass. Army, that is, the well-known change of Tumubao.The Tumu Fort is located in Huairong County, which is a must-have for military strategists for the layout of the entire Hebei Province.

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