Under the two wars, more than 1,000 Tatar prisoners were received, and about 3,000 Mongol prisoners were taken by the Mongol soldiers in Mobei. And these 4,000 people were still in the prisoner camp at this time, and they were fortunate to see the scene of the five-star army dinner.

At that time, it was not easy to eat a full meal even if you were a soldier. In normal times, there is only such an opportunity before the big war, or when the labor army has won a big victory.

But even then, not all soldiers can enjoy such treatment. Generally speaking, the general can naturally eat enough, the personal soldiers around the general can eat a seven-point full, the regular soldiers (the elite who charge ahead during the battle) can eat [ ] on the six-point full, and the other soldiers can eat five points full.

It is often performed on TV, and the Mongolian army eats mutton in large gulps wherever they go, which makes people have an appetite when they watch it. But that's just the treatment that only generals in the army, not ordinary soldiers. For example, the pro-soldiers can also pick up the general's leftovers, and even some bones can be taken over and gnawed, but ordinary soldiers don't even think about it.

At that time, people were really poor, and they only had two meals a day, and it was good to be able to barely fill their stomachs. But what they saw today was that almost all the soldiers of the Five-Star Army, whether they were generals or ordinary soldiers, whether they were charging or in charge of logistics, could actually eat very much. Even these captives, who had not yet had a firm will, also placed food in front of them, so that they could let go of their bellies to eat, and this scene after scene really shocked these captives.

Some of the Mongolian soldiers who were captives who knew how to come took the initiative to greet some Mongolian soldiers in the same five-star army who seemed to be good at talking, and took the opportunity to ask some questions that they did not understand.

"Alright, we all know what you people are thinking. Let me tell you, in the five-star army, as long as you fight with your life, train hard, and work hard in peacetime, eating and drinking is never something we need to worry about. Not only that, but we have enough food and spiritual food, and I see, this thing in my hand is, see it can smoke, it's called cigarettes. ”

"What is a cigarette? Is it tasty? "The Mongol prisoners who had seen it for the first time were interested.

"Of course you can't eat it, this thing is for sucking, for smoking, you see me like this." As he spoke, the soldiers in the five-star army also took a puff of cigarettes, and then smoked part of the cigarette in their mouths, and slowly spit out part of it by them, which was really pleasant.

"Oh, this thing is fun, can you give me one to try?" One of the captives came curious, and tried to ask.

"That's not good, this thing is not usually equipped, and it can only be earned when you have military merits. Hehe, I killed four enemies and injured one enemy in this battle, according to the rules, I can get forty-five cigarettes, more than two packs, save a little smoke enough for me to be chic for a while, hahaha. When the warrior had said this, he turned and walked away, as if he had been robbed of his booty by his captives.

One after another, the veterans of the Five Star Army were called over by the captives, often after a show of display, and then turned away. You think that these veterans are so kind to talk to the captives, but they are only ordered to do so, and they want to satisfy their own vanity.

But this kind of words and deeds really stimulated the captives who bowed their heads in desperation. Originally, they had to surrender in order to survive, but now it seems that there is no harm in surrendering, maybe it is a new hope in life.

Yang Chendong did not take the question of the prisoner to heart, he firmly believed that the environment could change a person, and his attention was on the situation in front of him.

This time, with a large number of muskets to defeat the Mobei Mongol army, presumably the news that he came to the grassland could not be hidden, plus the five thousand cavalry that had been beaten away before, there should be many people in the outside world who paid attention to themselves, even so, they simply did not hide from the cats, and stood up generously.

Now that it is about to be made public, Yang Chendong decided to take the first step on the grassland and build a city.

Whether it is for logistical supplies, or for the placement of the sick and wounded and expanding their influence in the future, a stable city is a must. After standing in front of the sand table and looking at it for a long time, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the land of Arakhuma begging, which had been examined for a long time.

Arakhu Maqi, in present-day Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xiyi and Jiren Gaole, West Wuzhumuqin Banner. "Yuan Shi Texue Zen Biography": Taizu said according to Brother Chen's book: "Arahuma beggars to the east, Garlic Jina Bald Mountain, Mu'er Sutuo, Hahai Lian until Aqi'er Hawendu, Halao Gelu and other places, you live there." ”

Judging from these records, the location of Arahu Maqi is in the easternmost place, occupying this place is equivalent to having a place to live, and this place is also very close to the realm of the Northern Ming Dynasty, no matter where to decide where to extend the tentacles in the future, it will be much more convenient. The most important thing is that with a foundation, no matter what you do in the future, you will have a lot less worries.

"Who are the people here now?" Pointing to the sand table, Yang Chendong asked Xu Yunsheng, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion who was standing aside and waiting for the question.

"Report to the sixth young master, there is only a Tatar cavalry of about 500 people there, you also know that the relationship between the Northern Ming and Warat and the Tatars and the Mongolian tribes is very tense, the closer they get here, the more scarce the materials become, in order to survive, many people here have moved away, and now there are only 1,000 Mongolian people in the city in addition to these cavalry."

"A thousand people? That's too little, and when the time comes, the city needs to be built, and I'm afraid that even the workers won't be found. Well, that's all there is to it now. By the way, have you ever been to Arakumabeg, what is the environment like? Although Yang Chendong has some regrets, where is there a perfect thing in the world?

Xu Yunsheng nodded hurriedly, "Yes, young master, I've been there." There was originally a city wall, and later when Ming Chengzu went north to conquer the grassland, it was repaired again, the foundation is still good, and the area is not small, once the material supply is on, there must be no problem in building a big city. ”

"Okay, you take the reconnaissance battalion to eat him tonight, and then announce that it is our mercenary territory." Yang Chendong nodded, and his qi became very firm.

He had a big battle with Tatar and Mobei Mongolia, which has already affected the eyes of many people, if he does not send troops at this time and immediately occupies Arahu Maqi, I am afraid that even if it is to monitor himself, it will be occupied by other forces, and when he wants to grab this territory, he must turn his face with a certain party. Before there is enough foundation, of course, it is better not to fight, if once the Warat, Tatar, Mongolia and even the Northern Ming army unite to attack him, I am afraid that this little person in his hands will be tired to death.

Yang Chendong gave an order, Xu Yunsheng didn't ask a word, nodded and agreed, "Yes, our reconnaissance battalion will act after dark, and when it dawns tomorrow, this news will spread to the surrounding grassland." ”

"Okay, you go down and call the commander of the third division, Wu Sheng, and the political commissar Chen Bo." Yang Chendong didn't raise his head, and continued to look at the sand table in front of him, as if he had thought of something.

After a while, two division-level officers of Leng Feng's Third Division appeared in Yang Chendong's tent. "How? Don't you feel sorry that you didn't fight the last battle? As soon as he saw these two young officers with the rank of colonel, Yang Chendong pointed to them and asked jokingly.

Grassland hidden operations are different from hidden operations in the forest, without the protection of trees, if you want to hide a cavalry in the open grassland and play the role of sudden killing, it is naturally more demanding to train.

But this was regarded as impossible training by others, and under the theoretical guidance of Yang Chendong, Wu Sheng and Chen Bo still followed suit. And some results have been achieved. It is still somewhat difficult to hide a division in the open steppe, but it is indeed possible to hide a company, or even a battalion, in the open grassland. Think about it, when the two sides are about to fight, suddenly a powerful enemy cavalry rushes out from the ground, from your side, and it is self-evident what kind of outcome the war will lead to.

So even if the third division of Leng Feng didn't catch up in the last battle, they didn't regret it. Because they know that the ideals of the sixth young master are far-reaching, and some will be fought after the battle. As long as they can train the army to be stronger, there will be no shortage of opportunities for performance and meritorious service.

"There are some regrets, but we believe that gold will shine, and our Leng Feng Third Division will always be the strongest among the cavalry." Political Commissar Chen Bo smiled and said confidently.

"Yes, our Leng Feng Third Division will always be the strongest." Division Commander Wu Sheng said more confidently, and his expression was full of incomparable firmness.

"Okay." Seeing these two subordinates so confident, Yang Chendong was also very happy, his subordinates must have such a spiritual head, and they must be invincible in momentum, only such an army can become a real elite; Only such an army can be invincible and invincible.

The attitude of Wu Sheng and Chen Bo made Yang Chendong very satisfied, and then the people began to arrange the task, "That's the case, this time I will teach you an important and arduous task, cross the Great Xing'an Mountains, cross the Liao River through the Songhua River and rush back to Haizhen, where you will receive a large amount of military supplies from the Red Embedded City and rush back here." ”

Pointing to the place on the sand table that he was going to pass all the way, Yang Chendong said: "Ask the third division to be a monkey this time, to make a big fuss in the sky, to make the Northern Ming military guards in the Nuer Gandusi area dare to be angry and dare not speak, if they stop it, you can use the banner of loyalty and courage, if they still dare to stop it, you can teach them a lesson." What do you think? There is no problem. ”