The nomadic upper echelons have always been very sensitive to the threat of the Han army. There is no way, the number of Han people is indeed too much, and it is impossible to be extinct. Since it is impossible to exterminate the other party, the final result must be the secret of oneself. Even such a powerful country as the Mengyuan Empire was almost assimilated by the Han people in the end, which shows the strength of the potential power of the Han people. Suffice it to say that the battle between the nomads and the Han people has no examples of victories in history. The only difference is the length of time.

How many nomads have disappeared throughout history? The list goes on. Donghu, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Tiele, Qiang, Qi, Rouran, Turkic, Khitan...... These are all famous, powerful, and have a very glorious history, and some have entered the Central Plains many times. As for those who are not very strong, there are too many to mention. Now, these nomads, large and small, are only left with history.

Who exterminated them? Han Chinese, of course. The only opponents of the nomads were the Han Chinese. Basically, they all relied on the help of the Han people in the early stage to grow up, and in the later stage, they perished under the blows of the Han people. Perhaps it was not the Han Chinese who gave them the final blow. Perhaps, it was not the Han Chinese who exterminated them in the end. However, it was the long battle with the Han people that their strength would be weakened to varying degrees.

When the Mongols withdrew from the Central Plains, they were almost wiped out. At that time, the Ming army had already inflicted heavy losses on the Mongols, and almost even the last emperor of the Mongol Yuan Empire, Yanjing, was captured. Fortunately, later the Ming Kingdom relaxed its pursuit of the Mongols due to internal strife. It wasn't until after the Tumubao Incident that the remaining Mongols were really comfortable. However, as far as the pure Mongols are concerned, their strength is already very different from what it used to be.

The rise of Xu Xingxia is definitely not a good thing for nomads. The Helkin tribe is just the first enemy on the muzzle of Xu Xingxia. Behind the Kyllegin tribe, how many Tatar tribes will fall under Xu Xingxia's guns, no one knows. Therefore, the leader of any Tatar tribe did not dare to take Xu Xingxia's rise lightly. They must find a way to strangle Xu Xingxia in the process of rising. Once Xu Xingxia is full-fledged and strong, they will only be invincible.

Could they still expect Xu Xingxia to let them go? This is simply not possible. Based on their judgment of Xu Xingxia, once Xu Xingxia occupies the initiative in the war, they will definitely be exterminated. Otherwise, how could others have a nickname for Xu Laomo? is so fierce to his own people, let alone outsiders.

There is no choice, only to fight. Only after the battle can we know the outcome. Whatever the outcome, they have no choice. Force is the only option. That's fate. Born as a nomadic life.

"Prepare to attack!" Helkin said through gritted teeth.

...... "It's a pity that a great opportunity was wasted. ”

Standing behind the side van, Xu Xingxia said a little unwillingly.

"Xu Qianhu, why are you doing this? Aren't you having trouble with yourself? If they had the courage of yours and the skills of you, would it still be the turn of the Hellerkin tribe to appear here? Even if it is south of the desert, I am afraid that there are no disobedient Hu people. This time, even Wang Qinian was a little unaccustomed to it, and he couldn't help but say stupidly.

Just now, Xu Xingxia suddenly mentioned one thing, even if it is related to the strategic issue of the entire Ningxia Town. Xu Xingxia mentioned the concept of strategic counterattack. Note that it is a strategic counterattack, not a tactical counterattack. There is a big difference between strategy and tactics. Xu Xingxia's meaning, Wang Qinian is still very clear. Xu Xingxia wants to use the lowest cost, the shortest time, and the fastest way to solve the problem of the Hellergin tribe once and for all.

Xu Xingxia believed that all the combat units of the Tartars were on the front line, and their rear was very empty, and there were almost no combatants. As long as there is a Han cavalry of thousands of people, it can drive straight into the depths of the Kyllegin tribe and kill all their old, weak, sick and disabled, old and young, women and children. In Xu Xingxia's words, it means killing everything that can be killed, burning everything that can be burned, and taking away everything that can be taken away, leaving nothing for the Tartars that can be used. This is the arithmetic that completely breaks the root of the tartar. As long as the roots of the Tartars are dug up, this tribe of the Tartars, even if it is completely finished, will not have a chance to appear again in the future.

This is definitely not the brutality of the Han people, there is no surname. In fact, the struggle of the various nomadic tribes in the steppe was originally so brutal and unsurnamed. As the saying goes, wildfires can't be burned, and spring breezes blow and regenerate. This can only be avoided by digging out all the roots of the tartars. The Tartars who failed in internal battles were often slaughtered and killed to the death. This is the standard way to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

Xu Xingxia estimated that the Tatars would never have imagined that the Han would have the power to fight back strategically. As long as a fighting cavalry team is dispatched, it is ironclad that all the lairs of the Hellergin Tartars can be dug up. If you can't kill the Tartar cavalry in the front, can't you kill their old, weak, sick and disabled people in the back, and the old and young women and children can't do it? That's too humiliating. When the Tartars received the news and hurried back like a lost dog, what was waiting for them must have been a blank field.

It's a pity that Xu Xingxia can only think about such an idea, and he can think about it with great hope. With the current strength of the White Army, it is absolutely impossible to do it. The white-clothed army, which has only about 1,000 people, can block the attack of 7,000 Tatar cavalry head-on, which is very remarkable. Anything else, there's really nothing you can do. If you want to sneak attack the Tartars' lair, you can't do it without a certain number of troops. The most conservative estimate is more than 3,000.

There should be a lot of left-behind population in a Tartar tribe, some old Tartars, or Tartars who have not yet reached adulthood, and even some Tartar women, have a certain ability to ride and shoot. Their counterattack may have a certain intensity. In fact, even if the Tatars stand up and cut you, it will take a long time to cut them all, not to mention that most of the others can ride horses, and even if they can't beat them, at least they can escape.

As for the two bigwigs in Ningxia Town, they definitely don't have such thoughts. Even if there is, it is impossible to implement it. On the one hand, they don't have such strength. The cavalry of the Ming army in Ningxia Town, there are not many elite at all, they are all the personal families of various officers, and it is more difficult to get together and dispatch. On the other hand, they don't have the guts. Even if the Tatar cavalry were dispatched, they did not have the courage to penetrate into the Tartars' lair.

What's more, they simply did not dare to offend the Tartars like this. A clean and complete obliteration of a Tatar tribe will inevitably lead to a full-scale encirclement and interception of other Tatar tribes. As the saying goes, the three major tribes of the Tatars cannot sit idly by and watch the Tatars being killed like this. Because, if one Kylekin tribe is wiped out, there will be more Tatar tribes wiped out. They will definitely not let this matter go ahead. They will definitely unite and launch a general attack on Ningxia Town. Whether you have the guts, or the ability, to withstand the full attack of all the Tatars, this is the most important thing.

"I'm going to be the chief officer!" Xu Xingxia gently pursed his lips.

As the representative of Zhenshuo Fort, no matter how strong the troops under his command are, and how fierce the combat effectiveness of the troops is, he is still a generation of thousands of households. In many ways, a small generation of thousands of households will be greatly constrained. This kind of restriction can sometimes be broken not only by force alone, even if he immediately raises the banner of rebellion, it is impossible to achieve. The higher the position, the greater the authority and the more things you can do. If you want to do things unrestrained, you must at least achieve the position of the chief military officer and command the Ming army of a town.

If he was the chief military officer of Ningxia Town, commanding the Ming army of sixty or seventy thousand, there would be too many things he could do. Relying on the power of Yue Yue, he could completely defeat all the Tatars and make them a nation like the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Tiele, Rouran, and Khitan - disappearing forever in the long river of history.

...... "Knock knock! ”

The Tatars beat the drums of war.

The battle began to the sound of rolling drums.

Bursts of drums, coming from the rear of the Tatar cavalry, shook the ground. Excited by the sound of drums, all the Tatar cavalry, as if they had drunk wine, their faces slowly turned red, their eyes became dull, and their minds gradually became blank. In their consciousness, the killing intent is getting stronger and stronger, and the will to fight is getting stronger and stronger.

"Ho ho ho!"

The Tatar cavalry beat and shouted rhythmically to the beat of drums.

Their shouts were definitely not intended to frighten the enemy, or to show how loud their voices were. In fact, their shouting is only to boost their morale. In a state of stress, the retention time of the excitement level is quite long.

"Beat the drums!"

Xu Xingxia shouted in a deep voice.

"Knock knock!"

The white-clothed army also beat the war drums frantically.

The sound of drums came from the barracks of the white-clothed army, and soon the drums of the Tatars were enveloped. No matter how hard the Tatar drummers tried, their voices could not be suppressed by the drums of the white-clothed army. It's not a human problem, it's a fundamental manufacturing technology problem of cowhide drums. Even if the Tatars beat the cowhide drum, it was in vain.

The manufacturing techniques of the Tatars themselves are fundamentally incomparable to those of the Han Chinese. Take the manufacturing technology of cowhide drums as an example, the manufacturing technology of the Han people can be said to be perfect and the pinnacle. The Tatars themselves, on the other hand, could only rely on slaves plundered from the Han Chinese to help make them. How can these slaves, who are forced to work, do things sincerely? Of course, it's a good time.

(To be continued)