(0385) In the early morning of Bayannur grassland, the sun has just come out, and a wisp of vision will be generously sprinkled on every corner of the grassland. The fog has not completely dissipated, the dew on the tips of the grass has not completely fallen, and the sound of horses' hooves has already shattered the movement of the prairie. With the sound of horses' hooves, from time to time, one or two vigorous figures swept by. The dense fog was washed away by these sturdy figures. The dew on the tip of the grass was also shaken off by the hurried horses' hooves.

They are very different from ordinary nomads. They have a uniform blue uniform, a uniform dark red military cap, a unified weapon, and a unified standard way of acting. Most of the time, they are silent. In the beginning, many herders of the grassland people did not know who they were. But now, with the development of time, more and more people have become familiar with who these knights in blue military uniforms are and what kind of impact they will bring to the prairie.

These active figures are the soldiers of the Eagle Cavalry Detachment under the Xu Family Army. They were an important force under the command of the White Army. They have been active on the prairie for more than half a year. From the easternmost vicinity of Guihua City to the westernmost Alxa Plateau, there are their vigorous figures. It can be said that their understanding of the prairie is gradually deepening. Their ability to control the prairie is also gradually increasing. Along with this, of course, their popularity in the prairie is also increasing.

As long as the name of the Eagle Cavalry is mentioned, some people can't help frowning, some people seem indifferent, and some people seem to gloat. The frowning ones, of course, are the enemies of the white-clothed army, or potential enemies. Most of the Tatar tribes were hostile to the appearance of the Eagle Cavalry. The Kylekin tribe and the Edun tribe are typical of them. Of course, there is also a Lin Dan Khan at the end. He is a potential enemy.

It doesn't matter, it's the impure Tatars. The Tatars were powerful and conquered many non-Tatar tribes, turning them into their vassals, extorting all kinds of benefits from them. The Tatars and the Han people fought to the death, and it seems that they have little to do with it. If the Han army had defeated the Tatars and expelled them from the steppes, perhaps their life would have been a little better.

As for the gloating, of course, it was the enemies of the Tatars. Both internally and externally, the number of enemies of the Tatars is actually quite large. Among them, the internal enemy is the most dangerous. The internal enemies of the Tatars included a large number of Han Chinese slaves, or slaves of other tribes, as well as those who had been bullied by the Tatars and were already overwhelmed. They all hoped that the White Army would defeat the Tatars and give them a chance to turn around.

Of course, with the current strength of the Eagle Cavalry Army, it is still very difficult to achieve this. The entire strength of the Eagle Cavalry Army, that is, more than 1,000 people, in the face of the huge steppe, in the face of millions of Tatars, how could it be possible to set off a strong wind and waves? Do you think that the Tatars were able to control such a large area because of luck? Of course not! The three major tribes at the core of the Tatars are still very strong militarily.

However, the signal sent by the Eagle Cavalry Army has been very clear, that is, the army of the Han Dynasty is preparing to return to the prairie. This is definitely not a good thing for the Tatars. The vast majority of Tatars did not know the grievances between Xu Xingxia and the Ming court, let alone the arrival of the Eagle Cavalry, which was completely the meaning of Xu Xingxia alone. They all subconsciously regarded Xu Xingxia's white-clothed army as the army of the Ming court. The Eagle Cavalry appeared in the prairie, representing the will of the Ming court.

The Eagle Cavalry also took advantage of this illusion and brazenly declared that the Ming army was going to return to the prairie. In any case, with the Ming Dynasty as the background, the movement of the Eagle Cavalry on the grassland will be much more convenient and free. After all, in every corner of the prairie, there are people who yearn for the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Eagle Cavalry can easily find their allies here. For example, the Oyanga tribe is an ally who has taken the initiative to take refuge. As for those small tribes that are inconvenient to take refuge on their own initiative and only dare to secretly provide convenience for the Eagle Cavalry, there are even more of them.

Responsible for the unified coordination and command of the Eagle Cavalry Army's activities on the prairie, it is the commander of the Eagle Cavalry Army, Feng Qingwu. Among these speeding figures, there is Feng Qingwu. After successfully killing Sobud last time, Feng Qingwu returned to the Pearl Sea, rested for a while, and threw himself into the battlefield again. This time, Feng Qingwu's task was to escort some of the personnel and materials of the Oyanga tribe to the Bayannur grassland.

After Xu Xingxia agreed to support the Tuyuhun people (Oyanga tribe), the white-clothed army immediately took action to aid the Tuyuhun people in terms of military, economy, science and technology. Among them, the most important is military assistance. Xu Xingxia decided to directly send troops to help the Tuyuhun people complete the migration smoothly. From the original pasture of the Tuyuhun people to the Bayannur grassland, there are thousands of miles away. On such a long migration route, the Tuyuhun were vulnerable to Tatar attacks. In fact, intelligence suggests that such an attack is a certainty.

This time, the Tuyuhun people defected to the white-clothed army and Xu Xingxia, which was not only a matter of betrayal by a small tribe, but a very bad opening. If the Tatars could not quickly and categorically stop this situation, let the Tuyuhun people migrate smoothly and smoothly attach themselves to the Han dynasty, then, in the next few days, there will definitely be more tribes dissatisfied with the Tatars, who will follow suit and take the initiative to apply for refuge with the Han people.

In many cases, the power of example is truly endless. In the past, under the high pressure of the Tatars, no one dared to betray the Tatars and took the initiative to take refuge in the Han Chinese. But now, the Tuyuhun people are trying to set a very bad precedent. If this precedent does arise, it will greatly encourage all the tribes that are dissatisfied with the Tatars. They will definitely follow in the footsteps of the Tuyuhun people and take the initiative to join the Han people. At that time, the Tatars could easily fall into a situation of rebellion and separation. Therefore, as long as the Tatar Gozen was a little far-sighted, he would not allow such a situation to happen.

The Tatars are not good at stubble, and there is only one way for them to prevent the Tuyuhun from taking the initiative to join the Han Chinese, and that is war. Only through the bloodiest wars, using the most ruthless means, to wipe out all the Tuyuhun people, can all other tribes that are dissatisfied with the Tatars be deterred. Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, the Tatars are also deeply aware of three of them. It is conceivable that under the guidance of such a consciousness, the migration process of the Tuyuhun people will be full of risks. Frankly speaking, without the help of the white-clothed army, the Tuyuhun people would definitely be dead.

"They're too slow." An officer whispered in Feng Qingwu's ear.

The officer who spoke was called Zhang Yi, and he was Feng Qingwu's right-hand man. Like Feng Qingwu, this Zhang Yi is also a master of shooting, and within a distance of 100 meters, there is almost no possibility of missing the target. Compared with Feng Qingwu, Zhang Yi also knows some words, understands Mongolian, and can live in the steppe without translation. Xu Xingxia sent him to assist Feng Qingwu in order to make the activities of the Eagle Cavalry on the prairie more free and convenient.

At this moment, the two of them were riding their horses and standing in the middle of the prairie, looking at the slowly moving Tuyuhun horse team at the end of the line of sight. The front of the Tuyuhun horse team has disappeared into the grassland to the east, but the tail has not yet emerged from the grassland to the west. What they see now is a part of the middle. Around the horse team was the Tuyuhun people's own cavalry team. In the outermost part are the skirmishers of the Eagle Cavalry.

The migration of nomads, in many historical records, seems to be a very simple thing, as if as long as the tent is put away, put on the horse's back, and then gather the horses, cattle and sheep, you can migrate. Actually, it's not that simple at all. No matter who moves, it's not that easy. Not to mention the relocation of an entire tribe? For example, in the relocation of the Tuyuhun people this time, the core horse team alone has 5,000 people and tens of thousands of horses, cattle and sheep.

With so many people and materials gathered together, it's like a cornucopia, and all the gold in it is all goods, no matter who they are, they all want to grab it! In the prairie, it is a natural law that whoever grabs the population and materials will be his. In such a situation, of course, the faster you can move forward, the better. As long as they enter the Bayannur grassland, the Tuyuhun people can obtain the most basic security guarantee. It seems that the chances of being attacked are too high to move forward slowly. However, the Tuyuhun people have no choice.

There are no roads on the savannah, and it is okay to gallop on horseback, but once the carriage is used, the speed is very slow. However, it is impossible for an entire tribe to migrate without the use of horse-drawn carriages. Heavy supplies need to be loaded by horse-drawn carts, as are children, the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and the like. These are the basic reasons that lead to a very slow march. In addition, if the speed of the march is too fast, it will also lead to the lack of connection between the front and the back, and it is easier to be attacked.

"No way, let's keep boiling." Feng Qingwu said helplessly.

On this mission, they escorted the old, young, women and children of the Tuyuhun people. The vast majority of Tuyuhun women are concentrated in this batch. Coordinated escort, only a thousand-person team of Tuyuhun people. If there is an accident, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the Tuyuhun people. For most nomads, women are their roots. Without women, how can the population be multiplied, how can the strength be strengthened? Since Xu Xingxia promised to protect the safety of the Tuyuhun people, he couldn't let the Tuyuhun people even lose their own roots.

Along the way, they also encountered some sporadic enemies. The Tatars were indeed sending people to watch over them along the way, ready to attack at any time. Fortunately, there were no major battles. The stragglers of the Eagle Cavalry did not give the Tatars a chance to attack at all. They use muskets to drive out any enemy who tries to get close.

The great power and long range of the moon gun made the Tatars who tried to sneak attack them deeply afraid. If the Tatars forced their way up, the first thing to consider was their own casualties. Everything has a surname price ratio, and it is impossible for the Tatars to lose all their old bottom in order to rob the Tuyuhun people, and the gains outweigh the losses, which is too stupid.

"It's going to rain today!" Zhang Yi looked at the sky and said a little worriedly.

Above their heads, I don't know when, some dark clouds actually drifted in, blocking out the brilliant sun. This made Zhang Yi feel a little uneasy. The Eagle Cavalry skirmishers all use muskets, and if it rains, their combat effectiveness will be affected to a certain extent. Of course, the enemy's bow and arrow will also be affected. It's just that, anyway, if it really rains, there may be loopholes in the protective ring of the Eagle Cavalry.

It must be known that in addition to being good at mounted archery, the Tatars also have quite a few troops that are good at hand-to-hand combat. On a rainy day, it's a good opportunity for hand-to-hand combat. However, the stragglers of the Eagle Cavalry are not very good at hand-to-hand combat. If the Tatar cavalry launched hand-to-hand combat, the usual strategy of the Eagle cavalry was to turn around and run, avoid the edge for the time being, and then look for an opportunity to clean them up. However, now, with the concern of the Tuyuhun people, the Eagle Cavalry stragglers can't easily run away.

You ran away in a hurry, but threw the Tuyuhun under the butcher's knife of the Tatars, and they would surely be killed by the Tatars. How could the Tuyuhun cavalry, which had only one thousand-man cavalry, be an opponent of thousands of Tatar cavalry? If you really fight, it's not a battle at all, it's a massacre! The Tuyuhun people were killed, and it did not benefit the white-clothed army at all. On the contrary, if this matter spreads, the impact on the reputation of the White Army will be too bad. In the future, who else believes in Xu Xingxia's promise? Who else believes in the combat effectiveness of the White Army?

"Order everyone to be on guard." Feng Qingwu's brows have not been stretched. He had long noticed that today's weather was not so good. In the prairie in March, the rain gradually increased. The sky was getting darker, and it seemed that it was indeed going to rain. When the Eagle Cavalry stragglers are fighting, they really hate rainy days the most. Once it rains, the operation of the moon gun will not be so smooth, and the combat effectiveness will also be greatly affected.

In fact, according to Feng Qingwu's original meaning, he was not willing to accept these Tuyuhun people at all. Regardless of whether the Tuyuhun and the Tatars have an internal connection or not, and whether there is a possibility of mixing, just because they are not Han Chinese, Feng Qingwu doesn't want to care. Those who are not of my race will have different hearts, and he deeply believes this. No matter how long the relationship between the Tuyuhun people and the Han people is, and how broad and profound their understanding of Han culture is, in the final analysis, they are all outsiders! As long as it is an outsider, it is unreliable at the most critical time.

(To be continued)