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Although the Ming Dynasty managed the grassland in an almost inactive way, Xiong Tingbi did not relax at all. The Ming army relied on three major cities to station, patrolling the grassland regularly or irregularly, and under the guise of maintaining the tranquility of the grassland, Any restless tribes cleared out!
It can be said that the killing on the grassland has never stopped, but the reason and meaning of the killing have changed!
Cao Ling was not so lucky to be wandering on the grassland. After Zhu Youxiao returned to Beijing, he led an advance team of a thousand people to the Ural Mountains according to the map given by Zhu Youxiao. Their purpose was only one , that is, erect a boundary marker on the Ural Mountains as soon as possible and rush back to Kulun before winter comes!
However, the distance from Kulun to the Ural Mountains was beyond Cao Ling's imagination. His advance team set out in early August and did not cross the Yuerhai (Lake Baikal) until early September. At this time, they were far away from the Ural Mountains. The mountain is still far away!
Fortunately, this nearly boundless wilderness is not deserted. Some ancient and unknown tribes live here. They live a primitive life and do not even have the most basic writing, because some of these people look like women. Real people, so Cao Ling called them "Wild Jurchens"!
"Sir, if the recruitment continues like this, it will be difficult for us to reach the Ural Mountains before it snows. Even if we do, the thousand of us may not be able to come back!" In a wild Jurchen camp, Cao Ling's deputy, Yuan Xueqi Military guard Ma Qiuyang said with some worry.
As one of the three guards of the Blood Flag Army, Ma Qiuyang is cautious and good at strategy, and has the best relationship with Cao Ling, so Cao Ling asked him over this time. Ma Qiuyang was also very happy about this. After all, he followed Cao Ling to expand his territory. , it is easier to get promoted through meritorious service!
Liu Kan, one of the three original guards of the Blood Flag Army, officially took over the "Blood Flag Army" and became the third commander of the "Blood Flag Army"!
"You're right!" Cao Ling cut off a piece of venison from the campfire, blew it into his mouth, and then said after swallowing the venison: "But His Majesty's order has been issued, we can't give up halfway. Bar?"
"Your Majesty has also said that if you advance rashly and cause unnecessary losses, your Majesty will not be spared. If we go forward now, even if we advance rashly, the losses will be too great. Your Majesty will blame you. How can you, lord?" What to do?" Ma Qiuyang said, passing a cowhide wine bottle to Cao Ling!
"Look at them!" Cao Ling took a sip of wine, tapped the wild Jurchen who was drying venison in the camp with his chin and said: "People have lived here for generations, and they have never seen everything freeze when winter comes. He's dead, why are we so rich and valuable that we all die when the weather gets cold?"
"Can this be compared?" Ma Qiuyang asked anxiously: "My lord has also said that people have been living here for generations. We are new here. We are unfamiliar with the place and do not have any reliable supplies. Now we can still hunt. , but after winter comes, I¡¯m afraid that these prey will no longer be available. If something goes wrong by then, I¡¯m afraid no one will be able to go back!¡±
The two were talking when suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats. Cao Ling and Ma Qiuyang immediately stood up. All the soldiers who were still resting also picked up their weapons and looked at all the wild Jurchens in the camp vigilantly!
Soon a fast horse appeared in everyone's sight, and it was a scout from the advance team. This made everyone heave a sigh of relief!
The scout Pegasus entered the camp of the Wild Jurchens. Without even getting off his horse, he shouted: "Sir, we found a team thirty miles ahead. There are about three hundred people. It seems that they are not the Wild Jurchens, but they are similar to those with red eyebrows and green eyes." The eyes look very much like those of foreigners!¡±
Cao Ling patted Ma Qiuyang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your Majesty once told me that this place is not far from Europe, and it is very likely that you will meet those foreigners. It seems that your Majesty is really clever. Go and call Jiang Feng, and he will Let him be our translator for these three kinds of nonsense!"
Ma Qiuyang was stunned and asked: "Sir, do you still want to chat with them?"
Cao Ling said angrily: "What a nonsense, Your Majesty said that everything east of the Ural Mountains belongs to our Ming Dynasty. No matter who comes, they should clean it up first!"
Ma Qiuyang grinned and immediately greeted: "Zhang Daguo and Ma Sanba will gather your people and call Jiang Feng. We will set off in half a quarter of an hour. The others will guard here!"
After a period of busy work, Cao Ling and Ma Qiuyang left the Wild Jurchen camp with 500 people and followed the scouts towards the place where the intruders were found!
At this time, there was a young man in his twenties with a delicate appearance beside Cao Ling. Although it was obvious at a glance that this man was not a battle-hardened veteran, the perseverance revealed in his eyes made people laugh. Can not be ignored!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?After running for ten miles, Cao Ling and his men met up with the rest of the scout team as soon as they came out of the hills!
The leader of the scout team is also from the Blood Flag Army. His name is Hu Jincai. He used to be a captain in the Blood Flag Army. After leaving the Blood Flag Army with Cao Ling, he was promoted to a corps commander!
After Hu Jincai saw Cao Ling, he immediately reported: "Sir, those people have camped behind a slope three miles away. They seem to be digging something, but they are too far away to see clearly!"
Cao Ling nodded, climbed to the top of the hill, and used his binoculars to look in the direction Hu Jincai said. Sure enough, smoke rose from behind a soil slope. It seemed that those people were making a fire for cooking, but because there was Blocked by the slope, nothing could be seen except a few wisps of smoke!
"Did you see the guy they brought?" Cao Ling asked through the telescope!
"I saw it!" Hu Jincai said: "They brought thirty or forty matchlock guns. They didn't see heavy weapons such as artillery. Moreover, not everyone had horses, but everyone had swords and axes. They don¡¯t look like an army, but more like a group of horse thieves!¡±
"No matter who they are, as long as they enter the territory of our Ming Dynasty, they must deal with it first!" Cao Ling smiled coldly and said to Ma Qiuyang: "In a moment, you will take Big Man Zhang, and I will take Ma Sanba, and we will cross from the east and west. Pay attention to the shooting angle and distance, don¡¯t let your own people get killed!"
Ma Qiuyang nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir! You can't miss such a small thing!"
Cao Ling said to Hu Jincai again: "The people taking you will scare them. Don't get too close, otherwise you will get into trouble!"
Hu Jincai smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, we are good at this kind of thing!"
Cao Ling patted Hu Jincai on the shoulder, and Ma Qiuyang led more than 200 horses to outflank the slope from the east and west sides!
Hu Jincai lay on the hill and paid attention to the movements of the people on both sides. After seeing Cao Ling and Ma Qiuyang almost entering the attack position, he said to the ten scouts behind him: "Let's go! Let's tease the fools!"
With knowing smiles on their faces, the ten scouts mounted their horses one after another, led by Hu Jincai, and rushed towards the slope with shouts! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com