Water Margin people

Chapter 1465: Pacificating the Grassland (Part )

When the wind and snow on the grassland stopped, the Kerait tribe had been completely destroyed. Hutuqi came to Hutuqi Khan holding Buyilukhei Khan's head.

"Father Khan, the Kereyid tribe has been destroyed!"

Hutu said excitedly that the Kerait tribe has always been the most powerful tribe in the Mobei grassland. Because of this, the Kerait tribe often plundered the surrounding tribes, which planted the seeds of hatred in the Mongolian tribe very early.

"Good good!"

Kublai Khan said three good words in a row. Once the Kerait tribe was destroyed, there would be no more enemies in the entire central grassland.

"Report, there is a large Naiman army at the eastern foot of Jinshan Mountain, and the Wanggu tribe is trying to stop them!"

A cavalryman came hastily to report.

"The Naiman tribe is here too!"

A cold light flashed in Heanda's eyes. He was defeated by Hutuchi in the pursuit of Buyilukhei Khan this time. He was just looking for an enemy to save his face, but he didn't expect the Naiman tribe to come.

"We have just fought two bloody battles and suffered heavy casualties. We cannot fight again!"

Hebule spoke directly. He saw the excitement in many people's eyes. The war in this period had aroused their bloodthirsty desire.

This would have been a good thing, as it would have allowed the warriors to forget everything and focus solely on fighting. However, their casualties were real, and blindly fighting would put the tribe in crisis.

"It's time to let the Wanggu tribe fight! We need to sort out the spoils!"

Hebule looked at the crowd and spoke slowly, pointing to the camp left by the Kerait tribe, where there were a large amount of supplies and women.

Jiwusi of the Wanggu tribe led his army to fight desperately. The Mongolian tribe had already wiped out the two tribes in the central part of the grassland, but they had not achieved any success yet. The Naiman tribe was their last chance to make a contribution.

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After leaving Xingqing Prefecture, Huang Xin marched along the official road with his baggage, heading northwest. He arrived at the Baima Qiangzhen Military Headquarters smoothly all the way.

"These guys are too cowardly!"

Huang Xin looked at the thousands of horse-drawn carriages and sighed helplessly. He wanted to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible, but the bandits seemed to be frightened and did not dare to come out.

"General, this won't work!"

All the generals were looking at Huang Xin. They all pretended to be civilians, thinking that they could lure the enemy out and catch them all in one fell swoop. However, after two days, there was no trace of any bandits.

"Don't worry. There is a salt pond ahead, and then there is the wilderness. There is no one living within a hundred miles. Those bandits will probably choose to attack from there!"

Huang Xin said that the road ahead of them was full of prefectures and cities, so even if there were bandits, they would not dare to attack. But it would be different after passing the Salt Lake. There was no help from the neighbors within a hundred miles, so it was the best place to plunder.

"Then let's get going!"

Everyone was urging excitedly.

After a day of rest and replenishment, the baggage train prepared to enter the Gobi Desert.

Before entering the Gobi Desert, Huang Xin specifically asked the "civilian laborers" to count the goods on the carriage and then cover them with oilcloth to prevent the tea bricks from getting damp.

In front of everyone in the military headquarters, more than two hundred carts of tea bricks were displayed.

Huang Xin wanted to dispel the suspicion of those people in secret.

After passing the salt lake, the baggage train entered the desert Gobi.

Five days later, the baggage train arrived at the Yan Army Headquarters in Heishui Town, but the oilcloth covering the carriage was already stained with blood.

"Looks like there's something to gain?"

Ding Desun looked at Huang Xin and smiled.

"More than a thousand bandits were easily dealt with. What a pity that only so many dared to come."

Huang Xin shook his head helplessly. This time he only brought 300 soldiers for protection, and another 500 soldiers were dressed as civilians. Although there were only 800 people, they were all equipped with the latest bows and crossbows. Facing the enemy, they could rely on the chariot defense to deal with thousands of enemies.

"More than a thousand is not bad. There aren't many bandits."

Ding Desun smiled and said that all the Xixia bandits were not concentrated in this place, and it was impossible for bandits from far away to come here, so this matter had to be handled slowly.

"How's the grassland?"

Huang Xin looked at Ding Desun and asked. He had heard about the fighting on the grasslands in Xingqing Prefecture. "The Mongols have already annihilated the Kereyids, and the head of Buyilukhei Khan of the Kereyids has been sent here."

Ding Desun said with a smile.

"Oh, so fast?"

Huang Xin was a little surprised. The Kerait tribe was the most powerful tribe on the grassland, but he didn't expect it to be destroyed so quickly.

"Let's go inside and talk!"

Ding Desun invited Huang Xin with a smile.

"Let's order something first!"

Huang Xin shook his head and smiled. Of course he took the transportation of the baggage seriously.

Anbahai also came out at this time, and with him were Hutuci and Heanda.

"This is General Huang! Thank you for your hard work!"

As soon as An Bahai saw Huang Xin, he immediately stepped forward and saluted as if they were old acquaintances.

"We're not that familiar!"

Huang Xin looked at An Bahai and said.

"General Huang is transporting supplies for us. Isn't that hard work? Are there traces of blood? Was he attacked?"

An Bahai asked hurriedly as he looked at the bloodstains on the oilcloth of the frame.

"Don't worry, the goods are fine!"

Huang Xin knew that Anbahai was not worried about his safety, but about the goods.

The oilcloth was lifted, revealing carts of grain, salt, and tea bricks.

"Oh, it's really a tea brick! This is a good thing!"

Anbahai did not go to see the grain and salt. He just looked at the full bricks of tea on the carriage and sighed. This was what the grassland lacked most. They had ways to get salt and grain, but tea was only available in the south of the Central Plains.

An Bahai carefully took out a piece of tea brick, opened the sealed oil paper package, and thought of breaking off a small piece. He wanted to use some strength, but it came off with just a little force. The tea brick was very loose.

“This seems different from before?”

An Bahai was a little surprised, because the tea bricks used to be quite hard.

"This is the latest tea brick. It's much better than the previous ones. It can last a long time if stored properly!"

Huang Xin said that these tea bricks that Chai Jin got from Guangnan were made with a unique technology in the mountains of Guangnan. They were different from steamed tea and fried tea and were fermented tea.

However, I didn’t tell An Bahai about these yellow letters. There was no need to tell these things to some foreigners.

An Bahai didn't doubt it and just put a little into his mouth and started chewing.

"It's really good stuff, it smells really good!"

An Bahai was very happy. They didn't have such high requirements for tea. The stronger the taste, the better. The one that could be stored was even better.

"Half of these things belong to you, and the other half belongs to the Wanggu tribe!"

Ding Desun looked at An Bahai and said.

"So we can get more than a hundred carts of tea bricks?"

Hutuci and Heanda were also extremely excited at this moment. Tea bricks were as valuable as gold on the grassland. Grassland people would easily get sick if they ate too much meat, but as long as they drank tea, all diseases would be cured. It was like a life-saving medicine. More than a hundred carts were enough for their tribe to use for a long time.

"The people from the Wanggu tribe are here!"

On top of the watchtower, the sentry shouted down.

"It looks like the battle over there is over! And the supplies just happened to arrive!"

Ding Desun smiled. This saved him from having to wait, as everything was solved at once.