In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 19: Appoint yourself as an official
The Tatar cavalry also did not rush straight towards the earth wall, but still circled around the earth wall.

While playing with hiding in the stirrups to avoid the arrows, he approached and tried to stay level with the earth wall, so he jumped in from the horseback.

However, when they were still three or four meters away from the earthen wall, the horses under their crotches stumbled and fell down.

Some of the knights on the horses were thrown away and hit hard against the earth wall, while others fell into the pit with their horses and were pierced by the wooden thorns in the pit.

Just this time, more than ten warriors were lost. The other Tatars who had not fallen into the trap turned their horses and temporarily retreated to the outside.

"This, the people of the Chake tribe are so shameless and despicable. They actually imitate the Han people in digging traps..."

In the distance, Kashgar was shocked, angry, and more distressed. This time, he came with the intention of taking down the Chak tribe at the cost of at most ten warriors.

But now, before even getting close to the earthen wall, nearly thirty warriors were killed.

If this continues, even if the Chak tribe is eliminated in the end, the benefits will be far from making up for the losses.

In fact, the trench in front of the earth wall is neither wide nor deep. It is only two meters wide and two meters deep. The war horse can easily jump over it by accelerating, but after jumping over, it will directly hit the earth wall and cannot stop at all.

However, if the horse is too slow and unable to cross, it will also become a live target for bows and arrows. If you dismount, you can rush over, but if you climb the two-meter-high earth wall with bare hands, you will also be killed by the people behind the wall.

Of course, if you are not afraid of casualties, you can easily get in regardless of whether you use people or horses to fill ditches and build walls.

But casualties are precisely the weakness of the grassland tribes, and it is the last option.

After trying several times, they found that there was no gap in the trap outside the earth wall, and the earth wall was tightly surrounded. Kashgar also yelled angrily.

"Abba, it would be a big loss for the warriors to climb the wall like this. It's better to go back and prepare before coming again!"

"we can only do this."

Kashgar nodded. He had already lost nearly thirty warriors and must not suffer any more losses. Then he turned to Manager Liu and said, "Mr. Liu, the Chak tribe not only built walls but also dug traps. This time we are here." In such a hurry, the attack was too much and I need to go back and make some preparations, but don’t worry, I will definitely destroy the Chak tribe and use their blood to pay tribute to the fallen warriors of our clan."

"All right!"

Manager Liu nodded helplessly.

He was really helpless. There was just a ditch and a wall as high as one person. What could he be prepared for?
Is it possible that we have to go back and build siege ladders, and call all the old, weak, women and children over to help fill the trenches?

Only then did they retreat after less than 30 casualties. How could a battle be fought like this?

Kashgar didn't care what Manager Liu thought. In his opinion, nothing was more important than the lives of the warriors in the clan. He immediately sent another person to negotiate and take away the bodies of the warriors.

The man who went to negotiate this time was wiser. He just stood a hundred steps away and shouted loudly, but he still attracted an arrow feather and nailed it not far in front of him.

"Okay, okay, it seems that this Chak tribe has completely abandoned the rules on the grassland. Okay, then let's see who is more ruthless and cruel!"

The other party had already made its attitude clear with actions, and Kashgar could only leave with a harsh word.

But he has already decided in his heart that after the Chak tribe is defeated, no man, old or weak, will be left behind.

Because Lin Rui and the others showed up for a short time and were wearing helmets, the people from the Kashgar tribe still didn't realize that their opponents were Han Chinese until they left.

"Let's go, sister, don't look any further. This group of Han people is indeed not simple. The Kashgar tribe has suffered a big loss this time."

Seeing that the Kashgar tribe had begun to retreat, Ha Qi greeted Ha Beier beside him and prepared to leave.

Hubbell finally came back to his senses and hurried to follow.

At first, she and her brother thought that this group of Han people were too naive. It was a fool's errand to think that they could block the Kashgar tribe's [-] cavalry with a low earth wall. Who would have thought that they actually dug a trap.

Until the Tartars left, Sister Niu and the others still couldn't believe that the Tartars had just died and so many people ran away.

The twenty prisoners collapsed on the ground exhausted, as if they had just fought a battle, but in fact they did nothing at all. "did you see it?"

"Tatars are actually not scary. They are also afraid of death, and sometimes they even cherish their lives more than us Han people. Now do you still think we can't defend ourselves?"

Lin Rui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face showed calmness and calmness, and then he shouted to everyone.

Only then did everyone come back to their senses and burst into cheers.

If they would have doubted Lin Rui before, but now the facts are in front of them, they all believe it.

It wasn't until the Tatars disappeared completely that Lin Rui ordered the prisoners to be released and let them clean the battlefield.

In fact, there was nothing to clean up, just 29 corpses and horse corpses in total, and trampled traps.

The trap must be dismantled, after all, it is indispensable, but the wooden thorns inside can be kept.

"Sir, do you want to cut off the heads of these Tartars?"

A bold prisoner asked Lin Rui on the wall.

The mentality of other prisoners has also undergone some changes. It is obvious that winning the battle can indeed improve morale and sense of belonging, even for these prisoners.

"No, just strip them naked, then dig a hole and bury them. There are only about twenty Tatar heads, but I am too lazy to pickle them!"

Lin Rui waved his hand and said.

In fact, he didn't dare to cut it. If he cut it, he would definitely become the public enemy of all the tribes in the grassland.

It only took half an hour for the battlefield to be cleaned up. After dinner, Lin Rui couldn't wait to arrange for everyone to continue working.

He knew that the Nakashi tribe would not give up. They must have gone back to prepare. Soon, they would definitely come again to kill them, so they also had to make good preparations during this period.

The first step is to raise the earthen wall as high as possible, and at the same time dig the trench wider and deeper.

The second step was to transform the 29 captured bows into crossbows.

Then build some earthen stoves behind the steps and dig a big pit. When the time comes, set up a pot, pour in the dung, and after it boils, stand on the steps with a ladle and scoop out the dung. It will definitely make the Tatars go to heaven. Want to die.

In the end, he planned to reorganize everyone, including the forty prisoners. After this battle, I believe it also gave them a lot of confidence.

The next time the Tartars invade, we can no longer hide under the wagon, we must contribute to the camp.

There were less than a hundred people in total. In order to make it easier to understand, Lin Rui directly gave himself the status of a hundred households.

Zhang Xiuying and Mrs. Niu are trying out hundreds of households.

From now on, Zhang Xiuying will be responsible for logistics statistics and material management, while Mrs. Niu and fourteen women will be responsible for maintaining the rules of the station and guarding security.

Those fourteen women all have the identity of Xiaoqi.

The twenty prisoners who killed the third son of the Fan family were also organized into small banners, and each of them managed two ordinary prisoners.

Liu Si, Wang Wu, Wang Gouwa and other five people were organized into the general banner, and each person managed four small banners, a total of 12 people.

Many of them are from military backgrounds. Sure enough, after being organized like this, everyone will know their own status and the status of others.

Although the name is not correct, the words are not smooth, and it is not recognized by the court, but as the saying goes, where there are people, there is competition.

Although it was a false name, as Lin Rui announced that as long as the prisoners performed well, everyone could be promoted to a small flag or even a general flag, the enthusiasm of the prisoners immediately became much higher.

(End of this chapter)