In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 64 Two tribes spend the winter together

Until dark, the other two Khalkha tribes did not appear.

Lin Rui also planned to rest for the night at the Aruke tribe's camp.

Without Zhang Xiuying, Na Mu Zhong finally got his wish and started the logistical work of counting the loot.

My skills were limited, so I kept counting from noon until dark before I roughly finished counting. Then I wrote a crooked list and handed it to Lin Rui.

Lin Rui took the list, his face twitched, and he almost burst out laughing.

I can write numbers on cows, sheep, horses, and clocks, but when it’s my turn to draw other items, I can only draw pictures. For food, I draw a bag and write the numbers on the back. For machetes and bows and arrows, I draw a knife and a bow. The leather is a piece of cowhide spread out.

"How is it?" Namuzhong didn't feel embarrassed at all, but looked at Lin Rui with expectation.

This was the first time that she had clearly recorded all the loot on paper. This was something that almost no one in the entire Chahar tribe could do before.

"Well, it's okay. At least I can even guess and understand."

Lin Rui put the paper into his pocket and nodded appreciatively.

He was indeed very satisfied. No matter how many items and quantities were seized, they were still figured out.

Needless to say, almost all adult Mongolians have one set of knives and bows, so they each have four to five hundred sets, and other iron weapons add up to several thousand kilograms.

Then there are more than 2000 pieces of leather and a dozen pieces of cloth. There are very few grains, salt, tea leaves, and they must have been eaten.

The biggest harvest is livestock, with more than 2000 cattle and horses, and more than 3000 sheep.

This time, only five Han people were rescued, including two blacksmiths, three carpenters, and no women.

After counting the loot and placing the wounded, everyone burned a huge bonfire in the center of the camp, roasted the whole sheep, drank kumiss, and held a summary meeting.

"In this battle, everyone was very brave. No one backed down. They showed the momentum of us Han people. Of course, the Mongolian brothers also performed well."

"Now let's start to reward based on merit. First, individuals will report the number of enemies killed, and then they will support each other. Anyone who makes false reports will be severely punished once found out!"

After everyone had eaten and drank, Lin Rui first praised them and then began to count their military achievements.

The method is also very simple. Except for some special military exploits, it is generally calculated by the number of enemies killed.

By killing a Jurchen Tatar, the veteran can be promoted to a small flag.

In addition to the number of enemies killed, promotion to the general banner also depends on other performances. The higher the title, the higher the requirements.

Killing three adult Mongolian men is equivalent to one Jurchen Tatar. Two adult Mongolian women who resist with knives are equivalent to one adult Mongolian man. Children who are unable to resist are not counted.

Everyone knew each other and watched each other during the battle, so no one dared to make random or false reports. The Mongolian boy could make more calculations because he was shooting arrows outside.

After some self-reporting and mutual corroboration, and then comparing the number of Tatar corpses, we can roughly get their respective military exploits. There will definitely be discrepancies, but the statistics of military exploits has always been the most troublesome thing. As long as it is roughly done If it's reasonable, it's pretty good.

Lin Rui, who should be promoted to Xiaoqi directly, but who was not promoted enough, also wrote down the head count and accumulated it for the next time.

Finally, the nearly a hundred captive women were brought over, and some of the younger ones were eliminated, leaving more than 40.

"The small flags that don't have women will be picked first, and after the selection is over, the general flags that don't have enough women will be picked."

After Lin Rui finished speaking, hundreds of people stood up with a roar.

Among them were three Mongolian teenagers.Apparently they were all newly promoted after shooting three enemies.

Although many of these Mongolian teenagers hold the title of captain, their titles are all veterans.

There was no other way, so Lin Rui had to let them draw lots. In the end, the more than 40 winning flags were divided into one each under the envy of everyone.

Although only one of the three Mongolian teenagers got the lottery, it still stimulated the other Mongolian teenagers.

After all, this is just the first battle. They just shoot arrows outside to cover, then raise a small flag and separate a woman. How can everyone not be excited and excited?
At this moment, almost all the Mongolian teenagers believed that the benefits Lin Rui had promised them were true.

This kind of precise reward and punishment did not exist in the tribe before, and it was even unthinkable.

"Well, don't be discouraged and envy those who have not been promoted and rewarded. There are still opportunities. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. As long as you dare to fight and fight hard, you will definitely get your own merits and rewards."

"Sir, we only fired arrows from behind this time. It would be a huge disadvantage."

"Yes, that's not fair. We will also participate in the next battle."

As soon as Lin Rui finished speaking, the Mongolian teenagers raised their hands and said, obviously they were not convinced by today's battle allocation and felt that they had suffered a big loss.

"You are cavalry. The cavalry has a cavalry fighting style. I will make reasonable arrangements for you. If you have any dissatisfaction after the war, you can raise it and I will consider it as appropriate. However, it must be carried out unconditionally during the war. Otherwise, it will be a violation of military orders and immediate Kill without mercy!"

Lin Rui nodded, not forgetting to hit them.

Only then did the Mongolian teenagers put their hands down again.

The next day, after breakfast, Lin Rui led the army and continued to advance towards the next tribe. All the lightly and seriously injured people stayed at the station, and he didn't bring any supplies or animals with him.

Lin Rui planned to let the more than 100 wounded people stay here to recover from their injuries while guarding supplies and animals until the spring of next year before returning to the castle.

Otherwise, the fodder would never have been transported away. The horses were fine, but the cattle and sheep would probably freeze to death on the road.

Three days later, when Lin Rui led his army to find a Tatar tribe camp again, he was dumbfounded.

Because there are too many people in this tribe, at least more than 1000 people.

The three Khalkha tribes in the north all had similar numbers of people, and the Kashgar tribe was also wiped out by them, so Lin Rui really couldn't figure out where this large tribe of more than 1000 people came from.

However, after observing for a while, Lin Rui immediately realized that this was not one tribe, but two tribes. However, because the camps were too close, the two camps were less than [-] steps apart.

Only then did I realize that it was mistaken for a tribe.

After confirming that these were the remaining two Khalkha tribes, Lin Rui was a little confused for a while.

A single tribe can be easily wiped out with a few minor casualties.

But if the two tribes are put together, even if they can be wiped out in the end, the casualties are not something they can bear now.

Lin Rui was also cursing in his heart. These two Khalkha tribes were so cunning that they chose to spend the winter together. Fortunately, there were not three of them spending the winter together, otherwise they would really be in trouble this time.

"Han Jialang, these are the two remaining Khalkha tribes who are planning to spend the winter together. If there is another war, the casualties will be too great. How about we negotiate first?"

Namuzhong obviously noticed it and came to Lin Rui's side to suggest.

(End of this chapter)