In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 70 Enough troops

"Abba, what's going on? I'm still in a hurry to go back."

Hubbell chatted for a while, but couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing that she was so anxious, Chatu couldn't help but ask: "Belle, if you are so anxious to go back and report the news, could it be that you have discovered the Han caravan?"

"Ah, Abba, how did you know that we discovered the caravan?" Hubbell was also stunned and said in surprise.

"Hmph, you have been running south these days. If not to inquire about the caravan, what else are you going to do?"

Chatu said angrily.

Obviously he was a little dissatisfied with his daughter for not taking the initiative to speak out just now.

"Abba, don't be angry. It's not that I wanted to hide it from you and my brother, but I leaked the news and I will be beaten when I go back."

Hubbell hurried forward and held his arm to explain.

"Oh, Belle, does your man often hit you?" Hutch's face turned concerned.

"No, brother, we have strict rules there. Anyone who violates military regulations will be punished, and your husband can't be partial." Hubbell quickly waved her hand.

"Okay, seeing how anxious you are, the size of the caravan this time should not be smaller than last year, right?"

"Well, Abba, the size of this year's caravan has at least doubled compared to last year." Hubbell didn't hide it either.

There was a trace of envy on Chatu's face, which finally turned into helplessness and said: "Belle, my father received an invitation from the Jurchens yesterday and will leave for Liaodong in the next two days."

"Ah, Dad, why do the Jurchens invite you to Liaodong so well? Could it be that they discovered something?"

Hubbell immediately became nervous and worried about the safety of Abba and the tribe. After all, if the Jurchens knew that she was married to a Han and was still the leader, they would definitely think that their Chatu tribe had betrayed them.

"Belle, you don't have to worry. This time Huang Taiji is going to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. He has invited us Mongolian tribal leaders to watch the ceremony. He may be re-canonized by then."

Chatu waved his hands, then sighed and said.

"what?"

"Then Huang Taiji actually wants to be emperor? No, Abba, I have to go back immediately and tell the news to my husband and the Queen."

Hubbell looked shocked and realized the importance of the news, and immediately wanted to take it back.

"Then my father won't keep you, so be careful on the road. Once Huang Taiji becomes emperor, he will still have some influence on the men in your family and the Queen. You should let him prepare early!" Chatu didn't try to persuade him to stay.

Hubbell didn't waste any time. After the tribe changed their horses, they continued to rush towards the castle with their men.

It was already midnight when we returned to the castle.

"Belle, why did you come back at night?"

Lin Rui welcomed Ha Beier into the room with a surprised look on his face, and Na Muzhong also sat up from the bed with her head held high.

Although the Mongolian girl who inquired for information often stayed out overnight, sometimes even for four or five days, this was the first time she came back in the middle of the night.

"Husband, husband... is not good." Hubbell panted heavily, obviously very tired. Lin Rui hurriedly poured her a cup of tea.

"Belle, drink a cup of tea first. Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly." Habeier took the tea cup, drank it in one gulp, wiped her mouth, and calmed down again before she found out that the caravan and Huang Taiji were going to proclaim themselves emperor. Things were said once.

Compared with Lin Rui who only cared about the caravan, Na Muzhong was so shocked that she got up from the bed when she heard that Huang Taiji was going to proclaim himself emperor.

"Rui Lang, I didn't expect that Huang Taiji would dare to proclaim himself emperor after receiving the imperial seal. He is spying on your Han people, and he also wants to live in the Central Plains in the future!"

"As long as I'm here, the Jurchens can't enter the Central Plains. Don't worry about this for now. Belle, please tell me more about the caravan."

Lin Rui said this, but he also felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He knew that his time was running out.

Once Huang Taiji canonized the various Mongolian tribes and the tribes became accustomed to living in peace under the rule of the Jurchens, Namuzhong would not be of much use.

After all, it is not just the Han people who like stability. In fact, the Mongolian tribes also do not like fighting and killing. They are forced to fight and annex each other because of the environmental survival.

"Husband, this caravan is twice as big as last year. It should be more than 200 miles away from us. They are at this location now..."

After Hubbell finished speaking, he took out the map from his arms and pointed to the location of the caravan.

"Belle, are you mistaken? It's twice as big as last year? Doesn't that mean there are four to five thousand carts and tens of thousands of horses?"

Lin Rui was shocked when he thought about the size of the caravan last year, and wondered if they couldn't tell the number of people.

"Husband, it's true. It's really doubled in size from last year." Hubbell also explained anxiously.

At this time, Zhang Xiuying and Xiao Cui next door were also woken up and came to the master bedroom one after another. When they heard that they had discovered the caravan, they became energetic.

"Rui Lang, if it's like what Beier said, the caravan must have tens of thousands of people. Can we defeat it?"

Zhang Xiuying was a little worried, but Na Muzhong nodded after thinking about it and said: "Rui Lang, how about we join forces with the nearby Chahar tribe? Or borrow some manpower from them?"

"No, let's not talk about whether they will agree to work together. Even if they agree, once there are too many Mongolian cavalry in our team, the Jurchens will definitely suspect that the nearby Mongolian tribes also participated in robbing the caravan, and then they will It affects all tribes.”

Lin Rui waved his hand. He would not drag these tribes into the water before he had the ability to confront the Jurchens head-on.

After all, once these tribes are massacred by the Jurchens, other tribes will probably stay away from them in the future, which will not be conducive to Namuzhong's recruitment, and it will be even more impossible to stand by them behind their backs.

"Right."

Namuzhong thought that the risk of exposure was indeed too high. With a few hundred Mongolian cavalry, it was fair to say that they had captured three members of the Kakaka tribe, but once there were thousands, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Jurchens.

"Don't worry, the caravan is said to be more than 1 people. In fact, the number of real combat-effective guards is only 500 at most. With Belle and the others, our cavalry is almost 1000, plus more than [-] infantry, it is enough."

Lin Rui waved his hand and said confidently.

This time, he also exchanged more than 100 Khalkha slaves, and exchanged more than 100 Mongolian teenagers with five tribes, bringing the size of the cavalry battalion to [-].

No way, the two hundred girls exchanged from the five tribes knew each other and many of the slaves, and were even relatives.

In this case, he could only exchange the slaves back to the five tribes, otherwise those Mongolian girls would inevitably have other thoughts and affect unity and stability.

It would take two or three days for the caravan to arrive, and the next day Lin Rui recruited Sister Niu and the others who were clearing land in the valley to come back.

This time, he planned to leave only the logistics team and the craftsman team to defend the castle, and all other battalions and teams would be dispatched.

(End of this chapter)