Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 700 (Another Chapter): The Terror of the Powerful Archer

The Tatar tribe is a large tribe with a population of over 300,000, consisting of dozens of large and small settlements.

Unlike the Uriyang, Chila, and Kereit tribes, the Tatar tribe did not build cities. They lived at the southern end of the Mongkh Mountains, in a hilly area with undulating terrain.

Their settlements were built on low hills, and they did not like living in felt tents; instead, they lived in houses built of stone.

The Tatar tribe was further divided into six tribes, including the Mongk Tatar, Anchi Tatar, and Chahan Tatar. Just like the Uriyang royal court, the Tatar tribe also had a small royal court and a Tatar king.

The current Tatar King is Bai Ning, the third son of the previous Tatar King Bai Mi. He is in his thirties and is a man who loves grandstanding.

The reason why the Chici tribe once again submitted to the Wuliang royal court was because of Bai Ning's coercion.

Bai Ning was a proponent of the Great Royal Court system. He hoped that the Uriyangkhu tribe would have a powerful royal court, and that the Tatar tribe would follow a powerful royal court.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to betray the Chila tribe and took the initiative to contact Uto, thus facilitating the reorganization of the Uriyang royal court.

Previously, the Tatar tribe was a loyal follower of the Red Thorn tribe, but now Bai Ning has become a staunch supporter of Utopia.

For this reason, Tangwuxi almost went to war with the Tatars, but due to the situation, Tangwuxi had no choice but to submit to the court of Utah and even had to reluctantly join forces with the Tatars to fight against Chongshan Town.

In fact, Tangwuxi was also very aggrieved. Over the years, he had been working to free the Chici tribe from the control and influence of the Wuliang royal court, but because Bai Ning stabbed him in the back, he had no choice but to submit to Utopia again.

Fortunately, Tangwuxi was a man who could take things in stride. Since he couldn't change the outcome, he simply chose to support Utopia once again.

Bai Ning was aware that he had offended Tang Wuxi, so he had been working to repair the relationship between the Tatar and Chici tribes, hoping to cooperate sincerely with the Chici tribe to jointly resist the upcoming attack from Chongshan Town.

On the rolling hills, Bai Ning, dressed in a gray robe and wearing a felt hat, rode a pure white steed, leading hundreds of elite riders across the undulating grasslands.

They had just returned from the Chici tribe, and their purpose in going there was to negotiate the blocking of Chongshan Town.

They had already received news of the unusual activity in Chongshan Town.

Bai Ning was not afraid of Chongshan Town, because Chongshan Town had never attacked the Tatar tribe in recent decades. He regarded this attack by Chongshan Town as a good opportunity to repair relations with the Chici tribe, so he was very enthusiastic to discuss with the Chici tribe the matter of blocking Chongshan Town.

In his mind, it should be easy to stop the attack of Chongshan Town. Although Chongshan Town was powerful in the past, it has weakened a lot now. After all, the fact that Yang Chengye had transferred most of the elite troops of Chongshan Town is an undeniable fact.

Upon returning to his tribe, Bai Ning asked his generals, "Any new developments at Chongshan Town?"

The general replied, "We haven't detected any new actions from them yet; they've been consistently reinforcing their troops at the border."

"How many soldiers have they gathered at the border now?" Bai Ning asked thoughtfully.

"Only 30,000!"

"so little?"

"Hmm, it seems there are tens of thousands more troops following, but they should arrive in a few more days!"

A sharp glint flashed in Bai Ning's eyes.

Currently, only 30,000 troops have gathered on the western route of Chongshan Town.
This seemed to indicate that Chongshan Town lacked sufficient troops, giving him a new opportunity.

If he takes the initiative, can he defeat this army of 30,000?
Their Tatar tribe has over 100,000 strong warriors; there's no reason they couldn't defeat a mere 30,000 mountain troops.

However, he only thought about it for a moment before giving up the idea.

Although he felt his idea was feasible, their current task was not to defeat Chongshan Town, but to help Uto take Longbei Town.

Next, he needs to send warriors from his clan to Uto's camp, so it's not advisable for him to launch a preemptive attack on Chongshan Town.

"Keep an eye on them. If they send troops, report to me immediately!"

Bai Ning suppressed his impulse and said.

"Yes!"

At this moment, Bai Ning felt regretful that he could not take the initiative to attack Chongshan Town, but at the same time, he was gratified that he had considered the overall situation and taken the big picture into account.

However, Bai Ning was unaware that a cavalry force of two thousand was rushing towards their Monktatar tribe.

Two thousand elite soldiers from Shenmu Island, led by Yang Mingzhi, ventured deep into the territory of the Tatar tribe. They traveled day and night with almost no scruples, heading straight for the banner territory of the Tatar tribe, which was the residence of the Mongk Tatar tribe.

Yang Mingzhi was well aware of the principle of capturing the leader first, so his first target was not the small tribes that were attached to the Tatar tribe, but the banner territory of the Tatar tribe.

As night fell, Yang Mingzhi ordered a halt to rest and reorganization.

"How far are we from the Tatar tribe's territory?" Yang Mingzhi asked Jiang Fu beside him.

Jiang Fu was originally a garrison general under Han Fei. After Han Fei was promoted from assistant general to commander-in-chief of Chongshan Town, Jiang Fu also rose in rank and became assistant general of Da Ning Guard in the western route of Chongshan Town.

Jiang Fu must have some ability to earn Han Fei's favor.

Leaving aside other matters, just consider Jiang Fu's understanding of the Tatar tribe. He knows the Tatar tribe like the back of his hand. He knows the strength of the dozens of tribes in the Tatar tribe, where they are located, how many people they have, and even the relationships between them. Jiang Fu knows all of this clearly.

As a military officer who had served in the Da Ning Wei of Chongshan Town for twenty years, Jiang Fu had been studying the situation of the Wuliang Hu people in the west of Chongshan Town.

He might know less about the situation in Yemi City, but he knew almost everything about the Hu tribes in the area surrounding the Menghe Mountains, including the Tatar and Chici tribes.

Upon hearing Yang Mingzhi's question, Jiang Fu quickly replied, "It's about fifty li away. Based on our previous marching speed, we expect to reach the Mongktatar tribe by dawn tonight!"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the soldiers who had dismounted to rest.

They had been away from Daningwei for three days, and in those three days they had traveled more than 500 li, averaging 200 li per day.

This speed may not sound fast, but don't forget that they are marching.

Two thousand soldiers, each on two horses, wearing light leather armor, carrying weapons and provisions, galloped swiftly along the way.

Humans can withstand it, but horses may not.

Even though these warhorses were all carefully selected fine horses, they were quite exhausted at this moment.

Yang Mingzhi turned around and looked at the warhorse behind him. "It's alright, it should be able to hold out for another day!"

For Yang Mingzhi, warhorses were consumables. As long as they could achieve their marching objective, it would be worth it even if thousands of warhorses died from exhaustion. Moreover, it didn't matter if their warhorses died from exhaustion; once they reached the Tatar tribe's territory, they would acquire more warhorses and could replenish the missing ones at any time.

"Pass down the order: rest for an hour before continuing our journey!" Yang Mingzhi said.

The soldiers, upon receiving their orders, did nothing unnecessary. They took out their rations and water bags to fill their stomachs first, and then lay down on the grass to rest.

It was not yet September, and it was the most comfortable time around the Menghe Mountains. It was neither too hot nor too cold, nor too humid, so even if you spent the night outdoors, you wouldn't get cold.

An hour passed quickly, and it was completely dark. Fortunately, the weather was good tonight, with a clear blue sky, a bright moon, and few stars.

After the soldiers finished preparing their armor, they quietly mounted their horses and continued their journey.

Fifty li is neither far nor near. Traveling on horseback at night is much slower, but it only takes a little over an hour.

Bai Ning did not expect the Chongshan Army to arrive so quickly, and although the Tatar tribe was already preparing to block the Chongshan Town army, none of them expected that the enemy would attack tonight.

Therefore, although they arranged patrols around the flag territory, they did not deploy too many people to keep watch at night.

The banner of the Tatar tribe was a large village located on the top of a hill. The hill was not high, only about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) in height, and the slope was extremely gentle.

In the middle of the banner area stands a rather exquisite palace, entirely constructed of gray-white stone.

Beyond the palace were rows of stone houses and fences. The stone houses were for people to live in, while the cattle and sheep were kept in the fences.

Up halfway up the hill, there is another stone wall about two meters high. This stone wall was not built to defend against enemies, but to prevent cattle and sheep from escaping, so it is not very high.

Of course, there are also defensive facilities here. Inside the stone wall stand arrow towers, each two zhang high, numbering over a hundred.

However, there weren't many people on duty at those arrow towers tonight; there were only about two people on each tower.

They didn't pay attention to the outside either; some were dozing inside the arrow tower, while others huddled together chatting idly.

Just a kilometer away from the stone wall, figures were silently climbing up the hillside.

Of the two thousand soldiers on Shenmu Island, one thousand were archers and one thousand were swordsmen and shieldmen. They were divided into two combat teams, one archer and one swordsman and shieldman. The archer was responsible for shooting arrows, and the swordsman and shieldman was responsible for protecting the archer.

Then they had a squad of ten men, consisting of five archers and five swordsmen and shieldmen.

The reason for this organizational structure is that they conducted combat training based on naval battles on ships.

The space on the ship is relatively narrow and not suitable for large-scale battles. Previously, the Star Moon Island Navy's squads were all five-person teams, but now Yang Mingzhi has simply changed them to two-person teams.

The combat style also became simpler: archers would shoot arrows, while swordsmen and shieldmen would provide support and protection around the archers.

The swordsman's shield is a round shield, about three feet wide, weighing about thirty pounds, thick and extremely strong defensively.

Holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, the sword-and-shield men walked slowly toward the stone wall, their backs bent. They also carried two quivers on their backs, while the archers behind them also had two quivers slung around their waists.

The night is exceptionally quiet, with the cool moonlight and shimmering starlight adding a touch of tenderness and beauty to this verdant hillside.

But this beautiful vision was soon shattered.

When the swordsmen and archers approached within a hundred meters of the stone wall, Yang Mingzhi waved to the messenger beside him, and a distant horn sound broke the stillness of the night.

The mournful sound of the horn was melodious and deep, sounding particularly loud in the quiet night.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers stopped hiding and rushed toward the stone wall like agile wild beasts.

The soldiers on duty in the arrow tower inside the stone wall heard the horn and stood up with some doubt, looking out of the stone wall. But as soon as they stood up, an arrow with a whooshing sound pierced the air and entered their throats.

In the blink of an eye, the swordsmen and shieldmen had already crossed the stone wall and rushed into the Tatar territory.

Yang Mingzhi flew over and landed on top of an arrow tower, looking towards the palace at the top of the hill.

"kill!"

The population living in the banner territory of the Tatar tribe is quite large, probably around 60,000 to 70,000, so the banner territory is quite large, not much smaller than a county town.

Besides this place, there are three other villages surrounding the banner territory.

Simply put, over 100,000 Tatar people live within this area of ​​several miles, and nearly 30% of them are young adults.

In other words, Yang Mingzhi wanted to defeat 30,000 to 40,000 young men of the Tatar tribe with only 2,000 men.

The able-bodied men of the Hu tribe were soldiers. As long as they mounted a horse, they became Hu cavalry and could charge into battle.

One against ten – this is the battle that the two thousand soldiers of Shenmu Island will face.

As the soldiers from Shenmu Island entered the flag territory, the once quiet area quickly erupted into a cacophony of noise.

The Tatar tribesmen, who had fallen into a deep sleep, were awakened and walked out of the stone house to check the situation, but as soon as they stepped out, they were met with a barrage of arrows.

The soldiers of Shenmu Island did not deliberately massacre the Hu people in the stone house. Their goal was clear: to march on the palace in the center of the banner territory.

However, if they encountered any Hu tribesmen who dared to show themselves, they would not hesitate to shoot them dead.

The noise grew louder and louder, quickly turning into waves of panic, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.

"Have the enemy broken in?"

"Run!"

"Kill!"

"Stop them!"

In the dead of night, they were suddenly attacked by the enemy, and in a short time the entire banner area was thrown into chaos.

Some wanted to escape, some wanted to fight off the enemy, and others hid at home in fear, too afraid to go out.

The chaotic situation spiraled out of control, and the attack by the soldiers of Shenmu Island was incredibly swift.

(End of this chapter)