The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 185 Family Glory
When General Tian and 10,000 border troops took over the defense of Yulin Garrison.

Gan Minglan and thirteen others had been led by the wild horse herd to the edge of the Great Desert, the dividing line between Southern and Northern Mongolia.

The deputy captain was explaining to Gan Minglan the known distribution of various Mongolian forces:

"Southern Mongolia refers to the region south of the Great Desert and north of the Daqing Mountains."

This includes the Chahar tribe, the Horchen tribe, the Ordos tribe, and the Ejina Torghut tribe, among others.

The Mongolian region north of the Gobi Desert refers to the vast area north of the Gobi Desert, represented by the seven Khan-Kha tribes.

Ever since the Northern Yuan was driven to the northern desert by Emperor Taizu, their hatred for our Bei Kingdom has never ceased. They would invade our border every two or three years, with victories and defeats on both sides.

Currently, the rightful heir to the Northern Yuan Golden Family is Lingdan Khan! The seven Khanates of the Northern Desert are under Lingdan Khan's control. Several small and medium-sized tribes in the Northern Desert govern themselves independently, nominally recognizing Lingdan Khan as their 'common ruler.'

With the vice-captain's explanation, a map of the entire Mongolian territory took shape in Gan Minglan's mind.

She understood.

The influence of the Northern Yuan Golden Family has shrunk significantly, and Lingdan Khan sounds like a nominal emperor.

But she didn't know.

Previously, several tribes of northern Mongolia learned of the current situation of their nemesis (the State of Bei) while raiding the southern grasslands.

The news that pleased them the most was that millions of lower-class people in the state of Bei had rebelled, plunging the whole country into chaos.

Moreover, the border troops, instead of guarding the perfectly good border, were sent by the muddle-headed emperor to fight against those rebellious low-class people.

Oh no!
How can you criticize Emperor Beiwen for being senile?
That was clearly a wise move!

The Eternal Heaven protects the northern desert!
Upon receiving the news, Lingdan Khan decided to take the opportunity to send troops south, with the goal of destroying the border defenses of the border city.

They only need to wait for the border troops and the rebellious lower class to fight to the death, and then they can reap the benefits.

Lingdan Khan: Who doesn't dream of unifying Mongolia as soon as possible and restoring the glory of the Golden Family?
It doesn't matter if royalty falls on hard times, as long as interests align, things can go smoothly!
Once the royal decree to kill the Han people and reclaim our glory was issued, all the Mongols in the northern deserts responded to the challenge!
Lengdan Khan personally supervised the army and assembled 200,000 cavalry in just seven days.

It can be said that it emptied more than 90% of the wealth of the Mongolian people in the north!
The deputy captain finished introducing the Mongol forces, and less than an hour had passed.

Gan Minglan and others spotted this large army bearing the banner of King Lingdan Khan in the Gobi Desert.

Fortunately, the Gobi Desert was large enough that the group hid behind rocky hills, thus avoiding being spotted by the Mongol army.

I witnessed the Mongol army's mighty cavalry firsthand.

Two hundred thousand cavalry and crossbowmen came in with overwhelming force.

Everyone was very anxious and asked in a low voice:

"Captain, what should we do? The Five Guards of the Border City now only have 40,000 men left, including several thousand veterans."

"Stay calm, don't panic! Defending a city is easy, but attacking it is difficult! The most important thing right now is to get back to the border city and report the news before the Tatar army arrives!"

With the speed of the wild horses, catching up with these Mongols would be a matter of minutes.

But a dozen or so riders were still too big a target.

Gan Minglan immediately made a decision: "I will ride back to deliver the message by myself, and then come back to find you!"

The twelve young men have been getting along quite well with the wild horses these past few days.

The Mustangs can understand the basic commands given.

Leaving them behind enemy lines means they won't be unable to escape in case of an emergency.

The Gobi Desert is more than a thousand miles away from Junma Mountain as the crow flies.

Given the Tatars' marching speed, they could reach the border in seven or eight days at the fastest, and about ten days at the slowest.

Time is tight and the task is urgent.

Giving the border garrison a few more days to prepare will increase their chances of victory.

Gan Minglan only gave a brief explanation.

He smuggled all of Fatty's secret horse meat jerky into his double backpack, then tossed the whole bag to Gan Mingfu, asking him to distribute it among the others.

Then he rode off on his horse and disappeared in a flash.

Gan Mingfu: The backpack was so heavy, just like the weight of his older sister's love for him! *Thump, thump, thump.*

Gan Minglan struck the horse's rump with a rather strong force using the mulberry branch in her hand.

Horse King already understood perfectly well what it meant for the two-legged beast to whip different parts of the horse.

To flatter it is to praise its incredible speed.

The faster it runs, the happier the other party is.

When you're happy, won't you get to eat something delicious?

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

Horse King exudes an aura of power.

After the second development, the speed broke through the bottleneck again, like a whirlwind sweeping past the northern army.

All the horse archers were amazed by its speed.

"Wow, the Horse King! The Wild Horse King!"

"That's too fast! It's running way too fast!"

"Why is there someone on the horse? This horse belongs to someone!" If it belongs to someone, it can't be called a wild horse!
"Oh, so what if he has an owner? He came all the way from the northern desert, and the entire northern desert belongs to our Lingdan Khan! Only our Lingdan Khan is worthy to ride such a fine horse!"

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The men who were lassoing horses were eager to try.

Hundreds of cavalrymen volunteered eagerly, vowing to capture both the horses and the men for Lingdan Khan.

Lingdan Khan naturally could not refuse everyone's good intentions.

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

The three hundred-plus cavalrymen chased after the wild horse for a quarter of an hour with all their might, but then they could no longer see any trace of it.

They almost exhausted their mounts.

They both come from the grasslands, but the difference between these horses is like a vast desert!

The more unattainable something is, the more regrettable it feels!

The horse king, still running wildly, occasionally looked back: Hey, hey, hey, come and chase me, why aren't you chasing me anymore?
People, some people are crazy.

Horses can also have a "horse-like" madness.

Just now, it was chased by more than three hundred Mongolian horses, which almost made it fly away.

If Gan Minglan hadn't been strong enough in her hands and feet, she would have been the one thrown away.

More than a thousand miles as the crow flies.

The desert and grassland intertwine here.

It's not uncommon to have to take detours from time to time, and it can easily take you 1,500 or 1,600 miles.

Two days and one night.

The horse king carried its two-legged beast, which had recognized its master, to the pasture where Gan Minglan had been cultivating dog rice grass.

Even though the grassland had been completely covered by yellow sand, the horse king still managed to find it accurately.

Gan Minglan: With this thing's memory, if we were to run a ranch in the future, I wouldn't have to worry about it running away!
Gan Minglan brought back news to Deputy Commander Xiong that the Tatar army was about to reach the border.

The middle and high-ranking officers and soldiers of the entire border camp were in an uproar.

The 10,000 men sent to reinforce Yulinwei will not be able to return for the time being.

The five major garrisons in the border town had only 30,000 men left, including several thousand veterans.

If it weren't for Captain Gan's fast horse, Biancheng might have become the second Yulinwei.

After being possessed by the Jade-Faced Rakshasa Goddess of Wealth, Captain Gan has gained another title: Timely Rain!
(End of this chapter)