Chapter 639 Analysis of Dalantai (Please vote and subscribe)

All the soldiers who joined the Han tribe were sent to attack his nest. Does that mean that the camp of the Han tribe is also empty at this time? Do I have a chance to make a move? Maodun thought so.

But he quickly rejected this idea. Since the Han tribe was so confident to attack his nest, how could they not be prepared in their own camp? In the best case, the Han tribe would definitely leave a lot of boats there. If he attacked, the people left behind would definitely evacuate by boat. At that time, he would only be empty-handed. In the worst case, maybe the Han tribe had already set up a trap there, waiting for him to get in.

After thinking about it, Maodun didn't come up with any good ideas. He could only send people to various places to inquire about the news of the Han tribe. Now the development of things is a little beyond his control, which makes him feel very stressed. He pinched his eyebrows and waved his hand to let those crying tribesmen go out.

In the next three days, under Maodun's order, all the herdsmen who had escaped from their grazing land moved back. Such a good pasture could not be easily abandoned. The military action of the Han tribe obviously did not intend to occupy it for a long time. So he did not need to escape. He just needed to be careful of the Han tribe's attack again.

However, rebuilding homes requires materials, which is obviously another huge expense. The food problem of herdsmen is easy to solve. Although containers are scarce now and it is a bit difficult to make cheese, they can eat livestock and can survive for a while if they save some food. In addition to grazing, herdsmen will often engage in hunting. Mobilizing everyone to hunt more can also solve part of the food problem. In the end, there are only necessities of life such as tents. They can't get cloth, nor can they shelter from wind and rain, but they can rob felt from other tribes. Even if they can't rob it, they can find a way to exchange some. There is no big war in other tribes, so there will always be some felt in stock. He can still get enough felt to cover thousands of tents.

Of course, according to Maodun's idea, if he could rob, he would never pay the price. Although he could not do anything to the Han tribe for the time being, as far as the nomadic tribes on the grassland were concerned, Maodun's power was still very strong, and most of the tribes were definitely not his opponents. Next, as long as his troops came back, he could immediately launch an attack on the surrounding small tribes.

However, even if he could get through this difficult time by robbing, the future development strategy of the tribe would still be a huge problem. Now he had offended the Han tribe and the Xin tribe. These were the only two forces that could provide metals and white salt for the grassland. He had to find a way to solve this problem, otherwise the tribe would still have a hard time in the future.

But there was one thing Maodun was very clear about, that is, he must not let the Han tribe and the Xin tribe unite. If these two tribes got along, he would really be close to death.

Thinking of this, Maodun suddenly thought of another thing, that is, the solution to the white salt and metal. Such an important thing, he actually forgot it for a while, so he immediately went to the door of the big tent and asked someone to find several leaders who had escaped from the old nest.

"Chief, you are looking for us. Are you going to take us to seek revenge on the Han tribe?" one of the small leaders asked.

"Humph..." Maodun snorted coldly, with his hands behind his back, and glanced at the man with contempt, and asked coldly, "I am taking you to seek revenge. Do you still dare to attack the Han tribe?"

"Well, well, the Han tribe's armor is really powerful, and their weapons are also very sharp. It will be difficult for us to fight like this." Although the small leader did not say that he did not dare to attack, his words still implied that he did not dare to fight.

Maodun snorted again, and did not continue to dwell on this issue. He only heard him change the subject and said, "When the Han tribe attacked our headquarters, did you not resist the Han tribe? Did you capture any living people from the Han tribe during the battle?"

That's right, Maodun thought of prisoners. It would be great if he could capture the surrendered soldiers of the Han tribe, and it would be even better if there were craftsmen. As long as someone could help him produce white salt and metals, he would definitely treat such people well, but the answers of several small leaders obviously disappointed him.

"Chief, we did capture dozens of Han soldiers, but we just wanted to get their weapons and armor, so we were a bit ruthless and most of the people we captured died. Later, the Han army organized some cavalry to ride our horses to grab the bodies. We ran too slowly with our people, so we just left them behind. One of them was alive, but we killed him first before leaving him behind." A small leader immediately reported.

"And you captured him alive?! You didn't bring him back, don't you know how important such prisoners are to us? You are really a bunch of useless people who are more likely to cause trouble than help." Maodun cursed angrily.

He turned around twice in anger and asked again, "Didn't you say that you couldn't do anything about the armor of the Han tribe? Then how did you catch the man? How did you catch the living one? Who caught him? Did you bring him with you?"

"Yes, yes, he is a warrior who has just set up his camp for a few years. He also came up with the idea of ​​catching the Han army. It's just that we have never fought with the Han army, so the losses were relatively large at that time, but his idea was indeed useful." Another small leader also hurriedly said as if to take credit.

"Where is this person now? Bring him to see me immediately." Maodun gave such an order, and then turned around and went into his own big tent without waiting for the leaders to answer.

After a while, several small leaders brought a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old. However, what surprised Maodun was that the boy was wearing a standard steel helmet of the Han army on his head, which made him quite surprised.

"Hello, leader." The boy took off his helmet and saluted Maodun as soon as he came in.

Maodun looked him up and down, and then asked, "I heard that you came up with a way to deal with the armored army of the Han tribe?"

"Yes, it was me." The young man answered in a sonorous voice.

"What method?"

"Reporting to the leader, the armored army of the Han tribe is very powerful, but it is not without weaknesses. Although we suffered a loss this time, I have also come up with several ways to deal with them.

The first is the lasso that we have used this time. Since their armor is invulnerable, why should we think about breaking the defense? Instead of wasting that effort, it is better to lasso them and drag them away with their armor. This time, the people we captured were dragged away with their heads lassoed. It's just that we have no experience in fighting against the Han army, so the loss is greater."

The young man was obviously prepared. Since he was defeated by the Tiger Guards this time, he has been reflecting on himself for a long time, and finally analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and came up with several ways to deal with the Han army.

"Okay, if we can't break the defense, just capture them together. Your idea is very good. Lassoing horses and sheep is our herdsmen's strength. If this can be done, it will definitely be the best way for our tribe to fight back against the Han army." Hearing the boy's answer, Maodun couldn't help cheering immediately. To be honest, he didn't even think of this method. Now he was in a low period when he had no way to deal with the Han tribe. He was so happy to get such a good idea.

However, the boy shook his head and said again, "Chief, lasso is good, but it is not suitable for a war between the two sides. If a small group of cavalry harasses, it can be used once or twice, but if the two sides fight, the Han tribe will set up a tortoise formation again, then we can't even get close."

Maodun had heard about the Tiger Guards setting up a tortoise formation after landing. Now he heard that the boy was not complacent, but could clearly recognize the shortcomings of his tribe. Obviously, he was a useful talent.

"Oh? Do you have any good way to deal with their tortoise formation?" Maodun asked with a deliberate test.

"My lord, if we want to compete with the armored army of the Han tribe, then the best way is for us to build such an army. Although we don't have iron armor, we can make leather armor. If one layer of leather is not enough, we can make two layers. If two layers are not enough, we can add a layer of felt. Although it is thicker than iron armor, it can also provide a considerable defensive effect.

Bows and arrows and horseback archery should have been our strengths, but in this battle with the Han army, the arrows we shot had no effect on them at all. On the contrary, it was the bows and arrows of the Han army that caused great damage to us and killed many of us. This is our weakness of not having armor.

The second is the issue of weapons. Ordinary wolf tooth arrows, bone arrows, or stone arrows have little effect on the Han army, unless we are also equipped with the same iron arrows, but this is simply impossible. However, I have thought of other ideas, such as making more blunt instruments, such as stone axes. Weapons like this, although they cannot penetrate armor, can seriously injure their soldiers through the armor, which is our best weapon against the Han tribe.

The other issue is the method of warfare. Although the methods I just mentioned can make up for some of our disadvantages, we still cannot deny that the Han tribe is stronger than us. It is still very difficult to gain an advantage over those armored troops. Therefore, we should avoid direct combat with them, but use our most elite warriors to frequently launch sneak attacks and harass the Han army. Only in this way can we achieve certain results and avoid such heavy losses. "

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy will lead to victory in every battle. The young man was able to quickly analyze the advantages and disadvantages of both sides after the defeat and come up with a systematic method of combat reform. It must be said that he is a very outstanding talent. Some people are like this. Perhaps the young man is born with a talent for war.

Pa-Mao Dun clapped his hands happily and said happily.

"Okay, the ideas you mentioned are indeed good and feasible. By the way, what's your name? I must reward you greatly."

"My name is Dalantai." The young man was a little excited to be respected by the leader, but he still tried to hide his feelings, not wanting the leader to think he was still a child.

"Dalantai, what a good name, auspicious, old age to have a son, is your father very old?" Maodun asked with great interest when he heard the name.

"My name is Dalantai, I am indeed the last son born to my father when he was old, so my father gave me this name, but when I was ten years old, my father had passed away." Dalantai answered again.

Nowadays, few people in the grassland have surnames. Most of them are named after things, or borrow some auspicious words as names. Dalantai is like this. This name means auspicious, and only children who have children in their old age will have such a name. Another name that refers to things is like Arslan, which is translated into Chinese as a lion.

"Very good, since you have lost your father now, Dalantai, are you willing to be my adopted son?" Maodun thought for a while and suddenly made such a decision.

Dalantai, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled all over. This time he could no longer hide his excitement and immediately said, "My son is willing."

"Good, good, good boy, you are worthy of being a warrior of our tribe." Maodun hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up personally, then said, "The several methods you just mentioned are all very good. If I ask you to form such a new army, can you do it?"

"Thank you for your trust, father. I will definitely live up to your expectations." When Dalantai heard that Maodun was going to give him such an important task, he immediately knelt down again, and said with some excitement.

"Okay, you are indeed a warrior. Since you dare to do it, then I will do my best to help you form a new army. This time when you go back, select 500 young and strong men from the tribe to form a new army. I will definitely find a way to get all the weapons, leather armor, horses and other items you need. I just want you to do one thing for me." Maodun said very seriously.

"What mission? Father, just tell me what you want." Dalantai answered tactfully.

"Didn't you just say that even the most elite warriors should not fight the Han army head-on? Then just sneak attack and harass them. I don't care what method you use. I only want the captives of the Han tribe. Remember, they must be alive. Craftsmen who can make metal and wood products, cooks who can make white salt and cook, even women who can weave cloth, as long as they have a skill, you must find a way to capture them for me." Maodun stretched out his palm, made a grasping gesture, and said in a cold tone.

His idea was very simple. Dalantai had already made it very clear just now that even the best-equipped herdsmen were no match for the Han tribe's armored army. Maodun admitted that what he said was right. He was not arrogant enough to think that he was the best in the world. Since he knew his weaknesses, he would start with the ordinary people of the Han tribe. The most important thing was to find a way to get the production technology of the Han tribe. If they could produce these important strategic materials themselves, then in the future, even if they fought against the two super tribes of the Han tribe and the Xin tribe, he would no longer be afraid.

In addition, he had intentionally adopted Dalantai as his adopted son. He was uneasy about handing over such an elite force to someone else, but if this person was his adopted son, it would be great.

Dalantai obviously understood Maodun's intention. He bowed to Maodun and promised very seriously, "I will never let you down. I will definitely capture some captives from the Han tribe for you."

(End of this chapter)