Huo Qubing's reconnaissance with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry over the past few days has been quite fruitful. As far as we know, there are currently three major tribes ruling the Beiku Grassland.
These are the Northern Yang tribe, the Dayuan tribe, and the Tu Yuan tribe to which Tu Yuchun belonged.
These three tribes ruled over the entire Beiku Grassland, with the Dayuan tribe being the most powerful, possessing numerous and brave soldiers and generals, while the Dayuan and Beiyang tribes were roughly equal in strength.
Although the three tribes were not unified, the reason why the Daqian people collectively referred to them as Hu Ma was that these three tribes were all birds of a feather and repeatedly invaded the border of Beiliang.
In fact, the Northern Liang bordered the Beiku Grassland not only through Hurong Pass, but also through Tinghua Pass and Julu Pass.
These three passes are bordered by these three tribes. The Tu Yuan tribe came to Hu Rong Pass to harass the people, and the same thing is happening at the other two passes.
It was precisely because the three major tribes failed to achieve unification that their harassment of the people at various passes did not gain significant traction. Had they achieved unification, these Hu tribes would have already led their troops into the pass and started a war against Daqian.
Therefore, Qin Ze's decision to annihilate all the Hu horses in the Beiku Grassland was precisely to completely defeat them before they could unify the country.
However, the main reason is, of course, to increase the points.
According to the investigation, even after reducing the number of Hu cavalry soldiers by 80,000, the Tu Yuan tribe still has an army of 120,000, which is quite strong!
Meanwhile, the Beiyang tribe at Tinghua Pass still has an army of 200,000!
As for the furthest Julu Pass, the Dayuan tribe's military strength is even greater, but the distance is too far, and the exact number of troops has not yet been fully ascertained.
But precisely because it was the furthest away, Qin Ze was not worried about being attacked by the Dayuan tribe when he attacked the other two tribes.
Based on current intelligence, the Dayuan tribe shows no signs of launching a military campaign.
Qin Ze understood that as long as he launched a blitzkrieg and quickly conquered these two tribes, his score would increase significantly. At that point, even if the Dayuan tribe mobilized its forces, it wouldn't matter.
You are constantly gaining points, which allows you to continuously create troops; the more you fight, the more troops you have!
With this in mind, Qin Ze gave an order and led his army on a grand march toward the grasslands!
And this first stop was the Ruanlan Hunting Ground in the territory of the Tu Yuan tribe!
As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. For this military campaign, Qin Ze only adhered to one word: "Fast!"
With swift and decisive action, he led his iron cavalry to rout them!
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The Northern Yang tribe.
Inside the central command tent.
Bei Yang Mang, the chief of the Bei Yang tribe, whose burly body resembled that of a black bear, sat in the main seat, a faint smile on his dark face.
Below the stage stood an envoy with a grim expression.
Bei Yangmang picked up the wine bowl, took a big gulp, and then looked at him with a cold smile:
"Your king wants me to send troops to join forces with him to fight the Prince of Zhenbei. Is that an easy task?"
“In the past two years, your Tu Yuan tribe has been expanding its territory more and more. Last year, you even took away my Haiduku land. With less land, there is less food. If my men have nothing to eat, they will have no strength. How can they fight?”
"Now you want me to lead a bunch of starving soldiers to help you fight the Prince of Zhenbei? Does that make sense? Tu Shadong."
As soon as he finished speaking, the envoy called Tu Shadong was furious, but he still wore a sneer.
Before losing 80,000 troops, the Tu Yuan tribe was firmly in a superior position to the Bei Yang tribe. However, now the Tu Yuan tribe has fewer troops than the Bei Yang tribe, which is why Bei Yang Mang is putting on a show and acting like a big shot.
“King Bei Yang, if you are willing to send troops to help, what harm is there in giving Hai Du Ku to you? After all, we all live on the grasslands, and if we trace our roots, we are all of the same race.”
Upon hearing this, Bei Yangmang sneered inwardly.
Now you know to say things like "we're from the same clan"?
I still remember how arrogant they were when they occupied my Haiduku with their powerful army!
Thinking of this, he shook his head and sneered, "Tu Shadong, what are you talking about? Haiduku is my Beiyang territory, how can you say it's being given to me?"
"How can you give away your own things to yourself? Did you drink too much mare's milk wine before you left home and are you out of your mind?"
Faced with the ridicule, Tu Shadong trembled with anger, his face turning ashen.
He bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "King Bei Yang! I am asking you to lead the troops into battle not for the sake of my Yuan tribe, but for the sake of the entire grassland!"
"That great man, the Prince of Zhenbei, these are all foreign tribes. They have killed 80,000 of my Hu warriors. How can we not avenge this?"
"Furthermore, all the troops we sent to scout Hurong Pass during this period were intercepted and killed on the way! Based on this, we can conclude that the Prince of Zhenbei has great ambitions. Since he is staying in the Beiku Grassland, he will naturally lead his army to launch an attack on us!"
"Although my Tu Yuan tribe will be the first to be attacked, does the Great King of Bei Yang not know the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'?"
"If my Tu Yuan tribe is destroyed, his next target will be your Bei Yang tribe!"
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, Bei Yang slammed his hand on the table, his dark face contorted with rage.
"Outrageous! How could my Northern Yang tribe be defeated by him! It's utterly laughable!"
"Hmph, Tu Shadong, the deaths of 80,000 of your men were due to your carelessness and underestimation of the enemy. You chose to fight them at Hu Rong Pass and fell into their trap!"
"If this were on the grasslands, how could he possibly annihilate 80,000 men!"
"Even if things go wrong, can't we still escape?"
Upon hearing this, Tu Shadong's face turned deathly pale.
Tu Yuchun's 80,000 troops were all annihilated, with no survivors. In addition, the soldiers sent to scout were all intercepted and killed. Therefore, they have been wondering how these 80,000 people were wiped out.
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