The grassland in winter is vast and yellow, extremely desolate and lonely, which makes people feel melancholy.
After Zhao Muyun and his group rested for one night in the abandoned castle, they started a new day's journey.
More than ten mules and horses, and twenty-two people, were meandering northward on the grassland.
Tang Yanhai and Wang Tiezhu were patrolling the grassland three or five miles away from the team, one in the east and one in the west.
If there is any disturbance around, or if the Northern Di Tartars approach, we can take avoidance and precautions in advance.
Woo woo woo!
A cold wind blew violently from the northern plateau, and Zhao Muyun couldn't help but shrink his neck.
After walking about twenty miles, there was nothing in sight except eagles in the sky and hares running on the ground. The surroundings were endless and there was not a single person in sight.
Although Zhao Muyun was able to identify the direction and knew the location, he had a rough idea of where the team was going.
But when people are actually in such a vast grassland, they will experience and feel something different.
"Second Master Bai, how long will it take before we have a herdsman tribe of the Northern Di Tartars?"
Zhao Muyun was getting a little impatient.
He had only one warhorse under his command, and the rest were all walking.
Although they have undergone five kilometers of weighted cross-country training, they are not made of iron.
If you continue like this, you will get exhausted after a long time.
If we encounter the Tartars, how can we ensure our combat effectiveness?
If Yang Jian had known this earlier, he should have asked for a few good horses to serve as the riders.
Last time they took away those twenty war horses, and they still haven’t given any explanation.
Xiaowu and Tang Yanhai were both looking forward to it.
"Captain Zhao, I can't say for sure! They roam everywhere, adapting to whatever happens. Maybe I'll run into them one time, but next time I come, I don't know where they'll be!"
Bai Shouren spread his hands, indicating that he could do nothing to help.
Seeing Zhao Muyun and his men, and how each of them was armed with strange weapons and complex bows and arrows, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that they were not good people.
What if Timur underestimated the enemy and sent too few Tatar cavalry to encircle and kill Zhao Muyun? Wouldn’t that mean all the efforts would fail?
Therefore, Bai Shouren intended to lead the team deep into the uninhabited grassland.
"I see!"
Zhao Muyun glanced at Bai Shouren, but didn't pursue the matter any further. He took a sip of water and continued on his way.
You should sell the goods loaded on the mules and horses to the Tartar tribe! I don't believe that Bai Shouren would just run around the grassland carrying goods.
call out!
At this moment, a sharp whistle sounded not far away, and a horse came galloping over.
The person on the horse was Tang Yanhai who was on patrol.
Hearing the whistle, Zhao Muyun raised his eyebrows. This was the signal for communication between him and the scout.
Only he and Wang Tiezhu and Tang Yanhai, who were in charge of scouting, understood.
There is a discovery!
Zhao Muyun's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand with a fist. Han Zhong immediately understood the gesture and whispered, "Everyone stop!"
Just as Bai Shouren and his ten escorts were bewildered, Tang Yanhai had already come to Zhao Muyun:
"Boss Zhao, there's a Tartar tribe about five miles northeast by the lake. They probably have over twenty tents."
"It's still unclear how many people there are, we need to get closer to investigate."
Zhao Muyun's eyes lit up.
Having Tatar herdsmen means being able to get horses.
He asked Tang Yanhai to rest first, then said to Bai Shouren, "Second Master Bai, let's go to this tribe to buy horses, and sell your goods while we're at it!"
"Okay, since we've discovered a tribe, let's go over and negotiate." Bai Shouren naturally couldn't refuse any longer, "But..."
"But what?"
"Captain Zhao, you all exude too much murderous aura, and carrying bows will alert the Tartar herdsmen. Not only will you be unable to buy horses, but you'll also attract unnecessary trouble."
"Han Zhong, you lead everyone to rest nearby and wait for orders. Xiaowu and Zhuzi, the two of you come with me."
After Zhao Muyun finished speaking, he handed the bow to Han Zhong.
Bai Shouren also allocated three mules and horses and asked three bodyguards to lead them.
There are more than 20 tents, which can only accommodate 40 to 50 people at most, so the purchasing power should not be that good.
The cargo of three mules and horses is enough for this small tribe to digest.
Then, Bai Shouren, Zhao Muyun and six or seven others, surrounded by three mules and horses, walked towards the Tartar tribe by the small lake.
When they were three miles away from the lake, a dozen riders came galloping towards them.
"Don't move, don't panic. They know we are a caravan and won't attack us."
Bai Shouren reminded him.
With only a dozen or so riders, Zhao Muyun felt the power of the cavalry.
Although he had seen Zhong Dahu set up a formation to deal with the cavalry brought by the silver-armored Tartar in Black Camel Mountain, this was the first time he had faced the Tartar knights head-on like this.
A dozen knights, riding tall horses, came towards them with the rumbling of hooves.
It's like a motorcycle is coming straight at you in the face, asking you if you're panicking.
Zhao Muyun and others followed Bai Shouren's reminder and did not move.
They looked at the knights coldly, their hands already reaching into their arms, tightly gripping the wooden handle of the triangular spear.
Ten steps away from Zhao Muyun and the others, the knight tilted his horse's head and circled around the crowd, circling several times before stopping.
The crossbows in their hands were aimed at Zhao Muyun, Bai Shouren and others.
As long as they make any rash moves, they will be shot into hedgehogs.
"You Dayin people? What are you doing on our grassland?"
The leading knight looked quite old, while the knights around him were either old or young, with few young and middle-aged men.
It seems that their young and strong men have been recruited to gather at Canglang Lake to participate in the battle to invade and plunder Dayin in the south.
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