[Great Wilderness]

More than a thousand riders and horses three times as many as riders are divided into six squadrons, each carrying a horse equivalent to a small Heard tribe's horse herd.

After a heavy rain, the uninhabited land on the west bank of the Great Kao River, which was originally burned into scorched earth, once again became lush.

The six squadrons were like six torrents, advancing together on the black wasteland dotted with light green.

The squadron cannot directly see each other between the squadrons. Only the smoke and dust rolled up by horse hooves in the distance can prove the existence of friendly forces.

Winters, who was in the torrent, witnessed the loss of his troops again and again: some war horses fell because they stepped into the rat's hole, while others fell off because they were exhausted.

His heart was bleeding, but he could not lend a helping hand. The fallen rider had to wait alone in the wasteland for the arrival of the containment team.

Because the torrent cannot stop, the torrent can only move forward.

At the junction of the No Man's Land and the Terdon Territory, six squadrons of Tiefeng County Light Cavalry met with the guide and horse herd sent by Taichi, and replaced the mounts that were already on the verge of limits, and then continued to move westward without stopping.

This is not a "Palatu-style" heavy hammer crush, but a "Hard-style" light-fit surprise attack.

Because its core purpose is not to kill and injure the enemy - but to cut off the snake's head.

...

The production method of nomadic tribes determines that they cannot gather large numbers of people and livestock together for a long time.

As a production resource, forage grass is distributed almost evenly throughout the grassland. If the livestock prospers, the tribe must make use of forage resources as much as possible.

At the same time, too large groups of animals will easily consume the grass in their residence, and the grazing distances of horses, cattle and sheep are limited. Even if they change their locations a day, they will not be able to migrate too far.

Therefore, even the largest tribe must be divided into families on weekdays. In this way, the cost of maintaining a standing army in the wasteland becomes extremely high.

Therefore, during non-war periods, a tribe's tent could only maintain an extremely limited permanent resident force, which led to the fact that the tents of the tribes were almost always in a state of lack of protection; for this reason, most wars broke out between the Hed tribes were mainly in the form of "strikes of surprise attacks on the tents of the tents of the tents of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords of the lords" as the main form, and usually ended with "killing the chiefs of the lords of the lords".

When the formation is really set, there are very few large-scale battles with clear swords and spears.

For the Hed tribes who lived in scattered water and grass, the king's tent was the weakest, most deadly, and most vulnerable to their attacks.

...

An excellent swordsman can always attack from an enemy's unexpected position, and if you want to gain the advantage of "unexpectedness", there are only two key points: concealment and speed.

According to Winters' combat plan, the Taichi's tribe will be responsible for seducing the enemy during this raid.

On the banks of the Jinliu River, Winters told Taichi's son directly: "I don't care what method your father uses, he must make 'Chiran's attention completely on him."

"And I will lead my troops to attack from another direction in a hidden way." He drew a shallow dent along the foot of the Jinding Mountain Range on the map, and then inserted the dagger heavily at the end: "Cut off the snake's head!"

At the same time, in order to pursue a marching speed that exceeds the limit, all the equipment of the cavalry participating in the raid have been treated with the greatest lightweighting.

Blankets, horse clothes, silver scabbards, brass belt buckles... All weights that can be saved will be reduced, and all decorative items will be discarded.

Each cavalry involved in the raid even carried only a pack of air-dried meat and a bag of fermented horse milk as supplies. If the supplies were not seized from the enemy, they would starve to death on the wasteland and die of thirst.

When selecting personnel, each candidate is truthfully told that this is a long-distance raid with advancement but no retreat, victory but no defeat. Once they fall behind, they will have to wait for rescue in the vast wasteland.

However, no candidate retreated - because it was also a battle that had to be fought.

...

At present, Winters's small "government" seems to be thriving. However, in fact, the newborn Tiefeng County Government is standing on the edge of a cliff.

Outside, the Fengshi City Incident led to a war between the local powerful factions of Hong Qiangwei and the Xinkendi Legion. Although both sides are now trying to win over Tiefeng County, it was just a force of the situation. If there was a chance, Winters did not doubt that they would mercilessly suppress the "rebels".

Inside, Tiefeng County is also unstable. Although the victory of the Blood Mud Battle gave Winters a temporary prestige, there is still a long way to go before the people will. The people only obey his rule inertially. If one day Hong Rose "restored" Tiefeng County, they will also obey the authority of Hong Rose.

Not to mention that there is a mayor of Potal who was obeying Revodan's orders on the surface, but in fact he was secretly gathering up bandits and conspiring with ill-conspiracy.

However, compared with the complex situation of the newly reclaimed land, the threat from the wasteland made Winters feel even more stunning.

Although the Khanate of the Terdun tribe suffered a severe blow in the Battle of Blood Mud and the Fire-Burning Man himself was killed, the Terdun tribe was not completely eliminated.

A lion died, but a group of hungry wolves and vultures were born from the lion's wreckage.

Tai Chi should have assumed the responsibility of suppressing hungry wolf and vultures, but the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Blood Mud also greatly weakened Tai Chi's strength.

Not only was he unable to eliminate the hungry wolf and vultures, but he showed his fatigue, and was about to be eaten by the hungry wolf and vultures.

Nowadays, a Telton nobleman named "Chillian" has publicly shown the banner of avenging the fire-growing firemen and attempted to reunite the divided Telton tribes.

As a confidant and archer of the fire-grower, Chi Lian was also the most hated noble of Terdun, who was the Telfeng County.

After the end of the Battle of Blood Mud, Winters had been redeeming the Paratu captives and slaves of the Terdun tribe through Taich.

Most of the Telton nobles chose to accept Taichi's generous bid - in addition to Chi Lian, he not only arrogantly refused to redeem the prisoners, but also gave Taichi two expeditionary prisoners who dug out their eyes and cut off their tongues.

The meaning conveyed cannot be clear.

"insult".

This made this beheading raid add a lot of personal grudges.

The trade between Tiefeng County and Chihe tribe requires stability in the territory of the Terdun tribe, and Tiefeng County cannot tolerate the rise of the Terdun tribe again.

Since Tai Chi cannot subdue hungry wolves and vultures.

"Then I will solve it myself." Winters said to Teichi's son.

...

[Akaribu Territory]

[An unnamed pasture]

[dusk]

The white-skinned man "Hanshan" heard the roar of horse hooves.

When Hanshan first heard this, he thought his horses were frightened and he rushed out of the felt tent before he could wear his boots.

However, his horse and sheep were both fine, and the sound of hooves became louder and closer. The smoke and dust in the sky were reflected by the setting sun, revealing a murderous intent that could not be dissolved.

"[Hede] has been in war!" Hanshan ran back to the felt tent and thought crazy: "[Hede] has been in war!"

From the day when Chi Liantou Ren said that he would deal with Tai Chitou Ren, Hanshan knew that he would fight sooner or later. Either the Tai Chitou Rentou Rentou attacked the Chitou Rentou, or the Chi Liantou Rentou attacked the Tai Chitou Rentou.

But no matter who hits anyone, it shouldn't be right now!

"[Hedd] How to fight in spring? How to fight in spring?!" Hanshan yelled gritted his teeth and put on his robe in a hurry.

After finally surviving the bitter and cold winter, the livestock spirits are already skinny, and the fat lost by the horses has not yet grown back.

Hanshan couldn't figure it out anyway: "[Hedd] how could he fight? How could he fight now?!"

A Hud woman carrying a child on her back ran into the felt tent when she heard the sound. Seeing the head of the family looking crazy, she asked in fear: "What's wrong with [Hed]?"

"[Herd] Haven't you heard it?" Hanshan asked viciously. He pulled out a leather pocket and scooped a few spoonfuls of yogurt lumps into it: "[Herd] is in war!"

"[Herd] Then what are you doing?"

Hanshan tightened his leather pocket, put his back on his shoulders, and raised his legs to walk out: "[Hed] I must warn the Red Headman."

When the woman heard this, she immediately grabbed the man's sleeve tightly, and the child behind her burst into tears.

"[Herd] Don't go." The woman begged.

Hanshan stopped his movements, and a trace of struggle appeared on his face, which was covered with gullies due to the wind and rain.

He clenched his fists tightly and said in pain: "[Hed] If I don't warn the Redheaded Man, you and I will be sewn into the sheepskin by the Redheaded Man and trampled to death by the herd of horses."

For the white-skinned people placed on the periphery of the territory, if there is an invasion of the hostile tribe, they will inform the tribe head of their obligations. If the tribe head is not warned and escapes by chance, then he will never let go of the white-skinned people who are neglecting their duties - not to mention that the head of Hanshan is Chi Lian, who is known for his cruelty.

The woman lowered her head and let go of her hand silently.

Hanshan touched the child on the woman's back, picked up the saddle, and told the woman: "[Hed] You can hide in the mountains as well. When I come back, I will go and find you."

After saying that, he walked out of the felt tent without looking back.

Hanshan picked up three of the best horses, prepared the saddles quickly, and then galloped towards the location of the Red-Taoed Man's camp.

Because he was afraid of being caught up by the cavalry behind him, he was cautious and did not dare to take the nearest route. Instead, he rode south for a distance with his familiarity with the nearby grasslands, and then rushed to his destination with his memory.

From dusk to early morning, Hanshan never left the horse's back except for changing the saddle.

Three good horses were exhausted one after another. Hanshan could only pray that the horse could find its way home by itself, and reluctantly abandoned the exhausted horse.

Until the last horse was almost in shock, Hanshan finally saw the familiar pile of guide stones outside the Red Liantou Ren camp.

He thrust hard at the horse under his crotch, but the horse's last strength was squeezed out. The horse was crying and foaming at his mouth and fell to the ground, pressing Hanshan under his body.

Hanshan pulled his legs from under the horse's belly with difficulty. He didn't care about looking at the twitching horse and limped towards the hillside.

The morning light was slightly dewed, and the golden sword pierced the dark curtain. Hanshan climbed to the top of the mountain with great strength, stood there for a moment, and knelt down weakly.

The scene in front of him made this iron-clad man desperate:

The black-clad cavalry all over the mountains were like huge sickles, leaving only incomplete limbs wherever they passed; in the middle of the valley, the indestructible camp of the Chi Liantou people had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and men and women fled in scattered.

...

On the hillside on the other side of the valley, Winters was also watching the scene in the valley.

Excellent swordsmen can always attack from unexpected positions of the enemy, but the best swordsmen can be so fast that the enemy cannot react.

If the speed of the assault can exceed the speed of the sentry's retreat, if the rushing pioneer can reach the battlefield before the informed enemy.
To be continued...