Chapter 1203 Just in Case

After all, among nomadic peoples, men are the labor force, so these men are often responsible for herding sheep and horses in their own homes.

And only when it's time to fight, they will take out their knives and armor by themselves according to the order, and then join the army on horseback.

It is precisely because of this reason that the army under Tuoba Teng can be said to be in disarray.

However, his current subordinates have a complete 200,000 people. Although these people may not have enough equipment, but because they have lived on horseback for many years, their immediate skills can be said to be very good.

At that time, as long as these people were given enough time to charge, they would not lose to Night Breeze's cavalry at all.

And the reason why the army gathered here at this time was because Tuoba Teng was still waiting for the troops of those big families, and at the same time waiting for the troops of his royal family to come over.

You must know that the Tuoba clan's army is not untrained like these people, they are all cavalry who have undergone systematic training, and their combat effectiveness is naturally much stronger.

Moreover, Tuoba Teng is not a rash person, the place he chose now can be said to be the largest grassland around.

He has already chosen the battlefield, which is the grassland under his feet.

Because once all the troops he mobilized have rushed over, then this is the best battlefield, where he can maximize the advantages of his army.

In case he can't even deploy his own cavalry in some small places, then he won't be able to give full play to his army's greatest advantages.

And now autumn is coming soon, and it won't be long before the place will be covered with heavy snow.

According to their practice, winter is the most difficult time for Xianbei people, because the grass on the grassland is withered, so the livestock begin to lose weight at this time.

And the herdsmen will not kill winter livestock unless they have no choice.

Because the livestock at that time could provide them with very little food.

And if the livestock are killed at this time, they will have no livestock to continue to graze next spring when the spring begins.

Once there is no livestock, it will be fatal to the grassland people.

Their grassland will be occupied by others as soon as possible, and then they will most likely become slaves of others, and they will never turn over again.

According to the original tradition of the Xianbei people, they generally have two choices at this time, one is to move to the west, because it is warmer there.

As for another option, it is to attack the territory of the Han people, and then grab food from the Chinese that can allow them to survive the winter.

According to the current situation, it is definitely impossible for them to move westward, because once they move westward, the territory here will be quickly occupied by the Tang army.

Then their next choice is to fight the Tang army, and after winning the battle, they quickly go to the Han people's territory to grab things, and even spend the winter there.

After all, most of the men in the country have been conscripted, and there is no labor force at this time, so it is definitely not enough to store forage for the family's livestock for the winter.

This means that the Xianbei people are destined to have a sad winter this year. If they can grab enough things from the Han people to make up for these losses, then they can still accept it.

And there is another reason, that is because winter is coming, Tuoba Teng knows how cold the winter here is.

At that time, I only need to procrastinate, and Tang Jun will be wiped out by the low temperature in this harsh environment. It will be much easier for me to send troops at that time.

That's why Tuoba Teng stationed his army here at this time, and at the same time, he also made up his mind to fight Night Breeze for a long time.

And at this moment, a mighty army also arrived in Tuoba Teng's tent very quickly, and then quickly stationed down.

This army is the army of the Yuchi clan, one of the eight great meritorious families of Xianbei. Because their clan's territory is the closest to here, they are the first to arrive at this time.

At the same time, a large army is constantly gathering here. It can be said that the entire Xianbei men, as long as he can hold a knife, are riding towards here on horseback.

Because Tuoba Teng has already ordered that as long as Tang Jun is killed, their heads can not only be exchanged for livestock, but all the captured ones belong to themselves.

You must know that the Xianbei people were not engaged in production, so they rarely have those armors.

The soldiers of the Tang Army have a set of manpower. In Xianbei, a set of armor can often be exchanged for a dozen sheep.

Moreover, these Xianbei people are also very interested in the swords in Tang Jun's hands, so under the temptation of huge wealth, countless people have been blinded by interests.

After a few more days, the difference between Night Breeze's army and Tuoba Teng's army was finally less than 50 miles.

And this distance was also a relatively safe distance between the two of them, so Night Breeze didn't intend to continue marching.

At this time, according to the calculation of the organ bird, Tuoba Teng's team has exceeded 500,000, and at the same time, there are still troops gathering here from a distance.

But what makes Night Breeze a little hard to imagine is that Tuoba Sheng doesn't know how many ghost soldiers he can mobilize. It stands to reason that he has an army of 500,000, and there are nearly 300,000 cavalry in it. He wants to destroy his army of ten A team of tens of thousands should be easy.

But now Tuoba Teng not only did not let the army come out to attack, but continued to gather troops.

Feeling that the weather was getting cold outside, Night Breeze guessed what Tuoba Teng was thinking.

"How long will it take for our new cupping supplies to arrive here?"

Because the cupping pots supplied last time had been used up by two attacks, Night Breeze and the others had no cupping pots to attack.

As soon as Night Breeze asked this question, an official in charge of logistics supplies immediately ran out and knelt in front of Night Breeze.

"Your Majesty, according to the latest battle report received, new cupping jars have been delivered from the supply station. According to the itinerary, they should have entered Xianbei territory and will arrive in a few days. At the same time, they will be delivered according to your Majesty's will. Let the whale oil prepared in the Great Wall, they will deliver it together."

And the whale oil was something that Night Breeze had already reserved when he ordered the whaling, so it was a bit early to be transported here at this time, but just in case.