The climate in the Central Plains seems to make people from the grassland feel more uncomfortable, and the further southeast they go, the more uncomfortable the environment that is completely different from the grassland. Shanjiang Road is relatively the best place in the northwest region. Although Mangdang Mountain blocks part of the warm wind from the south, the Yishui River in the east also makes the climate humid.
The Mongolian and Yuan men, who are used to galloping against the wind on the grassland, seemed a little sluggish after arriving at Shanjiang Road. The busiest part of the army is the doctors who came with the army. The acclimatization caused many soldiers to lose the ability to fight. Fortunately, Meng Ge had been worried that the massive loss of war horses did not occur, because the isolation and execution were timely, and the diseases that could kill war horses did not spread.
Because he felt stuffy, the golden armor on Meng Ge's body had already been removed. Wearing unlined clothes, I still feel a bit dull compared to here on the grassland. I am used to the endless grassland, and now I can't see for three or five miles, which may be the biggest reason for this dull feeling.
However, the beauty of the mountains, rivers and towns seen on this road also makes people feel a little bit emotional.
"This is just the most exhausted place in the Sui Kingdom. If you go further east or south, it is said that not only is the scenery beautiful and picturesque, but it is also a land of fish and rice."
Meng Ge pointed to the front, smiled and said: "Speaking of it, if the Sui people didn't mess up themselves, even if the imperial conquest arrived here so smoothly, I would never have thought about it. The ancestors of all generations have thought about bringing The soldiers stepped into the Central Plains to drink horses and the Yangtze River, but because we, Meng Yuan Erlang, were not comfortable with the climate of the Central Plains, and it was difficult to attack the city without infantry, so we have not been able to make it.”
In the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, apart from the Great Khan, the highest status was General Wang Ting. General Wang Ting is generally served by a direct relative of the Great Khan, or his brother or his heir, which is equivalent to the prince among the Han people. Therefore, since the founding of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, basically all the generals of Wang Ting came from the Quoke Taimeng family.
At this time, sitting under Mengge and separating the two sides were several important generals of the Eastern Expedition, four of whom were General Wangting surnamed Quoke Taimeng, and one was General Montenegro. However, just before the Eastern Expedition, Meng Ge decreed to appoint Heishan General Gai She as General Wang Ting, which also made Gai She the first Wang Ting general with a foreign surname in the history of Meng Yuan.
"Big Khan, this place is good, but compared to the grassland, it always looks a bit cramped. I still think that the grassland is better, with horses galloping wildly, stretching as far as the eye can see. Here, mountains, rivers, towns and cities are gathered together, and there is not even a place where horses can gallop. When marching on the grassland, the army can spread out and advance. But in the Central Plains, the army can only march along the road. When encountering dangers, the team has to stretch a line, and the speed is too slow.”
Quoketai Mengchuan, one of Wang Ting's generals, said.
In terms of age, Kuoketai Mengchuan is the biggest among Wang Ting's generals. He is Meng Ge's uncle and has a strong influence in Meng Yuan.
There are nine generals Wang Ting who came with the army this time, counting Gai She, and besides the five now, there are four who should have already led their troops to Hexi Road. After entering the northwest, Meng Ge decided to divide his troops. Let Wang Ting general Kuoketai Menglie, who is familiar with the northwest, be the main general, and the other three Wang Ting generals will assist him to lead the troops to the east until they reach Hedong Road. The other route was led by Meng Ge himself, taking the Shanjiang Road side, intending to avoid the troops and sailors of the Black Banner Army in the Hexi Road, cross the Yishui River in Ping'an County, and enter Jiangbei Road.
This time, the four Wang Ting generals surnamed Quoke Taimeng who followed Mengge here, besides Quoketai Mengchuan, also had the youngest Wang Ting general Quoketai Mengdobie. His father was leading the army against He died in battle when Daxue Mountain attacked, so Meng Ge specially allowed him to inherit the title of General Wang Ting. We must know that the biggest difference between the general Wang Ting of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the prince of the Han people is that the general Wang Ting is not a hereditary replacement.
Glory, only one lifetime. In the history of Meng Yuan, it is not known how many allusions that the father was General Wang Ting and did not fall down in the next generation.
The other two people, one is called Kuoke Taimeng Xueya, and the other is called Quoke Taimeng Qingshui. The former is thirty-six years old this year, and he was promoted because of his outstanding military exploits in the war against Buddha Sect. The latter is forty-one years old this year and is Meng Ge's elder brother. Qing Shui's father lost in the game with Meng Ge's father for the title of Great Khan, and finally died of depression. In order to win over their lineage, Meng Ge appointed Qing Shui as Wang Ting General after inheriting the position of Khan.
Among the four people, the family of Kuoke Taimeng Xueya is the weakest, after all, he was just promoted. However, he has a team of wolf cavalry that he personally trained, and they have repeatedly made great achievements in the war against the Buddha sect. Meng Ge attaches great importance to this team.
Mongolian wolf cavalry is just a general term, and the regular cavalry of all tribes are called wolf cavalry. Only the Wangting wolf cavalry is the direct force of the Quoke Taimeng family. It is also the best equipment and quality among all the troops of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
It seemed that among the six people sitting here, there was only one outsider.
He is General Gai She of Montenegro.
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Gai She also has the blood of the royal family, but the country established by his ancestors was destroyed by Meng Yuan a long time ago. Because their nation was so strong that the Golden Family didn't even dare to implement the strategy they had always implemented after successful aggression, which was to try their best to reduce the number of males in the ruled tribe.
The Montenegro area is too far away from the royal court, and the control of the Quoketaimeng family is actually not very strong in Montenegro. Therefore, the Meng Yuan Royal Court has always adopted a soft policy for the people in the Montenegro area.
"No matter how tired or stuffy this place is, it will never know how many times richer it is than the most luxuriant pasture."
Gai She said in a very low tone, not caring at all how hostile General Wang Ting was to him. Geshe even enjoys this kind of hostility, because this hostility just shows his weight. If he was an insignificant person, then those guys who thought they were noble in blood would definitely not look at him directly.
"Richer than the grassland?"
Duobie looked down on Gai She the most, and he had no fear of Gai She because of his youthful vigor: "General Gai She is talking about, where is the wealth here?"
"I don't know where the rich are here, but I know how poor the grasslands are."
Gai She didn't even look at him, and replied flatly: "You think the grassland is rich, so let me ask you, what else is there on the grassland besides grass, horses, cattle and sheep?"
"besides… "
Don't open your mouth, you are speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth for a full two minutes, but he couldn't think of anything else to boast about on the grassland. It was only at this time that he realized that there were really only these things on the grassland. But he refused to be convinced, and after glaring at Gai She, he simply stopped talking.
"The most beautiful thing on the grassland is just the grassland with herds of cattle and sheep. But here, there are famous mountains and rivers, city passes, plains and water towns, gentle women, and piles of gold and silver. The brocade clothes of the Han people The beauty of the Han people is second to none in the world. The profoundness of the writing of the Han people is second to none in the world. The elegance of the etiquette of the Han people is second to none in the world.”
Gai She said coldly: "I think the grassland is the most beautiful place, but that's because my vision is too small."
Meng Ge took another look, smiled and said: "What Gai She said is not unreasonable, but the grassland is not so unbearable. It is because of the lush grassland that the warriors like wolves are bred, and the grassland is not so unbearable. You have trained outstanding generals like you. There are indeed many things that make people feel great about the Han people, and there are many things we can learn from, but we should not belittle ourselves.”
Gai She nodded slightly: "What Da Khan said is that the subject just felt that some people's eyes were too close. There was a copper coin one step ahead, and he saw it as if he had found a treasure. But he couldn't see a piece of silver three steps away. , let alone a golden mountain five steps away. So he can only hold that copper coin forever, thinking that he is the richest person in the world."
"Who are you talking about!"
Don't stand up abruptly and ask angrily.
Gai She ignored him at all, stood up and clasped his fists at Brother Meng: "Khan, I want to go to the front to have a look. Although Ping'an County is not very big, it is the county seat of Ping'an County after all, and the resistance of the Han people will not be very strong." Weak, this is a rare opportunity to train troops, only by making our soldiers more familiar with how to capture cities, can we go further in the Central Plains."
Meng Ge knew that his people did not like Gai She, so he agreed to Gai She's request: "Go, let the warriors of the Black Mountain Army become stronger in the war with the Han people. The men from the deepest part of the grassland , polish your scimitars with the blood of the enemy."
"yes."
Gai She bowed his head and saluted with his right arm across his chest.
"Khan, it's time for you to think about something."
Gai She, who walked to the door of the big tent, suddenly stopped again, looked back at Mengge and said, "After Ping'an County, there is Yishui River. It hasn't rained in the past month. This is good news for crossing the river. We don't have boats. , the merchant ships at the ferry crossing in Ping'an County fled early. It is not enough to rely on the fishermen's boats in Ping'an County to cross the river. There are many people around you who have nothing to do. If the knives in their hands are rusted, Instead, you can resharpen the knife by chopping down a tree."
Meng Ge frowned slightly, Gai She's proposal was indeed reasonable, but the way he spoke was very uncomfortable.
"Gai pardon."
Meng Chuan stood up, looked at Gai She and said, "If you think the scimitar at my waist is rusty, would you like me to pull it out and show you?"
Gai She replied coldly: "If your scimitar can only be pulled out when facing the same prairie people, I can't think of any words to praise your bravery. If you can only see how I treat you If you don't respect yourself and don't see that you don't deserve to be respected, then you will always be a loser."
He looked at Meng Ge: "I have always maintained respect for you, it is because you are a great leader, you dare to start a war against Buddhism, this alone makes my heart full of respect, I am willing to walk in front of your war horse Open mountains and pave the way, and I am willing to draw your sword forward in the direction of your finger. But your majesty, it is not difficult to drink horses and Yangtze River... "
He said word by word: "If you want, your people can even drink horses for you on the vast seashore in the far east of the mainland. The difficulty is not to lay down a place, but to occupy it forever. The Han people are so What a wonderful thing, we not only want to grab it, but also make it our own. And these subordinates of yours obviously haven't thought of this... So, I am a little worried."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the big tent.
"What is he!"
Don't curse angrily.
Meng Ge waved his hand, looked at Gai She's back, thoughtfully.