Under the cover of night, the attack on Ma Quanyou's garrison in the oasis settlement went smoothly. These tribal spearmen were all experts in hunting. When they walked barefoot, they made no sound like cats. They were divided into arrays according to Lu Ming's deployment. Lu Ming took the lead and took out the sentry who was dozing off on duty. Then the hunters pounced into the center of the settlement like hungry tigers. Ma Quanyou's soldiers all lived in thatched huts in the center.
But in the end, gunshots were heard, and the guard of the garrisoned officer was awakened from his sleep, but was then stabbed to death with a spear.
A final check revealed that there were still bullets in the garrison officer's pistol, and his bandoleer was also fully loaded with bullets.
In addition, there were six guards, all of whom had rifle bullets, a dozen each.
Lu Ming understood that this was probably the current norm for Ma Quanyou's tribe. Each garrison officer and several guards around him in the six tribes were allocated a small amount of ammunition.
And at Ma Quanyou’s headquarters, there must be more guards with ammunition.
Tongnu's father gathered the tribesmen and gave a speech, which made the tribesmen cheer.
Lu Ming had already set out with the tribal spearmen towards the nearest large tribe.
As long as no one is allowed to escape, and there is no communication between the tribes, it takes several days to travel to each other. The Ma family army communicates with each other, and although they use horses, they don't run around every day. Therefore, it still depends on luck to wipe out several of their hideouts before alerting Ma Quanyou.
Moreover, Tongnu's father will soon organize the tribesmen to eliminate all traces of the battle here. Even if signalmen and messengers come, there are many options. They can deceive them into thinking they don't know where the garrison has gone, or simply kill them directly.
In short, the tribes are so far apart that radio stations and the like are completely ineffective here, which is a huge benefit to our side.
The general direction that Lu Ming and the tribal spearmen were heading was towards Ma Quanyou's headquarters. After successfully destroying Ma Quanyou's garrisons in the other two large tribes, they were only four or five days away from Ma Quanyou's headquarters.
There were more than five hundred spearmen who joined Lu Ming's team. In fact, one of the large tribes even wanted to involve the entire tribe because the suffering was so severe. Almost all the women were defiled and many men were killed.
However, Lu Ming chose experienced and middle-aged hunters.
Three days later, as they were getting closer and closer to Ma Quanyou's headquarters, the team of several hundred people began to travel at night, hiding during the day.
The tribe where Ma Quanyou's headquarters is located is very large and is located at the very edge of the desert.
The landscape here gradually became greener, with verdant mountains faintly visible in the distance, but they seemed very far away, like a mirage, and no one who went there could return.
The tribe was built on a mound, and there was a muddy river winding under the mound, which should eventually flow into the White Sea.
Although the river is turbid, it is like a fairy spring in this wild land.
From a distance, Lu Ming ordered to stop, and the spearmen hid behind a hill.
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At dusk, a black shadow like a corpse floated down from the muddy river water and stranded on the river bank in front of the tribal women who were washing clothes. Some women went to watch the fun and found that it should be one of the scary outsiders in the village. Moreover, the woman was not dead yet and was still breathing weakly.
Some of them were busy rescuing people, while others ran back to report the news.
After spitting out a few mouthfuls of water, the woman leaned weakly against the stone and gasped.
Soon, several big men dressed as grassland soldiers came out of the village.
The bearded man who was in the lead had his eyes light up when he saw the woman.
"I, I am the bodyguard of the Khan..." The weak words of the woman immediately poured cold water on the bearded man, and the claws of Anlu that were about to be stretched out were retracted.
The Queen and the female guard caused the war between the Khan and Chen Xingchang. Of course, it was just the fuse. This war was inevitable.
No matter what, the appearance of the Khan's female guard here is a matter of great importance.
The bearded man hurriedly called on the Tu women to carry the female guards on their backs and led them hurriedly towards the settlement.
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Lu Ming never dreamed that the first time he faced Ma Quanyou, he would be lying on the bed, covered with a thick quilt, with a military doctor listening to his heartbeat, while Ma Quanyou stood in front of the bed, looking at him seriously.
According to the legend, Ma Quanyou was very handsome and tall, and he didn't look like a man over fifty years old. But in fact, he had a haggard face and gray hair at the temples. It was obvious that he was suffering after the defeat.
"Oh, Miss Wang has a severe fever. Her wound has been soaked in water for too long and has become severely inflamed. She needs anti-inflammatory treatment..." The military doctor hesitated to speak.
"No need for anti-inflammatory medicine!" Ma Quanyou frowned.
Anti-inflammatory drugs are naturally precious here. The military doctor breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Ming: "Ms. Wang, have you used antibacterial cream? Have you done a skin test?"
The antibacterial cream is the penicillin of this world. Lu Ming nodded: "I'm not allergic."
The military doctor nodded: "That would be the best." He picked up the needle and was about to give Lu Ming an injection.
Ma Quanyou wanted to say something, but shook his head, turned and walked out.
Lu Ming had his injection, and a sergeant brought him some fruit. It was already dark outside, and there was a knock on the door: "Ms. Wang, can I come in? My name is Ma Shengyu, and I'm the chief of staff of this headquarters. We met not long ago. Do you remember me? The Khan asked me to ask you a few questions."
"Oh, please come in." Lu Ming responded.
The door was pushed open and Ma Shengyu walked in.
It seems that the informant from the Military Intelligence Department has become one of the most trusted people around Ma Quanyou.
"Ms. Wang, how are you? Do you feel better? If you feel tired, I can come again tomorrow." Ma Shengyu smiled and pulled over a chair to sit in front of Lu Ming's bed.
Lu Ming sighed, "If you ask Khan, I just told Khan that we were separated. Now, I don't know where she is..."
Ma Shengyu looked at Lu Ming's expression, as if observing whether Lu Ming was lying or not.
Lu Ming suddenly asked, "How many people are there in the staff officer's family?"
Ma Shengyu smiled and said, "Well..." He was suddenly stunned and looked at Lu Ming in astonishment.
Lu Ming remained calm.
Ma Shengyu was a little suspicious at this time, and said tentatively: "I have been separated from my family for a long time, and I am alone outside..."
Lu Ming nodded: "It turns out that Staff Officer Ma and I share the same suffering..." He paused, "In fact, my grandfather's last name is also Ma."
Ma Shengyu was shocked. This was the last code he received when his radio was still usable before he fled into the desert. He also called back to confirm, which meant it was the latest code.
If he wasn't the contact person, not even a word would be wrong, not to mention the last sentence, which is very abrupt.
Lu Ming smiled and whispered, "There's no one outside, but you still have to be careful. Old Ma, I'm glad to see that you're safe. The radio here can't be used, and the outside world already knows about it. By the way, do you have any words to tell your family? They don't know your safety, and they've been very anxious during this period."
Ma Shengyu was stunned: "Can you contact him?"
Lu Ming nodded.
Ma Shengyu was surprised and delighted, "Have your troops come in?"
He was a bribed informant, and he still felt like an outsider.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Ma Quanyou's army is in such a state that we can easily destroy them with just a wave of our hand."
Ma Shengyu nodded repeatedly, his heart full of excitement. The Montenegrin people were really amazing. They could even find this place.
Now that I think about it, needless to say, the sweat is just bait.
Lu Ming lowered his voice and spoke to him.