As soon as Zhukov returned to the room, adjutant Shakhsky came to complain to him.
Although Xu Rui's whip hit Shakhsky until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, the damage was not serious. It was just that several of his front teeth were pulled out and his speech was a little leaky.
But this did not affect Shakhsky's complaint to Zhukov.
"Your Excellency General, these Chinese are really rude." Shakhsky said like an old resentful woman abandoned by her husband of decades, "They don't take me seriously. This is nothing, after all, I have a humble status, but they are clearly here for you, General, and this is a slap in your face."
"Shut up," Zhukov scolded, "even the Chinese can't defeat useless things."
The Soviet major general who followed Zhukov into the room also laughed and said: "Shakhsky, you should really practice boxing with Molotov. Don't always rely on your big body and long legs to be invincible. This Are you defeated this time? But it’s really surprising that you would lose to a Chinese.”
Shakhsky blushed and continued to ramble: "The Chinese's kick was too fast. I didn't see clearly how he did it. However, if it was a real fight, the Chinese would never do it." He may be my opponent. I am at least 70% sure of knocking him down. Really... "
"With a 70% to 80% certainty of knocking him down?" the Soviet Major General continued to mock, "I can knock down seventeen or eight of these Chinese monkeys by myself, but you told me that I can only knock down one of them, and We are only 70 to 80% sure, Shakhsky, you are really getting better and better, but luckily you are still the winner of the title of Hercules of our first group army."
Shakhsky was dissatisfied, but he couldn't argue. How else could he argue? He was defeated by the Chinese. This is already an iron fact. No matter how he excuses himself, he can no longer change this fact! After fussing for a long time, Shakhsky said weakly: "Your Majesty General, you may be able to knock down one or two Chinese, but it is absolutely impossible to knock down seventeen or eight."
"What did you say?" the Soviet Major General said angrily, "Don't make any excuses for your incompetence."
When Shakhsky was about to argue, a guard knocked on the door and came in to report: "Your Majesty General, that group of Chinese have left the city of Kulun and went hunting outside the city."
"What, they went hunting?" the Soviet major general was dumbfounded.
Zhukov's face instantly darkened. He originally just wanted to show off the Chinese, because he knew that the Chinese had come from afar and could not afford the delay. In this way, when the Chinese proposed to resume negotiations, they could Take the opportunity to put forward more stringent conditions, thereby minimizing the interests of the Chinese people.
But now, the Chinese actually went hunting outside the city of Kulun.
The Soviet major general turned his attention to Zhukov again and asked: "General, what should we do now?"
Zhukov pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "It is indeed a good time for hunting due to the heavy snowfall in the mountains. Since the Chinese are so elegant, how can we, as landlords, not accompany me? Pass my order, and the guard company will assemble immediately and follow me. Let’s go hunting outside the city of Kulun and let the Mongols prepare the horses for us.”
After a short pause, Zhukov added: "Let's put aside the negotiations and the Far East War for today, and let everyone enjoy a day off."
"Ula!" Shakhsky and the Soviet major general immediately cheered.
The guard cheered and then hurriedly conveyed the order.
In less than a quarter of an hour, more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the guard company that followed Zhukov south had already assembled in the square in front of the hotel. At this time, the Mongolian army also sent their war horses. Zhukov, the accompanying Soviet major general, and Shakhsky, There were also more than a hundred Soviet officers and soldiers from the Guard Company, who all mounted their horses and galloped towards the eastern suburbs of Kulun.
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Not far east from Kulun, you enter the mountainous area of Mount Burhan.
Burhan Mountain is the sacred mountain of Mongolia. It has a very deep connection with Genghis Khan Temujin and even the entire history of the Mongolian people. Its status among the Mongolian people is roughly the same as that of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River among the Han people. The Yellow River The Yangtze River and the Yangtze River nurtured the Han people, while the Erhan Mountains gave birth to the Mongolian people.
Burhan Mountain is a mountain range in name, but it actually prefers shallow hilly terrain. Most of the slopes are bare Gobi, and only the mountain depressions are covered with sparse birch forests. However, the heavy snowfall yesterday afternoon has completely covered the entire Burhan Mountains. The mountain is wrapped in pure white, and everything as far as the eye can see is covered with white snow.
Knee-deep snow covered the grassland, making it impossible for the wild beasts and herders to eat grass. The animals raised by the herdsmen could also eat the stored hay to survive the winter, but the birds and animals in the wild had to find ways to dig through the accumulated hay. The snow eats away at the dry grass underneath, which is very dangerous for these birds and animals.
However, for hunters, now is the best opportunity.
Not far into Burhan Mountain, Xu Rui and the others had already caught a lot of prey, but most of them were small prey such as hares or pheasants. Even prey like yellow sheep were rare, but as they gradually deepened, The prey they caught gradually became larger in size, and goats, muntjak deer, and even wild boars began to appear.
By noon, the group had gone nearly a hundred miles deep into the mountains. At this time, traces of wolves were already very common. Xu Rui even smelled the breath of a black bear in the air. However, Xu Rui was not too concerned about hunting this black bear. They were very interested because they had already caught enough prey, and they would not be able to carry any more.
However, just when Xu Rui was about to give the order to withdraw the team, he suddenly heard a faint horse neighing. At first, Xu Rui thought he was hallucinating, so he didn't pay attention, but after a while , unexpectedly heard another horse neighing, and Xu Rui clearly felt that the naked war horse began to become restless.
The war horse Xu Rui is riding now was not trained by him personally, but in any case, they have been getting along for several months, and they already have a certain sense of each other. In addition, Xu Rui's six senses are originally sharper than ordinary people, so the war horse He could also clearly feel some of the subtle changes in his emotions.
Xu Rui turned around and asked Leng Tiefeng: "Veteran, did you hear that?"
"Yeah, I heard it!" Leng Tiefeng nodded, "It seemed like a horse neighing!"
"Captain, I heard it too." Digua said excitedly, "It's a horse neighing!"
Both Leng Tiefeng and Digua heard it, and then the wild horses suddenly started to stir, and Xu Rui immediately became excited. Could it be that he had encountered a herd of wild horses? The wild horses had been extinct for many years in the 21st century when Xu Rui traveled through time, but in this era, they should still be scattered on the Mongolian Plateau.
Anyone who has studied biology knows that the same species, domesticated and wild, will have completely different habits, and even the body shape will be very different! The most obvious example is wolves and dogs. Wolves and dogs belong to the same species, but their fighting capabilities are very different. A wolf can easily kill six, seven or even a dozen dogs!
There are also pigs and wild boars. Wild boars are not only much stronger, but also much faster!
The same is true for horses. Due to the harsher living environment, wild horses are far superior to domesticated horses in terms of reaction, speed and strength. Especially the wild horse king who leads a large herd of wild horses is even more incredible! Not only is it super fast and powerful, but it is also taller, with a shoulder height that may even exceed two meters!
How majestic would it be to have such a wild horse as a mount
After listening for a moment, Xu Rui figured out that the horse's neighing came from the valley in the northwest. He immediately used sign language and rushed in that direction with Leng Tiefeng and a dozen wolves.
After walking about seven or eight hundred meters, a cliff suddenly appeared in front of us.
Standing on a cliff more than ten meters high and looking down, I saw a large river beach below. The river beach was in the shape of a zigzag. The river beach that should have been covered with weeds was now covered with white snow, and even the river was covered with thick snow. However, what caught Xu Rui's attention was the confrontation that took place on the river beach.
More than twenty wild horses were confronting more than a hundred wolves!
The situation of the group of wild horses was obviously not good. Many wild horses were already dripping with blood. The largest wild horse in the lead could no longer distinguish its original coat color. But even so, faced with bared teeth and a fierce look, A large pack of wolves, more than twenty wild horses, refused to give in even a step.
Because, behind these twenty or so wild horses, on the ice of the river beach, lay a pregnant mare.
Seeing the mare, Xu Rui instantly understood why this extraordinarily tall mustang king refused to break through.
The mare is giving birth, and the foal's calves have been stretched out from the birth canal, but the body has not yet come out. The mare is obviously in pain, and she neighs from time to time. Every time the mare neighs, she screams. The wild horse king in the front will then let out a mournful hiss. What Xu Rui and the others heard just now was the mournful hiss of this wild horse king.
After seeing the situation clearly, Xu Rui immediately raised his right hand high and continued to sign.
However, at this moment, the wolves outside the river beach took the lead in launching an attack.
Obviously, the appearance of humans has made the wolves aware of the approaching danger, but they refused to give up the prey that was about to reach their mouths. Therefore, with the loud and long howl of the wolf king, more than a hundred big green wolves immediately opened their mouths. Opening its mouth and showing its sharp claws, it launched a final attack on the more than 20 wild horses in the encirclement.
Fuck! Xu Rui immediately cursed fiercely, these beasts really don't make people worry!
At that moment, Xu Rui stood upright on the back of the galloping horse. While pushing the bullet into the chamber, he looked for the wolf king who was hiding behind the wolves and giving orders. After searching for a while, he really found the wolf king!