The autumn is high and the horse is fat, and the weather is refreshing.

In the remote valley, a layer of short grass that originally grew was gnawed by the horses that had risen into their place, leaving only bare grass stems.

"We don't have much food, especially horse feed, which is only enough for two days."

Mulan said to Gao Jin that she is now the butler of the team, and she is in charge of food, clothing and expenses. She thinks she should add some horse materials from Aji.

War horses are more expensive than humans. It is not a problem to not eat a few meals of essence, but they will lose weight over time and cannot ride and fight.

"Two days?" Gao Jin held the horse and frowned slightly, but then said to himself, "Two days are enough."

"Don't worry, I won't fight a battle that I'm not sure about." Seeing Mulan's eyebrows a little worried, Gao Jin smiled, and then said to his friends who also changed into Mongolian clothes behind him, "Are you ready?"

"Second brother, everything is ready."

The young men who had changed into Mongolian robes said one after another that they wore felt hats on their heads and half-covered their faces. They could not see their appearance from a distance.

"Set off."

Gao Jin did not delay and led a group of friends out of the valley and rode his horse to the south.

Su De sent someone to report last night that Zhang Gui had arrived and made an appointment with Wulihan to meet on the riverside ten miles south of Ajibu Daying tomorrow. For Gao Jin, he had only one day to find out where Zhang Gui's camp was.

Half a day later, about twenty miles away from the valley, Gao Jin said to everyone, "Let's act separately. Remember to search for the places with lush water and grass near the Kuye River. Come and meet here in three hours. If you meet the whistle horsemen from Zhang Gui, don't meet them, just withdraw directly."

"I understand, second brother."

Everyone responded and then rode away one after another. Everyone knew that finding Zhang Gui’s camp this time was the most important thing.

Gao Jin took Shen Guang to continue riding a horse in front, and at the same time taught Shen Guang some of the Mongolian habits. For example, when riding a horse in the wild, the reins must be grabbed to death, because living things would rush out at any time in the meadow, which would shock the horses.

"Second brother, do you know so much?"

Although Shen Guang could ride horses and was not bad among the soldiers in the border areas, he had never had the experience of riding in the wild for a long time. Along the way, he and his other friends learned a lot from Gao Jin.

"I learned from others, too."

Gao Jin felt a little sad when he thought of his father and uncles. These experiences should have been taught by the uncles and uncles step by step.

"Second brother, there is someone in front of you!"

Just when Gao Jin was a little dazed, he heard Shen Guang's soft cry. He looked up and saw a knight riding a horse in the distance. So he was shocked and said to Shen Guang, "Let's go up slowly, remember not to speak later."

"Yes, second brother."

Shen Guang whispered that he would not speak Mongolian words, and would reveal his feelings as soon as he opened his mouth. However, this was the first time he encountered an enemy, which inevitably made him a little nervous.

"Relax, it's just a test."

Seeing Shen Guang's face full of nervousness, Gao Jin smiled and remembered that when he first went out of the frontier, he was not much better than Shen Guang's performance when he met a horse thief following the caravan, otherwise he would not have fallen off the horse.

In the distance, looking at the two Mongolians who suddenly appeared, Zhang Wu became alert. He was a servant of Baihu Mansion. He was taken as his adopted son by Zhang Gui, and even his surname was changed. After this trip, the adoptive father repeatedly told them to be careful and not to see the flaws by the Mongolians.

Zhang Gui led a team this time, only more than a hundred people. Although the official army of Hekou Fort was full of people, only the servants and more than ten recruiters in his mansion were able to fight. The remaining troops were all horse thieves brought by Li Da, and more than half of them were newly recruited. If Aji's troops were determined to be evil and beaten, they would only be able to protect themselves.

"Who are you?" Zhang Wu saw two Mongolians approaching sneakily and shouted loudly, but what he got was a Mongolian speech that he couldn't understand, which made him very upset.

He wanted to use bows and arrows to teach the Mongolian Tartars on the opposite side a lesson, but Zhang Wu was not sure. The two sides were separated by seventy or eighty steps, and if they really wanted to shoot at each other, he might not be the opponents of these two Mongolians.

“Beep…”

"Don't panic, it's the iron whistle, he's calling for someone."

Hearing the sharp whistle that suddenly sounded, he went up to Chen Guang. Chen Guang was so nice to hear his words, he held the reins tightly along the way and did not relax. Otherwise, the horse would be shocked when the whistle sounded, and he would probably be in a hurry for a while.

After the whistle sounded, Gao Jin stopped with Shen Guang, read the numbers in his mind, and calculated the time. Soon after, several riders appeared in sight and rushed over in less than a minute. It seemed that Zhang Gui's camp was nearby. Gao Jin looked at the five riders gathered by the other party, and seemed to be ready to move, and did not show weakness. He called Shen Guang to take the bow from the saddle.

The Mongols have always believed in the jungle law of the strong and will never show weakness before they suffer great losses. "Use those bone arrows." Gao Jin said as he opened his bow and arrows in his hand, and shot a knight suddenly rushed out in front of him.

Seeing Gao Jin taking action, Chen Guang quickly took the specially prepared bone arrow and shot an arrow. Then he saw Gao Jin turning his horse's head and running, so he quickly rode his horse to follow.

...

Half an hour later, Zhang Gui met Zhang Wu and several others in the camp. After hearing the news that the Mongolians appeared near the camp, he half-squinted his eyes and began to ponder.

"Dad, what do these Mongolians want to do? I think they don't want to do business anymore."

Zhang Xiong shouted, after the journey, he had eaten poorly and slept poorly. He had seen either wilderness or weeds. He had had enough of it, but he felt that he might as well stay in Baihu Mansion to have fun.

Zhang Gui ignored his son's clamor and asked Zhang Wu, "They didn't fight with you, they just ran away after firing the arrow."

"Entertainment Father, this is the arrow my son picked up."

Zhang Wu replied that the other people also took out the arrows they picked up. They were not all bone arrows, but there were a few iron arrows, but they were all roughly crafted and not heavy in weight.

Zhang Gui took the arrows, carefully observed and started playing with them, stretched his originally frown brows, and then sneered, "It seems that the Tartars of the Aji tribe want to scare us!"

Zhang Gui chose Aji's ministry to conduct banned transactions. In addition to the fact that there are people behind Aji's ministry, he also suffered heavy damage to his vitality in recent years and his subordinates suffered serious losses. Only then did he dare to come over to trade with confidence and not be afraid of being criticized.

"Dad, are you right?"

"What do you know? These arrows, bone arrows and iron arrows are mixed, which means that the Tartars in the Aji tribe have even pulled the herdsmen into the army. How strong can they be?"

Zhang Gui was relieved. He had been dealing with the Mongols for some time. He knew that these Tartars had a strong habit. If they were strong, they would never reason with you. If they could, they would rob them. At present, he just needed to be careful. As long as it was fine tonight, it means that the Tartars in Aji tribe had set up a suspicion array and wanted to cover up their own weaknesses and reality.

When doing business with the Mongolians, he always had the final say for who has a big fist and a sharp knife. The price he brought was 3,000 kilograms of iron tools he brought should be discounted by 3,000 taels of silver, but he still has the final say for the quality of the money.

Zhang Gui thought in his mind that when he met tomorrow, if he found that Aji's troops were weak, he would have to scrape out a layer of oil and water. It would be fine if the Tartars had no money. If they knocked on some fur and reselling them, they would be a big profit.

After nightfall, Zhang Gui asked his subordinates to be careful, and he went back to the camp and slept soundly. He was sure that Aji's power was weak, but it was absolutely right to be cautious.

...

In the valley forty miles away, Gao Jin looked at the servants who had eaten and drunk enough and said to them, "The thieves' camp has been clear. Let's go there at night and ambush nearby. When the thieves leave tomorrow, they will catch them off guard."

"I'm right in front of you. When fighting tomorrow, you will obey the orders and strive to reward the former. If you don't obey the orders, you will kill the thief. Not only will you not be rewarded, but you will also have to be severely punished."

"Did you understand?"

Looking at the servants who were excited and motivated below, Gao Jin asked loudly, "What he wanted was the soldiers who obeyed the orders."

"I understand, Grandpa."

The servants shouted in unison. During the training these days, they were already used to shouting loudly, which seemed to give them courage and momentum.

"Okay, change your clothes now."

Gao Jin nodded with satisfaction, and then the servants took the Mongolian robe in front of him and wore a leather hat. These clothes were prepared by Gao Jin and Su De, and they were all torn clothes that were sewn and repaired.

In the fire, he was originally wearing black clothes. Looking at the mighty team of servants, he immediately became a group of poor Mongolian men with yellow clothes.

"I still remember how to shout when I was going to war tomorrow?"

"Ah! (Kill!)"

The servants shouted, "They have been shouting Aler for the whole day, and they are extremely skillful at this time."

"Okay, go."

With Gao Jin's order, the four servants quickly lined up in a long line, connected from beginning to end, and on both sides were the teenagers leading horses and following each other, and a few long ropes connected by hemp ropes strung together. This was the method used by the caravan when he attacked the horse thieves at night that day. Now there are much more people than before, so the team needs to be more careful when moving.

After leaving the valley, the fire went away, and soon the team fell into the dark wilderness. Gao Jin walked at the front of the team, and several good-eyed partners on both sides were guarding the front and back sides of the team to prevent anyone from falling behind.

In the darkness, when the servants walked, they could not see their companions around them clearly, and could only hear each other's breathing. If it weren't for the sound of high rushing and the sound of the captain's call in the team from time to time, they would have almost been frightened to their legs.

Gao Jin knew the performance of the team. No matter how strict the training is, only actual combat can test the quality of these servants. At present, these servants have not collapsed in the darkness and lost one person, which surprised him.

Along the way, every ten miles walking, Gao Jin would stop the team to rest, and at the same time let the servants talk and relax. March in the dark, and the surroundings were silent and unable to speak casually. It was indeed easy to make people nervous and collapse.
Chapter completed!