Han Khan

Chapter 120, Difficulties

Everyone in the tent looked at Zhang Sheng in silence. The war had started again, but who in the tent didn't look forward to the war?
The wars on the grasslands were fought over people, livestock, and pastures for grazing livestock.

This shouldn't have happened that such a powerful Jinhan tribe had only ten regiments and three battalions of priests, blacksmiths, and Yizhou Han people, a total of ten thousand households (the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 people were slaves and not counted as people), as well as pastures in the Great Lakes Basin and on the east side of Jinshan.

"Zhang Zhongxian is the officiating priest!"

"Chen is here!"

“The priest camp has selected personnel, with one priest accompanying the soldiers in each camp to preach, pray and bless the soldiers, and to pray for the souls of the soldiers who died in battle.

At the same time, I will ask His Majesty Haotian to send a priest with superb medical skills to each camp to treat the injured soldiers."

"I obey your order!" Zhang Zhongxian quickly accepted the order.

Hearing Zhang Sheng say this, all the battalion commanders and regiment leaders smiled happily.

With the priest's prayers and treatment, the soldiers' morale will surely be boosted.

You know, the herdsmen on the grassland attach great importance to sacrifices. If they can get the blessings and protection of the sacrifices, they will feel extremely at ease and confident.

Now, each camp will be equipped with a military priest, which undoubtedly gives great encouragement to the soldiers.

In addition, being able to receive priests sent by the Lord of Heaven to treat the wounded filled everyone with hope. These priests not only possessed superb medical skills, but could also bring spiritual comfort to the wounded.

In this era, medical conditions are relatively backward and many injuries and illnesses cannot receive timely and effective treatment.

But now, with the help of the priests, the warriors can receive better care when they are injured, and their chances of recovery are greatly increased.

In this way, the warriors' fighting spirit will be stimulated to the extreme, and they will be more willing to fight for the tribe and for honor.

"Everyone, go and take a rest. Tomorrow morning at dawn, bring your guides, gather your troops, and go out to fight." Zhang Sheng's eyes flashed with determination and courage.

Jin Han's troops attacked from all sides. The war to unify Jinshan was not difficult. The difficulty lay in how to find the enemy's camp and annex them all.

Many battalion commanders, regiment commanders and soldiers in the tent stood up one after another, their faces filled with enthusiasm and firm determination.

Everyone understands that this expedition is of great significance and will determine the fate and future of Jin Han.

Because they would be sending out troops to fight tomorrow, the surrounding area would no longer be safe. So when Zhang Sheng's meeting was over, the people from each regiment, battalion and hundred households, after receiving the order, drove their cattle and sheep back to the camp from all directions.

As night fell, the camp grew quiet.

After dinner, all the soldiers prepared for tomorrow's battle, checking their weapons and equipment and packing their luggage.

They know that every detail may affect the key to survival, so they dare not be careless.

At this time, outside the big tent in the center of the camp within the stone wall, there were many guards standing scattered around.

The scout leader Yan Zhi, with a stern face, stood at the head of the group two or three hundred meters away from the big tent, looking at the more than one hundred fully armed "divine warriors" who were staring intently around His Highness's tent.

At this time, he was still extremely shocked by the sudden appearance of these powerful warriors. Suddenly, a gust of north wind blew, and he thought that winter was indeed coming. He pulled the fur felt hat on his head and immediately went on patrol with some warriors.

In the campsite at night, a brand new tent was set up inside the yard. The white felt tent with gold edges swayed in the wind.

At this time, there was not only the sound of wind blowing around the big tent, but also a regular swaying, accompanied by endless groans, floating in the wind.

In the big tent, Zhang Sheng was doing such a beautiful thing with his two women.

Looking at these two women with very different body shapes and both extremely beautiful, Zhang Sheng felt his blood boiling and showed extremely strong performance.

Now that I still have no children, how can I not work harder?
Zhang Sheng was already an old hand who had tasted the sweetness of it, so he was very relaxed and no longer felt embarrassed at all.

After a few rounds, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The three of them were breathing hard. Zhang Sheng held two extremely beautiful women in his arms, one on each side. Gunes bit Zhang Sheng's shoulder, leaving a tooth mark. "My prince, you are so brave. Do you treat us as war horses? But I like you very much!
Since they had just received news that the Jinhan tribe was going to declare war on the surrounding tribes, Gunes and Ozlem walked into Zhang Sheng's tent with food and drinks after the meeting.

The three of them knew what was going on and saw what was in each other's eyes. Zhang Sheng was just talking about lust and the need to solve that problem.

The two of them wanted to have a status in the Jinhan tribe in order to give birth to a child for Zhang Sheng.

Ozlem, in particular, had never had the chance to spend time with Zhang Sheng and was very anxious. Tonight he finally got his wish.

Both of them knew very well how low the status of women was on the grassland, and therefore they never prayed to become His Highness's legal wife. They would be satisfied as long as they could give birth to children for the emperor of the Holy Religion, the powerful leader of Jin Han.

As the Jinhan tribe gained a foothold in Mobei and gradually became stronger, everyone knew that all this was brought by their men, so they were extremely proud.

Gently stroking the two people's exposed smooth jade backs and buttocks, Zhang Sheng said softly: "This time I will lead the army to the north to conquer the Dubo tribes. It will take a long time, and I will leave the cardinal Zhang Zhongxian to manage the tribal affairs.

You two must obey me and not cause any trouble. If you need anything, you can ask Priest Zhang for help. Do you understand?"

The two looked at Zhang Sheng with flirtatious expressions, and Ozlem said playfully:
"This slave knows!"

And Gunes said, "Your Highness, do you want to marry that young Karakhan princess?"

Zhang Sheng immediately asked her curiously:
"Oh, why do you say that!"

"Your Highness, you are playing dumb with this servant, aren't you? How annoying.

Princess Sarah looks just like a Tang man, beautiful and charming, and can lead troops in battle and kill the enemy. She is indeed an excellent leader, but she is a woman, and eventually she will get married and become a wife.

According to the customs on the grassland, the daughter of a tribal leader must have a large dowry when she gets married.

Although now the princess has lost all her previous power and wealth.

But Your Highness, you are capable. After you marry her, with her help, when Jin Han conquers the surrounding tribes and goes west to fight against Satuk who believes in the Arab religion, you will have the opportunity to control the Karakhanid Khanate legitimately.

Besides, the way you look at her, Your Highness, has long been offensive to me. I know that Your Highness also admires this girl very much, right?"

After saying that, he looked at Zhang Sheng with a playful expression.

“Well, you are such a smart woman. This is indeed an opportunity, but aren’t you jealous of your man? Find you some more sisters?”

"Please know, Your Highness, that we are just female slaves captured by you. We know our identities and have never dared to covet the position of the wife of the Jinhan tribe. We just want to get a little favor from Your Highness."

Zhang Sheng touched his chin, and Gunes hummed, stood up and rode on Zhang Sheng, saying: "You are away at the battle, it will take a long time for you to come back, so please allow me to offend you and let me serve you well!"

Ozlem, who had just become a woman, could not bear it, and just looked at the bold Gunes in shock. Suddenly, she saw that His Highness smiled evilly, turned over with force, and pressed Gunes under him again...

At dawn the next day, the camp was already filled with densely packed cavalry. At this time, all of Jin Han's soldiers had assembled under the organization and leadership of the centurions, battalion commanders and regiment commanders.

Zhang Sheng, fully armed, rode on a warhorse. After he finished preaching in front of the soldiers, 60 priests, two in each camp, entered each camp.

Afterwards, Zhang Xibao immediately led a guard regiment of 900 soldiers, with each man riding three horses and carrying only three days' rations, and rushed towards the original Hela tribe camp.

Koza led a guards regiment and two ordinary regiments, a total of 2700 cavalry, and more than war horses, and rushed towards the Yanran Mountains in the east.

The central army led by Zhang Sheng was composed of four regiments, namely Yin Shanxiong, Boniek, Zhang Langjieri and the newly surrendered Timur.

However, when they saw the left and right wings going out to fight, only a Han camp, a judicial centurion camp, a priest camp and a blacksmith camp were left in the camp, as well as a large number of slaves, cattle, sheep, the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Sheng was worried about a slave rebellion in the camp and a sneak attack from other tribes.

He immediately said to Yin Shanxiong beside him: "Forget it, Shanxiong, you don't have to go to this battle. You lead a guard regiment, stay in the camp, and manage the tribe together with Zhang the Priest and the Grand Secretary."

Yin Shanxiong immediately said excitedly:

"Your Highness, please allow me to go with you! As your personal bodyguard, my responsibility is to accompany you and protect your safety at all times. How can I leave you alone? I absolutely cannot do this!!"

"But if all the warriors go to war, who will guard our camp? We cannot ignore the many old people, women and children in the tribe.

This is not acceptable. Since these Jin Han people have been incorporated into various hundred households and battalions, they must be managed well.

After all, we are different from the real Hu people, and we cannot be indifferent to the elderly, the weak, women and children.

What's more, there are so many cattle, sheep, livestock and slaves that need to be taken care of. If a rebellion breaks out, won't all our previous efforts be in vain? "

Hearing this, Yin Shanxiong gritted his teeth and said, "I will obey your order and guard the camp and the people for your Highness."

I will also leave the more than one hundred warriors from heaven given to me by the God of Haotian to guard the camp. With more than a thousand elite warriors, relying on the solid walls, they can definitely defend the camp. This way I can rest assured.

If the camp falls, I will hold you responsible!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Yin Shanxiong said, bending down while riding on a warhorse.

Afterwards, Zhang Sheng led three regiments of 2700 soldiers, also with three horses each, and marched north along the Tes River on the left side of the camp.

When the tribesmen outside the camp saw the central army led by Zhang Sheng coming out, they hurried to the sides of the road and knelt down to kowtow.

Ten miles after leaving the camp, Zhang Sheng led 2700 soldiers to the north of Tangnu Mountain where the Dubo tribe was located, and traveled far to the remote area to attack the Dubo tribe from a long distance.

The danger of this trip lies in the complex topography of Mount Tannu and the dense rivers at the foot of the mountain. Then, finding the Dubo tribe in the vast desert grassland and forest is too risky.

But Zhang Sheng would never miss this opportunity. If he wanted to rise quickly, he had to take some risks, especially the gamble of war. There was no future in stable development.

The Tubo people near Mount Tannu are not strong at all, and their weapons are extremely simple, not to mention armor. It is not difficult to defeat them at all. The difficult part is how to find the enemy in the endless grassland and forest.

The purpose of this trip is to conquer them and provide ourselves with a safe northern environment.

If Zhang Sheng was willing to stay in the Great Lakes Basin and accumulate wealth for a dozen years, Jin Han would definitely be extremely powerful by then, but Zhang Sheng knew in his heart that he could not wait that long.

Going north along the Tes River, they soon arrived at the foot of the Tannu Mountains. Zhang Sheng finally experienced the vastness of the grassland. After running north for a day, the scenery in front of him did not change much.

If it weren't for the occasional bushes, low slopes, and streams passing by, Zhang Sheng would have thought that his army was still galloping in the same place.

The strength of three regiments was still considered a powerful tribe near the Tannu Mountains. As they went further north, there were more and more hills and the terrain became more varied. In order to avoid getting stuck in the swamp, they took many detours under the guidance of a guide.

They kept running northwards, and only turned westwards two days later.

The soldiers were already exhausted and could only drive their horses mechanically. Zhang Sheng was the same, just looking towards the southwest of Tannu Mountain and the upper reaches of the Yenisei River.

Over there was his target, the chief of the Dubo tribe, Shulun Timur, whose headquarters was located there.

Fortunately, they brought along those guides from the former Hela tribe. Without them, they would have been swallowed up by the vast grassland and forest long ago.

In the makeshift camp, the Jinhan warriors seemed exceptionally silent. They were all mentally exhausted, with a hint of frustration and helplessness on their faces.

They munched on the naan and dried meat in their hands in silence, and occasionally drank a sip of clear water from the nearby stream, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the entire camp seemed unusually depressing.

Zhang Sheng sat quietly aside, his eyes revealing deep self-blame and regret. He realized that this risky attack might be too reckless. He didn't even produce the scout cavalry in the system and brought the Jin Han people here.

Raiding in remote areas is not an easy task, and requires sufficient wisdom and strength to succeed.

At this moment, the Jin Han people had not yet found the specific location of the enemy, which made Zhang Sheng feel very anxious and uneasy.

Due to the dense rivers, the grasslands here are very lush and there is abundant water, making it suitable for nomadic life.

The hillside is covered with lush vegetation, with dark green coniferous forests and golden broad-leaved forests intertwined to form a beautiful picture.

But for the people of Jinhan, these beautiful views cannot relieve their inner anxiety and stress.

Zhang Sheng knew that if they couldn't find the enemy, their situation would become increasingly dangerous. They had already penetrated deep into enemy territory, and supply would face huge challenges.

If some light cavalry had been produced earlier and sent out in all directions to scout the surrounding situation, we would not have encountered these difficulties now.

More importantly, time is running out and every day of delay increases their risk.

Zhang Sheng stood up and walked among the soldiers. He raised his head, looked at everyone firmly, and said in a strong voice:

“Fighters, we cannot give up! Although the current situation is grim, we must believe in our abilities.

We are Jinhan people, we have an indomitable will and fearless courage! "

The soldiers raised their heads, and some life gradually returned to their eyes.

Zhang Sheng continued, "We will definitely find the enemy's tracks. As long as we unite as one, there will be no difficulties that we cannot overcome! Now, let's adjust our status, conserve our energy, and wait for the opportunity to come."

After that, Zhang Sheng led the soldiers to pack their bags and check their equipment. They used this time to replenish food and water and rest their tired bodies.

(End of this chapter)