Han Khan

Chapter 76, Control of the Great Lakes Basin

Only by killing the enemies and making meritorious services could these slaves escape from slavery, gain the favor of the centurions, battalion commanders, and even Zhang Sheng, and thus be selected into the regular centurions and battalions of Jin Han.

Therefore, the Jin Han people who were able to be promoted from slaves to the heads of ten households, the heads of a hundred households, and the battalion commanders were all extraordinary people, and those who failed to be promoted had already died.

The entire Jinhan tribe used the cruelest law of the jungle to warn all slaves and subjects that those who could kill the enemies and survive were the strong ones, and only then could they be accepted into the Jinhan army, be promoted, become warriors, become senior officers, and then own slaves and a large number of livestock.

Zhang Sheng wondered how many slave soldiers had survived this time, but as long as they participated in the battle and survived, they would no longer be slaves in the future.

In this way, these elite slaves who survived the mountains of corpses and seas of blood will officially become the supplement of the Jinhan tribe and add population to the Jinhan tribe. Only then will they truly identify with the Jinhan tribe, which is a bandit group in the guise of a tribe, and become part of the "bandits".

Zhang Sheng looked at the other warriors who were fighting in the firelight, and saw that the Jin Han people were fully armed with iron armor and spears, and their horses were still galloping at full speed.

On the grassland beside the big lake shrouded in darkness, the Jinhan people started a bloody storm.

The members of the Guchuwuti tribe had no time to react and were slaughtered.

The Wuti tribe has been there since ancient times. Today, they sent troops to attack the Hela tribe and left the camp.

Ever since the Jinhan tribe entered the Great Lakes Basin, the entire Guchuwuti tribe has been at the mercy of others.

At this time, the battle gradually became more intense, and the resistance of the Guchuwuti tribe became more fierce. After all, the one thousand armored cavalry left by Altan were not useless.

At this time, the Guchuwuti cavalry, numbering nearly five or six hundred people, also hurriedly organized themselves into a formation and began to fight against the surrounding Jin Han people and Jin Han slaves.

They wanted to escape, but how could the Jin Han people let them do as they wished?

Sharp arrows were shot at them, many of which were on fire. The Jin Han people knew that they were wearing iron armor, so most of them were shot at the horses under their crotches.

So many cavalrymen fell off their horses and became armored infantrymen. Some of them became lame because of the weight of their armor, and some broke their arms and hands after falling off their horses, thus losing their ability to fight.

Many Guchuwuti cavalrymen who fell off their horses gathered together with bows and swords in hand, defending against the Jin Han people from all directions, like roaring beasts in a cage.

The Jin Han warriors who surrounded them from all sides also formed a circle, encircling the trapped beasts of the Guchuwuti tribe in front of them.

Although the enemy is wearing iron armor and has strong defense, can the guards defeat them? Yes.

Look, all the guards and slaves wrapped the arrows with cloth and then set them on fire.

Since they insisted on resisting stubbornly, the Jin Han people decided to burn them to death in order to reduce casualties.

Before defeating Altan Xadechan, the Jinhan tribe did not need so many Kuchuut prisoners of war to surrender to them.

Why was it so easy for Jin Han to defeat a tribe of 50,000 or 60,000 people?

Because it was late at night, the Guchuti people were very panicked after being suddenly attacked.

Because the 6,000 elite troops of the Guchuwuti tribe went to fight the Hela tribe, only 1,000 cavalry were left behind.

Because the people of the Guchuwuti tribe were scattered around the central area of ​​the Great Lakes basin.

In fact, the numerous tribes on the grassland are scattered in various places with abundant grass and water, and these tribes, like the Jiluo tribe, cannot pose much threat to the Jinhan tribe.

But the only people threatened were the subjects and slaves who tended the livestock.

The real situation of the Jinhan tribe today is that it is an elite army that controls a large number of slaves and tens of thousands of subjects, which is equivalent to an army owning a large tribe of tens of thousands of people.

This large tribe actually existed to support the Jin Han army. Without these subjects and slaves who provided support, the Jin Han people would indeed have a hard time living, because the army would never allow them to graze, as there would be no one to fight.

But there are so many tribes on the grassland. Are there still no subjects and slaves?

Even if all the subjects and slaves died, wouldn't it be enough to re-conquer some tribes and make them work like slaves for the Jin Han warriors?
Moreover, since the death of Kutlug Yar Khan, various tribes on the grassland have been fighting each other and engaging in constant conflicts and wars in an attempt to annex other tribes. Those who suffer are the lower-class slaves and subjects who provide for them.

They also wanted to find a tribe with a strong army to provide them with shelter, even if it meant being slaves or servants, as long as their lives could be guaranteed, and they didn't care whether they could have wealth or not.

Therefore, the tribesmen who were originally from different ethnic groups and who had joined the Jinhan tribe at this time did not think of rebelling against Jinhan, as Jinhan's guards were too strong. However, some of the slaves were very afraid of being recruited as slave soldiers and going to the battlefield to fight as infantry.

Although there are opportunities for promotion, their lives can be easily lost, so such slaves only want to herd for their leaders and do not want to fight.

Originally, Zhang Sheng wanted to force these slaves to serve as slave infantry, but then he thought again, they were not members of the Guchuwuti tribe and could not cause fear to the Guchuwuti tribe.

Forget it, let them be slaves for generations. The Jinhan tribe does not need so many soldiers, otherwise they will not be able to distribute the spoils in the future.

At Zhang Sheng's command, five or six thousand burning arrows fell on the stubbornly resisting Guchuwuti cavalry, causing screams.

Although they were wearing iron armor, not everyone had the chance to withstand the attack of arrows, let alone those with flames.

At this time, the flames under their feet spread rapidly. The trapped Guchuwuti warriors struggled in the fire, and the entire camp became "brightly lit".

Many Guchuwuti people who were burned by the fire screamed heart-wrenchingly. A strong smell of burnt smell came, and many Jinhan people even wanted to vomit.

However, some warriors of the Guchuwuti tribe took advantage of the protection of their iron armor and rushed towards the Jin Han warriors and slaves who surrounded them in the flames. The two sides engaged in close combat, which was bloody and fierce, but the formation was disrupted.

Seeing this, the guards beside Zhang Sheng hurriedly blew the horn and ordered the cavalry to charge with spears.

Several cavalrymen lined up horizontally and charged at the fallen cavalrymen continuously.

The slave soldiers held spears or captured weapons, waiting for the Jinhan cavalry to charge over, and then rushed up to kill the fallen Guchuwuti people.

As time went on, the resistance of the Guchuwuti tribe gradually weakened.

Because, at this time, there was no warrior of the Guchuwuti tribe left alive, they were all hacked to death, but Jin Han's guards and slaves also suffered heavy casualties, especially those slaves without armor, the casualties were really heavy!

The Jin Han warriors and slaves were breathing heavily. The long battle had consumed a huge amount of their mental and physical energy, and even many of the war horses were exhausted to death.

The battle tonight is over, but many Kuchuut people still fled before and during the battle.

Zhang Sheng quickly sent his guards to chase after the Kuchuut people who had fled without horses. Without horses, how far could they run?

However, there were also many who escaped on horseback, so there was nothing we could do about it.

Because they had nothing with them, and they were desperately trying to drive their horses away. How could we catch up with them now?
Zhang Sheng ordered the guards beside him to quickly tell the soldiers:
"All guards and slave soldiers, do not stop, quickly chase after those fleeing Kuchuut people. Whoever captures them will become his slave!"

Suddenly, many soldiers mounted their horses and chased after the fleeing Guchuwuti tribe, even the slaves did the same.

These people are good "things". Who doesn't want to own slaves, or more slaves?
Therefore, they all chased desperately, hoping to capture some Guchuut people and make them their slaves.

At this time, some smart soldiers began to chase in other directions.

After all, some of the Kuchuuts might choose different routes to escape, and if you only chase them in one direction, you might miss other fleeing enemies.

In this way, a large-scale pursuit began.

Many soldiers joined in, hoping to capture more Kuchuud people as their trophies.

The Guchuti people fled everywhere, trying to escape capture.

Slaves, many old warriors in the Guards had received allocations of slaves in previous battles.

Most of the new warriors who were recruited into the Imperial Guard did not have slaves.

They were extremely envious of the warriors who had slaves and servants, who had people to herd cattle and sheep for them, cook their meals for them, and take care of their daily lives...

These later samurai guards also wanted to become samurai lords with slaves to serve them, and have their subjects and slaves call them samurai sirs and masters.

At the same time, the fleeing Kuchuuts also attracted the attention of other tribes, who realized that new tribes had entered the Great Lakes Basin and might pose a threat to them.

The relationship between the tribes is becoming increasingly tense, and a bigger storm is brewing.
(End of this chapter)