Half a month later, all the scouts that had been sent out had returned, giving Lü Ning a rough understanding of the situation within a six-hundred-mile radius.
More than ten counties in Yanmen Prefecture had basically been occupied by the Xianbei tribe. It was the Tuoba tribe and the Murong tribe. The Murong Clan only had five to six thousand people, and their military strength was estimated to be three to four thousand. The Tuoba tribe was a large tribe, with 20 to 30 smaller tribes under its command. The total military strength should be more than 60,000 to 70,000 people.
Around Lu Ning's base camp, within a radius of four hundred miles, there were nearly twenty mounted gangsters of various sizes. The small ones only had a few dozen people, while the big ones had six to seven hundred people. If all of them were counted, there would probably be nearly ten thousand people.
The Horse Gang closest to the Lü Ning Mountain Village was on Xiaoyang Mountain, which was more than 40 miles to the east. There were nearly 400 Horse Gang members in total. This group of Horse Gang posed a great threat to the village. They had long wanted to annex Li You and the others.
After hearing this, L??Ning thought for a moment and said to Li You and the others with a smile,"In that case, we'll destroy them first and let the scouts tell us the geography of the Little Goat Mountain.”
A few days later, the scouts returned. As the Scout explained the situation, Lu Ning listened while looking at the map. After understanding the situation, Lu Ning said to Li You,"Buhui, let the brothers rest early. We'll take action tonight.”
"Yes, my lord," Li You said excitedly.”
At midnight, Lu Ning led 150 healthy soldiers and set off. The other 50 soldiers with minor injuries were stationed at the base camp. Lu Ning ordered his men to wrap the horse's hooves properly, and the horse's mouths were all caged to prevent it from making any noise.
Around the fourth watch, Lu Ning led his troops to a row of less than three or four li from Xiaoyang Mountain. Lü Ning had the soldiers dismount and bring their weapons and equipment. He left twenty soldiers to guard the warhorses while the rest followed Lü Ning up the mountain.
Lu Ning used the infrared binoculars he had brought from the future to observe all the targets in the surroundings. Once he discovered a guard, he would send someone to kill him before the other party noticed him.
When they were only two hundred meters away from the enemy camp, Lü Ning saw through his binoculars that there were four guards patrolling by the door, two in front and two slightly behind.
Lu Ning turned his head and whispered to Li You,""Buhui, there are four patrolling guards in front. Take a few people and take care of them. Be careful to divide the work. Each person is responsible for one. It's best not to make any noise. This way, most of our troops can directly infiltrate the enemy's camp.”
Li You brought four soldiers with him, and L??Ning watched them through his binoculars. When L??Ning saw that they had killed the four guards with bows and arrows, he thought to himself," This kid Li You, the snipers he chose to train are really not bad."
Lu Ning waved his hand and led his soldiers towards the enemy camp. When they met up with Li You and the others, L??Ning used his binoculars to observe in detail to see if there were any hidden guards, but there was none.
Lu Ning immediately divided his men into several groups and surrounded the enemy's accommodation. Then, they kicked the door open and rushed in. Lü Ning's soldiers held bows and arrows, and some held large knives, subduing the enemy.
Although a few people stood up to resist at first, they were quickly killed. Moreover, it was almost dawn, which was the time when people were the most asleep and their defenses were the most relaxed. Most of the enemy soldiers were captured before they could react.
Of course, the leaders of the enemy did not surrender, and Lu Ning had no choice. Lu Ning did not dare to let them go. Wouldn't that be burying mines for himself? So he beheaded them on the spot.
This time, Lu Ning's sneak attack had zero casualties. He had killed 13 enemies, captured 372 mounted bandits, and seized a large amount of food, weapons, armor, bows, and a portion of gold, silver, and copper coins. He had also seized more than 430 warhorses. This battle was really fruitful.
At daybreak, Lü Ning had his men bring over the 372 captives.
L??Ning's stern gaze swept across the captive, and he shouted in a dignified manner,""My name is Lu Ning, Lu Ziyi. I know that most of you have worked hard. I want to advise you not to be horse thieves anymore. How about you come with me to destroy Xianbei, Xiongnu and other barbarian tribes? Let our people have a stable and united production and living environment. Protect our people from being hurt by the barbarians. Use our sabers to speak to the Tartars. Let our sabers wash their souls with blood and let them pay their debts with blood.”
Lu Ning's words were very shocking, and it shocked the captives and Li You's original subordinates. They were all thinking, who would be willing to be a bandit? It was all because life was hopeless, forced by life, forced by the court. If they could really fight the barbarians, it would be good to rob the Tartars. Would they dare?
Lu Ning glanced at everyone and shouted again,""Do you think I'm talking big or talking nonsense? The Tartar Cavalry are incomparably brutal. What can I and my hundred brothers do? But what I want to say is that as long as I am still standing, I will forever fight with the Tartars and never compromise. We are the people of the Great Han Dynasty, do you think we are afraid of the Tartars? Back then, didn't Wei Qing and Huo Qubing sweep through the Xiongnu camp? In the first battle, Great General Huo Qubing only brought five thousand Great Han cavalry to wipe out the Xiongnu Royal Court! Are you all cowards? Are they all weak people?"
Lü Ning's soldiers were excited and excited. They raised their sabers and spears and shouted,""Sweep the Tartars and return peace to me!" The shouts were deafening.
Li You's blood boiled when he heard that. He shouted angrily at the captive,"We used to be horse thieves like you, bullying the people everywhere. Now we know our mistakes. We are now following our lord to fight the Xianbei, Xiongnu and other barbarians. We want to take revenge on them. Most of you should be hunters and farmers like me.”
"Those who are willing to follow me to kill the barbarians, come to the left. Those who are unwilling, go to the right."”
The captured mounted gangsters looked at each other, struggling with their thoughts. He didn't know if it was better to go to the left or to the right, but he knew that it would be safe to go to the left. Who knew what the consequences would be?
As the first person walked to the left, the captured bandits moved their feet. Most of them chose to go to the left. On the right, there were only eight mounted gangsters standing there alone.
Lu Ning walked over and said to them,""You really don't want to follow me to fight the Tartars? This is the only chance I have for you to atone for your sins. You have to think carefully, if you miss this mountain, there won't be any more birds.”
After hearing Lü Ning's words, three of the eight mounted gangsters ran to the left, while the remaining five remained unmoved.
Lü Ning sighed and turned to Li You,""Chop it down."
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