We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Of course, that's not what Li Che meant.

It is more like an engagement than a reward.

More than 90% of the Ninggu Army were criminals and bandits, their homes scattered across Daqing, and they were rootless.

In order to make them feel a sense of belonging to the Ninggu County State, in addition to strengthening ideological education, we must also let them have roots.

Starting a family and building a career is the best choice.

As for marrying a barbarian wife...

For the lower-class soldiers, being able to marry a wife is already a great joy. Who cares whether the other party is a barbarian?

Although Daqing also has a distinction between Chinese and barbarians, it is based on culture rather than bloodline.

There were also barbarian generals from other ethnic groups in the court, who lived well in Daqing and some could even be granted titles of nobility and appointed as prime ministers.

Wang Sanchun conveyed Li Che's decision, and the soldiers immediately cheered.

In this era, being able to marry a woman is definitely something to be proud of.

Only outstanding individuals can obtain the right to mate, which is a universal principle in the entire animal kingdom.

Soon, Wang Sanchun brought several captains and brought De Erbu to Li Che.

At this moment, De'erbu no longer had the demeanor of King Limo. With his head lowered and wearing a robe, he looked like an ordinary old man.

Li Che glanced at him and asked, "How many other tribes are there around the Limo tribe?"

The Limote Mohe was a large tribe, with the Limote tribe as the core, and was divided into more small tribes.

Such as Simu, Junli, Kushuo, Mojie, Funie...

This is the case with nomadic people. A piece of pasture can only support a limited number of people, and tens of thousands of people gathered together already form a large tribe.

If there were more people, the ranch would not be able to handle it, so they had to be dispersed.

The whereabouts of these small tribes are erratic, and no one in Ninggu County knows their exact locations.

As the leader of the eight Mohe tribes, De'erbu must have known about it.

Hearing what Li Che said, De Erbu already knew what he was going to do.

"There are five nearby ones. The closest one can be reached in an hour, and the farthest one will take two hours." De Erbu said without hesitation, "The other three are farther away, and it will take half a day on horseback to get there."

Li Che nodded: "Can you convince them to surrender?"

De Erbu slowly shook his head: "Absolutely impossible. The Mohe tribes will only surrender to those who conquer them."

Li Che sneered.

You're just a slut. You'll only behave yourself after a beating, right?

Li Che looked at several captains. Tonight's night attack was very successful. The Ninggu army suffered less than a hundred casualties and their physical exhaustion was not too great.

Taking this opportunity, we can wipe out the Mohe people around Ninggu County.

If the news of the annihilation of the Limo tribe spreads after today, the other tribes will become wary and it will not be so easy to attack them again.

"We can't stop. We need to divide our forces." Li Che said, "Divide into five groups and take down the remaining tribes first."

Wang Sanchun looked up at the sky: "It gets light later in the northeast, but it will be light in just over an hour."

"After daybreak, our advantage will no longer exist. We need to move faster."

Li Che nodded and looked at Wang Hu, the captain of the cavalry battalion: "The cavalry battalion will go to the farthest tribe, and Yue Yun will go with them."

They both responded in unison: "Yes."

Li Che then looked at the other two captains and said, "You two go to the Junli tribe and the Kushuo tribe. These two tribes are relatively small in number, with no more than a thousand warriors capable of fighting. A quick battle is necessary."

"Wang Sanchun is taking three battalions to Mojie. That's a tough nut to crack. I'll also give you the crossbow battalion to take with you."

"As for Simu, their numbers are second only to Limo's. I will personally lead the troops to fight them."

After quickly allocating the troops, Li Che left behind a hundred men to clean up the battlefield and guard the prisoners, while the rest of the men split up and went out.

. . . . . .

The tribe of longing.

The sky was getting brighter and a glimmer of light was just beginning to appear on the horizon.

Shouts and cries of killing suddenly rang out from all directions.

Chief Simu stood up from the animal skin, kicked the naked Daqing woman away, picked up the big knife beside him, put on a coat and ran out.

Upon seeing the leader, a Mohe warrior hurried over and said, "Leader, the enemy is coming."

enemy?

Chief Simu was bewildered. The tribes around him were all on good terms with him, so how could enemies come knocking on their door?

Before I could think about it, I heard a loud bang.

The body of a personal guard was thrown in front of him, with a distorted expression frozen on his face and his eyes staring at him blankly.

Leader Simu was shocked and was about to say something.

whoosh-

A beam of arrow shot out and landed directly on his chest.

Leader Simu opened his eyes wide and slowly fell down, unable to utter a word before dying.

Li Che put down his bow and arrow and rode his horse to the front of the tent.

Immediately, a warrior from the Kurimetsu tribe came forward and checked the body.

"Your Highness, this man is none other than the leader of the Simu tribe."

Li Che said coldly: "Behead him and hang him up for public display."

"Yes." Immediately, the personal guards stepped forward and cut off the head of the Simu leader.

Li Che looked back and saw that the shouting and screaming around him were getting quieter and quieter.

The defenseless Simu tribe was no match for the Limo tribe. They were completely defeated by Li Che while they were still unconscious, and their leader was killed directly.

Li Che looked at the crying woman in the tent, and his eyes became even colder.

De'erbu was in awe of Daqing, and there were no Qing slaves in his tribe.

The Simu tribe was different. On his way here, Li Che saw many Qing people wearing tattered clothes and living in sheep pens.

Seeing Li Che and others coming, they were not surprised, and their eyes were filled with numbness.

Although Linghun was not a native of Daqing, Li Che still felt angry when he saw this scene.

There are so many Qing slaves in the Simu tribe alone. The entire Northeast is so vast, and I wonder how many Qing people are being oppressed by the barbarians.

"Your Highness, the Simu tribe has surrendered, and our army has not suffered too many casualties." Qiu Bai, wearing armor, walked quickly towards them.

Li Che nodded and looked at the morning light rising in the sky.

"Let the brothers stay where they are and send someone to inquire about Wang Sanchun and the others' situation."

"Yes."

When it was completely bright that day, news came from all the troops that had been sent out.

Without exception, everything went smoothly.

The Mohe people had lived in peace for too long and never expected to be attacked. The Ninggu army annihilated five tribes with great ease.

The generals of the Ninggu Army realized that the barbarians were not as powerful as they had imagined.

When there is no war for a long time, their leaders will become corrupt, their soldiers will begin to lack training, and their horses will become thin and weak.

But compared with the former aristocratic families of Ninggu County, they are still better, so they have been able to suppress Ninggu County for a long time.

This is a world that is worse than the others. As long as you are not completely rotten, you can bully those who are worse.

Troops from all directions returned one after another, bringing with them a large number of captives, cattle, sheep, horses, weapons...

Li Che sat in the temporary tent, listening to the reports from various captains and nodding from time to time.

Behind him, Jie Ming stood in the corner, his eyes fixed on Li Che's back, filled with emotion.

Defeating the five Mohe tribes in one night, how mighty is that? Even the Marshal in his time was no more than this, right?

What's even more terrifying is that he is so young, only in his teens.

Jie Ming seemed to see a bright royal star rising slowly in the midst of ice and snow.