Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 998: Chapter 701: The Terror of the Strongbowmen

The Tatar Tribe is a very large tribal group with a population exceeding three hundred thousand, composed of dozens of smaller and larger tribes.

Unlike the Wuliang Tribe, the Red Thorn Tribe, and the Kerelie Tribe, the Tatar Tribe does not build cities. They live at the southern end of the Monghe Mountains, in a region of undulating hills.

Their tribes are built atop low hills, and they do not like living in tents. Instead, they dwell in houses built with stones.

The Tatar Tribe is divided into six clans, including the Mongke Tatar, Anchi Tata’er, and Chahan Tatar. Much like the Wuliang Royal Court, there is also a small royal court within the Tatar Tribe, with a Tatar King.

The current Tatar King is Bai Ning, the third son of the previous Tatar King Bai Mi. He is in his thirties and is a man with grand ambitions.

The reason why the Red Thorn Tribe once again submitted to the Wuliang Royal Court is because of Bai Ning’s coercion.

Bai Ning is a proponent of a grand royal court system. He hopes for a powerful royal court for the Wuliang Hu Clan and wishes for the Tatar Tribe to follow a strong royal court.

To this end, he did not hesitate to betray the Red Thorn Tribe, initiating contact with Wu Tuo to facilitate the reorganization of the Wuliang Royal Court.

The Tatar Tribe used to be loyal followers of the Red Thorn Tribe, but now Bai Ning has become a staunch supporter of Wu Tuo.

As a result, Tang Wuxi almost went to war with the Tatar Tribe. However, forced by circumstances, Tang Wuxi had to submit to Wu Tuo’s royal court and even had to hold his nose and unite with the Tatar Tribe to resist Chongshan Town.

Actually, Tang Wuxi felt wronged. Over the years, he had been committed to freeing the Red Thorn Tribe from the control and influence of the Wuliang Royal Court, only to be backstabbed by Bai Ning, forcing him to submit to Wu Tuo again.

Fortunately, Tang Wuxi is someone who can see the bigger picture. Since he couldn’t change the outcome, he simply chose to support Wu Tuo again.

Bai Ning, aware of his offense to Tang Wuxi, has been working to mend the relationship between the Tatar Tribe and the Red Thorn Tribe, hoping for sincere cooperation to jointly resist the impending attack from Chongshan Town.

On the rolling hills, Bai Ning, dressed in a gray robe and wearing a felt hat, rides a pure white steed, leading over a hundred elite cavalry galloping across the undulating grasslands.

They have just returned from the Red Thorn Tribe. Their purpose in visiting the Red Thorn Tribe was to negotiate the interception of Chongshan Town.

They had already received news of movements from Chongshan Town.

Bai Ning does not fear Chongshan Town because, for decades, Chongshan Town has never attacked the Tatar Tribe. He sees this attack from Chongshan Town as a good opportunity to mend relations with the Red Thorn Tribe, so he is very enthusiastic about discussing the interception of Chongshan Town with the Red Thorn Tribe.

In his view, it should be easy to block Chongshan Town’s assault. Although Chongshan Town was strong in the past, it is now much weaker. After all, it’s an undeniable fact that Yang Chengye withdrew most of the elite forces from Chongshan Town.

Returning to his own tribe, Bai Ning asked his subordinate generals, “Are there any new actions from Chongshan Town?”

The general replied, “There has been no new movement from them. They have been increasing troops at the border.”

“How many troops have they gathered at the border?” Bai Ning asked thoughtfully.

“Only thirty thousand!”

“So few?”

“Yes, it seems that there are tens of thousands more troops, but it should still be a few days before they arrive!”

Bai Ning’s eyes flickered with sharp insight.

Chongshan Town’s Western Route has only gathered thirty thousand troops?

This seems to indicate a lack of troops in Chongshan Town, giving him a new opportunity.

If he took the initiative to attack, could he defeat these thirty thousand troops?

The Tatar Tribe has over a hundred thousand strong warriors, so there is no reason they couldn’t defeat a mere thirty thousand Chongshan Army forces.

However, he soon abandoned this idea.

Although he felt his idea was feasible, their current task is not to defeat Chongshan Town but to assist Wu Tuo in capturing Longbei Town.

He would soon need to dispatch warriors from his tribe to Wu Tuo’s main camp, so it was not a good time to initiate an attack on Chongshan Town.

“Keep a close watch on them. Report to me immediately if they move!”

Bai Ning suppressed his impulse, saying.

“Yes!”

At this moment, Bai Ning felt both regretful for not being able to attack Chongshan Town proactively and relieved for being able to consider the bigger picture.

However, Bai Ning was unaware that a cavalry unit of two thousand was speeding towards the Mongke Tatar’s area.

The two thousand elite soldiers from Divine Wood Island, led by Yang Mingzhi, had penetrated deep into the Tatar Tribe’s territory. They moved without hesitation, traveling day and night, heading straight towards the Tatar Tribe’s headquarters, which is the residence of the Mongke Tatar Tribe.

Yang Mingzhi understood the strategy of capturing the leader first. Thus, his first target was not the small tribes attached to the Tatar Tribe, but the Tatar Tribe’s headquarters.

As night fell, Yang Mingzhi ordered a halt to rest.

“How far are we from the Tatar Tribe’s headquarters?” Yang Mingzhi asked Jiang Fu beside him.

Jiang Fu was originally a garrison general under Han Fei. After Han Fei was promoted from Assistant General to General of Chongshan Town, Jiang Fu also rose through the ranks, becoming the Assistant General of Daning Guard of Chongshan Town’s Western Route.

Being valued by Han Fei, Jiang Fu naturally had his abilities.

Not to mention anything else, just Jiang Fu’s understanding of the Tatar Tribe is comprehensive. He knows the strengths of the Tatar Tribe’s dozens of clans, where they are stationed, their population, and even the relationships between them.