It's true that Sarenbaat'er and the others came to save the Huli tribe, but it doesn't mean that they don't care about the safety of their own tribe.
It can be said that if they knew that their own tribe would be attacked, no matter what Solnit said, Sarenbaater and the others would never bring anyone here.
It's just that Saren Bater and the others never thought that the Ming army not only attacked the Huli tribe, but also targeted their Heihe tribe.
When they thought that their Heihe tribe might also be attacked by the Ming army, the miserable scene of corpses strewn in the fields they saw in Hulibu not long ago could not help but come to mind.
"ah!"
Sarenbaat'er couldn't help but let out an angry roar, and his eyes turned red.
Not only Saren Bat'er, but also all the people in the Heihe tribe are not much better than Saren Bat'er.
Their attack this time can be said to have taken away 90% of the Heihe tribe's combat power. If the Ming Dynasty army really targeted their Heihe tribe, I am afraid that at that time, the Heihe tribe would not even be able to resist.
At this time, Solnit couldn't help but said to Sarenbaat'er: "Chief Sarenbaat'er, they must have lied to us. The Ming army just attacked our Huli tribe not long ago. How could they attack the Heihe tribe so quickly? They must have
It was because they wanted to disrupt our military morale that they used this method to deceive us."
Hearing what Solnit said, Sarenbaat'er suddenly stared at Solnit and said solemnly: "Can you guarantee that the Chinese army did not send anyone to attack our Heihe tribe?"
Saying that, Sarenbaat'er gradually regained some of his calmness, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Even if these people are really deceiving us, one thing is a fact, and that is me
The Heihe tribe is currently in an extremely empty state, but if the Ming army sends thousands of people, it can crush the Heihe tribe."
Amudan on the side said to Sarenbaat'er: "Clan leader, go back. The Ming army has probably retreated to the Great Wall. If we continue to pursue them, we may not be able to catch up with them, but we have to defend our home base."
Not only Amudan persuaded Sarenbaat'er, but several other leaders of the Heihe tribe also persuaded Sarenbaat'er to retreat with worried looks on their faces.
At this moment, they no longer thought about chasing the Ming army. All they thought about was how to return to the tribe in the shortest possible time. If they could not return to the tribe for a moment, their hearts would not be at peace for a moment.
Under the eyes of a pair of expectant eyes, Sarenbaat'er made a decision and said in a deep voice: "Send the order, everyone will follow me and return immediately."
After hearing Sarenbaat'er's order, thousands of people from the Heihe tribe couldn't help but cheer.
It can be said that if Sarenbaat'er doesn't let them go back now, maybe someone will rebel. After all, Hulibe's experience is so miserable. I just think that my relatives may be exposed like Hulibe.
After the army attacked and slaughtered them, these warriors of the Heihe tribe no longer had any thoughts to pursue the Ming army. All they could think about was how to rush back to the tribe to see if their relatives were safe and sound.
Li Wu and others in the distance soon saw that the reinforcements from the Heihe tribe that had been heading south suddenly turned around and headed straight for the Heihe tribe.
Seeing these Tatars turn around and go away, Li Wu and others couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Chief Shi Erlang said to Li Wu: "General, the Tatars have retreated."
Li Wu nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the Tatars have retreated, but I don't know what happened to the Imperial Envoy and the others now."
Li Wu and the others knew that Li Huan had led thousands of people towards the Heihe tribe. If everything went well, they might have arrived at the Heihe tribe.
Here Li Wu frightened away the Tatars from the Heihe tribe, and in accordance with the agreement with Li Huan, he began to slowly retreat towards the Great Wall.
Of course, Li Wu did not retreat quickly, but sent out a large number of sentinels to monitor the movements within dozens of miles behind them.
You must know that there are more than one or two Tatar tribes on the grassland, and the Heihe tribe is not the only one who came to help Huli.
Now that the Heihe tribe has retreated, it does not mean that no other tribes may pursue them to the border.
They also shoulder the responsibility of cutting off the rear. After all, Yang Yiqing and others are still heading south with a large amount of loot and have not yet entered the Ming Dynasty.
Here Li Huan defeated the Heihe tribe. Following Li Huan's order, the Heihe tribe also followed in the footsteps of the Huli tribe.
Li Huan naturally had no sympathy for these Tatar tribes adjacent to Daming Border Town. You must know that the Tatars outside the Great Wall almost invaded the border areas on a large or small scale every year, burning, killing, and plundering.
No evil will be committed without plundering.
If the Tatars deep in the grasslands may not have been stained with the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty, then few of the Tatar tribes outside the Great Wall would be unjust even if they were all slaughtered.
Just looking at the misery of hundreds of Han slaves rescued from the Heihe tribe, we can see how much blood of the Ming people were stained on the hands of these Tatars.
Chen Yao, who was full of evil spirits, said to Li Huan with a bit of excitement: "Sir, we have calculated that we have killed more than 5,000 Tatars in total this time. However, except for a few young and strong people, most of them were killed."
They are old, weak, women and children."
Li Huan was not surprised by this. All the strong men of the Heihe tribe followed Sarenbaat'er to rescue the Huli tribe. Naturally, those left behind in the tribe were the old, weak, sick and disabled.
As he spoke, Chen Yao's eyes flashed brightly and he said: "Although the Heihe tribe is inferior to the Huli tribe, it is still a large tribe. It has captured a total of five to six thousand good horses. In addition, there are tens of thousands more
The heads of cattle and sheep, as well as furs, medicinal materials and other kinds of wealth are not included."
Looking at Li Huan, Chen Yao said excitedly: "Sir, our harvest this time is not small at all."
Li Huan raised his brows, glanced at Chen Yao lightly and said, "Although there are a lot of trophies captured, it is not that easy to take these things back."
Yue Buqun, Du Guang, Chen Yao and others couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they came to their senses.
Indeed, this is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but the territory of the Tatars. They robbed the Heihe tribe, and they have obtained the things. If they cannot take these things away, it will only be exciting to watch.
Looking at the livestock that could not be seen in the distance, even with Yue Buqun's cultivation, he couldn't help but get excited and said: "Sir, since these things are in our hands, they are ours, what can I say?
Neither can be given up.”
The rest of the people also nodded. Not to mention other things, just cattle, sheep, and horses, as long as they can be brought back to the Central Plains, it is a huge fortune, especially when they snatched them from the Tatars.
Very different.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "I didn't say that I would give up these trophies."
As he spoke, Li Huan's eyes fell on Du Guang and said: "Du Guang, you immediately take people to arrange for the rescued Ming people to drive these cattle, sheep, and horses back south to Shaanxi."
Many of the rescued Ming people stayed in the Heihe tribe for many years and became slaves of the Tatars. What they did on weekdays was to help the Tatars herd sheep and herd horses. It can be said that they all raised horses and herded sheep.
A good player, if he didn't have some ability, he wouldn't be able to survive in the Heihe tribe and save his life.
With the help of hundreds of people from the Ming Dynasty, driving tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, it was really not difficult for the horses to go south.
Even Li Huan didn't need to send too many men. He only needed to allocate two to three hundred soldiers and horses to accompany him for protection.
Du Guang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and responded quickly: "I obey, my subordinates."
Seeing Du Guang leading people away in a hurry, Li Huan's eyes fell on Yue Buqun, Chen Yao and others. His eyes flashed and he said: "If nothing else happens, the people of the Heihe tribe will
They may already be on their way back. If we don't inflict heavy damage on the opponent, I'm afraid we won't be able to bring back so much loot."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. They didn't have any objections to this. After all, they slaughtered the Heihe tribe and robbed all the Heihe tribe. Unless all the people of the Heihe tribe were dead, otherwise, when the elite men of the Heihe tribe came back,
After seeing the miserable appearance of their tribe, I was afraid that I would risk my life to hunt them down.
In this case, if they don't seriously injure the other party, they won't be able to live in peace all the way.
Looking at Li Huan, Chen Yao and others said: "Sir, tell me what to do."
There was a hint of smile in Li Huan's eyes and he said: "Naturally, we will give the people of the Heihe tribe an unexpected surprise. Even if we cannot destroy the other party, we will still severely damage them so that they will not dare to go south to pursue us again."
night falls
The night above the grassland is even darker.
The vast expanse of prairie was plunged into darkness. If you are not very familiar with the prairie, you may lose your way if you are traveling on the prairie late at night.
After all, the prairie is all flat grassland as far as the eye can see, so it is difficult to find a landmark.
However, this difficulty is naturally not difficult for the Tatars who have lived on the prairie all their lives. They have many means and methods to determine the direction in the dark without losing their way.
At this time, the ground shook, and Sarenbaatar and others, who had been running for a long time, were holding torches and running wildly.
There were only a few hundred torches among thousands of people, but they looked very eye-catching in the dark night.
The leader, Sarenbaat'er, shouted to Amudan: "Amudan, how far is it from the tribe?"
Amudan, who had just been investigating in front, heard Saren Battelle's question before he could stabilize his body.
Amudan said immediately: "Chief, there are still about twenty miles, and we can reach the tribe in half an hour at most."
After hearing what Amudan said, Sarenbaat'er took a deep breath and said to the leaders behind him: "Send the order, let everyone hold on, and we will be able to return to the tribe to see our relatives soon."
When the members of the Heihe tribe heard the news, they couldn't help but shout excitedly.
The people of the Heihe tribe ran as fast as they could, and the horses under them were already exhausted. Ordinarily, they should stop and rest for a while.
It's just that they were worried about the safety of the tribe. Even though they knew that if they kept running like this, the horses under them would most likely be destroyed, no one said they wanted to stop.
Compared with the war horses beneath them, they wanted to rush back to the tribe immediately.
In the darkness, the earth shook, and a figure suddenly rose up, disappearing into the night like lightning.
Yue Buqun was dressed in smart clothes and his eyes were full of excitement. He received the order and came to inquire about the news about the Heihe tribe. After waiting for an hour or two, the people from the Heihe tribe finally arrived.
From a distance, he saw the dots of fire and the sound of the earth shaking. Before he could get closer, Yue Buqun immediately used Qinggong to rush back to summon the message.
About ten miles away from the Heihe tribe's station, a group of men and horses were resting silently.
This group of people are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who made a long-distance attack on the Heihe tribe. In order to attack the Heihe tribe, everyone was very tired. Fortunately, they have rested for half a day and almost everyone is full. They are all here now.
Recharge your batteries and wait for the next battle.
In order to reward these soldiers, Li Huan killed hundreds of sheep and fed everyone. Now they were all full of energy and ready to mount their horses to kill the enemy.
Li Huan stood in the dark with his hands behind his back, looking into the darkness in the distance.
The moonlight cast by a crescent moon high in the sky was extremely weak, unable to dispel the darkness at all, and one could only vaguely see the silhouettes of people several meters away.
However, with Li Huan's eyesight, he could clearly see the distant scene with the faint moonlight.
It can be said that this is the only way for Saren Bater and the others to return to the Heihe tribe. Looking around, you can see hundreds of tall haystacks piled up as high as houses.
Haystacks like this are scattered within a few miles around. It is the haystacks that Li Huan mobilized his soldiers to pile up. Needless to say, the purpose is.
To be honest, fighting in the dark is not realistic at all in this era. Almost most soldiers have night blindness. In the dark night like now, if there is no firelight, there is not much difference between the soldiers and the blind.
It can be said that in this situation, let alone ambushing the Heihe tribe people, even if the Heihe tribe people appeared, the soldiers could not see each other clearly, so how could they attack them.
But Li Huan had prepared hundreds of large haystacks in advance, and they would come in handy when the time came.
As soon as the Tatars entered their ambush range, all the haystacks were lit with an order, and the blazing fire illuminated the night sky. With the light of the fire, the well-prepared soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could definitely kill the Tatars by surprise.
At this moment, the sound of breaking through the air came. When Li Huan heard the sound of breaking through the air, a smile appeared on his lips.
A torch was flickering behind Li Huan, and soon Yue Buqun's figure appeared in front of him.
"Yue Buqun has met your Excellency."
Li Huan nodded slightly and looked at Yue Buqun and said, "The Tatars are coming?"
Yue Buqun said with some excitement: "My lord, here we come. With their speed, they can get here in as little as a cup of tea."
Li Huan laughed loudly after hearing this, and immediately ordered to the generals who were rushing over: "Send the order, extinguish all the torches, and let everyone be prepared and obey orders."
The generals responded excitedly and soon saw the torches extinguished, and the place was completely plunged into darkness.
Just as Yue Buqun said, it took almost as long as a cup of tea, the earth shook slightly, and the Tatars came.
The torch is held high to illuminate the road ahead, and from a distance you can see little bits of firelight winding towards you.
Li Huan stood there, wearing armor and holding a spear in his hand, looking at the Tatars who were getting closer and closer.
When the Tatars entered the ambush range, Li Huan suddenly roared: "Light the fire."
In an instant, the soldiers who had been well prepared immediately lit the hundreds of haystacks, and the flames burst into flames, illuminating several miles around at once, breaking the darkness.
At the same time, arrows were shot out like rain, and of course the targets were the Tatars who had broken into the ambush range.
Li Huan's long roar exploded like thunder, shocking Sarenbaat'er and other leaders of the Heihe tribe so much that they almost fell off their horses.
Although they had thought about whether the Ming army would ambush them, fighting at night has always been a taboo among military strategists. However, few generals would choose to fight at night whenever possible.
In addition, they did not encounter any ambush along the way, especially when they were approaching their tribe's headquarters, Saren Bater and others gradually relaxed their vigilance.
However, Li Huan's shout shocked Sarenbaat'er and the others' hearts and dropped them. Especially when the fires everywhere lit up and lit up the night sky, Sarenbaatar and the others could clearly see their surroundings.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty came to attack.
Under that wave of arrows, at least hundreds of Tatars were shot and killed. Many Tatars were obviously frightened by the ambush, and everyone was in panic.
It was a hurried journey, and many soldiers of the Heihe tribe who were extremely exhausted had not had time to take a breath, and were thrown away by the galloping Ming army cavalry.
"kill!"
The shouts of killing were loud, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were waiting for work clearly had the absolute upper hand. Even if the leaders such as Saren Bater reacted and shouted loudly to try to stabilize the situation, everyone in the Heihe tribe had already panicked.
God, how can we organize an effective defense?
Especially under the impact of the Ming soldiers, thousands of Tatars quickly collapsed, and many tried to beat their horses and escape into the darkness.
However, after running for hundreds of miles in a short time, the horse power has been squeezed to the limit. In addition, the fire is soaring into the sky, and the war horses are somewhat frightened. How can many war horses that have been squeezed out for a long time burst out their final strength? Many
He fell directly to the ground.
"Run away!"
Someone yelled, which directly accelerated the collapse of the Black River tribe.
In such a situation, let alone Saren Bater and other leaders, even if Han Xin is resurrected, he will be unable to recover from the situation.
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when he saw the complete collapse of thousands of people in the Heihe tribe, Li Huan was completely relieved.
A touch of red cloud gradually rose in the sky, the sky became brighter, and a cold wind blew on the prairie, but the cold wind was mixed with the smell of blood.
Countless corpses were seen lying on the grassland. Within a radius of several miles, the corpses of Tatars who died tragically could be seen everywhere.
But among these corpses, there were many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty leaning there, sleeping soundly around the fire.
In the middle of the night fighting, apart from the Tatars who escaped, it can be said that at least half of the thousands of people from the Heihe tribe were killed on the spot. As for the Tatars who escaped, there may be a lot of them, but they no longer pose any threat.
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The sky was getting bright and clear, and a voice shouted: "Get up, everyone is getting up."
A large number of Ming soldiers woke up from their sleep and clenched the weapons in their hands almost as a conditioned reflex.
After half a day's meal, Li Huan gave an order, and thousands of troops found their way and roared away, leaving only a mess.
land of three sides
Yulin Road,Jishui Pass
Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides, with a dusty face and slightly red eyes, was standing on the wall at the moment, looking at the vast grassland outside the pass.
A general standing next to Yang Yiqing couldn't help but said with concern: "Mr. Governor, you have been standing here all night. You should go and have a rest first. My subordinates will guard here for you. Once the imperial envoy comes,
If there is any news, I will inform you, the Governor, immediately."
And above this pass, in addition to Yang Yiqing and the others, there were actually several eunuchs dressed in eunuch costumes. If the leader was Li Huan, he would definitely scream in surprise.
Qiu Ju actually appeared on Jishui Pass at this moment.
Qiu Ju said to Yang Yiqing in a rather sharp voice: "Governor Yang, it's been two days, are you sure Mr. Li will be back soon? If something unexpected happens to Mr. Li, our family will definitely attend the meeting in front of His Majesty.
One copy for you."
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