The cavalry commander who was assigned to pursue Duduo was named Liang Zhen.
His ancestors were Mongolian, then he became Korean, and now he is Han.
His ancestor was Balazala Varmi, king of Yuanliang.
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the family members of King Yuanliang were exiled to Jeju Island. In the twenty-first and twenty-fifth years of Hongwu, the remaining Mongolian princes were exiled.
The Mongolian power became more and more powerful in Jeju Island. The King of Korea was afraid that something would happen, so he moved some of them to the Korean mainland and gave them land to multiply. Then more and more moved, trying not to let the Mongols get together on the island.
Liang Zhen's branch has been the horse-breeding officer of Jeju Island for generations. Although he cannot speak Chinese, he has always known Chinese characters and still preserved his family tree.
After the Datong Army occupied Jeju Island, Liang Zhen's father took the initiative to join the army and helped raise and manage war horses.
Liang Zhen was recruited as the Datong Dragoon because he was proficient in riding and shooting skills. There are currently more than 30 Jeju Island soldiers like him in the Datong Army, and Liang Zhen is the one who has been promoted the fastest.
Encountering broken troops along the way, the five hundred dragoons ignored them and focused on Duduo's direction to pursue them.
Although Duduo was riding a horse, he was fully armored and had three bags of arrows hanging on his body. How could he outrun the lightly-armed dragoons?
"Go and stop the pursuers!"
The soldiers Dodo ordered to flee with him were all elite red Baya soldiers.
Knowing that they were about to die, the Baya soldiers still reined in their horses and turned around, as if fighting to stop the pursuing enemy.
Liang Zhen waved his sword and gave instructions, ordering one hundred cavalry to surround and kill these ten people. He led the remaining four hundred people and went around to continue chasing Duduo.
Duduo looked back and was so frightened that he sped up quickly. He drew his knife to cut the rope, discarded the quiver containing heavy arrows and whistle arrows, and then took off his helmet and threw it away.
He still felt that it was too slow, so he hurriedly took off his armor. After running for a long time, he finally took off his cotton armor as well.
But the chainmail cannot be taken off for the time being.
Seeing that he could not get rid of his pursuers, and there was a small river blocking the way ahead, Duduo did not dare to flee along the river to Surabaya, so he took the reins and ran towards Yimeng Mountain in the north.
Isn't it just running away into a ravine?
Dodo has experience!
However, Liang Zhen became more and more impatient as he pursued him. His horse was not powerful, but Duduo was riding a horse. If there was not a river blocking the way, he would have really escaped.
The chase continued until dusk, when both sides entered Yimeng Mountain and continued to run along the ravine.
The sky was getting dark and the moon was not bright, so it was difficult to see the road in the mountains clearly.
Several dragoons fell off their horses one after another, and Duduo was not much better. This fellow was riding his horse in the dark, and suddenly the horse stumbled and was thrown violently.
My feet are sprained.
Duduo was beaten to pieces, and the pain in his ankle made him sober. He immediately reluctantly climbed up the hillside.
After a while, the Datong Dragoons came after them, and they could barely see their mounts under the moonlight.
"The Tatars have abandoned their horses!"
Liang Zhen dismounted and bent down to check, but the light was too dark to see the footprints clearly.
Fortunately, the dragoons all had fire sticks on them, so they went to the nearby area to get dead branches and leaves, and then tied them with the prepared match ropes to make a very simple torch.
I searched carefully and found out the situation quickly.
Especially on the hillside, when Duduo climbed, he left a lot of traces along the way.
Liang Zhen ordered: "Leave ten people to guard the horses, and the others will abandon their horses and chase after me!"
The simple torches were weak, burning and extinguishing. After climbing up the hill, some of the traces of Dodo's escape became shallower, and the pursuit speed also slowed down a lot.
In fact, Duduo had completely lost his sense of direction and only knew how to run along the mountain ridge. His ankle was sprained and he was limping. He cut off the scabbard of his sword and used it as a crutch. When he thought he was running too slowly, he took off his chainmail and threw it away.
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In a daze, his foot slipped and Duduo rolled down the mountain ridge.
His whole body was injured in many places by branches and stones, and his waist was hit by a protruding stone. Duduo felt pain all over his body, staggered up, and continued to run away without direction.
After escaping for most of the night, Duduo finally couldn't hold on any longer and felt that his pursuers had been thrown away, so he lay down and panted to regain his strength.
Before I knew it, I fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, it was already dawn, but I didn’t know what time it was.
Duduo looked up at the sky, trying to identify the direction through the sun, but it turned out to be a cloudy day.
It's not a cloudy day. Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, I'm afraid it's going to rain.
This year, in Shandong, except for the prefectures and counties close to Henan, the rest of the country has also recovered, and finally no longer suffers from severe drought like in previous years.
"Boom!"
There was a muffled thunder.
Duduo is not worried but happy, as long as it rains, all traces of him will be washed away, and he will definitely be able to escape this time.
God help me!
It's just that... I don't know which direction to escape. He's not very familiar with Yimeng Mountain.
Moreover, Dodo is hungry.
The pain in his ankle was mostly gone, and Duduo climbed over another mountain ridge in a daze. The sky was still gloomy, but it didn't rain.
At noon, he was really hungry and couldn't find anyone, so he could only pull out some grass roots and chew them raw.
…
Liang Zhen was lost like Duduo and lost all traces.
He divided the soldiers into several groups, not far from each other, and used the trumpet to spread the news.
Suddenly, bursts of smoke rose from the front.
Liang Zhen immediately led his troops there. The mountain peak was quite high. If you got close, you could see the dilapidated houses.
Bandits' den!
There are many such bandits in Yimeng Mountain.
"Big, big, big... Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers are coming!" A young man ran back to the stronghold in panic.
The gangster's nickname is Ma Wangye, also known as Three Eyes, because of the scar on his forehead.
The leader asked: "How many have come?"
"I'm afraid there are hundreds of them!" the boy replied.
The second master smiled and said: "Don't be afraid of hundreds of people, just go and ambush them."
"Don't be anxious," the military advisor said, waving his feather fan. "There is a war in Shandong right now, and no one has time to suppress us. The soldiers at the foot of the mountain must have other motives. Let's send a few people to ask about the other party's origins. Even if we are bandits, we must be polite before attacking."
"
The master's name is Hong Suowang, and he wishes to be a child in Feixian County. There was a locust plague, and the whole family was starving, and his mother was also sick.
He went into the mountains to collect medicine for his mother, but was robbed by bandits. Hong Suowang took off all his clothes and said that he really had no money, but his Confucian shirt was worth a few copper coins. He asked the bandits to spare his life and bring the herbs back for treatment.
Mother.
The bandit leader felt his filial piety, so instead of robbing him of his clothes, he sent him home.
As a result, his mother had died of illness and his wife and children were too hungry to walk. He simply took his family into the mountains and became bandits.
After a while, the gangsters rushed back: "Those soldiers are from the Datong Army. They said that there was a Tatar prince who was killed and fled into the mountains. They also asked us to help find him. If he is found, all the past crimes will be punished."
If you don’t pursue the case, you can still go down the mountain and divide the fields and be a good citizen.”
"Prince of the Tartars?"
Hong Suowang stood up quickly and asked: "The Datong army really defeated the Tatars and chased a Tatar prince into the mountains?"
The little guy nodded and said, "That's what I said."
Hong Suowang said happily: "Master, here is our opportunity to make a fortune."
Of course the bandits know the situation in Shandong. The Eight Banners Army is at war with the Datong Army. Whoever wins will most likely win the world.
The leader smiled and said: "Since the Datong Army has won, Emperor Zhao of Nanjing is the real Dragon Emperor. All the people in the village should go out and look for that Tartar prince."
There were hundreds of men, women, and children in the village, and they were familiar with the terrain. They immediately led the Datong Army to search everywhere.
…
It's a new day.
Duduo was so hungry that his head was dizzy. He was not looking forward to rain now, he was just looking forward to the sun coming out so he could figure out which direction to go.
There are ravines upon ravines, ridges upon ridges, and there are mountains in all directions.
Yesterday, I finally met a family of mountain people. After killing the whole family, they only found a little food. And there was no oil and water. The more they ate, the hungrier they became, so they could only drink cold water to fill their stomachs.
If this continues, he will starve to death.
"ah!"
Duduo screamed and felt severe pain in his ankle.
He buried his head and took a look, but it was a bear trap. The iron teeth caught him and caused him to bleed.
Miles away.
Orion Yang Fu was lying on the ground, carefully identifying traces in the grass, when suddenly he heard a sound.
"There is really a person hiding in these hundreds of miles of mountains. How can I find him?"
"If you can't find it, you have to look for it. That's the Tatar prince!"
"If you are caught by me, I will give you a good beating first. A few years ago, the Tatars could have caused serious harm to Shandong."
"There is an Orion hunter here named Yang, let him help look for it too."
"..."
Hearing this, Yang Fu came out with an earthen bow and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Brother Yang," one of the bandits recognized him and immediately laughed, "there is a Tatar prince who has escaped into the mountains. You are good at chasing prey, hurry up and help find him!"
Yang Fu said in a cold tone: "Okay, I'll help you find it, just follow me and don't say anything."
He hunted a rabbit yesterday and returned home happily, only to find corpses on the ground. His elderly mother, disabled father, skinny wife, and son who had just learned to walk, all fell in a pool of blood.
Yang Fu has been chasing him all night.
Leading the bandits, Yang Fu followed the traces and found the animal trap thrown in the forest about half an hour later.
The traces ahead are becoming more and more obvious.
The crowd continued to search, and after walking for several miles, an arrow suddenly shot out from the forest.
"ah!"
A bandit screamed and fell to the ground with a Manchu arrow stuck in his chest.
Yang Fu turned over and hid behind a tree. The other bandits also hid in panic. Some bandits shouted: "The Tartar Prince is here, the Tartar Prince is here!"
The distance was too far, so it was definitely not possible. There were bandits who were behind and crept back quietly. When they were far away, they immediately got up and ran to report the news.
"The Prince of Tartars is here, the Prince of Tartars is here..."
The bandit ran and shouted, and his shouts became farther and farther away.
Duduo did not dare to stay, so he stood up and ran away lamely. Yang Fu jumped out like a civet cat in the mountains. After running for a few steps, when Duduo turned around, Yang Fu immediately hid behind a tree.
"ah!"
Another bandit was hit by an arrow, and the other bandits did not dare to pursue him.
Duduo continued to run for his life, and Yang Fu chased after him alone.
The fierce bow in Yang Fu's hand was a homemade earthen bow. The bow body and arrows were not up to standard, and its range power was far less than Duoduo's bow and arrow.
His arrowheads are even made from prey bones.
The two of them chased each other and fled, which made Doduo upset, so he turned around and shot another arrow.
Yang Fu seemed to be hunting for prey at this time. Duduo moved and turned only halfway, then he immediately looked for obstacles to avoid.
Finally, as the distance got closer and closer, Yang Fu began to fire arrows back, and the bandits followed cautiously.
Taking advantage of the noise made by the bandits, Duduo's attention was diverted, and Yang Fu immediately moved his position secretly.
He had been hunting with his father in the nearby mountains since he was a child, and he knew every plant and tree like the back of his hand. As if he were at home, he silently walked sideways, hid behind the trees and fired arrows at Duduo.
call out!
An arrow hit Duduo's arm, but it did not penetrate deeply.
This earthen bow is not only very powerful, but also not very accurate.
Duduo pulled out the bone arrows and wanted to raise his bow to fight back, but found that there was no trace of Yang Fu. He had entered the hunter's hunting ground.
call out!
There was another arrow, and Duduo subconsciously dodged it, but the arrow was still hit in the chest. It also hit his ribs, and he felt pain every time he exerted force.
Duduo reluctantly bent his bow and drew an arrow, but could not find any trace of the enemy.
call out!
He fired another arrow, this time hitting the shoulder.
Duduo regretted taking off his chainmail, otherwise a mere bone arrow could have shot him like this.
He became a target!
Duduo pretended to fall to the ground and pressed the handle of the knife with one hand to lure the enemy closer.
Yang Fu still had two arrows and slowly walked out from behind the tree. With only a few steps left, he suddenly stopped and aimed another arrow at Duduo's throat.
When Duduo drew his bow, he was so frightened that he rolled over.
An arrow shot misdirected, and Yang Fu immediately retreated and ran to hide again.
Duduo was covered in wounds, stood up staggeringly, drew his sword and shouted: "If you are a warrior, stand up and fight with real swords and guns!"
call out!
The answer to him was the last arrow.
The arrow hit the neck, but did not damage the aorta. It seemed to have cut the trachea.
Duduo suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. He dropped his knife to cover the wound and tried to breathe like a bellows on his chest.
Yang Fu walked slowly, kicked away Duduo's waist knife, kicked off Duoduo's bow and arrows, and bent down to pull out the bone arrows from Duduo's body.
"ah!"
Duduo screamed in pain: "Kill me, give me pleasure, I can't breathe!"
Without saying a word, Yang Fu shot the pulled out bone arrow at Duduo again.
Finally, he picked up Duduo's big bow and the quiver with only a few stabbing arrows left. While talking, he drew the bow: "My old father fell off a cliff and has been paralyzed for three years. And my old father
Mother, I have never been down the mountain in my life. And my wife and children have suffered with me and have never enjoyed any blessings. If you want to rob food, you can rob them. Why kill them?"
call out!
An arrow hit him in the thigh.
call out!
An arrow hit the arm.
Arrow after arrow was fired, deliberately not hitting the fatal part.
After shooting the Manchu thorn arrows, Yang Fu bent down and picked up the bone arrows pulled out by Duduo, and shot them all back at Duduo.
After the arrow was shot, Yang Fu asked: "Does it hurt?"
Duduo had difficulty breathing and could not speak, but his eyes were wide-eyed.
Yang Fu pulled out several more arrows, shot them back at Duduo one by one, and asked again: "Does it hurt?"
Dodo lowered his hands.
When Liang Zhen arrived with his troops, Duduo had turned into a hedgehog.
I don't know whether he died of bleeding or suffocation due to being unable to breathe.
Seeing that Liang Zhen seemed to be an officer, Yang Fu said expressionlessly: "I killed the man, so I don't want a big reward. My whole family is gone, and I want to kill the Tatars with you."
Liang Zhen took one more look at Duduo's miserable situation, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said in broken Chinese: "I am the one who leads the troops. Recruitment is not my responsibility. You...you have made great achievements, I will report it to you."