Chapter 363 [Tired]
In fact, the contents of these four letters are almost exactly the same. Except for the different names of the recipients, the contents of the four letters are generally the same.
First, he praised the king as the "great master of the grassland" in a humble and respectful tone, and then expressed his determination to lead his troops to be loyal. Finally, he agreed that on the day of the decisive battle, he would lead 40,000 men of cavalry from the battlefield.
Enter from the side, join the battle, and serve the great king!! At the same time, in order to attack the enemy unexpectedly on the battlefield and catch the opponent by surprise, please ask the great king to keep the secret. After defeating the enemy in the future, you must kneel down and worship the king.
Such a situation...
The signature at the end of this letter is none other than Saladin, the son of the slave girl who was always looked down upon by several princes.
If it were just Saladin's signature, I'm afraid the four princes might not believe it. But the problem is, after Saladin's letter of "surrender of integrity" was received, the four of them received another letter at the same time!!
And this letter forced the four "Kings of the Prairie" to fall into the trap!
This is a handwritten letter from Hammuye. Just like the previous one, the contents of the letters received by the four princes this time are actually the same.
In the letter, Hamuyeh expressed in a sincere tone that when he was in the royal court, he did not accept your call but left with others. This was not an act of fear or defection. After all, his tribe was small, with a population of only 30,000 and a military strength of only 30,000.
There are only a few thousand, so I can't help much at all. I left in order to preserve my strength, and at the same time to find strong support for you!
And now, I have tried my best to convince Saladin, the youngest prince. And Saladin has expressed his willingness to join me in joining you. Together with him, we have tens of thousands of troops. In this way,
It can be of great help to you.
On the day of the decisive battle, he and Saladin will enter from the side of the battlefield with their soldiers and horses, and then...
After receiving this secret letter written by Hammuye, the four princes were really fooled.
Who is Hammuye? He is his uncle and his father's brother. He also has very good personal relationships with the princes in the royal court.
No one believed that Hamuyeh would harm them... and no one thought that Hamuyeh would "take refuge" in Saladin. After all, Hamuyeh was a truly noble prince! And Saladin... was just a boy who was born into a slave girl.
A bastard who got where he is today just by flattering his father! Humph...
Moreover, what must be mentioned is that at the end of Hammuyeh’s letter, he made another point!
"Dear King, I think that although Saladin agreed to help us, we can't completely trust this little bastard. I will help you monitor him carefully... However, my troops are limited and it is difficult to effectively control him.
He, therefore, please send some troops to assist me. It doesn’t need to be many. As long as you give me five thousand more troops, I can keep a close eye on this guy. If he dares to make any changes, I can..."
It was this last paragraph that moved the four princes.
Every one of them was overjoyed. It was indeed the idea of ​​the prince, the brain trust in our royal court! Humph, that bastard boy is probably unreliable! Moreover, the uncle only asked for 5,000 people, only 5,000 people. He could still squeeze in the crowd.
He came out of the ground! If he targets that kid, he will have to send 30,000 to 40,000 people! This will be a very worthwhile thing.
Even though his subordinates are very weak in terms of strength, they can still manage to squeeze out 5,000 people.
Therefore, the four went to the local "Prairie King" and after receiving the "secret message", they all fantasized about getting the support of Saladin and Hammuyeh, so they had to agree to Hamuyeh's request.
Three princes immediately ordered to separate five thousand men and horses, and quietly left their camp far away overnight. But the fourth prince really did not have any extra troops, so he simply ordered a man to join him.
The whole small tribe was sent out.
In the letters written by Saladin Hammuyah to the four princes, the places and times of contact were different. So this scene appeared:
In the next three days, at four different times and four different locations, the four groups arrived at the designated contact point and met the "loyal" Prince Hammuye and other people as promised.
Then... waiting for these local guys is the only fate: first being deceived by Hammuye into being defenseless, and then being surrounded by so many troops that no bird can fly out in this location that has been ambushed by Saladin, and finally put down
Without weapons, they can only accept their fate, surrender and be reorganized!
All Hamouye had to do was go to four places and perform four plays in three days.
And Saladin, without spending a single soldier, just used a letter to exchange for more than 20,000 troops!
Even Hamouye, who is known as the "think tank", admires this unconstrained and bold and adventurous idea.
But what he didn't know was that this idea was not Saladin's.
After completing this plan, Saladin met Alpha in secret. Alpha faced this gloomy prairie man. Although he did not like this guy, out of his loyalty to Duwei, he still completed his mission outstandingly.
"The Duke asked me to tell you that this plan he gave you is the last time he will help you. You have to rely on yourself for the rest. We will not give you any free help from today on.
, any help will come at a cost.”
The four "Prairie Kings" who did not know that they had "lost" 5,000 troops were still dreaming of sweet dreams. They believed that with the support of the coalition forces of Hamuyeh and Saladin, they had an advantage in strength.
But when the day of the decisive battle arrived, reality severely shattered their fantasies!
The four princes, who were stared at by the pack of wolves on the grassland, finally decided to fight to the death! Because they couldn't hold off any longer, they had to defeat their brothers as quickly as possible, and then act like a strong and victor. Only then could they win.
The tribes who were watching eagerly surrendered.
This is the only way.
So, on this morning, people and horses from all directions gathered on this grassland. War drums were beating and horns were blown. The cavalrymen polished their scimitars. The horses' noses were puffing with white air and they kicked their hooves uneasily.
…
The sharp scimitar shines with golden light under the sun.
What is ridiculous is that the four princes were looking at the side of the battlefield at the same time... waiting for their "surprise reinforcements".
At noon, when the sun was shining overhead, faint sounds of horse hooves could be heard from the side of the battlefield, and then large swaths of dust rose above the horizon. Unknown how many cavalrymen were galloping towards them, covering the sky.
The dust that blocked the sun undoubtedly stimulated the confidence of the four prairie kings!
Moreover, before the dust, a group of cavalry was galloping, and the flags they were holding were none other than Saladin and Prince Hammuyeh!!
The most ridiculous and ironic scene happened at this moment.
The four prairie kings, almost at the same time, pointed at the flying dust in the distance, then turned around, with the confidence of a winner, and roared loudly to their subordinates with red faces and declared: "Look! I am
Brave men! Have you seen those people in the distance! Those are the reinforcements brought to us by Prince Hammuye!! Our reinforcements have arrived!! Victory belongs to us! Now, raise your arms!
Knife. Charge to the enemy!!"
Although some people felt that the flying dust was very noisy... but the sound of horse hooves coming from far away did not seem to be as loud as imagined. However, at this tense moment, no one had time to pay attention.
Think about these questions.
So... the horn of charge sounded, the soldiers raised their scimitars, urged their horses, and began to charge without hesitation...
"Do you think they will be fooled?" Saladin smiled at Hammuye who was riding beside him.
Hamuye thought for a while. He immediately said: "Yes. My king. And... I admire your strategy very much, hum. It only used a thousand cavalry, and the horses were dragged on the ground with branches tied behind them.
Go, it raised so much dust... They must now think that we have sent out the entire army to help them."
Saladin smiled gloomily: "Then... now, let our people mount their horses and prepare to set off."
On the grassland, the four groups of men and horses totaled more than 100,000, and they had collided fiercely together, like a huge meat grinder, crushing all life that could be involved!!
Whistling, fighting, shouting, screaming...
When the battle went on for a while, the four "Prairie Kings" found out angrily that the "reinforcements" they had placed high hopes on did not join the battle! And the news that the people sent came back to report made the four kings extremely angry.
He almost vomited blood and fainted from the horseback!
The so-called reinforcements that came were only a thousand people... The dust in the sky was brought up by branches tied behind the horses. Moreover, when the battle started, they... all ran away!!
"Damn Saladin!! Damn Hammuyeh!!"
Still, the four prairie kings issued the most vicious curses at the same time in their respective military formations. However, they still made a unanimous decision.
The fighting can no longer stop! In the current situation, whoever flinches will die!
The four kings gave orders at the same time to let their last reserves and the whole army rush forward!
Life and death, it’s at this moment!!
Where are Saladin's men at this time?
He sent out four teams, each with 5,000 people. These 5,000 people were dressed in the costumes of the 5,000 people sent by his brothers, and under their banners, they marched on the battlefield.
When the battle was inextricable, he quietly approached the base camp of the four prairie kings...
Saladin's order was simple.
"Quick! Everything must be quick! Grab whatever you can! Burn whatever you can't take away! One strike can kill you, no one is allowed to delay!"
The four princes invested all their forces in the decisive battle, and the empty base camp was exposed to Saladin's minions. This time, he decided to end his lifelong hatred with this battle!!
It was winter in the nine hundred and sixty-third year of the Roland Empire.
The footsteps of winter are gradually coming.
To be continued...