Under Jiang Cong's explanation, everyone finally figured out what was going on.
According to Jiang Cong, when they first met people, they hid themselves and were not discovered. Although Jiang Cong decided to see if the other side was the sea, he was also worried that it would take too long. He rushed two
After the journey, they suddenly crashed into a horse farm.
Seeing these horses, Jiang Cong and others could no longer hold back. After walking for two days, they were already a little tired. Now that they saw horses, how could they be willing to walk on two feet?
Together, they all sneaked into the racecourse in the dark and stole over a hundred horses. One person and two horses headed towards the sea on the opposite side without stopping.
Hearing this, Han Du couldn't stop and couldn't help scolding Jiang Cong, "Do you have a pig brain? Anyone who can own a horse farm or even hundreds of horses must be rich or noble. It is even possible that this horse farm
They are from Tianfang Kingdom. You have stolen so many horses, how can they just let it go?"
"What the Marquis said is that the general is too stupid." Jiang Cong smiled and said flatteringly, "The general should not have been too greedy at the beginning and should have stolen less. With so many horses, the general will
On the contrary, there was no way to hide his whereabouts. Only one day later, the general was discovered, and then a large number of cavalry began to surround the general."
"It's only been one day, and they started to surround you, so quickly?" Tang Ding was startled and couldn't help but asked curiously.
Jiang Cong nodded heavily and clasped his fists towards Tang Ding, "Returning to what the Marquis said, the general realized something was wrong at that time. This must be the local kingdom chasing us, so the general no longer dared to continue to the opposite side according to the original plan.
Then he went around in a circle and came back."
"The general led the people and dealt with them for a while, then found a weak point and rushed out of the encirclement by force, and ran back here directly."
"Are the injuries on your bodies from when you broke out of the siege?" Han Du glanced at the injuries on Jiang Cong's left arm and asked with semi-certainty.
"Yes." Jiang Cong still felt scared when he thought about it now. Faced with the siege of a kingdom, dozens of them would have been unable to do anything. If it weren't for the sharpness of their firearms, they would have been surrounded and killed long ago.
It is simply impossible to break through the encirclement.
Han Du pondered for a moment, saying that it was lucky that Jiang Cong and others were able to save their lives. As for being slightly injured, it didn't matter at all.
However, seeing that Jiang Cong's left arm was simply bandaged, and the whole arm was covered with blood. His heart softened, Han Du said: "I'll keep your military stick in mind for now, and I'll replace it after you recover from the injury."
, now you should take good care of yourself."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Jiang Cong immediately became happy. He was originally worried that if he went to lead the military stick now, if he was injured more than once, it would kill him.
Maybe. Now that he heard that the Marquis showed mercy, he was naturally overjoyed.
Han Du glanced at a few people and said with some dissatisfaction: "Go out and come back all injured. Don't tell me, you are the only one who is injured, and no one else has anything to do with it."
Jiang Cong was shocked, regardless of the pain of his injuries. He immediately straightened up in front of Han Du, stood upright, and replied with a sonorous voice: "In response to the Marquis, I will break through and kill hundreds of the opponent's people. The number of injured should be more than a thousand.
At the end of the day, all the generals under his command are alive and no one dies!"
"That's pretty much it. If you all fail miserably with firearms, then I will ask you carefully how you practice on a daily basis." Han Du showed a satisfied smile on his face and temporarily bypassed Jiang Cong and others.
people.
If Jiang Cong and others really didn't make any big gains and he was injured like this, then Han Du would not let them go.
After Jiang Cong listened, the tension in his heart suddenly relaxed. He knew clearly that Zhenhaihou would never joke about training them.
"What weapons did they use to injure you like this?" Han Du wanted to ask in more detail. Judging from the current situation, the other party has no intention of giving up. But Ming is not afraid of trouble. The other party wants to fight.
Then fight!
As long as you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger of a hundred battles. Han Du can find out clearly the weapons used by the opponent so that he can respond accordingly.
Jiang Cong immediately replied: "They usually use scimitars, and some also use bows and arrows, but not many of them."
"Bows and arrows? How are their bows and arrows?" Han Du asked quickly.
The reason why I didn't ask about the scimitar is because in front of the navy that is completely weaponized, no matter how sharp the scimitar is, it will only lead to death and is not something to be afraid of. Only bows and arrows are still a little bit of a threat to the navy, but that's not it.
It's not big, that's all.
Jiang Cong shook his head and said: "It's not that good. Their bows and arrows are crude, and both the quality of the arrows and the range of the bows are far inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty."
That's good, Han Du will feel relieved.
After asking all the questions, he saw that the cavalry were about to rush down the hillside. He waved his hands and asked Jiang Cong and others to return to the ship for treatment. They had been running around for several days and had no time to treat their wounds. If they were not treated in time,
, it will be troublesome if the infection worsens.
Looking at the cavalry getting closer and closer, Han Du approached Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Your Highness, why don't you get on the boat first?"
Zhu Biao glared at Han Du
, "It's just two thousand cavalry. We still have a good location. I'll just watch here and won't go anywhere."
Why don't you go if you don't want to go? Why do you look dissatisfied with me? Han Du retracted his gaze speechlessly and looked down the hillside. In Han Du's heart, he didn't take these two thousand cavalry seriously.
It would be better if they could rush forward, then Han Du could just avenge Jiang Cong and others. He can beat and scold his subordinates at will. But he is not allowed to be bullied by others, even if he makes the slightest move.
Jiang Cong and others looked wounded all over their bodies just now, which made Han Du full of anger. Now this nameless fire was poured out on the heads of the cavalry.
Zhu Biao took the lead, and Han Du and others sat down again, drinking tea and watching the cavalry getting closer and closer.
The sky is clear, not even a cloud can be seen.
But just under this bright sunshine, a war is about to break out.
As the distance between the two sides got closer, Emir, who was leading the cavalry charge, could already clearly see the figures standing on the hillside. These people's clothing was exactly the same as that of the group of thieves, and they were obviously in a group.
Although the number of these people was quite large, it was comparable to the cavalry he led. But the emir was not afraid. He was the highest-ranking emir under the throne of the great Sultan of the Mamluk dynasty. In the entire Mamluk dynasty, there were only one emir like him.
Forty people.
This has been fixed since the establishment of the Mamluk dynasty. One person is missing and one person is added. There have never been more than forty people.
The war horses Jiang Cong and others stole were from the horse farm of the highest-ranking emir.
It was precisely because the emir was so angry that he led thousands of cavalry to pursue Jiang Cong and others without hesitation. Although Jiang Cong and others' combat power shocked him, Jiang Cong and others
Those killed were just some low-grade servants, and the Emir didn't take them seriously at all.
And he firmly believed that if those thieves encountered the elite cavalry led by him personally, they would have been trampled to death by his horses' hooves long ago.
Just when Emil was feeling confident, he suddenly saw a woman standing on the hillside. As if he had seen a ghost, Emil rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked carefully again.
A face that was completely different from those of the thieves caught his eye, and Emil had a look of disbelief on his face. He was so familiar with this face that he was deeply impressed.
‘Why did she get together with these thieves? Or are these thieves actually mercenaries she brought back? But where did she get the money to hire so many troops?’
In the flash of lightning, Emil thought too much. After confirming the appearance of the woman on the hillside again, he blew the iron whistle. The cavalry behind him started to slow down from running at full speed.
Although many cavalrymen did not understand why the emir would give such an order at this time, they were accustomed to obeying the emir's orders and began to control the horses under them to slow down.
Seeing that the cavalry stopped not far from the hillside, Han Du and Zhu Biaotang Ding were full of doubts.
Is the cavalry commander below a fool, or has he never led troops in a battle? The greatest power of the cavalry is its rapid charge. As long as the charge is not blocked, the cavalry is invincible.
But judging from the charge of the cavalry just now, it seems that the commander below does not know how to lead troops, right?
what on earth is it?
Han Du, Zhu Biao, and Tang Ding looked at each other, and no one could guess the intentions of the people below.
"Since he is looking for death, let's just bury him. Do you want me to lead the troops to go down and kill him for a while? This has already happened to us. If we don't kill him for a while, it seems a bit unreasonable?" Han Du was still thinking about Jiang.
Cong and others were seriously injured, so he wanted to go down and help them avenge themselves.
To fight or not to fight?
Tang Ding remained silent and didn't speak. It didn't make any difference to him whether to fight or not. But if there was a real fight, he would offer to lead the charge instead of Han Du. Han Du, a scholar, would have no problem standing behind and making suggestions.
Han Du still couldn't do such strenuous tasks as leading troops to charge.
Zhu Biao pondered and looked at the cavalry below. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "No, let's just wait and see what happens."
Seeing Zhu Biao make a decision, Han Du no longer insisted and looked down with a smile.
It didn't matter what he saw, Han Du was surprised.
The cavalry below did not stay after stopping. Instead, the front army turned into the rear army, and the rear army changed into the front army, and retreated just as they came.
"This? Are you leaving now?" Han Du couldn't help but said angrily, "Then why did they come here so aggressively just now, just to take a look at us?"
Han Du was certainly not happy to see the opportunity to avenge Jiang Cong and others slipping away. If it weren't for the lack of war horses, Han Du would have ordered an attack.
No one could answer Han Du's question. Everyone didn't understand what was going on with these people. From their aggressive appearance at the beginning, they probably weren't frightened by him and the others.