Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Twelve Kill!
Soon, Azashili arrived with Haisanan Daxi and Truhuqar.
If Azashili was reluctant to send troops at first, it was because he wanted to preserve his strength and did not want to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty. But when he saw that the Ming Dynasty had such sharp cannons, he easily blasted through the ice wall and defeated the Khan's troops.
After being defeated and defeated, Azashi felt a little regretful that he had just backed down.
If Han Du's strength is similar to his, then he won't care much about Han Du's opinion of him. But judging from the situation just now, Han Du's strength far exceeds his.
Only then did he truly understand that when Han Du was ready to fight to the death with them outside Guangning City, he was really not trying to scare them, but was really capable of defeating them.
The situation has changed, and Azashili's mentality towards Han Du will naturally change accordingly. Now even if one of Han Du's soldiers goes to deliver an order, Azashili will rush over without stopping, hoping to use a better method.
His attitude restored his impression in Han Du's mind.
But before Azashili could rush to greet Handu, he immediately saw Elbek, his hands and feet bound, sitting in the snow.
He immediately exclaimed, "Niguchi Sukqi Khan?"
"Huh?" Although Han Du couldn't understand Mongolian, he still heard the word "Great Khan" clearly and immediately asked, "Is it the Great Khan of Beiyuan?"
Before Azashili could speak, Xu Chengfei opened his mouth to explain to Han Du, "It's Nikuchi Sukqi Khan."
"What's going on?" Han Du was stunned for a moment, pointed at Elbek and asked, "Isn't his name Elbek? Why is it Nikuchi Sukqi Khan again?"
Azashili quickly explained, "Returning to the Marquis, he is Elbek and Nikuchi Sukqi Khan!"
Seeing that Elbek was a prisoner of the Ming army, Azashili had no idea at all. Now he could only save his tribe by completely surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.
Han Du understood at this moment that the title of Nikuchi Sukqi Khan should be a title, and Elbek was probably the fat man's real name.
Han Du excitedly asked Azashili, "So, is he the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"
Azashili bowed and said, "That's right. Congratulations to the Marquis for capturing the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty alive and making another outstanding contribution to the Ming Dynasty!"
"Hahaha" Han Du waved his hand towards Azashili and accepted his congratulations.
Then he smiled at Zeng Xuan and said, "You heard it, what you caught is the Great Khan of Beiyuan, why don't you take him down quickly and keep him under guard? Your glory and wealth for the rest of your life will all be on him. If he is missing something
If you lose even one hair, you will lose a lot!"
"If you put it down, Lord Marquis, I will definitely keep a close watch on you and never
It won't let him escape, nor will he lose even a hair!" Zeng Xuan was more excited than anyone else and captured the Great Khan of Beiyuan with his own hands. This was the second time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The person who captured the Great Khan of Beiyuan last time was Han Du, and because of this Han Du was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenhai!
Although this Elbek is not as good as the previous one Han Du captured. But even if he cannot be made a marquis, there is no problem in making him a count, right?
Zeng Xuan never dreamed that such a beautiful thing as a knighthood would happen to him.
It took two full days to fully inventory the gains from this battle.
This battle completely destroyed the Northern Yuan Khanate, defeated more than 100,000 Northern Yuan cavalry, and captured hundreds of officials below Pingzhang. Although the gold and silver utensils were immediately seized by the Ming army soldiers, the horses were still left behind.
There are more than 80,000 camels, cattle and sheep.
In addition, there are more than 30,000 women and children.
The trouble now is the more than 30,000 people. For this reason, Han Du convened everyone in the commander's tent for discussion.
Han Du sat on the main seat, Xu Chengfei, Zeng Xuan, He Wenxin and other generals of the Ming army sat on the left; Azashili, Haisanan Daxi and Tuluhuqar sat on the right.
A bonfire was burning brightly in the middle, bringing warmth to this handsome tent in the howling wind and snow.
But a long time passed, and there was only the crackling sound of the bonfire burning in the handsome tent. The firelight illuminated everyone's eyes brightly, but no one spoke.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Han Du had no choice but to say, "Everyone, tell me, what should we do with these women and children? There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority here today, everyone can speak freely!"
Haisanan Daxi and Truhuchar exchanged a look. They really wanted to take these women and children into their pockets, but Azashili did not agree. They were already jealous of Handu, and if they wanted to take these women and children again
Men, what do they want to do in Han Du's eyes? Reunify the grasslands?
Haven't you seen that Elbek, who wanted to command the grassland again, is now being guarded by others?
Azashili firmly stopped the two of them and severely warned them not to mention the matter in front of Han Du.
As a result, Azashi and the three of them sat with relaxed expressions on their faces, as if their eyes only focused on the barbecue and wine in front of them.
Han Du felt a little relieved when he saw that there was no movement from Azashi and the other three.
Then he asked Xu Chengfei, "What do you think?"
Xu Chengfei pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "These are prisoners, why don't we take them all with us."
"Marquis Kuang Yi" Zeng Xuan immediately spoke up, spread out his hands and said, "These are more than 30,000 women and children. How can we bring them with us? In my opinion, it's better to kill them all."
Han Du took a deep look at Zeng Xuan.
When Xu Chengfei heard this, he immediately disagreed and turned sideways and said angrily, "Kill? You also know that these are women and children. They are not soldiers. Killing defenseless women and children. You are still a seven-foot man. How can you say such a thing?"
Zeng Xuan immediately shook his head and sighed, "Master Hou, it's not that the general is cruel, but how are we going to take these people away? There are more than 30,000 mouths, and they all have to open their mouths to eat along the way. We have so much food.
Shall we feed them? Even if we have food for them, their traveling speed will definitely slow down the army. Every extra day in this ice and snow brings us one more risk. What's more, even if we
If we take them on the road, they may not be able to withstand the blizzard that may appear at any time, and they will be dead by then!"
Zeng Xuan's words silenced Xu Chengfei for a while, forcing him to face the most realistic problem, that is, there was not enough food for the army.
When Han Du originally set out for the expedition, although he brought as much food and supplies as possible, he did not expect to go deep into Mobei and to such a far place. As a result, food was naturally tight.
Fortunately, tens of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels were seized, which temporarily resolved the army's food shortage crisis.
But if you have to bring more than 30,000 women and children, it will be different. If the army still fails to leave this Mobei land, then I am afraid that even the soldiers will not have food to eat.
Food is the lifeblood of an army. Without food, the entire army will be wiped out.
Moreover, Zeng Xuan's words are not unreasonable. Even with these women and children, they may not be able to survive the severe cold weather of the snowstorm.
"Then, how about we leave some food for them and let them fend for themselves here?" Xu Chengfei couldn't bear it and had to come up with this unbearable method.
Zeng Xuan shook his head and smiled disapprovingly, and said, "Master Marquis, have you ever thought that even if we give them food, they will be able to survive? We did not kill all the Meng Yuan cavalry in one fell swoop. Several hundred cavalry broke through the siege and rushed out."
.If these people can't find food outside, they will definitely die. These people can hide outside for ten days at most, and they will definitely come back here. Even if we leave the food, it will be nothing.
It will serve no purpose other than to make these people easier. These women and children deserve to die, they will die anyway."
Xu Chengfei said nothing, lowered his head and pondered.
Han Du saw it, paused and added, "And if this happens, a tribe will rise again here in a few years. We have traveled thousands of miles on ice and snow to get here, and I'm afraid it won't be a few years.
I have to do it again”
After all, these words were cryptic, but Xu Chengfei heard them clearly.
To be able to come here this time, all the soldiers in the army came with the determination to die. If we have to do it again, we don’t know the price we will pay.
What will it be like? There is even a great possibility that the Ming army will never have the chance to come here again.
If these women and children are allowed to live, it will leave hidden dangers for the Ming Dynasty.
"Then let's wait here for ten days and kill all those who escaped?" Xu Chengfei raised his head and looked into Han Du's eyes and asked fearlessly.
Han Du faced Xu Chengfei's gaze calmly and shook his head after a moment, "I'm afraid not!"
He sighed and said, "This time we have wasted too much time chasing all the way here in order to defeat the Beiyuan Khanate. Don't forget, our target is the Tatar tribe. I am afraid that the other three armies will have already
Deep into the grassland, we still don’t know what the fight with the Tatar tribe will be like. If we stay here for ten days and don’t say how much food we will consume, I’m afraid we will miss something important!”
After hearing this, Xu Chengfei had to lower his head. He knew that more than 30,000 women and children could not be saved.
Han Du sat on the main seat and glanced at everyone calmly.
This is the truth, but it is very difficult for Han Du to give an order to kill all more than 30,000 women and children. Even if there is no problem on the Ming army, what about Wu Liangha? What will they think? After all, it is strict
Technically speaking, they and these women and children are all Mongolian people. Although the status of women and children on the grassland is extremely low, almost equal to goods, but killing so many unarmed women and children in front of them may also arouse their resentment.
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If you want to deal with these women and children, you must have a reason that can be accepted by the three guards of Wuliangha.
What reasons can make Wu Liangha accept it?
Han Du suddenly became deep in thought!
Xu Chengfei, Zeng Xuan, He Wenxin and others also understood the difficulty of giving orders, but they could not think of any good solution. They had to lower their heads and look at the wine glasses in front of them, not even daring to look in the direction of Han Du.