Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Fourteen Chance Encounter
Now seeing that Han Du wanted to sacrifice Genghis Khan, Azashili quickly asked, "Master Marquis, do you really want to sacrifice Genghis Khan?"
"Of course!" Han Du nodded without hesitation.
Azashi was also a little confused as to what Han Du meant by this move, and asked hesitantly, "The Marquis is the Marquis of Zhenhai in the Ming Dynasty, why would he sacrifice to Genghis Khan?"
Han Du glanced at him and said calmly, "Genghis Khan, a genius of a generation! Although I am the Marquis of Zhenhai of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao once had an imperial concubine. The Ming Dynasty inherited the unification of the former Yuan Dynasty. How can I not offer sacrifices to him?"
"Okay, okay, I'll go prepare it for the Marquis right now!" Azashili danced happily.
How could he have heard such a secret? If Han Du hadn't told it, he would never have known that Emperor Gao, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, not only recognized the Bei Yuan as orthodox, but also believed that the Ming Dynasty inherited the Bei Yuan.
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Lao Zhu once indeed said this sentence. Although he regretted it a few years after saying it, he didn't change it after all, right? Now Zhu Biao is sending people to revise the Records of Ming Taizu, but there is this sentence
Provenance.
The three animal sacrifices were originally pigs, cows and sheep, but there are cows and sheep everywhere on this grassland, but there are no pigs. Fortunately, it doesn't matter, a camel can be used instead.
After Azashi prepared the three animal sacrifices, he set up a wooden platform and presented the three animal sacrifices on it.
There was no incense, so wine could be used instead. However, Genghis Khan was not interested in burning incense, so wine might be more to his liking.
Han Du took out a jar of fine wine. This was real fine wine. Han Du brought it from home. Xu Chengfei had been staring at the jar of wine for a day or two, but Han Du never gave it to him.
After filling the wine bowl, Han Du knelt down respectfully and raised the wine bowl with both hands. The others, Xu Chengfei and Azashi, knelt down on both sides behind Han Du.
"Handu, Marquis of Zhenhai in the Ming Dynasty, worships Genghis Khan!!!"
"Goodbye!!!"
"Three thanks!!!"
The sacrificial ceremony was extremely crude, and there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, there was no adequate preparation before coming here. In addition, this place is not a place to stay for a long time. Even though there is still sun, there might be a snowstorm coming in the next moment.
After Han Du hurriedly offered sacrifices, he ordered the army to continue their journey.
When the army set out this time, Xu Chengfei suddenly felt that the mood between the Ming army and the three guards of Wuliangha had eased a lot, and there was inexplicably more trust and intimacy between them.
Xu Chengfei couldn't help but suddenly realized, and subconsciously glanced at Zhong Handu's side face. Only then did he understand why.
Handuhui insisted on offering sacrifices to Genghis Khan.
Han Du seemed to have noticed Xu Chengfei's gaze, and turned around and smiled at him the next moment. The sacrifice to Genghis Khan certainly had a purpose. After all, the three guards of Wuliangha were once Mongols. Although they were intimidated by the strength of the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, they did not
It is not true loyalty to Ming Dynasty.
Now that the army is deep in the Mobei land, far away from the border of the Ming Dynasty, the deterrence of the Ming Dynasty against the three guards of Wuliangha has been reduced to the extreme. Even if they rebel at the next moment, Han Du will not be surprised at all.
If you want to get out of this desert, although a compass is enough, it will naturally be much easier if Azashili leads the way.
Take what happened just now as an example. If it weren't for Azashili, would Handu have been able to recognize the Onan River?
There is a vast expanse of white all around. Although I can confirm the direction, I cannot confirm my location. I don't even know how many days it will take to get out of Mobei. You must know that marching day after day is the most tiring thing for people's patience, especially when
We don't know how long this march will last. Even more serious, a mutiny may occur.
On the contrary, everyone in the army now knows that they are on the banks of the Onan River. As long as they walk along the Onan River, they can get out of Mobei. Even if this time is one month or even two months, as long as everyone has it in their hearts
If you set a goal, you can reach it even if you have to travel thousands of miles.
Han Du clearly felt that although it was still a march, the mood of the soldiers now was very different from when they came. When they came, they were lifeless, and everyone gritted their teeth and held back their energy. But now it was on many people's faces.
There were smiles and even laughter.
The surrounding area was completely white, and after walking for many days, one could not see a living creature. The barriers between the Ming army and the three guards of Wuliangha were gradually disappearing, and gradually there was a sense of sharing life and death in adversity.
Even the scouts are no longer doing their own things like they used to. Nowadays, it is often seen that the scouts of the Ming army and the scouts of Wu Liangha set off together and came back together, talking and laughing.
Since both sides of the Onan River are very flat, Han Dubian asked the army to move along the river. The army could carry cannons. Although these cannons only weighed 400 kilograms, it was better to go on a flat place than to go on undulating mountains.
Qiu is much easier to walk on. Even though the Onon River is winding and winding, it will take a lot of walking, but compared to carrying such a heavy cannon up and down in the ice and snow, it is still worth it.
The situation of the army is getting better, and everyone is full of confidence.
But the surrounding environment was getting worse. Not only did the army encounter blizzards one after another, but this blizzard was even bigger than anything Han Du had ever encountered before.
Choosing a bend in the river to hide from the wind and snow, Han Du discussed it with everyone, but there was no result. In such a snowstorm, he either stayed where he was and waited for the storm to pass, or he continued in the dim light of the sky.
march.
It is definitely not possible to stay where you are. God knows when this blizzard will pass. If the weather is good, the army's meat can still support it, but if the delay is too long, it will be dangerous. The longer the time, the more dangerous the army will be.
Instead of doing this, it is better to continue marching, even if it means being in a snowstorm all the time!
The army continued on their way, and even Han Du didn't know how many days they had walked in this ice and snow. Because there were so many blizzards this time, in such weather, when the blizzard is weaker, you can still see obvious skylight.
, if the blizzard is very strong, it will be almost invisible, and it is no different from the dark night.
The army stopped and walked like this, trudging along the way.
With tens of thousands of cattle and sheep following him, Handu ordered the soldiers to eat as much meat as possible and save food first. Anyway, these cattle and sheep often freeze to death, and even those who are still alive don't know how long they can live. Eat meat first.
You can make full use of these cattle and sheep to keep as much food as possible.
On this day, Han Du didn't know where he went.
I just suddenly discovered that the snowstorm that had lasted for ten days suddenly stopped!
Looking up at the sunlight falling from the sky and the vertically falling snowflakes, Han Du laughed happily.
But before Han Du could laugh happily, Xu Chengfei suddenly pointed forward and shouted, "What is that?"
Han Du suddenly raised his head, before he could see clearly.
Xu Chengfei's voice suddenly became louder, "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking! The whole army is on alert, the whole army is on alert!"
"Woo~~~"
"Woo~~~"
"Woo~~~"
The low and shrill horns sounded one after another. Not only did Han Du discover the other side, but Han Du's army was also discovered on the opposite side.
Moreover, the opponent reacted very quickly and immediately sent a large number of cavalry to rush towards Han Du.
Han Du saw densely packed cavalry charging down from the hillside.
Come on, I suddenly felt anxious.
"Chariot! Hook up the chariot quickly, quickly, quickly!"
After many days of arduous journey, the Ming army's formation has long been in disarray. Now there is no time to reorganize the formation. Only by connecting the chariots together to withstand the charge of the opponent's cavalry can the troops and horses be reorganized.
Combat.
Neither Han Du nor the other party expected that the distance between them was less than two miles.
Han Du did not send out scouts because he was marching in a blizzard. If he sent out scouts in weather with visibility less than 100 meters, he would probably die if he ran out for a mile and would never find the army again.
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The other party's situation was obviously the same as Han Du's, otherwise it would be impossible for the other party at such a close distance to wait until the snowstorm cleared before discovering Han Du's army.
Azashili looked at the cavalry getting closer and closer. He knew the cavalry well and said to Han Du, "Master Marquis, it's too late. I'm afraid they will kill us before we are ready. I will lead the cavalry forward."
Stop them and buy time for the Marquis!"
Stepping forward to intercept at this time, although it was cavalry versus cavalry, it was tantamount to putting the three guards of Wuliangha at a disadvantage.
Han Du looked deeply at Azashili and saw that his eyes were full of determination. He nodded heavily and said, "Okay! You, be careful in everything! Remember, you are entangled with them to delay time. When the time is up, you should withdraw immediately!"
"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Seeing that Han Du valued their injuries so much, Azashi was moved in his heart, his eyes turned red and he immediately tightened the reins.
Then there was a loud roar, "Warriors of Wu Liangha, follow our leader to meet the enemy and kill them!"
"kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill"
The next moment, the sound of horse hooves was like rolling thunder, and tens of thousands of cavalry were like arrows heading towards the opposite side to attack.
Cavalry charges are won by speed. The cavalry on the opposite side not only charge first, but they also dominate the hillside, which can be said to occupy a favorable location.
The three guards of Wuliangha, not to mention starting late, still attack from below, so they are naturally at a disadvantage.
Han Du naturally understood that every breath the three guards of Wuliangha fought for was at the cost of countless lives. He immediately yelled at the Ming army, "Quick, connect the chariots, quick, quick, quick!"
The densely packed chariots were quickly pushed to the front, then laid sideways and linked together.
After Han Du gave the order, he held up his binoculars and looked at the cavalry confrontation in front of him with a solemn expression.