The tribe was okay, even if it was a large tribe with tens of thousands of people, Han Du was not afraid.
Although the grassland tribe claims that all the people are soldiers, even a large tribe with ten thousand people will only have no more than three thousand elite soldiers capable of fighting.
With Han Du's current strength, it will definitely be difficult to deal with tens of thousands of fine cavalry, but it is more than enough to deal with three thousand men and horses.
The situation is different when it comes to cavalry. These cavalry are likely to be rangers sent by the Mongolian and Yuan armies. Maybe there is an army of Mongolian Yuan soldiers not far from here. Once discovered and entangled by these rangers, it will be difficult to
Before long, the Ming army would face the charge of the Meng Yuan cavalry.
"Hey~" Tang Ding seemed to have discovered something suddenly and couldn't help but say something.
"What? What did you find?" Han Du quickly turned his head and looked at Tang Ding.
Tang Ding held up the telescope with one hand, pointed at the Meng Yuan people with the other hand, and said: "Look, these Meng Yuan people are walking leisurely. It is obvious that they cannot be sent out to explore the horses." .??.
Han Du quickly raised his telescope and looked over, and it was indeed like this. Since they were not scouting horses from the Mongolian and Yuan army, Han Du was relieved. Now he had to see how many of these cavalry there were. Only after the investigation was clear, could he make any plans.
The two of them just lay on the top of the mountain, watching the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry come out from the foot of the mountain little by little.
"Hmm~ Who is that?" Han Du suddenly discovered that there was a special person among these people.
This person was surrounded in the middle. Unlike the slovenly Meng Yuan people next to him, this person was wearing a bright red robe, with a little golden light shining under the sunlight, which was really good-looking.
Although the distance was a bit far, Han Du couldn't see the man's face clearly, but judging from the attitude of the Mongolian people towards him and his upright posture on horseback, he stood out from the crowd.
Han Du could guess that this person must have an extraordinary status and should be a big shot.
Tang Ding heard Han Du's voice and quickly looked towards the Meng Yuan cavalry. He also caught a glimpse of the man in the middle.
"This is"
"Do you know him?" Han Du was a little surprised. He bumped into a random person on the vast grassland. Could it be that Tang Ding knew him?
Tang Ding shook his head and said: "We don't know this man, but I recognize his robe, which can only be worn by at least the prince of Meng Yuan."
"Wang Jue? Are you sure you read it correctly?" Han Du was confused and asked casually.
Tang Ding nodded with certainty, "Absolutely right. The Meng Yuan Dynasty is different from our Ming Dynasty. Their emperor's dragon robe and the king's python robe are all made of carmine."
A prince from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty? Han Du's heart suddenly became heavy.
one
When the prince travels, he must be followed by a large army. Although I don’t know why the prince didn’t send out exploration horses, maybe it’s because this is deep in the grassland, and he didn’t expect that the Ming army would come here at this time.
Do we really want to continue to have a head-on confrontation with the Mongolian and Yuan armies here? With such a close distance, even if we retreat now, it is too late.
Han Du was a little helpless, but still signaled Tang Ding to prepare the army for battle.
I would rather die standing than live on my knees!
Han Du just told a group of soldiers about the spirit of wielding the sword a few days ago. He can't break his promise now, can he?
"Something is wrong," Tang Ding suddenly said, holding up the telescope.
Han Du quickly glanced at the Meng Yuan people in the distance with confusion, but didn't notice anything was wrong. He approached Tang Ding and asked in his ear.
"What happened? What did you find?"
Tang Ding's originally solemn expression suddenly showed a smile. In the end, if it wasn't for the need to hide it, he might have laughed out loud.
Pointing at the Meng Yuan people, he excitedly said to Handu: "Look, no one has come out at the foot of the mountain. There are only a few hundred Meng Yuan people in total, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
When Han Du heard this, he immediately became happy and quickly looked toward the foot of the mountain. Sure enough, he saw no one. Could it be that there were only so many people in this Mongolian cavalry?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be done at all. This is a prince. When a prince travels, he has to take tens of thousands of people with him.
Han Du and Tang Ding looked at each other and both felt that it was better to be cautious. They would wait and see what happened first.
If this cavalry really only has such a small number of troops, then Han Du will definitely defeat it!
I had a confused battle with Shilie Tuo. Not only did I suffer heavy losses, but I didn't gain anything at all. I only got a few war horses.
This is completely different from Han Du's previous combat style. In the past, when Han Du took his navy to sea, he would not give up until he made a lot of money. Now he has to lose money. Han Du has always been worried about this.
Now, if you can capture Prince Meng Yuan alive, you may not be able to make a profit, but at least you won’t lose money, right?
Tang Ding subconsciously glanced sideways at Han Du. When their eyes met, they were obviously thinking of one place.
Just when Han Du and the two were thinking about how to test Prince Meng Yuan,
Are you traveling alone or with an army?
The two of them discovered at the same time that another incident occurred among the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry in the distance.
The general beside the prince suddenly turned against him and had Prince Meng Yuan and a young man escorted to the horse.
Prince Meng Yuan's arms were held up by the general's men. Even so, he yelled at the general without fear.
Unfortunately, Taiyuan didn’t hear clearly and didn’t know what they were talking about. He didn’t know whether Prince Meng Yuan was threatening or accusing the person in front of him.
The general was unmoved by Prince Meng Yuan's roar. He walked up behind Prince Meng Yuan with a grin, pulled out the long bow from behind, and suddenly tightened the bowstring around Prince Meng Yuan's neck. He even twisted it around, completely
Don’t give this prince a chance to survive. ??
Han Du and Tang He took a deep breath and looked at each other. They immediately understood that these Meng Yuan people were fighting among themselves.
Since they are all fighting among themselves, there is no possibility of a large army following them. After all, this is a prince. If it is in public, how dare the general kill him like this?
Feeling clear in his heart, Han Du looked at Tang Ding's questioning eyes and gritted his teeth:
"Done!!!"
The brave ones will be starved to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death.
The value of a living Prince Meng Yuan is too great, let alone a prince who has been rebelled by his tribe. If he is brought to the Ming Dynasty, his effect on the Ming Dynasty's division and harvesting of grasslands will be simply immeasurable.
Tang Ding and Xu Chengfei instantly jumped on their horses, lifted the reins and charged down from the top of the mountain.
"Kill~"
Prince Meng Yuan was originally suffocated, his face was red, and his eyes were blood red. He thought that he was dead this time and there was absolutely no chance of survival.
But at this moment, a loud shouting of killing suddenly came from the front! Being familiar with Chinese, he immediately understood that this was the cavalry of the Ming Army charging, and it was the same as the shouting of killing that he had heard in the darkness a month ago.
same.
However, the Ming army a month ago left him terrified. He turned around and ran away in a hurry. He finally escaped and ascended to heaven. Now that he heard the Ming army's shouts of killing, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
‘When the Ming army comes, Yesudier no longer cares about killing himself’
Sure enough, after he heard the cry of killing, in just a few breaths, the bowstring around his neck was instantly loosened and taken off. The moment he could breathe again, his chest rose and fell so sharply that his whole body
They couldn't help but bend down and suck greedily
Holding every breath of air.
The moment Yesudier saw Tang Ding charging towards him, he loosened his bow string without hesitation, took the treasured bow and flew onto his horse. He whipped the horse's legs fiercely, turned around and ran away.
Yesudiel was frightened by the Ming army a month ago. Even if he had not been frightened, he would have fled without hesitation. He only had a few hundred cavalry under his command, and the Ming army was charging towards him.
The cavalry was densely packed, numbering at least several thousand.
Although Yesudiel has always been reckless, he still understands that it is not advisable to attack an egg with an egg.
As soon as Yesudier escaped, the cavalry under his command naturally had no intention of resisting and fled with him. However, some Mongolian people were not convinced by the arrogance and domineeringness of the Ming army, thinking that even if they wanted to escape, they would have to fight back against the Ming army.
An army only needs one arrow.
They pride themselves on being the best in cavalry and archery, and believe that this way they will have enough time to escape. Moreover, this can also block the Ming army for a moment and buy time for Yesudiel.
But Tang Ding told these cavalrymen with a cruel smile that they were overthinking. Before the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry could shoot their arrows, the Ming army officers and soldiers drew their revolvers one after another.
Suddenly there was a loud sound of firecrackers, and the Meng Yuan cavalry who kept their bows in the posture exploded with blood. They fell from their horses without firing an arrow, and they were completely dead.
However, the deaths of these people were not without any value. At least, because of their courage, Yesudiel had escaped far away. Tang Ding led hundreds of fine cavalry to pursue him to the foot of the mountain without catching up.
, seeing that there was really no hope of catching up, Tang Ding came back with his troops.
When Tang Ding came back, he happened to see Han Du standing in front of Prince Meng Yuan with great interest, as if he was looking at something strange.
However, it should not be said that this was the first time for Han Du to meet the prince of Meng Yuan.
"Who are you?" Tang Ding was not as curious as Han Du and asked directly.
Han Du glanced at Tang Ding strangely and said with a smile: "Does he understand if you ask him like this?" In Han Du's view, Chinese and Mongolian are completely different languages. How could Prince Meng Yuan do this?
Can you understand Chinese?
Tang Ding glanced at Han Du strangely, and asked in surprise: "All the Meng Yuan royal family understand Chinese, don't you know?"
Um?
Han Du glanced at Tang Ding in surprise. Seeing that he didn't mean to joke, he suddenly turned back to look at the Prince Meng Yuan in front of him. He was such a big, thick, bearded man who looked like a barbarian. How could he still...
Understand Chinese, a foreign language to him?
Han Du lowered his head and recalled the painful time he spent learning a foreign language, and looked at Prince Mengyuan with some disbelief.