Outside the camp of the Kuaibai tribe, Kuaibai was riding on his horse, looking up at the majestic Helan Mountains in the distance, and muttering to himself.
Deng Kui led a group of infantry to cross the Helan Mountains and enter the Alxa Grassland. No one knew about this except Hasullah and some of his confidants. Even the ordinary herdsmen in the Hasullah tribe only heard about the leader.
He invited some friends to support his tribe, and the leader also exchanged some horses, saddles and other things from other tribes for his friends. As for where these friends came from, not much is known.
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For Kuaibai, the threat from the Ming army was always there, but he couldn't figure out how the Ming army planned to deal with him. Xiao Ruxun was busy sharpening his sword in Ningxia City, and Kuaibai felt that although he was hundreds of years away
It could be heard both inside and outside. At the beginning, he sent troops to station and monitor at various passes of Helan Mountain to guard against the Ming army's invasion. Then, because he was worried that the people monitoring him would be bribed by the Ming army or plotted by the Ming army, he sent more troops.
One group of people went to monitor those responsible for monitoring the pass. Now that the second group had been sent for some time, he began to feel his heart pounding again, and was wondering whether he should send a third group to monitor the second group...
The most uncomfortable thing is to know that the opponent is thinking about you, but yet he is still holding back. Kuai Bai hopes that Xiao Ruxun will send troops to the grassland immediately. Even if he is not completely ready, it is better than worrying about it now.
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In the past few months after defeating Ningxia City and escaping back to the grassland, Kuai Bai had aged a lot. He had done so many things, and each one of them consumed his precious energy.
Initially, he led thousands of cavalry back to his original tribe, killed the tribal leader, and seized the power of the tribe. Later, he spent a lot of effort to cleanse the tribe of those who were loyal to the original leader.
hidden dangers. After he was convinced that he had gained a foothold, he began to contact the surrounding small tribes, using both coercion and inducement to require each small tribe to surrender to him.
It is a difficult task to recruit the surrounding small tribes. Force will naturally allow him to achieve his goal as quickly as possible, but it will also cost his soldiers. The thousands of troops brought out from Ningxia City are his most loyal subordinates.
, losing one of them means that his strength has been damaged. Therefore, Kuaibai always hopes that he can defeat others without fighting and occupy the resources of those small tribes at the minimum cost.
The Has'ullah tribe was also one of Kuaibai's targets. He sent people to talk to Has'ullah several times and made all kinds of nice promises. Has'ullah's attitude was neither yin nor yang. On the one hand, he expressed his willingness to surrender.
, on the other hand, they put forward various conditions and made a bargaining stance with Kuaibai. There are not a few tribal leaders who behave like Has'ullah, and their psychology is also clear to Kuaibai, that is, they are afraid of him.
power, and worried that he was like a rabbit whose tail would not grow, so they all had a wait-and-see mentality.
In addition to negotiating with these small tribes, Kuaibai also has to be wary of the two major forces, the Juliustu in the east and the Bushatu in the west. On the entire Mongolian grassland, the distribution of forces is very complicated. On the surface, everything
All the tribes in Guihua City had to obey the orders of the great khan Zalik in Guihua City. He was the "King of Shunyi" conferred by the Ming court. However, Zalik could not truly unify the grassland. Countless grassland tribes belonged to many small khans.
King's.
Kuaibai's goal is to become a new khan king on the grassland and have his own sphere of influence. But in this way, he will inevitably be hostile to the original khan kings. The Jili Rabbit and the Fortune-telling Rabbit are two of them. This little Khan King was eyeing Kuai Bai with covetous eyes, but he just couldn't spare the time to deal with his competitor.
It’s difficult. Kuaibai sighed and said to himself that it was too difficult to develop his own power without angering Li Rabbit and Bu Shu Rabbit prematurely. At the same time, he had to be prepared for Xiao Ruxun’s pursuit. .
In addition to political issues, life issues are also a major problem faced by Kuaibai. Compared with the living conditions in Ningxia City, the living conditions on the grassland can be said to be the difference between heaven and hell. As a general in the army, Kuaibai’s living conditions It can still be guaranteed. However, the soldiers of the Cangtou Army under him were accustomed to eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling in the city of Ningxia. Now they were thrown into this desolate grassland. Their food and drink were not as good as before, and all kinds of complaints were already like vines. It usually grows.
"Father, we can't continue like this. Should we consider attacking one or two cities and plundering some supplies for the soldiers to improve?" Kuai Cheng'en seemed to know Kuai Bai's thoughts and persuaded him.
"I'm confused. The Ming army has its first victory and its morale is strong. If we attack Ming's city at this time, aren't we looking for death?" Kuai Bai scolded.
Kuai Chengen said: "The life on the grassland is really sad. If the soldiers don't have good wine, how can they have the energy to fight? If we continue like this, I'm afraid Xiao Ruxun won't come to attack us, and we ourselves will collapse. Already."
Kuaibai glared and said, "Chengen, you can't live such a life, right?"
"This life is not meant for human beings." Chi Cheng'en muttered. In his heart, he had begun to regret his previous rebellion. If they had not been able to rebel in the first place, they would still be dominating the city of Ningxia. Although there are dog officials like Dang Xin sitting on the heads of their father and son, they are still the dominant ones in Ningxia, they are popular and drink spicy food. How can they be like now, who can only drink tooth-shattering mare's kumiss all day long.
"If we don't defeat Xiao Ruxun, we won't be able to return to Ningxia City." Kuai Bai didn't scold Kuai Chengen anymore. He knew that Kuai Chengen's thoughts were common. Although others didn't say it with their mouths, they were all muttering in their hearts. .People’s hearts are broken and it’s hard to lead the team, Kuai Bai thought with great emotion.
"Your Majesty, is this Xiao Ruxun really bluffing?" General Tu Wenxiu said, "He said he would go into the grassland to hunt us down. He has been making trouble for several months, but there has been no movement. We sent troops to various passes. The news reported by the sergeants all stated that the army was just training and had no intention of sending troops. Shouldn't we also send some people back and take the opportunity to teach the disobedient tribes around us a lesson?"
"Report!"
Before Tu Wenxiu finished speaking, he saw a fast horse galloping from the east. The horse's hooves stepped on the grass and raised a cloud of dust. The rider rode the horse until he was only a dozen steps away from Kuai Bai and others, and turned over He dismounted, trotted all the way to Kuai Bai, knelt down on one knee, and reported loudly: "Report to the king, the Ming army of 20,000 people from the Ningxia Guard has come out of the side wall and is heading towards Daxiakou."
"Take a nap?" Kuaibai was surprised and happy. He was finally relieved after being hung up for many days.
Dayakou is a mountain pass at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. Entering the mountain from Dayakou, you can cross Helan Mountain through a long and narrow valley. This is one of the several passages through Helan Mountain. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming army was fighting
A pass-through fort was built at Yaikou, but it was later abandoned. The Mongols occupied Daiyaikou and faced off against the Ming army's border fortress.
In the past few decades, due to flash floods and other reasons, the forts at Daxiakou were gradually destroyed, leaving only some ruins and ruins, which were of no defensive value. However, since the Ming army never attempted to cross the Helan Mountains to attack the Mongolian tribes,
Therefore, no one cares about the rise and fall of this pass.
This time, because he was worried that Xiao Ruxun would raise troops to attack, Kuaibai sent sentries to various passes, and a small group of soldiers were also stationed at Dayakou. The soldier who came to report the news came back from Dayakou.
"What is the composition of the Ming army?" Kuai Chengen asked the soldier who delivered the message.
"Fifteen thousand infantry, five thousand cavalry, and 30 artillery carriages." The soldier replied. The artillery carriages in Kanyu camp were seen by the army, and they knew that they looked like a big log.
The carriage in the box actually contains artillery.
"Xiao Ruxun really wanted to rely on the power of firearms to fight our army." Tu Wenxiu said, "But didn't he think that the artillery was just a decoration in the mountain pass?"
"It's not even as good as the furnishings." Kuai Cheng'en said, "The road from Daxiakou to the mountain is rugged and bumpy. The artillery carts are heavy and difficult to walk. It will only become a drag on the team. If our army rushes down from the mountains on both sides, it will obviously be a drag.
The army's firearms cannot be used, especially this artillery, which is simply a gift to us."
"Where were the Ming troops when you came?" Kuai Bai asked.
The soldier said: "Our Xiaoqi saw the Ming army coming out of the border wall, so we sent me to report the news. I saw that the Ming army was indeed moving in the direction of Daxikou, but the speed was very slow. There were people in front of them.
The road was smoothed, it seems, to allow the artillery carriage to move."
"Could it be Xiao Ruxun's trick to exhaust his troops again?" Kuai Cheng'en asked Kuai Bai.
Bai Bai said: "Xiao Ruxun used 20,000 people. It shouldn't be a plan to tire out the troops. Otherwise, he would have tired his own troops first. Well, no matter what he thinks, we must take action.
Cheng'en, you quickly lead 1,000 people to Luyugou to set up defenses. If you encounter the Ming army, you will find ways to slow down the Ming army. My father will then lead the army there to fight to the death with the Ming army."
"I have the order!" Kuai Chengen agreed loudly and rode back to the camp. Immediately afterwards, the sound of horns sounded in the camp, and groups of soldiers ran out of the tents and lined up to assemble.
"Brothers, the abominable Xiao Ruxun destroyed our foundation in Ningxia City, and now he has led his troops out to chase us. This grassland belongs to us Mongolians, how can we tolerate a Han like Xiao Ruxun?
Feel free to act wild. The prince ordered us to rush to Luyugou immediately and prepare to ambush the Ming army. The Ming army will go out with abundant supplies. As long as we can defeat the Ming army, these supplies will be ours!" Kuai Chengen was in the team!
An impassioned pre-war mobilization was carried out before.
"Kill Xiao Ruxun! Steal the Han people's food and drinks!" the soldiers shouted in unison. There were actually many Han soldiers among them, but after arriving on the grassland, they had long forgotten their own nation. (To be continued.