With uneasy hearts, the leaders of each tribe, under the guidance of Hasullah, collectively went to the camp of the original tribe and asked to see Xiao Ruxun. On the way from the camp gate to the Chinese army's tent, the leaders
Seeing the soldiers of the Ming army on both sides with their bright armor and sharp swords and guns, what is particularly rare is that the faces of these soldiers have the pride of a victorious army. This is something that the tribal leaders who have dealt with the Ming army have never seen before.
Have seen it.
It is common for the Tatar tribes on the grassland to have various frictions with the Ming army. When a big leader like Zhuli Rabbit wants to attack the Ming border, each small tribe will send some warriors to help, so the Tatar leader
We are no strangers to the Ming army.
In the past, when the Tatar tribe invaded the Ming border, although the Ming army resisted tenaciously, the mental outlook of the soldiers was negative. Some soldiers were as afraid of the Tatars as tigers, and although some soldiers were somewhat courageous, they had no intention of defeating the Tatars.
People also lack confidence. But now, no one can see the cowardice on the faces of the Ming army soldiers. Judging from their expressions, even if ten times the Tatar army comes to invade, they will treat it as nothing.
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Could this kind of confidence come from the powerful firearms mentioned by Hasullah?
This question was quickly answered after they met Xiao Ruxun.
"All leaders, please take a seat." Xiao Ruxun received the leaders as a superior. The leaders quickly greeted Xiao Ruxun with the etiquette of their own nation, and then sat down respectively under the guidance of the Ming army soldiers next to them.
, waiting for Xiao Ruxun to lecture.
"Xiao already knows the purpose of your visit. Don't worry, everyone, our troops are out on the grassland to maintain peace on the grassland, not to cause trouble for everyone. Although Kuai Bai is a Tatar, he already
He defected to the Ming Dynasty, and he was our Ming army general. Some time ago, he rebelled. After the defeat, he fled to the grassland and continued to harm the Tatar brothers. Our army sent troops this time to defeat the rebellion, and at the same time, it also returned peace to the tribes in the grassland.
Peace."
Xiao Ruxun talked eloquently. He was originally a general with both civil and military skills, and he was very skilled in speaking in such situations.
"General Soldier Xiao is the reborn parent of the herdsmen from all my grassland tribes in his crusade against the evil traitors and seeking justice for us." Hasulla was the first to express his stance, and the other tribal leaders quickly followed suit, while secretly cursing Hassullah in their hearts.
Ulla is so shameless that she can even use such disgusting metaphors as rebirth parents.
"Han and Mongolia are brothers. It is a few ambitious thieves who instigated the vendetta between Han and Mongolia. As long as everyone does not follow these thieves, we can achieve a win-win situation." Xiao Ruxun said, although he considered himself a great nation.
A general from Shangbang, but he is too embarrassed to say that he is an elder in front of others.
"General Xiao, when we came in just now, we saw that the brothers in your department seemed to be building houses. Do you plan to stay on this grassland permanently?" Muren put forward his question directly. Generally speaking, the Tatars
He is said to be quite upright and not good at hiding his thoughts.
Xiao Ruxun nodded and said: "That's right. Everyone also knows that because of our lack of troops and Kuaibai's scheming, we sent troops this time. Although we defeated Kuaibai's army, we still left some regrets, that is
The traitor Kuaibai was not caught. We were worried that Kuaibai might cause trouble again after we withdrew our troops. So we had to leave some people behind on the grassland. This was also out of consideration for everyone's safety."
"This..." The leaders were speechless. Of course they knew that what Xiao Ruxun said was just an excuse, but the key point was that this excuse was actually somewhat credible. If Kuai Bai was not caught, then he would be ready at any time. It is possible that they will come back again. No one can say whether they will attack small tribes like them. However, leaving such a Ming army to guard against Kuaibai poses another threat to them. How to say it?
"General Xiao, if you stay on our grassland alone, I'm afraid there will be some inconvenience, right?" A leader named Bayar said timidly.
"Commander, please tell me, what's the inconvenience?" Xiao Ruxun looked at Bayar with a smile, with a clear hint of threat in his eyes.
Bayar looked at Xiao Ruxun's smiling face and felt a chill. He hesitated for a while and said: "In our grassland, the most powerful one is the leader of the rabbit. There seems to be some quarrel between him and you Han people. It's a grudge. If he leads a large army to come and cause trouble for your department, I'm afraid..."
"Hahahaha!" Xiao Ruxun laughed loudly, "Zhuli Rabbit is just a rabbit. How dare you offend the might of our mighty soldiers? Ask Zhuli Rabbit himself what he occupies under my Pinglu City. Is it cheaper?”
"But, this is on the grassland." Bayar avoided Xiao Ruxun's question. Regarding the fact that Zhuli Rabbit suffered Xiao Ruxun's loss in Pinglu City, he also heard what Hassulla said. It was impossible to conduct research here. He just wanted to remind Xiao Ruxun that this grassland belongs to the Tatars and is different from Pinglu City.
"It seems that the leaders still don't believe in the strength of our Ming Dynasty. Let's go out and find a place. I will ask our gunner to demonstrate our Ming Dynasty's firearms to you. You will know what is going on." Xiao Ru Xun said.
The leaders had no objections to this proposal. Although they had not studied Sun Tzu's Art of War, they understood to some extent the principle of knowing one's enemy and one's own. Since they were going to deal with the Ming army, it was very useful to find out the truth and strength of the Ming army. Benefits.
Xiao Ruxun ordered his people to make some preparations, and then led the group of Tatar leaders out of the camp and to a small tree next to it. The leaders saw that a few hundred steps away from the small tree, parked There were more than a dozen carriages. The carriages of these carriages were blocked with thick boards, like large closed boxes. Next to the carriages, some soldiers of the Ming Army stood, waiting for orders.
Xiao Ruxun led the leaders to the carriage. The Ming army's artillery greeted General Xiong Minyang and reported to Xiao Ruxun: "Report to General Xiao, the artillery team has been prepared and can perform at any time."
Xiao Ruxun nodded, turned around and said to the Tatar leaders: "Everyone, our gunners will show you the scene of artillery shooting in a moment. Their target is the small forest in front of you. Do you want to go over and test the artillery fire first?" Trees, see if it’s real.”
Everyone looked at Xiao Ruxun's direction and shook their heads, saying that there was no need to check. They had walked through that small forest before, and they knew that they were trees that had grown for many years, and the largest tree had to have a bowl. The mouth is thicker.
"Okay, let's get started now." Xiao Ruxun said, "Everyone, step back a little and tighten the horse's reins. Don't startle the horse for a while."
Everyone followed Xiao Ruxun's instructions, stepped back a few words, tightened the reins of their horses, and waited to see what the Ming army would do.
I saw Xiong Min running forward a few steps, came to the carriages, and gave an order. The Ming army's gunners quickly got into position and removed the baffle on the side of the carriages, revealing the black muzzles. Those muzzles were all
Aiming in the direction of the grove, it was obvious that he was preparing to use the grove as a test target.
"Range, aim!"
"Load!"
"Prepare—release!"
Xiong Minyang issued orders loudly, and the gunners completed various actions in an orderly manner. As Xiong Minyang shouted "release", a thunderous sound suddenly sounded in the ears of the Tatar leaders:
"Boom! Boom!"
The huge sound of the cannon and the flames from the muzzle gave the Tatar leaders an extremely shocking shock. The horses under their crotches all jumped up. Two leaders did not know whether they were frightened or failed to control their horses.
He fell off the saddle. Normally, such a shameful behavior would definitely provoke a burst of laughter, but at this time, none of the Tatar leaders could laugh. Everything in front of them made them dumbfounded.
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I saw that the small forest a few hundred steps in front of the artillery team was instantly engulfed by smoke and fire. Countless tree trunks and branches flew out from the fireworks, and the furthest ones almost flew in front of the Tatar leaders.
The breeze on the grassland blew, and the gunpowder smoke dissipated a little. The leaders saw that the dozen or so big trees on the edge of the forest had been blown to pieces, and only half of the trunks were left with flames coming out.
"What is this? How can it be so powerful!" Muren exclaimed. He had seen Ming army firearms in the past, but he had never even heard of such sharp firearms.
Hasullah was the calmest one among the group. After all, he had seen the scene when Deng Kui's troops attacked the Kuaibai camp before. However, the power of the Ming army's artillery was better than the grenades used by Deng Kui and the others, at least that
The sound of the explosion was so different that his ears were still ringing to this day.
"Bayar, have you seen it?" Hasullah called Bayar's name and said to him.
Bayar's ears were also temporarily deafened by the shock. It took him a while before he heard Hasullah's question clearly. He nodded numbly and said, "I see, the Ming army's artillery is so powerful.
I'm afraid I won't get any benefits when the leader comes."
"Everyone, you are showing off your embarrassment." Xiao Ruxun looked on with cold eyes. From the expressions on everyone's faces, he knew that this show of force was successful. He pretended to be casual and hugged everyone, and everything was done.
That’s right.
"Great tomorrow, we will bow down to you!" I don't know who took the lead. The Tatar leaders jumped off their horses one after another, knelt on the ground and bowed to Xiao Ruxun to show their submission.
Now they fully believe what Hasullah told them before. In the face of such a powerful artillery, I am afraid that the rabbit will only be defeated.
"Everyone, please get up!" Xiao Ruxun said, "Don't worry, everyone, this artillery is used to deal with the enemy. You are all friends of my Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to be afraid. If you believe in the strength of my Ming Dynasty Army,
Then let’s talk about how to cooperate in the next step.” (To be continued..)