On the Alxa prairie, the Tatar cavalry troops were advancing slowly as far as the eye could see. The horses' hooves stepped on the thin snow, making a creaking sound. When they gathered together, it was like a rushing river, which was breathtaking.
Bu Shi Rabbit rode a tall white horse and walked in the middle of the team with a confident smile on his face. Seeing the uneasy look of the Rabbit beside him, he gloated and said with a smile:
"Chief Rabbit, you have really embarrassed us Tatars. You bullied the minority, and you were defeated by Akito. If I were you, I would have strangled myself to death with my wife's belt."
Hearing that Bu Shitu, who was more than ten years younger than him, was belittling himself, Jilitu's face was a little red, and he said nonchalantly: "Young prince, you don't know. Mingren's firearms are very powerful, but we have never It’s a sharp weapon I’ve seen before. I was unaware of it for a moment and fell into their trap, so I suffered a small defeat.”
"A small defeat?" Bu Shitu said unforgivingly, "How did I hear that you lost several thousand-man troops and several thousand households were killed? But you took advantage and killed those few thousand-man troops." All your family members have been taken to your own room."
"This... is nothing to mention." Zhuli Tu said awkwardly, and at the same time, he secretly hated the traitors who leaked information to Bu Shitu.
Inviting Fortune Rabbit to join forces to deal with the Ming army was a helpless move for Zhuli Rabbit. A few months ago, Kuaibai, who was like a lost dog, brought less than a thousand remnant soldiers to Zhuli Rabbit's camp and complained to Litu. The news came that the Ming Dynasty army had broken through Helan Mountain and entered the grassland. Hearing this, Jilitu felt frightened.
If we look back on the past, when we heard that the Ming army entered the grassland, the first reaction of Zhulitu was to lead his troops to annihilate all the enemies who dared to invade. From the foothills of Helan Mountain to Hetao, this large grassland was the sphere of influence of Zhulitu. He will never tolerate others getting involved. However, after the battle in Pinglu City, Zhuli Rabbit was indeed frightened by the Ming army. And then he heard that such an outstanding person like Kuaibai was defeated again and again. Zhuli Rabbit was even more scared. Frightened.
To say the least, even if Zhulitu himself could muster up the courage to confront the Ming army, his officers and soldiers would not have the courage. In the battle of Pinglu City, Zhulitu was ambushed by Xiao Ruxun and Ma Qiancheng, and almost It was a lonely man who escaped from the border wall and lost face in front of his officers and soldiers. Now, if he wants to encourage his subordinates to go to a decisive battle with the Ming army to avenge his hatred, I am afraid that everyone will be in a state of confusion and have no fighting spirit at all. In the age of cold weapons, fighting relies on fighting spirit. If the fighting spirit is gone, how can we still fight this war?
To say that they were indifferent to the actions of the Ming army, even the Rabbit could not do it. If the Ming army can establish a point on the grassland this time, it will establish ten or hundreds of new points in the future. This kind of tactic It's called nibbling, and it's impossible for the Focus Rabbit to understand it.
It was impossible not to fight, and there was no guarantee of victory in the fight. When Jianli Rabbit was in a dilemma, he had no choice but to ask for help from Bu Shitu who was far away in Qinghai.
Bu Shitu intends to seize the throne of Mongolian Khan. The leaders of the major tribes on the grassland are well aware of this. Asking Bu Shitu to help in the battle means that in the future, Bu Shitu will fight to seize the throne of Khan. Zhong stood on his side, and Zhulitu knew this very well. He originally didn't want to take sides in the battle between the various young princes so early, but now, he no longer has time to hesitate.
Bu Shitu received the letter sent by Zhulitu and responded immediately. He asked Zhulitu to tell Zhulitu that everything on the grassland was the matter of the Great Khan. As the eldest grandson of the Great Khan, he should represent the Great Khan. In this name, he brought 30,000 elite troops to the western foot of Helan Mountain. He joined the troops who had arrived earlier and began to march towards the Helan City established by Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao.
After Bu Shitu and Zhuli Tu joined forces, they sent their cronies to the various ministries under Zhu Litu's command to communicate with each other. Regarding Bu Shitu's behavior, Zhuli Tu had a hard time saying it. He is known as the King of Hetao, but he belongs to his direct lineage. The army only has 10,000 men. The rest of the troops under his command are all small mountains.
During the war, Zhulitu gave an order, and all the small tribes in the Hetao area must obey his command. But if a larger force comes to compete with him, those small tribes will also adapt to the wind and embrace the thicker ones. Thigh. The rule followed on the grassland is that the strong is king. Jilitu was previously undermined by Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao, so it is no wonder that his subordinates want to change their families.
What annoys Zhuli Rabbit the most is that these small tribes just wanted to be close to Bu Shitu. In order to please their new masters, they also revealed all kinds of scandals about Zhuli Rabbit to Bu Shitu. He used these gossips to tease him in front of him, which made Litu feel disgraced, but he could not argue.
"Young prince, guess what, how will Xiao Ruxun react when he hears that the young prince is marching on his own expedition?" Jianli Tucha changed the embarrassing topic and began to discuss the war with Bu Shitu.
Bu Shitu said: "I know Xiao Ruxun's name. I heard he was a tiger general of the Ming Dynasty. However, no matter how fierce the tiger is, it will turn into a sick cat when it reaches our grassland. If he If you are not stupid, you should have abandoned Helan City and fled back to Ningxia Guard by this time, right?"
"Xiao Ruxun has gone back to Ningxia Guard a long time ago. The person stationed in Helan City now is the deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia Guard, named Su Hao." Jilitu timidly corrected him.
"I heard that this Su Hao is a young man, only in his early 20s?" Bu Shitu asked.
Zhulitu said: "That's true... However, I guess it's not him who actually commands the team, but the veteran behind him. This young man may be a son of an official, leading the troops to fight just to gain experience."
Bu Shitu said: "No matter who directs the war, in front of one hundred thousand of my elite soldiers, they can only flee. They transformed that idiot's tribe into some kind of Helan Fort. Isn't it prepared for us?" Leader Jilitu, after driving away Mingren, I plan to build a camp in Helan Fort, can you help me organize it?"
"Well... I'm honored to be able to serve the young prince." Zhulitu replied gloomily. It seems that Bu Shitu doesn't intend to leave when he comes here this time. From now on, he will no longer be the only one in the Hetao area. The final say.
Of course Bu Shitu could hear the helpless feeling in Litu's words, but he didn't mind. He raised his riding crop, pointed forward, and asked Litu: "How far ahead?"
"According to the current marching speed, there are still two days to go." The rabbit replied.
"Come here, pass my order and move forward quickly. Don't leave time for Mingren to move." Bu Shitu ordered confidently.
"boom!"
As if to slap Bu Shitu in the face, his order had just been issued when a loud noise suddenly came from the front of the team, and then Bu Shitu and Zhuli Tu both saw a strong wave rising from the position of the vanguard. As the smoke erupted, the soldiers scattered like frightened sheep.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The entire Tatar army screamed and became a mess. Needless to say for the soldiers of the Rabbit Division, this kind of explosion sound was like a nightmare to them. When they heard this sound, they all clamped down subconsciously. crotch, for fear that if you are not careful, you will pee.
The Qing Navy brought by Bu Shitu was not much better. Prior to this, Zhulitu had already told them that the Ming army was equipped with a type of artillery that used blooming shells and the explosions were extremely shocking. They were fully mentally prepared. But they did not expect that the explosion was so loud that it was far beyond their imagination. Their horses jumped in fright at the explosion, and their neat formation suddenly became chaotic.
The soldiers of Bu Shi Rabbit and Zhu Li Rabbit showed great loyalty at this moment. They galloped forward, guarding their leader in the middle. At the same time, their sabers were unsheathed, ready to meet the invading enemy at any time.
"Why are you panicking?" Bu Shitu was blocked by a group of burly soldiers. Not only did he feel safe, but he also felt that he had lost face. Before, he had been laughing at Li Tu for being as timid as a mouse, but now he just heard When there was an explosion, he shrank his head. Isn't this a shameful thing?
"Get out of the way, how can Mingren harm a hair of my king!" Bu Shitu loudly rebuked the soldiers around him. At the same time, he raised his ears and listened carefully to the movement in front. After a while, he said in confusion: "Why? What happened? There was just one sound and then there was no movement?"
"This..." Zhuli Rabbit also recovered from his panic. He also discovered that except for this loud noise, he did not hear any other Ming army attacking. The noise in front was caused by his own team. from.
"Report to the young prince, report to the big leader!" A Tatar army general rode his horse from the front and reported to Bu Shitu and Zhuli Rabbit: "Our troops are marching, and for some reason, there was an explosion from underground. Our troops have Twelve people were killed and more than thirty people were injured. In addition..."
"What else?" asked the rabbit.
"In addition, because the sergeants panicked and trampled on each other, six people fell from their horses and were trampled to death, and the injured... were countless." The young general replied calmly, knowing this news would definitely make the rabbit furious. The light was on fire.
"asshole!"
Sure enough, when Zhulitu heard the last words, he was furious. He raised his hand and whipped the young general's face with a horsewhip, drawing a deep blood mark. The young general did not dare to resist, and lowered his head to wait for the next whip.
"Chief Zhuli Rabbit, don't blame him!" Bu Shitu raised the whip in his hand and blocked the second whip that Zhuli Rabbit was about to whip. Of course he didn't do this because he felt sorry for the young general, his purpose was just The key is to prevent the Rabbit from venting his anger on others.
"Chief Jilitu, this Ming army has not been seen yet. Your own troops are trampling on each other and can cause such heavy casualties. No wonder you were beaten to a pulp by a mere few thousand Ming troops at the foot of Pinglu City. That young general , tell me, why did the explosion suddenly occur?"
The last words Bu Shitu said were to the young general who reported the news.