Three hundred and ninetieth chapters when killing captives and setting fire
Sai Sang was basically certain that the Ming army was not at the first place discovered by Da Jin Tan Ma, so it must be near the second place discovered by Da Jin Tan Ma, otherwise he would not have sent out the army.
Even if there were neither of these two places, then at most the Ming army would be on the west side of the Zhuri River Grassland. He was convinced of this.
Because of this, he deployed most of the troops guarding the Khan tent to the west side, and sent out the sentries far away.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his deployment that the Mongolian Tatars in other directions of the Khan tent also had this awareness, and thus they relaxed their vigilance in other directions.
At this time, Sai Sang was deeply regretful. He saw that the people who came to protect him were basically his men near the Khan tent, but there was no trace of the troops deployed on the west side.
He felt a little strange about the leader's son Manzhu Xili. Either he came to protect him early so that he could decide whether to send him to rescue the North Bank of the Zhuri River; or he went directly to rescue the North Bank and blocked the Ming troops so that he could do this.
Bian has time to mobilize his troops; if he sees that even his troops cannot stop him, it means that the army is strong and he can retreat immediately.
Now we are so stuck, we don't know how many troops we can have on hand, so we can only hesitate.
Of course, he also knew that if he ran away, the entire people on the south bank would also flee with him. If his son happened to lead the army or attack the north bank or come to rescue him, he would also be affected and it would be more difficult to win.
Before Sai Sang could wait for his son to appear or make a choice, a large group of black shadows appeared on the Zhuri River. After gathering together, they rushed towards him.
Sai Sang was so frightened that he no longer hesitated, got on his horse, and prepared to escape.
Suddenly, he remembered that his wife and daughter hadn't seen him yet, so he hesitated again. There was already a loud killing sound outside, so why hadn't he come out of the yurt yet?
His men urged him to run quickly. If he hesitated any longer, the enemy would be there to kill him.
Sai Sang looked up at his daughter's yurt and found that someone had just come out of it. He quickly ordered a few of his men to protect Hai Lanzhu and run away together.
His men had no choice but to follow King Darhan's hesitation and had to follow his instructions while detaching hundreds of people to stop the Ming army first.
The reason why Hai Lanzhu came out late was, firstly, because she was a woman and was a little more troublesome than men. Secondly, she didn't think she could reach the sweat tent, so she still dressed herself in equipment and took a bow and arrow before she came out.
Although she has never been on the battlefield, she thinks that her cavalry and archery are good, otherwise she would not be worthy of a hero like Genghis Khan.
As soon as she got out of the yurt, she happened to meet a few people who came to protect her. They held the horse and asked her in panic to drop the bow and arrow and run away quickly.
Hai Lanzhu wanted to scold them, saying that such behavior was not the behavior of a hero. Then the raging fire on the north bank caught her eyes, and she was immediately shocked when she saw it. It was basically certain that the north bank had been decimated by the Ming army.
When she looked like this, she also saw the dark shadows of a large group appearing on the Zhuri River, rushing towards the Khan tent. She was so shocked that her face turned pale, and she quickly dropped her bow and arrow, got on her horse, and wanted to escape with her father Khan.
Those Mongolian Tatars who rushed to block the Ming army charged forward in front of the soldiers of the death camp who had begun to accelerate, especially under the leadership of Cao Wenzhao, a strong general. How could the Tatars, who were temporarily formed and had no formation, be able to
Can be stopped.
The Tatars who came forward were like a piece of paper. They didn't slow down the speed of the oncoming arrows at all and went straight through them.
When Sai Sang saw this situation, he no longer cared about his wife and daughter, turned his horse around and tried to escape.
But Cao Wenzhao had already set his sights on this big shot surrounded by people. The arrow he was pointing was pointed directly at this man. How could he be allowed to escape?
The soldiers of the death camp were originally the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. Their ability on horseback and their familiarity with war horses were inferior to those of the grassland peoples, but it was not obvious.
What's more, the advantage of the soldiers in the death camp now is that the war horses accelerate much earlier than Sai Sang, and Sai Sang's sweat tent is not far from the river bank.
Therefore, the arrowhead where the soldiers of the death camp, especially Cao Wenzhao, were getting closer and closer to Sai Sang. Anyone who stood in front of them would be killed without mercy.
Those who had not yet started to run were attacked and killed by the soldiers of the death camp who were like a flood. Including Hailanzhu, a ray of fragrant soul had no choice but to run to find the real hero in her mind, Genghis Khan.
She didn't know that she was also responsible for the Horqin tribe's end. If she had not been in a hurry to go to Liaodong to meet Huang Taiji, and had not urged Sai Sang to send a second wave of troops, maybe Sai Sang's decision at that time would have been different.
The cycle of cause and effect, she also paid the price.
War is cruel, and as long as you are caught in it, no matter whether you are a woman or someone else, you will be hurt.
No one knew that in the original history, Huang Taiji's most beloved concubine Chen died under Zhong Jinwei's butterfly wings and his own conspiracy to annex the Mongolian tribe.
If Huang Taiji were to choose again, whether he wanted his favorite concubine Chen or his imperial hegemony, no one would know.
Seeing the Ming army getting closer and closer to King Darhan, the Mongol Tatars who were guarding Saisang desperately wanted to turn around and risk their lives to stop them, so that their king could have a chance to escape.
But these people would be Cao Wenzhao's opponents, and the horse's speed was already at its maximum. As soon as the opponent turned around, he was directly killed and fell off his horse.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao saw a large number of organized Tatar troops appearing in the direction where Saisang was fleeing, and he thought that he would finally encounter some strong resistance.
He looked at the man in front of him who was already running away alone, and sneered in his heart. He didn't even look at the speed of both sides. Could he run?
After Cao Wenzhao waited for another ten seconds, he calmly stretched out his hand to pick it off and caught the escaped old man alive. He was confident that this man should be King Darhan of the Horqin tribe.
Cao Wenzhao conveniently threw Sai Sang, who was still struggling, to his own guards, and then began to lead his troops to attack the rescued Tatar army in order to destroy all Tatar forces that tried to resist.
The Tatar general who led the army to come to the rescue was Manzhu Xili, Saisang's son. He was more convinced than his father Khan that the Ming army would definitely be intercepted by one of the two groups of troops sent out, not to mention that there were still many people behind the Ming army.
Da Jin's army was hanging on, so he estimated that the Ming army would not have time to escape, and would think of attacking his own large tribe.
Therefore, although he followed Sai Sang's request and sent out sentries from afar, he himself was soundly sleeping with peace of mind.
When his men woke him up in panic and saw the flames rising to the sky on the north bank, he hesitated just like his father Khan.
He couldn't decide whether to save Bei'an or protect his father Khan first.
Let's go protect Father Khan first. The south bank has not been attacked yet, and there is a Zhuri River across it. People who don't know may not cross the river right away. As long as there is enough time, Father Khan can gather a large number of guards around him.
Self-protection should be no problem.
So if we go to rescue the North Bank first, we can stop the enemy on the North Bank, and the losses can at least be reduced a lot, because most of his people are on the North Bank. But what if when we go to rescue the North Bank, the enemy starts to attack the South Bank?
What to do?
Daishan said that the sons of King Darhan were all idiots, which made sense. If Jianlu's camp was attacked at night, he would certainly not have responded so slowly.
Manzhu Xili thought about it again and again, and finally decided to rescue his father Khan first.
He immediately led his troops and horses towards the Khan's tent, but when he was almost there, he happened to witness the capture of his father Khan. At this point, everyone was stunned. What should we do next?
Manzhu Xili was faced with another choice, whether to retreat first and find the other two armies sent out before encircling and suppressing him, or to kill him directly to see if he could get his father back.
Manzhu Xili had not yet made a decision, and the team was still charging towards the enemy with inertia.
At this time, the yurts on the south bank also began to catch fire, and the area became larger and larger. Looking at the situation on the entire battlefield, there was a sea of fire everywhere, and the shadows of the enemy were everywhere.
Manzhu Xili's men were all panicked. Without King Darhan, there were fires everywhere and enemies were everywhere. Is there any hope of winning if they rush over?
At this time, a bold leader is needed, who must give his subordinates clear instructions whether to leave or kill.
If you want to leave, do it quickly and conserving the troops at hand; if you want to kill, you must build up your morale and use your maximum combat power to fight the enemy to the death.
But Manzhu Xili is not such a leader. It is said that a raging army can bring a raging group of generals, which is absolutely true. The Horqin tribe has never fought for hegemony over the Jianlu, and succumbed to the power of the Jianlu, which is different from their cowardly leader.
It doesn't matter.
The only organized unit of the Mongolian Tatars at present was hit head-on by the troops of Cao Wenzhao and Huang Degong while the leader was hesitating. It was like an egg being smashed by a stone.
Cao Wenzhao did not expect that this enemy army was so weak, which made him very happy.
After killing an opponent, he saw that the south bank of the Zhuri River was also in flames, and knew that Zuo Liangyu's men had crossed the river and set fire to it.
So, he took the reins and went to a place where the fire had not burned to kill him.
Huang Degong, according to the previous arrangement, separated from Cao Wenzhao at this time, and also fought to another place, just like a fence, and began to sort out the remaining resistance of the Mongolian Tatars.
The fighting did not end until daybreak. All the Mongolian Tatars who could escape had fled, leaving corpses all over the ground. There were also remaining yurts with black smoke curling up everywhere.
The results of this battle were quite fruitful. The person Cao Wenzhao arrested was King Darhan, and many nobles of the Horqin tribe were hanged, including their princes and princesses.
However, the casualties among the soldiers of the death camp were greater than ever before. More than 300 people were killed in the battle, more than 200 were seriously injured, and more than 700 were slightly injured.
As usual, the aftermath of the battlefield was carried out, including the treatment of the seriously wounded. There was no way. Although it was the last battle, there was no way to carry the seriously injured back to the capital.
What could not be taken away were countless cattle, sheep, horses and other herds. Cao Wenzhao was a little hesitant about what to do with these trophies. At this moment, a sentry rushed towards him to report that a large number of enemy troops were found in the southwest.
Traces are coming this way.
As soon as Cao Wenzhao heard the edict, he no longer hesitated, gathered all the troops, and led them. As long as they escaped the enemy troops who were coming to rescue them, they could return to the pass in triumph.