Boyan led his army to attack on the grassland for several days, but every time he found traces of the Ming army, there were only destroyed tribal camps, and the people had long since disappeared.
"General, this is the camp of Right Prime Minister Zheluo!"
Bo** was on the horse, looking at the ruins of the ground, the muscles on his face gradually became distorted.
Since ancient times, only Walas have gone to the grasslands to plow the Han people's grass valleys. Who would have thought that this time it's the other way around, and people have come to the grasslands to plow your grass valleys.
This is simply unreasonable!
"General, we have checked everything and there are no survivors!"
Boyan began to breathe rapidly, probably because he only had one eye left, and his expression looked very ferocious.
Zheluo is none other than an elder brother of the same clan as Boyan. If we were to rank him by age, he would have called him "big brother" when he saw him first.
This man followed Mahamu Khan in many battles in his early years, and became disabled. He first took charge of Oara, and then left him behind to take care of military supplies. However, he did not expect that he would die under the sword of the Ming army in the hinterland of the desert.
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"The little emperor has gone too far to bully others. Send an order and the troops will be broken into pieces. They will be divided into units of a thousand people to pursue. If you find traces of the Ming army, don't rush to attack. Use the smoke as a signal to surround and annihilate them!"
"Yes!"
More than 20,000 people formed into more than 20 teams and dispersed towards the depths of the grassland.
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There is a camp located on the bank of Chagannuoer Lake.
This is the supply transfer station for this southern expedition, and is headed by Zagel, the left supervisor of the Privy Council.
It may be that the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty had some misunderstanding about the official positions in the Central Plains, and they were very casual when assigning positions to people. As a result, there were too many prime ministers, let alone a small Privy Council supervisor.
In short, as long as it sounds like a high official, it doesn't matter what you call it.
The quiet night sky was broken by the sound of horse hooves, and the sentry stepped forward to check. Under the moonlight, he saw a group of cavalry of about 3,000 people rushing toward them.
Chagannuoer Camp is an important military and supplies area in Oara. It received the news as soon as the Ming army raided the grassland. Seeing an unknown team, it immediately raised its vigilance.
"Stop! What do you do?"
At the front of the team, a general replied in Mongolian: "We are General Boyan's men and have been ordered to pursue the Ming army!"
The sentry approached with a torch, and saw that this man was tall, with a full beard, and wearing wolf-skin armor. He unconsciously relaxed his vigilance.
Looking at the rear formation, there were actually many prisoners tied up with ropes. It looked like there were at least one or two thousand people.
"Who are these people?"
"Nonsense, of course it's the Ming Army!"
"You... caught it?"
"That's natural!"
The person speaking was none other than Haming. He was originally a Mongolian, but after changing his attire, he looked just like a Wala officer.
Since the death of Emperor Yongle Zhu Di, many Mongolians, especially those from Duoyan Sanwei, began to join the Ming Dynasty. The newly formed three thousand battalions selected people with excellent riding skills, many of whom have Mongolian ancestry. p>
Zhu Qizhen and Li Zhen discussed it and selected these people to pretend to be Wala cavalry, and then the rest pretended to be prisoners, tied with ropes, and followed the team.
The clothes and armor of everyone were already dilapidated. When they attacked the Oara tribe, some people simply changed into local leather clothes. Their hair and beards were also unkempt. If you don't identify them carefully, you wouldn't be able to tell.
When the guard saw so many Ming army prisoners, he didn't dare to doubt him. He hurriedly said: "General, please wait for a moment. I will go and inform the supervisor!"
Ha Ming looked impatient and waved: "Hurry up!"
After waiting for a short time, dozens of guards came to the camp gate with one person in their arms.
The man glanced at it first, and then asked: "I am Zagel, the left supervisor of the Privy Council. What is the name of this general?"
Ha Ming turned over and dismounted, and continued to reply in Mongolian: "I met the Inspector General Agula under General Boyan's command!"
Zagel asked again: "I heard that General Boyan personally sent troops to pursue him. I wonder where he is now?"
"The general led the main force to pursue north. On the way, he was worried that the Ming army might sneak attack the Chagannuoer camp, so he sent me with a thousand troops to support. With the blessing of God, the Ming army was found on the north side of Chagannuoer Lake.
I have killed more than a thousand enemies and captured more than a thousand prisoners. I have sent fast horses to inform the general. Now that the soldiers are exhausted, they have come uninvited. I would like to trouble you, Sir, to prepare some food for everyone!"
Zagel looked at the prisoners behind Haming, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he immediately said: "This is natural, come quickly and invite the soldiers to the camp to rest!"
Ha Ming cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much!"
"General Agula, where are you? Come on, please come in!"
Zagel was very enthusiastic and took Haming's hand and walked inside. The other soldiers also entered the camp one after another. They first detained the "prisoners" and then followed the resident officers to the barracks to rest.
At night, the bonfires in Chagannuoer Camp were brightly lit, and the camp was full of laughter and laughter.
"Brother, come and drink!"
At the dinner, Zagel frequently offered toasts, while Ha Ming welcomed everyone who came. It didn’t take long before his face became a bit drunk.
"Which tribe do the Agula brothers belong to?"
Haming replied: "Brother is from the Junggar tribe."
"It turns out he's from the Fourth Department of Moxi. No wonder he looks a little unfamiliar. He's here for a drink!"
"Master Inspector, I..."
"Brother Agula, what you said is out of context. When we get here, you and I are brothers. Why are we adults?"
"Yes, yes, we are all brothers..."
"That's right, come on, drink!"
While urging him to drink, Zagel said: "How much older am I than you? Isn't it too much for you to call me big brother?"
Ha Ming said with drunken eyes: "Brothers don't dare to climb high..."
Zagel put down his glass and pretended to be displeased: "You're here again. If you do this again, I'll be angry!"
"Okay, okay, big...brother!"
"Hey!"
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zager said calmly: "I heard that the Ming army flowed into the desert and massacred many tribes. My brother has done a great job today!"
"Brother is laughing at me. These Ming soldiers are just bullying the herdsmen. When they meet elites like us, they don't... don't... throw away their helmets and armor and run away!"
"Come on, big brother, give you another drink!"
Ha Ming drank it all in one gulp, his face even more drunk.
Seeing this, Zagel said tentatively: "Actually, after I received the news, I was also prepared. If this Ming army overestimates its capabilities and sneaks into the camp, there will be no way for it to come back! However, this credit was taken by my brother.
It’s such a pity that you took the lead and missed me, my brother!”
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Ha Ming opened his hazy drunken eyes and said, "When the time comes, brothers will also report to the Grand Master, saying that they will send troops to destroy the army together with eldest brother, and everyone will take the credit together. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
Zager was waiting for his words. He was so happy that he raised his glass and said, "Brother, that's interesting. Come on, big brother, I'll give you another drink!"
"No, no... I can't... drink anymore..."
Ha Ming shook his hand and fell down on the table.
At this time, he secretly admired the emperor. He was right, fame and fortune really make people get excited.
Zagel is stationed in the rear, thus being far away from the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.
Seeing the huge military achievements in front of him, he didn't even have the intention to doubt Ha Ming's identity. All he was thinking about was how to get a share of the pie and get a share of the credit.
Well, I’ll give you a chance to make a contribution!