On the grassland, under the heavy snowfall, there was a vast expanse of white.
Although the heavy snow has just begun to fall, there is already relatively thick snow on the ground, enough to cover the insteps of people's feet. And looking at this trend, the snow continues to fall, and it is estimated that it will be very thick like previous years.
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Under normal circumstances, when there is heavy snowfall on the grassland, people will get up to avoid the severe cold.
But now, around the Zhungeer Basin, we can still see about 2,000 cavalry troops trudging through the heavy snow. This scene is particularly conspicuous in the snowy world.
I don't know which corner, but suddenly there was movement. Several riders immediately rushed over and shouted loudly, which tribe did they belong to?
Then, I saw a fast rider, braving the snow, galloping away.
"What?" Dulbert Khan was immediately shocked when he heard the report, and asked a little bit incredulously, "Zhasak Tuhan and Tushetu Khan came with their troops at this time. How many soldiers and horses did they bring?"
This is definitely not normal. On such a date, they actually came with troops. What are the two of them doing? Could it be that their tribe cannot survive the winter and they want to rob them? Do they ignore the signed code?
, are you going to break the contract again?
At this moment, Dulbert Khan was very nervous.
"There are only about two thousand riders, and many of them are injured. They look like... they are defeated soldiers who have come to seek refuge with us."
"Ah?" Dulbert Khan was even more shocked when he heard this, even more surprised than before, "What's going on? Who beat them? They are in Mobei, and there are at least eight people from the two tribes combined.
Ninety thousand cavalry troops, what’s going on?”
"They refused to say anything. They just asked us to report it to the Great Khan, saying that we would know it when we meet the Great Khan!"
Dulbert Khan was quite surprised when he heard this. After thinking about it for a moment, he still ordered: "Send the order to assemble the army. Just go to the nearby ones and follow me to meet you!"
The winter quarters of Dulbert's tribe are also divided into several places. The one where the king's tent is located has the largest population. He can gather tens of thousands of cavalry, so he is not afraid of the two thousand cavalry of Zasaktu Khan and Tushetu Khan.
What can be done.
In this winter, when it snows heavily, men have to carry weapons and gather together, which makes everyone in Dulbert's department panic. No one wants to go out in this kind of weather. But since they are going out, it must be a big deal!
The same is true, what happens next will be particularly eye-catching.
Finally, Durbot Khan led tens of thousands of cavalry, braved the wind and snow, and met Zasak Tuhan and Tushetu Khan. Just when they met, Durbot Khan was shocked.
His inspection of the horse was indeed correct. One look at Zasak Tuhan and Tuxie Tuhan revealed that they must have experienced a great defeat to show such a decadent performance, as well as the wounded. As far as what I saw in front of me,
There's really no way it's just an act.
Now, after seeing it with his own eyes, Durbot Khan was even more shocked: Whether it was Zasak Tuhan or Tuxie Tuhan, their tribal strength was stronger than his western Durbot tribe.
Powerful. It’s really unimaginable!
Shocked, he quickly asked at this meeting: "What on earth is going on?"
After hearing this, Zasaktu Khan immediately sighed heavily and said: "We were both attacked by the Ming army and lost our tribes. We can only come to seek refuge with you!"
After Tuxie Tuhan's tribe was attacked by the Ming army, the two of them led their troops to escape. In shock, they found that the Ming army continued to sweep eastward, so they did not dare to flee to the east, and ran directly to the west to seek refuge with Waqi.
At this time, Dulbert Khan was shocked when he heard what Zasaktu Khan said: "We were attacked by the Ming army? How many troops did the Ming army come? Fifty thousand? Or one hundred thousand? It shouldn't be, not the big army in the east.
The Qing Empire formed an alliance with the Japanese country, and the Ming Dynasty was too late to deal with it. How could it be possible for so many people to go to Mobei..."
He really couldn't figure it out, so he kept asking questions like a barrage of questions.
"Can you give me something to eat first?" Tushetuhan smiled bitterly, interrupted his question and said, "We haven't eaten for several days!"
Under the heavy snow, birds and animals were extinct, so the group of them still killed horses to satisfy their hunger, but they almost couldn't reach Dulbert's tribe. This situation was really miserable.
When Dulbert Khan heard this, he was dumbfounded for a moment, then came to his senses, and quickly welcomed the defeated army back to the winter quarters.
His men and other members of the Dulbert tribe were equally surprised and shocked when they saw the miserable situation of the two tribes. They were all trying to find out what was going on.
, actually let two tribes that are more powerful than theirs, reduced to this horrible state?
It can be said that what happened to the Zasak Tuhan Tribe and the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe suddenly became the topic of greatest concern to everyone in the Dulbert Tribe.
In the royal tent, Dulbert Khan entertained the two down-and-out Khan kings and began to ask about the specific situation.
Zhasaktu Khan, also known as Subadi, knew that it would not work without a clear explanation, so he said to Dulbert Khan: "The Ming Dynasty cavalry has more than 10,000 people, and its flag is Li. I have never heard of it before, and suddenly it
First they attacked my tribe, and then I don’t know what deceptive methods they used to turn all my people into theirs. Almost non-stop, after sweeping my tribe, they...
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Having said this, he paused and glanced at Tushetu Khan who looked annoyed, and then continued: "His tribe also suffered similar experiences to mine. When we retreated to your side,
The Ming army went to attack the Chechen Khan tribe again. Hey, I guess the Chechen Khan tribe is also in trouble! The Ming army has more people from our two tribes, a total of 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry. What can the Chechen Khan tribe do to stop it?
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Dulbert Khan looked surprised when he heard this, and said in a disbelief tone: "How is this possible? Are you crazy? How could the Ming army do it?"
At this point, he felt that it was not enough to express his surprise, so he added: "Oh, the Ming army killed and robbed all the people in your tribe, and there was still some left to force your people to surrender, and then went to fight others.
Tribe? Aren’t they afraid of being stabbed in the back? I have never heard of such a method of warfare!”
Hearing this, Tuxie Tuhan explained: "No, the Ming army did not kill people or plunder. The herdsmen of our tribe have all moved to the south!"
"Then the Ming army is more than 10,000, right?" Dulbert Khan thought he had discovered a problem and corrected himself, "You should also be included in the number of troops the Ming army escorted them south!"
After hearing this, Zhasak Tuhan gave a wry smile and said, "All the Ming cavalry has been used to attack our tribe, and there are no extra troops to escort our tribe's people south."
After his tribe was defeated by the Ming Dynasty cavalry, some of the cavalrymen who fled in all directions met the herdsmen going south and asked about the situation. So, some people joined the team going south, while others were unwilling to join and could not persuade them.
After returning, I had no choice but to continue looking for Zasak Tuhan and report the situation.
Therefore, Zhasaktu Khan knew the general situation. However, he was defeated by the Ming army and fled to Tushetu Khan. He was defeated by the Ming army again. He had no time and no troops to pursue him.
After returning to their tribe, they had no choice but to come seek refuge with Wac.
Dulbert Khan was a little stunned when he listened to the detailed introduction of these two Khan kings.
Is the Ming Kingdom really prosperous, more prosperous than he imagined, and can it actually support such a large tribal population?
If this is really the case, then it is no wonder that the people in Mobei ran to join the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the premise is that what these two Khans said is true.
Seeing him like this, Zasaktu Khan and Tushetu Khan looked at each other, and then Zasaktu Khan, who had the best relationship with Wasa, said to Dulbert Khan: "Over there in Guihua City,
We have definitely hoarded countless supplies of food and grass, so we should unite with your various ministries in Oasis and the Russian Empire as soon as possible to fight against them together!"
Hearing this, Dulbert Khan came back to his senses, but ignored the two of them. Instead, he immediately issued an order: "Quick, tell me to go down and the tribe members are not allowed to inquire about the news privately!"
Although the living conditions here in Wacai are not as difficult as in Mobei, the temperatures in recent years have been very cold, making life in Wacci difficult.
Dulbert Khan was a little worried. If the herdsmen under him heard that the Ming Dynasty was so prosperous and would take in the herdsmen who came to seek refuge, he was afraid that some of his men would flee to the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing his words, Zasak Tuhan and Tushetu Khan looked at each other, and one could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.
This move of the Ming Dynasty is a conspiracy and it is too difficult to stop!
While they were thinking about it, Dulbert Khan had already turned his head and looked at the two of them and said, "What about the fighting strength of the Ming Cavalry? Is it very strong?"
Obviously, he wanted to know more.
In this regard, Zasak Tuhan did not want to hide it. After all, he wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty later, so he told him everything he saw.
After he finished speaking, Tuxie Tuhan added: "Those generals of the Ming Dynasty are crazy, as if they are not fighting, but grabbing credit. I have never seen this kind of recklessness before."
The way to play!"
It was also their unlucky fate that they happened to meet the bandit generals who wanted to recruit people, all of whom were eager to make military achievements.
After speaking, they once again proposed that they should unite as soon as possible and also sneak attack Guihua City to teach the Ming army a lesson.
After hearing this, Dulbert Khan said with some embarrassment: "The snow is so heavy now that we can't contact other tribes. Let's wait until after this winter!"
After hearing this, Zasaktu Khan was a little unwilling and wanted to talk again, but Dulbert Khan did not give them a chance. Instead, he ordered his men to take them down to rest.
The two Khan kings were a little helpless. They felt that Durbot Khan must be afraid. Otherwise, they would have braved the snow to come. Why couldn't Durbot Khan brave the snow to contact other tribes?