Not only the clan leaders, but also the generals looked very ugly, and even everyone else's expressions became ugly one by one.
Their tribe is just a little farther away from the Ming Dynasty, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily safe. If the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses attack the depths of the grassland, doesn't it mean that their tribe is also unsafe?
"Great Khan, you must find a way to save your clan members!"
All the generals looked at Dayan Khan.
Just when Yang Tinghe informed these Tatars about the news that Chu Yi had sent the imperial army to the grassland, Cheng Xiangwu had already left Taiyuan for four days.
Because he wanted to go deep into the grassland, Cheng Xiangwu obtained Chu Yi's permission and selected 30,000 elite troops from nearly 200,000 troops.
The surrender of the Tatars allowed the Ming Dynasty to obtain nearly 50,000 war horses at once. Although the elites selected by Cheng Xiangwu were not real cavalry, even if they were mounted infantry, they were still 30,000 elite men and horses with a murderous spirit.
The 30,000-strong army left Taiyuan Town and then went straight into the grassland.
The vast grassland stretches as far as the eye can see. It is truly a vast expanse of sky and vast wilderness. It is not unusual to not see a single person for dozens of miles.
Surrounded by a clear lake, water birds inhabit the grass. This pool on the vast grassland is like pearls dotted on the earth.
For the grassland tribes, the most important thing is the water source. As long as there is a water source, there will usually be tribes.
There is a tribe of ten thousand people near this water pool. Such a tribe of ten thousand people can be considered a large tribe in the prairie. The tribe is named after Taguli Lake and is called the Taguli tribe.
, the tribe leader was Haqir who accompanied Dayan Khan to the south.
Because the Taguli tribe is close to the Ming Dynasty, they often enter the Central Plains to plunder, and in addition to occupying Taguli Lake, the tribe's strength is quite good, and the living conditions of its people are much better than many grassland tribes.
On this day, Duosi, as the son of Haqier, was leading the warriors of the tribe to hunt on the grassland. Suddenly the earth shook. As a warrior on the grassland, Duosi could only listen to such a big movement.
It can be judged from the movement that there must be more than tens of thousands of cavalry to make such a big movement.
Duosi couldn't help but show doubts. After all, he knew that the elite men and horses on the grassland had accompanied Dayan Khan to attack the rich Central Plains country of the Ming Dynasty. At present, on the grassland, only Wala in the far north could mobilize like this.
With so many cavalry, it is simply impossible for other forces to come up with so many cavalry at once.
"Could it be said that the Great Khan and his friends have returned to the grassland victoriously?"
After thinking about it, Duosi could only think of this possibility. As for whether the Ming Dynasty invaded the grassland, Duosi had never thought about it.
At least in Duosi's memory, they had always taken the initiative to enter the Central Plains to plunder, and the Ming army in the Central Plains had never entered the grasslands.
"Young Patriarch, look, then... what kind of flag is that?"
Looking in the direction pointed by the subordinate, Duosi only glanced at it, and suddenly he was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost, and exclaimed: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, the Ming army
How could it appear on the grassland..."
Although Duosi is only less than twenty years old, on the prairie, even a teenager is already a qualified warrior. Duosi entered the prairie with his father when he was a teenager.
Plunder in the Central Plains.
Therefore, Duosi was not unfamiliar with the flags of the Ming Dynasty at all, so when he saw those flags that came into view, Duosi recognized at a glance that these flags were definitely genuine flags of the Ming Dynasty.
It was precisely because he recognized the origin of these flags that Duosi was so shocked.
"Ming dynasty?"
Several guards reacted and said with panic on their faces: "Young patriarch, what's wrong, these cavalry seem to be coming towards our tribe..."
Duosi looked at the Ming cavalry that appeared in sight, densely packed like a black torrent, with a look of despair on his face, and murmured: "God of Changsheng, have you abandoned your people?"
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Cheng Xiangwu's face was full of excitement. Looking at the tribes scattered on the grassland that appeared in front of him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "All soldiers, follow my general to kill!"
When sending troops, Chu Yi specifically told Cheng Xiangwu that he would be in charge of everything on the grassland and that everything should be done to weaken the Tatars and create chaos for the Tatars.
In Cheng Xiangwu's view, since they entered the grassland, they should go on a killing spree.
As a remnant of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, it can be said that the Tatars have always been at odds with the Ming Dynasty. The hatred between the two sides has lasted for hundreds of years, and it is almost difficult to calm down.
Especially these grassland tribes near the border towns of Daming. It can be said that almost every tribe has entered the Central Plains and plundered. I don’t know how many people have their hands covered with the blood of the Central Plains people. I don’t know how many Central Plains people were plundered to the grasslands and became Tatars.
Human slaves, subjected to torture and humiliation.
"Kill!"
The people of the Taguli tribe herded sheep and hunted. Never thought that one day they would face the Ming army.
Therefore, when tens of thousands of Ming soldiers came rolling in like a black torrent, all the Tatars were stunned. Although some young Tatars instinctively mounted their horses to fight, but even the young Tatars who had exhausted the entire tribe were stunned.
, even if many young Tatars mounted their horses, it was impossible to withstand the impact of tens of thousands of troops.
In just a short while, the entire tribe was crushed, and most of the tens of thousands of Tatars were killed. It can be said that almost all the young men were lost in the battle, and only some women were left.
Following Cheng Xiangwu's order, the army camped at the Taguli tribe to rest.
It was almost evening, while eating roast mutton, Cheng Xiangwu listened to the military secretary reporting his gains to him.
I heard the secretary say to Cheng Xiangwu: "General, this time our army destroyed the Taguli tribe, attacked and killed more than 5,000 Tatars, captured more than 4,000 Tatar women, and rescued three plundered Central Plains people.
More than a hundred people captured 150,000 sheep, more than 2,000 cattle, more than 20,000 horses, gold and silver..."
Several generals sitting next to Cheng Xiangwu opened their eyes wide and looked at the account book in the clerk's hand with astonishment. They obviously couldn't believe that a mere Taguli tribe could have so much wealth.
Even Cheng Xiangwu couldn't help being surprised and said: "This Taguli tribe is so rich, don't other more powerful tribes have more wealth?"
On the grassland, cattle, sheep, and horses are the greatest wealth of a tribe. The Taguli tribe is a large tribe with tens of thousands of members. It is not surprising to have so many cattle and sheep.
The secretary looked at Cheng Xiangwu and said: "General, what should we do with these Tatar prisoners and the captured cattle and sheep?"
Cheng Xiangwu pondered for a while, his eyes narrowed, and he said with a hint of murderous intent: "I will order that all Tatar men except the Tatar women be killed, and I will order the guerrilla general Zuo Yuan to lead five hundred men and escort them back to the Central Plains.
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A general heard this and couldn't help but said: "General, with just five hundred men and horses, I'm afraid it's impossible to restrain more than 100,000 livestock!"
Cheng Xiangwu smiled slightly and said: "Don't forget, we have rescued hundreds of people from the Central Plains this time. With the help of these people, as long as Zuo Yuan can manage those Tatar women, escorting hundreds of thousands of livestock will definitely not be possible."
what is the problem."
Everyone was stunned and immediately realized that Cheng Xiangwu's intention was very clear, but he wanted to use the captured Tatar women to manage the livestock.
Women on the grassland have long been accustomed to this kind of life of killing. Attacks between small tribes, large tribes annexing small tribes, these women are often annexed as trophies, so these women on the grassland were killed in the war.
Captured people rarely choose to resist.
Coupled with the fact that there are 500 Ming troops guarding it, it is really not a problem to escort hundreds of thousands of livestock back to the Central Plains.
"The general is wise!"
Cheng Xiangwu laughed and said: "Everyone, the Taguli tribe is just the beginning. The main force of the Tatars has not returned. I will do what the chief manager said and beat the Tatars hard. It is best to
Turn the prairie upside down completely!"
The bloody storm on the grassland was obviously inevitable, and at this moment, Dayan Khan outside Xuanfu City also made the decision to withdraw his troops immediately. Military orders were issued one after another, and the Tatars who were originally sent out to attack the border town of Ming Dynasty
The soldiers and horses began to shrink.
The actions of the Tatars naturally could not escape Yang Yiqing's attention. Yang Yiqing had been confronting Dayan Khan for so long, so he naturally knew that Dayan Khan was not an easy person.
However, the current move of the Tatars to shrink their troops made Yang Yiqing suddenly become more vigilant, and summoned a group of generals from the Xuan Mansion to discuss matters.
In the hall, Yang Yiqing looked at the generals and said: "Everyone, today the Japanese governor has called everyone here, but there is news that the Tatars are shrinking their troops. I wonder what Dayan Khan wants!"
One of the generals said: "Governor, I will see that Dayan Khan has reduced his troops. I am afraid that he wants to deal with us with all his strength. Maybe he is going to attack the city with all his strength!"
It’s not surprising that the general thought this way. After all, if the Tatars shrink their troops, wouldn’t they be able to attack the city or run away?
It can be said that 90% of the people in the hall think so. As for the remaining people, no one thinks that the Tatars are running away.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came. Yang Yiqing couldn't help but look towards the door of the hall, and saw Chen Liangyu, a member of the Xuanfu Jinyi Guard Qianhu, striding over with a solemn look on his face.
"Your Majesty, Chen Liangyu, has paid a visit to Governor Yang. This is an urgent and confidential letter from the General Manager. I would like Governor Yang to read it personally!"
