Chapter 18: The Mysterious Drumming

Time goes back to when Mark struck

Mark, as Ellie's elder brother, the young patriarch of the dead Hui people, and an excellent officer of the Ming Western Army, really can't bear to see the enemy fighting in the infighting and wait for the opportunity.

That's why he said he wanted to take the lead, but his father not only did not agree, but also took the opportunity to beat him, which made him very uncomfortable.

Mark, as the second son, has been chasing his brother's figure, he is not outstanding in hunting and riding, and the only thing that can win his brother in the holiday "competition" is the Art of War.

But having an older brother in his talent will never be appreciated by his father, only the younger sister will insist on applauding him fairly.

It wasn't until a month ago that his brother suddenly disappeared, and Mark realized that he had been just a kid and that he couldn't live without his brother.

However, his father searched for him in many ways and did not find him, and Mark was also a little frustrated, and what made him even more desperate was that the rogue attacked his family's territory.

The grandmother was killed, the little sister was robbed, most of the entire Ma family was looted, and even the tribe was killed!

Mark, who was at the racecourse at the time, wanted to take a weapon to find the rogue, but was stopped by his father, whose reason was that one person's strength was too small.

In the days that followed, the Hui launched the largest mobilization order, and nearly 3,000 young and strong men gathered together, vowing to fight the rogues and take back their families!

And the good news also came, with the efforts of Mamat's "Crying Qin Court", Daqin finally decided to send troops to support the Hui Department, ready to destroy the thieves' den in one fell swoop!

"Second son, what kind of country do you say this Great Qin is, is there any difference from the original Great Ming?" Mark's chamberlain asked curiously.

Mark also shook his head: "I don't know, Brother Maiti said that this Daqin is the Daqin in the history books, but this is hard to believe at all."

That Great Qin has been gone for nearly two thousand years, can it still suddenly appear? Besides, it's that Great Qin, Emperor Qin is so brutal, can we continue to live in Lingzhou in peace? ”

Xiao Lang said disapprovingly to his master: "Childe, I hope that Da Qin is really the ancient Da Qin, think about how powerful Emperor Qin is, can you still be afraid of a few thieves?" I'm sure I'll be able to beat them up! ”

Mark was an authentic Confucian disciple, and he would not have a good impression of the First Emperor in essence, but he didn't bother to argue with an attendant, so he said, "I hope so." ”

At this moment, several dark shadows suddenly appeared on the hillside in front of him, and Mark was just on alert, ready to observe, when he heard Xiao Lang screaming:

"Childe, both left and right! Let's get out of here! ”

Mark was shocked when he heard this, it turned out that he had been surrounded by enemies unconsciously, and it seemed that the opposite side was not as simple as an ordinary bandit rogue!

"Don't panic, let's retreat, my father's army is not far away, and we can arrive at any time! Let's go back and report the news! Mark shouted.

All the Hui riders were the elite private soldiers of the Ma family, and they calmed down a little after hearing the order.

After calling the guy to report back, the troops also began to retreat in an orderly manner, but the rogues obviously didn't want to let them go so easily.

"Little general, those people are from the Hui Ministry, there were a lot of Hui Hui in Mizhi before, and there were many fights with our men! There is a ruthlessness! Li Laiheng's subordinate one-year soldier said.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Ningxia had constant problems, and the remnants of the Han and Mongolian Hui parties often fought. Li Laiheng is also a "problem boy", so he naturally knows a lot. Now when I see the Hui Department coming to find trouble, a nameless fire burns up in my heart!

"Come on, follow General Ben to charge!" Li Laiheng shouted directly.

The subordinate just now hurriedly persuaded: "Think twice, general!" General Hu's order was to force the enemy back, and wait for us to defeat the Luo army before reorganizing the army against the enemy. ”

"Forcing the enemy back, sir, am I not doing it? Rush with me and kill dozens of him, and the enemy will be scared away, won't he? Li Laiheng instigated the "Double Happiness Camp" next to him.

"Yes!" The riders next to him echoed.

The "Double Happiness Camp" was established recently, and it is the second generation of the old eighth team, all of whom are "hot-blooded youths", how can they withstand the instigation of Li Laiheng, the "grandson", and they have long been eager to try!

The older soldier has no choice, he is not a big military division like Niu Jinxing Li Yan, but he doesn't dare to offend "His Royal Highness Taisun", so he can only choose to be silent.

Li Laiheng saw that no one stopped him, he was in a good mood, and raised his arms and shouted: "Rush!" Slaughter these hordes of bastards! (In fact, most of the Hui Han people are of Han blood)"

"Rush! Kill the mongrel! ”

The youths of the Double Happiness Camp shouted and swooped down the hillside with Li Laiheng. Although the number of horsemen is only 200, the momentum is like a flood!

On the other side, Mark was also a little embarrassed when he saw this scene, and if he continued to retreat, he would inevitably be scattered by Li Laiheng's men.

If he doesn't retreat, he is at the foot of the mountain, and the other party is on the hillside, which is also very disadvantageous, and the other party has nearly 100 people on both sides, no matter how he chooses, he will be flanked.

"Childe, what should we do!" Xiao Lang asked with a sad face.

Mark is also a little at a loss, after all, he is just a "theoretician", "general" has been a "general" for so long and has never really encountered a strong enemy, and he will die the first time he encounters it?

At this moment, a mighty snare drum suddenly sounded on the south side of the Hui rider, and the sound was deafening, and a black line gradually emerged on the ridge not far away.

This sudden drum beat also startled Li Laiheng, and the charge he had just prepared had to be suspended, and he also wanted to find out who was beating the drum.

Xiao Lang probed the probe and said, "Childe, could it be that the patriarch brought someone over?" ”

Mark also put his hand on the ceiling to see, but the distance between the other party was quite far away, and he couldn't see whose team it was, so he couldn't answer Xiaolang's question.

And Li Laiheng, who originally stopped the charge, also found that the drum was actually far away, but the drum was too loud and too sudden, making him think that the enemy was around.

The old rogue's rogue hurriedly suggested: "General, no matter who the other party is, as long as we continue to advance slowly, keep a distance and force back to the cavalry, even if we win, everything will be said after winning the Luo army." ”

Li Laiheng also knew that the overall situation was important, so after a little thought, he nodded, and randomly ordered his subordinates to drive Mark's troops like "horses".

When Mark saw that Li Laiheng moved, he was still a little nervous, afraid that he would charge again, but the other party changed his tactics and began to constantly pressure him to retreat.

For this situation, Mark is very happy in real time, anyway, behind him is the army of the Hui Division, and there is also a mysterious drum reinforcement army in the south, as long as it is not scattered, there is no problem to take it away in a wave.

Mark immediately beckoned and began to lead the people to retreat, so an extremely strange scene appeared on this small hillside:

The army has a numerical advantage, surrounded on three sides, but does not take the initiative to attack; The number of Hui troops is inferior, and they are in a low place, and the situation is critical, but they do not escape;

Neither of the two groups was intently watching their enemy, but both were staring south......

Time passed minute by minute, and finally Mark heard the shouts of the returning army in the rear, and then he stopped retreating, ready to wait for reinforcements, and even pondered the return attack.

On the other side, although Li Laiheng was very unwilling to let go of this group of enemies, in the face of the upcoming Hui army, he had no strength and began to organize an orderly evacuation.

Until this time, the two sides were still looking towards the south, hoping that the "drum" could appear, so that they could see who it was, and even that there should be a gambling table here, I am afraid that the "aspiring" young people on both sides would have already placed bets.

However, their ideas were doomed to fail, and Li Laiheng finally left under pressure, glaring at Mark and "Drumming" respectively before leaving.

Not long after he left, Mali also arrived in a hurry, and there were many infantry returning troops, who seemed to be tired enough.

Mali, who was panting heavily, hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Mark carefully for a while, before he spoke:

"Heli reported that you were surrounded by rogues and the situation was critical, I don't think you have anything to do? Who drove the enemy back? ”

Mark looked at his red-faced and thick-necked old father, looked at the ridge to the south, and said with a slight smile: "It's the sound of drums!" ”