"Although Zhu Yanheng has few soldiers and horses, he should not be underestimated," Bo Sheng looked into the distance and said in a low voice, "He also has a hussar army by his side, in case the battle is unfavorable, we must retreat immediately, wolves and leopards fight, it's nothing to retreat for a while, we will still bite it to death in the end." He took a deep breath and clamped his horse's belly, and the peculiar pony of the prairie ran "clicking". No one could believe that the leader of the largest tribe in the steppe was mounted on a pony of the most ordinary kind. But only such horses can hardly need special feed to live tenaciously on the snowy Gobi.

The sky in the distance gradually darkened, and the blue was black and rusty.

At night, more than 4,000 horsemen of Tachi Ubu reached the Tuura River, and the fires lit on the banks of the river were as numerous as the stars in the sky. Uruk sat cross-legged in the tent, and while he rubbed his scimitar, he asked his father hesitantly, "The Anbei Military Division is so powerful, do we really want to fight them?" "Just last year, two warriors of the hussars passed through the tribe of Tachiu, and the sergeant and the warrior of the tribe competed three times, in horsemanship, archery, and in the grip of the lance, and won three in a row. To the west of Xiaohai, how many tribes tried to challenge the Anbei Military Division, but not only failed, but also did not exist. The ancestors of the Tachiwu tribe came from the foot of Xianbei Mountain, and they did not directly clash with the Anbei Military Division, but they still participated in this alliance.

Chanacai had old age spots on his face, and before he spoke, he coughed violently for a while before he sighed, "What else can I do?" Bo Shengchu wants to avenge Haidu Khan, and Tachiu and Murbo have the same ancestor. His eyes were very cloudy, but he could see a look of disbelief flashing on Uruk's face, and said: "In the past hundred years, the people of the Xia Kingdom have continued to go east, and they originally expected that the Great Khitan could stop them, but who would have expected that even the Northwest Recruitment Division would be defeated by them." The various tribes want to serve Haidu Khan as their leader, but they are just asking for self-protection and not being swallowed up by the Anbei Military Division, but as soon as the news came out, the Anbei Military Division killed Haidu Khan, and if this continues, if we don't fight them, they will also come to fight us. Chanagar said, drawing an arrow from his quiver, handing it to Uruk, and whispering, "Son, break it." ”

Uruk took the arrow in his hand, looked at his father suspiciously, and folded his hands slightly, only to hear a "snap", and the shaft of the arrow was broken into two pieces. Chanagar drew a dozen more arrows from the quiver, handed them to Uruk together, and said in a deep voice, "Now, break them together." Uruk took it, and his arms were strong, but the dozen or so arrows were enough to be bundled, and he couldn't break them no matter how he could. He tried a few times, put down the bundle of arrows, and looked at his father in bewilderment.

Chanacai took a sip of milk tea and sighed: "In front of the Anbei Military Division, each tribe is like that arrow, which can be broken with a slight break, and only when everyone joins together can they protect themselves." You can't let them break it down one by one. ”

"Is this the case that he will be promoted to the rank of Great Khan? Why! Uruk muttered dissatisfiedly, "Is it just because he is the son of Haidu Khan?" "He rubbed the scimitar vigorously, this knife was given to the tribal leader by the Northwest Recruitment Division of the Liao Kingdom, and it was made of fine iron in Liaodong, and the blade faintly revealed a layer of blood." The useless nickname "Bo Sheng Huo" is not only known to the Urb people, Uruk does not believe in his heart, after the death of Haidu Khan, Bo Sheng Huo can inherit him as the leader of the alliance. The reason why he can still be the Great Khan is only because the Liao State promoted him to be the envoy of the Northwest Recruitment. I heard that Bo Shenghuo has a son who is very powerful, as early as the time of Haidu Khan, everyone on the grassland knew that there was a young golden eagle in the Murbo tribe.

"Bo Shenghuo?" Chanaga put the tea bowl on the blanket, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, before he said, "In this steppe, various tribes compete for pastures, sheep, and women, today I will rob yours, tomorrow you will rob mine." If you defeat the other party, you will kill the man who is above the wheel, and everyone will tremble while staring at the others. But Bo Shenghuo is different, although his tribe is strong, he does not bully the weak, he treats every warrior who follows him well, and distributes the benefits to every tribe that depends on him. Follow behind him without worrying about being betrayed and stabbed. Warriors worked for him, and everywhere they praised his generosity and kindness. He paused, stared at Uruk, and asked, "After Haidu Khan was defeated by the Xia Kingdom, everyone thought that the Mirbo tribe was finished. In just two or three years, he has regained his strength, is that not enough? When a warrior's family is captured by the enemy, they can still make them willing to follow them. My child, don't let prejudice and arrogance blind your heart, open your eyes and see, don't you think he is not worthy of being a great sweat? ”

"But? ......" Uruk's face flushed, and he didn't have time to retort, "the eagle flies on wings, not on talons," Chanacai interrupted him and said in a deep voice, "Child, you must remember that scimitars and bows and arrows can only kill, and only a mind as broad as the Immortal Heaven can unify the grasslands." As long as Bosheng is in the sky, we, the Tachiu, will be his allies. After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes slightly, did not make a sound for a long time, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

............

At the head of the Hengzhai Fort, Chen Chong looked into the distance. The red sun was sinking in the west, and the dark clouds in the sky were pressing one after another, as if the enemy cavalry was overwhelming. A few days earlier, he had received a secret report that more than a dozen tribes had joined forces at the bend of the Tuur River in an attempt to intercept the Hussars returning north. At the same time, the scouts found a large number of cavalry of the steppe tribes to the east.

Chen Chong turned his head and said, "If they are lucky enough to defeat General Zhu, those tribes that are ready to move will all jump out, and the situation in the entire Xiaohai Sea will completely collapse." "The commander of the Tayan Army made Wu Mingchang advocate to stand firm and wait for help. However, Chen Zhong believed that the most important thing was to respond to the northward army and win the battle of the Tuura River.

Marching Sima Zhou Zhonghe seconded: "This Hengzhai Fort hangs alone in the grassland, how can it be defended by guarding the city behind closed doors." In case General Zhu is ambushed and the Beigui army is defeated, the Murbo barbarian army will definitely be even more arrogant. If they return to attack Hengzhai Fort, it will be easier. Centurion Liu Yuanzhong said in a deep voice: "The Tayan Army is a guest from afar, and General Wu should be cautious." However, the brothers are fighting to the death with the enemy, but we cannot sit on the wall. Captain Chen, we all listen to you! Another centurion, Chen Zishu, also said: "It's best when the army is fighting, and our Hengzhai Fort suddenly kills from behind and makes him turn on his back." Liu Yuanzhong said with a smile: "The Tayan Army doesn't have that guts. This group of people burst out laughing, if the most elite cavalry of the Anbei Military Division are in the Hussar Army, then the most elite cavalry of the Hussar Army is almost all in the Chen Chong battalion, and there is almost nothing on the grassland that can make them afraid.

Chen Zhong shook his head, as if he didn't approve of this ridicule, he thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go and talk to General Wu again, please go on an expedition and plan for the army to go north." Looking at the black clouds in the north, a ball of blood surged into my heart for no reason, and I have served in northern Xinjiang for several years, and I have experienced dozens of wars. My father is in full bloom, but counting the days, he is about to return to the capital to familiarize himself with political affairs. Then say goodbye with a bloody battle and victory.

Chen Chong's request for war made Wu Mingchang quite embarrassed. His Majesty the future emperor actually had to personally lead hundreds of cavalry to run behind tens of thousands of enemy troops. To be honest, even Wu Mingchang himself may not have the courage. However, if the identity of the crown prince is not considered, Chen Chong's strategy is quite feasible. A battle of the steppe cavalry, a storm of sand, a charge, and a sneak attack can all turn the tide of victory or defeat. Since the barbarian cavalry harassed Zhenzhou, Zhenzhou Hengzhai Fort has been mainly defended. The enemy army bullied the small number of soldiers in the fort, and had to go all out to deal with Zhu Yanheng's army, and it was very likely that the defense in this direction would be lax. Chen Zhong led an elite army to sneak over and suddenly struck out from behind the enemy, most likely disrupting the enemy's position. Hengzhai Fort was originally a small city, and it didn't need too many troops to defend it, and the army going north could not afford to lose.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Wu Mingchang pierced this relationship, "The lone army sneaks up on the enemy formation, even if it succeeds, once the Protectorate knows about it, His Highness will not be able to stay in the Anbei Military Division." If His Highness is at fault, then ......"

"Great Xia can do without the prince hiding behind the people, but it can't do without Zhenzhou." Chen Zhong smiled lightly, his smile had some kind of strange magic, which made people involuntarily feel convinced. "The Tayan army came from afar, if you are familiar with the water and grass roads in the area of the Tuwura River, and lead an army to attack the enemy formation. It's not the last general to boast, there is no more suitable candidate than the last general. Wu Mingchang secretly sighed, if it weren't for the fact that the prince could only do the practice of being a lieutenant, I am afraid that in the future, the commander of the hussar army, and even the position of the general of the Anbei Military Division, would not be able to escape from the palm of this young man.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Mingchang finally agreed to Chen Chong's plan. In addition to the two hundred hussars, five hundred cavalry were selected from the Tayan army to follow him. The five hundred cavalry of the Wild Goose Army all had happy and suspicious looks on their faces. It has become customary for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to serve in the hussars. However, because the ordinary herdsmen on the grassland are only attached to the tribe and do not have their own surnames, since the founding of the Xia Kingdom, people without surnames are allowed to choose their surnames among the hundred family names, and many people on the grassland have taken the surname Chen of the imperial family. Therefore, in the Xia Kingdom, there were more people with the surname Chen than the surname Zhao in the Song State, and there were hundreds of people with the surname Chen in the Hussars alone. But Chen Qianli not only became a captain, but was also left in Hengzhai Fort, so everyone in the Tayan Army guessed that he was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today.

The seven hundred cavalry set out in the morning and marched all the way, until the evening camp, when the cavalry of the Tayan army was still secretly talking. Chen Chong simply summoned his subordinates and confessed in front of the army: "You guessed right, I am Chen Chong." He held the horizontal knife in both hands and smiled slightly, "Now I am your captain, and I will be your captain in the future." Follow me, if we can survive this battle, good men and famous men, let's take it with both hands. If you cower, don't say you've fought under my Chen Chong. ”

This time, not only the sergeants of the Tayan Army, but even the original subordinates of Chen Zhong and the sergeants of the Hussars were full of surprises. For a long time, everyone just guessed that Captain Chen Qianli was His Royal Highness the Prince, and it was not until today that they heard Chen Chong admit it in person. His Majesty the future Emperor, what an honor it is to lead them to attack the enemy's ranks. If it weren't for the restraints of military discipline, everyone would have shouted "Long live Great Xia" and "Long live the prince!" "That's it. Even if there were 100,000 enemy troops in front, as long as they followed Chen Chong, these sergeants would rush forward without hesitation.