Three days later, about 50 Mongol soldiers rode to Gubeikou to pick up gifts from the Ming Dynasty to Lin Dan Khan, because the ground from Gubeikou to the foot of the grassland on Bashang was relatively flat, so they also brought three carriages. Who knew that when they arrived at Gubeikou, they found that they still missed the calculation, because the defending officer of Gubeikou said that the great emperor knew that the Han Department was short of food, and decided to give them some food in addition to the promised gifts. Because it was temporarily transferred from the Jizhou treasury, the quantity was not much, only two hundred stones, but despite this, five more carts were sent to let them on the road, which moved Lin Dan Khan's soldiers for a while.

When the shipment was made, a soldier smelled the strong aroma of wine in the car and asked what was going on, the Ming army said that he accidentally knocked over a jar when carrying wine, please tell Lin Dan Khan not to be surprised, and do not tell the court about such a trivial matter so as not to be punished, and the Mongolian soldiers said that they understood after listening to it and did not ask again. Seeing that the Mongols were easy to talk to, the Ming soldiers said that they would come back in ten days, and that the court would have a reward at that time, and maybe they could give them some more food to survive the spring famine, because there would not be much grass growing on the land outside the Great Wall before May.

The group drove back in eight carts, talking about the smell of wine and the satisfaction of having food, and some of them touched the bulging food pockets with their hands from time to time, thinking about how they would be rewarded by the Great Khan when they returned. Who knew that as soon as he left Gubeikou about 200 miles to the Xiaoluan River, he saw more than 50 horsemen appearing behind the small hill to block the road, and the captain of Lin Dan Khan's guard asked everyone to prepare: "Who are you?" What to do? ”

The people who stood in the way covered their faces with cloths, and only showed their two eyes, which looked particularly strange, and the leader said: "I am so hungry that I smell the smell of wine from you, and I want to ask for some food to fill the stomachs of the brothers." ”

The captain of the guard sneered twice and said, "Is it just your few pieces of material?" ”

The leader of the other party said: "Of course we can't do it, I don't know if some more people can do it." After saying that, he waved his hand to the hillside, and after that, more than fifty people appeared, adding up to a hundred.

The guards still did not panic after a long battle, and only said in a deep voice: "This is a gift from the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to the Great Khan, you must think about it carefully!" ”

The leader of the other party was unmoved, but said lazily: "We are Mongolians, the Ming people have a saying called 'the emperor is far away', the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can't control us, since these grains and wine are now the Great Khan's, please reward the Great Khan, we have not eaten for several days." ”

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the people around him suddenly shouted in unison: "Please Khan reward!" Sweat for the reward! "The voice is neat and powerful.

Seeing that they were all energetic and did not look like they were running out of food, the captain of the guard thought that today's things could not be good, and at this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves on the way, and about two hundred horsemen with their faces and swords appeared not far behind them, and also shouted: "Please Khan reward!" ”

The back shouted and the front shouted again, but this time the voice was louder, because there were more people in front, and about five hundred people surrounded fifty guards and eight carts in the middle. The captain's heart sank, and the soldiers beside him also felt a little uneasy.

Lin Dan Khan's guards were all drawn from the veterans of a hundred battles, and fifty people were able to block one and one to block two, and the only way to deal with three or four times as many enemies was to run away. Now the enemy is ten times more than himself, I am afraid that it is impossible to escape, after all, one is just a slogan that exists in the legends of those heroes, and if these fifty people want to say that they have the spirit and ability of heroes, they themselves will not believe it.

The captain of the guard whispered: "I am afraid that it will be difficult to retreat today, everyone listen to my orders, as soon as I move, everyone will rush forward with me a few steps and then rush to the right through the river to the other bank, the ice in the river should be able to withstand it." If the enemy comes after us, we will shoot us with arrows, and if the Xiaoluan River cannot walk, we will take a detour back to report to the Great Khan. ”

Seeing everyone nodding, the captain of the guard raised his knife and shouted, and took the lead in rushing forward, and the people who blocked the road were also a little nervous, after all, the other party was a person who had fought hard in the past and was going to fight hard now, so they pulled out their waist knives and raised them high, forming a knife formation next to each other. Who knew that Lin Dan Khan's guards rushed to the other side of the river with a sudden turn, and at the same time took out their bows and arrows one by one, ready to shoot the pursuers.

The captain of the guard felt a little strange after crossing the river and running a few steps, and turned his head to see that the enemy was standing on the other side of the river and did not chase him, but all of them stood on the other side of the river and bent their bows and arrows to look this way, and after a while, a neat voice came: "Thank you for the great Khan!" Thank you for the Great Khan reward! ”

The captain of the guard was so angry that he gritted his teeth but had no choice but to lead his men and horses back, and when he saw them gone, more than 500 people who had robbed him happily pulled the cart westward.

In the evening, Lin Dan Khan was looking at the guards kneeling in front of the tent and became angry: "Useless thing! Dozens of people can't even pull back a few cars, what use do you want? ”

The captain of the guard said ashamedly: "The subordinates are incompetent! Please punish the Great Khan! ”

Lin Dan Khan said angrily: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have done it, you will naturally be punished, and after you go down, each person will go to receive ten military sticks." ”

"It's rare to be able to run back under a tenfold enemy, but I don't know where these people are?" Could it be that the Ming army sent these things and felt distressed, disguised and snatched them back? ”

The captain of the guard said: "It shouldn't be, looking at the work on the horse, it should be a Mongolian who grew up on a horse since childhood, and the two poles of the Ming army can't learn." I left two brothers to watch at the mountain pass, and found that they were pulling the cart to the west. ”

Lin Dan Khan thought for a while and said: "Forget it, there are mountains everywhere in the west and it is difficult to check, so it is important for you to notify the various ministries to come over and do big things, and they may also know that you are watching, but they don't know that they are going south or east when they are going west." Didn't the Ming army tell you to go in ten days? Ten days later, if you take 500 men again, I'll see who eats what the bear-hearted tiger dares to rob me!" ”

Ten days later, when Lin Dan Khan's 500 guards escorted the cart back from Gubeikou, they walked dozens of miles from the place where they were robbed last time, and there were robbers again. Because the Ming Dynasty knew that the things given to Lin Dan Khan last time were robbed, in addition to snacks, wine, food, clothes and jewelry, this time they gave them four hundred stones, and more than a dozen carts full of grain, the Ming army in Gubeikou knew that the captain of the guard was beaten and sent them some stick sore medicine. Everyone was a little nervous when they passed the place where they were robbed last time, and who knew that no one would come, and everyone was relieved, thinking that this time there were 500 people, and no one would dare to come and rob them.

How do you know that after walking forward for dozens of miles, there was a sudden abnormality in a narrow place with a mountain, and a large number of trees suddenly appeared on the smooth road to block the road, and it was difficult for people and horses to pass, and the cart could not pull it over anyway. Everyone was in shock, and a large number of people suddenly appeared on the mountains on both sides, because they were far away, so they didn't shoot with arrows, and even if they hit, they couldn't penetrate the armor, and the people on them were constantly pushing down the stones and trees. While everyone dodged and dodged, the enemy also set fire to the grease-covered trees on the road ahead, and the guards who escorted the grain cart had to retreat in a hurry for fear of being burned.

After retreating to a wide area, everyone divided their troops and went to the high ground on both sides, preparing to come to a counter-ambush when the enemy pursued them. The captain of the guard felt that something was strange and sent someone to continue looking, and after a while the man sent back to say that the ambush man and the trees blocking the way were gone, and of course his cart was gone. The captain of the guard was so angry that he personally led people to rush back, and when he arrived at the original place, he found that there was indeed nothing, if it were not for the fact that the ground was full of stones, and there were some charred trees in front of him, he really suspected that he had a dream.

The captain of the guard thought for a while and said, "They are mainly to rob our grain truck, thinking that they have not gone far yet, everyone will go with me to grab it back, otherwise no one will have good fruit to eat when they go back." Everyone rushed to follow him when they heard him say this, and they were afraid that if they hesitated, the responsibility for losing food would be pushed on their heads.

Of course, everyone chased the enemy lightly faster than before, and pursued all the way along the tracks of the cart, and caught up with the enemy after about thirty miles, but the captain of the guard ordered not to chase again, because he saw that there were about 2,000 people standing neatly in the open area in front of him, half of them were holding snowy sabers, and half of them were stretching their bows and arrows towards their side, and whether there was an ambush on the mountains on both sides, let's not say that they would kill their own 500 people by crashing into the 2,000 people who had been prepared.

The captain of the guard thought about it and had to angrily order to go back, but what made him even more angry was a magnificent voice from behind: "Thank you for the great Khan!" Thank you for the Great Khan reward! ”

Two hours later, Lin Dan Khan saw the captain of the guards kneeling in front of the tent and a group of guards, and he had no expression on his face and just looked straight at him. The captain of the guard said with red eyes: "The subordinates don't say anything, just ask the Great Khan to give me a few thousand men for me to catch up with and grab the food back, and by the way, cut all the damn things into two pieces!" Wait until you come back and let the Great Khan punish you! ”

Lin Danhan smiled and said: "You are not wrong this time, you don't need to be punished, it is not worth sending tens of thousands of people with hundreds of stones of grain, didn't the Ming army say that there is a third reward?" Ten days later, you will take someone with you, and this time Ben Khan will teach those who don't know what to do a lesson! ”

Last time, he lost 200 stone of grain and was beaten with 10 military sticks, and this time he lost 400 stone of grain and should be punished with at least 20 military sticks, and he actually said that he was not at fault this time, and the captain of the guard thought that the Great Khan was not angry? Seeing that Lin Dan Khan told him to go back in ten days, he asked: "There are two thousand robbers, how many people will your subordinates bring next time?" Five thousand or ten thousand? ”

Lin Dan Khan said: "Confused! It doesn't matter if there are dozens of people or hundreds, if you really want to take a thousand troops and horses to Gubeikou, the Ming army will not give you food but shoot at you! After ten days, only a hundred people will be brought there, and Ben Khan will have his own arrangements at that time, and he will naturally be able to bring everything back at that time, and if he brings it back, he will reward you with two bowls of wine first. ”