Today is the third day of the second lunar month, and there are three days left on the day of the spring equinox, but there is no sign of spring coming in the world in front of Zhang Fan. Although there is no snow in the palace anymore, the Juyanhai in front of him is still very frozen, and I heard the people here say that it is already good to be able to thaw in April.

I am very trustworthy, of course, he is also for his own reunification, personally with 10,000 horses to escort Zhang Fan and others.

The businessmen in the team were quite worried, not because they knew any news, but because they came out this winter, and they all made a lot of money. Although the herdsmen only exchanged things with them, the tea bricks and coarse cloths they brought that were worthless in the Ming Dynasty were exchanged for many valuable things, such as leather, spices, medicinal herbs, etc., and now they were escorted by 10,000 tartars, which always made them feel a little uneasy.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites who went out of the envoy all behaved like bitter hatred, and their faces were like frosted eggplants, drooping. In particular, the messenger sent by Longqing to communicate with me later turned white with fright, and secretly regretted how he could have volunteered to accept this errand at that time.

Jinyiwei and the secret agents of Dongchang also knew the news, although their faces were calm and fearless, but they all scolded those colleagues who stayed behind to find out the news.

Zhang Fan is proud of the spring breeze, not that he is not afraid of death, but he wants to open it, and he can't hide anyway. What's more, now that they are accompanied by beauties, the two of them are in love with each other for a while, which makes others very envious.

Out of Yijinai, because of the large number of people, it took a day to arrive and not pierce the mountain. This place is mountainous at any time, but it is not suitable for ambushes, and everyone is also at ease.

I and the 1,000 Ming army sent a large number of scouts every day to probe for an ambush ahead, and it was also annoying to be cautious.

"My lord, if there is a war together, these businessmen ......," Zhao Ming asked Zhang Fan on the side.

"Most of the reason why the emperor sent troops to reminisce about our envoy this time is because of these businessmen." Zhang Fan said, "When the time comes, we will naturally protect their safety." But you have to send someone to watch over me, and if anyone dares to disobey and disturb the morale of the army, don't show mercy to your subordinates. ”

"Humble duty understood." Zhao Ming took the order and went away and began to set it up.

Zhang Fan's orders were very ruthless, even a little ruthless, but he did extraordinary things at an extraordinary time, but the current situation was intolerable, and he softened.

Zhang Fan, who was pondering, suddenly felt that someone was looking at him, and turned his head to see that it was Li Yingyue. Zhang Fan couldn't help but say, "What, do you think I'm a little cruel?" ”

Li Yingyue smiled and shook her head, and said gently: "The concubine knows that Brother Fan is not that kind of person, not to mention that Brother Fan is saving them by doing this, how can he be cruel." ”

Zhang Fan couldn't help but sigh, while reflecting the moon and being submissive, she was very reasonable, perhaps because she took care of people's warmth, she didn't have the kindness of a woman at all. But thinking about it like this, Zhang Fan looked at her, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "Fortunately, Yingyue is very well-behaved, if it is that kind of, I will ......" did not come, Zhang Fan trembled for a while.

"What's the matter, Brother Fan, but the weather is too cold, do you want to add another piece of clothing?" Li Yingyue's heart is now on Zhang Fan, and she pays attention to him very much.

"It's okay, it's out of the way." Zhang Fan hurriedly said.

The crowd sought stability, but they walked very slowly. I sent someone to find Zhang Fan, saying that he wanted to put all the goods of those merchants in the car, so that if anything happened, he could run faster. Zhang Fan agreed, but those merchants didn't do it, thinking that the Tartars wanted to strengthen their own things. Zhang Fan, Wang Xilie and other officials talked badly, so they gave up. However, one by one, looking at the goods that were guarded by the Tartars, and seeing the scimitars in the hands of the Tartar soldiers, they still stared nervously at their own things.

This time, in order to avoid possible pursuit, Zhang Fan and I decided to take the nearest road and go straight to Ningxiawei. In this way, it can not only shorten the distance of Tatar, but also facilitate Wang Chonggu's response when the incident occurs.

Everyone walked and prayed, but what should have happened happened.

On the third day, we were halfway there. Alta's men used specially trained eagles of the Tatars to find out if there was a large group of men ahead, and although it was not very accurate, it was extremely fast.

"My lord, I promised to ask someone to come over and say that there is something to talk about." Zhao Ming reported to Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan listened to his words, and he could already guess a rough idea in his heart. When I came to my place, I saw him talking to his subordinates. Seeing Zhang Fan, I immediately called him to his side and said to him: "There are a lot of people and horses fifty miles ahead. ”

"Can the Khan find out who the men and horses are?" Zhang Fan asked, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the person who came would be reinforcements sent by Wang Chonggu.

"I don't know, but I've sent someone to investigate." I replied.

While everyone was anxiously waiting, it took a long time to see a scout Pegasus coming.

"Monkey Khan." The scout turned over and dismounted, hurriedly saluted, and immediately said, "The army of nearly 20,000 people in front is coming towards us, look at their attire, it is the men and horses of the forest department!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and I replied even more through gritted teeth: "Thornwell, you old dog has betrayed me. ”

Zhang Fan didn't know what grievances I had with this Sunwell, and he didn't want to know, so he hurriedly said: "Tu Khan, when you are angry from time to time at this time, let's hurry up and think of a solution." ”

As soon as he said this, I immediately calmed down and said, "Thornwell is sinister and cunning, and it is said that there is a person by your side who defected to the Ming Dynasty as a staff officer. Since he has come out, the Bayans who slept with the same woman with him has also come, and I guess he will lead people to chase him from the west of Yiji Naigan in order to prevent being discovered. Now we're blocked at both ends! After saying that, he immediately sent another scout with good eyesight to climb up to the top of the mountain and probe behind.

As soon as Zhang Fan heard his words, his heart suddenly cooled. But now is not the time to feel sorry for himself, he thought for a while, and said, "What are the plans of Tu Khan now? ”

I am worthy of being a hero, and I am not afraid of danger, but: "I don't have anything to do now." ”

"There is only one way out for the sake of today." Zhang Fan said, "Now that we are under the enemy, we can only put aside our fears and move forward, and maybe we can still have a glimmer of life." ”

When everyone heard his words, they all thought that he was looking for death, but I replied after thinking about it and said, "What Master Zhang said is good. If you continue to stay here, the two sides will rush together, and you will have no way to live. It is better to rush straight forward, leaving behind the pursuers, so that the enemy will be reduced by half. ”

"The Khan is wise." Zhang Fan complimented, but it was not a lie.

At this time, the scout who had gone up the mountain to inquire also returned. There were indeed 20,000 horses rushing here, and although the distance was still far away, it was only less than a day's journey.

In this way, everyone is determined to break through. I even made a plan, and ordered his guards to protect Zhang Fan, and take him to break through when necessary, after all, the current Zhang Fan is very important to him.

The army began to speed up, and everyone understood, even the merchants saw some clues, but it was reassuring that they were quite calm, and perhaps when they decided to come here, they were ready in their hearts.

Li Yingyue followed Zhang Fan and galloped quickly, and the two glanced at each other without speaking. Li Yingyue had already made a plan to die with him.

The two sides walked opposite each other, and they met in less than half an hour. When the other party saw their prey appear, the Tartars in front of them even showed a cruel smile! But seeing that his prey not only did not show a frightened expression, but did not even pause, he rushed directly over.

This was a little stunned, and the cavalry of my subordinates had already rushed in, disrupting the enemy formation. The men and horses behind hurriedly escorted Zhang Fan, and they and the caravan walked by.

After all, there are many enemies, and after a small chaos, the leader of the army immediately reorganized the formation and began to encircle and suppress, and even sent people to intercept Zhang Fan and them. Zhang Fan and the others, who were walking extremely slowly, were immediately caught up. Those Tartars of the Forest Department got the orders of the leader, apparently to kill everyone in front of them.

The scuffle began, blood and severed limbs were flying, and the smell of blood was filled with screams, the most terrible of which were naturally the wounded merchants.

After all, Zhang Fan is an experienced person, and with Wang Meng and *** guarding him, there is no danger for the time being. With a little leisure, seeing that Yingyue was actually holding a long knife from nowhere, and three people had already fallen under her knife, she couldn't help but look at her differently!

At first, everyone could still resist, but after a long time, the advantage of the opponent's large number of people immediately appeared. Coupled with the need to protect the caravan, the casualties suddenly became heavy.

As a person who retreated from the battlefield, Wang Meng's fighting skills did not weaken at all, but because of the extraordinary torture methods in the Jinyi Guard, the killing moves were even more powerful, causing people to die.

lived up to my evaluation of him at all, and he was brave and regardless of the pain. While his body was scarred by years of fighting, his ability to resist blows was even more outstanding, and with his heavy winter coat and armor, he couldn't hurt him at all if he didn't use his strength. The move is vigorous, the knife breaks people's muscles and bones, and he shows no mercy to his compatriots.

But it was precisely because of the escort of the two fierce generals that Zhang Fan suddenly attracted the attention of the enemy, and there were more tartars pouring here. Seeing that he was about to be surrounded by the enemy, *** came to Zhang Fan's side and said to him in Chinese that he was not very fluent: "Lord Zhang, I will escort you to break through." ”

"How can I escape alone." Zhang Fan said.

"That's what Tu Khan meant." Didn't say much.

Zhang Fan instantly understood what he meant, and now that he had made an oath with me, it was important. Wang Meng didn't speak, and when he saw that Zhang Fan acquiesced, he immediately went to kill a bloody road.

Yingyue, a woman with a lot of force, guards her lover closely. The three of them rushed out of the enemy formation, and quickly ran south, *** entangled the enemy in the back. But there are too many enemies, and some people are chasing after Zhang Fan.

The pursuit is being staged here, and the fighting over there is also continuing, and the 10,000 people I answered are all soldiers carefully selected by him, and they are very brave when they stand, but after all, the other party is twice as much as himself, and gradually, he began to be powerless.

The battle continued into the night, and this side fought and retreated, and it was already on the edge of an inland river. This river flows down from a high mountain in the territory of Daming, and the water is quite urgent, but it is not frozen. When everyone got here, there was no way back. At this time, the pursuers from behind also rushed over.

An army of 30,000 faces a tired army of only 8,000 men, and it is a checkmate!

Two teams of men and horses poured out of the enemy formation, escorting the two people and slowly walking to the front of the formation. One of them looked at me and said with a smile: "Lord Tu Khan, I can't imagine that you really want to help the people of the Southern Dynasty!" ”

"Thornwil, you still know that I am Khan! Dare to attack me, aren't you afraid that everyone will turn against you! I replied sharply.

"What did Lord Tuhan say!" Another said, "We are here to destroy the troops of the Southern Dynasties that have broken into our Tatar territory." It's just that he took the lead in Khan, and he died at the hands of the Southern Dynasties! ”

"Bayans, do you and Thornwell want to provoke a big war between the Ming Dynasty and my Tatars!" I said in a loud voice.

"Don't dare, but those arrogant aristocrats are not necessarily." Thorn Vel said with a sneer, "When the time comes, let them fight to the death with the Southern Dynasty, this Tatar will be the world of the two of us sooner or later." ”

"One mountain can't accommodate two tigers, Bayans, when the time comes, I don't think Sunville will spare you." I replied.

"Don't be separated between the two of us." "I know that I am not strong, so I have already sworn allegiance to Sunvel Khan. ”

"It's up to you!" I looked at Sunville contemptuously and said, "Even you, Sunville, dare to call Khan!" ”

Thornville seemed to hate my gaze, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and ordered, "Kill them all for me." ”

Immediately, the subordinates who had received the order swarmed up. Seeing that they were about to rush, I and the people of the Ming Dynasty were all ready to fight. A rain of arrows flew out of nowhere, and in an instant, the rushing Tartars fell.

The rescued people were a little baffled, and suddenly someone shouted: "Look! ”

I saw that in the east, countless torches were lit on the dark desert, and they were moving rapidly to this side, and the rumbling sound of thousands of galloping horses could be faintly heard in my ears.

Thornwell and Bayans were a little stunned, and when they came back to their senses, they couldn't help but panic when they saw the arrival of their reinforcements. Look at the number of torches, I'm afraid there are not 60,000 or 70,000 people. There is a river in front of you, and if you don't retreat and wait here, you will surely die.

"Quick...... Retreat! "Retreat!" Thornwil and Bayans hurriedly ordered their men to retreat. Nearly 40,000 troops immediately became in disarray.

The men and horses brought in approached, and the enemy had fled far away.

"Lord Wang!" The guards were carrying torches and shouting loudly.

"The old decay is here." Wang Xilie hurriedly responded, and came out a little disheveled.

The people who came were led by Wang Chonggu himself, but there were only 30,000 people who came, but each of them held two torches in their hands. It was these torches that scared the enemy away.

When everyone saw each other, I replied that I was very grateful to Wang Chonggu, a person who had fought with him for so many years, and the two did not meet as enemies this time, but they felt a little sympathetic to each other.

"Lord Wang, why are you so late!" Wang Xilie is not to blame, he knows Wang Chonggu's personality very well, but he just wants to ask about the situation.

"Don't mention it." Wang Chonggu was a little helpless. It turned out that last year, the man who reported to the Tartars had made another move this time, blocking the people who came to ask for help. Fortunately, Wang Chonggu had been on guard against him and had been sending people to monitor him, so he discovered this incident in time.

After counting the number of people, it was found that those merchants did not die much, and the 1,000 Ming troops guarding only more than 200 people died. But the 10,000 people in Alta were killed and wounded.

Just as everyone was talking, *** was carried out scarred, and said in a hoarse voice: "Tu Khan, *** I'm sorry for you, the Lord Zhang you want me to protect is gone." ”

"What!" Everyone was shocked!