Looking at the fire above the forest, the old and weak women and children wept one after another, some knelt down and kowtowed, some bowed their heads to wipe their tears, some cried bitterly and threw themselves into the fire, and the sturdy Mongolians clenched their fists and gritted their teeth; But there were also some Mongols, who slowly retreated into the darkness, and they sensed the ill intentions of the Ming army.

However, everything was too late, or rather, when the moment he broke with Lin Cheng, everything was doomed.

In order to reduce casualties, the massacre of the Ming army was carefully planned. First of all, the Mongols exhausted their physical strength by carrying hay, and when carrying hay, they also took the opportunity to kill some strong men who seemed to be brave and powerful; Secondly, when igniting Helin, the Ming army gathered all the Mongols to watch the fireworks of Helin on the grounds of intimidating the Mongols; Finally, while the Mongols were in high spirits, the cavalry of the Ming army surrounded them from all sides.

There was a moat on all sides of the city, and it used to be overflowing with water waves and pleasant scenery, but due to disrepair and the destruction of repeated wars, the moat has long since dried up, and the riverbed is overgrown with tall weeds. Today, however, this dry riverbed is a common burial ground for tens of thousands of Mongols.

"First column, step forward, release the arrows!"

"Second column, come forward, release the arrows!"

……

Facing the Ming army, which was as indifferent as a machine and released arrows, the Mongols in the front row screamed and fell down one after another; The Mongols in the back stepped back one after another, forcing the people in the back row to continue to retreat, and soon the last row came to the edge of the trench. Then they were pushed down and fell into the ravine, and they had no chance to get up again; Because more people fell and weighed on them......

It's not that no one resisted, but they just died faster under the rain of arrows; Others escaped the moat, but they were confronted by the fiery city of Helin, whose bodies were scorched by the flames that were close at hand, forcing them to turn back and then fall in the rain of arrows from the Ming army......

In less than half an hour, there were no more Mongols standing in the moat. And the Ming army dragged the nearby hay, covered the corpse, and then set the hay on fire.

In the middle of the fire, there were screams, or some people rushed out in flames, but without exception, they died under the arrows of the Ming army.

But there were still some survivors of the Helin massacre who survived, as the Ming army soon left the city of Horin.

The reason is simple, the fire in Horin set fire to the nearby grasslands......

Because of the fire, Xu Huizu had to change his route and lead the cavalry to the east. If you go west according to the original plan, you will need to cross this section of the scorched grassland further east, and without forage, the war horses will inevitably lose their combat power and even starve to death.

Xu Huizu's northern expedition, most of the supplies were placed in the Jidu Mountain, and the troops who arrived in Helin were all lightly armed, although one person had two horses, but they carried weapons and meat floss, fried noodles and other things, and did not carry the forage of the war horses. However, fortunately, a large number of supplies were obtained in Helin City, and a large number of feather arrows and horse materials were replenished, so when slaughtering the Mongols, the Ming army could use feather arrows without hesitation.

Since the decline of the Golden Family, the Altai Mountains have become a natural dividing line between Warat and Eastern Mongolia, but due to the growing strength of Warat, especially after Ugqi came to power, Warat and Eastern Mongolia often had disputes over the pastures between Hangai Mountain and the Altai Mountains. However, since the civil war launched by Ugqi to unify the Warat, the Warat has gradually shrunk to the Altai Mountains, and no longer competes with the Golden Family for pasture.

But around July, a small tribe of Warat suddenly crossed the Altai Mountains and aggressively expanded their pastures to the east, which immediately clashed with the local tribes. These tribes are all tribes directly belonging to the Golden Family, and due to the growing power of the Golden Family, they do not take Warat seriously, but the Warat tribe does not back down, claiming that this is the pasture of their ancestors. In the end, there was a skirmish between the two sides, and the Warats seemed to have been prepared, and the elite army was extremely elite to slaughter the tribe of the Golden Family.

These tribes had no choice but to go to Helin to complain to Erleboke, who hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to send his favorite minister Haohai Dayu to mediate, because Haohai Dayu was not only the in-laws of the Great Khan, but also the leader of the Zar Ming'an tribe of the Warat tribe, and still had some affection with the Warat tribe.

But to Erlebock's surprise, Haohai Dayu did not complete the task, but made things worse. More than 20 days later, Haohai Dayu reported that Ugqi had ill intentions and misdeeds, because the leader of Wara, Eseku, personally commanded 20,000 cavalry and had a tough attitude. When Erlebak heard the news, he had the intention to calm the people, but his son Benjamin disagreed, believing that he must not give in, otherwise the people of the world would think that the Great Khan was afraid of Ugqi.

After much thought, Erleboke sent his cronie Tengger to lead 30,000 cavalry to support Haohai Dayu, so that only 5,000 defenders were left in Helin City. But Elberk felt that it was nothing, the time had already arrived in September, and it would soon be winter, and the Ming people would not go to Mongolia at this time, otherwise they would freeze to death in the cold wind of winter; Moreover, the Ming army was accompanied by a large cart when they went out to fight, and the speed was very slow, and it was too late to transfer troops back if there was something to do.

A few days later, due to various considerations, Elebak sent Benjamin to leave Horin and settle the dispute, but unexpectedly, Benjamin escaped the fate of being captured.

However, Elebek, who was rejoicing on the way south, could not imagine the current situation of Benjamin......

When Benjamin encountered Long Kai, Long Kai didn't know that he had let go of a big fish, and he just sent five hundred cavalry to pursue him in order not to leak the news.

Although Benjamin's subordinates are all elite, there are only more than 300 people, which is inferior in numbers, and the endurance of the war horse is not as good as that of the Ming army. So Benjamin had to cut off his tail repeatedly to escape, but when the Ming army learned his identity from the captives, they pursued him even more frantically.

In the end, Zana and Benjami exchanged clothes and led away the pursuers, and Benjamin escaped by chance, but in the dark of night, Benjamin got lost. But he also breathed a sigh of relief, found a leeward place, and slept on his war horse, he was too tired.

When he awoke, Benjamin found himself a prisoner of the Warats, and upon learning of his identity, the Warat generals were shocked and immediately sent him to the chief's tent. There, Benjami met the young leader of Warat--- Eseku.

When he saw Benjamin, who was in tattered clothes, disheveled, and embarrassed, he was taken aback and hurriedly asked why.

Benjamin did not doubt him, and immediately told the Ming army about the sneak attack on Helin, and bluntly said that he was here to transfer Tengger to help, and at the same time hoped that the Warat army could also be reinforced together, so that there were at least fifty or sixty thousand people, which was more than enough to repel the Ming army.

After hearing the news of the Ming army's sneak attack on Helin, Eseku showed a look of surprise, although it was a little exaggerated, he thought for a while and said: "Your Royal Highness, the attack on Helin is indeed a big deal, but I came out this time, and there are only 5,000 people around me, so it will not help." ”

"In this way, Your Highness will first bathe, change your clothes, and eat something. I'll send someone to inform my father and General Tengger at once, and at the same time send someone to find out the news of Helin, and when the news is confirmed, we will send troops again, how about it?" ”

"This?" Benjamin thought for a moment, and had to agree, Esekur was not a person he could manipulate at will, and he had a faint thought that once Elebak died, he could immediately call himself a sweat.

Looking at the back of Benjamin, Eseku's face was gloomy and uncertain, and it took a while to make up his mind, he summoned his confidant Haraur, and said in a low voice: "Haraur, all the soldiers who sent the son back just now are guarded, and they are not allowed to spread the news of the arrival of the son, and the violators will be beheaded immediately!" Also, ask the teacher to come over. ”

"Yes!"

After a while, with a cough, a maid walked in with an old man, and Eseku hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Disciple Eseku has seen the teacher, this time there is something to ask the teacher, and I hope the teacher will give advice!" ”

Wang Xing looked at the Eseku, stroked his beard and said, "Young leader, is it a matter of Benjamin?" ”

"Yes, the teacher knows?"

"Yes, young leader, you are too careless in doing things, if it weren't for the old man who saw Benjamin when he entered the camp, I'm afraid everyone in the camp is already known at this moment, then the things in the back will not be easy to do!"

Eseku's heart jumped, and Zhengse said: "Thank you, teacher, please take a seat!" ”

Wang Xing smiled, but still sat down on the side, looking at Eseku with an inquiring gaze, and Eseku hurriedly explained the matter.

Wang Xingshu thought for a while, and said: "Ben Ya is really a filial son, when he encountered a sneak attack on Helin by the Ming army, he only cared about moving rescue soldiers. ”

"However, it is not yet known how many Ming troops will attack Helin, and I don't know how long it will take to capture Helin, so it is difficult to decide what to do next."

"Yes, the disciple doesn't know what to do with Benjamin."

Wang Xing pondered for a while and said, "Young leader, now you can only stabilize Benjamin first, and then continue to intercept Helin's messenger to prevent Tengger from learning the news; At the same time, send someone to inquire about the situation with Lin, and then make a decision! ”

"Finally, inform the big boss quickly and let him decide!"

"Remember, be quick! At most, there will only be half a day, otherwise Benjamin will be suspicious. ”

"Half a day? I'm afraid my father won't be able to make it in time. ”

"Now there are two plans, if the Ming army can quickly conquer Helin, then we will secretly execute Benjamin, and then in the name of revenge for the Golden Family, we will co-opt Tengger and the eastern steppe tribes, so that the big leader can become the master of the grassland."

"If the Ming army's siege of the city is blocked, then we will immediately execute the Ming envoy Guo Ji, and join Tengger to attack the Ming army and defend Helin."

"But," Eseku was a little unwilling: "Then aren't we working in vain and offending the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Hehe, a Ming envoy is insignificant, and the Ming Dynasty will not turn against us because of this. We just need to say that after he leaves our camp, he will be gone, what can the Ming Dynasty do to me? ”

"Okay...... Just listen to the teacher. ”

However, in less than an hour, Eseku and Wang Xing got the news of the grassland fire, and they immediately realized that something had happened to Helin, and it was likely that it had been conquered by the Ming army, because the people on the grassland would not set fire at this time.

However, the fire in the grassland was a major matter and must be dealt with immediately, and Eseku immediately ordered the soldiers to set fire to a barrier to prevent the fire from spreading.

When he returned to the tent when everything had been arranged, Haragul hurried up to him and whispered a few words. As if struck by lightning, Eseku turned around and grabbed Harawur: "What did you say? He, he, dead? ”。

Haragur nodded slightly.

"What's going on? Who did this to you? Eseku roared.

Seeing that Hara'ul's eyes were different, Eskul immediately turned around and found Wang Xing standing at the door of the big tent, smiling at him.