Chapter 44 Straighten your waist and speak in a life-and-death duel

The envoy of the thousand households sent by the Wanhu of Ordos did not want to argue about this useless topic anymore, and said, "Since you said that our people attacked and robbed you. Let me go back and talk to the prince, so that the prince can understand the situation as soon as possible. But please don't use your swords just yet, and wait for our reply. ”

"Huh! What you said lightly, we have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses waiting for you here, we have finished eating and drinking, and you will come to war again? Zhou Yuji said.

"No!" The envoy of the Thousand Households stood up and said, "We will give you an answer as soon as possible." We came here today because we didn't want to fight with you, it's not good for everyone! ”

Li Yan also stood up and said: "Since your prince of Ordos has the sincerity to solve the problem peacefully, we will wait until tomorrow, but if you play tricks during this time, we will make you pay a hundred times the price!" ”

After sending off the Mongolian envoy, Zhou Yuji looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to Li Yan: "Haha! Joyfully! We Han Chinese haven't spoken to them like this for a long time. The imperial court demanded that our border guards not provoke the Mongols, and repeatedly tolerated their provocations. When they are idle, they come and loot. It's so nice to finally be able to talk to them with your chest held open today! ”

"I think this Ordos Wanhu is not ordinary! When they are able to be defeated, they immediately put down their bodies and send people, and I think it is still a test of our hypocrisy. Li Yan said, "It is more likely to delay the army, and they will use this time to deploy troops." ”

"Huh! If only they could get all their men here. Again, we will solve them at once when we gather together, which is better than scattering and purging! Zhou Yuji said.

"It is impossible for them to get news of the Mongol soldiers who attacked us in a day or two, their horses cannot fly no matter how fast, and there is no telegram." Li Yan said, "But we can't be idle in the past two days, and send people to reconnoiter everywhere." ”

Li Yan's analysis is still right, a night attack carefully organized by Wanhu in Ordos originally thought that it would solve the Han people who broke in at once, but they didn't expect that these Han people were really different from the past, their weapons were really powerful, and more than a thousand warriors were killed at once. In the face of such an opponent, Wan Hu understands that his current situation is already very bad. Now it's too late to run, because I can't take a lot of things with me, and I'm unwilling to leave them to the Han people. The priority is to hold off the opponent and buy time for himself. It can not only mobilize troops and horses, but also arrange for family members to prepare for transfer.

The housekeeper of Wanhu made a suggestion that made Wanhu's heart move, he said: "Lord! I heard that those Yaogang people have a good relationship with the Tumut people, when they were blocked in Daqing Mountain, the food for the winter was sent in by the Yaogang people with troops to break through the siege, why can't we have a good relationship with them? These kiln people are different from other Han people. I also heard that Prince Tori sent all their children and grandchildren to study in the kiln, and opened his own restaurant in the kiln. There are not many chances of winning against them, and we can also find another way to solve the crisis at hand. ”

Wan Hu looked at the housekeeper in front of him, and was very moved, this housekeeper usually worked diligently for the palace up and down, never complained, and could always say opinions that others could not think of at critical times. Wan Hu said, "I think I will send Jebe Qianhu to the camp of the Yaogang people to find out their truth, right?" We try to be as polite as possible. ”

The butler said, "I'll also go with Jebel Senhu as an entourage!" This way I can have a direct feeling. ”

"That's the best," said Manhu, "and you can follow Jebel Qianhu for a hard trip!" ”

After Wanhu sent a group of envoys in the shortest possible time, he sent people everywhere to gather all the people and horses that could be gathered, and he knew that it was time for the Ordos people to live and die.

The envoys brought back two messages, one was that the reason why the Yaogang people sent troops was that our people had attacked their team and robbed them of more than a dozen female soldiers; The other is that they agreed to wait until tomorrow to hear something back.

Wan Hu said: "This reason is purely an excuse, that is, our people really attacked their people, and they can't get the news so quickly." ”

The housekeeper said, "I have sent someone to contact our people immediately." Let's see if our money-hungry Qianhu really did it? ”

"Then I won't get any news tomorrow, the horse won't be so fast. Besides, it's really our people who did this, what should we do? It wasn't our people who did it, and they insisted that it was what to do? "Wanhu is worried.

"Lord Wang, we must first prepare for the worst. Then, we'll go back tomorrow and negotiate with them to see what they want. In a few more days, we'll be able to get together. I think they're bluffing, they don't have tens of thousands of horses at all. We walked back and forth around their camp, and I think they were 30,000 men at most. The butler said.

"Have you seen their leader?" Of course, Wanhu knew that they must have seen it, and he asked this way to ask the housekeeper's impression of them.

"When I saw it, I saw that they were both one and one martial artist, and they were not easy to deal with. That writer has always been calm and unflustered, such people are terrible; That Wu's gaze is aggressive, not a good stubble, and it needs to be dealt with seriously. I think they are really different from the Han people in the past, and this time they are very confident. The housekeeper said, "By the way, they have studied the history of our Ordos very much, saying that this is not the land that we have passed down from our ancestors, saying that we took it from the hands of the Tangut people, and then it was driven away by the Han people, and the Ming Dynasty is no longer good, so we can squeeze it back." ”

"If that's the case, aren't they simply revenge?" Wanhu pondered for a while and said.

"Also, it looks like they're disgusted with us constantly crossing the Wall." The butler did not dare to say that he had crossed the Great Wall to plunder.

"Alas! It seems that there will not be such a good life in the future, and it is difficult to say whether we can keep the land under our feet. Wan Hu sighed and said.

Li Yan and the scouts sent out by them came back to report that the Mongols could be seen gathering here everywhere.

Li Yan said: "Striving for a decisive battle with the Ordos people here, which can wipe out their living forces at once, and finally force Wanhu to surrender, is the best solution." ”

Zhou Yuji spread out the map and said, "We are already clear about the surrounding situation. In my opinion, we should make several combat plans, and it is best to settle the situation in one battle and eliminate the hidden danger around us. We also get one of the best horse ranches. ”

"Huh! Not only the horse ranch, Mr. Zhang said, there are millions of acres of cultivated land on the south bank of the Yellow River, where the soil quality is good and irrigation is convenient. Li Yan said, "Mr. Zhang also wants to control the Mu Us Desert, and strive to spend more than ten years to plant trees in the desert." ”

"Haha! That's something to do. I don't think we should kill all the Mongols, and leave some to help us herd our horses, build canals, and reclaim wasteland. Zhou Yuji said.

"Don't think so far ahead, they'll come tomorrow and try to keep going. Because they have time, and our food will be eaten for one day less. Li Yan said, "Tomorrow they will come to probe our bottom line, and we don't have to be polite, force them to fight, and they will listen to us if they are defeated." ”

Sure enough, at noon the next day, the Mongol envoys came again.

After everyone was seated, the envoy of the thousand households said, "As for what you said, we have attacked your team and robbed you, and we will go back and tell the prince." The prince was very angry, and immediately sent someone to find out about this matter, and the prince said that if it is really as you said, he will definitely punish them severely and give you a satisfactory explanation. However, this will need to be known by someone who understands the situation. Therefore, the prince asked me to tell you, and I beg you to allow us a few days. ”

After listening to the translation, Zhou Yuji slapped the table and said, "Don't play any more tricks that these children don't believe." We also know that you haven't been idle for the past two days, and we will put on a position tomorrow to see a high and low? ”

The general was furious. Even if you defeated us, it was for your purpose. Let's talk about it, what do you want us to do to avoid the scourge of swords? The butler was really spicy, and asked with his glasses in his hands.

Li Yan still said slowly: "We are here this time, firstly, to avenge our female soldiers, and secondly, to settle the old accounts and new accounts together." We, the Yaogang people, immediately took Shaanxi. We don't want to use the Great Wall to prevent your attacks year after year, that would be too tiring. We're going to take an offensive approach this time and let you go on the defensive. If you want to build the Great Wall, you can build the Great Wall, in short, we don't want to build it anymore. You have two choices, one is to take your people out of Ordos and go wherever you want, this is not your place in the first place, and the other is to unconditionally obey our management. ”

After translating Li Yan's words, the Mongols did not show great excitement. The steward smiled and said, "We are all descendants of Genghis Khan, and we are not afraid of war, but we are not willing to fight. For the first option you mentioned, get out of here, we won't consider it. This is the land that our ancestors have handed down, and we will not give it up. As for your second point, I'd like to know more about it. How can we be considered to be unconditionally obedient to your rule, and can we maintain friendly relations with you like the Tumuts? ”

"The Tumuts are friends with us, and you are now our enemies. Maybe you'll be our friends in the future. But now our condition is that your prince and the thousand families must give up their rights, and then follow us to the kiln, where we will build a house for them and provide them with the necessary living expenses. But they are no longer allowed to interfere in the management of Ordos, and we will send people to manage the whole of Ordos. In Ordos, if there is any disadvantage to the officials under our management, and we kill one official, we will put ten of you to death among those who are in the kiln. What do you think? ”

After Li Yan finished speaking, those Mongolians couldn't hold their breath anymore after listening to the translation, and the thousand households simply shot the case and yelled.

The meaning of the translation is that the Ordos people are eagles on the steppe and will never surrender.

Zhou Yuji sneered and said, "Haven't you already surrendered to the Manchus, and it's okay to surrender again, right?" Not to mention the eagle, how can there be an eagle that surrenders? ”

After listening to the translator's words, the Mongols screamed wildly. Li Yan waved his hand to stop their voices and said, "If you don't agree, we will start a war tomorrow and defeat you, and you will agree." You all testify to what I have said today. ”

As soon as the Mongols saw that they could no longer talk, they muttered and left.

When the guest left, Zhou Yuji said to Li Yan: "Ordos Wanhu listened to your words, and his liver may be about to explode." ”

"Regardless of them, we are ready to fight them tomorrow. I'm afraid they won't dare to fight us. Li Yan said.

"No, they have concentrated a large number of men, that is, they understand that their weapons are not as good as ours, and they must rely on more people to rush up to have a chance of winning. Besides, the front is their lair, and they won't give up willingly. Zhou Yuji said, "Let's make some preparations in the afternoon!" ”

After eating at noon, the cavalry of the kiln gang began to cut down trees to make horses. This is the best weapon against cavalry. It is very easy for the kiln people to make the rejection of the horse, and the tools are very complete. The use of horses against cavalry is the strength of the kiln people.

I was worried that the Mongols would attack again at night, but the Mongols did not come.

In the morning, after the Yaogang people had breakfast, they began to set up camp. However, it was Zhou Yuji who set off first, and he led a Yaogang cavalry division and 5,000 cavalry he brought, and instead of marching north, he went to the back and south. Li Yan and Wei Xiang took the rest of the men and horses all the way to the north and set off straight to the location of the Ordos Palace.

This time, Li Yan and the Yaogang cavalry they brought were two divisions with one regiment, one infantry division, and Zhou Yuji's cavalry of 10,000 and infantry of 10,000. However, Zhou Yuji's infantry was also equipped with horses, and they were mainly responsible for transportation tasks. Because of the operation in the heart of the desert, transportation is a big deal. This is also the capital that Li Yan and Zhou Yuji are very confident in. Just as Li Yan was marching north with his team, it was almost noon, and the Tanma in front came back to report that there was a large group of Mongolian soldiers in front of him blocking the road.

Li Yan smiled slightly and said to Wei Xiang: "Commander Wei, it seems that our Mongolian friends can't wait!" Let's line up to meet each other. ”

"Humph! We can't wait, I'm afraid I won't meet them today. Wei Xiang snorted with his nose, and after speaking, he arranged the queue to go.

Ordos Wanhu knew very well that the kiln people would not give him any more time, but the harsh conditions brought back by the envoy were simply intolerable. He understands better, and the kiln people also know that he will not agree, and it seems that there must be a life-and-death struggle. This time, he concentrated almost all the Mongol men who could be concentrated in Ordos. From teenage children to the elderly, almost all of them who could ride horses came, and there were 60,000 or 70,000 people in total. Wan Hu thought to himself, if you kiln gang people can kill you, let you kill for a while. Besides, we Mongols are born warriors, and as long as you don't shoot them all to death, they will cut off your heads when they rush up.

Wan Hu and his Qianhu Gate, after intense research, set the principle of operation, that is, the kiln gang people must no longer be allowed to advance. After the whole team, they also laid out a detailed battle plan. After the plan was arranged, the Mongols 10,000 and 1,000 households also recovered their confidence in victory from the defeat the day before, and they claimed to be 100,000 Mongol iron horsemen, and today they must kill all the Han people who dare to invade our steppe.

Therefore, they lined up today earlier than the kiln gang people and waited on the road that the kiln gang people must pass.

Before Li Yan and the others lined up, they used the radio to inform Zhou Yuji of the situation. When Li Yan and the others led the team to the front of the Mongol column, they found that the place where the Mongols chose was good, this was a very flat place, suitable for a large group of men and horses to fight, it seemed that the Mongols knew more about the terrain here.

After Li Yan and his men and horses stopped, the infantry quickly placed the rejection horses.

Wei Xiang said: "We are very familiar with the Mongols' style of play, and they will attack from the front at the same time, and attack separately on both flanks, which is their old routine. ”

"Huh! You all know other people's housekeeping skills, how can this battle be fought? Li Yan said with a smile.

At this time, a horse rushed out of the Mongol ranks, and the man on the horse was holding a machete and shouted in half-baked Chinese: "Bad! You Han people don't live well at home, but you dare to come to our Ordos land, it's like looking for death. You send one to try your martial arts with me! ”

Li Yan said: "There are not many Mongolians with machetes, and I don't think any of us want to play with him like children." ”

Wei Xiang understood and said to the captain of the special forces squadron beside him: "Let the sniper kill him, remember to hit people first and then horses." Don't let his horse go back. ”

The squadron leader immediately went over and arranged with the sniper, and after the sniper loaded the sniper rifle, he put the sniper rifle on a base horse, aimed for a while, and then pulled the trigger.

The Mongolian warrior was still scolding in front of the battle, and suddenly his head shook, and his eyes went dark. The horse under him also seemed to be shaken, and before he could react, the horse's head was also shaken, and a bloody hole appeared. Both men and horses fell to the ground.

Wanhu and his Qianhu Gate, today the first formation sent out one of their very strong warriors, wanting to give the Yaogang people a dismount.

When they saw that their warriors had shouted and cursed in front of the battle for a while, the people of the kiln did not dare to come out to fight, and the pride in their hearts rose again. But suddenly, their warriors fell down with men and horses, and the frightened Wanhu said, "Hurry! Look what's wrong with our warriors. ”

Then a fast horse rushed out and went straight to the place where their warrior had fallen, and as he was nearing the place where their warrior had fallen, a hole came out of his head, and the horse's head was struck, and the men and horses fell at the same time.

At this time, Ordos Wanhu understood that this must be some trick by the kiln gang people on the other side. The steward beside him said, "We can't send people to death anymore." ”

Wanhu ordered to charge together, and they were absolutely not allowed to retreat. They raised their banners, and the Mongols rushed over with their horses.

Li Yan waved his hand, and the cavalry behind quickly retreated some distance. Exposed the mounted rejecting horses, and at the same time moved out of the way, allowing the muzzles of the heavy machine guns set up in the back to point at the charging Mongol cavalry.

At this time, the mortars in the back were the first to start firing.

This six-zero mortar is very convenient to carry on horse. It is also very easy to launch. Especially now there is no need for precise aiming, just the general direction of the statue and keep sending the shells into the muzzle. The artillery positions behind were "knocking and knocking" and the shells were constantly exploding in the ranks of the Mongolian cavalry charge, but the cavalry that rushed up could not stop. Although the arms and legs of the horses and people in front of them were constantly blown up, the cavalry behind still rushed forward one after another.

When the heavy machine guns of the kiln gang people roared, the scene was even more mixed.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".