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If they were a little uneasy about this at first, as time went on, after the third watch, not a single cavalry had returned, and they knew that things were very bad.

Although a hundred cavalry may not sound like a lot, it is the best of several tribes in battle. And what they went to deal with was not several times the enemy, but just a small fortress of the Ming army more than ten miles ahead. In fact, with their strength, coupled with the fact that they were sneak attacking at night, there was no possibility of a miss, not to mention that there was not even one of the hundred horsemen who came back.

The strangeness of this thing itself is enough to make people who understand the importance of it become restless, and even sitting by the campfire feels cold on their bodies, and some do not know what to do.

It was so strange that they couldn't even guess what had happened to the hundred cavalrymen. If it really encountered an ambush or resistance from the Ming army, then the beacon fire of the fortress in front should have risen a long time ago. But until now, there had been no reaction, as if there had been no attack, or that someone had easily taken it down and wiped out the defenders inside.

Although the Mongolian people are brave and ferocious, they are obviously not enough to talk about the mind. Even the heads of these knowledgeable and strategic clans will give any opinion for a while when they are suddenly confronted with such a difficult puzzle, let alone come up with the right way to deal with it.

The only way to do this was to send someone over and find out. But now, the soldiers and horses outside have long been trapped by the day's rush, and they have fallen asleep by the campfire, and it is not very beneficial to the military spirit to alarm them at this time.

Moreover, since there is no response from the 100 elites sent out, a small number of scouts sent out at this time may only come and go. So after some deliberation, they unanimously decided to be patient for a while, and when it was daylight, the army hurried to the fortress to find out.

The day soon dawned, and after hastily tidying up, the Mongolian army of more than 20,000 people marched forward again. And this time, their speed was obviously much faster than before, and it was obvious that they were already in a bit of a hurry, and even the possibility of being detected by the Ming army was temporarily put aside.

In this way, after only half an hour, they saw in the distance a small fortress standing alone in the wilderness. Although there was still a certain distance, the sights of these blind people could quickly determine that the garrison in this fortress was definitely no more than fifty people. This result made them even more surprised and incomprehensible, if the hundred cavalry encountered the Ming army in the field, it was enough to fight three times the enemy without falling behind, how could they fold in front of this small fortress?

Moreover, what was even more disturbing was that there was not the slightest movement until they had reached the point directly in front of the fortress. None of the defenders showed up, and no one escaped. This is an empty fortress!

This discovery, once again, makes people feel a little unbelievable. The Ming army attached great importance to the northern defense line, and a fortress like this was their first line of defense, so how could they abandon it?

There must be something quirky in there! Qiermu looked at the fortress from afar, and at the same time ordered the whole army to continue to move forward, and first surround the place.

And as they moved forward, the faces of some of the soldiers who were walking in the front suddenly changed, and they pointed to the snow in front of the fortress and shouted, "What is that?" ”

The people behind them immediately looked at the white snow in the direction of their fingers, only to find that the snow under the fortress had actually been dug up and then covered, and at this time something was emerging from the snow, looking at it, it seemed to be the limbs and torsos of people......

At this time, there was no need for Qiermu to give an order, and more than a dozen horsemen rushed out in front of the head, and rushed straight to the snowfield. After a moment, these Mongolian warriors were stunned on the spot, and several of them trembled.

As warriors of the steppe, as tribal warriors who must constantly fight to gain the right to survive in harsh environments, these people have always prided themselves on their callousness and disregard for life and death. But even they, after suddenly seeing the scene in front of them, still felt a chill, and a cool air rose directly from their back spine.

Because just under the snow in front of them, dozens or hundreds of decapitated corpses were buried. And these corpses can be recognized at a glance by the way they are dressed—they are the same cavalry team that had been ordered to attack the fort yesterday.

Hundreds of Mongolian elite horsemen were all killed in this way, and even the heads were gone. This kind of change really shocked many people, even a warrior like Zidamuge, his hand couldn't help but clench the handle of the knife at this moment, and his eyes subconsciously scanned around, as if he was afraid that some enemy would suddenly kill from the side.

Qiermu was also stunned at first, and then quickly urged his horse forward, and only before and after coming to the snow where the corpse was hidden, did he jump off his horse and take a closer look. At first glance, his face looked a little better, because he had seen clearly that these people were all injured by arrows and swords and guns, and they did not even see the cause of death as he had feared before.

"This must be the Ming army ambushing our warriors here, and that's all they can do. And they have set up such a battle here in order to deter us. I, warriors of the Tatar tribes, are we the sons of Genghis Khan frightened by this? After calming down, Qiermu immediately turned around and asked loudly.

Originally, the people were still a little weak in their hearts, but after hearing this, they were a lot more relieved. The little fear just now quickly turned into contempt and hatred for the Ming army. I saw that they quickly responded with the enemy: "No! We will kill all those vile and cunning Ming people with scimitars and bows and arrows to avenge our people! ”

"Good!" This is what Qiermu wanted, and he immediately pulled out the scimitar on his waist, twisted his body and obliquely turned in the direction of Daming, and shouted: "Then let's set off with all our strength and attack Datong!" Avenge our people! ”

"Revenge! Avenge! Avenge! At the sound of the shouts, all the Mongols drew their scimitars and looked straight to the south with hideous faces, and at the end of that was their goal.

Seeing this, Qiermu finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally stabilized the morale of the army, if the people below feel uneasy, so that on the way to the trip to waver, then it will be too difficult to take Datong next.

In fact, his mind was still full of questions about this - who were those who killed people and hid corpses? Why did they hide the corpses, and if they really wanted to intimidate the army on their side, why did they hide the corpses in the snow? Where have all the people in this fortress gone? If it was really the Ming army, why didn't they light the beacon fire?

There is also the most critical question, that is, how did they manage to kill a hundred Mongolian elite horsemen in such a short period of time? Can you not let anyone get out......

If these mysteries are not solved, this trip to Datong will definitely be dangerous. However, at this time, Qiermu had no way to retreat, only to believe that these people could enter Datong, and believed that the chess pieces that had been deployed in Datong before could achieve the order to assassinate the commander of the Ming Kingdom!

Although his heart was still full of confusion and uneasiness, there was no strange look on Qiermu's face. Still sitting on horseback like a javelin, his eyes looking resolutely and calmly ahead. This performance made several suspicious people around quickly calm down and began to put all their minds on the road.

Little did they know that from this moment on, they had fallen into a trap that they had been preparing for a long time!

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Twenty miles away, under a leeward hillside, a thousand Ming troops were hiding in it. Many of them were eating fried noodles from their intestine bags on their jerky, and if they were thirsty, they could grab handfuls of snow and stuff them in their mouths.

After eating a few things, his body, which was exhausted by the ambush at night, gradually gained energy, and his face became vivid.

Lu Jin, a six-grade official, is in it, and his food is no different from that of ordinary soldiers, and even his appearance does not look like a scholar. This point fell in the eyes of the soldiers around him, and he felt that he was more kind and reliable.

By Lu Jin's side, after Wang Bing stuffed the last mouthful of snow into his mouth and swallowed it, he finally couldn't help but say, "Lord Lu, the last general is convinced by your arrangement yesterday." But why did you end up burying the Tartar's body in the snow and exposing part of it at the same time? Also, why didn't you have a beacon fire lit as a warning? ”

Lu Zhen stretched his neck and swallowed the hard jerky, to be honest, this thing is really a little unaccustomed to eating. Then, he said: "As early as a few days ago, the news that the Tartars will commit Datong has been passed over, and presumably now there has already been a strong army and is ready to defend against the enemy, so there is no difference between this beacon point and not." On the contrary, if this fire is not lit, it will definitely make the Tartars feel confused, and the more mysterious such a thing is, the more uneasy it will be in their hearts. Those who attack the enemy, attack the heart first. ”

Wang Bing nodded as if he was unclear, but his eyes were still focused on Lu Jin, waiting for him to continue to explain. And Lu Zhen did not disappoint him: "As for burying the corpses, of course, it is also to deter them psychologically." If you put the Tartar corpse there directly, the deterrent effect is much less. What's more, in this way, they will definitely not pay attention to the real cause of the death of those Tartars, so our next action will be much easier. As he spoke, a trace of murderous intent flashed in Lu Jin's eyes......