The silence of the valley was broken by the sound of shouts, golden drums, and the roar of cannon fire. The blood of the warriors of the Central Plains and the heroes has nourished this fertile soil. The corpses of the Ming army and the Mongol soldiers in mandarin duck jackets overlapped, and until the time of their deaths, they still maintained a fighting posture. The wounded horse fell beside its master, neighing.

Even though he had been prepared for a long time, the changes when the situation happened still made Xin Ai a little unimaginable. When the order to inspect the goods was issued, Zhang Cai's hand just touched the oilcloth covered by the first cart, and Fan Jin started.

Although Zhang Cai is old, he is not a frail old man. An old man who can manage the grassland trade for the Zhang family for a long time, how can he be an old man who has no power to restrain the chicken. During the grassland trade, Zhang Cai personally killed the horse bandits who couldn't open his eyes, and once beheaded the tribal leaders who refused to cooperate with the Zhang family. His martial arts cultivation is a first-rate master in the entire land of Shanxi. But Fan Jin's sword was clearly beyond his expectations, and when his body reacted before his brain dodged, one of his arms had already been cut off. And Fan Jin followed a sword, and before Zhang Cai could fight back, he stabbed him through the throat with a sword.

At the same time, it was the two Fan family guards near Zhang Zongli who did it, and just as Zhang Zongli took out the cloud piercing cannon and was about to launch, the crossbow machines of the two were fired almost at the same time, and the short arrows shot directly into the face door to make the armor around him useless. In the scream, Zhang Zongli fell off his horse, and several henchmen were just about to draw their knives, but Qi Jin had already raised the tiger's head and golden gun and shouted:

"Zhang Zongli falsely reported his posts, embezzled military salaries, and stole military funds to intercept grain and grass, and all kinds of criminal evidence have been verified. According to the order, the offender will be punished on the spot, and the rest will not be asked. Those who dare to make noise are all guilty of the same crime! ”

Fan Jin lowered the sword down at this time, blood dripped down the sword body, he looked at Zhang Zongli's subordinates and sneered: "This patrol is here with Shang Fang's sword, killing a pawn is always like killing a dog, do you have to go with him?" He looked at the cloud-piercing cannon on the ground again, and said to Qi Jin: "Putting it for him is his wish." ”

Zhang Zongli was still rolling back and forth on the ground at this time, wailing, but he couldn't say a complete word, two soldiers beside Qi Jin walked over, one stepped on Zhang Zongli's body, raised the big knife in his hand and slashed down. The other person didn't say a word and lit the cloud-piercing cannon, and with a roar, the flag flower rocket soared into the sky.

Xin Ai had already taken off his bow at this time, but there was also a bow facing him on the other side, and it was a woman, a woman who had caused the outbreak of this war: Sanniangzi, or according to the custom of the grassland, she was called Zhong Jin Hatun. It is also a matter of fact that the prairie woman is good at riding and shooting, and the three ladies are not inferior to the men in arching and horseing, which is also known to everyone, but when she raises the bow to herself, these advantages give people a feeling that is not very comfortable.

Xin Ai said angrily: "You...... Sure enough, it's here! ”

The third lady sneered, "Where do I need to tell you?" Idiots who have died of themselves, if Tumut is handed over to you, he will only go into decline! Hand over the sweat bits, and you can keep your subordinates and pastures. ”

"Do it!"

Arrows fell each other, and someone fell from a horse.

Fan Jin's side was obviously ready for battle, and at the same time as Xin Ai's order, some people on Fan Jin's side began to release arrows. His numbers were smaller than those of the Mongols, and he was mixed with a number of elements of dubious identity. But the speed of his move was too fast, so that these people did not have time to fight back, and the battle had already begun. The shooter on Fan Jin's side was obviously also a bow horse athlete, and in the first round of shooting, the casualty figure was similar to that of the Mongol army, and no one grabbed the upper hand. Then, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind Fan Jin, the Ming banner was raised high, and someone said loudly:

"Zhang Zongdao of Daming Pingzhai came to protect the patrol! Our army kills thieves! ”

The soldiers holding high the battle flag shouted the name of the general, and then more than 20 cavalrymen entered the battlefield in advance, so that the soldiers who were a little shaken after Zhang Zongli's death did not dare to act rashly. Zhang Zongdao rushed forward with a bow on his horse, shouting loudly: "If you keep the son-in-law of Jiangling Xiangguo, you will have infinite wealth, and the son of Pingyu Village will be chong!" ”

His words were like an initiation, which brought back to the hesitant soldiers of Zhenwu Fort. Zhang Zongli is dead, and no matter how many sins there are, they should disappear with the death of the main culprit. As long as he can keep Zhang Juzheng's son-in-law, he will not worry about glory and wealth. Before the several capitalists who were kind to Zhang Zongli had time to give an order, the soldiers beside him had already taken the initiative to shout: "The people of Zhenwu Fort are rushing!" "Challenge the Mongol army. Among them, there were even some of Zhang Zongli's henchmen and soldiers, who were also coerced in. And careful people found that there were only Ming officers and soldiers in this team, and there were no children of the Zhang family.

The effectiveness of the soldier following the general's grass and the wind and blindly obeying the mentality is to let some people who do not know how to act passively act with the brigade. Those who can really keep their sanity are the children of the original Zhang family in Zhenwu Fort and the more than a dozen Zhang family members who came with Zhang Cai. But the problem is that the attack against them started from the moment Zhang Cai was killed. Although there are not many people who do it, they are all masters, and they are masters who have been trained in military killing, and their actions are orderly, so that the Zhang family has no power to fight back. Without the support of the border army and the command of the leader, this is almost a one-sided massacre. The people who did not die lost the courage to resist and began to beat their horses and run towards Xin Ai's team.

Whistles, whistles, and the sound of beeping. Just as the border army of Pingyu Village was between Xin Ai's troops and Fan Jin, another horse team without military uniforms appeared. The number of horses in the team was about the same as Xin Ai's, and the leader was a woman dressed in fiery red, holding a phoenix dart flag behind her. The woman said as she ran: "Master, it's not too late for the concubine to come, right?" ”

"Wu'er came just right. Just let these people see the demeanor of Jiangnan women. ”

"It's the style of the Ming Feng Dart Bureau!" Xue Wu came to the front of the battle with a smile and handed Fan Jin the human head hanging from the horse's neck. "Ninety-three horsemen of the Shali Fei bandits, twenty-six of them have been submissive, and they have been incorporated into the death squad to charge the battle, and the rest have all been killed. Other than that...... There is also the head of the spy Jin Qijie. She was a spy for the Mongols, and I killed her. ”

When Xue Wu said this, his eyes locked on Fan Jin, and when he saw Mei Ruyu's body beside him, his body trembled slightly, but Fan Jin himself did not change. "Oh? It turned out that she was only a fine work of the Zhang family, but I didn't expect that she was still a spy of the Mongols, so kill it. These are not comparable to those stragglers, so be careful. ”

"Nothing. This elite army under the concubine will not lose to them! The elder brother has already gathered enough strength to meet with them. ”

Although the nominal leader of this cavalry is Xue Wu, it is Xue Wenlong who actually controls the troops. The man brandished his halberd and commanded the troops, allowing the cavalry to form themselves in formation and prepare for the next Mongol onslaught. Looking at Xue Wenlong's sturdy figure, Mei Ruyu's eyes were in a trance, but then she focused on Fan Jin and the head hanging under his horse's neck. There is one in it that belongs to Sister Jin Qi, who used to be like sisters with her, and the three of them used to be careless, but now they have been divided into two corpses. Although she was a little dissatisfied with Jin Qijie in her heart, she never thought of asking her to die, let alone this way of dying. Although Xue Wu had a legitimate reason to kill her, it still made Mei Ruyu feel a burst of fear and alienation in her heart, and it was a feeling of sadness that a rabbit died and a fox died. One day, will his head be cut off for some reason, and whether the men around him will also be so indifferent.

The sound of a bang interrupted Mei Ruyu's thoughts, pulling her spirit back to the battlefield. The charge of the border army disrupted the rhythm of the Mongol army, allowing Fan Jin's men and horses to calmly form a chariot formation, Xue Wenlong's cavalry roamed outside, while Zhang Zongdao and his subordinates retreated to both sides of the chariot formation and became the arch guard of the chariot formation.

At this time, around the valley, the sound of killing was everywhere, and a skirmish opened the prelude to the war. The deafening shouts of killing and the sound of drums and horns proved that the battle was not limited to the valley itself, and that the fighting troops were by no means just the hundreds of people in front of them.

The 1,800 Mongol soldiers who served as the catchers of the second echelon did not come to support, and similarly, Fan Jin's side, except for his own ambush troops, did not see a large number of Ming troops joining. Some small groups of Mongol cavalry rushed to inform Xin Ai that the standard battalion of the Ming Dynasty had indeed appeared, but it had appeared behind his own team, and it was with the thousand-man squad that served as a reserve. The combat effectiveness of the standard battalion was the highest among the border armies of the Ming Dynasty, and the number of people was not less than that of their own side, so the reserve team could not spare too many troops to support the Great Khan for the time being.

This is actually not too bad news for Xin Ai, because although the reinforcements on his side cannot come up, Fan Jin's side is also destined to have no rescuers. Compared with the current men and horses, the Mongolian soldiers did not suffer a loss.

Although there are more people in terms of numbers, Xin Ai's 200 soldiers are all elites, and their equipment and combat power are the best in the grassland. Even a standard battalion of the same strength may not be his opponent, let alone these patchwork weapons. As long as the 8,000 people of Tuolik solve the support of the Ming army, the biggest winner in this game will naturally be himself.

Xin Ai raised his knife and pointed at Fan Jin's car camp: "Stomp on them!" ”

The iron horses ran wildly, and the valley thundered.

Prairie athletes gallop on horseback, throwing arrows at the camp. The Ming army in the camp used birds, bows and arrows to return colors. When they set out from the Beijing Division, each of Fan Jin's guards received a bird gun as a self-defense weapon. This kind of weapon that is extremely effective on the battlefield of the Jiangnan Suppression of the Japanese is not popular with soldiers in the border areas because it is not suitable for cavalry use.

Before the battle, the amount of gunpowder and lead bullets had been loaded in bamboo barrels, and at this time, the bamboo barrels were just opened, the sub-ammunition inside was poured into the chamber, and the guns were rammed hard, and then they were just fired. This technique, known as "early receiving" in Fuso at the same time, greatly increased the shooting speed of the bird's gun, and with a special charge hand, the gunfire was as continuous as a popping bean. As for the Mongol soldiers, they returned the color with random arrows.

Although the Ming army took the lead in using firearms, the scene did not show a one-sided or imaginary situation in which the horses fell in pieces, and the gun-wielding troops calmly killed them. With the scientific and technological conditions of the Ming Dynasty, bows and arrows do not suffer in terms of effective range and lethality compared with bird guns. And the excellent marksmanship of the Xin Ai tribe made these shotgunners feel great pressure.

Arrows were nailed to the board of the car, making a sound of "Duoduo", iron horses galloped back and forth, and the cavalry and border troops guarding on both wings responded with bows and arrows, and from time to time someone fell to the ground. The third lady suddenly looked at Fan Jin at this time and said, "Do you dare to give me the command flag and let me command your cavalry?" ”

"Why don't you dare?"

Fan Jin looked at Xue Wu, who glared at him, but at this time, Xue Sufang would not hinder Fan Jin's decision. Fan Jin handed the order flag to the third lady and said: "Whoever dares to resist the order, correct the law on the spot!" ”

A woman dressed in fiery red jumped on her mount and rushed out of the car camp, giving orders to the elite cavalry controlled by Xue Wenlong. Xue Wenlong hesitated for a moment, but the soldier's obedient nature still made him choose to obey orders. The cavalry, under the command of the third lady, no longer protected the chariot camp, but began to gallop in the opposite direction of the Mongol army, and the cavalry on both sides circled like two long snakes, devouring each other's tails.

On the side of the Ming army, someone fell first. But the third lady was still unmoved, and ordered to act according to her own will with a tense face. Xue Sufang saw what his brother said to the third lady, and then rushed towards the back of the line, his hands clenched and his silver teeth clenched. Fan Jin grabbed her arm and said in a low voice, "Ci doesn't lead the troops." The cavalry commanded by my brother-in-law just wanted to keep me, and the third lady wanted to eat Xin Ai, everyone's thoughts were different, and the casualties were different. You see, the Mongols also fell. ”

The Mongols also began to suffer casualties, and each side knew that no one could change the formation at will, otherwise they would be in a more disadvantageous position, and they had to grit their teeth and stiffen their teeth. Xue Wenlong had a halberd in his hand, like Wen Hou was resurrected, and three Mongolian soldiers in a row had been stabbed off his horse by him. But his position is becoming more and more dangerous, and it is only a matter of time before he falls off his horse and dies. Xue Sufang's eyes were closed, tears flowed uncontrollably, Fan Jin gently hugged her, and then shouted an order: All the troops rush!

From the perspective of war, Fan Jin's orders were inappropriate, which also proves that the result of a layman who has to lead an insider is often a tragedy. Fan Jin didn't know how to command the battle, let alone grasp the battlefield, the timing of this attack was very bad, and more importantly, he could have waited until the end of the war safely, but with the order to go out of the battle, the army was forced to enter the battlefield, and his safety became less secure.

The bravery and tenacity shown by Xin Ai's personal soldiers were far beyond Fan Jin's imagination, and he thought that after the infantry pressed on them, they would be able to make the other party withdraw from the battle. Unexpectedly, the Mongolian soldiers resisted the combined attack of the cavalry and infantry and rushed towards Fan Jin. The battle line advanced repeatedly, and the arrows grazed Fan Jin's sideburns. Qi Jin gritted his teeth and shouted: "Stabilize the formation!" ”

Fan Jin shouted: "Kill Xin Ai, and reward each person with one hundred taels of silver!" One hundred taels! ”

Relying on the stimulation of heavy rewards, the Ming army's front on the verge of collapse finally stabilized at the last moment, and the cavalry of the three ladies also delivered a heavy blow at this time, and fought a breakthrough in Xin Ai's troops. Xin Ai's troops were forced to shrink and began to move into a defensive posture. Looking around, I saw corpses and wounded soldiers everywhere, and I couldn't tell who won and who lost in that round of fighting. The only thing that comforted Fan Jin was that Xue Wenlong's figure appeared in sight, holding a halberd and covered in blood. Although there are many arrows stuck in his body, he is still alive after all.

"Wu'er, brother-in-law is fine!"

Fan Jin took Xue Wu's hand and whispered. Xue Wu's body trembled, holding Fan Jin's hand, his lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say. The princes of the Beacon Fire Opera, the daughter laughed, and was naturally a representative of mediocrity in the history books. But for the person concerned, the feeling is a different taste.

Looking at Fan Jin, Xue Wu suddenly remembered the Romance of the Gods she had watched before, and she wanted Fan Jin to change the ending. Daji should die with the king in the Star Picking Tower, not be beheaded by the prince. At least, she thinks that's reasonable.

The third lady glared at Fan Jin and asked in a low voice, "If Xin Ai's reinforcements come up, what will we do?" ”

"Then run to Pingyu Village. Besides, it's not just him who has reinforcements, my reinforcements should be here too! ”