At this moment, he heard a "stabbing" sound behind him, and he was immediately startled, and the hairs on his body stood upside down, thinking that he had been discovered, and he lifted all his spirit and held the knife to carry out the last battle of his life.

Turning his head, he was completely relieved, it turned out that one of his teammates was not honest in sleep and rolled over.

What a false alarm. The spy exhaled deeply, listened carefully to the movement inside the tent, and heard only two breaths, one heavy and powerful, the other subtle and even, obviously the voices of a man and a woman, and it seemed that they were sleeping soundly, and they did not notice it at all.

The opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, and the moment when life is at stake, hesitation is the worst thing. The spy was ruthless and bold, and rushed in with a slam of the ground, plunging a knife into Mahamu's chest.

In his sleep, Mahamu felt a sharp pain all over his body, snorted, opened his eyes, and saw that it was the person he usually trusted the most who killed him, and he was so angry that he was smoking, and pointed at him with the last strength and scolded: "Traitor, dare you?!" ”

The spy didn't talk nonsense with him, he didn't turn back when he opened his bow, he had no way back when things came to this point, he just did it to the end, holding the knife in both hands, and stabbed it hard, and then twisted it again, completely ending Mahamu's life.

Ma Hamu's desperate cry before he died, suddenly woke up the Erjin family, she thought it was the Ming army coming, quickly opened her hazy sleepy eyes, looked around in horror, to see where the danger was, but found that her husband had been killed, and the person was still very skillful in cutting off his head, and suddenly screamed in fright.

"Smack!" With a slap on the ground, the spy slapped her on the ground, slammed her straight to the ground, and scolded: "Stinky woman, don't scream, see how I clean you up later!" ”

Then he walked out with Mahamu's head, and the soldiers around Mahamu had been awakened by the noise in the tent, and they all picked up weapons and surrounded them, and when they were trying to figure out what was going on, they saw their former comrades, the former brothers of life and death, walking out with Mahamu's head.

At this moment, everyone's expressions were diverse, some were surprised, they couldn't imagine that this person was honest on weekdays, and today he was able to do such a thing, and he was angry, after all, this was an obvious betrayal, and he killed Mahamu, needless to say, he must have wanted to defect to the Ming army.

Others actually showed a little relief and joy. may be glad that this kind of day of being chased by others has finally come to an end.

The spy looked around, took a rough look at everyone's expressions in the faint moonlight, and said, "I know what you're thinking?" I don't have any nonsense when time is urgent, I'll give you two options now. The first is to kill me, and then wait for the Ming army to catch up and be slaughtered like a lamb. The second is to join me, take the head of Mahamu, tie the woman inside and present it to the Ming army, in exchange for the glory and wealth of the rest of our lives. ”

The Warat soldiers who said these words looked at each other, and frankly said that if Mahamu was still alive, most of them would choose the first way, but now that their leaders are dead, and the Warat tribe has been almost destroyed by the Ming army, what is the point of them resisting any longer? It's just a waste of death.

After thinking for a long time, he finally accepted his second way, laid down his weapons, and rushed to the tent to tie up the Erjin clan, ready to hand it over to the Ming army.

Frankly speaking, Xiao'er is quite beautiful and has a good figure, but they don't have any bad intentions towards her now, after all, she is the main mother of the year, and she is still a little bit uneasy, not to mention that they still want to exchange her and Zhu Ao for wealth. If she is forced to die, or if she tells Zhu Ao that they sent him a rag, then according to Zhu Ao's temperament, he will definitely be skinned alive.

So they just tied up the child and tied her to the horse, and did not violate her, and then carried her, carrying Mahamu's head, and galloped away in the direction of the Ming army.

Knowing that things had reached this point, it was irretrievable, so he could only sigh softly, let them tie up their horses, and leave their fate to the heavens to decide.

This group of people didn't go long, they met the army led by Qu Neng, after seeing the Ming army, this team of Warat soldiers was very frightened, the Ming army still caught up with tens of thousands of troops, and the soldiers were full of horses, the lineup was tight, I really don't know how they did it, don't they have to eat?

After seeing this scene, Warat's pro-army team was very glad that they had surrendered, because they knew that according to the speed of the Ming army's march, it would not be long before they would be caught up, and when the time came, not only Mahamu, but even them, would definitely be left with no bones.

They are glad that they made the right choice at a critical moment in their lives, even if it was shameless and bloody. But it's better to die than to live, I'd rather live in shame than die honorably, there is nothing left when I die, my wife and children, and my house and property will all become someone else's.

After the spy saw Qu Neng, he turned over and dismounted, carried the head of Mahamu and bowed: "The villain participates in the general, the villain is the eyeliner that the king has planted here, and now I will present the head of Mahamu to the general, and ask the general to smile." That head was the foundation of his wealth, so he refused to relax for a moment, and always carried it in his hands.

Qu Neng glanced at this so-called eyeliner, and he didn't know if what he said was true or false, it didn't matter, naturally there were relevant departments to verify, the most important thing at the moment was whether Mahamu's head was true or false? He immediately called Batu and asked, "Is that human head real?" ”

Batu patted the horse and walked to the front, and at a glance saw that it was the head of Mahamu, and after sprinkling a look upward, he saw the Erjin clan who was tied to the horse, to be honest, the Erjin clan was very charming, and he had secretly coveted her for a long time, but because of Mahamu's power, he never dared to show his clues, and now she was pitifully tied to the horse, very sexy, and the evil fire in his heart rose with a bang, wanting to be brutal and fast.

However, he also knew that he had no chance with this graceful woman in his life, she was destined to be dedicated to King Su, and she could only be frantically exported by King Su, which could be regarded as a punishment for Mahamu, and said respectfully: "That is indeed the head of Mahamu, and that woman is his main room-Er'er Jin's family." ”

"Hahaha!" Qu Neng and Fan Chaoxi couldn't help laughing out loud, although they had fought on the battlefield for many years and made countless contributions, but this time they still laughed out loud, because this time the merits were completely different, before they only followed the army under the command of King Su to break the army and kill the generals, but this time they acted independently to destroy a country, and they also captured its master alive, truly achieved the Yongqing Desert, and completed the great feats that countless famous generals could not complete since the Qin and Han dynasties.

However, they also knew very well in their hearts that the biggest credit for the success of this operation was King Su's canned food, which completely solved the problem of military rations for them, which made them no longer have to worry about the problems that the previous famous generals were worried about. In the final analysis, they are stained with the light of King Su, this is the time to create heroes, their ability is not much stronger than Wei Qinghuo Qubing and others, but they can achieve this great achievement, relying on following the right master. Therefore, there is no trace of pride in their hearts.

"Lao Qu, we can make a lot of money this time, hurry up and report the good news to the king." Fan Chaoxi couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and laughed loudly.

Qu Neng was also very happy, this was a memorable day, and said with a smile: "Join the military in the office, immediately Pegasus will report to the king, we can also return to the court, I estimate that the king should also go to Gaochang City at this time, let's go there to meet him." ”

Fan Chaoxi sat straight on the horse, looked at the child who was tied to the horse like a quail, pulled the reins in his hand, and said loudly: "Yes, let's go to Gaochang City to meet the king, this woman is our gift to the king." ”

"Teacher, teacher. A gift to the king, a gift to the king! All the soldiers of the Ming army shouted excitedly, the country spent a lot of money to train them, and this operation completely proved that they were worth the money, which is worthy of each of them to be proud of, to be proud of.

"Order the three armies, rest for a while, and then return to Gaochang and report the good news to the king." Qu Neng commanded loudly. Today is definitely a day worth celebrating, he followed the story of Huo Quai, poured all the wine in the general into the tributary of the Shihe River in Ye'er, and toasted with the soldiers of the three armies to celebrate their feat of eternal desert.

In February of the 31st year of Hongwu, Zhu Ao led 100,000 infantry troops to besiege Gaochang City, which was an elite division he had cultivated after several years of training, and its combat effectiveness was far stronger than the 100,000 people who fought with the Uighurs under the city of Turpan.

When Di Linaza was rescued, Su Guo could be said to have just been founded, and all the work was not on track, except for some of the 100,000 people who went out to fight, and the rest were all strong men captured from Baojia, and their training was limited, and their combat effectiveness was only a little stronger than that of ordinary peasants.

First of all, the establishment of the military academy has enabled all officers to receive systematic training, not only their martial arts have been improved, but their cultural level has also been greatly improved.

Second, the popularization of compulsory education has greatly improved the quality of the country's soldiers, and these mud legs, who usually train while farming in Baojia, have also become knowledgeable and educated professional killers after systematic training.

Third, the rapid development of the country's economic strength and military industry in recent years has not only provided the whole army with excellent weapons and equipment, but also equipped with a large number of arquebuses and other sharp weapons, so that the army's armor rate has reached 100 percent, and it has also provided the army with sufficient nutrition.

The development of agriculture has made it possible for the country to never lack food, and the great progress of animal husbandry has enabled the soldiers of the country to eat meat and eggs at a time, and their bodies have grown very strong.

Finally, after several years of recruitment and training, the military aristocracy of the Su State gradually expanded, and gradually became the pillar of the Su army. Zhu Ao also selected the most elite 5,000 people among the non-commissioned officers, as a special force, ready to give the enemy the most fatal blow at the most urgent time.

These 100,000 troops surrounded the city of Gaochang with great enthusiasm in the cold wind, and they knew that the king of Su must have wanted to destroy the Uighurs in such a big battle today, and this Gaochang was the capital of the Uighurs, which was the first stumbling block in the well-known Ili, as long as the city of Gaochang was captured, and then there was a horse and a flat river, and the capital of the Uighurs, Yili Li, was completely exposed in front of the troops of the Uighurs.

The last time they fought with Su, the Uighurs suffered a big loss, losing more than half of their troops, and the loss of grain and grass could not be calculated, coupled with the encroachment of the Timurid Empire in the west in recent years, the Uighurs were already declining, and they could only rely on the heritage of a hundred years to survive, but today, Zhu Ao did not even give him the opportunity to survive.

There were also nearly 10,000 Uighur soldiers in the city of Gaochang, and these former warriors were so frightened that their legs and stomachs weakened when they saw the black and oppressive ground under the city and the Ming army equipped with cannons. A chill rose in their hearts, which made them even worse because of the lack of food and clothing, and many people's hearts rose with desperate thoughts, and even some timid people were so frightened that they cried.

Zhu Ao was neatly dressed, and stood under the banner of the general with Di Linazha, who was wearing a military uniform, and pointed to Gaochang City in front of him with a smile, and said, "Aifei, do you say that we still persuade us to surrender?" ”

Women still have to rely on their husbands in the end, seeing that her husband has grown up, Di Linaza's waist pole also unconsciously stiffened, although she was a princess of Hami before, but when facing the big country of the Uighurs, her heart will still be a little worried, but today, when she stands by her man's side, and then faces the country of the Uighurs, infinite contempt rises in her heart - you are a country of projectiles, and you dare to argue with this princess back then, today I will let you know that I know how powerful, and said with a smile: "Such a small city, the king can break through with a single hand, but it is better for us to salute first and then the soldiers, if they are willing to surrender, it will be better for us to save us the trouble of attacking. ”

"Hahaha!" Zhu Ao laughed proudly, hugged Di Linazha's small waist, and said, "Good, good, good." No matter how this battle is fought, everyone listens to the concubine, and whatever the concubine says, it is what it is. ”

Wait, this is completely a faint king's routine, he is still picking up girls in battle, and he also handed over military command to women, so he is really as mediocre as he is.

But it doesn't matter, who makes us strong, this battle will be won no matter how it is fought, even if we close our eyes, we can capture Gaochang City.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Di Linaza smiled and gently rested her head on Zhu Ao's shoulder.

The soldiers of the Warat army defending at the head of the city were probably so angry that they vomited blood when they saw this scene, what a bully, are you here to fight or to travel?

Zhu Hao waved his hand very casually, called a civil official, and said, "You write a letter of persuasion to the enemy troops in the city, and then send someone to shoot into it." ”

"Obey." The civil servant arched his hand. He is a five-grade civil official, and he has just been admitted to the Jinshi not long ago, and this time he finally got the opportunity to perform in front of the king, so he naturally refused to let it go.

After receiving the order, he immediately unfolded his calligraphy and ink to carefully carve the words and sentence patterns, in order to improve it, and with one of his own essays, he captured the city.

Zhu Ao waited for a long time, and he didn't see the goods write out the persuasion to surrender, so he couldn't help but be anxious, and called someone over to ask, only to know that this benevolent brother was still using words and sentences, and couldn't help but be so angry that he was angry, the military situation was urgent, let you write a letter of persuasion and surrender as long as the situation was written, did you let you be admitted to the Jinshi, who the cares about your literary talent, and scolded with a tiger face: "When the are you going to write?" Delay the military aircraft and the widow take your head to sacrifice the flag! Just write six words, if you don't surrender, you will be destroyed! ”

The civil servant was so startled that the pen fell to the ground, and immediately picked it up, and said resignedly, "Yes, yes." Obey the order. ”

After Zhu Ao left, the civil official was still in shock, gently wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then according to Zhu Ao's meaning, he simply wrote a letter of persuasion and handed it to the junior colonel beside him.

The little colonel wrapped the letter of surrender, tied it to the arrow, and then beat the horse to the city of Gaochang, drew a big bow, bent the bow and set up an arrow, and shot the letter of surrender with an arrow into the city.

When the Uighur soldiers stood guard and took down the letter of surrender and presented it to the commander in charge of defending the city, the commander was also very hesitant when he saw this letter of surrender, and convened a plenary meeting and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the letter of surrender sent by Zhu Ao? ”

A commander of a thousand soldiers usually has a good relationship with this commander of ten thousand years, so he also dared to speak, stood up from the class, covered his chest with his right hand, and said: "Commander Qiqi, now anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Gaochang City cannot be defended." The Khan has never sent us reinforcements, and I have heard that he has concentrated most of the country's forces in Yili to defend his lair, and I think he is going to give up on this city of Gaochang. The subordinates think that the more than 10,000 defenders and tens of thousands of people in our Gaochang City can't just sacrifice in vain, it's too worthless, according to the views of the subordinates, it is better to agree to Zhu Hao's conditions and surrender. ”

Another commander stood up and objected: "Do you think that if you surrender to Zhu Ao, he will be able to let us go?" Didn't Bor surrender too? However, I have heard that Zhu Ao killed all the officers above the centurion level in the captivity, and we people will inevitably die even if we surrender. ”

Indeed, the psychological impact of Zhu Ao's last purge of Uighur captives for safety reasons was too great for these people, and since they were all dead, it was better to fight with them, at least they could end up happy, and not have to die like Borhu did.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and finally it was the captain who made a decision, and said: "In my opinion, it's better to touch Zhu Hao's attitude first, and then say, come here, repair a book for me, and shoot it to the city." ”

Immediately a scribe came and wrote a reply to the commander, and handed it to one of the soldiers, who shot it to the city.

A soldier had already picked up the letter and reported it to Zhu Ao, who read it and saw that it was written: "Your Royal Highness the King of Su, since our two countries are adjacent to each other, we should be good neighbors and friendly, and besides, my Uighurs have submitted to the Su State, and I have offended His Highness somehow, so that His Highness will raise troops to attack." After receiving the letter of persuasion from His Highness, Zai Xia was very grateful, but there was a matter of Borhu in the past, and there was a responsibility to defend the land later, so he did not dare to surrender. ”

After reading it, Zhu Ao only felt very funny, this Uighur commander was really willing to go around the corner, he said that he did not dare to surrender, but in his heart he said: "I really want to surrender, I really want to surrender, it depends on the conditions offered by His Royal Highness King Su." ”

Zhu Ao, who had lived for two lifetimes, naturally knew his thoughts, handed the letter to Di Linazha, and said with a smile: "Concubine Ai, what do you think of his letter?" ”

Di Linaza Bingxue was smart, and naturally saw the intention of the Uighur commander at a glance, and said with a smile: "King Qiyu, the concubine thought that he was afraid of the fate of Borhu after surrendering, so he wrote this letter because he had some scruples in his heart. The concubine thought that as long as the king promised to spare him death, he would definitely surrender. ”

Zhu Ao smiled and said, "Concubine Ai is right. The widow wrote him another letter of persuasion, stating that Borhu had been executed because of a conspiracy, and that as long as he had surrendered and kept to himself, why should the widow kill him. ”

Then he called the civil servant over and ordered him to write a new letter of persuasion in accordance with this intention. With the lesson of the last time, this civil official naturally did not dare to pretend to be profound, chewing the words, or not to say it without delaying the time, what if his article was too profound, and the big characters on the opposite side could not be read by a few barbarians? Let the king's blood be soaked in the soup, then he will not eat himself. Immediately, he wrote a letter of persuasion with a splash of ink, and handed it to the colonel, asking him to shoot into the city.

At this moment, the Uighur army in Gaochang City began to discuss enthusiastically again, and a commander stood up and said: "I think this Su king is still very sincere, so let's agree to his conditions." ”

Another commander stood up and objected: "He said that as long as we don't rebel, we will be fine, but if we surrender, we will become meat on other people's boards, and if people say that if you rebel, you will rebel, wouldn't it be slaughtered by others?" King Su said that Borhu was plotting to make trouble, do you believe it? What is he doing when he has surrendered? Are you full? ”

That's it, everyone said a word, and I discussed it for a long time, but I still didn't come up with a reason, and the captain had no idea, and there were still people under him arguing around.

Zhu Ao stood under the banner of the general outside the city, and his heart became more and more impatient, the widow can break the city in the palm of his hand, and it is completely the widow's kindness to persuade you to surrender, and you can't bear to be miserable, you have refused to open the city for so long, and you have given you face, right? said angrily: "Command Li Mian, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, to bombard them for me." Boom! ”