Xiao'er didn't flinch, still grabbed his reins and said: "Taishi, please think about it carefully, Zhu Ao must want to destroy my Wara when he dispatches such a big battle, since this is the case, how can he not reserve an ambush army?" ”

Have a rude awakening! Ma Hamu was just stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and said, "You mean that Zhu Ao also arranged for someone to block us in the west?" ”

Xiao'er only nodded heavily, and said with a solemn face: "If the concubine is Zhu Ao, the concubine will do this." ”

This is too right, everyone knows that he Mahamu is not compatible with the Tatars, and the north is cold and snowy, if he wants to run, he can only run to the west, if Zhu Aocheng wants to destroy his Warat, how can he not arrange an ambush in the west?

Thinking of this, Mahamu was frightened, and his tone of voice became unsmooth, and he stammered, "Then what should I do?" We have interception in front of us and pursuers in the back, isn't it about to end? ”

She was also anxious, to be honest, she couldn't think of any good way to tell the truth, so she could only lose her pawn and protect the handsome, looked around and followed the thousands of Warat soldiers, and said in a very sincere tone: "Now the situation in our Warat is serious, someone must pretend to be a Taishi to attract the attention of the Ming army, otherwise our Warat will be finished, and the country will be destroyed." Please rest assured, the person who pretends to be the Taishi, regardless of his ultimate success or not, the Taishi will never treat his family badly in the future. ”

After hearing this, all the Warat soldiers were silent, they knew that according to the current situation, they really had no better choice but to sacrifice themselves in exchange for the survival of Taishi and Warat, but the question was who wanted to die? Who doesn't want to live well and live a lifetime with a beautiful wife and concubine. But now they have no choice.

It should be said that every race has heroes and loyal ministers, the Han people have Wen Tianxiang, who would rather die than surrender, and the Mongolians also have Wang Baobao, who has repeatedly rejected Zhu Yuanzhang's high-tech temptation. In the same way, Warat had its own warriors.

After hearing the words of the Vara Commander, he actually howled and cried "Wow", his ancestors were the Commanders of Warat, who had guarded Warat for generations, and now he saw that it was at the point of destruction, and he really couldn't suppress the grief in his heart, so he could only cry "Wow".

This kind of person is usually a loyal minister, and sure enough, after a while, the commander of the Warat army stopped crying and said, "Please take a detour to the north, and I will lead someone to pretend to be a master and march west." Who wants to be with me? ”

Under his inspiration, most of the Warat soldiers stood up, these people had the blood of grassland heroes on their bodies, and they did not want to be captured by Qu Neng and others to be slaves in the Ming Dynasty.

"Good, good. They're all good guys. Seeing so many Warat soldiers standing up, the commander was also very moved, it seems that he is not a lonely person, it is worth it to have so many people on the Huangquan Road, and shouted at Mahamu: "What are you waiting for?" Feel to go wow! ”

Mahamu was also out of the world, infinitely emotional, and was shocked by his roar before he came back to his senses, seeing that the matter was in danger, and there were so many warriors willing to die for him, his heart was also very moved, and tears flowed out unconsciously, and said: "Warriors go well, Warat will never forget you." ”

Then he changed his clothes with the commander, and then with a "driving" sound, he galloped north with his wife and the guards army with only more than 100 people left, they wanted to make a big circle, bypass the interception of the Ming army, get a chance to survive, and then wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

The more than 100 soldiers who followed Mahamu were his most trusted henchmen, but he never expected that one of the sturdy soldiers would cast a vicious and greedy gaze at him behind his back.

After seeing Mahamu and the others leave, the commander of the Warat army grabbed the horse's belly and galloped westward with thousands of Warat soldiers who were willing to follow him to their deaths.

As expected, they met Fan Chaoxi's cavalry ambushed at the intersection as they wished, and the house was raining overnight, while Qu Neng led an army of 10,000 to chase after them, surrounding the thousands of Wala cavalry in the middle.

Qu Neng saw the commander in Mahamu's clothes from a distance, and shouted excitedly: "See, Mahamu has nowhere to escape, hurry up, if it's too late, the credit we have worked so hard to win will become someone else's!" ”

The 10,000 elites of the Ming army behind him cheered, shouting various slogans and rushing towards the military formation of the Warat army, from their slogans, it was obvious that they were excited and greedy, and the glory and wealth were in front of them.

Fan Chaoxi saw the desperate Warat army, and his heart was also very excited, since he received the order, he can be said to be in a hurry, and finally caught up on this day, no matter what, Lao Tzu has to capture Mahamu alive, last time you Lao Qu mixed up with a feudal marquis, this time I have to catch up, pulled out the sword, pointed in the direction of the Warat army, and shouted loudly: "In front is the old thief of Mahamu, brothers, who dares to grab the first credit!" ”

"Kill! Kill! "The 50,000 Ming troops under his command have long been suffocated, and they rushed like an avalanche towards the poor Warat army of only a few thousand people, since the cavalry training, they have not experienced any major battles, this time I will take you to train your hands.

Subsequently, the battle turned into a one-sided massacre, and the commander of the last Mahamu died a glorious death and completed his mission, but his men were not as determined as him, and many people thought about it at the moment before they died, feeling that it was better to die than to live, so many people surrendered, and they were not one of them.

They also knew in their hearts that after the Ming army captured them, they would definitely turn them into slaves, but slaves were alive anyway, and it was better than dead. So, many did not resist, but threw down their weapons and surrendered.

"Hahaha! Lao Qu, you look at this arrow on Mahamu's body, it was shot from our side, you can't take this credit from me. Fan Chaoxi looked at the arrow in the body of the commander in Mahamu's clothes, the fatal arrow was indeed shot by someone on their side, and this account naturally had to be counted on his head, and he was very happy at the moment, this credit can be regarded as in hand.

Qu Neng is a famous general in a hundred battles, both in experience and temperament are deeper than Fan Chaoxi, after a glance at this so-called "Mahamu", he feels that he doesn't look like a master of a party, and said: "Old Fan, don't rush to attack first, let's find someone to identify the corpse first." ”

After he said this, Fan Chaoxi reacted from the joy of victory, and his heart inevitably became uneasy, in case this is not Mahamu, the real Mahamu ran away, then their battle will be in vain, the interception work is not done well, maybe after going back, he will be reproached by the king, said: "You are right, hurry up and find someone to perform the autopsy, I hope we are lucky, don't get a fake for a long time." ”

Qu Neng waved his hand to signal their guide, the previous Warat general Batu came to identify the corpse, Batu was already determined to surrender, at this time naturally he would not lie, glanced at the corpse and said: "I don't know who this corpse is, but he is definitely not Mahamu." ”

Fan Chaoxi and Qu Neng glanced at each other, their eyes were full of unwillingness and anger, they threw their knives to the ground in anger, and scolded: "Fuck, Lao Tzu has been beating geese all his life, but I didn't expect to be pecked by geese in the end." ”

Qu Neng didn't expect that this Mahamu actually made a golden cicada out of the shell, he was very unhappy, he took tens of thousands of people, day and night, and ran for several days, and in the end, he actually let Mahamu that kid run away, how to explain after going back, even if the king didn't punish him, he was also holding his breath in his heart, he was an immortal, he put in so much effort, seeing that the duck was cooked, it was ready to be eaten immediately, but he didn't pay attention but let him fly away, which made people not angry, and took a deep breath, Then he spit out slowly, although it was not for a long time, but anyone could see that his face was full of solemnity, obviously after a fierce ideological struggle, and finally, he said slowly with a solemn face: "If my expectations are right, that Mahamu must have gone around in a circle to the north, and will eventually flee west to the Shihe River in Ye'er, we continue to chase westward, and we should be able to catch up with him." ”

As soon as these words came out, the officers of the Great and Small Su States, including Fan Chaoxi, were taken aback, and then their faces showed obvious embarrassment. Fan Chaoxi looked at Qu Neng with surprised eyes, as if he didn't understand how this usually wise general could be so confused today, walked to his side, and kindly reminded: "Old Qu, what you said is good. But I have to remind you that the king's mission for us is to meet our troops here and encircle and annihilate Mahamu. If you use your men and horses without permission because they are not within the king's commands, you will be punished for treason. ”

The other generals and officials also looked at Qu Neng, and it could be seen from their eyes that they agreed with Qu Neng's point of view. Qu Neng, as a former general and the head of the military attaché, how could he not know the rules of the country, but he worked hard to train the cavalry for several years, and planned the northern expedition to Warat for nearly a year, and now he finally succeeded in the first battle, and the Mahamu army was defeated, and only the guerrillas were left.

No matter what, even if it's a rebellion, even if it's a beheading, you have to play this one, there is no such shop in this village, I believe that with his past military exploits and loyalty to the king, the king will not do anything to his family, let's do it, for the sake of the man's dream, throw his head and spill blood?

Qu Neng's blood boiled suddenly, his eyes looked at the west like a torch, and the cold wind carved on his dark face like a knife, but it could not impress his perseverance at all, could not stop his ambition, and said: "The order given to me by the king is not only to meet here, but also to kill Mahamu. If the Varat is completely eliminated and the Yongqing Desert is considered a rebellion, then I, Qu Neng, will plot this rebellion today! ”

As soon as all the generals heard him say this, their expressions all became solemn, because they knew that their general was out of the way today, and to put it bluntly, none of them was willing to let go of Mahamu like this, but none of them had the courage to take on the charge of using troops without the king's order, and now seeing that this general was willing to take responsibility for himself, of course they couldn't ask for it, so they stood up all of a sudden, looked at Qu Neng intently, and waited for him to give the order for a general attack.

Qu Neng glanced at the generals, knew their intentions, and was very satisfied, and shouted with a tiger face: "Now that the soldiers are fighting for merit, and the morale is available, we should go all out and go straight to the Shihe River of Ye'er, Yongqing Desert, and complete the great cause that the ancestors have never completed since the Qin and Han dynasties!" ”

The generals who said these words are full of enthusiasm, yes, who is not good at face, who is not willing to be handsome, pretending to be awesome, if they can really do the Yongqing Desert today, then they are the famous generals who surpass Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Li Jing, Xu Da, and Lan Yu, and in the future, the history books will write about their feats today, this is a big face, and they are not willing to change the position of a marquis.

Let's do it, let's do it. What are you waiting for? All the generals and officials were instantly infected by Qu Neng's words, raised their fists together, and shouted at the top of their voices: "Obey the order of the general, clean the desert forever, capture Mahamu alive, and share the worries of the king!" ”

"Yongqing Desert! Share the worries of the king! "Eternal Desert! Share the worries of the king! ”

The majestic slogans echoed one after another in this vast wilderness, like a landslide, moving like thunder, shocking the captives lying on the ground for a long time and did not dare to move, today they finally appreciated the majesty of the king's army, they lost not wronged, there was no problem, and at the same time secretly glad that they surrendered, and also sweated for the old boy of Mahamu, he had better be clever not to let the Ming army find out, otherwise with the current strength of the Ming army, he would definitely tear him apart.

Seeing that all the officers agreed with his idea, Qu Neng immediately stopped talking nonsense, "brushed" and stepped on the war horse all of a sudden, and then very skillfully manipulated his old comrade-in-arms, circled around the place a few times, raised his spear and shouted: "Soldiers, you have done a good job so far, but it is only good." We destroyed Mahamu's lair and beat him to death, but to this extent, the state will give us second-class merit at most, but if we can capture Mahamu alive, then the state will have to give us first-class merit. Tell me, what do you want? ”

"First-class merit! First-class merit! "The blood of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers was completely ignited by Qu Neng, even though the winter in the north is very cold, even if they are exhausted after such a long time of running, but for the honor of the soldiers, for the dreams of men, they can still endure more suffering and suffer more crimes.

Although there is only a one-word difference between first-class merit and second-class merit, there is indeed a difference of 10 million miles between their treatment and the honor of the representative.

You know, many people can't mix up a first-class merit in their lifetime!

"Come with me!" Qu could see that the morale was available, and with a wave of his broadsword, he took the lead in leading the guards to gallop westward.

"Let's go!" Fan Chaoxi's blood was also ignited, regardless of what the fuck is rebelling or not, let's do it first, if you can rely on this opportunity to leave a name in history, it is worth it to have your head cut ten times, holding the reins tightly in your right hand, and sandwiching the horse's belly between your legs, "Drive!" With a bang, Qu Neng galloped away.

"Drive!" "Drive!" "Drive!" The tens of thousands of Ming troops behind the two of them rushed to catch up, for fear that the meritorious service opportunity they had obtained would be snatched away by others.

The north wind is like a knife, carved on the face of each of them, and each of them knows in their hearts that in this environment, riding a horse and marching rapidly, even if the body is coated with anti-frostbite medicine, it will not be able to avoid frostbite, if you are unlucky, there may be more serious frostbite, but none of them flinched, not even one hesitated, their faces were all full of perseverance, and their eyes were all exuding scorching heat.

They have only one goal - the Stone River of Ye'er, Mahamu!

At the same time, Ma Hamu, who had escaped by chance, had already run out of ammunition and food, and at the end of the crossbow, the more than 100 personal soldiers who were with him when he had just made a detour to the north were also lost, and only a few dozen people remained, and they were in a state of embarrassment due to lack of water and food. Many soldiers, even in order to run a little faster, even lost their weapons.

That night, Mahamu ordered the whole army, no, the whole team should be told to stop and rest, because they are so tired, since they encountered the Ming army, they have been running non-stop, they have not rested at all, they really dare not rest, the Ming army is too terrible, the slightest slack will be caught up, there is a possibility of being in a different place.

However, today is not good, no matter what, I can't run, even if the person is not tired, the horse is already tired, and if you don't rest well, the horse runs to death, then everything is over.

Ma Hamu estimated that his suspicious plan had worked, and the Ming army should have been led away by him, so he felt that it would not hurt to take a little rest, so he ordered him to rest.

By this time Mahamu was so poor that he did not even have a decent tent, and his men picked up some branches, pulled some torn blankets on horseback, and set up a simple tent for him and his wife.

The dignified Master of Warat, the de facto owner of Warat, could only sleep in such a tent with his wife now, while his subordinates could not even sleep in tents at this time, so they could only huddle outside and build a few fires to keep warm.

In the middle of the night, Ma Hamu and Xiao Er were already asleep, they were so tired that you couldn't stand it even if you sat in a car for so many days, let alone riding a horse? I didn't care about anything to be ashamed of at night, and I fell asleep at the end. I didn't take off my clothes, on the one hand, to keep warm, and on the other hand, to facilitate escape at any time.

Dozens of guards outside also fell asleep early, no one is iron, after such a long long time of running for their lives, they have long been unable to stand it, they were able to hold on before, it was completely the desire to survive that supported them, and now that the situation eased a little, they couldn't support it, and they fell on the edge of the fire one after another, and fell asleep.

There is only one exception, although this person is Mahamu's guard, but he also has another identity, that is, the undercover informant of the Vulture Polo Ministry, I have to say that Su Guo's intelligence is really good, and the spy who used his network to insert the inside line in Mahamu's side.

This spy has long admired the property of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that he has already made up his mind to be a traitor, but he has never had a chance before, and now he is a fool if he sees the Mahammu tree fall and scatter again. Maybe the Ming army will kill themselves as soon as they rush over, and they don't know that they are spies planted inside Mahamu.

Although the spy was also lying on the ground, he couldn't sleep, always squinting his eyes and listening to the movements around him, and when he heard the loud snoring around him, he finally realized that the opportunity to do it had come, and the opportunity to desperately win wealth had come.

However, in addition to the excitement in his heart, there is also a very huge fear and nervousness, because he is an assassin, different from cheating in college exams, if you are caught, tell the teacher to say something good and let you go, if you are caught, it will definitely be dead, and it will die very miserably, according to Mahamu's temperament, he will definitely not give himself a good time, eight or nine times out of ten is to tie himself to the horse and drag him to death, that kind of death is really as terrifying as it is.

The spy's heart was beating the drum again, although he was afraid, he still decided to give it a go, because this was his only chance, if he missed it, let alone glory and wealth, whether his life could be saved or not was two words.

He lay on the ground, his head resting on his left arm, slowly opened his eyes, first looked at the people around him and saw that there was no movement, then he became bolder, and slowly got up from the ground, but he did not dare to take the knife, because he was afraid that someone would stare at him from behind, pretending to want to urinate, and casually walked up to a machete stuck in the ground, and began to stand there and seem to be very relaxed.

At the same time, his eyes pretended to look around very casually, obviously looking randomly, but in fact to see if the group was all asleep, and after looking around to make sure that they were all asleep, the spy took a deep breath and calmed down, his eyes radiated a fierce and greedy gaze, drew the knife stuck in the ground, and slowly walked towards the simple little tent where Mahamu was.

His mood is excited, but also very scared, excited because there are good things in it, there are things he wants very much, afraid because the future is unknown, he stepped on this step, it is very likely that he will never recover.

He slowly walked to the front of the tent, and his right hand, which held the knife, began to tremble, but he still refused to flinch, and with his trembling right hand went to pick the door of the tent.