On the twenty-first day of the first month of the seventh year of orthodoxy, after three consecutive days of sunny days, the earth warmed up and the ice and snow began to melt.

According to the report of the fast horses who went to patrol the vicinity of the Tartar camp, there were only about 2,000 Tartar thieves left here, and because there was no leader enough to convince the people, they were scattered into more than ten cavalry teams, each of which did not exceed 300 men and horses, and there were signs of breaking up and leaving.

The days of the Tartar thieves were not easy all winter, the man in the cloak took away forty percent of the soldiers and horses, and there were many other Tartar thieves who left on their own, and the people left behind had different orders, and the strength was not enough to attack the city and the pool, and plunder the villages, the villagers of each village were strong and clear, hiding in the deep mountains and playing hide and seek with the Tartar thieves, and from time to time they organized the people to sneak attack them, so the Tartars were poorly fed and clothed, and it was difficult to recuperate.

And the 5,000 elite soldiers commanded by Zhu Qiming can fight after two months of training.

The man in the cloak led the crowd away, which made Zhu Qiming's desire to fight a big battle frustrated, but he was relieved when he thought that his five thousand men and horses were not well trained and that rushing into battle might not be the opponent of the Tartar thieves with a full lineup.

The Ming Dynasty can no longer afford to be defeated, so if you don't fight, you will win, otherwise you would rather not fight!

Now with superior forces, the odds of victory are great for encircling and annihilating the Tartar thieves. Despite this, Zhu Qiming is not as excited as he is when he first leads the army, and the more he has experienced, the more calm he will become, and the perspective will become more and more dimensional.

Tang Ji and five thousand households were ordered to gather in Zhu Qiming's barracks to discuss matters, and everyone's eyes shone with excitement.

Shi Feng looked particularly excited, standing upright, but his two hands habitually brushed back and forth on his portable weapon. "Your Highness, like you did a year ago, lead us to another hearty victory!"

Facing everyone's expectant gaze, Zhu Qiming looked unusually calm, "We have the advantage of numbers, we can defeat the outnumbered, and the Tartar thieves have different orders, if they lie dormant, it will be a little troublesome, but now they are like arrows, once they leave the station, they will be chaotic into a pot of porridge, our army can easily win, if you want to have a good time, well, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get your wish!" ”

At this time, Liang Gang's voice sounded outside, and Liang Gang led people to send the last batch of supplies, and also brought the latest news from Beijing.

Liang Gang walked into the barracks, his gaze swept directly over Tang Ji and the others, and fell on the face of the young prince who was becoming more and more mature. "Your Highness, Elder Yang Ge asked me to give a message to His Highness, he said that the Ministry of War suspected that Wara's eyeliner leaked Zhao Gang's military information to the Tartar thieves, and this person must be very familiar with Zhao Gang's every move, so it led to the defeat of Zhao Gang. The matter is under investigation. Elder Yang Ge said, please be careful! ”

It was only now that the military department became suspicious, it was too late, and it almost made this king repeat the mistakes of Zhao Gang! Zhu Qiming wanted to count a few words from the military department, but after thinking about it, he finally said nonchalantly: "Is there a clue?" ”

"The Ministry of War said that the person who leaked the military information was not an ordinary person, but who did it must be investigated in detail."

Isn't that nonsense! Zhu Qiming didn't have any expectations, so he wanted to return the topic to the upcoming war, but before he could speak, Liang Gang opened his mouth again.

"Your Highness, there are three Samarkand who have just returned to Beijing, and they have stayed in the Warat camp for several months. According to them, most of the masterminds who attacked Zhaogang's army last year were Warat Taishi Yexian himself. ”

"First?" Zhu Qiming exclaimed.

"Well, exactly. Samarkand replied that at the end of September last year, Warat Khan Tokhtambuhua had a dispute with Yexian, and Tokhtar did not spend much persuasion to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty first, but he did not listen to it first, and threatened to make the Ming pay a heavy price for the victory of Longmenchuan. Oh, Yexian's younger brother Boyan Timur is also good at persuasion, but he also insisted on leading the iron cavalry across the border to find and annihilate the elite division of my Ming Dynasty, so Zhao Gang was most likely defeated by Yexian. ”

Remember this blood debt! Zhu Qiming was angry for a while, and after a while, he calmed himself down and settled down to think about the battle again.

"Tang Ji, tell you to go down, if you meet your subordinates who don't want to get rid of it, if they just want to leave the country and have no intention of plundering, let them go and let them leave the country."

Shi Feng was obviously a little unhappy, and muttered in a low voice, "It's really troublesome! There is no inscription on their bodies, and besides, who knows what kind of thoughts they are hiding? They are all Tartars, so it's better to destroy them all together! ”

"Short-sighted!" Zhu Qiming reprimanded in a low voice, but he didn't care much about Shi Feng's mouth, "It's rare for this king to lead an army to fight, and every time he goes out to fight, he is only limited to his own territory, and the army is only a thousand, if you want to subdue Warat in a battle, it is tantamount to a fool's dream!" You should think about it carefully, can the battle between my Ming and Warat be able to determine the winner in one or two years? For today's plan, it is advisable to attack the heart! Let Yexian and Ah Ra Zhiyuan pay off their blood debts and blood, and at the same time show favor to get rid of it without spending money, so as to tear up the already fragile relationship between them, which is a good strategy for attacking the hearts without blood! ”

Tang Ji seemed to have an understanding, and glanced at the five thousand households, "It is His Highness's business to be far-sighted, let's just lead the life and fight, why bother to show your ignorance!" ”

Shi Feng and the others immediately put on the most rigorous military posture, and did not dare to intervene rashly again.

Zhu Qiming indifferently glanced at the morning sun outside the window, and gave the final military order in a calm tone: "Tang Ji, you lead 3,000 men and horses to cut off the three return routes of the Tartar thieves; Shi Feng, you led yourself and Wang Lie's subordinates to exterminate the Tartar thieves; Wang Lie, thou shalt lead three hundred guards to follow the king. ”

"Yes!"

The boulders blocking the canyon had already been removed, so Tang Ji and Shi Feng led the crowd to take a shortcut and went straight to their respective destinations, but Zhu Qiming embarked on the long road that went around in circles.

galloping all the way, within two hours, Zhu Qiming and his entourage arrived at the cliff where he had escaped, and stared at the horse for a moment, with ripples in his heart.

For bloody men, the bloody wind and rain are not worth mentioning at all, Jin Ge Iron Horse, happy and enmity, from which you can experience the comfort of life. But once the iron-blooded career is injected with some kind of emotional collision from the depths of the soul, whether the perception is shame or gratitude, it is destined to be extremely sadistic!

Wang Lie rode his horse close to Zhu Qiming, "Your Highness, I wonder if Princess Saihan has returned to Warat?" ”

There seemed to be several fierce beasts tearing each other in his heart, Zhu Qiming's face began to deform again, and when he opened his mouth, he wanted to scold him, but when he came out of his mouth, it turned into a soft voice: "Don't call her princess!" Her eldest brother's hands are stained with the blood of my Ming warriors, and this revenge is incomprehensible! ”

"His Royal Highness King Yue!" A fast horse galloped from the side of the mountain road, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Zhu Qiming, "The little one came to report on the order of Shi Qianhu, there are several Tartar thieves who are standing out from the encirclement, please be careful." ”

Zhu Qiming gritted his teeth and waved his hand to signal the guards to run towards the mountain road.

The sound of hooves and the dust of the snow rolled in, and the compact cavalry galloped through the winding mountain roads in the midday sun.

I don't know how long later, the cavalry turned into a fork in the road, Zhu Qiming vaguely remembered that this was the place where he fell into the hands of thieves that night, a trace of shame flashed in his heart, and suddenly heard the sound of fierce fighting dozens of feet away in front of him.

Riding the horse approaching, I saw nearly 100 people fighting fiercely around more than 20 Tartar thieves, most of them were good at martial arts, and the Tartar thieves seemed to be unable to support them, and they might only be killed in a moment.

"Hey, the nearby villagers have helped us a lot!" Wang Lie was tightly guarding Zhu Qiming's side, sighed excitedly, and then opened his mouth, as if he had seen a ghost, his face was full of consternation.

Zhu Qiming followed Wang Lie's gaze, and through the gap in the crowd, he caught a glimpse of a red dress.

Saihan!

At this moment, Saihan was besieged by three strong men, stumbling left and right, wheezing again and again, he was already embarrassed, and he was afraid that he would die under the three strange weapons in the next moment.

Zhu Qiming instinctively reached out to hold the hilt of the knife, and then let go of his hand after a moment.

"Damn!" Wang Lie cursed a swear word, rode his horse and galloped towards the crowd, "Hey, you guys stop!" This public ······ Women are the people we want. ”

Those people seemed to be red-eyed, and they were not very afraid of the officials and soldiers, and a broad-chested man attacked Saihan with a suspicious weapon, and said with a big grin: "You guys are late, and you are embarrassed to rob others of their credit?" After we fight, we can go to the government to discuss the first level of reward. Don't say that you are just officials and soldiers, even if it is the king of heaven, we don't recognize it! ”

"But she's just a woman!"

Another strong man said disdainfully: "What's wrong with the woman?" Over the years, how many of our women's women have been tragically victimized by Tartar thieves! ”

But when he saw Wang Liehuo pull out his long knife, he was about to rush forward.

"Come back!"

Zhu Qiming shouted, but the corners of his mouth trembled slightly.

Wang Lie grinned for a while, and then rode back to Zhu Qiming's side, "You can't see death and not save it, Your Highness!" ”

"How to save? For a Tatar girl whose brother is carrying a blood debt of the Ming army, and fighting against his own family? ”

Nearly 100 Tartar thieves suddenly rode their horses into the fork in the forest and fled to the west dozens of zhang away from Zhu Qiming.

Zhu Qiming suddenly pulled out his short sword and issued an attack order. Before leaving, she glanced back at the crowd, but saw Saihan sweeping this side in a panic, and I don't know if her eyes touched the old person in her mind!

More than 300 guards rushed up the ramp and used the slope to kill the chaotic Tartar thieves like mercury.

Zhu Qiming's eyes were full of fire, and he had a strong urge to kill in his heart, but the well-trained lance soldiers and sword soldiers did not leave him any chance, and only launched a wave of impact, and the Tartar thieves were all killed.

There was something faintly worried in his heart, and the leader returned to Fang Cai's place, but there was no one in sight.

The place where the battle had just started was a mess, and there was not a single corpse on the ground, only red blood stains and fragments of clothes that caught sight.

He seemed to have been emptied of a lot of things, and there was no more blood and murderous energy. The leader walked slowly along the mountain road, and it was not until he came across a village that he dismounted, and ordered the guards to rest on the spot and eat some dry food.

The villagers had apparently returned to the village, no longer having to play hide and seek with the Tartar thieves. Looking at the disciplined officers and soldiers in front of them, everyone dispersed the last trace of fear and rushed to send food, hot water, and chairs and stools.

Zhu Qiming chose a chair and sat down, "Wine." A whisper was like a dream.

The guards looked at each other blankly, and many of them were stunned, too late to swallow the mouthful of pancakes.

"Wine!"

With a roar, I saw two guards swaying and rushing into the nearest villager's house.